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First Nations, Inuit and Métis students at A.Y. Jackson Secondary School learned how to craft model birch bark canoes with Chuck Commanda, a Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation master canoe builder.

Commanda spent the better part of Nov. 23 with the students, sharing the knowledge and skills he learned from his grandparents. The traditional method of building birch bark canoes was only one of many things lost as a result of the residential school system.

“It skipped my dad’s generation,” said Commanda. “I was one of the lucky ones as a young fella of 12 years old – younger than some of these kids here. I was given the op-

portunity to learn.”

Many Indigenous leaders “have described reconciliation as a means of becoming better friends who honour and respect each other’s traditions,” said the Ottawa public school board in a news release.

“The building of birch bark canoes is considered by many as a perfect example of honouring the hope of reconciliation; this traditional craft is a vehicle of forward movement.”

Commanda is one of the few remaining First Nations individuals who continue to build canoes in the traditional manner.

For him, it’s important he continue to share that knowledge and pass the skills on to the younger generation.

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With yet another hotel project in the works for Kanata, near the Stittsville border, councillors in both communities say the addition of more places to stay for visitors is a net benefit for the growing west-end communites.

“Any time you have economic development is a good thing,” Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri said. “We’re all growing in this area and, as long as the infrastructure grows along with it, it’s a benefit for the communities to have people staying in this area that (they) can then go shopping and try our restuatrants in this area of the city.

“It’s all positive for our other businesses here,” Qadri said.

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“The proposed development involves the construction of a new four-storey, 108-room hotel with an approximate overall gross floor area of 4,035 square-metres, together with associated site parking, landscaping, and infrastructure,” a site plan proposal for the development submitted to the city states.

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Marianne Wilkinson said the new proposal is just one of three new hotel/motel developments in the works in her ward that could benefit businesses.

“As long as they are nice buildings and properly landscaped and fit in with the existing zoning, it’s a positive development,” Wilkinson said. “We have a lot of things in this community with the high tech sector, with our

recreation facilities and opportunities that are very attractive to visitors.”

Both city councillors said having visitors stay in the west end of the city leads to economic spinoffs for other businesses in the area such as shops and restuarants.

“There’s a lot for people to do in this area of the city and having more hotels helps attract people to what we all have to offer,” Qadri said.

Wilkinson said the new hotels often have small meeting rooms that can also become available for community use, which is another benefit for the communities as a whole.

“We have all been growing in this area,” said Wilkinson.

“As long as we continue to maintain the character of our communities by these developments fitting into design and zoning reguations, there are benefits for the community.”

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Concept plans for the Kanata Highlands urban expansion area will be presented at a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Planners with the city and Richcraft Homes, which owns the land, will discuss proposed boundaries for future development and environmental protection, as well as locations for stormwater management and municipal parks.

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its important residents come out, particularly those who live in the Richardson Ridge area.

“It’s going to be another housing area, it’s going to have an impact on traffic.”

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“It’s going to be another housing area, it’s going to

have an impact on traffic,” she said.

“It’s going to be entering into an area where a lot of people think there shouldn’t be development.”

The area slated for urban expansion is located at 820 Huntmar Dr. and encompasses around 77 hectares.

It’s bounded by Terry Fox Drive to the east, Huntmar Drive to the west, the Carp River to the south and an environmental protection area to the north.

Currently, the land is part of the West Carleton-March Ward but would be added to

see if it’s possible to halt the expansion study and how much that would cost, but they don’t have high hopes.

“Because it got into the expansion area … it’s hard for us to completely stop it,” she said.

With little hope of a complete halt, residents can at least offer input on how the development should happen, Wilkinson said.

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Wilkinson said the land shouldn’t have been added to the urban boundary expansion in the first place, but a decision by the Ontario Municipal Board saw it designated as an urban expansion study area.

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‘Our culture is still here, our culture is still alive’ possibly teach my children and it can be passed on to future generations.”

The city of Ottawa, and much of Eastern Ontario, sits on unceded Algonquin territory, an important fact for people to recognize, said Adrian.

“This country isn’t 150 years old. This country is thousands of years old,” he said.

“It’s all about respect and recognition and to show people that our culture is still here, our culture is still alive. And

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“The main thing for me was to promote our culture,” Commanda said. “I’m trying to make the kids aware of who we are, that we’re still here.”

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“To put them in a forum where they’re able to work together and work co-operatively is really nice to see.”

Non-Indigenous students were invited to visit during the workshop to see the large birch bark canoe built by Commanda, ask questions, learn about the crafting methods being used and try traditional foods prepared by students in the school’s food class.

“What I find interesting is the amount of interest, not only by the native kids but all the kids. They’re so curious about the materials,” said Commanda.

“The importance that I’m starting to see now is the birch bark canoe was the start of the country we call Canada.

Had it not been for the canoe, there’s no way the European voyageurs, if you want to call them that, would have been able to make it inland here with their big ships.

“When they found the canoes were able to bring them inland, it shaped the country we know today. I think that’s an important part of history that’s been forgotten, and not only in non-native culture but native culture as well.”

Using the canoe and the traditional methods of the craft, allows for a sharing of culture and a move towards reconciliation, said Commanda.

“When we use the canoe as the basis of reconciliation, they can tie that together to the point where we want to share our culture. We want to share us and be recognized as individuals,” he said. “As human beings, we all hold the responsibility of not only taking care of the Earth but taking care of each other. That’s what our legends tell us.”

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Chuck Commanda (left), a Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation master canoe builder, displays his birch bark canoe during a workshop at A.Y. Jackson Secondary School, where students, including Grade 11 First Nations youth Adrian Dent (right), learned to make model canoes with traditional methods.

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Sweet music Seven-year-old Kalmi Warnapura, of Heritage Hills, tries her hand at the harp during Coun. Marianne Wilkinson’s Kanata North holiday party, held at the Beaverbrook library on Dec. 4.

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Alexis Mae Gutierrez (left), 8, Romaissaa Rouabhi (centre), 10, and Alice Tang (right), 5, placed first in their respective age categories in Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson’s holiday greeting card contest. Their winning designs will be included in the councillor’s holiday newsletter.

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By Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

Students at Holy Trinity Catholic High School are putting the finishing touches on their production of Of Mice and Men before the curtain rises on opening night Dec. 14.

The cast of 10 will hit the stage for a three-day run, Dec. 14 to 16 at 7 p.m., bringing the story of George and Lennie’s friendship to life.

“George is sort of a father figure for Lennie,” said Grade 12 student Stewart Penny, who will play George.

The two main characters “are following their dream of getting their own place,” he said. But when they go to work on a farm, trouble ensues.

It’s a tale of friendship, devotion and how far a person will go to protect someone they love.

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Maeve will take on the role of Candy, an aging ranch handyman who joins George and Lennie in their future plans to buy a ranch of their own.

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Students at Holy Trinity Catholic High School have been rehearsing their production of Of Mice and Men since September. The curtain will rise for a threeday run Dec. 14-16.

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Stewart’s fifth. The two both plan to pursue the dramatic arts in the future.

In the meantime, they both say the community should come see their final performance as students at the Kanata high school.

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This Class EA process determined that the preferred solution is to construct the watermain along the east side of the future Greenbank Road right-of-way, using a trenchless construction technique (horizontal directional drilling) at the Jock River crossing. It was determined that crossing the Jock River by open-cut methods would be problematic, due to geotechnical and environmental concerns. The design and construction of the full extent of the 610-millimetre diameter transmission watermain will be coordinated with the Greenbank Road widening and realignment project.

Since the road realignment project has been deferred a number of years, it has also been determined that the watermain project can also be deferred without risk to service levels as development proceeds in the Barrhaven South area. However, there is a need to plan for one or more phases of the watermain to be constructed in coordination with anticipated development north of the Jock River in advance of the road realignment project implementation.

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With so much concern about all these drug matters, you would think that drug and addiction facilities for youth would be numerous — a top priority.

But why, then, is the new Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre planned to be built at a West Carleton site taking years to become reality? It will be an up-todate facility, better for both staff and clients, replacing the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre’s current overtaxed facilities.

Smith, one of the most beloved and energetic personalities in the Ottawa area, is leading this effort, but it is still going to be at least another year before construction begins on the project.

The Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre was established in 1993, introducing residential treatment in 2010. Since 1993, more than 15,000 youth and caregivers have been helped by the centre.

We know the need is there and the Dave Smith Centre is playing a part in meeting the need for treatment.

But the hang up in enhancing the centre is financial.

There’s still $4.5 million in fundraising needed for the $11.8-million facility.

But why is this? We have a federal government which has $5.6 million to spend on a three-month ice rink on Parliament Hill. We have nothing against this, as it will be a memorable experience for skaters.

But when you put such an expenditure up against funding a facility like the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre — which saves lives and solves addiction problems for youth — is there any debate here? Skating for pleasure can’t hold a candle to helping youth get off drugs.

Yet we as a society easily go along with $5.6 million for a postcard rink on Parliament Hill and seem to pay little attention to getting the new Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre up and running and helping youth.

Are our priorities as a society skewed? Are the government’s priorities backwards?

Surely having more facilities like the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre providing drug addiction and mental health services to youth deserves overwhelming and unconditional support.

And yet, the government funds a temporary rink bound to melt and disappear in months, while and the Dave Smith folks pound the pavement, trying to fundraise to get a permanent new facility up and running.

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bout 12 years ago I wrote a retirement column for another newspaper. I didn’t think I’d be doing another one, but that’s the newspaper business.

The difference this time is that it’s the newspaper that has retired.

As you know, there has been a big swap in small newspapers, with the new owners choosing to close most of their acquisitions, including this one.

There’s been lots of speculation about their motives, and there’s no point in getting into that, except to say that these newspapers didn’t deserve to close.

They were serving their communities, providing news coverage that the shrinking big dailies no longer could or wanted to, giving young journalists an entry into the business and giving voice both to readers and people like

blame, they are everywhere. Owners, of course, but also advertisers who wandered off, first to television and then to the Internet. And readers, let’s be blunt, who decided they didn’t have Funny Town time to read newspapers and could keep themselves informed by reading headlines on their phones.

And the Internet itself. Some myself who had opinions on life in the newspaper industry spokespeople community. have blamed the government, saying As a contributor for seven years its failure to offer help to the industry and, by rough count, 344 columns, I would add that the professionalism at doomed small papers, but that’s not a the Ottawa and district papers couldn’t widely held view.

Most self-respecting journalists have been better. There was never an attempt to influence what I would say balk at the idea of accepting government handouts, feeling that they or how I would say it. That doesn’t happen everywhere. I thank the editors. would jeopardize independence. But they do suggest that Internet giants, The problems of the Metroland like Google and Facebook should be Ottawa newspapers are the problems of the newspaper business as a whole. made to pay, one way or another, for the content they lift and distribute to If you are looking for people to

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only people can solve them. They could start by trying to get readers back. Readers are the key. The way to readers, free of charge. That’s a reason- do that is by making newspapers more like newspapers, concentrating on givable suggestion and it would be nice ing people what they need, and can’t if the government had the guts to do get online, which is news about things something with it. that affect them.

In looking for blame, you can’t avoid decision-making in the industry.

Although no one could foresee it at the time, giving away content free was a Editorial Policy huge mistake.

Then there were a series of panicked The Kanata Kourier-Standard welcomes letters reactions to the decline. Content was to the editor. Senders must include their full neglected in a rush to find technologiname, complete address and a contact phone cal solutions. If I had a nickel for every number. Addresses and phone numbers will not time a newspaper executive used the be published. We reserve the right to edit letters word “platform” I could have bailed for space and content, both in print and online out the industry myself. at ottawacommunitynews.com. To submit a letThe problems are real, to be sure, but the one explanation I resist is the ter to the editor, please email to theresa.fritz@ notion of inevitability, the idea that the metroland.com, fax to 613-224-2265 or mail to industry is doomed by historical forces the Kanata Kourier-Standard, 80 Colonnade Rd. beyond its control. That’s nonsense.

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1200-square-foot homes on Great coffee shops, bakeries, 50-foot lots probably were considered to be suburbs, mostly local food markets. What’s not houses with no walkable access to love?

As it turns out, the decision to stores. As the suburbs have sprawled, however, the inner city to stay put in our smallish home, rather than give into the urge has become denser. of all the amazing things the My community is now a suburbs have to offer – schools, sports centres and a lot of house – may be the best decision we’ve ever made.

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ne thing I decided when I moved from a small town to the city – I would never live in the suburbs. I have friends who swear by the ‘burbs. They like the big square footage, the driveways, the easy access to Costco. But to me, they always seem to lack that neighbourhood feeling.

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At a recent town meeting in ing suburban neighbourhoods. my east Ottawa neighbourhood, An investigation of people More exercise means lower rates the message from this study and in 22 British cities – including others rang clear as a bell: When London, Cardiff and Edinburgh of obesity and other ailments – found most simply that people associated with sedentary subur- it comes to good overall health, your postal code may matter ban living. living in more built-up areas more than your genetic code.

Beyond exercise, however, have more reasons to walk to University and the University of Hong Kong discovered that urban living may actually be better for your health. And contrary to popular theory, the denser the city, the healthier you may be.

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Pyjama Patrol spreads warmth with jammies by jessica cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The Pyjama Patrol is continuing to spread the warmth this holiday season and has plans to reach more children and youth than ever.

The group, spearheaded by Kanata’s Jennifer Muckler, is collecting new jammies for children aged newborn to 18, and will distribute them to the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa, Chrysalis House, Nelson House and Interval House of Ottawa.

“There’s a lot more kids we’re going to be helping,” she said, adding the group anticipates it will warm up more than 1,500 children this year. “The need is bigger than ever this year and we could use all the support we can get.”

As in past years, a number of local schools, organizations and businesses in Ottawa – from Kanata to Orléans and everywhere in between – have donation hampers where people can drop off cozy sleep wear.

Pyjamas are often one of the biggest requests received by organizations and shelters around the holidays.

“Pyjamas do so much for children – it brings comfort and joy and makes you feel loved and protected,” Muckler said. “It brings children comfort during an uncomfortable time.”

Last year, the group collected more than 1,200 pairs of pyjamas and raised $4,000 through a PJ party. The shelter Chrysalis House had enough jammies to last them through the year, said Muckler.

“That’s why we expanded to help more charities,” she said.

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The Pyjama Patrol is expecting to receive more than 1,500 requests for sleepwear this year. do something. I decided to do something.”

She and 22 other moms in the community volunteer their time to co-ordinate the now year-long jammie drive.

“If people were hoping to help after Christmas we’ll definitely be up and running throughout the year,” she said, adding the group is always looking for businesses and schools to participate.

Pyjamas for teens often run

short during the holidays, said Muckler, adding they are always in need of larger sizes, up to XXL adult.

“We all put on pyjamas for comfort at night,” she said.

“We’re just trying to help them, make things a little bit easier.”

For the holidays, people can donate new pyjamas until Dec. 18. The group can’t accept used PJs. A list of participating dropoff locations is available online at pyjamapatrol.com.

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Kanata man takes community kitchen on the road with Langar for Hunger project

BY Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com

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A north Kanata man has taken the Sikh concept of langar, a community kitchen that provides a free meal to all visitors in a Sikh place of worship, and is instead bringing the free meal to those in need.

Supinder Singh launched his Langar for Hunger project a year ago at the Ottawa Mission, volunteering in the kitchen to prepare and serve meals and asking others to join him.

“We have such a great concept (in langar), why don’t we take it on the road?” Singh said he asked himself.

The most important aspect of the project, aside from providing free meals, was to open it to everyone and anyone.

“The thoughts were (about) bringing the community together, out of religion, out of any politics,” he said.

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Morgan’s Grant resident Supinder Singh and a number of volunteers assist with sandbagging efforts in Constance Bay last spring.

Sox Box project seeks donations of warm socks for people in need Continued from page 12

“It doesn’t matter what religion, background, where you’re coming from, age, gender. It’s one city, one community and we all work together,” said Singh.

There are now an average of 20 to 50 volunteers at any of the monthly langar visits, which include stops at the Mission, Shepherds of Good Hope and a women’s shelter.

“Last time when we went to the Mission, kids younger at five years old, four years old, they were preparing sandwiches,” Singh said.

“And that’s where the goal, the vision is — to educate the younger generation so that when the next generation comes in, we don’t have to teach them the community work, we don’t have to teach them inclusiveness. It’s going to be built in as a part of their life.”

When Singh heard about the devastation caused by flooding in Constance Bay, he got on the phone to the community association to ask how many volunteers were expected the next day. Four hundred was the answer.

He and a team of volunteers showed up around noon on a Sunday with enough pizzas to feed the 400 volunteers helping with flood relief efforts.

It just all came together within hours, he said.

“I always say it’s a community and God-driven project. It just funds itself,” said the Morgan’s Grant man. “A lot of people got engaged. A lot of people wanted to know about this project.”

Singh and 20 other Langar for Hunger volunteers also have SafeTalk training, which teaches people how to be “a suicide-alert helper.” They can assist in suicide prevention and with people who are having thoughts of suicide.

tend to forget about the socks,” he said. “I saw people sitting outside. They had a jacket and everything but their socks were so wet and their feet were cold.”

Singh is looking for organizations, schools and workplaces to collect donations of new socks, which will be delivered to a number of shelters by the end of December.

Singh said his mission — through Langar for Hunger, Sox Box and SafeTalk — is to

Morgan’s Grant resident Supinder Singh visits various shelters every month to provide a free meal through his Langar for Hunger project.

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“Five years ago if you talked to me, I probably would have said, ‘Oh, I’m busy working. Now if anybody needs us, as a team we are available,” he said.

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ORCC celebrates opening of accessible building

BY John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

The entire Ottawa River Canoe Club site on the Ottawa River in West Carleton is now totally accessible for those with disabilities.

Quite a difference from when the club was established 15 years ago when it did not have the funds to get an accessible building off the ground. All there was back then was a tent with two stairs.

But now, a new accessible change room for the club’s Para Paddling program has now been erected, with a grand opening held with Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren, City of Ottawa West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry and Paralympian Todd Nicholson all in attendance.

This new building came about thanks to funding from Ontario 150 and the City of Ottawa along with hundreds of volunteer hours by several key volunteers. Ottawa River Canoe Club commodore Mark Hayman served as the lead on the project.

The building, now up, will be completely finished in the spring when some final touches are added.

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The presence of this building means that the entire site is accessible for those with disabilities.

They will now be able to drive in, park the vehicle, get out and wheel right into a shelter space, get changed, grab a paddle and life-jacket, set up the boat and then head out onto the water, all on their own. Now, that’s accessibility!

Although the Ottawa River Canoe Club is shut down now for

practising working on their core strength and aerobic fitness with trainer Andrea Nicholls.

The Ottawa River Canoe Club is looking forward to another great season in 2018, with the new building adding to the excitement.

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Hospital unveils renovated nursery for tiniest of patients

By Isabel Woods iwoods@metroland.com

You could hear a pin drop the nursery was so quiet.

Not even the sounds of medical machines could ruin the calming silence that allowed premature babies to snooze untroubled in their bassinets. Nurses spoke in hushed tones, noiselessly

passing from bed to bed as they made their rounds.

This is the atmosphere inside the new Special Care Nursery at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital. The newly renovated unit was unveiled the morning of Nov. 30, giving the public, hospital staff and donors a chance to see the dozen highly specialized rooms that will house ba-

bies born between 32 and 37 weeks gestation.

“By creating this new environment, we are recognizing that an old, cramped and crowded space is not safe for these babies,” said Dr. Pradeep Merchant, site chief of the hospital’s neonatology division.

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Their redesign also gives babies and parents some much needed privacy.

Merchant said that private space allows for bonding, which research shows can be a big factor in getting premature babies better.

“They actually sleep better, they gain weight better and the sickness level actually begins to go down,” he said.

For some members of the crowd, who attended the official opening, the changes relate to them on a personal level.

“The Ottawa Hospital Special Care Nursery really impacted our life,” said Peter Nicholson, father of two children who were cared for in the nursery prior to the $5- to $6-million renovation, which began in May 2016.

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Specialized unit features quiet atmosphere Continued from page 16

“Those in the community that can give should do so, and thus we have such a terrific, terrific hospital and the Special Care Nursery,” Nicholson said.

Within the nursery, parents sit snuggling with their babies, including St. Andrew resident Amanda Decoste, mother of Nash, who was born on Nov. 21.

“We’ve been really lucky,” she said, praising the staff and nursery. “The care here has been excellent.”

She said she was very scared when they first arrived at the hospital, but that the staff really reassured her.

“They know it’s totally normal and that he’s going to be fine,” she said. “There’s just challenges along the way for the next 10 weeks, right? But they explain the challenges to you. It makes it so much easier.”

Decoste is from outside Cornwall, and had to be flown to the hospital by helicopter when she went into labour two-and-a-half months early. Nash is her second child, and she usually goes back and forth between her home and the

nursery on a daily basis.

The nursery itself is composed of many different parts. There are now two twin rooms, meant to keep premature or high-risk twins together and in their own space, as well as three private rooms.

There is also an isolation room that gives babies who may be in a major fragile state a safe and sanitary area that prevents the spread of infection.

The nursery also has two “pods.” One can hold five babies and another room has space for six. Both feature a whimsical “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” ceiling light treatment.

The Ottawa Hospital welcomes about 1,300 babies every year. Of those, 700 are born at the Civic, and around 20 per cent of those require the Special Care Nursery facilities.

One situation the hospital is seeing a lot more of in recent years is drug-addicted mothers, which means their addicted newborns suffer from withdrawal symptoms. They are cared for in the specialized nursery.

The private rooms of the unit allow for the least

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Karen McCrimmon Serving Constituents of Kanata-Carleton

Member of Parliament Kanata-Carleton Closing of Community Newspapers Along with the residents of the larger Ottawa community, I was surprised and saddened to hear about the pending closure of our community newspapers. These newspapers have become a vital resource for our citizens to remain informed about those issues of importance to our local municipalities. I agree with the Mayor that they were great vehicles to connect with our many neighbourhoods and their voices will be missed. My thoughts are also with the dedicated employees who will or have lost their jobs.

Constance & Buckham’s Bay Santa Claus Parade It was great to see so many people turn out in Constance Bay last weekend to celebrate the holiday season. I was so pleased to talk with so many people and see so many smiling faces.

Some have had a tough year with the flooding, but it was great to come together as a community to share a laugh and enjoy the season. My thanks to everyone who came out!

Persons with Disabilities It was my privilege this past week to attend a reception to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Thank you to Minister Kent Hehr and his team for organizing such a great event. What an amazing group of people we have right here in Ottawa, working hard for those Canadians who need our help. We are stronger together.

Shoebox Project I was so thrilled to join Liberal female staffers and MPs who got together to decorate and fill shoeboxes for the Shoebox Project for Shelters. The Shoebox Project for Shelters collects and distributes gifts in the form of Shoeboxes to women who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in communities across Canada and the U.S. Each thoughtfully decorated Shoebox is filled with items valued at $50 that can enhance self-esteem and reduce feelings of isolation for women in crisis. It was such a great event and I was so impressed by the number of women who showed up to lend a hand. I encourage everyone to find out more about this project by looking them up online.

Keep Ottawa Warm As the cold weather sets in, we must remember those in our communities who will be the most affected. I have joined the #KeepOttawaWarm campaign by placing a donation box outside my office door at 555 Legget Drive, Suite 121, for anyone to come by and donate their winter clothing. Donations will go to the Ottawa Mission, Shepherds of Good Hope, and Cornerstone Housing for Women. Please consider donating some clothing so that everyone can keep warm.

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 www.facebook.com/karenmccrimmon.ca/

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Christmas spirit alive and well at Goulbourn Male West Ottawa Ladies Chorus concert Chorus concert features music for all ages

BY John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

The weather last Friday and Saturday was decidedly un-Christmas-like, being fairly mild with no snow in evidence on the ground. But despite this lack of festive weather with Christmas just a little more than three weeks away, the Christmas spirit was alive and well at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kanata.

That’s because it was the occasion of the annual Christmas concert of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus, entitled “An Old Fashioned Christmas.”

But the spirit went far beyond the concert title. And far beyond the sizeable pair of poinsettias and the lighted Christmas tree at the front of the church.

Indeed, the Christmas spirit really got going even before the start of the concert as the Manotick Brass Ensemble, guest performers at the concert, presented 15 minutes of

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Members of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus sing at a recent performance by the group which is directed by Robert Dueck of Stittsville. pre-concert carols, including an English carol medley that including God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Good King Wenceslas as well as Away in a Manger and a Caribbean Christmas medley of three calypso carols including Long Time Ago in Bethlehem.

This Christmas spirit continued when the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus took to the stage, opening with an audi-

ence participation carol Once in Royal David’s City.

The audience enjoyed the evening of song and sing-alongs that featured contemporary and traditional songs.

The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus and the Manotick Brass Ensemble wound up the concert with a combined performance of Joy to the World, a most fitting carol on which to end this Christmas concert.

The concert is entitled From Handel to the Beach Boys.

This intriguing title is enough in itself to entice you to attend the concert. But then when you hear that the concert will feature the Goulbourn Male Chorus, it becomes a “must do” event.

And then when you hear that this will be the group’s initial concert under its new musical director Scott Auchinleck, you know that it is a “can’t miss” event. Scott has been the music director for a number of choral groups in the region.

Scott has developed the program for this From Handel to the Beach Boys concert so that it includes classical Christmas numbers, popular Christmas songs, solos, a cappella ensembles, piano pieces and, yes, singalongs. So it’s going to be a musical evening to remember, that’s for sure., The program is bound to showcase the range of talent in the chorus as well as the extraordinary skills of the group’s accompanist Bonnie MacDiarmid.

From Handel to the Beach Boys will take place on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Richardson Side Road near Huntmar Drive.

To prepare for this concert, the Goulbourn Male Chorus is singing at local seniors’ homes. They sang at the Bridlewood Trails retirement residence on Nov. 28 and will be performing at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre on Dec. 13.

These sing-outs at retirement residences serve as rehearsals for the Male Chorus while also providing musical enjoyment to the residents.

The From Handel to the Beach Boys concert will feature two hours of rich musical harmony provided by the Goulbourn Male Chorus, all sure to get you in the Christmas spirit, especially if you participate in the singalongs.

Tickets for this Christmas concert are $15 each and are available from Male Chorus members, Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville, the Gaia Java coffee shop in Stittsville, Kanata Cleaners in Kanata and online at the website www.goulbournmalechorus.com.

By the way, children under the age of 12 will be admitted free of charge.

The Goulbourn Male Chorus draws its singers mainly from Stittsville, West Carleton and Kanata.

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Holiday Fun for Everyone

The Mayor’s 17th Annual Christmas Celebration Saturday, December 9 2 - 6 p.m.

Ottawa City Hall Join Mayor Jim Watson in a wonderful winter setting, with activities both indoors and out.

• Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus • Enjoy ice skating • Roast marshmallows around campfires • Take horse-drawn wagon rides • Indulge in hot chocolate, cookies, Beavertails and fresh fruit from Orleans Fresh Fruit.

Craft making, live performances, and singing Christmas songs are part of the fun.

Admission is a non-perishable donation to support the Ottawa Food Bank.

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Virtual Hospice launches new grief website for kids KidsGrief.ca offers tools, research and support for parents and guardians

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When David Stark’s wife was struck by a car and killed, the father of three was at loss for what to say to his three children waiting at home.

How do you tell them their mom is no longer coming home, he said to a crowd at Manor Park Public School on Nov. 21.

“The worst thing I had to do was tell my three children they had lost their mother,” Stark said. “I was lost.”

Now what Stark went through doesn’t have to be the norm.

Stark, a Toronto native, came to Ottawa to help officially launch KidsGrief. ca, something he says would have made a world of difference to him — an online resource for grief, directed specifically for kids.

The website went live later that morning.

“This is a tool to guide parents and educators to talk about death and dying to kids,” said Andrea Warnick, a registered nurse and grief counsellor.

KidsGrief.ca was developed by the Canadian Virtual Hospice and offers free, bilingual interactive learn-

ter, Phoebe Rose, died two years ago from cancer.

During Mae’s sister’s fight, the school became very involved — in fundraising and offering support to the Doull-Hoffman family. When Phoebe Rose died, the school, Warnick said, worked really hard to deal with Mae’s and the student body’s grief.

“This school has been phenomenal,” Warnick said.

“Schools in general are so important when it comes to coping with grief.”

Mae spoke at the launch.

“Phoebe was my best friend,” Mae said. “I think sharing my story is the best way to help others.”

The website consists of three learning modules written by grief experts and builds on the already existing MyGrief.ca — an online grieving resource for adults that was launched by Virtual Hospice in 2016.

Topics in the learning module include words, phrases and concepts to use and what to avoid, responding to difficult concepts such as suicide, medical assistance in dying and cremation, preparing children for funerals, and other ceremonies, teachable moments including pet deaths and talking about tragic world events and how to support grieving children.

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ing platform and resource for parents, teachers, guardians and caregivers to help children.

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

Schedule “B”

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND

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IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “A”, “B”, and “C” 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 “A”, “B” and “C” 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 “A”, “B”, and “C” 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 “A”, “B”, and “C” 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

Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.

Part of PIN 04328-0006 (LT), PART LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R2241; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_006a.dgn

2.

Part of PIN 04328-0008 (LT), PART LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5R2150; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_008a.dgn

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Part of PIN 04328-0011 (LT), PART NORTH 1/2 LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER PART 2, 5R5704; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_009a.dgn

4.

Part of PIN 04065-0115 (LT), PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 1 TO 10 AND 14 TO 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT AS IN CT228448.

TOGETHER WITH AS IN NS77745; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART 5 ON PLAN 5R-284 AS IN OC56030; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART 6 ON PLAN 5R-284 AS IN OC56038; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2 AND 5 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF HYDRO OTTAWA LIMITED AS IN OC9564; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 2 AND 3 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351818; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PART 9 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351819; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 9, 10 AND 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351820; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11, 12, 13 AND 17 TO 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 8, 9, 10, 15 AND 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11, 12, 13 AND 17 TO 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11 AND 12 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 17, 18, 19, 22 AND 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PART 22 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 ON PLAN 4R26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART LOT A CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N705355 AND OT36783, EXCEPT PART 18 ON 5R284, EXCEPT PART 1 ON 5R213, EXCEPT PARTS 19 AND 21 ON EXPROPRIATION PLAN NS275909, EXCEPT PARTS 1 AND 2 ON 4R23974 AS IN OC1604515; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 1 TO 10 AND 14 TO 16 PLAN 4R26193 AS IN OC1709561; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT AS IN OC1721440; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_053.dgn

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Part of PINs 15975-0001 (LT) to 15975-0232 (LT) being part of the common elements on OTTAWACARLETON STANDARD CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 975 AND ITS APPURTENANT INTEREST; SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH EASEMENTS AS SET OUT IN SCHEDULE A AS IN OC1726177; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_054.dgn

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Part of PIN 04055-0160 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER AS IN CT222630, EXCEPT THE SUBJECT TO THEREIN; TOGETHER WITH CT222630; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_058c.dgn

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Part of PIN 04055-0161 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N477925; TOGETHER WITH N477925; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_059b. dgn

The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Dated at Ottawa this 7th day of December, 2017.

CITY OF OTTAWA

Gordon E. MacNair Director, Corporate Real Estate Office Schedule “A’’ Confederation Line – West Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.

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3.

4.

Part of PIN 03957-0526 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PART 3 AND 4, 4R1473, SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486, OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_015c.dgn Part of PIN 03957-0524 (LT), LOT 326, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn Part of PIN 03957-0523 (LT), LOT 325, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 5 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn Part of PINs 15168-0001 (LT) through to PIN 15168-0038 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 168; PART BLOCK 104, PLAN 305, PART 1 4R2371, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT212416, AMENDED BY LT291824; OTTAWA, SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BELL CANADA OVER PART 1 PLAN 4R16200 AS IN OC27304, designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_076a.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of sixty-one (61) months in the following lands: 5.

6.

Part of PIN 03957-0526 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PART 3 AND 4, 4R1473, SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486, OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_015c.dgn Part of PINs 15168-0001 (LT) through to PIN 15168-0038 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 168; PART BLOCK 104, PLAN 305, PART 1 4R2371, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT212416, AMENDED BY LT291824; OTTAWA, SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BELL CANADA OVER PART 1 PLAN 4R16200 AS IN OC27304, designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_076a.dgn

8. Part of PIN 04055-0159 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER AS IN CT160457 AND GL73833, EXCEPT AS IN CT222630, N477925, CT198296, N566618, N439357, N314150, N711427, CT115669 AND CT135137; TOGETHER WITH CT160457; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a permanent easement in the following lands: 9.

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of thirty-six (36) months in the following lands: 10.

Part of PIN 04055-0161 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N477925; TOGETHER WITH N477925; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18692-PRP_059b. dgn

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Part of PIN 04055-0169 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R1022 (ALSO KNOWN AS MAC STREET); SUBJECT TO CT140679, GL78966, CT121531, CT135137, GL78361, GL83079; SUBJECT TO N755440, N755447, N755457 GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 3 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of fifty-five (55) months in the following lands: Part of PIN 03957-0524 (LT), LOT 326, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcels 2 and 3 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn 8. Part of PIN 03957-0523 (LT), LOT 325, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 4 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn 9. Part of PIN 03957-0527 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PARTS 1 AND 2, PLAN 4R1473; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_096a.dgn

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Part of PIN 04055-0169 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R1022 (ALSO KNOWN AS MAC STREET); SUBJECT TO CT140679, GL78966, CT121531, CT135137, GL78361, GL83079; SUBJECT TO N755440, N755447, N755457 GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

Confederation Line – East Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of sixty-one (61) months in the following lands: 1.

Part of PIN 04363-0007 (LT) PCL 21-25, SEC GL-2OF; PART LOT 21, CONCESSION 2OF, PT RDAL BTN LTS 20, 21, CONCESSION 2OF, CLOSED BY BYLAW CT129546 (LT430246), PART 1, 4R7647; TOGETHER WITH LT744156; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18695-PRP_007.dgn

Serving Kanata north City Councillor, Kanata north LIGHT RAIL OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT! Thursday Dec. 7th from 5:30-8:00 pm (presentation 6:00 pm) at the Kanata Recreation Complex, Hall A. This is your last opportunity to provide input on the route being finalized by the consultants, for approval by Council in the spring. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me or Angela Taylor, the Senior Project Engineer at angela.taylor@ottawa.ca KANATA HIGHLANDS EXPANSION LANDS PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday Dec 12th, 6-8 pm at the Mlacak Centre. This expansion area is on a ridge that runs from Terry Fox to Huntmar off Terry Fox Drive south of the railway crossing and north of the Richardson Side Road. It has a number of constraints as it lies between the Carp River floodplain and a low lying environmental area owned by the City. The owners will present three possible development plans and the City planner will comment on those and possibly put forth another option. Saving all of the land from development is no longer possible as it has been brought into the urban area and has met provincial requirements that will permit a portion of it to be developed. This is the last public session within the community to give your comments and suggestions.

OTTAWA HOSPITAL – A presentation on the proposed new Civic Campus was made at the Mlacak Centre on November 27th. Our Queensway Carleton Hospital provides a lot of basic service for us but we also need the Civic for serious cases that may impact us. We heard that the new campus will take about 5 years to plan and design and another 5 years to build. The public is asked to be involved as part of the process, so go to www.greatertogether.ca/ engage to find out how and see lots of information about the site and what is planned.

KANATA KOURIER-STANDARD – Like many of you I was saddened to hear about the plans to shut our local newspaper down. I’ve been contributing to this paper from the late 1960’s when it was a mimeographed monthly “Kanata Standard” produced by the Community Association, to the start of a second paper the ‘Kanata Kourier’ in 1972, to the merger of the papers, to the paper we receive today. Despite what some say, many people in Kanata look forward to reading the paper. I provide a column in the paper every week and have done that since I’ve been in office, so residents can know where I stand on issues and how they can become involved in those that impact them. Discussions have already started on how we can replace the critical local news through another way going forward.

Until then, send community information by email to my office and I’ll put it on my website.

CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST – Thank you to everyone who participated in my Christmas Card contest. It was definitely a tough decision this year - the entries were amazing. The winning entries will be in my Annual Report to be mailed to homes by the end of December.

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL – What a great event we enjoyed with songs, dancing from other cultures and harp music from my granddaughter!

It was a wonderful way to start the holiday season.

Please be safe during this busy time of year.

UPCOMING EVENTS Dec 7 – LRT Environmental Assessment Open House, 5:30pm, KRC Dec 8 – Cathedral Girls’ Choir, 7PM, St John’s, 325 Sandhill Rd. Dec. 9 – Goulbourn Male Chorus Concert, 7pm, Trinity Church, 1817 Richardson Side Rd Dec. 12 – Kanata Highlands Expansion Open House, 6pm Dec 16 - Kanata Choral Society, 7:30pm, St. Paul’s Church, 20 Young Rd Dec. 2 – Goulbourn Jubilee Singer, 6:30pm - Trinity Church, 1817 Richardson Side Rd Dec. 4 – My Christmas Social, 6:30-8:30pm, Beaverbrook Library Dec. 5 – Morgan’s Grant Community Meeting, Richcraft Recreation Complex Dec 6 – Memorial Vigil Violence against Women at WOCRC, 2 McNeil Court, 5pm – 6:30 pm Dec 7 – LRT Environmental Assessment Open House, 5:30pm, KRC Dec. 9 – Goulbourn Male Chorus Concert, 7pm, Trinity Church, 1817 Richardson Side Rd Dec. 12 – Kanata Highlands Expansion Open House, 6pm Dec 16 - Kanata Choral Society, 7:30pm, St. Paul’s Church, 20 Young Rd

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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Cecil always had a trick up his sleeve

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ather never banked around the house with snow until he was sure it was there to last.

With no foundation, it was just another way for us to try to keep the blasts of winter outside, and now the snow was packed around the house about two feet high. At the Northcote School, everything had been done to keep the one room as warm as possible, and each of us came bundled up like mummies, most of us having to walk as much as three or four miles to get there.

As soon as we got inside, we girls had to take off our overshoes, and the boys their rubber boots, and everything was propped against pieces of firewood, close to the heat, with the tops rolled down. Felt soles were removed and hopefully, everything would be dried out by the time the day ended.

It was hard to tell who owned what because we all wore the same footwear. That is, everyone except Marguerite. She had white galoshes, trimmed with white fur,

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which she assured everyone was pure mink! Cecil said there was no such thing as a white mink.

But Marguerite stuck to her

Well, Cecil took on that look he always wore when he was planning some dastardly deed.

guns. Mink, it was, and that’s all there was to it! And she refused to have her galoshes anywhere

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Well, Miss Crosby was having none of that. The white galoshes would be propped against the wood, no questions asked. Marguerite, with a scowl on her face, put them at the very end of the row, and made sure they weren’t touching any other pair. And she didn’t roll down the tops either.

She said it would harm the mink!

Well, Cecil took on that look he always wore when he was planning some dastardly deed.

It wasn’t exactly a smirk ... more of a grin ... but I knew instantly he was up to no good. He always had his pockets full ... so much so that they bulged out from his overalls, and he carried everything from a couple jackknives to balls of string, a slingshot, and in the summer time he was known to be able to produce a green garter snake on occasion. Goodness knows what he had in his pocket that day, but he kept running his hand over the outside, and you didn’t have to be a genius to see the wheels turning in his head.

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Now, Cecil was a sly one all right. He was able to do things without being seen by anyone, and that included Miss Crosby.

But I never took my eyes off him that day, and yet I didn’t see him move to perform the deed which by the time the day was ended, had the whole school in an uproar, Marguerite in tears, Miss Crosby turning beet red, the boys in hysterics, and we girls climbing on the seats of our desks.

Our books were put away, and we were all heading for our boots and galoshes. Marguerite, terrified that someone or something might come in contact with her precious white mink, tore to the blocks of wood, reached inside the first galosh, grabbed what was inside, and her screams could be heard in Arnprior!

In her hand was a little cotton bag, the kind we kept our marbles in, and it was moving!

She flung it to the other side of the room, it landed on a windowsill, and was still in motion, but whatever was inside couldn’t get out, because the bag was tied tight.

You didn’t have to be heavily endowed with brains to know inside was a live mouse, nor you didn’t have to be too smart to know who put it there. Miss Crosby marched down to Cecil, hit him a whack with the ruler, and told him to get rid of it. All the boys at the Northcote School were doubled over laughing, and all us girls were frozen on the spot. Instead of taking the very much alive mouse outside, Cecil simply crammed the bag back into his bulging pocket, grabbed his rubber boots, and his book bag, and headed for the door to escape another outburst from Miss Crosby.

Two Mile Herman warned Marguerite that he wouldn’t be surprised if there was a dead mouse still inside her galosh.

Miss Crosby had to shake it upside down before Marguerite would touch it. That was the end of the white galoshes. The next day Marguerite was in black rubbers with the steel buckles just like the rest of us.

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Church Services The Anglican Parish of March St John’s South March 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata Sunday Service 9:00 am & 10:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am

Sunday ServiceS 9:00 a.m. Christ Church (NO Sunday School) 10:30 a.m. St. James - Christmas Pageant

St Mary’s North March 2574 6th Line Road, Dunrobin Services and Sunday School 9:00 am

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

Christ Church Huntley 3008 Carp Rd.

St James The Apostle Carp 3774 Carp Rd.

613-592-4747

www.huntleyparish.com • 613-839-3195

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

Pastors: Rev. Luke Haggett, Rev. Ken Roth, Pastor Shawn Veitch

www.parishofmarch.ca

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PARISH A Welcoming Community

Grace Baptist Church

1489 Shea Road, (corner of Abbott) Stittsville, Ontario K2S 0G8

2470 Huntley Road, Stittsville

Sunday Worship Service 10:30am.

Sunday School 10:30am.

Wednesday Worship/Bible Study 7:30pm Rev. Dr. Jorge. E. Groh Office 613-592-1546 • www.christrisen.com

SUNDAY MASS TIMES Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Monsignor Joseph Muldoon, Pastor

Preaching the Doctrines of Grace

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

Parish office - 613-836-8881 Fax - 613-836-8806

www.holyspiritparish.ca

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GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH

Stittsville United Church

140 Abbeyhill Dr., Kanata Rev. Brian Copeland

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

6255 Fernbank Road

(corner of Main St. & Fernbank)

10:00 a.m. – Worship Service Nursery & Sunday School Available

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

Youth Group Mondays at 7:oopm

Rev. Grant Dillenbeck Church: 613-836-4962 email: suchurch@primus.ca Visit our web site: www.suchurch.com

Sunday Services 9 & 11:15am 9am Children’s Program Available Pastors: Bob Davies, Stephen Budd & Doug Ward kbc@kbc.ca

Welcome to our church St. Paul’s United Church, Carp Service 10:30 a.m.

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

613-836-4756 www.gcuc.ca

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Growing, Serving, Celebrating Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Pastor Shaun Seaman

St. Paul's Anglican Church Sunday Eucharist Sunday Eucharist

8 AM Said 8:00 am - Said Sung 9:15 am - Choral 9:15 Music,AM Sunday School & Nursery 11 AM Praise 11:00 am - Praise Music, Sunday School & Nursery

3760 Carp Road Carp, ON

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Minister of Discipleship & Youth: Jessica Beaubien info.trinity.kanata@gmail.com 1817 Richardson Side Road 613-836-1429 • www.trinitykanata.ca

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CHRISTMAS SERVICES Christmas Eve Services: 3:00 & 4:30 PM New Year’s Eve Service at 10:00 AM Office: 613-836-2606 Web: www.cbcstittsville.com

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Seventh-Day Pastor: Maros Paseggi Adventist 85 Leacock Drive, kanata (the christ risen Lutheran church) Church 613-818-9717

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BOX, ANNE

(nee Larkin) February 4, 1942-November 26, 2017 Passed away peacefully at the Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital Sunday, November 26, 2017, surrounded by family. Anne Box of White Lake, Ontario at the age of 75. Beloved wife of the late Glen Box. Dear mother of Kevin (Janice), Karl (Stephanie), Jeff (Sheila), Shelley (Barry) McLachlan, Cindy Budarick (Kevin McLean) and Allison (Mike) MacHardy.

Dear grandmother of Matthew, Sarah, Natalie, Christie, Melany, Mitchell, Bradley, Curtis, Brett, Kelsey, Connor, Anna, and Gracie. Also survived by 17 great-grandchildren.

Dear sister of Rita (Eldon) Munro and Marilyn, Sandra and Steven Larkin. Predeceased by sisters Shirley and Ruth. Sister-in-law of Rene McConeghy, Margaret Sonnenburg and Carl Box (Bonita).

Daughter of the late Matthew and Margaret (Horne) Larkin.

Arrangements by the Boyce Funeral Home Ltd., 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior. A private family memorial service was held Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the Boyce Funeral Home Chapel. In memoriams to the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre, 3045 Baseline Rd, Nepean, ON K2H 8P4 or to the Arnprior Regional Health Foundation would be appreciated.

Condolences/Tributes/Donations at www.boycefuneralhome.ca

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WRIGHT, Travis

(Retired Corporal - Canadian Armed Forces) Tragically as the result of a car accident in North Bay on Tuesday evening, November 28th, 2017; Travis Douglas Wright of Braeside passed away at the age of 36 years. Beloved husband of Sarah and devoted Dad of Autumn (9) and Erik (7). Loved son of Ken and Cheryl Wright of Kamloops, B.C. and brother of Calah Wright of Ottawa. Loved son-in-law of Réal and Karen Clifford and brother-in-law of Thomas and Ashley Cunningham, all of Arnprior. Special uncle of Lilly, Chloe and William Cunningham. Travis spent much of his life in the service of his country and of others. Following his recent retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces, Travis was studying to become a Paramedic at the Canadian Career College in North Bay. His dreams and the next part of his family’s earthly life journey have been shattered. A bright and promising candle extinguished far too soon. Relatives and friends had the opportunity to pay their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Friday evening, December 1st, 2017 from 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday morning, December 2nd from 9:45 to 10:45. A Tribute to Travis took place in the Pilon Family Chapel at 11 o’clock. Cremation followed. In memory of Travis, please consider a donation to MADD. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

Taylor, Lee-Ann

Suddenly, Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the age of 34.

Loving wife of Jay Linklater of Spencerville.

Step-mother of Connor Linklater. Youngest daughter of William and Teresa Taylor of Carleton Place. Loving sister of Helena (Patrick Perrier) of Carleton Place and Chris Taylor. Best friend and loving auntie of Breanna Taylor-Barker and Abigail TaylorPerrier. Loving daughter-in-law of Bill and Heather Linklater of Spencerville. Sister-in-law of Pamela (Jason Covill) of North Agusta.

Loving cousin and best friend of Brittany Rowsell of Pickering. Will be missed by many aunts, uncles, cousins and a lot of great friends. Friends may visit the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Sunday, December 3, 2017 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Monday at 12:00 noon. Interment to follow at United Cemeteries. For those who wish, donations to the Canadian Golden Retriever Adoption Service Inc or the Ottawa Heart Institute would be appreciated by the family.

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ED STEINKE The family of the late Ed Steinke would like to thank our friends, family and neighbours for their support during the last year and especially the last few days.

To those who send food, flowers, cards, condolences, and gave memorial donations, we thank you.

Thank you to both the Arnprior and Almonte Hospital and Almonte Country Haven for the care given to Ed in the past years.

Special thanks to our Pastor and St. John’s Lutheran Church, also to Boyce’s Funeral Home for their care, comfort and guidance through some difficult days.

The Steinke Family Gwen, Greg and Deb and family Kevin, Fred Laura and Jim

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Lackie, Tracey Peacefully in his home on Monday, November 27, 2017, at the age of 73. Loving husband of Barb O’Meara. Predeceased by his son Tracey Junior, brothers Ronald, Douglas, Desmond and Willard, sisters Joann and Rita. Proud father of Patty Bartel (Rick) and Wendy Lackie both of St. Catherine’s. Dear brother of Bill of Bracebridge and Merle of Hamilton, Dorothy James (Allan) of Marmora and Teresa Taylor (William) of Carleton Place. Will be sadly missed by sister-in-law Heather Saunders of Carleton Place, his nine grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Friends may join the family for a service only at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Saturday, December 2, 2017 in the chapel at 12:00 noon. Inurnment to follow at St. James Cemetery, Carleton Place. For those who wish, donations to the Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com

O’KEEFE, Mary Veronica Passed away peacefully on November 26, 2017 in the Fairview Manor.

(Almonte, ON.) Mary (nee Carroll) Of Corkery, Ontario.

In her 98th year.

Beloved wife to the late Basil. Loved by her six children Mike (Marian), Don (Brenda), Larry (Mary), Dan (Lisa), Mary Anne (David), and the late David. Daughter-in-law Wendy. Proud Grandma of thirteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents Jim and Cecilia, also siblings Carmel, Bert, Joe, Emmett, Angus, Theresa, Gerald and Edgar.

Friends may call at the C. R. Gamble Funeral Home & Chapel Inc. 127 Church St. Almonte, ON. 613-256-3313 On Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm with the CWL to pray the Rosary on Thursday at 1:40pm. Funeral Mass on Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11am in St. Michael’s Parish (Corkery, ON.) Interment in Parish cemetery and reception in the Almonte Civitan Hall to follow.

Donations in memory of Mary may be made to the Fairview Manor Auxiliary. A special thank-you to the committed and caring staff at the Fairview Manor for all these years.

Condolences & tributes: www.crgamble.com

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Moorhouse, Mona Winnifred

January 30, 1952-November 23, 2017 (Registered Dietitian (30 years), Royal Ottawa Hospital) Passed away at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto in the early hours of Thursday, November 23, 2017. Mona Moorhouse of Ottawa at the age of 65. Beloved daughter of Doris Hannah Thomson (late Derek) (formerly Moorhouse, nee Giberson) of Arnprior and the late Verner Hartley Moorhouse (1979).

Predeceased by her husband of 20 years, André Henri Gauthier (2009). She leaves behind her son, Martin Gauthier (Heather Cullen), of Toronto, and her grandson Neil Gauthier. Dear sister of Daniel Moorhouse (Janet Huebert) of Windsor, Donna Cunningham (Sandy Cunningham) of Ottawa and Julia Kollar (late Raymond Kollar) of Toronto. Her memory will always be cherished by her nieces and nephews, extended family and friends. She will also be remembered fondly by her many close work friends at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. Mona had many fond memories of the summers she spent as a child in Arnprior with her beloved Nanna and Pop: Bertha Jane Moorhouse (nee Anderson) and John Hartley Moorhouse. Mona was born and raised in Toronto, graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Science, and lived her adult life in Ottawa.

Mona valued compassion, empathy and community spirit. She also believed in the value of scientific research and education in both healthcare and society at large. These values were reflected in her career, her volunteer actives, and her comportment.

Arrangements by the Boyce Funeral Home Ltd., Chapel, Visitation and Reception Centre, 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior. Family and friends are invited to join Mona’s family during visitation Saturday, December 9, 2017, from 10-11:45 a.m. Memorial Service to follow at 12 noon in the Boyce Chapel. In memory of Mona, donations can be made to Ottawa West Community Support (OWCS),1137 Wellington St. W., Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Y8 or the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9.

Condolences/Tributes/Donations at www.boycefuneralhome.ca

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The airline has already offered passengers $400 for their inconvenience, but the recent ruling also requires the airline reimburse passengers for out-ofpocket expenses.

“This is a significant determination for air passengers and air carriers,” Scott Streiner, chair and CEO of the Canadian Transportation Agency wrote in a press release.

The rationale for the decision was that the carrier wasn’t relieved of its own tariff rules – terms and conditions of carriage – just because there were circumstances beyond its control.

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Allan Hubley

Positive Change for Kanata South

City Councillor Kanata South

Week in Review Winter Parking Restrictions

I would like to remind residents that as the winter month’s approach and the snow begins to fall, there may be restrictions to on street parking.

Winter overnight parking restrictions take effect if a snow fall of 7cm (5-10cm) is forecast. During winter overnight parking bans, residents will have free access to covered City-owned parking garages. For more information about which City garages are free during winter overnight parking bans, visit Ottawa.ca.

Overnight parking bans can be put into effect in Ottawa anytime between Tuesday November 15th, 2016 and Saturday April 1st, 2017. These restrictions ensure that the City’s snow clearing crews are able to keep Ottawa’s roads safe and clear for pedestrians, cyclists, public transit, and motorists.

During an overnight parking ban, residents are reminded that there is no parking on city streets between 1am and 7am so that crews can plow easily and effectively. Vehicles parked on the street during an overnight parking ban may be ticketed and towed.

We have had questions from residents regarding on street parking restrictions and options available to address on street parking issues in certain areas of Kanata South.

If you or any of your neighbours would like to learn additional information about changing the on-street parking regulations for your street, please contact my office and we would be pleased to connect you with the Traffic Assessment Specialist to discuss in further detail.

Holiday Wagon Rides It was great to see so many residents out this week at the Katimavik wagon rides to see the beautifully decorated homes.

There is no cost for the rides and they run from 6-8pm each night.

Please note that these rides are weather dependant, so check my Facebook page and website (www.councillorallanhubley.ca ) for up to date notifications in case of cancellation or time changes due to inclement weather.

• Tuesday, December 12th – W.O. Mitchell School – 80 Steeple Chase Drive • Wednesday, December 13th – Kristina Kiss Park – 20 Cope Drive • Thursday, December 14th – Crownridge Park – 283 Meadowbreeze Drive • Monday, December 18th – St. Martin de Porres School – 20 McKitrick Drive • Tuesday, December 19th – St. Martin de Porres School – 20 McKitrick Drive Hope you can join us making new holiday memories!

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Dressed to impress at the Salvation Army’s annual Santa Shuffle were Ann Empey, from Kanata, Jacqui Port, from Fitzroy Harbour, Christine Scharf, from Carp, Katherine Venance, from Nepean, and Liz McHugh, from Stittsville. The Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle took place at Lansdowne on Dec. 2 and included a five-kilometre run and one-kilometre walk. More than 1,500 people participated in the annual event.

Dec. 13th & 14th, 2017

Kanata LRT Open House The City of Ottawa has initiated this Planning and Environmental Assessment (EA) study to develop a Recommended Plan to extend Light Rail Transit (LRT) from Moodie Drive to Kanata.

The meeting will be held on December 7th from 5:30pm8:30pm (presentation at 6:30pm) at the Kanata Recreation Complex – Hall A.

Upcoming Events December 15th: Running on Empties- The Beer Store on Eagleson will be collecting empties fro, 9:15am-5:00pm in support of the Christmas Exchange. Details can be found at www.caringandsharing.ca December 16th: Kanata Choral Society will perform ‘Christmas in Kanata’ at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 20 Young Road, 7:30pm. For more information, please visit www.kanatachoralsociety.ca

Working for Kanata South: It is my privilege to serve as your Councillor. Please feel free to contact my office with any concerns or comments, by phone: 613-580-2752, or by email: allan.hubley@ottawa.ca.

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Dec. 7

Light rail open house will determine the future route to Kanata on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. (presentation at 6 p.m.) at the Kanata Recreation Complex, Hall A, 100 Charlie Rogers Place.

Last opportunity to provide input prior to the preferred route being finalized. Contact councillor Marianne Wilkinson at 613-580-2474 or Angela Taylor at angela.taylor@ ottawa.ca with any questions.

Dec. 8

St John’s South March presents Christmas through the Ages with the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Cathedral Girls’ Choir, directed

by James Caulkin. Featuring Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and a banquet of beloved seasonal songs. Begins at 7 p.m. at St John’s Anglican Church, 325 Sandhill Rd., Kanata. Admission by freewill Offering.

Details at: parishofmarch.ca and 613-592-4747.

Dec. 10 and 17

Sensory Santa at the Hazeldean Mall. The mall has set aside a specific time just for children on the autism spectrum and their families to come and see Santa at a quieter time and in a sensory friendly environment (music

turned down, fewer people, etc). From 10 to 11 a.m. No registratation is required. For details: info@quickstartautism.ca or visit quickstartautism.ca.

Dec. 12

Probus Club of Western Ottawa meets Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 33 Stephen Leacock Dr. Kanata. Meet at 10 a.m. for coffee and hear guest speaker Charlotte Gray, renowned author of “The Prospect of Canada.” New members welcome. Contact Mary Jones at 613-828-9759 for details.

Kanata Highlands urban expansion lands public meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mlacak Centre. Expansion is from Terry Fox to Huntmar across from the Richardson Ridge. The owner will present their plans for development and both the developer and city staff can respond to questions and receive your comments. Visit mariannewilkinson.ca for details.

Dec. 13

Come to Earl of March Secondary School, 4 The Parkway, Kanata, for a lively evening of jazz music from student musicians in grades 9-12. Concert starts at 7 p.m.

Admission is free.

Ottawa Central Women’s Connection hosts A Christmas Tea with Arise School of Dance and music by Stephanie Fukumoto. Joanne Jehu will share her life story, “Impressionable Moments That Helped Define My Life.”

Tickets: $10 at the door. First timers: $5. Refreshments provided. From 1 to 3 p.m. at Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Rd. RSVP to Asmeret at 613-2634909. For details visit rsvpministries.com. All welcome.

Dec. 16

The Kanata Choral Society will perform Christmas in Kanata, a medley of classical and popular carols with soloists and strings. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 20 Young Rd., 7:30 p.m. With silent auction and reception. Tickets: adults $18 in advance and $20 at the door, seniors: $15, students 13+: $10. For details: kanatachoralsociety.ca or call 613592-1991.

Dec. 18

The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #638 Kanata hosts its annual Seniors Festive Luncheon on Monday, Dec. 18, at 11:30 a.m. Menu is turkey with all the trimmings. White elephant and rummage table; Christmas sing-a-long. Tick-

Wondering what to get that hard to buy for special someone?

Dec. 21

Kanata and District Breast Cancer Support Group monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 21 at the Mlacak Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr. Kanata.

For information call Judy at 613-592-1929.

Dec. 31

Celebrate a Newfie New Year at the Kanata Legion. Menu is a roast beef buffet by Leatherworks Catering (roast top sirloin, chicken, vegetarian penne, salads and more). Music by DJ Eden. Prizes and party favours. Dress is smart casual to formal. Tickets $50.

Advance tickets sales only and must be picked up on or be-

fore Dec. 27 at the Kanata Legion, 70 Hines Rd. For details and hours of operation: 613591-5570 or kanatabr638.ca.

Until Jan. 12

The Ottawa West Arts Association’s new exhibition is on at the gallery. Fill out People’s Choice ballots for your favorite pieces. The gallery is located in the Goulbourn Rec Complex, 1500 Shea Rd. and open seven days a week. Visit owaa.ca to view a tribute to Canada 150, past exhibitions and featured artists.

Wednesdays

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

Join us at the Hazeldean library, 50 Castlefrank Rd., from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for Homework Help: tutoring, reading, and homework support in

English and French. For ages 6 to 12. Led by Frontier College. We are also looking for volunteers to provide tutoring in French for this program.

For more information, please contact Sarah Brydges at sbrydges@frontiercollege.ca.

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

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.

Thursdays

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

Message from Kanata South Councillor

Allan Hubley

Like many of you, I am also disappointed to learn of the closing of the Kanata Kourier Standard, a weekly paper that has come into our homes for many years. It saddens me that so many people will lose their jobs due to this closure. My office has heard from many residents concerned with the loss of access to local news.

In an effort to keep you informed on municipal issues, please visit my website at www.councillorallanhubley.ca or my Facebook page to continue to read my community column and other updates.

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