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at possible bus rapid transit for south end Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

The future of rapid transit in Barrhaven and Riverside South needs to be rethought after the city cancelled the former northsouth light-rail plan. A new study will look at the details of putting “bus rapid transitâ€? (BRT), like the Transitway, in the city’s south end to connect Barrhaven Town Centre and the Riverside South Town Centre. Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches was happy to see the study get underway, because the area was hardest hit by city council’s 2008 decision to scrap the north-south rail project in favour of an east-west line. “This is the epicenter of the impact of that decision,â€? Desroches said. “I don’t think we have the luxury to hit the reset button again on this area.â€? That section of the Transitway wouldn’t actually be constructed until much later in the city’s transit plan – likely around 2031. The study likely won’t take too long, because much of the environmental assessment work that was done to support the 2003 light-rail plan still applies, but there will need to be some adjustments. Part of the reason is because light rail takes up less space than BRT. Light rail would take up about 30 metres width for the right-of-way needed (it even went down to 20 metres in one area), whereas the typical right-of-way for BRT is around 40 metres. The study will also look at the two possible transfer points that were identiďŹ ed in the city’s 2008 transportation master plan: Riverside South Town Centre, about 200 metres west of Limebank Road, and a possible second transfer point at the Leitrim Park and Ride. See TRANSIT on page 19

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Carleton student Graham Shonfield spent three nights last week in a tent on the university’s campus in solidarity with the First Nations people of Attawapiskat. The reserve, located near the shores of James Bay in northern Ontario, recently declared a state of emergency to draw attention to the state of residents’ housing.

Carleton student braves cold for Attawapiskat First Nation Eddie Rwema eddie.rwema@metroland.com

Compelled by the dreadful conditions endured by the people living at the Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario, a third-year Carleton University student braved cold weather last week to raise money and awareness of their plight. Starting on Dec. 5, Graham ShonďŹ eld spent three nights in a tent on campus in solidarity with families of Attawapiskat who have been living in tents, sheds and run-down houses. The situation in Attawapiskat has deteriorated so much

the community recently declared a state of emergency. “When I heard about all the media attention that Attawapiskat was getting, I wanted to try to utilize that and do a fundraising event and also raise awareness about issues facing the northern Ontario reserves,â€? said ShonďŹ eld. ShonďŹ eld’s goal is to raise $1,000, which he will donate to the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society of Canada to beneďŹ t Shannen’s Dream, a foundation created by Shannen Koostachin, a teenager from Attawapiskat who died in 2010 at age 15,

who never had the opportunity to attend a proper and safe school. Her dream was to provide safe and comfortable schools and equitable education to First Nations children. During his three night campaign, he bundled up in several layers of clothing to insulate himself from the cold. He said support from students and passers-by helped to keep him motivated in the chilly conditions. “For me it is better than studying for an exam,â€? he said. “I would rather be out here talking to people.â€? ShonďŹ eld said people who

actually took the time to sit down and chat with him about the issues facing the First Nations made his experience probably “one of the best thingsâ€? he has done this semester. This is not the ďŹ rst time that ShonďŹ eld has involved himself in issues facing Canada’s First Nations. He spent his summer in 2010 at a First Nations reserve at Gull Bay, in Northern Ontario, where he produced a documentary called Life on a Reserve, which explores the difďŹ culties faced by people living on a reserve. See STUDENT on page 4

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Pharmacist Rob Cameron says he’s ‘ecstatic’ that Riverside South now has a post office, which opened on Dec. 8 in his Good Health Pharmacy on Spratt Road.

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Riverside South’s longawaited post office opened on time inside the Good Health Pharmacy on Dec. 8, offering residents postal service just in time for Christmas. Pharmacist and store owner Rob Cameron said the store was fairly busy on the first day – a bittersweet reality for

the new store, which expects a busy first few weeks because of the holiday season. “It’s a good time and a bad time (to launch). We’re still in training mode, so we’re requesting people have a little patience,” he said. He said people seem so relieved to have the service at all that they don’t mind waiting while hardware issues or

Ottawa Police are warning women across the city, sex trade workers in particular, that they may be in danger after a pattern was identified in a series of homicides. Police Chief Vern White called for women in Ottawa to remain vigilant and take extra precautions in their daily routines during a press conference held at the Minwaashin Lodge on Dec. 9. He said the pattern was identified by investigators looking at the murders of sex trade workers in the city. “In light of this, I am ask-

ing women, particularly those involved in the sex trade, to be vigilant and exercise good safety practices,” White said. “Let me stress my message extends to all women.” He declined to comment on the homicides or identify any specific threats. Castille Troy, executive director of Minwaashin Lodge also declined to comment on the warning, but said the lodge, a centre for Aboriginal women which also offers support to sex trade workers, was very concerned. “We know you are vulnerable and at risk,” Troy said,

addressing the city’s sex trade workers. “Today, we feel we are in danger and in even greater risk of being harmed, seriously harmed or even murdered.” She stressed the need for these women to only approach their regular “dates,” yet remain suspicious of everyone. While White talked of Ottawa women, but said the advisory is not restricted to a geographical area. The chief also said police were unsure if a single individual was behind the deaths or whether it is a sign of a wider trend of violence against women.

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A 20-year deal to turn Ottawa’s household garbage into energy got the backing of the city’s environment committee on Dec. 13. Despite a “no” vote from Somerset Ward Coun. Diane Holmes and questions from other councillors about how the city would pay for the new plan with Plasco Energy Group, the committee endorsed the deal to be voted on by full council two days later. If approved by council, the contract would make Ottawa the first city in the world to use Plasco’s plasma gasification technology to take leftover residential garbage and use a novel plasma process to turn it into electricity. But some people questioned whether the city was taking a leap of faith on the technology, which is untested at the commercial level. Plasco has operated a demonstration plant at the Trail Road landfill site since 2008, and has processed 6,694 tonnes of garbage there. The permanent deal would see Plasco process 300 tonnes of garbage a day, although the contract includes provisions allowing the city to change that amount. There is also a three-year

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the valley. In his 15 years with the Kiwanis Club, Fox said he has seen the event grow exponentially. “It’s really the only thing available for musicians in the city to see if they have what it takes,� he said. For the first time this year, the idol red carpet will br rolled out at Scotiabank Place, moving up from venues like Centrepointe Theatre and Carleton University. “We are pretty excited to fill the new space,� Fox said prior to the event. Scheduled to perform at the Christmas Party were the

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Local teens were hitting the high notes for charity at an annual Kiwanis fundraiser at the Villa Lucia Supper Club on Sunday, Dec. 11. The annual event to raise money for Kiwanis Idol was doing double duty this year, with a portion of the proceeds going to Do it For Daron – an initiative to transform youth mental health that started in response to the suicide death of 14-year-old Daron Richardson in 2010. Eldon Fox, a long-time member of the Kiwanis Club of Kanata and one of the organizers of Kiwanis Idol, said when the group was approached by the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health, they were happy to help. “Suicide is an issue that a lot of the kids are talking about,� Fox said. “Most of them are close to Daron’s age and have had experience with suicide through their schools or issues with their friends.�

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Police being careful with murder details Balancing the need to keep the public safe with protecting the integrity of an ongoing criminal investigation, Ottawa police are acting in everyone’s best interests after linking a series of murders in the city. When police Chief Vern White addressed the media during a press conference at the Minwaashin Lodge last week, he was sparse with his details about what appears to be a pattern of homicides targeting women working in the sex trade. But that’s not to say he didn’t get his message across. White said police believe there is potential danger lurking in our city,

and women, particularly sex workers, are the target. He warned them to “be vigilant and exercise good safety practices� – good advice at the best of times, but especially when there is a specific threat to women’s safety in the city. He did not, however, provide any further detail. No description of a suspect, no indication of any specific area under threat, no mention of which murders might be linked, nor what particular clues led police to come to that conclusion. Nor did they need to. In fact, to do so might have allowed the criminal

or criminals to avoid the law. Police have to walk a fine line between informing the public and not tipping off suspects. It’s only after a crime has been solved and the public learns all the information that we can judge if police shared the right amount of information. Driving suspects underground, or even out of town, only serves to douse the threat until the heat dies down or, perhaps worse, causing it to leave town, foisting our problem on to some other unsuspecting city that must then connect the dots. It could be argued that by offering up further details to the public

may help to identify the suspect or suspects more rapidly, but the police may not have credible details to share. At least a portion of police work comes down to instinct. In this case, Ottawa police may have a strong hunch about the threat, and rather than waiting to discover some more credible evidence, they have chosen to warn the public now. Even if their hunch is wrong, keeping women on their guard at night does no one any harm. But prematurely releasing unconfirmed information may cause unneeded panic and allow a killer to escape.

When the police need the public’s help, we should trust that they’ll promptly ask for it. The residents of Ottawa have often shown their willingness to assist our police force when more eyes and ears are needed to identify a suspect and solve a crime. As it stands now, police are conducting an investigation into what appear to be a series of related crimes against women in the sex trade. The public has been warned and should be on their guard. We now need to remain vigilant and allow the professionals to do their jobs.

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Lining up to be one of the first Day 2. So some of us took to going down the 417 for the second day of the season. That was much better. It was quieter, we could concentrate on the game and we had the stadium pretty much all to ourselves (which is maybe one reason why there are no Montreal Expos to see any more). Those of us who don’t care if we’re first, don’t suffer all that much. We get our iPads a few months later, we get a good meal at the unfashionable restaurant around the corner, we see the hot new movie in its second week. Best of all, we never have to sleep outdoors on the pavement in a tent. Now it’s true we miss out on the Boxing Day specials and we will never experience Black Friday. We don’t consider these major disappointments. There are quite enjoyable things you can do on Boxing Day that don’t require being outside at the crack of dawn. There are people who would not understand that, just as there are people I will never understand, like the guy who stayed outside IKEA all night before it opened and told the Citizen: “I just want to check it off my bucket list, to say I’ve waited all night for something.� I just checked my bucket list, and that didn’t seem to be on it. We are two solitudes, the ones who have to be first and the ones who don’t, the ones who stand in line and the ones who don’t, the ones who are drawn to crowds and the ones who are drawn away. To be fair, it is not an easy thing to be first in line. There is the camping out, which will be cold and unpleasant and you could get hungry. It is not an easy thing to be part of the crowd on opening day. If you’ve ever seen the intersection of Greenbank and Iris, you know it’s pretty gruesome at the best of times. Imagine it when a lot more people want to use it at the same time. You need patience and dedication. Both of which I admire. I always wish you well, from a safe distance.

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town The world is divided into two types of people and you saw one type at the IKEA opening last week. There are those who have to be part of the crowd on the first day of any event and there are those who wouldn’t be caught dead anywhere near it. I’m in the second group, which is nothing against IKEA. I might trundle on out there in a few weeks when the excitement wears off. Being in the second group, I have difficulty relating to the first group. Some of it I can understand. People might want to get their picture in the paper for being first in line. People might like the excitement of being in a crowd. I always thought crowds were too crowded. And I always thought standing in line was one of the least fruitful forms of human endeavour. For example, when my kids were of pub-going age, I would frequently bore them to death with my theory that standing in line to get into a pub was stupid because once you got in there you’d have to stand in line for everything else. The looks I got. I didn’t understand, and still don’t. I’m the one happily eating at the place down the street, the one where nobody goes. In happier days, a bunch of us would make the trek down the 417 to catch the Montreal Expos opening day. It was fun, but flawed. The place was packed, but there were too many drunks and thrill-seekers there, the kind of people who have to be somewhere on opening day, rather than the kind of people who liked baseball. They wouldn’t be back on

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What’s in a name? BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse ticipated the number of users will spike to record levels in the winter months. “Families that don’t normally go at other times of year will visit us in January and February,” says Peter Tilley, executive director of the Ottawa Food Bank. “We have many families to feed. Many of them are living on the edge, and when utility bills go up in the winter, they have to use their food budgets to pay for them. And most people try to have Christmas like anyone else. If they’ve run up debts to do that, they’re punished with bills in the months after Christmas.” Tilley says, with the continued price inflation of staple foods, families find the most basic items have become less affordable, including eggs, milk, and even some items that may not be top of mind, but are essential

to providing food bank users with a well-balanced diet. “Peanut butter shot up the other day,” says Tilley. “It’s a real challenge for families and it’s a challenge for us when we have to work out what we’re going to budget in 2012 on food purchases.” Unlike other cities in the province, where local food banks are having trouble meeting demand, Ottawans have increased their generosity this season as the number of food bank beneficiaries has grown. “We’ve never had to turn anyone away,” says Tilley. “We’re seeing record-breaking food drives this season.” Earlier this month, the food bank raised 167,000 pounds of food in a single day, with the help of grocery chain Loblaws and OC Transpo. “The public was there at the stores, knowing and understanding the needs of people

in their neighbourhoods.” Still, Tilley says the future is always uncertain. The food bank has to prepare for a shortage of food donations throughout the winter, using monetary and corporate donations to purchase goods, while at the same time carefully documenting and storing non-perishable items in its warehouses. “I had a banker tell me the other day that he didn’t like the fact we call ourselves a bank,” laughs Tilley. “But really, that’s what we are. We have to account for everything that goes in and out, and make sure we have enough in store to carry us through the year.” “The demand is consistent, and March, a time when donations disappear, is the busiest month for food banks across the country,” says Tilley. “In an ideal world, people would donate all year long, so we didn’t have to ‘bank’ anything.” So even if you’ve already made your Christmas donation, it’s worth thinking about the food bank when you’re shopping those January sales. The food bank prefers donations of healthy, non-perishable food items, including peanut butter, canned meat, vegetables and pasta sauce, and dried pasta.

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The city is finally preparing to roll out a new fee for developers aimed at providing some benefits to the neighbouring community in exchange for taller, denser developments. In the vein of some recent negotiations that have seen developers provide additional money for community projects in exchange for rezonings, the city wants to make use of a Planning Act provision that lets it ask for money to pay for community centres, sidewalk improvements, child-care centres, parks and other amenities that will serve the residents of the new development and their neighbours. It’s a move aimed at calming some of the stormy community reaction that often follows development proposals that exceed existing height restrictions on their properties, especially in the city’s urban areas, in favour of intensification. Encouraging more people to live downtown is a key city policy meant to curb urban sprawl, but changing the zoning to allow for intensified development often leaves neighbours feeling shortchanged. Taking advantage of community benefits through “Sec-

tion 37” payments (the section of the provincial Planning Act that allows them) should make intensification less of a bitter pill to swallow for downtown communities, said city planners who explained the policy to about 40 people gathered at city hall on Dec. 6. Those people, many of whom represented community associations, have been awaiting the guidelines as a way to get something back for the community when large developments come into the neighbourhood. But many of them were unhappy with the results of the guidelines, saying the policy wouldn’t collect enough money to make it worthwhile. City planner Stan Wilder cautioned residents not to expect “many millions of dollars.” Instead, the payment from each new, large development would likely fall within the hundreds of thousands. “This is peanuts. It’s worth nothing,” said Paul Goodkey from the Old Ottawa East Community Association, adding, “It’s not worth the time.” But Alain Miguelez, another city planner, noted that getting some form of community benefit is better than nothing, which is what the community gets now. The policy has also left a bad taste in the mouths of developers, said John Herbert, executive director of the Greater Ottawa Homebuilders’ Association. He said developers are sim-

ply going to tack that additional fee onto the price of new homes or condo units. He said it’s a “red herring” to say developers can absorb that additional cost because they already have a low profit margin. “The question for a developer is how much is he going to raise his prices to pay the blackmailer at the city and hope to end up with a few pennies in his pocket,” Herbert said. Developers feel penalized by the policy because they feel the upzonings are needed in order to hit the intensification targets the city has set, Herbert said. The calculation is complicated, but at a basic level, the city would calculate the value of the zoning “uplift” for larger proposed buildings of more than 7,000 square metres (approximately nine storeys) where the request represents a 25-per-cent or higher increase in the height or density allowed. Those same figures would be used to calculate the increase in the gross floor area of the development, and a value (calculated annually and approved by council) would be applied. From there, amounts would be subtracted based on the age of the existing zoning (the developer would have to pay less if the zoning is considered out of date), the relevance to the city’s Official Plan, the retention or rehabilitation of heritage features and the implementation of the proposed benefits.

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Defenceman Jared Cowen has quickly made an impact on the Ottawa Senators blue line during his first National Hockey League season (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images).

always passed the place where he was born in Floral. It’s not a town anymore, but that’s what I always thought about when we drove by that certain area, that it was where Gordie Howe grew up. We also have a statue of him in the city. That’s all I really knew about him when I was growing up, that sort of stuff. Q: Your home province is famous for its curling heritage. Have you ever tried the sport? A: Oh, yeah. We do that in

school. I think it’s way more popular in Saskatchewan than any other place in the world. Where I’m from, we always had a good team. I like it. It’s a super hard sport to play. People don’t really realize how hard it is. Q: What was it like playing junior hockey in Spokane, Wash.? A: I didn’t know it at the time, but it was awesome to get away from Canada and Saskatchewan, and then go

BUFFALO SABRES Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m., TSN Though they’ve struggled a bit recently, the Sabres remain a force to be reckoned with in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Captain Jason Pominville is also an offensive leader for a Buffalo attack that features Thomas Vanek, a top-end sniper, veteran Derek Roy and Luke Adam, one of the NHL’s top rookie talents. Off-season acquisitions Christian Ehrhoff and

Robyn Regehr have bolstered a revamped Sabres blue line that includes Tyler Myers, a rising young star. While Ryan Miller has gone through ups and downs in goal, the Sabres have benefited from the strong play turned in by backup Jhonas Enroth. Captain Jason Pominville has become an offensive leader for the Buffalo Sabres (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)

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down to Spokane and live in a different country with a different family. It was a great city to play junior hockey. Q: What was your best junior hockey memory, winning the Memorial Cup or playing in the world juniors? A: World juniors are so much fun and it’s such a prestigious thing, but I also liked the Memorial Cup because we won it. I was 16 and it was my ďŹ rst year of junior, so that was unbelievable. It’s also way harder to win because you have to go through four rounds (of WHL playoffs) just to make it to the tournament. Q: What was most memorable about your ďŹ rst NHL goal? A: I’ll always remember the immediate feeling you get, the rush, after it ďŹ rst happens and seeing the look on all the guys’ faces when they realized what just happened. I think that’s the best part. Q: If you’re cooking dinner, what’s on the menu? A: I like to barbecue a lot. Usually it’s some sort of steak, or chicken with sweet potatoes cut up. Q: Your favourite music? A: I’ve never had one

favourite band. I’m a bandwagon jumper, you could say. But I like hip-hop, I like rap. I’m into reggae a little bit now, too. Different moods for

different genres, I guess. Q: Your favourite TV show? A: Right now, I’m watching Sons of Anarchy.

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can relate to the story. “It’s a way to reclaim that rite of passage into womanhood no matter what age we are,� Gaudet said. Moon Time Prayer also comes with a CD that features an audiobook version, songs, teachings by Grandmother Isabelle Meawasige and a meditation guide. The book launch event was also a community artistic exhibition led by local indigenous women featuring Aboriginal artisans. The event also helped generate funds for rebuild-

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Cindy Gaudet wants to empower young girls and teach them to recognize the true meaning of becoming a woman. “We need a new story for young girls,â€? said Gaudet, a MĂŠtis author who recently launched her book at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Wellington West. “We need to create something new for (young girls) to experience, with a new perspective in a way that respects what’s very natural of being a woman and the connection to femininity and sexuality.â€? Gaudet used Aboriginal teachings to help write Moon Time Prayer, which chronicles the initiation of Sparrow, a young girl, into a young woman as she learns mythology and history surrounding “moon time,â€? or a woman’s menstrual cycle. “The moon cycle is 28 days, and our own menstrual cycles are 28 days. We’re closely connected to the moon,â€? Gaudet said, adding she worked with MĂŠtis artist Leah Dorion who illustrated the book. The character Sparrow is mentored by her grandmother and aunt about the importance of becoming a woman and what responsibilities

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Cindy Gaudet is a MĂŠtis author who recently wrote a book designed to help empower young girls and women called Moon Time Prayer. come along with that. “When a woman’s not well, society’s not well,â€? said Gaudet. “That’s a significant part of Aboriginal teachings, but it’s lost in history.â€? In Aboriginal culture, she said, women had their own

lodges, called moon lodges, where they reconnected with themselves and prayed. Gaudet said it’s important that women have this type of space today in their busy lives. “It’s really a new way of

thinking, and giving ourselves permission to relax so we can be of greater service, be well and celebrate,� Gaudet said. She said Moon Time Prayer was written for young girls, but women of all ages

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Ottawa writers Nerys Parry, left, Jasmine Aziz and Sandra Nicholls, right, have banded together to talk about their books and publishing experience at a recent series of panel discussions at locations across the city. Ottawa South author. “It can be a lonely thing to do on your own, even with a supportive press and family.” The group’s latest discussion was on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Mother Tongue Books in Old Ottawa South, where

they boldly shared their views on the controversial issues explored in their novels. “Together, the whole process is different, we brainstorm together, share contacts and tips, tackle the media, and most important, we laugh,”

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The world of publishing can be a difficult place to navigate. That’s why three Ottawa authors have banded together to talk about their experiences and their books at a series of panel discussions at several locations across the city to inform budding authors and curious readers about what goes into publishing a book. Sandra Nicholls, Jasmine Aziz and Nerys Parry gather to read from their books and talk about those topics “one doesn’t discuss at dinner” and how they have influenced their writing. “I often tell people that publishing a book is like having a baby,” said Parry, adding all you can think about during the process is “giving birth” and getting that book out into the big, beautiful world. The author of Man and Other Natural Disasters, Parry said promoting a book is similar to those first days of parenting. “More work than you ever imagined, a severe lack of sleep, and nights of fear that something might be wrong with your baby,” said the Old

Parry said of the discussions. She thinks the process has been a real blast. “When it is fun for us, I think it becomes fun for our audience and readers as well,” Parry said. “It also helps that our books are so different, and

our talents so complimentary.” For Nicholls, an Alta Vista author who wrote And the Seas Shall Turn to Lemonade, banding together began accidentally when she was asked to give a reading by the Friends of Library and Archives Canada just after her book launch last month. The organizers of that event were a little concerned that she might not draw that many people, so she invited the two other authors to join her. “I thought – why not Three Women/Three Books, with a panel discussion on publishing, since we had all taken somewhat different routes to publishing our debut novels. And so the idea was born,” said Nicholls. “We are such different authors, but that became a plus, with something for everyone and a lively discussion.”

Through the discussions, the women have sold books and were able to relate and engage with their audiences in a whole new way. “I think we would all agree that publishing in this day and age, no matter which route you take, is tough, and anything you can do to set yourself apart from all the other books out there, and generate interest and engage possible readers, is worthy of trying,” she said. “With this experience, I have made two new wonderful friends, sold more books, and via the panel discussion format created a whole set of questions and responses suitable for book clubs.” According to Nicholls, the format offers a built-in support system, a chance to learn and grow as artists. “It’s a brilliant way to pool resources together,” said Aziz, author of Sex and Samosas, who lives in Centretown. “I’ve found it immensely helpful to have support navigating the unexpected turns that happen when you plunge into the world of promotion and press associated with launching your work.” She said the magic of their group lies in its diversity: they are all very accessible yet cover very different topics in their novels. Each has their own unique writing style as well. “It’s like the marriage of a publicist, a marketer and a sales team rolled into one.” She said the reaction they are getting from those attending the discussions has been overwhelming. “I am meeting people from circles of life that I might not have otherwise been able to meet through this partnership and have received e-mails applauding our energy and enthusiasm,” said Aziz.

A Very ByWard Christmas By Katherine Solomon,

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Christmas is upon us, and you’ve got cards to write, presents to wrap, people to feed, and families to entertain. Fortunately, the ByWard Market has you covered. You can shop, taste, and live until the very last minute right in the heart of Ottawa. With over 3,100 parking spots in the core and throughout the Market, you easily access stores, restaurants, and entertainment.

The weather has been kind to us all month, and we are looking forward to another great weekend of Christmas shopping and preparations. The ByWard Market is the perfect spot to pick up your Christmas tree, wreath, and beautiful table centrepieces. If you are running out of ideas (even after your inspirational wagon ride), check out our website for the 30 Days of Christmas, where you will find great ideas for everyone. From organic, locally grown items, to handmade accessories, to the finest in luxury items, your trip to the ByWard Market will be well worth your time.

Speaking of entertainment, this weekend is the last weekend of the ByWard Market BIA Christmas programming, where you can take a free wagon ride throughout the Market and enjoy the carollers at the corner of ByWard and George Street on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Carollers begin at noon, and the wagon rides by Cundell Stables begin at 1 p.m. Both finish at 4 p.m., just in time for a relaxing dinner. In the evening hours you will be able to see

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Train Yards looking to grow retail offering

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No more restaurants should be allowed in the ByWard Market, says a group that represents businesses in the area. Jasna Jennings, the ByWard Market Business Improvement Area’s executive director, told members of the city’s planning committee the city needs to encourage more retailers in the market to retain its historic “market” character. Jennings made the comments during a Dec. 5 meeting at which the committee discussed changes to streamline the process of converting a retail space into a restaurant. The city gets between 15 and 20 of those applications a year, and city staff said it would be easier and cheaper to skip the site-plan process for

those conversions. “We feel we add very little value to the process (at that stage),” said John Moser, the general manager of planning and growth management for the city. Some committee members, including Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder, said the change made sense because it only applies to properties that have the correct zoning, and it saves money. But Jennings said her BIA members fear it will make it easier for restaurateurs to convert retail spaces into dining establishments, and once those spaces become restaurants, they will stay that way because it’s too expensive to rip out kitchens and components required for restaurants. There are already 103 restaurants within a four-block

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radius in the market, Jennings said, which works against the market’s mission to be a foodretail hub. “That’s how the ByWard Market started, and we’d like to retain that,” she said. She asked for at least a temporary exemption from the new process for the market, but the committee turned down that request. Harder, the committee’s vice chairwoman, said that concern would be better addressed through zoning changes with the help of the ward’s councillor, Mathieu Fleury. Katherine Hobbs, the councillor for Kitchissippi, noted that she has the opposite problem in her ward. She said it’s “punitive” for a small business to open, and these changes should make it slightly easier.

New stores could be on their way to the Ottawa Train Yards retail centre. A request to expand the east-end shopping centre’s area and allow more retail development was approved by the city’s planning committee on Dec. 5. In the early 2000s, the property’s owner asked the city to put a limit on the amount of retail at the site off Industrial

Boulevard, with the hope that having some retail would attract light industrial businesses to the area. But according to a city report, it’s become clear that big-box retail centres like Train Yards have far more development potential than light industry, and the property’s owner wants to keep expanding the retail offerings. The owner of Train Yards purchased properties along Industrial Avenue and Belfast Road, in addition to some par-

cels along the eastern edge of the existing retail centre, with hopes of expanding the mall. The city report notes that the owner of Train Yards has not submitted a specific development proposal for the potential expansion. If approved by city council, the change would also mean that Train Yards needs only 3.4 parking spaces per 100 square metres of retail space, instead of the current five spaces per 100 square metres.

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Big Turkey on its way this Christmas Seven years ago, David Templin and a group of friends wanted to make a difference in the lives of people who might not have a place to go to enjoy Christmas dinner. “It was a good idea to get together and make a dinner for people of all sorts – to come, and share,” said Templin. “It started small. I think we served a few hundred people the first year, and then it grew.” That’s when Operation Big Turkey was born, and this year Templin will have a hot turkey dinner for people at three sites in Ottawa – including at the Albion-Heatherington Recreation Centre. “The need is there, it’s always been there, and it always will be there,” Templin said. “The people that come are from all different situations. There are some that have trouble affording a good dinner. Other people have nowhere else to go for Christmas.” Chris Knight, one of the

founding members of Operation Big Turkey, compares the initiative to the Occupy Wall Street movement. “We are much like the Occupy Wall Street movement in that we do not represent any one interest group or segment of society.” said Knight. “We want everyone to come, and enjoy a beautifully prepared turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Christmas can be a difficult time for people. We are just doing one small thing to bring people together to share some good food and company.” Templin said he’s received positive feedback from those who come to the dinner, and people seem to appreciate the efforts of volunteers. In addition, it also helps people socialize with one another and sees many new friendships formed. Just as there are many people in Ottawa who need a meal during the holidays, Templin said there is also a need for people in the city to help out.

“We have a huge number of people volunteering and coming back every year,” said Templin. “There is a big need for giving.” Just last year, he said Operation Big Turkey served close to 1,200 turkey dinners at three locations across Ottawa. Templin said watching everyone eat together and those who are volunteering gives him a “wonderful feeling.” “I thought when I first volunteered to help out, it might be sad to see the need out there,” he said. “But rather, the feeling is the opposite.

People appreciate that we’re doing something.” The dinner at AlbionHeatherington Recreation Centre will take place 1560 Heatherington Road, off Walkley and Albion Road North, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. There will be another dinner taking place in Centretown at 320 Jack Purcell Ln., near Elgin and Gilmour, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. If you are interested in attending you are encouraged to call the centre 613-247-4828 and let them know you are coming. Dinners are free.

But west-end resident David Jeanes, president of advocacy group Transport Action Canada, said the transit station at Riverside South isn’t needed. “I just don’t see that as a requirement,” Jeanes said. He said spending money on a “feeder network” or neighbourhood buses would provide better value to residents. The demand, pedestrian and cycling access requirements, potential park and rides and cost-effective implementation techniques would be looked at as part of the study. The study will also look at the impact on air quality, noise, vibration and stormwater drainage due to the change from light rail to BRT. There may be changes to the land-use plan (such as the street pattern) in the Riverside South Community Design Plan because of this transit study, according to a city report. Planning for the study will get underway in early 2012 and the study itself should take about six months. Final approval of the environmental assessment would likely be done by mid-2013. The ongoing study looking at the possibility of extending the O-Train from Greenboro Station to Leitrim Park and Ride/Riverside South will also be used to inform the transit study.

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SENIORS

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Mary shares her wealth, much to her brothers’ dismay Mary Cook’s Memories BY MARY COOK

It was my sister Audrey’s idea. She called a meeting. She had to wait until Mother was making a trip to Briscoe’s General Store and Father was in the barns. It was a Saturday, and as soon as the brothers had come in from doing the chores, Audrey herded us all around the kitchen table and she stood at one end, just as if she was a member of Parliament. I had no idea exactly what a member of Parliament did,

but I was pretty sure he conducted meetings and made everyone sit up and pay attention to what he was saying. Just like my sister Audrey. “I have an idea,” she started in a very serious voice. “When I was in the Five and Dime last week I saw something I thought Mother would love for Christmas.” She paused for effect. “Of course, it cost too much for me to buy it alone. That’s when I got this idea. I think, instead of

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keep it closed. As if it had already been decided on, Audrey ordered us all to go and get our money. She had hers in her apron pocket, mine was tied in the corner of my hanky in my wash stand, and the boys kept theirs on the window sill in their bedroom. She told us to hurry, or Mother would be walking in on the meeting.

I had no idea exactly what a member of Parliament did, but I was pretty sure he conducted meetings and made everyone sit up and pay attention to what he was saying. Just like my sister Audrey. Audrey figured if we all chipped in 15 cents that would cover the mouth organ and the ribbon. Emerson wanted to know why we had to have ribbon. Audrey ignored him. All of us counted out our change, and laid 15 cents in front of Audrey. When I looked down at what I had left, I had three big brown pennies, two nickels and two dimes. It had taken me months to accumulate that much. Audrey said she would buy

the mouth organ the next time she went into Renfrew, and we would all put our name on the card when she got it wrapped – which is exactly what happened. We again had to wait until Mother was out of the house so that Audrey could call another meeting. This one was to view the mouth organ. And there it was. Exactly like my sister had described it. Shiny silver, two rows of holes to create the music, and the most beautiful deep blue velvet case to keep it in. Seventy-five cents was a princely sum, but we all agreed it was worth every penny. However, that left little money for us to buy our other presents. And that’s when Audrey came up with another idea. That Christmas, if we didn’t have enough money, we would simply hand over one of our own treasures in our gift exchange. I wondered if we could ask for something specific. For instance, could I ask for a pair of Audrey’s new lisle stockings? “Certainly not,” Audrey said. I couldn’t think of one thing I wanted that my brothers owned. And what would I give each of them? Well, Audrey was no problem. She loved a broach Aunt Lizzie had sent me in the hand-me-down box. After racking my brain for days, I finally decided, since I had

three of those big brown pennies, I would wrap up one each for Everett, Emerson and Earl. And I still had enough money left to buy Father a red and white polka-dot handkerchief. Mr. Briscoe had a stack of them near the overalls at the General Store, and they only cost nine cents. When I made my purchase, I had enough money left to buy myself a few slices of bologna which I loved even more than any of the candy displayed on the counter in the big glass jars. I thought of wrapping it up, keeping it until Christmas morning, and putting a card on it that said “To Mary, from Mary.” But of course, once Mr. Briscoe put it in brown paper, tied it with string and handed it to me, I knew it would never see the end of our lane. I was eating it before I settled into the cutter for the ride home. Then it was Christmas morning. Mother loved her new mouth organ, Father immediately put the red hanky in his overall pocket, and Audrey pinned on the broach. But the brothers seemed less than pleased with the big brown pennies. One each. It was then I used one of Mother’s often-said comments when there was no money for frivolity. Looking them right in the eye I said, “Don’t you know there is a Depression on?”

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each of us buying her a gift, we should put our money together, and buy her what I saw last week.” “How much?” Emerson, always concerned about his money, asked. “What was it?” Earl wanted to know. Audrey pulled herself up like she was about to make an earth-shattering announcement. “It’s a mouth organ. Now, it isn’t just an ordinary mouth organ. It has two rows of holes instead of one. Mother has never had a mouth organ like that. This one wasn’t cheap. It was 75 cents.” Emerson drew in his breath, Everett let out a low whistle, and Earl said, “holy jeepers.” Not to be left out of the discussion, I asked Audrey where she thought she was going to get 75 cents. “I just finished telling you!” she yelled. “We’ll pay for it together. Instead of each of us buying something for her, we’ll buy one thing. Something she would really love and would never dream of buying for herself.” I mulled this over. Audrey went on to describe the mouth organ. She said, not only did it have two rows to blow in, it came in a blue velvet box. Well, that was the clincher. The case for the one Mother had now was hanging by a thread; she had to keep an elastic around it to

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FOOD

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Fruit cake and chocolate, or cherries and chocolate?

EMC Lifestyle - Some of you may remember the Christmas cookie recipe that was in my column a couple of years ago, the one that used Christmas fruit cake and a cake mix.

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Chocolate Cake Cookies One Devil’s Food or plain chocolate cake mix Two eggs, lightly beaten with a fork 1/2 cup vegetable oil or light olive oil Fruit Cake Version 1 3/4 cups dark or light fruit cake One tsp. rum Cherry Version 1 3/4 cups maraschino cherries (375 mL jar) If you are making the fruit cake version, cut the cake into slices about 1/4� thick, then cut each slice into small bitesize pieces. Dip your knife into cold water frequently so that it doesn’t get too sticky. For the cherry version, drain the cherries through a sieve, then rinse them under cold water. Blot them dry with paper towels, then cut each cherry into quarters. To make the cookie batter, in a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs and oil (plus rum for the fruit cake version). Stir until well blended. The batter will be very stiff. Add the fruit cake or the

cherries, and stir to distribute the fruit evenly throughout the batter. Have a cup of cold water ready, and use it to dip the spoon as you make each cookie. Drop the batter by heaping teaspoons on to an ungreased cookie sheet. You’ll probably need two spoons, one to scoop up the

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COMMUNITY

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Ottawa’s Stairwell Carollers give back to community kristy.wallace@metroland.com

The Stairwell Carollers started as a group of four students who sang in the residence stairwells at the University of Ottawa back in the 1970s. “(We sang in the stairwells) because of the echo and because the students could hear us,� said Holly Massie, who’s an original member of the carollers. Her husband, Pete, started the group which sings secular songs from the Renaissance period and during the holiday season sing a variety of Christmas carols in many different languages.

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gift. “The spirit of Christmas is giving and generosity, kindness and community, so this is what we can do. It has been a very organic journey, the development of this group. And very personal to Pete and I.� The Stairwell Carollers focus on the true meaning of Christmas and the group likes to spread happiness among those who listen to their music. “We focus on having a tremendous time singing this beautiful music and getting our joyful message out to everyone,� Massie said. “Since we are a completely non-denominational group, we like to think our presentation is inclusive and anyone listening can be inspired, even if they are not Christian.� In addition to giving to Harmony House, the group is also working to raise money for other charities throughout the holiday season. On Dec 10, the group performed Stille Nacht, their 2011 Christmas concert, at Woodroffe United Church. Proceeds from that event went to support charities working with the Stairwell Carollers and Woodroffe United Church. On Dec. 17, the group will perform Stille Nacht at St. Columba Anglican Church at 24 Sandridge Rd. at 7:30 p.m.

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Raiders sending eight to CCHL All-Star game Staff

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Ottawa Jr. Senators captain Liam Burtt will be among the stars representing the Yzerman Division at the Central Canada Cup All Star Challenge in Smiths Falls later this month. prelude to the talent we’re going to see at the various next levels,� CCHL commissioner Kevin Abrams said in a release. Teams will be split into two pools of four and will play a round robin format. The top two teams in each pool will move on to the semifinal before the championship, which will be decided on Dec. 29. Players representing other Ottawa clubs on the Yzerman squad include: • Liam Burtt (defenceman,

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Sunday Worship 10:30 am

There is a Service at FallowďŹ eld United Church at 0930 on Sunday December 25th 119 Steeple Hill Road, Nepean, Ont.

Christmas Eve – Dec. 24th - 7:00pm Christmas Day - Dec. 25th - 10:30am

Saturday 5:00 pm 3UNDAY WITH #HILDREN S ,ITURGY AM 7EEKDAYS 7ED n &RI AM

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December 25th Christmas Day: No Service

6 Epworth Avenue, Nepean (613) 224-1021 www.cityviewunited.org Ministers: Rev. Neil Wallace Margie Ann MacDonald

715 Roosevelt Ave. (2 blocks north of Carling and Cole) Pastor: Rev. Marek Sabol (613) 722- 0802 Visit: http://www.oursaviourottawa.com

Join us for Worship & Fellowship Sundays: 9:30 am Traditional with Choir 11:00 am Band, Sunday School

December 24th Christmas Eve Services: 6:00 pm Contemporary Service 8:00 pm Candlelight Communion

City View United Church

Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

5338 Bank Street (between Rideau and Mitch Owens) s WWW OLVIS CA

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Pleasant Park Baptist

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Advent Series: The Songs of Christmas Minister: James T. Hurd Everyone Welcome

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Real God. Real People. Real Church.

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December Highlights

Invites you to celebrate Christ’s coming with Rev. Dean Noakes Sunday service is at 11am 414 Pleasant Park Road 613 733-4886 pleasantparkbaptist.org

December 25th Choral Eucharist 10 am “All are welcome without exception�

Rideau Park United Church

Dominion-Chalmers United Church

1208.380163

December 24th: Family Christmas Service 4 pm Carol Singing 9:30 pm Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist 10 pm

Adult Worship and Sunday School Every Sunday at 11:00 am

Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin 1244, place Kilborn Ottawa, Ontario 613.733.0513 www.stthomasdaquin.ca

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.OW OPEN FOR RENTALS www.avisitationbanquetcentre.com 613-822-1777

UnitĂŠ Pastorale Paul VI Horaire des messes de NoĂŤl - 2011

Sainte-Geneviève 825 avenue Canterbury Ottawa, Ontario 613.731.3772 www.sainte-genevieve.ca

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St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5533 Dickinson St., Manotick, Ontario “A friendly church with a warm welcome�

0217.352787

Pastor: Rev. Kelly Graham Knox church ofďŹ ce: 613-692-4228

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Sunday Service 10:00 am Dec. 18th Advent IV: Positive Dreaming 7:00pm The Christmas Story: An Evening of Christmas Readings and Songs Nursery and Church School provided Website: www.knoxmanotick.ca

2400 Alta Vista Drive (613) 733 0131 Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School; Ample parking; OC Transpo route 8 A warm welcome awaits you. Minister: Alex Mitchell sttimothys@on.aibn.com www.sttimsottawa.com

0210.352766

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1215.370155

Place your Church Services Ad Here for Only $10/week. Call Sharon 613-688-1483 Ottawa South EMC - Thursday, December 15, 2011

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Apostle & Martry THE ANGLO-CATHOLIC PARISH IN THE HEART OF OTTAWA

Catholic Church 415 Piccadilly Ave. (near Island Park) 613-728-0201 www.saintgeorges.ca

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA 70 James St. (corner of Kent St.) Ottawa 613-232-6992 – www.stbarnabasottawa.com

Christmas Schedule

We worship at 10:00 am at the Pierre Elliot Trudeau school, 601 LongďŹ elds Drive, in Barrhaven.

3191 Riverside Dr. (at Walkley) Sunday Worship & Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. www.magma.ca/~ruc (613) 733-7735 Refreshments/Fellowship following the service.

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Industrial & Russel 726 Industrial Avenue Ottawa, ON. K1G 0Y9 Sunday @ 10:30am Wednesday @ 7:00pm

Bayshore & Carling 50 Bayshore Drive (Bayshore Catholic School) Ottawa, ON. K2B 6M8 Sunday @ 10:30am

St Joseph & Place D’Orleans 255 Centrum Boulevard (City of Ottawa Bldg) Ottawa, ON. K1E 3W3 Sunday @ 11am

Elgin & Lewis 320 Jack Purcell Lane

Bus Driver Wanted- Local company requires full time Charter & School Route Drivers. Must have Class B or C License to apply. www.wubs.ca 613-223-9765.

Hunter Safety/Canadian Firearms Courses and examsthroughout the year. Organize a course and yours is free. Call Wenda Cochran 613-256-2409.

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PRODUCTS & GIFTWARE

Smyths Apple Orchards 5 km west of Williamsburg 11652 County Road 18 Dundela K0E 1K0 Open Daily Until April

613-652-2477 www.smythsapples.com (Updates & Specials) 3768 Hwy 43 W, Smiths Falls. New Mattress Sale. Ontario made. Factory Direct. No HST until Christmas. Single starting at $150/set, Doubles starting $189/set, Queen sets from $299. Open 10 am-5 pm daily until Christmas! 10 Models in stock including Firm, Pocketcoil & Pillowtop. We also sell Used Furniture & Appliances. (613)284-8281 www.usedbedsale.homestead.com/index.html Disability Products. Buy and Sell stair lifts, scooters, bath lifts, patient lifts, hospital beds, etc. Call Silver Cross Ottawa (613)231-3549.

HELP WANTED Administrative Assistant. Enjoy helping people? Organized and a quick learner? Consider technology a tool for communicating with others and working more effectively and enjoyably? Thrive in a fast-paced yet supportive team environment? Visit nefflawoffice.com/contact_careers .html Professional Caregivers (Foster Parents) and Child/Youth Workers Wanted. Connor Homes in now hiring in your area. Please visit our website www.connorhomes.com and check out the career section. Email resumes to: sarah@connorhomes.com

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Seeking Extra Income? Want to improve your skills & make a difference? Start your own business today! Call (613)867-3065 for details. www.the-team.biz Straight Commission Sales Representative. Established Solar Energy Developer looking for an individual who is self-starter. You will be responsible for identifying decision makers in the purchase or lease of roof or ground mounted solar arrays. Cold calling skills with some technical knowledge will be an asset. Flexible schedule. Interested candidates can send resume to: solarenergy2000@hotmail.com Thai Chef, f/t, minimum 5 years experience. Bank South, Ottawa. $13 hourly. 35 hours weekly. Details contact (613)850-3928.

Certified Health Care Aide available. Companion service for seniors in their home and nursing homes. Experienced with Alzheimer’s, Dementia and the frail elderly. (613)292-2518. Live Out Nanny. The Granny Nanny offers intuitive, highly experienced loving care, 3-5 days weekly starting January. www.thegrannynanny.vpweb.ca (819)271- 6746. Need a helping hand? Our dedicated and mature caregivers (50 years+), thoroughly screened and insured, provide light housekeeping, companion care, dementia care, respite care, child care, shopping, transportation, handy work and other services. Call Seniors on Site at 613-422-7676 or visit www.sosonsite.com

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FLEA MARKET

Now Hiring School Bus Drivers We do a lot of little things to make it easy for you. You’ll love our free training program and you’ll get the chance to make a difference in a child’s life. Pre-apply online at www.ďŹ rststudentcanada.com

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REAL ESTATE SERVICES Sell Your House “As Is�, For a Fair Price, On The Date Of Your Choice www.WeBuy OttawaHouses.com 24 hr message (613)482-6556 X104.

VEHICLES Ford Focus 2004 5 speed every option 103000 km. Only $4250.00. 613-223-6026.

WANTED Wanted- Wood Bar for rec room (not black leather). Call (613)267-4463 after 5:00.

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PETS Boxer puppies for sale, and females. First Ready to go. $450 (613)359-5975. Ted or Lake.

HELP WANTED

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Go Get Holdings Inc. needs Thai cuisine cook with at least 3 yrs experience for Thai Garden, its restaurant located at 201 Queen St., Ottawa, Ontario. Must speak, read and write Thai and willing to learn English. Minimum starting salary $15 per hr; 40 hrs per week plus benefits as prescribed by law. Apply to vince@greenpapaya.ca or by mail to 75 Bishops Mills Way, Ottawa, ON K2K 3C1.

HELP WANTED

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Ford 4000 with loader $6750.00; Case IH 4230 fwd cab loader $17500.00. 613-223-6026.

GIFT BASKETS

(Jack Purcell Community Centre)

Christmas Day: 10:30am Solemn High Mass Missa de angelis Plainsong Hodie Christus natus et Plainsong In dulci jubilo - Anon

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HELP WANTED

Executive country log home off Hwy. 15, 7 miles SW of Smiths Falls. Tall pines, privacy, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, car port. Available now. $1,300/month plus utilities. (613)387-1075.

Protestant Worship with Sunday School 09:30 Roman Catholic Mass with Children’s Liturgy 11:00

Call 613-656-3800 or email info@christembassyottawa.ca

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Service Christmas Eve at 7:00 pm We invite you to join us!

Christmas Eve: 10:00pm Procession and Solemn High Mass Missa Brevis No. 4 in E major (“Cordenatus�) Willan Hodie Christus natus est Willan In dulci jubilo Anon.

Do you want to be a part of a vibrant, supportive team environment? Do you have a passion for providing exemplary patient care? Then you should take advantage of this opportunity with the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital Corporation! The Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital is located in the Town of Arnprior, less than 30 minutes northwest of Ottawa. There are approximately 300 staff, 260 volunteers, and a growing number of medical staff providing exemplary care to over 30,000 residents of West Ottawa, McNab/Braeside, Arnprior and portions of Mississippi Mills. The Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital is currently seeking 1 Permanent Part-Time Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator. The Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator will plan, organize and direct activities as they pertain to Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness in addition to providing primary care, follow-up and counseling to employees across the ADMH Corporation. QualiďŹ cations: s 2EGISTERED .URSE LICENSED WITH THE #./ s "3C. IS PREFERRED s /CCUPATIONAL (EALTH .URSE #ERTIlCATE COMPLETED OR IN PROGRESS s $EMONSTRATED ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY WHILE POSSESSING THE ABILITY TO WORK IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER s %XCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SKILLS Applications will be accepted up to and including Friday December 23, 2011. Please apply to: %LAINE $RABIK (UMAN 2ESOURCES 'ENERALIST Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital 'ROVE .URSING (OME 350 John Street N, Arnprior ON, K7S 2P6 %MAIL EDRABIK ARNPRIORHOSPITAL COM OR BY &AX

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a Wish can Make. 1-800-267-WISH www.childrenswish.ca

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Our area houses of worship invite you to rejoice this Christmas season with praise, reflection, song and prayer. Their doors are always open, so please join them in celebrating the true meaning of the season.

Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24th: 5pm Mass - Children’s Pageant 5pm Overow Mass downstairs 7:30 pm Mass - Choir 12 am Midnight Mass - Procession to Creche Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25th: 10:30 am Mass - Choir & Procession to Creche Feast of Mary, Mother of God Saturday, Dec. 31st: 5 pm Mass - Cantor Sunday, January 1st: 8:30 am Mass - Cantor / 10:30 am. Mass - Choir

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OWN A SMALL BUSINESS AND NEED TO PROMOTE IT? NEED TO FILL A POSITION AND HIRE LOCALLY? SELLING UNWANTED ITEMS? HAVE A HOUSE TO SELL OR RENT? HAVE A NOTICE of a BIRTH , ENGAGEMENT OR ANNIVERSARY?

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FRANCHISES

FIREARMS WANTED FOR FEBRUARY 18th AUCTION: Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns. As Estate Specialists WE manage sale of registered / unregistered firearms. Contact Paul, Switzer’s Auction: TollFree 1-800-694-2609, info@switzersauction.com or www.switzersauction.com.

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WORLD CLASS DRUMMER (of Five Man Electrical Band) is now accepting students. Private lessons, limited enrollment, free consultation. Call Steve, 613-831-5029. www.steveholling worth.ca

HEAVY EQUIPMENT REPAIR in Slave Lake, Alberta requires heavy duty mechanic and industrial parts person. Experienced apprentices may apply. Call Herb 780-849-0416. Fax resume to 780-849-4453.

COMING EVENTS

2012 Glider Pilot Ground School Monday evenings (09 Jan/12 Mar) at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum; with complimentary glider f l i g h t . www.gatineauglid ingclub.ca or douglaswll@xplorn et.com PUBLIC NOTICE

Email resumes to: stlaurentresumes@fewltd.com or fax resume to 905-787-9929

CAREERS

Now Hiring in Nepean!

Licensed Mechanics to perform preventative maintenance & repairs on our well-maintained fleet of buses. • Clean and friendly working environment • Day shifts (Monday to Friday) • Competitive salary and allowances Apply by e-mail to: adel.jahshan@firstgroup.com or call: 613-820-7146 or fax 613-820-2115

**PLEASE BE ADVISED** There are NO refunds on Classified Advertising, however we are happy to offer a credit for future Classified Ads, valid for 1 year, under certain circumstances.

CAREERS

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Requirement: Completion of high school and must have 1 to 2 years Retail experience. Jewellery store experience welcomed. Must be able to use computers (word, excel, emails, internet etc). Must own a vehicle and be able to drive. Must speak and write English & French.

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DATING SERVICE. Long-term/short-term relationships, free to try! 1-877-297-9883. Talk with single ladies. Call #4011 or 1-888-534-6984. Talk now! 1-866-311-9640 or #4010. Meet local single ladies. 1 - 8 7 7 - 8 0 4 - 5 3 81 . (18+)

HUNTER SAFETY Canadian Firearms Course. Courses and exams held throughout the year. Free course if you organize a group, exams available. Wenda Cochran, 613-256-2409.

NEEDED NOW- AZ Drivers & Owner Ops. Great career opportunities. We’re seeking professional safetyminded drivers and owner operators. Cross-border and IntraCanada positions available. Call Celadon Canada, Kitchener. 1-800-332-0518 w w w. c e l a d o n c a n a da.com

Other duties include: Watch battery & watchband replacement. Taking in watch and jewellery repairs. Excellent customer service & sales-oriented. Operate cash register, suggestive selling. Training Program.

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There are many differences in the paths Ilya Abelev and Patrick Okpalugo have followed in wrestling, but they both face the same difďŹ cult challenge task as they enter the Canadian Olympic wrestling trials Dec. 15-18 in Winnipeg. The Ottawa-bred wrestlers each ďŹ nished just one step off the podium at the 2011 national championships, which puts them at a disadvantage in their quest to become Canada’s Olympic representative. They’ll both ďŹ rst have to win a qualiďŹ cation tournament just to reach the bottom rung of the ladder, and then will need victories over the reigning national bronze and silver medalists just to reach a best-of-three ďŹ nal against the gold medalist, who will have been watching and resting the whole time. “I feel like I have a shot, otherwise I wouldn’t be going,â€? says Abelev, acknowledging the No. 1 competitor in his 66-kilogram weight category, Haislan Garcia, is a very talented wrestler. “It’s exciting to know that if I can beat him, I’ll be right there with the top guys in the world.â€? It’s a tall task for Okpalugo as well, but one the 27-year-old came fairly close to achieving at the 2008 trials, when he won the pool competition and then knocked off the bronze medalist before dropping a tight contest to silver medalist Jamie Cox. Okpalugo went on to beat Cox at the last nationals. “I came close,â€? says the heavyweight competitor who had just one event under his belt before nationals in March following a 20-month layoff due to reconstructive knee surgery. “I feel like I’m right there. I feel pretty good, and

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Injuries have provided some fairly serious hurdles for Patrick Okpalugo, top, in recent years, but the Elmdale Public School grad is confident that his fourth-place result in his comeback tournament at last season’s nationals is a sign that he could make it to the end of the Canadian Olympic trials tournament this week in Winnipeg. my good is good.â€? There is no question Abelev is an underdog as a 19-yearold entering his ďŹ rst Olympic trials, but with his fourth-place freestyle ďŹ nish at last year’s senior nationals serving as evidence, there’s a good possibility Abelev will be an Olympian one day, if not in 2012. The Olympic dream has always been there for the former Earl of March and Bell high school student, but it truly blossomed when he took up wrestling at age 16. “Who wouldn’t want to go to the Olympics? No one would say no,â€? says Abelev, a 2009 Canada Games gold

medalist. “But to actually think that I could go to the Olympics would only be the past couple years.� Abelev is a former Ottawa Judo Club member, but he wound up associated with another big name in judo locally – the Takahashi family. Abelev now trains under former Ottawa resident Ray Takahashi, the head coach of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs wrestling team, and lives with Ray’s son, Steven, the reigning 55 kg national silver medalist. “We push each other,� says Abelev, who loves attending university and training in London, although he does miss

home since he’s away almost all year. Although Abelev may not get the opportunity to see him at the Olympic trials due to injury, Ben Sayah is an Ottawa friend he usually gets to reconnect with at major national competitions. Now at the University of New Brunswick, Sayah was the most experienced athlete when Abelev arrived at the National Capital Wrestling Club. “As soon as we started training together, he was there to help me,â€? says the Moscowborn athlete who ďŹ nished two places ahead of Sayah at the last senior nationals. “It was

the perfect situation for me. He was such a talented wrestler, and right away I was competing against one of the top guys in Canada.â€? Although he’ll soon return to the reality of ďŹ nal exams, Abelev’s main focus of late has been preparing for the Olympic trials. “It’s pretty exciting for me,â€? says the outstanding wrestler from the 2009 junior national greco-roman championships. “This is really a once-in-a-lifetime kind of opportunity.â€? As a 23-year-old still rising on the national stage, Okpalugo came awful close to claiming Canada’s Olympic representative designation at the trials before the 2008 Games, but the road back to these Olympic wrestling trials has anything but a steady rise. A torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his knee led Okpalugo to the surgeon’s table in 2009, and he separated his shoulder at a recent competition after ďŹ rst suffering the same injury in 2007. “Oh gosh, it’s just terrible,â€? Okpalugo says of his road over

the past four years. “I was building up back then. I was a carded athlete. Things were going well.â€? The attention on him faded once he was injured with others from his Montreal Wrestling Club such as Cleo Ncube, David Tremblay and Jamie Mancini continued to rise nationally and internationally. “They were going all over the world,â€? Okpalugo says. “And I didn’t know if I’d wrestle again. I didn’t know if I’d be able to do the things that I do.â€? Okpalugo’s wrestling style is different than a lot of other heavyweights because he moves around the mats quickly instead of just pushing forward. That made a knee injury all the more debilitating for the Ottawa-born athlete who graduated from Elmdale Public School before moving to Brampton and then Montreal to wrestle and play football at Concordia University. “I’m still able to be athletic,â€? says Okpalugo, who still visits his cousins in Ottawa regularly. “I’ve been training on it, and I’m able to compete, so it’s good enough.â€? Only his second competition back after a 20-month layoff, last year’s nationals were an indication of Okpalugo’s potential. Okpalugo was the only competitor to win a round against the national champion, who he met in the quarter-ďŹ nals. “This is what I’ve been focusing on in training through all of these injuries – to be able to put up a nice battle plan to get into this tournament,â€? says Okpalugo, who will also enter the greco-roman event. “I’m going there to win the tournament.â€?

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Remembering victims of violence Several dozen gathered at the Women’s Monument in Minto Park in Centretown on Dec. 6 for a candlelight vigil in honour of the 14 women killed in 1989 at École Polytechnique in Montreal as well as all the other women who have been the victims of violence.

When the lights lifted in the Barney Danson Theatre on Dec. 6 west end resident Helen Rapp wiped her eyes. Rapp had just seen a preview of a new show called Bomb Girls in the Canadian War Museum’s Theatre. The show – set to air on Global in early January – features a group of women working in a munitions factory during the Second World War. Rapp, along with Etobicoke, Ont. resident Queenie Curnoe were the original “Bomb Girls” consulted for the series. Rapp enlisted in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in 1942, after passing a Toronto recruiting office on her way to a job interview at the Globe and Mail. She was only 17. Now she talks all over the city about the role women played during the war and what that meant for the military and the feminist movement. Rapp, who lives with her husband Gerald Bowen – also a volunteer at the war museum – at their apartment off Carling Avenue, eventually ended up working with the Signals Directorate in the office while workers built guns on the assembly line. Curnoe went to work on an

assembly line in an artillery factory. She later went on to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served at headquarters in London, England. The Bomb Girls series - created by Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Films – shows men and women fighting the same war, but in different battles. While women waited to hear word of brothers, boyfriends, sons and fathers, they went to work in the factories doing what they could to pitch in. But they weren’t always wanted. “It was very accurate,” Rapp said of the show. “Some of the men were very prickly and didn’t think we should be there. It could be very intimidating. I was the youngest of five so it didn’t bother me at the time. But now that I think about it I realize I had to prove myself all the time.” Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said the series illustrates the struggles our mothers and grandmothers had to face. “The series shows women who put their personal lives on hold and pitched in to help out,” she said. “They created a generation of women who don’t know ceilings and boundaries.” Raitt, who was the Toronto Port Authority’s first woman

harbourmaster, said she was influenced by her grandmother, who taught in Cape Breton. “She got to teach because we had lost so many men to the war,” Raitt said. “She always instilled in me that women can do anything.” Charlotte Hegele, plays a preacher’s daughter named Kate Andrews in the series, who flees her father’s iron fist to work the assembly line at Victory Munitions factory. She said that the series brought perspective to the stories she had heard about the war. “My grandfather was a chief medical officer, but it’s the first time I had really thought about the contributions women had made,” she said. The crew worked on the series for 10 weeks in Etobicoke and filmed six episodes. Ali Liebert, who plays tough-talking Prairie girl Betty McRae, said she listens to a `40s-era radio station in her car and was excited to begin work on the period piece. The actresses who turned out for the premiere were decked out in outfits reminiscent of the time period, but were no match for a proud Rapp, who wore her well-earned medals and war museum volunteer badge while she sat in rapture watching the screen.

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A138246 This unaltered female, white Dwarf and Himalayan rabbit is about seven months old. She was brought to the shelter as a stray on November 19 and is now available for adoption. Her red eyes stand out against her pure white fur coat, and she’s looking for a home where she can be social with her owners and have plenty of exercise and healthy food. Rabbits love human companionship, and that’s all Carla wants for Christmas!

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free. Dec. 16: The Ottawa-Carleton Choristers with musical guests from Canterbury High School (CHS) present My Heart Goes Home for Christmas. Under the direction of Laurie Hamilton, CHS head of music, the Choristers will sing a blend of holiday music at Woodroffe United Church, 201 Woodroffe Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Dessert reception to follow. Adults $10, children under 12 free. Dec. 17: The Hallelujah Gospel Chorus presents Sing Noel, an evening of gospelstyle Christmas music and carol sing-along at City View United Church, 6 Epworth Ave. at 7 p.m. Free parking. Free will offering in aid of Waupoos Foundation and HGC ministry. Call 613-5926959 for details.

Dec. 17: Orpheus Choral Group Christmas concert at Riverside United Church, 3191 Riverside Dr. Free admission and parking, special surprise for children; goodwill donation welcome. Call 613731-2298 or e-mail teddb@ rogers.com. Dec. 18: Children’s Christmas pageant at Kitchissippi United Church, 630 Island Park Dr. at 10 a.m. Celebrate with and enjoy a re-telling of the Christmas story by the children and youth. Call 613-722-7254 or visit www. kitchissippiuc.com. Dec. 18: Chorus Ecclesiae, conducted by Lawrence Harris, present a concert of carols and Gregorian chants at Cloister of the Dominican Convent, 96 Empress Ave., off Somerset, two traffic lights west of Bronson. Free admis-

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Ongoing: The Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) auxiliary meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the new OHS location at 245 W. Hunt Club Rd. The Auxiliary raises money to help OHSanimals and has a very active craft group; new members are welcome. Call Diane BartlettFraser at 613-836-1492. Mondays: Carlingwood Toastmasters meet every week from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at St. Martin’s Church, 2120 St. Charles Rd. (behind the Carlingwood Shopping Centre). Everyone is welcome to attend to develop public speaking/leadership skills, and practice speaking on short notice. For details, call 613-612-4292 or visit www. carlingwoodtoastmasters.org. Tuesday/Thursday: The Nepean Seniors Curling Club invites those 55-plus to come try curling – a natural and economical winter activity – Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Sportsplex (rear/south entrance). Free instruction, free use of equipment, free refreshments. For more information, email dgoff@rogers.com or call the Nepean Seniors Recreation Centre at 613-580-2828 ext. 2.

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