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Kanata Lakes teen doubles up with Bluesfest performances

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The winner of last year’s RBC Bluesfest competition, She’s the One, has released her first single and performs twice at this year’s music festival.

Emma Lamontagne, a 17-year-old from Kanata Lakes, was set to perform on the Bluesville Stage on July 12 and in the Barney Danson Theatre on July 15.

The All Saints High School student, who heads into her final year this September, said she’s nervous but thrilled for the experience.

“I have half-an-hour this year and I think we’re performing between five and seven songs and I’m just really excited,” said Lamontagne. “I’m working with these amazing musicians and they’re so much fun and taking really good care of me.”

Although she’s performed for a few hundred people before, this will be her first time in front of a Bluesfest-sized crowd.

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“The remaining suspects are still at large and the investigation is ongoing,” said police in a media release.

Four suspects smashed a number of display cases at Harden’s Jewellers in the Hazeldean Mall on Oct. 27, 2016, fleeing with an undisclosed quantity of items to a waiting vehicle.

The following afternoon, four suspects entered an independent jewelry store along the 900 block of Greenbank Road in Barrhaven. Again, they smashed several display cases and stole the contents.

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Naming proposals honour two longtime Kanata residents Lyndall Winters Trail, Susan Ruth Finch meeting room submitted to city

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Two Kanata residents have put forward separate naming proposals to honour their parents.

Greg Winters, son of Lyndall Winters, is proposing to name a portion of the Richardson Ridge recreational trail system the Lyndall Winters Trail, while Lindsay Finch, daughter of Susan Ruth Finch, is requesting to name a room in the Mlacak Centre the Susan Ruth Finch meeting room.

Lyndall was a retired RCMP superintendent with 35 years of service who volunteered extensively with his community. He died on Nov. 11, 2016, at age 88 after a brief battle with cancer.

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Greg Winters, son of Lyndall Winters (pictured), is proposing to name a portion of the Richardson Ridge recreational trail system the Lyndall Winters Trail.

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Susan taught ceramics at the Mlacak Centre for about 17 years and helped other people explore their creativity. She died Dec. 11, 2015, at age 53 after battling cancer for years.

Both Greg and Lindsay said they wanted to find some way to honour their parents.

LYNDALL WINTERS TRAIL

Greg, an urban planner and senior project manager with Novotech Technologies Corporation, wanted something that tied in with his father’s love of the environment.

When Lyndall retired, he served as vice-president of the environment with the Kanata Lakes Community

“He had such a sense of pride in his community.”

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The trail is located on cityowned land between Richardson Ridge and Kanata Estates in north Kanata, according to the city.

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He said he received “great support” from Cunliffe, Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson and former city councillor Peggy Felt-

Association and sponsored Fentiman Park.

He could often be seen out in the community, riding his bicycle or patrolling the pathways and collecting garbage — for which he received a lot of good-natured ribbing from the family, said Greg.

“He started patrolling that park; he’d go out every day with a garbage stick,” Greg said.

“He had such a sense of pride in his community.”

Greg approached Steve Cunliffe, manager of land development with the Regional Group — a client of Novotech that owns a number of properties in Kanata, including Richardson Ridge, Broughton Lands and Foxwood along Terry Fox Drive — about naming a portion

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Comments on park, trail naming proposals due by July 18 Continued from page 5

The timing of the naming proposal comes at a sad time for the family; Lyndall’s wife and Greg’s mother Janet recently passed away, and her

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“She passed on June 10, almost seven months to the day (of Lyndall’s passing),” said Greg.

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SUSAN RUTH FINCH

When Lindsay noticed the room at the Mlacak Centre where her mother used to teach ceramics didn’t have a name, she proposed naming it after her mother Susan.

“When I saw the room there is just called meeting room, I figured I would try to get it named after her,” said Lindsay, a volunteer firefighter with Station 41 in Kanata.

“It would be nice to see her name up there.”

The Finch family grew up in north Kanata. Susan graduated from Earl of March Secondary School and settled to raise her five children with her husband Murray, who had hired her to work at the Edgewood Golf and Country Club (now the Copperdale Golf Club).

Susan often volunteered at her children’s activities, including events and fundraisers, and with youth organizations they were involved in.

“She had five kids and they all were heavily involved in the community,” said Lindsay.

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Lindsay Finch, daughter of Susan Ruth Finch, is requesting to name a room in the Mlacak Centre the Susan Ruth Finch Meeting Room.

“She was always volunteering; she was a staple here.”

Susan began teaching ceramics at the Mlacak Centre before the city amalgamated and continued her classes for about 17 years, helping her students explore their creativity.

“Her students loved her,” said Lindsay. “She was always a kind, sweet, loving person.”

Now Lindsay wants to do something nice in memory of her mother.

“I want to try and see what I can do about this room,” she said.

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Lamontagne, She’s the One 2016 winner, releases first single Continued from page 1

“I’m very nervous, but at the same time just really excited to get on stage,” she said. “This performance will be the biggest.”

Lamontagne, who describes her sound as acoustic pop with an indie-rock vibe, feeds off the crowd’s energy and enjoys hearing people’s reactions to her music and how they interpret her lyrics.

“It’s just connecting with an audience,” she said. “If I’m writing a song, it’s really nice to see how different people react to it. When people come up to me after a performance and tell me how they feel about a song, it’s quite nice for me.”

The singer-songwriter has taken classical piano and voice lessons since she was three years old and drew from her own experience for her first single, entitled I Don’t Sleep, which was released July 7.

“I have very bad sleeping habits, I just can’t fall asleep,” she said. “We used that inspiration to make it a kind of love song.”

After winning the She’s the One competition for emerging female artists, she began working with various writers and producers at Cadence Music Group in Toronto.

“We started writing these songs just so I could get the feel of working with other people,” said Lamontagne.

“It was a great experience. I learned a lot about how everybody works individually.”

She went back and forth to Toronto to finish the songs, select the best option to release and record the final version of I Don’t Sleep, co-written with Robyn Dell’Unto.

“That was the demo I was the most involved in; this is the song I'm most proud of out of all of them,” Lamontagne said. “I am very happy with how it sounds. It was a lot of fun to do. I really like how it turned out.”

She said her experience with Cadence and Universal Music Canada was positive and she plans to continue working with them.

“It did take a lot of the stress I would normally have

away from me,” said Lamontagne about her interaction with the label. “I’m hoping that in the near future we’ll have another song out.”

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Lamontagne surprised herself by taking top honours at She’s the One last year. She wowed the judges with a mixture of her vocal performance and stage presence after technical difficulties with the piano. She improvised, talking with the audience about school work until the problem was fixed.

Her advice for others entering the competition is to remain true to themselves.

“It’s so cheesy, but be yourself. The people who are trying to be an image or someone they aren’t, it really shows that you’re not being genuine,” she said, adding the audience connected best to those who were authentic.

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Better travel days lie ahead

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etting around during major events is always a challenge in Ottawa, but one we should expect.

So it’s shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that Canada Day taxed our public services.

OC Transpo was swamped, in part because it’s impossible to predict passenger demand that ebbs and flows with the weather. Then there was the challenge of having members of the Royal Family moved to and from Parliament Hill – more streets closed and buses stuck.

One thing that could have been improved was the speed of security lines to access Parliament Hill. Too few entrances, too few staff, too few signs for the lineups, and too little food for those who persevered and made it onto the soggy grass.

This city deals with VIPs and major celebrations throughout the year. It’s now summer and we’ll have more streets shut down in the coming weeks than we’ll see any other time of year.

Plan accordingly – use transit, ride a bike or

walk. Even for folks in the suburbs, it’s possible to drive within cycling or walking distance of our big festivals, and then make an easy arrival.

If you’re not planning to attend a festival or other event, check the traffic before you head out on your usual jaunts, just to make sure there’s no parade scheduled to block you in our out.

There’s no use merely grumbling about traffic.

New smartphone apps like Waze make it possible to check for traffic tie-ups before leaving home, and while on the road. And every time someone – maybe you – avoids congestion, the better off every other driver. You can be part of the solution and not part of the problem.

Transit in Ottawa is about to take a great leap forward, with light rail about a year away.

When the tunnels open and trains begin service, hundreds of city buses will disappear from downtown, and the payoff for motorists will finally be realized.

Yes there are better days ahead in 2018. But for now, let’s enjoy the summer of 2017.

Bigger is not always better for a community

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hat’s your picture of Canada Day 150? Is it happy folks on Parliament Hill with lots of flags and smiles? I hope.

But I wonder if it will be another picture that sticks in your mind. That’s the one that shows the Mackenzie Bridge at rush hour with so many stuck buses on it that it’s impossible to count. That was four days before.

The photo was accompanied by warnings that things might get worse.

They did. Streets would be closed, barriers erected, normal patterns disrupted.

That happens with big events.

Canada Day would be the biggest ever and more preparations were needed to get ready for more people. Plus — a big plus — security.

You wouldn’t expect things to be smooth under such circumstances and

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town they weren’t. People were angry already and the big event was days away.

Meanwhile there were warnings about how bad the situation was expected to be. There would be security screening.

Would there ever!

Yet, as with all big events, many people had a fine time on the day, the people who got inside, the people who made it through the lineups. The show was great, the mood was good despite the rain. But too many people, way too many, were stuck on the outside.

The lineups were too long, too disorganized. There was not enough food,

too few bathrooms. A lot of people were disappointed.

It’s not as if the authorities weren’t trying, both on the federal and the municipal side. It was just too big.

Add in the rain, add in the extra security for the visiting royals, and it simply couldn’t work. And it probably won’t the next time either.

In the aftermath, people will be asking whether it was all worth it.

Partly the expense: many useful — and lasting — things could have been done with the money spend on the celebration. But also the sheer inconvenience of it. Should the people who live yearround in town have to put up with a major disruption in their lives for the sake of an event designed to attract tourists? And it wasn’t exactly a walk in the park for the tourists either.

Could we, perhaps, go a bit smaller?

There are those who say no, that the

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city will never be respected as a G8 capital unless it is prepared to do things on a grand scale.

And, to be fair, people with that attitude have brought improvements to our city life. Ottawa wouldn’t be in the National Hockey League if people hadn’t thought big. Big-thinking people in days gone by brought us some terrific museums, the National Arts Centre, a fine city hall and some ambitious festivals.

Well, the city could handle such things without much strain. But there comes a time when the reach exceeds the grasp and the strain is too much.

When that happens, the party only causes traffic jams, lineups and the celebratory mood is lost.

Next year, which will be the 151st, we can safely think small. After that, we can join other cities that are also rethinking their attitude toward the EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: Theresa Fritz, 613-221-6225 theresa.fritz@metroland.com NEWS EDITOR: Nevil Hunt, nevil.hunt@metroland.com, 613-221-6235 REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER: Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com - 613-221-6239 POLITICAL REPORTER: Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com, 613-221-6220 THE DEADLINE FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISING IS MONDAY 5PM

“big event.” No city in its right mind wants the Olympics any more.

The goal is to find ways to celebrate on a human scale. We can learn from this. We better.

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Battling boredom with screens may not best approach

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ith a houseful of people coming for Canada Day weekend, I managed to fend off the early days of summer vacation malaise.

I put my kids to serious work, cleaning the house from top to bottom (even inside the bathroom cabinet), under good old fashioned threats and bribes, most of which included use of technology.

To some people that sounds wrong. Truth told, I still haven’t figured out how to manage my kids in a world where screens are constantly in my face. I try to be a good role model, but my consultant work and the lure of social

BRYNNA LESLIE Capital Muse like crack for kids. The more they’re not allowed to have it, the more they want it.”

On the other hand, there is plenty of research to suggest that screen technology is basically junk food for the brain. Teenagers today spend

Kids that constantly turn to screens every time they need a distraction aren’t developing the tools they need to manage boredom

media often see me checking my smartphone at inopportune times. And yet, when it comes to the kids, I don’t trust them to manage these magical devices without supervision.

One friend said to me, “if you restrict screens too often, it becomes even more

up to eight hours working on computers, fiddling on smartphones and streaming YouTube. For both children and adults, this is having a negative impact on our sleep, our diets and our social lives.

Even having a mobile phone beside one’s bed can have

detrimental effects.

Researchers at King’s College in London studied a number of published papers linking bad sleep to screen use among adolescents. The examination of 20 studies on screens and sleep found that teens, in particular, need around 10 hours of sleep per night. Bedtime screen use is among things that are limiting sleep in adolescents. It has a detrimental impact on quality of sleep, leads to shorter sleep times and, in turn, causes daytime sleepiness.

“As a community we should be removing devices 90 minutes prior to bedtime,” the study’s lead author, Dr. Ben Carter, told London’s Daily Mail.

As parents, however, it can be difficult to avoid the constant complaints, mostly using the phrase, “I’m bored,” particularly during the summer, when we don’t have eight hours or more per day where we’ve passed the buck of

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I realize it’s not my duty to entertain my children. At the same time, bored kids often end up fighting, rolling around like bear cubs or generally creating a mess.

Too often, when I sense a lull in activity, I’m tired and a kid asks for screen time, my knee-jerk reaction is to say yes, both to satisfy their needs and also to avoid any kind of hands-on parenting time for me.

But even this may not be the best approach. Kids that constantly turn to screens

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Boredom, according to psychologists, is a good thing.

It forces kids to sit and reflect, or to get outside and be active, or to be creative and come up with new tasks and ideas that can only be developed in that empty space.

I feel like mean mom forcing the kids to play “I Spy” on long car trips or to tell progressive stories around the campfire, or when I kick them outside in the rain to find some sticks when they’d rather

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LETTER

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Indigenous nations carry the spirit of the land To the editor,

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by Charles Gordon.

This “American” or “North American” or “non-indigenous” style building would make a perfect portrait museum for indigenous art.

The history of Canada has been filled with non-indigenous peoples creating and establishing institutions, structures and systems that have defined and shaped this land for the last 400-plus years, and in an overwhelmingly challenging way indigenous nations have had to survive within these institutions, so why not put indigenous expression within a non-indigenous structure?

Such a thing would be a perfect representation of the history of Canada.

Indigenous nations have stewarded the land for thousands of years and became acquainted with its nooks and crannies, with its ebbs and flows, with its valleys and hills and mountains and plains. In many ways the indigenous nations carry the spirit of the land because they know the land in an intimate way.

Canada is wonderful country and the soul of this country is its people. Canada’s people are composed of many different nations that bring their strength, intelligence, their spirit to this land and for this we have many reasons to be grateful.

However, without the partnership of indigenous people, without reconciliation that re-

establishes the relationship between indigenous people and Canada, Canada continues to operate without the deepest part of its soul. Through reconciliation and as indigenous peoples turn their hearts to this idea called Canada, Canada gets its soul back.

I only hope that this reconciliation process continues and grows in size and depth and quality.

I believe that the symbolism found in having a non-indigenous style building as the host of an indigenous voice is very fitting and beneficial for all Canadians, indigenous nations and visitors of this land.

Let Canada make the next 150 years be years of peace and healing and unity for all people in the land.

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Marianne Wilkinson

SERVING KANATA NORTH

City Councillor, Kanata North

WE ARE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THIS SUMMER FUN EVENT, KANATA NORTH PICNIC IS WEDNESDAY JULY 19th at Sandwell Green Park, 4-8 pm – located on the Parkway across from the Earl of March High School - This annual free, family event includes some exciting new activities including the Roar of the Rings curling game. Enjoy your favorites as well; bouncies, face painting, petting zoo, climbing in a fire truck or a police car. The entertainment line-up is fantastic with new and returning entertainers. Hot 89.9 radio station will be joining us this year as well. Don’t forget the free BBQ (while quantities last) with hot dogs, chips, juice and more. Thanks to those who have volunteered as I cannot put on this event without them and we need a few more so please email Kanatanorth@ottawa.ca if you can help out.

Picnic packs in the entertainment Annual event takes place July 19 STAFF

Prepare to party in the park at the annual Kanata North Picnic on July 19.

Now in its 11th year, the event features activities, entertainment, information booths and a free barbecue while supplies last. Attendees are encouraged to bring a refillable water bottle and a donation for the Kanata

Food Cupboard.

The fun begins at 4 p.m. with face painting, a petting zoo, a children’s play zone with bouncies and an adventure zone.

The Junior Rangers will host a Blanding’s turtle craft at its booth and budding scientists will be able to check out an interactive science area with the Museum of Science and Technology.

A number of vehicles will be on site for attendees to check out, including a police car, ambulance and fire truck, a large vehicle from the city’s public

works department, the Ottawa library’s Bookmobile and electric cars.

GDG Environment, the company responsible for nuisance mosquito spraying in north Kanata, will have an information booth at the picnic, as will Hydro Ottawa and various other city departments and local notfor-profits.

Stage performances will include a variety of entertainment and demonstrations by: • Chinese seniors social group, • Turkish singer Ahmet Gul, • Prostyle Martial Arts,

• Lotus Centre for Special Music Education, • A highland dance group, • First Fret, • Sri Lanken dance group, • Andrew Cassara Band.

Hosted by Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson, the picnic attracted about 3,500 people last year.

The event takes place rain or shine on Wednesday, July 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Sandwell Green Park, located across from Earl of March Secondary School. For more information, visit mariannewilkinson.com.

BEAVERBROOK POOL - Did you know that there is an outdoor pool in Beaverbrook? It is located behind the Beaverbrook Mall at 1002 Beaverbrook Road and is operated from the Richcraft Recreation Complex. Recently residents told me they were concerned about the cancellation of evening family swim times, due to low attendance. Staff has agreed to add an evening swim time from 6:00-7:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays as a trial this year. If you are unaware of this pool, (it is not visible from the street) go take a look and try it out – it’s a nice facility.

TICKS CARRY LYME DISEASE - Tests show that 60% of blacklegged ticks in our area can cause Lyme disease. It is spread by the bite of ticks infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Ticks are often found in tall grasses, bushes, wooded and forested areas. In those areas wear long pants tucked into socks and avoid brushing against the vegetation. If you are bitten by a tick, you should seek medical attention and you can submit the tick to Ottawa Public Health for testing. Ottawa Public Health will be at the Kanata North Picnic with some tick keys and to answer your questions.

S.T.E.P. - Safer Roads Ottawa Program – For the month of July, police will be focusing on Cycling safety and Red Light Running. Please watch for cyclist while driving especially young cyclist who do not necessarily know all the rules of the road. As well, cars running red light in our city were the cause of 3196 collision resulting in 1432 injuries and two fatalities.

Please slow down.

CLOTHING DRIVE FOR THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF OTTAWA - Saturday July 22nd from 11:00 am – 1:00pm, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa will be hosting a clothing drive at the bins located at the Shoppers Drug Mart on 1102 Klondike Rd (at March Road) in Kanata. Drop off your clothing donations during those times and learn about their programs from an organization’s representative. For more information on the Clothes For Kids’ Sake initiative, please visit: http://www.bbbso.ca/donate/clothing/.

PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK at Ottawa.ca for naming the Lyndall Winters Trail and Susan Ruth Finch Meeting Room in Kanata North (by July 18) and the Property Standards By-Law Review by July 24.

UPCOMING EVENTS July 15, NOKIA CHARITY AUTOMOTIVE SHOW 2017, 2:30 – 8PM, Nokia Parking lot, 600 March Road July 16, 7 pm, SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK, Par-La-Ville Park, Stittsville JULY 19 – KANATA NORTH PICNIC – 4-8 PM – Sandwell Green Park – across from Earl of March School JULY 27-30- LA MACHINE – Coming to the downtown streets of Ottawa

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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WEDNESDAY JULY 19th 2017 SANDWELL GREEN PARK 4 - 8 pm

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Kanata legion on the look out for golfers Tournament raises funds for Soldier On

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The Kanata Legion is hoping to attract some more players to pick up their clubs and play in its 14th annual golf tournament on July 20.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Soldier On program, which supports veterans and members serving in the Canadian Armed Forces to overcome physical and mental health challenges through sport.

“The more people who come in, obviously the more we can donate,” said Dan Knighton, who’s helped organize the tournament since it began. “In the

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The Kanata Legion’s 14th annual golf tournament has 32 spots open and branch members are hoping to attract more participants. past we’ve raised as much as $3,000, but the last few years it’s been closer to $1,000.”

As legion members age, the number of participants continues to dwindle, said Knighton, adding numbers are just starting

to trend upward.

The golf tournament, which will be held at the Stittsville Golf and Country Club (formerly the Glen Mar golf club), is open to everyone and golfers of all abilities are encouraged to participate. With about 40 people already registered, there are spaces for another 32 players. Prizes will include golf paraphernalia, such as putters, chippers and other items.

“It’s a good event, it’s a fun event,” said Knighton.

The cost to play is $85 and includes 18 holes of golf, a car and dinner. A dinner-only option is also available, said Knighton.

Registration closes on July 14. To register, call Brenda Grant at 613-832-4127 or email pipergrant5@gmail.com. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. To sponsor a hole or the dinner, contact Amy McConnell at 613-406-6031 or email amy@teaandtoast.ca.

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Mr. Wattie has no recollection of the event and recently had the opportunity to meet and thank the Paramedics who responded to the call. When asked how they found his location, the Paramedics said that upon driving into the community there were people standing on street corners and at the entrance to the pathway to direct the ambulance to the correct location, so that no time was wasted.

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With Mr. Wattie’s permission, I wanted to share this story with you as I found it incredibly heartwarming and wanted to join Mr. Wattie and his family in thanking the two Bridlewood residents, the team of Paramedics and all those involved who acted quickly to direct the ambulance for their quick thinking and action that helped to save a life!

This story has demonstrated how important it is to know CPR as you never know when you might come across someone in need. I will be offering a CPR/AED class at a reduced cost to interested residents. Space is limited so sign up early to avoid disappointment. For additional details and to reserve your spot please call 613-580-2752 or email me at Allan.hubley@ottawa.ca.

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Upcoming Events Thursdays this summer, the Kanata Leisure Centre will be offering ‘Art in the Park’ from 10:30-11:30am for FREE. Children ages 4-10 with guardian are invited to craft and play around a special weekly theme.

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MacLaren excited about Trillium opportunities but claims the issue was compounded by those in attendance. jack.davies@metroland.com “Men’s Night invites politicians and expects some off-colour jokes,” he conMPP Jack MacLaren says his transi- tinued. “The history is what happens tion to the Trillium party is going well, at Men’s Night stays at Men’s Night. and he can’t wait to represent the party in the 2018 election.

MacLaren, the only sitting member of the young political party, knows he “It was kind of a trap.” has his work cut out for him but is look- MPP JACK MACLAREN ON HIS 2016 MEN’S NIGHT COMMENTS BEING RELEASED IN THE MEDIA ing forward to the effort.

“The transition is going very well,” MacLaren said. “Some people might think this would be a traumatic period. There were some Sterling supporters up Stressful and all that. But it’s the exact front with their cellphones and released opposite.” it to the media. It was kind of a trap.”

The Carleton-Mississippi Mills ridMacLaren said Brown was not very ing MPP left the Progressive Conserva- supportive and sent him home for five tive party on May 24 to join the Tril- weeks. While MacLaren said he would lium Party of Ontario. Conservative have appreciated more support, his party leader Patrick Brown maintains dissatisfaction with the party’s leader MacLaren was kicked out of caucus has more to do with party governance on May 28 for “once again … making than any individual issues. comments that are unacceptable.”

“Under Brown, members are told MacLaren spoke to the West Car- what to do and how to vote,” Maleton Review at his office on Monday, cLaren said. “We had no freedom of July 10, stating he was disillusioned with democratic right to vote for our conthe direction of the Conservatives under stituents or support our constituents. the leadership of Brown. Despite being It wasn’t democracy.” called a key player in Brown’s successful MacLaren cites the caucus discus2015 leadership campaign, MacLaren sion on Bill 89, Supporting Children, said he had cause for concern immedi- Youth and Families Act, 2017. During ately after Brown’s tenure began. the discussion, MacLaren said there “This goes way back to October was discussion over confusion over 2011,” he said. “(Former Carleton Mis- sexual identity and that a parent who sissippi Mills MPP) Norm Sterling be- provided guidance could have his or came complacent; he wasn’t visiting his her guidance construed as abuse. constituents’ office, wasn’t connecting “We found that particularly offenwith grassroots supporters.” sive,” he said. “The government is goMacLaren called the next five-and-a- ing to decide if you are good parents half years a “bumpy road.” based on the guidance you give and “Sterling supporters weren’t happy can take away your child.” someone would challenge him,” MaThe caucus decided to vote for the cLaren said. “They never accepted it.” bill, afraid the Liberals would accuse MacLaren says that acceptance the PCs of being against children, reared its head on March 24, 2016. Ma- MacLaren said. cLaren was invited to speak at Carp “The majority Liberals were going to Men’s Night — a fundraiser for can- get it passed anyway,” MacLaren said. cer attended by about 350 people. Ma- “Four of us were opposed and ... asked cLaren made a crude joke about MP for an open vote.”

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I wanted to vote my own way: MacLaren Continued from page 16

MacLaren said himself and caucus members Michael Harris, Rick Nicholls and Sam Oosterhoff wanted to vote against the bill.

“This created a real problem in caucus,” he said. “This is not a matter of agreeing with the bill or not, but if it should be a whipped vote.”

MacLaren says the recent Ottawa West-Nepean nomination meeting was another issue that further disillusioned him. He says the party picked favourites, pushed out candidates they didn’t want and the election was marred by “corruption.”

“When Brown ran for the leadership bid, I asked him for two things,” MacLaren said. “Open nomination meetings and grassroots policy-making, and he agreed. That’s why I supported him.

During the convention in March 2016, Brown announced the party would support a carbon tax. That was crushing news for PC supporters.”

Meanwhile, former caucus-mate MPP Lisa McLeod sent a letter on July 5 to Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario Greg Essensa formally requesting his office investigate the fundraising practices of the Trillium party related to a

barn dance MacLaren hosted at his farm on June 24.

MacLeod wrote, “MPP’s (sic) … who are respecting the ban on attending fundraisers, are concerned with what appears to be a flagrant disregard for the law by MPP MacLaren.”

MacLaren says he and his team broke no Elections Financing Act laws.

“If she had called the chief electoral officer, she would have known no laws were broken,” he said. “Our chief financial officer called before the party to see if we could raffle off four prizes. The barn dance was free to attend. Essensa said ‘no problem, you aren’t breaking any rules’. McLeod tried to discredit me in a very public fashion. She got a lot of negative feedback on that. Essensa never called me or our chief financial officer. There is no issue. Why or who put

her up to it, I don’t know. Surely, the PC party didn’t. Lisa will say and do what she’s told — she’s a trusted soldier.”

But MacLaren is done with the PCs and focusing on the Trillium party. He thinks the three-year-old party will be attractive to his constituents and residents of Ontario.

MacLaren says the party opposes current hydro rates and the recent changes to the sex education act. The party wants to encourage more young people to enter the skilled trades and supports private daycare with regulation. The party supports private property rights.

MacLaren says he’s on the same page as Trillium party leader Bob Yaciuk.

“The policy ideas are his, as well as the other members’, and I support them,” he said. “He founded this party three years ago for all the same reasons

I joined the party on May 24.”

Currently, MacLaren is the only sitting member of the Trillium party.

“We will run candidates in as many ridings as we can,” he said. “We’re getting calls every day from people looking to run, because they agree with what the party stands for. It’s very exciting.”

MacLaren says the time is right for the Trillium party.

“Patrick (Brown) is losing supporters for his lack of leadership and ideas,” he said. “People are frustrated with Wynne and high expenses.”

He said the much talked about barn dance is proof voters are looking for something different.

“I’ve held barn dances for six years,” MacLaren said. “We had more than 250 people at the barn dance. That show people are excited about the party and the constituents support my move.”

So it’s all systems go, leading up to the June 7, 2018 provincial election.

“We’ve got 11 months time to campaign,” MacLaren said. “We know as a new, lesser-known party we have our work cut out for us. We’re underdogs, but we’ve always been underdogs. “ MacLaren says there are a number of strong candidates, including leader Yaciuk, who runs in the NewmarketAurora riding, and Elizabeth Marshall in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding. Yaciuk attended MacLaren’s barn dance and MacLaren attended Marshall’s kickoff party a couple of weeks ago.

“There’s quite a few other ridings that I am not at liberty to talk about, that we see great potential,” MacLaren said. “Our website is so busy with people wanting to know who the candidate is in their riding because they want to vote for us. I’m thoroughly enjoying myself with my new job. I feel happier and people say I look happier. Some see this as an uphill battle, but I’m looking forward to climbing that hill.”

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Robotics team counts on support of community to compete support that team.

The Ottawa West Community jake.davies@metroland.com Robotics Team, Merge Robotics, It takes a team to build a robot to brought their robot to Fitzroy Procompete in the First Robotics Com- vincial Park on Thursday, July 6 to petition and it takes a community to share their story and show off their robot to the community gathered

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there for the kickoff to the Music in the Park series.

The team, made up of 40 Grade 8 and high school students from West Carleton, Kanata, Barrhaven and Stittsville as well as other parts of Ottawa, showed off their handmade

robot’s amazing talents and shared stories of the design and competition.

Recent Grade 8 graduate and Merge team member Erik Caldwell says he heard of the club from a friend at camp.

“He saw I was wearing a Lego mechanical T-shirt and he thought I would be interested,” Caldwell said.

Caldwell was interested and has been on the team for one year.

“It’s fun,” he said. “It’s neat to be learning about software. I met an engineer who said he didn’t learn about Solidworks (a computer software used to help program competition robots) until university. It’s cool to be learning about software others may not be familiar with.”

The competition involves First Robotics Canada sending out a video explaining what tasks a team’s robot will have to be able to do at

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the official competition. Teams then have six weeks following the launch of the video to design, build and program their robot in time for competition.

In last year’s event, Merge’s 120-pound robot had to be able to climb a rope and place gears on a post. Teams have two-and-a-half minutes to complete the task.

Most robotics teams are schoolbased, and have the backing and support of a school board. Merge has to forge ahead on its own, with support from the community. The team members don’t have a school team they can join. It can create some challenges for the team.

“One of the challenges is we don’t have build space,” said scientist Kendra Shaw, who volunteers her time as the Merge business team mentor.

Last year, the Kanata Research Park and Enertron Electric stepped up and provided the team with space. The research park was the team’s “clean build” space while Enertron provided a “dirty build” space.

While thankful for the donated space, Shaw said it did create unique challenges.

“It definitely created some communication problems, working at two different spaces on the same project at the same time.”

The actual robot was built at the “dirty build” space while the programming was done at the “clean build” space.

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The Merge Robotics team poses behind their competition robot during the first of the Music in the Park series held in Fitzroy Harbour on Thursday, July 6.

Merge to continue in 2018 Continued from page 18

While the team calls west Ottawa its region, Merge has been known to be pretty inclusive.

“We have yet to turn a kid away,” Shaw said. “We literally have kids from all over the city. Let’s call it Ottawa

west-ish.”

The teachers, unlike school teams, are also volunteers.

“We have no teachers, we have scientists, engineers and programmers who give their time to teach these kids,” Shaw said. “We are so proud of them.”

The 2017 Merge team

qualified for the provincial competition but did not move on to the national competition.

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KIN Vineyards grand opening 6 years in the making

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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson praised the owners of Carp’s KIN Vineyards for taking a chance that high-quality wine can be produced in the City of Ottawa’s climate, adding that he’s seen

the vineyards’ wines become a regular attraction on wine menus in some of Ottawa’s best known eateries recently.

“This is a fine addition to the culinary scene here in Ottawa and is one of the operations that is giving Ottawa a growing reputation as a foodie destination,” Watson said during the offi-

cial grand opening to the public of the vineyard’s site on Craig Side Road off Carp Rd. in Carp.

Although the official grand opening was held on July 8, in reality the vineyard has been operating for some time.

VIN owner Chris Van Barr joked

at the opening that it isn’t often that a business has a grand opening six years after the idea for a vineyard in West Carleton was first put forth in 2011.

He said the vineyard has evolved from selling wine at the Carp Fair, to getting its foot in the door at many Ottawa eateries to now having a tasting

room and being open to the general public at the actual vineyard site.

Van Barr was happy that the mayor, Coun. Eli El-Chantiry and other dignitaries such as federal senator and former Ottawa Police chief Vern White attended the grand opening to support the vineyard in Carp.

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The Ottawa Humane Society is reminding people how dangerous it is to leave your pet in a hot car.

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Time and time again people are caught leaving their dogs — and sometimes cats — in vehicles on hot days while they quickly run into a store or other building.

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There was a study commissioned by that the city of Seattle to look into the effects of their $15 minimum wage. That study said that jobs were lost, that people were working fewer hours and that overall, minimum wage earners in all sectors were earning less money after the increase. And where wages didn’t decrease prices increased.

I believe we can expect to see the same here in Ontario. That is why I am opposing this minimum wage increase. When employers are forced to pay so much for entry level jobs they are going to want to get the best they can for their money. So we can expect them to want more experienced workers that will require minimal training and work more efficiently than a student on their first job.

The entry level job for high school students is slowly going to vanish. Minimum wage is not supposed to be something that you live on permanently, it is supposed to be a starting point for building a career.

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: jmaclaren-co@ola.org. www.jackmaclarenmpp.com Let’s Stay In Touch Kanata Kourier-Standard - Thursday, July 13, 2017 21

Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “1” and “2” attached hereto for the purposes of the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit System project (“Stage 2 LRT Project”), including, but not limited to, facilitating the construction, operation and maintenance of light rail infrastructure, tunnel guideway corridors, tunnel portals, at-grade guideway corridors, guideways, stations, station entrances and station to surface access points, platforms, multi-use pathways, bridges and bridge approaches and including temporary easements, varying in duration from 36 to 61 months as described in Schedules “1” and “2” hereto, for purposes including, but not limited to, construction of station entrances, traffic management and detours, storage of excavated materials and construction materials and equipment, temporary power supply and to enter on the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and material for construction, grading and relocation of utilities and for construction of berms, walking paths, multi-use pathways, fences, retaining walls, landscaping features and all other improvements and works ancillary to the Stage 2 LRT Project.

The drawings referred to in Schedules “1” and “2” forming part of this Notice are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “1”, and “2” attached hereto.

Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice.

The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Dated at Ottawa this day of June 29, 2017.

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BY JENNIFER MCINTOSH jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com

The city’s transportation committee chair has paved the way for more community input into traffic calming solutions during a committee on July 5.

Coun. Keith Egli said there’s been a number of requests for things like stop signs and speed reductions.

City staff currently use a “warrant” system that’s metrics based. For an intersection to get a four-way stop, it requires a certain number of cars travelling the road, for example.

Other warrant criteria can include: pedestrian volumes, pedestrian crossing wait times, collision data and visibility restrictions.

And while Egli said he doesn’t want to get rid of the warrant system, he said it doesn’t paint the whole picture.

The transportation committee has dealt with requests from two Orléans councillors.

Blais won his bid for an all-way stop at Solstice Way and Summer Days Walk, even though staff concluded the intersection doesn’t meet the criteria.

Innes Coun. Jody Mitic attempted to sway his colleagues to vote in favour of installing all-way stop signs at Longleaf Drive, Montclair Avenue and Shakewood Street, but councillors deferred the decision until staff could collect data and study the intersection.

Often if the will is there to make a change to traffic patterns, councillors will try to make a case, despite the staff recommendation to maintain the status quo.

Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

Diane Deans agreed with Egli that the process needs a shake up.

“Every community, every street has the same issue,” she said.

Deans added she’d like to see a public education component to Egli’s motion.

The motion would ask council to commit to enhanced funding for road safety through the Strategic Initiative to Safer Roads Ottawa program.

Staff will come back to committee with an action plan in 2019.

Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri said he’d like to see public education on roundabouts and new, signalized pedestrian crossing.

“Right now the only out thing there in terms of information to the public is zoom zoom,” Qadri said.

Egli said some of the challenges are older roads that were built solely for cars. He said new road designs leave room for pedestrians and cyclists and have some natural traffic calming measures.

Traffic control isn’t all about stop signs and road designs, Egli said, adding residents have to call police and report infractions.

“Enforcement is metrics based,” he said. “Residents need to make complaints.”

Notice of Completion of Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor (Bayshore Station to Heron Station) Planning and Environmental Assessment Study

The Project The City of Ottawa has completed an Environmental Project Report for a Baseline Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facility between Bayshore Station and Heron Station, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 231/08.

The corridor follows an alignment which includes Holly Acres Road, Richmond Road, Baseline Road, and Heron Road (Figure 1).

Near the Baseline Station area, it travels via Constellation Drive, Navaho Drive, College Avenue and Woodroffe Avenue to link the Centrepointe community and Algonquin College campus. The project proposes dedicated bus-only lanes (generally in the median), 25 new transit stations and new pedestrian and cycling facilities along the length of the 14-km corridor. The project will incorporate all elements of a complete street while also maintaining the function of the road as an Arterial Road.

This project is part of the Rapid Transit and Transit Priority Network identified in the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) 2013 and connects to other existing and planned rapid transit corridors, including the West Transitway, the Confederation Line, the Southwest Transitway, the Trillium Line, and Southeast Transitway. The project will accommodate the anticipated growth in transit ridership as contemplated in the TMP and support the growth management policies identified in the City’s Official Plan (OP).

The Process The environmental impact of this transit project was assessed and documented in an Environmental Project Report prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Undertakings.

The Environmental Project Report documents the entire study process, including a description of the planned project, its anticipated environmental impacts, and the project’s consultation program.

The Final Environmental Project Report for the Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor is now available for a 30-day public review period starting July 13, 2017. Please note that the Draft EPR has been available for public review during the Notice of Commencement phase, which began on May 18, 2017. The final EPR is available at the locations noted below during their regular business hours.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change • Environmental Approvals Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON, M4V 1P5 City of Ottawa Public Library Branches • Main Branch 120 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, ON, K1P 5M2

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Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by Monday, August 14, 2017 to the project contacts listed below.

There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project, or impose conditions on it. The Minister may require further consideration or impose conditions if the Minister is of the opinion that: • the transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or, • the transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right.

Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that the Minister may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published.

If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change no later than Monday, August 14, 2017 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights.

Attn: Yves Dagssie, Special Project Officer Environmental Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto ON M4V 1P5 General Inquiry: 416-314-8001 • Toll Free: 800-461-6290 Fax: 416-314-8452 E-mail: EAABGen@ontario.ca If not otherwise provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry.

For further information on the proposed transit project or if you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact the Project Manager, Jabbar Siddique, at the following coordinates: Jabbar Siddique, P.Eng. Senior Project Engineer Transportation Env. Assessments Branch, Transportation Planning, Transportation Services Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor, Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424 ext. 13914 • Fax: 613-580-2578 E-mail: Jabbar.Siddique@Ottawa.ca Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), personal information included in a submission to the City of Ottawa will not be disclosed to any third parties without having obtained the prior consent of the person to whom the information pertains, except when MFIPPA permits disclosure or other applicable law requires that the City disclose the personal information. All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environment Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information please contact the project officer or the Information, Privacy and Archives Division of Ministry of Government Services at 416-327-1600.

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Dog fans will relish the opportunity to visit Wienerpawlooza, coming to Carlington Park.

Wienerpawlooza is the annual fundraising event for Canadian Dachshund Rescue that features games, costume contests, a silent auction and the popular wiener dog races.

It takes place on July 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the park at 941 Clyde Ave. “The dogs have short, little legs, but they can really run,” said volunteer Alicia Omand.

The event also includes a barbecue and has a picnic-inthe-park feel.

“It’s basically a big wiener dog festival,” Omand said.

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Taking place July 22 in Carlington Park, Weinerpawlooza is raising money for the Canadian Dachshund Rescue with costume contests, games, silent auction and the popular wiener dog races.

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t didn’t matter a whit if you were an Irish Catholic, a German Lutheran, or someone from some other background, everyone for miles around went to the Orangeman’s parade on the 12th of July.

Father and the brothers were up at the crack of dawn to do the chores early, and Mother and Audrey were making the lunch to take into

Renfrew long before I was out of bed.

It would be the most exciting event since the parade several years ago.

Towns took turns in hosting the 12th of July, and that year it was Renfrew’s turn.

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“Couldn’t be better,” Father said as he wheeled the car next to the curb right in front of the Chinese restaurant. “When can we have the lunch?”

Emerson wanted to know.

Mother just rolled her eyes in answer. He was treading on thin ice to begin with, as he fought Everett to sit next to the back window, which wasn’t a window at all, but rolled up curtains tied with narrow leather straps.

It seemed like hours had passed before we heard the bands coming onto the main street from the fair grounds, and I knew from remembering the last Orangeman’s Parade, that leading the bands and people walking down Raglan Street, would be King Billy on a white horse, dressed in white himself, with sashes and ribbons in bright orange. I was fair tingling by the time we saw the white horse three blocks away, and you could hear the people clapping and cheering, as the Orangemen marched behind bands.

They too, were all dressed in white, with orange banners across their chests. I asked my sister Audrey why we couldn’t be in the parade too, and she said you had to be Irish, and preferably a Catholic. Well, there were the Briscoe’s and they certainly weren’t Catholic!

Audrey told me to hush up and listen to the bands soon to be in front of us, as we leaned against the Model T. And then we heard the clompclomp of hooves, and knew King Billy would soon appear. And appear he did! Such splendour! Such vivid colours, and the plumed hat, which was obviously too big for him, covering his eyes, so that he had to toss his head back every few seconds to see where he was going and wave to the throngs of people.

And right behind King Billy was the Orangeman who was obviously just as important as King Billy himself. He had a small drum attached to his waist somehow, but he was also blowing into the tiniest horn I had ever seen. His white cap was rimmed with orange braid, and every so often he would take the horn and use it to push the cap back, and then he’d give

MARY COOK Memories the little drum a rap with the horn for good measure. He didn’t look right to me, and it was Father’s comment, which told me why. “He’s as drunk as a hoot-owl,” he said. “I don’t think he’ll make it as far as the swinging bridge.”

I lost count of the number of bands and the people walking behind, some children far younger than I was, dressed in full regalia for the day.

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I couldn’t think of anything more exciting than walking in a parade

And right then I made up my mind that as soon as I was old enough I was going to become an Orangeman!

dressed in white with an orange sash, and band music filling the air.

Even though my sister said you had to be Irish and preferably a Catholic, which I doubted, I decided if I had to give up the Lutheran Church, and my German heritage, so be it!

At that young age, I decided if that was the price of becoming an Orangeman, it was a price I was willing to pay!

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Wienerpawlooza aims to raise $10,000 for dog rescue Continued from page 25

Her favourite part is the costume contest, where some owners handstitch outfits for their hairy friends.

The rain-or-shine event brings out hundreds of dogs and their owners.

The event last year was hindered by the weather but still

brought out about 400 people who raised roughly $4,000.

Organizers are hoping for sunny skies and to raise about $10,000.

Last year the charity rescued more than 100 dogs and incurred veterinary charges of more than $92,000. A similar event is held in the Toronto area each year.

The group recently rescued a young dachshund in the Ottawa area born with angular limb deformity and the cost to fix the pooch was close to $10,000.

“With an older dog, we’d have to weigh the decision, but because it was so young, we went forward with the surgery,” Omand said, adding the

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Omand first got involved with the organization by fostering some pups.

“They are small dogs with a sassy personality. They are stubborn but cause daily amusement,” she said. “There’s never a dull moment.”

That will be on full display throughout the day, as vendors

line the park offering their wares, and owners, dog lovers and dogs can get to know each other.

“There will be more wiener dogs there than you’ve ever seen,” Omand said.

For more information about the event or charity, visit www. canadiandachshundrescue. com.

Notice of Completion Baseline Woodroffe Stormwater Management Pond Class Environmental Assessment Class Environmental Assessment Study Report Available for Review The City of Ottawa has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the construction of a stormwater management (SWM) pond at the northeast corner of Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue. The pond will provide treatment and flow control for runoff from some 435 hectares that currently drain uncontrolled to Pinecrest Creek.

The Baseline Woodroffe SWM pond was identified as a priority project in the Pinecrest Creek/ Westboro SWM Retrofit Study (P/W Study), completed in 2011. The P/W Study was completed as a Master Plan under the Municipal Class EA process, identifying a preferred SWM retrofit plan composed of multiple projects. Prior to implementation, individual infrastructure projects recommended in the retrofit plan are required to complete additional Class EA requirements.

For the Baseline Woodroffe SWM pond, the process for a “Schedule B” undertaking has been followed in accordance with the Municipal Class EA (2000), as amended 2007 and 2011.

A Class EA Study report has been prepared documenting the problem statement, existing conditions, evaluation of pond options and the selection of the preferred solution, public and agency consultation as well as potential construction impacts and mitigation measures.

The Report is available for public review at the following locations for a period of 30 calendar days, starting on July 6, 2017: City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2400

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Nepean Client Service Centre 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, ON K2G 5K7 Tel: 613-580-2940 Or by visiting the City website: ottawa.ca/baselinewoodroffepond Interested persons should provide written comments within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice to: Darlene Conway, P. Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 3rd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27611 Email: darlene.conway@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Ottawa, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order). Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by August 11, 2017. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa at the address listed above. If there are no requests received by Friday, August 11, 2017, the project will proceed to design and construction as presented in the Class EA Study.

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Karen McCrimmon Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton

Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton Canada Day 2017 Every July 1 since 1867, Canadians from all walks of life have come together to celebrate the anniversary of the date the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick chose to unite to form a country sworn to uphold the principles of cooperation and inclusivity. st

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Brandon, a 9-year-old boy on the autism spectrum, Suzanne Jacobson, founder of the Kanata-based QuickStart Autism organization, Charlotte, a 10-year-old girl on the autism spectrum, and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson gather before the start of the fifth annual Ride for Autism Ottawa that was held in Stittsville on July 8.

As a child, I remember fondly the summer of 1967, celebrating Canada’s centennial with my family in Timmins, Ontario. We attended the many different events taking place throughout the region and these events instilled in me a civic pride that came from the recognition of Canada’s feats as a country. These events celebrated our diverse range of cultures and backgrounds, not to mention the life-changing advancements we contributed to society.

Ride for Autism raises awareness

Now fifty years later, we once again find ourselves at another great milestone. Our country has made great steps in those 50 years, and Canada is recognized the world over as a role model for prosperity, respect and ingenuity. I look forward to our bright future!

Canada Day Events Around the Community Canada Day is always one of the busiest days of the summer for me, and includes touring the many different events taking place across our riding. In the morning, I sat down with local seniors at the Huntley Community Association’s Canada Day Breakfast at the Huntley Mess Hall. After getting my fill of pancakes and bacon needed to keep me going for the day, my team and I went to the Carp Fair Canada Day Farmers Market, followed by the Diefenbunker Canada Day event. From there we went to Kanata’s Legion 638 Canada 150 President’s BBQ. After great conversations, we travelled to the Canada Day in Kanata event, where I was greeted by the rest of my team, who had set up a booth where the local residents could stop in and say hello. The United Postal Service (UPS) also stopped in to present me with a beautiful Canada 150 birthday card signed by their staff as the card travelled across the country. The last of the events for the day was the Canada Day celebrations back in Dunrobin. After a very busy day it was finally time for me to head back home, where I celebrated the rest of Canada Day with my husband and our friends.

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Thank you Kanata-Carleton for coming out to celebrate such a wonderful day!

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. Please follow me on Facebook at karenmccrimmon.ca.

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By the time the motorcycle riders rumbled out of the parking lot at the Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville Saturday morning July 8, the fifth annual Ride for Autism was a success.

It was a success because two young speakers — Brandon, a 9-year-old boy on the autism spectrum, and Charlotte, a 10-year-old girl on the autism spectrum — said all that you needed to know about why such a ride exists and why those who take part in the event are more than happy to do so.

Both of the youngsters told those gathered at the event, including Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, what the difficulties youngsters with autism can face and how they adapt strategies to triumph over those difficulties.

The cheers that those gathered at the ride’s starting point in Stittsville greeted their pre-ride speeches with were heartfelt and indicative of the support the Kanatabased QuickStart Autism organization has garnered over the years.

Last year the Motorcycle Ride for Autism, Ottawa raised $16,000. This year’s goal was to bring in $20,000.

This was the second year in a row that the event, which originally started in Kanata, has been staged at the Brown’s Your Independent Grocer parking lot in Stittsville.

The reason for the shift to Stittsville for the past two years is that the event has grown over the years and organizers needed a larger venue to accomodate all the motorcyle riders that now take part in the event.

The Motorcycle Ride for Autism was started in 2013.

The funds raised benefit the charity, QuickStart - Early Intervention for Autism. To date the ride has raised $60,000.

QuickStart’s mission is to see that all children have equal opportunity to develop to their full potential through early intervention. All QuickStart programs are offered at no cost. For more information, call 613-791-3757.

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Kanata mentor receives Welcoming Ottawa award Kanata’s Rudi Aksim first met Jiehan Zhou while teaching an IT course at the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre in 2013.

When the 10-week course wrapped up, Aksim began to mentor Zhou on a volunteer basis. Over coffee, Aksim, a retired Algonquin College professor, helped the Chinese newcomer with his English pronunciation and his job search in the IT sector.

“Coming to Canada is a huge, monumental change in the lives of newcomers,” said Aksim.

“My role as a mentor is to cast light on the path and help them see how it works in our country.”

The mentor received a Welcoming Ottawa Ambassador award during the launch of Welcome Ottawa Week (WOW) on June 20.

The award recognizes Ottawa residents “who go out of their way to support newcomers in their daily efforts to make this city their new home”, said Suzanne Charest, spokesperson for Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership.

Thirteen people were awarded with the honour.

“Welcoming Ambassadors are individuals who, in interacting with immigrants or refugees, have demonstrated the human qualities of openness (and) positive curiosity,” said Charest.

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Aksim helped connect Zhou to potential employers and now Zhou works as a part-time researcher at Carleton University as well as at a

university in Finland. He commutes regularly between the two countries.

“Rudi helped me to get my first Canadian work experience, for which I am really grateful,” said Zhou. “He opened my mind and broadened my view.”

The learning isn’t a one-way street either, said Aksim.

“I also enjoy meeting newcomers and learning about different cultures

“Rudi helped me to get my first Canadian work experience, for which I am really grateful. He opened my mind and broadened my view.”

JIEHAN ZHOU

and languages,” he said.

“Jiehan is a very interesting, likeable guy and it’s a pleasure to help someone who has big ideas.”

Beyond their mentoring relationship, the two men have formed a friendship.

They visit each other when their busy schedules permit and their families celebrated the Chinese New Year together.

“Rudi made my family feel like Ottawa was home,” said Zhou.

“He is a really kind man with a great heart.

Rudi has given so much of his time to assist so many newcomers like myself and by doing so has helped build a stronger community.”

Kanata’s Rudi Aksim (left) receives a Welcoming Ottawa Ambassador award from Mayor Jim Watson on June 20.

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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

I am in a serious, committed relationship and have been living with my partner for 5 years now. I am uncertain if we will ever marry because neither one of us really believe it is something that we want. Friends of ours were asking us if we had ever thought about a cohabitation agreement given our living situation.

We had never heard of such an agreement, what is it all about?

Many couples today choose to live together in long-term and committed relationships without marrying. What some couples do not understand is that the law treats married and unmarried, or common-law, spouses very differently. It is important to understand these differences and how they will affect a person’s rights to property, support payments or a partner’s estate.

Some key things to remember: in Ontario, property is not automatically divided between unmarried couples if a relationship ends; unmarried spouses may have a spousal support obligation, but only if they have a child together or if they have been living together for at least three years; and only married spouses automatically have a right to share in a spouse’s estate if that spouse dies without a will, no matter how long a couple has been in a relationship or whether they have children together.

A cohabitation agreement gives couples a great opportunity to carefully consider each other’s financial situation now and in the future, and decide together how they wish to share property, pay (or not pay) support to a partner in the event of a break-up, and what happens to the estate upon the death of a partner.

It is important to plan ahead, be aware of your rights, and know what will happen if a relationship ends by choice or in the event of a death.

The good news is that it’s never too late to draft a cohabitation agreement, whether you are considering moving in together, or whether you have been living together for a short or long period already. Many couples worry that having a conversation about a cohabitation agreement will be difficult and distasteful, but having these discussions now can lead to thoughtful and caring discussions about the future.

In order to protect yourself and your partner, unmarried couples are It is also important to remember that in order to have legal effect, these permitted to negotiate a contract–a cohabitation agreement–that lets agreements need to have clear terms that are understood by, and achieve them agree on certain rights and obligations in the relationship. the intentions of, each person. This is why it is critical to have a qualified family lawyer assist in the preparation of a cohabitation agreement.

About Allan Snelling Allan Snelling LLP is Kanata’s full-service law firm. Collaborative in approach and focused on solutions, our dedicated team of lawyers and support staff are committed to client satisfaction. We recognize that each client is unique and our firm has been structured to meet the diverse legal needs of every person and business in Kanata and the surrounding community.

About William Parker William Parker provides civil litigation and family law advice at Allan Snelling LLP. William’s civil litigation practice includes advising individuals and businesses regarding their rights in commercial, business and insurance matters. He also has experience with employment, construction, and shareholder disputes. In family law William represents clients in court or can assist with mediations and the negotiation of separation agreements.

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Kanata teen wins national legion contest

BY JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

A Kanata Lakes teenager’s black and white poster won first place at the national level in the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual poems, posters and essays contest.

Grace Gao, 15, was awarded a plaque and a cheque for $500 at the Kanata Legion on June 28. It’s the first time a submission from the branch made it to the dominion level of judging.

“I was really excited, but I wasn’t really sure it was actually going to win,” said Gao, who attends Colonel By Secondary School. “When it did I was like, so in shock.”

Her poster, submitted in the intermediate black and white category, depicts two veterans, one young and one old, and features a maple leaf, doves, crosses, poppies and soldiers in silhouette.

“I drew soldiers from long ago that fought for us and then I drew soldiers from now who continue to fight for us,” she said.

“I drew poppies because that’s a symbol of remembrance. I drew crosses to remember those who died. I drew a maple leaf to represent Canada.”

It was Gao’s first time entering the contest. She didn’t tell anyone she submitted it until after she’d sent her poster.

Grace Gao/Submitted

Grace Gao’s poster submission for the legion’s poems posters and essays contest won first place at the national level, the first time a submission from Kanata has placed at that level.

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Grace Gao, a Colonel By Secondary School student, receives a first place plaque from Royal Canadian Legion youth education chairman Tyrone Seeley at a ceremony at the Kanata Legion on June 28.

“She’s always hardworking, sometimes quietly. For this one, even when she sent (it) out, I didn’t know,” said her father, Yanming. “I’m really proud of her. When I first saw her drawing, I thought, ‘Oh, it’s really great … all of it’s so vivid.’ I really loved it.”

The legion’s District G youth education officer, Tyrone Seeley,

congratulated Gao on her artistic ability.

“She won at the branch level, then it went to the zone level and she won at the zone level,” he said. “It won at the district level; after the district level it goes to provincial level. Once she won at provincial level, there’s one place to go after that and that’s dominion. And congratulations,

you won at dominion level, too.”

Members of the Kanata Legion were thrilled with the recognition.

“It’s the first time we’ve had anybody go that far from here,” said Terry Jenkins, member of the Kanata branch.

“That’s quite a thing for (Gao) and for the legion to have someone make it all the way to

the nationals.”

The legion relies on local schools and youth organizations to help spread the word about the contest. About 350 poems, posters and essays were submitted to the Kanata branch for this year’s contest, lower than in previous years, said Brenda Grant, youth education officer.

“The year prior to that we had around 500 (submissions),” she said. “We rely heavily on the teachers being able to promote this in their classrooms.”

Both the local legion and Colonel By school received plaques and certificates to recognize Gao’s work. Her poster was also published in a win-

ners booklet distributed to all branches. National winning entries in all categories are on display at the Canadian War Museum until May 1, 2018.

Second-place poster contest winners will be displayed in the House of Commons during Remembrance Week.

Gao said she hopes to continue entering the contest in the future, but is unsure of her homework load in Grade 10.

“I want to enter again,” she said. “We owe our freedom and all the good things we have in this country to the people that fought for it. I think it’s really important that we remember them.”

Music for a cause

Submitted

Marlayah McLeod, who goes by the stage name Miss McLeod, released her first CD on July 9 with a performance and fundraiser for the Kanata Food Cupboard. Held at Bridlewood Community Church, the 11-year-old singer-songwriter raised $200, along with numerous non-perishable donations for the food cupboard.

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JULY 19 7:30 PM

Redblacks first ever draft pick shaping up

BY JAKE DAVIES jake.davies@metroland.com

Spending his first five years of life in the Valley was all Nolan MacMillan needed to entrench the work ethic and community spirit needed to be the Redblacks’ first ever draft pick, setting the foundation for a team that has won one Grey Cup, competed in two and brought football back to Ottawa.

MacMillan, a six-foot-six, 294-pound offensive lineman who lines up at guard for the Redblacks, spent the first day of his life in the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital.

“I was in Arnprior for about 24 hours and then moved to Renfrew until I was five,” the 26-year-old said. “My younger brother was born in Renfrew.”

After kindergarten, the MacMillan family moved to the Toronto area. It wasn’t until he attended St. Michael’s College School in Toronto that he was able to apply those Valleyinstilled characteristics to football.

NOLAN MACMILLAN “They have a great football program there; I won three championships in four years,” MacMillan told Metroland Media following the 31-31 tie against Calgary at the Redblack’s season-opener on June 23.

From there, MacMillan spent a prep year in New Jersey, “and then I was fortunate enough to get a scholarship to Iowa,” he said.

Although hard work, dedi-

cation and skill had more to do with it than luck. MacMillan was a decorated member of the University of Iowa Hawkeye football team — a program known for its offensive line.

In his 2013 senior year, he was a member of the Academic All-Big Ten team for the second time in his career while playing right guard in five games. In 2012, he played in nine games playing the left guard, left tackle and right guard positions during the season. He missed the final three due to injury.

In 2011, he was named to the All-Big Ten third team in the pre-season.

MacMillan recalls his college years fondly.

“They treated me like an international student with people from China and India and all over the world,” MacMillan said.” In Iowa there are no professional sports teams, so (the University of ) Iowa is kind of the show.

“People are very passionate about it, 72,000 fans for the games, tailgating is awesome, it’s just a great atmosphere and

people love football there. It’s really important to everybody there and the program really prepared me for this opportunity here with coach (Kirk) Ferentz.”

He also lettered in swimming and track while at St. Michael’s College School. While at Iowa, MacMillan was a philosophy and pre-law major.

MacMillan was drafted

ninth overall by the Redblacks in 2013, with the expectation he would play for Iowa in his last year.

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He signed his first contract with the Redblacks in May 2014.

Since that time, he has played in 45 regular season games for the Redblacks — every one in

2014 and 2015, and seven last year as he missed several due to injury.

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As MacMillan rehabbed a wrist injury, he led all Redblacks players in hours spent working in the community. MacMillan served meals to the homeless, helped out as a minor football guest coach on several occasions and participated in various school assemblies to engage and mentor youth in the National Capital Region.

General manager Marcel Desjardins says what’s important during the draft is if the player can play.

“To have him play for us from the get-go and contribute right away was a big boost for us,” Desjardins said. “He came from a good pedigree, even before Iowa. He has athleticism, flexibility based on his sound football knowledge.

“He gives us some flexibility even within a game. If there’s an injury, we know we can move him to tackle, if necessary. It

definitely helps our depth, (as) tackle is the harder position to play. The offensive line is the foundation of everything we do on offence. So, they might not get the glory in the papers, but we know they are important to us.”

But an athlete who is good in the community, is often good in the lockerroom too.

“It’s very important to us,” Desjardins said. “It shows the character, not only as a football player, but as a person. It’s important for him to get out and share what he has learned and be a positive role model. In order to do that, you have to spend a lot of time in the area in the off-season.”

While football has a proud tradition in Renfrew County, opportunities to play are limited. There are only two junior high school teams in Renfrew and Arnprior and three senior teams with Arnprior, Mackenzie in Deep River and Fellowes in Pembroke.

For kids who want to play club football, the West Carleton Wolverines of the National Capital Amateur Football As-

sociation is the only program available. But MacMillan says you make your own opportunities to do the thing you love.

“If it’s something you are passionate about, and something you’re interested in doing, or your kids are interested in doing, there are opportunities out there if you pursue them,” he said. “I had to do a lot of leg work to get some exposure and to get the opportunity to play at the next level, but it was definitely worth it. It’s paid off, I get paid to do what I love; it’s been a lot of fun.”

MacMillan says he’s visited the Valley a couple of times since playing with the Redblacks, but no longer has family there. When asked if he’s considered a Valley ambassador for football, he says he’ll “have to work on that.”

But Desjardins, who has relatives in Pembroke, doesn’t quite agree.

“It’s nice to know our reach has expanded to the Ottawa Valley,” he said. “And you (the Upper Ottawa Valley) should take credit for him, he’s been a good contributor for the Redblacks.”

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The Soul City Music Festival will make a return to Laroche Park this summer.

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The family-fun music festival is presented by Origin Arts and Community Centre and it’s now in its second year.

Last year’s event honoured young artist Kyana Francis, 18, who died after an asthma attack.

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The show is also bigger this year, with 20 different artists taking the stage.

“The lineup is even bigger this year,” he said. It includes artist Luss, travelling to the city from the Bronx; singer-songwriter Jenna Glatt, who was raised in Ottawa; and Ottawa’s poet laureate Jamaal Jackson Rogers will also take the stage.

The event will be hosted by DJ Bojangles with music by DJ Mace.

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“I’m excited because we’re doing this for a second year and I’m excited to see the potential,” Captain said. “And I’m excited that Ottawa has a community that appreciates the arts. There’s a lot of local talent here.”

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The family of Don and Sharon Roper request the pleasure of your company celebrating their parents 50th Wedding Anniversary Sunday July 16th from 2-5pm in the Huntley Community Centre/ Army mess hall.

Drop in, best wishes only DEATH NOTICE

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Marion passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 6th at 3:23 at the Carleton Place hospital.

She will be greatly missed by all of her family: loving husband of 22 years Jim (James), her sisters Linda and Elva, her children Robert (deceased), Barry (Johanne), Raymond (Becky), Richard (Carol), Diane, Danny (Donna), Steven (Maria) and Allan (Manon), her many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Friends were received at the Alan R Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Ave, Carleton Place, ON, on Monday, July 10th from 9:00 A.M. until time of funeral service in the Chapel at 11 A.M. a reception followed in the funeral home reception centre.

In lieu of flowers donations to a charity of your choice can be made.

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SCULLAND Steven (Member of I.B.E.W.—Local 586) Passed away suddenly on July 5, 2017 at his home in Almonte.

Steve of Almonte, at the age of 59.

Remembered by his wife Nadine and his two sons Gordon and Michael. Will be missed by his relatives and friends. A Ceremony was held in the Auld Kirk Cemetery (Wolfgrove Rd., Almonte, ON.) on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 1pm. Donations in memory of Steve may be made to the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS).

Funeral Arrangements Entrusted Into The Care Of C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, ON 613-256-3313 Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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(Sales Representative - Frito Lay) At the Kingston General Hospital while surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, July 4th, 2017; Ryan James Smith of Smiths Falls passed away following a courageous journey through cancer at the age of 36. Dear son of Cathy Donnelly (Mike Schnob) and Brian Smith. Beloved husband and best friend of Krystal Goudie. Cherished and proud “Daddy” of Kahlan. Dear brother of Keith Smith and Michelle Schnob and uncle of Rowen, Jaxton and Arial. Lifelong best friend of Bradley Kiser. Dear son-in-law of Rachelle Goudie and Gordon Goudie and brother-in-law of Amber Goudie.

Also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends. Relatives and friends are invited to share their memories of Ryan with his family during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Saturday, July 15th from 12 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. A Service to honour Ryan will follow in the Pilon Family Chapel at 3 p.m. In memory of Ryan, please donate blood and/or sign your donor card.

Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

GALLANT Mary Margaret Member of the Ladies AuxiliaryBranch 240 It is with broken hearts that we inform you that we have lost our Mom on July 1, 2017.

She passed peacefully with her four children by her side. She will be missed terribly, but is now at peace.

Mary (nee Flynn) of Almonte, ON, at age 83.

Predeceased by her husband Ray. Missed by her four children Mike (Anja), Cathy (Dave), Karen (Rob), and Kevin (Julie). Proud “Granny” to Ryan (Kory), Corey (Myk), Michelle (Martin), Kody (Kim), Thomas (Jamie), Travis (Rachel), Shawn, Gillian, Matthew and six great-grandchildren, also many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Michael and Susanna, also siblings Dominic and Jack. Survived by her siblings Patricia, George (Yvette), Bill (Marlene), Leonard (Phyllis), Fred and Nora.

Mary will be sadly missed by Becky her cat.

Family and Friends May Visit C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL Inc. 127 Church Street, Almonte, Ontario.

613-256-3313 On Thursday, July 6, 2017 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. Funeral Mass in Holy Name of Mary Parish (134 Bridge St., Almonte, ON.) on Friday, July 7, 2017 at 11:30am. Reception to follow at the Almonte Civitan Club.

Private inurnment in St. Mary’s Cemetery at a later date. Donations in memory of Mary may be made to the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation Condolences & tributes: www.crgamble.com

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LaFORCE, David Lloyd Passed away with family by his side on July 8, 2017 in hospital after battling cancer.

Lloyd of Almonte, ON., at the age of 88.

Loved father to David (Charlene), Theresa Tosh (Ray), Cynthia Panter (Richard), and Paul. Proud “Grampa” to April, Ryan (Shari), Jennifer, Jeffrey, Tiffany (Ryan) and Rebecca, also six greatgranddaughters. Survived by his siblings Wilfred, Pat, Irene, Rita (Fred), and Frances (Mac). Predeceased by his three sisters Dorothy, Ann, and Louise. Forever friend to Evelyn Pitcher (nee Thomson).

Family and friends may gather for a Celebration of Life at C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, ON 613-256-3313 On Thursday, July 13, 2017 from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Graveside Service is on same day in St. Mary’s Cemetery at 2pm. Donations in memory of Lloyd may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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Lamb, John Peacefully, at the Carleton Place Hospital on June 30, 2017 at the age of 83.

Predeceased by his beloved wife Jean nee Armstrong. Beloved father to June. Much loved granddad to Sophie. Will be missed by his sisters Dorothy and Marjorie and many other family members in England.

Friends may visit the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Saturday July 8, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. until time of the service in the Chapel at 2:00 p.m.

For those who wish, donations to L.A.W.S. would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com

C.R. Gamble Funeral Home & Chapel Inc. EARL Wesley Richard Of Carleton Place, ON and formerly of Clayton Lake, ON, age 71 years, passed away on July 6, 2017.

Wes was preceded by his father Richard (Dick) in June 2017 and his mother Margaret (Peggy) in 2015, both of whom resided in Norwich, England. He is survived by children Kim (John) and Mike (Trish) and grandchildren Troy and Dani, all of Winnipeg MB, as well as his partner Joanne Earl of Almonte, ON her children Kimberly (Scott), Derek (Julie) and Edward as well as grandchildren: Katie, Rebecca, Duncan, Liam, Audrey, Elizabeth and Blake. He is also survived by his brothers Ken (Lynne), Gordon and their families. Wes worked as an electrician most of his adult life. His employment allowed him to experience many areas of Canada and U.S. He finished his career in the Ottawa area working for Gloucester Hydro. Upon retirement, Wes and Joanne bought property in Clayton Lake where Wes was able to enjoy lake life, fishing, gardening and cheering on the Ottawa Senators. Cremation has taken place and per his request there will not be a service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Wes’ memory to the Lanark Animal Welfare Society: www.lanarkanimals.ca Funeral arrangements are entrusted to C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, ON 613-256-3313 Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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Saturday July 22, 2017 10:00 AM sharp To be held at 946 Upper Dwyer Hill Rd., Carp, Ontario, located between Cty Rd 49 and Old Almonte Rd. The owners have sold their hobby farm and the following is being offered for sale: Ford 3600 2 wd tractor with cab and loader, 4477 hrs showing on the tach; 5’ Bush Hog style rotary cutter; Pronovost Puma 84 3 pth snowblower in excellent condition, hydraulic chute; JD LA 165 Ride on Lawn Mower; 2005 Can Am Outlander 400 4 wheeler with winch; Champion HD 9000 Generator – electric start; Power Fist ATV seed spreader – new; Gas leaf blower; Metal detector; Tent; Dining tent; tools and wrenches; tombstone hay feeder; 4’ chain harrow Shop Vac; Western Saddle; tack; Circular saw; work mate; Angle grinder – new; Heat Gun kit – new; Reciprocating saw – nearly new; Dremel tool – new; 10” Compound Miter Saw – laser guide – new; 8’ pool table, balls and cues; Bunk beds; Triple dresser; head board to match; Double bed box spring and mattress; Side table; Set of Bamboo furniture – 3 chairs; settee, couch, table; floor lamp; Wicker Furniture; microwave; Book shelves; Kenmore floor air conditioner – really cool; 5 pc bedroom set; linens; Chest of drawers; miscellaneous household items; dishes etc etc - plus many, many items too numerous to mention.

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Campaign launched to try to save Camp Woolsey

BY JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

The future of Camp Woolsey, a Girl Guide camp in West Carleton which has been a destination for Guides from across the Ottawa area for 80 years, is now in doubt.

Not for the Ontario Council of Girl Guides of Canada which has announced plans to close and sell Camp Woolsey along with the other Guiding-owned camps across the province by the year 2020 but certainly for parents and others with connections to the Guiding community in Ottawa who have launched a campaign #Save Woolsey to try to save Camp Woolsey.

Andrea Hogue Reynolds, a former Guide and now a parent of two girls, has launched a crowdfunding campaign with a $25,000 goal and is also AUCTIONS

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part of a group that is going to look at options of how to support Camp Woolsey to prevent its closure and sale.

This group met for the first time last week, not long after the initial June 19 announcement from Guiding’s Ontario Council about the closure decision.

The group will be looking at ways to increase revenues and decrease expenses related to Camp Woolsey in the hope that it could become selfsustaining and gain a reprieve from the Ontario Council decision.

A mailing list is being compiled of those interested in helping with the campaign, already with about 60 names on it as word circulates in the community about the announced closure.

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for the late Lloyd Bennett at 221 Davern Lane, Maberly (Bolingbroke) ON K0H 2B0 from Perth take Christie Lake Rd. Cty Rd #6 to Althorpe Rd. to Hanna Rd. to Bolingbroke Rd west & turn right to #221 Davern Lane (auction signs). on Sat, July 22/17 @ 10 am Property to be auctioned @ 11 am

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lots of messages from people in the Guiding community or former members who want to help.

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She admits that the Ontario Council did not indicate if the decision about certain camps like Camp Woolsey would be reconsidered if they became self-sustaining but she hopes that the GoFundMe campaign that she has started will open that door of reconsideration. The campaign, she feels, will show Ontario Council that the local Guiding community really wants to save Camp Woolsey. She notes that the Camp Woolsey site was originally purchased in 1938 thanks to fundraising efforts by the Guiding community and she is hoping to save it through a similar effort.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION to be held @ #777 Dokken Rd., Perth, ON from Perth take Hwy 7 west (11 km) to Gambles Side Rd., to Rutherford Side Rd., to Dokken Rd. (auction signs). on Wed., July 19/17 @ 6 pm

~ A River Runs Through It ~ The Tay River in all of its magnificent wild splendor, rushes through the full length of this incredibly rare 76 acre (+/-) property. Terrain varies from cropland, hills, valleys & bush. Owned access road is better than good.

Every imaginable recreational activity is on this property.

Even marriages have been performed on Chapel Hill! This property offers 3 natural severances. #1 South side of river being a bush lot #2 North side of river having house & natural pit/quarry designation & #3 Having a two acre (+/-) lot on Davern Lake. The potential for this “million dollar” property is tremendous (new home w/ spectacular views, excellent year round family or corporate retreat, hunting club &/or the licencing of a pit or quarry). The property has an older homestead, an absolute step back in time, yet still testimony to the efforts of the pioneering family that built it & the family that owns it yet today.

Featuring a 2 storie framed house. Main floor country kitchen, living room, bedroom, 4 pce bath. 2 bedrooms up. 200 amp service. Combination F/A electric/wood furnace. New shallow well pump. Rented hot water heater.

WETT certified airtight wood stove & built in dishwasher included. On drilled well & septic. Plus 3 barns (1- steel roofed 50 ft x 80 ft (+/-) barn w/ water & power). Owned, new 30 ton steel bridge providing access. Wireless internet available. Zoned Rural. Current taxes; $1,180.78 (+/-).

More information on website. For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027.

This is one of the most unique & prettiest properties that we have ever offered by public auction. Terrain varies from areas of nearly level land to hillsides and valleys.

The access road is better than good. This would be a great family heritage property... something to pass on to future generations. Bring a lawn chair & participate in the bidding to settle the estate.

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Auctioneer & Qualified Appraiser JIM HANDS: THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE Phone: (613) 267-6027 www.jimhandsauction.com

The group that has been formed will be looking at ways to increase revenues such as more use of the site by outside groups while decreasing costs, perhaps by more use of volunteer labour and donated supplies for maintenance. A major concern, though, remains how to handle big ticket items like roof replacement on the buildings at the camp.

The GoFundMe campaign may generate the funds to help subsidize such work.

The GoFundMe campaign #Save Woolsey had an initial goal of $10,000 and generated $1,500 in contributions within three hours. The fundraising goal has now been increased to $25,000. All funds raised will go toward efforts to save Camp Woolsey.

Other ideas of how to increase fundraising for Camp Woolsey will be discussed by the group. The GoFundMe campaign is just “step 1” in the fundraising process.

The group welcomes anyone who wants to become involved. You can connect to the group through the Google form https://goo.gl/forms/ WLvVK9xxINM8Jkjw2. The group will be holding regular meetings in the future.

Ontario Council has not yet announced when each camp would close, only indicating in its closure announcement that some camps would close in 2017, some in 2018 and the remainder in 2019. There are 17 such camps across the province.

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Well it’s not. Featuring an affordable, practical cottage lifestyle allowing for less capital investment with no worries. The Archambault’s took possession of this leased property in 1958, having yet 40years left to run. Having 150 (+/-) ft of shoreline on Bennett Lake. The steel roofed, pine, bevel sided cottage is located on a quiet, east facing point of land. Watch the sun rise over the horizon as day breaks. Cottage has open concept living & kitchen area, 2 bedrooms, 3 pce bath, front sunroom & an open air porch. Wood & elec. baseboard heat. 60 amp service on fuses. 1½ yr. old septic. To be sold lock, stock & barrel plus an alum. fishing boat & canoe. An excellent property/lake for quiet enjoyment & for fishing & boating enthusiasts. Yearly land lease payment of $50.00. Yearly maintenance fee of $10.00. Current taxes; $800.00 (+/-). I quote the late Mrs. Archambault. “Best investment my husband & I ever made.” For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027.

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Closure and sale of Guiding camps across the province, as announced by Ontario Council on June 19, would end the long-standing tradition of year-round camping at Girl Guide camps in the province. Outdoor camping would still be a part of the Guide program but it would not occur at Guide owned camps.

The Ontario Council has been grappling with what to do about its camp properties since 2007 when the operating deficits of the properties were identified as a major issue. Decisions were made in 2009 that resulted in the sale of half of the Guide owned or leased properties to lessen the collective deficit and to provide funds that could be used for maintenance required at the retained sites.

The Ontario Council’s financial statement for Camp Woolsey for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015 shows an operating loss of $69,636 which includes $7,182 in depreciation expenses. Operating losses related to Camp Woolsey for the years preceding 2015 have been $62,732 in 2014, $62,074 in 2013, $67,902 in 2012 and $85,849 in 2011.

Overall, across the province, the

collective operating deficit from all Guide camp properties has been $778,440 in 2015, $764,401 in 2014, $638,343 in 2013, $634,493 in 2012 and $721,086 in 2011. During this five year period, no camp increased its unit rental usage enough to have a significant impact on the revenue.

Each camp took measures in cutting back on expenses which has reduced expenses but each camp is now operating on a threadbare expense budget due to lack of revenue growth.

For Camp Woolsey specifically, work that will need to be done at the camp over the next 15 years will cost an estimated $430,189.

This work includes replacement of sloped asphalt shingled roof systems, exterior wall, window and door repairs, replacement of the original single glazed windows throughout the camp, replacement of a concrete block foundation for one building, minor repairs to the structural elements of various buildings, replacement of the interior finishes in one building following completion of a mould survey, regular repairs to interior finishes, repairs to various railing systems, inspections and repairs of on-site septic systems, replacement of the domestic hot water heater and improving on-site accessibility features.

Camp Woolsey sits on a 96-acre site at 5029 Dunrobin Road. This is at the north end of the Dunrobin Road adjacent to the Ottawa River. The market value is set at $2.1 million.

Camp Woolsey has served as a camp for Guides in the Ottawa area since 1938, part of a long tradition of Guide camping in the Ottawa area.

Mary Woolsey, wife of Major Edgar Charles Woolsey who was a Boer War and First World War veteran before becoming prominent in the lumber business, was president of the local Guide Association at the time of purchase.

The future Camp Woolsey property was purchased through fundraising efforts by Girl Guides as well as donations from businesses. The Guides raised some funds through the sale not of cookies which is today’s major fundraising initiative by Guides but rather by the sale of doughnuts.

Guides had begun using the site in July 1937, meaning that the site has been used for this purpose for 80 years now. The camp was officially opened on July 6, 1939 by Lady Campbell, wife of the British High Commissioner who named it Camp Woolsey.

This opening and dedication ceremony was a celebration as the site was then fully owned and completely paid for by the Ottawa area Girl Guides. The log cabin at the site was named “Pinhey Cottage” at that time after Miss Pinhey who was one of the founding donors to the camp.

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Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 The Canadian Golf and Country Club

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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!

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Mondays: Merrickville To Ottawa Tuesdays: Ottawa To Merrickville Wednesdays: Merrickville To Westport Thursdays: Westport To Merrickville

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1. Type of ion 5. __ N’ Bake 10. At all times 14. __ Triad: fictional cult 15. Spiked revolving disk 16. Swiss river 17. Bleat 18. Finnish lake 19. Spanish cubist Juan 20. Consumer 22. No seats available 23. Arrive 24. Upstate NY city 27. Team’s best pitcher 30. Follows sigma 31. Consume 32. Congressman 35. Spider’s territory 37. Conclusion 38. Female parent 39. Instruments 40. __-bo: exercise

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may need to make some modifications to your strategy as a situation continues to evolve. Don’t be afraid of change, as it is necessary to get the job done.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, allow your plans for selfimprovement to take center stage, especially true if you have put them on the shelf for some time. Make yourself a priority.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a possible breakthrough in your communication levels may open up a whole new world. This can only improve your relationships and help your career.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 It can be difficult to separate facts from the fiction, Taurus. However, you generally are a good lie detector.

Put your skills to use to determine if someone is stringing you along.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you don’t tend to be reckless, but even you can surprise others sometimes with your behavior. Let the tongues wag if it means stepping out of your comfort zone.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you’re very good at balancing the elements of your life.

This week may be especially challenging as many things come your way in rapid succession.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, some shocking information may find you reeling if you do not stay grounded. Although it comes as a surprise, with some processing you will be able to handle it.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, take others’ candor with a grain of salt. They might just be blowing off steam and they will appreciate having someone there who listens.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, others may seem sure about their actions even if you feel lost. Don’t put too much stock in it, as everyone copes with self-doubt from time to time.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, address a potentially mess situation before it gathers too much steam. Communication is all that’s needed to ensure cooler heads ultimately prevail.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you sometimes have a sarcastic sense of humor that makes you loved by some and disliked by others. Explain to the latter group that you mean no harm.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Some of your beliefs are nonnegotiable, Pisces. This can make for some rather heated conversations.

But you’re up to the challenge.

41. Jewish spiritual leader 42. Oil cartel 43. In support of 44. More creepy 45. Color of blood 46. ‘__ death do us part 47. Radio finder (abbr.)

48. Promotions 49. Songs 52. Tony winner Daisy 55. Not just “play” 56. Affected with rabies 60. Formal group of like-minded people 61. Hold valuables 63. Male admirer 64. Actress Lucy 65. Prevents the fermentation of 66. Furniture 67. Long, winding ridge 68. Cover with drops 69. Major European river

34. Groups of two 36. College athletic conference 1. Greek goddess of youth 37. Body part 2. Early kingdom in Syria 38. Disfigure 3. Fortifying ditch 40. Accept 4. Walk into 41. Allude to 5. Island state __ Lanka 43. Type of tree 6. Japan’s most populous island 44. Doctor of Education 7. Mindful of 46. Pearl Jam’s first album 8. Fuel 47. Flower cluster 9. NY Giants’ Manning 49. Heavy cavalry sword 10. Very willing 50. Arabian Peninsula desert 11. Linear unit 51. Marten 12. Guitarist Clapton 52. Type of sound 13. Semitic letter 53. Expression of grief 21. Habitual repetitions 54. Liberian tribal people 23. Soak 57. Wizards’ shooting guard Bradley 25. Taxi 58. Metrical foot 26. Small amount 59. Mislead knowingly 27. A theatrical performer 61. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.)

28. 2-door car 62. Midway between south and 29. ___ and flowed southwest 32. Arabic female name 33. Implant within

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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

July 27

Kanata & District Breast Cancer Support Group monthly meeting at 7PM in Hall D Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. Information call Judy at 613 592-1929.

Until July 31

Kanata North Picnic – July 19, 4-8 p.m. at Sandwell Green Park. Come join this family fun event. There will be lots to do: free barbeque, petting zoo, entertainment, activities and much more. Want to volunteer? Please contact us at kanatanorth@ottawa.ca.

The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is dedicated to local contemporary artists working in all media, and to providing a venue for the exhibition of their work through ongoing shows like its newest show “Local Flavour.”

Stop by the gallery where you can find beautiful pieces for your home or business! Layaway and gift certificates are available! Call 613-580-2424 ext. 33341 or visit our website www.kanatagallery.ca for more information. We are located in the Mlacak Centre, at 2500 Campeau Dr.

July 20

Until September

July 19

The 14th annual Kanata Legion Golf Tournament in memory of Ray Ponto at the Stittsville Golf Course (formerly Glen Mar and Country Club) 7967 Fernbank Rd., Ashton Station. Registration and information contact: Brenda 613-832-4127 (h) or 613-863-4051 (cell) or email: pipergrant5@gmail.com.

For sponsorship opportunities contact: Amy McConnell at 613-406-6031 or amy@ teaandtoast.ca. For details: 613-591-5570 or www.kanatabr638.ca.

July 22

Nepean Nomads Walking Club is hosting a walk from Hurleys, 64 Stonehaven Dr. The group walk starts at 9 a.m. but instructions may be picked up until 10.30 a.m. After the walk, socialise at Hurleys and enjoy breakfast or lunch. Further details on this walk or any of our others at nepeannomads.com or call Bob at 613224-1332.

Through Sept. 8

The Ottawa West Arts Association (OWAA) is presenting a new exhibition called “Canada - The Land,” from July 8 to Sept. 8, 2017. Join us at the gallery to view wonderful new artworks from local artists, and fill out People’s Choice ballots for your favorite pieces.

The gallery is located in the Goulbourn Rec Complex, 1500 Shea Rd., Stittsville, and is open seven days a week. Visit our website (owaa.ca) to view an OWAA tribute to Canada 150, past exhibitions and featured artists.

Tuesdays

Opportunity to practice and polish your French! Kanata Francophone Toastmasters is offering a 6-week Speechcraft course in French on Tuesdays.

Cost: $60/p for 6 weeks. Ad-

Positive birth and natural parenting meetings on the second Tuesday of each month 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 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.

D’ARCY McGEE’S KANATA

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Our fish includes wild cod that is caught in a way that won’t negatively affect the species.

Our fish products don’t hurt the long-term health of our oceans

A Bold New Food Promise.

Try our fish today in the No. 1 Fish and Chips, our delicious Double-Stacked Cod-Wich, the Fish Tacos or our Calamari

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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.

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613-836-8311

Kanata Sunrise Rotary Club now meets at Cafe Luna at 329 March Rd, every second Wednesday at 7 am.

West End Toastmasters meets every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. at the Kanata Seniors Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. For more information visit wetm.toastmastersclubs.org.

Thursdays

The Nepean-Kanata Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at tVilla Lucia Restaurant. For details, visit nepeankanatarotary.com.

• SINGING, DANCING AND LIVE MUSIC • UKRAINIAN FOOD VILLAGE AND BEER GARDEN • MARKETPLACE • ENTERTAINMENT AND NIGHTLIFE • CULTURAL WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS • CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES and petting zoo

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.

Ongoing

Hospice Care Ottawa offers In-Home Support and Day Hospice programs throughout the city. These programs are open to individuals living with a life-limiting illness. Other programs are available to support caregivers and those who are bereaved. Our nurses will visit you to provide assessment. All programs and services are provided at no charge.

Call 613-591-6002 ext. 23 for more information.

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Chartwell Kanata charity fundraiser car wash from 10 AM - 2 PM, complete with barbecue. Money raised will be by donation for the car wash, and minimal costs for the barbecue. 20 Shirley’s Brook Dr.

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 until Sept. 15 at the church entrance, 33 Leacock Dr. No magazines, encyclopedias or text books, please. Call 613-592-5834 for info.

dress: SS #1, 400 Goldridge, Kanata. For information and registration,:KanataFrancoph oneTM@gmail.com.

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Pinhey’s Point Foundation 2017 Speaker Series at 7 pm: the curator of the current Canadian War Museum exhibit, Mélanie Morin-Pelletier, probes how and why Canadians commemorate by exploring private and collective memories of Vimy Ridge, the First World War and more recent conflicts. Light refreshments to follow. Pinhey’s Point historic site, 270 Pinhey’s Point Rd.

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