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Friends family and neighbours held a community block fundraiser for the family of a child fighting cancer in Morgan’s Grant on Friday, April 27.

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Many local businesses ofUpon hearing the news, his head for a school talent family friends Frank and show, a plan that was rejected fered their support for the by donating whatever the boy’s school.

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After hundreds of encour- we’ll do it here in the neigh- to offset drug costs for the Isaac had an enlarged spleen aging responses on a Face- bourhood’,” said Frank. “So Ciarlo family.

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The Ciarlos have been riding an emotional rollercoaster while waiting for Isaac’s test results, said the boy’s father, John Ciarlo.

“It was quite a shock, obviously at first. He was diagnosed on March 16. At first, it’s the shock of finding out he has cancer that’s tough and then it’s waiting around to find out what kind of cancer it is,” he said.

Notified by the Facebook group, family friends came all the way from New Brunswick to show their support and take in the festivities.

Burgers were grilled, songs were played and heads were shaved to raise money and show support for the Ciarlos.

Isaac was among those who were enjoying the party as he ran around with friends, played on a scooter and sat in the driver’s seat of a shiny, yellow Camaro that a friend had brought by as part of a mini-car show.

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After weeks of debate among trustees, Westboro’s Broadview Public School also made the list, re-designated from a renovation to a rebuild on the board’s capital priorities list to be submitted to the province by the end of the month.

However, Broadview, which is currently fourth on the list as a $5.5 million renovation project, could be bumped to a place lower on the list as a $15 million rebuild. The school’s placement and the final capital priorities list will be approved at a board meeting scheduled for May 8 before it is sent to the province by May 31.

W.E. Gowling School in Carlington was also added to the list, recommended for $1 million in renovations.

Earlier in the evening, trustees spoke out about the process of changing Broadview to a rebuild, an issue originally discussed at an April 11 meeting.

Kanata trustee Cathy Curry called that meeting “horrible,” saying the process of adding Broadview as a re-build hurts the public’s confidence in the trustees.

“The saddest comment I’ve had in Kanata is, should we have buttons made,” said Curry, referring to the “Build a Better Broadview” buttons worn by parents representing that school. “What I see happening in other communities is they’re saying we should be louder. I’d like us to do something with Broadview, but through the right process.”

Trustee Jennifer McKenzie said she agreed that there needs to be a better process, but that Broadview as been on the priority list for years and there’s been “no significant investments since.”

“We’ve had a lot of dialogue across the city and that’s been very healthy. It’s been difficult, but healthy,” McKenzie said.

“As a board, we need to have in place a plan to look at how we fund new schools built across the district.”

There was also some discussion on a proposal from trustees Donna Blackburn and John Shea’s recommending the sale of the Ottawa Technical High School property at 440 Albert St. and using the proceeds to help fund capital projects in the urban core.

Broadview parent Reid McDougall criticized the idea, saying it would only further divide the board into those schools inside the greenbelt and those outside it. He added the proceeds from the sale would be insufficient to address renova-

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Broadview Parent Council co-chairs Claire Todd, left, and Liz Burgess listen to to delegations at a special business services committee on April 30 that saw the completion of the long-debated capital priorities list. tions in the urban areas and makes for an “unsustainable” solution.

The sale proposal was briefly discussed, but trustees voted to revisit that option at a later meeting.

Taz Mawji from the Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School council also spoke, saying a new addition for the Barrhaven school needs to be maintained on the capital priority list.

She said the school is over capacity by eight per cent and there are already 10 portables on the site.

“Students and staff are being short changed,” Mawji said.

A new Kanata north elementary school is still highest on the list for a new school, while

Mutchmor Public School is second, as it requires an addition/renewal to allow the board to execute its downtown accommodation plans.

Speaking at the meeting, board superintendent Mike Carson said the Broadview rebuild wouldn’t come before the Longfields-Davidson Heights addition on the list.

While some trustees criticized the process that led to the decision to approve a rebuild for Broadview, McKenzie said it has been an open process.

“We’ve had an interesting dialogue and discussion,” she said. “It’s not fair to say no one knows this process is going on.

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A plan to ease overcrowding in Kanata schools was approved by trustees during a marathon meeting of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board on April 24.

Anxious parents and concerned residents packed the meeting room and waited through the board’s lengthy agenda before hearing debate on the Kanata motion.

It was after 11 p.m. when Kanata trustee Cathy Curry was able to present a motion that included approval for a new elementary school for Kanata north along with an eight-room addition at South March Public School and an addition to the Earl of March Secondary School.

Following a protracted debate, trustees voted 7 to 3 with two abstentions to accept the motion, which also included changing Earl of March to house grades 7 to 12 by September 2015.

The decision comes after more than a year of research and debate supported by the publicly-driven accommodation review committees (ARCs) set up by the board to look into solutions to the lack of space.

“Hope is not a strategy ... Kanata is so far behind that we need a high school and an elementary school.”

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In presenting the motion, Curry said the overcrowding has reached “crisis” proportions with more than 800 extra seats needed for September 2012 and 1,750 required by 2014.

Curry pointed out that the

board has no land secured for building a new school in Kanata north, a predicament which could lead to students being bused out of the community to attend schools in other areas.

“Hope is not a strategy,” Curry told her peers. “Kanata is so far behind that we need a high school and an elementary school.”

All trustees praised the work of the ARC volunteers in bringing the crisis into focus and supplying recommendations to the board. ARC representatives had the opportunity to speak to the board prior to the vote.

Cathy Biggs, Chair of the Kanata North ARC, said, “no one knows the details of the overcrowding like we do.

That’s why our committee voted unanimously April 18 that a new school and two additions are required.”

Biggs said the committee had reversed its earlier recommendation after learning new information following the end of the committee’s tenure.

“After hearing staff recommendations and discussion from trustees, we were told there was no new school available.

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In making the motion, Curry stressed the need for the creation of transition teams “to ensure smooth transitions.”

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“My first loyalty is to the community, to students and their parents.”

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This would be totally unacceptable. We were short-sighted in our recommendations as they were written.”

In the hotly contested debate, trustees voiced differing opinions on the issue, some refusing to give in to the motion.

Board chair Jennifer McKenzie voted against the motions and provided two alternative motions should Curry’s have failed.

Trustee Shirley Seward also voted against the Kanata north motion as well as portions of the Kanata south motion.

“My first loyalty is to the community, to students and their parents,” she said. Her decision was based in part on a large amount of email she received on the issue where parents have expressed their opinions.

Kanata south will not see a new school though Glen Cairn Public School will transition to an intermediate school for Grade 7 to 8 starting in September 2013.

adding that six of 10 members of the Kanata South ARC favoured the motion.

Heather MacDonald of AY Jackson Secondary School supported the grades 7 to 12 model, suggesting benefits such as extracurricular mentoring and coaching.

Speaking for the Stephen Leacock Public School Council, Catherine Roberts said, “We do feel that a 7 to 12 facility is a necessary component of this solution.”

Megan Cornell of the Kanata Lakes Community Association said she was against the 7 to 12 model and expansion to Earl of March, stressing that board staff must first determine how the expansion could accommodate amenities such as a gym.

to take a short tour backstage tour guided by one of the orchestra’s musicians, where you will also meet conductor and music director Currie. Tours are limited to 12 audience members on a firstcome, first- served basis. Meet at the OSO table in the foyer by 6:50 p.m. Fifteen-minute tours begin at 7 p.m.

What better way to appreciate and enjoy the concert you are about to hear than with some insight about the composers and their music? Join us for a pre-concert chat with Christopher Moore, assistant

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EMC entertainment - On May 7, David Currie will conduct the 100-member Ottawa Symphony Orchestra in a concert at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre.

For the fifth and final concert of Currie’s 20th season as its conductor, the OSO will perform Mahler’s incomplete Symphony No. 10, in the masterly orchestration by the late Deryck Cooke.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Mahler’s “love letter” to his wife Alma.

Mahler’s Tenth Symphony is one of the most disturbing and paradoxical works in musical history, an apparent attempt to ward off mortality. It continues in the “farewell-to-life” spirit that characterizes the composer’s late music. This is music of deep sadness.

Tickets for the May 7 concert are available in person at NAC box office and through Ticketmaster. Prices range from $26 to $71 for regular tickets, from $22 to $65 for seniors, and from $14 to $29.50 for students.

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Cutting MP pay, pensions could help clean up politics

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axpayers forked over at least $45,000 to Prime Minster Stephen Harper to enjoy a New York Yankees game and a Broadway show last Labour Day. That stories of a bloated sense of entitlement continue to pile up many years after the Liberal party was shown the door comes as little surprise to many. There’s little difference among parties that have held power in Canada, they lament.

Certainly a segment of voters actually believed Harper

meant it, some 10 years ago, when he talked about grassroots decision-making and battling corruption in the federal government.

That Harper would squander tens of thousands of dollars on himself during Labour Day, of all days, sends yet another message to the other side. The 99 per cent might get a day off, but it’ll cost them.

True, the symbolic message doesn’t come close to Peter MacKay’s helicopter trip let alone Tony Clement’s alleged

misappropriation of $50 million. The examples of Conservatives gleefully blowing taxpayers money over the last few years could go on and on.

But cutting heads off a blue Lernaean Hydra instead of a red one matters little.

The point is both Liberals and Conservatives have little credibility left on matters of openness, accountability, corruption and other issues.

Even their belief in free and fair elections – at least when in comes to the Conservatives – has become suspect.

So, what’s the answer to the downward spiral in Canadian politics?

A possible contribution to reversing the decline comes from the right wing Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).

According to figures compiled

by CTF, taxpayers contributed $23.30 last year for every dollar put into the parliamentary pension plan by MPs. “How do you explain to someone scraping for their retirement that Canada can’t afford $508 a month for a 65-year-old, when defeated 60-year-

old backbench MP Yasmin Ratansi got $2,758 a month after just seven years on the job,� asks CTF. MPs pensions are too high.

MPs salaries are too high.

And the numerous related perks are offensive to the average person.

There is a fiscal argument for bringing down MPs’ compensation and reinvesting it in social programs. But the moral argument is more important. There is a relationship between escalating MP compensation packages and

the increasing sense of entitlement and corruption we’ve witnessed over the last couple of decades.

It is clear that not everyone in federal politics is unethical.

Some can take a six-figure salary and still put the interests of constituents and the nation ahead of themselves.

It is equally clear, though, that the lure of big money attracts the greedy and selfindulgent.

To explain away that basic truism with “Well, you have to pay top dollar for the best qualified people,� simply doesn’t fly anymore.

The current situation is the proof.

COLUMN

Finding a needle in a big-box haystack CHARLES GORDON Funny Town

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’ve been compiling a list of things you can’t buy in a shopping centre. It’s short so far, but it will grow, as stores get bigger and farther away.

It goes without saying that you’ll never find that one little hardware part you need. You’ll have to buy a dozen. A surprising entry on the list is a newspaper. The other day I was in a shopping centre and realized there was no such thing as a newsstand. The drug store, didn’t have any. It used to be that you couldn’t avoid newspapers.

A less surprising item that you can’t find in a shopping centre is a pump needle. You need to pump up your basketball, say, and you’re in a shopping centre, which has a sports store and a department store. But the department store’s sporting good section mostly sells exercise equipment and the sports store mostly sells clothes. You ask about a needle and get a funny look. Someone at the department store says go to Walmart.

So next time I’m in Westboro I wander into Westboro Sports Centre on Richmond Road, which might have needles because it has bicycles and pumps. The guy doesn’t look at me funny. We do stock those, he says, but ‌ and the “butâ€? is that he just sold the last one. But ‌ and then he disappears for a moment and comes back with a needle. I was using this one, but you can have it, he says, because I want you to feel special. Anybody got a basketball they want pumped?

Now, I won’t say Westboro Sports is the only place in Ottawa that has a needle for your pump. Nor will I say that it is the only store in

Ottawa where people are friendly, informed and eager to help. It just happens to be one that is nearby. There is probably a favourite store in your neighbourhood, too, if you have a neighbourhood. Lots of people don’t, because of how cities have grown in recent years. Many people don’t have neighbourhood stores, they have shopping centres.

And even the neighbourhoods are changing.

The other day we were back at Westboro Sports to drop off a sympathy card for Doug Herbst, who died far too young after a lifetime at Westboro Sports. I’m sure we are not the only family in Ottawa in which three generations have bought bikes and skates at Westboro Sports.

In the ‘70s, Doug’s father, Bill, helped us with hockey equipment, telling us what we needed for Tyke hockey, what we didn’t need so much, advice that saved us money that we would not have saved at the shopping centre.

In the decades since, it was Doug, along with his brother Geoff, who helped out with bicycles and skates, most recently with our grandchildren. He will really be missed, but the store will go on because there are hundreds of people like us out there.

You hope that there are enough of us to keep other small businesses going, in the face of overpowering competition from stores that can offer more, and cheaper, and giant parking lots, but won’t be able to tell you why one pair of skates is more suitable for a five-year-old than another and won’t be able to drop everything to fix some little thing that went wrong with a bicycle.

We were looking at the changing face of Westboro and trying to figure out if there are any other stores left that were there when we first visited Westboro Sports. Even the Newport, in its present form, has been around only since 1988. Other stores are even newer. Eventually, more and more of them will become chains, as high rents drive the little guys out.

Running a neighbourhood business is a challenge, but it’s made a lot easier when customers are loyal to the neighbourhood, because they know where to look for a needle.

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Being active is good for our physical and mental health. Getting active doesn’t mean spending hours May is physical activity month in Ottawa. It is a at the gym. It’s about making small changes that result great time to start being more active, to see the city in health gains. One way is to become an “active tourist” in your own city and neighbourhood: and to enjoy warmer weather.

In the last 25 years, we have become less active. • Park your car and explore the heritage sites (http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/ In fact, 68% of Canadian men and 69% of women parliament-hill) downtown spend the majority of their waking hours sitting, an average of 9 hours a day. We are spending more • Walk or bike along Ottawa’s many trails and paths You can improve your health by being an “active time in our seats and less time on our feet! (http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/ tourist” and enjoying all Ottawa has to offer. parks-paths/capital-pathway-recreational-pathscapital ) • Get into nature and have a fun hike with your family in the National Capitals Greenbelt (http:// www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/ greenbelt/things-to-do/hiking-walking-greenbelt ) • Borrow a pedometer (http://biblioottawalibrary. ca/en/main/library/card/using/other/pedometer ) from an Ottawa Public Library and count your steps as you visit the Tulip Festival (http:// tulipfestival.ca/index.php/site/home/en )

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• Walk with a friend or in a group • Wear bright coloured clothes Visit Safe Kids Canada www.safekids.ca to • Walk across the street at a designated cross- find out more information on walking safely. ing • In the evening, wear clothes that reflect light

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LETTERS Earl expansion needs more board funding To the editor: Open letter to the trustees of the Ottawa Carleton-District School Board.

The Kanata Lakes Community Association and many community members, including those who supported Kanata trustee Cathy Curry’s motion last week continue to have significant concerns about the capital allocation for the Earl of March Secondary School grades 7 to 8 expansion.

In particular, it must be ensured that enough funds are allocated such that a facility is built which does not rely at all upon any current resources from Earl of March. I hope that we can count on you to advocate for an adequate capital allocation, from what I understand from facilities staff $15 million, not the $10 million which staff have put on the capital priorities list.

In fact, the suggested capital request for the LDH expansion in Barrhaven is $15 million This is a school which was purpose built for 7-12, and it is identified as needing an expansion which would cost $15 million.

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a secondary school which was purpose built for grades 7-12 need $5,000,000 greater in capital funds for an expansion then building out an expansion on a 9-12 secondary school which was never intended to handle either grade 7 and 8s or the volume of students which will be equal to or greater than those at Longfield Davidson Heights Secondary School?

Any expansion on Earl of March simply must include resources equal to those which students could expect to have at a kindergarten to Grade 8 school and must include a gym, music room, design and technology room and other specialty spaces.

The draft plans which staff drew up for accommodation review committee purposes and which is the basis for the $10 million capital request includes classrooms and on larger room which they have termed a “multi-purpose room”.

This is not a full, stand alone grades 7-8 school, it is throwing on an inadequate number of classrooms with inadequate other resources.

As we have stated repeatedly in our submissions, Earl of March simply has no capacity to share space with students.

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pansion which would take place in the middle of an empty field - Earl of March is over capacity, not under capacity as other secondary schools in the board are.

It is alarming to members of the community that only a small number of trustees asked questions about the adequacy of the planned addition.

Building an inadequate addition to undertake a fundamental move which parents have expressed serious concerns about would not be putting the interests of the students of Kanata north first.

In passing trustee Curry’s motion to move ahead with the Earl expansion at this time, when there are no firm plans for the school, the board of trustees has asked the community to place their faith in the ability of the OCDSB to make this work for our kids.

Underfunding the expansion and not undertaking to build an adequate facility breaks that faith from the get go - before plans are even drawn up.

We are counting on the Board to revise the capital request for the planned Earl of March addition from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000.

Megan Cornell, Matt Muirhead KLCA ***

Newspaper needs more local content To the editor: I just went through the April 19 edition of the KanataKourier Standard. On the top of each page, it says, “Your Community Newspaper.” The problem is ... I counted 26 stories that have absolutely nothing to do with Kanata. So how exactly is it my community newspaper?

The headlines on pages 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 23, 32 and 38, scream anything but Kanata.

Why do we care about east communities cleaning the capital? What about Kanata residents who are doing the same?

Herongate Mall, or Potvin Arena?

Most people don’t even know where those places are.

Only pages 1, 4 and 11 have legitimate stories about Kanata. Page 42 is an advertorial and 9, 16 and 19 are submitted.

The stories on those other pages have already been reported on in the Ottawa media, a week ago. That’s not the role of a community newspaper.

Community newspapers are supposed to tell stories that daily outlets won’t.

Kanata is a vibrant community with many, many things happening, and many special,

hardworking people doing extraordinary things. It used to be full of stories about those people, their activities and personal points of view.

You can’t just use the name Kanata. You have an obligation to this community. Alex Munter started the paper with that in mind and pride in the community and the name.

If this is a city wide newspaper, call it that … because it’s no longer about Kanata.

Anna Marie Young Bridlewood ***

Senior citizen services needed

To the editor: First of all, to quote Bill Teron, “We need places like this location for senior citizens’ services. Beaverbrook is aging.”

Well, I am a senior citizen and I am aging and I do consider “services” as a form of housing.

As a long-time resident of Beaverbrook and Kanata, I understand the strong feelings people have for this wonderful neighbourhood. It is and has been a great place to live.

In fact, I am looking for ways to remain in Beaverbrook to be close to my children and grandchildren who

have chosen to return to Beaverbrook, where they themselves grew up and attended schools.

As we downsize, we want to live in Beaverbrook where we could live the next stage of our lives in this beautiful area of Kanata.

Beaverbrook was planned in the 1960s as a wonderful place for young baby-boomer families to live.

It is doubtful if the planning, at that time (or even 15 years ago as quoted), gave much concern to the needs of a large and growing seniors’ population of today.

A real asset of any inclusive community is that it provides opportunities for all ages to live together and, hopefully, future development in Beaverbrook can do this.

Of course, any development should take into account the uniqueness of Beaverbrook and try to fit in with the uniqueness of the area.

However, some compromises will, no doubt, be necessary. As Bob Dylan put it --”the times they are a-changin’” – and urban planning must adapt to the needs of an aging population when soon one in four of us will be over the age of 65.

Theresa Norris Kanata ***

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“Canadians need to take vision health more seriously,” warned John Rafferty, CNIB’s president and CEO. “Many serious eye diseases have no symptoms. Even if you have 20/20 vision you could be at risk of developing an eye dis-

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CNIB’s goal is to reduce the number of Canadians who lose their sight each year by 50 per cent by 2020. That’s 22,500 Canadians whose sight could be saved every year.

“Early detection of eye disease is critical to ensuring you can receive treatment that could save your sight,” said Rafferty. “A complete eye exam by an optometrist is an excellent way to detect many

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For every eye exam conducted by participating optometrists during the month of May, $2 will be donated to CNIB. “One in seven Canadians will develop a serious eye disease in their lifetime,” Rafferty said. “But few Canadians realize that 75 per cent of vision loss can be prevented or treated.”

In addition to getting regular eye exams, simple lifestyle choices like eating a healthy diet, not smoking, exercising regularly and wearing UVprotected sunglasses yearround can go a long way to help maintain vision health.

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Kanata artists throw open their doors Gabrielle Tieman

Sixty tea cups, coats of arms or a needle and thread – Kanata artists are helping Ottawa see that inspiration can come from just about anywhere.

From May 4 to 6, 10 Ottawa artists will be rolling out the welcome mat for the Kanata Artist Studio Tour – an annual event when local artists open their doors to the public – allowing their neighbors to experience art in a comfortable atmosphere.

Janis Hall, one of the 10 artists featured on the tour, said the event takes the intimidation out of the art and allows people to enjoy it without feeling pressured to buy anything.

“It’s a little less intimidating than walking into a gallery,” said Hall. “Plus people get to see where the artists’ work and their works in progress. We don’t want people to feel like they need to buy something.

We just want them to see the art and experience it and see the role we have in the community.”

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her home studio all in a variety of progress stages – from portraits to still life and a few landscapes in between.

“It’s a little bit of everything,” said Hall. “The places I’ve been, the people I’ve met.

I love painting people.”

For artist David Farrar, this tour is more about sharing art with people in his neighborhood. A painter for over 40 years, Farrar, having come to Canada in the late 1960s from

England, said he was immediately taken by Canada’s landscape.

“Canada is this wide open space and it is wild,” said Farrar. “You can’t go anywhere in England where there is no evidence of human beings. I have continued to paint this landscape on and off for many years.”

With a background in commercial artistry and graphic design, Farrar’s art is featured on

is a wonderful opportunity for them to ask away and come see our bigger bodies of work.”

“It is good for us and it is wonderful to be able to explain our technique and explain our philosophy and what inspires us.”

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Miller will be showing 40 of her finished pieces including portraits of European vistas, Canadian landscapes and

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“a little bit of this and a little bit of that.”

Kanata artists Allison Fagan, France Tremblay, Susan Goold, Peggy Hughes, Elizabeth Potvin, Violeta Borisonik and Rosemary Randell will also be featured on the tour.

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the walls of Rideau Hall – but on an uncommon canvas.

“I paint coats of arms,” said Farrar. “I’ve painted a tremendous amount over the years – probably a hundred. The Queen gave us permission to grant coats of arms in Canada on her behalf. So when someone wants a coat of arms they ask for permission and then I paint them.”

Judi Miller is another artist who is no stranger to unconventional techniques. Known for embroidering the details of her paintings, Miller says her three-dimensional landscapes are a marriage of two art forms.

“Embroidery is something that I have always loved,” said Miller. “I love textiles and I love to paint but painting wasn’t really my thing. So I married the two.”

With a background as an organic chemist and having worked at the Canadian Conservation Institute – an organization that restores and preserves art and relics as well as providing archeological services – Miller said although she does not have formal art training, she has always had an artsy side.

“I have been painting for 10 to12 years and this will be my fourth year on the tour,” said Miller. “It is a give and take event. The community is very supportive and this event

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Beaverbrook residents poised to fight apartment plan David Johnston

For the second time in four months, a capacity crowd turned out to voice opposition to a proposal to build a highrise apartment on Teron Road and The Parkway in Kanata.

About 200 people filled the hall at the Mlacak Centre Monday, April 30, to openly express displeasure with a proposed zoning bylaw amendment application to make way for a nine-storey apartment complex.

Kanata founding developer Bill Teron had the overwhelming support of the audience as he read a prepared statement against the submission on the grounds that it is not in keeping with the community vision that has guided development.

“This proposal is in violation of the current zoning of being land zoned for community institutional use,” said Teron. “This land is needed by the community to address community needs, such as a major walk in clinic with im-

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Teron received a nearly unanimous show of hands from the crowd, indicating support for his statement. Only a handful of people backed the proposal. city plan

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Marianne Wilkinson warned the assembly that the City of Ottawa Official Plan supports multi-residential development in the area.

“The City of Ottawa did incorporate the former Kanata official plan, but the planning committee will make a decision in law based on Ottawa’s Official Plan.”

Wilkinson vowed to work with the city’s planning committee, residents and the developer to come to a compromise, but she said, “I am only one voice on city council. I will work with the community as much as possible to get something that works in the community.”

After the sometimes heated debate, developer Ken Hoppner told The Kourier-Standard that the current proposal is in response to initial opposition to his plan to build a 16-storey apartment on the site.

The nine-storey plan doesn’t reduce the number of units, but does change the footprint of the building on the property.

“This is a zoning exercise,” said Hoppner. “We are addressing what we see as a need in the community. I do understand the frustration of the residents but the planning policies of the city have changed.

“We don’t want to ruin the community but we are responding to what we believe is appropriate. We’re looking at all options and we’re building for the long-term.”

Wilkinson confirmed that the site is within 600 metres of the planned rapid transit hub that will eventually be built as the Ottawa commuter system is developed.

Regardless of the comments made by residents, city planner Marc Magierowicz said the revised proposal complies with City of Ottawa planning policies.

“There is a need for a bylaw amendment to allow a building of this size, but the city’s

official plan does recognize this type of development on this site.”

He said the final decision on zoning will be made by city council, based on a recommendation from the planning committee. Though Wilkinson is not a member of the planning committee and therefore has no vote on the matter until it reaches council, she said she would represent the residents’ concerns.

City staff anticipates filing a report to the planning committee meeting July 20, which would lead to a recommendation on the table at the only council meeting of the summer, Aug. 22.

The public has until May 10 to submit comments to the city planner to be incorporated into his report.

Anticipating the outcome of the city’s decision, Bill Teron said his group is poised to appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board.

“This issue comes down to a zoning argument,” he said.

“The City of Ottawa may only approve zoning changes that comply with the criteria in the Official Plan or zoning bylaws. garden city

“We designed Kanata as ‘the garden city,’ with nature first. We would welcome this kind of development in the right place, but this is not the right place.”

The property, on the southwest corner of the intersection of The Parkway and Teron Road, is approximately half a hectare. It is the former site of a Kanata post office. The current institutional zoning allows for up to a five-storey structure, something like a retirement home or medical centre.

Teron’s report cites six areas where he believes the developer and the city are in violation of the legal requirements un-

der which the city can approve zoning changes.

“When reviewing infill development within the general urban area, (the city) must recognize the importance of new development relating to existing community character so that it enhances and builds upon desirable established patterns and built form,” said Teron.

“We did densification studies 15 years ago and we put things in their right place. This is not only about this building. We will fight a rule of law against spot planning.”

In the open forum that followed presentations, resident John Donnelly said “this is a high-density, high-rise building being shoehorned onto a small piece of property to maximize profit.”

Resident Fred Boyd said he’s grown cynical of the city’s planning department.

“The developer must have had assurances that this property could be rezoned,” Boyd said. “The concept does not take into account the neighbourhood. It is not reasonable.”

For Bill Teron and those in opposition, the application goes beyond being unwarranted.

“If this proposal is approved by city council, the residents of Beaverbrook together with the high-tech industries whose employees reside in Beaverbrook and I will support the community-based effort to provide the executive and financial means to hire multiple legal and planning experts to vigorously oppose this extreme violation of the current zoning bylaw to both the Ontario Municipal Board and beyond,” Teron said.

Should both city council and the OMB approve the zoning amendment, the developer still has to receive approval of a site plan before work can commence. The entire process could take two or three years.

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A plan to include two soccer fields at the new Richcraft Centre on Innovation Drive has hit a snag.

Instead of including one large soccer field and one smaller field, the new recreation complex will only be able to have the one larger soccer field, said Kanata North Coun.

Marianne Wilkinson.

Designs for the soccer fields squeezed them into the available land, but a small portion of the smaller soccer field would have overlapped with the Hydro One corridor adjacent to the property, Wilkinson said.

“The elevation was such that Hydro One said it wasn’t going to be safe. Better safe than sorry,” Wilkinson said.

“The elevation of the field would be too high compared to the lines and a soccer ball could hit the lines.”

Other than the soccer-field snafu, Wilkinson said the rec centre and fundraising for the

‘The elevation was such that Hydro One said it wasn’t going to be safe. Better safe than sorry. The elevation of the field would be too high compared to the lines and a soccer ball could hit the lines.’ kanata north coun. marianne wilkinson

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The recreation centre will feature an eight-lane pool, a leisure and therapeutic pool and a skate park. The complex will also feature four public art commissions by local artists selected through a public art competition.

The complex is designed to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) GOLD certification.

The new facility will have a number of green features that promote energy efficiency and reduced water use.

Richraft Group of Companies bought the naming rights to the facility for $500,000, for a 15-year term. The building was renamed the Richcraft Recreation Complex as part of the agreement.

Richraft Group of Companies bought the naming rights to the facility for $500,000, for a 15-year term. The building was renamed the Richcraft Recreation Complex as part of the agreement.

Ground was broken for the Richcraft Centre at the end of December.

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EMC sports - The Fred Page Cup title came down to just one game, with the Nepean Raiders playing the evenly matched Woodstock Slammers at the Kanata Rec Complex on April 29.

And in the end, it was Nepean that returned to the dressing rooms without the cup, while the championship celebration took place across the hall.

Nepean fell one goal short, losing 3-2 to New Brunswick’s Slammers in the Eastern Canadian Championship. The Slammers will now advance to the RBC Cup in Humboldt, Sask., a tournament won last year by the CCHL’s Pembroke LumberKings.

“When you get into a one game tournament anything can happen,” said Peter Goulet, Nepean Raiders coach.

“Hats off to Woodstock. They played a hell of a game, and it’s just the way it went today.”

Scoring was opened up by Woodstock early in the first period, which ended tied after a goal from Craig Cowie with a minute left.

It was a repeat in the second period, with an early goal at 1:41 in from Woodstock, and tied with several minutes left by Nepean’s Ryan Johnston.

But it was the third period goal by Woodstock’s Sam Caldwell, only two minutes in, that secured the victory.

Nepean had three power plays in the third period and several scoring chances.

“A couple lucky bounces today and we could have had two goals in the last five, six minutes,” Goulet said. “But that’s the game of hockey.”

The Kanata Rec Complex was packed with fans and families of both teams who travelled from all over eastern Canada to cheer on their teams.

Nepean bounced back from a 2-1 loss against Kanata, a team they consistently beat by a large margin in the regular season, in early tournament play in the semifinals.

They beat the Kanata Stallions 6-1 in Saturday’s semifinal game to advance to play the Slammers, thanks to a hat trick by Brent Norris and goals from Ryan MacLean, Tanner Williams and Alex ODea. Nepean were regular season CCHL champions, beating out the Cornwall Colts for the chance to represent the league at the Fred Page Cup. As the host team, Kanata had earned an automatic berth.

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Mitchell Herlihey, right, tries to pass the puck to his Nepean Raiders teammates during the final game of the Fred Page Cup on Sunday, April 29. The Nepean Raiders qualified to the final game against New Brunswick’s Woodstock Slammers, but fell short in a close 3-2 game at the Kanata Rec Complex. The Raiders were CCHL champions this year and represented the league along with the host club, the Kanata Stallions, at the eastern Canadian championship.

The Slammers now advance to the national RBC Cup. hockey team,” Goulet said.

“What we’ve accomplished this year is phenomenal.”

Woodstock’s coach Jason Tatarnic said the team benefited from having Fred Page Cup experience under their belt.

“We had four guys that were there last time,” said Tatarnick. “The guys that have that experience are the key.”

They’ll leave later this week for Saskatchewan to represent Eastern Ontario in Saskatchewan.

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Mother shows disapproval with ‘the look’

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She said it was worse than a slap on the side of the head.

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take the first cookie off the plate, which I learned very quickly, was just not done until the guest was first served. I got “the look” and quickly put the cookie back on the plate, which earned me another “look.”

I was then faced with the problem of trying to figure out how to correct my social error, so I decided the best thing to do was re-take the same cookie and get out of there.

Which I did and then I ran out of the house and practically swallowed it whole as I passed through the summer kitchen.

Mother used “the look” a

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If any one of us five kids squirmed too much for her liking, we got ‘the look.’ If that didn’t work, it was followed by a sharp jab on the knee.

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always amazed me. I could never figure out how she knew who was acting up without even looking our way.

There was never any comment with ‘the look.’ It was enough to send the message of her disapproval. It was often directed towards Father, who paid absolutely no attention at all to it. Mother could never get used to Father cooling his tea in his saucer.

Although he did it almost every meal and as Audrey said, she should have been used to it by now. Mother would send him “the look” as soon as he tipped the tea out and then carefully lift the saucer to his lips, often giving it a few soft puffs of air first.

And of course, if any one of us acted up during a meal, that was enough to warrant “the look.” Don’t put too much food in your mouth at once, don’t make a stab for the last sausage on the platter, remember to say please and thank you and heaven help you if you were caught with

your eyes open during Grace.

Those misdemeanors all deserved “the look.”

Well away from earshot, Emerson once said Mother must have had her eyes open herself during Grace to see one of us breaking this cardinal rule. Audrey reminded Emerson that Mother could see things when no one else could.

Mother had to be close to you to administer her next form of reprimand if “the look” didn’t work. She wouldn’t think twice of giving the brothers a sharp swat on the side of their head. Sometimes it hit the ear dead-on.

Emerson said when that happened; his ears rang for three days. Audrey said he was exaggerating.

As my sister got older, she started to develop “the look” just like Mother. My three brothers completely ignored her, knowing full well she would have met her match if she had to resort to slapping them on the side of their head if “the look” didn’t work.

I tried “the look” on Emerson once. He managed to put me in the ice part of the ice box one day, almost giving me a heart attack. He was too big for me to cuff him on the side of the head when he let me out, so I gave him what I considered my most hateful “look.” He ran from the house laughing his head off.

I figured I had a long way to go before I mastered “the look” like Mother and Audrey.

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Lay several of the mint leaves parallel on your cutting board, then with a sharp knife, slice them very thinly.

Once all the leaves have been sliced, pile them on the board, and chop them into very small pieces. They should be about the size of dried basil.

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla.

In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.

Add a third of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir well. Add half of the milk, and stir again.

Repeat with another third of the dry ingredients and the rest of the milk.

Stir the mint into the cookie batter, then add the last of the flour mixture. Mix well.

Shape the dough into two logs about 20 centimetres long. Wrap each one in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least two hours, or until firm.

Unwrap the dough and cut it into slices half a centimetre wide, placing them on a greased baking sheet about 2.5 centimetres apart.

Bake at 350 F (175 C) for 10-12 minutes or until the bottom edge is light brown.

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You can chop the leaves, add them to melted butter and drizzle it over cooked new potatoes for an old-fashioned English dish.

This week’s recipe appeared in my column several years ago and was so popular that I wanted to pass it along to anyone who may have missed it. It makes a cookie that’s similar to shortbread, but with the flavour of fresh mint.

It will be another month or so before the new mint is ready to pick. Look for it in late May or early June at farmers’ markets, or ask friends and neighbours if they have some in their gardens.

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Turn trash into treasure with the BMGCA community yard sale Briarbrook and Morgan’s Grant Community Association

Spring is here and it’s time to clear out the clutter in your basement, attic and garage and participate in the annual Briarbrook and Morgan’s Grant Community Association community-wide yard sale.

Residents are invited to hold a sale on May 5, with a rain date of May 6. This is

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Garage sale to aid sialidosis research Special to the Kourier-Standard

EMC community - Emily Tieu will host her eighth-annual charity garage sale at Franco Ouest high school on May 5 to raise money for sialidosis, a rare genetic disease developed either at birth or within a child’s first year.

Over the past eight years Emily, 14, a Kanata teen, has raised $74,000 at the charity garage sales.

The event has grown so large, Emily can no longer hold the event at her Kanata home, so this year it will be

held at her high school located at 411 Seyton Dr., Bells Corners.

Tyler Huneault, 13, an Ottawa teen, is the only child in North America who suffers from sialidosis, a fatal enzyme disorder.

When Emily heard that Tyler’s family was doing a garage sale every year to help fund the research she decided she was going to help by having a garage sale of her own.

This year she has a new plan for the money she raises.

Tyler received a kidney

transplant in December and is now wheelchair bound.

Emily wants the proceeds of this years sale to go directly to Tyler’s family to help with the costs for his care such as an accessible van and other items for the home.

Every year Emily counts on the support of the community who donate thousands of items for the garage sale, as well as corporate sponsors for the raffle and people coming by to shop. For more information please contact carol.tieu@ sympatico.ca.

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Spring/Summer 2012

Poison ivy on the agenda at association meeting March Rural Community Association

EMC community - Can you recognize Poison Ivy? Do you know what to do if you have a reaction? Can you get it from petting your dog?

The March Rural Community Association extends an open invitation to everyone to attend our meeting on Wednesday May 9, at the Old March Town Hall, 821 March Rd., starting at 7:30 p.m., when we will hear a presentation by

one of our residents who has researched the topic, as well as sharing personal experiences.

Many of us live with this pesky plant on our property, and have had to come to terms with it.

We look forward to learning more about how to avoid it, as well as how to deal with it’s inevitable consequences.

We will also be discussing how to deal with the Emerald

Ash Borer. This is a hot topic across the city, and although we are not seeing widespread tree removal by the city in our community just now, we all need to better understand the options for property owners.

At our last meeting April 11 we enjoyed a presentation by Steve Nason of the plans for the new recreation complex, with a review of the various indoor and outdoor sports and recreation facilities.

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The Kanata girls midget C team capped off their season by winning a gold medal at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association Provincial Tournament in Brampton, Ont. April 13 to 15. Undefeated in round robin with a record of 19 goals for and 3 goals against they met North Bay Ice Boltz in the semifinals for a 2-1 win in overtime and on to the final against Ilderton Jets for a 3-1 win.

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Central Park turns 100 Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

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At the Rotary Club meeting on April 26, Rotary Club president Peter McKennirey presented the defibrillator to Bob Harkness, president of the Bells Corners Legion.

Rotary powers up defibrillator for Legion hall Special to the Kourier-Standard

The Rotary Club of Nepean-Kanata has donated a state-of-the-art defibrillator to the Bells Corners Royal Canadian Legion.

At the Rotary Club meeting on April 26, Rotary Club president Peter McKennirey presented the defibrillator to Bob Harkness, president of the Bells Corners Legion.

The idea of donating a defibrillator to the Legion resulted from a presentation to the Rotary Club by the Ottawa paramedic service in 2011.

The presentation emphasized the importance of providing critical first response care in the early moments of a heart attack to the survival of the

victim.

The demographics of people who use the Legion suggested that having a defibrillator on site would be an important addition to their first aid capability.

Defibrillators have played a life-saving role in several recent situations in Ottawa and nearby communities where a heart attack victim was successfully treated by trained staff prior to the arrival of paramedics.

Rotary is a worldwide network of volunteers who have decided to give back to society and help make a difference in creating a better future.

The Rotary Club of Nepean-Kanata is involved in

a broad range of projects focused on developing youth, improving literacy, alleviating poverty and providing people with the tools to help themselves. These initiatives are driven by the belief that creating a better future is a shared responsibility between those who help and those who benefit.

Rotary and the Legion have had a long-standing relationship in Bells Corners providing services to their respective communities.

The Rotary Club has held its weekly meetings at the Bells Corners Legion for several years. The Rotary meets weekly on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m.

EMC news - Preparations are underway to celebrate the one of the Glebe’s most cherished green spaces this summer when Central Park turns 100.

Leading the initiative for the Glebe Community Association is Johanna Persohn, the association’s heritage committee chairwoman, who unveiled the plans at an April 24 meeting.

Thanks to the efforts of an ad-hoc committee consisting of members from both the heritage committee and the parks committee, Persohn said the event will also feature the dedication of a plaque designating the Clemow Estates as a heritage district.

“It is going to be a fun event,” Persohn said at the meeting.

A preliminary schedule for the day’s events includes the

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Central Park in the Glebe is celebrating it’s 100th birthday this year. A walking tour and heritage party are part of the events organizers are planning for June 19. plaque dedication, a guided walk around the park with heritage keepers and information about 20 Clemow Ave., a home which is currently undergoing significant restorations.

As for the walk in the park,

Persohn said the ad-hoc committee’s hope is for the park to be cleaned and the walkways resurfaced for the big day.

“We want to make the park spiffy for the day,” Persohn said.

Both Persohn and parks committee chairwoman Elizabeth Ballard felt the significance of the newly instated heritage district, which lies adjacent to the park, makes the duo-event a perfect fit.

City council voted in favour of the eight-year long study to designate the Clemow Estates in July 2011. The small heritage-designated area includes Clemow Avenue from Bank Street to just beyond O’Connor Street.

The Ottawa Improvement Commission, now known as the National Capital Commission are credited for creating Central Park as one of the first largest park in Ottawa.

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sects can both wreak havoc to the structures of a home, identifying the difference between the pests’ damage can aide in exterminating the offending insect.

Carpenter ants do not eat the wood they inhabit.

Rather, they tunnel through soft woods creating caverns where they nest and lay eggs. Tunnels created by carpenter ants will be

smooth and free of debris, called frass. Wood that has been damaged by termites will be rugged and potentially filled with sawdust shavings or mud.

Moisture is the friend of carpenter ants. Moist wood is especially susceptible to damage from these ants.

Rotting tree trunks, stumps, or roots are often infested with carpenter ants. How-

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Some of these costs are one-time fixed payments, while others represent an ongoing monthly or yearly commitment. While not all of these costs will apply in every situation, it's better to know about them ahead of time so you can budget properly.

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ever, healthy, hard, dry wood is more difficult for carpenter ants to channel through. Therefore, eliminating moisture from the home is one way to keep these insects from setting up nests indoors.

Much like termites, carpenter ants will swarm in the spring to establish new nests. It is not uncommon to see winged ants in search of a new roost. If winged queens are repeatedly found indoors, this is a good indication that there is a nest inside of the home.

There are ways to reduce carpenter ant numbers indoors. Initially, make sure any sources of damp wood are eradicated. If wood is routinely stored indoors, as is the case for firewood, elevate it to provide ample

air circulation. Promptly remove tree and shrub stumps and roots around the home.

Also trim back any branches that overhang a home.

Carpenter ants feed on insects and sweet nectars.

Reducing food sources in the home and promptly cleaning up any spills can help prevent the ants from seeking out sweet sources inside.

If carpenter ants prove to be troublesome foes, consult with an exterminator who can assess the situation and propose a treatment option. If carpenter ants are merely found outdoors doing their job as nature’s wood decomposers, leave them be.

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(MS) - Carpenter ants are a nuissance to many people and can cause thousands of dollars worth of damage to homes. Identifying and treating carpenter ants can prevent financial consequences from this invading pest.

Many times carpenter ant damage is mistaken for damage caused by termites. While the two in-

This report is courtesy of Dave Norcott, Owner/Broker of Record, Century 21 Townsman Ltd. Brokerage. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract. Copyright © 2012 0503.R0011378698

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Also common during the late spring season is the carpenter bee. Similar in appearance to a bumblebee, carpenter bees are large bees that can be found hovering around the outside of a home. Carpenter bees can be distinguished from bumblebees because their abdomen is shiny black, not furry like a bumblebee. Carpenter bees can do damage to a home by boring perfectly round holes into wood structures. Common nesting sites include eaves, window trims, facia boards, siding, wooden shakes, decks, and outdoor furniture. They lay their eggs inside, which will later develop into larvae.

While carpenter bee damage is mostly superficial, predators such as birds like woodpeckers may cause additional damage by digging through the wood to eat carpenter bee larvae.

Carpenter bees prefer to attack wood that is bare, weathered and unpainted.

Therefore, the best way to deter the bees is to paint all exposed wood surfaces, especially those which have a history of being attacked.

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A real estate agent with a long history in the business will likely be a full-time agent as well. Prospective buyers should look for a full-time agent, which is not as common as some buyers might think. Many agents work part-time, and buyers could receive less attention as a result.

* Don’t place too much emphasis on agency size. Real estate agencies come in all shapes and sizes. When it comes to ability, the size of the agency should not factor in. A smaller independent agency can be just as qualified and reliable as one of the major franchise agencies.

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sult those friends or family and ask for any agent referrals.

Those relocating because of work should ask their company to refer an agent. Chances are companies have relocated employees in the past and might have a strong relationship with an agency in town.

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19 Aberdeen Ave. $169,900 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with lots of hardwd. New furnace c/w air (10) See www.rcrhomes.ca/821243

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36 Aberdeen Ave. A e. $229,000 Av Newer Construction Constru r ction home, large garage and super location. Wow! See www.rcrhomes.ca/ rcrhomes.ca/819226 a 819226

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54 Gladstone Av A Ave. e. $179,900 3 bdrm, bdr d m, 2 bath home boasts garage and many n updates. A Charmer! rcrhomes.ca/821269 a 821269 See www.rcrhomes.ca/

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65 Pearle St. $239,500 Spacious 4 bdrm 2 bath home with spiral staircase. A unique home.

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16 George Ave. $189,500 Large 4 bdrm home on generous 50 x 208 lot in Historic Perth.

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814 Cty Rd 29. $244,900 Fabulous custom home just outside town. Don’tmiss this one!

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700 Burns Rd. $394,900 Log home on private 8.45 acres. 3 bdrms, bdr d ms, oversized detached garage.

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Why concrete?

This advanced technology consists of pre-assembled, interlocking forms delivered to the construction site. The specialized panels consist of two, stay-in-place forms of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) connected with a hinged, folding web. The forms are stacked, reinforced, and then filled with concrete, creating a solid monolithic wall.

“The benefits are extensive,” Blyth explains. “Architects are inspired by new design possibilities; builders cut their construction time in half; and the homeowner (or commercial building owner) can feel satisfied for cutting back on an enormous amount of wood.”

As importantly, the quality of life continues long after

construction is completed, he continued. As time goes on within “the most technologically advanced walls”, your energy bills could drop by as much as 70 percent.

“This type of concrete building envelope delivers twice the efficiency compared to stick frame walls -- and with no wood rot and mould it delivers none of the related toxicity. Concrete walls are up to three times more sound resistant; up to four times more fire resistant; nine times stronger; and far more resistant to thermal bridging where outside cold seeps in to cause uncomfortable cold spots, drafts, and mustiness.”

Floor and ceiling construction is now far advanced too.

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“In addition to fixtures and materials, be sure to ask for the most advanced construction methods,” says Todd Blyth at Nudura, a leading name in building system technology. “For example, more and more builders, on request, are discarding the traditional wood-framing method -- now seen as inefficient and wasteful -- in favour of concrete walls.”

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sOLD! 62 McClintock way, Kanata 3 bedroom condominium townhouse in well cared for neighbourhood, parking at front door, play ground across street, lots of visitors parking, freshly painted, 1.5 baths, rec rm, newer gars furnace, windows and includes 4 appliances. List price $199,900

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REAL ESTATE Get the best price when selling a home

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sway opinion of the home -- even if it’s pristine on the inside. Individuals do judge a book by its cover, which means that effort should be put into making a home’s exterior as appealing as possible. Landscaping should be neat and lush. There shouldn’t be any obstacles leading to the front of the home. Items that look in disrepair should be mended. Curb appeal does matter. * Use a real estate agent: Many people forgo this step, thinking they can sell their home just as well without an agent and not have to

get for it. The fact is, the longer an overpriced home sits on the market, the less appealing it will appear to buyers. Individuals looking for a home may repeatedly see the listing and wonder what’s wrong with the home. Even if it’s the best home in the neighborhood, it may be seen as a red flag that’s best avoided. * Give people what they want: Buyers often prefer updated kitchens and bathrooms. Most buyers out there are not looking for “handyman specials.” They want a relatively turn-key property. A kitchen or bathroom that is an eyesore can repel potential buyers. Home shoppers may be more inclined to go closer to asking price if some of the bigger-ticket items are already completed. * Don’t be an open book: If a buyer knows that time is of the essence or the home is “priced to sell,” he or she may sense that desperation, almost guaranteeing a low-ball offer. Sellers shouldn’t let on too much about their reasons for selling or make it seem like they’ll be in dire straights if the home doesn’t sell quickly. Selling a home under duress is not likely to cause prospective buyers to pony up. * Don’t be afraid to counteroffer: A buyer who is excited to get an offer on a home in a slow market, but feels the offer is below value, should definitely counteroffer. While the buyer may not accept the counter, he or she may make another offer that is more to the seller’s liking.

pay commission in the process. A real estate agent is schooled in the process of negotiating the price of an offered home. In fact, the more a home’s selling price, the higher the agent’s profit. That’s incentive right there. Furthermore, agents know the average prices of similar homes and can help a seller price and market a property correctly.

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EMC news - A plan to get rid of bus tickets in favour of a new smart-card system raised concerns from advocates who fear the move will unfairly hike transit costs for low-income people and community organizations.

Tickets would still be available for the foreseeable future, but with the roll-out of the Presto smart-card payment system for OC Transpo on July 1, paying with tickets will cost more per-ride than paying with the cash value people can load on to their new Presto cards.

The move is intended to encourage people to switch to the Presto card, but delegates who spoke to the city’s transit commission on April 23 accused OC Transpo of unfairly increasing costs for the transit service’s most disadvantage customers.

Low-income residents who take transit infrequently favour using tickets, said Tong Zhao-Ansari of the City for All Women Initiative and many don’t have easy access to the Internet (or a phone) needed to top up the value on a Presto card. Some don’t even have a debit or credit card that would provide the funds to transfer.

Those people would be limited to using cash to top up their Presto cards at city client service centres or OC Transpo sales centres (while tickets are available at hundreds of stores across the city).

With tickets as their only viable option, a 15 per cent increase on tickets (compared to an overall fare increase of 2.5 per cent) is unfair, several advocates told the commission.

“Why should people on low

income and service agencies feel this increase so acutely?”

Zhao-Ansari asked the transit commission on April 23.

Low-income people also benefit from the ticket system because community service agencies like the Plant Pool Recreation Association hand out tickets so people can take transit to access their programs.

With a jump in ticket prices and no comparable temporary pass option available through Presto when it rolls out, the association’s Ida Henderson said the group will end up paying an additional 80 cents for each of the 330 swimming program vouchers it hands out clients of a family crisis centre.

“We can’t understand how we or others will be able to cope without a system like tickets or something similar,” Henderson said.

While she understands the desire to provide financial incentives for riders to switch to Presto, Henderson asked for the city and OC Transpo to find a way to do that without disadvantaging service agencies and the low-income residents they serve.

John Manconi, general manager of OC Transpo, agreed the ticket issue is important and one of the challenges the transit service will be looking at to find an alternate, Presto-compatible option for single rides or temporary use.

Vancouver and Toronto may have real estate bubbles, especially in the condo market, but that’s not true of Ottawa, Rushforth says. “I actually expect that five years from now, people will be wishing they had bought in 2012.”

You can sell your house for top dollar now, he says. But to squeeze full value from your home, you need to put a little time and money into sprucing your property up.

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Some residents are worried the new smart-card system will unfairly hike transit costs for low-income people. the EcoPass program, a type of bus pass that could be offered by payroll reduction by employers that wanted to encourage transit use amongst employees.

Rahn, who has used an EcoPass in the past, said the change will not only increase the cost of the pass, it will also take away some of the benefits such as payroll deduction.

“These are core customers

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“A modest amount of money and a little perspiration can give your house a huge boost in selling price, something my clients have shown time and time again.”

that have been using the system,” Rahn added.

Desroches asked that the motion (approved by council on April 25) include instruction for OC Transpo staff to “develop a supportive and flexible program with Presto for local employers who wish to subsidize and or encourage transit use by employees.”

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Two transit commissioners – public member Emily Rahn and Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches – were upset that the introduction of Presto will spell the end of

Ottawa realtor Paul Rushforth sometimes senses a hesitation in homeowners who’d like to sell their homes. They’re worried that potential buyers are afraid that real estate prices are about to fall, just as they have fallen, drastically, over the past few years in the United States.

“I tell them there’s really very little to worry about,” Rushforth says. “Especially in Ottawa, we don’t really have a real estate bubble. In nearly six decades, we’ve only seen prices go down four times—and I personally expect prices to continue increasing.”

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“Without breaking the bank, you can usually improve your house far more than you first expected,” he says. “The key is to do things conservatively and wisely—to do a lot yourself, to use lower-end fixes, and barter and trade where you can.”

Rushforth has seen these strategies work time after time—in his real estate practice, and also in the television show All For Nothing?, which he hosts with designer Penny Southam. Each week, two household compete to see who can get the greatest increase in house value while spending essentially nothing.

“The homeowners get better than a ten-to-one return,” Rushforth says. “The average home increases in value by $27,000 with expenses of only $2,600.”

To find out how you can be on ALL FOR NOTHING?, contact Sonja via email at sonja@mountainroad.ca, phone 613-237-4447 or visit allfornothingtv.ca.

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Court rejects Lansdowne legal challenge Community group still considering further appeal to Supreme Court Laura Mueller

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city council acted in good faith when it struck a deal with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group to revitalize the publically-owned land.

Mayor Jim Watson said he believes the Friends of Lansdowne were “genuine and sincere” in their opposition to the plan, which they characterized as a bad deal for taxpayers and questioned the legality of the sole-sourcing of the renewal contract to OSEG. “But even though some may disagree on the future of Lansdowne, I am deeply convinced that most reasonable people in our city would agree on this important point: It is time to renew the vitality and importance of Lansdowne,” Watson said as he addressed the media.

June Creelman, president of the Friends of Lansdowne, said the group was “deeply disappointed” in the ruling and would be meeting with lawyer Steven Shrybman to decide whether to ask the Supreme Court to hear an appeal.

EMC news - The Ontario Court of Appeal has unanimously rejected the Friends of Lansdowne’s legal challenge to the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, a decision the city says clears the way for it to move forward with the project.

Meanwhile, the citizen group that brought the legal case says it hasn’t ruled out trying to appeal its case to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Warren K. Winkler issued a decision on the case, which was heard Nov. 28, just days before FIFA announces whether Ottawa would be among the host cities for the World Cup soccer tournaments to be staged in 2014 and 2015.

In the decision, Winkler wrote: “It is not for the courts to second guess or reweigh policy and financial considerations that informed the city’s decision to advance the development.”

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With the future of the Lansdowne reconstruction less cloudy, the city and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group are looking to move forward with various aspects of the project worth about $10 million.

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EMC news - Even before the fate of the Lansdowne Park reconstruction was decided by the courts, the city began looking to push forward with the ambitious project.

A report approved by the city’s finance and economic development committee on May 1 will allow work to begin on the remediation of contaminated soil and moving the heritage Horticulture Building.

That work is recommended

because the Friends of Lansdowne’s legal challenge at the Ontario Court of Appeal had been preventing the city from finalizing its partnership with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

Although the original estimate for moving the Horticulture Building, which was stripped of its heritage designation to allow it to be moved, was around $2 million, city planner John Smit said in November of 2010, the city now says it will cost $5 million to move the structure, $1.3 mil-

lion to renovate it, add an info centre and perhaps a café or restaurant, plus another $200,000 to relocate memorials and do related work and $3.8 million to rebuild the building’s foundation, for a total of $10.3 million.

The Horticulture Building was built in 1914 and is an example of prairie-style architecture. It was designed

by Francis Sullivan, who was a student of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

It was scheduled for demo-

lition in the early 1990s but was saved when it was designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1994.

Currently, it is not open to the public and has fallen into disrepair, but it is structurally sound.

Representatives from Heritage Ottawa, an advocacy group, appealed the decision to move the Horticulture Building to a provincial review board and won, but the city has the final say.

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The city’s advisory committee on built heritage also recommended against moving the building.

The city and its heritage consultant on the project, John Stewart, said the move is necessary to ensure the building can play a useful role in redeveloped Lansdowne Park and to allow for the construction of a parking garage.

The options presented were either to move the building twice (to move it away to allow the parking garage to be built and again to put it back

in place) or just once, to a new permanent location, an option that would present less risk of damage, Stewart said.

The report also recommends going ahead with $3.7 million of work to clean up contaminated soil, remove asbestos before the Coliseum Building is torn down and utility works.

Capital Coun. David Chernushenko learned of the report only hours before it was posted on the city’s website on April 24. The councillor, who has strongly advocated for the community concerning the park, informed the Glebe

Community Association at their monthly meeting that same night. He told the residents he was initially skeptical of the city’s intentions.

“I wanted to know if they were hurrying it up, trying to push the reconstruction through,” Chernushenko said.

“I was assured there would be no shortcoming of how things are being followed. It appears that the way it is being presented is for any development on the land this soil remediation would need to be done.”

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To the Friends, the case was about municipal government transparency, and group member Ian Lee said the group feels it has succeeded in changing the policy agenda at city hall.

Lee said the legal challenge has been a “remarkable learning experience” for city staff

and councillors, and he doubted the awarding of large city contracts would ever be dealt with the same way again.

The city spent $1.25 million to fight Friends of Lansdowne legal battles, while the Friends have raised and spent around $300,000. No legal costs will be awarded to either side as

part of the ruling.

The Friends of Lansdowne said they will shift their focus to lobbying for public input throughout the remainder of the approval process, including a report in June that will require city council to give final approval to the financial arrangement with OSEG.

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Stephen Leacock student’s composition recognized at festival Piece wins honourable mention from among 10,000 submissions Emily Pope

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EMC community - Andrew Davis, a six-year-old Kanata boy in his first year of music studies, won an honourable mention for his composition Singing in the Sun at the Music for Young Children Competition Festival.

More than 10,832 participants submitted original mu-

sical entries to the competition. Pieces are judged by a select panel looking at technical aspects of the piece as well as how it sounds to the ear.

“It is wonderful to see Andrew’s creative work recognised,” says Andrew’s piano teacher, Emily Pope. “I hope that this recognition encourages not just Andrew, but all students to work hard and see where their imagination and creativity can take them.”

Andrew is the oldest of two children, he is a Grade 2 student from Stephen Leacock school in Kanata.

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Andrew Davis, 6, was recently honoured for a composition titled Singing in the Sun submitted at the Music for Young Children Competition festival. The Stephen Leacock student was an honourable mention among more than 10,000 entries.

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EMC news - A communication board, more community events, benches and a proper soccer field are just a few of the items on a wish list recently created by the Overbrook Community Association in an effort to focus its efforts on the needs of the neighbourhood.

The wish list was presented at an association meeting on April 19 following a request by president Sheila Perry to have board members submit their wishes, which she in turn compiled into one long list.

“This is the beginning of the wish list,” Perry said. “A start of what people would like to see. It is now up to us to formalize this list.”

Perry’s goal is to start tackling items on the list by the beginning of summer.

Some board members expressed concerns about the ability of the association to get everything accomplished.

With more than 16 items making the first draft cut, board member Peter McFarland said he felt a special meeting was needed to simply address this list.

“Nothing we have done before has been as important as this list,” McFarland said. “We need to sit down and work on this.”

The board agreed and a special meeting was tentatively set for early this month.

Easy fix items such as more garbage cans near bus stops and more complex requests such as a community garden near Lawson Avenue, Lola Street or Presland Road were among the items discussed.

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“It was really nice, partly serious and partly funny,” she said. “For that show I did 27 crows and it was a lot of fun.”

Best then turned her attention to painting cats, placing the dark animals against stark abstract backgrounds.

“It’s this airy fairy world and then there’s this cat or crow, right there,” she said. “If it’s too airy fairy, you can drift away to Never-Never Land or if it’s too in your face, it can be too intense. I like the combination of the two things.”

She said her work isn’t about wanting people to understand what she’s thinking, but more what she cares about in life.

Treeplanters needed to improve the health of Shirley’s Brook EMC community - On Saturday, May 12, volunteers are needed to plant native trees and shrubs along Shirley’s Brook from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

With the support of the City of Ottawa and Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority, the Briarbrook and Morgan’s Grant Community Association will be planting a riparian corridor along the stream bed at Marconi Drive.

Volunteers are asked to meet at Marconi Avenue at the “bridge” over Shirley’s Brook (near Streamside Crescent and Celtic Ridge Crescent), at the recreational pathway. OC Transpo bus route 93 serves this location or parking is available off Klondike Road, at Brookshire Park.

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more College in upstate New York and studied painting, drawing and art history.

But when she moved to Ottawa, got married and became a mother, Best said she put painting on hold for a while.

Best got back into art when her children started school and she said she’d often paint backdrops for school plays and taught painting.

Now that her children are grown, Best has found more time to paint. One of the artist’s friends, Dagmar Rathjen, encouraged her to start displaying her work at local galleries.

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Hintonburg-based artist Gwendolyn Best has an exhibit on at Orange Gallery with works that focus on rats, cats and bats.

EMC entertainment - A mother and daughter visiting Orange Gallery on a Saturday afternoon are so impressed with Gwendolyn Best’s work, they want her autograph and a picture taken with the Hintonburg-based artist.

“I’m a little stunned by that,” said Best of the encounter. “I didn’t expect this.”

The artist currently has paintings on display at the gallery showing animals like cats, bats and rats painted black

with colourful, abstract backgrounds.

She has sold countless paintings at galleries across the Ottawa region, but she said she never expected to gain such success through her art.

Best said she’s always had a passion for art and painting, stemming back to when she was a little girl.

“I actually always painted when I was a little girl and I wanted art supplies for Christmas,” she said.

As a young woman in the 1970s, Best attended Skid-

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Ottawa wants to create neighbourhood connections New department, website to look beyond zoning to create complete communities EMC news - Amongst the talk of tall buildings and zoning certainty, a fresh idea to help neighbourhoods stood out at the city’s planning summit on April 26.

A new Neighbourhood Connections office will rise from the ashes of the city’s axed community sustainability department, which had its funding cut in the 2012 budget.

Before that, the department was home to the neighbourhood planning initiative (NPI), which supported a successful Hintonburg pilot project looking at how a community can go beyond the technical trappings of land-use planning: the height of buildings, what may be housed inside them and how many parking spaces are needed.

Instead, Hintonburg’s NPI found ways to connect projects so that the little details that make a community livable and desirable aren’t forgotten. That spirit will be captured in a new Neighbourhood Connections office, planning committee chairman Peter Hume announced at the planning summit at the CE

Centre.

It’s a new way for community members to connect with the city and paint a picture of how small projects can make a big impact, said Hume, the councillor for Alta Vista ward.

“The city might become involved because of a development application, but other issues arise,” Hume said, such as the need to encourage childcare facilities to move into the area or a desire to plant more trees.

“We’re trying to create complete communities and sometimes the very small issues get lost in the debate on larger issues,” Hume said. “This was really designed to get at those little things … the things that will really actually help communities help themselves.”

The office will have a small budget but it will be able to undertake some projects itself, or connect communities with city resources and departments that can find solutions to whatever issues are identified, Hume said.

The Neighbourhood Connections website will let neighbouring communities to jump on board with communi-

ty-based projects and connect them to city hall’s resources.

For instance, it may not be obvious, but Hintonburg’s NPI made for a more pleasant farmers market experience.

EARLY SUCCESS When the city was repairing Wellington Street West, sidewalks and roads in the Parkdale Market area were built to accommodate the market, while taking into account drainage issues and trip hazards in the pedestrian-centric area.

Some of those “peripheral issues,” as Hume calls them – the things not directly related to zoning and land-use planning – can get lost in the discussion, and the Neighbourhood Connections office will be there to make sure those issues are considered.

For community members like Hintonburg’s Paulette Dozois, neighbourhood planning goes beyond the acronyms and jargon of city hall. “It’s a great, co-operative approach,” Dozois said while speaking about the Hintonburg NPI last August.

“It’s a way of looking at

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But Jay Baltz, another Hintonburg resident who is on the local community association’s executive, cautioned that the Neighbourhood Connections

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Canadian Tire Jumpstart launches One Million Red Balls campaign EMC news - Canadian Tire Jumpstart is bouncing ahead.

The One Million Red Balls campaign runs until the fourth annual Jumpstart Day on May 26.

The campaign aims to raise $2 million to help 20,000 children across Canada participate in organized sports and recreation this summer.

Customers are encouraged this month to make a $2 donation at Canadian Tire, Mark’s

and Canadian Tire Gas locations in exchange for one of the million red balls.

“We have set an ambitious goal for ourselves this year… because we know that Canadians are up to the challenge,” said Dan Thompson of Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities.

“Being a part of a team, getting coached for the first time, or taking a lesson is an important part of childhood.”

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hopes the red balls will become a lasting, national symbol for child’s play and that they will give customers a tangible reminder of their contribution to helping children get involved with sports and recreation.

Customers are encouraged to take a picture with their Jumpstart red ball and share it online at OneMillionRedBalls. ca, which will be turned into a custom photo mosaic.

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Going the distance for the heart institute

Runners gathered in Manotick on Saturday, April 21 for the Manotick Road Race, which featured a 10-km run, a 5-km run and a 2-km family walk/run to raise money for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Despite wet and cool conditions, 196 participants ran in the three races .The community raised between $4,000 and $5,000 for the heart institute, with donations still coming in.

EMC news - With discounted OC Transpo passes for students over age 20 to be cancelled on July 1 as a part of the new Presto payment system, the city is in talks with four Ottawa colleges about adopting something similar to the U-Pass.

Student unions at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa approved the $180-per-semester U-Pass to be included in student fees for each semester earlier this year.

But colleges like Algonquin, La Cite Collegial, St. Paul University and Dominican College don’t have a similar pass option.

That may be changing, as the city has already begun talks about a U-Passlike system with a couple of those colleges, Mayor Jim Watson told city council on April 25.

Watson said college students have been expressing “a little bit of jealousy” of their university-going peers.

If the colleges sign on, something like a U-Pass probably wouldn’t be available until 2014, the mayor said.

The launch of a new, Presto-centric fare schedule on July 1 will spell the end

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The City of Ottawa is in talks with four Ottawa colleges about introducing something similar to a U-Pass for the new Presto pay system. Student unions at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa approved the $180per-semester U-Pass of the existing student pass, which is available for high school students and those who attend some colleges, including Algonquin.

The electronic payment cards are tapped on card readers on buses and can be used as a monthly pass or to carry a cash balance for individual trips.

The system will be aligned with other Ontario jurisdictions that use Presto, including some transit systems in

the Greater Toronto Area.

That means student passes will only be available for people up to age 20, whereas now, there are student passes available for people enrolled in college even if they are older than 20.

College students over age 20 who use OC Transpo will have to purchase an adult pass at $96.25 per month starting July 1.

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After 25 devoted years at Trudel Home Hardware, Manager Janet Irwin, will be retiring. Join us in showing our appreciation of her by dropping in on Friday May 11th, her last day. Chef Jason Laurin from Essence Catering will be cooking up some goodies .

When Janet first started working at the Trudel Home Hardware Downtown location she already had a two previous years under her belt working for a Home Hardware in Kirkland Lake. After two years downtown, she then made the move to Kanata, when Trudel’s second location opened in March of 1989. Over the years she has definitely left her mark around the store, especially in her specialized “Bird Center” section where her passion is apparent. Her skills, time, and devotion, will be greatly missed by staff and customers!

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Glebe history buff gets help for heritage project Heritage Ottawa grant to assist with creation of Clemow Avenue record michelle.nash@metroland.com

EMC community - A Glebe resident with a keen interest in the area’s heritage will have the chance to document that history thanks to a grant from an Ottawa advocacy group.

Andrew Elliott was recently awarded the $1,000 Gordon Cullingham Research and Publication Grant by Heritage Ottawa, which he’ll use for expenses related to his proposed heritage research project in the Glebe.

He is enlisting members of the Glebe Community Association heritage committee to help him with the project, which will examine the histories of nearly 135 buildings in an area between Monkland and Clemow avenues from the Rideau Canal to Bronson Avenue.

Elliott is looking forward to getting his neighbours interested in the history of the area.

“In the case of the Glebe, and in particular my project regarding Clemow Avenue, I want people to get excited about the interesting and important people who lived in their houses before them,” Elliott said.

“How these people were key to the development of both the Glebe and Ottawa. Also, particularly with Clemow, I want people to see how good urban planning can work to create an environment that promotes visual harmony between the street and the houses.”

The Parks Canada archivist, who works on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, came to the field of heritage conservation in a round-a-bout way.

Five years ago while living in Peterborough, he was inspired by many of the old buildings there and started writing a newspaper column about the subject for the Peterborough Examiner.

“At that point, I was interested primarily in old stuff, in the aesthetics of old buildings, in the stories about the people who lived in them,” Elliott said “As I continued to write about the buildings over the next few years, I learned about more technical architectural terminology as well as best practices in heritage conservation.”

About three years ago, he started researching and writing about the history of buildings in the Glebe for the Glebe Report, and the community association’s heritage committee asked him to join.

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Leslie Maitland, president of Heritage Ottawa, presents the 2011 Gordon Cullingham Research and Publication Grant to Glebe resident Andrew Elliott. Also shown are Janet Irwin, widow of the late Gordon Cullingham and Lynn Armstrong, who will work with Elliott on his research project.

Elliott credits his time as a columnist for his ability to inspire others to want to learn about heritage.

“I learned long ago, when I first started writing for the newspaper, that the best way to get ordinary people and communities interested in heritage was to write about the stories of the historical figures who lived in the houses and then talk about

EMC news - The replacement of water mains along King George and Quill streets will help reduce the number of flooded basements and see new concrete sidewalks installed, residents learned at a recent meeting.

In an effort to inform affected residents, the city held an open house at the Overbrook Community Centre on April 25.

The replacement project will go a long way towards preventing flooded basements in the area, an issue many of those in attendance at the open house expressed concern about.

“Over the years, we have had three floods in our basement,” said Peter McFarland, a member of the Overbrook Community Association executive board.

Association president Sheila Perry said when she lived on Queen Mary Street, one severe flood left a kayak floating in her basement.

Cleaning up a flooded basement can cost as much as

$20,000 and many residents at the open house were happy the city was taking some ownership of the issue.

“It is definitely a big job, which no one wants to have happen in their home,” said Jamie MacDonald, the city’s manager for the project, about basement flooding issues. “This construction will reduce that risk,” The area currently has asphalt sidewalks which are scheduled to be replaced with standard concrete sidewalks as part of the project.

Patricia Power came to the open house to gain a better understand the project and was pleased to hear the sidewalks would be replaced.

“Our sidewalks are really poor,” Power said.

“To have brand new ones will make all the difference.

I think it will even add some great curb appeal.”

King George Street will be narrowed to allow for the widening of the sidewalks.

Aside from the sidewalks, a number of aging items

will be replaced during the construction, including, the replacement of a 1950s-era watermain on Quill Street, from Glynn Avenue to Prince Albert Street. The intersection at Quill and Queen Mary streets will not be affected.

According to city staff, home owners in the area won’t have to worry about

where they’ll park their cars during the construction.

They assured residents they will always have access to their homes, or in some special cases, parking passes will be given out to home owners.

Construction will begin this summer.

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“I do what I do because the craftsmanship of historic places, at least up to the 1950s has resonance with me, and that somehow I feel connected to a period of time in history that is now mostly out of reach,” Elliott said.

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The Kanata atom C Orcas finished their season number one in the league and won the league’s championship finals on April 14.

Now is the time to move to support another team for Ottawa - a team that will play in our excellent baseball stadium. Just as the NHL was urged to provide an NHL franchise for us by having the public purchase deposits that showed support in the community, today “Champions for Ottawa Baseball” are working to return minorleague baseball to Ottawa through similar, fully refundable pledges by individuals and corporations. These deposits are only $25 for an adult or $10 for a youth under 16 years of age. This does not commit you to buying a season ticket when the team returns and deposits are 100% refundable. The deadline is May 11th so please act now.

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Events include: MARCH through Pro-Life Masses downtown Ottawa Prayer Services Silent No More Candlelight Vigil Awareness Campaign Eucharistic Adoration testimonies Gathering on Parliament Hill Banquets Youth Conference

YOUNG AT ART Drop by the Kanata Art Gallery to view the incredible art from local elementary and high school students. On display are works selected from applications submitted and they are great. Awards will be presented on Sunday May 6th at 7:30 pm in the Mlacak Centre.

SIGN THE FLAG I was pleased to be able to go to three Kanata North schools last week and have students from one class in each school sign the Olympic flag that will be presented to the Canadian Olympic team competing at the Olympics in London England this summer.

NOTES OF INTEREST Martha Webber will hold the Janes walk Ottawa’s Great Forest in Kanata on May 5th at 1 pm. Meet at the parking lot on the Goulbourn Forced Road near the Kizell wetland. Details at www. janeswalkottawa.ca A public meeting on the zoning for the Tanger Outlet Mall is being organized. Check my website for the meeting date and time.

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Schools given green for going green Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland. com

EMC news â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cedarview Middle School and Mother Teresa Catholic High School have been recognized for their green initiatives, thanks to a nation-wide contest in celebration of Earth Day. Staples Canada awarded the schools $25,000 each as part of a nation-wide green initiative.

Cedarview was recognized for their litter-less lunch program and their tree-planting programs, but the middle school also composts and has three raised gardens in the back yard.

Lori Lalonde, leader of Cedarviewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earth care team, said three classes are in charge of the raised gardens in behind the school. Catherine Donnel-

ly, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principal, said they also participate in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Take it Back program for batteries.

Donnelly said the $25,000 from Staples will likely go towards wireless capabilities.

The school currently has a 30seat computer lab, but Donnelly said it would help the teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; instruction to have wireless technology available.

The letter applying for the grant was written by Grade 8 student Grace Yu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were so blown away when we found out we would be getting it,â&#x20AC;? Lalonde said.

Donnelly said the school has been a part of many green initiatives since it opened its doors in 1994. The school parents have donated trees to be planted in the back and the school had also applied for the

Vanier holds forum to meet the councillor Michelle Nash michelle.nash@metroland.com

EMC news - The Vanier Community Association will be holding a special open forum for residents to meet with Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Flery on Tuesday, May 8.

The forum will take place at the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre starting at 7 p.m. and will offer residents the chance to talk with their city councillor and ask questions about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in Vanier.

Vanier Community Association vice president Elaine LĂŠger said the meeting is an important opportunity, one that gives residents a chance to ask their councillor direct questions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We held one last year too,â&#x20AC;?

Leger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It went well and we find it to be a great opportunity for residents.â&#x20AC;?

Fleury, for his part, agreed with that sentiment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love it,â&#x20AC;? Fleury said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event went really well and I am looking forward to it.â&#x20AC;?

It allows him to gather what are the real issues of concern in the community and target them towards the people affected most, he said.

The councillor said he is looking forward to meeting and getting to know residents at the forum.

Leger said any topic is up for discussion, whether it is about garbage, parks, transit or safety and security.

For more information about the open forum, residents can

contact the association at vca. acv@gmail.com or go to the website at togetherforvanier. com.

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Ceady the frog is the mascot for the earth care club.

Donnelly said the stuffed amphibian is a prized possession for classes.

The competition was organized by Staples Canada, and is awarding 20 schools across Canada with a total of $500,000 in tech products for demonstrating forward thinking eco-initiatives.

Mother Teresa was awarded $25,000 for their work to instruct children about renewable energy sources. The school had a solar panel installed on the roof two years ago, and school principal Mary Ellen Agnel said the panel just started to be profit-

able this year.

Sue Ragaisis, leader of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eco club, said that the school has a renewable energy concentration program and students were given a tour of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof and shown how the technology works.

Ragaisis wrote the application for the grant and said the funds will likely go to support the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paperless courses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will continue to fund environmental initiatives,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding the school would make the official announcement on May 10 before they participate in the Clean the City campaign.

Around the Ward This past Wednesday marked the 19th McHappy day in Canada, which is an event to raise funds in support of children in need. I was honoured to serve residents at both of the McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurants located in Kanata South. The funds raised this year by Ottawa restaurants were donated to Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ronald McDonald House and the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). I would like to thank staff at both restaurants for allowing me to join them in this worthwhile effort.

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I really enjoyed attending a number of events this past week including the Kanata Food Cupboard warehouse project kick-off and the Kanata Seniors Council Far West Fun Fest.

I would like to extend my appreciation to Karen Waters of the Kanata Food Cupboard and Kay Dubie of the Kanata Seniors Council for their continuous effort in improving our community. I also enjoyed participating with my fellow Councillor and Deputy Mayor, Eli El-Chantiry, in the Central Canada Hockey League Fred Page Cup ofďŹ cial puck drop. A special thanks to Tony House for organizing such a fantastic event in our Ward.

Cleaning the Capital I had the pleasure of joining various groups over the past few weeks for their Clean the Capital campaign. I would like to thank the many volunteers for helping to clean up our beautiful community including the Glen Cairn Community Association, the Katimavik Hazeldean Community association and the Rotary Club. I encourage neighbours, community groups and local businesses to register: ottawa. ca/clean or by calling 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). Help us clean your street, a park, a school ground or a parking lot and then complete the short report to win.

May is Physical Activity Month This week, Mayor Watson ofďŹ cially proclaimed May as Physical Activity Month. There are a number of great ways to get active this month, including trading in your car for a bicycle. For information on cycling in the City of Ottawa including route maps, cycling training, rules of the road, safety riding tips, bike parking facilities and much more please visit www.ottawa.ca/cycling.

Upcoming Events May 5: Help Emily Help Tyler Garage Sale at the College Catholic Franco-Ouest, 411 Seyton Drive, Bells Corners from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

June 8 and 9: Kanata Sports Club 25th Anniversary Celebrations: June 8- Hot Seat and Roast of Mark Papousek, June 9- Dance with Ambush, at the Jack Charron Arena, 10 McKitrick Drive. For more information visit: www. kanatasportsclub.com

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EMC entertainment - While this year’s Bluesfest lineup will certainly have an electronic-focused feel to it, the annual summer music festival is also bringing back some old favourites, include hip-hop and classic rock acts.

“The whole electronic medium had taken off in the last two or three years, and we made an effort to include it in this year’s event,” said Mark Monahan, Bluesfest’s executive director.

“There’s something every night actually for people (who enjoy) that music without forgetting other types like rock, rap and classic rock. I think it’s a pretty good mix.”

Bluesfest’s 2012 lineup was announced at a launch party held at the Canadian War Museum on April 24.

As part of this year’s theme, called Electrofied, Monahan announced some of the electronic acts and DJs who will make it to the Bluesfest stages this year.

Some of the highlights in-

clude LMFAO, an electro-pop duo from Los Angeles who will be performing on the main stage July 5 at 9:30 p.m.

AWOLNATION, a solo project of multi-instrumentalist Aaron Bruno will be performing July 4 at 9:30 p.m. at the River Stage.

On the electronic side, other performers include DJs A-Trak and Tiësto who have worked with rapper Kanye West.

The festival will also feature hip-hop artists Snoop Dogg and Lauryn Hill. Snoop Dogg will be performing July 10 at 9:30 p.m. on the main stage, and Lauryn Hill will perform the same night at 8 p.m. at the Claridge stage.

Big names also included in the Bluesfest lineup this year will be John Mellencamp, Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Seal, Nickelback, Blue Rodeo and Norah Jones.

“The acts I’d say just fell into place for whatever reason,” said Monahan, adding some of the acts aren’t household names are among those he’s looking forward to the

most.

“There’s a guy out of Florida called Charles Bradley, and he’s the upcoming James Brown,” said Monahan. “It’s a guy I can’t wait to see.”

There will also be some acts returning this year, including City and Colour who will perform July 6 at 9:30 p.m. on the main stage and Metric who will play the main stage on July 15 at 9:30 p.m.

Monahan also said there might be some other acts

coming last minute.

“I’m always working on stuff that you can’t get done at deadline,” he said. “There are a few acts that we will still confirm.

The lineup never really ends and I’m always willing to add bands depending on who’s available. It’s always a work in progress.”

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Fairlea gets a new splash pad this summer Eddie Rwema

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EMC news – After waiting for nearly 14 years, kids in Fairlea in the city’s southend can look forward to a new splash pad before the end of the summer.

The City of Ottawa’s plans to build a splash pad in Fairlea Park were on display during a public meeting held at the Albion Heatherington Recreation Centre on April 24.

The new water structure can accommodate up to seven different types of spray features, based on the available

project budget and the size of the splash pad, according to city’s senior project manager Paul Landry.

“We want to hear from residents as to what they want to see in this pad and we will try to make it happen,” said Landry.

Plans to construct the $185,000 splash pad were approved in this year’s city budget.

City planners hope to have the shovels in the ground by mid-June with construction expected to be completed just before the end of summer.

“We hope we can get some kids cooling off towards the end of the summer,” said Landry.

“The sooner we get the shovels in the ground the better.”

Splash pads are more affordable and they don’t require supervision, said Landry.

“They are important because they become one more gathering place for the community. They (provide) a great place to sit around,” he said.

When open, the splash pad will provide hours of safe water fun to hundreds of kids and

families in Fairlea.

“This splash pad is extremely important to this community and it is something they have been hoping for, for a long time,” said Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

Diane Deans.

“We are very fortunate to get it.”

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Peter Stockdale, president of the Fairlea Community Association, said the pad was long overdue.

“I have been campaigning for this water park for 14 years - since my daughter was eight.

I am exceedingly grateful that it is finally coming,” he said.

Stockdale said he hopes the splash pad will bring a positive change for one of Ottawa’s most notorious neighbourhoods, known for criminal activity involving gangs, guns and drugs.

“It is something that we really need considering what has been taking place here.

We need a positive feeling for our community and the programming that goes with that,” he said.

The addition of a splash pad

to the Fairlea Park is something good that is required to turn around the community, said Stockdale.

“We have been working with the residents to try to make the community safe and to do some rebuilding and this is just the start of turning Fairlea community around.”

For Ottawa South community police officer, Gary McCoy, Fairlea Park can be a vulnerable area if good healthy people aren’t using it.

“When add something in the park that can be attractive to young families, children and their mothers, it is going to send a positive message to the community,” said McCoy. “People who are currently using the park to deal drugs and commit acts of violence are going to quickly learn – you don’t do it here.”

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EMC news - Ottawa police are investigating the report of two sexual assault and a suspicious incident that happened in the morning hours of April 27 in the Alta Vista neighbourhood.

In a statement, police said one call came in for a suspicious incident at Drake Avenue and Knox Crescent at about 7:20 a.m when a 22-year-old woman was followed by a suspicious man from Hurdman Station to a Riverview Public School.

The man did not approach the woman but was seen entering the school.

At approximately 7:40 am, a 19-year old woman was walk-

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A struggle ensued and the male walked calmly away.

At approximately 8:00 am, a 41-year old woman was victimized in the same manner while walking on Industrial Avenue near Alta Vista Drive.

Police said the suspect is described as a white male, between 20 and 25 years, medium build, short black hair wearing a dark hooded jacket, blue jeans and a dark baseball cap.

“No updates at this time. We are actively investigating,” said Staff Sgt. John McGetrick of the sexual assault unit.

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The 2012 Hike for Hospice will celebrates it’s tenth anniversary with a number of events and prizes for hikers and fundraisers. visit from Rays Reptiles, belly dancing, a silent auction and face painting.

Arnett said she spends one day a week volunteering at the hospice and finds the experience incredibly rewarding and peaceful.

“You do a lot,” Arnett said.

“You bathe, feed and spend time talking to the families.

But I could go there everyday.

I always tell people it is like the Fairmont Hotel in there,” The not-for-profit organization is located in Old Ottawa South and features a nineroom palliative care home.

Getting emotional at times when she talks about the hike, Arnett admits it is something very near and dear to her heart.

“It can be a very emotional day, you see family members who had a loved one at the hospice,” Arnett said. “The hike has gotten bigger and bigger because more families who realize how important a place like this is needs support,” Executive director of the hospice, Dave Hogberg, said the hike is a great community event.

“We’re looking forward to seeing everyone and are so grateful for our committed supporters.” Hogberg said.

Registration for the hike is $25, which covers a shirt, coffee, lunch and snacks and entertainment. The hike begins at 9 a.m. at the hospice, 114 Cameron Ave.

Cancer has always been a cause close to Steve West’s heart.

Not only is Nordion Inc. – where he is the CEO – one of the world’s leading providers of medical isotopes for diagnosis and treatment of the disease, the company is also the title sponsor of Ride the Rideau, eastern Ontario’s largest singleday cancer fundraiser.

Last September, just after riding 100 km from Ottawa to Merrickville in Ride the Rideau, which is organized by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, West was diagnosed with nonHodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer which attacks the body’s immune system.

As an avid athlete, he never thought it would happen to him. Not expecting to hear the words, ‘you most likely have cancer’ from his doctor, West was alone when he received his diagnosis. After the initial shock, the hardest part was going home to deliver the news to his wife, Eunice.

“The emotional impact of having cancer is huge for you and your family,” he said. “It was such a shock… To go home and tell your wife that the doctor told me I most likely have cancer just shakes you to

Nordion CEO and cancer crusader Steve West will be returning to Ride the Rideau after successfully battling cancer earlier this year. your very foundation of your roots. You can’t imagine what it’s like.”

Never one to give up hope, West continued to work and follow his rigorous sports training regimen while receiving treatment at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre (TOHCC). Coincidentally, the treatment he received included participation in a clinical trial – the main fundraising focus of Ride the Rideau.

Earlier this year, surrounded by his family, West marked the

end of his treatment by ringing the ceremonial victory bell in the Chemotherapy Unit of TOHCC. More than ever, he realizes the importance of supporting cancer care at The Ottawa Hospital and research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

In addition to returning as title sponsor for the third year of Ride the Rideau, West is also captaining his own team on September 8, 2012.

While the company has set “a stretch goal” of $70,000, West has committed to personally raising half of that amount.

“When I began supporting the efforts of The Ottawa Hospital to improve cancer care in our community, I never thought I would be a patient here myself,” he said. “I experienced firsthand what the support of events like Ride the Rideau do,” he said. “It makes such a difference. Thanks to the treatment I received at The Ottawa Hospital, I’m here for my family, my work, and to cycle another day.”

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EMC news – This year’s edition of an annual hike to support an Old Ottawa South palliative care center is looking to raise more money than ever before.

The five-kilometre Tracy Arnett Hike for Hospice, taking place this year on May 6, sees participants make their way through the streets of Old Ottawa South.

It’s the hospice’s second largest fundraiser and as a way to mark the event’s 10th anniversary, organizers announced a fundraising goal of $120,000.

For the past three years, Tracy Arnett volunteers at the Hospice at May Court and for 10 years, the Old Ottawa South realtor has leant her time to the cause.

Arnett said the event is very important because the hospice palliative care is underfunded.

“I don’t think the fundraising goal is out of reach,” Arnett said. “This event is very important because $1.3 million dollars needs to be raised every year for the hospice to offer the kind of care they do.”

The event will have top prizes for the highest fundraisers, lunch from local restaurant The Red Apron and music by the Trillium Dixieland band, a

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Hockey stars help their team win national cup Eddie Rwema

course of the year and that he owes a big thank you to the coaching staff at NSA who supported him over the season.

For Desnoyers who led the team in scoring, life at the academy was quite the experience.

“We not only had a successful season as a team, but on a personal level I achieved a lot.

I lead the team in scoring. So, I guess you could say life has been good,” said Desnoyers.

He said the academy has helped him grow both as a hockey player but and as a student.

“The schedule at the academy allowed me to juggle the rink and the books quite easily,” said Desnoyers.

Though the boys said they hoped the experience would open up doors for them to play hockey for universities somewhere in the U.S, they will remain in Ottawa for now.

“I was approached by a couple of small division three schools and went down to visit, however it wasn’t what I was looking for and I decided to attend school back in Ottawa,” said Widenmaier, who plans to enroll at the University of Ottawa and to play juniors.

Desnoyers was also approached by a number of American schools that have shown interest, but has also

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EMC sports – A pair of young hockey players from Ottawa south helped the New York based National Sports Academy Mountaineers win the International Junior Hockey League Championship final held in Boston, Mass.

Devin Desnoyers, formerly with Metcalf Jets, and Taylor Widenmaier who played for the Ottawa 67’s AAA midgets headed south of the border last September to play for the Mountaineers in Lake Placid, N.Y. and made a name for themselves helping the team play the best season the school has seen, according to team officials.

As the boys prepare to come back to Ottawa after a successful year at the NSA, they are happy with the experience and skills they have acquired at the academy.

“It’s been a great year at National Sports Academy,” said Widenmaier.

Widenmaier said some of his best memories of the season were of the long road road trips travelling across the U .S. east coast.

“Playing hockey six days a week has been a blast. We had a great bunch of guys,” added Widenmaier.

He said he feels his skills have improved a lot over the

said he will stay in Ottawa.

“I have made the decision to come back to Ottawa for a year to play in the Central Canada Hockey League,” said Desnoyers.

“I miss Ottawa and can’t wait to be home with the boys.”

Widenmaier, who attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Riverside South, said contrary to high school where everyone has their own cliques, the academy is a small community that makes them familiar with everyone.

“Living in a house with 14 guys has been a riot. It’s been non stop fun and I’ll never forget my stay at NSA,” he said.

The boys culminated a fantastic season with a two-game sweep over a Syracuse Stampede team.

Widenmaier owes that success to team coach Rod Simmons.

“The previous two years I was coached by arguably one of the best coaches in minor hockey, Darell Campbell, who brought us (Major Midget 67’s AAA) to two consecutive Ontario provincial finals. Therefore I had high expectations in a coach and Rod Simmons was everything I was hoping for and lead us to a championship,” he said.

The boys are expected to be back in Ottawa this June.

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Devin Desnoyers (number 10) and Taylor Widenmaier (number 20), had a successful year plying their trade for Mountaineer’s at the National Sports Academy, in New York.

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Pius promotes mental health awareness Kristy Strauss

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EMC community - Vanessa Bascelli and Angela Lombardo say stress, depression and anxiety are major issues often faced by teenagers, but issues those young people are largely ill-equipped to deal with.

The girls are part of a group of students at St. Pius X High School who want to bring mental illness to the forefront by showing students that they’re not alone and giving them the tools to cope.

“It starts with tests, exams and friendships, and it can get very stressful,” said Angela, a Grade 12 student.

The students recently took part in Mental Health Awareness Week at the school, which included a series of activities and guest speakers throughout the week to show students they’re not alone, where to go for help and coping strategies.

Over the week, students held events during lunch time and guest speakers like a natu-

ropathic doctor, yoga teacher and mental health counselor taught students how to cope with mental health issues.

Vanessa, a Grade 11 student, said she’s taken a particular interest in the issue because she wants to be a psychologist someday She said one of the things she hopes to get across to other young people is there is always help, whether you’re struggling with a mental illness or have a friend who is.

“Talking will make things better and if you don’t have family or friends, there’s Kids Help Phone or even your principal,” she said.

Teachers also taught lessons touching on topics like anxiety, stress and suicide awareness.

Michelle Gauthier, the school’s vice principal, said last year a group of Grade 12 students came forward and wanted to plan events to increase mental health awareness at the school.

“Our commitment is to make Pius a place for every-

body and if (students) are struggling, there’s help for them and places to go,” she said. “Stress is normal and anxiety is normal, and it’s not something to be embarrassed about.”

Gauthier said students continued their interest in mental health this year, with a group visiting the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre to learn more about it earlier in the school year.

She also said members of school staff are interested in getting involved too.

“The staff are really excited about it and they feel like they’re doing something,” Gauthier said. “We’re on the right track and we’re looking forward to continuing.”

While it’s important to educate staff, she said it’s even more critical to bring mental health awareness to students.

“Research tells us kids won’t necessarily talk to their teacher, but they’ll talk to their friends,” Gauthier said.

“We need to empower the students.”

Use of rural libraries soars in 2011 emma.jackson@metroland.com

EMC news – A 2011 performance report to the Ottawa Public Library Board revealed a dramatic increase in library use in rural Ottawa, and Osgoode and Rideau-Goulbourn Wards were no exception.

The report tabled April 16, showed that annual book circulation numbers increased, some dramatically, at 10 of 12 rural branches across the city. The Cumberland branch in the east end was the most improved, with a 50 per cent increase between 2010 and 2011. But Greely’s new library wasn’t far behind, with a 43.6 per cent increase. In fact, two other branches of the four in Osgoode Ward also increased by a large margin: circulation at the Metcalfe branch rose by 12.7 per cent compared to 2010, and Osgoode rose by 19.5 per cent.

Only Vernon decreased its annual circulation, dropping 7.3 per cent between 2010 and 2011.

Rideau-Goulbourn branches also experienced increased circulation. The Manotick branch rose 5.3 per cent, Munster rose 9.8 per cent, Richmond rose 16.7 per cent and North Gower rose 27.1 per cent.

Total annual circulation across the city increased by 5.65 per cent between 2010 and 2011. Total uses, which includes annual circulation, in-library material use, program attendance, computer and database use, reference transactions, library visits and website visits, was up 9.1 per cent over 2010 across the city.

Ottawa Public Library rural manager Josephine Norton said there have been steady increases in the rural branches over the past two years, which partly harkens back to a series of restructuring efforts in early 2010 when three rural librarians in the east, west and south consolidated into one rural manager - her - for all 12 branches.

She also noted that as technology improves it has become easier for rural residents to access library services.

“A lot of our services are online, so rural people have the opportunity to enjoy just as good services as in the suburbs,” she said, noting that the online catalogue allows patrons to order their books directly to their local branch for pick up. The introduction of express books has also helped, because bestsellers are in constant seven-day rotation and never leave their home branch.

“Someone off Carp Road can access the same bestsellers you can find in Chapters,” Norton said.

Some rural branches also saw massive spikes in French language circulation in 2011, including a 175.1 jump at the Osgoode branch, a 128.9 per cent spike in Greely, a 69.8 per cent increase in Vernon, 59.3 per cent jump in Richmond, and a 33 per cent spike in Manotick and Munster.

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Norton said French is generally spreading from the east end into the west, and more and more schools are offering French immersion programs.

“That reflects on French language usage in rural librar-

ies,” she said, noting that children’s French books are more popular than adult.

Norton said she’s not surprised that rural libraries are doing so well, because rural communities are generally

more attached to their library than urban communities.

“Rural communities are very special and very different, and they have a closer relationship with their library,” she said.

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EMC news – The Isle in the River theatre company is getting physical this spring with the farcical comedy Don’t Tell Mother, a “whirlwind adventure” of mistaken identities, miscommunication and lies.

The play runs from May 4 to May 13 at the Osgoode Community Centre, with matinees and evening performances over two weekends.

The Chicago-based story centres around the near-sighted librarian Cinnamon, who becomes embroiled in a bank robbery when she accidentally hands the fleeing robber his bag of money after he drops it.

An impending visit from

her mother-in-law makes things worse, and creates chaos when the police show up to arrest the mother-in-law for tax evasion. Cinnamon, of course, thinks the detective is after her, and from there ensues a madcap farce.

Producer Davis Jermacans said it was time for ITR to tackle another farce, as their last few comedies were more poignant and multi-layered dramatic comedies. He said that farces may not be as deep as other types of comedy, but can be just as difficult to pull off.

“It’s maligned as a comedy because it’s not as clever as your dramatic comedy or doesn’t have as much depth, but...there’s a lot of move-

ment, their timing has to be perfect. The actors have to be on their game,” he said, noting he’s confident the ITR cast will master it.The audience will also be in for a few extra treats this spring, as the theatre company attempts to address feedback from patrons.

The most important, of course, are the cushions to pad the community centre’s hard chairs, Jermacans said.

The theatre will also provide light refreshments during all of the matinee performances, and on opening night audiences can enjoy a taste samples from Broadhead, a local brewing company, before the show.

Jermacans said they will

continue to address some of their patrons’ concerns. In the fall, they hope to figure out some soundproofing mechanisms since performances often clash with hockey games

in the arena.

Don’t Tell Mother runs May 4 to May 13 at the Osgoode Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main Street. Tickets are $15 per adult or $13 for

students and seniors. Dinner theatre is May 5, $45, and reservations must be made in advance. Call 613-860-1291 or visit www.itrtheatrecompany. com.

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Theatre improves access for kids with disabilities emma.jackson@metroland.com

EMC news – Metcalfe’s Just Kiddin Theatre held a workshop on April 21 to help organizers modify and adapt its rural drama program for children with special needs.

Guest speakers from the Learning Disability Association of Ottawa-Carleton and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre gathered with theatre staff, parents and community members at the old town hall in Metcalfe to discuss the difficulties children with learning disabilities and other special needs can face, and how Just Kiddin Theatre can help them perform to their full potential.

Theatre founder Andrie Nel said the workshop was “very educational,” and resulted in a number of “actionable ideas” to help participants excel in the future.

The tools included advance schedules of rehearsals and workshops, pictorial breakdowns of each session in timed increments, giving instructions one step at a time, and getting to the root of behavioral issues to explain why a child is acting out.

Nel said they were already doing some of these things, and will expand on them. She said the tools will generally not be a burden to incorporate into their programs, because they benefit every child, dis-

abled or not.

She admitted that the theatre’s Mainstage program in its current form, which puts on a full production approximately every 20 weeks throughout the school year, would struggle to incorporate some of the more time-consuming tools. However the theatre will announce in May, a new fall program that she said will incorporate all of these tools to help kids with disabilities excel, while maintaining the Mainstage program and other sessions.

Nel said the workshop validated just how helpful a program like Just Kiddin Theatre can be for a child who suffers from dyslexia, autism or another disability.

“There was tremendous validation about the role of theatre, how it’s a great vehicle for them to find acceptance. There is no normal in theatre. Everyone brings their own take on things,” she said.

“With theatre you’re inviting input and collaboration, everyone feels welcome.”

No one knows that better than 10-year-old Maxime Tufts, a South Mountain resident who drives half an hour with his mom Chantal Arsenault each week to participate in the Metcalfe program.

Maxime has a language disorder that means he can only understand about 30 per cent of what is said to him. Arsenault said it’s been “really tough”

to find extra-curricular programs that are willing to take the time to work with him, but Just Kiddin Theatre has been welcoming since the start.

“What I get from my son each week is ‘Mom, theatre

is the best place in the world.’

He loves it,” Aresnault said, noting that it’s his social skills that have especially benefitted. “Because he was never welcomed before he was always feeling shunned and

not included and he reacted to that, but now he’s allowed to be himself. He’s more of a normal child because he’s allowed to have his disability.

The other parts of him can come out without being shy or embarrassed.”

The theatre runs out of the old town hall in Metcalfe, and has actively encouraged rural Ottawa kids with learning disabilities and other special needs to participate in the program.

Nel said there’s no set number of children with special needs in the program at any given time, but on average there are two or three in each session of 15 young actors.

The theatre encourages a preregistration screening meeting to discuss the level of support a child needs.

Nel said it’s the kids with

learning disabilities that perhaps don’t get the amount of attention or help they need, because their difficulties tend to be invisible.

“They’re not outwardly physically disabled so the societal norm (is to) expect normal performance from them,” she said, noting that many children with learning disabilities have aboveaverage intelligence. “They score extremely low in certain input or output areas, but in the other areas they are usually in the 99th percentile. They’ve got tremendous strengths, so the trick is to play to them.”

A full roster of program changes will be announced Saturday, May 5 before the matinee performance of Power Play at the Metcalfe town hall.

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Best Wishes Only , your presence will be her gift!

However should you wish, a donation to the West Carleton Food Bank would be appreciated.

613-623-7207 for viewing appointment

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Your Community Newspaper

PHONE:

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

FOR RENT

HELP WANTED

CENTURY FARMHOUSE for rent. Updated 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, laundry room.

Oil, forced air, heat, detached garage. Arnprior area, 25 minutes to ScotiaBank Place. $1100 month plus utilities. Call 613794-3672

FOR RENT

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

FOR RENT

HELP WANTED

FOR RENT

Hungerford Gate Apartments Kanata 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy; include fridge, stove, storage, parking, and ceramic flooring; security cameras, rental agent and maintenance person on site; laundry room; located near parks, buses, shopping, schools, churches, etc. To view, call 613-878-1771.

“Your Provider, Leader and Partner in Health Care”

The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is a two site 97 bed acute care facility serving a catchment area of 44,000 residents of Perth and Smiths Falls and surrounding area. We are a fully accredited Hospital that delivers a broad range of primary and secondary services and currently seeking:

PART-TIME & CASUAL OPERATING ROOM NURSES The Operating Room/Perioperative Nurse will provide patient care as per knowledge, skill and ability within the professional scope, conduct and demeanour of practice of an R.N. and the Standards of Practice as approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario, while ensuring that the CNO ethical guidelines for behaviour and CNA Code of Ethics is adhered to.

KANATA

Beautiful treed views. 8 Acres of Park Setting.

Secure 24hr monitoring.

KANATA Available Immediately 0301.CL309846

3 bedroom townhouse, 1.5 baths, 2 appliances, unfinished basement, one parking spot. $1007 per month plus utilities.

613-831-3445 613-257-8629 www.rankinterrace.com

Absolutely Beautiful 1&2 bedroom apartments

Secure 50’s Plus Building Carleton Place No Smoking No Pets $685 & up

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

• C.P.R. Certification • Must be able to participate in On-Call Roster.

• Ability to lift and move patients.

• Ability to respond to an ad hoc workload.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Ability to work as a team member.

• Commitment to ongoing education in pre, intra and post-operative nursing.

• Current OR experience (within the last five years) or at least 2 years experience in acute care and a Post Graduate Certification in Operating Room Nursing.

• Perioperative Certification (CNA) preferred.

• Police Record Check is essential Qualified applicants are invited to send a resume and letter of application, in confidence, to: Human Resources Department Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital 60 Cornelia St. West, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 2H9 Email: amclean@psfdh.on.ca Fax: (613) 283-0520 www.psfdh.on.ca

3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 5 appliances and more, located in established area, on site management office, 323 Steeplechase Dr. (just off Stonehaven Dr) Kanata, K2M 2N6, call 613-592-0548

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HELP WANTED

6 pc bedroom set, $375; 6’ couch and chair, $150; 3-seater couch, $100; glass top coffee table, $50; dresser, mirror, bench, 3 drawer dresser, 4 drawer dresser $450; Maytag dryer, 5 months, $300; white screen door, $200 (still in box); patio door blind, $100 (still in box); glass doored closet, $200 (new). (613)592-3036.

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A CAMP OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA On the Ottawa River, 10 kilometers west of Deep River

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT WORK PERIOD JUNE 27th to AUGUST 26th, 2012

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

100 Varley Lane

592-4248

HELP WANTED

KANATA RENTAL HOMES

FOR SALE

CARETAKER/JANITOR – A mature self-motivated person required to maintain the site to the Ontario Ministry of Health standards. Washrooms and kitchen must be cleaned and sanitized daily and other duties performed as required.

Knowledge of some repairs an asset. Retired persons welcomed. Successful applicant must be prepared to obtain a Pleasure Craft Operators Card and be able to work in a team environment. Salary range: $400 - $500 per week.

NOTE: Free room and board applies to all positions.

Send resume with names and full addresses of two references to: Ron and Joanne Hartnett, 89 Short Road, Arnprior, Ontario K7S 3X9 or email: hartnett@sympatico.ca

We appreciate your interest, however only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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Seniors’ Discounts

Call 613-720-9860 or 613-823-1694

HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSISTANT Under the direction and leadership of the Regional Health and Safety Coordinator, the Health and Safety Assistant will assist in all administrative aspects of a Work Well implementation project. The term of the position is approximately 8 months – 40 hours a week – and based out of Smiths Falls, Ontario.

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Youths!

Adults!

Required Skills & Qualifications • Previous experience in occupational health & safety field, preferably within a fast-paced manufacturing environment • Understanding of the health & safety legislation is required • Proficiency with MS Office applications is a must • Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written • Possess effective organizational skills with the demonstrated ability to multitask and meet deadlines • Willingness to conduct presentations, if required • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all levels within the organization • Ability to work independently and manage time effectively while maintaining attention to detail, is action oriented, and is results driven • Ability to work flexible hours of work to meet operational needs

Seniors!

Earn Extra Money!

Keep Your Weekends Free!

Routes Available!

Work Conditions • Office environment / manufacturing environments.

• Must have a valid drivers’ license and vehicle • Travel may be required to other offices within the region locations; occasional overnight travel may be required.

We’re looking for Carriers to deliver our newspaper!

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Position Summary • Work under the leadership of the HR Coordinator to create and modify Health and Safety materials to support the Workwell implementation plan • Assist in writing policies, procedures and instructions to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and corporate requirements.

• Provide assistance and support to the Work Well Operations Team, JHSC throughout the implementation process.

• Assist with coordinating physical demands analysis and hazard/ risk assessments.

• Collecting, analyzing and providing meaningful statistics in order to assist in the continued improvement of workplace, health, safety and loss control • Collaborate with the Health and Safety committees and ensure a follow-up with all external partners, suppliers and subcontractors.

• Perform other OHS related support duties.

Deliver Right In Your Own Neighbourhood Papers Are Dropped Off At Your Door Great Family Activity No Collections Thursday Deliveries

Call Today 613.221.6247 613 .221.6247 Or apply on-line at YourOttawaRegion.com

Please submit your resume via email to stephanie.holmes@metroland.com by no later than Friday May 4, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

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Cedar (white), quality lumber, most sizes, decking, T&G, channel rustic. Also huge bundles of cedar slabs ($45) and large bags of shavings ($35). w w w. s c o u t e n w h i t e c e d a r. c a (613)283-3629.

CEDAR TREES for hedging, now booking installation jobs, for Spring plant. We deliver installation available. Serving Ottawa and surrounding area. 3-4 Ft $5 each. 4-5 Ft $6 each 5-6 Ft $7 each. Hedge trimming, reasonable rates www.warrencedarproducts.com or phone 613-628-5232

TO ADVERTISE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD CALL

613-688-1483

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

Not ready to retire just yet?

Are you a morning person?

Bridlewood Trails Retirement Residence is looking for

Mature Part Time Servers

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to work in our dining room.

Shift is from 7:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. weekdays and may have some weekends.

Training is provided.

Must love working with seniors!

Please apply to rsavage@riverstoneretirement.ca or by fax to 613-595-1117 Attn: Renée Savage.

Disability Products. Buy and Sell stair lifts, scooters, bath lifts, patient lifts, hospital beds, etc. Call Silver Cross Ottawa (613)231-3549.

Attention! Turn 5-15 hours a week into $5,000 a month on your computer. Free online training.

Flexible hours. www.offthepath.info

Dunlop Gold Seal tire new 70014. Morpar 3500 lb trailer hitch fits 2001-5 Dodge vans. ECHO gas trimmer. Craftsman electric edger. Complete wine making equipment. 613-257-7464.

Busy Herb Business Requires Part Time Gardening & Harvesting Help. Near Kinburn Sideroad & Stonecrest Rd. Must have gardening experience, be self-reliant for transportation.

Students welcome. Non-smoker.

Send resume to Judy’s Organic Herbs: herbs@earthmedicine.ca

Firewood - Cut, split and delivered or picked up. Dry seasoned hardwood or softwood from $50/face cord. Phone Greg Knops (613)658-3358, cell (613)340-1045.

Wedding dress tastefully embroidered with some bead-work, strapless off white, with shawl and veil, size 14 (wed-ding dress valued at $900) ring, pillow, baustier white, fancy shoes -white -size 6, $200 o.b.o.; Dining room set, wood, walnut colour, large ta-ble with extension, 4 chairs and 2 arm chairs, 2 hutches. Complete set. Asking $1,500; 2 pc large Desk set, desk and top shelf, with roller chair. All wood, light colour.

Asking $250 o.b.o.; Older Singer sew-ing machine with cabinet, $100; appliances, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, freezer, reason for selling, moving. Al-so, solid wood, big microwave stand with cupboard storage, asking $125 for each. Eva (613)340-7594.

HELP WANTED

Job Summary: Assist in the daily operations of fulfilling mailings and other Lettershop services for Performance Printing clients Job Duties/Responsibilities: • Process and pre-sort data lists for US and Canadian commercial mailings using specialized software • Develop proficiency in US and Canadian mailing systems and requirements • Prepare mail-pieces for distribution; mail-piece labeling, handling & packaging • Fulfill the complete distribution requirements of PPL clients’ printed material via mail and various other means • Prepare documentation for mailings and internal reporting • Follow Standard Operating Procedures thoroughly and completely • Assist Sales and Customer Service staff with mail-related concerns & requirements • Contribute as a team member with other Lettershop staff in the fulfillment of mailings • Be available to work rotating shifts as necessary The ideal candidate will...

• Have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel • Demonstrate general computer fluency • Have a minimum of 3 years experience in a print production environment • Have experience with commercial (business/marketing) mail • Have excellent communication skills, oral and written • Be a quick learner • Have good organizational skills and a strong work ethic • Exhibit a positive, constructive attitude in interactions with colleagues • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all levels within the organization • Ability to work independently & manage time effectively while maintaining attention to detail

DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 3 or 1: Terrific career opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects using non-destructive testing. No Exp. Needed!! Plus extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and benefits package. Skills needed -ability to travel 3 months at a time, valid license, high school diploma or GED. Apply online at www.sperryrail.com under careers. Click here to apply, keyword: Driver.

EARN EXTRA income! carrier contractors needed for early am newspaper home delivery in Kanata and Stittsville, 7 days/week.

Vehicle a must. $500-$950+/ MONTH. 613-592-9786

HELP WANTED!!! Make $1000 a week processing our mail!

FREE supplies! Helping Homeworkers since 2001! Genuine Opportunity! No experience required. Start immediately! www.mailingbrochures.net Hiring Sheet Metal Workers.

We are looking for registered apprentices and licensed sheet metal workers to work in a commercial environment. Competitive salary, benefits and RRSP package provided. Email: ventilation_@hotmail.com Fax Resumes: (613)489-0008.

Live In Superintendent required for a prestige apartment building in downtown Ottawa. Working knowledge in HVAC, plumbing & electrical, building cleaning & part of an on call rotation will be required. Must have valid driver’s license & vehicle. Fax Resume to (613)225-4673

LONE STAR

KANATA Now Hiring, Full time experienced, hosts, servers, line cooks and bussers. Apply to: 4048 Carling Avenue.

Competitive Wage. Come join the great Lone Star Atmosphere.

SWEET POTATO CHIP WAGON in Carp looking for fry cook and counter staff. Wages $10.25 cash +tips. Drop off resumes at 403 Donald B. Munro Drive, Carp.

WORK OPPORTUNITIES. En-joy children? New York, California, across USA. Salary, airfare, medical provided. Available: Spain, Holland, China, Etc...

Teaching in Korea - Different benefits apply. Hotel Jobs in England, Bermuda, across Canada. Summer camps in Europe.

Call 1-902-422-1455 or email scotiap@ns.sympatico.ca

Stittsville area, experienced caregiver will provide lots of TLC and outdoor activity for children, any age. Westwind Public and Guardian Angel Bus Route. Call Lyn at (613)831-2758.

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CLASSIFIEDS HELP WANTED 0901.368207

Is looking for Roofing Labourers experienced roofers.

Needed FullNo time employment.

Experience Valid drivers licence required.

Necessary

Call

HELP WANTED

CEDAR HEDGES 6 ft. HIGH. Free delivery with full truck load. Freshly dug.

Greely Area. $6.25/tree.

Gerry 613-821-3676

CRIMINAL RECORD? Moneyback guarantee, 100,000+ Record Removals since 1989.

Confidential, Fast Affordable, A+ BBB rating, assures Employment & travel freedom. Call for FREE INFO Booklet. 1-8-NOWPARDON (1-866-972-7366) www.removeyourrecord.com

MORTGAGES 1st and 2nd Mortgages. Residential and Commercial. Contact Ralph Shaw, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Alliance Partners (Lic. #10124). 613-253-2265 ext. 111, rshaw@mortgagealliance. com If You Own a Home or Real Estate, I Can Lend You Money: It’s That Simple! Your Credit/Income Is Not An Issue. Steve Daigle (613)863-0649 sdaigle@mortgagealliance.com Lic:10717 $$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-2821169 www.mortgageontario.com

FINANCIAL / INCOME TAX CHRONICLE DIAMOND AWARD WINNER 2009, 2010 & 2011 SATURN ACCOUNTING SERVICES 613-832-4699, 613-623-5258

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Franchise opportunities NOW AVAILABLE in Ottawa on Bank Street and Montreal Road.

HOBBIES

HOBBIES

VENDORS WANTED 29th Art and Craft Sale

To learn more, join us for our seminar in Ottawa on May 9, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Thursday August 2, 2012 • 9am-8pm Picton Fairgrounds, Main St. Picton 4 Buildings & Outside Registrar: Paulina McMahon 613-394-9914 pmcmahon@bellnet.ca

Contact Jennie Murphy at 1-800-461-0171 Ext. 313 or jenniferm@mmms.ca to register.

Presented by and Proceeds to

Prince Edward District Women’s Institute

www.franchise.mmmeatshops.com

Information: www.countywomen.ca HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

OPENING SOON AT STITTSVILLE CORNERS!

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We offer: Very Competitive Wages, 5 day Week work 4 Day Bonus week Program

Fax Resume, Personal and CVOR Abstract to:

613-820-4334

16’ bowrider power boat with galvanized trailer and 70 h.p.

Johnson motor, not used much in the last couple years. Comes with depth ga., 2 paddles, anchor, bilge pump, swim ladder. $3,700. (613)923-1712 or hobohobo5@hotmail.com

St. Jean’s Farrier Service.

613-283-1198.

Are you a passionate, energetic, business-minded individual?

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LAWN & GARDEN A&M LAWN Maintenance: Lawn & Garden Cleanup, Aeration, Lawn cutting. Maynard 613290-0552

MARINE

Black Angus bulls for sale from proven AI Sires. 613-267-6192, will keep until grass time.

HELP WANTED

TOMLINSON ENVIRONMENTAL

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, salary expectations and availability by May 18th to cpetite@perfprint.ca

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

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• High School diploma or General Education diploma or equivalent related work experience • Knowledge of relevant software • Excellent communication skills • Willingness and ability to learn complex systems

Hunter Safety/Canadian Fire-arm Safety Courses held throughout the valley all year long. Organize a group, get yours free. Gift certificates available. Competitive pricing. Dave Arbour 613-257-7489. www.valleysportsmanshow.com

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Minimum Qualifications:

HUNTING SUPPLIES

HELP WANTED

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY requires 2 general workers.

Must be willing to travel as work across Ontario. Full training given. Please send resumes to Box C, c/o the Renfrew Mercury EMC, 35 Opeongo Road, Renfrew, ON, K7V 4A8

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LETTERSHOP adminiSTRaTivE aSSiSTanT Coverage of maternity Leave (Smiths Falls) Reports to: Lettershop Manager

HELP WANTED

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Beautiful art. One-of-a-kind oil paintings on canvas. Most are Canadian wilderness. Variety of sizes and prices/frames.

55”x32” to 12”x14”. Small sizes $45, large sizes $300. 613-9231712, email: hobohobo5@hotmail.com

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Competitive, Energetic, Honestly a MUST!

NOW HIRING Servers and Delivery Drivers Submit resume to info@kungfubistro.com

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Located at Stittsville Corners, 1110 Carp Road, Stittsville (same complex as Sobeys)

ACCOUNTANT Experienced and senior accountant required for medium-sized, successful and long-term stable business, currently converting to Connected Accounting for Mac. Lengthy experience and at least 3rd year CGA required with hands-on experience in all accounting functions including payables, receivables, payroll, cash management and financial statements. Advertising or publishing industry experience an asset. Competitive compensation, benefits, flexible hours and profit-sharing.

This position is based in our Ottawa office. Our websites are at www.ayaya.ca and www.nunatsiaqonline.ca.

Send resumé to:

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Your Community Newspaper

PHONE:

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

Alicia Barrett, aliciab@nortext.com.

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MUSIC WORLD CLASS DRUMMER (of Five Man Electrical Band) is now accepting students.

Private lessons, limited enrollment, free consultation.

Call Steve, 613-831-5029. www.stevehollingworth.ca

NOTICES

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PERSONAL

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Do you want to stop drinking? There are no dues or fees for A.A. Membership. The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking. Phone 613-258-3881 or 613-826-1980.

TRUE Advice! TRUE Clarity! TRUE Psychics! 1-877-3423032 or 1-900-528-6256 or Mobile #4486 (18+) 3.19/min. www.truepsychics.ca

FREE TO TRY!! 1-866-732-0070 *** Live girls. Call#7878 or 1-888-628-6790, You choose!

Live! 1-888-544-0199** Hot Live Conversation! Call #5015 or 1-877-290-0553 18+

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

**LIVETALK** All New Gals Choose 1 or 2 girls, listen to fantasies. Anything goes. Call 1-900-561-1000 $1.99/min-ute. or call 1-800-711-2525 for .90/ min for $38 Special!

Toy Poodles CKC 10 wks old.

White male, 2 black females, up to date shots microchipped, dewormed socialized, playful.

613-283-9985.

BUSINESS SERVICES

BUSINESS SERVICES

**RECEIPTS FOR CLASSIFIED WORD ADS MUST BE REQUESTED AT THE TIME OF AD BOOKING**

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REAL ESTATE Kemptville Waterfront, 75’ permanent dock, 4 bedroom brick house, town services, new heat pump, oil furnace, gas fireplace. $399,900. (613)258-2481 rainacr@sympatico.ca Modern Year Round Bungalow on Beautiful Lower Beverley Lake, Fantastic Views. Details at PropertyGuys.com listing 15977 $269,900 Private Sale (613)928-2795

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Timberframing Course 2 week trimberframe course August 13. Cost: $1,000. Contact: Pat Wolfe (613)256-0631 or email butternutfarm@xplornet.com for further information.

DOG SITTING. Experienced retired breeder providing lots of TLC. My home. Smaller dogs only.

References available. $17-$20 daily. Marg 613-721-1530.

WATERFRONT LOTS 2 building lots, Town of Arnprior, 40 Chats Crescent and 412 McLean Ave. on Ottawa River.

Town services, Beautiful views.

613-623-4531

COMING EVENTS STITTSVILLE LEGION HALL, Main St, every Wed, 6:45 p.m.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Bridlewood: Great location, beautiful 2002 two storey home, approximately 1,900 sq.ft. living area, sunken family room with fireplace, three bedrooms plus a loft, three bathrooms, large fenced corner lot. $399,500 Clive Pearce, Broker of Record, Guidestar Realty, Brokerage (613)2263018 ext 222 or (613)850-5054.

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TRAILERS / RV’S

31 FOOT Park Model ,2004 Prowler sleeps 4, full stand up shower A/C. Specially built trailer, call for details, with decks, shed . Must see in person. $19,900 or best offer. Can be seen at Camel Chute Campground check it out at www.camelchutecampround.ca 613-851-2865

Seasonal RV Park White Cedars Tourist Park Waterfront Cottages for rent And Large Fully serviced Lots 30 amp, water, and sewer Small Private RV Park Great fishing, swimming and Activities, Viewing by Appointment Only.

613-649-2255 www.whitecedars.com

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VEHICLES

CA$H for TRASH 613-866-6532

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We pay TOP DOLLAR for your Unwanted Car.

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Saturday, May 12 (noon-4 p.m.) & Sunday, May 13 (noon-4 p.m.)

Real Estate Auction Date: Saturday May 26, 2012 at 1 p.m. SHARP!

to be held at #1629 Concession Road 4B (signs) K0G 1K0 from Hopetown take Cty Rd. 16 (Wolfe Grove Rd. 2 km) to Conc. 4B from Almonte take Cty Rd 16 (12 km) to Conc. 4B or from CP take Hwy 7 east (9 km) & right onto Fergusons Falls Rd/Cty Rd 15 & continue approx 15 km & turn right onto Cty Rd 511 through Lanark to Hopetown (see above). Only 1 hour from Ottawa. on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 6 pm ~ Surveyed Clyde River Waterfront & Cottage ~

DAN PETERS AUCTION Dan Peters CPPA Auctioneer & Certified Appraiser Amanda Todd CPPA Auctioneer & Certified Appraiser (613) 284-8281 or Auction Hall (613) 284-1234 email: info@danpetersauction.com Website: www.danpetersauction.com

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3646 Gliderway Private, North Grenville (Located off River Road - Midway Between Manotick & Kemptville). Large Unique Waterfront Home Featuring Side-by-Side In-Law Suite with many possibilities. For Full Listing, info & Pictures please see Website.

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(May 10, 1957 - Feb. 3, 2012)

For Sale by Owner 10 Scott Cres.

Perth, Ontario Contact: Lynn or Bob 613-267-7953

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WATERFRONT COTTAGES 6- 3 Season Rustic Cottages Fully equipped with Appliances and Furniture Leased Land including Fresh Water, Septic. Located inside Private RV Park, On Constant Lake. Serious Inquiries Only, For more information 613649-2255

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Assortment of used tires, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.5. Summers, all-season and snows. Also used car parts. Gord 613-257-2498.

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Specializing in Home Protection Plans

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Quiet adult campground near Merrickville on Rideau River. Big lots. All services. Good fishing.

Season $1150. 613-269-4664.

VEHICLES 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Winter and summer tires on rims. Good condition. $2,500.

Evenings 613-838-3050.

A Clean Home is a Happy Home.

Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly. Safe products for you and your pets.

References available. 613-8329251

WESTBORO

LEGION BRANCH 480 389 Richmond, Rd. Ottawa.

BINGO every Wednesday at 6:45p.m. Door and canteen open at 5:00p.m 613-7252778

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TRAILERS / RV’S

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For Information- Notice of Blasting. MREL Group of Companies Limited has blasting in the Kinburn Quarry scheduled for the week of May 7th from 8 am to 4 pm. Questions can be directed to MREL at 613-5450466 ext. 128.

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Serene, peaceful and absolutely private. No homes or cottages in site. It is so quiet you can hear a frog burp ! Surveyed property having 100 ft of frontage on the Clyde River. Swimmable, fishable & canoeable. Featuring a 1960’s 24’ x 24’ cottage w/ steel roof. Open concept kitchen (c/w good cookstove) & living room, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Newer compost toilet. Power source, generator. Furnished. Immediate possession. Yearly taxes - $717.00.

Photos on website. For private viewing, terms & conditions, please call our office at 613-267-6027.

Auctioneers & Qualified Appraisers JIM & TREVOR HANDS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 or (613) 267-1335 Fax: (613) 267-6931 www.jimhandsauction.com

AUCTION SALE

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Saturday May 12th, 2012 9:30 am sharp For the Estate of the late Irvin Woermke to be held at his former home located at 64 Landrigan St., Arnprior, Ontario.

Ariens 6HP snowblower; 2000 FS Scooter; Ariens 3HP lawn mower; 2 Pioneer Chain saws; push lawn mower; lawn roller; aluminum extension ladder; hose reels; garbage cans; bell jack; Church pew; Antique hi chair; 4 trunks; 2 antique parlor chairs; collectable wooden boxes and metal tins; oil cans; Antique radios; Chiclets Display stand; Antique sleigh; Wooden skiis; 2 Banner ash sifters; Cast iron melting pot; Agate mixing pans; crutches; wheel chair; 2 fishing tackle boxes – with tackle; fishing rods; Grocery paper dispenser; Fern stand; plant stand; Wash stand basin and jug; assorted straight razors; hedge trimmers; live animal trap; assorted hand tools – some edger planes; American family scale; Nail kegs; Cigar Boxes; Flat 50’s; Plant stand with carved feet; Antique pictures and frames; 2 large wooden tool chests; wood working tools; Antique bottles; Wooden handled shovels; 2 cant hooks; shovels; rakes; forks; post hole auger; 8 gal crock -0 Hart Bros and lazier; 2 gal crocks; Antique TV – pre flat screen; walkers; Toastmaster collectables; Antique iron; Flo Blue Basin and jug; Wicker baskets; canes; metal tool boxes; Ice cream maker; Crokinole board; Findlay stove; Childs writing desk; 2-1960’s typewriters – Royal and Olympia; Unitron Electric Metallurgical Microscope Model 47046; Fling Co. Electrical Pyrometer 1909.

Balsa wood model airplane kits and parts; model plane kits and parts; Hydra Foil kits; Ryan ST airplane kit; Great Lakes Special kit; Vintage Flying Aces magazines; Air Trails Magazines; Mechanics Illustrated Magazines; Popular Science magazines; Popular Mechanics magazines; Canadian Flight magazines; Flight supplements books; Flying and Air Progress magazines – all these magazines are from the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s; Star Weeklys; Washboards – Economy; Cambrian Queen; Pearl; metal filing cabinets; Geometey kits; Crosley Radio; Philco Radio; Wooden clamps; Wooden Bar clamps; HD oak clamps for cabinet making; large selection of small hand tools – pliers; snips; screwdrivers; Brace and Bits; Saws; Chisels; hardware galore; Antique Books; Sheet music; Pots and pans; missing bowls; measuring cups; china cups and saucers; Corning Ware; Pin wheel bowls; Cream and sugar sets; glass dishes; china; jewelry; Hats and hat boxes; Arnprior marching band hat; Historical atlases of Canada; coffee table books; Kevin Dodds - Pakenham Bridge painting; Stan Tourangeau – Arnprior Bridge painting; Print – Columbus Discovering America; Framed German wall hangings; Junghaus Wall chime clock; Royal Doulton Lavinie; Coal Port figurine; Falstaff mug; Embroidery; Lace; Doilies; linens; Kenwood blankets; Quilts; Enamel mugs; Enamel jugs and pans; small kitchen appliances; Bread maker; George Foreman; Canister sets; Wrist and pocket watches; Limoges dishes; Occasional chairs; Dining room table and 6 chairs; Table cloths; Yamaha Model E3 Electone Organ with bench – excellent condition.

Plus many, many items too numerous to mention.

This is an excellent sale with many interesting items.

Contact: Val and Richard Wereley 613-623-7678 Brent and Dorothy Woermke 416-626-2592 Terms: Cash or Cheque with ID Refreshments Auctioneer: John J. O’Neill 613-832-2503 www.oneillsauctions.ca Estate or Auctioneer not responsible in case of loss or accident

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WORK WANTED

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

OZ Optics is currently seeking to ďŹ ll the following positions:

Manufacturing Manager

- Fiber Optic Optoelectronic Packaging

Attention Plus Home Cleaning.

Perth, Carleton Place, Stittsville, Kanata and surrounding area.

Call Sylvia for all your cleaning needs 613-259-2146.

SEND A LOAD to the dump, cheap. Clean up clutter, garage sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-256-4613

TO ADVERTISE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD CALL

Will be responsible for design, development, production, sales of fiber optic optoelectronic packaging; of devices like laser/ photodiodes.

Will be responsible for managing of products like hermetic feedthroughs, tapered fibers, etc.

WORK WANTED

REAL ESTATE

Experienced housecleaning service, very professional and reliable. Free estimates. Call Alissa (613)866-1166.

613-688-1483 CAREER OPPORTUNITY

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

University degree in Optics or Physics or Electronic Engineering; must have a minimum of 5 years experience in Opto Electronic Packaging.

Required Qualifications: Accounting designation required.

Minimum 5 years after designation.

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Reporting to CEO of the company, responsible for the financial day to day operations of the Company including Internal and External reports.

Interested candidates may submit their resumes to: OZ Optics 219 Westbrook Road, Ottawa, ON K0A 1L0 Attention: Human Resources or by fax to 613-831-2151 or by e-mail to hr@ozoptics.com For more information, visit www.ozoptics.com Or drop resume off at the OZ Optics Reception Desk

Executive Assistant: The successful candidate will provide personal administrative support and assistance to the President and executive staff of Robinson Consultants Inc., a local consulting engineering ďŹ rm. Responsibilities will include preparing, editing and prooďŹ ng correspondence, presentations and other documents; conducting research, assembling and analysing data to prepare reports and documents; managing and maintaining executives schedules, appointments and travel arrangements; arranging and coordinating meetings and events; preparing minutes; monitoring, responding to and distributing incoming communications; answering and managing incoming calls; and interacting with external clients.

The successful candidate must be incredibly detailoriented, organized, and efďŹ cient. ProďŹ ciency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Adobe Acrobat is required. Salary will be commensurate with qualiďŹ cations and experience.

VACATION/COTTAGES

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Send us an e-mail at jane@avd.ca and we will forward you pictures.

Or call 1-613-925-2159 for details.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

1700 Sq.Ft. Plus 3 balconies and outdoor patio 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Totally modernized kitchen, dining room, living room 3 Bedrooms plus den / office with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own 2pc bathroom washer / dryer hookup in the unit, there is an ensuite bath in the master bedroom and a regular 4pc bath in the hall, outdoor pool condo fees include heat, hydro, water and parking, condo and reserve fund fees $950.81 Monthly. Building has had substantial upgrades in the past 5 yrs with new elevators being installed in October 2012. Priced at $275,000.

80% Financing to qualified buyers

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PROCESS ENGINEER Scapa North America, a leading manufacturer of bonding and adhesive components is seeking a Process Engineer for its Renfrew Operations.

Located in the heart of the beautiful Ottawa Valley, Renfrew is conveniently located 50 minutes west of Ottawa.

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Scapa North America offers a compensation and beneďŹ ts package.

Please submit your resume to: renfrewhr@scapa.com

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SCAPA NORTH AMERICA RENFREW, ONTARIO

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

CALL 613-267-0567 FOR A SHOWING

Waterfront bungalow on the Mississippi River, near Carleton Place.

This 7 room + 2 bathroom house is the perfect place for your family to get away to.

Clean, safe, shallow water is ideal for swimming, canoeing and kayaking.

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SENIOR DESIGNER LOCATION â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OTTAWA, ON STATUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; FULL TIME Best Theratronics Ltd. is a Canadian company of TeamBestâ&#x201E;˘. We became a member of the Best family in May 2008. We manufacture external beam therapy units and self-contained blood irradiators. We have created a new product line of cyclotrons (B14p, B35p and the B70p) for radioisotope production. The team brings with it a diverse range of knowledge from around the world. TeamBestâ&#x201E;˘ is driven by one primary goal - to provide the best products and services to customers.

VACATION/COTTAGES

Summer Weekly Rental

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WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS & Funerals, location of your choice.

Also available small weddings, my home, weekdays. The Rev. Alan Gallichan. 613-726-0400.

10 Broadview Avenue West, Smiths Falls $259,900

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Please forward rĂŠsumĂŠ to careers@rcii.com.

WEDDING

PENTHOUSE ON THE 9TH FLOOR IN PERTH

Move in Ready - Completely renovated, this charming 1 ½ storey home sits on just under an acre of property in a great suburban location! Open concept, modern 3 bedroom home with many recent updates including a brand new kitchen and bathroom. A short commute to Ottawa! Abundance of character with the quality of original hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, new ceramic tile throughout.

Step outside to your own private oasis with brand a new 500 sq. ft. deck, concrete lower patio leading to an inviting in ground pool surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens. Full of character, this home has all of the amenities including central air, natural gas, full basement with workshop and laundry/storage area, new windows, roof, furnace, exterior doors, stainless steel appliances, ďŹ xtures, power garage door. Privately set back off street with large circular driveway, close to schools and shops.

A perfect place to call home! For more information and photos go to: www.comfree.com/321150

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Certified Mason. 10 years experience. Chimney repair, restoration, parging, repointing.

Brick, block and stone. Small/ big job specialist. Free estimates. 613-250-0290.

Masonry work, new construction, brick, stone, parging, re-pairs, pointing and chimney repair. Please call Al (613)8680946 or (613)830-2346.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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Donna Watson-Elliot, manager of the victim crisis unit with the Ottawa Police Service is pictured with Ruth Campbell, the co-ordinator of the victimology program at Algonquin College. The college hosted a day-long workshop on a victim-centred approach on April 27 as part of national victims of crime awareness week.

EMC news - Algonquin College teamed up with the Ottawa police victim unit and the federal department of justice for a workshop called Partnering with victims of crime – Foundations for life long growth on April 27.

Students, social workers, police officers and the federal ombudsman for victims of crime were among those who got a chance to listen to a clinical psychologist talk about a victim-centred approach.

The victimology program is fairly new, with this year marking the second class of students.

Ruth Campbell, the coordinator of the program, said the goal of the one-day

workshop was to give people knowledge of the right types of approaches when dealing with victims of crime.

“I think it’s important that we have consistent approaches,” she said. “I hope that when people leave here today they know more when they came.”

The victimology program at Algonquin is a one-year graduate certificate course that takes in graduates of social work, nursing and policing programs.

Donna Watson-Elliot, manager of the Ottawa Police Service’s victim crisis team, said the three students of the program are currently completing their co-op hours working for the team.

“We already partner with the college in a lot of other areas, so this just made sense,”

she said. “When people end up in the justice system, we want to help guide them through.”

Charles Bordeleau, Ottawa’s new police chief, congratulated the college on having the foresight to offer the program.

“We need to be better prepared to offer services to victims in their time of need,” he said. “We need to listen to them to know what they are going through.”

The workshop focused on the fictitious case of “Joan,” a Vietnamese immigrant who was abused by her drug dealer boyfriend.

Hill said knowing the victims circumstances and background can help determine which kind of approach is best.

“If she was referred, that would make a difference in

terms of establishing trust,” Dr. James Hill said.

This year marked the seventh National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. It’s a week dedicated to raising public awareness about victim issues and the programs, services and laws that are available.

This year’s theme was Moving On. It was chosen to represent the change that can take place in people as they move forward from being a victim. It is also supposed to represent the changes in the government’s focus on victim services and the changes in services available over the last 20 years.

“It’s important for us to know where we all fit in the overall context of services to all victims,” Watson-Elliot said.

Cheers contest nets $30K for pedestrian bridge in Chapman Mills EMC news - The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) announced April 24 that the proposal to build a pedestrian footbridge on an inlet of the Rideau River has received a $30,000-boost from the Molson Coors Community Cheer contest.

The Chapman Mills Conservation Area, on the Rideau River in Barrhaven is the gateway to a 12-kilometre network of forest trails, riverside boardwalks and wetland meadows. It stretches from an area along the riverbank that is parallel to Waterbridge Drive and ends just south of Barnstone Drive.

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bridge leading to the inlet parallel to the intersection of Fairpark and Prince of Wales drives. The bridge has to be removed manually to protect it from ice damage.

The RVCF called the annual move hard on the environment, costly for taxpayers and frustrating for park users.

The money from the contest will help to fund a 35-metre pedestrian bridge that will be made of steel with wooden guardrails. The project was one of the 21 across the country selected at the close of the contest – which divvies up $1 million to projects that bring the community together.

Charles Billington, executive director of the RVCF, said when the foundation learned about the contest, they approached their network of volunteers to boost the votes.

They managed to get just fewer than 300 votes, thanks in part to local Couns. Steve Desroches and Jan Harder.

“We are really pleased with the community support,” Billington said.

Once the votes were tallied, judges would have looked at each project and rated it for: • The amount of community support shown through online “cheering.”

• The ability to meet the application criteria.

• The project’s alignment with the Molson Coors community values.

• The positive social and community impact and ability to demonstrate success.

The foundation has been tracking the use of the trail now and said it is one of the busiest in the city. Estimates say that the bridge would cre-

ate at least a 10 per cent increase in the pedestrian traffic.

The Chapman Mills Conservation Area is celebrating is 10th anniversary this year.

“This new and permanent pathway bridge will be a welcome addition to our community and important for the safety of our pathway network,” Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches said. “I am always pleased when the government agencies partner with the private sector to support local projects and priorities.”

The old sectional bridge will be in place for the final season this summer. It will come out for the last time next fall when the canal is lowered to its winter level.

Billington said the posts for

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An effort to build a permanent bridge across an inlet of the Rideau River got a $30,000 boost from Molson Coors.

An example of the bridge is pictured. the bridge will be put in at the same time. The bridge will built off sight and lifted

into place.

“We are very excited,” Billington said.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: news@yourkanata.com Rain barrels: The 1st Kanata Scouts are selling rain barrels in support of the group’s arctic expedition this year. Rain barrels are $55 each and can be ordered online at www.RainBarrel.ca/1stKanataScouts.

Pickup will be April 21, between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Beaverbrook Mall parking lot, 2 Beaverbrook Dr. Visit the website for more information, or call Peter Dodsworth at 613-592-4406.

Summer Fun: Registration open for the Richmond Cooperative Nursery School. We run a summer program, three mornings a week, in July and August for children aged 2.5 to 5 years old. Visit www.rcns.ca or call 613-838-2575 for more information. Registration for our toddler and preschool program in the fall is now taking place: but hurry, spaces fill up quickly.

April 25 to May 30: The National Association of Professional Cancer Coaches presents an integrative selfcare non-profit six-week workshop for those with cancer. The event will be held Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Brown’s Independent, 1251 Main St. Stittsville. The cost is a $60 donation and participants receive binder, materials and healthy snacks.

Contact Michelle Thibodeau at 613-852-0464 to register.

May 4-6: The Kanata Artists Studio Tour will be held in the homes of 10 featured artists. The tour will start on Friday, May 4, from 5 to 9 p.m., and continue on May 5 and 6 from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tour will feature a variety of media from textiles, oil, acrylic, watch colour, coloured pencil and mixed media, styles from abstract to high realism. For more information and a map,

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May 5: Great Beaverbrook Clean Up Day, hosted by the Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association. Volunteers are asked to show up at the parking lot in the west-end of the Beaverbrook Community Centre starting at 9 a.m.

Gloves and bags are provided and the the community association will offer a free barbecue along with children’s games.

The rain date is May 12. For more information contact Pilar at <mapilival@yahoo.com.

May 5: Roch Carrier School Council is holding an electronic waste recycling event, 401 Stonehaven Dr., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information visit www.recycleyourelectronics.ca.

May 5: Glen Cairn Tennis Club holds free community day open house, Glen Cairn Tennis Club, 80 Castlefrank Rd., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

May 5: Book Ends sale at Beaverbrook branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Sale of gently-used books, CDs, DVDs, with hard-cover fiction selling for 50 cents each.

Funds go towards enhanced library services in the community.

May 5: Briarbrook and Morgan’s Grant Community Association Community Yard Sale. Whether you want to shop or host a sale, plan to get involved in the community garage sale on May 5. If you want to have a sale, you can register by sending an email to pr@bmgca.ca. A list of all participating garage sales will be posted on www.bmgca.ca the day before the sale. The rain date is May 6. Info: www. bmgca.ca.

May 5: Join us for World Labyrinth Day, 1 p.m. at St John’s Anglican Church, 325 Sandhill Rd., in Briarbrook for this third annual global event to create a wave of peaceful energy moving around the planet. People all over the world will be walking a local labyrinth at 1 p.m. in their time zone. We will use the outdoor and indoor labyrinths as weather permits. Many labyrinth resources available for reference; speak with certified Veriditas labyrinth facilitators.

Refreshments will be served.

Parish Office 613-592-4747 www.parishofmarch.ca.

May 5: Help Emily Help Tyler eighth-annual charity garage sale. Franco Ouest High School, 411 Seyton Dr., Bells Corners. For the past eight years Emily, 14, has raised over $74,000 for research a very rare children’s disease, Sialidosis. Tyler Huneault, 13,

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of Ottawa is the only known child in North America suffering from this rare enzyme disorder. For more information contact carol.tieu@sympatico. ca.

May 5, 6: Ottawa Train Expo comes to Carleton University Field House. The 48,000-plus square-foot hall has been reserved to welcome people from all walks of life into the world of model trains.

Over 100 vendors, displays, layouts, demonstrations and clinics will be representing all aspects of the hobby. Seasoned train enthusiast, model railroaders and families will have the exciting opportunity to enjoy the experience, learn new skills and get involved. www. ottawatrainexpo.com. Roger’s House This year the proceeds from our raffle table will be donated to Roger’s House.

Located on CHEO’s grounds, Roger’s House provides a “home away from home” for children with life-limiting illnesses and their families. We would like to thank all the people and local companies that have donated so far to our raffle table. A couple of examples of items are passes for four on VIA Rail, Ottawa to Quebec City. An autographed picture of Justin Beiber and an autographed SENS sweater by Bon Jovi. Over 75 items have been donated from Model vendors from all over North America and local business in order to help us raise funds for Roger House. Ottawa Train Expo is a non profit organization.

May 6: South March Women’s Institute hosts anniversary tea with sandwiches, cookies, door prizes and a quilt display.

The event will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church, 325 Sandhill Rd., 2 to 4 p.m. For more information call 613592-2984.

May 6: The Running Room will hold its annual Kanata to Bank Street Run, a 32-kilometre run starting at 8:30 a.m. at the store’s location, 484 Hazeldean Rd., and continuing along the Ottawa River parkway then finishing at the Taggart Family Y, 180 Argyle Ave., in downtown Ottawa. Water will be provided on route along with aid stations, volunteers on bikes and refreshments will be provided at the end of the run.

For more information contact cecilia.jorgenson@gmail.com.

May 6: Hike for Hospice fundraiser in support of The Hospice at May Court. Hike along the streets of Ottawa South. Registration for the hike is $25: this covers a shirt, coffee and snacks, lunch and entertainment. For more information about the event visit the website: hospicemaycourt. com.

May 7: Canadian Parents of Murdered Children monthly meeting, Kanata Baptist Church, Room A1, 465 Hazeldean Rd., 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Facilitated and peer support meetings. Call 613-492-1978 for more information.

May 8: The Probus Club of Western Ottawa meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 33 Leacock Drive Kanata at 10 a.m. for coffee followed by a guest speaker. On Tuesday May 8th, Bill Milliken will speak on “My experiences as Speaker of the House.” The Probus Club is for retired and semi-retired men and women who appreciate and value opportunities to meet others with similar levels of interest. For further information call Pat Thompson at 613-591-1390.

May 9: March Rural Community Association meeting, Old March Town Hall, 821 March Rd., 7:30 p.m. A discussion about poison ivy is on the agenda as well as the city’s problems with emerald ash borer disease.

May 10 to 12: Annual church plant sale held Thursday to Friday: 9 to 7, and Saturday: 8 to 5 p.m. Lots of hanging baskets, flats, and pots of annuals, vegetables and perennials. Kanata Community CRC, 46 Castefrank Rd., beside Hazeldean branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

For more information visit the website: www.kccrc.com.

May 11: Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West hosts LobsterFest at Centurion Center, 170 Colonnade Rd. S. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m, dancing at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $55, and chicken dinners are available. The evening will feature entertainment by the New Classics and will also have a silent auction. For more information call 613787-9977. The fundraiser benefits charities such as Christie Lake Kids, which helps economically disadvantaged children in Ottawa.

May 12: Euchre sponsored by the Kanata-Hazeldean Lions Club at Lion Dick Brule Community Centre, 170 Castlefrank Rd., Glen Cairn, 7:30 p.m. The cost is $10, cash prizes, light lunch, bar services. The next euchre night will be held at the same location on May 28 starting at 7 p.m. For more information call 613836-2657.

May 12: Plant sale and garden show, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 12 Milne Cres. Purchase plants, garden art, Mother’s Day gifts and new jewelry to support the Grandmother’s Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. This sixth-annual event is sponsored by the Grassroot

Grannies. Cash or cheques only. Free admission, but donations are appreciated. For more information call 613592-2813.

May 12: Volunteers are needed to plant native trees and shrubs along Shirley’s Brook at 10 a.m. The Briarbrook and Morgan’s Grant Community Association will be joining the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority and the City of Ottawa in planting a riparian corridor along the stream bed at Marconi Drive. Where to meet: Marconi Avenue at the “bridge” over Shirley’s Brook (near Streamside Crescent and Celtic Ridge Crescent), at the recreational pathway. Parking available off Klondike Road, at Brookshire Park. Info: www. bmgca.ca.

May 12: The Kanata Choral Society presents a 25th Anniversary Concert of Musical Favourites at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 20 Young Rd. at 7:30 pm. Adults: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Seniors and students, 13 and up: $15. For more information, please visit www.kanatachoralsociety.ca or phone 613-592-1991.

May 12: Giant garage and bake sale at Castlefrank Elementary School, 55 McCurdy Dr., 8:30 to noon, a studentled group, Changing Lives in Kenya (CLIK), is raising money to build a well in Kenya through the non-profit organization Free the Children.

Help support their efforts by purchasing a table for $15 to sell your own things or simply come and buy some treasures and homemade baked goods.

We hope to see you at this fun and worthwhile event! To buy a table or for more information contact Fiona Roden at fiona. roden@ocdsb.ca.

May 26: Asian Heritage Celebration: Connecting Canadians and Asians through Culture & Arts, Asian Educational Art Exhibition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lion Dick Brûlé Community Centre, 170 Castlefrank Rd. Our prime objective is to help Canada to become a safe, secure and place of harmony and peace by connecting people to each other and helping them lead peaceful lives. Sirin at Art gives creative school children between the age 4 and 19 who live or attend school in Ottawa to showcase and celebrate their artistic abilities in Asian art. For more information visit www.lankapage.com.

Volunteers needed: Friends of Hospice Ottawa is looking for special event volunteers to support the various special events and activities it holds throughout the year to raise funds for the programs and services provided for the

Ottawa west community. Experience in special events and marketing is an asset but not required. Anyone interested in joining the special event volunteer team can contact Ruth Cameron at foho@rogers. com.

Volunteers needed: Make a difference in your community by joining the dynamic team of volunteers at The Ottawa Hospital. Help to improve patient comfort and care by volunteering in one of our shops where funds raised support the purchase of specialized equipment and research. Please call volunteer services at 613-7614279 for more information.

Fundraiser: The Canadian Federation of University Women of Kanata invites the public to join efforts with all CFUW members across Canada to share a loonie on Mother’s Day to help women in Zambia. The CFUW National President Brenda Wallace would like Canadian women to think of our “sisters” in Africa.

CFUW/Kanata will be collecting funds at our April and May general meetings, held the second Wednesday of the month at Stonehaven Manor at 7 p.m. Contact Joy Forbes, President, joy.forbes@sympatico.ca for more information.

Scholarships: CFUW/Kanata will continue its annual tradition of $1,000 scholarships to seven local female high school students to assist them in their endeavours to further their education. All potential candidates should contact their local high school guidance councillors for guidelines and procedures. Awards are handed out at graduation in June.

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: Kanata Surfers Swim club season runs until June. Kanata Leisure Center, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 6:55 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. Masters/exercise swims, coaching by Liliana Rusu.

Contact: Doug Williams at: ddouga@rogers.com or 613592-1646 for more information.

Wednesdays: The 872 Kiwanis Kanata Air Cadets meet at 6:30 p.m. at A.Y. Jackson Secondary School, on Abbeyhill Drive. All girls and boys aged 12 to 18 are eligible to join the air cadet program, which fosters leadership, personal development and the theory and practice of flying.

There is no cost to join this program. Please see www.872squadron-rcac.ca and www. cadets.ca for more information. New cadets can sign up anytime throughout the year if they reach at least 12 years of age.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 ARIES - Mar 20 The best will be in store for you Patience is a21/Apr virtue, Aries.

Aries, although you may have mind set on later in the week.

There’s notyour much chance for one adventure outcome, might be good to expect unexpected this Mondayit or Tuesday, but things pick the up on Wednesday.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct Libra, start thinking about23 curbing your spending. Your Libra, it’s are good go with thedon’t flow,make but speak for finances in to trouble if you some up changes. yourself from time to time, especially when something is More is going out than is coming into your accounts.

TAURUS- Apr – Apr21/May 21/May 21 TAURUS 21 Taurus, a good is in store this week. brings Think of this weeknight as the opportunity to restThe andnight recharge, rewards you did not expect.

Working hard yieldsinmore Taurus. Schedule a family movie night or lounge the yard than of financial success. instead packing your schedule.

SCORPIO –-Oct 22 22 SCORPIO Oct24/Nov 24/Nov Scorpio, there’s not you can about the current Sometimes there is much no shortcut todo success, Scorpio.

You just situation.

Complaining thingsthat won’t anything, have to trudge throughabout and hope all solve the effort will be so whyit waste worth in the the longbreath? run. Better news is on the horizon.

GEMINI - May 21 GEMINI – May22/Jun 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you have beenGemini. thinking about getting into like they Trust your instincts, Someone who seems something creative, and your plans really just may have your best interests at heart maycome have to ulterior fruition soon.

You Capricorn’s just have tosage finalize some of the details. motives.

Heed advice.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 21 Sagittarius, someone is worried about you and projects this week You’re in over your head, Sagittarius.

Too many you recognize their concerns. the worry and will not enough helpers can leave Maybe you feeling over- is because you have of touch so long. whelmed.

You maybeen wantout to tackle oneforthing at a time.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 CANCER – Junsecrets 22/Jul doesn’t 22 Cancer, keeping often turn out well because Cancer, you may feel like you’re the only Honesty one keeping the sooner or later those secrets are revealed. usually ship from sinking.

However, this is not the case. Behindis the best way to go in most situations. the-scenes work is taking place, too.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Beating doldrums LEO –the Jul 23/Aug 23could involve some creative thinking, Leo.Leo, If you’re fresh of ideas, you can ask someone you it seems as out if drama is always following you. That’s arebecause close to you for some tend tosuggestions. be the life of the party or prefer all eyes -beAug on you.

Think about VIRGO 24/Sept 22 being less conspicuous.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 CAPRICORN – Deca 22/Jan 20 path is presented to you, Capricorn, when new career new beginnings arrived and you’remake excited itCapricorn, may be difficult to decidehave whether you should a about all theyour prospects.

Others your joy but move.

Go of with gut and trust may yourshare instincts. not to the extent that you do.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Those close–to you are finding AQUARIUS Jan 21/Feb 18 your more accommodating nature very Aquarius. new is bound Aquarius, it’sappealing, alright to be cautiousThis with yourattitude decisions, but to paintmuch you in new could light. indicate you’re not ready for a taking tooa long change. -Soon spouse or20 partner will grow impatient.

PISCES Feba19/Mar

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the way they live their lives. Remember, no one is perfect — including you. Keep an open mind.

Last week’s week’s Last answers answers

Pisces, you have a huge support system in the way of PISCESand – Feb 19/MarExpect 20 them to rally behind you when family friends.

It’s hard to accept help sometimes, Pisces. But help is what needed.

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