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The North Gower branch of the Ottawa Public Library is due for some improvements, and improvements it

will receive – about $60,000 worth.

The Friends of the North Gower Library announced on Dec. 12 that the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association will contribute $55,000 to pay for the replacement of most of the library’s shelving.

While that project is underway next spring or early summer, the library’s walls will also receive a fresh coat of paint, in addition to other

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“We’re also right now looking with the city into lifecycle projects for the North Gower Library to see if there’s anything else that’s coming up that we may as well do while we’re doing these changes,” said Catherine Seaman, OPL’s division manager of branch operations.

The branch will close for up to 10 days during renovations, but Seaman hopes that by summer, 2016 the changes will have transformed the public space into a brighter, more attractive environment.

“Right now we have a medley of different kinds of shelving,” Seaman said.

“So now the shelving will Adam Kveton/Metroland all be uniform. I think it’s really going to brighten the branch. And we’ll be able to market our collections a lot Santa Claus helps 12-year-old Charlie Morocz put on his brand new skates at the Eugene better.”

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New shelves, shorter, made from wood, and similar to the shelving in the library’s children’s section, will be installed in the North Gower Library in spring or summer of 2016 as part of about $60,000 of improvements planned for the branch. ing used goes back into the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library book stores to be sold to raise funds to be reinvested into the library.”

The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association, separate from the similarly named Friends of the North Gower Library, raises funds through the sale of used book,

and then donates those funds back to Ottawa Public Library branches across Ottawa.

Seaman said that although there are currently no plans to relocate the North Gower branch, the new shelving units can be moved easily, should the library ever find a new home.

“There’s always been inter-

est to relocate it somewhere else, but there’s just no where to relocate it to now anyway,” Seaman said.

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The new shelves, Seaman said, will be shorter in height than the current shelving units, and constructed from wood rather than metal.

In addition to being more aesthetically pleasing, the lower shelf heights will make the shelves more accessible.

Because shelves in the children’s section of the library are shorter in height, those shelves will not be replaced.

“The new shelving is basically the new Ottawa Public Library standard for shelving which is lower, making the collections more accessible,” she said.

“But it also means that we have more visibility around the branch, that we have more light coming in.”

While the height reduction will inevitably reduce the number of books the shelves can hold, Seaman said the change will give library management a much needed opportunity to consolidate the collection and weed out less popular volumes.

“It’s always a good time to look at the collections and ask, ‘What does our community need? What is the community about? What do they like to read?’” she said.

“So there’ll still be a great collection there. It’s just that it’ll be a freshened collection.

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Dedicated neonatal transport unit rolls out in Ottawa Erin McCracken

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Ottawa’s first dedicated neonatal transport unit is rolling out with the goal of reducing travel delays and improving outcomes for CHEO’s tiniest and youngest patients, as well as ensuring the health and safety of medical teams.

“It will make a huge difference for some of the frailest and most vulnerable patients in our health-care system,” CHEO president and chief executive Alex Munter said at an announcement at Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters off Walkley Road on Dec. 22.

CHEO’s neonatal transport team now has access to a dedicated Ottawa am-

bulance for the emergency transport of newborns back to the children’s hospital as part of a year-long pilot project that begins in January.

Up to now, an ambulance crew picked up the team and its specialized equipment at the regional hospital and raced off to a call in CHEO’s expansive coverage area.

The ambulance and crew would return to Ottawa to tend to other calls while the neonatal specialists stabilized their patient. But that required a different ambulance from the local area be called in to take the team and patient back to CHEO, often causing the team to be stranded for hours.

“Therein lies the problem and therein lies the delay

as well,” said Dr. Stephanie Redpath, medical director of CHEO’s neonatal transport team. “It takes away that service from that region.”

The team responds to an average of 440 of these types of calls every year.

But thanks to the new partnership, as well as a $30,000 donation made to the CHEO Foundation from Scottie’s Angels Fund to pay for the first year of the pilot, which will cost CHEO $36,000, Ottawa paramedics can now remain at the call.

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Previously, it took a team of four to lift a regular stretcher bearing that much weight, which impacted mobilization times, Redpath said.

“It’s a health-and-safety advancement for us because we’re no longer lifting a 400-pound incubator,” said Peter Kelly, acting chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service.

But thanks to the new partnership and funds donated to the CHEO Foundation from Scottie’s Angels Fund, the Ottawa paramedics can remain at the call with the dedicated ambulance.

“We said if we convert this ambulance over (with the new stretcher) then we’ll be able to go A to B and do those calls together,” Kelly said.

“And that’s best for the baby – a timely response back to the surgeons at CHEO.” The reality is that outcomes for babies coming in from beyond urban centres is “inferior,” which is the

reason their prompt transport back to CHEO is so important.

“Our babies on occasion weigh less than a bag of sugar and they are smaller than the size of my hand,” said Redpath.

The new dedicated unit will make “a life-saving difference,” she said.

Providing coverage in a geographic area equivalent to the size of the United Kingdom “is quite a feat,” which is why the co-ordinated effort between the hospital and paramedic service is essential, she noted.

“Dedicated units such as our NTU (neonatal transport unit) … have been shown to provide faster response times, permit customization of our equipment and also provide the use of hydraulic lifts needed to lift this 300- to 400-pound device in and out the back of an ambulance.”

Seeing the funds go to such a good cause means a lot to Smiths Falls resident Jodi Empey, whose first child, Scottie, passed away at CHEO in 1999 from complications. He was just seven-

months old.

Empey was in London, Ont., when she went into premature labour.

She was flown to the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital via air ambulance.

Scottie was transported from the Civic to CHEO via neonatal transport.

When she was approached by the CHEO Foundation with the idea of providing financial support to the new unit, she jumped at the chance to help other families in need.

Through Scottie’s Angels Fund Empey contributed to the unit in the memory of her late son.

“It was a benefit to us and our family having him transported quickly and safely,” she said. “Hopefully, that will benefit other families as well.”

It’s Empey’s hope the pilot project will become permanent and even be expanded with more dedicated ambulance units in the future.

“I hope the government picks it up after this year … and that they continue with the dedicated ambulance,” Empey said.

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ell this has been an interesting month.

First, our grandchild is born a month early.

Then, my book is ready months ahead of schedule. Two babies in one month. I’m so excited my head might explode.

This Christmas, as we sit down with family and friends over a meal cooked with love, we have so much to celebrate. But as we pull the same decorations out of the closet year after year to hang on the tree, we are reminded of Christmases past.

One Christmas in particular comes to mind for me, as I watch my daughter with her new baby and wonder what traditions she will keep, and what new ones they will develop as a family.

It was somewhere around 1993 or ’94, and I was living with my first husband in a subdivision just outside Kemptville. He was raised in the Czech tradition at Christmas, where “the angels� bring the tree, fully decorated and laden with gifts, while the family is eating their holiday meal in the next room. Now let the logistics of that endeavour soak into your mind for a minute.

While I suppose it is possible to drag a fully decorated tree into the house and install it, with presents beneath, all while curious children are in the next room, I don’t imagine it is easy. The kids are supposed to be kept out of the “Christmas room� for about a week leading up to the big day. In the time of larger houses and formal living rooms or sitting parlours, this may have been somehow possible. The door was closed, or a blanket hung as a curtain to block the view of the goingson on the other side.

The children did not peek, because they were threatened with the possibility of being discovered and scaring the angels away. Much like the North American version, you don’t want to get caught spying on Santa Claus. You’re supposed to be tucked up in your beds, fast asleep while he is doing his work.

Back to the angels. They work behind the curtain for days, adding to their decorations, and occasionally making noises that only add to the excitement when heard by the children. Finally, during the holiday meal that is always held on Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day, a bell is rung. That is when the children know it is time to go and discover what the angels have been up to in the other room. The angels ring the bell when they are finished their work. Well, that Christmas in the early ‘90s, my three little girls were eating their breaded filet-of-

The Accidental Farmwife sole and delicious, addictive potato salad (the traditional Czech holiday meal) when they heard the bell. Their forks stopped in mid-air and their eyes grew wide. “Mom‌â€? my eldest whispered. “Is that‌.the angels?!â€?“I think so,â€? I answered, smiling. I told the girls they could get up and see what was in the other room. The room they had been forbidden to enter for nearly a week. The room that they swear they could hear angels working in. (I use the term “theyâ€? loosely. My eldest was four or five, my middle one was one or two, and we had a new baby.)

Just as we got up from the table and I pulled the baby out of her high chair, their grandfather rounded the corner of the room, a big smile on his face.

My eldest, 5-year-old Milena, stopped in her tracks and looked at him in horror. He was still holding the bell. I looked at my husband.

He smacked his forehead with the palm of his hand and shook his head. Then I looked at Milena. I could actually see the wheels turning in her head.“Jedda (spelled “Dede; Czech for grandfather)‌.did the angels leave their bell?â€? “Yes! Yes! I found their bell!â€? yelled her grandfather, relief and joy on his red face, redeemed by the innocence of youth.

I can’t remember how many more Christmases the angels visited our home while the girls were young. Santa came too, and left a stuffed stocking for each girl as his calling card.

Here’s wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas. Good luck keeping Santa and the angels and any of your other traditions as secret and magical as they were always meant to be. dianafisher1@gmail.com theaccidentalfarmwife. blogspot.com

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Mother and Father look back at the year that was

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MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories steer to replace what we had lost.

“What would we have done without our good neighbours?” she said.

It had been an up and down year for the crops, Father said, but by some miracle, the hay mow was full, and the grain bins had enough in them to see us through the winter and into the next cropping.

And they reminisced on about the year that had been. Mother talked about the cellar full of vegetables, preserves and pickles, and the sauerkraut barrel in the summer kitchen.

“Blessed indeed,” she said to no one in particular.

Then they both chuckled, recalling how we five kids all came down with the whooping cough at the same time.

“And nobody died,” Father chuckled, remembering the many trips Mrs. Beam made to stir up her special concoctions bound to cure anyone of everything.

“Sure great to have someone like Mrs. Beam around,” Mother said. “And we didn’t have to call old Dr. Murphy out from Renfrew once.”

“Yes, its been a good year,” Father said again.

“Goodness knows what the next 12 months will bring, but the past 12, even with a few bumps along the way weren’t that bad.”

And then they talked about turkey-fair day, just passed.

Even though it is called turkey-fair, chickens, geese, homemade butter and soap, and Mother’s special sticky buns, were all loaded onto

the flat-bottomed sleigh and driven into Renfrew to sell.

“Boy, that was sure a stroke of luck, wasn’t it?”

Men wearing white coats over their winter clothes walking up and down Raglan street, stopped at our sleigh, and bought every goose, turkey and chicken we had brought from the farm. And it didn’t take long to get rid of the other things on the sleigh either!

I thought this was a good place for me to add my two cents.

“Sure were lucky, weren’t we Mother?”

She paused for a few minutes before answering, and then she said, “No, not lucky, Mary. We were blessed.”

Father was getting up from the table, having recalled all the good things that had happened to us over the past year, when Mother reached over and held onto his arm.

“And Albert, today I had enough money in the sugar bowl to pay Briscoe’s General Store what I owed.

My bill came to $2.80

cents. It sure feels good to go into the new year, not owing a cent.”

I went to bed that night, just as the year was about to end, with a warm feeling, that didn’t come only from the feather tickings and the hot bricks wrapped in towels at my feet.

I could put the talk of the Depression that often hung over our heads like a black cloud, out of my mind. At least for a while.

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Father anxious to get to his favourite spot in front of the Findlay Oval to read the Ottawa Farm Journal, and Mother looking forward to sitting at the cleaned off table to write in her beloved diaries.

But that night they stayed, sipping their tea and talking about the year that was about to end.

Father remembered the hot summer day, and the terrible storm that killed 11 of our cows seeking shelter under the big tree on the west hill.

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A wish or two for 2016

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ow that 2015 has come and gone, 2016 is a fresh slate for the city of Ottawa.

There is a never-ending list of items we would all like to see on some kind of wish list for the city in 2016.

From an aging infrastructure to a coherent transit strategy to rural roads, there is a great deal Ottawa residents would like to see resolved.

Light rail promises to bring Ottawa commuters into the 21st century. To achieve that goal the city will need to secure infrastructure funding so that the second phase of the light rail project can continue. A green light on the east- and west-end extensions would be appreciated.

When the light rail reality begins to blossom, hopefully it will be alongside a well-maintained bus service.

A coherent transit strategy in other parts of the city, not blessed with light rail, is a wish many residents have. Expansion of traffic-bearing roads in one direction at the expense of common sense on others can create challenges for us all. One strategy driven by an agreed on traffic and community philosophy would ensure a consistent and

logical pattern of road growth.

Rural neighbourhoods will need some thoughtful planning solutions as rural roads become busier than ever.

The local athletic organizations like the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club produce fine athletes.

Hopefully, as the summer Olympic Games arrive, Team Canada will include many of these local athletes. There is nothing like being able to cheer for your own.

Art and culture is more important than we can ever know. The music is the sound a culture makes as it talks to itself and the expression of that culture helps its members understand who they are.

This year’s Bluesfest is another nice way Ottawa residents can share their love of music and the stories the music tells. A great lineup of performers for the 2016 Bluesfest would be at the top of any Ottawa resident’s wish list for the new year.

Making Ottawa the best that it can be should not be a challenge, but instead an opportunity to think out of the box and look for solutions that rival the status quo.

The good, bad and awesome

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There were lots of bad ones too, but that’s for another time.

In no particular order, here are some things to like about 2015: 1. The first arrival of Syrian refugees and the impressive effort, both by government and volunteers, in making that possible. It brings to mind Project 4000 in 1979, which showed our city in its best light.

We don’t want to get too selfcongratulatory about this. Whenever we begin telling ourselves how compassionate we Canadians are we should have a look at the homeless people on our streets

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2. Have they finished with the Queensway? It looks like it. Now all we have to worry about is years of construction downtown.

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Like the Blue Jays, we didn’t win but there is something quite enjoyable about a city being caught up with a sports team.

Strangers smile at each other, neighbours have something to talk about.

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5. That new pedestrian bridge, the Adàwe Crossing, between Donald Street and Somerset East.

It can only change life for the better. We need more of them.

6. The apparent demise of smart mailboxes. It’s not absolutely certain that they are doomed, but the new government clearly recognizes that they are a political liability.

7. The apparent shift of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism. If it proceeds it will be smaller and elsewhere. Somebody suggested the Diefenbunker, and that seems like a good spot.

8. Change of government. No partisanship is intended here. I probably said the same thing in 2006 when the Tories came in and the Liberals went out. A change of government every few years energizes the city. People change jobs, there is movement, exciteediTorial: Managing ediTor: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6261 theresa.fritz@metroland.com news ediTor: Joe Morin joe.morin@metroland.com 613-221-6240 reporTer: Megan Delaire mdelaire@metroland.com, 613-221-6175

ment, a focus on policy and a commitment to action.

Obviously, not everyone can be happy about this – museum directors, for example, and MPs who have to learn where the Opposition benches are. But in a government town it is a good thing when people become interested in government again.

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Target shooting banned in Marlborough Forest

Untidy target shooters are costing the city thousands in cleanup costs and changing the way the public is allowed to use the Marlborough Forest. Police and bylaw officers will be enforcing trespassing bylaws in the sprawling, 10,000-hectare woodlot after a recent uptick in the amount of debris and damage left behind by people practising their shooting skills in the forest.

New councillor leans into learning curve for 2015

Hydro One may have solved Osgoode’s power problems – for now

The brown-outs and flickers that have plagued Osgoode residents could be gone for good if several local fixes are successful.

In early January, Hydro One turned off a transformer at the Osgoode distribution station and also took a 60-metre stretch of underground line out of service on Eloise Crescent after narrowing the problem down to those two spots in late 2014.

The village has had ongoing problems with flickers – brief outages that usually last no longer than five seconds – for years, but so far the latest fixes are holding strong.

Draft budget boosts rural taxes by $55

The average urban homeowner will pay $67 more in

taxes this year in the city’s proposed budget, while rural residents will pay an extra $55.

The $82 garbage fee wouldn’t change if city council approves this budget, but recreation fees will increase two per cent.

The proposed 2015 budget includes $689.1 million in capital projects, including $448 million for citywide work and $241 million for localized projects.

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If you want something done, you’ve got to do it yourself: that’s the attitude a new alliance of community and recreational groups have taken to get Manotick’s arena expansion project off the ground once and for all.

The Manotick Culture, Parks and Recreation Association is leading the new Manotick Arena Expansion group, which aims, with support from several hockey leagues, the Youth of Manotick and Rural Ottawa

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Traffic, development and safety on area residents’ minds Continued from page 11

City approves additional lots in Mahogany

Minto can go ahead and add 14 lots to Phase 1 of its Mahogany subdivision in Manotick, unless someone files an appeal.

Residents and groups have until Feb. 27 to appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board, otherwise the draft plan of subdivision will be approved, according to a city notice.

Minto submitted its revised subdivision plan last June, catching residents off guard after several years of calm and co-operation between the developer and Manotick villagers.

March

Truck accident prompts renewed calls for local study

An oversized truck that knocked down a traffic light in the middle of Manotick on Feb. 24 has residents pushing even harder to get trucks out of their village.

The articulated vehicle was turning north onto Manotick Main Street from Bridge Street around 12:40 p.m. when the conveyer equipment it was carrying pushed the pole into the southbound lanes. There were no cars in the lane at the time and the truck driver has not been charged, according to police. But residents are calling this the last straw.

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Osgoode, Edwards, Greely targeted by burglers this winter

If you’re leaving on vacation, make sure you’re not also leaving your house vulnerable to break-ins, warned rural south community police officer Const. Stephanie Lemieux.

She said break and enters have been on the rise in rural south villages since February, particularly in Osgoode, Greely and Edwards. It’s likely because people are leaving on vacation, possibly for an extended time, which can tip off a potential burglar if steps aren’t taken to make the house look lived in, she said.

Feds inject cash to put summer students to work in Manotick

Ten youth are going to continue their education outside of the classroom this summer by getting valuable work experience in Manotick with Watson’s Mill and the Rideau Township Historical Society thanks to a grant from the feds.

Nepean-Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre announced at Watson`s Mill April 14 that funding of $38,000 for the Mill and another $13,500 for the society through the Canada Summer Jobs program will allow the organizations to hire youth to work for the two organizations this summer.

Charity bike ride rerouted out of Manotick after tragedy

When Dr. Jim Walker pedals 108 kilometres this fall to raise money for cancer research, he will be thinking of Laurie Strano, who was killed

during the Ride the Rideau charity cycling event last September. Strano, a 40-year-old mother of two, died after she was struck by a garbage truck on River Road.

Following the tragedy, a six-member event review task force recommended the ride continue, but that it be rerouted and renamed. Ride the Rideau is now known as The Ride.

May

Manotick will get new boat dock this summer: Moffatt

Boaters will once again be able to pull up to a public dock at an existing boat launch area along the Rideau in Manotick this summer, according to the city councillor for the area.

Emma Jackson/Metroland Rideau-Goulbourn Coun.

Scott Moffatt said that after talks between the City of Ottawa and Parks Canada, he River road resident Fred Newman speaks at a heated meeting in Riverside South on expects a dock to be in place June 24. River Road homeowners are upset that the Vimy Memorial Bridge has pushed this summer. thousands of extra cars onto their two-lane road.

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The St. Mark High School teacher and long-time hockey coach was one of 11 national winners of the beer company’s Anything for Hockey campaign. The winners flew out to British Columbia for a five-day vacation that included playing hockey on the ultimate outdoor pond: a frozen glacial lake high in the mountains.

Run in support of the Osgoode Youth Association is changing course in hopes that more people will participate.

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THE OPPORTUNITY Metroland East/Performance Printing is looking for a Customer Service Rep for our print and letter shop Division. You will be working out of our Head Office, in Smiths Falls, providing front line contact for all our external and internal customers.

Coordinating quotes with our print and letter shop departments. This is a temporary contract.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • First point of contact in a customer service role, answering general phone and e-mail inquiries and providing solutions in a timely and professional manner.

• Provide excellent customer service in addition to maintaining positive relationships with customers.

• Accurately update and verify customer information and managing additional Excel tracking sheets and internal database.

• Communicate with managers and team members as needed regarding client data and confirmation of information.

• Special projects and other duties as assigned • Frontline point of contact for all external and internal customers • Fields quote requests , enquiries , and concerns from customers and potential clients . Plans , coordinates and monitors print projects from time order is given through to shipment of finished product .

• Coordinates purchases of outside services as may be required to complete a print project .

• Ensures customers are kept current with status of the work in process and works to resolve manufacturing problems with both internal production staff and customer .

• Takes steps to ensure print projects are kept on track and on schedule throughout the entire manufacturing process .

• Ensures completed projects match the quotation provided and works to resolve any discrepancies before production docket is forwarded to costing for invoicing .

• Follows up on previous quotations to ensure potential opportunities are captured .

• As part of this role, you will be required to handle credit card information.

Metroland Media is a PCI compliant company, and requires people in this role to take PCI training to handle cards in a safe and compliant manner.

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OUR AODA COMMITMENT Metroland is committed to accessibility in employment and to ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Metroland will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling your interview.

To apply please go to www.metroland/careers.

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Summer begins with ups and downs Continued from page 13

Dock project moving along quickly as boating season begins

Quotes are starting to come in from dock vendors to reinstall a dock at a public boat launch in Manotick, as momentum quickly builds to have a dock in place this boating season. City planners and

vendors have been to the site this month, and at this point it appears that a new dock beside Bridge Street will be ready for use this summer.

years ago, and a springboard for what the nearly 500-strong association hopes to accomplish in the future.

Almost all the questions that Moffatt fielded during a question and answer period focused on truck traffic.

traffic and traffic safety dominated the questions put to Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt at the Manotick Community Association annual general meeting at the Manotick Legion May 28.

But for the most part, the MVCA’s AGM was a celebration of what the organization has accomplished since it was forned five

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Truck traffic and storm water rate review top AGM agenda Ongoing concerns about truck

Riverside South crash sends four to hospital

A two-vehicle crash in Riverside South that caused a pickup truck to flip on its roof sent three children

and a female passenger to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries May 28.

Given the damage to a minivan and the pickup truck at the corner of Spratt and Earl Armstrong roads around 8:30 a.m, paramedics said it’s fortunate those involved weren’t more seriously injured.

See the Jan. 7 issue of the Manotick News for more Year in Review stories from July to December, 2015.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: manotick@metroland.com

Dec. 31

Come to the Greely Legion’s New Year’s Eve dinner and dance party at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd., featuring the Douglas Connection. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m., dinner is at 7 p.m., and dancing will start at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $50 if purchased before Dec. 15, or $60 if purchased on or after Dec. 15. For tickets call 613-822-0233 or 613-822-

1451. For more information visit www.greelylegion.ca.

Jan. 7

Greely Gardeners Group will hold its monthly meeting, discussing lawn care and lawn alternatives with Mary Shearman Reid, 7 p.m., at the Greely Community Centre, located at 1448 Meadow Dr. The cost to attend is $2 for non-members. For more information visit greelygardeners.ca.

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Do you need to know how to send emails with attachments, how to forward emails, blind copy to a list, organize your desktop or create documents?

Volunteers at the Osgoode Legion can help seniors better understand their computers. We will help them in their own homes.

Call Gail Burgess at 613821-4409 to arrange for an appointment.

Ovarian Cancer Canada offers a free presentation called Ovarian Cancer: Knowledge is Power, about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of the disease.

To organize one for your business, community group or association, please contact Lyne Shackleton

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The Gloucester South Seniors meet at 4550 Bank St., Leitrim for 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 OC Transpo 144 and free parking. Call 613-821-0414 for info.

Play 4-Hand Euchre at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Hall, 5338 Bank St. on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. excluding holidays. You do not need a partner. Enjoy complimentary light refreshments.

Admission is $5. For info, call 613-769-7570.

Mondays and Thursdays

The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club, 4550 Bank St. (at Leitrim Road) meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m., and there are immediate openings available for more chess aficionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal at 613-821-1930 for more

Mondays

Four-hand euchre every Monday at 7 p.m. Holy Trinity Anglican Church hall, Victoria St. in Metcalfe. Light refreshments served.

Tuesdays

The Greely Friendship Club meeting every second Tuesday of the month for a pot luck lunch from11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Membership is $5

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Wednesdays

Want to meet new friends and have a great workout?

Come to 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. The sessions include a five minute inspirational fit tip. Contact the church office at 613238-8182.

Thursdays

Every Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m. enjoy bingo at the Osgoode Legion, 3284 Sunstrum St. in Osgoode.

All money raised at these weekly events goes back to the community. Bring your “dabbers” and come out to support your local legion bingo.

Fridays

The Greely East Osgoode & District Association invites you to its Old Time Fiddle and Country Dance, Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr. the first Friday of each month, 7:30 to 11 p.m. We welcome all musicians and singers. Admission $5 for non-musicians, yearly membership available. For additional information, call 613-489-2697.

Note: On behalf of the East Osgoode and Greely Old Time Music & Dance Association Executives, we wish all our members, musicians and visitors, a joyous Christmas and a happy New Year!! Because the New Year celebrations fall on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, we will resume our regular scheduled Old Time Fiddle and Country Dance on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 instead.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are familiar with the expression, “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” This week you have bitten off a project that is just too much to chew. Enlist some help.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are on a roll, and now it is only a matter of maintaining momentum for a few more days. Don’t let anyone slow you down this week.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may not know where your path is taking you, but you are fully aware that an adventure is in store. Take some time to prepare for the unknown that lies ahead.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Learning from your mistakes can help you to grow, Cancer. Accept a challenge presented to you this week, even if it scares you. You may find it’s not so challenging after all.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, many opportunities are within reach, but you are just not sure which way to go. Seek advice from Pisces when you get a spare moment.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, no one will know what you’re like deep inside unless you share a few secrets. You don’t have to give everything away, but let some information slip out.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Some can see straight past your protective facade, Libra. So why not take it off and simply let others see the real you? You won’t be disappointed, and neither will they.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Now is not a time to drag your feet, Scorpio. You have a full slate of tasks to tackle, and it seems like the hours will slip away quickly. Recharge and refocus.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you never shy away from a challenge, but you also know when to pick your battles. If something arises this week that seems a waste of time, pass it by.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, when a past conflict pops up this week, push it aside. It is better to focus on the positive things that are in store for you rather than problems from the past.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t accomplish something, Aquarius.

As you have proven time and again, you simply need to set a goal in your sights to get things done.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, when you love someone, it can be difficult to step aside and let that person make his or her own mistakes. Be patient.

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Meet Dunkin (ID# A166496), an energetic and playful boy looking for his new best friend.

Although no longer a kitten, Dunkin is still full of kitten-like energy. He loves to run around and play with his favourite toys. He also enjoys chatting with his human friends.

Dunkin would prefer a home with older teens rather than young children. He would love new owners with an active lifestyle, who will spend lots of time playing with him. Could you be Dunkin’s purr-fect match?

For more information on Dunkin and all the adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd Check out our website at www.ottawahumane. ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption.

Many benefits to choosing full-grown cats and dogs over puppies and kittens: Ottawa Humane Society

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But mature pets have an edge over their younger counterparts in many ways. Adult cats and dogs, while full of life and energy, can also appreciate your occasional couch-potato ways. Take a leisurely stroll by the canal with your mellow canine instead of a mad dash with your puppy. Spend a Sunday cat-napping to some classical music with a kitty who shares your refined tastes.

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Change the life of a mature pet with a new home and watch the kitty purrs and doggy kisses roll in. As your local humane society, we hear many stories from happy adopters who chose to bring home an older pet and were thrilled by the loving, long-term bond they developed with their new friend.

To meet your perfect match, visit the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. or check out www.ottawahumane.ca to learn more.

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 Time to make a grooming appointment

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25 years ago, the city of Ottawa was awarded the Ottawa Senators franchise.

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