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October 16, 2014 l 40 pages
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Thompson barred from speaking after Darouze endorsement Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com
News - Osgoode ward’s final all-candidates meeting got off to an unusually dramatic start on Oct. 8, when retiring Coun. Doug Thompson was asked not to speak after publicly endorsing councillor candidate George Darouze. As he had at the previous debates in Metcalfe and Osgoode, Thompson arrived at the Greely Com-
munity Centre expecting to address the packed hall with a brief update about ward projects and to thank the community for their support. But a few minutes before the event was scheduled to start, Greely Community Association president Bruce Brayman asked Thompson not to speak, as requested by the 10 other candidates on the ballot. “The other candidates said they were uncomfort-
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able about him speaking after endorsing George (Darouze) that day,” said Brayman, who organized the meeting. The community association did, however, present Thompson with a small gift to thank him for his 31 years of service. For his part, Thompson said he understood the situation, even though he was disappointed. “I hold no malice at all; I’m a big guy,” Thompson said. “I understand politics.” He said he had expected the news of his endorsement to break the day after the debate, rather than a few hours before. His support for Darouze has been an open secret for many months – Darouze has spent the past two years shadowing the veteran councillor at city hall – but Thompson has shied away from publicly declaring that partnership until now.
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Stopped in his tracks Ashbury College Colts Mathieu Tuli, right, tries to evade Nicarlo Funai of the St. Mark High School Lions as Ashbury teammate Sascha Jammes, left, arrives on the scene during a special football match-up at TD Place on Oct. 4. St. Mark beat Ashbury 21-0. The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment group honoured minor football over the weekend with three high school games at the home of the RedBlacks on Saturday. On Sunday, Oct. 5 bantam and peewee teams from the Nepean Eagles and the Bell Warriors took the field.