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The National Capital Commission will not install coyotewarning signs at entrances to McCarthy Woods following its investigation into a fatal coyote attack on a pet dog there last fall.

The review was launched following a report that three coyotes targeted a small dog at the forested site in the Hunt Club community on Oct. 25, 2016.

The results do not support “a natural, compelling need” to place warning signs at the federally owned property, said Jean Wolff, NCC spokesperson.

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Attack resulted in euthanization of family’s dog Continued from page 1

It was around 7:30 a.m. when Hunt Club resident Audrey McAndrew took her dogs out for their usual 45-minute morning walk in the McCarthy Woods near her Coadie Co-op

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“I screamed her name twice and she came running out, crying twice, with three coyotes behind her,” said McAndrew, who scooped up Tinkie, put Fox back on his leash and walked down the trail.

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As the trio walked along a trail, the dogs went up ahead. When McAndrew rounded a bend, she was met by Fox, her two-year-old border collie.

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Hunt Club resident Audrey McAndrew stands with her dog Fox near an entrance to McCarthy Woods, where she says her other dog Tinker Bell was fatally injured when she was attacked by three coyotes last October. McAndrew is petitioning the National Capital Commission to install coyote warning signs at the site to raise public awareness.

But they were met on the other side of the bend - at arms-length distance by the coyotes.

“One of them in the middle howled and I didn’t know what they were going to do next. I thought maybe they were calling more,” she recalled.

McAndrew called for help and also yelled at the wild animals to try and scare them off. She walked to an Uplands Drive entrance to the woods and was met by a woman who had heard her pleas for assistance.

“I was just freaking, freaking,” she said.

A trip to the veterinarian revealed Tinkie had suffered more than 20 puncture wounds. She had been bitten in the abdomen and on her head.

The little dog also had a hernia and a broken hind leg and ribs, as well as a perforated trachea, and oxygen wasn’t getting to her lungs.

The damage was so bad the decision was made to euthanize Tinkie.

In the wake of the loss of her pet and the trauma of the attack, McAndrew has been working to ensure a similar incident does not happen again.

She canvassed neighbours and local dog walkers to raise awareness, and collected 126 signatures to petition the NCC to install coyote warning signs. In addition to contacting her area politicians at all levels and the commission, McAndrew is encouraging people to contact Ottawa South MP David McGuinty and the NCC to advocate for public notices.

“It’s not asking a lot,” she said.

“They’re going to wait for something tragic and then they’ll do something.

I don’t even know why they never had signs.”

Her neighbour typed up a sign for one of the entrances to the woods to explain what happened.

In the aftermath of the attack, NCC conservation officers patrolled the woods in response to the report.

“They have continued increase patrolling (of) the area for coyote activity and looking for dens,” Wolff said, adding officers also interviewed neighbours and other local residents, and notified the city’s large wild mammal response experts, as well as the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

No signs of coyote activity and no dens were found, suggesting that coyotes are not living in the woods there, Wolff said, but he noted that coyotes are quite common in urban areas throughout North America, including the National Capital Region.

“They are mostly in areas where you have woodland open meadows they’ve been observed before,” he said, adding that while contact between coyotes and humans is relatively rare, there have been reports of coyotes coming close to people walking dogs.

Still, there have been no reports of additional coyote sightings at McCarthy Woods since the attack, said Wolff.

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NCC needs to take another look: MP Continued from page 2

The city confirmed its staff provided assistance to the NCC on the incident “as it provides support to the NCC with respect to other large wildlife issues on occasion, as part of a partnership,” Roger Chapman, the city’s manager of bylaw and regulatory services, said in an emailed statement.

Chapman, who did not elaborate about the city’s assistance, confirmed the municipality doesn’t post coyote warning signs at its properties, and there are no plans to do so. There are city-owned properties near the woods, such as the Hunt ClubRiverside Park Community Centre.

An average of five coyote sightings are reported to the city’s large wild mammal emergency response unit per year, typically in or near open space or green corridors.

Riley Brockington and McGuinty say there may be other avenues to generate awareness.

“This is a terrible loss of a family pet and the circumstances are very concerning, but at the same time I’m not a wildlife expert and I do hope and I expect the NCC to continue to monitor the area for coyotes,” said

coyotes live there.

“I think they’ve taken some important steps, but I think they need to go back and invest a little bit more time to make absolutely sure about their conclusion,” said McGuinty, who plans to ask them to do that.

He said as a member of parliament it’s not his place to tell

“ ... I do hope and I expect the NCC to continue to monitor the area for coyotes.”

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an arms-length Crown corporation what to do, though he has made his views known to them.

He is also urging residents to report any coyote sightings in that area to the NCC. Likewise, Brockington is satisfied with the scope of the NCC’s investigation, but said he will pressure the commission if there is a repeat incident in the future.

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McGuinty, adding that he still remains concerned about public safety in and around McCarthy Woods in the wake of the reported attack.

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Still, he said he doesn’t see the harm in installing temporary warning signs.

“I’m supportive of some sort of a public notice at the entrances to the McCarthy Woods just to alert people that a sighting took place on a particular date,” Brockington said, adding it’s important to inform people so they can decide if they want to take precautions.

“I understand that you need to strike a balance,” he said.

“You don’t want to scare people off from using a much-loved valuable natural asset in our community, but at the same time there is an onus on the NCC to alert people that this complaint was received.”

McAndrew said she hasn’t been able to return to McCarthy Woods to walk Fox, nor does she have any plans to do so because it brings back painful and traumatic memories, and prompts anxiety and panic attacks.

“Even if I go near that field, I just feel like I’m going to choke on something,” McAndrew said.

“I won’t go out there ever again, ever again.”

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Miller’s Oven volunteers and staffers North Gower resident Mary Newman (left), Manotick resident Jerry Mask, Nepean resident and chef Kerry Crosby and Mask’s wife Anne during a visit to the non-profit restaurant in Manotick on Jan. 12.

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Coffee talk at Miller's Oven in Manotick may not be the same for some time, after the prime minister stopped in to the popu-

lar non-profit eatery last week to kick off his cross-country tour to stay connected to Canadians.

“It was a little overwhelming, but it was good,” said Manotick resident Anne Mask, following Justin Trudeau’s early morn-

ing visit on Jan. 12. “You know, small non-profit restaurant, to be the first on his tour ... you can't pay for that kind of advertising.

“We felt very blessed,” said the longtime restaurant board member and volunteer.

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It marks the first time a Canadian prime minister has visited the volunteer-run restaurant, which has been in operation within the 150-plus-year-old building since 1983. Proceeds from its operation are donated to charity.

“This was a huge deal,” said Mask, who still doesn't know why Miller’s Oven was selected to host Trudeau’s tour launch site.

“They obviously knew who we were because when I spoke to the gentleman from the prime minister’s office, he knew a lot about us.”

The restaurant team only learned the morning of Jan. 9 that Trudeau would be stopping in to the popular restaurant to chat with local residents to mark the beginning of his tour to communities across Canada.

Mask didn’t hear anything after that initial phone call until three people from the prime minister's office came to the restaurant on Jan. 10.

Then RCMP officers came by that day to meet with staff and volunteers and explain next steps.

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Trudeau stays late to talk with diners Continued from page 4

“They were going to come in, they would sweep the building,” Mask said of the RCMP’s plan to sweep for bugs, check the exits and get a lay of the land.

“They also wanted to see it so they went through the building when they were here.”

She was initially asked to keep the visit hush-hush until the prime minister’s team was ready to announce the plans, though she was permitted to tell volunteers, the restaurant’s board chairperson and fulltime cook, Nepean resident Kerry Crosby, about the visit.

“You couldn’t tell regular customers because first of all we don’t have their phone numbers,” said Mask, a longtime Manotick resident.

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The cat was officially out of the bag the morning of the visit, at around 4:30 a.m.

Trudeau was initially to arrive at 8 a.m., but the plan was changed to 9 a.m. and he showed up around 9:30 a.m.

Mask and her team began

their preparations the day before, trading in the snowmanthemed tablecloths for white covers and ordering flowers from Mill Street Florists in Manotick to mark the occasion.

“I thought, this is special,” said Mask, who also invited over the florists to meet the prime minister.

Restaurant volunteers and staff arrived ready to go around 7 a.m. Trudeau’s advance team and police - including a sniffer police dog - arrived not long afterward and the buzz of anticipation began to build.

With government officials, regular customers, volunteers and journalists, all 46 seats at the restaurant were soon filled.

“I think it went well. We had a huge turnout,” said Mask, who greeted Trudeau at the front door of the eatery, located on Mill Street. “We’re not a big restaurant.”

Though the restaurant was brimming with people, there was still room for many customers who regularly come for coffee and breakfast.

“We did have some regulars who came in and they got to sit down - not in their normal

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North Gower resident and former Miller’s Oven volunteer, Art Newman, is greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during Trudeau’s visit to the popular non-profit restaurant in Manotick on Jan. 12. Trudeau kicked off his cross-country tour in the village, before heading west. seats - and a lot of our volunteers came in,” said Mask.

“He was chatting with everybody,” she said. “I think he enjoyed himself.”

Though Trudeau was only scheduled to speak with locals for about 20 minutes, he ended up staying for about 45 minutes.

He visited each of the 14 tables, but didn’t have a chance to eat or drink from the menu.

Before leaving to make stops in Brockville, Kingston, Napanee, Belleville and Quinte West that same day, the Miller’s Oven team presented Trudeau with a parting gift, a cookbook that also includes some of Manotick’s history.

“I don’t think we can top it,” Mask said of the history-making visit. “This was fabulous.”

Conservative Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre, whose constituency office is located next door to the eatery in Manotick, did not take part in the Liberal prime minister’s visit to the village, but he issued a statement.

“The best way he can improve life for people in Manotick and everywhere else is to discipline his out-of-control deficit spending and lower taxes so small businesses can afford to hire and pay more to Canadian workers,” Poilievre wrote.

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The Osgoode Community Centre was filled with family and friends celebrating the 90th birthday of Stuart Holmes.

I was honoured to be able to present a certificate from the Mayor, MPP Lisa MacLeod, and I extending our best wishes. Stuart has been a pillar in the Community for decades, leading many organizations, volunteering and he even owned and operated the Metcalfe Jets B hockey team. He was involved with Osgoode Non-profit Housing, a Chair member of the Osgoode Care Centre, Osgoode Board of Trustees, a member of the Osgoode District Lions Club, ODHA Registrar, and the Chairman of ORMHA, just to name a few. The Osgoode Village hockey arena also boasts his name as the “Stuart Holmes Arena”. It was a sincere pleasure to join in on the celebration.

Congratulations Stuart on all of your accomplishments and best wishes for continued good health and happiness.

You are a true source of inspiration!

My Open Door Tuesday was busy for the second week in a row, with several people braving the weather to drop by and speak with me. I believe that it’s very important to be out in the Ward and be accessible to my residents so they have the opportunity to drop by. I hope to see many more of you out in the coming weeks!

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Starting in May, upwards of two dozen Algonquin College personal support worker students will get the chance to take their learning to a whole new level.

A memorandum of understanding signed Jan. 13 will allow the school to create a third session of personal support worker students who will spend the eight-month program learning in a new dedicated classroom at the not-for-profit Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre.

The agreement, which establishes a program that is unique in eastern Ontario, “will unlock the potential of our already great relationship,” said Akos Hoffer, president and chief executive of the Perley Rideau.

The health centre has long welcomed Algonquin co-op students in a variety of disciplines, such as personal support, massage therapy, nursing and practical nursing, food service and rehabilitation.

Sheffield Glen resident Engel Caballero graduated from Algonquin's personal support worker program last October and was hired in November by the Perley Rideau, where she did two internships.

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room that will soon be renovated, will be funded with tuition revenue and dollars raised by the foundations of both the college and the health centre.

The price tag for the classroom renovation and the program’s operation are not yet known.

The new space means Algonquin can add a third cohort of students to its personal support worker program each spring.

The college has room for 90 students in its fall on-campus program and 60 in the winter session, said Barbara Foulds, dean of the college’s faculty of health, public safety and comattacking the stove with another munity studies. logThe fromnew the wood box.with She the program knew that withinisminutes the on Perley Rideau modelled stove pipes would be making a similar agreement among their University own noises, and was the of there Waterloo, a good chance they would Conestoga College and a turn longred from flames. term carethe facility inWhich Kitchener, to her meant the whole house Ont. would be burnt to the ground There may be opportunity andthe withPerley us in it! for Rideau and AlIt didn’t her long to get gonquin totake expand the concept us other all outdisciplines, of bed and though head down to it’s to the kitchen. too soon to know.

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like he was about to doze off.

Mother had placed our warm outer clothes on the bench at the back door, just in case we had to leave the house in a hurry. Where we would go in the blowing snow was beyond me, but Mother was sure anyplace was safer than in an old log house with its only means of heat, a raging cook stove about to burst into flames.

Just as she said they would, the pipes turned red. She poked Father and he roused long enough to take a look, then said, “Nothing to stew about it...it’ll all settle down in a minute.” And he promptly went back to sleep.

Whatever heat the stove was giving off did nothing to stop the frost from cracking the logs in the house, and each bang

seemed to be worse than the one before it.

Mother sent Audrey and Everett upstairs to get the pillows and blankets off our beds, and she spread them out on the kitchen floor, and told us that was where we would be spending the night just in case we had to make a quick exit.

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Money well spent N

o one plans to be a victim of crime. No one plans to lose a loved one to crime.

So it’s very good news that this city is served by the people at Ottawa Victim Services.

The staff works behind the scenes when people need help, including counselling, advocacy, referrals and even help with funeral arrangements after a sudden death.

When a tragedy occurs, help is dispatched. Staff follow through, even providing drives to court for victims of crime to provide evidence. They stand beside people who are experiencing some of the worst days of their lives.

Victims of horrible crimes – assualt, robbery, sexual assault – are helped through the justice system to ensure the experience of facing the accused is no more difficult than absolutely necessary.

If you’ve never heard of Ottawa Victim Services, clearly you can count yourself

lucky.

The people working there rely on provincial funds to do their good work. When funding cuts resulted in job losses over the past two years, Ottawa Victim Services was savvy enough to team up with our police department. The combined operation has been helping a growing number of people year over year.

The numbers are just numbers, but each represents an individual victim. Through no fault of their own, they have been hurt, or have lost a loved one.

Yet some cases fall through the cracks.

Resources are limited.

Past funding cuts should be reconsidered at Queen’s Park. Reversing those cuts and even expanding the organization’s ability to help those in need is a much better idea.

Ottawa Victim Services deserves more funding from the province. It’s hard to imagine money better spent.

They like us, even though we worry too much about it

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he world's great cities don't really care what the world thinks of them. Paris, New York - you can like them or not, as far as the people who live there are concerned.

They're not going to bend over backwards to make you like them.

You do or you don't. It's all the same to them.

Then there's Ottawa. Do we care what outsiders think about us? Do Canada geese poop on golf courses?

It was all too apparent when the New York Times ran a travel piece about our city, part of a regular feature in which a Times writer spends 36 hours in a city. As it happened, Ottawa got a rave review, the writer accurately pointing out some of the more interesting views and tastes in the city.

So that was enjoyable. What was less enjoyable was the narcissistic manner with which the article was

Coma City? Not any more (if ever).

Best thing about Ottawa is the train to Montreal? Hey, not now!

There was even discussion of a Funny Town previous Times piece (two years ago on Jan. 18, not that we really pay that much attention) in which the writer didn't get things exactly received. Media outlet after media right. outlet ran big features on it. The So euphoric was the mood, so New York Times likes us! The lifted were we by the out-of-town writer himself was chased down and praise, that Ottawans almost forgot interviewed, perhaps to see if we to complain about what was omitcould squeeze just a few more comted. Hey, what about the hockey plimentary remarks out of him. team, what about Westboro, what Commentary was all over the about Rockcliffe, what about the airwaves and print media. Has our Experimental Farm? little city grown up? Isn't it swell to What about the little place you be noticed? like where the grilled cheese sandAll of the previous slights to our wich comes with a sprig of parsley reputation were dredged up again, on it? and dismissed in light of the new There was almost none of that, evidence produced by a foreign just a nice warm bask in the praise publication. of an expert - which, as we all

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know, is defined as someone from out of town.

Well, enough. If this is a mature city, which it often seems to be, it doesn't need to concern itself about what out-of-towners think, no matter how distinguished. If this is a mature city, it just goes about its business, concentrating instead on how to make life better for the people who spend more than 36 hours at a time here.

That means schools, roads, buses, walkable neighbourhoods, rinks, hospitals - all of the things that don't make themselves obvious to the visiting expert. If those are good, and they mostly are, we can take pride in that, without actually having to brag about it.

Ottawa is not the only city to be overly conscious of how the world sees it. Vancouver preens a bit and Toronto is obsessed with being compared favourably with New York.

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A

s president-elect Donald Trump prepares his inauguration address, many of us up here in Canada are scratching our heads.

Is it really, truly possible that this man is to be president?

Surely, there will be some kind of 11th hour intervention — treason for the connection to Russian hacking, a vote recount that will show Hillary Clinton really did win the whole show?

In reality, Trump may go on to be the most popular president the country has ever seen.

I jest not. It’s easy to talk ourselves into believing that his election was some kind of mistake based on misrepresentation or scandal. But there are millions of people who voted for Trump; they are the millions of voices some of us have chosen to ignore — mainly because they’re not like our own.

Trump’s playbook was magnificent from the beginning.

He was simultaneously underestimated and downplayed by mainstream media, giving him the fuel he needed to turn “them” into the enemy. He’s frequently and continually called journalists crooks and

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse liars.

It’s an easy sell, given that more than three-quarters of Americans already believe journalists have average to low ethical standards, confirmed in a December, 2016 Gallop Poll.

Yes, journalists are among the most untrusted professionals in the U.S., right up there with lawyers and politicians.

BIAS CONFIRMED

All Trump had to do in a series of Tweets and short sound bites is confirm the existing bias in the minds of the American public. And that is exactly what he did with immigrants, Democrats, the taxman, and foreign companies. He tapped into the inherent distrust and confirmed

the bias with simple, digestible messages.

Trump didn’t write the playbook, but he perfected it. At a time when most of us self-select news — fake or otherwise on social media — Trump has presented himself as the perfect student-come-master of Walter Lippmann, an early 20th Century social scientist.

More than 100 years ago, Lippmann, in fact, did write the book on how to shape and manipulate public opinion, in his 1922 tome entitled, “Public Opinion.”

A simplistic summary of Lippmann’s theory of human nature and how to use it to create opinion goes as follows.

It all comes down to manipulating “the pictures in our

heads.” Lippmann argued that everyone has intrinsic biases and the public relations practitioner merely has to manipulate them to his own ends.

It’s easy, in some ways, because, as humans we are so limited. With so much competing for our attention on a minute-to-minute basis, the more simple the message, the plainer the language, the more likely we are to grasp onto it. Even better if one can effectively employ stereotypes and fear of “the other.”

Humans, by our nature, are wary of anything different from ourselves. Adjust the message to fit simply and comfortably with what’s in our own heads and you can be the next … well, the next president of the United States. Little could Lippmann have predicted the ideal platform upon which someone like Trump could manipulate the public mind.

Social media has narrowed the scope of our access to information that falls outside of our comfort zones. We prefer, seek out and find more trustworthy messages and information from our friends than from some mainstream source, even if it’s

so-called “fake news.”

If we don’t like what someone is sharing, if war makes us confused or uncomfortable, we can block the message.

We, humans, crave simple messages that we can process quickly in the midst of our busy lives. The world is scary and complex. The one who finds someone to blame — immigrants, foreign companies, ethnic minorities — can easily accentuate the picture in our heads that has already taken shape.

Trump has done all of these things to perfection. He is the Twitter master.

He has employed the limiting 140 characters to criticize Chinese trade policy, blow off his opponents and trash journalists.

Trump has tapped into all the unspoken limitations, fears, stereotypes and isolationist tendencies of the modern population and, as such, he now rules the free world.We can sit and scratch our heads and hope for an 11th hour reprieve, or we can open our eyes, our hearts and our minds, and get out of our comfort zones.

Retain friends that offend you on Facebook; read fascist literature to know thy enemy; look deeper into the shallow, but simple arguments Trump has successfully made to turn his public against those who are “different.”

That’s where the true power lies. We’ve got four, possibly eight years of Trump to endure.

Let us no longer let him Trump us.

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A passing motorist can be thanked for having an eagle eye and incredible timing in Kars over the weekend.

The passerby was driving by a bungalow at 5597 William McEwen Dr. on Jan. 15 around 9:35 a.m., when smoke was spotted coming from the home.

When the first fire crews arrived on scene, they could see smoke pouring from the front entrance, the fire dispatch centre said in a press release. No one was home when emergency crews descended upon the property.

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Fire crews snuff out office fire at Albion Road hydro substation ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Firefighters were called to a report of the smell of smoke coming from the office at a Hydro Ottawa substation at 3025 Albion Rd. on Jan. 12 at 10 p.m.

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“The fire was contained to a backup power source of office equipment,” dispatchers said.

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Greenboro woman suffers burns ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A woman suffered burns to her hands after a stovetop fire ignited at her Greenboro home.

It was her neighbour who called firefighters to a row house unit at 26 Drumso St., located northeast of the Greenboro Community Centre, on Jan. 11 at 8:36 p.m., after the occupant’s three children ran next door to report the emergency.

“There was no fire upon the firefighters’ arrival,” said Capt. Danielle Cardinal, Ot-

tawa fire spokesperson. “Often times when it’s something like oil or something else cooking, it extinguishes itself. But other times, as we know, it can extend to the cupboards.

“She was trying to carry the pan out and spilled oil on the linoleum and on herself, which is common,” Cardinal said. “That’s why we advise people some of the preventive measures are to leave the home with your family, if you have a cover ... nearby you can try to put it on the pan the suffocate the fire.”

Water should not be used to douse an oil fire, she added.

Firefighters tended to the woman’s medical needs until paramedics arrived. She was transported to the hospital for treatment.

The extent of her injuries was not immediately known.

A fire investigator was called in because the occupant was injured. It’s not known how much damage the fire caused to the kitchen, but the family was able to return to the home, Cardinal said.

Residents are never to leave cooking unattended, Cardinal urged, adding that if fire breaks out, everyone should evacuate and then call 911.

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“Canada Day — when they sing, there could be over 1,000 people,” he said of the opportunity for the winner to perform in front of a larger audience.

Other carnival attractions will include a Greely Business Association-hosted spaghetti dinner and skate at the community centre on Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m.

“It’s kind of a kickoff to start,” Brayman said of the casual event, which costs $5 for kids, $10 for adults and $25 per family.

In previous years, an annual poker night the Thursday of the carnival has drawn 120 people. But that was shut down following the 2016 cardplaying event by provincial alcohol and gaming officials because poker — even if no profit is made — is not permitted outside a casino, said Brayman.

But, the fun will resume on Friday, Jan. 27 for Greely youth, who are invited to enjoy a dance at the community centre from 7 to 10 p.m., thanks

ally catered by the Orchard View Wedding and Event Centre and the comics who aim to get the crowd in stitches are from Absolute Comedy Ottawa.

“It’s a great way, if you’re in Greely, to have dinner and comedy and not have to drive downtown,” Brayman said, adding the cost is $20 for the comedy or $40 for both. “We have it all fancied up and we have a cash bar and a nice dinner and we sit back and watch some comedians.”

A hearty brunch of eggs, waffles, beans, ham and potato patties and fruit cocktail will be served by the Greely and District Lions Club members, Metroland File Photo also at the centre, the next Greely Lions Club members Gerrie Kautz (left), Leo Noiles, and former Osgoode council- morning on Sunday, Jan. 29, lor Doug Thompson serve brunch during the 2014 Greely Winter Carnival. The carnival from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults and youth, returns Jan. 25 to 29. to the Greely Guides. The cost is $5.

Then, everyone is welcome to partake in a pancake and sausage breakfast put on by Greely firefighters on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Last year, the event drew a record crowd of upwards of 250 people. Adults and youth

can eat for $5 and kids under 10 eat for $3.

There will also be sleigh rides and skating at the centre, from 10 a.m. to noon, and later at 6 p.m., a dinner and comedy show takes place at the same venue and goes until midnight.

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Just before the brunch comes to a close, interactive radical science demonstrations will keep the kids entertained from noon to 1 p.m.

“It’s a fun few days,” said Brayman, who has been running the carnival with a bevy of dedicated volunteers for the past several years.

The annual carnival is designed to bring Greely residents together as a community.

“I think you’re almost halfway into winter. You’ve been shut in. There’s not as many events, and it’s an easy event for everyone to get together,” Brayman said.

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Greely residents to embrace winter head on with carnival Celebration marks return of popular Greely Idol contest

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Winter is a laughing matter in Greely.

The community is gearing up for its annual winter carnival, Jan. 25 to 29, which will feature several attractions that have become major highlights for residents of all ages over the last several years.

The biggest draw, without a doubt, said Bruce Brayman, president of the Greely Community Association, will be Greely Idol, a singing competition that

has been known to draw vocalists from beyond Ottawa’s borders in past years.

Some of its alumni have gone on to larger platforms, such as former Idol winner Kristy Hagerman, who recently recorded an album, said Brayman.

or the senior category of 13 to 18-year-olds.

The first round of singing takes place Saturday, Jan. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Idol finals take place Sunday, Jan. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m., all at the Greely Community Centre.

The finals are expected to be the big draw once again. A crowd of about 200 people typically “A lot of these comes out to enjoy the vocal talents. kids purely enjoy “A lot of these kids purely performing...” enjoy performing, plus there are some prizes,” Brayman said, addBRUCE BRAYMAN, GREELY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ing the winner will be presented with a $100 cash prize, a couple hours of studio recording time At the upcoming competition, as well as a chance to sing at city space will be limited to 30 con- hall and during Canada Day celBruce Brayman/Submitted testants, and anyone interested ebrations in Greely this year.

Contestants take part in the 2016 edition of Greely Idol, which is a main highlight of the is asked to register in the junior annual Greely Winter Carnival. The carnival is set to return with a long lineup of popular category of seven to 12-year-olds See IT’S AN, page 11

family friendly activities at the Greely Community Centre, Jan. 25 to 29.

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Manotick’s Shiverfest to take the chill out of winter Evening dance added to lineup

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Manotick will help you forget about winter, at least for one weekend.

The village’s annual Shiverfest, a longtime winter celebration, is right around the corner — with a roster packed with activities for all ages from Jan. 27 to Jan. 29.

“It is the big winter event in the village,” said Grace Thrasher of the Manotick Village and Community Association, which organizes the event with support from several community groups.

“The idea is to just get people to come out and have a good time; forget about winter for a while.”

Two features that were added for the first time last year will return: curling demonstrations for the family at the Manotick Curling Centre,

and free bingo presented by the Rural Ottawa South Support Services at the Manotick Arena.

New this year, an evening of dancing will be held for adults upstairs at the arena on Jan. 28, which means the highly anticipated trivia contest is moving from that time slot to the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 29. Proceeds raised from dance tickets will help fund the Manotick Arena expansion.

“It’s probably the first time in four years that we’ve had a dance on a Saturday night,” Thrasher said.

Many of Shiverfest’s attractions regularly draw large crowds, and even sell out year after year. It’s also a chance to attract newcomers to spend a day in Manotick.

“There’s a lot to do here when you do come here,” Thrasher said, whether it’s enjoying coffee or lunch after partaking in the carnival highlights. “We’re always tryMetroland File Photo ing to get people from across Manotick’s Shiverfest will see plenty of return attractions, including bingo and curling which were added for the first the city to come out to us.”

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Chili cook-off contest one of several returning highlights Continued from page 13

The celebration kicks off at the Manotick Arena the evening of Friday, Jan. 27, with a Rideau Skating Club exhibition, a magic show with Dr. Kaboom, snacks, a family skate, a bake sale, and an outdoor bonfire with live music and refreshments.

The following day on Saturday, Jan. 28, the Manotick Arena hall will see a children’s craft time, face-painting and a pancake breakfast courtesy of the Manotick Kiwanis Club.

The cost of the breakfast is $5 per serving, and children three and under can eat for free.

Horse-drawn sleigh rides through Centennial Park also take place from 10 a.m. to noon.

Then head over to the chili cook-off at the Manotick Legion branch from noon to 2 p.m. The public can judge dozens of tasty entries crafted by amateur cooks and professional chefs, many of them from Manotick. The “golden spoon” trophy and major bragging rights will be up for

grabs.

“For $5, you get to judge different kinds of chili, and there are usually about 20 different kinds,” Thrasher said, adding that past flavours have included rabbit, vegetarian, chicken, ground beef, Thai, curry, chocolate and Texas chili.

“The restaurants usually come up with fairly innovative ones and then we’ve got some amateurs as well,” she said of entrants who even come from beyond Manotick.

The Manotick Curling Club is once again hosting an opportunity for people of all ages to try curling. Tryouts begin on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m., and continue every 30 minutes until 3 p.m. Guests are asked to bring clean indoor shoes.

Families are invited to enjoy bingo for free that day at 2 p.m., and then an open mic night will take place at the Creekside Bar and Grill beginning at 8 p.m. Vocalists, musicians and poets are encouraged to showcase their talents.

The day isn’t over yet.

Adults are invited to cut a rug

during the Manotick Arena expansion fundraising dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $20, and raffle draws will be held. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Creekside Bar and Grill, or by emailing manotick.mike@gmail.com.

The final day of Shiverfest will feature the trivia contest at the Mill Tavern Restaurant from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, and proceeds from raffle draws will support Rural Ottawa South Support Services.

Prizes include Ottawa Senators tickets, tickets to the National Arts Centre, gift certificates for local restaurants and gift baskets.

“It’s all about giving back,” Thrasher said of the fundraiser, which supports a different local charity each year.

The Shiverfest schedule of events is designed to give people the opportunity to enjoy several back-to-back activities in the span of a few hours.

“Even on Saturday, I see a lot of faces at the pancake breakfast who then are at the sleigh rides, who then come

over to the chili contest, and then go over to the bingo,” Thrasher said. “They make a day of it.”

For more Shiverfest details and a full schedule of events, visit manotickvca.org.

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When Anna testified for three days against the man charged with her sexual assault, she found comfort in the familiar faces in the courtroom.

One of them was an Ottawa Victim Services volunteer.

“Just having someone that I could look at, especially when I was cross-examined for two days, it was really helpful having someone else that I could look at and kind of focus on,” said Anna, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy.

The incident happened in Anna's her own home in 2008.

She pressed charges years later, in 2014, after she said the man accused of assaulting her began stalking her again. The man arrested and accused in the case was found not guilty last month.

“Any time I had to go to court they would have someone pick me up they would have the same person or someone make sure I got home safely,” she said of Ottawa Victim Services.

“I don’t often go out without my husband, so going back and forth on the bus would have been a big stressor for me on top of going somewhere stressful.”

Being in court was one thing, there was the judge, the defence, the prosecution, but the volunteer also stayed by her side during breaks.

“Court went in later one

afternoon and we went downstairs to see if they were ready for me yet and the defendant was standing right outside the courtroom and I don’t know what I would have done on my own.”

Even now, with the court case over, Ottawa Victim Services is still reaching out to see how she’s doing.

“They are a very valuable service to the community and a very unknown service unless you need them. I’m thankful to them for the wonderful support they gave me.”

The organization would not have been able to help Anna without a partnership that ensured it could keep its doors open.

Starting in 2015, the province announced changes to its funding formula for programs assisting victims of crime. That meant OVS would lose half of its funding.

“They were slowly ending funding to close us down completely,” said Melissa Heimerl, executive director of OVS. “We knew we were losing the agency.”

The agency provides a range of free supports, including safety planning, covering short-term and early intervention counselling expenses, assistance with funeral arrangements as well as information, advocacy and referrals for legal, justice and community social services to victims of crime or those who have experienced tragic circumstances, such as a

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Melissa Heimerl, executive director of Ottawa Victim Services, says a partnership with the Ottawa police victim crisis unit, which gives them access to more victims needing services, kept the agency’s doors open after the province launched a new funding formula in 2015. sudden death.

For those who were left at OVS after the funding cut, they had to figure out a way to reach more people in need of help. To do that, OVS partnered with the Ottawa police Victim Crisis Unit.

Over the last year and a half, that partnership has been developed so that they are receiving 42 per cent of the police unit’s caseload.

“It’s 42 per cent of citizens who wouldn't otherwise have been contacted at all.”

Those were cases like Anna’s - people involved in partner

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“They really did save us by giving us the numbers that they did,” Heimerl said.

The agency is reaching even higher, hoping to help about 55 per cent of the police unit cases that are falling through the cracks, by working with frontline officers so they are offering OVS services right when tragedy calls. They have a 24-7 pager system for emergencies, and for other cases they make sure all victims in their queue are contacted within 72 hours.

Donna Watson-Elliott, manager of the Victim Crisis Unit for the Ottawa police, said the partnership has increased the capacity of the entire service and has made sure that victims get follow up.

'Even though we do have an internal unit we couldn’t possibly keep up with those numbers without them, so it’s kind of a perfect marriage.”

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The Farm Wife: Indoor projects in winter DIANA FISHER W

inter months are a great time to get indoor projects completed. This includes the book I have been working on for years. In winter I am not distracted by my garden that needs weeding, a beckoning swimming pool and an inner voice that screams “why are you sitting at a computer on a beautiful day like today?? You should be outside!!”

I put another log on the fire, pour a cup of tea and settle in for an hours-long writing session. Here’s why this particular project is taking so long to complete. I lived in Taiwan from 2003 to 2006 and wrote a number of articles for The Kemptville Advance during that time. Topics ranged from the Taiwanese President’s attempted assassination, to prawn fishing, to culture shock, to the tsunami. I have some great stories to include in my book from those columns. But it’s going to be a sight more difficult than I first imagined.

The Accidental Farmwife When I returned from Asia, I got busy repatriating to Canada, restoring my status as a Canadian citizen and finding

that I no longer had access to the email account I used in Asia to send the stories home.

No problem, I thought. I will

In winter I am not distracted by my garden that needs weeding, a beckoning swimming pool and an inner voice that screams “why are you sitting at a computer on a beautiful day like today?? You should be outside!!” work. A few years passed before I decided to try and put my stories together into a book. Like five years. By then, I discovered

just go to the newspaper office and get the stories there.

The newspaper didn’t have the emails anymore either. And

the floppy discs they had used to store my articles on were by then obsolete. I had no way of opening them to read the files inside. I resigned myself to collecting old copies of the newspapers from that time and transcribing all the articles by hand into my computer at home.

That took the better part of a year.

I got busy working for the local radio station then, and writing news every day. When you use your brain to write all day, the last thing you feel like doing is writing when you get home.

So the project got put aside again. For another almost five years. I’m sure it’s beginning to feel neglected.

Now that I have taken a closer look at the 50,000 words that I have as a foundation for this book, I realize we have a new problem. The articles that I wrote as a Canadian expat in Taiwan, in the throes of culture shock, actually come across as culturally insensitive and a bit prejudiced. In truth, I had

fallen into the “us vs. them” syndrome. I thought I was very open-minded and accepting of the Chinese culture but when I read these ten-year-old articles again, they come across as mildly inappropriate.

Of course I didn’t mean all Taiwanese when I said they don’t treat women with respect or they have very little hope of a getting married after the age of thirty…I was simply referring to a few key individuals with whom I had had conversations on the subjects. But I didn’t make that clear in the articles and so now I will have to go back and edit them all.

It will basically mean rewriting most of them.

The other aspect of the project that is holding me back is the idea that I need to secure my subjects’ privacy by allowing them to retain their anonymity in my book. I mean, they didn’t ask to have a book written about them, even if they are extremely interesting people: a drag queen, a drug

dealer, a nudist and an escapee from the Mormons, among them. There are good stories there. I’m just not sure how to go about telling them without ticking anyone off.

And so, I rewrite sections of the book, I add new sections and I delete parts that I never liked in the first place. The project continues. It is giving me something to do during the long winter months while waiting for calves to be born. On that front we have two down and ten to go. So far we have two healthy little heifer calves: Holly and Annie.

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Police attempt to ID men from night of Blossom Park shootings Suspect taken into custody by Thunder Bay police ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Ottawa homicide investigators are turning to the public for help in identifying two men seen on surveillance camera footage at a Blossom Park neighbourhood where one man was shot to death and a woman suffered gunshot wounds.

It is one of the most recent developments in the case. Just prior to the release of the video on Jan. 11, Jonathan Ranger, a suspect named by Ottawa police in the aftermath of the double shooting at a housing complex on Farriers Lane on May 24, 2016, was arrested by Thunder Bay police on an unrelated case on New Year’s Day. “He has not been charged by major crime,” said Const. Marc Soucy, Ottawa police spokesperson.

“We’re not going to go into details as to what is his role in the investigation because that investigation is not complete.”

Following Ranger’s arrest, Ottawa police released the footage in the hopes of identifying two men who were at the complex when Ottawa resident Nicholas Kim, 30, was shot to death, and an unidentified 27-year-old female suffered gunshot wounds to her right shoulder and left hand, according to neighbours, who spoke with Metroland Media the day after the crimes. Multiple media reports have identified the woman as Katrina Galloway.

Neighbours also said Gal-

loway and her daughter moved into one of the row house units in late 2015. Several residents ran into their backyards when they heard gunshots, and discovered Kim lying on the ground suffering from two bullet wounds to his chest.

Two people tried to help Kim as he lay on the ground, but he went limp in their arms before paramedics arrived.

Others aided Galloway. Within hours of the gun violence that shattered the quiet around 9:30 p.m., the homicide squad announced they were looking for Ranger, whom they considered armed and dangerous. Investigators confirmed then that Ranger, Galloway and Kim were known to Ottawa police.

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Ranger was taken into custody in Thunder Bay following two “high-risk vehicle stops” on Jan. 1, just after 10 p.m.

A search of the first vehicle revealed that both male occupants were armed with loaded handguns and had cash and drugs. The second vehicle was stopped about 15 minutes later, and a search turned up a loaded handgun, cash and drugs.

A search warrant was executed within the hour at a Thunder Bay home. Two shotguns and a handgun — two of which police said had previously been reported stolen — were seized.

Four suspects, ranging in age from 20 to 33, were each

charged with a slew of weapon and drug offences. Included in that group was Ranger and a 21-year-old Ottawa man.

Ranger is now facing 12 weapons charges, two counts of drug trafficking, possession of marijuana, possession of property obtained by crime and breach of probation.

His court date related to those crimes was scheduled for Jan. 6.

Eleven days after his arrest, Ottawa police released the Blossom Park surveillance footage, in which two men can be seen walking together along a sidewalk.

Moments later, one of the men runs back the way he came, followed by the second man seconds later, who can be seen looking back once over his shoulder.

Investigators said they believe the two male “subjects” ran towards a parked vehicle and fled the area after the shooting. Police declined to say if the men are considered suspects or persons of interest.

“They are people that we are looking to identify,” Soucy said, adding that it was only coincidental that the video was released days after Ranger was arrested.

Anyone with information about the two males is asked to call the major crime unit at 613236-1222, ext. 5493, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Metcalfe man charged with child porn offences ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

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A Metcalfe man is facing several child pornography charges.

The Ottawa police Internet child exploitation unit recently received a tip “from a concerned member of the public regarding the alleged illegal downloading of torrent files with names in-

dicative of child pornography,” investigators announced on Jan. 13.

An investigation was launched by the Internet child exploitation and computer forensics units, revealing that the majority of the estimated 1,100 downloaded child pornographyrelated movies and images are prepubescent, police said in a

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Investigators arrested and charged a 37-year-old Metcalfe man with several offences, including making child pornography available, accessing and possessing child pornography and unlawful drug possession.

The accused was scheduled to appear for a show-cause hearing in court on Jan. 13.

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Family gets cozy when temperatures take a dive

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e were getting used to the interruptions in our sleep.

It was in the dead of winter. Father said it was the worst winter he had seen since he was a young boy.

Mother said every winter in Northcote was the worst she had ever seen!

Anyway, we had hardly settled in our beds that night when the loud cracking noises began.

That meant it was bitterly cold out and every log in our old house was letting us know it. One or two loud cracks was just about all Mother could stand.

We heard Father get up and go to the Findlay Oval in the kitchen and lift the lids, and we knew he was about to chug in another log.

The old stove was pouring out as much heat as it could, but it wasn’t enough

MARY COOK Memories to take the bone chilling cold out of the house. And of course, that was all Mother needed to hear...

Father attacking the stove with another log from the wood box. She knew that within minutes the stove pipes would be making their own noises, and there was a good chance they would turn red from the flames.

Which to her meant the whole house would be burnt to the ground and with us in it! It didn’t take

her long to get us all out of bed and head down to the kitchen. Father was in his usual night attire, which was his long combination underwear, and he had settled down in the rocking chair, lit his pipe, and looked like he was about to doze off.

Mother had placed our warm outer clothes on the bench at the back door, just in case we had to leave the house in a hurry.

Where we would go in the blowing snow was be-

yond me, but Mother was sure anyplace was safer than in an old log house with its only means of heat, a raging cook stove about to burst into flames.

Just as she said they would, the pipes turned red. She poked Father and he roused long enough to take a look, then said, “Nothing to stew about it...it’ll all settle down in a minute.”

And he promptly went back to sleep.

Whatever heat the stove was giving off did nothing to stop the frost from cracking the logs in the house, and each bang seemed to be worse than the one before it.

Mother sent Audrey and Everett upstairs to get the pillows and blankets off our beds, and she spread them out on the kitchen floor, and told us that was where we would be spend-

ing the night just in case we had to make a quick exit.

Emerson said it was just like camping out. Mother went to the creton couch, which she pulled away from the stove as far as she could, and Father; who she said could sleep leaning against a barn door, was softly snoring in his rocking chair. Just as he said they would, the stove pipes returned to their natural colour. Much to Mother’s surprise, we survived the night without the house being burnt to the ground.

Somehow, before any of us was awake, Father had gotten out of his chair, dressed and gone out to the barns to do the chores without any of us hearing him.

The wind had quieted down by the time Father came in for his breakfast.

He looked around at the

blankets and pillows on the floor, plugged another log in the stove, and got as far as saying, “Well, I see.... ,” when Mother said, “Not one word Albert...not one word.”

I knew there would be many nights ahead of us when the old log house would crack from the frost, the pipes would turn red, Father would spend most of the night in the rocking chair in the kitchen to keep the stove stoked, and Mother would herd us all down to the kitchen to sleep on the floor. Just in case.

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Pawsitive Winter Activities for You and Your Dog OK, so you’re feeling fed up. You want to be the best pet owner for your dog and you know that means providing plenty of exercise and stimulating activities each day. But let’s face it – that’s not the easiest thing to do during the winter.

Good news: There are plenty of alternatives to simply walking the dog each day through the winter. If you’re looking to try something – anything – else, here are some ideas to help keep your pet happy and healthy until the sunshine and green grass return.

Indoor games Many dogs can easily learn to play hide-and-seek with you.

Games like this provide some indoor exercise, as well as mental stimulation and fun, for your pet and your family!

New toys Stock up on toys that are interactive and stimulating for your pup.

Tug toys, for example, will provide fun, exercise, and interaction. Stuffable toys that make your dog think and work to get to a treat are also great, but make sure you’re not overcompensating fewer walks with far more treats!

Nose work Challenge Rover’s nose by hiding treats throughout the house for him to search for; create an obstacle course to be sniffed through to find his dinner; or create interactive challenges for your dog by hiding a treat under one of several covers, and praising him when he finds it.

Outings Next time you’re heading out to your local pet store or animal shelter, take your dog with you. He’ll be excited to get out of the house, see and sniff new people and animals, and show off some of his good manners and obedience training in hopes of coming home with a new toy or treat.

Join a class Take your dog’s training to the next level by joining a new obedience or agility class. This will provide a regular outing for both you and your dog to look forward to each week, and give you new interactive tricks to practice together at home.

Plan a FUN outdoor activity Find a scenic, pet-friendly location for snow shoeing, cross-country skiing, or winter hiking. Invite some friends along to make for an enjoyable group activity.

Spice up “the walk” Alternate between walking and jogging with your dog every 10 minutes or so. This will help keep things interesting for your pup, and it will help keep both of you feeling warmer while you’re out.

Pausing the walk for snowball fetch is another exciting activity for your dog, and you don’t have to worry about favourite dog toys getting lost in the snow!

Hopefully these suggestions will inspire some renewed enthusiasm for providing exercise and excitement for our dogs during the winter.

Remember, the benefits of fresh air and exercise are many – for both you and your pet – so avoid giving up on dog walks altogether. Before you know it, you’ll be back to playing fetch in the park under the warm summer sun.

Pet of the Week: Tiger (ID# A189865) Meet Tiger (ID# A189865), a playful and talkative kitty looking for his purr-fect match.

Tiger is an energetic boy who loves to play fetch. He has quite the purr and will tell you all about his day.

He is a friendly boy who loves to greet new visitors and will curl up in bed with his human friends. Are you the one Tiger has been waiting for?

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

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Hi, my name is Maggie. I am a six-year-old, seven pound Yorkie.

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MAGGIE

My owners say they should have named me Velcro as I stick beside them at all times and where they go in the house, I go!

I like to sit out in the front yard to watch people go by; but if they have a dog with them, then I bark to let them know that this is my property!

Everyone loves me because I am so cute!

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Be yourself instead of hiding behind a persona, Aries. Show your true feelings and you will earn more respect for it. If you meet any resistance, try again.

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Vista Dr. Registration is not reThere will be indoor and outdoor Jan. 25 quired.

Alta Vista – The Harmony entertainment in a number of Club for Seniors 60+ will hold locations. Highlights during the Thursdays until Feb. 16 its monthly meeting on Jan. 25 winter carnival will include an Alta Vista – Enjoy toddler- at Rideau Park United Church, outdoor bonfire, a show by the time at the Alta Vista library on 2203 Alta Vista Dr. From 1 to Rideau Skating Club, a bake sale, Thursdays until Feb. 16, from 2 pm, Bob and Margo Roden, curling demos, and skate night, a 10:30 to 11 a.m. Registration is members of our congregation, magic show, pancake breakfast, not required. Toddlers aged 18 will entertain you with stories, chilli cook-off, bingo, a dance, to 36 months and their parents reflections and photos of their re- trivia contest, horse-drawn sleigh or caregivers are welcome. The cent trip to Iceland, Norway and rides and crafts and facepainting branch is located at 2516 Alta Sweden. All seniors are welcome. for children.

Vista. Dr. Prior notice is not required. The church is wheelchair accessible Jan. 28 and parking is free. This club is Jan. 21 Downtown – The Ottawa Heron Park – The Strathcona run by volunteers. For details, call branch of the Ontario GeneaLegion branch hosts a Robbie 613-733-3156, ext. 229. logical Society invites you to two Burns dinner and party on Jan. events on Jan. 28. From 10:30 21. Hosts Katherine and Georges a.m. to 1 p.m. is our Genealogy: Jan. 25 to 29 Winters are planning another Greely – The Greely Win- Back to Basics lecture where we Highlands-themed fling with ter Carnival is almost here with will discuss military records. all the highlights honoring the plenty of family friendly activi- Then join us from 1 to 3 p.m. for immortal bard. The traditional ties and events from Jan. 25 to 29 our presentation, “The World dinner will feature corned beef at the Greely Community Centre. War I Letters of George Gallie and cabbage, carrots and neeps Events include a spaghetti and Nasmith (A Challenging Moand of course the Haggis will be skate on Wednesday from 6 to ment in Genealogy). All are welserved, followed by dessert. En- 8 p.m., a youth dance on Friday come to these free events at the tertainment will be by Paddy G from 7 to 10 p.m., and on Sat- City of Ottawa Archives, Room and the Minnie Men. The cost is urday there will be a firefighters’ 115, 100 Tallwood Dr. For deonly $20 and tickets are available pancake breakfast from 8:30 to tails, visit ogsottawa.on.ca. at the legion. Call the Legion at 11 a.m., sleigh rides and skating Riverview Park – The Em-

manuel United Church, located at 691 Smyth Rd., hosts its annual turkey dinner on Jan. 28.

There will be three sittings at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults or $8 for those under 12. The church is located at 613-733-0437. Proceeds from the event will support the church’s global partners.

Old Ottawa South – Capital Ward is marking the 10th anniversary of its hockey showdown, known as the Councillor’s Cup, on Jan. 28. The Heron Park Hackers, the Old Ottawa East Hosers, the Ottawa South Moose and the Glebe Goal-Getters will play it out at Windsor Park, located at 1 Windsor Ave. Capital Coun. David Chernushenko will serve as referee. Anyone aged 16 and up can play and at least two males and two females must be on the ice at all times. Everyone is invited to watch. To play, contact Chernushenko’s office by The action gets underway at 9 a.m. The final game begins at noon. For details, visit capitalward.ca.

tors are qualified. Call 613-733Hunt Club – A new Creative 0437 for more information.

Art Club takes place at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Riverside Park – The River- Centre on Tuesdays from 9:30 side Seniors Group meets every a.m. to noon. until May 23. The Monday and Friday afternoon weekly drop-in fee is $2. Adults from 1 to 4 p.m. at Riverside are invited to bring their ideas Churches, 3191 Riverside Dr. We usually play euchre and bridge, and their supplies. No oil paint or with refreshments. Join the group toxic materials please. For details, for $20 for the year or $2 a visit. email d.arts@bell.net.

New members are always welHeatherington – Attend an come. Call or email Jim Graham for details at 613-523-2244 or English conversation class at the jimgrahamjim@rogers.com.

Salvation Army’s Ottawa Citadel Tuesdays at 7 p.m. The citadel is located at 1350 Walkley Rd. Tuesdays

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Leitrim – The Gloucester South Seniors Chess Club at 4550 Bank St. meets every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m., and there are immediate openings available for more chess aficionados. For details, call 613-8211930.

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