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For the fourth consecutive year, Grade 5 student Riley Guindon will donate his hair as part of the Shave for a Cure campaign.

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midwife clinic opens Expands services for Findlay Creek, Riverside South Eddie Rwema eddie.rwema@metroland.com

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EMC news – Expectant mothers in south Ottawa looking for alternative care can now turn to a local midwifery clinic.

The Ottawa South Midwifery Clinic, which received provincial funding, officially opened at 4112 Albion Rd. on Feb. 9.

The founders of the clinic – five local midwives – wanted to expand midwifery services in Ottawa and reach the underserviced communities of Findlay Creek, Riverside South and Barrhaven.

“We chose Ottawa South because it is one of the fastest growing neighbourhood populations in terms of birth rate in Ottawa,” said Sarah Doyle, one of the five registered midwives running the clinic.

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Valentine’s wishes for St. Patrick’s seniors Ten-year-old twin sisters Mindy and Chloe Baroody champion a campaign that raised money to buy 202 roses for seniors at St. Patrick’s Home on Valentine’s Day, delivered along with handmade cards. For the full story, see page 10.

City moves to ban smoking at patios, beaches, parks Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

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EMC news – Smokers should butt out on restaurant patios as well as city-owned parks, beaches, buildings and markets, the city’s public health board is recommending.

A decade after the city banned smoking indoors, the next phase of the bylaw expansion would make all city properties – including beaches, more than 1,000 parks and 300 city facilities, including the Byward and Parkdale mar-

ket stalls – smoke-free zones.

Smoking on city streets and sidewalks would still be allowed.

More controversial will be the push to keep smoking out of restaurant and pub patios.

But the policy got resounding support from around 20 delegates who presented at a Feb. 7 meeting that resulted in the health board endorsing the plan.

“Who would of thought you’d be here to tell us we’re foot dragging and not moving

fast enough … we thought we were being cutting edge,” said Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes, who chairs the board.

Other municipalities have done “bits and pieces” of what Ottawa is proposing, said the city’s medical officer of health, Dr. Isra Levy, but he added: “We believe the comprehensiveness of what’s being done here puts Ottawa back on top.”

The popularity of voluntary smoke-free signs in parks is growing, and the proposed bylaw expansion reflects that

public desire for more smokefree spaces, Holmes said.

Ottawa public health has been consulting residents and businesses on the plan for the past year.

“It’s clear that people want this,” Holmes said.

Smokers were included in the consultation, and they generally supported the recommendation, although in smaller numbers than the general population, Levy said.

“We’re seeing a respect for non-smokers,” he said.

The expanded bylaw will be discussed by the community and protective services committee on Feb. 15 and would need council’s final approval on Feb. 22.

The health board added a component to the plan by asking the city health board to write to local MPs and MPPs advocating changes to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act to include water pipes or hookahs in the scope of smoking products the city can regulate.

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NCC hopes canal green bins help recycling goal If successful, green bins could be added on Canada Day Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

EMC news – New green bins for organic waste on the Rideau Canal Skateway are aimed at helping the National Capital Commission reach a lofty waste-diversion goal.

Success is far off, but Emilie Lagacé, a member of the

NCC’s environmental strategy team, said providing the bins for visitors’ food waste should have an impact.

By next year, the NCC wants to reduce the waste going to landfills from its three main events – Winterlude, the skateway and Canada Day – by 50 per cent from the 2009-

10 season.

That would mean reducing the garbage produced on the skateway alone to 11.1 tonnes per season. But despite tackling its environmental action plan since 2009, the NCC landfilled 30.7 tonnes of waste last year.

The NCC purposefully set a lofty goal, Lagacé said, by making the target the same, no matter how many days the skateway is open. Last year was a long season, so visitors produced more waste, she

said.

While food concessions on the canal have been using a green-bin program behind the scenes for a couple of years, 2012 marks the first year that visitors can drop their food waste, napkins, paper cups and wooden popsicle sticks into organic waste bins.

The bins will be located near the snack shacks and rest areas along the entire 8.8-kilometre skateway.

It’s a partnership with the city, which provides the bins

and hauls the organic waste from the NCC contractor’s yard to the organics-processing facilty.

In addition to the 17 bins along the canal, there are also green bins in Confederation Park this year for Winterlude.

If it’s successful on the canal this winter, the green bin program could be expanded to include Canada Day celebrations on July 1, Lagacé said.

The NCC has launched another environmental initia-

tive this year with the hope of encouraging people to recycle organics on the canal and help reduce the trash going to the landfill. During Winterlude weekends, a Green Squad of volunteers were set to be out on the skateway to inform visitors about the NCC’s environmental initiatives, Lagacé said.

About a dozen volunteers on skates were set to participate in the Green Squad each weekend until Winterlude ends on Feb. 20.

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The summit brought together people from more than 40 service organizations to talk about supports that are already in place and what can be done to prevent future youth suicide.

The talk, which took place on Bell Let’s Talk Day, which raised money for mental health issues, also resulted in a tool kit called Know What To Do, which provided tips and resources for parents whose children are in crisis.

Dr. Ian Manion, the executive director of the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO, said prolonged negative moods and changes of behaviour are warning signs.

Myron Khatheer, a 21year-old who started work with the Youth Services Bureau (YSB) after running away from home, said his work has helped him to see the signs.

“Suicide awareness is a

huge issue,” he said. “It happens a lot and there are always signals to spot.”

Khatheer was part of a youth panel that talked to the crowd about letting young people drive the response system and tell service providers what they would like to see as youth mental health resources.

Khatheer said his pride in working with others at the YSB helped him to overcome some of his own issues.

“They gave me so many skills; things I didn’t even know I was capable of,” he said. “They let me be myself in a supportive environment.”

Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley said the community support received since his son Jamie took his own life has helped his family members to get out of bed each morning.

Hubley said finding help for Jamie – who suffered from depression – was a big thing for the family.

“Now we have committed to the cause so that his life wouldn’t have ended in vain,” Hubley said, adding that he wants to prevent another family from the pain of losing a child to suicide.

Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod and Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi came together to organize the summit.

Naqvi said he would like to see Ottawa build on the system that already exists, with support from the province.

“This issue isn’t going away,” he said. “We need to move on it.”

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Emergency crews want Ottawa residents to be water wise Too many deaths happen over the winter, say emergency officials Kristy Wallace kristy.wallace@metroland.com

EMC news - When Jim McLaughlin was a little boy, he went skating on the Rideau Canal when he wasn’t supposed to and fell through the ice.

“I went through up to my waist,” said McLaughlin, who’s now a fisherman. “After three seconds, it’s not fun.

The cold hits you real quick.”

McLaughlin was recently at The Ottawa Drowning Prevention Coalition’s public awareness campaign to remind people to stay safe on the ice this winter, and prevent tragedies from happening.

The coalition is made up of Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Paramedic Service, along with representatives from the city and Ottawa Public Health.

As part of the campaign,

the city’s emergency service providers gathered at 1 Fleet St. along the Ottawa River to give demonstrations and conduct annual training for rescue calls on the ice.

Chris Wagg of the Lifesaving Society – which is also a member of the coalition – said the thaw is coming in about six weeks and it’s important to remind residents of ice safety during the winter.

“There are a lot of different situations (people get themselves into). There are ice fisherman, and young kids fascinated with the water,” said Wagg, adding that people who walk their dogs might find themselves trying to rescue their pets if they fall through the ice.

Brent MacIntyre of the Ottawa Police was also at the demonstrations, and said it’s the job of police to recover bodies from icy waters.

He said on average, Ottawa has about five drowning cases a year.

Ottawa Fire Services responded to just under 50 rescue calls last year, he said.

“It’s a sizable problem,” MacIntyre said. “We get a lot of people getting stranded on the ice in some capacity, and we have to get them off.”

McLaughlin said he’s seen too many people ignore the rules of safety while on the ice.

He added that tragedy can be prevented by carrying ropes and picks to help get out of the water.

He also said that fishing in groups can also prevent an accident from happening – and, that it’s important to know first-hand the ice conditions.

“Don’t rely on someone else’s word,” McLaughlin said. “There just seems to be guys who don’t pay attention

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The Ottawa Drowning Prevention Coalition is running a public awareness campaign to remind people to stay safe on the ice this winter. On Feb. 8, emergency crews practiced their rescue techniques along the Ottawa River. to safety, but it can prevent a lot of heartache.”

MacIntyre also said the coalition is asking people to be

aware if they venture out on the ice, and to use certified trails when around water.

“River ice is inherently

dangerous,” he said. “There’s swiftly-moving water. It may look solid, but it isn’t. It could have tragic consequences.”

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First phase of Service Ottawa is now online Accessing City services and information is now easier for residents as many can now be found online instead of in person or over the phone only. Residents now have the option of registering for recreation programs, requesting recycling bins, or creating a service request online as well as checking on the status of their service request.

To access these forms or to find out more information on the new Service Ottawa visit serviceottawa.ca.

Algonquin Bus Donation I was proud to participate in a ceremony to officially donate a retired OC Transpo Bus to Algonquin College.

The bus will be used by the Truck and Coach Program at the college to help train those students who will one day be the qualified technicians that OC Transpo will continue to need in the future. It was an honour to take part in this event as it helped to maintain a positive relationship with Algonquin College which is a valuable stakeholder, resource, and partner for OC Transpo.

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Last Weekend to Enjoy Winterlude This weekend is the last weekend of Winterlude 2012 so get out and enjoy some of the best that Ottawa has to offer. You can take part in a skate on the canal, watch the ice carving challenge, or visit the Snowflake Kingdom for a day of wonderful winter activities. Remember that you can ride the free OLG Sno-Bus between official Winterlude sites and special events. For more information on Winterlude visit www.capcan.ca/winterlude and for more information on the Sno-Bus visit www.octranspo. com.

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City staff gives half a million to United Way City of Ottawa employees contributed $528,000 to United Way/Centraide during the 2011 campaign. The half-milliondollar donation was presented during a city council meeting on Feb. 7. Pictured from left to right are: city manager Kent Kirkpatrick, honourary co-chairs Coun. Mathieu Fleury and Coun. Katherine Hobbs, Mayor Jim Watson, United Way Ottawa president and chief executive Michael Allen and campaign co-chairmen Dan Chenier, general manager of parks, recreation and cultural services and Dixon Weir, general manager of environmental services.

Featherston students support Haiti clinic Eddie Rwema eddie.rwema@metroland.com

EMC news – Students at Featherston Drive Public School in Alta Vista have a dream to change the world and make a difference in the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children worldwide.

The school’s lifesavers club, comprised of 35 committed students and teachers, has committed itself to a three-year global project to raise at least $3,000 by June of 2013 to help a health clinic in Haiti following the devasta-

tion caused by the 2010 earthquake.

“The students voted that they wanted to do something medical in Haiti,” said Tanya O’Brien, a teacher at Featherston.

O’Brien said given the demographic of the school, raising $1,000 a year for three years was a goal they could meet.

She said students have done a variety of activities to try to raise money.

“We are doing very well and are almost close to $2,000 in our second year,” she said.

The school has partnered with Free the Children, a social action group that helps young people achieve their fullest potential as agents of change.

Through the project the students are also made to understand the challenges and obstacles other children face, especially those in developing countries.

“Every time you raise money you equally try to get children to understand the issues at hand,” said O’Brien.

“We try to make students put themselves in a position of a

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She said the club has helped the students understand that working together gives them the ability to influence change.

Twelve of the club’s students will be rewarded next month with a visit to Montreal to participate in National We Day, a youth empowerment event focused on giving students the tools to be agents of change.

Lead by inspiring figures in social justice, including Craig and Marc Kielburger, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and actor and activist Martin Sheen, 2,000 students will come together to learn about some of the most pressing issues and how they can be part of the solution.

“We are beyond excited,” said O’Brien.

The students will also participate in leadership skills workshops that will help them turn their inspiration into tangible action both locally and globally. As part of the experiential learning school trip, students will create a strong connection to Canadian history and culture by touring historic landmarks of Montreal, allowing them to truly learn it by living it.

“Being in a forum of 2,000 other people who are like minded like them, it will become real for them to understand that they have and that they can be an impact to change and do something wonderful,” O’Brien said.

National We Day is an initiative of international children’s charity and educational partner, Free the Children.

We Day events are held across the country every year in Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Waterloo Region and Montreal.

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Local businesses prep to reap LRT rewards Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

EMC news – Local businesses are taking different approaches in trying to benefit from $2.1 billion in spending on Ottawa’s forthcoming lightrail system.

Some local companies are going all out to attract attention from the three international consortia of companies shortlisted to win the LRT contract, while other businesses haven’t decided if – or how – they can contribute to the project.

But no matter their approach, representatives from 250 local companies flocked to the CE Centre on Feb. 9 for a trade show and matchmaking session to show off their wares to the consortia.

A representative from Harris Rebar, a steel manufacturer located off Carp Road north of Stittsville, said the trade show was the perfect opportunity to meet with the consortia and try to impress them with some of the upgrades the company is making to clinch a deal with the LRT project.

“We’re expanding our facility to make sure we can compete with anyone internationally that’s trying to come in,” said Allen Piddington, area manager for Harris Rebar.

The company is building a new manufacturing facility anyways, but Harris Rebar

certainly has LRT in mind when planning the expansion, Piddington said.

“Just knowing this is coming out helps us plan for paying back the building,” he said. “It helps us make sure we can be a player here for a bigger project … This (LRT project) will be a kickoff to expand and help us reach out to new markets.”

The expansion will likely create around 100 new jobs, said Pierre Paquette, who works in sales and estimating for Harris Rebar in Ottawa.

Overall, the city estimates the LRT project will generate 20,000 person-years of employment and more than $3 billion in economic activity during construction alone.

The trade-show discussions were very preliminary, but fruitful, Piddington said.

“It was very worthwhile.

It was a good opportunity to meet with some of the consortias and get an idea of who the consortias are and show is involved with them,” Piddington said.

While his company works regularly with some of the local partners who are members of the consortia, Piddington said, it’s valuable to get face time with the international partners.

“It gives us an opportunity to introduce ourselves not only to the local partners, but the more the international

partners who don’t know us,” he said.

It was also a chance for local companies to connect with each other and build teams, Paquette said.

“They have a good team already as the consortia, but they are looking for all the substrates – the local guys to help them out and create a successful business,” he said.

Meanwhile, other companies, like Ottawa South-based Taggart Construction, came to the trade show unsure about how they could fit into the project.

“We hadn’t really done much on it up until today,” Taggart said, adding that he was hoping to connect with all three consortia in the planning phase.

“We wanted to see if we could do some work for all three of them, instead of getting onto one team or another,” he said.

“It’s such a large project that I think it’s just going to be good for the whole industry. There is going to be lots of work for all the companies in Ottawa,” Taggart said.

A consortia of companies will be chosen before the end of the year, with construction on the light-rail from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Station to start in 2013. LRT is scheduled to be up and running by mid-2018.

“There is a long list of

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Mayor Jim Watson, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Bob Chiarelli and Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches participate in the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Trade Show held at the CE Centre on Feb. 9. products and services that will be needed,” said Coun. Steve Desroches. The GloucesterSouth Nepean councillor came up with the idea for the trade show, which was approved by city council last year.

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The event was a partnership with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, and business people said it was something they would like to see happen again.

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Grade 5 student going bald to fight childhood cancer Eddie Rwema eddie.rwema metroland.com

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Riley Guindon will be shaving his head and doing the puck drop for the opening of the 67’s hockey game to be held on Feb. 24.

EMC News – Ten-year-old Riley Guindon has avoided the barber’s scissors for the past year, diligently growing his hair just so he can go bald during one of the coldest months of the year.

This is the fourth time Grade 5 Guindon is participating in the University of Ottawa Shave for a Cure event. In honour of his dedication to raising funds to fight childhood cancers, organizers have requested he drop the puck for the opening of the 67’s game on Feb. 24.

“I do it because I have two people in my family that got cancer,” Guindon said of why he has grown his hair and lopped it off four times.

He is participating this year not only for his mother’s cousin who has long passed, but for his grandmother who he said he draws strength from and can proudly call a breast cancer survivor.

“It is sad that people are dying with cancer,” said Guindon.

He said he thinks he is doing a great job and hopes people would help out more often.

“Anybody can help by shaving to help people with cancer,” he said. “It makes me feel pretty good about myself and I am happy about it.”

His mother Chantal Martin said her son has seen first hand how cancer affects people and how difficult it is on their families.

“I am happy that he took it on with pride and not just doing it to get his head shaved,” said Martin.

Guindon’s goal is to raise $1,000.

The University of Ottawa’s faculty of medicine, which is hosting the event, is challenging the public to brave the cold weather and shave their heads – or lop off 10 inches of hair – for Smiling Over Sickness, the volunteer-based non-profit organization run by the medical students at the university. The organization has partnered with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to fundraise for Childhood Cancer Canada.

“Participants, or shavees, are a large part of our fundraising every year,” medical student and event co-organizer Pamela Lai said in a statement.

The students are hoping to raise $60,000 to contribute to pediatric cancer research.

“Every bit counts tremendously towards our goal of $60, 000,” said Lai. “The Ottawa community has always been great to us.”

Other ways to get involved in the fundraising effort include: * Purchasing a ticket for the Ottawa 67’s game for Feb. 24 through the Shave for a Cure website, www.shaveforacure.ca. * Bidding in the silent auction on site at Lansdowne on Feb. 24. * Donating online to the event.

Proceeds from tickets purchased online are donated and are available until Feb. 20.

“We want Shave for a Cure to keep growing,” said Bradley Sarak, a medical student and the event’s co-organizer. “We want everyone to crave the shave.”

For more information, visit the website at www.shaveforacure.ca

CHILDHOOD CANCER IN CANADA All donations collected through the University of Ottawa’s Shave for a Cure event remain in Canada and go towards funding pediatric cancer research.

• About 1,500 new cases of childhood cancers are diagnosed in Canada every year.

• There are around 10,000 children living with cancer in Canada today.

• About 78 per cent of these children will survive five years or more because of advances in therapy – an increase of almost 46 per cent since the 1960s.

• About one in four children who are diagnosed with cancer will die.

• In the 1950s, less than 10 per cent of childhood cancer patients could be cured.

• The most common childhood cancers are leukemias, tumours of the brain and nervous system, and cancers of the lymphatic system, kidneys, bones and muscles.

• Childhood cancers have close to a 75 per cent cure rate.

For more information, visit www.childhoodcancer.ca.

CHEO visits skyrocket Eddie Rwema eddie.rwema metroland.com

EMC news - The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario has seen a record-high number of patients in its emergency department this year and is asking members of the community to consider visiting their pediatrician or family doctor unless they are dealing with a true emergency.

CHEO is in the midst of the busiest viral season in its 38-year history, according to a statement released by the hospital.

“CHEO will always make sure that kids who urgently need our help will get our help. But it’s important that families with less-urgent conditions look at other options available to them in the community,” Dr. Ken Farion, medical director, emergency said in a statement.

The hospital is currently seeing 15 per cent more patients than last year, and 33 per cent more than the previous year.

Last Wednesday only, CHEO saw more than 265 patients in the 24 hour period.

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due to the high rates of respiratory infections and viral illnesses.

Despite significant improvements made to the emergency department in recent years, the current volumes are still too high for the hospital.

“We were very proud of what we accomplished as a team, but even after those improvements the current volumes are simply too high. And it is clear that the biggest part of this increase is patients with less-urgent cases that could be seen elsewhere,” said Dr. Farion.

“To ensure the resources are available when a child or youth really needs us, we are asking for the community’s help in making appropriate decisions about when to come to emergency.”

CHEO recommends parents or guardians bring their child to the emergency room if they’re vomiting many times a day, have severe pain, are experiencing shortness of breath or they develop a rash that doesn’t turn white when pushed, amongst other symptoms.

During viral season, CHEO strongly emphasizes that parents or guardians encourage their sick child to drink extra fluids.

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Kadence Hein fishes with her dad Derek Stone at the 2011 Castleford Ice Fishing Derby in Renfrew. This year’s derby will take place Saturday, Feb. 18 during the ministry’s licensefree fishing weekend.

License-free fishing for Canadians this weekend Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com

EMC news - If you’ve ever dreamed of reeling in a record fish, this is your chance.

All Canadian residents are invited to grab a pole and start fishing during the annual license-free long weekend Feb. 18 to 20.

Throughout the province’s Family Day weekend, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources has waived the need for a fishing license to allow people to try fishing without having to drop a lot of cash on an Outdoors Card.

The freebie weekend applies only to Canadian residents, and anglers must stick to the conservation limits outlined for their area.

Alesha Caldwell with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters administers the program, which encourages communities to host events to take advantage of the licensefree weekend and teach residents about the sport.

She said the weekend, along with a license-free week in July, is useful to get new anglers started.

“In general to be able to get involved in a sport you need a kick starter like getting a family member to take you out.

So having license-free opportunities reduces that barrier to get you out,” she said.

Especially in the winter, fishing is a very accessible sport to get into, Caldwell said.

“You’re not casting, you’re just fishing in a hole. So for ice fishing you just need a hook, rod and a line,” she said, laughing that sometimes a stick with a string and pieces

of hot dog can catch more than her fancy equipment.

Even a hut isn’t necessary, she said.

“You don’t need a hut. They are available, you can go to your local bait and tackle shop to see if they rent them. But all you need is a bucket to sit on,” she said. Augers for drilling into the ice are also reasonably priced, she said, and are available for rent as well.

Caldwell said newcomers to the sport should consider taking a more experienced angler with them onto the ice, to offer tips and guidance.

However if someone wants to take advantage of the license-free weekend without a fisherman friend, Caldwell suggested talking to the locals to make sure the ice is safe and perhaps recruiting someone to help drill the hole.

“The ice should have four inches of good, clear ice” on top, she advised, noting that cloudy or white ice has air pockets and may be less stable.

Gearing up the weekend, Caldwell has overseen the organization of countless fishing events across the province, including three in the Ottawa area.

On Saturday, Feb. 18 the Ottawa Region Walleye League will host its third annual Kids Ice Fishing Event on Constance Lake in Ottawa’s west end. From 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. kids can try their hand at ice fishing alongside experienced anglers. League members will drill holes and provide fishing equipment and bait if needed and lunch is included.

In Renfrew, the Castleford

7th Annual Ice Fishing Derby will take place on the Ottawa River from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 18.

The charity derby attracts hundreds of anglers young and old every year, and this year will raise money for Renfrew and Arnprior Community Living.

In Ottawa proper, the Catholic Centre for Immigrants will host an ice fishing fundraiser on Monday, Feb. 20 for their annual Community Cup soccer tournament. For $10, residents can enjoy a hot lunch, hot chocolate and access to bait and rods. The group will also drill the fishing holes and provide a warm shack for the anglers. The group will meet on the Ottawa River between Masson-Angers, Quebec and Cumberland, Ontario east of Ottawa. Two buses will be available to take participants to the site, leaving from the centre’s headquarters on Argyle as well as Catherine Street. The group is asking for a $5 donation to take the bus.

The ministry’s fishing zone 15 includes Renfrew and Arnprior, and extends to Pembroke and Petawawa. Zone 18 covers all of Ottawa and North Grenville, extending east to Hawkesbury and west to Belleville.

Anglers must check the conservation limits and fishing rules for their zone in the ministry’s recreational fishing regulations guide before heading out. The guide is available online.

For more information about the license-free weekend or events in the Ottawa area, visit www.familyfishingweekend. com.

EMC news - Old Ottawa South is fighting for a spot to be one of Canada’s great places to live in the second annual contest of the same name.

The Great Places in Canada contest asked Canadians to nominate areas in the country they feel are the best. More than 100 nominations came in

by Jan. 30, with 90 places up for nomination.

Ontario is a front runner with 29 nominations, five of which are in Ottawa. Old Ottawa South holds two of those nominations: one for for the Brewer Park Skating Oval and one for Old Ottawa South in the great places neighbourhood category.

“It is all about bragging rights,” Amanda Kutler, spokeswoman for the contest said. “The contest was created to draw attention to places that Canadian’s love.”

The contest was created by the Canadian Institute of Planners to showcase great Canadian destinations and neighbourhoods. This is the second year for the contest, with last year’s contest having more than 75,000 votes.

The contest has a number of different categories, including great public spaces,

neighbourhoods and streets.

Voting is via www.GreatPlacesInCanada.com. As of Feb. 8, 50,000 votes have been recorded.

Old Ottawa South resident Gwen Gall nominated her community in the great neighbourhood category. Gall was pleasantly surprised by the dual nominations for the area.

“I nominated a neighbourhood and the (skating) oval is a place, and there are winners in different categories,” Gall said. “As there are several winners, there is no reason why both the community and the oval couldn’t win.”

Gall added she feels urban neighbourhoods are threatened by inappropriate overbuilding, not just in Old Ottawa South, but everywhere in Canada. She nominated Old Ottawa South because she wanted to draw attention to appropriate infill in established urban communities.

“It’s a growing problem across Canada, in particular when intensification becomes a city policy,” Gall said. “The vast majority of residents I have spoken with in Old Ottawa South approve of intensification as a means to prevent urban sprawl...unfortunately, there are developers who con-

tinually portray us as Nimby’s who don’t want change, and this is patently false and deliberately misleading.”

Gall would be pleased and proud if her neighbourhood could win and she pleads the case for Old Ottawa South, stating that even without living in the neighbourhood, people have the chance to enjoy all it has to offer.

“I would simply like to emphasize that walkable, environmentally sustainable, healthy urban communities such as Old Ottawa South are of great value to this country and its cities, and must be protected, maintained and enhanced, for the good of their residents, the greater community, and indeed, the health of the planet,” Gall added.

Kutler said judging is based on a location meeting a number of criteria, such as promoting social and eco activities, having a memorable or unique character, a design that is interesting, sustainability, transportation and any cultural ties. The judges are members of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

The deadline to vote is Feb. 29. Winners will be announced April with the plaques for the neighbourhoods presented in May.

Notice of Application and Public Meeting Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision Application – 1757 Russell Road and 1740 St. Laurent Boulevard Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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The site currently contains two commercial uses (restaurant and gas station) as well as vacant buildings. The surrounding land uses consist of a mix of low, medium and high-rise residential uses as well as commercial uses.

The development proposes a number of blocks for residential development including a private access road and one commercial block for the existing commercial uses. There are proposed a total of 320 residential units consisting of townhouses and low-rise apartment blocks.

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Light rail contract should pay off for taxpayers O

ttawa taxpayers are about to invest $2.1 billion in light rail.

For all that cash, it would be nice to see benefits beyond rails and stations.

City council cannot build in contract provisions that see the light-rail builders required to buy supplies locally and use local service providers because of the provincial Discriminatory Business Practice Act. Requiring local purchasing could benefit the local

economy, and in a cycle of spending, would provide spinoff benefits to the taxpayers footing the bill.

The potential opportunities are staggering. While Ottawa may not be home to the steel mills needed to forge the actual rails, local companies could provide legal and financial services, supply electrical systems and install them, and pour the concrete for tunnels and overpasses. Each of those local companies would in turn

need to contract with local services and suppliers.

And this is no fly-by-night project. The light-rail system will take years to build, meaning the jobs and investment would be around for a considerable period of time.

While the province bars any contract provision that discriminates based on the “geographic location” of a business, the city is trying to get local companies linked up with the light-rail consortia.

The city took a first step in the right direction by organizing a trade show on Feb. 9 so local businesses could meet with the companies most likely to carry out construction.

Coun. Steve Desroches said the city was acting as “matchmaker” between the sellers and buyers.

With more than $2 billion on the line, a more formal process is needed if we don’t want most of the spending to

head out of town on a rail.

If there are no contractual requirements to “buy local,” you can be sure the winning bidders will try and maximize their profits by buying the least expensive goods possible.

That may mean companies from elsewhere in Canada, or internationally, will receive cheques while local businesses are left behind at the station, so to speak.

If we can’t write a requirement into the contract, the

city can make its preferences clearly known to the winning bidders.

No one is advocating “buy local” at any cost, but if an Ottawa-based supplier can come close – say within 10 per cent of the outsider’s price – then the rail contractors should play favourites and purchase the local goods or services.

The city needs to sign, seal and deliver a contract that pays off for the winning bidders and pays off for taxpayers too.

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Crisis? What crisis?

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hat was an amazing photo in the paper, showing a long string of buses backed up on the Transitway, while police and OC Transpo people tried to sort out the mess after a crash of two buses during rush hour.

You look at it and empathize immediately – with the people who were injured but also with the people on those other buses. Because you can picture yourself in there, waiting helplessly, wanting to get home. Or out in the cold, waiting for another bus while traffic piles up on Scott Street. Perhaps you can picture yourself angry, yelling at somebody to do something.

The interesting thing is that people didn’t seem to be yelling at anybody. The passengers interviewed by local media were the opposite of angry.

“It sucks but at the same time accidents are going to happen regardless so you just got to grin and bear it,” one guy told the Citizen, as he waited for another bus.

“There’s not much to complain about,” said another. “It happens, right?”

“Some people were getting a bit frustrated but most people were pretty calm about it,” a woman told CTV Ottawa.

That calmness did not apply to the comments section of news websites, where many people used the occasion to vent spleen about OC Transpo. But they weren’t there when it happened – and they wouldn’t have been helpful if they were. What matters is that the people in the middle of the crisis seemed patient and accepting.

Canadians are sometimes mocked for having these qualities – as contrasted to the more asser-

tive Americans – but they serve us well in times of stress. It’s true that orderliness, some say meekness, is not a characteristic that makes for exciting movies, but those people are the ones you want around you when things fall apart.

I remember a brief power outage in June when the traffic lights went out at the corner of Carling and Woodroffe. That’s four lanes in either direction having to move through the intersection with no policeman in sight – at rush hour.

In a different country, known more for its individualism, it would have been a festival of horn-honking, aggressive driving and crushed fenders. Here, it was a spontaneously orchestrated ballet of cars taking turns.

No fenders were crushed. Now, afterwards, when the crisis had passed there might have been recriminations in letters to the editor, on websites and open-line radio, but when the situation demanded it, calmness was the order of the day.

Those who were around during the Ice Storm of 1998 will remember that too. Once the crisis had passed and we knew we would survive and get our toasters working again, some people began to complain.

Yet, when the crisis was on, we were patient, we worked together, co-operated, helped other people and generally acted like a real community. This is the enduring memory of that period and it is an accurate one. The bitching came later and we don’t think of that so much.

It would be nice to think that a crisis always brings out the best in us. It’s probably more accurate to say that it brings out the best in some of us and something less than the best in others. You have only to look at the recent Italian cruise ship disaster to see vivid examples of both types of behaviour.

On a more everyday level, think about what happens when a flight is cancelled. Some people get on with their lives as best they can.

Other people yell at the person behind the counter. Those are the ones you don’t want behind you at Carling and Woodroffe.

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new book is making waves across North America.

It has a profound message that’s making everyone sit up and listen: We’re all going to die.

The End of Illness by Dr. David Agus retails for about $20. The oncologist and engineering professor from California tells you all the things you’re doing daily that will contribute to your death. Of course, his prognosis is a little darker than the inevitable. He insists that the lives most of us are living offer a pretty good chance that we will suffer cancer or heart disease at some point. So really, the message isn’t so much “we’re all going to die,” as it is, “we’re all going to die a slow and painful death that we’ll fight to the bitter end, even though in most cases it doesn’t do much good.” It’s pretty dark, even for an oncologist.

Agus actually sees cancer differently than many in the medical field. Rather than something one acquires, he views it as a verb. “We are all cancering,” he told Jon Stewart on The Daily Show in early January.

In other words, cancer is something that is in all of us.

But depending on our unique make-up and the individual way in which we live our lives, we may or may not be aware of its presence in our lifetime.

The scariest part of Agus’s message is that we’re all doing things that make it quite likely that the cancer or heart disease will surface. For Agus, it comes down to activities that increase life-threatening inflammation. Over time, Agus believes this inflammation is what will cause the diseases to manifest within us. Every time we get the flu, we increase our risk. Every time we fly on a plane, we increase our risk.

He warns against sitting for more than four hours each day, even for someone who works out and is otherwise in good health. Sitting for extended periods is so bad that Dr. Agus equates it to smoking a pack of cigarettes per day. If you think about it, even if we didn’t sit at our jobs, we would very likely sit for four hours each day at meals, watching TV, or traveling in the car. To be healthy individuals, and to ward off cancer and heart disease, in other words, our daily work should be physical. (As a writer, may I just say this scares the heck out of me).

Agus is also anti-vitamin.

He cites studies in his work that demonstrate taking vitamin supplements can do more harm than good. Vitamins feed healthy cells, he reasons, and there’s much to suggest they

feed cancerous ones as well.

It’s best to get daily vitamins from food. But again, if you’ve recently made the healthy switch to organic fruits and vegetables, you may be disappointed in Agus’s advice. He argues organic, local foods are the only way to go.

Anything that’s travelled has been exposed to toxins in the air, reducing any organic quality it may have. He recommends opting for frozen foods over fresh in the off-season.

Among Agus’s other controversial findings? Routine trumps quantity when it comes to rest. Go to bed and wake at the same time every day. Even if you only get five hours sleep, you’ll be better off health-wise than your neighbour who sleeps eleven hours a night off-schedule.

Oh, and don’t nap! It messes up your system.

Finally, wear comfortable shoes. High heels and other fashion shoes that cut off circulation cause inflammation. And according to Agus, if we don’t want to die a slow and painful death, inflammation must be stopped before it starts. He advocates people over 50 take statins daily (another controversy), along with precautionary baby aspirin (75 milligrams).

It’s hard to know how much of what Agus says is true.

It’s certainly causing a stir in medical circles. As with most medical studies, I plan to take what’s useful – increase movement in my day, eat a little healthier – and maybe wait for further evidence on vitamin supplements. We’re all going to die. It would be nice to know that Agus’s prognosis is flawed, and that death won’t come through slow, painful, untreatable disease.

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Sarah Doyle, left, Denise Fuller, Paula Salehi, Natalie Beauchamp, Claudia Smith and Sandra Gervais all work at the new Ottawa South Midwife Clinic located on Albion Road.

Important to have someone to trust during labour Continued from MIDWIFE on page 1

Prior to the opening of the clinic, midwives in Ottawa were attending well below the provincial average of 10 per cent of births in Ontario.

“We saw the need in Ottawa South and put in the proposal to the ministry of health and long-term care,” said Doyle.

“The women that are in this area are really happy to have something that is so accessible and we are having great feedback so far.”

Doyle said it is important for women to have someone with them they trust during their labour.

“The women that come to see us get to know the midwife following them very well and they have a high chance of one of us being with them during labour,” she said.

She added that having a local clinic will allocate regional resources more equitably.

Claudia Smith, also a midwife, said she was thrilled to be working for the clinic.

“Our practice is committed to serve women and their families living in this fastgrowing and ever expanding community.”

According to Ottawa midwifery practices, 500 women in Ottawa could not have a midwife as their caregiver of choice because of the small number if midwives practicing in the area.

“There is a huge need for more midwives to be able to accommodate all of the women that want midwifery care,” said Smith.

Statistics from the association of Ontario midwives indicate that since 1994, more than 100,000 babies have been born under midwifery care, including more than 23,000 births at home.

“It is becoming more mainstream … and there is more demand for it,” said Smith.

She added many mothers choose midwives because they provide care throughout pregnancy, labour and birth, plus they are available for both the mother and baby the first six weeks following the birth.

“When they come to us, it is because they want something different,” said Smith. “It is becoming very popular and we have a waiting list already.”

Michelle Turner used a midwife for her three births.

She said the clinic is a great alternative to a regular doctor.

“They take amazing care of you,” Turner said. “I had all my three kids with a midwife – two of them were born at home and one was born at the Civic hospital and I couldn’t have asked for a better birth experience.”

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Twin sisters plan Valentine’s cheer for seniors Eddie Rwema Eddie.rwema@metroland.com

EMC news - Valentine’s Day can be a lonely holiday for the elderly, most of whom may have lost a spouse, but not at St. Patrick’s Home this year.

Students at George Etienne Cartier French Catholic elementary school helped spread love by buying roses and making cards for seniors on long term care at St. Patrick’s Home in Ottawa South.

Thanks to efforts by 10year-old twins Chloe and Mindy Baroody, every senior at the home will received a rose and a Valentine card.

The twins and their class of 28 made a 14-minute walk to St Pat’s on Feb. 14 to join residents in celebrating Valentine’s Day. “We are doing it for the elderly people at St. Patrick’s who might feel a bit lonely and forgotten,” said Chloe.

Chloe and her sister Mindy spent the last two weeks fundraising and making cards to ensure seniors don’t feel forgotten on Valentine’s.

“We decided to make them feel better and loved by giving them one rose each and one hand made card,” said Chloe.

They were able to raise $150 which they said was enough to buy 202 roses, enough for all the residents at St. Pat’s.

“It is a good cause and I hope the elderly people will

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More than two dozen students from George Etienne Cartier French Catholic elementary school helped 10-year-old twins Mindy and Chloe Baroody to deliver 202 roses and Valentine’s Day cards to seniors at St. Patrick’s Home on Tuesday, Feb.14. like it,” said Mindy.

The students are making the cards in the shape of a heart with drawings and decorations.

“We want to make the elderly people happy to see kids and to receive gifts from them,” said Chloe.

On the other hand, Mindy

who wants to be a doctor when she grows up so she can help others, said she was excited about the cause and hopes the seniors will be happy too.

“We are trying to send out a message to other kids that helping is fun – you can always help in a good way,” said Mindy.

“I would say that it is not only that you are a kid or young that you can’t do things to help others. Anyone could make a difference.”

St. Pat’s provides long term care to adults who are affected by physical losses and require 24-hour care.

While young people their age would be thinking of chocolates on Valentine’s Day, these 10-year old are already thinking of love – and how to help change other people’s lives.

Their mother Sylva said thinks seeing children that age so excited about helping other is heart warming.

“It makes me proud that they are becoming compassionate citizens and that they thought of the elderly,” said Sylva.She said the kids have been very involved since their childhood.

“It is very encouraging seeing them thinking of the most vulnerable members of our society,” she said.

As twins, Sylva said they think alike most of the time.

“I find that they have an interest in other human beings.”

School principal France Girard said it was thoughtful of the girls to think of such a cause and that the school has been supportive.

“We are a Catholic school; we encourage kids to do good deeds in the community,” said Girard.

Promoting world peace for 50 years kristy.wallace@metroland.com

EMC community – When Tony Michel was a teenager, he remembers traveling around the world as part of the Children’s International Summer Villages program.

It touched his life so much, that he now volunteers his time with the program as chairman of the Ottawa chapter.

Michel is only one story out of thousands who have taken part in the program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

“The mission is really timeless,” said Michel. “The goals haven’t changed. It’s about promoting peace, building friendship, and helping (young people) become citizens of the world. And at the same time, it’s timely.”

While the program has expanded over the last 50 years,

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its focus is to give children the opportunity to visit another country and take part in a wide range of unique educational and group activities. The activities help participants develop a cross-cultural understanding.

The idea started in the wake of the Second World War when psychologist Doris Twitchell Allen sough to promote world peace by proposing children live in different countries in camp-like villages for a month.

This would allow participants to learn early on in life that everyone belongs to the same human family, thereby helping to create peace.

“Adults already have their ways set, but the long-term solution is to get kids to understand what it means to be global citizens,” said Michel.

Pointing to the popular uprisings in Egypt or the terror

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attacks in Norway last year, Michel said people who have visited those countries before see these events in a different way. Participants in the summer villages program have the chance to experience these perspectives and will gain friends in such places whom they can contact.

“It shows them the world is not this big, scary abstract place,” he said.

“The motto CISV has is building global friendship. It sounds pretty straightforward, but it’s actually quite powerful.”

While it’s hard to know if the summer villages program has made the world a more peaceful place in the last 50 years, Michel said he strongly believes it has changed the lives of participants.

“It’s always hard to imagine what the world would be like with or without something, but I know that it has personally had a strong impact,” he said.

“You can see on thousands of testimonials from participants saying it changed their life.”

He’s heard some participants say that the program has changed their life, including helping teenagers hang out with the right crowd in high school.

“This is a positive peer group to get involved in,” Michel said. “When you think of the ripple effects, it’s had an enormous impact.”

He hopes the next 50 years bring more positive changes and expansion of the program.

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The most up-to-date drawings of the plans for Lansdowne were revealed at city hall on Feb. 7 and show a lot of red-brick buildings surrounded by trees. Mayor Jim Watson says the revitalized site will be ‘alive and a place to live.’

Lansdowne reconstruction plans taking shape Red brick ‘urban village’ will be a vibrant place to live, work, play Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

EMC news – A tree-filled Lansdowne Park with a lot of red brick buildings makes up the revised vision for the site presented at city hall on Feb. 7.

It took six months of haggling among a team of experts to produce a more detailed design of the storefront retail, glass-fronted cinema and

wood-wrapped sports stadium, said planning committee chairman Peter Hume.

“Creativity often comes from a conflict of ideas,” said the Alta Vista councillor, who is also a member of the design review panel for the Lansdowne project. “The process has been long and at times, extremely difficult.”

The project will welcome visitors back into the “park,”

which has mostly been closed off to the public and used for private events in recent memory. Designers and city council members emphasized the project will make Lansdowne a year-round destination with shops, homes, events and activities each day and night.

The revitalized Frank Clair Stadium is one of the first elements that will be constructed and is supposed to be ready for Canadian Football League play by 2014. The stadium’s designer, Robert Claiborne, said the venue will hold up to 40,000 with the addition of temporary seating.

Claiborne also indicated that floor-level club seats will be added to the stadium.

The new south stands will be ringed by a curved wooden “veil” that will act as a transition between the curving landscape of the canal and the stadium, said George Dark, a planner who is also a member of the design review panel. It’s not meant to protect the stands from the elements, but will act more as a design element, he added.

The commercial “mixeduse” section of the site off Bank Street will help reconnect the commercial strips

between the Glebe and Old Ottawa South, Mayor Jim Watson said.

“It has been a gap in the urban fabric. This reconnects it,” said John Clifford, a principal at Perkins Eastman, which is in charge of the commercialresidential sector design.

He referred to the ninebuilding portion of the Lansdowne redevelopment as the “urban village.”

One of the buildings, listed as Block A, at the corner of Holmwood and Bank, features an environmentally-friendly “green roof,” and Dark said there are plans to put solar

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OVER REGULATING?

At least one councillor, Kanata South’s Allan Hubley, questioned whether it was necessary to regulate smoking outdoors at private businesses.

“Nobody disputes the importance of addressing secondhand smoke,” Hubley said in an interview. “But we don’t want to over-regulate these things.”

Hubley, a former smoker, said he is “dead set against cigarettes.”

“But I am also someone who values our rights and freedoms,” he added.

If businesses know they can attract more customers and make more money by banning smoking, they will do that on their own, Hubley said.

That’s the case with some

of the patios in the Byward Market; the city’s entertainment district with the highest concentration of patios, with more than 40 patios within its boundaries.

Jasna Jennings, executive director of the business improvement area that represents local restaurateurs and merchants, said the expanded nonsmoking bylaw seems to be a non-issue for many Byward businesses.

“A lot of people felt this was a natural progression,” Jennings said.

While a couple of owners worried the expanded bylaw might impact their business, there was very little turnout for consultations or opposition to the proposal, Jennings said.

“I was a little bit surprised with the lack of input,” she said.

Another idea could be to add an extra licence fee for pa-

tios that want to have smoking, so there is a financial incentive to go non-smoking, Hubley said.

Only 15 per cent of Ot-

tawans are smokers, according to the report, so it would make more financial sense for restaurants to appeal to the 85 per cent of residents who don’t

smoke by making their patios smoke-free. But that choice should probably be left up to the restaurants, Hubley said, although he is awaiting for more information on the level of consultation with businesses before he decides whether he’ll support the proposal.

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Fines of $305 could be handed out to people smoking in restricted areas after July 2, with a warning period from April 2 to July 2.

The expanded bylaw won’t require any additional funds to enforce, according to the report.

A couple of presenters at the Feb. 7 health board meeting questioned whether the expanded bylaw could be effectively enforced without more money. Glebe resident Catherine Caule said she worried the smoke-free bylaw expansion would “cannibalize” resources from other bylaw programs such as noise enforcement.

Ottawa public health staff told the board that education and a proactive approach would boost compliance with the new bylaw, but bylaw of-

ficers would also respond to complaints through 311.

panels on the roof of the Horticulture Building.

The city is still awaiting designs for a few towers that will be situated at Bank Street and Holmwood Avenue.

The city is still awaiting resolution of the legal challenge to the city’s Lansdowne partnership with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, but the mayor said it makes sense to soldier on with the plans in the meantime. John Martin of the Lansdowne Conservancy said he expects his legal challenge to be heard by a panel of three judges in Toronto in March.

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Horticulture Building at centre of Lansdowne plans Laura Mueller

to 1914.

“What we’re concerned about is that the cost is going to get more and more and somewhere along the way someone is going to say, ‘Why the hell are we spending $6 million relocating this nondesignated building when we can just tear it down?’”

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EMC news – A plan to make the historic Horticulture Building into a meeting space, restaurant and more is a good idea, heritage advocates say – if only the building didn’t have to be moved.

Updated design plans for the Lansdowne Park redevelopment were revealed at city hall on Feb. 7, and most notable were changes to the Horticulture Building.

Julian Smith, the heritage architect in charge of that portion of the project, said a portion of the building will be permanently removed and the north facade, which faces Holmwood Avenue, will have a glass front instead of a brick wall.

Another big change will be the size of the building – a couple of “bays” will be taken out, reducing the length of the structure and allowing it to be set back farther from neighbouring houses along Holmwood.

The Horticulture Building will be the nexus of the transition between commercial and public spaces and gardens, so it will feature both commercial and public space.

The building will be turned into a meeting space that can hold up to 500 people, with space for smaller community events and a kitchen. There may also be an info booth and

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The most up-to-date drawings of the plans for Lansdowne were revealed at city hall on Feb. 7 The plans to revitilize the area include keeping the Aberdeen Pavilion unchanged. a restaurant in the Horticulture Building, Smith said.

That plan aligns with the new UNESCO guidelines that support adaptive reuse of heritage buildings – a policy Smith helped draft. But he confirmed that relocating heritage-designated buildings was not part of that strategy.

The plans sounded good to members of Heritage Ottawa, the advocacy group that fought the city’s plan to move the Horticulture Building – and won.

In fact, if the building remained in its current location, “We could live with that,” said David Flemming, who was president of Heritage Ottawa

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when the advocacy group objected to the city’s decision to move the Horticulture Building to allow an underground parking structure and a cinema to be built.

Last June, the province’s Heritage Conservation Review Board ruled that the city should not repeal all or part of the bylaw designating the building as heritage in order to move it.

Despite the decision, the city owns the Horticulture Building, so it has the final say about

whether it will be moved, and the city has always maintained the building will be moved.

The city intends to seek redesignation for the Horticulture Building, Smith said, but Flemming wasn’t convinced it would be possible, given all the changes to the structure and that fact that it will be moved – a process that’s estimated to cost $6 million.

Still, Flemming and fellow Heritage Ottawa members said they liked the plans for the building, which dates back

Notably absent from the Feb. 7 presentation was any discussion of plans for the historic Aberdeen Pavilion, arguably the richest heritage building on the site.

But Smith said in an interview that the 114-year-old “cattle castle” will mostly remain unchanged.

“The Aberdeen is not going to undergo any significant changes,” Smith said.

“The idea of the Aberdeen is that it’s like a large tent on the lawn. It will be available for programming when you have major events and you want protected space … It’s an indoor-outdoor space.”

The building can’t be completely heated or air-conditioned, so its uses are limited, Smith said. There is a desire to keep the large space as flexible as possible, so it can be used for overflow from outdoor events, as a separate site or stage for festivals at Lansdowne, for off-season farmers markets and perhaps even as bicycle parking during large events.

The interior of the pavilion will remain undivided, Smith said.

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EMC news – Mayor Jim Watson highlighted how the Lansdowne revitalization project will “re-green” the park, adding grassy areas and boosting the number of trees from the current 230 to 880 when the project is done.

Lansdowne currently has 2.4 hectares of parkland on 15 hectares of public property, including the stadium field.

The new Lansdowne will have three times that amount, the mayor said.

In particular, a grid of trees has been added to the design for the plaza in front of the Aberdeen Pavilion that will house the farmers market.

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That won’t reduce the number of stalls planned for the farmers market, said Jeffrey Staates, a senior landscape architect with Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg, which is in charge of the public park portion of the Lansdowne project.

A refrigerated outdoor skating and curling rink has been added to the most recent version of the plans, to be situated south of the Aberdeen Pavilion, adjacent to the community garden and orchard.

It will be the second refrigerated rink along the banks of the Rideau Canal, the first being the Rink of Dreams that was built this winter at city hall.

The Lansdowne rink could be a general-purpose outdoor refrigerated ice surface, or it may be used for curling, Staates said.

A children’s play park is planned beside the rink, which could function as a basketball court in the summer.

A more intricate network of multi-use pathways is in the process of being developed, particularly between the refreshed Frank Clair Stadium and Queen Elizabeth DriveRideau Canal.

Options for bicycle parking are still being considered, but there will need to be a lot of it, according to a member of the design review panel for the Lansdowne project.

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Job fair goes the extra mile for youth Young people from Jaku Konbit organize Carleton University event michelle.nash@metroland.com

EMC community – A youth organized job fair at Carleton University promises to be unlike any other.

Youth from the organization Jaku Konbit have taken the lead on organizing the UJIMA job fair for Feb. 18 at Carleton University, in the Atrium building. The fair’s focus is on youth finding meaningful employment.

“It is all about peer to peer engagement,” said organizer Justice Ndatuje. “With this job fair we have focused on a higher standard of employment opportunities. It is not just about getting a job at McDonalds.”

Ndatuje added the fair will have employers from all over Ottawa, including the City of Ottawa, Canadian Forces, the Ottawa police and CSIS. “All they have to do is bring their resume,” Ndatuje said.

Jaku Konbit is a non-profit organization that focuses on family-oriented and community based initiatives for black Canadian children and youth in the Ottawa region. This is the second time the group has held a job fair and fair organizer Shelly Sawyers said the

intention is to make it an annual event.

The fair includes a number of fun youth-oriented features such as a DJ and informal kiosks. “We added the DJ because we thought, why not?

Why not make it fun; we are targeting youth aren’t we?

Why not engage them?” Sawyers said.

Jedler Jean Jacques attended the fair last year and admitted he came in because of the music, but stayed and became a success story.

“I really didn’t expect anything when I went, but I really liked the music and ended up getting a job,” Jean Jacques said.

In a statement Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi said he was inspired by the commitment and the passion of the youth.

“They are proof that young people want to and can make a difference. They show us, through their contributions to building stronger communities, that youth can really change the world and build a brighter future for all Ontarians.”

The event starts runs from noon to 3:30 p.m. and all youth or job seekers are invited.

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Youth leaders, back row from left, Justice Ndatuje, Shelly Sawyers, Jedler Jean Jacques and Rita Ridrigues and front row from left, Tayo Olat, Sebastian Guy and Jordie Ibalanky have been meeting every Wednesday at the Bronson Centre to organize a youth-oriented job fair. The Peer 2 Peer event will take place at Carleton University on Feb. 18.

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Councillors halt naming process change Laura Mueller laura.mueller@metroland.com

EMC news – A last-minute realization that a proposed change to the city’s commemorative naming process would remove councillors from the process led Coun. Maria McRae to ask a city committee to review the idea.

The River Ward councillor made the request just before city council approved its new five-year arts plan, which included a proposal to create an independent board to approve naming things such as roads and parks after people.

Heritage advocates have been calling for a strengthened approach to commemorative naming after highly

politicized attempts to name Ottawa landmarks in the last year – first, the renaming of parts of Richmond and Robertson roads in Bells Corners to Lloyd Francis Boulevard, and then the suggestion to name the new city archive after former mayor Charlotte Whitton.

Both proposals were jettisoned following public outcry.

The arts plan proposed a new commemorative naming policy that would be overseen by an arms-length board and included more citizen engagement in the process.

But it wasn’t until just before council was set to approve the arts plan that McRae

received clarification that the proposed board would include citizens and heritage authorities – but not members of council.

“Members of council, who are the only people accountable to their residents, deserve to be a part of this,” McRae said. “We should never be excluding elected officials from having a position on something that matters to our residents, because we are accountable to them and they are the ones that elect us.”

McRae’s amendment asks the city’s governance renewal committee to look at that portion of the proposed policy.

That will be a quicker way to put the new commemorative

naming plan into action if it’s needed, McRae said.

“I am a firm believer that if the system’s not broken, we don’t need to fix it,” she said.

“And if we would stick to our commemorative process and not go around it, it would work.”

College Coun. Rick Chiarelli, who came under fire for his Lloyd Francis Boulevard proposal, mistakenly registered his dissent on McRae’s idea, but he said in an interview that he supports her idea.

“Just because something becomes controversial, isn’t a good enough reason for council to hand off the decision making to someone else,” Chiarelli said.

Students learn about art, life through quilting kristy.wallace@metroland.com

EMC community – Grade 5 student Kimberly Clairin wanted to quilt a square that reflected her Haitian background.

Benni Evensen, a Grade 6 student, quilted a square showing soccer – a popular sport in his family’s country, Denmark.

With this diversity, making quilts with students from Severn Avenue Public School was a joyful experience for Edna Patterson-Petty.

“One thing I loved about this is the diversity, and to work with kids from Pakistan, Denmark – all of these students in one classroom,” she said.

Patterson-Petty was recently at the school to show off the finished product of various squares, created by students that expressed who each individual is and something about their background.

“Most of the time when you talk to kids about art, they think about drawing or painting and that’s it,” she said, adding it’s important for her to show young people that fabric art is another way they can express themselves.

Patterson-Petty, who’s from East St. Louis, Ill., hosts workshops on quilting to schools all over the United States. She’s a recycler, who creates her art out of cotton and silk fabric, old clothing, organic and non-organic materials.

Crystal Meriwether, culture and education officer with the United States Embassy, said bringing Patterson-Petty’s work to Severn Avenue Public School was an important part of sharing ideas and education between her country and Canada.

“We’re really pleased to be having Edna do this project,” she said, adding Patterson-Petty’s husband recently spoke at Ridgemont High School, giving a lecture on black history in the United States.

While Patterson-Petty’s work is described as depicting slavery and liberation, she said it’s all about her

audience’s perception.

She added there’s been a few times where her quilting has dealt with themes such as women’s strength or jazz music.

“I don’t set out to do it that way. It just unfolds that way,” Patterson-Petty said.

She hopes her time at the west-end school shows students to be open to new things, and shows them a different way to express themselves.

“Whether it’s writing, poetry or art, (I want young people to) be expressive and open themselves to new ideas,” Patterson-Petty said.

The idea has stuck with some students at Severn.

“I learned that you can be creative when you quilt and even if you mess up, you can fix it,” said student Khalid Omar.

“And you can make it a good thing and make it anything you want.”

Photo by Kristy Wallace

Edna Patterson-Petty talks with students at Severn Avenue Public School at a quilting session on Feb. 10.

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Carleton Professor celebrates Juno nomination Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

EMC news - A Carleton University music professor by day and drummer for an instrumental trio band at night, Jesse Stewart has snared himself a Juno Award nomination.

Stewart was in Toronto for the announcement on Feb. 7 that his band, Stretch Orchestra, has been nominated in the Instrumental Album of the Year category.

“It is a great honour and at some level it is also a validation of the work we’ve been doing as musicians,” said Stewart.

Bandmate and cello performer Matt Brubeck was with Stewart for the announcement.

Both immediately phoned country the group’s guitarist, Kevin Breit.

The band has been together for six years, forming in 2006 in Guelph, Ont. In 2008 Stewart moved to Nepean to take a position as a music professor at Carleton University, teaching music composition.

The band stayed together, recording the album in their spare time.

“The way it mostly works is we meet at the gig and during sound check, one of us will say, ‘Hey I have an idea for a tune,’ and it goes from there,” Stewart said.

And although the time they

have to perform together is now limited, when they do meet, Stewart said it’s always a good time.

“I very rarely have as much fun playing music as I do playing with those two guys,” Stewart said. “Our friendship and our music grows from that and this album is a great example of that.”

The self-titled Stretch Orchestra is the band’s first album. Stewart said when he submitted the album for Juno consideration, he was hopeful for a nomination but certainly not expecting it.

“It is a pleasant surprise,” Stewart said.

The album was recorded through a grant from the Ontario Arts Council. Most of the recording took place in Toronto and Guelph.

Stretch Orchestra’s music can best be described as an eclectic mixture of jazz, blues, rock and folk.

“We all bring something different to the group and that is what makes the band so unusual and great,” Stewart added.

And when it comes to teaching, there is a likeness between Stewart’s performance with his band and how his performance in the university classroom.

“There is a freshness to the band; we are on the edge of our seats because we don’t

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Carleton University music professor Jesse Stewart’s band, Stretch Orchestra, is just one of the bands announced as a Juno nominee on Feb. 7. Stewart and bandmates, Kevin Breit and Matt Brubeck are excited for the attention the nomination will bring to their self-titled first album, Stretch Orchestra. know where the harmony is going to go and it’s an interesting challenge,” Stewart said. “And in the classroom, we can plan our lecture, but

I personally like to stay open, to see where the lecture will go. It is all about finding the balance between the group and improvisation.”

The band has performed twice in Ottawa, the most recent show coming in the fall of 2011 in Old Ottawa South.

Stewart will attend the Juno

ceremony, which is being held here in Ottawa at Scotiabank Place on April 1 and he is hopeful his bandmates will be there too.

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BRIDGING COMMUNITIES Ward 22 Update

Badminton thrives in Riverside South Eddie Rwema Eddie.rwema@metroland.com

EMC sports – Badminton has been around in Riverside South for a while now, but it’s just starting to catch on, with 30 participants already playingt the game this season.

Sponsored by the Riverside South Community Association, the Badminton Club offers residents an opportunity to come out to socialize, burn some calories, have some fun and exchange some friendly competitive banter.

“Badminton provides for us time to go out and have some fun,” said Dora Cook, club coordinator.

The club meets every Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Bernard-Grandmaître French Catholic School.

“It is a friendly sport and we have played with each other more than once,” said Cook.

The club is open to all adults regardless of experience.

“We welcome everybody that wants to play because it is a lovely sport,” she said.

“We do have all kinds of players including new comers that have probably not played for a long time and may not necessarily know the rules.”

To sign up, residents are required to pay $40 for the season that runs from September to May on a first come basis.

The money from the fees goes back to Riverside Community Association to help fund other community related

Steve Desroches Deputy Mayor Councillor, Gloucester-South Nepean First arch section erected at Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge I am pleased to announce that the first arch section has been erected at the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge. Significant progress has been made on the bridge construction and I invite you to visit my website to see new pictures of the bridges progress. You can also see live pictures of the bridge construction from three different vantage points through a camera feed at www.stevedesroches.ca.

LRT Trade show a resounding success I am happy to report that the LRT Trade Show that was held last week at the CE Centre was a great success. We were able to bring together Ottawa businesses, labour associations, trade schools, college and universities with the three consortia currently competing for the bid to build Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project through the downtown core. This was an opportunity to showcase the innovation and talent that have helped make Ottawa a global technology centre and one of the world’s best cities in which to live and work.

OLRT construction will generate 20,000 person years of labour. This trade show helped keep these opportunities within our community and could even open doors for Ottawa in the global marketplace. The over 200 local area business representatives who participated in this event were given an invaluable opportunity to present their businesses directly to the three competing consortia: Ottawa Transit Partners; Rideau Transit Group; and Rideau Transit Partners.

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Dora Cook is the coordinator for the Riverside South Badminton Club activities and programs, Cook said.

She added that the game has helped improve the life-

style of residents and it connects the residents to the community.

“It is a great way to connect

Hockey Day in Ottawa I would like to thank the Riverside South Community Association for hosting their Hockey Day in Ottawa festivities last weekend at Spratt Rink. I would also like to thank ALL rink volunteers in Ward 22, especially the rink captains and coordinators for their time and dedication this winter season in maintaining the community outdoor rinks for the enjoyment of all residents. If you are interested in assisting with the local ice rink maintenance and operations in Findlay Creek and Riverside South, please contact my office.

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Woman wrestling for a female division Emma Jackson emma.jackson@metroland.com

So long, Hulk Hogan. The women will take it from here.

This Saturday, Feb. 18, Ottawa resident Julia Nules will wrestle in the match of her career: an exhibition game that could result in Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrestling division.

While fans look on at the Rideau Carleton Raceway, a panel of judges will decide if Rage, a local wrestling promotion led by former wrestler Wayne Cryderman, should officially promote female wrestlers in the Ottawa area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like Dancing With the Stars, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a three-panel board and fans to evaluate them after the match,â&#x20AC;? Cryderman said, noting that the decision will ultimately depend on the fans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has a lot to do with fans and how they react to the match.â&#x20AC;?

Nules moved to Ottawa two and a half years ago, and has struggled to find female opponents. For the most part she wrestles men â&#x20AC;&#x201C; her 6 foot 2 stature helps â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but to play other women sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had to travel to Renfrew and Cornwall.

After losing a match against a male wrestler, Nules called on her fans to convince Rage to bring in an official womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s division. The fans started a petition, which earned enough names to convince Rage to hold the exhibition game.

Feb. 18 will be Rageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first all-female fight.

Wrestling is by nature a tough sport, and there are tough stigmas

laughed.

Her short shorts and furry leg warmers over black fishnets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which show off the very real floral tattoo on her thigh â&#x20AC;&#x201C; certainly add a sexual element to the show. But in the end, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the wrestling Nules wants fans to appreciate.

that come with it, Nules said. But as womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrestling slowly spreads out of Toronto and the US into smaller cities, fighters like Nules are starting to change the stereotypes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always that stigma: you fight like a girl, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clawing and screaming and hair pulling. But we are trained in technique, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trained professionals,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing in the ring. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not afraid to get hit and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not afraid to hit anyone.â&#x20AC;?

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She said womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrestling is helping women in and outside of the sport to be bold. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shows women they can be charismatic, they can be powerful, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be ditzy and I do have a brain. It shows other women that they can do whatever they want,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Of course, being tough doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be feminine. The walls of Nulesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Elmvale apartment boast several larger-than-life posters of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn looking as feminine as ever, alongside edgy hard rock posters and photos from her favourite concerts.

And her on-stage persona is pretty female, too. Her character Persephone Vice is a fierce fishnet-wearing fighter who wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I walk tall, I stand tall and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not afraid to stick up for what I believe in. So if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a girl or a guy who runs their mouth I make sure to handle them appropriately.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Persephone talking,â&#x20AC;? Nules

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Elmvale resident Julia Nules, pictured here in character as Persephone Vice, will wrestle another woman on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Rideau Carleton Raceway. The game will decide whether local wrestling promoter Rage will begin an official womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s division in the area.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My character may appear to be sexy and of course that gets the guys going, wanting a catfight. But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to see a wrestling match,â&#x20AC;? she said.

By day, Nules is a pathology lab technician at the Ottawa General Hospital, and also works at a medical clinic in Orleans. While sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paid to wrestle, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s by no means a full-time job.

If Rage decides to start a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s division, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll officially become a promoted Rage wrestler, and Rage will begin to recruit other women wrestlers to join the division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a success Nules said can only be positive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This ring isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just for men, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for us, too,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The Feb. 18 match will also include the first ever Young Guns tournament featuring up-and-coming male wrestlers. The interactive event will allow fans to decide the match-ups, by spinning a wheel representing all of the competitors.

Tickets are $15 per adult and $10 per child 12 and under. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the first match begins at 7 p.m.

For more information visit www. ragewrestling.net.

Mavs win clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first volleyball title at Penn State tourney Unconventional tactics working for team Dan Plouffe

The Maverick Volleyball Club has been testing out a few unconventional approaches this year, but its teams are showing that the strategies are worthwhile and they now have the hardware to prove it.

It started earlier this season with the Mavericksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; podium

sweep at a 16-and-under girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; regional tournament and it continued with the 17U boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; victory two weekends ago at the 48-team Nittany invitational tournament at Penn State University.

For the 16U girls, the unusual strategy was not dividing their pool of players at the age into three separate squads immediately â&#x20AC;&#x201C; instead, they played with different teammates at different events early in the season.

For the 17U boys, it was a curious on-court technique that they employed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; frequently using their libero to set from the

back row. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It made sense. Everyone can hit except for that one player, so why not have them set?â&#x20AC;? explains 17U coach Karch MacLean, noting libero Thomas Marshall stepped into the role well at the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of our offence now.â&#x20AC;?

But MacLean says the reason for the tournament victory was really all about team defence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our mantra for the weekend was, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Never say die,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? recounts the 25-year-old son of Mavs president Kerry MacLean, who will be retiring from teaching at Colonel By

Secondary School next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were chasing balls, sacrificing themselves to keep balls alive, and I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really what did it.â&#x20AC;?

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Left-side Phil PichĂŠ agrees that defence made the difference, especially in the playoff round. After taking down an upstate New York team in the semi-finals 24-26, 27-25, 1510, the Maverick Desperados found themselves in another three-setter against a Chicago team for the title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Physically, you could tell

we were really getting tired.

It was our fifth match of the day, so we were really feeling fatigued,â&#x20AC;? notes PichĂŠ, whose squad won a do-or-die match in power pool play to reach the championship round. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But mentally, we were still very focused.â&#x20AC;?

After 21 sets, the Mavs still couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough volleyball as they battled to a 15-15 tie in the final set of the championship game. But that simply set a perfect stage for PichĂŠ to land an ace between two opponents to win the title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really aiming for an ace, but my coach gave me

the spot and it turned out,â&#x20AC;? recounts PichĂŠ, whose team won the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever championship at the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was exciting. It was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow, we just won Penn State.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

As remarkable as it was to top Canadian and U.S. opponents alike, the Mavs will nonetheless have to win their way back into the top tier of provincial tournaments since they skipped an Ontario event to make the trip and face opponents with different styles of play.

But the plan remains to get to another final come provincials in mid-April.

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Hoffman making impact in second season with B-Sens

By Rob Brodie OttawaSenators.com Mike Hoffman is eager to embrace the challenge.

Fresh off playing a key role in the Binghamton Senators’ charge to a Calder Cup crown last season, the 22-year-old native of Kitchener, Ont., feels ready to assume a greater role in his second season with the Ottawa Senators’ primary affiliate.

“We’ve got a young team,” said Hoffman, who blossomed into a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League star after going undrafted and unclaimed by any team in the Ontario Hockey League. “I think everyone’s got a little bit more (responsibility) on them, including myself. I want to be scoring more goals and getting more points to help the team win as much as I can.”

Hoffman’s pedigree certainly suggests a guy built for offence.

In his final two junior seasons, he racked up 98 goals and 179 points, helping the Drummondville Voltigeurs reach the Memorial Cup in 2008-09 before earning QMJHL most valuable player honours with the Saint John Sea Dogs the following season.

In between those two campaigns, the Senators made the 5-11, 175-pound centre a fifth-round pick (130th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

They’re hoping Hoffman turns into one of those late-round gems down the road, but some grooming down on the farm will come first. “(Hoffman) is a super skilled guy with top-end speed, and he’s wiry strong,” said Randy

Lee, the Senators’ director of hockey operations and player development. “He’s got a great one-time shot. He has to be an impact player every time he plays down there (in Binghamton) and he can do that. He can be a difference maker.”

Life in the American Hockey League hasn’t always been rosy for Hoffman. He spent time during his rookie pro season with the Elmira Jackals of the East Coast Hockey League and started the Calder Cup playoffs as a healthy scratch. But by the end of the B-Sens’ title run, head coach Kurt Kleinendorst was calling Hoffman his most improved player over the course of the post-season.

“This guy was a top guy, the MVP of the Quebec league, so for him it was an adjustment,” said Lee. “He was patient and he waited for his opportunity in the playoffs last year … he carved out a bigger role for himself. It was a good experience for him and he made a good contribution to the championship win.”

Hoffman called the Calder Cup run “a good confidence builder for me.” Though his aim is to become a “complete twoway player,” Hoffman also knows what’s brought him to the point.

“I’m going to have to be an

offensive player, someone who’s putting pucks in the net and putting up points as much as I can,” said Hoffman, the B-Sens’ second-leading scorer behind

Rob Klinkhammer. “I definitely want to play in the NHL someday. For now, I just want to get better every single day I go to the rink.”

UPCOMING SENATORS GAMES Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. (TSN) Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators: Saturday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. (CBC) New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators: Sunday, Feb. 26, 5 p.m. (Sportsnet East)

SCOTIABANK PLACE EVENTS Disney On Ice … Presents Treasure Trove: Feb. 17, 7 p.m.; Feb. 18, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Simple Plan: Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

WWE RAW World Tour: March 3, 7:30 p.m.

Hedley: March 14, 7 p.m.

Van Halen: March 21, 7:30 p.m.

2012 JUNO Awards: April 1, 7:30 p.m.

Harlem Globetrotters: April 7, 3 p.m.

Stars On Ice: April 29, 4 p.m.

Red Hot Chili Peppers: April 30, 7:30 p.m.

Bryan Adams: May 4, 8 p.m.

Chris de Burgh: May 5, 8 p.m.

Johnny Reid: May 12, 7:30 p.m.

Il Divo: May 20, 8 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.CapitalTickets.ca, by phone at 613-599-FANS (3267) or 1-877-788-FANS (3267); in person at The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d’Orléans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull and at the Scotiabank Place box office.

Mike Hoffman made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators during a December matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS Wednesday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m., TSN The Capitals are in a huge dogfight with the Florida Panthers for Southeast Division supremacy – not to mention a Stanley Cup playoff berth. While Alex Ovechkin remains this team’s most dynamic offensive talent, he’s nowhere near the 60-goal scorer he once was a few years back. The Caps’ attack is also hurting with the loss of centre Nicklas Backstrom to a concussion over a month ago.

That ramps up the pressure on

the likes of Alexander Semin and Brooks Laich to produce more goals. Dennis Wideman provides help in that area from the back end, along with John Carlson.

In goal, Tomas Vokoun provides Washington with steady, dependable play.

Tomas Vokoun has brought steady goaltending in his debut year with the Washington Capitals (Photo by Mitchell Layton/NHLI via Getty Images).

BOSTON BRUINS Saturday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m., CBC Though their play has been somewhat average of late, the Stanley Cup champion Bruins are still a formidable force and a top candidate to repeat in June. This is a team loaded with offensive threats, led by the versatile Patrice Bergeron and the bruising Milan Lucic. Young phenom Tyler Seguin is having a breakout season in his second full season in Boston, while Chris Kelly is putting up career numbers and Brad Marchand

remains a perpetual pest who’s also a major impact player.

Zdeno Chara is the big man in many ways on the Boston blue line. In Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask, the Bruins boast arguably the best goaltending tandem in the NHL.

Tyler Seguin has been an impact player in his second season with the Boston Bruins (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images).

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How to find the right place to purchase your first home

CREATE A CHECKLIST

It’s a good idea to write down everything one can think of that one needs and wants for a new neighbourhood. Obviously budget will play a large role in determining where one ends up buying.

For example, one’s money will buy a lot more house in the country than it will in the city. But other things like the style of home, desired features and amenities will also factor in.

Here are some of the questions you will need to ask yourself to make your search easier.

1. What type of home are you looking for? If you want a larger home, you may need to look at the suburbs as opposed to the city. Or if you want a big property with room to move around, you may need to consider a rural community. Or if you prefer the urban lifestyle, perhaps a downtown condominium is more to your taste.

2. Do you need to be close to your workplace or are you willing to commute?

3. What is your main mode of transportation?Do you need easy access to public transportation or would you like to be able to walk to the corner

store?

4. Do you need to be close to a major hospital, school or place of worship?

5. What activities are you involved in? Do you want the quieter lifestyle of a rural setting or do you prefer the action of a larger city?

This exercise will help the homeowners zero in on the neighbourhoods they might like to live in and eliminate the ones that don’t meet their criteria.

VISIT THE POSSIBILITIES

Once the checklist is complete, people can begin visiting possible neighbourhoods that make the cut. Just be sure to always keep affordability in mind so as not to get carried away and overextended financially.

Sometimes, affording a first home can be a real challenge.

But, a realtor will have tips and advice on how to afford it and can help locate “starter homes” or even a “handyman special” in a desired neighbourhood. This type of home could be more economical if one is willing to put in some elbow grease to fix it up.

A realtor will also have ideas to help one save a downpayment and obtain financing.

When the right neighbourhood is located, spend some time there to get a “feel” for it. Be sure to visit at different times to see what traffic is like and how quiet or noisy it is at times.

Check out the properties to see how well (or not so well) kept they are. Usually when the majority of homes are tidy and kept up it’s a good sign that there is a sense of pride and community among the neighbours.

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One of the many valuable services a realtor provides is helping homebuyers find the right neighbourhood for them by working with them to develop a list of “needs” and “wants” and helping them try to match those up with the homebuying budget.

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NEEDS VS. WANTS

To help develop location priorities, the Ontario Real Estate Association and local realtors offer the following checklist.

Identify each preference with an “N” or a “W” for needs and wants, and add others that are important: • nearby facilities, • quiet street, • shopping within walking distance or short drive, • parks or playgrounds, • golf course nearby, • skating rinks, • restaurants, • theatres, • community centre, • public swimming pool/ tennis courts, • public library, • places of worship, • services, • police/fire department, • day care, • snow removal,

• hospital/Medical (doctors, dentists etc.), • transportation, • close to work, • near major highway, • near public transportation, • schools, • school-operated transportation available.

The Ontario Real Estate Association also has a free book called How to Buy Your Home that contains more helpful tips and advice about buying your first home. To obtain your copy call 1-800563-HOME. This article is provided by local realtors and the Ontario Real Estate Association for the benefit of consumers in the real estate market.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY Estimator Exel Contracting is seeking a bilingual, full time estimator for an immediate opening. Fax or email resume and covering letter stating salary expectations to (613)831-2794, shawn@exelcontracting.ca Overhead Door Technician.

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For Information Call: Gary Lapier, (613)989-2792. Everyone Welcome.

Blackburn Hamlet Townhouse 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths, fireplace, attached garage. $1450.00 plus utilities 613-299-5889.

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Firewood for sale. Dried, mixed hardwood. $120/face cord. (613)258-7127.

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Property Maintenance labourers required for fulltime seasonal work starting April 2012.

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HUNTING SUPPLIES Hunter Safety/Canadian Firearms Courses and examsthroughout the year. Organize a course and yours is free.

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Lyndhurst Gun & Militaria Show, at The Lyndhurst Legion.

Sunday, February 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Half way between Kingston and Smiths Falls. Take Hwy 15 to 33 -Follow 33 to The Legion.

Admission $5.00. Ladies & Accompanied Children Under 16 free. Buy/Sell/Trade. Firearms, Ammunition, Knives, Military Antiques, Hunting Gear & Fishing Tackle. For show info & table inquiries call John (613)928-2382 siderisjp@sympatico.ca All firearm laws are to be obeyed, trigger locks are required.

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St Aidanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church

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613-733-3156

Service Time: Sundays at 10:30 AM

meets every Sunday at The Old Forge Community Resource Centre 2730 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B 7J1

Location: St. Thomas More Catholic School, 1620 Blohm Drive

Sunday Services: Bible Study at 10:00 AM - Worship Service at 11:00 AM A warm welcome awaits you For Information Call 613-224-8507

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Minister - Rev. William Ball Organist - Alan Thomas Nusery & Sunday School, Loop audio, Wheelchair access

4550 Bank Street (at Leitrim Rd.) (613) 277-8621 Come for an encouraging Word!

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

Sunday Services Worship Service10:30am Sundays Prayer Circle Tuesday at 11:30 Rev.10:30 Jamesa.m.

Murray 355 Cooper Street at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor 613-235-5143 www.dc-church.org

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Tel: (613) 276-5481; (613) 440-5481 202 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 100 Malvern Drive Nepean, Sunday Service 10.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12.30pm Bible study / Night Vigil: Friday 10.00pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.00am Website: heavensgateottawa.org E-mail: heavensgatechapel@yahoo.ca

Bethany United Church

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43 Meadowlands Dr. W. Ottawa

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The Redeemed Christian Church of God

Pastors John & Christine Woods Upcoming Events: See website (613) 224-9122 www.alfc.ca for details email: alcf@magma.ca Our Mission: Christ be formed in us (Galatians 4:19)

Join us for worship and fellowship Nursery, children and youth ministries One service at 10:30 am Sunday mornings Blended Songs and Music

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FIREARMS WANTED FOR APRIL 21ST AUCTION: Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns. As Estate Specialists WE manage sale of registered / unregistered firearms. Contact Paul, Switzer's Auction: Toll-Free 1-800694-2609, info@switzersauction.com or www.switzersauction.com.

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small hockey sticks – with numerous current and former national team members there to help show them the ropes as well.

Having able-bodied people take part in sports for athletes with a disability can also be an important development tool for elite teams so that they are able to challenge themselves regularly against top competition before their limited number of international events.

“Sometimes within a community, there aren’t enough people with disabilities to make a wheelchair basketball team, so often able-bodied people will jump in the chairs and play,” notes Ferris, who also leads a similar summertime event on Canada Day. “There are a lot of communities across Canada that don’t have opportunities, but that is growing and changing. And there’s a lot of sports in Ottawa available for people with disabilities, so that’s great.”

One such opportunity is the Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario league, where Lord still plays on Friday evenings.

The league – which is divided only by skill, not age or gender as would be the case in able-bodied hockey – always welcomes new members.

“I don’t think we’ll ever see that. We don’t have enough disabled athletes compared to able-bodied” to create additional divisions, says Lord.

“It’s always been big for us to bring able-bodied athletes in at the house league level. It’s fantastic.”

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Although the 54-yearold Ottawa resident has now settled into retirement from international competition following the Vancouver 2010 Games, it doesn’t mean he spends any less time on his sled nowadays. It just means his role has shifted from Team Canada leader to future Team Canada builder.

Lord now works with Hockey Canada on a development program for up-andcoming sledge hockey players, frequently makes school visits to help raise awareness about athletic opportunities for people with disabilities, and helps get injured Afghanistan veterans into the game in conjunction with the Soldier On program.

And on Saturday, Feb. 11, he was on the Rideau Canal introducing his sport to a Winterlude crowd at the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Winter Parasport Festival.

“It’s been a great reward” to stay involved in sledge hockey, says Lord, who credits the stage provided by the home Olympics and Paralympics for spurring further interest and participation in the game.

“Now they really know what sledge hockey is because they’ve seen it,” adds Lord, who joined the national team at age 33 after losing his right leg in a car accident.

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they’re down in California for a weekend of games, then we can play at home.”

The move could mean a few changes in the hockey operations side of the business as well, said Hunt – meaning some players may have to find new billets and transfer to high schools in Kanata.

Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson said she doesn’t anticipate the move creating traffic problems.

“They have a smaller number of people then they do at a Sens game,” she said, adding that the audience is similar to the number of people attracted to a concert or other special event at Scotiabank Place.

“I think (the move) makes a lot of sense with the construction going on in Lansdowne,” said Wilkinson.

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The Ontario Hockey League club has worked out a deal with the Ottawa Senators, allowing the 67’s to play two seasons at Scotiabank Place starting this fall, until construction is finished on the Ottawa Civic Centre.

Construction on the Lansdowne Park redevelopment is expected to finish in 2014.

The deal is contingent on the Lansdowne project, which includes a retrofit of the Civic Centre, clearing a legal challenge from the Lansdowne Park Conservancy, and approval from city council.

Fans from the city’s east end will have to adjust to a longer commute.

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“That was a major worry – the effect this move would have on fans.”

But the only alternative to moving the hockey club was for fans to endure a “virtual war-zone of construction,” at the Civic Centre, Hunt said.

“It’s certainly, I think, the best alternative we would have.”

The hockey club, which attracts roughly 7,000 fans per game, has had great success playing home games at Scotiabank Place in the past, said Hunt.

The 67’s will have to work their at-home schedule around the Senators road trips.

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Ron loves to cuddle with his human and feline counterparts. He has been known to tell you all about his day.He is used to having humans around most of the time and is happiest when he has human companionship, and he is a very loving and active feline. Ron is accustomed to apartment living and gets along well with other cats and children.

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Meet Lewis, a four-month-old male, tan and white Teddy bear hamster. Lewis was admitted to the shelter as a stray on February 2, when a Good Samaritan found him in a plastic bin in a dumpster and brought him to the OHS. Lewis is looking for a warm and loving home where he can entertain himself on a hamster wheel and get some love and affection from his owners. He is well socialized and enjoys being picked up and cuddled. Visit the OHS website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of all of the animals available for adoption. Stop by the Adoption Centre, weekdays 11:00am-7:00pm and Saturdays 10:00am-5:00pm.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR PET GOES MISSING Sometimes our furry friends escape, but there are steps to take to ensure this scary and stressful time goes smoothly and your pet gets home safe and sound as quickly as possible.

If you have lost an animal, fill out a Lost Animal Report with the Ottawa Humane Society at www.ottawahumane.ca and email us a photo of your pet. The OHS receives thousands of lost animals every year. Submitting a complete Lost report will help us to quickly identify your pet, if it is brought to us.

Submitting a Lost report is not a substitute for visiting the municipal animal shelter to look for your animal – visit the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Road to check if your pet has been brought in. Be aware that your dog could be almost anywhere. Exploring dogs have travelled as much as 20 kilometers in a single day. Do not limit your search to your neighbourhood only.

My Mom adopted me on November 9, 2011 and I was 2 years old. My previous owner was sad to let me go because her husband was allergic.

The house I used to live in had two many animals, 2 dogs and other animals outside, i.e. horses, barn cats and I don’t think she had time for me. When I first came to my new home however, I had a bad habit but my new Mom was so patient with me and now she just adores me. I know because she keeps telling me! Now my life is grand! I live alone with my Mom and have the run of the house and she has time to play with me and takes good care of me. I have many spots to lie around and enjoy the sunshine and look outside at nature and birds. I’m so grateful to my Mom for rescuing me. She calls me Princess sometimes because that is exactly how I feel.

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If you have lost your cat, search the area at dusk and dawn – be cautious around cars and garbage cans. Inform your neighbours and ask them not to feed your cat. Placing kitty litter outside may be enough to entice a nervous or shy cat to return to a site that smells familiar.

Photos of most stray cats recently admitted to our shelter are posted online at www.ottawahumane.ca.

Pictures are posted within 24 hours of admission, and the site is updated every hour.

We will do our best to help with your search, but as the owner, you are ultimately responsible to look for and identify your pet.

Make sure you have up-to-date photos of your pet so that you can put up posters in your neighbourhood.

Make fliers that include the lost date, description and any unique markings,

a picture and your phone number – a reward motivates people!

Be specific when describing your lost pet.

Example: A large 6-year-old domestic short-haired cat, all black with white paws, neutered and declawed, friendly with people, answers to the name Newton Or: A 3-year-old medium size dog, 25 to 30 pounds, black and tan, shepherd mix, female, spayed, a little timid – answers to the name Shadow.

Place a lost ad in the newspaper and check the Found section.

Have your pet microchipped so that it can be scanned at a local vet clinic or at the OHS, and make sure to update microchip information if you move.

Keep identification tags up-to-date with your phone number and address.

A City of Ottawa License will also help identify your pet.

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 Ottawa South EMC - Thursday, February 16, 2012

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EMC lifestyle – These baked rolls are similar to cinnamon buns, but they’re made with raspberry jam instead of the usual sugar filling.

They’re delicious and very easy and quick to prepare, particularly if you mix the dough in a food processor.

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• 2 cups flour • 1 tbsp. baking powder • 1/4 tsp. baking soda • 1/2 tsp. salt • 1 tbsp. white sugar • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon • 1/4 cup vegetable oil • 1 cup buttermilk

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Before you start, lightly grease a nine-inch round cake pan.

To make the dough in a food processor, measure the dry ingredients into the processor bowl. Process for five seconds to mix the ingredients evenly throughout the flour Add the oil and buttermilk, and process until the mixture forms a ball. This will take less than a minute.

Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead four times. Part of the kneading has already been

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If you are using a mixing bowl rather than a food processor, combine the dry ingredients in the bowl. Add the oil and buttermilk and stir until blended.

Turn out on a lightly floured surface and knead 10 to 12 times.

After kneading the dough, shape it into a ball, then roll it out with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface to make a rectangle 15-by-10 inches.

For the filling, spread the softened butter or margarine over the dough. Drop the raspberry jam in three mounds spaced equally down the long center line of the rectangle. Spread the jam to within 1/4-inch of the edges of the dough.

Roll up the rectangle tightly, starting from the long side.

Pinch the seam to seal.

With a sharp knife, cut the roll into 10 slices, each about one inch wide.

Arrange the slices, cut side up, in the prepared pan. You’ll be able to fit seven or eight

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around the edge of the pan without crowding them, leaving the last ones to go in the center.

Bake at 400 F for 25 to 30 minutes. If the tops start to brown before the time is up, cover loosely with a sheet of aluminum foil.

When done, remove the pan from the oven. Set it on a cake rack and let cool for five minutes.

To transfer the rolls to a serving plate, start by placing a cake rack over the top of the pan. Using pot holders, hold the pan and rack together so they don’t shift. Flip everything over so the cake rack is on the bottom.

With pot holders, lift the pan off the rolls. The buns will be upside down on the rack.

Now, place a serving plate over the bottom of the buns.

Hold the plate and cake rack so they don’t move, and flip everything over again.

You’ll end up with an attractive circle of raspberryfilled rolls on the plate ready to serve.

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Hung out to dry over wet stockings Mary learns the value of accepting advice from others

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Kids enjoy a snowy day at Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill. This Family Day, kids and parents alike can enjoy heritage crafts and games in the carriage shed and the historic mill.

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EMC News - On Monday, Feb. 20 Manotick residents can celebrate Family Day the heritage way at Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill.

Since Family Day and Heritage Day fall on the same date, the historic grist mill on the Rideau River will offer a free drop-in program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate both occasions at once. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea is to share some family activities in a heritage way,â&#x20AC;? said education officer Cam Trueman. He said the two occasions are well paired. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Families are looking for things to do and places to go, and we can say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this is how families were in the past.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit and watch a movie, we did activities together.â&#x20AC;?

The drop-in will include demonstrations in tatting, a kind of lace making that was born from sailors trying to pass the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were quite good at knots, so they would make these lacy things for their loved ones back home while they were at sea,â&#x20AC;? Trueman said.

Kids can also try their hand at rag rug making, which is exactly as it sounds: taking rags and old scraps of fabric and turning them into rugs.

Trueman said there will also be some heritage crafts to work on, and heritage games to try.

The following weekend Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill will host a wine tasting event on Friday, Feb. 24 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, March 3 Edwina Richards will lead a doll making workshop from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The mill will also host a March break camp on Monday, March 12. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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It is a working industrial heritage site in greater Ottawa, and has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;linked to local politics, the building of a country, and a tragic love story,â&#x20AC;? according to a Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill statement.

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make sure I did the chore properly, and I was to do what my sister said. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for the life of me, see what was so difficult about washing out my underwear and long beige cotton stockings. Dip them in the hot sudsy water, rinse them in another washbasin, and hang them on the back of a chair. That would be it.

Audrey said she would do her washing first so that I would get the hang of it. I told her I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what could be so difficult about washing out a pair of flour-bag underpants and a pair of long stockings.

I assured her I was perfectly capable of doing it on my own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suit yourself,â&#x20AC;? she said, and turned back to Eatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catalogue at the kitchen table.

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The washing part was easy.

It was wringing out the water that was a chore. But I got out as much of the water as I could, and took the pants and the stockings over to a chair by the stove.

It was soon obvious that I was a long way from getting out the wash water, and they were soon making a pool on the kitchen floor.

Several times Audrey start-

MARY COOK Mary Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memories ed to open her mouth to give me instructions, but Mother just shook her head and Audrey said nothing.

When we climbed the stairs to go to bed, I took a last look at what I had accomplished without any help from my sister Audrey.

By then the newspapers were saturated and the pants and stockings were still pouring out water.

I sneaked my hand over to Audreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chair, and everything was almost dry. Oh, well, I thought, they will all be dry by morning. And I went to bed content that I had learned another lesson on growing up.

The next morning I tore downstairs to retrieve my belongings. Audrey had long since claimed hers. Well, there were the stockings, still dripping wet, and the flourbag underwear as stiff as a piece of cardboard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What happened?â&#x20AC;?

I wailed.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,â&#x20AC;? Mother said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if you had listened to your sister and watched her, you would have seen that she rinsed everything twice. You didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, and the underwear is still full of soap. The stockings are wet because you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let Audrey show you how to wring them out. So I guess you will have to wear them to school wet.â&#x20AC;? And she turned and went to the table to put out the porridge bowls.

Mother did let me put on a pair of dry flour-bag underpants, and a dry pair of stockings to wear to the Northcote School.

But just as Mother hoped I would, I learned two valuable lessons that night. One was to take advice when it was handed out and when I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I was doing, and the other lesson was that any young lady worth her salt washed out her underwear and stockings every night before she went to bed.

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To her there was a purpose for everything, and everything had to be done in order. It seemed to me that I was always being taught a lesson to prepare me for the next step in life.

And so it was, that at the supper table one night, Mother announced that I was old enough to wash out my underwear and stockings every night before I went to bed, just like my older sister Audrey had been doing for years.

Of course, this brought a snicker from my brothers. It was a time when any mention of underpinnings was done in hushed tones.

And here was my mother announcing to everyone as we were digging into our meat loaf, that I would be washing out my own underwear before I went to bed. I could feel my face flush red with embarrassment.

It certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother Father who simply asked Everett to pass the gravy.

My sister Audrey, every night, just before we headed up the stairs for bed, went to the kitchen basin, and washed out her underwear and stockings.

Then she draped them over the back of a chair and pushed it close to the Findlay Oval, so that everything would be dry enough to wear in the morning.

Right after we had readied up the kitchen, Audrey put the big kettle on the front of the stove to come to a boil. It would take a while to be hot enough, so there was still time to leaf through Eatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catalogue.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: news@yourkanata.com February 20: Tell your neighbours! Bring your friends! Our second annul Winter Carnival takes place at Pushman Park on Family Day, Monday Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be lots of activities for kids of all ages, and parents, too.

We have a small selection of prizes to give away for our various events and competitions, including Ottawa Senators tickets, a Sens cap autographed by Chris Phillips, gift certificates for O’Grady’s Outpost, and a handful of Ottawa 67’s ticket vouchers as well. Admission to the Winter Carnival is $5 for kids aged four and up.

Your money covers unlimited participation in all of the games and activities we have planned for the day. Adults and little ones three and under are free! All proceeds will go to benefit the South Keys Greenboro Community Association and its programs.

February 21: The Emmanuel Men’s Club will be hosting a pancake supper from 5 to 7 p.m. The cost will be $6 for two pancakes and two sausages, or $8 for 3 pancakes and two sausages, beverage is included. Tickets at the door. Everyone from our community is welcome

to attend, bring your appetite.

Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd. For further info call 613-733-0437.

March 2: World Day of Prayer at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church on 934 Hamlet Rd. Our speaker is Bishop Peter Coffin. Refreshments to follow service.

Everyone is welcome.

March 6: The Emmanuel United church invites you to an evening with Dennis Gruending, author of Pulpit and Politics, on the connection between one’s faith and one’s conduct in public life from 7 to 9 p.m. at Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd. For more information call 613-733-0437.

Ongoing: Gloucester Presbyterian Church is presenting a series of seminars in February on healthy aging.

The seminars will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays, beginning Feb. 9 in the auditorium of the church at the intersection of Lorry Greenberg Drive and Pike Street. Bus routes 98 and 114 stop at the front door of the church, and there is also ample free parking.

The seminars will be led by pharmacist Jason MacE-

wen, a specialist in geriatric care. The Feb. 16 seminar examines hypertension, or high blood pressure. On Feb. 23 the topic is diabetes. Each evening will include a discussion of causes and risks, medication and other treatment methods, side effects and living well. There will be time set aside each week for questions and answers. The seminars are offered free of charge, but a free will offering will be collected to help offset expenses. Snacks and beverages will be served. For more information email the church atgpchurch@bellnet. ca or call 613 737-3820. All are welcome to attend

Ongoing: The small but mighty talented Osgoode Olde Tyme Fiddlers Association invites you to its traditional old tyme fiddle and country music dance at the Osgoode Community Centre, every fourth Friday of the month from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Bring your fiddle, guitar, and musical talents! Welcome to all new members. Tickets are $5 per person for non-musicians, available at the door. For more information please call 613-224-9888.

Ongoing: Are you looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon as well as meet new people? Then join us for an afternoon of Bridge. Takes place at Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Rd., from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday. All skill levels will find a challenging foursome. Call 613-733-0437 if you need more information.

Ongoing: Ottawa Newcomers’ Club invites women new to Ottawa to join our activities and meet new friends.

Activities include bridge, scrabble, walks, luncheons and dinners, book club, outings, and craft time. Check www.ottawanewcomersclub. ca. For more information call 613-860-0548 or ottawanewcomers@hotmail.ca.

Ongoing: On behalf of Osgoode Co-operative Nursery School, we would like to thank everyone involved in our recent Breakfast with Santa fundraiser. This year was another big success!

Ongoing: Gloucester South Seniors at 4550 Bank St. offers a full schedule of activities every week, including contract bridge, carpet bowling, euchre, shuffleboard and chess. Member-

Please visit www.theocns. com for more info about our programs.

ship is $15 per year. The club is easily accessible by bus and has free parking. For more information call 613821-0414.

Ongoing: The Lung Association is seeking your help.

Register today as a Tulip Day Champion! Our Tulip Day Champions will collect orders for the freshly cut or potted tulips being delivered on March 7. All funds raised will support lung health research and local activities including Asthma Education & COPD Maintenance Programs. When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters.

Register on-line today at www.tulipday.ca or contact Melanie 613-230-4200 or email melanie@on.lung.ca.

Mondays and Thursdays: The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m. immediate openings available for more chess aficionados. Please contact Robert MacDougal at 613-821-1930 for more information.

Wednesdays: Enjoy Scottish country dancing for fun, friendship and fitness! Share the music and joy of dance.

You do not have to be Scottish. You do not have to wear

a kilt – but you can. No experience or partner is required.

Meet Wednesday evenings at the Osgoode Community Centre from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, contact Marie at 613-826-1221 or email OsgoodedanceScottish@gmail.com.

Wednesdays: Want to meet new friends? Have a great workout? Come and join us at The MET (Metropolitan Bible Church) every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. for a free women’s fitness class with a certified fitness instructor. Includes a five minute inspirational “Fit Tip”! Any questions?

Contact the church office at 613-238-8182.

Fridays: Five pin bowling league is encouraging senior citizens over 50 to participate in an activity that provides regular moderate exercise, requires no special ability and fosters fellowship and goodwill. Members range from 50 to 90. There is no registration fee. This is a fun, non-competitive league, experience not required.

Bowling takes place each Friday afternoon between 1 and 3 p.m. at Walkley Bowling Centre, 2092 Walkley Rd. Call Roy or Jean Hoban, 613-73l-6526.

‘Below the mainstream’ festival draws new audiences to GCTC Now in second season, non-traditional theatre fare in studio setting aimed at youth Kristy Wallace kristy.wallace@metroland.com

Photo by Kristy Wallace

Patrick Gauthier, the Undercurrents festival programmer for the Great Canadian Theatre Company, said the theatre’s festival has attracted younger audiences in its second year.

EMC entertainment – Since Undercurrents: theatre below the mainstream started at the Great Canadian Theatre Company two years ago, festival programmer Patrick Gauthier said new audiences are coming to enjoy live theatre.

“All theatres want young people to come to the theatre and trick is how do you reach that audience who don’t often think of theatre?” said Gauthier.

“It’s not that they’re adverse to it, it’s just not necessarily an option. They might go to movies or the bar, but theatre isn’t on their radar.”

The festival, which runs until Feb. 19 at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, is now in its second season and deals with all types of subject matter.

“It’s not quite as mainstream, and it’s intimate,” said Gauthier, adding each

performance plays to an audience capped at about 70 people.

As part of the festival, the theatre company showcases six shows produced by independent theatre companies from across the country.

He said the theatre company puts out a call for applications that goes out in the early spring, but theatre management also find plays when they travel to different cities across Canada.

Gauthier said the idea was conceived in 2009 when he and theatre director Lise Ann Johnson wanted to find a way to make better use of the theatre’s studio space.

“Our studio was used quite a bit, but not as often as it could be,” he said.

“She had this idea for a festival, and I thought it was a great idea.”

In its first year, the festival was a success and the theatre company decided to bring it

back for a second season.

Gauthier said it was hard to know whether or not the festival would be successful.

“We were hoping it would be annual, but we had no idea,” he said.

This year, three of the six new works were homegrown in Ottawa. Other plays featured in the festival this year come from Toronto and Vancouver.

Gauthier said this year the festival has grown a bit, and the theatre received 75 applications compared to 25 last year.

The theatre company is also holding five performances for each production where last year it held four.

“It’s bigger in that way, and it’s become more work, but in a great way,” Gauthier said.

There is still time to see productions as part of the festival.

Those interested in attending can visit www.gctc.ca for more information.

“There are interesting things you won’t see anywhere else,” said Gauthier.

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