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By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star

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The Bradley Cup Charity Hockey Tournament will be returning to the Navan Memorial Arena on Saturday, March 26 after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.

The last time the Bradley Cup took place was in March 2019. In 2020, the tournament had to be canceled at the 11th hour after the province declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The tournament was canceled again last year for the same reason.

This year with most of the COVID restrictions having already been lifted, the tournament will go ahead with five teams vying for the Bradley Cup trophy. Admission is free with no vaccine passport or face masks required. Play will begin at 8 a.m. and there will be a free family skate from 1-2 p.m.

HISTORY OF THE BRADLEY CUP The history of the Bradley Cup goes back to 1926 when John Thomas Bradley had the trophy made to offer as a challenge cup between the local hockey team from Navan and a rival team from Vars.

That first game in the home-and-home series ended in a 0-0 tie. When neither team was able to score in regulation during the second game in Vars, the contest went into overtime with Nelson Kennedy eventually scoring the game winner for the lads from Navan in the second extra session. Beside the Cup, the winning team won $100, which was split seven ways.

In those days, both teams played the entire game with seven aside, including a rover, and there were no substitutions for injuries, you simply played a man down.

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“And tragically, as we have witnessed over the last couple of years, the halls of power in cities across this province are not immune to this plague.” The Bill needs to pass the third reading and become legislation before the next provincial election which must be held on or before June 2. If not, it will die on the order paper.

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NAVAN – After a two-year hiatus the Navan Fair will return to the Navan fairgrounds this summer. The Navan Fair traditionally kicks off the agricultural fair season in Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley, and this year it will be taking place a week earlier than usual, from Aug. 4-7. Although this year’s theme has yet to be decided, you can bet all the popular attractions will be back, including the demolition derby, the concerts under the domes and the truck and tractor pull. This year will also mark the 75th anniversary of the fair. Other events that will be making a comeback this summer include the Orléans Craft Beer Festival which will be held on June 9, 10 and 11 at Centrum Plaza, the Kiwanis Canada Day Celebration on Petrie Island and the Orléans Ribfest in September.

City recreation and culture facilities now fully open OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa’s recreation and culture facilities are now fully open with COVID restrictions including proof of vaccination no longer in place. The City removed proof of vaccination requirements on Tuesday, March 1 following the repeal of Emergency Measures by the provincial government. Mandatory face mask requirements will remain place until at least March 21, when the province is expected to remove the requirement for most indoor settings including restaurants, retail, fitness centres, grocery stores and schools. As of the printing of this paper, the City had not indicated whether they will continue the mandate in public municipal spaces or not.

In the meantime, the City has lifted capacity limits for theatres, performance spaces, rinks and arenas including spectator areas for sporting events, municipal recreation centres including pools and fitness centres, and museums. The return to full capacities is dependent on the availability of staff resources at each site. The City’s recreational programs are also accepting new registrations for swimming, skating, and the arts. The spring e-guide can be downloaded at https://ottawa.ca/en/recreation-and-parks.

Orléans MP recognizes Leading Women, Leading Girls

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star Orléans is blessed with a large number of women and girls who each and every day strive to make a difference in their community. On March 4, Orléans MP MarieFrance Lalonde held a breakfast and award ceremony to honour 31 of those women as part of this year’s Leading Women, Leading Girls Awards in recognition of International Women’s Day. Among this year’s recipients are the mother-daughter team of Mélanie and Camille Rochon who successfully lobbied the federal government to approve the use of the Cystic Fibrosis medication Trikafta in Canada; Abiola Agoro who, along with other members of her family, created the Dapo Agoro Foundation for Peace which promotes non-violent conflict resolution in the name of her son who was stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight in 2002; and Carmen Larsen who helped relocate dozens of Afghan refugee families in Orléans last summer.

Among the leading girls who received an award were Olivia Rose Furlong, who has worked tirelessly with the Women Warriors’

Healing Garden in recognizing LGBTQ+ veterans; and Katy Prince who is the founder of the Garneau Black Diversity Association which gives a voice to black students at école secondaire Garneau and especially black LGBTQ2S+ students at the school.

Other recipients include Aliya Karimjee, Angelica Kalubiaka, Brooke Colman, Sayed Anjum, Cassandra Cummings, Jacqueline Loranger, Francine Vinet, Renée Leblanc, Jacqueline Noiseux, Heather Johnston, Huguette Lorrain, Christine Wood, Claudette Potvin, Donna Leith Gudbranson, Danielle DiLollo, Farzana Malik, France Léveillé, Jeannette Bourdeau, Madeleine Henrie, Nenette Ntema Mbudi, Stephanie Nelson, Souad El Mestassi, Tammy Copp, Camylle Tremblay and Madonna Keates.

A number of the recipients are new Canadians who were honoured for their work in supporting their respective cultural communities and for giving back to their adopted country Canada.

Lalonde used the award ceremony to talk about the importance of International Women’s Day in recognizing the achievements of women around the world and in our own backyard.

“International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the contributions of women everywhere, including those right here in Orléans.,” said Lalonde. “Whether you are a mother, a young entrepreneur, a businesswoman, a caregiver, a health care worker, you have lead your peers and been a role model for all generations.”

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In a blatant attempt to buy votes, Ontario premier Doug Ford recently announced that the province’s car, truck and motorcycle owners would no longer have to pay licence plate renewal fees as of March 13 and that the measure would be retroactive to March 2020.

Once the enabling legislation is passed, vehicle owners will receive a cheque in the mail starting at the end of the month and throughout the month of April.

Being both a car and motorcycle owner, I stand to receive a cheque for a cool $236. Boom. That’s cash money, baby.

Does the generosity of this Premier have no end?

Now, I know I haven’t been the biggest defender of Mr. Ford and his government since they were elected in 2018 and especially during the pandemic, but perhaps I judged him too harshly. After all, he’s been under a lot of pressure, what with having to try and prevent the spread of the virus by implementing massively effective restrictions like having to wear a face mask when walking to your table in a restaurant only to take it off for the next hour and a half while eating your meal, or closing gyms and denying people a place to improve their overall health and strengthen their immune systems against the coronavirus in the process.

Premier Ford has been on point when it comes to following the science and keeping people safe from the virus – retirement community residents aside. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if he received an honourary doctor-ate of medicine from every university in Ontario for his efforts.

But now all is forgiven and all it cost was a mere $236.

Obvious sarcasm aside, Ford’s overt attempt to buy votes by eliminating license renewal fees and making refunds retroactive to March 2020 is perhaps the most cynical political move in recent memory. Whether or not it will work remains to be seen.

The battle lines in this year’s provincial election have already been drawn. Conservatives are going to vote Conservative no matter what and Liberals and NDP supporters are going to vote for their respective parties, that leaves the results of the election up to the independent voter who doesn’t identify themselves as either Conservative or Liberal. A year ago, I would have said that Ford doesn’t stand a chance – that a coalition of business owners and employees in the hospitality sector combined with other small business owners and the children of longterm care and retirement community residents, would rise up to defeat him. But now that COVID is beginning to fade into the rearview mirror and things are slowly getting back to normal, all will be forgotten.

Most Canadians, including most Ontarians, have the attention span of a gnat and the memory of a brick. Sad but true.

Dangle a carrot in front of them in the form of a licence plate renewal refund and their memories become even foggier.

The idea that Doug Ford could get reelected after all he’s put this province through is mind-boggling but then again we did reelect Justin Trudeau just a year ago, so I guess anything is possible.

– Fred Sherwin, editor

Fredrick C. Sherwin, Editor & Publisher fsherwin@orleansstar.ca The Orléans Star is a bi-weekly publication distributed to 44,000 residences in Blackburn Hamlet, Orléans and Navan. The newspaper is locally owned and operated by Sherwin Publishing Inc., 745 Farmbrook Cres., Orléans, ON. Inquiries and delivery issues should be sent to info@orleansstar.ca.

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Private Member’s Bill addresses potential abuse by public officials On March 9, 2022 I finally had the opportunity to Following the prorogation of the Ontario Legislature, I debate my Private Members’ Bill, Bill 10, Stopping reintroduced the Bill on October 6, 2021.

Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders’ Act, 2021, at In March 2021, the Ford Government launched Second Reading. consultations on a broad range of I am glad to say that Bill 10 integrity issues, including Queen’s municipal successfully passed Second Reading around the municipal code of Park and has moved one step closer conduct. One year later, there has towards becoming law. It has been been no measures proposed by the Corner sent to the Standing Committee on Government and as a result, I have Social Policy for hearings and I have moved forward with Bill 10.

Stephen Blais already written to the government Bill 10 is an important step to that it must be heard quickly and sent back to the bringing more accountability to municipal leaders.

Legislature for final reading.

While I am glad to see it pass second reading, the work The Bill, if passed, would permit municipalities to does not stop here. direct the Integrity Commissioner to apply to the court I am calling on the Ford Government to begin the to vacate a member’s seat for failing to comply with committee process immediately, so that the Bill can be the municipalities workplace violence or harassment studied quickly, residents and victims can testify to the policies. importance of holding leaders accountable, and we can In March 2021, the Association of Municipalities of send Bill 10 back to the Legislature for a final vote.

Ontario recommended to the Government of Ontario Surely everyone can agree that there are some changes that would allow for the removal from office actions so egregious, such as workplace violence and by a member of the Judiciary on the recommendation harassment, that would warrant losing your job. This is of an Integrity Commissioner where a report has found a non-partisan issue, which I hope will pass so we can serious and/or repeated breaches of Codes of Conduct. help stop this from happening, particularly to women This is the precise mechanism that is included in Bill 10. who simply want to do their job free of harassment and I first introduced Bill 10 on March 8, 2021. violence.

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Delusional psychopath Putin destroying two nations If you are like most people, you no doubt have been glued to your television for the past three weeks, watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold in all its horror.

I know I have and it’s been completely devastating and heartbreaking. Thousands of innocent men, women and children have been killed and millions have been displaced as they seek refuge in nearby countries, in most cases without their husbands and fathers who have remained behind to fight the Russian onslaught as best they can.

I must say that watching the obliteration of one nation by another much more powerful nation has been hard to stomach and quite frankly infuriating. All because of a egomaniacal psychopath who has delusions of restoring the former Soviet Empire.

Make no mistake about it, Vladimir Putin is a war criminal and he will eventually be tried as such and sentenced, but that will be small comfort for the millions of victims of his folly – not just in Ukraine, but in Russia as well were the repercussions will be felt for generations to come.

Up Front Fred Sherwin Russia will lose this war. The west and more specifically the NATO countries, have been galvanized like never before and the economic sanctions and business fallout will never be lifted until Russia pulls out of Ukraine. And even when that happens, there will be the issue of war reparations.

Russia and the Russian people are going to have to pay billions of dollars to rebuild what has been destroyed by their war machine.

I have friends who are Russian. Alya and Roman Rasperov. I met them in Cuba in June 2019. He is a travel agent from Sochi and she is an artist and photographer. They are 26 and 27 years old respectively and have traveled

extensively to Turkey, Dubai, Jamaica, Egypt and Cuba.

They got married in a civil ceremony last September during a lull in the COVID pandemic.

When we met in Cuba, we talked about their dream of one day visiting Canada – I told them I would sponsor them when the time came.

Roman also talked about the joy of being a travel agent and getting to visit other countries and learn about other cultures.

They also dreamt about one day having kids and wanting to instill in them their own sense of exploration and travel.

But all those dreams have been dashed by the actions of the man they looked up to as a strong leader. I’m not sure if they still do since my communication with them on Instagram is sporadic at best.

Roman did message me that the western media wasn’t telling the full story and that there had been a number of provocations made against Russia by white supremacist militias like the Azov Battalion.

I responded that no amount of provocation warranted the invasion of Ukraine and the mass murder of thousands of civilians.

Sadly, we agreed that the future he and Alya dreamed about just six short months ago will likely never happen. His job as a travel agent has been snuffed out at a time when he was hoping the industry would rebound from the pandemic. Russians won’t be traveling anytime soon, at least not internationally, including Roman and Alya. Coming to Canada is little more than a pipe dream now.

On top of that, the Russian economy is going down the toilet with no hope of recovery for years to come.

And that’s the best case scenario. There is also the possibility that the Russian people will grow tired of the war and economic sanctions and rise up. If they do, thousands of them may die if Putin decides to hang on to power at any cost.

The situation is bleak, indeed, and their will be no happy ending just a lot of lives lost and destroyed. And for what? It’s beyond sad.

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Pandemic issues will linger long Councillor calls for joint talks on proposed Brian Coburn extension after the restrictions are lifted As I write this column, we are anticipating the removal of the mandatory mask mandate, one of the more perplexingly controversial public health measures brought in to fight this pandemic, and the one we were told would be the last to be dropped. This may mark the beginning of the end of government response, but it certainly marks the beginning of a different kind of uncertainty.

I can’t help but remember the moment George W. Bush raised the “Mission Accomplished” banner on an aircraft carrier, an act so blindly and outrageously premature, during the last Iraq War. This moment still lives on in infamy as the region remains completely unstable and a new generation’s tax dollars continue to pay for it.

I needn’t remind you that many immunocompromised people and kids five and under who have yet to have a vaccine approved for their age group will not benefit from this last step toward “returning to normal.” But, this group, and those who care for them,

will assess their own level of risk tolerance and conduct themselves accordingly. It is a concern that can be mitigated.

What cannot be mitigated are the casualties of this pandemic. The loved ones we have lost, the local businesses that have closed never to reopen, the relationships destroyed by bitter arguments fuelled by misinformation and fear, the mental health impacts brought about by isolation, and the paranoia caused by the swift and merciless curtailing of civil liberties. We will mourn and feel these for a long time.

The unprecedented and unsustainable government spending, especially at the federal level, coupled with the loss of business and ongoing supply chain issues will continue to plague us as we struggle to bring the economy back online.

Any relief being felt right now must be diluted by a very sombre sense that the deep divisions and debt we find ourselves in are here to stay for some time. Our mission is not accomplished, it has only just begun.

One of the most pressing issues facing the There is land in South Orléans slated south end of Orléans is that development has for development, but the lack of transit outpaced infrastructure. Our current road and transportation infrastructure creates an network cannot accomuntenable situation as we modate the volume of are forced to create more new housing forecasted car-centric developments, for the area. This impacts moving us away from the our day-to-day lives with the vision we have for our congestion, pollution community. and delays; and it deeply For years, the techCumberland Ward 19 threatens the healthy nically preferred option growth of our community. by the City and east end community leaders, A long-standing stalemate with the “Option 7”, has been at odds with the NCC’s National Capital Commission (NCC) position, but I am hopeful that by bringing regarding the Brian Coburn extension and both parties to the table with a stated deadline, Cumberland Transitway has left us with no a way forward can be found. path forward for smart development centred While talks between the City and the NCC around rapid transit and active transportation. continue, my motion also directed planning At transportation committee earlier this staff to convene a summit with major month, I put forward a motion directing the developers to discuss strategies to mitigate Minister responsible for the NCC, to strike the impact of development approvals while a joint committee with the City of Ottawa to this impasse remains. try and resolve this impasse within 100 days.

We know that we need better infrastructure This motion was unanimously approved by and real transit and active transportation my committee colleagues. solutions for South Orléans; and I am looking Housing stock in Ottawa is becoming forward to moving our community forward increasingly more scarce. in a healthy, sustainable way.

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There are many benefits to sending your child to camp There are hundreds of reasons for kids to go to camp. Here is a partial list followed by expert advice: 1. Make new friends (the number one outcome cited by children who attend camp).

2. Learn new physical skills (arts and crafts, sports, swimming, waterskiing, archery).

3. Learn new social skills (communication, leadership, teamwork).

4. Gain an appreciation of people’s different abilities (we are all gifted in some way or another).

5. Experience the feelings of love, safety, and security.

6. Enjoy being a kid and clowning around.

7. Experience the freedom to make choices, decisions, and mistakes.

8. Do chores without being paid (kids help to clean up after lunch and to keep the camp area clean).

9. Have one outstanding teacher (we have lots of the non-academic kind here).

10. See positive adult role models in a fun environment.

11. Participate on teams.

12. Experience a community where everyone is welcome regardless of race, creed or religion.

13. Learn how to swim (many camps provide daily swimming opportunities).

14. Receive praise for who they are and what they accomplish.

15. Turn off the television for a week.

(There are no TVs at most camps.)

16. To gain leadership skills within a group of their peers.

17. Experience things for the first time.

18. Build confidence in all the things they can do.

19. Feel comfortable being themselves.

(All personalities are encouraged and celebrated at camp.)

20. Learn to adjust to new environments, various social situations.

21. Gain a greater sense of personal satisfaction, self-esteem, and leadership.

22. Develop personal habits that lead to a healthy lifestyle.

23. Discover and explore their interests, values and talents.

24. Learn to adjust to new environments.

25. Take responsibility for others and help out.

26. Increase their problem-solving skills.

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27. Meet a new circle of peers outside of their school friends.

28. Create life-long friendships.

29. Gain a greater sense of personal satisfaction and personal habits that lead to a healthy lifestyle.

30. Trust their own instincts and gain a sense of independence.

31. MOST IMPORTANTLY... to have fun.

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Camp is for every child regardless of talent and ability.

Each summer, it is evident by the smiles on their faces and the laughter we hear that campers are extremely happy in the camp environment. They learn to be self reliant, cooperative, understanding and sensitive.

As part of a relatively small group they make friendships and establish bonds that will last a lifetime. And that, is what camp is all about.

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GCRA ringette teams win pair of provincial titles

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star The Gloucester-Cumberland Ringette Assciation will be sending two teams to the Canadian Ringette Championships in Calgary next month after both their U16 and U19 AA teams won their respective divisions at the Ontario Ringette Championships in Waterloo earlier this month.

After spotting their opponents a 3-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game, the U16 team stormed back to score four answered goals against West Ottawa in their final.

Morgan Forrest scored two goals for the Devils, Maya Howard added another and Genevieve Robichaud scored the eventual game winner.

It was the greatest comeback veteran Devils coach David Mainwood had witnessed in a championship game in his long career. “They perservered, fought through the deficit and came back all the way,” Mainwood said about his young players In the U19 final, the Devils scored late in the fourth period against Waterloo to tie the game 5-5 and send the contest into sudden death overtime.

In the extra session, the Devils managed to kill off not one but two penalties before Julia Wilson finally scored the game win-

ning goal from her knees.

This is the first time a team from the Gloucester-Cumberland Ringette Association has won a AA title at the provincial championships the U14 team accomplished the feat in 2018. Prior to that they had experienced a 12-year drought.

There was a time during the 1990s and into the 2000s when teams affiliated with the Gloucester-Cumberland Ringette Association were winning provincial championships on a regular basis, but by 2004 the rest of the province, and especially other teams in Ottawa, had caught up to them. So to win two titles in the same year is a heck of a feat.

Above, the Gloucester-Cumberland Devils U19 team poses for a group picture after winning the Ontario AA provincial championship in Waterloo. Below, the U19 team, wearing their Team Ontario jerseys, pose with the Devils’ U14 squad after they beat West Ottawa to win a second goal medal for the Gloucester-Cumberland Ringette Association. OMAR NALLEY/GCRA PHOTO

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Ready to make the move? Here are three downsizing tips for seniors Sponsored by Alavida Lifestyles’ Promenade Seniors’ Suites & Retirement Residences Moving into a retirement home is an exciting step in one’s journey. With so many amazing adventures ahead, and great friends to meet, the possibilities are endless.

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Start Early Early preparation makes for an easier transition. Take time to go through each room in your home separately. This allows you to thoroughly pack and remove items.

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Ask for Help Yes, it is okay to ask for help! Building a supportive team to help you organize, sort, pack, and move is a great way to make the transition fun and manageable. Ask family members to come over and help you sort through your sentimental belongings and

reminisce on the old days. This bonding activity can continue at your new home when your belongings are set up.

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Bradley Cup is a pewter link to Navan’s hockey past Continued from page 1 The Bradley Cup was offered up two more times before the start of WWII. In 1929, it was won by a team from Cumberland Village and it was recaptured by Navan four years later, after which it sat in J.T. Bradley and Sons general store until 1948 when it was dusted off for a rematch between Navan and Cumberland.

The top line on the Navan team that year was made up of Eric Smith, Harold Poaps and Shawn Nelson. The second line featured brothers Basil, Bill and Ken McFadden. The third line included Lorne Bradley and Syd Smith, while Mervin Dagg and Lloyd Morrison played on defence. The coach was Eldon Kinsella. Bob Burns had to play in net for Navan while their regular goaltender Garret Rivington recovered from Rheumatic fever.

Eric Smith ended up on the team entirely by accident. After returning home from the Second World War during which he won the Distinguished Flying Cross as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, he enrolled at Queen’s University in September 1946.

He was barely at Queen’s a month when he decided to “pack it in” and returned to Navan to work on the family farm.

When he arrived back in Navan, he was

immediately recruited to play on the hockey team.

The first game in the home-and-home series between Navan and Cumberland Village was played on the old outdoor rink on Trim Road which would end up getting replaced by the town’s first indoor arena a year later.

According to Smith, who passed away in 2020, a couple of hundred people came out to watch the game which Navan ended up winning 8-0 thanks to a five-goal effort by Smith himself.

The second game wasn’t played until mid-March in the old Cumberland Arena.

To give you an idea of the ice conditions, Smith was given a penalty for splashing an opposing player.

“It was terrible, there was water all over the place. One of their players was trying to get the puck and I thought, ‘If you’re going to get the puck then you’re going to get wet’,” said Smith.

Cumberland ended up winning the game 1-0, but Navan won the Cup based on the aggregate score of 8-1.

Navan would win the Cup again in 1952 with Bob Burns once again playing in net.

After the French Hill Hockey Club won the Cup in 1959, it was retired indefinitely

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(Left) Former Bradley Cup participants Bob Burns, left, and Basil McFadden with the trophy prior to the 2019 tournament. (Right) John Thomas Bradley holds up the Cup, circa 1926. FILE PHOTOS and sat on a shelf in J.T. Bradley’s County Convenience Store until store owner John Bradley dusted it off in 2016 for the inaugural Bradley Cup Charity Hockey Tournament to mark the trophy’s 90th anniversary and raise money for the Navan Lions Club.

In the four years the tournament has been held, more than $33,000 has been

raised. Most of the money is raised through sponsorships and player fees. This year’s tiltle sponsors are J.T. Bradley’s Country Convenience Store, M.L. Bradley Ltd., Steve Barban from Gentry Capital, Grandmaitre Virgo Evans and Cumberland Ward city councillor Catherine Kitts. There will also be a cash bar throughout the day on the second floor of the arena.

ARTSCETERA

School of Theatre artistic director passes the torch after 20 years

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star For the past two decades, Kathi Langston has been the face and the inspirational heart of the Ottawa School of Theatre.

Langston took over the role of artistic director from David Hersh in 2002. At the time the school, which was formerly known as the Orléans Young Players Theatre School, shared space with a daycare in the Cumberland HUB building on Tompkins Boulevard, and they only offered programming in English.

At the time, they had fewer than 100 students. By the time the COVID pandemic swept across Canada and around the world, the theatre school’s annual registration had grown to over 600.

Much of that growth was due to Langston’s efforts to take OST from it’s recreational community roots and turn it into a truly professional theatre school.

“It was pretty much a recreational school at the time,” says Langston. “It didn’t

provide a serious theatre education, but it was lots and lots and fun. What I did was keep the fun aspect and make it more of an educational experience.”

The theatre school really took off after the Shenkman Arts Centre opened in 2009 and OST became a resident partner.

“It enabled us to offer our students a truly professional experience,” says Langston. “It also gave us the opportunity to offer a lot more classes, which meant we could offer a greater variety of classes in both French and English which was always a goal of mine.”

Langston had originally planned to retire in December 2020, but then the pandemic hit. “I couldn’t walk away in the middle of the pandemic. I just couldn’t,” Langston says, recalling the decision to stay on.

As a result of Langston’s leadership and innovation, the OST has been able to weather the pandemic by offering a variety of virtual classes through ZOOM. Registrations have fallen off by 40 per cent over the past two years, but the theatre school is already

starting to see a resurgence, especially for their spring and summer classes.

With the future looking brighter than ever, Langston is more than ready to hand the reigns off to the new incoming artistic director, Megan Piercey Monafu who has a background as a playwright, director, producer and facilitator.

“It’s time for the school to have a new, fresh, young injection of energy and creativity and Megan is the perfect person to do that,” says Langston.

Monafu will officially take over in June.

In the interim she will be learning the ropes from Langston, who plans to spend some quality time with her three young grandchildren after she exits stage left.

She also plans to continue on in her role as the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association representative in the Ottawa region, and she hopes to get back on stage at some point, proving that you can take the actress out of the theatre, but you can never take the theatre out of the actress.

Outgoing OST artistic director Kathi Langston (left) with incoming artistic director Megan Piercey Monafu. OST-ETO PHOTO

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