Manotick Messenger November 15, 2024 by J Morris

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By Goldie Ghamari mPP for Carleton

One of the things I am most proud of in Carleton is how the communities and villages in the riding continue to embrace Remembrance Day.

The Village of Manotick, with a population of just over five thousand people, draws a crowd of fifteen hundred to its Remembrance Day service each year. While no statistics are ever kept for something like this, I don’t think it could be argued that Manotick and Richmond have the two largest Remembrance Day services in the city, maybe even in Canada, when you look at attendance at the ceremonies and the percentage of the population that attends.

One of the few remaining World War II veterans remaining in our riding is Dr. Dennis Osmond, who served as a medic in the field with the Royal Army Medical Corps.

The younger people in the community know him as

the kind man in his 90s who runs the Manotick Legion’s Remembrance Day art, poem and essay contests at local schools.

What they don’t know about him is that he was a leader in global medical research, and that his work has led to saving countless lives around the world. He headed the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology during his long career at McGill University. His pioneering work in immunology and bone marrow provided the baseline for the first bone marrow transplant and the first stem cell transplants.

A humble and selfless man, Dr. Osmond is first and foremost, a veteran. He is a man of the community, and he is a proud Legion member.

Dr. Osmond is one of the

few direct links we have left to the greatest generation of Canadians this province, and this nation, have ever known. Their sacrifices and bravery have given us a Canada defined by freedom and opportunity.

I arrived in Canada at the age of one, when my family escaped living under a terrorist government. My father narrowly escaped a roadside execution attempt in Iran. I was a one-year-old in a car seat when it happened.

We left Iran immediately. My father chose Canada, the country built on the freedoms and values established by the heroes of Dr. Osmond’s generation and those before.

We are the ultimate refugee success story. We arrived in Canada with one suitcase and $50 cash. My parents worked hard and made a life in this wonderful country, and It could not have happened without the sacrifices made by generations of Canadian military personnel.

At Remembrance Day

ceremonies everywhere, you hear the phrase, “We will Remember Them,” which stems from Laurence Binyon’s 1914 poem, “The Fallen.”

Regardless of our ancestral backgrounds, it’s important that we all show the collective respect and gratitude to the veterans, both alive and deceased, who selflessly served to create Canada’s values and freedoms.

Even though Remembrance Day has passed, this respect and gratitude to our veterans and military personnel should be an everyday thing, not a once-a-year thing.

We will remember them.

Increased Financial and Community Supports for Veterans

The financial assistance available to veterans and their family through the Soldiers’ Aid Commission has been increased.

New regulatory amendments are being made along-

side the changes proposed in the Honouring Veterans Act, 2024. These changes will allow eligible veterans and their family members to receive up to $3,000 each year, up from $2,000, to help pay for essential services and supports.

The Soldiers’ Aid Commission provides financial assistance to Ontario’s eligible Veterans and their families in financial need. The Commission supplements support offered by the Royal Canadian Legion and Veterans Affairs Canada.

The Lieutenant Governor established the Soldiers’ Aid Commission in 1915 through an Order in Council to help returning First World War Veterans and their families with problems they faced as they re-entered civilian life, such as finding work and housing.

Through the decades since its inception, the Commission has continuously supported Ontario’s Veterans and their families. Following

the Second World War and the Korean War, the Commission expanded to provide supports and services to these returning Veterans and their families.

To be eligible to receive financial assistance from the Soldiers’ Aid Commission, you must be a Veteran or their eligible family member, be in financial need and live in Ontario. A Veteran is a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has completed basic training and was released from service.

The following family members of an eligible Veteran may receive financial assistance from the Soldiers’ Aid Commission:

- the spouse of a Veteran, including the surviving spouse of a deceased Veteran - the child of a Veteran or Veteran’s spouse who is financially dependent, including the child of a deceased Veteran or Veteran’s spouse

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To be a financially dependent child, you must be either:

- under 18 years old

- 18 to 25 years old and enrolled in a secondary school or taking at least a minimum course load at a postsecondary institution (60% of the postsecondary institution’s full course load if you do not have a disability; 40% of the postsecondary institution’s full course load if you do have a disability)

- 18 years old or older and unable to financially support yourself due to a disability

To demonstrate financial need, you must show two requirements:

- you have made a reasonable effort to access funds from other Veteran-specific programs

- you cannot reasonably cover the cost of an eligible expense

To do this, you will need to provide supporting docu-

mentation as part of your application, such as proof of income or bank statements.

When you apply for assistance, a service officer or agent can help you with your application, including supporting documents.

If you receive social assistance, funding from the Soldiers’ Aid Commission is in addition to any financial assistance from Ontario Works or ODSP. It will not impact your eligibility for social assistance or the amount of your monthly payment.

Eligible expenses

The Commission will consider applications to support eligible recipients with financial assistance for essential expenses in the following categories:

- Home related items, such as repairs, moving costs, furniture, replacement/ repair of roof and furnace

- Mental health supports

and health related items, such as hearing aids, glasses, prescription and dental needs

- Specialized equipment, including assistive devices, wheelchairs and prosthetics

- Personal items, such as clothing and personal care products

- Employment-related supports, including work clothing such as work boots, and short-term courses to help improve access to the job market

Applying for assistance

The Commission accepts applications made by eligible Veterans and the following family members:

- the spouse of a Veteran, including the surviving spouse of a deceased Veteran

- the child of a Veteran or Veteran’s spouse if all the following are true:

- the Veteran and Veteran’s spouse are both deceased

- the child is financially dependent and, in the case of a child who is financially dependent due to a disability, the disability initially occurred while the Veteran was still alive

- the child was financially dependent on the Veteran at the time of the Veteran’s death

If you are an eligible recipient and you are under 18 years old, your parent or guardian must apply on your behalf. If you are an eligible Veteran or family member, but you are unable to apply due to a disability, an authorized person may apply on your behalf.

How to apply

You must apply through the Royal Canadian Legion or Veterans Affairs Canada. Their service officers and agents may help you access other support as well as assistance from the Commis-

sion. The Commission supplements support offered by these organizations.

The Royal Canadian Legion or Veterans Affairs Canada will forward your application to the Commission after you apply. The Commission will review your application. If your application is incomplete, you may be contacted to provide more information.

The Commission provides financial assistance at its discretion. Applying for this funding does not guarantee you will get it.

Eligible veterans can find out how to apply to the Soldiers’ Aid Commission at Ontario.ca/SoldiersAid to help cover health-related expenses such as hearing aids and eye glasses, specialized equipment like wheelchairs, home repairs and moving costs, as well as personal items such as clothing. To make it faster and easier for

veterans to access support, the government is also removing the requirement for veterans to apply to non-federal funding sources before becoming eligible to apply to the Soldiers’ Aid Commission.

Inspiration for the week

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”

- Ayn Rand

Office Notice:

My office is open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. If you require assistance on any matter, please contact me at any time. My staff and I will be happy to assist. Even if it’s not a provincial issue, I’ll make sure to connect you with the proper office.

Goldie Your voice at Queen’s Park

Rural Summit emphasizes the importance of Ottawa’s rural component

“What’s good for rural Ottawa is good for all of Ottawa,” said Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe in a tone-setting statement at the City of Ottawa’s 2024 Rural Summit held Sat., Nov. 2 at Sir Robert Borden.

“This is the start of a new chapter for rural Ottawa.”

The City of Ottawa hosted its second ever Rural Summit at Sir Robert Borden High School Sat. Nov. 2. It was the second Rural Summit hosted by the city since the province turned the 11 municipalities that formed the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton into the largest geographical city in Canada in 2001.

“There isn’t any other city like Ottawa in the country,” Sutcliffe said. “We have such a significant rural component to our city. Toronto doesn’t have that. Montreal doesn’t have that. Vancouver doesn’t have

that. Calgary and Edmonton don’t have that. And those five cities can all fit inside Ottawa. That’s how big Ottawa is.”

The first Rural Summit took place 17 years ago, but the circumstances were different. There was a strong movement in the mid-tolate 2000s for the former rural townships to de-amalgamate and form Carleton County. The movement had the support of newly elected Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, and soon-to-beelected Ontario Landowner Association activists Randy Hillier and Jack McLaren.

While the 2007 Rural Summit was intended to squash the separation movement and let rural Ottawa know that the city was listening to their concerns, it was a one-and-done. Promises of future Rural Summit events that were to take place in every political term

never happened.

In the spring, the city hosted six workshops throughout rural Ottawa to give rural residents a chance to give feedback and identify their concerns. The city also issued a survey that had 1,200 responses. Over 250 ideas came into the city over email. More than 1,000 comments were recorded at the six workshops, and more than 450 local residents attended.

“That’s tremendous,” said Rideau-Jock Councillor David Brown. “If you’re an elected official, you typically only hear from folks who aren’t happy. In a lot of these workshops we heard from people who wanted to provide positive solutions that they face on a continuing basis.”

Sutcliffe grew up closer to the city in Ottawa, but spent a lot of time in the rural areas both growing up,

and later in his professional career. He spent a lot of time broadcasting with CFRA from the city’s rural fairs. As he was beginning his career as a journalist, one of the first newspapers he oc-

casionally wrote for was the Manotick Messenger.

He also mentioned that his inlaws live in rural Ottawa and his family spends a lot of time in rural Ottawa.

“Rural communities make up a significant part of our population, and farming and agriculture are a huge part of our local economy,” Sutcliffe said.

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and the city’s rural councillors hosted the 2024 Ottawa Rural Summit Nov. 2.

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Sutcliffe said he was working to ensure that the city does not put the same solutions in place for rural residents and villages that it does for urban and suburban communities. He outlined 10 areas where he said the city was “committed to providing rural solutions for rural residents.” He emphasized that there would be no city vs. rural competition for funding.

1.Water Rate Review and Ditching Improvements. The city intends to double the rural ditching and drainage budget in 2025.

2.Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

– The city will be given ARAC more decision-

making power on rural matters.

3.Enhancing the Rural Affairs Office – The city intends to increase resources in the city’s Rural Affairs Office, and to add a rural lead in each office. This change will go into effect January 2025.

4. Improving Rural Paramedic Response –The city is exploring a new deployment location and enhancing the offload daily backlog.

5.Dedicated Rural Programs for Integration Signals – The city will establish a stand-alone list for rural specific integration signals and eliminate rural-urban competition for funding.

6.Rural Lens Infrastructure – The city is moving away from onesize-fits-all model to address diverse rural needs.

7.Streamline Planning for Rural Applications –The city will be delegating authority for minor rezoning applications to ARAC.

8.Develop a Balanced Rural Growth Strategy – The city is committed to protecting the unique character of its villages while allowing for thoughtful development.

9.Advocation for Rural Properties with the Province – The city will advocate formal recognition of Ottawa as a rural city. We are a city that has a huge rural compon-

ent.

10.Commitment to the Next Rural Summit – A Rural Summit will be held within the first two years of the next election. With the election planned for 2026, the next Rural Summit is expected to take place in 2026 or 2027.

Sutcliffe campaigned heavily in rural Ottawa before the 2022 election, and was in the rural wards more than any other mayoral candidate.

“I made a promise during the 2022 election campaign that I would be the mayor for all of Ottawa, not just downtown Ottawa,” he said. “That was very important to me as a candidate for mayor.

I made a commitment to rural residents that their needs would not be ignored at City Hall. Since I got the job, that’s been one of my biggest priorities.

Osgoode Councillor and Agricultre and Rural Affairs Committee Chair George Darouze said he was “very happy” with the increase in power for ARAC. “What happens at the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee impacts our daily life. We don’t want to see urban design in a rural setting.”

Darouze said that rural communities were struggling with a reduction in amenities and services.

“We’re losing our

banking. We’re losing our businesses. We’re losing our schools. We are losing so many amenities for our communities,” Darouze said. “To strike the right balanced, we need to make sure that those villages are looked at in a different lens.”

Darouze added that all villages have unique and specific needs.

“Each one of the communities have different characteristics and a different way of living,” he said. “We want to make sure to be very sensitive to the communities and make sure that we look at each of the villages one by one to address their needs.”

How progressive activism is undermining education

“Resistance to colonialism is not terrorism.”

This quote was recently shown to more than 5,000 Winnipeg School Division (WSD) staff at a professional development session that Dr. Chris Emdin from Teachers College, Columbia University delivered. Not surprisingly, many teachers found the quote offensive, with more than a dozen walking out.

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The teachers who walked out did the right thing. Whatever one’s political views might be, there is no context where intentionally murdering innocent civilians, which is an act of terrorism, is acceptable.

Perhaps I would if I could from the other side

I found myself in a conversation with a few guys on Saturday. It was one of those conversations I didn’t want to be a part of and was hoping wouldn’t circle around to me.

Unfortunately, it did.

“How come you aren’t growing one?”

There a bunch of reasons for that, but I rolled out the same answer that I always use.

last Movember has been $574 million. The Movember Foundation received the Social Force of the Year Award from GQ Magazine last year.

If you are looking for inspiration for your moustache, there are many famous Mo Bro looks that you can go for.

Even more offensive was the fact that this presentation took place only two days after the first anniversary of Hamas’s brutal attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. More than 1,200 Israelis were murdered that day, with many others wounded or taken hostage.

Are you more Canadian than a fifth grader?

With Canada Day approaching next week, it is a good time for us all to reflect on what it means to be Canadian.

Considering how often Hamas apologists justify their antisemitism by reframing it as “resistance” to colonialism, it’s not surprising that a quote minimizing the evils of terrorism wouldn’t go over well with many teachers, particularly Jewish educators.

Do we take being Canadian for granted?

Better yet, how do new Canadians feel about being Canadian? Some of us look upon immigrants and refugees as opportunists, not wanting to give but very willing to take. Perhaps, for some people, that is true, but when you attend a celebration for new Canadians, such as the one hosted by NepeanCarleton MP Pierre Poilievre at Mother Teresa High School in Barrhaven last month, you can see the excitement and the thankfulness in the eyes of every new Canadian.

The fundamental issue here is how this incident exposes the divide between two different visions of public education. On one side we have the traditional view of education, which emphasizes the importance of knowledge acquisition and skill development in school. On the other side is the progressive view, where teachers engage in social justice activism and seek to liberate students from colonialism and oppression.

They understand, perhaps better than all of us, what it means to be Canadian.

So how can the rest of us have that feeling?

The Conservative government has a solid idea.

This is not a new debate. In her 2000 book, Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform, education historian Diane Ravitch chronicled the long struggle between traditionalists and progressives for control of Teachers College, the most influential teacher training institution in North America.

Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and Andrew Cohen, President of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are challenging middle and high school students to take the citizenship test.

The Canadian Citizenship Challenge, funded in part by CIC and run by the Historica-Dominion Institute, will see students study Discover Canada: the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship and then take a mock citizenship test.

In the end, the progressives won the power struggle and took effective control of Teachers College, where Emdin currently teaches.

“This will be a fun way for students to learn about Canada and feel proud of our shared history and accomplishments,” said Minister Kenney. “As we learn about our past and the people and events that made Canada what it is today, we become more proud to be Canadian. We are inspired to see how we can defend our rights and live up to our responsibilities and we feel much more strongly how valuable it is to be a citizen of Canada.”

“Our schools need to be training our young people to become the citizens of tomorrow. Citizenship is not only about new Canadians, it’s about all Canadians, young and old,” said Andrew Cohen. “The Canadian Citizenship Challenge will encourage students to learn more about what it means to be Canadian and then put that knowledge to the test.”

“I can’t grow one of those,” I replied. “I would look ridiculous. It would be like a soccer game above my lips. You know, eleven hairs on each side.”

I’ve never done Movember. I admire the guys who do it and raise money for prostate cancer research. But as for those who grow a moustache for the sake of just growing a moustache because it’s Movember? What’s the point? I’m not a moustache guy. I don’t see any reason to go there.

After I was cornered about my inability to grow legitimate facial hair, I started to wonder how and why this whole campaign became popular.

At the school’s 50th Anniversary Party, Manotick Co-operative Nursery School honoured its longest-serving teacher/volunteer with a memorial garden bench, which will be installed with a plaque in the school’s playground. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy Erler and June Hodge celebrate June’s 29 years as a supply teacher, teacher and volunteer.

Sometimes it’s best just to say nil

In other words, by inviting a well-known political activist to be the keynote speaker at this WSD event, Superintendent Henderson signalled his desire to take WSD schools in a more progressive direction, where teachers focus more on activism than on traditional academics. This won’t surprise anyone who has read any of Henderson’s many articles over the last decade or so. His left-wing political views are hardly a secret.

I’m finding myself at one of those bizarre crossroads where everything I love about sports is about to collide with a large swatch of the population working diligently to grate my nerves.

It’s this whole World Cup thing. Don’t you find that people are just a little too into it?

Not surprisingly, many parents are uncomfortable with this approach. Most parents send their children to school because they want them to learn basic facts and master essential skills – not to be indoctrinated into an ideology that conflicts with what they are taught at home.

Starting this summer, the Historica-Dominion Institute will be encouraging more than 5,000 middle and high school teachers to register their classrooms for the Challenge. Each classroom will receive a set of the new citizenship guide, along with specially designed learning activities. The teacher will also receive copies of a mock citizenship exam. Students will take the citizenship exam as a class and the teachers will return the completed exams to the Dominion Institute for grading.

Our COmmunity FROM THE OTHER SIDE

A far better approach would be for all schools to focus on the fundamentals of teaching and learning. Help students become knowledgeable and skillful and leave political activism out of the classroom.

Results will be announced by the Dominion Institute on Flag Day (February 15) each year for the next three years. For more information about the Challenge please visit the Historica-Dominion Institute website at www.historica-dominion.ca.

If teachers want to be political, they should do it on their own time. A school division should focus on academics, not political activism.

CIC’s multiculturalism grants and contributions program will be investing $525,171 in this 32 month project which promotes civic memory, civic pride and integration.

It goes back to 2003. As we were all running around wearing SARS masks, two guys in Melbourne, Australia, Travis Garone and Luke Slattery, were having a pint at the Gypsy Bar in Fitzroy and got into a conversation about moustaches, wondering why they were no longer popular.

wonder about things like how come “underneath” is a word but no one ever says “overneath” when the discussion pulled me back into soccer.

The Lanny McDonald is perhaps the most famous Canadian moustache out there. I would imagine that Mo Bros in Calgary might go for that look, especially since Home Depot is probably blowing out its weed trimmers this time of year, making the December De-MoBro-ification a little bit easier.

If you want to go really old school, you can grow a Rollie Fingers. Those are the ones with the wax tips that curl up at the end. A lot of Mo Bros go for that classic look, which is timeless thanks to the moustache worn by the 1970s pitcher from the Oakland A’s.

Of course, there are some moustache looks you want to stay away from. It may be another thousand years before the Hitler moustache becomes acceptable, but enough time has passed that you could probably sport a Gengis Khan.

I found myself in line in front of two nouveau soccer fan moms at Your Independent Grocer the other day. I was kind of in my own little mental world in the checkout line, scanning the tabloid and magazine covers and wondering what Justin Bieber’s first major scandal would be. I was just about to reenter the world after some quality time on Planet Jeff and launch into my weekly way-to-reward-your-customers-bycharging-us-five-cents-per-bag-and-claiming-it’sto-save-the-environment rant when I unexpectedly locked in on the conversation behind me.

“Chelsea is learning so much by watching the World Cup,” said the mom wearing Crocs. “We are studying each country before the game. She has really become a fan of Arr-hayne-TEE-na, and she even wants us to go there on our vacation next year. Perhaps we can even go to Brrra-seeel.”

That caught my attention.

Arr-hayne-TEE-na?

Are you kidding me?

By Jeffrey Morris

They decided they were going to bring back the moustache, and that they would ask their buddies to grow one to raise money for prostate cancer research and treatment. Thirty men, who called themselves the Mo Bros, took part in the first Movember that year.

The other mom – the one with the Birkenstocks – piped in.

“I wish some of the stores would carry the vuvuzela horns so that we could bring them to Chelsea’s games,” said the mom who was wearing Crocs.

Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. © Troy Media

“Oh, I know,” said the one wearing Birkenstocks.

“Zachary has a tournament next weekend and it would have been so in the spirit of the World Cup to have all of us blowing our vuvuzela horns. They lost two-nil and then three-nil. They need all of the support they can get.” Nil? Who says nil? Really.

“They are a wonderful football nation,” she said. “My husband, of course, wears the azure and cheers for Italia, but Zachary’s favourite team has been MAY-heee-co. They did a school project on MAY-heee-co last year and he has even insisted that we go to out to eat and watch the games when they are playing.”

I bit my tongue.

In year two, the campaign took off. Garone decided to step it up, and he approached the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. He registered a company and set up a website. The Mo Bros had grown in numbers to 450, and between them, they raised $54,000. The cheque they presented was the largest donation the PCFA had ever received.

“Oh, I know,” said the mom wearing Crocs. “The horns are such a beautiful part of the South African culture.”

I wanted to jump in and say something, but I refrained. I couldn’t do it.

If you are unfamiliar with the vuvuzela horn, then you have not tuned into CBC over the past two weeks. If you stumble across a World Cup soccer game on CBC, you will hear what sounds like 50,000 bees swarming the field. They are not bees. They are people blowing on cheap, plastic, gimmicky horns.

In an effort to keep my blood pressure down, I looked out the big window at the big parking lot and scoped it out, looking for a puppy or a bird or anything that would pry my mind out of the shackles that these two soccer moms had put me in with their conversation.

A busload of seniors from a nearby retirement home had pulled up and passengers were getting off. I was trying to, in my head, name all of their walkers as an escape.

Unfortunately, they pulled me back in.

“My cousin lives in Australia, and he was devastated when Germany beat them 4-nil,” said the mom wearing Crocs.

At this point, I couldn’t take it anymore. Mount Patience erupted and out came sarcasm lava.

In 2005, the program continued to grow exponentially. International Mo Bro campaigns had started up in Spain and the UK. A brilliant marketing slogan and campaign had been launched. Give Prostate Cancer a Kick in the Arse.

“I saw that match,” I said. “I can’t believe AusTRY-lier looked so insipid against Deutschland.”

The mom with the crocs was not impressed.

The mom with Birkenstock’s wasn’t either, but she did acknowledge me with a response.

If you’re all, like, “Hey girls, look at me,” then you are probably able to grow a Tom Selleck or a Burt Reynolds. You have to have thick, straight, dark hair to pull these looks off.

If you can’t grow a thick mane above your lip, maybe you can go for the Clark Gable, a thin, sleek and classic look. Or, if you take thin and sleek to freakish levels, you can sport a Salvador Dali.

If you are a bit rural, maybe you can grow a Sam Elliott. I’d be all over growing that if it could give you Sam Elliott’s voice. The Diva gets annoyed when I imitate him at home.

“What would you like to drink?”

I reply in Sam Elliott’s voice. “Coors… the Banquet Beer.”

I can only imagine how a Sam Elliott moustache would go over.

If you are in high school, maybe you could pull off a Vote for Pedro. “Well, you have a sweet bike. And you’re really good at hooking up with chicks. Plus you’re like the only guy at school who has a moustache.”

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The funny thing about these horns is that they have become what has defined the 2010 World Cup. People who have been following the World Cup and people who have only seen 20 minutes of it in passing have commented on these annoying yet relentless horns. Ironically, while the world has learned to adapt these horns as the one thing they now know about South African culture, the horns aren’t really a part of their everyday lives. South African sports enthusiasts have commented that they had never seen nor heard a vuvuzela horn at a sporting event, and that the South African people find the noise just as annoying as the rest of the world does. Apparently, some now wealthy marketing genius came up with the idea to mass produce and market these horns as a World Cup novelty. The plan worked, and now the rest of the world must endure the shrilling sounds of his quick buck. I was just about to drift back into ADD world and

More than 9,000 Mo Bros took part in Movember that year, raising $1.2 million for the PCFA.

“Who is your team?” she quipped, condescendingly. I did the only thing I could do, shouting as loud as I could.

“USA! USA! USA!” They turned their heads in disgust. The next 45 seconds were incredibly silent and awkward.

The program reached New Zealand, Canada and the U.S. in 2007. That year, $21.5 million was raised, and an enormous level of awareness for men’s health was created.

At that point, it was my turn. The cashier scanned my Diet Coke and V-8 Fusion, and I was all set.

“Would you like plastic bags?”

“Yes please,” I replied. I had never been so happy to pay five cents for a plastic bag just to get the hell out there.

Last year, the campaign celebrated its 10th anniversary. Over the decade, more than four million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas have taken part in the campaign in 21 countries. The amount raised through

Jeffrey Morris was the 2008 OCNA Columnist of the Year. His book, From the Other Skide, is available at Manotick Office Pro, Barrhaven UPS Store, and Pages in Prescott.

Being in the media, maybe a Ron Burgundy moustache would suit me. But, again, I think the Diva would like me to be a little bit less Ron Burgundy sometimes.

So, there it is. I have done my part by talking about it, and I didn’t have to grow a soccer game on my face.

But I do feel left out a bit. So, I have decided to take part in my own little way. I will not get waxed until after this month. I wonder if Backvember will ever catch on?

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ARAC moves to require site plan control for energy-generation facilities

The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee has approved amendments to the City’s Site Plan Control By-law(link is external). Site plan control is the process the City uses to ensure land development is safe, functional and in line with the City’s standards for construction. The amendments approved today would require site plan control for all battery ener-

gy storage systems, natural gas generation facilities and renewable energy generation facilities proposed in Ottawa.

Additional changes to the by-law would ensure it complies with recent amendments the Province made to the Planning Act to exempt residential buildings with 10 or fewer dwellings from site plan control. In addition to such resi-

dential-only buildings, the Committee also approved exempting small mixeduse buildings from site plan control, provided they meet certain conditions. Applicants proposing to add up to five units to an existing building would also be exempt, provided there are no changes proposed to the building’s exterior.

The Committee approved amendments to

the Official Plan and related planning policies to delegate minor zoning applications to staff(link is external) for decision. To help simplify and shorten the process for certain zoning amendment applications, the proposed changes would update the criteria for considering an amendment to be minor.

City staff would be delegated authority to consider

surplus farm severances. These routine applications occur when a lot zoned Agriculture (AG) is purchased to be used for agricultural purposes while the farmhouse lands are severed and must be rezoned to prohibit future residential development.

The criteria would also be updated to include applications seeking a height increase up to five storeys

or 25 per cent of the current permitted building height. That would ensure height-increase requests are proportionate to existing permissions and would prevent an applicant from seeking significant additional height through a minor rezoning. Applications that do not meet the amended criteria would still be processed as major re-zonings.

The Editor, I have to take exception to what Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari said in her most recent column in the Messenger. Referencing what has become a favourite hobby horse among those on the right—specifically the indoctrination of our young people by leftist educators—Ghamari had this to say: “Teachers should not try to sway their students in a political direction. We have seen too much of this going on at

schools and universities in the past few years.”

We have? Can she offer any examples, because I can’t think of any?

I certainly don’t believe that everyone who studies a problem and comes to a conclusion that dif-

fers from the prevailing Conservative opinion on the matter is somehow the victim of indoctrination, which seems to be what Ghamari is implying. Ghamari’s final line is especially troubling.

Describing a couple of recent addresses she had made to high school Civics classes, she said, “my objective in these scenarios is not to turn young people into conservate [sic] or liberal thinkers. My objective is to turn them into voters.” So apparently, according to Ghamari, we don’t need thinkers in this country, we just need voters, or “useful idiots” to use an expression from an earlier time.

Andy Braid

Age: 17

School: Osgoode Township High

Grade: 12

Parents: Heather and Dennis Wyche

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by Phill Potter

By Bonnie Gray and Jenny Murphy Manotick VillaGe coMMunity association

The Rural Summit on November 2 was the first since 2008. It was the result of months of work by the City, our five Rural Councillors and Mayor Sutcliffe, building on feedback from rural residents at the Rural Ward Workshops held earlier this year. Noting that Ottawa is geographically 80 per cent rural, with farming and agriculture contributing extensively to Ottawa’s economy, Mayor Sutcliffe committed to changes in his “Rural Solutions for Rural People”.

Here are some highlights of the breakout sessions for two of the groups. The Community and Social Services group discussed solutions for affordable housing, highlighting the unique requirements for rural residents. The City’s proposal for new builds of affordable housing close to LRT stations does not apply since they are not located in rural settings. Older adults are concerned that they will not be able to downsize in their current neighbourhood. The discussion turned to other building options such as Coach houses and apartments within existing large houses, and the related regulations.

Rural outreach for

many services was of particular concern. Participants saw a need for mobile units and rural hubs for health and wellness, which they would like to see expanded to include dental services and mental health support for all age groups. Lack of transit and social isolation exacerbate this problem. To counter food insecurity, it was clear that permanent local distribution centres are essential, in addition to isolated responses to specific emergencies.

Discussion centred on the provision of additional community gardens and other food-oriented growing spaces.

There were questions about Long Term Care facilities, including the percentage of rural residents in the local, City-owned, Long Term Care facility of Carleton Lodge, and its relationship with the Provincial mandate. Another specific concern, relating to the provision of licensed child care in rural areas, also highlighted the need for coordination with Provincial initiatives.

The Governance group began with a slideshow highlighting the areas of upcoming changes to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC). Revisions in governance giving ARAC decision-making power on designated rural matters, ensuring a stronger and more informed rural voice in future city plan-

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Sisters: April (20), OTHS, UNB Fredericton. Violet (20), Canterbury (vocals), Carleton University. Ivy (22), St. Mark, Algonquin College.

Name: Melita Wyche

Age: 17

Pets: Two dogs, Ewok and Pixie, and a cat.

lem solving. Since the concepts are not broad, and there isn’t much interpretation to be done, it’s more just problem solving, which is what makes me enjoy those classes the most.”

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spective on all aspects of the school. I was a cheerleader for 10 years, but I could no longer continue due to concussions, so I turned to coaching. It has given me an opportunity to continue in the sport, even though I can no longer participate in it.”

Rural Summit breakout sessions address needs of Ottawa’s rural residents

Being OTHS Student Council President a rewarding

ning will beginning in 2025. Delegated authority for minor rezoning applications, reviewing and streamlining the severance applications process along with additional resources for the Rural Affairs Office will enable rural issues to be routed through

School: Osgoode Township High

Grade: 12

Part-time Work: “Cheerleading and tumbling coach at Kemptville Infinity in Kemptville.)

Parents: Heather and Dennis Wyche

Favourite Subjects: “Math and Chemistry. I enjoy doing labs and prob-

What is your Greatest Accomplishment? “Earning the title of Student Council President at my school. The process was not easy, but I persevered and made it through, even though there were setbacks along the way. It has also been a very rewarding accomplishment, as I’ve gained so many opportunities, and gotten to network with other youth like myself.”

Sisters: April (20), OTHS, UNB Fredericton. Violet

College.

Pets: Two dogs, Ewok and Pixie, and a cat.

Part-time Work: “Cheerleading and tumbling coach at Kemptville Infinity in Kemptville.)

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by Phill Potter

pating in several different sports. These include soccer, futsal, volleyball, coed volleyball, and touch football. I also enjoy traveling and learning about different locations and cultures. I’ve travelled to many places and I find it very interesting how every culture has unique traditions and subcultures. My favourite place is Norway, because there is such beautiful places all over the country and amazing hiking. The next location I wish to travel to is Iceland, because it’s a very open country, with very kind citizens, and lots to see.”

ARAC. The Rural Affairs Office will be customer service focused and act as a one stop shop for rural resident to obtain information about City programs and services. include adding expertise in rural issues with rural leads identified in each department. The acknow-

Career Goals: “After high school I hope to go to university somewhere near the east coast; hopefully in kinesiology. My top choice schools are University of New Brunswick in St. John, and Dalhousie in Halifax. After that, I hope to pursue a career in either athletic therapy, or education.”

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ledgement that “one size doesn’t fit all” has been heard and we look forward to a new outlook on rural issues and concerns in the future.

Why did you get involved in what you do?

“I got involved in Student Council because I saw it as an opportunity to make

lem solving. Since the concepts are not broad, and there isn’t much interpretation to be done, it’s more just problem solving, which is what makes me enjoy those classes the most.”

• Ottawa Futsal Club entering their 29th season indoor soccer. Youth boys & girls, women, men & coed. Players / teams wanted. All skill levels. League starts October ends April 2020. Please go online at www.futsalottawa.com. Early bird ends September 21st

Nov. 16 – Annual Bazaar St. Brigid’s Church Bazaar, Saturday Nov. 16, 2015 River Road, Manotick, 9 a.m. – 12 noon. Baking, crafts, silent auction, tea room and more.

• Ottawa Newcomers Club - For women who have recently moved to this area; (and those who have experienced a significant life change), and would like to meet new people of similar interests by joining our many group activities. More information at: ottawanewcomersclub.ca or by contacting newcomersclubottawa@gmail.com.

After suffering numerous concussions, Melita Wyche turned to coaching.

More information about local events and updates on issues in the community are available to MVCA Members

• Old Time Fiddle Music & Dance - East Osgoode Greely Assoc, First Friday of each month, invites & welcome all Musicians, Dancers & Listeners. Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely. For additional info call 613 489-2697.

Nov. 16 – Holiday Market Saturday, November 16. Kars on the Rideau Public School Holiday Maker Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kars on the Rideau Public School, 6680 Dorack Drive, Kars.

Favourite Subjects: “Math and Chemistry. I enjoy doing labs and prob-

“Both inside and outside of school, I enjoy participating in several different sports. These include soccer, futsal, volleyball, coed volleyball, and touch football. I also enjoy traveling and learning about different locations and cultures. I’ve travelled to many places and I find it very interesting how every culture has unique traditions and subcultures. My favourite place is Norway, because there is such beautiful places all over the country and amazing hiking. The next location I wish to travel to is Iceland, because it’s a very open country, with very kind citizens, and lots to see.”

• Thursday Fun Night for adults and children. An optional supper at 5:45 pm. Indoor soccer/games, crafts, or nursery for ages 0-11. Parenting course, Alpha course, or Growing in Faith/Hearing God course for adults, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. To try it out contact, discipleship@trinitybiblechurch.ca

Why did you get involved in what you do?

through our newsletter. Details about Membership are available on our website at manotickvca. org .

We welcome all residents to contact us any time with questions, comments or suggestions. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram

• Friday Night Country Music & Dance Club The Greely Legion the fourth Friday of each month. Bring along an instrument to play, or come in to sing, listen and dance. Admission is FREE. Greely Legion, 8021 Mitch Owens Road, ON. Information: 613-822-1451 or 613-826-6128.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, most community events have been postposed or cancelled. For updates in the community, please visit the Manotick Messenger Facebook page and the RichmondHub.ca website.

Nov. 16 – Christmas Bazaar Saturday, November 16, 2024, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Ritchie Feed & Seed Christmas Bazaar 5901 Ottawa Street, Richmond. Features more than 120 vendors. Ritchie Feed & Seed will be collecting non-perishable food items or monetary donations for the Richmond Food Bank.

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Nov. 16 – Christmas Bazaar and Café Saturday, November 16 The St. Andrew’s Tartan Bazaar and Christmas Café, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Kars RA Hall, 1604 Old Wellington Street, Kars.

Nov. 16 – Richmond Family fun Night Saturday, November 16, St Philip Ladies Auxiliary Family Fun Night, 6-8 p.m. Father Michael Gillissie Parish Hall. Lasagna and Bingo (hot dogs can be substituted for lasagna). $15 per person, $35 max. per family. For tickets email stphilipsladiesaux@gmail.com by Nov.

• Tuesday Dance Party The Greely Legion hosts live music on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Bring along an instrument to play, or come in to sing, listen and dance. Admission is FREE. Greely Legion, 8021 Mitch Owens Road, ON. Information: 613-822-1451 or 613826-6128.

After suffering numerous concussions, Melita Wyche turned to coaching.

Nov. 17 – Mentors of Rural Youth Training Summit Sunday, November 17, 8:15 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tony Graham Recreation Complex, 100 Charlie Rogers Place, Kanata. This is a FREE event for those 16 years or older who mentor, coach, volunteer, or engage with youth (ages 12-24) residing in rural Ottawa. As part of this training experience, all participants will receive complimentary lunch, mileage will be compensated and the attendee will receive an honorarium for their participation. Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rural-mentorsof-youth-training-summit-tickets-915397186627

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“I got involved in Student Council because I saw it as an opportunity to make a difference in my school, and to get a different perspective on all aspects of the school. I was a cheerleader for 10 years, but I could no longer continue due to concussions, so I turned to coaching. It has given me an opportunity to continue in the sport, even though I can no longer participate in it.”

Nov. 19 – Bid Euchre

BID Euchre will take place Tuesday, Nobember 5, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Marlborough Community Centre, 3048 Pierce Road. Registration starts at 6:30pm and playing starts at 7:00pm.

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Nov. 16 – Senior A Hockey Sat., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., Manotick Arena. Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League. Paugen Falls Rapids at Manotick Mariners.

Nov 17 – Junior B Hockey Sun., Nov. 3, 1:20 p.m., Embrun Panthers at Richmond Royals at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre.

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Councillor David Brown will be hosting a joint virtual public consultation with Councillors David Hill, Wilson Lo and Steve Desroches for residents interested in providing feedback and learning more about the 2025 City of Ottawa budget priorities. The consultation takes place Tuesday, November 19th from 6:30pm-8:30pm via the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92161076461

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Rural Summit breakout sessions address needs of Ottawa’s rural residents

By DaviD Brown riDeau-Jock councillor

Earlier this month, Ottawa held its first rural summit in almost 17 years. I was proud to stand alongside my rural Council colleagues and the Mayor to announce a number of improvements that are immediate outcomes from the summit.

Though there were many investments and priorities announced (doubling the investment into ditching and stormwater management, hiring paramedics to improve response times, and more), I wanted to share what I believe is the most substantial of the outcomes: improvements to governance.

I know what you’re thinking. Governance? What does that even

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improvements to governance are so vital, I think it is important to take step back and examine the problems that the City has.

Residents often tell me that it feels like things aren’t getting done or aren’t getting done right. Ditches aren’t being cleared and maintained, roads are in poor condition, gridlock is strangling our villages, development is proceeding quickly but haphazardly, and more. There is a feeling that the problems we are facing are growing more quickly than our ability to implement solutions.

of which roughly 80% of our landmass is rural, one size solutions do not work. Many of Manotick’s needs are different than those of downtown Ottawa and we need a way of governing that reflects this.

Yet we don’t have such a system. Most decisions are made centrally with only token consideration for the significant differences between communities. This is why it has taken years to start seeing meaningful progress on issues like removing trucks from Manotick; the City is unable to conceive of doing things differently in areas where needs, interests, and challenges are so very different.

Put simply: the way that the City is governed

does not work for the people who live here. We need a new approach to governance.

Governance is the chief problem that the City has across all subject areas. It holds us back everywhere. And now, through the Rural Summit, we are taking significant steps toward fixing it in our communities.

First, the mandate of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee will be strengthened and ARAC will have greater budget authority. This will give Councillors from Rural Ottawa greater decisionmaking power on matters that impact our villages and rural communities so that we can better advocate for policies that reflect the interests of rural residents.

Next, the Rural Affairs Office – the group at the City responsible for policy development and coordination in the rural areas – will be enhanced with additional resources. This will make it so that the ideas shared at the Rural Summit are able to make their way into policy development more quickly and that future policies impacting rural Ottawa are better managed.

In addition, the City will be designating a Rural Lead in each department. This will mean that each group at the City has the expertise and knowledge necessary to make sure that programs, services, and investments are better tailored to the needs of rural Ottawa. It also means that Council-

lors’ offices will have clearer points of contact in each department so that we can advocate for our communities more directly.

These governance changes will enable the City to accomplish a wide range of other priority outcomes from the summit – outcomes that I am excited to share with the community in greater detail in the coming weeks. For the first time since amalgamation, we are going to actually fix the broken approach of imposing urban ideas on rural residents. The Rural Summit is putting our communities back in the driver’s seat of our own affairs and interests. I am excited for all the promise this holds for rural Ottawa.

Though this issue is not unique to Ottawa, it is particular to our municipality in some ways. Much of this comes down to the fact that, as an amalgamated City of over a million people spread across nearly 2800km2,

Manotick ..United .Church 5567 Manotick Main Street, Manotick, Ontario, K4M 1A5

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ST. JAMES’ ANGLICAN CHURCH

1138 Bridge Street, Manotick

–Serving South Barrhaven, riverSide South and Manotick–

Sunday Services

Holy Eucharist at 8:15 & 10 a.m.

“A Christian community joyfully serving & growing in God’s love” (Elevator Access Provided) Church Office 613-692-2082 Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 9a.m.-2p.m. The Reverend John Holgate e-mail office@stjames-manotick.ca Web site: www.stjames-manotick.ca

ST. LEONARD ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

5332 Long Island Road, Manotick

Pastor: Rev. John oRban

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Saturday 4:30p.m., Sunday 9a.m. 11a.m Weekdays Wed., Thu. 9a.m., Fri. 9:30a.m.

Office: 692-4254 www.stleonardparish.ca

Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. EMAIL: office@stleonardparish.ca

YOMA, PLEO hosting monthly parental and caregivers support group

RuRal Youth Spotlight

BY Youth of Manotick aSSociation (YoMa)

Making Homemade Gifts Can Create Special Memories

The holiday season is on the doorstep for many of us. One of the nicest traditions we can offer youth is the opportunity for them to give to others. Gifts do not have to be purchased to be significant. When we think about it, it is most often the heartfelt presents we remember, regardless of the price tag as-

sociated with them. We had a tradition growing up, where we would make a gift for each other in our immediate family. It was the first gift we exchanged each year. Each of us would take turns offering what we had made and explaining the significance and what inspired us to make it. The objective was to spend very little. We often used craft supplies and recycled items. I still have a few of those gifts but I could not tell you what else I received those years.

Now is an ideal time of year to introduce the idea. There is lots of time to plan and work with youth on the project. And if it does not work out, there is time to recreate. If this is a new idea, maybe the youth can choose one person. What does that person mean to the youth? What do they think of when they think of that person and how might that translate into a small, homemade gift? The internet is filled with ideas, including consumable treats or outdoor ecofriendly decorations. The added benefit is

the time you spend with the youth coming up with ideas and trying new things.

Parents & Caregivers Support Group

Being a parent can be stressful if your child or a young person in your family is experiencing stress or anxiety, depression or struggling with addiction. YOMA and PLEO (Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario) have partnered to offer a support group on the third Thursday of each month in Manotick. It is a safe, welcoming place

where PLEO facilitators offer parents and caregivers an opportunity to share and support one another. You do not need to register. Just come by Hyfield Place at 6:30 on the third Thursday and join us. Feel free to contact us at YOMA at youth. of.manotick@gmail.com or contact PLEO if you have any questions. yoma.ca and pleo.on.ca

YOMA Board of Directors

YOMA is run and governed by a wonderful group

of residents who volunteer on our Board. If you think you may be interested in helping our programs and activities continue and grow, let us know. . We would welcome a chat and perhaps you can come to a meeting to see if it might be a fit for you. Contact us any time at youth.of.manotick@gmail. com

For more information about YOMA, see our website yoma.ca

OCDSB School Within A University virtual information session

For the second year, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s School Within a University (SWAU) will provide Grade 11 and 12 students with positive opportunities to experience a university learning environment. This year, along with Carleton University, the partnership has been expanded to include Saint Paul University.

Students can explore this post-secondary opportunity and determine if university programming aligns with their pathway goals.

Selected students will be taking a Dual Credit university course at either Carleton University or Saint Paul University. Upon successful completion of the university course, students will earn this university credit as well as a high school credit (depending upon each student’s pathway).

To know more, Grades 11 and 12 students and their parents and caregivers are invited for a virtual information session on Monday, November 18, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This session, hosted by OCDSB’s Program Services staff, will share details about this learning opportunity and also include a Q&A section.

For more information visit https://www.ocdsb.ca/news/ swau2024

Applying to Post-Secondary Virtual Information Session November 21

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board invites you for the Applying to Post-Secondary Virtual Information session on November 21st, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

This virtual session will provide Grade 12 students and their parents

and caregivers information about applying to post-secondary education in Canada.

During the session, we

will review how to apply to colleges (with a focus on Ontario colleges), how to apply to universities (with a focus on Ontario

universities), and how to move onto an apprenticeship after graduation. There will also be a Q&A section where participants can get their queries answered.

The participation link is: https://meet.google. com/csb-fsfu-wur

Survey says traffic congestion and speeding big concerns in Richmond

By Roland RotteR and MaRk HeckMan RicHMond Village association

Welcome to the first of a regular column by the Richmond Village Association (RVA) on what is happening in Richmond. We hope you enjoy it and welcome your comments and input at info@richmondvillage.ca

The RVA is a not-forprofit corporation whose volunteers seek to provide activities and events for the various residents of our community, as well as to advocate for our community’s needs and interests with local government representatives and officials.

RVA Community Survey Results

In June 2024, the RVA offered the Richmond community an opportunity to complete a survey to gather information about what the community identified as its needs,

priorities and concerns on some select topics, such as roads, traffic, and recreation infrastructure.

In September, the RVA held a public meeting to share the results with the community. The survey results will be posted on the RVA’s website at www.richmondvillage.

Concerns were clearly expressed about speeding traffic in and through the town and the ability to safely turn left onto Perth Street at different intersections.

Another concern was the traffic congestion at the intersection on Perth Street and Shea Road by the Richmond Village Marketplace shopping area and McEwen gas station.

Needs that Richmond residents identified were a traffic light or another traffic measure at the intersection of Perth Street and Shea Road, as well as an additional Pedestrian Cross-

ing light and additional safety signage on Perth Street as a further safety measure for the many shoppers, seniors, students, and cyclists in our community. Also identified were the need for extending sidewalks and installing new ones, such as on Perth Street from Meynell Road to the fire station, and a sidewalk on Huntley Road between Perth and Moore Streets where no sidewalk currently exists.

Recently, we have shared the survey results with Councillor Brown and MPP Ghamari to highlight the concerns and needs expressed by the community. We are organizing an additional follow-up survey on some of these issues.

Christmas & Winter Events

The RVA will hold its annual Christmas Street Parade on Saturday, December 7th.

Other events that day include “The Lighting of the Park” at the corner of McBean and Perth Streets and a visit with Santa and his Elves at the new Richmond Legacy Pavillion on the Fairgrounds. More details to come through our RVA website and RVA FaceBook page. Finally, we will be offering children an artistic opportunity to paint our Winter Banners that will be hung along Perth and McBean Streets through the winter season.

Richmond Walking Group

The RVA supports and sponsors a local Walking Group for Seniors that meets each Thursday from September to June upstairs at the Richmond Community Centre.

The RVA acknowledges and thanks the steadfast commitment of a local volunteer for organizing this social and

physical activity for the Richmind Senior community.

Follow us and learn more about the RVA through our website at www.richmondvillage.ca and the Richmond Village Association’s Facebook page.

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The Richmond Village Association is busy making preparations for this year’s Richmond Santa Claus Parade.

Kars and North Gower mark Remembrance Day with ceremonies

hosted Remembrance Day

Services in Kars and North Gower Sun., Nov. 9. The Kars ceremony, which took place at the cenotaph in front of Kars on the Rideau Public School, was followed by refreshments at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church. From there, the scene shifted to the picturesque North Gower Cenotaph for another ceremony, followed by a gathering at the Marlborugh Pub and Restaurant.

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ROSSS Holiday Trivia Night will be a festive night of fun

By AliciA Dorey

rurAl ottAwA South Support ServiceS

As the holiday season approaches, Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) is gearing up for a memorable event that promises fun, laughter, and a generous spirit of giving. On November 21st, from 7-9:30 p.m., the Alfred Taylor Rec Centre in North Gower will transform into a festive wonderland for the Annual Holiday Trivia Night, an event designed not only for entertainment but to support our community’s rural seniors and adults with disabilities.

other half directly benefits the services ROSSS provides.

As the night progresses, the excitement will culminate in a final trivia showdown where teams will compete for bragging rights and a grand prize. Laughter and community spirit will fill the room, creating an atmosphere of joy and camaraderie that perfectly embodies the holiday season.

The Holiday Trivia Night will also feature exciting raffle prizes, including delightful holiday gift baskets and vouchers for local restaurants, providing even more ways for attendees to engage and support their community. And let’s not forget the thrilling 50/50 raffle, where half the pot goes to one lucky winner while the

The evening will kick off at 6 p.m, welcoming attendees with a jovial atmosphere created by our engaging host. Participants are encouraged to bring their friends, don their most festive attire, and prepare for rounds of holiday-themed trivia that will challenge their knowledge and tickle their funny bones. Each table will be festively decorated, enhancing the vibrant energy of friendly competition as teams vie for glory and prizes.

A cash bar will be available, offering beer and wine to keep the spirits high as participants enjoy the evening’s festivities. While participants enjoy the lively atmosphere of trivia and refreshments, the true heart of the event lies in its mission to support the community

A Night of Giving Back

This event is about

more than just trivia; it’s about community spirit and the vital services that ROSSS provides. Every ticket sold—at just $15 each or $90 for a table of six—goes directly towards supporting essential programs that make a difference in the lives of rural seniors and adults with disabilities.

ROSSS relies on fundraising events like this to maintain and expand services such as Transportation, Meals on Wheels, Caregiver Support, Day Programs, and so much more. Each of these services plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for vulnerable community members, helping them remain independent and connected.

1. Transportation Services: For many seniors, getting to medical appointments, grocery stores, and community events can be a chal-

lenge. ROSSS provides reliable transportation that ensures they stay mobile and engaged.

2. Meals on Wheels: Nutritious meals delivered right to their doorstep not only help combat food insecurity but also offer a friendly face and a moment of connection for those who might otherwise be isolated.

3. Caregiver Support: Our Caregiver Support Programs are vital as they help reduce stress and prevent burnout. When caregivers receive help, they can provide better care, improving the well-being of both themselves and those they love.

4. Day Programs: These programs offer social interaction, physical activity, and cognitive engagement, reducing feelings of loneliness and improving overall well-being.

Join Us! Mark your calendars for November 21st and join ROSSS for an unforgettable evening of trivia, community engagement, and holiday cheer. By participating, you’re not just having fun; you’re making a tangible difference in the lives of those who rely on ROSSS. Doors open at 6 p.m., and we can’t wait to see you there! All ages are welcome, so gather your friends and family for a night that blends competition, joy, and the spirit of giving back. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.rosss. ca or stop by our office. Together, let’s make this holiday season brighter for those in our community that need us the most. Your participation can change lives—one trivia question at a time!

10 Years Ago: Darouze rides Thompson endorsement to victory in Osgoode

From the Archives

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october 30, 2014

It was considered one of the races to watch in Monday Night’s City of Ottawa Municipal Election.

In a field of 11 candidates all vying to replace retiring Osgoode Ward Councillor Doug Thompson, it was George Darouze – the man Thompson endorsed and campaigned for – who came out on top.

Darouze finished 474 votes ahead of runner-up George Wright to win a close race in which six of the candidates received more than 1,000 votes and the difference between first and sixth place was less than 650 votes. Jean JohnstonMcKitterick finished third, 12 votes ahead of Liam Maguire, who finished fourth. Tom Dawson was fifth and Davis Jermacans was sixth in a very tight race. Rounding out the race from seventh through 11th were Mark Scharfe, Kim Sheldrick, Bob Masaro, Paul St. Jean and Alan Scantland.

The night was a long and stressful one for Darouze and the other Osgoode councillors, as a glitch in the electronic system led to a delay in the results in the ward. Darouze led from the first poll, and he was declared a winner early on by CTV and CBC.

Darouze thanked his family and his supporters, including the more than 100 volunteers that worked

on his campaign. He also thanked outgoing Councillor Doug Thompson for his support and guidance through the campaign. While many candidates in the geographically vast ward represented certain pockets or communities, Darouze said the consistent support throughout the ward helped him.

“When you want to learn in any business, the best way is to learn from someone who is an expert,” Darouze said. “You need to shadow someone. I was lucky enough to realize that and to be able to do that with Doug Thompson.”

Darouze became visible in local politics over the last decade. He worked on a committee to fight for the re-opening of Albion Road, which had been closed for through traffic, making it difficult for Osgoode residents to commute into the city. As the President of the Osgoode Snowmobile Club, he worked relentlessly on Osgoode’s multi-use pathway project. He also sat on Thompson’s advisory committee.

“It was a very emotional night,” Darouze said. “I want to thank the residents of the Osgoode Ward for having confidence in me. The next four years are very critical for the Osgoode Ward.”

Darouze said he visited

9,300 homes in the ward. He was among the first candidates to register for the election, and he aggressively campaigned from January through election night.

“That experience helped me learn about the ward,” he said. “Every subdivision, every road, every ditch –you can’t Google it and you can’t find it in a book. I learned about these things by visiting people and talking to them.”

Thompson, meanwhile, congratulated Darouze and addressed the criticism he took for coming out and endorsing Darouze after he had told candidates he would not be making an endorsement during the campaign.

“I know I took some criticism for coming out and endorsing George,” said Darouze. “At the time, though, I didn’t know there would be 11 candidates. People wanted to know who to support, and people were asking me who I thought they should support. I felt I owed it to the residents of the Ward who had entrusted me for 31 years to come out and tell them who I thought would best represent the ward at City Hall.”

Thompson said that what made Darouze stand apart from the other candidates is that he was active in the issues long before the election campaign began. He noted the reasons that prompted him to support Darouze.

“He worked with me on the committee to re-open

Albion Road,” said Thompson. “He took an interest in the transportation master plan. The other candidates did not show an interest in the plan before January 2. In his campaign, he was also the only candidate to set out goals and objectives.”

Thompson said that his endorsement was not immediate because he wanted to sit back and study the candidates and read up on their literature and hear what they had to say.

“I know there are detractors, and that’s fine,” said Thompson. “They have opinions. I sat back and studied. I made a decision and felt that he was the right person to look after our ward. I feel confident he will represent us well at City council. A lot of people don’t realize how tough of a job it is.”

Thompson said that he was surprised at the order in which the candidates finished. George Wright finished second, even though he was a last minute entry into the race and, according

Former Osgoode Township Mayor and longtime Osgoode Councillor Doug Thompson retired from politics 10 years ago and endorsed George Darouze. The two men ran against each other for the Osgoode Ward seat in the 2022 municipal election.

to Thompson, “had a good pamphlet but did very little campaigning.”

Darouze said that he was surrounded in the election with excellent candidates who brought a lot of skills and knowledge to the table.

“I hope we can all work together and that I get the support of the other candidates,” he said.

Darouze will now be of-

ficially shadowing Thompson through an orientation process for the next month, until Thompson’s term in office officially comes to an end. He said his next step will be to form an advisory committee.

“I told George that tin the campaign, if you work the hardest, you will be successful,” said Thompson. “He worked the hardest.”

Remembrance Day – A Solemn Time of Honour and Sacrifice

By CJ Rooney

Poppies have long been a symbol of the season. Gracing your left lapel, placed above the heart, it serves as a reminder of the men and women who fought to give us our freedom. Over the years many have gone to fight from Rideau and the surrounding areas. Various countries around the world have been the battlegrounds for young soldiers leaving their homeland—sometimes for the first time. Scared, alone and lonely, they set off for unknown places, an unknown mission, and an unknown date of return. Some never do return home. They are buried, or missing in foreign countries all across the

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world. Some are shipped home to be buried, and some return home alive but not the same person they were when they left. War changes everything. Those who fight, and those who keep the home fires burning. And on November 11th, we take a moment to remember those who gave their all for our freedom. This year, as in many years, you will see a crowd of people gathered at a cenotaph at 11a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month, wearing a red poppy, to symbolize their empathy and to honour

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the families of those who have fought, and who continue to fight. Make a point to attend a service this year, to pay tribute. Look into the past and see those who left to fight and those they left behind. Remember them. Honour them. LEST WE FORGET. At least, that’s what you’d see if you took a glance in Rideau’s Rearview.

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Poppy Blanket Donation

On Friday Nov. 8 a special Poppy Blanket, knit by Pat Owen, Shelley Martin and Nancy Logan presented this special blanket to Sgt. at Arms Roy Blair of the Manotick Legion being a deserving Veteran. The Kiwanis Club of Manotick contributed $1,000 towards the project. Pictured are Pat Owen and Shelley Martin with ladies from the Kiwanis Club presenting the special blanket to Blair.

MacLeod delivers emotional farewell speech to Queen’s Park Legislature

It was an emotional day for Progressive Conserrvative MPP Lisa MacLeod as she delivered her farewell member’s statement to the Ontario Legislature Mon., Oct. 28.

MacLeod announced late in the summer that she would not seek a seventh term as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Nepean. The next provincial election is scheduled for the summer of 2026, but it is widely assumed that Premier Doug Ford will call an election in the spring of 2025.

“I want to say, in my last statement here in this Legislature—my deepest appreciation to each of you,” MacLeod told the Legislature. “Every single one of you, I look at and you’ve given me a story. You’ve given me life. And despite what you might think when I’m in question period, I do look at each one of you with deep admiration and affection, even when you may have been my harshest critic, and that usually came from this side. I learned a great deal from you.”

The Nova Scotia native served the riding of Nepean for 19 years, which also included when the riding was Nepean-Carleton until 2018 when it split into two electoral ridings due to the population growth of Barrhaven, Riverside South and Stittsville.

MacLeod said the decision to not run again came after a “summer of reflection” with family and friends. In April, the former Ontario cabinet minister said she wasn’t “going anywhere” during an event with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Fallowfield United Church.

Before that, she joked at the grand opening of the Barrhaven Salvation Army Church that she would still be the MPP for Nepean in 20 years.

MacLeod had worked for both Councillor Jan Harder and then-Nepean-Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre before winning

a by-election in 2006. She won the Progressive Conservative nomination after MPP and Cabinet Minister John Baird vacated his seat to run for the federal Conservative Party in Ottawa West-Nepean.

“In 2006, I stepped into this hallowed chamber,”

MacLeod told the Legislature. “I had a baby cradled in my arms as Bob Runciman and John Tory walked me through that door. We were joined by Peter Tabuns, although not in the same party, who became a great friend of mine, and I have to say he touched me this morning when he told me that when his mother passed away this past September, she had a picture of me and him in her funeral proceedings.

“I harken back to that day because it was a day of hope and it was a day of promise. It was marked with the presence of many great people, and it was fun to be together embarking on the journey.”

MacLeod reflected on her first question period, saying Queen’s Park was not just a compilation of people from different parts, but rather a living, breathing embodiment of each new member, each with a fresh perspective and a new idea that they brought forward.

“It’s a place enriched by those who have weathered the storms of public opinion, as I certainly have, and electoral change, as I have seen over the past 20 years in this assembly,” she said.

“This place is magical not for the routine proceedings or the motions that we engage in, but it is because of the vibrant humanity that fills it. It’s a place filled with shared laughter, questions asked, debates ignited, and I must say, Speaker, I have seen that commitment and dedication to each of those of us who have chosen to serve. That’s why the true magic lies in our differences, the unique stories each of us brings, and it’s a gift to us fortunate enough to be elected to this assembly.”

Nepean MPP celebrates her 2022 election victory with her campaign team. It was her sixth straight victory. MacLeod, who represented Nepean-Carleton until the riding was divided in 2018, announced she would not be seeking re-election in the next provincial election.

While she reminisced about some humorous and more social moments during her time as MPP, there were also moments that she called weighty.

When Kathleen Wynne stood firm during the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill, she refused to shut down the Legislature during a time of national crisis,” MacLeod said of the 2014 incident. “We came together in this assembly as a family. We were united in navigating the storm, and the unity and strength of Ontario came shining through on that particular day.”

MacLeod also mentioned her health struggles. She has been very public with her battle with bipolar disorder.

“I’ve had some health difficulties, and some of the most comforting gestures were the warmth of a visit to my office from former Premier Dalton McGuinty; the thoughtful notes from Jim Bradley, Cheri DiNovo, Suze Morrison and—I’m going to out you here—Jill Andrew; and sweet and gentle moments but also from my colleague Will

Bouma and his wife Joni,” she said. “These are the moments that are some of the best, the funniest, the most humbling and the most genuine of my life. It’s been a profound gift to share these experiences with each one of you.”

MacLeod concluded her statement with a reference to former Progressive Conservative party leaders John Tory and Tim Hudak.

“Tim Hudak reminded me of the platform that we all hold, and John Tory

taught me something that is important for all of us to know too: Life unfolds in chapters,” she said. “I stand here, comfortable in the knowledge that I have had both. And I want to say this to each one of you: You do as well.”

Starting Monday, November 4 any garbage above the three-item garbage limit must be placed in a City of Ottawa yellow bag. If the three-item garbage limit is exceeded and yellow bags are not used, one item will be left behind with a courtesy tag indicating the limit. In December, any garbage above the three-item gar-

City of Ottawa yellow trash bags are now available Book

bage limit that’s not in a yellow bag will be left at the curb.

Yellow bags are now available for purchase from Client Service Centres, select recreation and community centres, as well as Manotick Home Hardware and the Richmond BMR. Yellow bags are sold in packages of four for $17.60. There

is no limit to the number of yellow bags that can be purchased and set out on garbage day. Keep in mind that large bulky items and furniture cannot be bagged.

Reduce your garbage items by maximizing your recycling and composting. There’s no limit to blue, black or green bins and leaf and yard waste.

in improving their mental health

A local university professor has developed a program to help people interested in improving their health and well-being while being part of a community.

Joanna Pozzulo, a professor in the Carleton University Department of Psychology and the school’s Director of the Mental Health and Well-Being Research and Training Hub, has created the Reading for Well-Being Community Book Club.

The Book Club is open to all and there is no cost in joining or being a member. The objective is to connect people with the science and strategies for improved well-being.

“I choose evidencebased books to help members sift through the thousands of titles available for improved wellbeing,” Pozzulo said.

Reading has been associated with several health benefits including stress reduction, improved well-being, and better sleep quality. Being part of a community supports well-being, decreases social isolation, and increases connectedness.

Those are the main reasons the Reading for Well-Being Community Book Club has been so well recevied.

“Each month I select an evidence-based book focused on a dimension of well-being, selected

as Professor Pozzulo’s Picks,” Poluzzo said.

“You’ll receive a monthly newsletter with my book selection and review. Everyone is welcome to join.”

Pozzulo has also created the Reading for Well-Being Podcast, where she interviews the authors of the selected books from the book club.

“By interviewing the authors, I hope to help

listeners understand the science and strategies that can be applied to improve well-being,” she said.

To sign up for the Reading for Well-Being Community Book Club, visit https://carleton.ca/ mental-health/mewerthsreading-for-well-beingcommunity-book-club/.

Pozzulo’s podcast can be heard at https://readingforwellbeingpodcast. libsyn.com/

Yellow bags are available at any City of Ottawa Client Service Centre dur-

ing business hours. Find out more about the three-item garbage limit and the yellow bag program at ottawa.ca/garbage.

Christmas in the Village

Friday November 29 - Saturday November 30

Kiwanis Club prepares for annual Christmas tree and fruit cake sales

By Ralph Tweedie ManoTick kiwanis cluB

Every fall, as we prepare for the Christmas Holiday Season, the Kiwanis Club of Manotick sells Christmas trees, fruit cakes and other holiday treats. We do this both as a fund raiser and as a community service.

We have been selling Christmas trees since the early 1960s. That’s over 60 years! Almost from the very beginning, we have had the full support of Manotick Home Hardware. They donate the space beside the store to sell the trees. Over the years this has been a major fundraiser greatly facilitated by the active participation of Home Hardware.

We normally sell about 1,100 trees of varying sizes from approximately 6 to 12 feet. Our most popular type is the Fraser Fir. Fraser fir needles are flat, shiny, and dark green with a silver underside. These trees retain their needles the longest.

We also carry Balsom trees. Their flat needles are shiny and dark green. The Balsom tree is sometimes preferred for its fragrance.

This year the first batch of trees will be delivered on Wednesday, November 20th. Unloading is hard work, but for several years now local Rogers staff

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have pitched in to help.

On opening day of the tree lot, November 23rd, the Royal Lepage Wright team are giving away 40 900g dark ring fruit cakes in a Christmas themed tin to the first 40 tree customers. This is a good reason to come out early and get your tree. We will have fewer trees available this year due to several relatively dry seasons. Our allotment of cultured Christmas trees is limited to 850. We may run out early.

For almost as long, we have sold Christmas cakes. In Manotick they are available at Manotick Office Pro, Manotick Home Hardware and Paul’s Pharmacy. Over the years we have expanded sales to include Senior’s residences in the area. Our regular customers look forward to our seasonal visits.

The cakes come in two packages. We have a 900g dark ring fruit cake in a seasonal tin and a combo pack with two fruit cakes, one dark and one light, in a Christmas themed box. In recent years, we have expanded sales to include shortbread Cookies im-

Through the generosity of donated space from Manotick Home Hardware, the Manotick Kiwanis Club sells Christmas trees as a fundraiser, with money raised supporting initiatives and groups in the community.

ported from Scotland and boxes of delicious chocolate truffles. The truffles and cookies are available at Manotick Office Pro. We also sell them when we visit Senior’s homes.

Something new this year, we are selling our cakes, cookies and truffles at local Christmas Markets. Come and see us at:

• The Manotick United Church Christmas Market

on November 16th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

• The Comfort & Craft Show at St. Mark High School on November 23rd and 24th, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

• Watson’s Mill Christmas Craft Market on November 23rd and 24th, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The Kars RA Christmas Market on November 24th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

• Watson’s Mill Christmas Craft Market on December 7th and 8th, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

• The Kars RA Christmas Market on December 8th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Although our costs have gone up every year, we have managed to minimize our price increases. This year the only increase is for the Combo Twin Pack from $17 to

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We sell quality Kriss Kringle #1 Fraser Firs ranging in size from 6-12 ft along with 6-8 ft Balsam Fir

HOURS: Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekdays 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

You will not find better value for your money. We look forwatd to seeing our repeat customers that have supported us over the years

$18. The Dark Cakes in a Tin remain at $22, the Shortbread Cookies from Scotland and Chocolate Truffles remain at $10 per package.

The profits from these sales go directly back into the community. The Kiwanis Club of Manotick greatly appreciates your continued support. We hope to see you all November 29th at the Kiwanis Parade of Lights.

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7pm - Kiwanis Parade of Lights Caroling & Community Tree Lighting Light Up the Village Decorating Contest

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Breakfast with Santa & Mrs Claus Lunch with the Grinch Watson's Mill Craft Market Caroling & Wagon Rides Santa's Workshop

Donna, Adam & Clarissa of Home Hardware watching Soni fill out a ballot for gift baskets.

MVCA Lesley pinning Marjory after stamping her Passport. Gre G Newto N P H oto S

Krysia face painting Phoebe at the Legion

Debbie & tammy at Lindsay & McCaffrey.

Daniel & tiffany and Amanda working the passpor ts at pet Value.

South Carleton reaches girls field hockey championship game

The South Carleton Storm girls field hockey team’s successful season came to an end as they lost the National Capital Secondary School Athletics championship game 1-0 to Merivale.

The Storm advanced to the final by beating Nepean 1-0 to advance to the final.

The Storm senior girls basketball team faced Sacred Heart in a battle of 5-1 teams with South Carleton winning 51-29.

NCSSAA scores

Sr. Girls

Basketball

Oct. 28 – Beatrice Desloges 58 Osgoode 50

Oct. 29 – South Carleton 57 St. Mother Teresa

Oct. 29 – Sir Robert Borden 54 Sacred Heart

Oct. 29 – Pierre Savard

53 Longfields-Davidson Heights 43

Oct. 31 – Sacred Heart

41 St. Mark 39

Oct. 31 – West Carleton

44 Pierre Savard 18

Nov. 5 – Pierre Savard

32 Sir Wilfrid Laurier 22 (playoff)

Nov. 5 – Beatrice Desloges 44 St. Mark 25 (playoff)

Nov. 5 – Sacred Heart 45 Earl of March 29 (playoff)

Nov. 6 – St. Peter 45 Pierre Savard 24 (playoff)

Nov. 7 – South Carleton 51 Sacred Heart 29 (playoff)

Junior Girls Basketball

Oct. 28 – South Carleton 39 St. Peter 35

Oct. 30 – Sacred Heart 63 Nepean 61 (OT – playoff)

Oct. 30 – Louis Riel 64 South Carleton 31 (playoff)

Football

Oct. 28 – St. Joseph 38 St. Mark 13

Oct. 30 – St. Patrick’s 34 Sacred Heart 7

Girls Field Hockey

Oct. 28 – South Carle-

ton 1 Nepean 0 (semifinal)

Oct. 30 – Merivale 1

South Carleton 0 (final)

Boys Non-Contact Hockey

Oct. 29 – St. Mark 3 St. Pius 3

Oct. 29 – Osgoode 1 Nepean 1

Oct. 29 – Merivale 3 Osgoode 1

Oct. 29 – Nepean 2 St. Mark 1

Oct. 29 – Sacred Heart 4 AY Jackson 2

Oct. 29 – Pierre Savard 2 Longfields-Davidson Heights 1

Oct. 29 – Merivale 2 St. Mark 1

Oct. 29 – Osgoode 6 St. Pius 3

Sr. Boys Soccer

Oct. 28 – St. Mark 3 St. Patrick’s 3

Oct. 29 – Gloucester 5 Sacred Heart 0

Oct. 30 – South Carleton 2 Pierre Savard 1

South Carleton 0

Jr. Boys Soceer

Oct. 29 – Paul Demarais 4 South Carleton 0

Sr. Boys Volleyball

Oct. 28 – Pierre Savard 3 Merivale 0

Oct. 28 – Osgoode 3 St. Francis Xavier 1

Francis Xavier 2 (playoff)

4 – Pierre Savard 3 Lester B. Pearson 1 (playoff)

Oct. 31 – St. Joseph 2 Pierre Savard 1 (playoff)

Oct. 29 – St. Mark 3 Bell 1

Nov. 5 – Lisgar 3 South Carleton 0

Nov. 4 – AY Jackson 6

St. Mark 3 (playoff)

Nov. 4 -St. Patrick’s 2

National Capital Artisans returns to Manotick, featuring a great line-up of artisans and their amazing handcrafted items. Start your Christmas shopping where you’ll find a wide selection of unique items made by local artisans. Come, check it out!

Free admission.

The Kiwanis Club and St. Mark’s students will hold a canteen as fundraiser for local charities. Come out and support them. Donations of non-perishable food items or cash donations in support of the Manotick Food Cupboard are appreciated.

St. Mark edged St. Francis Xavier 3-2 last Monday in a senior boys volleyball playoff match.

St. Mark and AY Jackson battled on the field turf at Goerge Nelms Field in Manotick Nov. 4. AY Jackson (blue) won the senior boys soccer playoff game 6-3.

Thrilling comeback gives first place Mariners another win

A pair of quick goals late in the third period lifted the Manotick Mariners to a thrilling comefrom-behind 4-3 win over the Paugan Falls Rapids in their Senior A hockey game at the Mike O’Neil Arena at the Manotick Community Centre.

The win improved the Mariners’ record to 5-2-0, and they sit in first place in the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League’s Capital Division. The Mariners have a perfect 5-0-0 record at home, but on the road, they have lost both of their games.

The Mariners grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first period when Daniel Iasenza scored from Nicholas Hamre and Spencer Gallant. The Rapids responded with a pair of goals before the end of the period to take a 2-1 lead. Cole Peck scored a power play goal and then Alex Lafreniere scored late in the period for Paugan Falls.

After a scoreless second, Jonathan Desbiens scored in the first minute of the third period for Manotick with Tyler Melvin picking up the assist.

The Mariners had a chance to take the lead as they were on a power play, but a turnover led to an unassisted shorthanded goal by Garth McLaughlin to give the Rapids a 3-2 lead.

The Mariners peppered shots at Rapids goalie Malcolm Patry, outshooting the visitors 21-9 in the third period. They finally got through with the tying goal with 2:39 left when Jeff Hayes scored from Ryan Lough and Brett Gustavsen.

The Rapids got a break with just over two minutes remaining when Manotick’s Jacob Giacobbi was sent off for tripping. But as has been the case all year, the mariners special teams came through. Brett Gustavsen

scored a shorthanded goal from Ryan Lough and Spencer Gallant to give the Mariners lead. From there, the penalty killing unit took over. Goalie Berk Berkeliev hung on for the win.

The previous Saturday, the Mariners were in Chesterville and lost to the North Dundas Rockets 3-2.

The Rockets outshot the Mariners 49-25, but Berkeliev made 46 saves to keep his team in the game.

Gustavsen scored both Manotick goals while Ryan Lough and Jonathan Cyr earned assists. Mitchell Gibson, Michael McNamee and Marco Azzano scored for North Dundas.

The Mariners host Paugan Falls again Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 in Manotick. On Sat., Nov. 23, they visit the Arnprior Rivermen at the Nick Smith Arena for a 5:30 p.m. face off.

Richmond Royals start November by winning two of three games

The Richmond Royals ended the weekend tied for first place in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Richardson Division after winning two of their first three game sin November.

On Sunday, Nov. 3 in Richmond, the Royals hosted the Glengarry Bridgade and skated to a 5-3 win.

The Royals scored three power play goals in

the contest with Mathew Thompson, Theo Avila and Dylan Rorwick netting goals with a man advantage. Defenceman Simon Yang scored his first of the year with a second period even-strength goal, and Rorwick added an empty netter.

Rorwick, Gage Bujold, Tyler Hames, Nicholas Milbury, Adam Reinisch, Brandon Reinish and Jacob Warnes all had assists.

Cole King made 35 saves for the win.

On Fri., Nov. 8, The Royals visited the Embrun Panthers and earned a nail biting 2-1 shootout win in a goaltending battle between Cole King and Embrun’s Tristan Trudel.

For more than 59 minutes, the game remained scoreless. Richmond scored what they thought would be the winner when Dylan Rorwick netted his leagueleading 18th goal of the season from Brandon Reinisch and Tayler Hames.

The lead last only five seconds, as Embrun’s Xavier Boulanger took the puck off the ensuing face off and scored.

After a five-minute overtime, the teams went to a shootout. Richmond’s Theo Avila was the only one of the six shooters to find the back of the net, as he scored the winner for the Royals.

On Sunday, the Royals hosted the Perth Blue Wings and lost 5-3.

Tyler Hames scored a power play goal in the first period for the Royals with Brandon Reinisch and

Theo Avila earning assists. The Blue Wings scored three power play goals and held a 4-1 win in the third period. Connor Platt scored an unassisted goal for the Royals and Connor Buffam added one from Brandon and Adam Reinisch, but the comeback fell short.

Ethan Dinsdale made 43 saves for the Royals.

The Royals host the Embrun Panthers Sun., Nov. 17 at 1:20 p.m.

Liam Dennison and the Manotick Mariners sit in first place in the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League Capital Division.

When the holiday season approaches, we all want to find that perfect gift. We want to give something unique, something that will truly reflect our love and appreciation. This year, why not consider a gift that not only shows you care but also enhances your loved one’s quality of life? An assistive listening device might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but it’s a thoughtful and practical choice for those who may be struggling with hearing loss.

Hearing is a fundamental sense that connects us to the world around us, and when someone we care about experiences hearing difficulties, it can be challenging for them to fully engage in conversations and activities. Hearing difficulties can lead to frustrations, social isolation, and even impact cognitive functions. That’s why, whether your loved one wears hearing aids or not, gifting better hearing is a game-changer.

The most beloved and universal assistive device is by far the television streamer. It allows the sound of the television program to stream directly into the user’s hearing aids or headset, leaving the listener with superior sound quality that is clean and crisp. It is easy to install and easy to use. To obtain the right model, you will need the make and model of the hearing aids (this can be found on the body of the device). Or, for loved ones that have yet to be fit

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with hearing aids, the preferred headset style will need to be selected.

Another well-liked assistive tool is the amplified telephone. There are many models available. These provide greater ease of communication with the use of adjustable volume and adjustable speech clarity.

Also much appreciated are the alerting devices. Using vibration, flashing lights and/or bed shakers, these devices alert the user to important sounds such as doorbells, fire alarms, telephones rings and alarm clocks. With such assistive devices your loved one is safer and has greater independence.

And those are just a few of the options. You could also gift a hearing aid remote control, a hearing aid remote microphone, a radio streaming system, a personal amplifier, a spare hearing aid charger, a drying kit and so much more!

And, if an assistive listening device is

not a good fit, you could consider a set of custom fitted earplugs. Not only can hearing protection be custom made, so can swim plugs and sleep plugs.

Deciding to give the gift of better hearing is easy, but finding the right assistive listening device may be a challenge. This is where the expertise of Hearing Freedom audiologists becomes invaluable. As one of Ottawa’s rare independent clinics, the training undertaken by Hearing Freedom clinicians is the most diverse and farreaching. They are knowledgeable in all the makes and models, not just a selected few. Consider reaching out to them for assistance. They can discuss your loved ones struggles and needs with you to help you find the perfect assistive device to suit their needs.

This holiday season, give the gift of improved hearing to your loved one. You’ll find that this thoughtful gesture goes a long way in enhancing the quality of daily life and strengthening your connection. Make sure you take the short drive to Manotick and explore the world of assistive listening devices with Hearing Freedom. It’s a gift that truly keeps on giving.

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