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Hillcrest’s annual cancer drive continues to do great work. – Page 12
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Humane societies present new stamps for all Canadians. – Page 25
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Striving for kidney health Runners kick off their 10-kilometre race at Hog’s Back Park during the Alive to Strive charity race for the Kidney Foundation on April 28. The third annual event attracted almost 500 runners, who fundraised for the foundation and its local programs leading up the event. To date the event has raised more than $15,000.
From refugee camp Schools bridge language gap to soccer stardom Brier Dodge
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12-year-old student to play in Europe Eddie Rwema eddie.rwema@metroland.com
Communities come together to celebrate urban life. – Page 33
EMC news – For almost six years, 12-year-old Ali Audy lived a terrible existence in a refugee camp in Syria after his parents were forced out of Iraq
because of war. However, those terrible moments could not stop the Charles H. Hulse Public School student from chasing his dreams of one day becoming a soccer player. See NEW, page 3
EMC news – Four of Ottawa’s urban schools are using innovative programs to increase attendance and bridge language gaps. Samuel-Genest Catholic, Notre Dame High, Rideau High and Ridgemont High schools are defined as high priority, receiving extra funding from the provincial Ministry of Education for programs like a breakfast club and afterschool programming. The funding is meant to improve the quality of education in and out of the classroom – from
forging better links with parents to improve attendance, to increasing the community police officer’s presence in the school to reduce crime and make students more comfortable with police. Representatives from the four schools came together on April 25 to discuss some of the challenges they face and solutions they deal with on a day-to-day basis. “When we think of success, it’s a lot different at our schools,” said Geordie Walker, east Ottawa’s Rideau High School principal. See STUDENTS, page 11
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