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EMC news – The addition of LED lights and children’s murals were just some of the ideas tossed around when residents got together to discuss a new public space at the corner of Winston Avenue and Richmond Road. “We want to do something that will be an excellent community space and enhance the business area as well,” said Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs as she opened the meeting held at the Westboro Legion on Feb. 13. The redevelopment of the public space is being funded through cash-in-lieu for parkland that resulting from a development proposed for 335 Roosevelt Ave. Residents fought the development that would see both a 14- and a 16-storey condominium tower built. The community received the public space, in addition to a $200,000 from the developer, to rebuild Roosevelt Avenue and alleviate some of the neighbours’ traffic concerns. The small square sits at the corner of Winston Avenue and Richmond, beside the legion. “We want to make it an absolutely incredible space,” said Hobbs. “We have $230,000 to $240,000 to allot to this project to make this the kind of place to want to come to.” Amy Falkner from the City of Ottawa presented a couple of her ideas that included greenery, unique benches, seating areas with tables and murals. While they weren’t proposals, Falkner said she wanted to give residents some ideas to get the discussion going. See QUESTION on page 12

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‘Facebook Ate My Daughter’ talk educates parents Kristy Wallace

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EMC community – For teenage boys, it’s not cool to be a scholar. For teenage girls, Facebook and texting is contributing to higher risks of anxiety and depression. These were just some of the findings that Dr. Leonard Sax presented at his talk Facebook Ate My Daughter – and my son can’t stop playing Call of Duty on Feb. 16 at Woodroffe High School. Sax, an American family doctor and psychologist, opened his talk by giving parents some insight as to why there are less young men graduating with a university degree.

“Today, across Canada, men are likely to drop out, not to raise a baby, but to go back to their parent’s home and play video games in the basement,” said Sax. He said the trend ties back to a couple of reasons, including schools that foster a “boy unfriendly” environment. “There’s been an abolition of competitive formats with well-defined winners and losers,” Sax said, adding nowadays everyone “gets a trophy.” School boards have fewer field trips, he said, and even something like disallowing snow balls to be thrown on school property creates a “boy unfriendly” environment.

Sax said another reason there are fewer boys graduating university is singers like Akon and Eminem who promote a criminal, not academic, lifestyle. “It’s not that boys can’t become a scholar, they just don’t want to,” Sax said. Video games like Call of Duty are also not helping, he said, which promote violence and crime. “In Grand Theft Auto, your avatar can have sex with a prostitute,” Sax said. “Then you can take a gun, shoot her in the head and you can take your money back. In the game, that’s the best thing to do. Good is bad and bad is good.”

He said video games like hockey, football and other sports – played six hours a week or less - are considered better than games like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty. “The longer you play a game like Grand Theft Auto, the more it changes you,” Sax said. “It makes you more selfish, changes the way you see women and changes your nervous system when you see a police car.” Boys think they’ll be seen as heroes among their friends for conquering a video game, he said, as opposed to getting an A on a test. While boys are ignoring their school work and playing

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Children help children in Cinderella musical Proceeds from show to benefit Alleviate Poverty in Our Schools Kristy Wallace

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EMC community – According to Lisa Hopkins, the Cinderella musical happening at St. Paul High School is not just a classic tale, it’s a shining example of children helping children. “The story and theme has always been a great crowd

number of volunteers were brought in to build sets.” This year, she said 500 students from 24 schools will participate in the musical event, including two elementary choirs each night and a cast of 35 students. At $18 a ticket for adults, $15 for students, and $12 for children and seniors, Hopkins said she hopes to raise $45,000 from this year’s show. “Ticket sales have been very good, and we may sell many of our tickets at the door,” she said. “It’s hard to

money raised from the seventh annual show and putting it towards the Helping to Alleviate Poverty in Our Schools program. Along with several hundred volunteers, Hopkins has worked on musicals for the past seven years. For this year’s Cinderella musical, she said the foundation got to work on it back in June. “We were arranging for musical rights, and auditions,” Hopkins said. “A core group of people were very busy and as of early January, a large

predict.” Hopkins said the foundation’s Alleviate Poverty in Our Schools program has a few components to it, one being an emergency response fund. “It turns around money for families in need in a 24hour period,” she said, adding there’s money also set aside for to send children to camp and for special projects for students to take part in where there isn’t any government funding. The foundation has been in existence since 1999 and Hopkins said she was asked to be the executive director,

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EMC events - The Friends of the Central Experimental Farm are gearing up to head tothe theatre – and they’re inviting residents to join to them. The group is going to Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg to see a matinee performance of Norm Foster’s The Foursome. “It’s a nice outing, and a nice day trip for a lot of people,” said Marilyn Tagoona of the Friends of the Farm. Tagoona said the group has only taken the trip to Upper Canada Playhouse once before. The group chose Foster’s play because he’s a wellknown writer of comedy. Foster, a Canadian playwright, wrote The Foursome which is about four old friends who reunite after 15 years.

They share their lives, stories and secrets and the Friends of the Farm say the audience will find the story funny and relatable. Following the matinee performance at the Morrisburg theatre, there will also be a dinner served at the legion by the Ladies’ Auxiliary League. The trip takes place on March 28, and a bus leaves the Agriculture Museum at noon and returns at 8:30 p.m. The matinee performance will take place at 2 p.m. and dinner at the legion follows at 5 p.m. The cost is $90 for members and $95 for nonmembers. For more information or to reserve a ticket, call 613-230-3276 or email: info@ friendsofthefarm.ca. “Anyone who’s interested in plays can come, but it’s really open to everyone,” Tagoona said.

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City poised to tighten pool enclosure rules EMC news – It could cost more to build a fence around your pool in the near future. Until now, Ottawa has only required a three-sided enclosure for pools, but the city is considering changes that call for full four-sided enclosures. While the previous rules were meant to protect kids from getting into the yard and slipping into the pool, the proposed change would

also look to protect children inside the home from getting into the pool unsupervised. The proposal is still in the works and the city is asking for feedback on that change and other alterations to poolenclosure requirements before March 9. But if the change goes through, people would have to build a four-sided enclosure around new pools, or add another fence to an existing enclosure if they are replacing it, said Arlene Gre-

Hintonburg hears students’ plans for 7 Bayview Kristy Wallace

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Residents checked out plans McGill students presented about the future of 7 Bayview Rd. of place and focus on creating an attractive and an accessible public space through thoughtful design through things like greening,” said Lupton, adding the group’s second goal was to reconnect people to the site and include things that would attract residents. Finally, Lupton said the group’s third goal was to reuse the historic building and site itself. “It’s a benefit to the city,” she said. “We want to be sensitive in terms of maintaining the historical integrity of that building. People are connected to this building and there’s a lot of sentiment attached.” Cynthia Jacques, another group member, said they kept these goals in mind when coming up for proposals of what to do with the site. She presented residents with possible options for the site and building. For the building, she said the space was so

large that the group divided it into wings that would serve multiple purposes: a theatre, teaching space, art gallery and office space. As for the site around it, Jacques said the group decided on a few infill options. “We felt it would be in the best interest of everyone to allow for sensitive infill on the site,” said Jacques. She listed some of the potential options, including adding stacked townhouses and space for public use like cycling and walking trails. The group wanted to balance the needs of both the community and the city, she added. Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs called the document the McGill students put together “exciting” and she appreciated the work they put into it. She said the students are also scheduled to appear at planning committee on March 13 with the presentation

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EMC news – Urban design students recently shared their vision of greenery, office space, and condo units at a former Ottawa public works building to a group of Hintonburg residents on Feb. 15. The students, from McGill University, shared different aspects of their vision of what 7 Bayview Rd. could look like as a result of interviews they conducted with residents and a visioning workshop they held with residents in October. “I want to stress that this is but a step on a long road, and by no means the definitive plan for the property,” said Annie Hillis, executive director of the Wellington West Business Improvement Area (BIA), who opened the meeting. “There are a lot of things that need to happen with the property.” As part of the community consultations, group member Lauren Lupton said the students found that the community wanted the site to be accessible and be used for community events. She said the building’s heritage preservation also came up with residents, and added residents brought up both forprofit and non-profit purposes for the building. Lupton outlined three primary goals the group kept in mind when looking at what can be done with the site. “We want to recreate a sense

“I think it’s as great opportunity to talk to the rest of the councillors on the planning committee to give them the idea of what community members are talking about and what students are coming up with that reflects those opinions and desires,” Hobbs said. For more information on the project, visit acaciaconsulting.ca/creativeneighbourhoods/ and click on “projects.”

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EMC news – The National Capital Commission is closely watching the city’s progress in its attempts to restrict smoking in outdoor areas such as city-owned parks and beaches. While the NCC has no plan to pursue a similar policy for its own lands at this point, spokesperson Jean Wolff said the federal agency has a track record of aligning policies with the city. “We have a long and positive track record of partnership in terms of being supportive of each other’s objectives and regulations,” Wolff said.

The NCC supports the public health objectives of the city’s policy, but it’s premature to talk about the commission adopting something similar, Wolff said. The expansion of the city’s non-smoking bylaw passed another hurdle on Feb. 15 when the city’s community and protective services committee endorsed the new rules. The bylaw would go into effect April 1 and would restrict smoking on outdoor restaurant and bar patios, as well as all city-owned properties, including parks, beaches and other city facilities, excluding those run by separate boards.

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Last week, some business groups expressed concerns that festivals that take place on NCC land would have a competitive advantage because people would be allowed to smoke. One of the largest festivals in the city, Bluesfest, takes place on federal land at LeBreton Flats and the Canadian War Museum, for instance.

The community and protective services committee added a few minor changes to the bylaw before endorsing it on Feb. 15. College Coun. Rick Chiarelli put forward a motion asking Ottawa public health staff to consult business owners and business groups about changes that could effect their bottom lines. Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes, head of the health board, asked city staff to report back on ways to regulate the use of water pipes or “hookahs” on city property. She also tabled a motion to ask the mayor to write to the province asking for stricter rules surrounding contraband tobacco enforcement. City council was set to give final approval to the smoking bylaw expansion on Feb. 22.

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EMC News – New green bins for organic waste on the Rideau Canal Skateway are aimed at helping the National Capital Commission reach a lofty waste-diversion goal. Success is far off, but Emilie Lagacé, a member of the NCC’s environmental strategy team, said providing the bins for visitors’ food waste should have an impact. By next year, the NCC wants to reduce the waste going to landfills from its three main events – Winterlude, the skateway and Canada Day – by 50 per cent from the 2009-

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scenes for a couple of years, 2012 marks the first year that visitors can drop their food waste, napkins, paper cups and wooden popsicle sticks into organic waste bins. The bins will be located near the snack shacks and rest areas along the entire 8.8-kilometre skateway. It’s a partnership with the city, which provides the bins and hauls the organic waste from the NCC contractor’s yard to the organics-processing facilty. In addition to the 17 bins along the canal, there are also green bins in Confederation Park this year for Winterlude.

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If it’s successful on the canal this winter, the green bin program could be expanded to include Canada Day celebrations on July 1, Lagacé said. The NCC has launched another environmental initiative this year with the hope of encouraging people to recycle organics on the canal and help reduce the trash going to the landfill. During Winterlude weekends, a Green Squad of volunteers were set to be out on the skateway to inform visitors about the NCC’s environmental initiatives, Lagacé said. About a dozen volunteers on skates were set to participate in the Green Squad each weekend until Winterlude ends on Feb. 20.

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Community benefits a ‘culture change’ for city planning Committee endorses move to accept cash in exchange for height allowance Laura Mueller

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EMC news – Making developers pay for community perks when they propose big buildings isn’t going to convince neighbours that developers are really community builders, according to one builder. The city’s planning committee agreed to terms that allow it to collect money from builders who want to build large projects (over 7,000 square metres) that are at least 25 per cent taller than the current rules allow. The plan is to put that money, estimated at around 15 to 50 per cent of the property value, towards community projects like parks, affordable housing, streetscaping, libraries or other public amenities. While the city has a policy of intensification to bring denser development to the urban core, the city has struggled to keep up with those types of facilities that add to the quality of life, said John Moser, the city’s general manager of planning and growth management. “(This will) allow us to bring growth in line with the fabric of the existing neighbourhood,” he said. A policy to seek the payments under Section 37 of the Planning Act is not a giveaway of additional height for towers, Moser said, nor is it a moneymaker for the city. “This is a culture change and a new way of doing business for significant buildings,” he said. The city hopes that getting a little something back will make around 10 of the biggest construction projects each year more palatable to residents who already live in the area – but only if they represent good planning, city

staff said before the planning committee endorsed the idea on Feb. 14. That could reduce trips to the Ontario Municipal Board, which hears appeals of city planning decisions. It’s a protocol that is often used in Toronto and other municipalities, but not yet in Ottawa. But the vice president of one of the city’s largest condo builders, Claridge Homes, said no policy or amount of contribution to the community will convince residents that builders aren’t the bogeyman. Developers already contribute to charities and sponsor community projects such as public facilities, said Neil Malhotra. “But we don’t get a lot of credit for it,” he added. In the end, the new “tax” will be passed down to homebuyers, driving up the cost of real estate. However, he said the new policy will help shift the way developers approach building in urban areas. When they plan to develop hundreds of acres of empty land in the suburbs, developers consider where the schools, libraries and other amenities will go. But urban development is more piecemeal, Malhotra said. “We have to look at how to make life better in the downtown,” Malhotra said. “We don’t have complete neighbourhoods in Ottawa.” While the Federation of Citizens’ Associations of Ottawa had reservations about how the policy would be implemented, the FCA is strongly in support of the policy, said Hintonburg’s Jay Baltz, chairman of the FCA’s planning and zoning committee. “We see a lot of examples

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Chinatown banquet promotes healthy eating Kristy Wallace

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EMC community – What started as a project to collect 60 healthy recipes for the Chinese community in 2009 has since turned into an annual banquet hosted by community partners to bring awareness to healthy eating habits. The second annual Healthy Eating for Life 2012 Chinese Banquet will take place on March 1 at Yangtze Restaurant in Ottawa’s Chinatown. The banquet is being hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre. “What we found what was really unique and different were non-profit organizations working together, getting out the same message and really focusing it around something

fun and innovative, including diversity,” said Micheline Turnau, community mission specialist with the Heart and Stroke Foundation. “In Canada, in Ontario and in Ottawa, it’s a very diverse community and we need to be thinking about different messaging to reach different communities.” Turnau said the banquet came out of Healthy Eating for Life, an Ontario-based initiative launched in 2009 and provides health information and 60 recipes for the Chinese community. According to the Health and Stroke Foundation, Canadian women who are of Chinese origin have the highest stroke death rates. Also, the foundation says there is “relatively poor awareness of warning symptoms” of stroke among the Canadian Chinese com-

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The Healthy Eating for Life Chinese Banquet was a success last year, and now community partners are gearing up to host the second annual banquet on March 1. munity. “It’s always hard to attribute it to one cause,” said Turnau, adding that factors such as stress of immigrating to a new

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motional materials,” she said. “It has increased education and awareness.” Kwong also described what will be served at this year’s banquet as part of the ninecourse meal including hot and sour soup, ma po tofu and kung pow chicken with vegetables. Turnau said the event sold out last year, and from feedback people said they didn’t know the difference in the way the food was cooked.

Group wants games tables for Minto Park Michelle Nash

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EMC news – A group of Centretown residents are getting ready to host a fundraiser to help bring games tables to Minto Park. One of the city’s oldest parks, Minto Park features shady trees and benches – a quiet place for residents to enjoy the urban outdoors. After attending a seminar from the Council for the Aging about how seniors should keep active, Centretown resident Georgia Lay decided a great way to achieve that goal would be the addition of games tables in that park. After getting the go-ahead from the Centretown Citizens Community Association to form a fundraising committee, Lay is holding a fundraising event on March 3 at Maxwell’s Bistro to help make playing

games in the park a reality. “The park is more of a passive park, a place where people come to sit, I thought it was the perfect place for the games tables,” Lay said. “The fundraiser will help us raise the money we need to get the tables.” The games tables would feature a permanent chess board on them, much like ones in other parks around the city. If anything, the event promises to challenge the mind as much as charitable pocket books. Deen Hergott, a Centretown resident and international chess master, will be at the event giving people a chance to play a chess whiz and learn a few tricks. Lay said it was important for the event to revolve around playing games, the whole reason behind the fundraiser. “These tables would be great for seniors who want to

participate in card groups or games groups, but because they live on a fixed income, they can’t,” Lay said. After approaching her community association, Lay’s next stop was contacting her city councillor, Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes. She said Holmes indicated the best place to start was to find out whether there was a greater interest to bring games tables to the park. Lay will be applying for a community partnership minorcapital program grant from the city. If successful the grant will cover half the $8,000 the cost of the project, while the remaining money will have to be collected through fundraising efforts. Lay said the tables would be installed by the end of the summer. For more information, please contact Lay at liebchen@sympatico.ca.

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country and change in diet when they arrive could be a couple factors. Karina Kwong, a master of public health student who is doing her placement with Turnau, added that nowadays there is more awareness of how to avoid heart disease and stroke. “I think there’s a tremendous awareness, especially with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and all these pro-

“(The restaurant) is basically following Canada’s food guide, reducing sodium and including more fruits and vegetables,” she said. In addition to the ninecourse meal, banquet participants will also receive a healthy recipe book that they can take home. Senator Vivienne Poy, who was a keynote speaker at the first annual event, will be there again this year. “She was really quick to come on board again, and she’s really supportive of the event,” said Turnau. The Healthy Eating for Life 2012 Chinese Banquet will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Yangtze Restaurant, 700 Somerset St. West. Tickets are $38 per person and net proceeds will go to the three organizations. For more information or to purchase your ticket, call the Heart and Stroke Foudnation at 613-727-5060 ext. 235, the Canadian Diabetes Association at 613-688-5931, or the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre at 613-2354875 ext. 115.

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When fences are good for the neighbours

dip in the backyard pool is a summer ritual for thousands of city residents. Jumping in the water for a little tomfoolery or maybe to swim a few lengths is a mental distraction. It’s natural that while having fun, we don’t spend time mulling over the risks associated with the activity. But back on dry land it’s worth considering the dry facts.

The city issues as many as 900 permits for new pool enclosures each year. The permit system and associated bylaws are there to prevent tragedies. Residents with outdoor pools must install fences that keep neighbouring children out of the water. The city is now considering an upgrade to that requirement. New rules being considered would require fences to be designed so they are

more difficult to climb. Gates leading to the pool will have to be kept locked. The greatest change being discussed would see all new pool enclosures separate the pool from the house. Today a young child living next door to a pool has physical barriers keeping them from wandering into danger. By adding a requirement for fencing between pool owners’ homes and their own pools will be seen by some as

intrusive, but the payoff will come in lives no longer lost to drownings. Too often young children end up in pools, dead or close to it. A fence seems a small price to pay. Sometimes it’s a child who lives in the home who ends up out of sight for mere moments, only to be found floating in the backyard pool. In Ottawa we’ve seen children drowned while visiting the home of family or family

friends. Seeing a distraught father taking an axe to a pool after losing a young son can quickly convince a bystander that tighter rules can save lives. The intrusive aspect of four-sided pool enclosures should be measured against other safety legislation we have come to accept. Many years ago, when the province required people in cars to wear seat belts, some may have grumbled

about their freedom, but we adapted. Motoring deaths have dropped because we follow the law. The new “four-sided” requirement will not force existing pool owners to upgrade, but all of them should consider doing so. Existing pools may be grandfathered, but if you want to be a grandparent one day, a complete enclosure could be the answer.

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Laissez-faire parenting BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse

f we could all be a little more like parents in France, our infants would sleep through the night, our children would eat their vegetables, and we’d all be having great post-natal sex with our spouses. These are just some of the conclusions found in a new book, Bringing up Bebe: One American mother discovers the wisdom of French parenting. Author Pamela Druckerman is an American journalist living in Paris with her husband and three young children. After spending years observing French parenting culture through an expatriate lens, she has documented some of their laissez-faire parenting customs from which, she says, we can all benefit. Druckerman contrasts the child-centric American style of parenting with the more relaxed philosophy of the French, who seem to fit children into their lives, rather than the other way around. She says a lot of it starts in-utero. While North Americans preach abstinence of alcohol, caffeine, and warn against “the most minute risks, like getting a manicure,” Druckerman says the French are much less obsessive over whether a little bit of unpasteurized cheese will hurt the baby. “The attitude isn’t that every bite of food you take is going to determine whether your child is accepted to Harvard Law School,” Druckerman told Macleans magazine. There are some great takeaways from the book. I am a huge advocate of what Druckerman describes as “the Pause,” a sleep-training method used by French parents on babies as young as a few weeks old. Rather than jumping at baby’s every cry in the night, French parents wait a minute or two to see if the baby will connect its two-hour sleep cycles together

on its own. Druckerman says many French babies sleep through the night by two or threemonths-old. (In hindsight, sheer exhaustion – the inability to respond to baby immediately in the wee hours of the morning – helped me to employ this method inadvertently on my own two children, who slept through the night at three and four-months-old, to the envy of my neighbours and friends). Druckerman also notes children in France are expected to eat the same food as adults, and they are not allowed to snack between meals. Druckerman points out that, as a result, French kids are more likely than their American counterparts to eat their vegetables at meal times because they’re actually hungry. Admittedly, I already practice some of the apparent French methods Druckerman describes. I could be accused, however, of being overly interventionist (and typically North American) when it comes to my children’s intellectual stimulation. While French parents are more likely to sit on the periphery of a playground, for example, and socialize with other adults as their children play on slides and climbers, Druckerman says moms like me tend to be “wheeing” and “ awing” at every move my child makes. I’ve become a bit more relaxed as my children get older, but it’s worth noting that, as a result of their less interventionist behaviour, French parents are able to expect less interruptive behaviour from their children. And finally, there’s the sex. It may be a bit controversial here, but French women feel no obligation to breastfeed beyond a few months, unless they enjoy it, says Druckerman. Many partake in state-sponsored post-natal classes, which help women tighten up pelvic muscles after childbirth. It’s unusual for women to stay home fulltime with children. Druckerman says three months seems to be the “magic number,” by which point most women are expected to get their pre-natal identities back, including returning to work and fitting into their skinny jeans. That, alone, is enough to make me want to shout, “vive le France.”

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Class-AA baseball could be end for Fat Cats at stadium Laura Mueller

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EMC news – A plan to bring minor league baseball to the stadium in Overbrook received resounding support from the city’s de facto executive committee on Feb. 16. But the move leaves the future of the stadium’s current tenants, the interprovincial league Ottawa Fat Cats, uncertain. The recent departure of Duncan MacDonald, who had served as general manager of the Fat Cats, may have been related to the direction the city is moving in a partnership with Beacon Sports Capital Partners, suggested Brian Carolan, president of Ottawa Sports Group, which runs the Fat Cats. Beacon Sports is the group behind the proposal to bring a AA-level club to the stadium, a plan approved by the committee. The Fat Cats are still in talks with Beacon, Carolan said, but no progress has been made in creating a partnership that would allow both teams to share the stadium. MacDonald didn’t respond to a request for comment before this paper’s deadline. The plan approved by the committee would see major upgrades to the Coventry Road stadium starting this spring, including the installation of artificial turf. While the mayor and city manager assured the committee that every effort would be made to ensure the Fat Cats could play their season there

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Orleans Coun. Bob Monette says he wants the city to do everything possible to let the Fat Cats keep playing in the Coventry Road stadium while it’s under construction. this year, that begins at home on the May long weekend, city manager Kent Kirkpatrick said it would be a “difficult challenge.” City councillors who support baseball and support the Fat Cats efforts to bring new life and popularity to baseball in Ottawa said it’s possible the city could find another space for the Fat Cats to play, possibly by constructing temporary stands in a park. “They showed what we could do with baseball in

this city once again, and how we can create energy and fun and affordable entertainment,” said baseball booster and councillor for Orleans Ward Bob Monette. “I want assurances that they city will do everything it can to ensure the Fat Cats can work through the construction schedule so they can play their 2012 schedule.” But given the large crowds the interprovincial team has been attracting, Carolan said it’s unlikely they would be

able to find a site that would work. “At no time did the city indicate to us that we weren’t going to come back, or that there was even any question,” he said. “So what’s happened in the last week or 10 days is concerning to us and it’s concerning to our league.” The deal approved with Beacon would see the city would spend $5.7 million on stadium maintenance and upgrades, while Beacon would contribute $5.5 million. It

Damian Ford, the manager of the University of Ottawa Gee Gees baseball team, told the committee that Ottawa has a great baseball community that was “forced underground” with the failure of the Ottawa Lynx. “There is no shortage of community ball here, but there is a lack of pride in our city,” Ford said. Mike Crepin of East Nepean Little League agreed. He said having a local professional team influences kids to join the sport. “Any major-league association is going to raise the profile of baseball, including amateur and little league baseball, in Ottawa,” Crepin said. But representatives from Beacon were mum on what that Eastern League affiliate might be, despite persistent rumours the owners of the

Binghamton Mets are working on a deal to sell the club to Beacon Sports, which would move it to Ottawa for the start of the 2013 season. There have also been reports suggesting once the Binghamton club was relocated, the club would look to secure an affiliation deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, as their current deal in New Hampshire runs out at the end of the 2012 season. In subsequent media stories, the Binghamton Mets management denied the club had been sold or had received any inquiries about selling the franchise. Peter Bachelor, representing a group called Friends of the Blue Jayz, said he was in complete support of the proposal, “especially if it’s under the auspice of the Blue Jays.” Kanata South resident David Gourlay announced he was pulling together local business leaders called the Champions of Ottawa Baseball initiative to bring community leaders together to help make the sport sustainable and successful in this city.

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EMC news – A free tax return clinic will be available once again this year for low and moderate income individuals and new immigrants in Ottawa starting on Feb. 28. Getting ready for the influx of calls to the office of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) on Montreal Road, members announced their free tax clinics on Feb. 16. ACORN Ottawa members and fellow tax clinic users, Kathleen Fortin and Dave Thomasson are grateful for the clinics and want everyone who needs aid with their tax returns to know ACORN is there to help. “This is all about poverty reduction and helping put more money into people’s pockets,” Fortin said. “It is an excellent service that saves people a lot of money.” Volunteer tax program coordinator, Keisha Lim, encourages people to call a book an appointment. “It could take up to three days for us to call you back, but we will,” Lim said. Completely volunteer-driven, the free clinics started in 2009 and ACORN reports they have helped more than 1,800 people file their tax returns in the past four years. The clinics will help those in need with both their 2011

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ACORN member Keisha Lim gets ready for ACORN’s free tax clinics which will start on Feb. 28 at their Montreal Road office. tax returns as well as any back taxes that may be pending. “Bring in every receipt you may have, transit, tuition, anything. The more you bring in, the more we can help,” Thomasson said. Once the clinics begin, there will be 23 volunteers available to help. Lim said all the volunteers’ receive training by the Canadian Revenue Agency

and ACORN uses agency software. This year, ACORN has also launched a separate program directed specifically at new Canadians and low income immigrants. “The new program is all about helping them become aware of savings or tax credits they may not know about,” Lim said.

Both programs will be running from ACORN’s offices in Vanier. There are no drop-in appointments, only phone requests. The clinics will run until May 19 and Lim said ACORN will take calls until the last person has been helped. For more information or to book an appointment, please call 613-746-5999.

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Many joys of the Eaton’s catalogue

ny day now,” Audrey said, peeking into the mailbox at the end of our long winding lane. For days, walking home from the Northcote School with anticipation, Audrey checked the mailbox. It was yet to appear. “What’s taking it so long?” I wanted to know. “Don’t be so impatient. It will be here in its own good time.” What we were waiting for was the new issue of Eaton’s catalogue. As regular as clock work as the seasons changed, we could count on it arriving by mail. The last copy was thickened from constant page turning and it would await its fate as soon as the newest edition came into the house. Finally it was there, crammed into the tin mailbox. Audrey and I ran all the way home through hardened snow, through the bush, never stopping until we reached the kitchen door. My sister wouldn’t let me carry it, not even for a few feet in case I dropped it and got it wet. Mother was as excited as we were and even though she was preparing supper, she stopped long enough to take a look at the cover and ordered us to wash our hands before we got down to the real job of looking it over. “Just put it over there on the top of the ice box until you

MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories have readied up the kitchen,” she said. Supper was a hurried meal that night. After all, great things loomed ahead! Audrey and I had the kitchen readied up in jig time with the oil cloth-covered table wiped and then dried with a clean flour bag tea towel to make sure it was perfectly dry. After all, it would never do to get a spot on the catalogue when it was this new! real page-turner

The coal oil lamp was lit and moved to the centre of the table and Audrey and I took our places on the long bench against the back wall. Audrey always appointed herself the page-turner. She accused me of crimping the corners and goodness knows the catalogue had to serve us until the next one came out months later. My sister and I had this game we played with the Eaton’s catalogue. We could each pick one thing off each page and we took turns picking first, allowing ourselves

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only 10 pages a night. If Audrey hadn’t put a limit on our pastime, we would have gone through the entire catalogue in less than a week. And so we started at the women’s fashions and even though there wasn’t a hope in Hades of our ever having one item we picked, we scanned each page as if our choice was a matter of life and death. It was amazing how we could spend the best part of an entire evening just going through those 10 pages and making our choices. Then Audrey would take the 12inch ruler and tuck it into the page we had left off, close the catalogue and either pass it over to Mother or gently put it up on top of the ice box until the next night. The brothers were never too interested in the new catalogue. Neither was Father. He said anything he needed he could get either at Briscoe’s General Store or at Thacker’s garage. As soon as we were positive the old catalogue held no more interest, it served

another purpose. Father would drive a spike through the upper left corner making a hole large enough to work through a good length of binder twine. It was then taken out to the outhouse and hung on a nail just inside the door, and used as toilet paper. The old catalogue, by then with most of its pages ripped out, would be stuffed into the Findlay Oval with the morning kindling. And so we always had two Eaton’s catalogues in use on the farm. One served the purpose of giving my sister Audrey and me hours of evening enjoyment, when we could pick wonderful fashions, the latest style shoes and beautiful materials, realizing of course, none of it would ever find its way out to our farm in Northcote. The joy was in the choosing and the old catalogue, long before recycling was ever thought of, served us well in the outhouse. My sister Audrey often said she thought she should write a letter to Mr. Eaton and tell him how much pleasure we got from his catalogue, and the good use the past issues were put to. Mother voted against the idea, saying she doubted Mr. Eaton could ever conjure up a mental picture of his catalogue hanging from a spike in some back house out in Renfrew County.

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Kitchissippi Coun. Katherine Hobbs talks about a new public space in Westboro at the neighbourhood legion on Feb. 13.

Some question who benefits from space Continued from NEW on page 1

“There’s not many projects we get involved in where it’s a slam dunk,” Falkner said. “We’re creating a space, an urban park. When this came to light, we got excited.” Some residents voiced concerns, including its maintenance and potential loitering. “Who does this benefit, really?” one resident asked. “Maybe the businesses, but I don’t want to see it become a garbage bin, and I don’t want it to be a place where people come and loiter.” Others also supported the idea of having seating that can be put away at night to reduce loitering. Another resident suggested having additional vendors at

the square, such as art trolleys or flower carts. She also mentioned the idea of having elementary schools get involved in creating murals for the walls surrounding the site. “Kids can express themselves, and there can be a new theme every year so there’s not just one piece of art,” she said. “If we have something on the walls, we can have the kids do it.” Another resident talked about installing bicycle racks, poppies to honour the nearby legion and a water fountain. “I really applaud the city or whoever came up with the idea to bring more green space,” a resident said. “Westboro is becoming more of a concrete village than a green village, and this is a wonderful venue.”

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Bread machine gives baguettes a great start

f you’ve ever bought a cookbook for bread machines, you’ll know that there are lots of recipes that don’t use the machine for the whole bread-making process. While they start in the machine, once the dough is ready, it’s taken out of the machine, shaped, then baked in the oven. These are the recipes that are fun to make. If you’ve never worked with dough before, the baguette is a great way to start. This simple shaped loaf is really just a long, thin version of french bread. All you have to do once you take the dough out of the bread machine is roll it, let it rise, then bake it. This recipe for cinnamon raisin baguettes is easy to make. The finished loaves have the chewy texture of a french loaf with the wonderful flavour of cinnamon and raisins. The recipe makes two loaves, and you can freeze one. Cinnamon Raisin Baguettes

• 1 cup water • 1 tbsp. sugar • 1 tsp. salt • 3/4 tsp. cinnamon

PAT TREW Food ‘n’ Stuff • 2 3/4 cups flour • 1 1/2 tsp. bread machine yeast • 3/4 cup raisins • 1 egg yolk • 2 tbsp. water Place the water, sugar, salt, cinnamon, flour and yeast in the bread machine in the order given. It’s important that the cinnamon doesn’t touch the yeast, because it can prevent the yeast from working properly. Start the bread machine on the dough cycle. Add the raisins when the machine beeps for the addition of ingredients, or during the second kneading if your machine has no indicator. When the dough cycle has finished, turn it out on a lightly floured surface. Pat the dough down, and cut it into two pieces. Set one portion aside. Take the other portion and roll it back and forth

on a lightly-floured surface, shaping it into a loaf about 12 inches long and about two inches high. Try to keep it the same thickness throughout. Set this loaf on a greased baking sheet, leaving room beside it for the next one. With a sharp knife, make three or four diagonal cuts in the top of the loaf about 1/4-inch deep. Repeat the shaping and cutting with the second portion of dough, then set it on the baking sheet too. Cover the loaves with a damp tea towel, and let them rise for about 30 minutes, or until they have doubled in height. Once the dough has risen, remove the cloth. Stir the egg yolk and water in a small cup, mixing them well, then brush each loaf with this egg glaze. Bake at 375 F (190 C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm, or cool on a rack before freezing. Makes two loaves.

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EMC news – A lot of places in Ottawa’s west end already have books that chronicle their community’s unique history, something Westboro resident Dave Allston wants for his neighbourhood. “Westboro has arguably the most interesting and detailed history, but there’s nothing out there,” said Allston. “Westboro’s the hottest neighbourhood right now, and there needs to be a book that ties it all together and ensures people take notice.” Allston majored in history at the University of Ottawa, and has had an interest in history since he was a teenager. At 17, he started his own business doing research on residents’ homes and finding information through land registry and city archives. “There are neat stories that come out of it,” Allston said. “I’ll dig up the exact date it was built, and even go beyond that like what the former residents did for a living.” When he started reading more about the Westboro area, he realized what a fascinating place it was and how different it looked in days gone by. “It was a streetcar suburb, had its own golf course and movie theatre – and people have no idea,” Allston said. There were huge pockets of Westboro that didn’t get devel-

OSU FORCE ACADEMY 99 GIRLS WIN SILVER IN INDOOR ONTARIO CUP This past weekend, a group of girls from the 99 Force Black squad, won silver at the Ontario Indoor U13 Provincial Championships. Their first game was against the Richmond Hill Raiders, who finished second in their preliminary round. The Force came out flying and quickly went ahead 1-0. Not content to sit back, the girls continued to pressure and dominated in the offensive zone, which lead to many quality chances but only one additional goal. Final score 2-0. Next up was Stony Creek Saltfleet, the winner of their preliminary round and a team that defeated the Force two years ago at the Robbie International tournament. Final score 1-1.

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Dave Allston says there are many interesting facts about Westboro’s history and he wants to create a history book of the neighbourhood. He is sitting outside the Keg Manor on Richmond Road, an example of one of the community’s a heritage buildings. oped until the 1930s, he said and it had a completely different character than it has today. Champlain Park, for example, was mainly cottages. There was also a feeling that the neighbourhood was its own city. “I just want to see more acknowledgment made of historical sites in Westboro,” Allston said. “There are buildings from the 1920s that weren’t that old, but it’s starting to get there.” There hasn’t been a history book written about Westboro

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The next day, the girls resolved to not squander their opportunity as they were facing Ontario #1 ranked Unionville-Milliken. Showing their determination and dedication to defensive play, the girls shut-down their opponents and advanced to the finals with a 1-0 win. Ninety minutes later they were on the field playing for the championship, again against Whitby. In an effort to avenge their earlier loss, the girls came out flying, confident in their knowledge that they were no longer considered the tournament underdog. The girls left it all on the field and despite their disappointment were pleased to be silver medal championship finalists. To allow only three goals-against in five games against the best teams in Ontario is a testament to their dedication to the team game and unselfish play. The girls are anxious for the outdoor season to begin so that that can fully demonstrate their skill on the full field, secure in the knowledge that they are underdogs no longer! Congratulations to Shona, Gabby, Sarah, Gracie, Amelia, Annie, Jodie, Gillian, Anna, Micha, Vicki, Coach Mike, Coach Shawn, Tournament Manager Denise, and Trainer Cathy.

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He hopes readers will take the information they see in the book have a greater appreciation for the neighbourhood’s heritage building, including developers. “I’m not a big preservation fighter, I just love history,” Allston said. He also said that he’s looking for long-time residents who are interested in having a role in the book or who might like to be interviewed. He can be contacted by email at daveallston@rogers.com.

Book looks at challenges of humanitarian intervention

The last game of the day was against the newly constituted, Whitby squad. Despite the obvious physical disadvantage and the challenge of playing against a full, well-rested bench, the girls continued to display their soccer skill and tactical play. With the play going back and forth, neither team’s defense were providing the opposition with many scoring opportunities, until a high bouncing ball resulted in a goal-against late in the game and the girls taking a 1-0 loss. After group play, the Force were tied with Stony Creek Saltfleet. However, the girls benefited from an OSA mandated tie-break rule that saw them advance to the semi-finals.

since the 1920s, he said, and even that was a brief history. Even though there have been books about the former Nepean Township, Allston said there hasn’t been a thorough history book made of the immediate neighourbood. He said that you don’t have to be from Westboro to find the book interesting. “People city-wide would find this interesting,” Allston said. “Anyone with an interest in community development (would enjoy the book).”

to occupy in developing or war-torn countries is becoming smaller and smaller. It explores the viewpoints surrounding the importance of finding compromise when it comes to working with countries in need. Co-editor of the book Claire Magone was part of the tour that made a stop at the University of Ottawa on Feb. 15 and said the purpose of the tour was to spark a debate about the issues discussed in the book. “Before there was a time NGO’s were operating more freely, but now we are facing tougher times,” Magone said. “And even though there has never been a ‘golden age’ where it was easy to do humanitarian acts, now we are trying to find a shared interest between saving lives and ensuring the interests of the politicians are met. “The difficulties have become bigger and bigger and this book is trying to look for the explanation of why that is.” The book follows the organizations trials and tribulations since 2003. Magone said the book is a jumping-off point for the kind of discussions the authors hope the tour will generate. “We are not expecting a winning formula, but a discussion of the facts, issues and concerns,” Magone said. One of the ideas discussed in the book focuses on making compromises with what can often be perceived as an “enemy” faction working in

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A new book from Medécines Sans Frontières explores the importance of finding compromise when aid workers work in war-torn or developing countries.

a given country. Magone said this suggestion can be perceived both in a good way and in a bad way. “For some people, it is hard to see the enemy in a war as a partner for aid, but for us, we need to make friends with the enemies to be able to offer aid,” Magone said. As a basic principle for an organization to be successful saving lives, Magone said, such compromises are what groups like Médecins sans Frontières must strive to find. “We are looking at finding balance between our efforts and the politics of a country,” she said. The book is available to read online in both French or English at www.msf-crash. org/livres/en/humanitariannegotiations-revealed.

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EMC entertainment – A Carleton University music professor by day and drummer for an instrumental trio band at night, Jesse Stewart has snared himself a Juno Award nomination. Stewart was in Toronto for the announcement on Feb. 7 that his band, Stretch Orchestra, has been nominated in the Instrumental Album of the Year category. “It is a great honour and at some level it is also a validation of the work we’ve been doing as musicians,” said Stewart. Bandmate and cello performer Matt Brubeck was with Stewart for the announcement. Both immediately phoned country the group’s guitarist, Kevin Breit. The band has been together for six years, forming in 2006 in Guelph, Ont. In 2008 Stewart moved to Nepean to take a position as a music professor at Carleton University, teaching music composition. The band stayed together, recording the album in their spare time.

“The way it mostly works is we meet at the gig and during sound check, one of us will say, ‘Hey I have an idea for a tune,’ and it goes from there,” Stewart said. And although the time they have to perform together is now limited, when they do meet, Stewart said it’s always a good time. “I very rarely have as much fun playing music as I do playing with those two guys,” Stewart said. “Our friendship and our music grows from that and this album is a great example of that.” The self-titled Stretch Orchestra is the band’s first album. Stewart said when he submitted the album for Juno consideration, he was hopeful for a nomination but certainly not expecting it. “It is a pleasant surprise,” Stewart said. The album was recorded through a grant from the Ontario Arts Council. Most of the recording took place in Toronto and Guelph. Stretch Orchestra’s music can best be described as an

eclectic mixture of jazz, blues, rock and folk. “We all bring something different to the group and that is what makes the band so unusual and great,” Stewart added. And when it comes to teaching, there is a likeness between Stewart’s performance with his band and how his performance in the university classroom. “There is a freshness to the band; we are on the edge of our seats because we don’t know where the harmony is going to go and it’s an interesting challenge,” Stewart said. “And in the classroom, we can plan our lecture, but I personally like to stay open, to see where the lecture will go. It is all about finding the balance between the group and improvisation.” The band has performed twice in Ottawa, the most recent show coming in the fall of 2011 in Old Ottawa South. Stewart will attend the Juno ceremony, which is being held here in Ottawa at Scotiabank Place on April 1 and he is hopeful his bandmates will be there too.

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EMC sports - Through Hervé Lord’s 19-year career with the Canadian national sledge hockey team, he played in numerous Paralympic and world championships finals all across the globe. Although the 54-yearold Ottawa resident has now settled into retirement from international competition following the Vancouver 2010 Games, it doesn’t mean he spends any less time on his sled nowadays. It just means his role has shifted from Team Canada leader to future Team Canada builder. Lord now works with Hockey Canada on a development program for up-andcoming sledge hockey players, frequently makes school visits to help raise awareness about athletic opportunities for people with disabilities, and helps get injured Afghanistan veterans into the game in conjunction with the Soldier On program. And on Saturday, Feb. 11, he was on the Rideau Canal introducing his sport to a Winterlude crowd at the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Winter Parasport Festival. “It’s been a great reward” to stay involved in sledge hockey, says Lord, who credits the stage provided by the home Olympics and Paralympics for spurring further interest and participation in the game. “Now they really know what sledge hockey is because they’ve seen it,” adds Lord, who joined the national team at age 33 after losing his right leg in a car accident. Despite the type of advancements Lord has witnessed over the past two decades, recruitment remains a major focus for the CPC – not only in finding athletes, but also volunteers, coaches and administrators. “It takes a lot of different people to run a sports system in a community, so we’re looking for a lot of people to get involved,” explains Laura Ferris, a member of the CPC’s

sport development committee who directed the event at Winterlude. “It doesn’t mean you need to have a disability to come out and try the sport. We figure the best way to hook people and get them involved is to have them try it.” Along with a wheelchair curling demonstration, the CPC invited the general population to hop on a sled and see how they’d do pushing their way around the canal with ice picks on the butt end of two small hockey sticks – with numerous current and former national team members there to help show them the ropes as well. Having able-bodied people take part in sports for athletes with a disability can also be an important development tool for elite teams so that they are able to challenge themselves regularly against top competition before their limited number of international events. “Sometimes within a community, there aren’t enough people with disabilities to make a wheelchair basketball team, so often able-bodied people will jump in the chairs and play,” notes Ferris, who also leads a similar summertime event on Canada Day. “There are a lot of communities across Canada that don’t have opportunities, but that is growing and changing. And there’s a lot of sports in Ottawa available for people with disabilities, so that’s great.” One such opportunity is the Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario league, where Lord still plays on Friday evenings. The league – which is divided only by skill, not age or gender as would be the case in able-bodied hockey – always welcomes new members. “I don’t think we’ll ever see that. We don’t have enough disabled athletes compared to able-bodied” to create additional divisions, says Lord. “It’s always been big for us to bring able-bodied athletes in at the house league level. It’s fantastic.” Visit paralympic.ca/getinvolved for more information.

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Choose to live exactly as you wish! Alavida’s retirement campuses place you at the heart of vibrant communities, where all the amenities of city living are within easy reach. Alavida Lifestyles is retirement living as it ought to be. Full of vitality, full of friends, and worry free.

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0223.386135

Choose from a selection of move in ready studios, one and two bedroom suites.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

CLASSIFIED HELP WANTED

HUNTING SUPPLIES

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PETS

Looking for persons willing to speak to small groups, 1 on 1 presentations. A car and internet necessary. Diana (866)306-5858.

Hunter Safety/Canadian Firearms Courses and examsthroughout the year. Organize a course and yours is free. Call Wenda Cochran 613-256-2409.

Special Rates for Seniors

In-House Pet Grooming. Pet Grooming done in your home. www.inhousepetgrooming.com Call (613)485-9400 ask for Joyce. inhousegroom@gmail.com or joycevallee@gmail.com

FOR RENT

RW Renovations, Siding, Sofits, Facia & Windows Capped. All your Aluminum needs. Call Ray (613)829-2787.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY Overhead Door Technician. Established overhead door company looking for experienced technicians/installers. Welding & electrical ability an asset. Top wages & great benefits. Send resume to personnel@alparsons.on.ca or fax 613-798-2187.

Marmora rental home. Large yard. Quiet outskirts of community. Newly renovated, well maintained 3 bedroom home. 1250 sq. ft. + full basement. $1100+ gas+ hydro. Central air+ gas heat. (705)987-0491. Web Pics http://marmorahouse.snapfish.com/snapfish

Property Maintenance labourers required for fulltime seasonal work starting April 2012. Experience preferred. Must have transportation to Village of Richmond. Please call 613-838-4066 or email resume to: harmonygardens@sympatico.ca

FOR SALE Disability Products. Buy and Sell stair lifts, scooters, bath lifts, patient lifts, hospital beds, etc. Call Silver Cross Ottawa (613)231-3549. Firewood for sale. Dried, mixed hardwood. $120/face cord. (613)258-7127.

ANNOUNCEMENT

30+ years experience No HST on fees Pick-up - Complete - Deliver

Seniors & Home Based Businesses

613-225-7007

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER 5 acre building lot. 56x300 meters. 3/4 treed. $195,000. Greely. (613)850-0052.

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Wanted Wood Bar for rec room (not black leather). Call (613)267-4463 after 5:00.

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Lyndhurst Gun & Militaria Show, at The Lyndhurst Legion. Sunday, February 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Half way between Kingston and Smiths Falls. Take Hwy 15 to 33 -Follow 33 to The Legion. Admission $5.00. Ladies & Accompanied Children Under 16 free. Buy/Sell/Trade. Firearms, Ammunition, Knives, Military Antiques, Hunting Gear & Fishing Tackle. For show info & table inquiries call John (613)928-2382 siderisjp@sympatico.ca All firearm laws are to be obeyed, trigger locks are required.

PHONE:

1-888-967-3237 1-888-WORD ADS

613-733-3156

0216.386043

www.rideaupark.ca

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

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

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

313666-0129

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

Gloucester South Seniors Centre

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4550 Bank Street (at Leitrim Rd.) (613) 277-8621 Come for an encouraging Word! 380166-1208

Riverside United Church 3191 Riverside Dr. (at Walkley) Sunday Worship & Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10:00 a.m. Nursery and Sunday School February 26th - Three prayers

www.magma.ca/~ruc (613) 733-7735 Refreshments/Fellowship following the service.

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Invites you to our worship service with Rev. Dean Noakes Sundays at 11am 414 Pleasant Park Road 613 733-4886 pleasantparkbaptist.org

Healing of Body, Soul and Spirt through Knowing Christ and His Promises

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5533 Dickinson St., Manotick, Ontario

1020.371452

Nursery and Church School provided Website: www.knoxmanotick.ca

Dominion-Chalmers United Church

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

Sunday Services Worship Service10:30am Sundays Prayer Circle Tuesday at 11:30 10:30 a.m. Rev. James Murray 355 Cooper Street at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor 613-235-5143 www.dc-church.org

Bethany United Church

3150 Ramsayville Road

off 417 exit Anderson Rd.

265549/0605 348602-0707

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

613-737-5874 www.bethanyuc.com

ST. GEORGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 415 Piccadilly Ave. (near Island Park) 613-728-0201 www.saintgeorges.ca

0223.386032

Come & worship with us Sundays at 10:00am Fellowship & Sunday School after the service 43 Meadowlands Dr. W. Ottawa

613.224.1971 1229.380511

faith@magma.ca www.magma.ca/~faith

ALL WELCOME Sundays at 10:30 a.m. The Salvation Army Community Church Meeting at St. Andrew School 201 Crestway Dr. 613-440-7555 Barrhaven www.sawoodroffe.org

The Redeemed Christian Church of God

Heavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gate Chapel Heb. 13:8 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever

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

St. Timothyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church 2400 Alta Vista Drive (613) 733 0131 Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School; Ample parking; OC Transpo route 8 A warm welcome awaits you. Minister: Alex Mitchell sttimothys@on.aibn.com www.sttimsottawa.com

Real God. Real People. Real Church.

Join us Sundays at 10:30

7275 Parkway Rd. Greely, ON 613-821-1056

www.parkwayroad.com

Military Chapel Sunday Services at Uplands! Protestant Worship with Sunday School 09:30 Roman Catholic Mass with Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liturgy 11:00

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5338 Bank Street, Ottawa 613-822-2197 www.olvis.ca Masses: Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday with Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liturgy: 9:00 & 11:00 am Weekdays: Wed. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri. 9:00 am Now open for rentals: www.avisitationbanquetcentre.com 613-822-1777

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Schedule for Lent

429 Parkdale at Gladstone Ministers Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey Barbara Faught - Pastoral Care Melodee Lovering - Youth and Children Worship Service - 10:30 am 613-728-8656 Sunday School for all ages pdale@trytel.com www.parkdaleunitedchurch.ca Nursery Available

OUR LADY OF THE VISITATION PARISH

Catholic Church

Weekday Services: Mon. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9am. Liturgy of the Word / Tues. to Sat. 9 am. Mass Sunday Masses: Sat. 5 pm. / Sun. 8:30 am. & 10:30 am. Way of the Cross: 9:45 am. every Sunday in Lent Faith-based classic movies: 7 pm. every Sunday in Lent Penitential Service: 7:30 pm. Monday, March 19th

715 Roosevelt Ave. (at Carling at Cole) Pastor: Rev. Marek Sabol 6ISIT HTTP WWW OURSAVIOUROTTAWA COM s

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Sunday Service 10:00 am

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

0209.382292

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Confederation High School 1645 Woodroffe Avenue (Beside Nepean Sportsplex) Weekly Sunday Service 10:00am-Noon Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry during service

Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

0210.352766

invites you to experience

Our Saviour Lutheran Church 0112.380538

0105.380519

Abundant Life Christian Fellowship

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Sunday Services: 8am and 10am Thursday Eucharist: 10am Nearly New Shop/Book Nook Open Thursday, Fridays 1pm - 3:30pm and ďŹ rst Saturday of each month: 10am - Noon 8 Withrow Avenue 613-224-7178

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Worship the Lord in the Beauty of his holiness...â&#x20AC;?

Parkdale United Church

Pleasant Park Baptist

St. Richardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church

Email: admin@mywestminister.ca

613-722-1144

0127.353011

1110.369768

0223.386028

470 Roosevelt Ave. Westboro www.mywestminster.ca

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10 Chesterton Drive, Ottawa (Meadowlands and Chesterton) Tel: 613-225-6648 parkwoodchurch.ca

368457-0908

368459-0908

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Watch & Pray Ministry

Minister: James T. Hurd Everyone Welcome

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Holy Eucharist 8:00 am & 10:30 am 10:30 am - Play Area for Under 5 934 Hamlet Road (near St Laurent & Smyth) 613 733 0102 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; staidans@bellnet.ca

0217.335268

Worship and Sunday School-9:30am Traditional Service -11:15am

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2203 Alta Vista Drive

Service Time: Sundays at 10:30 AM

The West Ottawa Church of Christ

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

1028.335029

Rideau Park United Church

Place your Church Services Ad Here email srussell@thenewsemc.ca Call: 613-688-1483 Ottawa West EMC - Thursday, February 23, 2012

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Permanent Part-Time Temporary Part-Time The Almonte General Hospital is currently seeking two Part-Time ER Registered Nurses reporting to the Nurse Manager, Acute Care with the following mandatory qualiﬁcations: s #URRENT 2EGISTRATION WITH THE #OLLEGE OF Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse. s !#,3 s .EONATAL 2ESUSCITATION #ERTIlCATE s #URRENT EMERGENCY NURSING EXPERIENCE The following qualiﬁcations are preferred: s %MERGENCY .URSING #ERTIlCATE s 0EDIATRIC !DVANCED ,IFE 3UPPORT #ERTIlCATE s 4RAUMA .URSING #ORE #OURSE #ERTIlCATE 0LEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS www.almontegeneral.com 1UALIlED CANDIDATES ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUMES BY -ARCH TO

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SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST-PART TIME Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is currently seeking applicants for the position of parttime Speech Language Pathologist. Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is a two site 97 bed acute care facility serving a catchment area of 44,000 residents of Perth and Smiths Falls and surrounding area. We are a fully accredited Hospital that delivers a broad range of primary and secondary services. The Speech Language Pathologist provides clinical assessment and treatment services to adult patients with suspected communication impairments, and/or swallowing disorders in accordance with the standards of Practice and Ethics of the College of Audiologists and Speech/ Language Pathologists of Ontario. The diverse patient population supported encompasses the continuum of hospital care. Participates in discipline-speciﬁc and interprofessional activities that are directed towards modeling and promoting a safe and healthy patient-centered environment which contributes to operational efﬁciency, professional and program development. Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê

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EMC sports - The Maverick Volleyball Club has been testing out a few unconventional approaches this year, but its teams are showing that the strategies are worthwhile and they now have the hardware to prove it. It started earlier this season with the Mavericks’ podium sweep at a 16-and-under girls’ regional tournament and it continued with the 17U boys’ victory two weekends ago at the 48-team Nittany invitational tournament at Penn State University. For the 16U girls, the unusual strategy was not dividing their pool of players at the age into three separate squads immediately – instead, they played with different teammates at different events early in the season. For the 17U boys, it was a curious on-court technique that they employed – frequently using their libero to set from the back row. “It made sense. Everyone can hit except for that one player, so why not have them set?” explains 17U coach Karch MacLean, noting libero Thomas Marshall stepped into the role well at the tourna-

ment. “It’s part of our offence now.” But MacLean says the reason for the tournament victory was really all about team defence. “Our mantra for the weekend was, ‘Never say die,’” recounts the 25-year-old son of Mavs president Kerry MacLean, who will be retiring from teaching at Colonel By Secondary School next year. “They were chasing balls, sacrificing themselves to keep balls alive, and I think that’s really what did it.” Left-side Phil Piché agrees that defence made the difference, especially in the playoff round. After taking down an upstate New York team in the semi-finals 24-26, 27-25, 1510, the Maverick Desperados found themselves in another three-setter against a Chicago team for the title. “Physically, you could tell we were really getting tired. It was our fifth match of the day, so we were really feeling fatigued,” notes Piché, whose squad won a do-or-die match in power pool play to reach the championship round. “But mentally, we were still very focused.”

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The Mavericks 17U boys topped a 48-team event at Penn State University with a 17-15 victory in the final set of the championship game against an opponent from Chicago. After 21 sets, the Mavs still couldn’t get enough volleyball as they battled to a 15-15 tie in the final set of the championship game. But that simply set a perfect stage for Piché to

land an ace between two opponents to win the title. “I wasn’t really aiming for an ace, but my coach gave me the spot and it turned out,” recounts Piché, whose

team won the club’s first-ever championship at the tournament. “It was exciting. It was like, ‘Wow, we just won Penn State.’” What also kept the team

going was the encouragement they received from the 18U boys’ Mavericks, who were able to watch the younger team’s final since their own tournament was in the books following a quarter-final defeat. “That was really impressive to see,” MacLean highlights. “They were cheering for us really hard and gave the guys that much more energy to keep going.” As remarkable as it was to top Canadian and U.S. opponents alike, the Mavs will nonetheless have to win their way back into the top tier of provincial tournaments since they skipped an Ontario event to make the trip and face opponents with different styles of play. But the plan remains to get to another final come provincials in mid-April. “Everyone’s hoping for gold,” MacLean smiles, identifying team depth as another crucial weapon in his team’s success, especially when playing a lot of matches in a short timeframe. “We hope by the end we’ll be firing on all cylinders because everyone will be rested and everyone will have played.”

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: patricia.lonergan@metroland.com February 23: The Ottawa Independent Writers (OIW) annual general meeting and literary readings will take place at 7 p.m. at Library and Archives Canada. OIW will review its activities over the past year and open the floor to nominations for new directors. The meeting will also feature readings by OIW members.  There is free admission and refreshments. The event takes place in room 156, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa. For more information call 613-731-3873 or visit: www. oiw.ca. February 27: The Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association (CHNA) will be holding their Annual General Meeting at 7 p.m. in the civic hospital amphitheater. For more information contact CHNA4U@gmail. com. February 28: The Ot-

tawa Horticultural Society’s monthly meeting will feature master gardener David Hinks’ presentation on Landscapes and Plants to Attract Birds to Your Garden. The event takes place at Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Ave. at 7:30 pm. There is no guest fee. March 1: The Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre have joined together to promote healthy eating in the heart of Ottawa’s Chinatown. From 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., a celebration will take place with a healthy traditional nine course Chinese Banquet at Yangtze Restaurant, 700 Somerset St. W. in Ottawa. Tickets are now available and the cost is $38 per person. Net proceeds from this event will go towards the three local health organizations. For more information or to

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Tuesdays: The Hogs Back 50+ Club meets every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the front room of the Boys and Girls Club, 1463 Prince of Wales Dr. at Meadowlands and Hogsback. Bring a bag lunch or come for cards, crafts, friendly chatter and camaraderie. We welcome all new Canadians with new ideas and hope that we can add to yours. Drop in and check us out. For more information call Shirley at 613-225-8089.

April 21 and 22: Friends of the Farm are hosting a Craft and Bake Sale with an incredible selection of items to choose from, and don’t forget to pick up some delicious baked goods. The event takes place in Building 72, Central Experimental Farm, Arboretum, east off the Prince of Wales round-

Ongoing:  Ottawa Newcomers’ Club invites women new to Ottawa to join our activities and meet some new friends. Activities include: Bridge, Scrabble, walks, luncheons and dinners, book club, Ottawa sights/events, travel cafe and craft and chat. Please check out our website at:

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the litters adds up to thousands of dollars. Be a responsible pet owner and spay and neuter your pets. Having your dog or cat spayed or neutered is not only an essential component of responsible pet ownership, but also an important civic duty as a responsible citizen. The OHS is doing its part by ensuring that cats and dogs adopted from the shelter are spayed and neutered. Please note that the Ottawa Humane Society does not offer spaying or neutering services to the public. Spaying or neutering your pet has a variety of benefits, including: • Reducing the tendency in

Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us: Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: Adoptions@ottawahumane.ca Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258 Ottawa West EMC - Thursday, February 23, 2012

male cats and dogs to roam • Eliminating inconvenience of the heat cycle in female dogs and cats • Providing better health in male and female dogs and cats • Eliminating spraying in most male cats • Facilitating training • Qualifying your pet for a reduced municipal license fee in Ottawa The OHS receives no government funding or funding from any animal welfare group and relies on donations to care for the communities unwanted, neglected, and abandoned animals. Spay it forward: prevent a litter and save several lives.

Max Hi there! My name is Max I am addicted to my daddy. When he leaves the house I can hardly stand to breath (shown here). I live on a corner next to the park so I am quite the socialite of the neighborhood . Everyone stops by to say hi daily . I love long, long walks in the bush and the best part is the burrs in the long ear hairs that just gets my daddy going. I love to tease the cat and play with my cousins in Chelsea. Do you think your pet is cute enough to be “THE PET OF THE WEEK”? Submit a picture and short biography of your pet to find out! Simply email to: cfoster@thenewsemc.ca attention “Pet of the Week”

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Senators goaltender unmasks his personal style By Rob Brodie OttawaSenators.com Goaltenders, it’s often been said, are a different breed. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the piece of gear that always seems to draw the most attention. The mask every netminder wears isn’t just a necessary piece of facial protection. Rather, it offers up a canvas for personal expression, one that can take many unique forms. “It’s one of the few positions where you can express yourself and who you are,” said Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, who displays a team and personal touch with his masks. “It try to keep it 50-50. One side is team oriented, the other side is what sets me apart.” Anderson turned heads this season by breaking out a heritagethemed mask that pays tribute to Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Clint Benedict, who backstopped the original Senators to three Stanley Cups in the 1920s. He uses it on nights when the team wears its ‘O’ styled heritage jerseys. But the 30-year-old native of Park Ridge, Ill., doesn’t just let his masks do the talking. His standout play since Christmas has elevated the Senators into the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff chase. Score sat down with Anderson to unmask a few truths, so to speak, about the Senators stopper: Q: Have you ever gone through four masks in a season before? A: One was from last year, so I started out with that. Then I got a new but it broke and we replaced it, and I also have the heritage one. So we have an extra one

character he wants on it. I like to give the artist an open slate. Q: What do you do with your old masks? A: I have almost all of them except the ones that were broken

— those go back to the mask builder. The rest of them, I’ve got in storage somewhere, between my house and my parents’ house and whatnot. Eventually, I’ll have a display case with them all.

UPCOMING SENATORS GAMES Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators: Saturday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. (CBC) New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators: Sunday, Feb. 26, 5 p.m. (Sportsnet East) Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators: Friday, March 2, 7 p.m. (TSN)

SCOTIABANK PLACE EVENTS Simple Plan: Feb. 24, 7 p.m. WWE RAW World Tour: March 3, 7:30 p.m. Hedley: March 14, 7 p.m. Van Halen: March 21, 7:30 p.m. 2012 JUNO Awards: April 1, 7:30 p.m. Harlem Globetrotters: April 7, 3 p.m. Stars On Ice: April 29, 4 p.m. Red Hot Chili Peppers: April 30, 7:30 p.m. Bryan Adams: May 4, 8 p.m. Chris de Burgh: May 5, 8 p.m. Johnny Reid: May 12, 7:30 p.m. Il Divo: May 20, 8 p.m.

Craig Anderson pays homage to the Ottawa Senators’ 20th anniversary season by wearing a retro-style goaltending mask whenever the team wears its heritage jerseys (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images). thrown in there because of (the break). This one is feeling really good, the fit and finish is really good and I feel really good in it. Q: Are there any common themes you like to keep on all your masks? A: The common theme right now is the Corvette. It’s America’s sports car and it’s my way of paying tribute to what I like doing. I like playing with cars in the off-season and being an American. The other side has something to do with the team, like the Sens logo. I also have the Corvette Racing logo on the back, with my number and name (Andy). Other than that, it’s pretty much free rein for the

painter. Q: How did you and your mask designer (Detroit-based John Pepe of Pepe Custom Paint) first meet? A: The guy that builds my masks (Bob Dillon of Dillon’s Custom Goalie Mask) is out of Virginia — I met him when I played in the minors with Norfolk. He gave me a custom fit and I’ve been using his masks ever since. The customer service has been top notch and the mask feels really good when I get hit in the head. There’s no ringing, there’s no repercussions from getting hit in the head like I had with my old masks. The painter is his guy that he’s used for a long

time. Q: How do you and your painter collaborate on the final product? A: It’s more or less just one phone conversation. After that, it’s just little messages here and there by e-mail. My theme hasn’t really changed over the last few years, so it’s pretty much free rein for him to put whatever kind of

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

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

remains a perpetual pest who’s also a major impact player. Zdeno Chara is the big man in many ways on the Boston blue line. In Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask, the Bruins boast arguably the best goaltending tandem in the NHL.

Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins rates among the NHL’s top two-way threats (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images).

NY ISLANdERS

Sunday, Feb. 26, 5 p.m., Sportsnet East The Islanders are beginning to make more noise in the Eastern Conference, pushing toward the fringe of playoff contention in recent weeks. It’s no surprise the team’s rise is accompanied by that of John Tavares toward elite player status in the NHL. The former No. 1 overall pick heads up a dangerous attack that also gets top goal production from the likes of Matt Moulson,P.A. Parenteau,

Kyle Okposo and Michael Grabner, a Calder Trophy finalist a year ago. Adding an assist in that area from the back end is Mark Streit. In goal, the Isles rely most heavily on the duo of Evgeni Nabokov and Al Montoya.

P.A. Parenteau contributes in a major way to a dangerous New York Islanders attack (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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