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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Fence Me Inâ&#x20AC;? is a famous 1934 Cole Porter song that over the years has been sung by a veritable whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who of singers, ranging from Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters to Roy Rogers and Gene Autry to Kate Smith, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Nelson and Lynn Anderson. It glorifies the sentiment of riding across wide open country, free of fences. Indeed, the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand fencesâ&#x20AC;? is part of the lyrics. But for those who can stand fences and perhaps even admire them, unlike those who sing that famous â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Fence Me Inâ&#x20AC;? song, the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library is the place for you to go this month. See FENCES, page 2

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BOOKS FOR NEW SCHOOL Celebrating $1,200 worth of new of books for the library of Stittsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new public elementary school that is now under construction on Hartsmere Drive and will be opening this coming September are, from left to right, Marva Major, who has been appointed principal of the new school; Pat Lam of Stittsville Public School, who organized the recent giant Scholastic book sale at Stittsville Public School which raised the funds for the purchase of the new books for the new school; and Stittsville Public School principal Michael Malek. Ms. Major, a teacher for almost 20 years, is currently principal at Robert E. Wilson Public School. Prior to that, she was vice-principal at W.E. Gowling Public School.

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Fences at library From page 1 That’s because the display cabinet associated with the ArtSpace wall at the library is filled with an array of pioneer fences, obviously not life size but handmade miniature models of wooden rural fences found in Eastern Ontario in the late 19th century. And if you thought that there were only a couple of styles of these fences, boy, are you mistaken as the display clearly shows. Sure, there’s a log fence, barbed wire fence and a stone dyke fence but what about these others on display – a Block Fence, Snake Fence, Woven Wire Fence, Closs Fence, Bolten Fence, Indian Fence, Pole Fence, Basket Fence, Slat Fence, Patent Fence, Draper Fence, Stale Fence, Stump Fence and Russell Fence. Each one of these fence styles is displayed in miniature in the display cabinet. These miniature models of pioneer fences were all made by Alex Bowes of Lanark County and are on display at the Stittsville library courtesy of the North Lanark Regional Museum at Appleton. Alex Bowes knows what he is talking about as he built his first farm fence over half a century ago when he was 14 years old and his brother Charlie was 12. It is noted in the display that farmers always keep fences in good repair in order to keep their cattle from wandering off the property. The display also includes a copy of a book “400 Years of Log Fences” by author Eugene L. Fytche who can be contacted at 613-256-1709.

Public speakers wanted SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The contest is all ready to go. Now there needs to be some competitors. We are talking about the annual Effective Speaking Contest which is being held by the Stittsville District Lions Club in early March. It is open to students from grade 6 through grade 12, in three divisions, with the winners going on to a district competition and then possibility to further competition in Toronto in April. At the local level, there is a $100 prize for a first place finish and a $50 prize for placing second in each of the three divisions. There is an English and French category in each of the divisions which are junior for grades 6, 7 and 8; intermediate for grades 9 and 10; and senior for grades 11 and 12. Speeches at the junior level must be between 3 to 5 minutes in length. At the intermediate and senior levels, the speeches must be at least 5 minutes in length but no longer than 7 minutes. Competitors may select their own subject for the prepared speech.

Each intermediate and junior level competitor will be required to give an impromptu speech at least 2 minutes in length but not exceeding 3 minutes. The Stittsville District Lions Club would like to see as many students as possible take part in this year’s effective speaking competition. The contest is held to provide an opportunity for competitive public speaking and to stimulate self-expression and independent thinking by students. This effective speaking competition sponsored by Lions Clubs like the Stittsville District Lions club is the largest public speaking contest in Canada in both English and French. The effective speaking competition was started in 1947 and was expanded to include both English and French in 1952. It has since grown to be the largest such public speaking contest in Canada. Students wishing to compete in this year’s effective speaking contest should email Lion Esmail Merani at emerani@rogers.com.

Friendship Club executive COLLEEN DENNIS Special to the News

ANNUAL MEETING Over 50 members attended the Friendship Club’s luncheon and annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at the Stittsville District Community Centre (arena) hall. Carole Herbert was re-elected as president. Others on the executive are Gerry Sawtell as treasurer, Linda Hatt as secretary, Lorraine Gillies as membership coordinator, Claire Trudell as property chair and Rosemary Morin and Gloria Stewart as those in charge of entertainment. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME The Friendship Club invites new members to join and try out the many activities provided by the Club. A monthly luncheon is held on the last Wednesday of the month. The January, February and March luncheons will all be held at the Stittsville Community Centre’s hall. The April to December luncheons will be held at the Glen Mar Golf and Country Club. The annual membership fee is only $12 per person. Those interested should contact Lorraine at 613-599-3297. LINE DANCING Line dancing has now been added to the list of activities offered by the Friendship Club. It is offered on Wednesdays starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Stittsville District Community Centre (arena) hall. Those interested should contact Rosemary at 613836-6354. This is an enjoyable way to keep active. ACTIVITIES The Friendship Club organizes and offers a variety of programs to which everyone is invited.. Exercise is held on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville. Please contact Helen at 613-836-6766. Shuffleboard is played on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Stittsville District Community Centre (arena) hall. Please contact Shirley at 613-576-1310. Carpet bowling is held on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stittsville District Community Centre (arena) hall. Please contact Beryl at 613-836-5112.

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It was a giant cheque in more ways than one. Scotiabank in Stittsville presented a giant-sized cheque to the Stittsville Food Bank on Wednesday, Feb. 2. But more than its size was giant. The amount of the donation was also huge - $7,200. This was the proceeds from the Christmas gift basket raffle draw which Scotiabank held before Christmas. And, indeed, there was a giant aspect to this as well, as the gift basket containing over $600 worth of items was in itself giant. This latest $7,200 donation to the Stittsville Food Bank brings the total generated for the Food Bank from these pre-Christmas gift basket raffle draws at Scotiabank in the past three years to over $19,000. “So we’re over 19K, that’s phenomenal,” said Scotiabank manager Paul Stead before the presentation ceremony. It was Mr. Stead who initiated the Christmas gift basket raffle draw for the Food Bank three years ago after arriving at the Stittsville branch from a branch in Kanata where a similar draw was held to help out the Kanata Food Cupboard. This year’s giant Christmas gift basket at Scotiabank contained items ranging from a golf bag to power tools to toys to Christmas decorations to Ottawa Senators memorabilia to wine. Anyone was able to purchase a ticket in the draw by

dropping into the branch in the three week ticket-selling period leading up to the Dec. 20 draw. Tickets were sold at $5 for one or $10 for three. The bank’s customer representatives enthusiastically reminded customers about the raffle draw and encouraged the purchase of tickets. Indeed, customer representative Cathy Simpson herself was responsible for over $1,000 in ticket sales. Of course, it also helped that the giant Christmas gift basket was right there in the bank on display throughout the ticket selling period. What makes this such a great fundraising event for the Stittsville Food Bank is that Scotiabank has a program in which it matches funds raised by staff. This is why the final amount raised turned out to be the giant $7,200. There is no cost associated with the items included in the Christmas gift basket. These are all assembled at no cost to the raffle, meaning that all revenue generated by ticket sales goes directly to the Food Bank. The winner of this year’s giant Christmas gift basket raffle at Scotiabank was Doug Doane of Stittsville. It marked the lucky end of quite a year for him, a year which saw his two daughters get married and saw him sell his longtime Stittsville home and move into a new one in the Jordan Estates subdivision off Flewellyn Road just outside Stittsville. Stittsville Food Bank representatives

Shelley Brown and Janice LeBlanc were on hand on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Scotiabank to accept the $7,200 donation on behalf of the Food Bank. The funds are much needed by the Food Bank, especially to buy perishable items such as fresh

vegetables for clients. Such items are not donated in the food drives or at the Food Bank donation boxes in the community and as a result the Food Bank must have cash on hand to purchase such necessary items for its clients.

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At the presentation of a giant cheque representing a $7,200 donation to the Stittsville Food Bank from Scotiabank in Stittsville, with the funds raised thanks to the branch’s annual pre-Christmas gift basket raffle draw, are, from left to right, Scotiabank customer representative Cathy Simpson; Janice LeBlanc of the Stittsville Food Bank; Doug Doane, winner of the gift basket raffle draw; Shelley Brown of the Stittsville Food Bank; and Scotiabank branch manager Paul Stead.

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Torch blessed by Pope in 2001 used in Sickle Cell Run JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

A torch blessed by Pope John II passed through Stittsville last week. Stittsville and, more specifically, the Wildwood Steak & Chophouse at the Amberwood Golf and Country Club was the final stop on the first day of the Sickle Cell Torch of Life Run. This Sickle Cell Torch of Life Run had begun earlier in the day on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, with the torch itself lit at the Centennial Flame at 11:30 a.m. It then began its 500 kilometer, 17 day journey to Queen’s Park in Toronto, with the run’s destination at the end of the first day being its arrival in Stittsville at 5 p.m. Richard Yee, owner of the Wildwood Steak & Chophouse,

was on hand to welcome the torch and the Run participants. He had received a call out of the blue about two weeks before about the run possibly ending its first day at the Wildwood Steak & Chophouse. When he learned the cause, to publicize proposed legislation dealing with sickle cell disease as well as the need for organ and tissue donations and a national comprehensive care program for sickle cell disease, he quickly got on board and was happy to be involved with the run. Federal Liberal Member of Parliament Dr. Kirsty Duncan, who represents the Toronto area riding of Etobicoke, has proposed legislation for a national comprehensive care program for sickle cell disease. The goal is to have clinics throughout the country to provide comprehen-

sive care for adult patients living with sickle cell disease. Ontario is home to over 75 percent of Canadians living with sickle cell disease and yet there is only one facility in the province, located in Toronto, that offers an adult comprehensive care program. The run itself, which will end at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 17, is sponsored by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Canada’s Eglinton Community Support Group in conjunction with the Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ottawa and the Step By Step Organ Transplant Association. The torch had been blessed by Pope John Paul II on Sept. 5, 2001. In a radio interview the following day, he called organ and tissue donations a “genuine act of love” and he encouraged

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the torch being used in runs and walks, saying: “Let the youth carry the Torch of Life and they will inspire the world.” The torch is passing through Carleton Place, Perth, Smiths Falls, Brockville, Gananoque, Kingston, Napanee, Belleville, Trenton, Cobourg, Oshawa and Pickering before ending up in Toronto. This is not the first run involving the Torch of Life. It has been used by George Marcello, chief executive officer and founder of Step By Step Organ Transplant Association, in several walks and runs around the world, raising awareness for organ and tissue donations. It was back in 1995 that Mr. Marcello, a fitness promoter, received his own life saving liver transplant when he had only two days to live. He then decided that he wanted to change the fact at that time that Canada had one of the lowest rates of organ and tissue donations in the world. He created Step by Step Organ Transplant Association, a non-profit charitable organization, in 1998-99 with the mission to empower student participation in promoting the importance of organ and tissue donations throughout the world by bringing the issue to the attention of the public, the media and all levels of government. Organ and tissue donors are needed. For organs alone, Canada now has over 4,000 people on waiting lists. The shortage of donors is what must be overcome. Mr. Marcello has organized several runs and walks to publicize organ and tissue donation. These include a Toronto/Ottawa walk in 1997, a 2,500 kilometer walk around Ontario in 1999, a 500 community walk across Canada in 2000, a 200 commu-

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Monday, Jan. 31 was a good night for Mark Maguire. He was one of the high score winners at the four-hand euchre party hosted by the Richmond Agricultural Society at the Richmond Curling Club lounge in Richmond. But this is only part of the story. Mark also was a winner in the “Share the Wealth” draws. In fact, he won not once but twice. So it really was a good night for Mark. The other “Share the Wealth” winner was Betty Lackey while the other high score winners were Carol Brown, Joyce Cook, Dot Gifford, Clare Porter and Garnet Vaughn. Rachel Senechal and John Dawson were the winners of the most lone hands.

Theresa Casey and Clarence Seabrook were both double winners at the euchre party hosted by the Richmond Agricultural Society in Richmond on Monday, Jan. 24. Theresa Casey was one of six high score winners while she also was a “Share the Wealth” winner. The same went for Clarence Seabrook. Sylvia Yates was the other “Share the Wealth” winner while the other high score winners were Joanne Lackie, Shirley Beardsall, Garnet Vaughn and Bob McMullin. Dot Gifford and Don Holmes had the most lone hands on the evening. The Richmond Agricultural Society is hosting a series of euchre parties on Monday evenings starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Richmond Curling Club lounge through to Monday, March 21.

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS An Open Table community dinner will be held on Saturday, Feb. 19 at St. Thomas

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Accompanied by the Torch of Life vehicle, a former ambulance, as they approach the Wildwood Steak & Chophouse restaurant at the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club in Stittsville on Springbrook Drive in Stittsville on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. are Toronto police constable Ojo Tewogbade, left, who is carrying the Torch of Life, and George Marcello, right, organizer of the Sickle Cell Torch of Life Run.

Coordinators to lead SVA community events JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) has its coordinators to lead the organizing efforts for the community events being hosted by the SVA in Stittsville this year. Coordinators voluntarily stepped forward at the last SVA meeting when the list of 2011 community events was discussed. Immediate past president Metin Akgun will be the event coordinator for the annual Artists and Authors in the park event, which this year is slated for Sunday, May 29. However, Mr. Akgun indicated that he would

eventually like to step aside from organizing this event. SVA director Tanya Hein has offered to help with the coordination of the event this year. This year’s Canada Day celebrations will see SVA director Theresa Qadri as the event coordinator once again. SVA director Ken LaRue stepped forward and agreed to be the event coordinator for the Villagefest event in September. Last year Villagefest was held on the second Saturday in September, several weeks earlier than had become traditional. This was done so that the event could better accommodate the sanctioned soap box

derby which is part of Villagefest. The earlier date is better for the soap box racers and fits better with the soap box racing season. President Marilyn Jenkins, who has made it clear that she is serving a one year term only and will not be president beyond next November’s annual general meeting, agreed to be the event coordinator for the annual Christmas Parade of Lights. She did this because she will no longer be president by then. The SVA had decided to suspend holding of its Winterfest event in February for this year, with the hope of re-introducing a revamped event in 2012.

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The farms, heritage homes and churches of Richmond are featured this month on the ArtSpace wall at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library thanks to Richmond resident and library staff member Christy Pitcher. The exhibit not only includes 26 individual works of art on the wall but also a photo album containing photographs and brief descriptions of the farms, homes and churches displayed on the wall as well as some others not exhibited. Christy readily states her disclaimer that she does her art and sketching just for fun. Indeed, in her photo album, she writes about herself: “For fun I like to take photos and paint farms and old buildings.”

And some of her work has personal connections in her life. For instance, she was married almost 25 years ago at St. John’s Anglican Church in Richmond and her children have been baptized there. She remembers as a ten year old buying eggs at the Todd farm at the corner of McBean Street and Ottawa Street. And a number of her subject buildings such as the stone Loyal Orange Lodge at the corner of McBean and Strachan Streets, the historic Knox home at the same corner, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on McBean Street and the former Brown residence with its turret at the corner of Lennox and Strachan Streets are all in close proximity to her Richmond home. Christy’s artwork is done with a watercolour and ink technique, with vibrant, bright colours and a folk-art type realism at their core.

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Christy Pitcher of Richmond stands beside some of her artwork which is on display on the ArtSpace wall at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library this month.

“I like bright colours, the brighter the better,” says Christy, explaining that she finds that she is able to have more control over her painting and achieve brighter colours by not wetting her whole canvas as many watercolour artists do but just the particular area where she is working at that time. Most of her art is realistically done as she tries to portray the scene as it is, using very little artistic license. There is one scene on display, however, a milking parlour in a barn on Shea Road near Richmond, in which she did take some artistic license, adding a cow to make it an active parlour rather than the deserted one that it was at the time. A couple of her paintings on display feature tractors or wagons. Christy finds wheels on such things a challenge to do, trying to get them to look realistic and not, as she puts it, “wonky.” The corner joints of log barns are also another challenging feature to be painted. Her artwork on display, each of which has a small notation related to the date painted, ranges from the late 1990’s through to 2010. Her latest work, showing a chicken sitting on a fence, came from inspiration which Christy experienced when reading a magazine. She has placed this painting right beside the ArtSpace display cabinet which currently is featuring an exhibit about pioneer fences which ties in not only with the chicken on a fence painting but also with the other adjacent paintings showing farm scenes around Richmond. Christy gets inspiration from the historic houses, churches and farms in the Richmond area. She always takes a photo prior to doing her painting of the scene and indeed, it is these photos which are included in the photo album that is on display at the library along with her art. One of her regrets is that she never took a photo of the former one-time church and later residence of Harold Kirkham at the corner of Hamilton and McBean Streets which was gutted by fire a couple of years ago. She had always intended to do so but her intentions were euchred by the fire. But there are other Richmond buildings, such as the brick home that was beside the former Richmond Inn, which she managed to capture on film before demolition. See ART, page 7

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Arts and Culture From page 6 A number of the works on display at the library have been entered in classes at the annual Richmond Fair over the years by Christy, many of them winning ribbons. Her exhibit at the library came about quite by chance, as she had brought in some of her hobby artwork to show to fellow staff members. One thing led to another, with her artwork being featured on the ArtSpace wall in the back right corner of the library all during the month of February. The photographs on display in the album associated with Christy’s art display at the library include photographs and brief explanations of the following area buildings: the Earl Smith farm on Shea Road with its original wood silo; Reg and Mary Todd’s farm at the corner of McBean and Ottawa Streets, complete with the corewood log foundation of the barn that is no longer on the site; the

original log farm house at Stapledon on the Richmond Road; an old P.D. Duffy Ltd. truck in a field at the corner of McCordick Road and Bankfield Road near Richmond; an old log farm house near Blondehead Farm on Flewellyn Road in Goulbourn; a farm along McCaffrey Trail near Ashton, with a stone foundation barn and hay equipment in a front field; the Country Quilter premises on McBean Street in Richmond, which was a former Richmond post office site as well as the location at one time for a shoemaker, tailor and undertaker; the former Brown residence with a turret at the corner of Strachan Street and Lennox Street in Richmond; the historic Dr. Chanonhouse home built in 1986 by Henry McElroy at the corner of McBean Street and Hamilton Street in Richmond; the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds which was originally Richmond’s town hall; the Knox farm house at the corner of McBean and Strachan

Streets in Richmond, built in the 1800’s by Samuel Knox; the Loyal Orange Lodge No. 151 building at the corner of McBean Street and Strachan Street in Richmond, built in 1863 and the original location of the Bank of Nova Scotia in Richmond; the Birtch Bros. building on McBean Street at the Jock River, built around 1843 and purchased in 1905 by William and Robert Birtch who ran a store there; St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on McBean Street, built in 1884; the Munster United Church in Munster, built in 1894, featuring an offset steeple; the original Christ Church Ashton in Ashton, built in 1845 and used until 1915; the new Christ Church Ashton in Ashton, built in 1915 and featuring a round apse and spire; the Fallowfield United Church at the corner of Steeple Hill Crescent and Fallowfield Road, built about 1868 with the cornerstone laid by Sir John A. Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada; an old log fence decorated with pumpkins at the corner of Malakoff Road and Harbison Road south of Richmond, at a former cheese factory where Ian Stackhouse

lives; the Goodwood Masonic Temple on McBean Street, built in 1919; and St. John’s Anglican Church cemetery which dates back to 1834 and features a small stone building as well as the elaborate tomb of George Lyon. “Thank you to all the talented local masons and carpenters for their enduring work,” Christy writes in the photo album. Her artwork on display at the library this month includes paintings of the Earl Smith farm, a Massey Harris farm tractor, the Van Gaal farm on Garvin Road, the log farm house on Flewellyn Road, the Todd farm in Richmond, the old P.D. Duffy Ltd. truck in a field, a barn milking parlour, the Birtch Bros. store, the Dr. Chanonhouse house, the Country Quilter premises, the Loyal Orange Lodge building, the Knox house, the Dining Hall at the fairgrounds, St. John’s Anglican Church, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Christ Church Ashton, St. Augustine’s Anglican Church at Prospect, the Munster United Church and St. Clare’s Catholic Church at Dwyer Hill.

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This Saturday, Feb. 12 is the date for the Winter Book Sale being held by “A Good Read,” the used book store located at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. The regular low prices will be slashed in half for this sale. And, as a further benefit, all of the proceeds from this Winter Book Sale, as with all proceeds from the operation of “A Good Read,” which is run by volunteers, will end up going to help buy equipment and furniture for the public libraries in the Goulbourn-Rideau area, namely the Stittsville, Richmond, Munster, Manotick and North Gower branch libraries of the Ottawa Public Library. This Winter Book Sale on Saturday, Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the first sale of 2011 being held by “A Good Read,” so selection should be good. The books on sale include fiction, non-fiction, cook books, crafts, sports, biographies and current magazines.

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EDITORIAL

Richmond’s streets and arena

It’s budget setting time at Ottawa city hall these days. At the annual general meeting of the Richmond Village Association last week, the deteriorated condition of some of the streets in the village was discussed. Ottawa Street was one road that was pinpointed as in particular need of rehabilitation. Some, of course, are in good shape, such as Fortune Street since its reconstruction and Perth Street, another major reconstruction job. It would be beneficial, we would think, if the city would include in its 2011 work plan an assessment of all of Richmond’s streets and a plan for upgrading those that require some rehabilitation. There may, of course, be some streets that are going

to be torn up for infrastructure improvement work related to development in the village, specifically related to the proposed Mattamy Homes subdivision at the west side of the village, and would be rehabilitated at that time. But this does not apply to all streets and we would think that an examination of all of the village’s older streets would be a first step towards a planned rehabilitation of streets that have deteriorated and are in danger of failing. And while the city is turning its eye towards Richmond’s streets, we would suggest that it would also be welcome if the city would examine the Richmond Memorial Community Centre with a view to retrofitting the facility. Whether such a retrofit is just

mainly cosmetic with spruced up dressing rooms or whether it goes deeper, with an upgraded ice plant, lighting and rink boards, could be determined, with appropriate funding coming in future budgets. The Richmond Memorial Community Centre has served the community well and will continue to do so if it is given the care and updating needed to keep it as a well used community facility. The city of Ottawa should be examining it to ensure that it does not deteriorate and, in fact, remains a shining example of a modern, efficient, bright arena. A little money judiciously spent over the next few years could ensure that the Richmond Memorial Community Centre will continue to serve the community.

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The storm is always bigger before it arrives Reading the newspapers and watching TV, you might get the impression that storms are bigger these days. That’s difficult to know, since these things were not always measured with the precision that they are today. But it’s possible. And it’s also possible that it’s the media not the storms that are bigger. Storms are covered like never before, from every angle. CNN has photographs from space; the Weather Network has viewer videos of their driveways and tweets from people who have been looking outside. (The network also briefly turned its screen red, always a thrill.) This all comes from the arrival of 24-hour news — all-news channels competing with each other, and news websites doing the same. In the struggle to fill all that time and all that cyberspace, any story can become big big big, and the weather is a perfect topic. The process is particularly evident in the U.S., which doesn’t do very well at dealing with snow but excels at

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just to show that Americans are not alone in fearing the worst, the Toronto Globe and Mail headlined: “Southern Ontario braces for a snowy slammer.”

The storm was expected to impact 100 million people, a headline on CNN said, before it began. This in itself was an upgrade from an earlier headline: “Tens of millions of people will be affected.” Meanwhile, split screens showed various U.S. locations that were already impacted, and they all looked like Ottawa on a calm day in early December.

There is an important journalistic principle at play here, which is that you can get produce much better headlines before the event than after. The storm may not live up to expectations, but the expectations can produce some real excitement. Will this storm be the worst ever? What if it is? Will the country come to a standstill? Will people freeze? Starve? What is the White House saying? Television does this particularly well, with breathless reporters in storm gear standing in the middle of cities that are expected to be paralysed with snow, but are not yet.

“This week’s winter storm could be one for record books,” said a headline, two days before the storm arrived. “Will weather snarl Super Bowl travel?” asked another headline. And

The same principle applies to sports writing, where the Super Bowl is predicted to be the best ever, or political writing, where fireworks are predicted when Parliament resumes. If the Su-

covering it. Last week’s storm was all over the American news networks, and well before it even arrived. It was lucky that the crisis in Egypt received any coverage at all.

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per Bowl is a dud, or Parliament is peaceful (hah!), no one much notices that the predictions are wrong, since the media have already moved on to fevered speculating about other topics. Killer bees could be returning!

called, finally arrived, CNN cut to its man in St. Louis, standing there in his red jacket and hat, in the middle of what appeared to be a nice day, with little wind and just a trace of snow on the ground.

For news consumers, it’s fine too, since we would sooner read about a storm coming than about a storm arriving. And for Canadian readers, there is the added smug satisfaction of snickering at the winter rookies in the States. Even if the storm does not live up to expectations — a safe assumption — the news media are not to be denied. On the day the “colossal blizzard,” as it was

He pointed at the telephone wires above and said that they could be a problem if ice appeared, which it hadn’t yet. Then he walked over to a car and snapped an icicle off the grill, holding it up to the camera. An icicle! In winter! Has this ever happened? Meanwhile the headlines rumbled on: “Monster storm moves east.” And for all anyone knew, maybe it would.

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Suzanne Bird’s career has, you could say, gone to the dogs. No, we are serious. The former photojournalist with the Ottawa Sun now spends her time photographing dogs. Operating Urban Dog Photography since 2005 when she launched the business, albeit with many thinking her somewhat crazy to enter a field of photography that was then virtually untouched in the Ottawa area, Suzanne now has a booming home based business with a growing reputation, with her dog photographs published on the cover of the Dogs In Canada Annual for two years in a row. Dogs in Canada is Canada’s top selling pet magazine. She has also just returned from San Antonio where she underwent an examination to obtain her national certification in pet photography which she will receive once she has submitted 20 of her

images. Suzanne, who grew up in Stittsville and still lives in the area, was trained as a photo journalist and spent ten years working in the daily newspaper industry. But the changing face of newspapers and a maternity leave led her to a career change. Market research which she did during her maternity leave revealed that the Ottawa area, while home to many portrait photographers, had a dearth of photographers specializing in pets, a form of photography that was booming in other areas. A dog owner herself, Suzanne decided to enter the field, with the goal of capturing a pet’s personality and the bond that exists between a person and a dog. “I love animals, I love the owners of animals, I love the way they love their animals,” Suzanne told members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville in explaining her motivation for starting “Urban Dog Photography” when she spoke to

the Club members at their Jan. 25 meeting. It has been quite a switch from her career as a photo journalist, where she would be expected to enter an uncontrolled situation and come away with a front page photo of some sort, to her current career in which she uses all of the skills of a photo journalist but is now photographing clients and their dogs and telling their story through these photographs. She acknowledges that dogs cannot speak but as a photographer, she tries to capture what they are thinking. It all comes down to timing and knowing when to shoot and how to capture the story of that particular dog and the owner. Part of her work now involves pet bereavement photography in which she will work with a client who knows that he or she is about to lose their dog and want to remember the bond between owner and dog through photography. “I immortalize that bond for them,” Suzanne

says. She says that there is no dog that is impossible to capture appropriately in photography, although the photographer has to be flexible and understand

the differences between breeds. “There’s always a way to connect,” she says about working with dogs, saying that since entering the field, she has learned

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Theresa Qadri, left, of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, presents a gift of appreciation to pet photographer Suzanne Bird, right, after her presentation to the Rotary Club at its Jan. 25 meeting.

a lot about specific techniques that appeal to different types of dogs. For instance, high pitched noises catch a greyhound’s attention. She readily admits that she loves capturing panting shots or licking shots involving dogs. Suzanne also photographs cats but admits that cat photography is different. “Cats are probably harder,” she says, noting that basically cats are independent and do not care much about pleasing their owner or photographer. Suzanne takes part in many fundraisers for pet causes such as helping out the Humane Society. She also does a lot of location shoots at various pet stores in addition to her client-based work which is done by appointment only either at her home based business studio or on location at the client’s home. Suzanne Bird of Urban Dog Photography can be contacted at 613-836-2807 or via email at birdpix@ sympatico.ca.

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Darts, euchre at Stittsville Legion BARB VANT’SLOT Special to the News

Friday night darts is busy and fun at the Legion Hall. There are plans for a “fun” dart tournament involving another Legion branch. Sign up sheets are available for those interested in joining in on this fun. The tournament will be held on Saturday, March 5 at the Stittsville Legion Hall. The Friday night darts is successful thanks to many people who help make it work. One of these is Bev Currie who does the stats each week. She has done this for many years. Thanks, Bev. Karaoke with “Yellow Dory” was held on Saturday, Jan. 22, with another great time had by all, including several firsttimers. Corinne’s daughter, Tammy, was visiting from Newfoundland and mother and daughter sang together. Euchre is played every Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. at the Legion Hall, with everyone in the community welcome to attend. Bingo is played every Wednesday at the Legion Hall, starting at 6:45 p.m., again with everyone in the community welcome to attend. The next meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary will be held on Monday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. The next trip to the Slots will be on Wednesday, March 2. For more informa-

tion, please call Marion Gullock at 613836-5254. John Leroux and Paul Richard recently repaired the upstairs cloak room at the Legion Hall. My family and I would like to thank everyone for their kind words of sympathy on the sudden death of my fun loving cousin Steven Leigh of Scarborough, England. Joe Cosman is in the hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery. Joan Benoit had the ladies’ high score at the euchre party at the Legion Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 25, with Marion Argue placing second. Mike O’Connell had the men’s high score, with Garnet Vaughn as the runner-up. Shirley Walker had the low score while Randy Clouthier had the hidden score. Edna McKay had the most lone hands. The door prizes were won by Greg Johnston and Bobbie McGillivery. At the euchre party at the Legion Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 2, Marion Gullock had the ladies’ high score, with Rachel Stevens as the runner-up. Randy Clouthier had the men’s high score, with Dave Faubert placing second. Isabelle St. James had the low score while Sam Saunders had the hidden score. Dave Argue had the most lone hands. The door prizes were won by Alice Saunders and Oslar Johnston.

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Valentine’s Day drop-in for seniors

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It’s happening on Monday, Feb. 14, so you know what the theme is going to be: Valentine’s Day. That’s right. The next “Wise Guys and Gals Drop-In” for coffee, home baked sweets and live musical entertainment will be taking place this Monday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m.

to 11:30 a.m. at the Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. This free Valentine’s Day drop-in is the second such monthly drop in session, with the first one being held on Monday, Jan. 10. All seniors in the community are welcome. Joce Wise will be providing the musical enter-

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Four storey condo proposed for Wildpine Court SPECIAL TO THE NEWS A four storey condominium with 64 dwelling units is being proposed for a site on Wildpine Court in Stittsville. A public meeting to view the plans for this proposed development is being held

on Tuesday, Feb. 15 in the upstairs hall of the Stittsville District Community Centre (arena), starting at 7 p.m. City of Ottawa planning staff will be in attendance to answer any questions about the project. City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri will also be at the meeting.

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Raising healthy children will be the topic of an upcoming talk at the Ottawa

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Waldorf School in Stittsville. Dr. Ryan Pope, D.C., will be presenting “Changing Your Child’s Future” at the Ottawa Waldorf School on Goulbourn Street in Stittsville on Tuesday, Feb. 15 starting at 7 p.m. The talk will focus on raising healthy,

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Nerves of steel at free throw line mean victory for Goulbourn Hornets SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Here’s the scene: You are standing on the free throw line with just 1.9 seconds left in the game and the score is tied 3636. You have two shots. Will you make them and give your team the last second win or will there be another result? Well, Cole Seabrook of the Goulbourn Hornets bantam boys basketball team was facing just this scenario in the bronze medal game of the recent IEM tournament in Newmarket.

Imagine the suspense! Imagine the pressure! Imagine the drama! Cole, showing nerves of steel, stepped to the line and hit on both free throws, winning the game and the bronze medals for the team. What an ending! No wonder the tournament organizers commented that this 38-36 victory by the Hornets in the bronze medal game was the most exciting game played in the weekend tournament. It was not only the last second heroics by Cole Seabrook

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halftime break. After several lead changes in the third quarter, the Red Raiders led the Hornets by one point going into the fourth quarter. The score remained close throughout the final quarter, all leading up to Cole Seabrook’s two dramatic foul shots with only 1.9 seconds left on the clock and the game tied 36-36. Two “swishes” and the Hornets had the tournament’s bronze medals thanks to a 38-36 victory. Just how did the Hornets get to the bronze medal game in this IEM tournament in Newmarket, their first tournament of 2011, you ask? Although placed in a pool with AAA and strong AA teams from southern Ontario, the Hornets

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LYING DOWN ON THE JOB Mount Allison University Mounties’ women’s hockey team goalie Meghan Corley-Byrne of Stittsville stretches across the crease as she and some of her teammates try to prevent a goal in the Mounties’ recent game against the St. Thomas University Mounties.

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It was three games in three days for the Stittsville Royals over the weekend. The outcome of all three was the same which was not good news for the Royals – three losses. It all began on Friday, Feb. 4 when the Royals travelled to Perth to take on the Valley division leading Perth Blue Wings. After a scoreless first period, the Blue Wings struck for two goals in the second period to go up by a 2-0 count heading into the third period. Another three Perth goals in the third period sealed the fate for the Royals who did manage to get on the scoreboard with a goal by David Nelson, his 12th of the campaign. Both teams had 36 shots on goal in this game. The Royals hit the road again last Saturday, Feb. 5, travelling to Almonte to face the hometown Thunder. The Royals scored two goals in the last minute of the third period to make the final score a close 5-4 verdict in favour of Almonte. Almonte had sealed the victory with an outburst of three straight goals in the second period after the game had been tied up at 2-2. Scoring for the Royals in this game were Steve Genier, Scott Barnes, Anthony Kell and Deklan Loth. The Thunder directed 50 shots at Royals’ netminder Erik Miksik while the

Royals had 40 shots on the Thunder goal. Back home in the friendly confines of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6, the Royals entertained the Arnprior Packer. The Royals jumped out into a quick 30 lead, scoring three goals in a 53 second span. However, Arnprior came back with two goals near the end of the period to cut the Royals lead to 3-2 going into the second period. After the Royals scored early in the second period to make it 4-2, the Packers stormed back with five unanswered goals to lead 7-4 going into the third period. The third period was scoreless, with the game ending with a 7-4 win for the visiting Arnprior Packers. Deklan Loth, Matt Kadolph and Dave Borden with two scored for the Royals in this game. The Packers had 35 shots on the Royals’ goal in this game while the Royals directed 33 shots at the Arnprior net. The Stittsville Royals are in fifth place in the six-team Valley division of the Metro/Valley Conference of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League, with a record of 12 wins, 25 losses, one tie and two overtime losses, good for 27 points. The division leading Perth Blue Wings have 62 points. The Royals play their final regular season home game this coming Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex against the visiting Almonte Thunder.

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chalked up a 45-41 win. The day, though, was not over for the Hornets as they had to go up against the undefeated and highly ranked Oakville Vytis No. 1 team. The Hornets, adjusting to the high pressure defense used by the Oakville squad, led 12-11 after the first quarter. A close second quarter saw the score tied 26-26 at half time. At the beginning of the second half, the Hornets fell behind by 11 points but they fought back, trailing by only six points going into the fourth quarter. But victory was not to be theirs in this game, as the Hornets ended up losing 63-51 to the Oakville team. Indeed, this Oakville team went on to be the tournament champion.

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Application forms and guidelines can also be obtained by visiting www.ottawa.ca/youngatart or by contacting Mike Taylor, Young at Art Co-ordinator at 613-580-2424, ext. 29288 or mike.taylor@ottawa.ca. The deadline for is March 4. For more information on Young At Art, visit the following link: http://ottawa.ca/residents/arts/for_artists/opportunities/young/index_en.html. City celebrates record breaking Clean the Capital campaigns in 2010 I would like to thank all residents across the city for making the 2010 fall and spring clean up campaigns the most successful to date. In 2010, more than 91,300 volunteers participated in 1,400 litter and grafﬁti cleanup projects across Ottawa It amazes me each year how the number of participants increases. It shows me the passion that the residents of this city have to ensure that it is clean. We should all share the same enthusiasm and if you haven’t signed up for one of these campaigns, I encourage you to do so. For the 2011 Spring Clean campaign, residents are able to register beginning March 15th on the City of Ottawa’s website. Thank you for making Ottawa a beautiful looking city. Road maintenance through winter season My ofﬁce has been receiving many calls and e-mails with residents concerned on how the City of Ottawa prioritizes road maintenance after a snowfall. Please note the following road maintenance class examples: • Class 1: High Priority Roads (Highway 174/Transitway) • Class 2: Arterial Roads (Hunt Club/March Road/Kinburn Road) • Class 3: Major Collector Roads (Meadowlands Drive) • Class 4: Minor Collector Roads (MacLaren Street) • Class 5: Residential Roads (Taffy Lane) Clearing snow on your property

An applicant is proposing to build a four storey condominium complex with 64 dwelling unites. Parking is being proposed for both an underground structure and an on surface lot located at the rear of the building for a total of 68 parking spaces.

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The main entrance to the building and parking areas is planned to be on Wildpine Court. The site design features landscaping adjacent to the proposed complex and a small parkette at 1335 Stittsville Main directly adjacent to the intersection of Stittsville Main Street and Wildpine Court.

Snow removal equipment may be damaged by the metal markers used by residents to deﬁne their property line for private snow removal. As well, posting these markers right at the edge of the roadway may cause more snow to be placed in the travelled portion of the roadway and can compromise safety. Homeowners may continue to deﬁne their property line by using wooden markers that should be no larger than a hockey stick.

To view the plans of what is being proposed, it is crucial to attend this meeting. In attendance will be city planners who will be there to answer any questions and handle any concerns residents may have regarding the project. For more information on the project, please visit my website at www.shadqadri.com. City seeks young artists for Young at Art 2011 For the sixth consecutive year, the City of Ottawa invites young artists between the ages of 12 and 19 to enter Young at Art. Works selected for Young at Art 2011 will be displayed in Ottawa community galleries and will be recognized at award presentations. Three Young at Art exhibitors will be awarded studio space at the Nepean Creative Arts Centre for the months of July and August. Application forms are now available at secondary schools across the city as well as Ottawa Public Library branches.

For more information on the City’s road maintenance, please visit the section on its website at http://ottawa. ca/residents/onthemove/driving/index_en.html. Always listening and acting on your concerns As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can improve Stittsville. Please contact our ofﬁce anytime by phone at 613-5802476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca. My ward ofﬁce is located in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. The hours of operation for the winter are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturdays 9-1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. 447944

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From page 12 And as for team play, take note that eight different Hornets scored in this game. The fourth quarter rally featured the Hornets winning the battles in the paint and hitting on key free throws, sealing the victory. The next game was the Hornets’ first encounter of the tournament against the Niagara Falls Red Raiders, their ultimate victims in the bronze medal game. The Hornets led this initial encounter 28-11 at half time but the Red Raiders launched a second half comeback that got them back in the game. Key to this comeback was their outside shooting, with a trio of three pointers leading the way. However, the Hornets managed to withstand the Red Raiders flurry and

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Stittsville’s “karate kid” Bren Hunter has started off the 2011 tournament season with a bang. On Saturday, Jan. 22, he competed in the World Karate Association (WKA) circuit’s AAAAA rated Classique Sport Action in Ste-Therese, Quebec where he captured a first in Open Weapons, a second in Point Fighting and two thirds, one in Traditional Weapons and one in Musical Weapons. On the following weekend, Bren was right back in competition, this time in the Sunfuki Rive-Nord competition in SteTherese. He once again finished first in Open Weapons while picking up seconds in both Open Kata Forms and Traditional Weapons and a third in Musical Weapons. Bren competes in the boys’ 12 and under Black Belt division. Bren, who trains at the CSMA Academy in Kanata, is now pre-

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how he or she does it. Nominations are now being accepted on the SMHA website. Rory Bradley was a SMHA coach for many years and also served on the SMHA management council. He was the juvenile hockey convenor at the time of his death last year. His funeral was held on the ice pad at the Stittsville District Community Centre arena, with the arena packed with family, friends and admirers.

Double overtime loss SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The Stittsville Blaze are coming close. For the second straight tournament, this Stittsville peewee B house league team was the bridesmaid, not the bride, losing again in the championship final. It happened in the recent 16 team tournament in Petawawa when the Blaze lost 3-2 to the Ottawa Centre Blizzard in the final. And it was close, because it took double overtime to determine the winner. Kamil Kassis and Caelan Anderson scored for the Blaze in the championship final. The Blaze, who had two wins and a tie in the tournament’s preliminary round to finish first in the division, defeated the Clarence Creek Castors 5-2 in quarter-final play. Advancing to semi-final action, the Blaze then beat the Ottawa Centre Ballistic 4-2, earning a trip to the championship final. Blaze goalie Callem McConomy was solid throughout the tournament, picking up a pair of MVP awards during the weekend. This was the second straight tournament in which the Stittsville Blaze lost in the championship final. On Jan. 9, the Blaze dropped a 4-1 decision to the West End East Enders in a tournament final. Members of the Stittsville Blaze are Colin Pybus, Brendon Castrucci, Christian Rolston, Corby McCormick, Alex Taylor, Jack Burnett, Ian Caughey, Megan MacCrae, Zachary Lawrence, Greg Whitworth, Jared Oviatt, Kamil Kassis, Caelan Anderson, Kian Shepard and Callem McConomy. The team is coached by Dave McCormick, Rob Anderson and Al Caughey while Paul Taylor is the trainer. A second Stittsville team at this recent Petawawa tournament, the Stittsville peewee B Stampede, also compiled a record of two wins and a tie in the preliminary round to win the division. However, in quarter-final action, the Stampede dropped a 4-2 decision to the Barry’s Bay Kodiaks.

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West Ottawa Soccer Club (WOS) players are going to have a professional looking and similar gear to wear this coming season. This is all the result of a new partnership with Umbro Canada which is becoming the official supplier of WOS soccer gear. WOS, now the second largest soccer club in Canada, was formed last fall after the Goulbourn and Kanata Soccer Clubs voted to merge. The new entity also includes competitive-level teams from the Almonte and West Carleton Soccer Clubs. “We are very pleased that Umbro has partnered with us to ensure that our athletes, coaches and volunteers have a professional look and comfortable gear to wear,” said WOS president Brian Mason, noting that the partnership will ensure a consistent look for all WOS players in the future. The partnership means that WOS players will have the exclusive opportunity to wear the same soccer kit as Team Canada. In addition, all representative level teams will sport the same equipment, fostering a sense of team and camaraderie. The players will also be sporting a new crest featuring a stylized maple leaf, a circle of soccer balls and the Club’s name, West Ottawa Soccer. The new crest was designed to evoke a sense of Canadian pride, professionalism and community. The crest is also being viewed as a club building tool. “We are proud that we are now amongst the largest clubs in the country and want to showcase this pride publicly on all our merchandise, president Mason said. As for Umbro Canada, it is looking forward to a long association with WOS. “From the beginning of the selection process, we have felt the synergies between the club and our brand,” said Mike Shoemaker, Umbro’s national sales manager. “We look forward to a long partnership and to providing all WOS members with a brand they will be proud to wear as the club prospers in the coming years,” he added. The new WOS soccer gear can be purchased directly through Disalvo’s, the soccer retailer on record for WOS merchandise. A percentage of sales at Disalvo’s go to benefit WOS. Umbro is a longtime name involved with soccer sportswear. Founded in 1924, it claims to have invented soccer sportswear and tailoring. When Manchester City won the FA Cup in 1934, the players were wearing Umbro’s first major football kit.

Rhythmic gymnast Caroline Liang of Stittsville grabbed a fourth place finish overall at the Etobicoke Olympium last weekend.

A member of the Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Caroline, who is 10, finished fourth overall in the 4A category of the competition. This was the first invitational competition of the season for members of the Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club. The Kanata Club gymnasts are now preparing for two upcoming competitions.

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The Golden Apple Award, presented by the Majic 100 radio station in partnership with Alterna Savings, recognizes great teachers. It is presented each week, with the recipient drawn randomly from all of the nominations received, telling how a teacher has made a difference or has helped with schooling or sports or has been a positive role model for students. One of these prized Golden Apple Awards, along with a $500 bursary provided by Alterna Savings going to a school activity or project of the teacher’s choice, was presented at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Stittsville on Thursday, Feb. 3. Recipient of the Golden Apple Award was teacher Philip Walsh who has taught at the school since 1994. He was nominated for the award by one of his students, Lauren Treffers, who noted all of the extra effort which he puts into teaching his students. Bill Parker of Majic 100 and Christopher Scott of Alterna Savings were on hand at the school to formally present the Golden Apple Award and bur-

sary to Mr. Walsh. It happened at a surprise assembly for Mr. Walsh and his class as the other students in the school had quietly assembled in the gymnasium, quite a feat since Mr. Walsh’s classroom is right at the entrance to the gym. But it was accomplished in silence and when Mr. Walsh led his class into the gymnasium, he was greeted with applause as well as the surprise presence of his wife and two children, there to witness his receipt of the award. In his remarks on receiving the award, Mr. Walsh noted that it was a great honour to receive such an award and admitted that it was a very humbling experience. In acknowledging the $500 which accompanies the award, he said that this money is for the whole school and everyone is going to have to think about what should be done with it to help make Holy Spirit School an even better place. He said that it is very easy to be a good teacher at Holy Spirit because of the presence of such great students, telling them that they should give themselves a pat on their collective back since they deserve the award as much as he does. See AWARD, page 21

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Members of Philip Walsh’s class at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Stittsville who are celebrating his selection as a recipient of the Golden Apple Award presented by Majic 100 and Alterna Savings are, from left to right, front row, kneeling, Bryanna Watt, Bill Parker of Majic 100, who presented the award to Mr. Walsh at the school on Thursday, Feb. 3, Lauren Treffers, who nominated Mr. Walsh for the award, Mr. Walsh, Chloe Doherty, Christopher Scott of Alterna Savings and Nicole Murphy; middle row, left to right, Danielle Theoret, Tierney Sterling, Danielle Sinclair, Mia Andrew, Isabel Borsodi, Sarah Willis, Sophie Shavrnoch, Jessica Aiello, Brent Castrucci, Mark MacIssac, Sasha Thomson, Jackson Kerbl and Julian Lowery; and, back row, left to right, Jayden Cole, Brent Goodwin, Mitchell Lowery, Michael Rowan, Caitlyn Doiron and Mathew Eardley. Missing from the picture is student Kevin Johnson. 447823

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With a giant cheque representing the $500 donation which accompanies the awarding of the Golden Apple Award by radio station Majic 100 and Alterna Savings to Holy Spirit Catholic School teacher Philip Walsh are, at the front, holding the cheque, Holy Spirit Catholic School student Lauren Treffers, left, who submitted the nomination of her teacher Mr. Philip Walsh for the award, and Mr. Walsh, right; and, back row, left to right, Mr. Walsh’s family – his wife Angela Walsh, his daughter Laura Walsh and his son Riley Walsh.

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Finalists in People’s Choice Business Awards JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

It’s awards galore at the end of February. Not only will the 83rd academy awards be presented on Sunday, Feb. 27 but also, closer to home, the 12th annual People’s Choice Business Awards of the Kanata Chamber of Commerce will be handed out on Thursday, Feb. 24. This will happen at a gala banquet at the Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata where 26 awards in a variety of categories ranging over the geographic areas of Goulbourn, Kanata and West Carleton will be awarded. These awards are meant to celebrate business excellence in the Goulbourn, Kanata and West Carleton areas. Nominations for these People’s Choice Business Awards were received by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce last December and online voting for the nominees took place online from Jan. 1 to Jan. 26. For the first time this year, the finalists in the various categories are being asked for a submission to validate their nomination. Also this year there have been some extra categories added , specifically for technology business and professional services busi-

ness. In addition, the Citizen of the Year award this year will go to just one recipient for the whole area covered by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce rather than a separate recipient for Goulbourn, West Carleton and Kanata, as in past years. Tickets are still available for the gala awards banquet. They can be obtained through the Kanata Chamber of Commerce website. The finalists for the People’s Choice Business Awards for Goulbourn this year are as follows: Best Community Supported/Non Profit Organization – Friends of Hospice Ottawa, Main Street Community Services, Stittsville Food Bank, Stittsville Relay for Life and Stittsville Village Association; Best Tourism Business – Amberwood Golf & Country Club, Canadian Golf & Country Club, Goulbourn Museum, Karters Korner and Saunders Farm; Best Health & Wellness Business – Blue Bamboo Yoga, Bridlewood Trails Retirement Community, Foundations Med Spa & Salon, Mahogany Salon & Spa and Main Street Optical; Best New Business – Bridlewood Trails Retirement Community, Foundations Med Spa & Salon, Sonya Kinkade Design, The Vac Shack and With Love Bridal Boutique; Best Large Business – Adam Kittle Enterpris-

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He has been there since the organization was formed 14 years ago. He has been its president and a longtime director. His best known legacy can be seen on the exterior of the Richmond Memorial Community Centre arena, namely the murals of the Richmond Heritage Gallery. And now he has stepped down as a director. At the annual general meeting of the Richmond Village Association in Richmond on Tuesday, Feb. 1, it was announced that Ted Brown, the group’s inaugural president and longtime director, was stepping down as a director. Over the years since the RVA’s founding in 1997, he has been involved in many of its activities and projects but he is particularly associated with the RVA’s mural project which has seen six murals depicting various events in the history of Richmond erected on the exterior of the Richmond Memorial Community Centre arena. Mr. Brown inaugurated this project and got much of the funding required for its launch and its ongoing development. He has been a driving force behind the creation and erection of all six of the murals which are now in place on the arena. While stepping down as an RVA director, he did volunteer to continue to be involved with the mural project. Mr. Brown received a round of applause from those at the annual general meeting in appreciation of his work over the years for the RVA. The RVA executive is also losing longtime director Judy Wagdin who announced at the annual general meeting that she was stepping down as an RVA director. However, she said that she would be remaining involved as an associate director to continue helping organize the Christmas time events such as the Lighting of the Park ceremony. However, while the RVA executive was losing two of its longtime directors, it was joined by a new director, Heather Martineau. Don Flanders continues as president of the RVA.

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The Renfrew Victoria Hospital offers a complete range of inpatient and outpatient services, including Regional Programs in Nephrology, Oncology and Chemotherapy administration. We are currently seeking a full-time PHYSIOTHERAPIST and a part-time HEALTH RECORDS TECHNICIAN.

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Family Luncheon and Magic Show JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

There’s nothing like magic. That’s why you should mark down Saturday, Feb. 12 on your calendar as it will be an opportunity to witness and enjoy a magic show. Yes, that’s right. Magic will be on display at a Family Luncheon and Magic Show This Saturday, Feb. 12 at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street in Richmond.

But there will be more than a magic show, as if the magic were not enough. There will also be lunch served right at your table, face painting, children’s entertainment and raffles. This is all taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church hall that day. And the best part of it all is that the cost will be only five dollars per person, with anyone under two years of age being admitted free. Now, that’s truly a magical price tag. Tickets can be obtained by calling 613-838-4459.

Chair Phil Sweetnam re-elected SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Stittsville businessman Phil Sweetnam is continuing as chair of the Carp Landfill Community Liaison Committee (CLCLC). He was re-elected to the position at the CLCLC’s

first meeting of 2011 on Thursday, Feb. 3. Vincent Lavoie was elected as secretary. At this same meeting, the CLCLC heard a presentation on landfill gas engine stack testing issues, learned about the Ontario Ministry of the

Environment’s calculations for “contaminating life span” and received a presentation on proposed leachate treatment. The committee discussed work done at the Carp Road landfill site to stabilize the landfill’s slopes.

Loud music attracts police to vehicle SPECIAL TO THE NEWS If you are going to party with illegal drugs, don’t do it parked on a quiet residential street with loud music playing from the vehicle. That’s a recipe for arrest. Just ask two 17 year old males who just before midnight on a recent Thurs-

day were parked on Mary Hill Crescent in Richmond, playing loud music in their dark coloured vehicle and disturbing the neighbourhood. Upon investigation by the Ottawa Police Service, the two young males were found to be in possession of over 40 grams of hash as well as a small quantity of marijuana.

Non-urgent patients get a boost in the MRI waiting game Nicolas Ruszkowski Nicolas Ruszkowski VP, Communications Ottawa Hospital It has been a year since an old friend, Ron Guirguis, left Ottawa for New York City. I’m thinking of him because he would have liked the announcement made last week by Ottawa-Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi and new Champlain Local Health Integration Network CEO Alex Munter that the Ontario Government would invest $506,500 to increase access to MRI scans in Ottawa until March 31, 2011. Ron played football in high school and university, for a total of almost 6 years. The impact on his knees was terrible. While he remains active, he is limited in the kinds of sports he can undertake.

emergency, they are considered non-urgent, and they wait for MRI scans an average of 170 days, with some waiting as long as 220 days. 4,000 such patients await an MRI scan right now. For almost 3,000 of these patients, last week’s announcement represents a big relief. The funding will allow The Ottawa Hospital, The Queensway Carleton Hospital and the Montfort Hospital to make a signiﬁcant dent in region’s MRI waiting list. As Paula Doering, The Ottawa Hospital’s VicePresident, Clinical Programs responsible for Diagnostic Imaging said on behalf of the three hospitals, “staff have risen and accepted the challenge of picking up these necessary shifts. In addition to that, our radiologists have assured us that they will adjust their schedules to meet the increased volume and ensure timely reports are available.” The team effort builds on an increasingly aggressive approach to providing MRI services, with hospitals operating their scanners between 16 to 18 hours a day.

He plays touch football with a massive knee brace. He can no longer play hockey or skate. He takes on other activities knowing his knees may not withstand the effort.

Until 2008, the Champlain LHIN had the longest MRIs wait times in Ontario, up to 294 days. Since then, two new MRI machines have been added, for a total of 8, which has been a major factor in the region’s improved performance.

Others patients have an even harder time. Their knee, back, hip, ankle or other joint pain is chronic. Since they don’t, however, face a medical

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Jazz Cafe at South Carleton SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

You can sit back and enjoy the toe tapping jazz music. Or you can don your dancing shoes and take to the dance floor. Both will be acceptable at the upcoming mardi gras Jazz Café being held at South Carleton High School in Richmond. This first ever Jazz Café at South Carleton will be held this Friday, Feb. 11 starting at 7 p.m. It is open to both students and all members of the general public. Featured will be not only the junior and senior jazz bands of South Carleton High School but also the professional Aardvark Dance Band which has signed on to perform two sets during the evening. The junior and senior jazz bands at South Carleton are exceptional. The ju-

nior band is made up of students from grades 9 and 10 while the senior band is comprised mainly of students from grades 11 and 12. Both of these bands rehearse weekly and perform on various occasions throughout school year. The senior jazz band is performing at the Capital Region Music Fest in March while the junior jazz band will be playing at the Kiwanis Music Festival in April. Admission charge for the Jazz Café will be $10 for adults, $8 for students aged 13 to 18, $4 for children aged 3 to 12 and children 2 and under free. Refreshments will be served. Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased in advance by calling Mrs. Roberta Archibald at 613-8382212, ext. 143.

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Costumed characters from both the past and present and photographs are both going to be featured in this year’s Heritage Day celebration hosted by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. This Heritage Day celebration will be held on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 1

p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Held in collaboration with the Stittsville library, the theme of this year’s Heritage Day celebration will be “Goulbourn Past and Present, Old and New.” There will be costumed characters present, representing some of Goulbourn’s characters from

the past, as well as some “characters” from today. At this Heritage Day celebration, the Historical Society will be showcasing the photos submitted in its recent first-ever photo competition, featuring scenes from Goulbourn township. Refreshments will be available at this Heritage Day celebration. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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