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EMC news – Ottawa’s music scene is grappling with the loss of Manotick musician and Tools of Creation frontman Ben DiMaria.

DiMaria died Thursday, April 5 after a severe car accident near Kars on March 31.

The 37-year-old suffered massive head trauma from the collision at Phelan Road East and First Line Road, and was in a coma for five days at the Ottawa Hospital before he was taken off life support.

His father and band manager Luigi DiMaria said Ben’s band members Stewart Scharf and Chris Rock are “devastated” by the loss of their long time friend and colleague.

“They worked as a team, they’ve been friends for such a long time,” DiMaria said, noting the future of the band is uncertain.

“We don’t know if the band’s going to carry on or not. He was basically the sole writer and...most of the songs are written by Ben with a little

help from the members of the band.” Tools of Creation was a hard rock band based in Manotick that played locally at Kelly’s and at popular live venues such as Barrymore’s, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Tailgators. They’ve played with Hollerado at Dickinson Days in Manotick and recorded their CD locally. They were scheduled to record their second album at the end of April.

According to the Tools of Creation website, Ben started playing drums at age four and evolved into a singer, songwriter and guitarist into his adult life. He formed his first band, Rude Attitude, at age 12 with Tools of Creation drummer Scharf. Tools of Creation has been together for about six years, although DiMaria said Ben had worked with his band members for many years before on various projects.

He said there has been some talk of a musical memorial in Ben’s honour, and that the band may still decide to “carry on his dream” of making it big.

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Tools of Creation frontman and Manotick resident Ben DiMaria, middle, died Thursday, April 5 after a serious car accident in Kars March 31. The hard rock band, which includes Stewart Scharf, left, and Chris Rock, right, was scheduled to record their second album at the end of April.

Moffatt dons lab coat for a day in Manotick

Stanley’s Old Maple Lane Farm challenges competing Relay for Life teams to see who can raise the most money for cancer research.

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Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt labels vials of blood taken from a patient at the Kingsway Health Centre in Manotick on Thursday, April 12. Moffatt was a “councillor for hire” all day at the centre, where he worked with Dr. Aly Abdulla and his wife, left, Faiza Abdulla while treating patients.

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Scott Moffatt was a doctor for a day while he shadowed Dr. Aly Abdulla at the Kingsway Health Centre in Manotick on Thursday, April 12.

By 11 a.m. he had already taken several vials of blood from a patient and prepared him for an EKG. Centre manager and nurse Faiza Adbulla, wife of Dr. Abdulla who invited the councillor to visit for the day, said Moffatt did a “great job” preparing his patient for an EKG, which involved sticking electrodes to his torso and attaching conductors so the machine could monitor his heart.

“He’s a pro, we can hire

him,” Abdulla laughed.

This was Moffatt’s ninth “councillor for hire” day.

In the past he has worked at Saunders Farm and Danby’s Bar in Munster, the North Gower coffee company, the Manotick Village Butcher, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, a city-run summer camp and at the Corner View dairy farm.

Moffatt said he organizes these days to promote local businesses within the ward, and to gain insight into how his constituents work and live.

At the health clinic, he said he wanted to find out what challenges the doctors face, and what aspects come from the municipal level such as programs from Ottawa Public Health.

He said the biggest difference at the clinic compared to previous jobs is the sensitive nature of the work.

“One of the biggest things here is the privacy of the patient. (When you’re at the clinic) it’s your own thing and you don’t really need people to know you’re here, so it’s making sure people are comfortable with me sitting around while I learn a bit more about what goes on,” he said.

Moffatt said he wasn’t squeamish about helping take blood from a patient.

“I’ve seen it done on me, so it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility,” he said.

The councillor said he’s had so many requests for visits that he’ll likely do two a month this summer so he can catch up.

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EMC news – Ottawa’s mayor and police chief have restated their stance against safe injection sites after a study was released calling for the creation of two such sites in Ottawa.

The Toronto and Ottawa Supervised Consumption Study was released by researchers at St. Michaels Hospital and the University of Toronto on Wednesday, April 11, calling for two supervised injection facilities in Ottawa and three in Toronto.

Police Chief Charles Bordeleau said the report “doesn’t change our position” and that the police service would rather see more funding for rehabilitation programs.

“I’ve seen the devastation that the impact of drugs can have on a community and people. So our focus as a community should be providing those supports to addicts.”

Mayor Jim Watson agreed, and said Ottawa’s next step should be to build a permanent residential treatment centre.

“We have limited resources.

We don’t have enough money

to house more than 12 people in the English treatment centre and we know there is a greater need. So until those people get properly treated, I’m not going to support a safe injection site,” Watson said.

Bordeleau said the police service has public safety concerns with safe injection sites like the controversial InSite in Vancouver, where addicts can bring their drugs to a medically supervised location to shoot up with reduced risk of overdose and disease.

He said the fact that addicts have to buy the drugs illegally

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“From a public safety perspective (it) brings about an element of criminality where drug addicts resort to having to commit crimes in order to feed their drug habit, in order to go to these safe injection sites,” he said.

Safe injection sites typically supply clean equipment for the drug user and have medical staff on hand to assess a client’s overall health and intervene in an overdose.

Sites also typically offer proper needle disposal services, access to social services, drug education, counselling, basic first aid and referrals to rehabilitation, detoxification and drug replacement programs.

The study found Toronto and Ottawa both have high instances of injected drug use, with cocaine and opiates the most popular in the capital. In Ottawa, 30 per cent of needle drug users inject once a day and about 14 per cent reported injecting with used needles, the study found. The HIV rate among Ottawa’s drug users is 11 per cent, and Hepititis C prevalence is 60 per cent, according to the study.

It recommended that the two sites be located in neighbourhoods where drug use is occurring frequently, although it didn’t identify specific areas.

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Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau held a press conference on Wednesday, April 11 to discuss a study calling for two safe injection sites in Ottawa.

Bordeleau said the city’s police service isn’t likely to change its stance.

“As long as the criminal element is there, we will have issues around the current form of safe injection sites,” he said, noting that he’s “not opposed” to other models where addicts could inject non-illegal substances such as methadone.

“As long as addicts are forced to commit crimes to supply

themselves with the drugs and the money to buy their drugs, that’s a problem.”

Ontario’s Minister of Health Deb Matthews also issued a statement telling voters not to expect supervised sites any time soon.

She said experts are still “divided” on the issue.

“We have no plans to pursue supervised sites at this time.”

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EMC news - Stanley’s Farm is the team to beat this spring at the third annual Ottawa South Relay for Life event.

Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm near Metcalfe is challenging businesses and individuals to raise more money than the Stanley’s Farm team, which has a fundraising goal of a whopping $7,500 for the Canadian Cancer Society.

“The local business or group who raises the most money for Relay For Life not only will get bragging rights for the entire year, but will be awarded the high honor of the Golden Maple Award,” explained a recruitment letter sent to local businesses in the Metcalfe area.

The Stanley’s Farm team raised about $3,000 last year and is hoping to more than double that to hit its rather lofty goal in 2012.

“It’s a very big goal but it’s always good to strive higher.

It forces us to get out there,” said event organizer Rhonda Comeau.

This year’s Relay for Life event takes place from 7 p.m. on Friday, May 4 to 7 a.m. the next morning. Teams relay around the farm’s dirt track all night, symbolizing the long road a cancer patient must travel to recovery.

Farm owner Earl Stanley started the event with only two teams in 2010, when family friend and employee Lorie Brind’Amour approached him with the idea.

Her father Pete was terminally ill with lung cancer, and

her family was planning to participate in the Orleans Relay For Life. But while working at the farm she realized Stanley’s was a perfect location for the event.

“We only had two weeks to pull it together, so that’s why we only had two teams, my family and his staff,” Brind’Amour said.

That year, Brind’Amour’s father walked most of the survivors’ lap after leaving the hospital the day before. He passed away later in the summer.

It’s a very big goal but it’s always good to strive higher. It forces us to get out there.

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The event has grown since then: in 2011 the event attracted nine teams from around the area, and this year the farm hopes 15 teams will walk the track all night to make cancer history.

So far seven teams have signed up, and Comeau said there are no minimums on team members or fundraising– as long as the team raises at least some money.

Participants can pitch tents, decorate their area to reflect their team name, and bring snacks and coolers for the long night.

A Zumba warm-up will get everyone moving, and a survivors’ lap will mark the beginning of the evening. Coffee

and catering are provided, as well as a DJ to keep everyone awake.

Comeau said it’s a unique location to run a Relay for Life event.

“The really nice thing is obviously you’re out in the country. We can do all the things you can’t do in city limits.

“We have bonfires going, we have barbeques. We don’t have astro-turf so we can peg our tents down. Because its private property we can do so much more,” Comeau said.

Brind’Amour said she hasn’t been to other Relay events around the city, but suspects the Stanley’s Farm version is more relaxing.

“I don’t have to walk around a race track. I get to go through a field, I get to see horses, I get to see sheep,” she said. “You go, you walk, you enjoy the company. It’s peaceful.”

Last year the event raised $21,000 for cancer research, and Comeau said they want to match or exceed that number this year.

“If we can get even close to where we were last year that would be a huge accomplishment,” Comeau said.

Teams can register for the event at www.relayforlife.ca under the Ottawa South banner.

Last year the Ottawa region raised just shy of $1 million for the Canadian Cancer Society through four separate events in Nepean, Kanata, Orleans and Ottawa South.

For more information call the farm at 613-821-2751.

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EMC news - The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority is looking for feedback on a drinking water protection plan it drafted with the Mississippi Conservation Authority.

Until May 4, residents from across Rideau-Goulbourn, Kemptville, Almonte and Carleton Place can comment on the policy that aims to keep contaminants out of groundwater where it is a source of municipal drinking water.

The draft policy is mandated by the provincial Clean Water Act of 2006, which

requires a water source protection plan for each region.

Local source protection committees, typically spearheaded by the regional conservation authorities, must submit their protection plans to the province by August 2012.

The committee will host three open houses in April to explain the draft policy for affected residents. The first will take place at the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority headquarters in Manotick on April 19 from 4 to 8 p.m. On April 24 residents can visit Carleton Place Arena from 4 to 8 p.m.

and on April 26 they can head to the Smiths Falls Memorial Centre.

The Mississippi-Rideau committee’s draft policy would require area municipalities from Kemptville to Almonte and into urban Ottawa to enforce stricter standards for 21 activities that could potentially contaminate drinking water, such as fuel storage, septic systems, applying pesticides and fertilizer, and other industrial and agricultural activities.

Project manager Sommer Casgrain-Robertson said the

most common activities near municipal wells in the Mississippi-Rideau area include use and storage of home heating oil, a variety of agricultural practices and septic system use.

The plan will include voluntary and mandatory policies that will require additional oversight where necessary, and ban some activities in the future, a statement said.

Most of the policies would be enforced by municipalities beginning in 2013. The statement noted as well that funding is available through the

Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship until the end of 2012 for residents and businesses who want to proactively address issues.

The committee has been working closely with the Raisin-South Nation committee, which is creating a similar policy for the eastern region from Greely all the way to the St. Lawrence basin.

“The general intent is the same, especially on activities and threats that are in their area and our area,” said Raisin-South Nation water resources engineer Phil Barnes.

That was the city of Ottawa’s main concern. Since the city straddles two source protection plan areas, staff want to make sure the two policies are similar to make implementation easier.

“Our concern...is how the plans are meshed together so we don’t have different policies for the west and the east,” said Michel Kearney, a hydro geologist for the city.

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EMC entertainment - The Manotick Brass Ensemble will play several unique pieces at the Barrhaven United Church’s grand piano fundraiser this Saturday, April 21 in preparation for their UK tour in September.

Beginning at 7:30 p.m., the brass quintet lead by trombone player Martin Luce will join a talented line-up of classical and jazz soloists and choirs for “A Grand Concert for a Concert Grand” to raise money for the church to buy a grand piano.

The ensemble will showcase 10 pieces, including two the ensemble had commissioned specifically for their upcoming goodwill tour to Jersey in the British Channel Islands.

“A Walk by the Sea” is a medley of seaside songs that captures the influence the sea has on the island of Jersey.

The other commissioned piece is an upbeat and humorous tune called “The Wild, Wild West” that compiles cowboy songs and other tunes from the American mid-west.

The benefit concert will range across a number of genres, from jazz and Broadway tunes to traditional Mexican folk songs to classical and 20th century piano.

The brass ensemble will join the Barrhaven United Church choir, the Illustrious Church Orchestra, pianist Armas Maiste, xylophone soloist Kristen Baker, and a number of local solo vocalists for an evening of music and fundraising.

“The whole concert is very light hearted. It’s quite a nice concert,” said Luce.

In September, the ensemble will visit Jersey for more than two weeks, where the five

brass musicians will present a number of concerts at local churches and other venues.

They will also lead the ensemble’s musical introduction program for children called What’s the Buzz at several of the primary schools on the island.

On Saturday, September 29 the Manotick Brass will be the special guests of Jersey’s acclaimed La Ronde Concert Band for a 30th anniversary formal dinner and cabaret presentation.

For tickets to the Grand Concert on April 21 at the Barrhaven United Church call Luce at 613-822-8749 or the church at 613-825-1707.

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Grandmothers Wyona Sinclair, left, and Ivy Livingstone came from Greely to the annual Books, Beads and Breakfast at the Falcon Ridge Golf Club in support of African grandmothers who are raising their orphaned grandchildren.

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Sleep deprivation can also have far-reaching consequences for our environment. It’s believed to have been a factor in the crash and oil spill by both the Exon Valdez and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Insomnia also has an impact on today’s epidemic of diabetes. University of Chicago researchers required a group of young men to sleep just 4 hours a night.

This caused an increase in blood sugar, a decrease in the hormone insulin, and a 40 percent decrease in the rate sugar was removed from the blood.

So how many hours of sleep do we need? There’s no magic number for everyone. Alexander The Great probably won many battles because he needed little sleep and could “cat nap”. But most people require seven to eight hours to function well.

Sleep debt also increases the appetite and food consumption. It’s believed that the hormone leptin gives us a good feeling when we’ve had sufficient food.

But insomnia decreases the amount of leptin causing a craving for food, particularly carbohydrates.

Researchers believe sleep allows the body to prepare itself for another day. If this doesn’t happen due to chronic insomnia, the risk of a number of health problems is increased.

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Studies done at the University of California show that tossing and turning at night also puts the immune system at risk. Researchers found that healthy men, deprived of partial sleep for just one night, have a less effective immune system the following day.

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fight infections and cancer were compromised.

So what’s the best treatment for insomnia? Napoleon believed he could sleep only if his feet were pointing south. W.C. Fields, the comedian, used to seek sleep in a barber’s chair, or on a pool table. U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt, had a shot of cognac in a glass of milk, an improvement over a pool table.

Still others need a warm bath before retiring, a cool room, staying up later or reading a book. And some resort to expensive pressurized masks attached to a machine. These are uncomfortable and cumbersome and many users learn to hate them.

The best approach to insomnia and snoring is to keep it simple, particularly since studies show that 45 percent of the population have this problem. It makes no sense to take prescription drugs, when a natural product, “Bell Sound Sleep” is available.

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EMC news – The city is set to break its own policy in order to give funds to the pinched agricultural promotional group, Savour Ottawa.

After the Blackburn Hamlet-based organization’s director, Moe Garahan, brought her plea for temporary operational funding to the city’s agriculture and rural affairs committee (ARAC) in February, the committee has now approved a plan to give Savour Ottawa a one-time grant of $40,000 to prop up its operating budget.

Under the city’s own rules, it is not allowed to give grants to non-profit groups for operational costs. But breaking that city policy is warranted in this case because this council wants to put a focus on eco-

nomic development, and Savour Ottawa’s programs create a framework to promote and support local farmers, said West Carleton-March Coun.

El-Chantiry after ARAC voted in support of his proposal during its April 5 meeting.

Savour Ottawa and its lead partner, Just Food, aim to develop and promote Ottawa as a culinary destination offering local foods and experiences for the city’s residents and visitors. Ottawa Tourism also partners with the group.

“We all see collectively that we need to put that small investment right now, in a time like this, to be able to carry on and hopefully that will allow them in the future to sustain their own funding,” he said.

El-Chantiry said he hopes the move doesn’t set a prec-

edent.

“We made it clear to Moe and others that this is the first time and probably the last time we will be able to manage to get that funding,” ElChantiry said.

The money will come from the rural affairs budget. Garahan thanked the city’s economic development branch, members of ARAC and especially El-Chantiry for helping find a solution.

“They were able to identify a one-time grant for us that will allow us some breathing space to determine where some operational funds will come from,” Garahan said.

Specifically, Savour Ottawa will to look to private partners as well as the Ontario budget to find future funding sources from the province, she said.

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ting distance, including my sister Audrey. It looked to me like everyone, but the youngest of us, my three brothers, Cecil, Two Mile and Three Mile Herman were heading for the dance floor.

The caller had to order one set off, which still left three sets vying for the small space. There was much hand clapping and foot stomping.

Finally the caller and the music got together and the dancing began. Well, all went well until just after the first do-sedo.

Each couple began the swing and they were going so fast, you could hardly see their feet moving. And that’s

when, as Cecil said later, “all hell broke loose.” One couple lost their footing and went reeling off the dance floor, but not before both grabbed the shirts of the couple next in line, who in turn, grabbed hold of the couple beside them and so it went until all eight of them were piled in a heap on the ground.

They went down like a row of dominos, one on top of the other. The most amazing thing to me was that the music went on as if nothing at all had happened. The other couples moved into the freedup space and they finished the set to thunderous applause.

My sister Audrey was not

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories one of the dancers to go sailing off the floor, for which I was very grateful. But Emerson and Cecil got into such a laughing fit I thought they were going to be sick. Emerson, when he finally got control of himself, said he could see Big Clara’s flower-bag bloomers when she went rolling off the dance floor, which earned him a swift box on the ears from Mother.

It was the first dance of the

season, but it wouldn’t be the last. From then on, the caller announced before he started the dance that there was only room for two sets at a time.

Since there would be no more calamities from an overcrowded floor, Emerson and Cecil had to find their amusement somewhere else.

Like the time they put a frog in the lemonade jug at the church picnic. But that’s another story.

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The music had already started when we drove into the church yard. There was Uncle Alec with his fiddle, two neighbours were strumming their guitars and the long table at the back of the church was already loaded with large baskets of sandwiches and pans of slab cake.

Aunt Bertha said she hoped there would be enough food, because it looked like everyone in the entire Northcote area had shown up.

Since the ground was still soft, chairs weren’t brought out of the church, but planks had been placed on blocks all around the make-shift dance floor, and they were filling up quickly. Mother ordered us five kids to sit and behave ourselves. “No rippin’ around the yard,” she ordered. Lanterns placed on posts around the make-shift dance floor, to be lit when it got too dark for the fiddlers. We barely got seated when someone designated himself caller and jumped up on the plank bench closest to the floor and called out “Partners for a square.”

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pring has sprung,” Everett said for the umpteenth time.

There was no doubt about it, the snow was gone, the trees were showing their early buds, the robins were back and all of Northcote was anticipating the first social event of the season.

It was time to put down the flooring behind the United Church for the first outdoor dance. This was made up of big slabs of boards put together, sitting on blocks of wood to make it solid. It would comfortably hold two square dance couples, or three if they were careful.

Sap buckets had been put away, the Model T taken off its blocks in the drive shed and the days were getting hot and longer, with the early evenings just right for the first outdoor party. The farmers were yet to get on the land and when that happened, there wouldn’t be much time left for such frivolity as a neighbourhood dance. They would go out at sunrise and their days wouldn’t end until the daylight had faded. These party evenings said winter was over and summer was just around the corner.

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Revelling in postseason civic pride

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othing really raises widespread civic pride in large cities like sports.

You see it in the little details strewn throughout the city: small flags are waving atop cars, more pedestrians are sporting red jerseys and sports bars are packed to the gunnels every other night.

The Ottawa Senators evoke a sense of pride among this city’s residents that is unlike any other, swelling during

those springs when the club reaches the playoffs, placing it one step closer to glory.

What often gets lost in the discussions about the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, the fate of the Ottawa Baseball Stadium or even Eugene Melnyk’s soccer stadium fantasies is that ultimately each of these debates is about a source of civic pride. New or improved professional sporting facilities will increase the number of opportunities

Ottawans have to gather and cheer on their local heroes.

Yes, Ottawa has events like Bluesfest or wonderful museums and galleries like the National Gallery that attract world-renowned performers or exhibitions, but these cultural outlets hardly inspire people to don Van Gogh T-shirts en masse nor spontaneously belt out Tragically Hip lyrics on Elgin Street.

The addition of a Canadian Football League club and a

Class-AA minor league baseball team to the city’s sporting scene would substantially add to the number of opportunities to show off such pride not only in our teams but in our city. October and November need not only mark the start of the latest Senators campaign, it can be another chance to celebrate success. In 2015, a different sort of celebration will grab our attention when the FIFA Women’s World Cup comes to town, offering the

world the chance to see our beautiful city. This will be a rare opportunity afforded by the presence of sport, one that cannot be easily replicated, if it can be at all.

Not only do sporting events bring people out to the stadiums, they also draw people out of their homes to congregate – either with friends and family at other homes or out at restaurants and bars.

With so many opportunities to interact with people via social

media, the communal nature of watching a sporting event drags people out of their own living room like nothing else.

This can only be a good thing for Ottawa.

There are pitfalls to hosting high profile sporting events – will people come out to watch? – and to professional sports clubs, as many longtime residents of this city are well aware. But as we’re reminded with the Senators, who missed the playoffs last season, it is far better to be in the game than it is to be sitting on the sidelines and a stadium represents much more than a bunch of bricks and mortar, steel and concrete.

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he Toronto Maple Leafs, ever the innovators, have come up with an idea that may be widely imitated, not only in sports but across the entire range of human activity. Obviously, this has nothing to do with anything that happens on the ice.

Rather it relates to the innovative way that Leafs management dealt with the terrible season just concluded. Management, in the person of Larry Tannenbaum, chairman of the board, took out full page ads in Toronto newspapers to publish a letter of apology to fans of the hockey team.

“We have fallen short of everyone’s expectations, and for that we are sorry,” the open letter says. “We take full responsibility for how this team performs on the ice, and we make no excuses. The way this year ended was unacceptable.”

It is a shame that the letter was not published in Ottawa editions, because it would have been fun for Senators fans to read.

The letter goes on in an interesting way, by suggesting that the horrible season was not really anyone’s fault, or certainly not management’s: “Ownership believes in the plan for the Maple Leafs,” the letter says, adding “passion, hard work and accountability will always be the hallmarks of our organization.”

So the plan was good and everybody worked hard and was accountable and passionate.

Somehow it didn’t work out.

“The Toronto Maple Leafs are privileged to have such passionate and loyal fans. We do not take that for granted. Our entire organization

wants nothing more than to deliver a team that makes you proud.”

Better minds than ours can analyze the hockey aspects of all this. What is of interest here is the concept of public apology and its possible future uses.

Might it not, for example, aid Ottawa city council in its city planning efforts to take out the occasional full-page ad to explain why your neighbourhood suddenly looks like hell: “Ottawa city council wants nothing more than to deliver a neighbourhood that makes you proud. We believe in the plan for your neighbourhood. However, the 27-storey building that replaced the corner store falls short of everyone’s expectations, although it exceeds the developer’s.”

The hospitals might drop us a line every once in a while: “The Ottawa Hospital is passionate about providing ample parking for visitors and inpatients, with the exception of on the street and in our parking garage which is always full and very expensive when it is not.

We have fallen short of expectations but we believe in our plan and make no excuses and remind you to leave an hour early for appointments just in case.” You can see how useful this device can be. As an interesting side-effect, all those full-page ads would do wonders for the ailing newspaper industry. It’s a win-win, really.

And there is also no reason why individuals could not take advantage as well.

“As an individual I am passionate about cleaning up after my dog and I believe in my plan for doing so. However, my dog recently fell short of everyone’s expectations, and for that we, Rover and I, are sorry.

The mess in the park was unacceptable, but we are committed to delivering grass that you can walk on.” But it’s unreasonable to expect an ordinary citizen to take out a full-page ad.

Something smaller would do for such offences as not letting you in on the Queensway or crunching your popcorn bag too loudly in the multiplex. The community just needs to know that you are genuinely sorry, and also passionate.

The Manotick EMC welcomes letters to the editor. Senders must include their full name, complete address and a contact phone number. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and content, both in print and online at www.yourottawaregion.com. To submit a letter to the editor, please email to patricia.lonergan@metroland.com , fax to 613-224-2265 or mail to Manotick EMC, 80 Colonnade Rd. N., Unit 4, Ottawa, ON, K2E 7L2.

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Faith and football combine in Ottawa South Osgoode church supports league that emphasizes good sportsmanship Emma Jackson

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EMC sports - The Journeymen Football League is back for another season of faith and football in Ottawa South.

The men’s touch football league is an outreach program of Trinity Bible Church in Osgoode.

It began two years ago as a drop-in league, and last year blossomed to recruit more than 60 players for five teams that played each Sunday in Riverside South.

The league tried to fill six teams last year but fell slightly short.

This year’s season will again hope to fill six teams with up to 14 players on a team, said organizer Bob Trerice.

“We offer a sport that can be enjoyed by all ages; it provides a great opportunity for fathers and sons to play together,” Trerice said in an email. “It offers the opportunity to share some really special moments. For instance, there is nothing better for a father and son than a successful quarterback sack.”

While the football league

is organized and funded by a Christian organization, Trerice said the league is open to anyone.

“The only requirement is that good sportsmanship and respect for fellow players is paramount. We had a great group of guys last year, and that’s what made it so much fun,” he said.

The only requirement is that good sportsmanship and respect for fellow players is paramount.

We had a great group of guys last year, and that’s what made it so much fun.

Bob Trerice

Games are prefaced with a pre-game prayer, and good sportsmanship is emphasized over winning or losing.

That didn’t stop the league from celebrating exciting plays and stellar games last

year, particularly the championship game last July when the Stampeders creamed the Wildcats 14-0.

Trerice said some of the excitement comes from the league’s unique rules, which allow passive blocking on the line of scrimmage as well as to protect the ball carrier while he’s running.

“It allows for the same kind of excitement that tackle football provides without the risk of injury, or the need for equipment,” he said, noting that it also provides a good opportunity to get in shape for the fall tackle season.

Trinity Bible Church pastor Shawn Ketcheson said the league is a good way to reach out to residents who aren’t already part of the church community.

“It’s a way to connect with people who may not be connected with the church or connected with God,” he said, noting that one player last year was struggling with drugs but took encouragement from the men he met through football to turn his life around.

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The Red Stampeders took the 2011 Journeymen Football championships last July. Organizer Bob Trerice is hoping to fill six teams with 84 men this summer. up. And he shared at church how he attributes that to the football.

“Just being with a bunch of guys who accepted him and hung out with him, he was encouraged by that,” Ketcheson said.

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This neutered male, black Domestic Shorthair cat is two years and three months old. He was brought to the shelter as a stray on January 10, but is now available for adoption. Wesley loves to occupy his time with good play sessions, eating, and catching cat naps in the sun. He has a silky and shiny black coat of fur, and he needs an active family with older children who can play with him and help him burn some energy. He’d rather not live in an apartment because he would thrive best with daily outings on a leash and harness supervised by his owners. Wesley is a Foster-Me-First feline because he is just finishing medication to prevent infection at his neuter site. 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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and can possibly cause a fire.

Keep certain appliances, such as irons and hair dryers, out of pets’ reach. These appliances can produce enough heat that, if knocked over by a pet, could start a fire.

Install a barrier in front of fireplaces, campfires, barbecues and portable heaters. It is a myth that pets are afraid of fire – in fact, many pets like to lay close to a source of heat to stay warm. Lying too close to a fire could result in your pet’s fur catching fire and it is possible for pets to knock over a portable heater or a barbecue.

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, April 19, 2012

Always ensure your pets do not have access to and cannot get close to these items.

If your pet is burned, put cool water on the burned area quickly, followed by a cold compress, and seek veterinary assistance immediately.

Let authorities know you have a pet in your home, in case of an emergency. Visit the Ottawa Humane Society’s Adoption Centre at 245 West Hunt Club Road to pick up a decal to place in a window or door that states how many animals are in the home and their names.

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Make sure that all cords are inaccessible to your pets, or that you unplug the cords when the electrical device is not in use.

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It’s the last year for the seasonal switch to weekly green bin collection, as Ottawa prepares to begin collecting household garbage every two weeks, while green bins will be collected each week throughout the year from now on.

But with only 1,714 more tonnes of organics being recycled by Ottawa residents, that change in garbage collection needs to be prefaced by a new educational campaign aimed at encouraging green-bin use, said environmental committee chairwoman Maria McRae. In 2010, 53,349 tonnes of organic waste were collected from Ottawa homes; in 2011, that number rose only slightly to 55,063. The city’s contract with organics recycling facility, Orgaworld, includes payment for 80,000 tonnes – a

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McRae said she also wants to work on other ways to make organics recycling easier, such as finding a cost-effective way to provide a second green bin to households that have too much organic waste for the single bin they were provided.

Purchasing another bin costs around $35, which might be discouraging some people from diverting all of their organics, especially leaf and yard waste, McRae said.

A pilot project to expand the green bin service into multi-residential and high-rise buildings has been underway for over a year. The service has been available to all single-family homes in the city since organics recycling was launched in 2010.

Currently, 42 per cent of household waste is diverted from the landfill through green, blue and black bin recycling. The city’s goal is 60 per cent diversion.

number the city must strive for to stave off the crippling cost of finding a new landfill, McRae said.

“There is obviously a segment of the community that is not using it at all, or who started using it and stopped,” said McRae, the councillor for River Ward. “I want to see our diversion go up. I strongly believe in our diversion program.”

She has been collecting tips and concerns city councillors have heard from constituents and is working with city staff to develop ward-specific educational strategies to get people using their green bins.

The key is showing residents that it doesn’t have to be difficult, messy or time-consuming to recycle organics, McRae said.

But the city needs to have a better understanding of why some residents choose not to use their green bins and what successful green bin users do to make it easier for them to recycle organic waste.

“I want to give helpful information,” McRae said. “We

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Youngster’s story helps shed light on sister’s syndrome Joseph Morin

ville to share their experiences with students there.

Tommy is nine years old and when he came up with the idea about the book he was only six. His sister Melanie was nine at the time the book came out. She was born with a syndrome called Cornelia de Lange, (CdLS). The syndrome makes Melanie smaller than other children her age and she has difficulty learning new skills and speaking. For example it took Melanie nine years how to jump with two feet, six years to say twenty words and five years to learn how to chew her food.

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EMC community - It has been quite a road trip for two young Manotick students these last few months.

Melanie and Thomas Glatzmayer have been travelling around to as many Ontario schools as they can promoting a book that Thomas wrote.

The book called, Melanie and Tommy have two pet rats and one syndrome has become a favourite with children as well as their parents.

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something she was not able to do before. Part of he presentation has Tommy speaking the sign language that Melanie is signing to him. The two children make quite a team.

Nathalie Wendling said the presentations help to raise awareness of CdLS but just as importantly they give Melanie a chance to interact with other children.

The presentation by Melanie, Tommy and their pet rats consists of a brief video of the rats in action doing their rat things like eating popcorn and floating in a boat in the bathtub. The children thought the

antics of the rats were the funniest thing to see. Next came a slide show of the actual story book which involves different adventures that the two children and rats have. To date there have been 6,000 copies of the book Melanie and Tommy have two pet rats and one syndrome sold. All of the proceeds from the book go back to raise awareness for CdLS syndrome.

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This time around in the gymnasium of the South Branch school Melanie is able to take control of he moment and answer questions from the audience. Being able to talk and answer questions is

When Melanie was teased by her classmates Tommy decided to do something about it. With the help of his mom and dad he created the story about himself and Melanie having an adventure with their pet rats. Other children were thrilled with the story and it was not long before Melanie’s classmates started to treat her as they would any other friend at school.

When asked by his mother what was next after Tommy had achieved his goal of shedding light on Melanie’s situation he said, “I still have to help all of the other Melanies

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Developers seek official plan amendment for cost-sharing Emma Jackson

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EMC news - A group of Manotick developers wants to amend the city’s official plan to require all land owners within the Manotick Special Design Area to join a private cost-sharing agreement.

At least four developers including Minto have all developed land within the area, which is located along First Line from Bankfield Road to Mud Creek. For the past eight years, active developers in the area have used a private costsharing agreement to compensate each other for building infrastructure that benefits all of them, such as accesses off

First Line Road and the pedestrian bridge over Mud Creek.

However there are some land owners inside the area that have not shared those costs because they haven’t been actively developing or applying to develop their land.

To ensure that the passive landowners will pay their share when the land is finally developed, the current owners’ group must amend the official plan so the city will make sure everyone pays their share.

“The city plays a bit of a policeman role,” explained Minto’s vice president of land development Jack Stirling. “If you’ve got Landowner A and

he has put in infrastructure or services that benefits Landowner B... the city won’t give B all of its approvals until it’s satisfied that B has paid what it needs to pay.”

The official plan amendment application is currently in its prescribed comment period, although lead planner Jeffrey Ostafichuk said most of the affected parties are aware of the amendment and it is expected to go ahead.

“We’re moving forward with this, we’re hoping to get this to a May or June committee,” Ostafichuk said.

To comment or for more information call Ostafichuk at 613-580-2424 ext 31329.

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Hyland Seeds- Corn, soyabeans, forage seed, white beans and cereals. Overseeding available. Phone Greg Knops, (613)658-3358, (613)340-1045, cell.

Sheep/pig scales, $500; Gallagher electric fencer plus spare fencer, 20,000’ of 12 gauge galvanized wire, 32 Gallagher tensioners; Sheep management books.

(613)345-5375.

GARAGE SALES

New Warehouse units, 1600 s.f., 131 Wescar Lane, Carp, 1 mile off Q/way, $12/s.f. per yr triple net. Nick (613)794-8499.

HELP WANTED

FOR RENT

Kemptville- upstairs 1 bedroom apartment, private entrance, parking, hydro, water and heat. TV connection included. Non-smoker. No pets.

Mature person.

Call (613)258-7819.

FOR SALE Disability Products. Buy and Sell stair lifts, scooters, bath lifts, patient lifts, hospital beds, etc. Call Silver Cross Ottawa (613)231-3549.

Firewood- Cut, split and delivered or picked up. Dry seasoned hardwood or softwood from $50/face cord. Phone Greg Knops (613)658-3358, cell (613)340-1045.

Part time supervisor needed immediately employment for store attendance supervisor, work 2 hours anytime & earn daily. (paul.gingrich@aol.com) Part-Time, Live-In, Stable Help Wanted. Single mature, responsible female or couple with stable management experience, non-smoking, to do approximately 15 hours of work per week @ $10.40 per hour (evenings and weekends). To live on the property at 6362 Bank Street (Near Greely).

Rent two-bedroom apartment@ $400.00 per month plus cable, phone and internet.

Hydro and heat included.

There is no stall available for own horse. Contact victoria.andrew@sympatico.ca

HELP WANTED

Almonte Antique Market, 26 Mill St. in historic downtown Almonte. 613-256-1511. 36 vendors. Open daily 10-5.

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AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

AUCTION Real Estate and Equipment for Alphe Cyr Ltd. April 28, 2012 5588 Power Rd., Ottawa Real Estate will sell at 12:30 p.m. and Equipment and contents sell at 10 a.m.

Viewing Saturday, April 14 and April 21 from 1 til 3 p.m.

Lot Dimensions: 120 wide x 363.15 ft, deep, Masonry Building: Overall exterior dimensions 28 ft x 63.5 ft, includes front office 28 ft x 16 ft, Storage Building Area: Open front side, Overall exterior dimensions 32 ft x 33.5 ft Property will be sold subject to owners approval and a 5% deposit sale day with balance due within 30 days of purchase and 5% buyer premium payable sale day.

Office Trailer, Snowmobile Trailer, Air Compressor, Generator and Transfer Switch, Electric Generator, Plate Tamper, 3 Gas pumps, Sandblasting tools, Power tools, Concrete mixer/w gas engine, lawnmowers, Formwork Hardware, office equipment, 16 ft. Mad River Canoe, model Explorer Kevlar, 14 ft. Sylvan Aluminum Seabreeze boat, complete with a Load Rite trailer, and 9.9 HP Mercury motor, ant. tools, many unlisted items.

Payment Terms: Cash, Debit, Visa.

Auctioneer: Ken Finnerty Office: 613-258-4284 Res: 613-258-5311 Cel: 613-614-0700 For pictures: kenfinnertyauctions.ca

Osgoode Kiddie Care. Spaces available starting May 2012.

Central location in Osgoode.

Nurturing home environment.

Bilingual, First Aid & CPR. Nutritious meals, indoor/outdoor activities, creative time. For more information visit www.osgoodekiddiecare.com or contact Laura at (613)324-1893.

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Sunday April 29th 9am-3pm.

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Lanark/Perth Gun, Hunting & Sportsman Show.

Lanark Community Centre, 67 Princess St. April 21 and 22.

Info: (905)623-1778.

Admission $6.00, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-3. Hunting, Fishing, O u t d o o r s .

New/Used/Collectible.

**LIVETALK** All New Gals Choose 1 or 2 girls, listen to fantasies. Anything goes. Call 1-900-561-1000 $1.99/minute. or call 1-800-711-2525 for .90/min for $38 Special!

Timberframing Course 2 week trimberframe course August 13. Cost: $1,000. Contact: Pat Wolfe (613)256-0631 or email butternutfarm@xplornet.com for further information.

PERSONAL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Do you want to stop drinking?

There are no dues or fees for A.A. Membership. The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking. Phone 613-258-3881 or 613-826-1980.

HELP WANTED

(6) Colour Heidelberg Press Operator Performance Printing is a progressive, commercial printing company. We have a (6) colour Heidelberg press position available in our Sheetfed department. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience on the 6 colour press. This individual must be flexible in working hours (including weekends), possess good colour comprehension and be able to work in a team environment. Interested candidates please respond to: Performance Printing 65 Lorne St., Smiths Falls ON K7A 4T1 Attn: Walter Dubas Fax (613) 283-7480 E-mail wdubas@perfprint.ca We thank all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

PETS Great Pyrenees Pups, $450 each firm. (613)483-8000.

Ready to go on May 1, 2012.

REAL ESTATE Home for sale- 23 Lori Ln Chesterville. Open House April 21, 22, 28, 29 Saturday and Sunday 10-5:00, go to comfree.com/309064 for details. Call (613)448 2218

REAL ESTATE SERVICES ESTATE SALE Lifelease apt., Harmer House. 60+ seniors bldg., Bell’s Corners. Bright, quiet 2 bdrm/1.5 bath corner suite. S/W exposure, top floor, concrete bldg. New appliances, paint, carpet, windows. Large living/dining room, eat-in kitchen, W/D, A/C, ample storage.

Monthly fee. $154,900.

(Motivated sellers) Call Jody Lavoie, Royal Lepage Team Realty, 613-216-6070

VEHICLES Mazda3 Touring Edition, Grey, one owner, no accidents, 17” Alloy Rims, Winter Tires & Rims, Sunroof, XM Receiver, AUX Audio, A/C, ABS, $10,500. (613)913-2569.

WORK WANTED

Kemptville Waterfront, 75’ permanent dock, 4 bedroom brick house, town services, new heat pump, oil furnace, gas fireplace. $399,900.

(613)258-2481 rainacr@sympatico.ca

Masonry work, new construction, brick, stone, parging, repairs, pointing and chimney repair.

Please call Al (613)868-0946 or (613)830-2346.

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23rd Annual HAVELOCK COUNTRY JAMBOREE - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montgomery Gentry, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Rosanne Cash, Thompson Square, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, George Canyon, Emerson Drive & more. Over 25 entertainers...

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AZ DRIVERS (2 Yrs. Exp.) AND OWNER-OPERATORS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY for U.S. Cross Border, Domestic. Company Paid Benefits, Bonus & Paid Orientation. Call Bill @ 1-800-265-8789 or 905-457-8789 Ext. 299, Email: willemk@travelers.ca.

Vehicle buyers are ONLY protected by OMVIC and Ontario consumer protection laws when they buy from registered dealers. There's no protection if you buy privately and you risk becoming victim of a curbsider. To verify dealer registration or seek help with a complaint: www.omvic.on.ca or 1-800943-6002.

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SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship.

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MORTGAGES $$$ 1st & 2nd & Construction Mortgages, Lines of Credit... 95-100% Financing. BELOW BANK RATES! Poor credit & bankruptcies OK. No income verification plans. Servicing Eastern & Northern Ontario. Call Jim Potter, Homeguard Funding Ltd. Toll-Free 1-866-403-6639, email: jimpotter@qualitymortgagequotes.ca, www.qualitymortgagequotes.ca, LIC #10409.

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GUN, HUNTING AND SPORTSMAN SHOW April 21st 9am-4pm, April 22nd 9am-3pm. Lanark Community Centre, 67 Princess St., Lanark. Admission $6. Info: (905) 623-1778.

STEEL BUILDINGS DIY STEEL BUILDING DEALS! Many sizes and models. Make an offer on clearance buildings today and save thousands of dollars.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS SPRING PROMOTION! Orders $2,500.+ disc. $250. Until May 31, 2012 WWG INC. Fence& Deck Manufacturers. Wood Chainlink PVC. Work Guaranteed - References. williamsburgwoods@bell.net, www.wwginc.com, 1-877-266-0022, 613-543-2666.

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Call Toll-Free 1-800-947-0393 / 519853-2157.

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Ontario Community Newspapers Association. Contact Carol at 905639-5718 or Toll-Free 1-800-387-7982 ext. 229. www.ocna.org FINANCIAL SERVICES MoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

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April 20 and 21: Kars Public School 7th Annual Community Used Book & Bake Sale (6680 Dorack Drive, Kars). From 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 20 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. Senior Hour on Friday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Over 10,000 adult and children’s books and movies at great prices! Delicious baked goods! Stock up now for your summer reading. A portion of the proceeds to “Help Lesotho”, a Canadianbased charitable organization which helps families in the impoverished country of Lesotho, Africa.

April 21: Join Just Kiddin’ Theatre on from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for “Setting the Stage for Success,” a workshop about supporting kids with special needs. This is a workshop for parents,

educators, and volunteers.

JKT attendees will use the information to improve our programming in the future.

Presentations from the Learning Disabilities Association of Ottawa-Carleton and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre will help us understand the world from a special needs perspective and help us formulate strategies to better serve our kids. Visit www. justkiddintheatre.com to register. Spaces are limited.

Lions Club for a fun-filled Manotick Night at the Races in support of the Watsons Mill Raise the Roof campaign.

Starting at 6 p.m., enjoy an evening of live harness racing and the famous all you can eat buffet at Rideau Carleton Entertainment Centre. Evening includes a silent auction and 50/50 draw. Information and tickets available by contacting Kris Schulz at 613-692-8266, or at krisandmike@sympatico.ca.

April 21: Watson’s Mill welcomes community members beginning at 9 a.m. to get the Mill ready for the upcoming season. Volunteers are needed to help clean out the mill, change light bulbs, clean out gardens, set-up displays, stock shelves, and pick up shoreline waste. We promise to supply hot coffee and encouraging smiles. Wear warm clothing and appropriate footwear, and bring your work gloves. Extra rakes and brooms would be helpful.

April 27: The Community Christian School in Metcalfe will host a rain barrel sale from 5 to 9 p.m. at the school.

Barrels can be ordered in advance online at www.rainbarrel.ca/communitychristianschool. Each barrel comes fully equipped with a leaf and mosquito filter, an overflow adaptor (permitting multiple barrels to be connected in series), 1.2 metres of overflow hose and spigot that attaches directly to a garden hose. Additional overflow hose can also be purchased if required.

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May 3: The 7th Annual Shroomfest is set to go Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Metcalfe Fair Grounds. Over the past six years, Shroomfest had raised tens of thousands of dollars that have been donated to a wide variety of local organizations. As there is space for only 600 people in the entertainment centre, make sure you get your tickets

May 4-6: “A Brush with Art” Manotick Art Association Spring Show and Sale at the Manotick Curling Centre, 5519 South River Drive, Manotick. Join us for the ticketed Vernissage on Friday, May 4 from 7 to 10 pm. Tickets $15.00 and valid all weekend. Come back for the show and sale both weekend days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults $2, seniors and students $1, children free. Part of the proceeds to support the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. www.manotickart.ca.

Ongoing: Watson’s Mill is looking for volunteers to apprentice with our millers and learn about 1860’s milling machinery, traditional milling methods and how to talk to visitors about the milling process. Volunteers would spend an afternoon every weekend or second weekend with our current millers. Contact us to

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The Live and Learn Resource Centre is collecting books for their second annual charity book sale. Gently used books can be dropped off at the Metcalfe town hall or Metcalfe Variety Store. No magazines, textbooks or manuals please. The Live and Learn Resource Centre is part of Rural Family Connections, a registered charity providing services to families of young children for almost 35 years throughout Osgoode Ward and beyond. The book sale takes place Saturday, June 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Agricultural Hall on the Metcalfe Fairgrounds. For more information, to arrange for a book pick-up or to volunteer, please call 613-821-2899 or email us at liveandlearn@ bellnet.ca.

A volunteer driver and back-up driver are needed to take sandwiches from Metcalfe to the Ottawa Mission on Daly Avenue each Tuesday morning. This is a pleasant volunteer job, taking in the sandwiches that volunteers have made for the Mission each week. Please contact Sally Gray at (613) 821-2640, or grayhound@xplornet.com.

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 613-826-1649 for more information.

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April 28: Yard and bake sale from 8 a.m. to noon. Knox Presbyterian Church, Dickinson Square in Manotick is holding a giant yard/bake sale on Saturday April 28th.

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May 4: Greely Community Centre. Old Time Fiddle and Country Dance. 7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m. $5/person at the door or yearly memberships available. No charge for musicians and singers. Join us for a good time.

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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. Scarlett’s home 5. Mideast confection SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 10. Mutual savings bank You’re in over your head, Sagittarius. Too many projects and not enough helpers can leave you feeling over13.

Organic compound whelmed. You may want to tackle one thing at a time.

14. The Hunter constelCAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 lation Capricorn, new beginnings have arrived and you’re excited about all of the prospects. Others may share your joy but 15. Kindred not to the extent that you do.

17. Tip of the Aleutians AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, it’s alright to be cautious with decisions, 18.your Melt to but separate taking much too long could indicate you’re not ready for a change. Soon a spouse or partner will growmetals impatient.

19. Fr. Riviera city PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It’s hard to accept help sometimes, Pisces.

But help is what 20. Severe storm sound you need right now. Accept it with open arms.

23. Arabian ruler (alt. sp.)

24. 1/100 of a yen 25. Office of Public InforThis weeks puzzlemation answers in JulyRadioactivity 15th issue 26. unit 29. Symbol for actinium 30. Chinese ethnic group w/ colorful clothes 32. Alias

33. Ralph Waldo __ 37. Tough Asiatic grass 39. Macaws 40. Swiss river 44. Word formed from initial letters 48. Long fluffy scarf 49. Blighia sapida 51. Anno Domini 53. __ Dhabi, Arabian capital 54. Patti Hearst’s captors 55. Cony 57. Divulge a secret 59. One of the finalists 64. Drunk (slang) 65. But goodie 66. Whale ship captain 68. Take the place of work of someone on strike 69. What is required 70. ____ & Stitch

71. Wife of Saturn 72. Brief carefree shopping 73. Noisy chatter CLUES DOWN 1. Steeped beverage 2. Pier, side of porch 3. College army 4. Spurious wing 5. Care program for the terminally ill 6. Protects the wearer’s body 7. Readily, willingly 8. Measures electric currents 9. Hymns 10. 1929 Nobel literature laureate

11. 23 ___: go away!

12. Upper arm mucles 16. Filippo __, Saint 21. Doctors’ group 22. Freshwater mussel genus 26. A male sheep 27. Yoruba 28. Former VP Quayle 31. Am. Nurses Assoc. (abbr.)

34. ___ Zedong 35. Grey sea eagle 36. Beam out 38. Sci-Fi writer Koke 41. Goat and camel hair fabric 42. Steal 43. Cologne

45. Give over 46. Motives for an action 47. White toy dog 49. Alloy used to make magnets 50. Take a siesta 52. Dekaliter 54. Plants seeds 56. An awkward person (Yiddish) 57. Groom’s partner 58. Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll 60. Goblins (Br.) 61. River into The Baltic Sea 62. Islamic sect 63. Baby powder mineral 67. Derek __, Harvard

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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

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Engage in a little critical thinking this week, Aries. You have great mental energy going on, and you will be able to ask all of the right questions to get things done.

Taurus, your finances need extra attention this week, so be sure to set aside some time to look at your books. This way you avoid a potential crisis.

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Take action with work partners to get things done this week, Gemini. Make sure to communicate well, especially reaching those who may be out of touch or distracted.

Cancer, focus your energy on the various tasks at hand this week. You may have to hunker down for some time to get things done, but it will be well worth it.

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!

Make this week about sharing your feelings with a loved one, Leo. Let him or her know what’s in your heart and spend quality time working on your relationship.

Virgo, do whatever you can to restrain yourself this week.

Things may not be going your way, but don’t fret too much and ride it out until next week.

Libra, your social energy enables you to express yourself clearly to others who are operating by your example. It’s a great time to share your feelings with others.

Scorpio, focus on an impulse that can lead you in all different directions. Check in with someone you trust to help you think everything through.

Sagittarius, this week is a good time to gather some friends and form a united force against an issue to which you object.

Get your message across without stepping on any toes.

Capricorn, you are moving so quickly through the things you need to get done that you’re wondering why it seemed so challenging just a few days ago.

Aquarius, you have what it takes to make a big difference, so recruit a few other people who are content to march behind you toward the same goals.

Give free reign to your emotions, Pisces. It’s alright to show frustration or even anger if it fits the particular situation.

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EMC news – A push to update rules and make new “infill” homes better fit into existing neighbourhoods sparked one of the first big-picture policy discussions to hit the city’s planning committee under this council.

The debate on April 10 was started by a litany of more than 20 delegations. First, a series of development industry representatives asking for a delay in order to influence more changes to the rules and then community activists who applauded the opportunity to finally address the issue of retaining the feel of the neighbourhoods they love.

Eventually, councillors brushed off the development industry’s concerns and sided with community associations, nine of whom came out in support of the new rules. The vote at planning committee was unanimous, but councillors also agreed to delay when the new guidelines would be approved by full city council (May 8 instead of April 25) to allow for technical changes to wording in the guidelines that were requested by the development industry.

The changes are aimed at cooling some of the tensions that arise when neighbours don’t like the size of a new home being proposed where there wasn’t one before, such as the practice of splitting up a lot that used to have one home and building two or three homes in its place.

Plans for extremely tall towers draw hundreds of people to public meetings, but smaller infill homes are fought piecemeal, more quietly, across the city on a regular basis.

While the city can’t do anything to legislate the style of the houses (some neighbours dislike more modern-looking buildings in older neighbourhoods), it can regulate details that help a home fit into its street: size, location of the driveway and garage, how far back from the street, whether front-yard trees are saved and other details aimed at creating a sense of cohesion with surrounding homes.

Architect Rosaline Hill, who said she works on many infill projects, led the plea from the development industry to delay the changes, which have been contemplated and discussed at private and public meetings for more than a year.

Hill said the changes will decrease compatibility of infill homes with their neighbours: the opposite effect of what’s intended.

“These recommendations will frustrate this industry and may even kill it,” added Murray Chown, a development lawyer who spoke at the meeting on behalf of Haslet Construction, Falsetto Homes, Tony Cassone and Mircoa Design. But

councillors on the planning committee disagreed, saying delays were unacceptable.

Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs, whose ward has the highest level of small infill development in the city, said any delay would put neighbourhoods and homes at risk.

Barrhaven Coun.

Jan Harder said the development industry would likely appeal any new regulations the city passes, whether there is a delay for alterations or not.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

While the development industry found flaws with the new rules, community associations offered resounding support for the city’s plan.

Wellington West resident Mary-Ellen Kot said her neighbourhood felt more like a village when she moved there 24 years ago, but now it’s only a “village” for realestate purposes.

“We simply feel our wards are experiencing a lot of infill and the characteristics of our neighbourhoods are not being respected,” she said. “Before this study, we didn’t have a say.”

Champlain Park resident Heather Pearl told the committee that communities like hers want to find a balance between developers who see neighbourhoods as blank slates and community stalwarts who consider their neighbourhood to be a static, never-changing place.

But some community associations still had concerns the new infill guidelines didn’t address and two urban councillors took up their causes.

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury was successful in his pitch for a three-year pilot project to require additional city approvals if existing homes are converted into apartments, a major concern in Sandy Hill, which has seen many conversions to student apartments.

Capital Coun. David Chernushenko was frustrated that a provision preventing frontyard parking on small lots was removed from the final guidelines after appearing in the draft. He is so convinced of the trickle-down negative effects of allowing that type of parking that he agreed to put $15,000 from his office budget towards hiring an expert to back up his claim.

Allowing too much frontyard parking requires creating more openings in the curb, which reduces the amount of on-street parking. That puts pressure on parking and leads motorists to drive faster, Chernushenko said.

“When you have no cars parked on the street, it becomes a speedway … you need activity on the street that makes drivers slow down and be cautious,” he said.

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