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EMC news – An update on the construction of a new seniors’ residence on Bridge Street in Manotick offered some pleasant surprises and even a few cheers at the community association’s AGM on June 5. Local developer Joe Princiotta attended the Manotick Village Community Association’s annual meeting to offer an update on construction, which began mid-May with the demolition of several buildings on the site northeast of the Bridge Street and Manotick Main Street intersection. The Orchardview developer is building Orchardview on the Rideau, a three-story, 120room concrete building that will include retirement, independent and assisted living accommodations for Manotick seniors. During his update, the room broke into a spontaneous cheer and round of applause when Princiotta confirmed he would be burying the hydro lines in front of the building, a detail the community has been demanding since the site’s previous owner began planning the project. Residents are concerned because the wires could restrict ladder trucks from getting to the building in the event of a fire. “I’m proud of you,” past president Brian Tansley told Princiotta over the din of applause. Residents were also pleased to hear that the building’s exterior will try to match the brick of Watson’s Mill as much as possible. It was traffic concerns that had residents groaning, but even that wasn’t as scary as expected. Residents and members of the community association have long harboured concerns about the traffic impacts of the project, because the site has limited parking for trucks and very little space for them to go in and out. Princiotta said he’s well aware of the potential problems on Bridge Street during

Several dedicated and lifelong Osgoode Ward volunteers were honoured at Coun. Doug Thompson’s annual volunteer barbecue. – Page 4

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construction, including the inevitable need to close a lane of the already congested road. He said he will try to limit the impact “as much as possible” throughout the 18-month construction process. “I have butterflies in my stomach because I know it will be hell sometimes,” he told an audience of about 40 people at the Manotick legion, noting that “the worst part” will be between now and January 2013. His team is leasing a parking lot on Clapp Lane so employees can park offsite, and some trucks can park there when they’re not in use. He said flag men will be inevitable but he will try to only close lanes during off-peak hours, he said. New community association president Klaus Beltzner said he has been very impressed with how much Princiotta cares about the community’s concerns. “He’s always been responsive. He understands the community and understands why the requests are being made by the community,” Beltzner said. Earlier in the planning process, Princiotta was receptive to calls to build a crosswalk across Bridge Street into Dickinson Square – a feature that is now a major selling point for the residence. Beltzner said he met with Princiotta last week to discuss a traffic management plan for the construction process, which the association’s transportation committee drafted and presented to the developer. “He just loved it,” Beltzner said. The plan still needs feedback from local fire and police representatives and will need to be approved by the city, but Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt has already signed off on it, Beltzner said. Princiotta said he’s open to hearing people’s concerns going forward. “We’re here for a long time. We want to work together and hear feedback from the community association,” he said. He expects to have the building permit in hand by the end of June.

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Central Canada Exhibition Association past president and organ donation advocate Lyn Presley jokes with World War II veteran Ron Dutfield, a long-time member of the Osgoode Legion, after they both received Diamond Jubilee medals on Wednesday, June 20.

Volunteers, veterans and community leaders receive Diamond Jubilee medals Emma Jackson

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EMC news – Nepean-Carleton’s most valuable volunteers, veterans and community leaders were honoured for their efforts with a Diamond Jubilee medal on Wednesday, June 20. Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod awarded 22 medals in total. The recipients were recognized for serving Canada, spearheading cancer research, advocating for youth mental health research, organizing community events and volunteering with local organizations. World War II veteran Ron Dutfield received one of the medals presented at Watson’s Mill in Manotick. He served in France until 1945, and has

been an active member of the Osgoode Legion for more than 20 years. Over the years he has organized the annual poppy campaign in Osgoode and has served as president and vicepresident of the branch. Robert Hutchingame also received a medal for his work with the Cadet core in Kars, and for his efforts with the Manotick poppy campaign and Project Ploughshares. Long-time Metcalfe volunteer Doris Cooper was awarded a medal posthumously, which her daughter Cheryl accepted for her. For 40 years, Cooper was involved in the Metcalfe Fair, the Metcalfe Curling Club, the local recreation association and St. Andrew’s United Church. MacLeod congratulated

all of the evening’s recipients of the medal, of which 60,000 are being handed out across the country in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year on the throne. The medal honours ordinary Canadians making extraordinary differences on a local, regional or national level. “Tonight’s recipients represent all that is good about Canada. They do so largely outside of the spotlight and for little or no recognition at all,” MacLeod told the crowded room at Watson’s Mill. “We have with us soldiers, veterans from World War II and the Korean War, we have public servants, health care professionals, farmers and children’s advocates.” VOLUNTEERS see page 3

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Community leaders receive Jubilee medals JUBILEE from the front

As an Ontario MPP, MacLeod was allotted 14 medals for her riding, but she teamed up with local Senator Marjory LeBreton to make up the extra eight medals. A number of veterans were awarded the medal alongside Dutfield, including World War

II veteran Jack Kirkpatrick and Korean War veterans Len Grummet and Gus Este. Several recipients have served as Armed Forces reservists, St. John Ambulance volunteers and cadet leaders, including Serge Gauthier, Ernie Hughes, Graeme C. Milne and Al Proulx.

Other recipients included cancer researcher Dr. John Bell, organ donation advocate Helene Campbell, Barrhaven community leader Darrell Bartraw, Barrhaven Legion chaplain Ray Desjardins, Coun. Allan Hubley, Manotick community leader Rich McDonald, cattle iden-

tification agency founder John Newman, agriculture fair organizer Lyn Presley, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advocate Brenda Reisch, Girl Guide leader Marguerite Rogers, radio personality Stuart Schwartz, former mayor and MP William Tupper and Greely Legion president Linda Wyman.

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Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod presents Manotick legionnaire and volunteer Rich McDonald with his medal.

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William Tupper, left, and Linda Wyman were both recipients of the Diamond Jubilee medals handed out by MPP Lisa MacLeod on June 20.

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Local Diamond Jubilee medal recipients joined Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, middle right, on the bridge behind Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill after receiving their medals. Major General Steven Noonan, middle, was the master of ceremonies.

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Osgoode Ward volunteers honoured at annual ceremony “(Johnston) was so emotional and she said ‘I wanted you to get that award so badly.’ I don’t know how many people were nominated but she was quite happy to be able to give that award to me.” Devon Staff and Kris Gagnon both received youth volunteer appreciation awards for their efforts in the community. Staff has been a Beaver and Scouts leader in training since 2008, and has volunteered at Camp Opemikon. He was also the school ambassador for Castor Valley Elementary School which required him to support a number of school and community events. He sat on the United Way Youth Action Panel and is a member of the Colonel By Secondary School Athletic Association executive. He is now a Rideau Area Youth Commissioner and a member of the Voyageur Council Youth Network. Gagnon has been an active volunteer for the OsgoodeCarleton Snowmobile Trail Club and the local cadet core. “His initiative comes from his passion for the sport of snowmobiling and for his selfless efforts to help the community,” according to the award ceremony’s event program. George and Elsie Hickey received the H.R.(Dick) McLaughlin Memorial Award for their commitment to delivering meals on wheels, providing housecleaning services for seniors in need, and providing small repairs and odd jobs for seniors in the area. They are also involved in the Osgoode Legion, and help to organize the poppy campaign and Remembrance Day services every fall. They also help organize legion dinners

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Coun. Doug Thompson, left, congratulates Denise Herbert, right, as she receives her award from its namesake Kay Johnston, centre, at Doug Thompson’s annual volunteer award ceremony and barbecue. supporter of the Osgoode Youth Association, and has contributed thousands of hours to the Osgoode Legion as an executive officer and manager of the bar. He co-ordinated a number of events for the legion and worked to increase memberships and partnerships with other community

and are involved in the maintenance committee. Rob Brewster, Kelly Livingston and the entire Shroomfest committee were all given volunteer appreciation awards for their dedication to community organizations around the ward. Brewster has been an avid

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organizations. He oversaw the recent legion renovations, and successfully secured $41,000 from the Trillium Foundation for the project. He is also actively involved with the Osgoode Village Community Association, and has taken the lead on a project to add as many as 14 names to the Osgoode Township cenotaph. Livingston has been involved with the Greely Co-operative Playgroup, the Greely Elementary School council, the 1st Greely Beavers and Cubs as well as the group committee, and the OsgoodeCarleton Snowmobile Trail Club. She recently helped the club win a new drag for the trails, by successfully recruiting new volunteers into the database. Cooper’s Physiotherapy Clinic was given the Business Commendation Award for its continued Tsupport of comI Ë S T O schools munity organizations, and events. Thompson said the day was a great success, from the kids’ activities and barbecue in the morning to the award ceremony and strawberry social in the afternoon. “I think it was the best turny out we’ve had,” ol a n dheCsaid.

EMC news – A number of Osgoode Ward’s most dedicated volunteers were honoured last weekend at Coun. Doug Thompson’s annual volunteer barbecue. Nominations were accepted all spring for categories ranging from top youth volunteer, best community-oriented business, and outstanding community service volunteer. Denise Herbert received the Kay Johnston Outstanding Community Service Award for her years of dedication to the Osgoode Ward food cupboard, her time as a volunteer community police officer and her duties with St. John the Evangelist church. Thompson said that while all volunteers are valuable, Herbert’s efforts with the food cupboard are particularly admirable. “That is true volunteer dedication. She lives with it everyday,” he said. Herbert has been volunteering with the food cupboard for 17 years, and has been the administrator for 15 years. The food cupboard has 11 volunteers in total, and serves about 40 families a month, she said. That number has jumped up in the past year, when Herbert said the monthly clientele was

only about 28 or 29 families. “It’s the cost of everything. We do have low income families in the area, but everything has gone up in price,” she said. She said she works about five hours a week at the food bank for most of the year, but that can easily turn into a fulltime commitment at Christmas and other holidays when donations spike. In the 1990s, Herbert was also a volunteer community police officer in the ward, acting as the eyes and ears of the community for the police force. She would take calls and complaints and pass them on to the police dispatcher or any officers in the region. She also sold burn permits to local residents. Herbert is also involved with her church, acting as an usher and Eucharistic minister. She was the money-counter for several years but gave it up because of her commitments with the food bank. Herbert said she was surprised and flattered by the award, which was presented by her old friend Kay Johnston, for whom the award is named. “I was really surprised, because unless you use the food bank you don’t even think of the food bank,” Herbert said.

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Fireworks and fun in Vernon, Osgoode Emma Jackson

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Barrhaven resident Katherine Colbert was ready for Canada Day a few weeks early as she sported her Canadian flags at a Diamond Jubilee ceremony in Manotick on Wednesday, June 20.

Canada Day: Greely’s party of the year Emma Jackson

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The event is still looking for sponsors and volunteers, Brayman said. Businesses who sponsor the event will have their logo displayed on a banner during the event. For a full schedule of events visit www.greelycommunity. org.

works at night. McWhinnie said he hopes to attract even more people this year. “I’m hoping we’ll have a nice day and a good turnout. There will be lots of things to do and good food,” he said. In Osgoode, the main event is always the Canada Day parade along Main Street beginning at 5 p.m. But the celebrations start much earlier than that with a barbecue run by the Lions, games, bouncy castles and a bake sale beginning at noon at the Osgoode Community Centre. At 5 p.m. the parade will make its way from Nixon Drive to the community centre, and at 10 p.m. residents can enjoy a fireworks show.

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EMC news – Greely is gearing up for another epic Canada Day celebration on Sunday, July 1. The Greely Community Association’s biggest event of the year will once again include hours of family entertainment beginning at 5 p.m. at Andy Shields Park and the community centre. It will end with a bang with the annual fireworks show from the park. A barbecue, firefighters’ demonstrations, kids’ games and bouncy castles as well as a Radical Science show will keep the whole family busy throughout the evening. The Greely Idol winners will perform at 9 p.m. before the fireworks finale. Association president Bruce Brayman said “it’s looking good again this year” and he expects over 1,000 people to show up for the fireworks show, for which the association pays $10,000 through various grants and sponsors. Since the event is on a Sunday this year, with Monday a holiday for many people, Brayman said it’s hard to know

if that will boost or bust their numbers. Many people take the opportunity to go away on a long weekend, he said. Regardless, he said there are usually hundreds of people at the activities in the evening, and many more for the fireworks show.

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EMC news – The Vernon Recreation Association and Osgoode Village Community Association both have a full day planned to celebrate Canada’s birthday on July 1. In Vernon, the festivities begin at 1 p.m. with the association’s annual Canada Day barbecue outside the community centre on Lawrence Street. The packed afternoon will include kids’ games, firefighters’ demonstrations and a petting zoo. The Metcalfe ladder truck will keep the kids cool as the firefighters hose them down all afternoon, and at 2 p.m. the firefighters will demonstrate an auto extraction. Big Sky Ranch Animal Rescue will be there with ducks, pigs, lamas and more for kids to pet and visit, and two horses will be available for rides. At 4 p.m. local band Baktrak will take the stage to offer music and entertainment for all ages. “We’ve had them for the past few years and people have really enjoyed their music. They do a good job,”

said recreation association president Keith McWhinnie. The Senior Friendship Club will host a euchre tournament at the community centre beginning at 7 p.m. But it’s the fireworks display beginning at dusk that really draws the crowds, McWhinnie said. “It’s very good. It doesn’t match Parliament Hill but we do our best,” he said. “Our fireworks were very good last year and everyone was really impressed.” The free event is sponsored by various businesses, the city of Ottawa and Heritage Canada. About 300 people participated in last year’s afternoon activities, and even more came out for the fire-

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Presto delayed till February 2013

Major technical issues in OC Transpo’s new smart card payment system lead to seven month delay Laura Mueller

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EMC news - A wide range of technical glitches, including software problems and faulty wiring on card readers, have stalled the launch of OC Transpo’s Presto smart card, meaning the new system won’t be ready until Feb. 1, 2013. Originally scheduled to launch on July 1, the sevenmonth delay is the latest setback for the system that was aimed at replacing monthly passes, cash and eventually tickets. While transit commission chairwoman Diane Deans had recently hinted that an Aug. 1 Presto launch was possible, officials from the Toronto-based firm in charge of the smart card system faced a firing line at transit commission on June 20 when they announced that they would have to delay the launch until the new year. And it looks like finding a Presto-based alternative to tickets or investigating opportunities for cell-phone enabled “near field communication” payments won’t happen until well into the new year. Mayor Jim Watson says he has no desire to push for those improvements to the system until after it is launched successfully.

“My view is let’s not add bells and whistles to the system until we get the base system working and operating to our satisfaction,” Watson said in an interview. Social service agencies had complained that the city will be putting low-income residents and those who use social services at a disadvantage by making tickets a costlier option for each trip. During a transit commission meeting on June 20, Deans repeatedly asked Bruce McCuaig, chief executive of Metrolinx, the provincial agency that oversees the Presto program, to explain how Ottawa and OC Transpo could have confidence in the system given all the issues and delays. McCuaig said the long delay is necessary to give time to work out the kinks. Rolling it out any earlier could cause more issues, mainly due to the influx of university students returning in the fall. The intervening period will give Metrolinx and the city time to work on restoring confidence in the system and convincing riders to use it despite the issues, McCuaig said. Some transit commissioners weren’t convinced that will be easy.“There is no confidence in the card now,” said

Marianne Wilkinson, transit commissioner and councillor for Kanata North. McCuaig said he appreciates that demonstrating reliability will be important and a longer delay will help them ensure everything works and that the public has a good impression of the system. COSTS

McCauig said Metrolinx is willing to offset the additional costs the delay will cause for the city, but they still don’t have complete information from OC Transpo of what all the financial implications could be. That didn’t please transit commissioner Keith Egli, councillor for Knoxdale-Merivale. “I don’t want the impact on our taxpayers lessened, I want it indemnified,” he said. Egli grilled McCuaig on that issue, getting him to confirm that “offset” would mean a “dollar for dollar” refund. Egli was one in a string of transit commissioners who put the same pointed question to McCuaig: “What went wrong?” Although Presto is already in use in some southern Ontario cities in Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area, Ot-

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The Presto pass system was rolled out for testing in the spring, but glitches in the system have now pushed back the official launch to February 2013. It was originally set to launch July 1 of this year. tawa will be the first to use the “second generation” Presto system that uses technology that hadn’t been tested in realworld situations until the Ottawa pilot project launched in May. But beyond faulty wiring and glitchy software that makes card readers display incorrect screens or even reboot when cards are tapped on them, serious customer service issues have also been identified at Presto’s call centre, including a lack of bilingual attendants.

The “white screen” issue, which happens when the readers won’t shut down properly or if they reboot unexpectedly, is proving to be tricky for Metrolinx and its technology provider, Accenture, to fix. In retrospect, McCuaig said, it would have been advisable to have more field testing of the new system before putting it onto OC Transpo buses and a longer “fiends and family” pilot period to test the cards. “We had high hopes for Presto,” said Mayor Jim Watson. “The mistake made was

that there should have been a longer period of testing. That didn’t happen.” Deans was successful in passing motion at transit commission on June 20 asking OC Transpo to reinstate the EcoPass program for one year. The discounted payroll reduction transit passes were cancelled, along with student passes for college students over age 19, to align Ottawa’s transit fares with Toronto, because users will be able to use the cards wherever Presto is in use.

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EMC news – The Osgoode Youth Association will once again host a week-long selfesteem camp this summer to promote healthy body image. Workshop leader Jen Charbonneau’s So Glad 2 Be Me camp will run from Tuesday, July 3 to Friday, July 6 at the O-YA centre on Osgoode Main Street. Girls aged 8 to 12 are encouraged to participate in the camp, which revolves around games, crafts and activities to promote positive self-esteem. Charbonneau said the camp is an “upbeat environment” where girls can be who they

truly are and accept others for who they are on the inside. This is an important message in a society where girls are surrounded by negative boy image messages in movies, television, social media and in their personal lives. “Girls are bombarded all the time with some of these negative influences,” she said. “The pop culture media type influences, you don’t have to look very far to get the message that you’re not pretty enough, tall enough, smart enough.” And it’s getting worse, she said. “It used to be that when the daily drama was happening

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More than 100 residents gather to oppose Carlsbad landfill Residents hoping to trash Taggart Miller’s Boundary Road proposal

“If all of us band together, the shovels won’t even hit the ground.” JOSH ST JACQUES

Bourque said the company is not withholding information. Public meetings scheduled for Russell on June 20 and Navan on June 25 were the start of Taggart-Miller’s efforts to communicate its intentions to the public, Bourque said. The open house held in Russell presented the company’s answers to concerns about groundwater and traffic. “As long as they are properly designed and properly operated, there is no risk (of groundwater contamination),” said Nigel Guilford, general manager at Miller Waste Systems. But residents were not convinced that there was no chance of a slip-up. Russell resident Denis Charron said that he’s accepted that either Russell or Carlsbad Springs will have the facility built eventually, but he thinks it needs to be in a completely enclosed envi-

ronment. People at the open house were told that 10 to 20 trucks per hour would pass through the centre. Taggart-Miller expects the centre to be open 300 days a year, with 1,000 to 1,500 tonnes of material received each day. The consortium expects to recycle 30 to 40 per cent of the waste. That means the landfill could rise 18 to 25 metres above ground level. The site would only receive solid, non-hazardous waste from construction projects, businesses and institutions like schools. That includes paper, asphalt shingles, concrete, wood and metals, as well as contaminated and surplus soils. Guilford said there are benefits to the community, including about 30 new fulltime jobs. He said it will be at least four years before the facility is opened. The company is expecting a 25- to 30-year lifespan for the facility. Taggart Miller is currently working on the terms of reference for an environmental assessment. If the Carlsbad site is selected, a full environmental assessment will be required before the city’s planning department considers the proposal. The process to ask the city for an official plan amendment would take up to 18 months, Blais said. An urban planner would take into consideration if the piece of land is appropriate, including the impact on neighbours. “I don’t think a lot of people would like something like this,” Blais said. Blais said he doesn’t want the proposed waste facility to detract from all the other ini-

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A crowd of more than 100 people gathered in the Carlsbad Springs Community Centre on Eighth Line Road on June 13 to hear from individuals who want to form a group opposing a possible landfill and recycling facility on Boundary Road, south of Highway 417, behind the industrial park. tiatives nearby communities have been working on. He wasn’t expecting the proposal, so when he heard about it around three weeks ago, it was a “punch to the gut,” he said. But there is still a lot of time to gather information and advocate, Blais said. Evaluations will be conducted concurrently on both the Carlsbad Springs and Russell Township sites, and those won’t be done until the end of this year. By early 2013, TaggartMiller expects to have chosen a preferred site and would have to conduct a provincial environmental assessment. That’s when the city’s mandate would kick in, Blais said. If the environmental studies are in order and the company gets the province’s OK, the city would be asked to move forward on zoning and official plan amendments, which would take at least another 18 months. Blais stopped short of opposing or supporting the initiative, saying that it’s too early to make a call and he doesn’t have enough information about the project. But he added that he is concerned. “We need to be level-headed,” he said.

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EMC news – Carlsbad Springs, Russell and Navan residents have sprung into action, coming out to droves to block a potential landfill and recycling facility proposed for the village of Carlsbad Springs. The first meeting on June 13 was called by a Carlsbad Springs resident in response to news in the last month that Taggart Miller Environmental Services is looking at a possible landfill and recycling facility on Boundary Road, south of Highway 417, behind the industrial park. Residents of Russell Township east of Ottawa have been opposing Taggart Miller’s efforts to locate the facility in their municipality for the past two years, and representatives from Russell’s Dump the Dump group were on hand in Carlsbad Springs to offer their experience. The meeting was called by Carlsbad resident Josh St Jacques, who said the landfill will be allowed “over his dead body.” “If all of us band together, the shovels won’t even hit the ground,” he told the group. He claimed that Taggart likely wants to build the facility so it has a local – and cheaper – option for disposing of waste from its construction sites in the region. The site would also process organic waste in a digestion reservoir, said Hubert Bourque, project manager for Taggart’s Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre. St Jacques said he is strongly opposed to any recycling or waste facility at the proposed location because of environmental concerns. A similar waste site was proposed at the same location in the 1980s and again in the 1990s, but the idea was sunk both times. The first application failed due to concerns that the ground was too unstable for a landfill that could potentially leach waste into the surrounding soil and water. The second attempt failed due to community backlash. The company is a partnership between local construction giant Taggart Group and a larger Canadian company, Miller Waste. Bourque said the facility is needed because there are limited facilities and capacity for diverting industrial, commercial and institutional waste (referred to as IC&I). According to the waste centre’s website, an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 tonnes of

IC&I and construction-demolition waste is transported from the Ottawa area to landfill sites in New York state. The website says the chosen site would be home to a “green” business with a focus on recycling, but St Jacques and other residents, as well as Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais, say they are skeptical because of the sparse information Taggart Miller provided to the public before the meeting.

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Help pump up Canada’s athletes this July 1

here’s no doubt that Hudson’s Bay Company is hoping Canadians are well aware of the Olympics, and will don Team Canada’s new 2012 Olympic Games gear come July 1. But all commercial interests aside, Canada Day is a prime date to start gearing up for the upcoming Games. Many of our athletes will

likely refrain from an all-day, beer and barbecue celebration; most will spend at least a portion of the day training for one of the biggest competitions of their lives, less than a month away. We love Canada, and you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t look forward to the day where we celebrate all things Canadian. And that includes our ath-

letes on the road to London. Canada Day is the perfect time to find your local athletes to cheer on at the Olympics. We can let our pride and excitement carry us through to the July 27 opening ceremonies. The Olympic Games are almost as patriotic as July 1 itself, with our athletes proudly wearing the country’s colours on an international stage.

When they march into the stadium for the opening ceremonies, there’s an excitement that comes alive that even a packed nation’s capital and fireworks can’t always reach. We’re proud to be Canadian when among an international crowd, and it’s a great thing to be able to support so many athletes abroad. When we can quantify being the best in the world at

something, it helps pump up some national pride. The celebration is a great time to not only reflect on the opportunities that we are given as Canadians, but to engage with our Olympic teams and start thinking ahead. So this Canada Day, think about the athletes who are training to represent us and who will wear the maple leaf in a few short weeks.

We’ve got our own website at www.yourottawa region.com that identifies Ontario and Ottawa-based Olympians that we’re excited to follow, and with Canada Day coming, we’re even more amped to see them achieve their dreams. Let’s get behind them and keep our patriotic spirits up as we count down the days until the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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s usual, Canada Day will be a microcosm of our country. People will head off to the lakes to find some peace and quiet, or they may hop onto some noisy device when they get there, disturbing other people’s peace and quiet. People will congregate with thousands of other people in downtown Ottawa. They will solemnly celebrate our country’s 145 years or they will party like crazy and leave a mess. If they are a bit more scholarly, they might visit a museum to learn more about their country (amazingly, in this time of cutbacks, the museums are open). Or, being Canadians, they may ignore the whole thing and drive into the United States to do some shopping. It’s what makes this country great, the fact that there is no one way to do things, even on our national holiday. Not that this hasn’t been said before. In fact, it’s hard to find anything to say about Canada that hasn’t been said before on Canada Day by some Canadian. Most of it has been pretty admiring. Canada Day gives us the opportunity to admire ourselves and there is much to admire, not all of it scenic. One of the things we admire is that fact that we don’t tend to be a self-admiring nation. Canadians are their own worst critics, and whenever someone in a foreign country writes something critical about Canada he will find many Canadians eager to agree with him. Obviously, this isn’t all to the good. Just as it is not ideal to be chest-thumping patriots, unwilling to recognize any national faults, it’s not ideal either to be so envious of other countries that we can’t see the virtues in our own.

You know the bit about how Canadians are boring (especially in Ottawa). Many Canadians seem all too willing to buy into that. Yet there’s something to be said for a little boredom, if it means safe streets, no civil war, no mass starvation. Having said all that, what’s new to say about this Canada Day? Well, we have economic woes, which we’ve had before. In the capital, we face public service cutbacks, which we’ve seen before too. It’s hotter than usual, but then, it’s been hotter than usual before and we all always say we’ve never seen it this hot. Sometimes it’s cooler than usual and we say we haven’t seen it this cool. And there is more concern that climate change threatens the lakes, forests and oceans that define us. That concern doesn’t seem to have penetrated the political level. But we have lived with that for a while too. Same old, same old. One thing that feels different is that Canada Day seems less a time for national introspection than it used to be. In years gone by it was common for Canada Day to inspire a wave of earnest commentary seeking to define Canada or, maybe worse, seeking to inspire others to define Canada. Defining Canada was a big national industry for a time. If you had a nickel for every time you saw the words “whither Canada,” you could balance the federal budget. Another opportunity wasted. For a while there we were so busy defining ourselves that we could barely look at the fireworks but, fortunately, those days seem to have passed. We may be self-critical at times but we are also self-confident. We know that we have great innovators, great artists. We have great books and great music and we know that now. Not that we necessarily reward those who produce them. That comes next, perhaps. We don’t worry any more that our kids won’t want to be Canadians. They have shown us that they do. The tricky part now is to create an economy and a social climate that will make them glad they stayed. That thought wasn’t meant to spoil the party.

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A) Celebrating our nation’s birth and all that we stand for at the place of our valued democracy, Parliament Hill.

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B) The long weekend and a muchneeded chance to get away to the cottage.

B) Why not? After years of federal minority governments, I’m used to voting every few months.

C) Fireworks and family activities in my own community - as far from Parliament Hill as possible.

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D) A chance to catch up on some “me time” in the backyard.

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Public education ‘increasingly two-tier’: critics The third and final installment in a series that looks at school fundraising By Kristen Calis, Jessica Cunha and Rosie-Ann Grover

he best way to end the Ontario school system’s reliance on fundraising is to pour more money into public education, parents, teachers and critics say. “We are getting increasingly (to be) a two-tiered education system,” says NDP education critic Peter Tabuns. “That speaks to the need for adequate funding of the education system so parents don’t feel compelled to raise money.” Fundraising Fever, a Metroland Special Report, shows that concerns about overuse of fundraising – and the disparities it creates – are growing province-wide. Potential solutions also include a proposal by the advocacy group People for Education, which wants a provincial Equity in Education grant created to reduce inequities triggered by fundraising. School boards are pushing for an evaluation of provincial education funding to determine whether the current model is fair to all students. “The pressure to fundraise will only grow as boards try to meet the austerity measures of provincial governments,” says Catherine Fife, president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association. “We can’t go to our parent councils or school councils and keep asking for money.” There’s no question money is tight. The McGuinty government is starting consultations this fall to cut $10 million from school board administration budgets by 2013-14. Progressive Conservative education critic Lisa MacLeod says there is a lot of waste in the system and boards don’t always spend their funding appropriately. “They’ll claim they have no money, but are they managing the money effectively?” she asks. Some groups, including Social Planning Toronto, believe fundraising should be banned outright, except for raising dollars for external charities. “I’d rather not have it,” says Chris Ellis, who sits on four school councils in Ottawa. “I’d like for schools to not be able to raise funds for their own use so then parents in those affluent areas might become involved and speak up for greater funding for the education system.” The Coalition Against Public School Inequality suggests a cap on school fundraising. A percentage of each school’s profits above and beyond the limit would go into an equalization fund to help disadvantaged schools. But the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations says a limit would be too restrictive. “We actually don’t want somebody to say you have to stop here. It’s up to the parents to decide how much they want to do or whether they’ve had enough,” says Lee Gow-

The purchase of new playground equipment is a common fundraising goal for parents. ers, president of the group. Raising taxes would be a controversial solution, but “that’s how you address inequity, unpopularly through taxes,” says Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education. “At some point, we have to bite the bullet and go, ‘That’s what taxes pay for.’ If we want our kids to have books in their libraries, we have to pay taxes.” Critics say the province should outline exactly what materials, activities and programs should be available – at no cost to parents – in all Ontario schools. Currently, it’s OK to raise funds for library books, gym equipment and musical instruments. “You need to start with the policy and the vision and laying out concretely what should be there in schools,” says Kidder. “Then you start talking about how you fund it to ensure it’s fair and equitable.” There is also interest in a boardwide mentorship program where successful fundraising schools partner with those that need a hand, helping to reduce the gap in funds raised. “To me, that’s how successful fundraising can be done, really sharing the best practices,” says parent Roxanne Horwitz, who sits on the St. Bernadette Catholic School council in Ajax Education foundations across the province continue to play a role, helping to reduce inequities in opportunity between well-off and disadvantaged schools. There is no severe pressure on schools to raise funds for things like field trips because many foundations will cover those costs.

“Having a central education foundation completely changes the landscape for children in a city,” says Jane Fulton, executive director of the Education Foundation of Ottawa. “We make sure that no student is left out.” Small businesses and large corporations continue to work to bridge the gap by providing donations and incentive programs. “That’s what we are counting on, businesses in the community,” says Luce Paradis, principal at Assumption Catholic School in Ottawa. The school is located in a low-income area and doesn’t usually host fundraisers. Without corporate donations, it wouldn’t be able to reach its goal of $50,000 for a new play structure. “We have to outsource a little bit.” The Campbell’s Labels For Education program, for example, invites schools to collect labels from Campbell’s products, such as soup cans and Goldfish crackers, and redeem them for educational resources from books to gym equipment. A number of other companies, such as Chapters, Boston Pizza and McDonald’s, host special events that encourage parents to purchase their products and then give a portion of sales back to local schools. Others, such as the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, believe businesses don’t belong in public schools. “It’s a tempting road because it’s a quick fix to the funding situation,” says Kawartha Pine Ridge ETFO president David Wing. “Children are already bombarded enough with commercial messages.”

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Father continues back-breaking work to get family through Depression

arly in the morning this time of year, I could hear Father stirring downstairs. He would try to be quiet so as not to rouse the rest of the house, but as soon as he lit the cook stove, I would waken. The sun would be just rising when Father would head to the barns for the chores, returning to the house to down his breakfast and head out again for the long day ahead in the fields. Likely the binder or the hay mower would already be in a far-off part of the farm, left there from the day before. Our fields were long and

narrow in the Northcote area and it seemed to me, when I was so young, that when Father went beyond the west hill, he was in another part of the country. He loved his land. Just like he loved every animal in the barns and fields. Grampa, when he came to visit from Ottawa, would say, “Albert is a true farmer.” On week days, Mother would pack a lunch for him to take to the back fields. But on Saturdays, I would be allowed to take a large basket, packed with sandwiches, a honey pail of tea with shards of ice in it, slab cake, and a peeled

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories cucumber and a tomato. It was quite a feast, I thought back then. Father and I would share the lunch together. But during the days when we were at school, I knew without Mother telling me, that Father would be gone for most of the day with the binder, far back into the fields

in the farthest reaches of our farm. My three brothers would be expected to hurry home from school this time of year, because they would be responsible for the evening chores. There was milking to be done, the barns to be cleaned out and made ready

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go to the bench at the back door where Mother would have put out a fresh basin of warm water. I would watch him splash the water over his face and rub it up his arms, and see the water turn black. He would reach up to the huck towel and dry himself off and it would look like he didn’t have another ounce of strength in his body. Mother would put a steaming supper before him and I never knew whether I should sit at the table with him so that he wouldn’t be eating alone, or to leave him in peace. It never mattered how ample the meal was, it couldn’t erase the bone-tiredness from Father’s body. I used to think a long day in the fields made him look much older than he really was. At any other time of the year, Father would spend some time after supper reading the paper, with his feet resting on the oven door. But when he had been in back fields from daylight to dusk, it was all he could do to muster enough strength to plod to the bedroom, undress and fall into bed. I knew without fail, the next morning there would be a repeat of what had happened the day before and would happen many days hence. Although I didn’t understand completely what the Depression really meant, I knew for us to survive it, Father would have to continue the back-breaking work of tilling the land and harvesting the crops, with machinery that had seen better days. And in my prayers at night, I would offer up a special prayer for Father, that he would have the strength to do what had to be done to keep the farm going and to keep the Depression from closing in around us.

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for the night, the calves and pigs to be fed and fresh straw put in the stalls. My sister Audrey and I were expected to wash out the milk pails and the cream separator, put fresh cheese cloth under the lids of the milk cans, making sure everything was secure. Mother lived in constant dread that somehow a mouse would get into the milk can during the night, which Father said was an impossibility since the lids fit so tightly. But she wasn’t taking any chances, thus the cheesecloth was extra protection. We would have our supper without Father these nights. He would still be working in the fields. It didn’t seem right somehow, that he wasn’t sitting at the head of the table. But his plate would be there, just as if he could be expected any minute to come in the back door. My sister Audrey would have to say grace, which was a much shorter version than that given by Father. Long after we had eaten, and cleaned up the kitchen and the light of the day would have started to fade, I would go to the window and watch for Father. I would first see just a speck and then I would see him coming over the west hill, walking behind the team, with the whippletree dragging behind them. I would watch his figure grow larger and I would feel the utmost relief that he would soon be home, safe and sound. “He’s home,” I would yell. Everett would get up and go out to the barn yard and take the team from Father, feed them oats, and let them drink from the watering trough and then take them into the barn for the night. Father would come into the kitchen, covered with dirt and chaff, looking like he had rolled in a dust bin. He would

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The Miller’s Oven has been a volunteer-run landmark in Manotick for decades, but in recent years has struggled to attract the foot traffic it needs to stay afloat.

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EMC news – A trio of high school musicians are reuniting in Manotick this Friday in support of the Miller’s Oven. Now in their 20s, Alison Smyth, Siobhan McGovern and David Atkinson graduated from Canterbury High School in Ottawa to pursue musical careers across the world, but the friends are joining up once more on Friday, June 29 for “Metamorphosis,” a music medley night covering Broadway and popular music from the 1960s to the present. The concert is being presented by Manotick United Church and the Manotick Kiwanis in support of the Miller’s Oven, a volunteer-run tea room on Mill Street that for decades has offered a cozy atmosphere, village fellowship and, of course, its famous lemon meringue pies. As a non-profit organization, the restaurant relies on business from the community and a limited amount of fundraising to meet its annual operating budget of about $250,000. In recent years, however, that much-needed foot traffic has decreased, making it more difficult for the Miller’s Oven to operate. “Sales have decreased over the last five years or so

for a number of reasons, but primarily it was putting in the sewers,” said Jim Stewart, who is chairman of the Oven’s board of directors. “That had an impact (on foot traffic along Main Street) and we haven’t had a chance to recover the business the way we wanted to.” He said all of the ticket sales from the Broadway night, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Manotick United Church, will go directly to the restaurant’s operating costs. He said any money will help, but he’s hoping for several thousand dollars. “We do have a paid general manager and other paid staff that are in there. We have expenses just like everybody else. We have hydro, gas and other things we have to deal with,” he said. Lynne Freitag with the Manotick United Church said she is hoping to raise awareness of the tea room as much as she’s hoping to fundraise. “Between the Kiwanis and the church, we heard they’re in a transition period and they need a little boost,” she said. “We just need to get the word out. It’s as much for awareness as much as anything else.” The Miller’s Oven was founded about 30 years ago when a group of seniors decided there was a need for com-

munity programs for seniors in Manotick. One branch of the group created the Rideau Community Support Services (now ROSSS), and the other branch founded the Miller’s Oven. “We’ve had quite a number of seniors through the years who have volunteered there and found it worthwhile and rewarding. It’s just part of the fabric of the community,” Stewart said. “There’s a lot of camaraderie and fellowship that goes on with the volunteers in the context of doing something for the community.” In recent years, many high school students have also volunteered at the Miller’s Oven as part of their community service hours. Freitag said the three musicians are excited to reunite after a hiatus to start their individual careers, which is why they’ve named the event Metamorphosis. “It’s just about how their lives have changed, the fact that they were together as teens and have gone off into the world and changed, and now they’re coming back together,” Freitag said. Tickets are $20 each or $50 for a family pack. Tickets are available at Miller’s Oven on Mill Street or at Manotick Office Pro.

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EMC news – The Manotick Village Community Association elected a new executive on Tuesday, June 12 during its annual general meeting, with a number of new members stepping up to become directors at large. President Brian Tansley stepped down after two years at his post, and transportation committee chairman Klaus Beltzner was elected unanimously to take Tansley’s place. “Klaus has been very active as a member of the board and chair of the transportation committee,” Tansley said the meeting after nominating Beltzner for the role. “I can’t think of a more competent person to take over from myself.” Beltzner said his main advocacy priorities for the next few years include making sure Manotick has a strong voice during the overhaul of its secondary plan, offering effective guidance in developing the village core, and being vocal on transportation issues. He also wants the commu-

nity association to begin hosting more community events throughout the year in addition to Shiverfest and Picnic in the Park. Already, the association has added a popular soapbox derby to its annual picnic, which had a successful turnout in its first year in 2011.

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In terms of community cooperation, he said communication is “vital” and that the association must begin working more closely with other organizations in the village. “The community is the whole community. I see the MVCA as being the glue to help make things happen,” he said. Members at the meeting did not forget to thank Tansley

for his efforts. Just before the end of the meeting, Tansley received a standing ovation and a huge round of applause – eliciting a blush from the Carleton professor. Jan Hynes was elected to continue as vice president for the next two years, and Pierre Viau was elected as a second vice president for the board. Jane Dorman will continue as secretary and Grace Thrasher will take over the role of treasurer from Viau. Janice Domaratzki and Mel Roberts, both vocal activists for boaters and boaters’ rights in the community, were elected as directors at large to continue their advocacy at Parks Canada and other organizations to make sure the Rideau Canal system is working for everyone. Domaratzki will also take on the role of communications officer. Hynes said the community association is going to make communication to members a priority this year, with monthly e-newsletters and more active website updates to help inform the community of events and issues in Manotick.

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Depression research at the Royal gets $1M boost Kristy Strauss

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EMC news - Barbara Crook wants to make sure nobody goes through what she and her father did when it comes to mental health. She’s working towards that with a $1 million donation to the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group. With tears in her eyes, Crook approached a podium set up the auditorium at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and told the story of her personal struggle. “When my sister and I were little girls, our father suffered severe depression,” Crook said, adding that her father was sent to a psychiatric ward in Montreal during the same time her grandmother was sick. “We had a vague idea about nana, and we thought dad was on a business trip.” She spoke about how her father was let go from his job because of his mental illness and how different people’s outlook on mental health was then compared to now. “Imagine the loyal worker,

husband and father could be fired over an illness which he had no control over,” Crook said. “He was considered expendable, tainted.” Crook also talked about her own battle with depression and how she was treated for it in 1996. While her brain responded to the medication, she said some people aren’t so lucky. “It can take months, even years, for people to get the right treatment,” Crook said. Crook’s donation will go to help the mental health centre’s new brain imaging centre and will help researchers at the Royal look into the causes of depression and develop methods for more effective treatment and early diagnosis. “We want to get more people suffering from mental illness into remission faster and transform the way we’re treating depression,” said Andrée Steel, president and chief executive of The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. “Philanthropy has the power to change lives, transform

care, and power to inspire hope in patients everywhere.” Crook said that, simply put, the new brain imaging centre will help “people get their lives back more quickly.” “It’s about reminding people there’s hope,” Crook said. George Weber, president of the Royal, added that impressions of mental illness have begun to change, but there’s still more work to be done. “The stigma still exists but the walls are coming down,” Weber said, adding that having people like Crook talk so openly about their struggle helps. “But we still have a long way to go.” Crook said statistics show that one in five Canadians will be affected by mental illness at some point in their lives. “It’s about reminding people that depression and mental illness can affect everyone – no matter your education, or socio-economic level,” Crook said. “It can affect the happiest people we know . . . whom the glass has always been half full, until one day it’s not.”

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PepTides to headline “Come out and play” Pride fest Laura Mueller

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EMC news – The PepTides, Fevers and Young Empires will headline a “Come out and play”-themed Capital Pride festival this year. The annual Capital Pride Festival will run from Aug. 17 to 26, with the parade and Pride Day wrapping up festivities on Aug. 26. Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi were on hand at city hall on June 21 to help announce the event’s theme and headlining

acts. Naqvi’s recent work to support the GLBTQ community was applauded during the event. The Ottawa Centre MPP put his name on Toby’s Law, a bill to amend the Ontario Human Rights Code to include gender identity and gender expression. “You’ve made our theme ‘Come Out and Play’ a reality because we can come out and celebrate,” Pride chair Loresa Novy told Naqvi. Watson thanked the festival

for putting together a lineup of concerts and events that will draw tourists to the city. Headliners include Ottawa band The PepTides, voted best album by the Ottawa Citizen and best live show by an Ottawa Xpress reader poll, as well as electronic-pop band Fevers and Canadian “haute rock” band, Young Empires. Other acts include Ottawa band Apocalypstic, Ottawabased band Ornaments, Ottawa’s Jack Pine and the Fire, Rockland’s Mastik, Toronto’s Hunter Valentine and a par-

ty for queer women called Cherry Bomb, hosted by DJs Cozmic Cat and Denise Benson. In addition to the parade, festival highlights will include the Capital Pride pageant, health and fitness day, human rights vigil, family friendly picnic in the park, queer youth prom and the alternative stage. Watson said he was pleased to be Ottawa’s first mayor to walk in the Pride parade last year. He intends to do it again this year and apologized in

advance to the people he’ll squirt with a water gun aboard the Ottawa Public Health float. The grand marshal for the 2012 Pride parade will be T. Eileen Murphy, a long-time supporter of Pride and GLBTQ community volunteer. Murphy said Pride is a time to celebrate and to remember accomplishments. “Laws can change in the blink of an eye,” she said. “Let’s keep working hard and

not forget the past.” Murphy was born in Peterborough and moved to Ottawa to attend Algonquin College around 40 years ago and has volunteered for GLBTQ causes ever since. She is a founding member of Dignity Ottawa and has volunteered for Pink Triangle Services, Bruce House, Egale and PFLAG. She is also involved in the emerging Senior Pride Network.

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EMC news – In addition to stopping pucks, the Tourney for Tata’s fundraiser is helping put an end to breast cancer in local women. The popular women’s hockey tournament, organized by the Kemptville – Osgoode Ladies Hockey Association, held its third annual successful event over Mother’s Day weekend on May 12. Each year, proceeds from the event go to Kemptville District Hospital’s (KDH) mammography campaign to fund its state-ofthe-art mammography suite. Representatives from the hockey association were on hand to present $5,000 to KDH Foundation development officer Mary Boucher on June 14 at the hospital. The $5,000 donation brings the three-year total amount raised through the Tourney for Tata’s to more than $13,000. “We wanted to do a hockey tournament that was open to all women and would benefit women’s issue,” explained Judy Littau, a past president of the hockey association. It’s also important to the group that the funds stay in the community to aid local women. “At the time, the hospital was just starting fundraising for the mammography suite here, so it worked out well,” she said. The Tourney for Tata’s is a non-competitive hockey tournament and featured teams from throughout the area, including Westport and Brockville. “There is no score kept and there’s no final game. We just have three games of fun,” Littau said. After each game, the

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Kemptville – Osgoode Ladies Hockey Association paid tribute to the late Graham Curryer, a local chiropodist who was a goalie in the league, by holding a shootout. “He donated our team’s jerseys and other funds the first year we held the tournament,” noted Angie Kirk, current president of the ladies hockey association. “His family has continued the support,” added Catherine Van Vliet, a past president with the association who also serves as KDH’s director of patient services & integration. It’s that solid community support that has allowed the hockey association to continue the fundraiser. According to Van Vliet, the funds realized from the Tourney for Tata’s are very important to the hospital. The KDH Foundation still has $275,000 left to fundraise for the $750,000 digital mammography suite so it’s “not quite paid for yet.” “These funds help raise awareness for women’s issues and the need for mammography equipment and regular mammograms in women,” she explained. “This all fits into our (KDH’s) model of building healthier communities and supporting women’s cancers.” The hockey association hopes the Tourney for Tata’s will continue to be a tradition and once fundraising for the mammography suite is finished, they will focus their efforts on another women’s issue. “Women’s hockey is growing in the community so we will have no problem hosting the tournament again,” Kirk concluded.

The Kemptville – Osgoode Ladies Hockey Association held its third annual Tourney for Tata’s back on May 12. They presented the $5,000 to the Kemptville District Hospital’s (KDH) mammography campaign, to the KDH Foundation June 14 at the hospital. From left: hockey association member Debbie Wilson; KDH Foundation development officer Mary Boucher; hockey association members Judy Littau, Catherine Van Vliet, Heather Branchard and president Angie Kirk.

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EMC news – Here ye, here ye! The Osgoode Medieval Festival has returned to the village and organizers bid you come hither to enjoy jousting, medieval games and a royal feast. From serfs to lords, all are welcome to the fifth annual weekend of medieval life running Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July 8 next to the Osgoode Market Square on Osgoode Main Street. Apart from the usual professional jousting matches, minstrels, dancing, swordplay, games, and vendors, the festival features several new additions this year including a massive castle made by a local couple and the kids who attend their day care. The 32 by 32-foot castle is currently in Joan Saunders’ front yard on Nixon Drive, but it will be relocated to the festival grounds in time for Education Day on Friday, July 6 when families, day camps and day cares are invited to spend the day learning about medieval life. Saunders said it was her husband Chris who built the castle itself, which includes royal rooms for the king and queen as well as an inner courtyard, stained glass windows and a huge dragon protecting the entrance. The kids who attend her

daycare, Acorn Early Learn- gion on Sunstrum Drive, and ing Centre in the Glebe, built festival goers can catch a ride the dragon, helped with the on the horse and wagon which stained glass windows and will take them there. “This is a game that has its made decorations for the castle. Earlier in June all 60 chil- roots in medieval times so we dren came to Osgoode to test thought it would make a good out the medieval mansion, and addition,” Carey said. Of course, the weekend’s more than half of them slept over after enjoying a royal biggest draw is always the professional jousting matches feast of their own. “It is just phenomenal, it’s that take place twice a day on Saturday and just going to Sunday, Carbe wonderey said. ful,” said or- “Kids just love “The joustganizer Judy watching the knights ing is just Carey. spectacular. A n o t h e r in all their heavy It’s real. They addition to armour, charging do intend the festival is a horse- across the field, lance to hurt each other,” Carey shoe tour- in arm, on these said. “Kids nament on just love Saturday at massive horses.” watching the the Osgoode Judy Carey knights in all legion. Visitors can try their hand at a tra- their heavy armour, charging ditional game from the days across the field, lance in arm, of yore beginning at 11 a.m. on these massive horses. You and prizes will be awarded for don’t get to see that every day. both skill and luck, includ- It’s pretty cool and it’s all part ing a purse of King’s gold of the admission price.” On Education Day, the for first place. But beware: the contestant who places last jousters will perform some will find him or herself in the games and other activities inmedieval stocks, alongside stead of actually trying to fell some of the year’s elected of- each other – but the knights ficials who have absconded are just as impressive. The trained jousters come with tax money or stolen from King Davis Jermacans. Early from across North America, registration fees are $10 per orchestrated by a ranch owner player, or $15 per player on and jouster in Ohio. Carey said she is hopthe day. The tournament will take place at the Osgoode Le- ing families in the Osgoode

area will offer “a night for a knight” before and during the weekend so the jousters have somewhere to stay while they’re in the area. The other big draw is the King’s Feast on Saturday night, for which the peasant folk should buy tickets beforehand. This year’s dinner will be catered by the Red Dot Cafe in Osgoode and includes entertainment from court jesters, dancers and minstrels. Despite the promise of delicious food, Carey said there are rumours of treason and treachery brewing against King Davis and his queen, Andrea. “The King has been a bit nasty since his coronation last year after King Tracy’s demise. He’s not that popular and it seems he’s made a few enemies,” she said. “We are so upset with him. Taxes, the whole bit. It’s been a tough job.” Previous kings have not made it very long through their dinner before someone tried to take off their head. “I don’t know what he’s going to do. He does have a guard this year, and I understand he is a fast runner,” Carey said. Even the presence of young Princess Vivian, who was born heir to the throne in February, may not stop the masses from revolting against the notoriously wicked king.

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A young knight learns about the long process of putting on armour at last year’s Osgoode Medieval Festival. Tickets for the King’s Feast are $35 in advance or $50 at the door. Doors open at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. For tickets contact Trudy Quinn at 613-

826-1649. Information and registration forms for events throughout the weekend can be found at www.osgoodemedievalfestival.com.

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Fleas, an annual external parasite, are mostly harmless. The biggest problem caused by fleas is itching. However, some pets or people may be allergic to flea saliva, which causes flea allergy dermatitis (super-itchy spots with hair-loss); young, sick or elderly pets can become anemic from too much blood loss. These wingless insects are capable of jumping long distances. While cat and dog fleas prefer to feast on animal blood, they will turn to a human host if needed. The life-cycle of a flea has four stages: • Eggs, which fall from the host into the environment • Larvae, which live off of the fallen fecal matter of adult fleas found in carpets and in lawns. • Pupae, which is the cocoon. They do not emerge until a host is detected (via warmth /vibration)

Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: patricia.lonergan@metroland.com The Osgoode Township Fish, Game and Conservation Club will host its annual Kids’ Fishing Derby on Saturday, July 7 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Taylor Park (west end of Osgoode Main Street). Registration begins at 8 a.m. The first 100 participants 12 or younger will receive a free rod & reel, tackle box or fishing net. The event also includes hotdogs and drinks - free for kids, small fee for adults.  All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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The 12th Annual Metcalfe Charity Classic will take place on Wednesday, July 11 at the Metcalfe Golf club. One of our ward’s most appreciated fundraising ventures is the Metcalfe Charity Classic. Throughout the past eleven years, over $62,000 has been raised in support of the Township of Osgoode Care Centre. This event features a 2 p.m. shotgun start, a famous roast beef dinner included in the entry fee, registration gift for every golfer, lots of great door prizes, a silent auction, hole in one prizes, putting, trivia, Hit the Green games and other contests. The entry fee is $85 and includes 18 holes of golf, power cart, taxes and a $20 donation to the Osgoode Care Centre.

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The Osgoode Old Tyme Dancing Club’s country and western jamboree is on Sunday, July 15 at the Osgoode Community Centre Hall from 2 to 8 p.m. with all proceeds going to the Osgoode Care Centre.  Door prizes, spot dances and main draws will take place both afternoon and evening. A tasty BBQ will be available.  Country and Western bands will be on stage throughout the afternoon and evening for your entertainment. For further information, please call Barb at (613) 258-7679 or Bernice at (613) 224 9888.

July 16:

Osgoode Youth Association AGM, 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, July 16. All are welcome to come and hear about the great things O-YA has done this year, meet our staff and board of directors and learn about the fabulous plans we have for the coming year!  Refreshments will be served. If you have any questions about O-YA’s AGM, please contact Nichole, O-YA’s Executive Director at (613) 826-0726 or o-yacentre@ rogers.com.

August 15:

Come to the 1st Annual Live & Learn Resource Centre Golf Tournament! On behalf of Councillor Doug Thompson and Rural Family Connections, we are very pleased to announce our 1st Annual Live & Learn Resource Centre Golf Tournament on Wednesday, August 15 at the Metcalfe Golf Course. The $100 entry fee includes 18 holes, power cart and dinner.  It is a 1 p.m. shotgun start and the event includes a silent auction, 50/50 draw, and

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Ongoing:

Watson’s Mill is proud to team up with local growers and producers to host a Farmers Market in Historic Dickinson Square.  Starting Saturday, June 23rd, the Farmers Market is scheduled to run on Saturdays, from 9am to 2pm, through August 25th at the Carriage Shed, across the street from Watson’s Mill. The City of Ottawa’s Rural South Ottawa Recreation is offering a variety of camps for children of all ages this summer. On My Own Adventures: Full day camp is offered for children aged four to five years with weekly themed activities. Locations include Greely & North Gower. Just Incredible Kids: Camp includes a weekly out-trip and exciting theme days for children aged six to 12 years. Locations include Greely, North Gower, Manotick, Vernon (August 7 – 10) and Osgoode (August 13 – 17). Lego - Powered Up: Full day camp in Manotick (July 23 – 27) allows children aged eight to 13 the chance to explore the programming of motorized robotic vehicles and creatures for half the day, then enjoy regular camp activities for the rest of the day. For more information visit www.ottawa.ca/ruralsouth, email osgooderideaurecreation@ottawa.ca or call 613580-2424 ext 30235. Attention high school students: the Osgoode Township Museum in Vernon is offering community service hours to any High School student interested in helping us out with some of the museum’s exciting summer events including our annual Pioneer Day and Strawberry Social taking place on Saturday, July 21, as well as our children’s summer drama camp which will be preparing a production of Peter Pan. We are seeking volunteers in the afternoons from Tuesday through Friday, starting on August 14 until Friday,

August 24 from noon until 4 p.m. If you are interested in any of these fun volunteer opportunities, please call the museum at 613-8214062 or send us an email at osgoode-museum@hotmail. com.  We look forward to hearing from you!  Greely’s Canada Day celebration needs volunteers to make the event special for everyone.  If you would like to give back to the Community or are a student who needs volunteer hours, please contact Bruce Brayman at president@greelycommuntiy. org. Old Time Music and Country Dance, first Friday of each month at the Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. $5/person at the door. Yearly memberships available. Free for musicians and singers. Come and have a good time with us. Trinity Bible Church Summer Camps in Osgoode – Upward Soccer Camp & “Sky” VBS, ages 5-11 yrs. Half day and full day programs. Preregistration is necessary. For more info visit www. trinitybiblechurch.ca/vbs or call (613) 826-2444. The Metcalfe Cooperative Nursery School offers five week-long day camp sessions from July 3 to August 3, 2012.  The KinderCamp program for  younger children focuses on dramatic play, outdoor activities, arts and crafts and, back by popular demand, some great science!  The Discovery Camp program is geared to older children and will guide them through an exploration of the world around them – from birds and butterflies to physics and more! Further information online at www. mcnskids.org.       Guitar Lessons and Teahouse at O-YA. Learn to play the guitar or brush up on your existing guitar skills in a fun group style lesson while enjoying a mug of hot tea (a cool selection of herbal tea, chai tea and tea lattes)

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and a snack at O-YA. The instructor is Grant McGee. To register for the Summer 2012 session of Guitar Lessons & Teahouse, please download a Registration Form from OYA’s website at www.o-ya.ca. Space is limited. There are lots of great things happening at Just Kiddin Theatre and we’re eager to introduce theatre to those curious - or scared! Summer Theatre Camp is an ideal way to get a taste of theatre to see if it’s for you.  Find the prima donna in you, develop life skills, or just make friends and have fun!  You have a choice of three one-week camps in July.  Summer camps will be taking place at the Old Metcalfe Town Hall, 8243 Victoria Street in Metcalfe.  The price to attend the Summer Camp is $190 CAD per child per week.  For more information, interested parties can view our website. Is your daughter looking for a place to do fun things with her friends?  Make new friends in the community? Try new things? Check out Girl Guides. Every week, girls ages 5 through 17 meet to learn everything from camping to acting, all in the company of friends they can trust, and women they can look up to. Visit https://register.girlguides.ca/WCM/OnlineReg to find a unit near you and to register for the next Guiding year (2012-2013).  A volunteer driver and backup 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 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. For more information, please contact 613-821-3669 or email info@communitychristianschool.ca. Join the Osgoode or the Metcalfe Sandwich Makers and help the downtown Mission in Ottawa!  In each village individuals make one or two loaves of sandwiches each week and deliver them to a central location: Mondays in Metcalfe, Thursdays in Osgoode.  The sandwiches are

then delivered the next day to the Mission in Ottawa where they are gratefully received for distribution. For information, contact Sally Gray at 613-821-2640 or email grayhound@xplornet.com.   The small but mighty talented Osgoode Olde Tyme Fiddlers Association invites you to its traditional old tyme fiddle and country music dance at the Osgoode Community Centre, every fourth Friday of the month from 7:30 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. Ottawa Newcomers’ Club invites women new to Ottawa to join our activities and meet some new friends. Activities include: bridge, scrabble, walks, luncheons and dinners, book club, sightseeing, travel cafes and craft hours. For more information call 613-860-0548 or ottawanewcomers@hotmail.ca. Gloucester South Seniors, 4550 Bank St., Leitrim, offers a full schedule of activities every week, including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre, five hundred, shuffleboard and chess.  Membership is $15 per year. The club is easily accessible by OCTranspo #144, and has free parking. Info at 613-8210414.

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.

Wednesdays:

Enjoy Scottish country dancing for fun, friendship and fitness! Share the music and joy of dance. You do not have to be Scottish. You do not have to wear a kilt - but you can. No experience or partner is required. Meet Wednesday evenings at the Osgoode Community Centre from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, contact Marie at 613-8261221 or email Osgoodedancescottish@gmail.com. Want to meet new friends? Have a great workout? Come and join us at The MET (Metropolitan Bible Church) every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. for a free women’s fitness class with a certified fitness instructor. Contact the church office at 613-238-8182.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct Libra, start thinking about23curbing your spending. Your Libra, there time for daydreaming There’s finances areisinno trouble if you don’t makeright somenow. changes. simply too much to get done. Start on small tasks and build More is going out than is coming into your accounts. up to the larger ones.

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SCORPIO –-Oct 22 22 SCORPIO Oct24/Nov 24/Nov Scorpio, there’s not much youcomes can dofrom about current Sometimes the best growth notthe knowing situation. Complaining things won’t anything, where you’re heading, about Scorpio. While you solve may want to have a game let creative youhorizon. instead. so why wasteplan, the breath? Betterenergy news isdrive on the

GEMINI - May 21 GEMINI – May22/Jun 22/Jun 21 Be Trust careful with whom Gemini. you share your goals, While your instincts, Someone who Gemini. seems like they there just may be a few copycats who want to steal your have your best interests at heart really may have ulterior thunder, you could find a promotion is stolen away as well. motives. Heed Capricorn’s sage advice. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 CANCER – Junnew 22/Jul 22of doing things this week, Cancer, explore ways Cancer, in youyour mayprofessional feel like you’re onlyalways one keeping especially life. the There’s room the to grow and a new perspective things ship from sinking. However,might this ismake not the case.easier. Behindthe-scenes work is taking place, too. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo,LEO be –careful of a misstep when you move into new Jul 23/Aug 23 territory. Don’t leak information before you have fully Leo, it seems as if drama is always following you. That’s developed the ideas, or things could get tricky. because you tend to be the life of the party or prefer all eyes -beAug on you. Think about VIRGO 24/Sept 22 being less conspicuous.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 21 Sagittarius, though right now you canToo probably get away You’re in over your head, Sagittarius. many projects with saying whatever comes into your mind, it’s better to and not enough helpers can leave you feeling overstick to the subject at hand. Censor yourself a little. whelmed. You may want to tackle one thing at a time. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 CAPRICORN – Decof22/Jan Capricorn, a fear failure 20 may override your ambition. Capricorn, new feelings beginnings have arrived andplan you’re excited Don’t let these compromise your for doing something and different. about all ofnew the prospects. Others may share your joy but not to the extent that you do. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, a little18challenging to figure out what is AQUARIUSit–can Janbe 21/Feb bothering you, but be patient. The truth will be revealed in Aquarius, it’s alright to be cautious with your decisions, but due time. Focus on something else. taking much too long could indicate you’re not ready for a change. -Soon spouse or20 partner will grow impatient. PISCES Feba19/Mar

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Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! 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!

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