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Two recent reviews of English public schools in Ottawa’s west and east ends may offer “lessons learned” that could better guide an upcoming examination of a swath of south Ottawa schools.

“I know it is influencing their decision-making around the timing for Alta Vista/Hunt Club, for sure,” said Mark Fisher, trustee for Zone 7.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board recently completed its eastern and western school reviews, and final votes are expected March 1 and 7. It was then scheduled to focus on its Alta Vista/Hunt Club student learning and accommodation study, beginning this spring. Riverside South and Findlay Creek schools won’t be included in this particular review.

“Based on lessons learned from the west and east (reviews) and what we might need to take into account for the process going forward, there will likely be a delay,” said Fisher.

That means any decisions wouldn’t be made in December and could be pushed back to early next year.

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“If we need to take longer, we’ll take longer,” he said, adding that a fixed schedule isn’t required under ministry guidelines until a review officially begins.

A potential delay has not yet been decided, and Fisher planned to ask school officials at a Feb. 28 board meeting about establishing a review timeline by the end of March.

Waiting too long — say a year — would not be wise, said Fisher, given the need to review learning opportunities for students and use of school space. The reviews are not about saving money, but do lead to a realignment of programs and resources and reinvestment in other schools, he said.

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“If we need to take stock of what we learned from the first two studies, I think that that is prudent, too,” said Fisher.

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The launch of the Alta Vista/Hunt Club school review may be delayed so the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board can review the process that unfolded during a recent review of English public schools in the west and east ends of Ottawa, according to school trustee Mark Fisher. the board conducted web- and home-based surveys and meetings, and engaged community associations and school councils for feedback.

There are minimum requirements set out by the province,

but there is room for the board to enhance the process around community engagement, said Fisher.

“Do you go out with one option, which sometimes becomes a lightning rod for engagement, or do you go out with a number of

different scenarios, collect feedback and try and develop recommendations that you bring back to the board?” he said.

Fisher will join trustees Chris Ellis and Shirley Seward, who is also chair of the board of trustees, at an information meeting on the Alta Vista/Hunt Club study on March 2. It’s being organized by five Alta Vista and Hunt Club community associations, and will take place at the Canterbury Community Centre, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

While Fisher said the timing of the meeting is somewhat premature since next steps in the launch of the review have not been finalized, it will serve as an opportunity to share general information about the review process.

The associations also plan to present data they have collected and analyzed about the schools in their area. Parents are invited to attend the meeting.

“I definitely don’t want this to be an organizing campaign where people start getting their signs ready in terms of school closures,” Fisher said. “We’re not anywhere near there yet.”

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“Women’s Day is a worldwide event celebrating women’s achievements, big and small. Words cannot describe the significance of giving. The most simple acts of benevolence and random acts of kindness are incredibly important.”

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Fair Hydro Petition Update I had the privilege to attend and speak at Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod’s pre-budget consultation meeting this past week. I was able to update the crowd on the 8500-signatures that we gathered on our Fair Hydro petition that I delivered to Queens Park. I spoke about the response that I received from the provincial Minister of Energy, Glenn Thibeault, regarding our petition. He provided me with a nonsensical reply that negotiations between Hydro One and Hydro Ottawa are out of the provinces’ hands. This non-answer reply fuels me to continue to fight tooth and nail for hydro relief for our residents.

FCCA Winter Fun Day The Findley Creek Community Association (FCCA) held another successful Winter Fun Day with maple syrup taffy tasting, games, horse drawn, and wagon rides. Mayor Watson also joined in on the fun. I had the opportunity to speak with a many residents as well as FCCA board members who organized this wonderful event. It’s great to have this community association shared in my Ward and see how they bring the community together. Thank you to all the volunteers that made it possible to do this event.

Vernon Women’s Institute The Vernon Women’s Institute hosted Paul Velthuis from Velthuis Family Farms as their guest speaker at their meeting this week. Paul brought his award winning story to the Ladies of how they recently won one of the most prestigious awards in dairy farming.

The “Master Breeders” award is very difficult to come by and this family farm has managed to win it two years in a row. The evening was very informative and a proud moment to share with everyone there. It’s pretty amazing to have such a top breeder in Osgoode Ward!

Congratulations Velthuis family and thank you Paul for sharing the great story.

Metcalfe Meet/Greet The Metcalfe Meet/Greet team invited me to join in their meeting where they are finalizing plans for their third annual business-networking event in Metcalfe which will take place on May 13th from 10am-2pm.

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everal months ago when my eldest son was 11, he got into some trouble with a supply teacher. The teacher had asked how many people in the class would give money to a homeless person. My son was one of three out of the 26 students who didn’t raise their hands. Asked to defend himself, he replied, “I’d rather give money through the church or an organization because I wouldn’t be sure the person wouldn’t use the money to buy fentanyl.”

An innocent, but well-reasoned answer. I’m sure he was haughty about it. In any event, he was asked to sit outside the class.

I credit his limited understanding of fentanyl to his regular reading of Maclean’s magazine, something I’ve tried to discourage as his little mind develops. What he missed, of course, is that fentanyl isn’t merely a problem “on the streets.”

Last year, hundreds of people in Western Canada died of opioid or fentanyl overdose, a tragic pattern that has the potential to repeat itself across the country. Unlike typical street drugs, fentanyl has its roots in the pharmaceutical world, a powerful painkiller that’s been prescribed for post-surgical patients for nearly two decades. The drug has found its way underground, with many illegal dealers lacing other drugs with the deadly opioid.

In many cases, however, those who get high or overdose on fentanyl aren’t even aware they’re taking the drug. They may even believe they’re taking something legal.

It’s horrifying to think of the complexities of potential exposure to this drug. But parents cannot stick their heads in the sand.

Anyone who’s ever been a teenager, is a parent to a teenager or has encountered one knows that adolescents don’t like being told what to do.

It’s just one of the reasons why it’s important to incorporate the subject of drugs into family discussions before the kids are likely to be exposed.

Lecturing kids or frightening them into understanding that all drugs are bad and to be avoided is a no-go, especially with fentanyl, which doesn’t seem to fall into any black and white category of good versus bad.

I took my chance when my younger son, now 10, was asking if he could take some Advil for a minor back strain he was feeling after a rigorous gym class. There he was, climbing on the kitchen counter,

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“You need to let me get that for you,” I said bluntly. “It’s important that you don’t help yourself to medicine, not even vitamins.”

That was my opener. Were they aware that two young girls had died in Ottawa this week?

Not knowing the full circumstances surrounding the drug deaths, I explained that sometimes kids are taking things from friends or others that they believe to be relatively harmless pain killers or even candy, not realizing they are laced with a deadly drug.

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I turned the conversation to them. Had they heard anything about this? Did they have any feelings about drugs?

“Some kids in my class can’t eat peanuts or eggs because they will break out in rash or they can’t breathe,” said my younger son. It was a decent metaphor.

“That’s right,” I said. “For the same reasons their parents warn them not to eat foods unless they know the contents, you should avoid taking any medicines or small candies from friends or strangers. It’s important, even as you get older, that you don’t take these things without checking with us.”

I wanted them to know that I love them a lot. I wanted them to know that there will be many times in their adolescent years that people will try to pressure them in different ways and they have to try to be strong in their convictions and trust in their decisions.

I walked away from the discussion feeling unsure. Did I tell them enough? Too much?

At the end of the day, however, this is the beginning of a decadelong conversation about drugs. The real challenge will be the tricky push-pull of eventually parenting teenagers and hoping, praying that I’ve given them enough grounding in the early years to help them navigate the peer pressure that is so omnipotent in the adolescent years.

Only time will tell.

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hat do you get a 94-year-old woman who already has everything she needs and wants? I wracked my brain trying to imagine what might surprise her as a mark of celebration of her years on Earth.

Grandma has lived in the same home as long as I have been around, and much longer.

It is devoid of clutter. She doesn’t have knick-knacks, she has valuable figurines. Dogs, birds, horses, three Siamese cats sitting on the floor where real cats might rest. Ladies in poufy ballroom gowns and gentlemen characters that bear the Royal Doulton crest. I would have to take out a loan to get her another one to add to her collection.

I could get her another book — but like her son (my father), she would have that gift devoured in a few days. I imagined what I would like to receive as a gift if I were her age.

Lately, I’ve been making photo books as gifts for my loved ones. I thought I would make one for Grandma, with photgraphic contributions from

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‘90s and 2000s, we have photos of grandchildren and greatgrandchildren galore. These are divided up into mini-collages on each page because of their number. Mabel and Garnet did well in their cultivation of the Leeson family tree.

My USB stick of submitted photos and smartphone in hand,

The Accidental Farmwife all of her family. Well, that turned out to be quite a feat.

First of all, getting all my cousins to respond to my request for photos took a bit of time. Then, when the images started to filter in through email, many of them were not suitable for what I had in mind. I wanted pictures of them alone or with Grandma, but in a way that you could actually see their happy, smiling faces. I got some interesting submissions, let me tell you. In the end, I only had room for a few photos from each part of the family, because I decided to do something a little different.

One night, I went to my mother’s house and we tore into her treasure trove of old photographs. We sat on the couch, holding up one photo at a time, and she told me the story behind

it or I produced a memory.

After about an hour, I had more than two dozen photographs dating back to when my grandmother from South Porcupine, Ont., married a man working in the Timmins mine when she was just 17. There is a picture of Grandma and Grandpa — Mabel and Garnet — standing outside our first house in Kemptville in 1966.

A beautiful red sports car (my dad’s) is gleaming in the driveway behind them.

Through the ‘80s, there are pictures of trips through Arizona and Hawaii. Grandpa was gone by then, but Grandma travelled with her two sons and their wives. She also loved to go on cruises with her best friend, Addie.

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I headed to the Walmart photo booth to lay out a photo book.

It took me approximately four hours to edit the photos and lay them out on the pages, because the app kept disconnecting me and starting over. Talk about an exercise in frustration. I was exhausted and ready for a glass of wine at the end of it — and

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A truly Canadian voice silenced Stuart McLean of CBC Radio’s Vinyl Café was a Canadian superstar. And what did he do?

He simply told stories.

Yes, famous and beloved across the country, Stuart gained his fame by telling us stories about Dave, owner of a second-hand record store, his wife Morley and their children, Sam and Stephanie.

It was a combination of Stuart’s unique storytelling technique combined with the universal appeal of the stories themselves that led to his success. You only had to hear his voice to know you were in for a treat. He had a mischievous twinkle in this voice at times, a sound that made you nervously laugh in anticipation of what was coming.

His stories would hold his audience spellbound over the airwaves, with listeners embracing every word.

Who can ever forget the Christmas turkey story or the snowy trip to Cape Breton or changing the location of an outlet in the kitchen and oh, so many more.

How many times did each of us foresee what was going to happen, wonder why Dave did not

anticipate it and then chuckle at the outcome?

History is littered with great storytellers — Shakespeare, Dickens, Jane Austen and the more modern J.K. Rowling. The American humourist and folksy raconteur Will Rogers was one who perhaps foreshadowed Stuart in some respects. And don’t forget the Ottawa Valley’s own Mary Cook among our engaging storytellers.

But Stuart seemed to take storytelling to a new level.

It was not hard to identify with those who sang his praises following his unexpected death from cancer. His stories spoke to people. They taught us the importance of the unimportant.

They showed us that the world is a good place.

All this was true and all were reasons for his popularity and success.

Yes, Stuart, we will miss you and your stories.

We will miss your humanity, your impeccable timing and the way you could hold our attention, waiting for that next thought to drop.

You are Canada’s story, Stuart — quiet, unassuming, observant, funny, but most of all, human. Goodbye, Vinyl Café.

How do we stop drugs from getting to kids?

T

he horror of drug overdoses has moved out of the alleys of Vancouver’s Lower Eastside and into the living rooms of Kanata. That has jolted a lot of people into the conversation who weren’t there before.

But the conversation so far is incomplete: How to talk to kids about drugs? How to make sure that drugs to counteract overdoses are available?

Most of the discussion has focused on those two points. Less discussed is another question: How do we stop the drugs from getting to the kids?

That may be the most important question, in the long run, but we’ve almost stopped talking, as a society, about the law enforcement side of the drug issue.

Perhaps this is an unintended consequence of the so-called “War on Drugs” — a term that dates back to the Nixon presidency in the U.S.

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town Over the years, the phrase has come to symbolize the ineffectiveness of approaching drugs as primarily a law enforcement issue.

Critics of the War on Drugs say that it has fostered the growth of huge illegal drug empires, while at the same time failing to stem the flow of illegal drugs. Further, the emphasis on punishment gave criminal records to people who were guilty only of possessing illegal substances.

In recent years, the War on Drugs approach has been the object of mockery and there has been a backing away from it, especially concerning

so-called soft drugs. Marijuana will soon be legal in Canada. It already is in several U.S. states.

But it’s hard to see how a similar approach can be effective in dealing with the opioid crisis that has already taken so many lives.

Marijuana has its drawbacks, and there is evidence that it can do long-run harm to young people. But it doesn’t kill them almost instantly, the way overdoses of opioids can.

The potency of some synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, is truly terrifying.

We can talk to the kids as intelligently as we are capable. But some of them are going to want to experiment.

They may be troubled, unhappy, lonely or simply curious. We can talk to them, offer whatever guidance we can, but as a society we have to keep the pills out of their hands.

And it doesn’t look like we can do

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that without a massive effort to stop the importation and distribution of the illegal substances.

In other words, a war on drugs.

To be sure, part of the effort will involve persuading foreign governments, such as China, to crack down on producers and exporters. Also, work needs to be done to deal with the problem of the over-prescribing of opioids, because legal opioids are a serious problem, too.

But there’s also a powerful need for good old-fashioned law enforcement — catch those who are manufacturing, distributing and selling illegally, sometimes online, and punish them strongly.

In the ongoing discussion, which has been stimulated by some courageous parents in Ottawa, we need to hear more about that.

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for parents and making sure everybody has naloxone kits. They need to come up with an enforcement plan.

They need to show us they are cutting off the supply.

The kids and their parents deserve that much.

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Blossom Park case takes a twist

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

An Ottawa man, with a sus-

pected connection to a double shooting in Blossom Park last year, is missing and may be the victim of foul play.

The Thunder Bay Police Service is turning to the public for help in tracking down Justin “Milky” Duncan, one of two

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In the wake of the shooting, Ottawa major crime investigators announced they were searching for Jonathan Ranger, who they considered armed and dangerous. According to recent media reports, Ranger and Duncan are believed to be the two men seen on the video surveillance at the scene of the shootings.

Ranger was arrested in Thunder Bay in January and is being held there to face a string of weapon and drug charges.

He has not been charged in connection with the Blossom Park gun violence, nor was a warrant ever issued for his arrest for those crimes.

Ottawa police have declined to provide details about his suspected role in the case given the ongoing nature of the investigation.

In the days following Ranger’s arrest, Ottawa investigators released the video surveillance of the two men at the Farriers Lane complex in Blossom Park in attempt to identify the “subjects,” as police are calling them.

“At this time we are not in a position to discuss the details of the investigation,” Staff Sgt. Bruce Pirt, with the major crime unit, said in a recent statement to Metroland Media.

It was last Nov. 24 that a friend reported Duncan missing to Thunder Bay police. By January, investigators were unable to track down the 23-year-old despite an “extensive” investigation. They now believe he was the victim of foul play.

In the hopes of advancing their investigation, last week police in that northern On-

tario city released surveillance camera footage of two vehicles pulling into a lot at a housing complex on Limbrick Street in Thunder Bay in the early morning hours of Nov. 22, two days before Duncan was reported missing.

In the video, eight people can be seen getting out of the vehicles. Duncan is one of three who are the last to exit a car and follow the rest of the group off camera. Police have also released several images of the eight individuals, including Duncan, whom police describe as a black male, about five-feeteight and 140 pounds. He has black hair in an afro style haircut.

LAST SIGHTED

It was the last time police can pinpoint the Ottawa man’s whereabouts. And while police are not releasing the full video of the group’s visit to the apartment complex, the group later left in their vehicles without Duncan, said Det.-Sgt. Ryan Hughes, with the Thunder Bay criminal investigations branch.

“We believe that the people that we’ve identified in the stills and the video have knowledge with what happened to Justin Duncan,” he said.

When asked if Ranger is part of the group, Hughes said investigators don’t know for sure, reason why they are working with Ottawa police.

Investigators are also hoping other individuals with the group will come forward with information.

Police believe that before the group stopped by Limbrick, the group was at some bars in the city. However, they don’t know the reason why they were at the Limbrick apartments and left Duncan behind.

“It seems like they stay at different places. So that’s another thing we’re trying to figure

out: who was staying where,” Hughes said.

Now that police have images of the group, they plan to return to the complex and canvas the area to see if someone recognizes them.

DRUGS MOVING NORTH

Duncan is known to have friends and associates in his hometown of Ottawa, as well as Thunder Bay and the Greater Toronto Area. But as for why he was in Thunder Bay in the lead up to his disappearance, Hughes said it’s believed the young man was involved in criminal activities there. He is known to the Thunder Bay police.

Even with a 15-hour drive one way, Thunder Bay has become a magnet for people from Ottawa heading there to sell drugs at a higher price.

Though Hughes said it’s not clear if Duncan was involved in this criminal element, this is suspected.

Police are currently trying to determine whether the trade is part of an organized network.

“It’s over the last several years (that) we’ve had several groups from Calgary come in, probably (starting) around five years ago,” Hughes said of the trend in the trade moving north.

“We’ve had groups from Toronto and now Ottawa,” he said, adding that Ottawa residents have been actively selling drugs in Thunder Bay over the past two years.

“The pricing (of drugs) would be higher here than it is in say Ottawa or Toronto,” he said, but could not elaborate on the price difference.

Anyone with information on Duncan’s whereabouts is asked to call the Thunder Bay Police criminal investigations branch at 807-684-1200 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 or visiting tipsubmit.com.

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Patriotic flag program to get flags flying in Riverside South

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

Canada flags will soon begin flying over Riverside South lawns as the local community association prepares to import a highly visible way for residents to show their patriotic spirit on special occasions.

It was a post on Facebook that piqued the interest of Lesia Gilbert, special events co-ordinator with the Riverside South Community Association, as well as many other Riverside South residents.

A Scout group in Orangeville launched a program last Remembrance Day, taking requests from residents interested in having Canada flags on short poles installed for the special day on their front lawns.

“I thought it was such a great idea,” Gilbert said, adding that other people in her south-Ottawa community reacted similarly.

“Because this year is the 150th and that’s the time this idea came to us, this was serendipitous,” she said, referring to Canada’s milestone anniversary.

IDEAL FIT

When Gilbert couldn’t find a Scouting or Guiding group to launch a similar initiative in Riverside South, she thought it would be an ideal fit for the community association, which has agreed to back the program.

“Canadians, we don’t have as much opportunity to show our patriotism,” she said. “We’re a little quieter about it, but we’re very passionate about our country. We love where we live.”

It’s expected that, starting March 1, registration will begin on the association’s website at riversidesouth.org.

For an annual $40 fee, residents will see volunteers arrive on their front lawns to install short flagpoles and Canada flags to mark six special occasions: Victoria Day, Canada Day, the August civic holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day. See INITIATIVE, page 13

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Following each of these special days, volunteers will return within days to remove the flags and poles.

“This offers the opportunity for people to show their patriotism, but not have a permanent structure,” Gilbert said.

She has already received support for the program from Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish, who is contributing $1,000 to help with supplies. And Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod and Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre are each pledging 50 Canada flags.

An estimated 100 volunteers will be needed to help with the installation and removal of the flags, beginning around Victoria Day in May. “Based on how excited people were from that post, I think we can get at least that many people,” Gilbert said, adding that Riverside South residents were already offering to pitch in when the flag program was discussed on Facebook.

“There was a lot of support,” she said.

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The local community association, including president Bruce Lindsay (left), Lesia Gilbert, special events co-ordinator, and Kyle Creelman, community safety co-ordinator, is preparing to unfurl a new flag program to mark six occasions this year.

Gilbert hopes the flag program will become an annual highlight. The fees generated through it in subsequent years will help the association generate revenue to provide other

programs and services for the community.

“I’m very excited about this program,” said Gilbert. “I think it’ll be a nice addition to the neighbourhood.”

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Manotick hydro meters catch fire A hydro meter ‘dripping’ with flames prompted Ottawa firefighters to respond to a home in Manotick.

“Their update was an odour inside the home of burning and electrical and only after the fact when they exited the home did the calls come in from them and their neighbours describing the flames that were occurring on the outside of their home,” said Capt. Danielle Cardinal, Ottawa fire spokesperson.

The homeowner called 911 on Feb. 24 at 2:18 p.m.,

prompting firefighters from stations in Manotick, Greely, Barrhaven and Nepean to respond to a residence in the 5400-block of Hilltop Avenue.

The homeowner initially reported that flames were “dripping in the area of the meter on the home,” Cardinal said.

The flames were out prior to the arrival of firefighters.

As firefighters waited for Hydro Ottawa crews to arrive on scene, they were deployed to nearby homes on Hilltop Drive “because there appeared to have links to hydro

and hydro boxes,” Cardinal said.

“In their survey, firefighters found another home being impacted by flames outside of the meter,” she said, adding that the fire was spotted at the back of the residence and then smouldered out.

Hydro Ottawa could not confirm whether the meters were the cause of the fires.

“Our crews are on site and they de-energized,” said Rebecca Hickey, Hydro Ottawa spokesperson.

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Lightning strikes in Manotick A storm that blew through the National Capital Region at the start of the weekend caused a bolt of lightning to strike in the Manotick area.

Firefighters were dispatched to 5503 Spratt Rd., just north of Mitch Owens Road, on Feb. 25 at approximately 1:32 a.m. after homeowners called 911 to report that their shed at the back of the property had been struck.

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ing from the shed to the house and had blown the electrical panel door off the wall,” the fire department’s communications team said in a statement.

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As a result of the strike, the home suffered electrical issues throughout.

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Pet of the Week: Blue (ID# A168805)

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The Ottawa Humane Society’s Unsung Heroes This month the Ottawa Humane Society will be surveying its volunteers. And it is a pretty big deal because at any given time, the OHS has about 800 active volunteers. The OHS would grind to a halt without them.

It turns out OHS volunteers are a pretty happy bunch. Last year, 87 per cent rated their overall volunteer experience as either very good or excellent. A whopping 92 per cent felt they were “always” or “usually” supported by the staff they work with. Close to the same percentage of volunteers felt they were usually or always appreciated.

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Church Services Church of God International Canada Ottawa Congregation

Weekly Sabbath Services (Saturday) at 2:00 p.m.

Public Lecture Church of God International Invitation

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Saturday March 11, 2017 Come out and meet Armor of God presenter Bill Watson and learn What is going on … in Bible Prophecy!

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Phone: (613) 823-8118

Sunday Services 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM www.goodshepherdbarrhaven.ca

Dominion-Chalmers United Church Sunday Services Worship Service 10:30am Sundays Prayer Circle Tuesday at 11:30 10:30 a.m.

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Tel: (613) 276-5481; (613) 440-5481 1893 Baseline Rd., Ottawa (2nd Floor) Sunday Service 10.30am – 12.30pm Bible study / Night Vigil: Friday 10.00pm – 1.00am Website: heavensgateottawa.org E-mail: heavensgatechapel@yahoo.ca

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• Preparation time: 20 minutes • Roasting time: 60 minutes • Baking time: 50 minutes • Serves 8 INGREDIENTS

• 3 beets (about 1 lb/500 g) • 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup (125 mL) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder • 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) baking soda • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt • 3 Ontario Eggs • 1/4 cup (50 mL) vegetable oil • 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) packed brown sugar

• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla • 3/4 cup (175 mL) hot water Icing: • 1 cup (250 mL) 35 per cent whipping cream • 1 tbsp (15 mL) granulated sugar • 1 tbsp (15 mL) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder.

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Trim both ends of beets.

Wrap beets with foil and place on baking sheet. Bake in 400 F (200 C) oven for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender when pierced with sharp knife.

Unwrap and let beets cool slightly; slip off skins. Roughly chop and place in food processor and process until smooth.

Measure out 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) of beet puree.

Reduce oven to 350 F (180 C). Spray nine-inch (23 cm) round baking pan with cooking spray and line with circle of parchment paper.

In medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In large bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, brown sugar, vanilla and beet puree. Add flour mixture to beet mixture alternately with hot water, beginning and ending with flour mixture, stirring until smooth.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn cake out and let cool completely.

Icing: In large chilled bowl, using electric mixer on high, whip cream, sugar and cocoa, until firm peaks form. Pipe rosettes or frost top of cake and dust with cocoa, if desired.

Tips: Omit cocoa from whipping cream and add 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla for vanilla whipped cream.

If you have any extra beet puree, freeze for another use.

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t was certainly something to think about. And it was the talk of the Northcote School. Of course, we younger girls were never included in the whispering that went on with those in the senior grades. But we certainly knew something was going on, because the older girls stood off to one side, whispering, with heads bent, and a look on their faces that would scare a saint.

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know how polite Cora is, and never does anything bad in school, like someone else we all know,” she said, never taking her eyes off bad Marguerite.

“Well, you wanted to know, and I told you. That’s where she is.”

We had no idea where this home was. We certainly knew it wasn’t in Douglas or Eganville.

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Not Cora! All we knew about the place was that you had to be very, very bad. Using a swear word could get you there.

Certainly stealing, or telling a big lie as opposed to a little fib, could certainly send you off. But Cora never missed church, was polite to Miss Crosby, and never cheated at Jack’s or Parcheesi.

And then one Sunday, long after Cora had suddenly stopped coming to school, she appeared at church. There she was the same as always, smiling and singing the hymns like she had never been away from the Northcote School. As always, after church, people stood at the back and got caught up on all the news, and there stood Cora among everyone talking about the new job she got in the city of Ottawa. Velma and I took in every word. She said she was doing housework at a home for young girls and not once did she mention the Home For Wayward Girls, but we knew without a doubt that’s where Cora was.

We couldn’t wait to get to school on Monday to tell Marguerite that Cora had done nothing wrong, other than being in Senior Fourth where often the young girls were taken out to go into Renfrew, or in this case, the city, and do housework to help pay the bills at home.

And I wondered why the older pupils at the Northcote school were so secretive about it, and then I knew it was because that each one of them knew that one day each could face the same fate. And I said a silent prayer that my sister Audrey, in Senior Fourth, wouldn’t be one of them.

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Mayor Jim Watson proclaimed it Heritage Day in Ottawa.

The celebration was part of an annual celebration of years gone by. This year, Heritage Week took place Feb. 20 to 26.

In addition to the proclamation, Watson recognized the Bytown Museum, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, as well as the Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa, which celebrates its 25th anniversary.

This year’s theme for Heritage Week is My Canada 150.

The theme encourages Canadians to embrace and explore heritage places and spaces. Another initiative is the partnership between the Ottawa 2017 Bureau, the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Ottawa Potters Guild.

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Jean Cloutier is hosting a wardwide Community Safety Resource Night on March 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, located at 1265 Walkley Rd. The free evening will feature presentations

by Ottawa police, firefighters and bylaw officers, from 7 to 8 p.m. As well, during the open house portion of the evening, from 6 to 7 p.m., residents will be able to ask questions of the experts, including representatives from the Ottawa Safety Council, South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre, the Sexual Assault Support Centre and the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa, among many others.

Nepean – The Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary welcomes new members to help raise money to support the animals. Join us at our monthly business meeting 1:30 to 3 p.m. on March 2 at the animal shelter, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. For more details, call Linda 613-823-6770 or go to facebook.com/OttawaHumaneSocietyAuxiliary.

March 4

Metcalfe – A giant garage sale takes place at the Community Christian School, 2681 Glen St. in Metcalfe on March 4, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome and everything must sell! For more information, call 613-821-3669.

Osgoode – Support ovarian cancer fundraiser and awareness-raising initiative by taking part in the third annual Ride For Her Snowmobile campaign on March 4. Registration and breakfast begins at 8 p.m. at the Red Dot Café located at 5673 Main St. in Osgoode. Then ride along a scenic route as you head to the Rideau Carleton Raceway for lunch and a celebration.

Pledges and donations can be made at rideforher.ca.

Carleton University – The Ottawa Power Wheelchair Hockey League, which includes players from across the region,

will face off in their annual celebrity exhibition game at Carleton University Ravens’ Nest gym on March 4, from 2 to 4 p.m.. Celebrities this year will include CTV’s Graham Richardson, Melissa Lamb, Terry Marcott and W5 host Kevin Newman. Former RedBlacks will also compete as well as Ottawa Paralympian Joe Radmore.

March 6

Hunt Club – River Ward’s councilor hosts a Women’s Day event on March 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre, located at 3320 Paul Anka Dr. Speakers will include Ottawa Deputy Police Chief Jill Skinner, Senator Anne Cools and journalist Carol Anne Meehan.

Greenboro – Learn how to more effectively tell the story of your vacations through pictures. Also, learn how to use light, foreground, people and framing to not only create a better picture but to enhance the sensation of “being there” when viewed by others. Presented by Lynda Buske and Chris Taylor from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group. Greenboro Branch Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Register at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca or phone 613-580-2940 for more information.

March 7

Alta Vista – The Sjogren’s Syndrome support group hosts its next bi-monthly meeting on March 7. Patients, family members and caregivers are welcome from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church at 2345 Alta Vista Dr. The meetings are free but nonperishable food bank items would be appreciated. For details, call Gail at 613-526-5433.

March 8

Barrhaven -- Join Mary Anne Schmidt from Artistic Landscape to learn creative ways to make the most of your garden space by understanding the nature of the space at the Barrhaven Garden Club on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. at 76 Larkin Dr. Guests pay $3. For details, call 613 825-4257 or visit barrhavengardenclub.ca.

March 9

Leitrim – The Ottawa South Women’s Connection “RSVP Ministries” will be hosting their next event on March 9, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Fred Barrett Arena, 3280 Leitrim Rd. Our feature is “Fun With Zumba” with Lesley Hammil. The singer will be Karen Chow and Cynthia Pohran will read a faith story. Refreshments, door prizes and childcare will be available.

Admission is $6. Contact 613801-8758 for details.

Greenboro – Learn how to minimize your taxes through effective tax planning during both your working years and during retirement. Expand your knowledge of various tax deferral plans and how best to use them. Presented by Alice Yoch, CFP, Investment and Retirement Planner, RBC South Keys branch. Greenboro Branch Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Register at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca or phone 613-580-2940 for more information.

March 10

Alta Vista – Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus will hold its next macaroni and bean supper for the public on March 10 at the Sainte-Geneviève parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.

The meal includes beans and macaroni, bread and butter, coffee, tea, onions in vinegar, and dessert. Cost is $8 for adults and children under 12 eat for free.

March 13

Vernon – Kids ages five to 12 are invited to a week-long full-day art camp during March Break, March 13 to 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and aftercare until 5 p.m. The cost is $125 per child. Call 613-821-4062 to register, or email education@ osgoodemuseum.ca.

Carlington – River Ward is hosting a free movie night on March 25. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at 6:20 p.m. The movie featured will be Ice Age: Collision Course.

Snacks will be available for purchase, with all proceeds doing to the Carlington Community Association. The event takes place

at the Alexander Community Centre, at 960 Silver St.

March 14

Alta Vista – You are invited to the Pearls 4 Girls evening on March 14, 7 to 9 p.m. at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. All proceeds from the sale of the beautiful pearl necklaces and bracelets will go to the Pearls 4 Girls Charity, which assists young women in Lesotho in obtaining an education. All are welcome. Join us for an evening of conversation, browsing and shopping, sampling desserts, and sipping tea and coffee.

For details, call 613-733-3156, ext. 229, or visit rideaupark.ca.

Ongoing Findlay Creek – Single in South Ottawa is a new group of south Ottawa singles that will soon begin meeting in a social setting to expand their social circles. It’s for men and women between 30 and 50 years old from Riverside South, Findlay Creek, Greely and Blossom Creek. For upcoming events, join the group at facebook. com/SingleInSouthOttawa.

Alta Vista – Enjoy gentle yoga on Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m., starting Sept. 28 or on Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m. starting Sept 30, continuing through

October and November at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Join one or both of our new yoga classes.

Fees are $25 for eight weeks or $50 if taking two classes per week. The drop-in fee is $5. For more details, call the church office at 613-733-3156, ext. 229.

South Seniors meet at 4550 Bank St. in Leitrim for activities every week from Monday to Friday afternoon. The activities include carpet bowling, chess, contract bridge, euchre (4 & 6 hand), and five hundred.

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