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First pedestrian crossover revealed Scott Campbell

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The new term of the day was pedestrian crossover.

Everyone is quite familiar with pedestrian crosswalks but the first-ever crossover in the city was unveiled at Earl of March Secondary School in Kanata on June 13.

“Pedestrians have the right of way. Period,” said Coun. Keith Egli, chair of the city’s transportation committee.

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This year, the Highway Traffic Act was revised to include a new type of crossover that can be installed on low speed, low- and medium-volume roads.

Pedestrian crossovers are areas that allow pedestrians to safely traverse the roads and where vehicles must yield to those crossing.

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Marianne Wilkinson helped demonstrate how the crossover works with Earl of March Secondary School students.

“It’s a new era of pedestrian traffic,” said Egli.

“There will be 45 activated in the city by the end of the summer, and by the fall of 2018, about 180 crossovers will be installed.”

The change also brings different rules and fines.

Those who are caught committing any offence at a pedestrian crossover will be fined $150 to $500 and also marked for three demerit points.

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The City of Ottawa introduced rules and stressed that it is the responsibility of road users – drivers, cyclists and pedestrians – to understand the crossovers.

The city says: - Drivers and cyclists must stop behind the yield line and yield the right-ofway to pedestrians whenever they see the crossover sign. Vehicles must not pass any other vehicle within 30 metres before a crossover.

- When riding with traffic, cyclists will face the same responsibilities and fines as drivers – the new law requires cyclists to stop and yield the whole roadway to pedestrians. When crossing, cyclists must follow rules for pedestrians and dismount and walk their bike across the road.

- Pedestrians should make eye contact with the driver and make an indication to vehicles that they want to cross before entering the roadway. At crossovers equipped with beacons, pedestrians may push a button to make the beacon flash to enhance drivers’ awareness.

If crossovers are installed at roundabouts, they will also have the right of way over vehicles.

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The Kanata Sports Club looks for younger members Scott Campbell

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Not just for members

Getz and Liz Warren following recent elections. Chris Burton and Rene Kenhoe are the returning members. The results were announced on May 30.

“We have an election every year for half the board,” said Philliben.

It is Philliben’s fourth year on the board and he gives much credit to the work of Nancy Derrick, the administrative assistant, who is marking 25 years with the Kanata Sports Club.

Anyone 19 years and over can join, said Philliben.

Non-members who are not familiar with the spot are more than welcome to stop in.

It can be a place to have a stag and doe, a milestone birthday or even a wedding. The club also has five TV screens to watch the big game and windows to see what may be going on at the rink.

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Canada is not alone in hitting a big birthday in 2017. Next year, the Kanata Sports Club will turn 30.

In 29 years, the club has given out $1.75 million to amateur sports through sponsorships, ice costs and donations to the Kanata Food Cupboard and charities in need.

“It was one of our mandates to give back to the community,” said president Frank Philliben.

The club also has a goal of growing membership numbers. At last count they had about 800, Philliben said. It is still pretty good numbers, but it is a decrease from 1,000

members in recent years.

It’s an issue faced by many clubs and organizations; attempting to attract a younger crowd to get involved.

“I would say that the majority of the members are in their 50s and over,” said Philliben.

A membership gives members advance notice and first-come selection for certain events.

There are also TGIM nights – Thank God I’m a Member – which offers up different meals to the members. The club plans trivia nights, and parties like New Year’s Eve, and Philliben is open to ideas for more events.

The club is getting set for a golf tournament this month at the Glen Mar Golf and Country Club. It’s already filled with 116 golfers.

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Ottawa Champions to host Cuba and Japan Ottawa June 28-30. Those games all start at Ball clubs from Cuba and Japan will be 7:05 p.m. taking the field against the Ottawa Champions this month.

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Taxing times with toddler

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ne thing about having multiple children is you start to feel like an expert in parenting.

You look at others, struggling with new babies and mishandling toddlers, and you feel a bit cocky because you’ve got this parenting thing down.

Perhaps because of our relaxed attitude, our third child has been the easiest kid ever. With our age and wisdom, we hired a lot of help to keep us – and her—relaxed.

At one point, we had three adults looking after our sixmonth-old at all times, which was funny, really, because she just sat on a blanket and played.

Now on the cusp of her fourth birthday, she’s still the easiestgoing kid. We never experienced terrible twos, no temper tantrums, no problem. That is, until we took her overseas.

Within two weeks, we experienced all of the challenges of toddlerhood. Every meal we sat down to – lovingly prepared by one set of Scottish relatives or another – launched an all out battle.

She couldn’t sit in the booster seat, she forgot how to use utensils, she used her outdoor voice, and spent many meals under the table or hanging sideways in her chair.

All organized nourishment was rejected as “disgusting,” even classic favourites like lasagna, in a daring insult to the chefs.

Despite my daughter’s historically-proven ability to walk – even skip – long distances, this kid refused to set foot to cobble when we visited Edinburgh. She had to be carried, pushed in a stroller,

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse (not easy on cobble), or ride on someone’s back. Each time we tried to get her to stand up, she’d crumple into a blob in the middle of the walkway, refusing to move.

One evening, crammed into a camping caravan with five kids, my dear daughter completely lost it. We’d taken away her wooden sword which she’d been flailing around the trailer, threatening cousins and siblings, alike.

In an extreme twist of events, she took out her frustration on her 11-year-old brother, pounding and kicking him with all her might and all her limbs. To his credit, he didn’t fight back. Mom jumped into retrieve little darling off her brother as she was mid-swipe.

As I scooped her up, her head came down, right into my unmanicured thumbnail. The blood was astounding. The cousins were frightened. She now has a scar under her eye.

The following day, as my own brother and his spouse prepared a lovely barbecue in the hot sun (yes, we had sun in Scotland), my daughter reached her peak. As dinner was announced, she threw herself onto the grass and started screeching in a tone I’ve never heard.

We didn’t know what to do.

There was no coaxing, and certainly any physical intervention

was out of the question after the thumbnail incident. She was a wild animal.

To my brother’s shock, my husband and I just left her there, pounding the ground and swatting the air with her limbs and exhibiting that inhuman high-pitched siren sound, while we graciously accepted our kabobs and potatoes and tried to carry on a conversation.

I’m guilty of bragging to my brother and his spouse about how lovely and easygoing my dear daughter is, how intelligent and creative she is, how calm and empathetic and reasonable she is for her age. What justice for them to have my daughter completely lose it in their backyard, something their neighbours will discuss for years to come, I’m sure.

As soon as we got home, my daughter calmed down. As I’ve been writing this column, she’s been playing blocks and animals in the corner, making up voices, singing songs, and not once interrupting my work. But I’ve learned my lesson.

To all you parents out there – the ones that have had a toddler lose it in the grocery store, on a bus, at grandmother’s house – I’m sorry I ever judged you. Kids have a fantastic way of making us humble, don’t they?

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here was good news on the morning of June 8 when the earth opened up and a massive sinkhole swallowed a section of Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa.

Despite the giant hole in the heart of the city, no one was injured.

That no one was injured, except for the city’s civic pride, is a blessing considering the number of OC Transpo buses that go by the very spot where the road collapsed, not to mention all the cars and pedestrians who flow through that part of town on a weekday morning.

Within 24 hours city crews stabilized the sinkhole by pouring concrete into it, and the foundations of nearby buildings had all been secured and the hole was no longer expanding, according to the city.

Now the investigation into why this happened is underway.

“It took a month for us to find the answers with the sinkhole on Waller Street, and this is significantly larger,” said Mayor Jim Watson during a media briefing with emergency services and city department heads the day after the large sinkhole made national headlines.

The media briefing was the second within 24

hours.

And there are plenty of questions that need to be answered with the two most pressing before moving forward being: Did the tunnelling for the city’s light rail project have anything to do with the road collapsing and is the city’s infrastructure in such bad shape that water main pipes are bursting all over the place?

The mayor and senior city staff say it could take weeks to get Rideau Street in front of the Rideau Centre back in service, and may take a couple of months before all the answers to what went wrong are known.

The timeline is the least of the worries right now. How long it takes to determine the reasons for this near tragedy is less important than getting those answers right, so that such a situation does not happen again, especially since there is a lot of tunnelling going on downtown for the LRT project.

What should be first and foremost in all of the investigations surrounding the sinkhole is that public safety should be the No. 1 priority going forward. And that means if it takes a month or two, or even longer, to get to the bottom of this “hole” mess, so be it.

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egardless of what finally happens with Ogilvie Square, the debate over it will turn out to be helpful for the city and those who live in it.

Last week the plans for the square were unveiled — a blocklong plaza on Nicholas Street between Rideau and Besserer, closed to traffic and available for special events.

It will have trees and bicycle racks but no chairs or benches.

Various reasons have been given for this, including the need to maintain access for emergency vehicles.

But that’s not what people are talking about. They’re talking about what seems to be a conscious effort to discourage panhandlers and homeless people, of which there are many in this part of town.

A city planner said that “we’ve

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town chosen to take a more adaptable approach and be able to monitor the success and failures of the seats as opposed to putting something in permanent and then having nothing but complaints come in for people ... loitering or panhandling ...”

In other words, benches attract the homeless, so no benches. I usually avoid reading Comments sections online, but the one below the original Citizen article on this issue is worth a look.

It shows the range of attitudes on homelessness in this city.

Among the attitudes expressed are some very enlightened ones.

They say, among other things, that people other than panhandlers need places to sit.

More significantly, they say that keeping homelessness out of sight is not the way to deal with it.

There are other opinions, of course, such as the view that the homeless are coddled in Ottawa, but they are far outnumbered by those who believe the city has made a mistake here.

Online Comments sections are not always accurate reflections of public opinion, but my guess is that City Hall is getting an earful on this subject and, on the basis of the strength of the arguments presented, will change its mind.

This was so close to a great idea — creating a new public space in an area that needs it, closing it to traffic, sticking some trees in there. All it needed was something to make it more invit-

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ing, such as a place to sit down.

That would be nice for older people and people with disabilities, among others.

If that turned out not to work, for whatever reason, the city could always take the benches away.

That might cost some money, but everything costs money. Putting up that elaborate playground at Mooney’s Bay costs money.

All the 150th anniversary hoopla is costing money.

The homelessness issue is frustrating. But let’s not forget that it’s the homeless who are the most frustrated.

To those who say Ottawa coddles the homeless, imagine yourself in that position. It’s not a walk in the park.

It’s frustrating and complicated and Ottawa has made some good efforts to help. What this debate shows is that there could be significant public support for more effort.

As always, the key to solving

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Ottawa is not without senior officials who are on good terms with the folks at Queen’s Park.

Good for Ogilvie Square. It has reopened an important debate about homelessness and shown that there is support for doing something genuinely useful.

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Kanata church opens hearts to family from Syria Ruth Lee

Kanata Community Christian Reformed Church group

It was a moment we had been anticipating for months.

An apartment had been rented and lovingly furnished. The beds had wool blankets on them and there were children’s snowsuits and little winter boots in the coat closet.

An Internet connection had been set up and a phone purchased. There was even a pound of good coffee in the freezer and a Turkish coffee pot ready on the stove!

That was in February, right before things slowed down and the Canadian government brought home many of its visa processing staff from countries such as Jordan and Lebanon. Our sponsoring group hit a roadblock and we all sat down to wait.

Well, spring came and the wool blankets came off the beds. A fan appeared in the apartment. Finally, good news came in the form of flight details.

They were coming at last. There was one additional two-day delay, but then the big day came.

On June 9, a group of church and wider community members including some Arabic-speaking friends wel-

comed our Syrian refugee family at the Ottawa airport with waves, smiles, welcome signs in Arabic and a huge Canadian flag.

The children, unaccustomed to the restraints of the car seats, made the ride lively. Before too long, we reached their apartment in Kanata and begun the process of helping them to settle in. It was hard to choose only a few essential bits of information to convey, but it had clearly been a long journey and we were anxious not to overwhelm them.

Ahead lies a time of enormous adjustment for Yaser, Yasmin, Chahed (aged nearly 3) and Ahmad (18 months old).

They will need to learn to speak English and to find their way around by bus. Medical checkups and dental appointments will fit around applications for OHIP and SIN cards. We will get them to their appointments, show them around the neighbourhood and, thanks in part to the Kanata Muslim Association, provide some meals as they transition into their new lives here.

And we will open our hearts and our arms to welcome our new family.

May we all have the grace to learn from each other. The adventure begins here.

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Kanata community members greet a Syria family on June 8 at the airport.

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Allan Hubley Positive Change for Kanata South

City Councillor Kanata South Week in Review LRT Announcement

Before my Light Rail Transit (LRT) motion at council last year, the city’s plan was to not look at Kanata for LRT service until after 2031. My motion asked staff to lay out how we could do better as it was clear residents were becoming supporters of the move to rail from buses and you wanted the train to take you downtown vs Ottawa South while being powered by electricity vs gas as proposed by others.

With the strong support of our MP Karen McCrimmon, our Mayor and fellow councillors, last week we announced that the process has been started 15 years ahead of schedule!

With federal funding we will commence the environmental assessment (EA) next year to determine the best route to use, estimate the costs and propose a workplan to get the electric train past Bayshore and closer to you.

The EA process is a legal requirement that must be undertaken before we can seek funds from other level of governments.

Wild Parsnip

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Sarah Tomkins won first place for her poster ‘Don’t Let Abuse Define You’ in a message to end violence against women. She won $300 at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre.

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Wild Parsnip is an invasive plant that is increasingly common within the City of Ottawa in areas of uncultivated land, roadside ditches, nature trails, as well as on and surrounding rural and residential properties. Wild Parsnip sap contains chemicals that may cause skin and eye irritation and make the skin prone to burning and blistering when exposed to the sun.

The City’s Parks Department has sprayed at locations around the ward where Wild Parsnip has been known to grow. Signs will be posted in areas that have been sprayed and as always please watch for Wild Parsnip when outdoors this summer. More details about Wild Parsnip can be found on my website.

Don’t Let Abuse Define You…It Can Happen To Anybody.

Those were the words that

Sarah Tomkins used on her poster and also netted her $300 on June 7. The peer support program at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre presented the results of their poster contest and Tom-

kins came in first.

The Nepean High School student was honoured to win the award.

“I did it a couple months ago and just forgot about it,” she said, adding it was given out as a

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Please visit my website for information regarding the possible changes to convert Castlefrank Rd to a complete street. Please email me at allan.hubley@ottawa.ca by June 30th, 2016 to provide your comments.

Safety Day

Please join me this Saturday, June 18th for my first Community Safety Day from 10am - noon at the Kanata Recreation Complex (KRC). Police, Fire, Neighborhood Watch, Crimestoppers, SEATS and many others groups will be in attendance. This event is free and in the case of rain, will be moved indoors at the KRC. Yoga in the Park

Thank you to all who came out last Saturday for the first Yoga in the Park at Beyond Yoga’s studio located at 66 Hearst Way (class was moved inside due to rain).

Hope to see you at one or all of the remaining classes!

• Saturday June 18th, 9 - 10am, Kristina Kiss Park (Trailwest) • Saturday June 25th, 9 - 10am, Eva James Community Centre (Bridlewood) • Friday July 1st, 9 - 10am, (Kanata Recreation Complex)

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June 18th: *Rain Date* - Trailwest Community Association is hosting a community garage sale from 8am - 1pm at Kristina Kiss Park.

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class assignment. “A lot of talented people had entered.”

The purpose of the contest was to promote the message to end violence against women.

“The students in the Catholic school board chose the winners,” said Phyl Powell, who works at the centre.

Tomkins plans to use her winnings towards school supplies but also for art supplies, which can be quite pricey.

Ally Spencer from South Carleton High School came in second place and Lauren Vella from Nepean had the third place poster. The two were presented with $200 and $100, respectively. There were also three honourable mentions: Kiana Chen and Olivia Pucci from Nepean and Meredith Williamson from South Carleton.

Powell said the resource centre visits high schools to talk about healthy and unhealthy dating behaviours and to pitch the contest. They also have discussions with Grade 8 students to prepare them for high school.

The theme of raising awareness about violence against women can also be found outside the resource centre. The Clothesline Project included shirts with messages like Peace and Safe, or Help, Live, Love, Life. The concept originated in Cape Cod, Mass. in 1990, before spreading worldwide, to address the issue of violence against women.

Bridlewood association meets June 21 Bridlewood Community Association

All residents are invited to attend the Bridlewood Community Association’s June general meeting on June 21 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the Eva James Community Centre.

Agenda items include Coun. Hubley’s update on Kanata South and the City of Ottawa and committee reports. Please contact Mark at pres@bridlewood.ca for more information.

Refreshments will be served.

PAUL VAN STEEN SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

We are now accepting nomi-

nations for the Paul Van Steen Sports Achievement Award which is presented annually at our AGM to a Bridlewood athlete over the age of 16 who demonstrates excellence in sport. For more information, please visit www.bridlewood. ca or contact Margaret at sports@bridlewood.ca.

All volunteers and supporting members are invited to join us at the Eva James CC on June 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for our 11th annual Member and Volunteer Appreciation BBQ. This free event features a barbecue lunch, displays, bouncy castle, face painting, and many more activities.

Register your family online at

www.bridlewood.ca to participate in this fun event. Please contact Mark at pres@bridlewood.ca for more information or to volunteer.

FREE FITNESS CLASSES

Coming soon – watch our website and Facebook page for information on our free summer fitness classes. We will be posting the information as soon as details as finalized.

Show your support for the Bridlewood Community Association by registering online at www.bridlewood.ca and paying your $10 annual family dues. As a supporting

member you are entitled to register your children for the spring sports program, attend the March Break Family Movie Night and join us for our Member and Volunteer Appreciation BBQ in June.

Your membership fees go to support local schools, run our events and much more. Please contact Mark at press@bridlewood.ca for more information.

We wish all Bridlewood residents a safe and restful summer and hope that you will join us for our fifth annual Family Bike Chase on Sept. 10, and our annual general meeting and elections on Sept. 20.

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Proud to Serve You It is a privilege and an honour to serve as your Member of Provincial Parliament for the great riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills.

If you are a constituent of this riding and you are faced with a problem that involves the Ontario provincial government, please note I am here to help you.

How My Office Can Help You • Hydro and Energy Issues • Healthcare and Senior Care Matters • Ontario Student Assistant Program (OSAP) • Driver License and Registration Issues • Home, Land, and Private Property Matters • Hunting and Fishing Licenses • Government Service Complaints • And much more!

Music In The Park On Sunday, July 24th, MPP Jack MacLaren invites you, your family, friends, and neighbours to join him from 2pm-4pm for Music in the Park. This community event is free for anyone to attend, and will be a live performance show by Low Mileage featuring Rick Leben at Meadowbreeze Park in Kanata.

Contact Information Constituency Office of Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100 Kanata, Ontario K2M 1P6 Telephone: (613) 599-3000 E-Mail: Jack.MacLarenCo@pc.ola.org

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Karen McCrimmon Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton

Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton

Kanata LRT

This week I had the pleasure of being with the Mayor and Councillors Hubley and Wilkinson as we announced the environmental assessment to bring the LRT to Kanata.

Although there is much work to be done, it is gratifying to work with City officials who understand how import light rail is to Kanata residents, and our businesses.

A Successful Town Hall – Let’s Talk # 3

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From left to right - Pat Kavanagh (in red), Garry Galley, Ed Staniowski, Rick Smith, John Barrett, Noel Price, Rob Murphy and Jim Kyte.

It was wonderful to see 146 people attend our Town Hall and Fundraising BBQ that was held on June 5th. We were delighted to have Minister McKenna join us to introduce the discussion on the environment and climate change.

Following a lively exchange of ideas, participants had the chance to ‘vote’ on those items that they felt were the top priorities to combat climate change. The top issues were: (1) high speed and light rail investment locally and nationally (2) damaged lands rehabilitation and pollution (3) investments in renewable energies, and (4) national interests before corporate. I also had the privilege of presenting a cheque for $621 to the Canadian Red Cross for Ft McMurray relief efforts, from donations received from Constituents. Thank you to all.

Canada Day in Kanata-Carleton

I am very much looking forward to Canada Day events in the Riding. Here are some of the events that I will be attending: • 8 am: Scotiabank Canada Day Road Race— Walter Baker Park, Kanata • 8:30 am: Carp Canada Day Senior’s Breakfast— Mess Hall 2240 Craig’s Side Rd. • 10 am: Wreath laying—100th Anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel—War Museum • 12 pm: Canada Festivities—Walter Baker Park, Kanata • 5 pm: Opening Ceremonies—Walter Baker Park, Kanata • 6 pm: Canada Day Events— Dunrobin Community Center I encourage everyone to celebrate the day with family and friends and I look forward to meeting people at the various events.

Cadet Annual Parades

Congratulations to 872 Kiwanis Kanata and 706 Ottawa Snowy Owl Royal Air Force Cadet Squadrons for their performances on their annual parades. It was evident by talking to many of the cadets that we have an exceptional group of fine young men and women – who have clearly shown the very best in leadership, community spirit and professionalism – living in our Riding. A great job was done by all and I send a special thank you to their instructors, leaders and parents!

Working for and Representing Kanata-Carleton

It is such an honour and privilege to serve as your Member of Parliament and I look forward to meeting and working with you all. Please feel free to contact our office at 613-592-3469 or by email at Karen.McCrimmon@parl.gc.ca.

Also, you can follow me on twitter @karenmccrimmon.

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Above, hockey historian Liam Maguire served as the master of ceremonies. Former NHLer and Senator, Randy Robitaille tees off on his first hole at the Eagle Creek Golf Course on June 10.

Ottawa Senators alumni raise $40,000 at golf tourney up with a hot stove dinner with hockey historian Liam Maguire serving as the master of ceremonies.

When it was all said and done, $40,000 was raised at the event There are some Ottawa Senators alumni that never actually for grow-the-game initiatives and charities in the region, said Aaron Robinson, the Senators’ director of fan and community put on a Senators jersey. development.

That’s OK. The impressive number was raised by, “sponsorships, regisThere were 170 golfers — more than 40 of them former hockey players – that made up 33 teams for 18 holes of golf at the trations, raffles and prize draws along with a live auction,” said Eagle Creek Golf Course in Dunrobin on June 10 at the Ottawa Robinson.

The event was the 17th edition of the Senators alumni golf Senators alumni golf tournament. The course is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. After the golfing, the event wrapped tournament.

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“Health Links brings care providers together to ensure the coordination of care for people with complex needs,” said Dean. “It puts patients and family care providers at the centre of the health system.”

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AROW program helping 50 clients Continued from page 18

“I think of it like a bicycle wheel,” she said. The client is at the centre, the services and health professionals are the spokes, and all are linked by a care coordinator.

“It ensures patients gain quicker access to the services they need,” she said.

“The link is a team built around the client. They design a care plan that works.”

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“It’s early days and Health Links is still devel-

oping,” said Dean. The next step is “to get the word out there.” This means talking to doctors and other health care professionals to ensure people know about Health Links, she said.

Patients can self-refer to the program or request a referral from their doctor, said Dean. “But doctors need to know about this in order to refer.”

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In Queen’s Park and at home in Barrhaven, June has been a pivotal month for the family and friends of Rowan Stringer.

Three years after her death, her name will now be synonymous with Canada’s first concussion legislation, and a popular rugby pitch in Nepean.

Ontario’s legislature passed Rowan’s Law, an opposition private member’s bill proposed by Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, on June 7 after the bill received unanimous support from all political parties. The bill was co-sponsorship by NDP MPP Catherine Fife and Liberal MPP John Fraser.

“We’re quite euphoric today, pretty proud of ourselves,” MacLeod said in an interview with Metroland Media. “We’ve done something substantial, and I think we’re going to see more protection for athletes in amateur sport and minor sport.”

Based on 49 recommendations that came out of a coro-

ner’s inquest into Stringer’s death, Rowan’s Law is intended to provide guidelines and tools for players, parents, teachers and coaches to prevent, diagnose and better respond to concussions.

Stringer, 17, died of complications from multiple concussions she sustained while playing rugby in May 2013.

Her parents, Gordon and Kathleen Stringer, approached MacLeod the month after Rowan’s death seeking help to change concussion laws in order to make playing sports such as rugby safer for young athletes.

As well as receiving support from all provincial parties, Rowan’s Law was publicly endorsed by Rugby Canada, Rugby Ontario, and retired NHL hockey player Eric Lindros, who sustained multiple concussions during his NHL career. In January, Rugby Canada launched its PlaySmart player welfare system, a program that aims to educate players, parents, coaches, match officials and administrators on player welfare and concussion management.

Despite gaining traction through widespread support, the bill recently appeared to be threatened when it was stalled in committee amid fears that the provincial government would prorogue the legislature for the summer before it could pass Rowan’s Law. “If we did not pass the bill today, it more than likely would have died on the order paper,” MacLeod said on June 7.

After its approval in legislature on June 7, the bill received royal assent from the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – a formality – on June 9, at which point, MacLeod said, it officially came into effect. The next step, she said, is to form a committee of experts who will have one year to develop a framework for implementing Rowan’s Law in Ontario.

“It will be up to the government, as of (June 9), to develop the public appointment process for the 16 committee members from five ministries,” she said.

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Pitch named week before law passes Continued from page 22

MacLeod believes Rowan’s Law could go nationwide, with several federal senators already having expressed interest in introducing federal concussion legislation.

Earlier in the spring, she said, the Senate invited Lindros and herself to participate in a forum on the topic.

“And then the minister of culture and tourism and sport has told me that in the next month the provincial and territorial ministers of sport are meeting with the federal minister and the first item on their agenda is concussions and Rowan’s Law,” she said.

ROWAN’S PITCH

Days before Rowan’s Law received the green light in the legislature, the Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club renamed its rugby pitch at Ken Ross Park Rowan’s Pitch in a June 4 ceremony.

That day was the opening day of the club’s spring season.

“Naming the pitch after Rowan is not only our club’s way of remembering and honouring her, but also highlights Rowan’s Law and concussion awareness,” Barrhaven Scottish president Barb Gillie said in a media release.

“She was an incredible rugby player, a funny and loving person, and one who was always giving of herself.”

Stringer was captain of the rugby team at John McCrae Secondary School and played for the Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Club.

The renaming event drew members of the local rugby community, MacLeod, Stringer’s parents and some former teammates, as well as Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder and Innes Coun.

Jody Mitic, who both worked to gain approval from the city for the pitch to be renamed.

As part of the celebration, club teams played

rugby throughout the day, Ross’ Your Independent Grocer and Bells Corners based Whiprsnapr Brewing Co. provided food and beer, and club sponsor Bin There Dump That collected food donations for the Barrhaven Food Cupboard using one of its construction bins.

Just days before learning with certainty that the country’s first concussion legislation, in his daughter’s name, would become a reality, Gordon Stringer thanked those who had worked to associate his daughter’s name with safer sports.

“We are very honoured that the Barrhaven Scottish RFC have chosen to remember Rowan in such a poignant way,” Stringer said during the renaming ceremony.

“Having her name and her story that goes with it will be a reminder for people to remain active and healthy, but, most of all, to play smart and play safe regarding concussion and brain injury prevention.”

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Ohman’s daughter, Audrey Ohman Southward, attended a preview of the exhibit and spoke about her father, who died at age 65 when she was 19.

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his family. After watching a National Film Board documentary, called Aces – A Story of the First Air War, and seeing Ohman featured in the film, Ohman Southward’s husband was inspired to type out those letters and bind them so his children could know their grandfather.

The letters offer a more sanitized version of his missions, but his diary provides a clearer picture.

“It tells the real story. He didn’t tell his family the horrors until after the war,” Ohman Southward said.

Museum-goers have the opportunity to explore Ohman’s story through a graphic novel that’s available for purchase from the museum.

The pages of the book also line the walls of the exhibit, telling the stories of training, observation, bombings and aerial combat.

“The exhibition is not about tactics and technology. Ultimately it’s about the people who fought through the air war in different parts of the world and from both sides of the conflict,” said John Maker, curator of the exhibit.

Featured in the exhibit are: • American pilot Marjorie Stinson, • German aerial observer Gunther Pluschow, • French balloonist Maurice Arondel, • Canadian observer James Moses, • German Zeppelin commander Heinrich Mathy, • Canadian bomber pilot Henry Wiser, • the Red Baron – Manfred von Richthofen, • English resident Ada May Smith, who experienced a bombing raid at eight years old.

The research for the exhibit was done in archives in Canada, the United States, Australia, the U.K., France and Germany. Maker has also been working with the families of those featured, including the Ohmans.

“We’re bringing these stories out of the archives, old newspapers and people’s attics and we are now presenting them for the first time in a new and exciting way,” Maker said.

But one of the most difficult parts of the entire exhibit was creating the graphic novel – in colour.

Maker said researchers had to comb through documents to find colour references to get the illustrations as historically accurate as possible.

The exhibit also features interactive elements. Museum-goers can step inside a re-created balloon to try their hand at observation, suit up in a pilot’s gear and test their own flying abilities.

Deadly Skies runs to Jan. 29, 2017 and then the museum will convert the show for travel. Maker said he hopes the exhibit can be featured across the country.

“There’s already some interest in Europe,” he said.

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Three Ottawa-area MPPs will take on new roles in the Ontario cabinet.

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced changes to her cabinet on June 13, There are 30 members in the cabinet with 10 ministers taking on new roles and seven new members added to the cabinet.

Ottawa West-Nepean Bob Chiarelli will move from minister of energy and become minister of infrastructure—now a stand-alone ministry, responsible for the implementation of the province’s $160 billion investment in roads, bridges, schools and hospitals.

Ottawa-Centre Yasir Naqvi will continue his role as government house leader and is now Attorney General of Ontario.

“The new cabinet is a blend of continuity, experience and new ideas and energy,” Naqvi said in a statement. “I am eager to get to work with my fellow Cabinet members and all caucus colleagues as we implement our four-part plan over the next two years.”

Women now make up 40 per cent of the cabinet. Former cabinet member Ottawa-Vanier MPP said she hopes to see more women enter politics and take on leadership roles within

the government. After 25 years in politics, Meilleur announced her resignation on June 9.

Ottawa-area MPP Ottawa-Orleans Marie-France Lalonde will take over Meilleur’s long-time role as minister of francophone affairs, as well as minister of government and consumer services.

Speaking of taking over Meilleur’s role as francophone minister, Lalonde said she was privileged to have her as a mentor.

“Some of her legacy or some of her projects I will be carrying over, and what I’m hoping the people of Ontario will see is that I have learned from a very respected person, but I’m also my own person,” Lalonde said.

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LIGHT RAIL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) TO KANATA was announced last week. With my colleagues, I’ve been pushing for this as it is needed before funding can be approved for construction. The EA will be done from Bayshore (the terminus for phase 2) to Canadian Tire Place. It will determine the route and provide costing for each stage. The study will take about 2 years and will include public information sessions. I’m very pleased that this critical report will finally be undertaken to move forward the timeline for LRT to come to Kanata.

EXPANSION LANDS REPORT for lands along March Road, from Maxwell Bridge to past St Isidore’s Church, is scheduled to go to the Planning Committee on June 28th. The staff report will be posted on Ottawa.ca one week before the meeting. These lands are to include about 3,000 new homes, schools, parks, natural areas and shopping locations. Detailed plans and servicing for the development will take about 2-4 years.

NEW CENTRAL LIBRARY OPEN HOUSES, June 22nd, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington, 4 pm – 8 pm. This is your opportunity to tell us what you’d like included in the new Central Library facility that is now being planned.

PLEASE DON’T FEED THE GEESE – It is important not to feed geese and ducks as it can create problems for these birds as well as the environment. Geese have also been known to become aggressive when being fed. For details on reasons why you should not feed them visit Ottawa.ca.

PLAY SAFE AROUND WATER THIS SUMMER – Beaches, wading pools, splash pads and outdoor pools are soon to open and so it is time to take precaution and practice safety around water during the summer months. There should always be a supervising adult when in and around water, as drowning is one of the leading causes of injury-related incidents for Canadian children under the age of 5.

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UPCOMING EVENTS June 18, LEED CERTIFICATION EVENT & BBQ, 12-3 pm, Beaverbrook Library (2500 Campeau Dr.) June 18, ST. JOHN’S 93RD ANNUAL LAWN SUPPER, 4-6:30 pm, 325 Sandhill Rd. – enjoy turkey, ham, homemade pies, entertainment, children’s activities and a silent auction. Contact my office for tickets.

June 20, MADHATTER TEA PARTY, 12-2 pm, Chartwell Kanata, 20 Shirley’s Brook Dr. – Join for lunch and a fun-filled afternoon complete with great surprises, treats & magic! RSVP at 613-663-2967 x. 13692.

June 22, PUBLIC CONSULTATION “SPACES AND USES” – OTTAWA CENTRAL LIBRARY, 4-8 pm, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St. June 22, NAV CANADA CONSULTATIONS ON FLIGHT PATHS OVER KANATA, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Maurice-Lapointe school, 17 Bridgestone Dr. June 30 & July 1 – CANADA DAY IN KANATA CELEBRATIONS, Walter Baker Park, Terry Fox Drive June 28, EXPANSION LAND REPORT, 9:30 am, Planning Committee, Champlain Room, City Hall June 30 & July 1 – CANADA DAY IN KANATA CELEBRATIONS, Walter Baker Park, Terry Fox Drive July 20 – KANATA NORTH ANNUAL PICNIC, 4-8 pm, Sandwell Green Park – BBQ, Petting Zoo, Bouncy Castle, Live Entertainment and more!

Contact me at 613-580-2474, email Marianne.Wilkinson@ottawa.ca Follow me on Twitter @KanataNorth to keep up to date on community matters.

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Ultimate Dinosaurs take over nature museum Michelle Nash Baker

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Young or old, if you love dinosaurs make your way to the Canadian Museum of Nature this summer.

The museum opened its latest exhibition, Ultimate Dinosaurs, that features dinosaurs from the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.

The show features 16 fully-articulated skeletons and explores the formation of Gondwana, which took place roughly 145 million years ago, and how the creatures on this supercontinent evolved there in isolation – there is even one dinosaur that shows evidence of being a cannibal – and eventually how this supercontinent eventually split into South America, Africa, Madagas-

car, Australia and Antarctica.

Even though the museum already has one of the best dinosaur collections — most of their skeletons are complete or near complete — its scientists say it’s hard to pass up this travelling exhibition that has a species that is even bigger than a Tyrannosaurus rex.

“This showcases dinosaurs we don’t get to see in North America,” said museum palaeontologist Jordan Mallon.

A big kid himself, Mallon admits there is some pretty cool dinosaurs in the exhibit he was excited to see.

“Some of them are just so different and weird to us, they are bigger and stranger,” he added. “I’m as excited as the kids are about this.”

The biggest part of the show is of course Giganotosaurus — no, that really is it’s name — he’s huge — larger than T-Rex, at 12 metres long, this dinosaur is thought to be the largest land predator ever to have lived.

Coming from Argentina, Giganotosaurus lived about 110 million years ago. More than 80 per cent of all of its bones have been found – which means this guy is a sight to see – even if Mallon truly believes T-Rex’s bonecrushing jaw would devour him in a fight.

And what is the largest dinosaur that may have lived?

Well, that guy is too big for the exhibition hall, but there is the opportunity to have some sort of an idea as a portion of Futa-

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lognkosaurus’ three-metre tall skeletal leg is on display.

Futalognkosaurus is a giant long-necked sauropod (lizard-footed) dinosaur that stretched 110 feet long and is believed to have weighed as much as 10 elephants.

The Ultimate Dinosaurs exhibit opened on June 11 and runs until Sept. 5.

Aside from the impressive skeletons, which do look like they could come to life, the exhibit offers an interactive experience like no other.

Bronze casts, activity stations, giant murals make up the rest of this exhibition.

To check out the exhibit, a surcharge does apply, $10 for adults, $7 for children three to 17 years old and seniors.

Giganotosaurus is on display at the Canadian Museum of Nature from June 11 to Sept. 5 as part of the museum’s Ultimate Dinosaurs.

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If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting (meeting date, time and location to be determined) or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Ottawa to the Ontario Municipal Board.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting (meeting date, time and location to be determined) or make written submissions to the City of Ottawa before the proposed by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

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Jean-Luc Sabourin, a 17-yearold student at All Saints Catholic High School, is an animator. A good one, too.

About a month ago, Sabourin saw an opportunity to test his skills, even if it wasn’t in his favourite medium. Teachers Mr. Brooks and Mr. Jewitt encouraged him to compete in the SKILLS competition, an event which takes place yearly in Kingston.

On April 16, Sabourin and his partner, Aidan Long, competed in the regional competition and took first place.

“Skills Ontario is an organization of competitions showcasing and contesting the skills and talents of students throughout Ontario,” says Sabourin.

There are many different facets of the competition as well, ranging from cooking, to bricklaying, to robotics. Sabourin competed in the animation category.

“The competition was great!” says Sabourin. “Me and my teammate, Aidan Long, worked hard yet fast. We were able to finish before the other groups, and in the end we got first place.”

The pair were given an audio clip for which they were required to supply visual-content. They chose to put in an interesting twist: the audio spoke about a “one hit wonder” which they used as a euphemism for a gang hit. They put a lot of story into the short 12-second video.

When animating, Sabourin needed to re-draw every single frame. It takes quite a lot of time and effort.

“At regionals, about 10 schools competed,” says Brett Jewitt, the teacher in charge of Sabourin’s team. “Jean-Luc is going on to Waterloo and the competition should be massive.”

Jean-Luc Sabourin has worked hard to become the artist he is today.

“I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. Whenever I have a chance, and the tools necessary, I seem to find time to draw.”

The reason animation is so tough for him is that it’s “rough and irritating; it’s too time-consuming.”

Drawing is more refined and is easier to let out his creativity.

“Creating the characters is the fun part.”

Next year, Sabourin is planning to pursue his hobby and turn it into a career.

“I hope to study concept art and illustration at Algonquin College”.

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There’s no health without mental health Taylor Baker

Every Wednesday in Room 222 – Mme.Hache’s classroom – the mental health ambassadors meet for their weekly meetings to discuss and plan out activities for the school involving mental health awareness.

All Saints Catholic High School Mental Health Ambassadors are a group of

students in grades 9 to 12 seeking to promote awareness on mental health.

The goal of the Mental Health Ambassadors is to rupture the stigma surrounding mental illness and generate conversation on mental health issues. Students involved in the club have had great success in the past by breaking the stigma, and having more

students feel comfortable to advocate and address the issues of mental health.

Over the past couple of years, the club has hosted various events involving Feel Good Fridays, where students tweet with the hashtag #Tweets4Treats and receive a free hot chocolate as a token of students’ support.

“We encourage partici-

Notice of Community Consultation NAV CANADA proposes changes to Ottawa flight paths NAV CANADA is seeking public input regarding proposed changes to flight paths for aircraft arriving to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.

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All Saints Mental health ambassadors; Monique Hache, Gabriella Hrubesz, Elizabeth Tran, Evelyn Ashworth pation to our fellow peers,” says Elizabeth Tan, Grade 10. “We want everyone to feel safe and advocate their issues, and that’s what the Mental Health Ambassadors are for.”

It wasn’t until recently that founding teachers Wendy Mcphee and Monique Hache truly inspired students at All Saints to come forward with their issues and confidently addressed them.

“I think that All Saints is a place where I’ve been able to come into my own, so I try to give back where

Some of the new approach paths will lever new technology – known as Required Navigation Performance (RNP) – that combines satellite-based positioning with modern flight management systems, allowing an aircraft to fly a precise route. This allows for the design of flight paths that are shorter and that provide for a continuous descent.

Initially, only a small portion of aircraft – less than 25 per cent – will be equipped to fly the new procedure. As part of the proposed redesign, some standard arrival routes are also being updated.

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and when I can,” says Evelyn Ashworth, Grade 10.

“And I think that mental health awareness is a really good cause, and so I hoped through my participation I can help students within our school.”

The ambassadors aspire to get more people involved and expand their club to further impact more students in the school.

“I’m so happy to have joined the Mental Health Ambassadors,” says Gabriella Hrubesz, Grade 10.

“Otherwise I wouldn’t have met all these new people

and had the opportunity to spread awareness for such a great cause.”

Participating students have acquired a Twitter account allowing students to be up to date with any upcoming events the ambassadors are putting together. The account is active daily and often frequently tweets, inspiring images and quotes that coincide with this year’s theme: You Are Not Alone.” Over the past years, the ambassadors have shown great determination, and the club has big plans for the near future.

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Most teens can’t say they save lives for a living – but Taylor Baker is not like most teens.

Baker, 17, has been working at a local pool, the Richcraft Recreation Complex, as a lifeguard and swimming instructor since the fall of 2015. She was only 16 at the time, the youngest you can be to save lives.

“I really like the people I work with,” says Baker. “They’re really fun, they’re really positive. It’s such a good setting to be in.”

Lifeguarding runs in her blood. Her mother was a lifeguard at a young age, however, this wasn’t the defining factor in Baker’s decision.

“I really love my job,” says Baker.

When she’s not found at the pool or in school, she is likely at tutoring or music lessons. Baker is well versed in piano and can currently play at a Grade 7 level. Aside from being a pianist, Baker has picked up the ukulele.

“It’s only four strings and I’m not that bad.”

Not only is Baker a lifeguard and musician, but also a star student. This Grade 11 honour student starts her mornings in Grade 12 writer’s craft class. After that she flows into visual arts, and communications technology courses, topping it all off with advanced functions.

“I’m definitely on the arts side. I’ve always

“Our belief is that everyone is special,” says Ally Mickovitch, a grade 12 ReThink Hate member, “and can shine in their own light.”

In past years, discrimination like homophobia, sexism, racism, and ableism have fed into stereotypes and hate. However, a group of students at All Saints Catholic High School called Re-Think Hate are trying to educate and inform those causes and spread the idea of equality.

“No one should feel bullied or scared because they were born a certain way,” says member Alyssa Liu. Sarina Mohan

Taylor Baker, 17, lifeguard, musician and honour student.

played music so I gravitate towards right brained activities.”

In the upcoming year, Baker will have to make some big decisions for her future. She toyed with the idea of going away, however, Richcraft stole her heart.

“I fell in love with the pool so I think I want to stay here and work.”

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After the tragic suicide of Jamie Hubley, a Kanata teenager who was bullied for being openly gay, red flags were sent to students that something had to be done about bullying. Students began to gather and discuss what could be done to help other students dealing with

similar problems. Thus, ReThink Hate was born.

The student-run group mainly focuses on making the school a better place and eliminating ignorance and slurs among the student body. Gender expectations and stereotypes are also a concern the group tries to demolish.

The Re-Think Hate group usually meets during lunch hour on Wednesdays.

As a group, they discuss events and campaigns they would like to run and address plans to adress future problems.

“We discuss the date and the purpose of the event,” member Gaby Fawcett says, “along with who will be involved, who does what, and if teacher volunteers are needed.”

The group recently celebrated Rainbow Day, which encouraged students to dress up in colours to promote the awareness that every person is unique.

The students have been striving to provide support and an accepting environ-

ment for all students at All Saints. The group strongly tries to steer students away from using slurs such as ‘that’s so gay’ or ‘retarded’. stand up

Re-Think Hate has definitely helped a lot of students out who have been put in a situation where they have been bullied for various reasons. The group has also successfully encouraged students to join them in standing up for others and looking out for the students who are dealing with bullies.

“I had been bullied when I was younger for being Asian,” Liu says, “so I wanted to make sure no one has to deal with that.”

It is the power of the student body helping each other that makes it so much more effective and easier to seek support in peers.

The Re-Think Hate group is making a great impact in helping students realize their potential to shine bright.

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Committed to helping others Chelsey Trstenjak

From the first week in September to the very end of the school year, the Peer Helpers are committed to supporting school initiatives and lending a hand to those around them.

They are a group of about 30 to 35 students from grades 9 to 12, wanting to make a difference in and around the school community. peer helpers is run by Sarah Abrams, one of the high school guidance counsellors.

Although she has run a peer support group at another high school in the past, this is her first year organizing the

peer helpers at All Saints.

About once a month, the peer helpers join together to hear about upcoming events and share ideas for all sorts of things, from positive hashtags on social media to fundraising.

Volunteering is also a major part of the group, whether it is during the day or after school hours.

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In fact, several students have been involved in the program for many years, including Grade 12 student Sabrina Goodchild, who has been a dedicated member for four years. Goodchild says the program has been a great opportunity for her to accumulate most of her 40 community service hours. She enjoys many of the different events the peer helpers are involved in.

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Endless hours spent at the rink, sweat and tears poured out on the ice, great victories and hard loses make the game of hockey.

For Anonda Hoppner, a graduating student at All Saints High School, hockey has been part of her life since she was four.

Hoppner started on the West Carleton Warriors boys team then switched to Kanata Rangers girls team, and is finally ending her minor hockey career with the Ottawa Lady Sens team.

But while still committed to these teams, she also played for Team Ontario and Team Canada.

Hockey Canada first contacted Hoppner in April of 2014. She was invited to attend a strength and conditioning camp in the following May, which is five days of hard on-ice and off-ice fitness testing. Next was the selection camp in August at Hockey Canada’s main location in Calgary.

Within these 10 days of camp, the players undergo fitness testing, intersquad games, practices, seminars and much more. From there, the coaches make their final decision on the team.

Hoppner was able to put on the Canadian jersey and travel from Calgary to Lake Placid, N.Y., where her team played a three-game series against the U.S.A. The process for being selected to play for Team Ontario was similar. They host two tryout camps throughout the summer where there are four teams in total, and then for the next camp they cut it down to two teams and then finally, they make one team to represent Ontario at nationals.

This past November, Hoppner made her province proud by bringing home a gold medal from National U18 Women’s in Muskoka.

Hoppner admits that although the rewards of all the training, commitment and time she puts in to hockey are great, it can get stressful.

“It is definitely tough balancing the school with all of the training, but it is a skill I have picked up over the years.”

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But for this star athlete, hockey is something that goes further than just on the ice.

The teammates she has played with have become some of her best friends.

“Being able to share the love of the game with people, getting to spend time with people who have the same goals and aspirations as you, and understand what you go through is an amazing bond,” says Hoppner.

Although her minor hockey career may be finished, her success continues. Next year Hoppner is pursuing her education and hockey at Colgate University in the United States playing NCAA Div. 1 on a full scholarship. All her hard work and dedication has paid off.

Hockey has taught her many lessons.

“You are capable of much more than you could ever imagine,” she says. “Everything happens for a reason; as long as you are staying humble and working as hard as you can, you will be on the right track.”

She hopes that her passion for the game never dies.

“I want to be able to love the game just as much as I do now, when I am 50.”

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Finding her passion Susannah Finan

As a senior at All Saints High School, Tanisha Amarakoon finds herself busier than ever.

Like most of her classmates, she spends time with her friends, doing her homework and taking part in school activities. Yet most importantly, Amarakoon’s time at All Saints has helped her find her passion and she’s excited for her adventurous future.

Amarakoon takes part in both athletic, intellectual and volunteer programs within the school. She has been part of the school’s badminton team since Grade 7, and is also an active peer helper, peer pal and peer tutor.

A big part of Amarakoon’s philosophy is helping others. In these peer initiative programs, Amarakoon talks to grade seven students about their transition into high school, helps with fundraisers, and tutors students in both French and English.

On top of this she man-

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Tanisha Amarakoon at the Model United Nations conference.

ages to maintain honour roll each year and took part in the Model United Nations conference this spring. Amarakoon was inspired to take part in the Model UN after discussing the topic with her cousin from Sri Lanka.

These conferences take part around the world, and entail students participating in the discussion of solving world issues. Amarakoon was assigned

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As a delegate, she was assigned to represent the United Arab Emirates, and then discuss certain world issues from that country’s perspective; for example the exploitation of migrant workers.

This was an overwhelmingly positive experience and Amarakoon looks forward to participating in more model UN conferences at the university level for many years to come.

Amarakoon is currently preparing for the mock trial competition, where she is participating as a part of the defence team.

It is up to her and her cocounsel to analyze the mock case that was loosely tied to the real life murder case of Reeta Steenkamp in South Africa.

Amarakoon’s favourite courses in school include psychology, sociology and anthropology, along with law. For the majority of high school, Ama-

rakoon remained within the science/math stream, however, these courses did not allow her to think and open her mind up to the many questions and issues prevalent in society.

Law – among other contemporary studies classes – allowed her to see the world in a way that wasn’t so black and white, she explains. This is when Amarakoon decided she wanted to study the area of liberal arts rather than the sciences.

Amarakoon plans on pursuing a degree in political science next year with the hopes of attending law school in the future.

When asked what her biggest life accomplishment was, she answered, “I would have to say just becoming happy with who I am and finally figuring out what I want to do with my life.”

Although Amarakoon knows she will miss the place that has shaped her into the person she is today, she is excited to start the new chapter of her life in which she hopes to make a change in the world.

Ben Fraser

The film industry is dying, and the actors and executives are killing it.

The industry isn’t what it used to be. In the Golden Age, movies captivated millions, brought people together, and cost about 25 cents. What changed?

Now movies cost millions of dollars to make, and more to market, so who is paying for that? The average movie-goer, that’s who!

The other day, I went to the new take on The Jungle Book. It was a good film, but what is insane is the price.

For a ticket and a drink: $22 dollars. For a movie about animated animals.

As Alfred Hitchcock said, “A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.” Today’s movies, are not worth it anymore.

Why would you pay 20-plus dollars when you want to see a movie, when you can pay $8 a month and wait for it to come on Netflix? Netflix has a large assortment of films from both the past and present, and with the new Star Wars arriving on Netflix soon, what’s the point?

Every time I go to a movie at a theatre, I always ask myself, “Was that worth my money?” Most of the time, the answer is no.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am not suggesting that actors, directors, producers, and others take less money.

But if you insist on ripping us off at the cinemas, make better movies. Put more work into it – make me glad to spend my money to watch your work.

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Technology part of every day at All Saints What’s real opinion

David Gourevitch

In All Saints Catholic High School, technology surrounds the students.

From the smartphones in their pockets, to the SMART electronic-chalkboards, it’s impossible to miss. Things have changed radically in the last 15 years. But is this technology improving our schools?

Brett Jewitt, a teacher at All Saints believes so.

Jewitt teaches a Grade 12 religion class. Being a former computer teacher, he uses the technology everyday.

“I think it helps to differentiate instruction,” he says. “It helps students learn in different ways.”

Jewitt utilises it to help him accommodate the needs of every student.

“I can use my technology to share things to the students online.”

Students learn very differently, according to Jewitt. Some love handouts, and others love listening to presentations.

The variety which he can employ “makes things easier.” Jewitt frequently uses online websites

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Many students in Mr. Jewitt’s class bring laptops everyday.

Prezi and Google Docs to make engaging, interesting lectures.

Regular classrooms are not the only places that have been changed by the advent of these resources.

There are also several dedicated

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Brooks says technology is an excellent conduit for education.

“Being on a computer can be much better than sitting in front of a lecture. It helps them interact.”

He says the Internet has sped up knowledge and innovation. It is now possible to conduct research that would have been impossible in the past.

Brooks comments that his favourite part of working in his department is, “all the new technology.”

Things change often in his department. It’s “not having to read Catcher in the Rye twice every year.”

Jeff Baxter, a teacher that is relatively new to the tech department, also has a favourite part.

“It’s seeing the skills students have,” Baxter says. “My mind is blown every class. They do things like 3D animation and it’s incredible. I’m still learning a lot from the students.”

Baxter says technology can be one of the most important items in a classroom.

“If it’s used properly, you have access to all the information on the planet.”

Baxter laments that computer science isn’t a mandatory course.

“It’s where society is going; there’s too much of adults trying to cling on to the traditional values. Why use an outhouse when you can use indoor plumbing?”

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Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat.

Like it or not, all these social media websites play an integral role in the lives of the new generation.

Sure, social media can be used as a tool for positivity and to spread the word about issues that really matter. Yet more often than not, you click on an Instagram account and just find an abundance of selfies that are heavily filtered.

Being born in the late ’90s, I can account for the fact that we are a generation that would rather document an experience through pictures than actually live in that moment.

Social media is always making you feel like you’re missing out.

There’s always someone at a party without you, someone who appears more successful or someone who gets 10 times the number of “likes” on their selfies.

But what we don’t realize is that everyone puts on their best front for social media. Nobody posts a picture of themselves with no makeup and they’re feeling like a mess. It’s expected for young people to use filters, cake on the makeup and get the perfect angle, all to get validation from those they wouldn’t even consider their friends.

The social media craze has created a new industry in which products can be advertised in new ways and news is able to travel faster than ever before. There are all sorts of positive aspects to social media, but what is the effect it is having on developing minds?

Social media is changing the ways in which young people view friendships and themselves. There is actually a very strong link between social media and depression.

Teens feel the pressure to live up to the false ideals that they see depicted by peers. Recently teen “Instagram model” Essena O’Neil – with over half-a-million followers – has drawn attention to the subject by quitting social media.

Before doing so she began editing the captions of her photos to reveal her manipulation of her photos, and her online persona.

I admit, I spend way too much time looking at other people’s social media accounts, ultimately comparing myself to them. But enough is a enough.

Reconnect with who you really are, rather than these ideals that you feel you need to be. Like yourself.

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You know that feeling you get when you’re asleep then all of a sudden you feel like you’re falling?

That’s what anxiety feels like. Your heart is racing or feels like it’s dropping in your chest, 24/7. Imagine constantly living in a sensation of fear and being dismissed or ridiculed for it.

The Anxiety Disorders Association Of Canada says the 12 month prevalence for any anxiety disorder is over 12 per cent and one in four Canadians will have at least one anxiety disorder in their lifetime.” This includes generalized anxiety, panic disorders, phobias, PTSD, and OCD. However, out of 36 million people in Canada, only 85 per cent are aware of anxiety disorders.

Even the people who are aware of the disorder still think that anxiety is

just the feeling of being really stressed and overreacting because that’s what the stigma has become. Anxious people are just dramatic.

Anxiety disorders are more than just “overthinking” or “overreacting” over small and big problems. It isn’t something that you can just snap out of and stop stressing over.

It doesn’t help to be told “Just stop worrying about it,” or “Why do you care so much?” None of these help because anxiety is not something you can just stop thinking about. It follows you everywhere, it drags you down every chance it gets.

Absolutely anything can be a potential trigger. Don’t think that telling someone with an anxiety disorder that they shouldn’t worry or dwell on things and that they should stop stressing about stuff will help them.

It won’t. It will only make them worry even more about

being a burden on everyone and become more anxious that they’re being anxious.

Now don’t get me wrong; we know that you’re just trying to help when you say things like that and it’s not your fault that it sometimes makes us feel worse. But one way to help us is to ask us questions.

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Being educated is one of the best things someone could do to help.

Understanding how anxiety disorders work and that anxious people aren’t trying to overreact is a huge step in making people who are suffering feel less like their anxiety is a personal weakness and a pain to others.

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Captain, Olympian, and community builder. Now Daniel Alfredsson can add doctor to his name.

Alfredsson and Gail Asper, a humanitarian and advocate for human rights, received honourary degrees from Carleton University during the school’s convocation that took place on June 7.

The former Ottawa Senators captain joked he only had to deliver a five minute speech to receive his doctor of laws — adding he knew all the graduates seated before him had to work a lot harder.

The Sweden-born, adopted Canadian told the audience when he came to Ottawa in 1994 all he knew was hockey, but that if any of the new graduates work hard at something they know, love and are passionate about, anything is possible.

“Believe in yourself,” Alfredsson said. “I know it’s a cliche, but the best cliches get repeated because they are true.”

Alfredsson added nothing is hard work when it’s your passion.

Carleton recognized Alfredsson, not only for his contributions to hockey, but for his commitment to the community.

Alfredsson said it was eight years ago when he began raising awareness and has worked to overcome the stigma that surrounds mental health issues.

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Runners brave cool temperatures under grey skies during the five- and 10-kilometre legs of the annual Richcraft Kanata Race Day. About 400 people registered for the event, which kicked off at a starting line behind the Richcraft Recreation Complex on June 12.

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Cancer Society releases updated sun safety recommendations The Canadian Cancer Society is releasing updated sun safety recommendations.

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Rates of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, continue to rise in Canada even though it is one of the most preventable cancers.

Surveys have shown that Canadians have low awareness of sun safety and poor sun safety behaviours.

“There have been mixed messages on sun safety for years, which is confusing for Canadians,” says Robert Nuttall, assistant director of health policy at the Canadian Cancer Society.

“Consistent sun safety recommendations are critical to improving sun safety behaviours.”

Key updates * Peak times to cover up: Canadians need to be extra careful to protect their skin

between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (previously it was between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.). This is when the UV index is 3 or more, typically between April and September in Canada. * Clothing is better: cover up as much as possible with tightly woven or UVprotective labelled clothing.

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erything I could to keep myself from getting skin cancer and battling the disease for now a decade,” says Poissant. “Thanks to research, I’m still alive today. I’m taking it one day at a time and making sure I’m raising funds and doing awareness to youth to avoid having them go through what I had to.”

For more information, visit cancer.ca or call the cancer information service at 1-888-939-3333.

Each week, a lawyer from the Kanata based Allan Snelling law firm will answer a reader’s question.

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If you have a general legal question that you would like to have addressed send it via email to Legalmatters@compellingcounsel.com

My wife and I are separating after 7 years of marriage.

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The simple answer is “possibly”. In determining whether or not a step-parent will be required to pay support, there are several factors that merit consideration.

The courts have determined that the test of whether or not a child is entitled to support from a step-parent is whether or not that person “stands in the place of a parent”, which is a fact-driven analysis.

Some of the factors to be considered in determining whether the relationship meets the test include the opinion of the child, the participation of the child with extended family of the step-parent, About Allan Snelling

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whether the step-parent disciplines the child, and the nature of the relationship between the child and the absent parent.

In considering these factors and others, the courts will look at the overall nature of the relationship and determine if the step-parent “stands in the place of the parent”. It should be noted that a breakdown in the relationship between the step-parent and the child following separation is not a consideration.

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For a first timer at Centrepointe, Tommy was essentially community theatre, but the vibes of Broadway were felt throughout. The location does not have the sweeping size of the NAC, but the nearly 1,000 seats within Centrepointe offered the intimate feel of some Broadway venues.

Secondly, and a major component would be the live orchestra.

The Who’s Tommy is obviously music by the Who – Pete Townshend conceived the show.

Side note: Pinball Wizard was the most recognizable song for this particular viewer.

Director Michael Gareau called the production a “rock opera” and that might be a fitting term. From beginning to end, the music is constant, even when the actors on stage are quiet. The instruments only stop for the briefest of moments during the course of the story, so the orchestra deserves as much credit as the cast and crew.

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my had a run on Broadway as well, and even won five Tony awards.

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The tale of Tommy is not all bright and good but doesn’t mean it is all dark.

“It was to focus on the power of healing and of the human spirit,” said Gareau.

Captain Walker, Tommy’s father, goes off to fight in the Second World War and is captured and presumed dead. Walker’s wife gives birth and takes on a lover.

Unexpectedly, the captain returns home and kills the wife’s lover after a fight.

Tommy witnesses the mur-

der in the mirror and the shock puts him into a catatonic state. How Tommy becomes free is discovered as the action and music unfolds.

Kanata siblings Lauren and Ella Samojlenko played Tommy at different ages and they handled themselves quite well.

While they never left the stage for their parts of the story, the majority of their scenes required no reaction to what goes on around them – such as other cast members singing inches from their faces.

See TOMMY, page 42

Tommy capped the Orpheus Musical Theatre’s 2015-16 season Continued from page 41

Jeremy Sanders performed as the oldest version of Tommy, and also had one of the heaviest acting loads of the large cast – about 28 overall. Sanders popped up early in the proceedings as the narrator

and carried his work with professionalism and his singing voice was quite pleasant and even impressive to listen to.

While it would be great to highlight the other members of the group like Darren Bird or Erika Séguin (Captain and Mrs. Walker

respectively) or Morgan Coughlan as Cousin Kevin, the cast could fill a page on the work they did for The Who’s Tommy.

The production received a standing ovation at the end of this viewer’s show, and it was well deserved. The commitment of the

cast, the direction, choreography, all blended together for a good time and the response should bode well for the slew of shows slated for the 2016-17 season, which includes The Addams Family, Catch Me If You Can and Ragtime The Musical.

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Ottawans mourn victims of Orlando mass shootings Erin McCracken

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Many came draped in rainbow flags. Some carried American flags. Others cupped lit candles that flickered in the chilly breeze.

Hundreds of Ottawa residents stood at the base of the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument on Elgin Street as a show of solidarity in the wake of

the worst mass shooting in U.S. history at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. in the early morning hours of June 12.

“We matter,” said one man, standing on the steps of the monument. “And we’re all valid, and I love you all.”

The candlelit vigil, organized

by Ottawa Capital Pride on June 12 for 8 p.m., drew many wellknown Ottawans.

“When we heard the news, we didn’t really know what else to do except ask you to gather,” said Tammy Dopson, chair of Ottawa Capital Pride.

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Capital Pride organizers asked vigil attendees to bring candles to the event “as the light of tolerance, peace and pride shall not be extinguished by dark and violent acts of hate.”

One woman at the vigil, who wore a Pride flag around her shoulders, also climbed the stairs of the monument to read out a handful of names of the victims, and lead the crowd in a moment of silence.

Meanwhile, Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna said it wasn’t a night for speeches.

“It’s a night where we come together as a community, and I think what we need to do tonight is talk to each other, hug each other, make new friends … and understand that an act of hatred can’t spread that hatred.”

Hours before the vigil, Mayor Jim Watson requested that the pride flag be raised in front of the city’s Heritage Building and that the American flag be flown at Marion Dewar Plaza at city hall until sundown on June 16.

“We are fortunate to live in a city and a country that embrace diversity, and where people are free to love who they wish to love,” he said in a statement.

The tragedy south of the border is a reminder that progress must continue until a “climate of acceptance is extended to all members of the LGBTQ community around the world,” said Watson.

Likewise, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement in which he expressed his shock and sadness over the “domestic terror attack,” in which 49 people were shot to death and more than 50 wounded by a suspected lone gunman.

“On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I offer our condolences and prayers to the families and friends of those lost today, and wish a full recovery to all those injured. We stand in solidarity with Orlando and the LGBTQ2 community,” Trudeau said.

“We grieve with our friends in the United States and Florida, and offer any assistance we can provide.”

Other Ottawa vigil attendees included CHEO president Alex Munter, Ottawa police Deputy Chief Jill Skinner, Ottawa South MP John Fraser, Kanata MP Karen McCrimmon, Ottawa West-Nepean MP Anita Vandenbeld, and Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper.

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If it’s time to sell your gold, visit our event in Kanata / Orleans 440 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 200 (at the NE corner of Lyon Street), Ottawa, ON, K1R 7X6 | 613.782.2901 | recyclefrog.com 46 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, June 16, 2016

Sat., Sun. & Mon. June 18 - 20th Sat. & Sun. 10 am. - 5 pm Mon. 11 am. - 6 pm.

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Get up to $40,000 from the Government of

At Switzer’s Auction Centre, 25414 Highway 62 South, Bancroft, ON

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Renovated 3 Bedroom Manufactured Home. 1-5 Pc Bathroom, Large Living Room, Eat-in Kitchen, Den with Woodstove. Recent Improvements Include: Flooring, Bathroom Fixtures, Cosmetic Painting, Lighting Fixtures, Mechanical Components, Some Plumbing & Electrical, Windows, Insulation & Siding.

Too Many upgrades to List!

See Website for Additional Pictures, Feature Sheet, Terms & Conditions.

30 Day Closing Available

www.propertymaxxauctions.com 613-314-0224 propertymaxxauctions@gmail.com Real Estate Brokers / Agents Welcome @ 3% Financing Options Available: chrisevoy@themortgagesource.ca

CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS

Boy what a party!

We would like to thank all our friends and family for the lovely day.

We had old friends and new friends, old neighbours and new neighbours, and old school buddies.

To our boys and their wives and families, it was a job well done.

To Erin, Quinn, Jayden, Landon, Gwen, and Tate, another job well done.

We will be talking about it for years to come.

Thanks to the wedding party that could be there, for their support 50 years ago and now.

Thank you for all the cards and gifts, and good wishes, we will look back at them for many years.

As Stuarts Mom would say, “Thanks a million” Carol & Stuart Mom & Dad Nana & Papa

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A large variety of collector dolls, Bone China cups and saucers, luggage, Dining room furniture, wheel chair, bolts of material, spools of lace, household items and much more!!!

Bidding opens Wednesday June 22nd @ 9:00 a.m.

Closing Wednesday June 29th @ 12:00 Noon Items may be previewed by appointment by calling 613-926-2919 Purchases must be picked up Friday June 30th between 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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6 Empire Ave, Ottawa, ON K2H 7R6 For Sale By Reserve Bid Real Estate Auction Saturday June 25, 2016 @ 2 PM Call for or Email for Details & Spec Sheet!

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SATURDAY JUNE 25TH., 9:00 A.M., FROM: INDIVIDUALS COLLECTIONS, ESTATES & DEALERS

Carrie Hands, CAI, CPPA, Auctioneer & Appraiser Jason Hands, Auctioneer

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Come join Lorne Montgomery and his family to celebrate his 75th Birthday.

June 17th at the Carp Agricultural Society hall at 7pm.

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5501 County Road 15, RR #2, Brockville, ON K6V 5T2 Phone: (613) 926-2919 E-mail: auction@handsauction.com www.handsauction.com

COMPRISING OVER 300 NEW AND USED RESTRICTED & PROHIBITED HANDGUNS, HUNTING RIFLES & SHOTGUNS, ANTIQUE PISTOLS & RIFLES, MUSKETS, EDGED WEAPONS, CROSSBOWS, AMMUNITION, COMPLETE DETAILS, PHOTO’S AND BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS AT OUR “icollector” SITE (follow links from): www.switzersauction.com CHECK BACK FOR REGULAR UPDATES. GET YOUR CONSIGNMENTS IN EARLY FOR OUR AUGUST 27TH. SALE CONTACT US:

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AUCTION SALE of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Tools and Miscellaneous Articles 8020 Lawrence St., Vernon, ON (just East of the Vernon Recreational Centre) or from Winchester travel North on Bank St. to Vernon and turn right on Lawrence St. Watch for Auction Signs Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 am MF 399, 4WD, 8.4 x 38 rears, 13.6 x R28 fronts, full load cab, 1758 hrs, like new; snap on duals; Allis Chalmers D15 Series II, diesel, 3 pth, very nice condition, a very collectible tractor; duals; Kongskilde 4 furrow semi-mount plow, hyd reset; 7’ chisel plow w/ gauge wheels; Bushhog 14’ discs, tandem wheels; AC 17’6” 1200 series cultivator w/ wings; 12’ chain harrows- 3 sections; Kovar 18’ pony trail harrows-trail type; McKee 4 row finisher/cultivator; Lely 3 pth fertilizer spreader- like new; AC 330 4 row air corn planter-30” rows, good condition; MF No 33, 17 run seed drill, double disc openers- top condition; Calsa 400 gal sprayer, 32’ boom; Vreton stone fork; 10’ packer; AC 8R3 mower, 3 pth, 7’; AC rake-model 77; AC 140 bu manure spreader; AC 7 ton wagon and rack; 5 ton wagon and rack; 8 ton wagon and rack; 2 Kilbros gravity boxes, models 375 and 385; Brandt 6” x 40’ PTO auger; Fransgard W4000 log winch-top condition; AC 5’ manure fork; bale spear; small trailer; Allied manual bale stooker; bale fork; steel fence posts; used page wire; 4- 16’ wire gates; steel pipe and iron; portable Vac-A-Way seed cleaner w/ bagger and electric motor; Champion oat roller w/ extension and 2 hp Baldor motor; galvanized water tank; Dickey John moisture tester; 3 auger type grain dryers; quantity of wooden planks; Renfrew scales-good condition; Canadian wood splitter w/ Honda engine-very good condition; Husqvarna 353 chain saw; JD 3 pth wood splitter-hyd; Delta chop saw; Canox 225 welder w/ stand; table saw; Hardi back pack sprayer; 5 hp upright air compressor- 220 volt; Karcher pressure washer; large antique drill press-2 speeds- runs well; good anvil; 3 ton floor jack; antique tool and die set in original box; small oxy acetylene torches and tanks; work bench w/ antique vice and grinder; pipe cutters and threader; HD Craftsman battery operated drill; jack all; 2 steel shop saw horses; steel shelving; bolt bin w/bolts; 16’ aluminum extension ladder; Gallagher electric fencer; 2 HD tarps; safe w/ combination; 4 dairy cans; many other assorted items.

Terms - Cash or Cheque with Proper ID Prop: Winston and Heather Bellinger James Auction Service Ltd. Stewart James Stewart James Jr. Erin James-Merkley 613-445-3269 613-222-2815 613-277-7128 Auctioneer’s Note: A nice clean farm auction with everything well maintained. It is an ideal sale for the Allis Chalmers machinery collector.

Refreshments available. Owners and Auctioneers not responsible for loss or accidents.

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WATERFRONT REAL ESTATE AUCTION @ 204 Clyde Lane, Lanark, ON K0G 1K0 from the village of Hopetown travel 4 kms north to Bow Lake Rd. to Clyde Lane & follow signs. on Sat. June 18/16 @ 10 am

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~ To Be Auctioned Lock, Stock & Barrel ~ Keen opportunity to acquire a river retreat property on one of the best, underdeveloped water trails in Lanark Highlands. Featuring an irregular shaped 100’ w x 87’ d (1/2 acre) lot. Charming cottage dubbed “The River” abuts crown land & is accessible year round. Features an immaculate 3 bedroom, open-concept, fully-equipped kitchen/living room (2 fridges, 24” elec stove, microwave, kitchenware), Fisher box stove, 2 pce bath, indoor shower, attached screened-in porch & front deck. Modern pieces & natural elements mixed with charming antiques, vintage furnishings & colourful artwork complete the comfy cottage. 2000 gal. holding tank. Hot water tank.

100 amp service. Newer roof. Also includes bed linens, window coverings , picnic table, gas BBQ, shoreline dock, water line, pump & so much more. Detached storage building c/w garden tools. Taxes only: $1433.00 (+/-). For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027 or 613-326-0461.

Auctioneers & Qualified Appraisers JIM & TREVOR HANDS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 or (613) 326-0461 www.jimhandsauction.com

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AIRLESS PAINTING Specializing in roof barn & aluminum/ vinyl siding painting *30 years experience. *Screw nailing and roof repairs.

Insured and Bonded Free Estimates

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Looking for an online business? I can Help! You will receive free training and after support. Go to www.123freedom4life.com and check it out. Requires a computer and telephone and 5-15 hours weekly.

BUSINESS SERVICES

Sales /Service to: Heat pumps, Geo, DX, Air source -15 C & -22C units (613)283-8475 Agri & Refrigeration / HVAC Systems, Electric Motors and VFD Unit. Solar Water FIREWOOD Pumps denis.laframboise@gmail.

Firewood- Cut, split and com Ph: 613-271-0988 delivered or picked up. WEB: www.nexdrive.ca Dry seasoned hardwood or softwood from $60/ Trenching Services & face cord. Phone Greg Gas Lines. Safe economiKnops (613)658-3358, cell cal solution for supply of (613)340-1045. natural gas or propane to: -outdoor firepits -BBQ’s -pool and spa heaters Gerry Blair & Son -patio, deck and garage heaters, or new connecFirewood, All hardwood tions for torpedo tanks.

Cut, split and delivered Natural gas and propane hook-ups for appliances 613-259-2723 also available! 613-277gerry@ 9317 TMT Mechanical. tmtmechanical.com tmgerryblairfirewood.com tmechanical@outlook. www.gerryblairfirewood.com com

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Carleton Place Townhouse, end unit, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, appliances, A/C, fireplace, good references & credit. $1,200 + utilities. 613-253-2166.

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 613-8781771. www.brigil.com

Bungalow with carport for rent in Stewartville.

Wheelchair accessible. exterior maintenance included. Appliances included. $1000/month + Utilities call 613-6235277 Available July 1st 1 Bedroom Apartment for Rent, North Gower Area. $850/monthly includes heat, hydro, all appliances, parking, private yard. Seniors Only. 613-800-2330

Big Room for Rent in large house in kanata Parking TV/Internet all inclusive. $700/month Mature person with employment letter call 613-599-2071 and leave message

Large 1 bedroom apartment. Between Kanata/ Richmond. Available August 1. $950.00 includes heat, washer, dryer, appliances.

Parking, storage availFOR SALE able. 613-290-8443 call for showing.

A COMPETITIVE PRICE LARGE 1 BEDROOM ON STEEL ROOFING IN APT in Carp Ont. Fridge, STOCK - 29ga, Various stove and heat included. colours,soffit & fascia REBAR, skylight Village of Carp, Non- Windows: sheets, custom trim. barn/ smoker.

Call door track & trolleys. Nails 613-839-2049 & Screws.

Storage Sheds. Come see us for a price. Levi Weber, AUCTIONS 2126 Stone Rd., RR#2 Renfrew

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Cedar pickets, rails, post & mill logs for sale,. Call or text 613-913-7958.

from Carleton Place take Franktown Rd (Hwy 15 S to 10th line Beckwith to # 242 Lee Cresc., Carleton Place, ON K7C 0C4 @ on Sat. June 25/16 @ 10 am Property to be auctioned @ 11am

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PLUS HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS & ANTIQUES

Cedar (white), quality lumber, most sizes, decking, T&G, channel rustic.

Also huge bundles of cedar slabs ($45) and large bags of shavings ($35). www.scoutenwhitecedar.ca (613)283-3629.

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Metroland Media Ottawa REQUEST FOR TENDER

Metroland Media Ottawa is accepting tenders for a Distributor to manage a portion of our Ottawa East newspapers and flyers to approximately 11,000 homes weekly. Contract will include recruiting carriers and drivers, dropping off to the carriers and ensuring that all homes are delivered by Thursday evening weekly with supporting verifications.

All applicants must be a registered business and have a valid HST number.

Interested candidates must submit their offer of interest via email to: Metroland Media Ottawa Attention: Elliot Tremblay elliot.tremblay@metroland.com Deadline for interest submissions will be received until 12:00 noon Monday, June 27th, 2016 Contract commencing: August 8th, 2016

~ You’ll be Charmed by this Home ~ Tiled entryway leads to the formal living room. Upper level has a balcony which offers a dramatic view of this formal room. The kitchen is a delight w/ a new granite counter & backsplash. 4 appliances are included.

Designed for efficiency & comfort. Everyone will love the dining area which leads to a delightful 3 seasons garden room (w/ memory vinyl windows) having access to an outdoor grilling area w/ gazebo. 3 bedrooms include the master bedroom having a generous 4 pce ensuite. 4 pce guest bathroom. Lower level includes 2 side-by-side family rooms (or bedroom) which offer lots of space for all kinds of family activities. Workshop. All newer services, 200 amp service, natural gas furnace, natural gas owned hot water heater, air exchanger, water filtration system.

Laundry hookup w/ washer/dryer included. Oversized garage on remote. Central air. Central vac. ADT Security system. Lawn RainBird automatic irrigation system.

Vinyl privacy fence. On well & septic. New roof on house (2 yr old). Paved drive. Lot size 0.67 (+/-) acres. Taxes 3,080.00 (+/-). For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027 or 613-326-0461.

There’s a buzz to live in Carleton Place & this estate property presents family living at its best. A bedroom community which offers one of the best commutes to Ottawa that you could experience. A great investment opportunity.

Clean merchandise. Mrs. Fitzpatrick has downsized to a condo. Bring a lawn chair.

Terms on Chattels - Cash or Cheque Only Catering

Auctioneers & Qualified Appraisers JIM & TREVOR HANDS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 or (613) 326-0461 www.jimhandsauction.com 48 West Carleton Review - Thursday, JuneJune 16, 2016 Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, 16, 2016

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Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital INTEGRATED EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT The Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital requires immediately a permanent part-time (.5 FTE) Integrated Executive Assistant/ Board Coordinator. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and working in collaboration with the Executive Assistant from Almonte General Hospital, you will provide high quality, administrative support to the Boards of AGH and CPDMH. The incumbent must prepare material, attend and compose minutes at meetings of the Boards of each hospital, prepare reports and correspondence, conduct research and communicate with both internal and external stakeholders. You will have a college level diploma from a Business/ Secretarial program or relevant experience; a minimum five years of recent and related administrative experience at the executive level. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills; exemplary writing and editing skills; the ability to multitask, prioritize and work independently. Flexibility in scheduling, including extended hours periodically is required. For a complete position description, please visit careers on our website at www. carletonplacehospital.ca Qualified applicants should apply no later than Friday, June 24th, 2016 at 4:00 pm to: Human Resources, Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital, 211 Lake Avenue East, Carleton Place, K7C 1J4; Fax: 613-257-3026; Email: jobs@carletonplacehosp.com

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Licensed smaLL engine Technician RequiRed Reis Equipment is in search of a licensed technician for small engines for their Ottawa dealership location. This technician must be certified in small engine mechanic.

The candidate must be independent with a positive initiative. Excellent communication skills, is a must and enjoy customer interaction. He/she must be proficient with computer systems and programs as they apply to diagnostic and testing. You must also have your own tools.

Salary will be based on knowledge and experience.

Please send all resume to the attention of Denis Caron, Operating Manager via e-mail denisc@reisequipment.ca or by fax: 613-836-5904 We would like to take this opportunity to thank all applicants. Only the most suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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Lowest or any bids will not necessarily be accepted.

Only the successful candidate will be contacted.

Almonte Antique Market, 26 Mill St. in historic downtown Almonte. 613-2561511. 50 vendors. Open daily 10-5.

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Employment Opportunities RVH is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: 0602.CLR686320

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Clinical Pharmacist, Permanent, Full Time RVH is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: The Renfrew Victoria Hospital is a regional provider of nephrology services, Dietitian, Time (0.8FTE) a satellite of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, andPermanent, servesPart patients with a wide array of complex medical problems. We have made significant investments in our medication management program by implementing a pharmacy information system, unit dose packager, and automated Pharmacist, Permanent, Full Time dispensing cabinets. We have a new state-of-the-art pharmacy, designed to support sterile chemotherapy and CIVA programs.

We are currently recruiting a full-time Clinical Pharmacist whose primary responsibility is promoting safe patient care by preventing, identifying, and solving drug therapy problems based on evidence-informed practice.

Qualifications include: unrestricted license or eligibility for license to practice in the province of Ontario; completionWeofarea also hospital pharmacy seeking experienced RNs in all areas. residency preferred; at least three years of recent relevant hospital Please visit www.renfrewhosp.com/careers for more information on these pharmacy experience preferred; and a high degree of competency with employment opportunities and the required qualifications. invited to submit information technology systems. As a memberQualified of aapplicants smallareteam, the their resumes by June 30, 2016 to hr@renfrewhosp.com or Julia Boudreau, V.P. Corporate Services, Renfrew Victoria Hospital, 499 Raglan Street North, Renfrew, Ontario, pharmacist must work independently. In addition, the pharmacist must: K7V 1P6. Although we appreciate all responses, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted. A vulnerable sector check possess leadership qualities and strong organizational tomonths balance completed within skills the past six is a requirement for employment at RVH. clinical responsibilities with project work; be able to effectively round with a multidisciplinary team and provide meaningful input to the patients’ care plan; maintain continuing education relevant to the complexity of patients; and, have a comprehensive understanding of current issues pertaining to hospital pharmacy practice specific to a community hospital.

Dietitian, Permanent, Part Time (0.8FTE) We require a Dietitian to support admitted patients as well as patients in our Regional Nephrology and Diabetes Education Programs. The successful candidate will assess, plan, implement and evaluate nutritional goals and care plans. He/she will possess a Baccalaureate Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics; and, be a graduate of an accredited Dietetic Internship Program, registered with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, and eligible for membership with the Dietitians of Canada. Recent experience with nephrology patients and Diabetes Educator Certification will be considered strong assets.

We require a Dietitian to work in the Diabetes Education and the Regional Nephrology Programs. The successful candidate will assess, plan, implement and evaluate nutritional goals and care plans. He/she will possess a Baccalaureate Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics; and, be a graduate of an accredited Dietetic Internship Program, registered with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, and eligible for membership with the Dietitians of Canada. Diabetes Educator Certification will be considered a strong asset.

Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy Services, the Pharmacist must have licensure or eligibility for licensure with the Ontario College of Pharmacists, as well as strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience in a hospital setting and recent clinical experience working with Accreditation Canada Standards will be considered strong assets. Clinical responsibilities will include: coordinating the distribution and storage of drugs; evaluating drug therapy for a wide variety of inpatients and outpatients including dialysis and oncology patients; and, consulting with other members of the health care team. In the last several years, the hospital has made significant investments in its medication management program, implementing a new pharmacy information system, unit dose packager, and automated dispensing cabinets; and has undergone an expansion to include a new 2,000 sq. ft. pharmacy, fully designed to support chemotherapy and CIVA programs.

RVH is an equal opportunity employer, committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at (613) 432-4851 for assistance.

We are also seeking experienced RNs in all areas.

Please visit www.renfrewhosp.com/careers for more information on these employment opportunities and the required qualifications.

If you are interested in being part of a unique community dedicated to excellence in patient care, qualified applicants are invited to submit their resumes by July 8, 2016 to hr@renfrewhosp.com or Julia Boudreau, V.P. Corporate Services, Renfrew Victoria Hospital, 499 Raglan Street North, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 1P6. Although we appreciate all responses, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted. A vulnerable sector check completed within the past six months is a requirement for employment at RVH. RVH is an equal opportunity employer, committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at (613) 432-4851 for assistance.

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Finance & Insurance Specialist • 1-3 years of sales experience • Have automotive knowledge • Proven demonstrated experience in selling: aftermarket products, extended warranties, wear care, finance options, and creditor protection • Strong work ethic with a great team focused attitude • Share our vision of Customer Satisfaction and Transparency

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E-mail resumes to sales@rallyhonda.com

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BROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL

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Our Mission: A progressive community partner delivering an outstanding health care experience, guided by the people we serve, provided by people who care.

Brockville General Hospital is a fully accredited, multi-site midsize community hospital serving a regional catchment area of up to 99,000. We deliver Acute Care including Emergency, Intensive Care, Medical/Surgical and Maternal Child care, as well as Complex Continuing Care, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care and Acute Mental Health services. In addition, BGH provides various ambulatory clinics and community programs.

Full Time Senior Director of Financial Services POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Director of Financial Services is a mission critical leadership role within the Senior Leadership team that impacts the hospital’s immediate and long-term goals with overall responsibility for business unit decision support, budgeting and forecasting, strategic initiatives and management reporting.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS • University Degree in Commerce or Business Administration with Accounting major.

• Professional accounting designation is mandatory (CA, CGA, CMA).

• Demonstrated progressively responsible management experience in a unionized environment, including current experience with computerized financial applications.

For a more detailed job posting please visit our web site at www.bgh-on.ca/careers

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To apply for this opportunity please send a current resume in pdf format on or before JULY 1, 2016 to: Email: careers@bgh-on.ca or Fax: 613-345-8305 We thank all applicants for their expressed interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted .

COMING EVENTS

FINANCIAL / INCOME TAX

Gananoque 1000 Island Family Ribfest & Music Festival. June 30-July 3. Ribs, music, entertainment, children’s program. Free admission, Gananoque Town Park. www.ganribfest.com

STUART BOOKKEEPING AND TAX SERVICES Full Service Personal and Business 613-832-8012

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HUNTING SUPPLIES Canadian Firearm/Hunter Safety Courses. Call Dave Arbour 613-257-7489 or visit www.valleysportsmanshow.com for dates and details of courses near you.

Experienced BeaverbookCaregiver, looking for full & part time children. Close to George Vanier & Erskine Johnson School. References & reciepts. 613- Hunter Safety/Canadian 762-0715 Fire-arms Courses and exams held once a month at Carp. Call Wenda Cochran 613-256-2409.

A&M Lawn Maintenance: Lawn & Garden Clean-up, Aeration, Lawn cutting.

Maynard 613-290-0552 Paul 613-257-9660

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Certified Mason. 12 years experience. Chimney reWANTED pair, restoration, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job spe- Wanted - furnace oil, will cialist. Free estimates. 613- remove tank if possible.

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Lone Star, Kanata, Now Hiring. Full time experienced, line cooks. Apply to: 4048 Carling Avenue. Competitive Wage. Come join the great Lone Star Atmosphere.

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*Instant rebate savings up to $500 on select in-stock Central Boiler outdoor furnace models. Savings shown is on a Classic Edge 750. See dealer for details.

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Please note our booking deadlines are Friday’s by 4pm one week prior to publication date.

Guest Attendant & Kitchen Aid needed ASAP. Students welcomed. Please fax resume to 613-838-5016 attn: Maggie Richmond Lodge Retirement Residence.

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The Furnace Dealership Name Broker Address, City, State 8109 Road 38, Godfrey, ON Phone / Website 613-539-9073

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN Bourk’s Complete Car Care (Kanata) invites applications for a licensed Technician. We offer a modern work environment, up to date equipment, on going training and an exceptional benefit package including dental and tool insurance. Drive Clean experience an asset.

Please forward resume in confidence to: Gary Bourk 4009 Carling Ave, Kanata, Ontario.

K2K2A3 Fax # 613-599-5234 E-mail gbourk@bourks. com

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SHEPHERDS OF GOOD HOPE CAREER FAIR June 22, 2015 Shepherds of Good Hope will be hosting a career fair at our supportive living residence, Hope Living, - 145 Castlefrank Rd, Kanata, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

We have a number of positions available so arrive with your resume and be prepared to have on-thespot interviews! Positions include Front-Line Workers, Guest Attendants, Care Providers, Cooks, Dietary-Aides, and Housekeeping. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Amit Bansal - Director of Human Resources at abansal@shepherdsofgoodhope.com or 613-688-2929 Ext. 334.

A Load to the dump Cheap! Clean up renovaVACATION/COTTAGES tions, clutter, garage sale junk or dead trees brush.

Seasonal Campsites and 613-256-4613.

Cottages at Wilderness Wonderland on beautiful A Small Job or More. RenoBennett Lake, Perth ON. vations/Repairs. Kitchen & for Privacy, Peace and Bath, Tub-to-shower conQuiet.

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

COWICK Helen Kate

Coleman, Phyllis Margaret

After a lengthy illness with Pulmonary Fibrosis, on Monday June 6, 2016 at the age of 83.

Predeceased by her husband Dalton and her son Clifford. Loving mother of Karen (Mike Fulton), Edward (Ulanda), Glenn (Corinna) and Cindy (Dave Harwood). Proud grandmother of Tyler Fulton, Will and Allen Coleman, Daltian, Eloise, and Alayna Kay-Coleman, and Kayla and Kyle Coleman. Survived by her sisters Vera Ursu and Evelyn Kavanaugh.

Predeceased by her brothers Merle (Italy), Keith, Melvin, Harold, and Ronnie, and her sister Dorothy McPherson.

Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Thursday June 9, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service Friday in the Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Interment followed at United Cemeteries.

For those who wish, a donation to the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation or Diabetes Association would be appreciated.

The family wish to thank all the PSW’s and her care team. www.barkerfh.com

WWII VETERAN, RCAF LIFE MEMBER ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR #625 Helen Kate Cowick (nee Hughes) at the age of 91, wife of the late Thomas L. Cowick. Mother of Bill (Nancy) and Janice Gregory (Derek). Nana of Adrienne Oliver (Karim) and Alexandra Taylor (Shawn).

Great Nana of Devyn, Jayden, Lauren and Ethan. Sister of Pearl Neal (Bob) of Vancouver, Washington and loving friend and companion of William McCloy (and family). At Helen’s request there was no visitation. Private family service and interment was held at Pinecrest Cemetery.

A memorial service to celebrate Helen’s life will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church in Richmond on Saturday, June 18th at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. John’s Anglican Church, Richmond; Poppy Fund at the Royal Canadian Legion Br #625 or charity of your choice. Condolences and donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com

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Passed away June 6th, 2016 at the age of 82 at the Ottawa Heart Institute. Beloved husband of Elsie (Pronovost) and loving father to Karl of Tampa, Florida, and Dr. Evelyn Backa (Patrick Kelly) of Dunwoody, Georgia. Proud Papa of Phoenix and Xander.

Dear brother of Leevi (late Morna), Sulo (late Dorothea), and Eva Strike (late Jack).

Predeceased by brother Olavi (Hilkka).

Resting at the Boyce Funeral Home Ltd., 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior. Visitations Friday June 10, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and after 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Funeral Service was conducted Saturday June 11, 2016 in the Boyce Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Jack Lougheed officiated. Interment Arnprior Albert Street Cemetery. In memoriams to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute or the “Partner’s in Caring” Foundation of the Arnprior Hospital would be appreciated by his family.

Condolences/Tributes/Donations at www. boycefuneralhome.ca

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(Retired National Capital Commission) Peacefully at the Ottawa Hospital – General Campus on Tuesday afternoon, June 7th, 2016. Eldon Bandy of Carleton Place passed away following a lengthy illness. He was 65. Beloved husband of Patricia Mason-Leduc. Dearly loved father of Jason Bandy (Andrea), Christopher Nicholas (Tina), Patrick Nicholas, Kenneth Nicholas (Kelly) and Ashley Bandy. Proud grandfather of Tatum, Tekoah, Taylor, Tyler, Bryce, Sara, Jayden, Kyrah, Beckett and Addilyn.

Dear brother of Fergus “Fergie” Bandy (Bonnie Woolham), Marie Laundrie and Darlene Bandy. Predeceased by 2 brothers: Kenneth and Gerald as well as 4 sisters: Beatrice, Norma, Clara and Hazel. Family and friends were invited to the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior for visitation on Friday, June 10th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. A Service to honor and remember Eldon was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday morning, June 11th at 11 o’clock. Cremation followed with interment in the family plot at the White Lake Cemetery. In memory of Eldon, please consider a donation to the Kidney Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

Loranger, Patricia “Pat”

British War Bride Born May 10, 1921, Abingdon on Thames, England

On Wednesday June 8, 2016 at the Carleton Place Hospital, at the age of 95.

Loving wife of the late John for 68 years.

Predeceased by her son Gary. Survived by twin sons John and Peter, and nephews Jesse (Margaret), and Keith (Ann) England. Dear grandmother of Kathleen (England). www.barkerfh.com

In loving memory of Helen and Melville (Mel) Craig Wedding date June 17th 1950 Dad - June 2, 1921 – August 26, 2007 Mum - June 9, 1930 – May 16, 2015 As time unfolds another year, Memories keep you near and dear.

Silent thoughts of time together, Hold memories that will last forever.

Never more than a thought away, Quietly remembered every day.

No need for words except to say, Still loved and missed in every way. “your Family”

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MALCOLM SMITH A Celebration of the Life of Malcolm Smith, who passed away from heart failure May 6, 2016 in Cox’s Cove, NL, will be held on Saturday, June 18th, 2016 at 2:30 pm in the Masonic Hall, 31 James Street, Arnprior.

Malcolm was the beloved son of Louise Blanchet-Smith (Ron Allen) and the late Jack Smith. He is lovingly remembered by his sister Jacklyn Billings (Preston), his brother Andrew Smith (Barb McNulty Smith), his niece Mackenzie Moreland (Robbie), nephews Justin and Carter Smith and great niece Madison Moreland.

Malcolm was the loving partner of Betty Best, step-father of Shelly and grandpa of James of Cox’s Cove, NL. There will be a short Spiritual Service followed by Fellowship and Sharing with the Smith Family and Friends. Donations to the Heart Institute appreciated.

Church Services PASTOR STEVE STEWART

1600 Stittsville Main Street

SUNDAY SERVICES 9:00am ~ St John’s 10:30am ~ St James The Apostle

Come when you can and Come as you are.

St. John’s Sixth Line 1470 Donald B Munro Dr

Christ Church Huntley 3008 Carp Rd

St James The Apostle Carp 3774 Carp Rd

St John’s South March 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata Services 9:00am & 10:30am Sunday School & Nursery 10:30am St Mary’s North March 2574 6th Line Road, Dunrobin Service & Sunday School 9:00am

Sunday Services at 9:30 & 11am

Children and Middle School programs at 9:30am.

Nursery, Youth Programs, Small Groups Available as well.

Office: 613-836-2606 Web: www.cbcstittsville.com

Email us at: cbcinfo@cbcstittsville.com

GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH 140 Abbeyhill Dr., Kanata Rev. Brian Copeland

St Paul’s Dunrobin 1118 Thomas Dolan Parkway Service 11:00am

10:00 am: Service of Worship and Sunday School Pastoral Care & Healing Service: 11:30am - last Sunday of each month

www.huntleyparish.com • 613-839-3195

613-836-4756 www.gcuc.ca

KANATA BAPTIST CHURCH 465 Hazeldean Rd. • 613-836-3145

Sunday Service 10am Children’s Program Available Pastors: Bob Davies, Stephen Budd & Doug Ward kbc@kbc.ca

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SATURDAY SERVICES SABBATH SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES 9:15AM WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 AM

SERVING KANATA AND STITTSVILLE

Seventh-Day PASTOR: MAROS PASEGGI Adventist 85 LEACOCK DRIVE, KANATA (THE CHRIST RISEN LUTHERAN CHURCH) Church 613-818-9717

Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church

44 Rothesay Drive, Kanata, ON, K2L 2X1

613-836-1764

Email: parish@holyredeemer.ca Website: www.holyredeemer.ca

Pastor: Rev. Pierre Champoux Reconciliation: 1 hour before all weekday Masses and Wednesday: 7:30-9:00pm, Saturday: 4:00-4:45pm, Sunday: 6:00-6:45pm Exposition of Eucharist: 1 hour before each weekday Mass

Weekend Mass Times: Saturday: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Weekday Masses Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday & 1st Saturday of the month 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday 7:00 p.m

Grace Baptist Church of Ottawa 2470 Huntley Road

Preaching the Doctrines of Grace

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday and weekday Bible studies see our website for times and locations

www.GBCottawa.com

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PARISH A Welcoming Community 1489 Shea Road, (corner of Abbott) Stittsville, Ontario K2S 0G8

SUNDAY MASS TIMES Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Monsignor Joseph Muldoon, Pastor Parish office - 613-836-8881 Fax - 613-836-8806

www.holyspiritparish.ca

Growing, Serving, Celebrating Sunday Sunday

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Pastor Shaun Seaman Pastor Shaun Seaman

info.trinity.kanata@gmail.com

Please join us at 110 McCurdy Drive, 836-1429, www.trinitykanata.ca 1817 Richardson Side Road. 613-836-1429 www.trinitykanata.ca

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Reverand Mark Redner 3794 Diamondview Road, Kinburn Friday Healing Service 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

613-288-8120 www.cometotheoasis.ca

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8:00 am - Said 9:15 am - Choral Music, Sunday School & Nursery 11:00 am - Praise Music, Sunday School & Nursery 20 YOUNG ROAD KANATA • 613-836-1001 www.stpaulshk.org

ST. ISIDORE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1135 March Rd., Kanata, ON. K2K 1X7 Pastor: Rev. M.M. Virgil Amirthakumar

Mass: Saturday at 5:00 pm Sunday at 9:00 and 11:00 am Telephone: (613) 592-1961 E-mail: office@stisidorekanata.com

We are a welcoming and friendly community; please come and worship with us in our new church

WELCOME to our Church St. Paul’s United Church, Carp Service and Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

613-839-2155 www.stpauls-dunrobin.ca stpaulsunitedcarp@sympatico.ca

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FLOOR PLAN JUNE 2016 It’s likely the most important investment you’ll ever make. So now that the me has come to purchase your new home, you want to make sure you get it right. With so many choices on the market today, though, it’s difficult to know how to get started on turning your dream into a reality.

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A glance at HOME PRICES ACROSS CANADA (NC) With much a en on to home prices these days, property owners are increasingly curious about the value of their homes.

According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey, Canada’s residen al real estate market showed strong year-over-year price increases in the first quarter of 2016. The Greater Vancouver and Greater Toronto Area (GTA) real estate markets con nue to lead the country in home price apprecia on while Quebec shows promising signs of renewal, par cularly in the Greater Montreal Area.

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Doing your homework is key to purchasing the new home that’s right for you. We’re pleased to provide this special sec on to help make that process just a li le easier. And look for more ideas in our next Floor Plan supplement inside your Metroland newspaper Thursday, August 18.

Helpful tips for NEW HOME OWNERS

Ryland Coyne Editor-in-Chief Metroland Media East

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Read up on the warranty Almost every new home built in Ontario comes with warranty coverage that is provided by the builder and backed by Tarion. In addition to deposit coverage and delayed closing compensation, there are also three separate warranties on new homes. Together, they last up to seven years and include defects in workmanship, violations to the Ontario Building Code, defects in electrical, plumbing and heating systems, and coverage for major structural defects. Your builder should be providing you with a Homeowner Information Package before you take possession with detailed information about the warranty. It is also available at tarion.com.

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Why People Buy Richcraft Homes As the largest landowner and builder ŝŶ KƩĂǁĂ͕ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂǁĂƌĚ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŚŽŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚŝƌƚLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ƵLJĞƌƐ ƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŚŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƚŚĞLJ ŝŶǀĞƐƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϭϭ͕ϬϬϬ ŚŽŵĞƐ ďƵŝůƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ KƩĂǁĂ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŚŽŵĞŽǁŶĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͛Ɛ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĂů ƌĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŚŽŵĞŽǁŶĞƌƐ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϲϬ ƉĞƌ ĐĞŶƚ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ƉƵƚƐ ŚŽŵĞŽǁŶĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĮƌƐƚ͘ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͛Ɛ ŵŽƩŽ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ͞ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĮƌƐƚ͘͟ dŚĞ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƐƚLJůĞ ŽĨ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŽīĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ KƩĂǁĂ ĂƌĞĂ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ ƚŽǁŶŚŽŵĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚŽƐ͘ &Žƌ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ͕ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ Ă ŚŽŵĞ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ŝƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƟŵĞ͕ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůLJ͕ Ă ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ Ă ŽŶĞ ŽĨ Ă ŬŝŶĚ ŚŽŵĞ͘

Ŷ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ KƩĂǁĂ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĮŶĚ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ͗ <ĂŶĂƚĂͬ^ƟƩǀŝůůĞ͕ ĂƌƌŚĂǀĞŶ͕ ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ͕ ĞŶƚƌĞƚŽǁŶ͕ ŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ LJůŵĞƌ͘ ƵLJŝŶŐ Ă ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŚŽŵĞ ŝƐ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ ďƵLJŝŶŐ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ƚŚŝƌĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚůLJ ƐĞƩůĞ ŝŶ Ă ŚŽŵĞďƵŝůĚĞƌ ƚŚĞLJ ŬŶŽǁ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵƐƚ͘ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ĂǁĂƌĚ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŚŽŵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚĂŬĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ͘ KīĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŚŽŵĞ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƉŝƚĂů͕ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ͘ >ŝǀĞ ŝŶ Ă ŚŽŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƚLJůŝƐŚůLJ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ͕ ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŝŶŐůLJ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝŐŚƞƵůůLJ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŝĚĞ ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ƌŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ͘ĐŽŵ Žƌ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŚĞĂĚ ŽĸĐĞ Ăƚ ϲϭϯ ϳϯϵ ϳϭϭϭ͘

ZŝĐŚĐƌĂŌ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ Fernbank Crossing dŽǁŶƐ Θ ^ŝŶŐůĞƐ ϲϭϯ ϰϯϱ ϭϭϴϯ

Riverside South ŽŶĚŽƐ͕ dŽǁŶƐ Θ ^ŝŶŐůĞƐ ϲϭϯ ϰϵϭ Ϭϴϯϰ

The Bowery >ŽŌƐ Θ ŽŶĚŽƐ ϲϭϯ ϲϵϱ ϳϱϳϳ

Strandherd Meadows dŽǁŶƐ ϲϭϯ ϰϰϬ ϴϭϬϬ

Brownstones ŽŶĚŽ &ůĂƚƐ ϲϭϯ ϳϰϰ ϮϬϵϴ

Galleria 2 ŽŶĚŽƐ ϲϭϯ ϮϯϮ ϳϯϯϯ

Jade Barrhaven ŽŶĚŽ &ůĂƚƐ ϲϭϯ ϴϮϯ ϯϯϯϮ

Trailsedge dŽǁŶƐ Θ ^ŝŶŐůĞƐ ϲϭϯ ϰϮϰ ϲϲϬϬ

Fieldstone hƌďĂŶ dŽǁŶƐ Θ ^ŝŶŐůĞƐ ϲϭϯ ϰϰϬ ϱϮϮϱ

La Croisée Aylmer ^ŝŶŐůĞƐ ϴϭϵ ϲϴϮ ϳϬϬϬ

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Take a panoramic view WHEN BUYING A NEW HOME

(NC) As you choose your next place to live it’s important to see what is going on around you. You may be concentrating on selecting the perfect floor plan, the right finishes and whether or not to purchase upgrades, but today, new neighbourhoods offer so much more than just a house or condominium to go home to.

Many communities are built with a very specific buyer in mind and can come with special conveniences or facilities.

For example, a development catering to young families might have a brand new school, parks, or even a new community centre with a swimming pool. It may appear that these extras are the choice of the developer, but in fact, the municipality usually makes them a condition of approval.

So the perfect neighbourhood for you and your family may be breaking ground right now. Some of the important questions to get answered beyond floor plans, like how long you may have to wait to enjoy it all, include:

What isn’t part of the picture?

One thing not normally included in a builder’s model of a new community is the parking bylaws. The local municipality office will have information about this for your street and the streets around you. This is important if the availability of street parking is important to you.

Your local and provincial levels of government will also have more information on what will be built around you.

The municipality signs off on any future development plans for the community so you will be able to see if there is intensification planning in anticipation of population growth.

This could mean the green spaces around you now may be developed into more houses or condominiums, schools, or commercial buildings.

How long do I have to wait?

For condominium living, new construction projects may be

sold with plans for indoor or outdoor pools, a lounge, and perhaps a putting green or tennis court.

However, you may have to wait some time before everything is completed. In fact, you may be living in a construction zone when you first move in. Under Ontario’s new home warranty program, there is compensation for delays when it comes to your unit, but there is no warranty protection for delays in the completion of the common elements. So although your condominium unit may be ready, the common elements such as the lobby, hallways and any other amenities like a gym or pool room may still be under construction for a period of time after you take possession of your unit.

Another important part of the new home buying process is the warranty protection that is provided by your builder and backed by Tarion. If you’re in the market for a brand new home read up on the warranty protection at Tarion.com. newscanada.com

“JOLT PINK” bearded carnation a great summer flower Name:

“Jolt Pink” bearded carna on

Latin name: Dianthus barbatus “Jolt Pink”

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Possible colours: Pink

Height: 40 to 50 cm

Spread: 30-35 cm

Exposure: Sun

Planting: Rich, cool, well-drained soil Submi ed Flowering: The “Jolt Pink” bearded carnation impresses with its big pink flowers throughout the summer.

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Specific maintenance and care

Producers have already won several awards for this variety because it is the most drought-tolerant cul var currently available on the market. To prolong flowering, which is con nuous throughout the summer, remove dead flowers; the results will surprise you.

Ideally, this carna on should be grown in cool, welldrained soil, but it can tolerate many soil types, from clayey to sandy. Various tests have also found that this flower con nues to bloom well even when the weather turns cool in early fall.

Interesting fact

This compact, durable carna on with a contemporary look has many advantages: it a racts pollinators, especially bu erflies; its flowers are edible and their pink colour adds a beau ful, decora ve touch to your dishes; it looks great in container arrangements as well as flower beds; and it produces big pink flowers on strong stems.

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CEDARSTONE HOMES

Launches the final phase at Richmond Oaks Richmond Oaks is currently ĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ Į ŶĂů ƐƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ development, and there are immediate occupancy homes ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ƵLJĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĂƩ ƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ slower-paced, community ĨĞĞů͕ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ Ăůů͕ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ĚƌŝǀĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ city centre. This country oasis ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵŶŐĂůŽǁƐ all custom built by Cedarstone Homes on expansive lots.

Richmond is a thriving community that centres ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĂĐƟ ǀĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ŝĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƟ ƌĞĞƐ alike. The village is rich in ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ƐŝŐŶŝĮ ĐĂŶĐĞ͕ Žī ĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞĐůĞĐƟ Đ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞƐ and municipal buildings. tŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐŽĐĐĞƌ Į ĞůĚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ ŽĨ KƩ ĂǁĂ͕ ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂůƐ ƚŽ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ looking to escape the hustle ĂŶĚ ďƵƐƚůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ŐŽůĨ ĐůƵď͕ Ă ĐƵƌůŝŶŐ ƌŝŶŬ͕ a baseball diamond, and an elementary and high school.

With the close proximity to KƩ ĂǁĂ ĂŶĚ ĂƌůĞƚŽŶ WůĂĐĞ͕ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŶ ĞĂƐŝůLJ Į ŶĚ everything they need.

Cedarstone Homes has ďĞĞŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ ĨŽƌ

the past 26 years. “Richmond appeals to the small town community that I love,” said ŽǁŶĞƌ͕ <ŝŵ WŝũƐĞůŵĂŶŽĨ Cedarstone Homes. ĞĚĂƌƐƚŽŶĞ ,ŽŵĞƐ ƌĞŇ ĞĐƚƐ <ŝŵ͛Ɛ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ makes Richmond so special: the expansive land, the ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ The award winning builder Žī ĞƌƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ĂŶĚ customer experience. In the company’s history, they have never missed a closing date. Cedarstone Homes is Ă ďŽƵƟ ƋƵĞ ďƵŝůĚĞƌ͕ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ĐĂŶ Žī Ğƌ ďƵLJĞƌƐ Ă customized experience that is ƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ Ğī ŽƌƚůĞƐƐ͘ Richmond Oaks now has immediate occupancy homes available. The Homewood ŵŽĚĞů ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĞĚĂƌƐƚŽŶĞ͛Ɛ latest two-storey designs. With 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, ĂŶĚ Ă ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ϮϯϮϭ ƐƋ͘Ō ͘ ŽĨ living space, this home is ideal ĨŽƌ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘ ƵLJĞƌƐ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ŽƉƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĞĚ ŚŽŵĞ͘ ŚŽŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶLJ ŵŽĚĞůƐ Žī ĞƌĞĚ͕ Žƌ buyers can design their very own homes. The Richmond KĂŬƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Žī ĞƌƐ Ă

ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĐƵƌď ĂƉƉĞĂů ƚŚĂƚ ĂĚĚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌŵ ŽĨ ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ͘ There are 40 lots available ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ Į ŶĂů ƉŚĂƐĞ ŽĨ ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ Oaks, and they are already 50% sold out. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to start LJŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ƉĂĐĞ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ ZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ǀŝƐŝƚ ĐĞͲ darstonehomes.com or contact the sales centre.

SALES CENTRE: 51 Rochelle Drive Richmond, ON ,ŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ KƉĞƌĂƟ ŽŶ͗ Open Weekends ĨƌŽŵ ŶŽŽŶ ƚŽ ϱ Žƌ ďLJ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶLJƟ ŵĞ͘ Contact: WŚŽŶĞ͗ ;ϲϭϯͿ ϴϯϴͲϰϲϲϯ E-mail: kim@ cedarstonehomes.com

A GARDENING GUIDE for beginners (NC) Have you ever wanted to make a salad from vegetables you grew yourself? Or give a bouquet to your loved one made of fresh flowers picked from your own garden?

Or maybe you have just bought a new home and your yard is a blank canvas? Now is your time to shine and grow like a pro with a few tips to get you started: While your first attempt may not be as beautiful as Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, it can certainly serve as inspiration as you begin to visualize how you would like your garden to look. Hop on the web, take a stroll through your neighbourhood or head to your local garden store for some creative inspiration.

Tools

THE SOONER YOU ACT THE SOONER YOU COULD BE RELAXING HERE…

You’ll need to acquire a few essential tools for preparing the soil/space, for planting your seeds and for garden maintenance: • Gloves - To protect your hands from prickles, thorns and dirt, make sure to have some sturdy gardening gloves on hand.

• Hand Trowel – This will act as your best friend when it comes time to plant your

seeds, excavate weeds and transport items from pots to your garden.

• Wheelbarrow - Investing in a wheelbarrow is a must for gardeners. You’ll likely need to purchase some gardening soil to mix in with your ground soil. Having a wheelbarrow on hand to help you transport the soil from your vehicle to your garden is gold.

Gardening gear

To be a true gardener, you’ll need a few key items in your wardrobe: • Overalls – There’s a reason traditional Carhartt overalls have stayed in style for so long. With room for knee pads for extra cushioning and multiple utility pockets, overalls are essential.

• Footwear – You’ll want to wear shoes that are comfortable and functional. Rain boots are are a great option as they are easy to hose off after a day in the dirt.

• Sun hat – You’ll likely be spending quite a bit of time outside so it’s best to protect yourself with a wide brimmed hat in addition to wearing sunscreen. newscanada.com

Keep your grill in tip top shape

Right-size your life! Don’t miss your last chance to upgrade to this sought-after community and some of the largest lots in the city.

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(NC) One of the best ways to spend a summer night is enjoying a wonderful meal prepared on your barbecue. Keep those delicious meals coming by showing your grill a little love – this will keep it safe and in good working order. If you’re in the market for a new grill, consider buying a natural gas barbecue so you’ll never have to worry about running out for propane tanks or coal, and follow these tips from Enbridge Gas to keep your grill in top shape from the start.

Before every use:

• To keep your grill clean and sanitary, be sure to always preheat it.

• Brush the grates to remove old food residue.

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• When you’re done cooking, turn the heat all the way up for a few minutes to burn off any extra food.

• Once cooled, put a protective cover on the grill.

Every month:

• Remove the grates and clean them.

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• Replace or clean the grease drip tray while the grates are drying.

Annually:

• Replace hoses that are cracked or damaged.

• If you don’t have spider guards (small screens that discourage bugs), clean the metal tube under each burner with a small flexible brush and look for insects that may have crawled into these tubes and blocked the gas flow over the winter.

• Use a pipe cleaner or wire to ensure burner ports are free of rust, dirt, spider webs or other debris.

• Make sure your quick-disconnect valve is securely connected.

Remember to never use your barbecue indoors. Always consult your owner’s manual for specific instructions and schedules for cleaning and maintenance. If you think your natural gas barbecue is leaking, call your local gas utility.

More tips are available online at enbridgegas.com/safety. newscanada.com

BUILT WITH PRIDE…. a Longwood tradition For over 25 Years Longwood has been building some of the most successful family and Adult Lifestyle Communities in the Ottawa Region.

Current Developments include; Deevys Homestead- a Community of Adult Lifestyle Bungalow Townhomes located in the established Neighbourhood of Bridlewood, Kanata, Richmond Gate – Adult Lifestyle Bungalow Townhomes located in The Heart of the Village of Richmond, Mondavi Court – An Enclave of Townhomes and semi-detached homes on a Cul-de-sac in Orleans next to Parks

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and recreation and Morris Village – single family homes in the Family Friendly Neighbourhood of Rockland.

New home designs are carefully planned and drawn to meet the needs of all lifestyles, from singles buying their first home to professional couples looking to downsize from a large home.

Longwood excels at knowing their buyers and giving them the home they desire.

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“MANNEQUIN BLUE MOUNTAIN”

mealy sage is low maintenance in garden Specific maintenance and care

Name:

“Mannequin Blue Mountain” mealy sage

Latin name:

This is a wonderful plant for people who don’t have much me to devote to their yards.

Except for watering on hot days, this sage needs hardly any maintenance at all, especially if it’s grown in containers. Flowering is excellent from early summer un l the first frost, as long as it’s planted in cool, well-drained soil. This plant is an eye-catching addi on to any flower bed with its spectacular appearance and large, showy flowers.

Salvia farinacea “Mannequin Blue Mountain”

Family: Lablacées

Possible colours: Blue-violet with a touch of white

Height: 50 cm

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“Mannequin” mealy sage was developed by an American company that is well-known for gene c research and the crea on of unique and spectacular plants. Experts agree that this new cul var will be extremely popular with gardening fans because of its prolonged flowering and minimal maintenance requirements..

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Planting: Cool, well-drained soil

Flowering: From June to September

Try no-cost and Keep your low-cost cooling HOME SAFE tips in your home (NC) Your bags are packed, the car is loaded and your tickets are in hand. You’re finally ready for that relaxing summer getaway you’ve been anticipating all year – or so you think.

(NC) A lot of money is spent on the energy needs of our lifestyles, but did you know that Ontarians spend the majority of their energy dollars controlling the temperature of their home?

In the summer, this means keeping it cool, so before cranking up the air conditioning, try a few alternatives first. Even if you’re using air conditioning, you’ll use less and that will lower your electricity use. Here are some helpful guidelines from Hydro One:

Draw the curtains on heat - In the morning, open

windows to let cool air in. Then close them, and draw your blinds or drapes during the day. Your home will retain much of the cool morning air.

Let fans move the air - Ceiling fans help cool down your

home. They don’t use much electricity and can help reduce the need for air conditioning. Make sure ceiling fans blow air downwards in summer.

Cool down your menus too - One of the easiest things

you can do to conserve energy and keep your house cool is to avoid using appliances that heat up the home. In the summer, use the barbecue and include more cold foods and salads in your menu. Try not to use major appliances in the middle of the day.

The real problem may be humidity - Humid homes feel hotter. Use exhaust fans in kitchens, bathrooms and laundry areas to expel the air directly outside (not into walls or attics). Avoid air-drying clothes in the home and don’t store firewood inside.

Check around the house - Examine the caulking and

weather stripping around your windows and doors. People tend to think this is a winter preparation, but it is just as useful in the summer to ensure that you keep the cool air in. If you have a window air conditioning unit, clean or replace the filter monthly. Dirty filters may restrict air flow and reduce efficiency.

Turn it off - Lights, appliances and home electronics use a lot of

power and give off heat. During the summer, it’s more important than ever to turn them off when you aren’t using them. You’ll save energy twice.

Additional tips are available at www.HydroOne.com/SaveEnergy. newscanada.com

8 Floor Plan West Edition - Thursday, June 16, 2016

In the last minute hustle and bustle of planning for vacation, many Canadians leave their homes without planning for their proper protection. Empty houses are attractive targets for breakins, which is a real threat for homeowners.

“Planning ahead is essential to ensure that you don’t return home to unfortunate surprises,” says Glenn Cooper from Aviva Canada. “The key is to take a few simple steps to make it look like you haven’t left at all.”

Cooper suggests these five tips the next time you travel:

1. Keep it to yourself: Posting holiday

plans and live updates on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram could alert potential thieves of your empty house. Keep the details of your vacation plans off social media and save the sharing for when you return home.

2. Get a house-sitter: Arrange

for a house-sitter while you are gone, or ask a neighbour that you trust to check-in daily. Give this person the key to your house, but don’t hide it around your home where it could be found by a potential burglar, especially not under the flower pot or door mat!

“Planning ahead is essential to ensure that you don’t return home to unfortunate surprises,” says Glenn Cooper from Aviva Canada. “The key is to take a few simple steps to make it look like you haven’t left at all.”

3. Set timers: Program the lights in different rooms of your home to switch on intermittently.

4. Make arrangements for newspaper and mail: Piled up mail or newspapers on your doorstep are an obvious sign that you are out of town. You can cancel, temporarily divert deliveries, or ask your neighbours to pick them up for you.

5. Maintain your yard: An overgrown yard

could be a telling sign that your home is empty. Arrange to have your lawn mowed and your grass watered while you’re away.

With these tips in mind, you can concentrate on enjoying your summer escape and coming back to your home revitalized. More information is available from your insurance broker. newscanada.com

QUALITY AND VALUES keeps PHOENIX HOMES rising KƩĂǁĂ ŝƐ Ă ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ͕ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐͲĞĚŐĞ ĐŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŽƌůĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ŶĚ LJĞƚ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ͞ƐŵĂůů ƚŽǁŶ͟ ďLJ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐĂůů ŝƚ ŚŽŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ŝƐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ͘ YƵĂůŝƚLJ ŚŽŵĞ ďƵŝůĚĞƌƐ ůŝŬĞ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ,ŽŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďƵŝůƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ Ă ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ ŶĞƐƚůĞĚ ŝŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ŽŶůLJ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƵůƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů͘ EŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ LJŽƵ ƉƌĞĨĞƌ͕ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ,ŽŵĞƐ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ͕ ďĞƐƚ ǀĂůƵĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ƉƌŝĐĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ͘ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǁĞůůͲƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŽƵƚ ŇŽŽƌ ƉůĂŶƐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚLJůĞ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕͟ ƐĂLJƐ ZĂŚƵů <ŽĐŚĂƌ͕ sŝĐĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ͞^ƵĐŚ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ ďƵLJĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƉŽŝůĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘͟ ,ŽŵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ͕ ŶŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ ƉƌŝĐĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ Žƌ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ tŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͕ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌ͘ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ŝƚ Ă ƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ͘ 'ĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŽŶĞ ƐƚĞƉ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ʹ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĮŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ͕ ďŽŶƵƐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŐƌĂĚĞƐ͘ tŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ĚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚŚ͕ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ĂŚĞĂĚ͘͟ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ,ŽŵĞƐ ŚĂƐ KƩĂǁĂ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ tĂŶƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƐƚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐƚͲƉĂĐĞĚ ŚŝŐŚͲ ƚĞĐŚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͍ &ĞƌŶďĂŶŬ ƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƐ <ĂŶĂƚĂ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŶĞǁ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ tŝƚŚ ƚǁŽ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ &ĞƌŶďĂŶŬ ƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ďƵŶŐĂůŽǁƐ ǁŚŝůĞ dĞƌƌĂ &ůĂƚƐ Ăƚ &ĞƌŶďĂŶŬ ƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ǀĂůƵĞͲŵŝŶĚĞĚ ĐŽŶĚŽƐ͘ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ďĞĐŬŽŶ ŝŶ &ĞůƚŽŶ ŽƵƌƚ͕ ĂƌƌŚĂǀĞŶ͘ dŚĞƐĞ Ϯ ĂŶĚ ϯ ƐƚŽƌĞLJ ƚŽǁŶŚŽŵĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ĂƐŬ ĨŽƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ďĞĂƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐŝƚĞ ŝƐ ǁĞůů ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ƐŽ ŵŽǀĞ ĨĂƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĞůů ŽƵƚ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ͕ ,ŝůůƐŝĚĞ sŝƐƚĂ dŽǁŶŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ KƌůĠĂŶƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ŽǁŶ LJŽƵƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŶŽǁ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ϯ ƐƚŽƌĞLJ ƚŽǁŶŚŽŵĞƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŶŽǁ͘ tŝƚŚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƟŶĞĂƵ ,ŝůůƐ͕ ,ŝůůƐŝĚĞ sŝƐƚĂ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ŽīĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ůŽǁͲƌŝƐĞ dĞƌƌĂ &ůĂƚ ĐŽŶĚŽƐ͕ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ƐŚŽƌƚůLJ͘ >ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨĂƌƚŚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ

ƚŚĞ ƌƵƐŚ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐƚůĞ͍ &ŝŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ŝŶ tŚŝƚĞ dĂŝů ZŝĚŐĞ ŝŶ ůŵŽŶƚĞ Žƌ ^ŚĂĚŽǁ ZŝĚŐĞ ŝŶ 'ƌĞĞůLJ͘ ŽƚŚ ƐŝƚĞƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ůĂƌŐĞ͕ ĨƵůůLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů ƐƚLJůĞƐ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͘ WĂƚŚǁĂLJƐ Ăƚ &ŝŶĚůĂLJ ƌĞĞŬ ŝƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ϯϱ ĂŶĚ ϱϬͲĨŽŽƚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽŵĞ ůŽƚƐ͕ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ĐŽŶĚŽƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚLJůŝƐŚ ƚŽǁŶŚŽŵĞƐ͘ Ŷ ŝĚĞĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ WĂƚŚǁĂLJƐ Ăƚ &ŝŶĚůĂLJ ƌĞĞŬ ŝƐ Ă ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ŽŶůLJ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ĐŽŵŵƵƚĞ ƚŽ ĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƐĞůů ŽƵƚ ĨĂƐƚ͘ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ,ŽŵĞƐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƉƌŽƵĚ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ĞƐƚĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ĂƌƉ Ăƚ ŝĂŵŽŶĚ sŝĞǁ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘ EĞƐƚůĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ DĂƌĐŚ ZŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĂŵŽŶĚ sŝĞǁ ZŽĂĚ͕ ŝĂŵŽŶĚ sŝĞǁ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ǁŝĚĞ͕ ϱϬ ĂŶĚ ϲϬ ĨŽŽƚ ůŽƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐƋƵĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƐLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͘ KŶůLJ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ <ĂŶĂƚĂ͛Ɛ ďƵƐƚůŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚͲƚĞĐŚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƉĂƌŬ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŬƐƚƌĞĞƚ ,ŽƚĞů͕ ƚŚĞ dĂŶŐĞƌ KƵƚůĞƚ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ Žƌ <ĂŶĂƚĂ ĞŶƚƌƵŵ ǁŝƚŚ ŽǀĞƌ ϳϱ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďĂŶŬƐ͕ ĚŽĐƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ƐĂůŽŶƐ͕ ŬƐƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ƌĞƚĂŝůĞƌƐ͕ ŵŽǀŝĞ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞƐ͕ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕ ŝĂŵŽŶĚ sŝĞǁ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Ăƚ ƉƌŝĐĞƐ ǁĞůů ďĞůŽǁ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͘ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ďLJ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ϮϬϭϳ͕ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŚŽŵĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ƚǁŽ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞͲ ĐĂƌ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ƐŝŶŐůĞͲĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵŽĚĞůƐ ŽŶ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůLJ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚ͕ ǁŝĚĞ ůŽƚƐ͘ ƵŶŐĂůŽǁƐ ǁŝůů ƐƚĂƌƚ ĂƐ ůŽǁ ĂƐ Ψϯϵϵ͕ϵϬϬ ĂŶĚ ϮͲƐƚŽƌĞLJƐ ǁŝůů ƐƚĂƌƚ ϰϰϵ͕ϵϬϬ͕ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ΨϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĐŚĞĂƉĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ <ĂŶĂƚĂ͘ tŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ Ă WŚŽĞŶŝdž ,ŽŵĞ Ă ƐƚĞƉ ĂďŽǀĞ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞ ďƵŝůĚĞƌƐ͍ YƵĂůŝƚLJ ďƵŝůƚ ŝŶ Ăƚ Ă ƉƌŝĐĞ LJŽƵ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ďĞĂƚ͘ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ

ŽĨ ŵŽĚĞůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͕͟ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ ZĂŚƵů <ŽĐŚĂƌ͘ ͞tĞ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ ďƵLJĞƌ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚƌĞĂŵ͘ tĞ ŐŽ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŝůŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƵLJĞƌ͘͟ >ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͍ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ,ŽŵĞƐ ŽīĞƌ ĐƵƐƚŽŵ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ǁŝĚĞƌ ĚŽŽƌǁĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂůůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ ͞tĞ ŽīĞƌ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǀĂůƵĞ ĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞ͘ tĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞ

ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ƐŚŽƉ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞ͘ tĞ͛ůů ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ͘͟ YƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ĂƌĞ ŚĂůůŵĂƌŬƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZͬWŚŽĞŶŝdž 'ƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͘ hŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ƵĐŬŽŽ <ŽĐŚĂƌ͕ Zͬ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ŚĂƐ ďƵŝůƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϳ͕ϬϬϬ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ KƩĂǁĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ƐŝŶĐĞ ϭϵϵϳ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϯ͕ ZͬWŚŽĞŶŝdž ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů

ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƚĂŝů ƐŝƚĞƐ͘ DĂŶLJ ƌĞƚĂŝů ƉůĂnjĂƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽǁĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽǁ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϭ͕ WŚŽĞŶŝdž ,ŽŵĞƐ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ 'ƌĞĞŶ dĞĐŚ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ KƩĂǁĂ ŚĂƐ ĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŶ͘ /ƚ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ 'ƌĞĞŶ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ƉƌŽƚŽƚLJƉĞ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͘

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Use the RIGHT PAINTBRUSH for the job Lifestyle - Is it for edges or large areas? Do you need natural bristles or synthetic? Big or small? When it comes to paintbrushes, there is certainly no lack of choice. The following is a short guide to help you choose the model that suits your needs, so that you don’t paint yourself into a corner.

First of all, invest in good quality brushes; they will last a long time if you follow the manufacturer’s care recommendations.

Be sure to choose a brush with the appropriate bristles for the type of product to be used.

• For water-based paints (latex, acrylic), use polyester or nylon/polyester bristles • For oil-based products (alkyds), use natural bristles (often boar bristles) or nylon/polyester bristles

The shape of the brush also has to be specific to the job.

Rounded brushes are ideal for three-dimensional surfaces (such as mouldings) and edges. Flat brushes are perfect for work that doesn’t require precision. Angular brushes are great for edges and drawing a narrow line. Flat, wide brushes should be used for applying varnish, while very wide models are useful for covering big surfaces, such as a patio.

Tricks of the trade Before painting, rub your brushes on a rough surface in order to get rid of any loose bristles. Once the job is finished, clean them in the recommended manner and leave them to dry upside down by hanging them on a piece of string (if there isn’t already a hole in the handle, one can easily be drilled).

When dry, always store your brushes with the bristles pointing up so that they keep their shape.

WALLPAPER here, there, and everywhere Lifestyle - If you’re one of those people who thinks that wallpaper is a thing of the past, maybe you should think again. With a bit of imagina on and good taste, it can confer a surprisingly whimsical touch to your home. Whether it’s to revamp an old piece of furniture, dress up a folding privacy screen, or enhance a decora ve object, wallpaper can be used in a number of unexpected ways.

Use wallpaper to: • create a trompe-l’oeil headboard for a bed • dress up an old sideboard • decorate the mantelpiece • personalize a lampshade • brighten up stair risers • cover a chest of drawers, side table, or bookshelves • enhance a bathroom cupboard • embellish the inside of wardrobes or drawers • decorate a doll house • give a touch of glamour to document storage containers • create a decora ve wallpaper border or a sliding panel effect Of course, you could also use wallpaper for its original purpose, which is to add colour and visual interest to the walls of a room. You can paper an en re room, one wall, or even a ceiling that you’d like to accentuate.

Submi ed For your decora on project Use your creativity to turn wallpaper into your favourite to be a success, be sure to decorating material. choose good quality wallpaper.

These days it is available in an impressive range of pa erns, colours, and textures and is easy to use as well. Now all you have to do is sit back and enjoy your works of art.

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Create a safe haven with a fence Whether it’s for safety, privacy or simply for the look, fencing your yard can add instant curb appeal to your home. A fence keeps children and pets inside the enclosure while safeguarding the house and yard. It also adds an interesting visual element to your property.

Before building Do plenty of research. Contact local authorities to find out about current regulations and to ensure that there are no telephone cables or gas lines where you want to dig. You should also check your certificate of location to be absolutely sure of where your property boundary is located.

Choose the material If your fence is meant to be functional and the look doesn’t really matter to you, a chain-link fence remains the cheapest

option on the market. Aluminum and ornamental iron fences won’t rust, are virtually maintenance free and come in a wide variety of styles. PVC fences are very popular and give plenty of low-cost privacy, but their plastic look could put off those more concerned with esthetics.

While any of the above options are viable choices, wood still remains the best fencing material. It requires regular maintenance, but the effort is well worthwhile. Its timeless appearance and the endless ways it can be customized appeal to just about everyone.

Once you’ve decided which sort of fence you want, you can either build it yourself or entrust the job to a professional fence installer. Afterwards, why not embellish your new fence with greenery or some flowers? Let your imagination run wild, as well as your green thumb!

How to get a DESIGNER INSPIRED HOME without the designer cost (NC) When you walk through a professionally decorated home there is a certain

sense of harmony that flows throughout the space. This is because designers consider

each room in terms of its relation to another and choose colours, furniture and acces-

sories that feel cohesive. This is especially important given the popularity of open concept homes. Now, not everyone hires a decorator or has a knack for design which makes choosing complementary paint colours tricky, so most homeowners end up picking one colour for the entire home.

Want to bring your space to life with colour?

Try the following steps:

Determine what your style is What is your inspiration? Do you tend towards clean lines with a mix of retro or vintage treasures? Do you favour a traditional feel over a modern look? Do you envision coming home to a luxurious cozy space or clean minimalist setting? These factors will influence which palette you choose. Finding visual representation of what speaks to you is the best place to start narrowing in on your style.

Decide on the theme Depending on whether you choose warm, neutral or cool colours, you can create a space that helps to set a particular mood.

Warm tones create a space that is inviting and gives off a positive energy. Neutrals create a space that is cozy yet balanced as they complement various looks and stay relevant over time. Cool colours create a space that is relaxing and provide styling options for either an urban or coastal feel.

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Harmony Gardens becomes sponsor ing Inc. is owned and operated by Harmony Gardens Landscap- Calvin Cross. ing Inc. of Richmond has come All businesses in the Richmond on board as a sponsor of below Rich- working area are urged toforbecome supon the tunnel the Confedth mond’s 200th anniversary celebraporters of Cripps Richmond’s 200is aneration light rail line. said there still tions in 2018.

50 metresniversary of diggingcelebrations. left for the Rideau staHarmony Gardens Landscapon ithttp://richmond200. tion and he’sClick confident can be done without ing Inc. is a full service year round incident. ca/donations-sponsorships/ for property maintenance and landinformation on how your busiCity manager Steve Kanellakos had plans scaping service business, serving ness can become a sponsor the to meet with Rideau Transit Group – theofcomthe area now for 15 years. pany thatcelebrations, just with like the Harmony holds the contract city for Harmony Gardens LandscapGardens Inc. the light rail projectLandscaping – to determine what the Special to the News

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Residents will have a while to wait on answers about what caused a massive sinkhole that opened up and swallowed a van and a large section of Rideau Street in front of the Rideau Centre on June 8.

“It took a month for us to find the answers next steps will be. with the sinkhole on Waller Street, and this is Under the terms of the city’s contract for significantly larger,” said Mayor Jim Watson the project, RTG would be responsible for any during a media briefing with emergency serSpecial to the News receiving theconstruction. banner as a increased will costsbe to the light rail vices and city department heads the day after souvenir after 2018.

Moore Street in Richmond is“We the still don’t know the cause, so we will the large sinkhole made national headlines.

Moore Street residents aresomenow first. Will there be others? need to work out the details, but for The media briefing was the second within 24 challenging of responother Residents of Moore Street, rep-to point thing to the cityresidents being solely hours. streets andateven to resented by Diane and John Arsible seems unlikely this neighbourhoods point,” Kanellakos City crews have been working on stabiliznald, are the first residentssaid. of a match their effort. Will it be Hyde ing the sinkhole by pouring concrete into it, Park or Theinto Glen Richmond particular street to have collected The investigation theorincident will Esinsaid the head of the rail implementation office tatesatortheCochelle Drive Queendonations towards the purchase clude looking water main thator burst and Steve Cripps. or Fortune Street or of a street banner for Richmond’s technical ston data, Drive not much can be recovered Dozens of trucks pulled up to the edge of Murray orsaid. some other street 200th anniversary celebrations frominthe hole itself,Street Cripps the hole on Wednesday night and dumped Jennifer mcintosh/metroland 2018 up which will feature the Moore or neighbourhood which will be the 2,700 cubic metres of cement into the hole in Construction workers leave the area of a giant sinkhole that opened on Rideau Street next to take up the challenge and Street name. an effort to stabilize it. Other crews worked to on June 8. It’s not yet clear when the road will reopen.

TRAFFIC Such a banner costs $500 and purchase a 2018 street banner. pump water out.

Thisgeneral is a great wayJohn for residents will for be the displayed on core Perth Street While residents wait downtown The foundations of nearby buildings have find, said Cripps.

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Karlsson looks forward to next Ottawa Senators season Scott Campbell

scottcampbell@metroland.com

While the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks were still in a battle for the Stanley Cup, Erik Karlsson was already making plans for the next NHL season.

The Ottawa Senators captain was at the Ottawa Athletic Club on June 7. Senators strength and conditioning coach Chris Schwarz was putting Karlsson through the paces with one of his off-season workouts.

“I want to be better,” said Karlsson. “I feel like I haven’t been able to reach my top level in performance. I think I have a lot more to give.” “ Players are known to get in slumps through the 82 game schedule – even Karlsson at times. Nevertheless, the young captain was a bright spot in what turned out to be a disappointing season for the Senators.

Once again, Karlsson is a finalist for the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman, an honour he won just last year. He also won the trophy for the first time in 2012.

The 2015-16 season saw him tally 82 points and he will be going up against Drew Doughty of Los Angeles and Brent Burns of San Jose.

When asked if he had given the award any thought, he said “No, I’ve been busy,” which could be a joke or he could have been serious.

“It’s always fun to go to Vegas, the awards are exciting but there’s nothing I can do about it right now.”

Karlsson does know that he will be spending about 95 per cent of the summer in Ottawa. He will return home to Sweden briefly to prepare with Team Sweden for the World Cup of Hockey.

The players hit the ice in September for the first World Cup since 2004.

“Every summer, there’s been a plan for what I need to do to have the most success,” said Karlsson. “This year I felt like I had a lot of energy left at the end of the year. We didn’t make it to the post-season and I’m going to be more prepared than I have ever been before; do a different type of training and go a little bit longer and a little bit harder and see if that’s going help me throughout the year.”

Karlsson is also excited about the Sens new head coach, Guy Boucher.

“We had a lengthy meeting about a number of things,” he said.

“It was good to see him and hear his thoughts. He knows a lot of people and a lot of players have played for him and I have heard a lot of good things.”

Of course, a new coach means change.

Like a true captain, Karlsson kept a positive spin.

“Things are going to change,” said Karlsson. “Unfortunately, it’s sad to see someone go, but it’s exciting to see someone new come in and teach what you didn’t know before, and learn something new.”

SCOTT CAMPBELL/METROLAND The NHL Awards are scheduled for June Captain Erik Karlsson was already making preparations for the next Ottawa Senators sea22 in Las Vegas. son. He was put through the paces on June 7 at the Ottawa Athletic Club.

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At the end of May the provincial government announced they would widen the Highway 417 from from Carling Avenue to Maitland Avenue later this year. The plan also includes a later stage to widen the highway from Maitland to the 416.

Opposition grows over province’s plan to widen Highway 417 Melissa Murray

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A movement opposing the provincial government’s plan to widen Highway 417 from Carling to Maitland avenues is growing.

The plan also includes a later stage to widen the highway from Maitland to the 416. Some city councillors and residents are asking that the project be postponed and any money dedicated for the project be used instead to extend light rail service to Kanata.

Lawyer Mark Scrivens, who lives in Kitchissippi ward on Sherwood Drive near Parkdale Avenue close to the 417, started a petition that already has more than 200 signatures against the announcement.

“I was in disbelief,” Scrivens said of the announcement, which took place on May 25.

The province said the project aims to ease congestion and shorten commute times.

Work is to begin this fall and be completed in 2020.

“There’s so much attention being paid to the LRT because of the construction and people are excited about it and anticipating its arrival,” he said.

“I think people understand it’s a major investment and feel good about the investment.”

But that’s not how he feels about the highway, he said, highlighting the noise, light pollution and traffic that disrupts his neighbourhood.

“I think a lot people think (the highway) is an unfortunate legacy piece of our infrastructure in Ottawa because

what it does to our neighbourhoods. To hear that the province wants to continue to encourage more use of it by widening it was kind of shocking and disappointing.”

But Scrivens’ main objection is the cost of the project and there’s no evidence the widening would actually decrease commute times or congestion.

“It’s clearly expensive, it probably won’t work. There are any number of traffic studies that have established that widening of highways just induces greater use of the highways and make it clogged again.”

Spending money on LRT would support the province’s goal of reducing greenhouse gases and would encourage more people from Kanata to take public transit, instead of the highway, he said.

“We don’t have endless pots of money in this province, we need to prioritize and for me the best way to solve the problem they are seeking to solve is to encourage people to use the LRT for commuting to and from work.”

Scrivens will be forwarding his petition to Premier Kathleen Wynne and he’s also hoping to speak to his Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi about the province’s plan and why it’s worthwhile to rethink it.

Naqvi is also addressed in a letter that was sent by three city councillors, including Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson and Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper, who oppose the plan and ask that the widening be postponed.

The councillors wrote that the widening would be unlikely to achieve the desired result and encouraged the province to spend the money on light rail.

“An expanded light rail transit to Kanata will further reduce operating and capital costs to our overall public transportation system, improve our environment, reduce congestion and ensure the city’s sustainability in the long-term,” the letter reads.

The widening “will dump more cars onto our city roadways.” So the best solution, according to the letter, is to use the money on LRT sooner, rather than later.

Coun. Jeff Leiper is also concerned the widening is forcing the closure of Carling Avenue eastbound ramp to the 417. The province is looking into the permanent closure of the ramp.

Leiper is hoping to get more information about that closure at a meeting he has on June 14 with Naqvi.

“If it’s due to that, that’s one more reason not to widen it,” Leiper said.

He added there are a number of different projects the province could spend what he estimated could be more than $200 million on, including traffic calming or safe cycling infrastructure.

“This will not solve congestion issues and I’d challenge anyone who says it will.”

The petition can be found at www.change.org/p/kathleen-wynne-kathleen-wynne-we-don-t-need-a-widerqueensway.

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Fighting was a bit of a sport for boys in the family

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’m not interested!”

Mother almost yelled in Earl’s direction, as he framed the kitchen door crying his eyes out.

His nose was spouting blood like a fountain, and covered his shirt, and I could see he had also scraped his knees.

He yelled louder, this time adding that Emerson had almost killed him.

Again, Mother said, “I’m not interested. And go out and sit on the back stoop.

You’re getting blood all over the floor that Audrey just scrubbed.”

That’s how Mother dealt with fighting among the boys. Come to her for sympathy or to have her intervene, and they were sent packing.

I was more interested in the fights than was Mother.

The three brothers were all different sizes, and it had nothing to do with their

MARY COOK Memories ages. Emerson, the middle brother, was a whopper.

At 12 years of age, stood just under 6-feet tall.

Everett was somewhere in the middle, even though he was the oldest of the three.

Earl was the youngest, but growing fast, and it looked like he would soon be taller than Everett. So they were a mixed lot.

But when it came to fighting, Emerson usually came out on top. I found out that a fight could start over the simplest disagree-

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ment. It often had to do with barn chores. Whose turn it was to milk Ethel, the cow who wouldn’t stand still, and who you could count on kicking over the milk pail at least once every milking. Or whose turn it was to shovel the manure out the back door of the barn. A simple argument would spill over into a dragged out fight at the drop of a hat.

The boys also fought over slingshots. Slingshots were everywhere. They sat

on the rail at the back door, and hung from the post at the gate. Always at the ready. There was always a squirrel or mouse to get rid of, or empty tin cans to knock off the back fence.

Who owned what sling shot was the cause of many a scrap. Finally, Everett started scratching his initials on the ones he had made. But that didn’t work, because the three brothers had the same initials … and so the fight was on when it came to ownership.

The boys never went to Father to settle a fight. His response was completely different from Mother’s.

While Mother sent the injured packing, Father would simply find jobs for the three boys to do, and they were never jobs they particularly enjoyed. Raking up the smoke house ashes was a hateful job, and

the three brothers knew perfectly well if Father was asked to settle a fight, he almost always sent the complainer to the smoke house.

It would take days to get the smell of smoldering hickory off the offender’s

A simple argument would spill over into a dragged out fight at the drop of a hat

body. Even several dips in the Bonnechere failed to do the job. So going to Father to settle a fight was a last resort.

Although I often argued with Emerson, he knew better than to make body contact. Back then boys

simply did not hit girls.

My sister Audrey and I never fought. I was too in awe of my much older sister, who I thought was just about the smartest girl in all of Renfrew County.

But I was always amazed at Mother, who could be most sympathetic to our woes and concerns, but could simply turn her back on my brothers fighting. Audrey said it was because she never liked to take sides.

Audrey said she could be defending the very person who started the fight in the first place. And Audrey said, that in itself, could start another donny-brook.

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Aggressive MS stopped in its tracks by Ottawa Hospital breakthrough Erin McCracken

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There was a time when Dr. Harold Atkins and Jennifer Molson would never have envisioned that one day they’d pass each other in the hallways of the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus, each going about their busy work days.

Today, they are colleagues. Atkins is a stem cell transplant physician, while Molson is a research assistant in the Ages Cancer Assessment Clinic.

“It’s a wonderful feeling to see her,” Atkins said.

‘I can shovel the snow. How many people with MS can do that?’

Multiple sclerosis patient Jennifer Molson

In addition to being colleagues, Molson is also Atkins’ patient, and that of Dr. Mark Freedman, a neurologist, senior scientist and director of the MS Research Unit at the General campus.

Fourteen years ago, Molson became the fifth person to have her diseased immune system stripped away with chemotherapy and then receive a transplant with her own blood stem cells as part of a clinical trial to treat her early, aggressive multiple sclerosis.

Less than a year after Atkins performed the transplant in 2002, which gave Molson a brand new immune system, she went from relying on canes, a wheelchair and around-the-clock care at the hospital’s rehabilitation centre to walking down the aisle at her own wedding.

Today, she no longer

has active MS, and is enjoying a long-term remission, living a full, active life with her husband in Kanata.

“I can shovel the snow. How many people with MS can do that?” said Molson, 41. “Fourteen years ago I could never think in a million years that I could be doing that again.”

She is one of 24 patients who took part in a $6.47-million clinical trial, funded by the MS Society of Canada and its Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Research Foundation, between 2001 and 2012. The patients, all between the ages of 25 and 45, were followed for between four and 13 years.

The extensive data, published on June 9 in the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, demonstrated that the trial was the first ever to lead to the longterm suppression of inflammatory activity in patients with early, aggressive MS. “I think we’ve been able to prove beyond a doubt that we are able to change the course of this disease using a very advanced method of eliminating and replacing an immune system,” said Freedman.

“To not see any reactivation of their disease extending out to 15 years, some people were starting to use the “c” word (cure), which I am resistant to using,” he said, preferring instead to describe it as “a longstanding remission.”

Molson still remembers the morning she woke up feeling pins and needles in her left hand in 1996. By the end of the week she had lost the use of her left arm.

An MRI revealed a devastating MS diagnosis.

Her dream of one day working for the RCMP was quickly derailed as her immune

system attacked her central nervous system, causing inflammation in her brain.

Her condition worsened until she required 24-hour care.

Freedman’s and At-

kins’ pioneering clinical trial was seen as her last chance.

In 2002, Molson underwent 10 rounds of chemotherapy to wipe out her immune system, followed by the

transfusion.

“Then we put back blood stem cells, which are like seeds and will grow into a new immune system,” said Atkins, medical director of the regenerative

medicine program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

“It just learns all over again like a baby’s immune system.”

This type of treatment has been used

to treat leukemia for years, but it’s a relatively new approach for autoimmune diseases, such as MS, said Atkins.

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Dr. Mark Freedman, left, Dr. Harold Atkins and Marjorie Bowman, right, trial coordinator and advanced practice nurse, all of whom are based at the Ottawa Hospital’s General campus, are helping patients, such as Kanata’s Jennifer Molson, who are suffering from early, aggressive multiple sclerosis reclaim their lives.

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Hello, My name is Marbles, I am a Blue Merle Pomeranian and I am 5 months old. My mom got me from California in December. I have beautiful blue eyes and a very fluffy coat. I love being around kids, it’s my favorite thing in the world and I love to cuddle with my mom.

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The long-term study data revealed that for the majority of patients, degeneration had not only been stopped in its tracks, but the inflamed brain was being repaired.

“It was an unexpected outcome for our patients,” Atkins said. “I’ve watched these patients and it’s like a miracle.”

Not one patient needed MS drugs again, representing a cost savings of between $20,000 to $30,000 a year, a portion of which is covered by private insurance and the government.

Each transplant costs about $50,000.

“When we showed the Ministry of Health the cost of the transplant versus the cost of the medicine, their answer to us

was, ‘How many (transplants) can you do?’”

Freedman said. “The procedure pays for itself in a year.”

The treatment is best suited for the estimated five or six per cent of MS patients who are at high risk of early progression and have not yet suffered irreversible damage.

Many others have asked for the procedure, but Freedman said about 90 per cent of cases can be controlled with various effective treatments. As well, the procedure is risky and can result in death, especially for older patients or those with other health problems.

“It’s not worth sacrificing your life. You’re not going to do a heart transplant on someone who has mild heart disease that you

can manage with a couple of drugs,” Freedman said.

Early on in the clinical trial, one patient died of liver failure and another suffered liver complications. The treatment was modified over time to reduce toxicity.

Since the trial ended, the team has treated 15 to 20 patients from coast to coast, who have done as well if not better than those in the formal study, Atkins said, adding that the hope now is that other medical professionals elsewhere in the world will follow the Ottawa model to help their patients.

For Molson, working at the hospital for the past eight years is her way of saying thank you to those she feels saved her.

“I wanted to give back to the hospital that gave me my life back,” she said.

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Visitors to the Ottawa Public Library’s Hazeldean branch can find out on June 25.

“It’s an open day for everyone,” said Tabitha Waithaka, supervising librarian at Hazeldean. “Different branches will be having different things going on.”

The occasion is meant to welcome newcomers to Ottawa; not just from other countries, but even those who are new to the neighbourhood, said Waithaka.

Hazeldean will have a full program. Everything

will kick off at 10:30 a.m.

There is storytime, highland dancers, the tea ceremony, magic and henna artistry, and that’s just a small sample for visitors to enjoy. Waithaka estimates the event will wrap up after 1 p.m.

Some of the activities and crafts will be found in tents outside the library, but the performances will be inside the Hazeldean location.

The program is offered in partnership with the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership’s Welcoming Ottawa Week and local Library Settlement Program partners.

Womanless fashion show raises $10K for Hope Living Jessica Cunha

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The Hands for Hope volunteer organization’s Spring Fling Womanless Fashion Show raised $10,000 for the Hope Living Residence in Kanata.

The west-end residence run by the Shepherds of Good Hope is in need of funds to help fix the building’s aging infrastructure.

“It’s our first effort to help raise money for so much updating that is needed at Hope Living,” said one of the organizers, Ruth Cameron. “We raised over $10,000. We had six fantastic good-sport models.”

The event, held on May 7, featured woman’s fashions modeled by local men – including West CarletonMarch Coun. Eli El-Chantiry – auctions, and dinner provided by the Glen Scottish Pub and Restaurant.

“Our guests loved it,” said Cameron, who lives in Richmond. “We had several large trays of lasagna left and the Glen donated it to Hope Living Residence and all leftover baking (went) there too.”

The proceeds from the event will help the Kanata

residence, which provides supportive living to about 90 residents, repair damage caused by a flood and update its existing infrastructure, Hands for Hope volunteers have developed a clothing boutique with both men’s and women’s clothing at the residence.

Open two days a week, the boutique enables residents to peruse the selection and “choose anything they want or need,” said Cameron. “It’s probably the first time a lot of them have ever had really nice clothing. We make each and every one of them feel special.”

Donations of gently used clothing, shoes and accessories for men and women of all sizes – from extra small to plus-size – are needed, she said.

“We are always needing people to donate their nearly new clothing that they don’t want anymore,” said Cameron. “We also need shoes, running shoes and sandals.”

Donations can be dropped off in a box on Cameron’s front porch at 118 Royal York St. in Richmond or at Hope Living at 145 Castlefrank Rd. in Kanata.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: kanata@metroland.com

June 18

Grand opening Bar-B Que for the Kanata South Community Garden, 46 Castlefrank beginning at 3:30. We will have crafts and a “Name that Vegetable” contest for children.

Hamburgers, hot-dogs, fresh vegetables will be served at 4:30; cake will follow after. People can walk through the garden at their leisure. We would ask that people bring their

own chairs.

St John’s Anglican Church 93rd Annual Lawn Supper and Silent Auction on from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

Fun activities for children; great home cooked food, intriguing items and services on auction. For tickets, please call Bob 613-592-4834. $15 for adults, $5 for children 11 and under, family rate $30. St John’s 325 Sandhill

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June 20

Kanata North Town Hall, 7-9 pm, Kanata Seniors’ Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. – Join Coun. Wilkinson to hear a presentation on the concept plan for a park connecting Gray Cres. to Canadian Shield in the Kanata Town Centre

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and a presentation on the Richardson Ridge Natural Trail Construction. This is the last Town Hall until fall. All are welcome.

June 23

The next meeting of the Kanata and District Breast Cancer Support Group will be held at 7 p.m., at the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. For more information, call Judy at 613 592-1929.

Through June 26

Kanata Art Club Juried Show and Sale (www. kac1.ca) at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery, Mlacak Centre, Campeau Drive.

Artists’ registration: 12 June from 9:30 to 10:30 am, public vernissage: 15 June from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Show continues until 26 June in the gallery. More details available at www. kac1.ca/Shows_Sales.

June 27

Pinhey’s Point Foundation “Speaker Series “ presents a talk by NCC archeologist Ian Badgley at 7pm at Pinhey’s Point Historic Site. He will report on the 2015 and 2016 public digs and the history of archeology at the site.

Light refreshments. info@ pinheyspoint.ca or 613832-1249

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Jack’s wife Janet, his daughters Jessica holding grandson Harry, Alexis, Rachel and Jack.

June 30

The Ontario Early Years Centre – Carleton’s Annual Family Fun Day. The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre is

hosting its annual Family Fun Day to celebrate with OEYC clients and others in the community from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Clarence Maheral Park.

Activities include: salsa dancing, story time, helmet fitting, parachute games, face painting and much more. Please register on Eventbrite or by calling 613-591-3686.

Through Sept. 15

Used books wanted by Kanata United Church for their annual February book sale. Proceeds support various charities including the Food Cupboard. The 24-hour book drop is open June 1-Sept 15 at the church entrance, 33 Leacock Dr. No magazines, encyclopedias or text books, please. Call 613-592-5834 for info.

Ongoing

Katimavik Hazeldean Community Association is looking for musicians to perform family friendly music at its noontime community barbecue on June 18. Contact Rod at president@khca.on.ca.

The Kanata Food Cupboard is looking for adults who can volunteer on a regular or casual basis. If you are available weekday mornings, have a largersized vehicle (e.g. SUV, van, truck) and are comfortable with lifting boxes of food, please contact volunteer@kanatafoodcupboard.ca.

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Club is designed to help women new to Ottawa or in a new life situation acclimatize by enjoying the company of other women with similar interests. We have morning, afternoon and evening events such as bridge, mah-jong, fun lunches, photography ,art tours, walking, golf, crafts, movie nights and book clubs. For more information visit our website at www.ottawanewcomersclub.ca or email Marilyn at newcomersclubottawa@gmail.com.

Thursdays

The Nepean-Kanata Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Kanata, 101 Kanata Ave. For details, visit nepeankanatarotary.com.

Toastmasters meet every Thursday at the Bells Corners Legion, 4026 Richmond Rd. with a 6:45 p.m. meet and greet and 7 p.m. meeting. Call 613 828-3862.

Tuesdays

Positive birth and natural parenting meetings on the second Tuesday of each month 6:30 to 8:30pm.

Peer-to-peer support, empower yourself and meet like-minded women and build community. To RSVP and for address, please contact Leslie amagicalbirth@hotmail. com or call 613-829-8511.

Wednesdays

The Kanata Chess Club meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Hazeldean Mall food court. Players of all ages and playing abilities are welcome.

Contact Dave Anderson at 613-836-6869.

Richcraft Recreation Complex Trivia Nights from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Come out and train your brain! Call 613-580-9696 for more information.

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Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You are motivated to explore new relationships this week, Aries. Do so without jeopardizing existing relationships. Speak about your plans with others as you work things through.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, it’s best to address an uncomfortable topic or situation directly, even if you would rather sweep it under the rug. Choose your words wisely and you will get by.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You may be sitting on edge as you try to manage a sticky situation, Gemini, but rest assured that things will work out in your favor. Do not worry about things for too long.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, while you may want to steer clear of large groups this week, in some instances, it just may be unavoidable. Look for friends at large gatherings and enjoy the time together.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, push past your hesitation and try something that scares you. You may be surprised at how much you actually enjoy it when you give new things a chance.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Do not waste too much time over-analyzing your feelings, Virgo. Trust your gut instincts because you are on the right path and you will soon realize it.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, take some time to smell the roses this week. No matter how hectic your schedule, a little time to relax and appreciate the little things is just what the doctor ordered.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, spend some time on your own this week without the noises of the outside world creating any interference. It is good to recharge once in a while and clear your head.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Focus your attention on those actions that will help you be most successful, Sagittarius. This means not getting swept up with trivial things in your path.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, progress is hard to come by lately. Find a system that works for you and you will soon start to gain some momentum. Allow events to unfold at their own pace.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Straightforward actions will help others see your motives more clearly, Aquarius. Make time to share your intentions with friends or coworkers if you desire their support.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, long-term planning becomes a priority in the week ahead. Put future goals that involve finances at the top of your list.

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