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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
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Inside Demand NEWS high at Alta Vista food bank Construction on Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge on track. – Page 5
Heron food centre sees 29 per cent increase in clients Eddie Rwema eddie.rwema@metroland.com
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St. Patrick’s Home in Riverside Park is recruiting walkers for annual fundraiser. – Page 10
SPORTS
A former Capital City FC player is touring the world and honing his soccer skills. – Page 25
EMC news – A food bank in Alta Vista has been overwhelmed with a spike in demand for assistance coming from the community this year. The Heron Emergency Food Centre said it served 13,059 clients in 2009. In 2011, that number jumped to 16,381 clients, representing a 29 per cent increase. And the number of clients continues to rise, said Louisa Simms, executive co-ordinator of the food bank. “On average, we are now feeding 1,600 people per month,� she said. “Two years ago, the most we would serve a month was approximately 1,000 people.� “We are now up 600 people more per month that we are feeding,� said Simms. The food bank is struggling with meagre funding, said Simms, adding that it’s hard to see people go home without enough. Simms said dozens of people will once again gather outside St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church, on Saturday, Sept. 22 for the Heron Emergency Food Centre’s annual five-kilometre walkathon fundraiser, Step Up and Step Out to Stop Hunger. “We are holding this walkathon to raise more money so that we can have the food last whole week,� she said. The money will help the food bank collect and buy food. See FOOD, page 3
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Teachers rally at McGuinty’s office Even a heavy rainstorm couldn’t stop hundreds of teachers and their unions, as well as some students, from rallying outside Dalton McGuinty’s Ottawa office in Alta Vista on Sept.14, to express their anger at the passage of Bill 115. The controversial legislation freezes teachers’ wages for two years, slashes benefits and imposes a two-year strike ban. As a result of teachers withdrawing from extracurricular activities, 11 Ottawa public schools have failed to register for regular season play with the National Capital Athletic Association this year. For story see page 27.
Ottawa students stage walk out protests Don’t put us in middle of teachers, government dispute: teens Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
EMC news - A group of students at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School say they are tired of being put in the middle of a clash
between teachers’ unions and the provincial government. The teachers, in protest of Bill 115, the Liberal government’s legislation that freezes teacher wages, ends sick-day banking, and bans strikes for two years, were asked by their unions to cut back on extracurricular activities such as, hosting after school clubs or other student groups, as well as field trips. Ellise Troung, who is a Grade 11 student at Longfields and a member of the student council, said the sports teams are up and running, but the
drama club hasn’t started yet. Neither has the Best Buddies club – which helps provide mentorship for boys with autism. “Field trips have been rescheduled and everything is just kind of up in the air,� Troung said. Troung said she didn’t want students to pay the costs of the disagreement between the government and the teachers. “We just don’t want to be in the middle,� she said. Other protests have happened at Merivale High
School, John McCrae Secondary School, Cedarview Middle School and Sir Robert Borden Secondary School, something public school board trustee Donna Blackburn said was an interesting lesson in civics. “Obviously the situation is tough, but it’s heartening to see the kids involved in politics,� Blackburn said, adding her own daughter has started Grade 9 and is also missing out on some after-school activities. See STUDENTS, page 5
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