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SWINGING THE BIG STICK Joan Savoie of the Dirt Devils bats in Goulbourn Ladies Lob Ball League action in front of catcher Joan Cochrane-Lyle of the Dugout Divas, right, and umpire Todd McDonald, centre, background. The League wrapped up its playoffs on Tuesday, Aug. 30 with the Littles team as the A side playoff champions. See pages 12 & 13.

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How about clocks? Yes, that’s right, clocks.

They will be front and centre at the Villagefest 2011 activities at Village Square Park in downtown Stittsville this coming Saturday, Sept. 10.

That’s because the Canadian Clock Museum will be there with a major display of clocks.

The Canadian Clock Museum, which bills itself as Canada’s only clock museum, is located in Deep River. Founded in 2000 by Allan Symons as his personal millennium retirement project, the Museum now boasts a collection of almost 2,000 horological items. This includes a major focus on clocks made by the Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company of Kitchener from 1904 to 1941, Westclox Canada of Peterborough from 1920 to the mid 1980’s and two Toronto companies operated by Harry Snider from 1950 to 1976.

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On Tuesday, Sept. 6, an Ottawa Police Services cruiser sits in front of the home in the Jackson Trails subdivision in Stittsville that was extensively damaged by fire on Labour Day evening.

Just finished home hit by fire SPECIAL TO THE NEWS A second home about to receive its first owners has been ravaged by fire.

Early on Friday, Sept. 2, a model home on Loreka Court in the Hartin Street area off Hazeldean Road was severely damaged by a fire, now said to be as a result of arson. A similar fire has now happened again, just three days later.

On Monday, Sept. 5, Ottawa Fire Services firefighters responded to a call at 7:41 p.m. about a two storey single family home in the Jackson Trails subdivision in Stittsville. The home had just been finished and occupancy was taking place in two weeks’ time.

Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames in the basement of the home. Entering the building, firefighters began extinguishing the fire but due to the amount of fire damage in the basement and the risk of a possible floor collapse, the firefighters were pulled out.

Firefighters also took up positions to protect neighbouring homes that were exposed to the fire. The fire spread to the main floor and second floor of the home.

A total of 12 fire vehicles and more than 40 firefighters were on scene to battle the blaze. No injuries were reported. Estimated damage from the fire is $250,000.

Cause of the fire is not yet known. The fire is now under investigation.

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A single family two storey model home in Stittsville has been severely damaged by fire.

Ottawa Fire Services firefighters received a call at 1:16 a.m. on Friday, Sept.

2 about the fire on Loreka Court, a new residential street on the north side of Hazeldean Road between Hartin Street and an industrial building to the west which accommodates Abbotsford Moving among other businesses.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, the rear of the house and its attic at 176 Loreka Court were fully involved with fire. Firefighters entered the home to confirm that there were no occupants in-

Photo courtesy of Marc Messier, Ottawa Fire Services

The rear of the new home on Loreka Court in Stittsville displays the charred evidence of the fire which caused an estimated $250,000 damage in the early morning of Friday, Sept. 2.

side. A total of 25 firefighters along with 11 fire vehicles eventually ended up at the scene.

The firefighters managed to get the fire under control by 2:03 a.m.

The rear exterior and interior portion of the house sustained heavy fire damage while the roof was completely destroyed.

There was heavy smoke and water damage sustained throughout the building.

The home had been serving as a model home for this new residential subdivision and was unoccupied. However, it was completely furnished and the interior included a real estate agent’s office that was staffed during the days.

The home had been sold and a family of four was scheduled to move into the house in two weeks’ time.

Estimated damage to the home, which carried a price tag of over $500,000, is $200,000, with another $50,000 loss in contents.

The fire is believed to have started at the rear exterior of the home and then spread into the first floor, advancing to the second floor and eventually into the attic.

After investigation by the Ottawa Fire Services and the Ottawa Police Service arson unit, the fire has been determined to have been caused by arson.

This was the only house built so far on Loreka Court. It apparently was hit in the past by vandals who broke in, destroying windows. Klinger Homes Inc., a Stittsville/Kanata area homebuilder who has been building custom homes since 1999, is building single family homes on 50 foot wide lots in this new subdivision.

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Klinger Homes Inc. in this new subdivision range in price from $534,900 to $554,900. In addition, Klinger Homes Inc. will build a home based on a purchaser’s own custom design.

Catherine Swift, a sales representative at Royal LePage Team Realty, has been

handling the sale of new homes in the subdivision for Klinger Homes Inc. This home which has been severely damaged by fire was the location for a model home preview hosted by Klinger Homes Inc. and Catherine Swift on Thursday, July 21.

Photo courtesy of Wanda Keenan

Flames and smoke rise from the new home on Loreka Court in Stittsville as an early morning fire on Friday, Sept. 2 causes an estimated $250,000 damage.

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This is being held as a family event, recommended for children ages 4 to 12. Parent accompaniment is required.

At the session, besides making these scarecrows, participants will make fall themed crafts to take home. The scarecrows will not be going home with the participants but will be remaining at the Museum and will also travel with Museum staff to local fall fairs. Those planning to attend are urged to wear plaid or fall colours to add to the fun aspect of the afternoon.

Registration is only $3 per child. Parents should call 613-8312393 or should email education@ goulbournmuseum.ca to guarantee a spot at this session.

In addition, the Museum is also accepting donations of clothing which will be used in making the scarecrows. Any clothing left over will be donated to a local charity.

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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Another Open Table Community Dinner is coming up.

This free supper will be served on Saturday, Sept. 17 at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner served at 5 p.m. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend and enjoy not only this tasty dinner but also the fellowship of Stittsville friends and neighbours.

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He notes how the band members have such a good time on stage that the feeling is infectious, spreading to the audience.

“You can see it spreading as their fan base continues to grow with every show,” he notes.

Members of The Fairest are Connor Riddell, 14, lead guitar, a grade ten student at Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville; Evan Bunkis, 15, bass, who also is a grade ten student at Sacred Heart; Carter Peak, 13, drums, a grade nine student at Mother Theresa High School in Barrhaven; and JA Slachta, 14, vocals and guitar, a grade nine student at St. Mark High School in Manotick.

These band members are committed to writing their own songs. To date they have five originals with a couple more to be completed soon. Their music is original and can best be described as classic rock with a contemporary flavour.

This summer The Fairest has won two Battle of the Bands competitions, competing mainly against adult bands. At the Barrhaven Battle of the Bands, The Fairest was up against 23 other bands. Victory earned the band the opportunity to play the main stage of the Canada Day celebrations in Barrhaven.

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Winning two Battle of the Bands competitions.

Recording in a studio. Performing at the historic band shell at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Yes, it’s been quite a summer for the Stittsvillebased band “The Fairest.”

And it’s not over, as this Saturday, Sept. 10, the band will be performing on stage at Villagefest at Village Square Park in downtown Stittsville.

The band, formed only six months ago, has been receiving enthusiastic response not only from audiences but also from wellknown musicians.

Tyler Armes, bass player of the band Down With Webster who was the celebrity judge at Ex Fest, a Battle of the Bands competition at the band shell at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, gave the band a rave review.

Dan Hay, the band’s coach who has experienced his own success in the past with the band Fully Down and who plays festivals like Bluesfest with his current band Amos the Transparent, predicts a huge future for the band.

“The Fairest are bringing back what made rock ‘n roll fun in the 80’s and early 90’s,” he writes in an email about the band.

tle against eight other bands. This was followed by an online coastto-coast vote for the opportunity to play at the historic band shell at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. This ended up happening on Tuesday, Aug. 23 where The Photo courtesy of Scott Riddell Fairest was on Members of the Stittsville-based band stage with all of the top unsigned The Fairest are, from left to right, Carter Peak, drums; JA Slachta, vocals acts in Ontario.

At the band and guitar; Evan Bunkis, bass; and shell, The Fairest Connor Riddell, lead guitar. performed a 30 minute set, a perpeted in qualifying events formance which produced held in Hamilton, Kitchenrave reviews from both the er, Barrie, Brampton, Loncelebrity judges and the don, Kingston, Peterborconcert promoter. ough, Toronto and, oh yes, Although The Fairest has Ottawa. These bands comalways been the youngest peted for one of nine spots band in every competition up for grabs at the Canadian entered, the band has develNational Exhibition(CNE) oped a high energy set with event, performing in front blazing guitar solos and a of hundreds at the CNE heavy beat that captures band shell. The CNE band the support of audiences of shell celebrated its 75th anall ages. niversary this year. Built in The band has won record1936 and modeled after the ing time and has been in Hollywood Bowl, the CNE the studio recently, working band shell is a favourite on a product that should be with CNE visitors. The Caready in the early fall. nadian National Exhibition Ex Fest: the Battle of the is Canada’s largest fair and Bands at the Canadian Naone of the top ten fairs in tional Exhibition is one of North America. Founded in the biggest independent 1879, the CNE attracts more music events in Canada, than 1.2 million visitors hosted by Supernova.com. over 18 days.

A total of 210 bands com-

Drive thru, help raise funds SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Tim Hortons has a drive-thru. McDonald’s has a drive-thru. The local banks have drive-thru’s. So why not a church?

At least this is what will be the case at the Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville for one morning. It is a fundraising event in which the church is raising funds to help out the villagers of Seje in Kenya who are striving to survive with very little food and water, along

with trying to deal with life threatening diseases.

This “Drive-Thru Fundraiser” will operate from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 10 and here’s how it will work. Fair trade coffee, apple juice boxes, muffins and cookies will be served through the drive-thru “window” set up at the church. All of the monies raised through this will go to help in Seje.

This fundraiser is part of the Kingdom Assignment project that Pastor Steve Stewart issued to Community

Bible Church parishioners on Sunday, May 29, when he handed out $100 bills to 100 of them, challenging them to use the money to make a positive impact on the world, “to pay it forward,” as it were. The money came from an anonymous donor.

Helping the villagers of Seje in Kenya is not only part of the Kingdom Assignment project but also is part of an ongoing Community Bible Church initiative to establish an ongoing commitment to support this village in Kenya.

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Clocks at Villagefest but lots more including ‘people parade’ is an additional hope that many will take the opportunity to decorate a bicycle or wagon or wear an outrageous hat or costume. Indeed, there are going to be prizes for the best decorated bicycles and wagons and hopefully for the best hats and costumes as well.

Those taking part should assemble at Moss Hill Trail and Abbott Street at 11 a.m., with the people parade leaving this assembling point at 11:15 a.m. for the walk to Village Square. The people parade is expected to arrive at Village Square just before 12 noon where an opening ceremony for Villagefest will take place. This will include a minute of silence in memory of the tenth anniversary of 9-11 the next day.

Villagefest, which is meant as a celebration of the passing summer and a welcoming of autumn, has become an annual Stittsville tradition since its founding in the early 1990’s. It used to have a major parade with floats and bands that went along Stittsville Main Street but this ceased a couple of years ago. This year’s people parade marks a return to having a parade associated with the event.

The Canadian Clock Museum, which will have a major display of clocks at Village Square for this year’s Villagefest, is a non-profit, private museum dedicated to collecting, preserving, researching and exhibiting the products of Canada’s clock manufacturers and sellers from the early 1800’s to the present day.

The Museum began in 2000 thanks to an initial donation of more than 600 clocks, watches and related horological documents provided by Allan Symons, the Museum’s founder and first manager

and curator.

The Canadian Clock Museum operates thanks to admission fees, cash donations, grants from agencies such as the Ontario Trillum Foundation and ongoing finan-

cial support by Mr. Symons.

The Museum is registered with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency as a charitable organization. Tax receipts are issued for donations.

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From page 1 But clocks will be only one of the features at Villagefest 2011 this Saturday, Sept. 10. There are going to be horsedrawn carriage rides, a talent show, musical entertainment by the Stittsville concert band, the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and local rock bands, Scottish dancing and more.

The Goulbourn Township Historical Society will have members dressed in historical costumes wandering through the crowd.

Youngsters will be able to have a great time thanks to an assortment of games organized by Youth Connexion, Stittsville’s youth program. The Stittsville Boy Scouts will be on hand with an oldfashioned corn roast.

All of this will be happening at Village Square Park at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Abbott Street from noon through to 4 p.m.

But the Villagefest activities will really be getting underway at 11 a.m. when everyone in the community is urged to be at the intersection of Moss Hill Trail (the street going into Sacred Heart High School) and Abbott Street for a “People Parade” to Village Square that will launch this year’s Villagefest.

Abbott Street from Iber Road west to Stittsville Main Street is being blocked off to traffic so that this People Parade can take place.

While just being there and taking part in this leisurely stroll along Abbott Street from Moss Hill Trail to Village Square is what the Stittsville Village Association, organizer of Villagefest, hopes will be on everyone’s agenda for the day, there

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EDITORIAL

People, it’s your parade!

It’s Villagefest time in Stittsville this Saturday, Sept. 10.

Let’s all hope for great weather for the activities which will be centred at Village Square Park at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Abbott Street in downtown Stittsville.

There’s an interesting array of activities planned, including musical entertainment, a talent show and games for the youngsters. In addition, Villagefest gives everyone a chance to meet and chat with neighbours and community friends that they perhaps have not seen throughout the summer. It’s a time to catch up and also to look ahead to the fall.

An innovation for this year’s Villagefest which hopefully will prove very successful and entertaining is a “people parade”

which is being held to launch the Villagefest activities.

This is a parade open to everyone in the community, with the route going along a trafficfree Abbott Street from Moss Hill Trail (at Sacred Heart High School) to Village Square Park.

The Stittsville Village Association, organizer of Villagefest, would like to see as many decorated bicycles and wagons involved in the “people parade” as possible. In addition, participants are being urged to dress up, perhaps with a colourful hat or even with a costume. The rule for the day: the more silly, the better.

This is a great opportunity for service clubs to show their colours, perhaps carrying a club banner. The same goes for church groups and sports teams.

What about dance studios or even school classes? Or even neighbours on a street.

Of course, you don’t have to be with a group; you can take part as a family or as an individual.

Anything goes.

The main thing is to take part and make this “people parade” a fun occasion that will launch Villagefest 2011 with a bang.

And after the parade, plan to stick around at Village Square Park and enjoy some of the festivities and activities. Villagefest has become a tradition in Stittsville but it will only continue to be a significant village event if people turn out and support it and show that they value it. The Stittsville Village Association puts a lot of time and effort into planning and holding the event.

It deserves support.

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When weather becomes more than idle chatter Everybody talks about the weather, they always say. But this year, everybody really does talk about the weather.

From big winds to big rains to big droughts, the weather has been all over the news and all over our conversation.

Mind you, the news media always make a big deal out of the weather — was there ever a year when the Queensway was not a skating rink, when Old Man Winter’s icy fingers did not grip the city, when summer did not send a furnace blast of hot air across the region?

But it has been different in the past year. Severe drought in Somalia coinciding with photographs just the other day of New York City streets under water. Tornado zones in the U.S. experiencing many times the normal occurrence of tornadoes. The most severe flooding on record in places such as Manitoba. And then: earthquakes in places that don’t normally get earthquakes and, in the places that do normally

CHARLES GORDON get earthquakes, such as Japan, earthquakes large enough to cause death, destruction and a crippling of the entire economy.

The weather suddenly is worth talking about, not just in idle conversation, but in concrete terms, involving such things as flooded basements, power outages and trees falling down. And that’s not just in Japan, but the Ottawa Valley too.

It used to be that Canadians felt immune from severe weather. Sure, there was the cold, but it was predictable and it didn’t last all year. And as a reward for suffering through the winter, we got a kind of exemption, we felt, from the tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and earthquakes that afflicted other, usually warmer parts of the world. There was an advantage,

we always felt, to not living in Paradise.

It is less so now. Even in the Ottawa Valley, where the hurricanes don’t reach and the flooding is usually minimal, we’ve had winds and water at a level high enough to be more than an inconvenience. Everybody remembers what fell down during the sudden windstorm during Bluesfest. Those with slightly longer memories will remember the rain and flooding that hit many basements in late winter. Tornadoes have been closer by than we’re used to and there have been, in the last year and a half, two significant earthquakes, one large enough to send people out of downtown office buildings and into the streets.

Everybody talks about the weather, and now the talk is about more than whether it will be a nice day for a picnic tomorrow. The other half of that old saying about the weather, often attributed to Mark Twain, is that nobody every does any-

thing about it. Actually some people have been asking governments to do something about it for years. Those would be the members of the climate change movement, people concerned that our activities on the planet, particularly our consumption of fossil fuels, is wreaking havoc with the environment.

For a while, their fears were expressed as concern about “global warming,” something that felt more or less benign to lots of people, particularly those in cold climates. Global warming? Does that mean shorter winters, golf in February? What’s not to like? More recently, the focus has shifted to climate change. Climate change

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There is no shortage of people to deny the existence of climate change, of course, some of them quite reputable.

But as more and more people experience the kind of extreme weather we have been seeing, the issue becomes less abstract.

Thus, more people are going to be talking about the weather.

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does not mean golf in February.

It means more violent extremes of weather. It means more tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and torrential rains. Even in more peaceful climates, such as ours, it means the power going out more often, more trees falling down, more water in the basement and on the streets.

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Although longtime MPP Norm Sterling did not get his PC party’s nomination to run for re-election, losing a contested nomination meeting to Jack MacLaren who is now the party’s candidate in the Carleton-Mississippi Mills riding in the upcoming Oct. 6 provincial election, he is not sitting out the campaign.

In an interview at the recent appreciation dinner held to honour him for his 34 years of service as an elected MPP, Mr. Sterling said that he would be working on the re-election campaign of colleague Lisa MacLeod who is the incumbent MPP for the adjacent Nepean-Carleton riding.

“Lisa MacLeod wants me to help spearhead her campaign, so I agreed to do that….” Mr. Sterling said.

“She has been a great supporter of me and I believe in loyalty and I have no problem paying it back,” he said.

In the longer term, Mr. Sterling indicated that while a couple of law firms have approached him about working for them, he would like to use his experience to try to make government work better.

He feels that MPP’s can work together for the common good if there are no hidden agendas. He feels that he had accomplished this over the past eight years as chair of the Ontario Legislature’s public

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accounts committee where he got Liberal and NDP MPP’s to work together.

He would like to work to improve government programs to make them more efficient, delivering better value for the tax dollar. He would also like to see any needNorm Sterling less regulations eliminated.

“There is huge waste and I think that we can do away with that waste without reducing service and I think I know how,” Mr. Sterling said.

He is also looking forward to more family time.

“I have a wonderful and beautiful family so I am going to try to spend more time with my grandchildren and with our kids,” he said. “I love children and I love being around children so I think we will do a lot more of that going forward as well as enjoying some cherished times with close friends,” he said, speaking for himself and his wife Joan.

Mr. Sterling is very appreciative of the support which he has received from the voters over the years.

“They’ve given me the opportunity to make a difference and I believe I have

made a difference on their behalf,” he said. “I trust them and I think they have trusted me.”

Mr. Sterling was first elected as the MPP for this area in June, 1977. He will

cease being an MP with the dropping of the writ for the upcoming Oct. 6 provincial election, marking the end of his 34 years of continuous service as an elected MPP.

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Bryanston Gate Park Redevelopment The Bryanston Gate Park redevelopment is scheduled to commence on September 6, 2011.

The site redevelopment will expand the existing Bryanston Gate Park and provide the community with a full sized mini-soccer field, a separate seasonal rink with lights and formal pathway connections through the site.

Construction activity is scheduled to commence on September 6. With the exception of the play equipment and swings, a major portion of the park will be closed off during construction activity. Please ensure that children are supervised while playing in the open portions of the park throughout the construction period.

During the initial grading of the park, which is anticipated to take a maximum of three weeks, all efforts will be made to keep access open between Alon Street and Mojave Crescent.

For additional information, please contact: Tara Smith, Park Planner Development Review (Suburban Services) Planning and Growth Management Department City of Ottawa Tel: (613) 580- 2424 ext. 15825 E-mail: taral.smith@ottawa.ca Fernbank Road Reconstruction – Terry Fox Drive to Eagleson Road Please note that the reconstruction of Fernbank Road, between Terry Fox Drive and Eagleson Road, will start the week of September 4th, 2011. The work is scheduled to be completed by end of November 2011.

The General Contractor for the work is Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited.

This work may result in some inconvenience for some residents such as minor delays in traveling through the construction zone, noise, dust, and possible vibrations during construction.

The project involves full roadway reconstruction, curbs and sidewalk installation on both sides of Fernbank Road, installation of a storm sewer, and new street lighting. As part of the construction, the existing watermain crossing Fernbank Road at Romina St/Templeford Ave will need to be lowered. During this watermain relocation, for residences on Romina Street between Fernbank Road and Brigitta Street, a temporary water service may have to be provided and occasional interruptions in service may occur. These water service inconveniences will be kept to a minimum.

For information on conducting your own Building Surveys, or on other information such as Private Services/ Owner Changes/Improvements or Temporary Trafficrelated modifications, please contact Contractor’s Representative: Tim Pollard Construction Manager Thomas Cavanagh Construction Ltd. Tel: (613) 257-2918 Traffic enforcement has back-to-school focus in September While students will be hitting the books, Ottawa Police will be hitting the streets with a focus on school bus and school zone safety, as well as tailgaters, during September’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP).

In 2010, tailgating caused 4,950 rear-end collisions and resulted in two deaths and 1,345 injuries, with 13 of

them being life-threatening. Rear-end collisions account for one-third of Ottawa’s total collisions. School zone and school bus safety are also serious issues. Over the past five years, 41 collisions occurred on Ottawa roads where motorists violated the school bus traffic control regulations. Eleven injuries resulted from these collisions and one injury victim was a school-age child exiting a school bus.

The penalties for a driver passing a stopped school bus with its upper red lights flashing include fines ranging from $400 to $2,000 and six demerit points for a first offence. A second offence yields the driver a fine between $1,000 and $4,000, six demerit points and a possible jail sentence of up to six months. Penalties may not be limited to the driver. The vehicle owner may also be charged for school bus traffic control violations, with fines ranging from $400 to $2,000.

Mayor’s Seniors Summit invites residents to shape City’s future Ottawa’s seniors have an exciting opportunity to help the City plan for the future as Mayor Jim Watson hosts the Seniors Summit on October 3rd at City Hall.

Participants in the Seniors Summit will have a chance to ask the Mayor questions about City services as well as share their ideas on how to facilitate a more seniorfriendly city. The keynote speakers are David Cork and Dr. Louise Plouffe, who will provide their unique perspectives on seniors and their influence in today’s society. City staff and elected officials will be on hand at the Summit to participate in six discussions groups, with each group focusing on a different topic. The topics for discussion are: • Transportation • Social and Recreational Services • Community Support and Health Services • Housing • Civic Participation and Volunteering • Public Safety and Security In the weeks following the Seniors Summit, the City will host a series of community consultations to build on the information gathered at the Summit. All the information gathered this fall will lead toward adoption of an Older Adult Plan by Council in 2012.

Participants must register for Summit and will be asked to choose their preferred topics of discussion upon registration. Registration can be done online at ottawa. ca/seniors, or by calling 3-1-1. Space at the Seniors Summit is limited.

For those unable to attend the Seniors Summit, the Mayor’s speech and Question and Answer session from 9 to 10:30 a.m. will be broadcasted live on Rogers 22, Rogers 23 and online at ottawa.ca/seniors.

Always listening and acting on your concerns As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and 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 situated in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. Please note the summer hours of operation are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturday 9am1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. I welcome your call or email to arrange an appointment.

If you are not part of my electronic outreach list and would like to be added, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community.

Further information about any of these articles can be found on my website or you can contact my office to obtain details.

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Uganda may seem like a long way from Stittsville but things are happening in Stittsville that are going to impact thousands there.

It is all centred around a Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville initiative being undertaken along with a Luweero, Uganda organization called Maama Watali to create a public library there to serve the area’s 40,000 residents.

Public libraries are virtually non-existent in Uganda, contributing the low literacy rate that exists in rural areas of the country.

The goal of establishing this library in Luweero is to facilitate and encourage a passion for reading. Having diverse books to read outside of textbooks at school will encourage all community members to continue to read and will make research possible and more interesting.

Books are now being collected and stored, to be shipped to Uganda this fall. The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville has secured a storage locker in Stittsville thanks to the generosity of Portable Units Portable Storage (PUPS) where the books will be boxed for eventual transportation to Uganda.

Youth Connexion, Stittsville’s youth program is planning to hold a book drive on Saturday, Sept.

24 to collect books for this Uganda library project.

In addition, from now through to Sept. 24, donations of books for this project can be dropped off at the Coldwell Banker real estate office at the corner of Hobin Street and Stittsville Main Street.

But this is only the start of it.

There are now thoughts that the creation of the library may lead to development of a vocational school.

Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville member Susan Namulindwa, who founded Maama Watali and is a key person in the library project, recently attended the Women’s Worlds 2011 conference at the University of Ottawa. This conference attracted nearly 2,000 participants from 92

Rotary Club of Ottawa - Stittsville member Brad Spriggs is working on the Uganfdan library project. countries, with 800 presenters, one of which was Ms. Namulindwa.

It was at this conference where things snowballed for the Uganda library project.

A graduate student offered to do research. University professors may get involved. United Nations funding may be a possibility. There’s a possibility of an exhibit of Uganda handicrafts provided by Maama Watali taking place in Regina. There is also interest from Newfoundland.

“It’s stuff like that that kept happening,” Ms. Namulindwa told her fellow Rotary Club members at a recent updating presentation about her success at the conference.

“This is the best thing I could ever have done,” she said in regard to her attendance at the event.

She said that while Maama Watali has been working to improve the lives of girls in the community by selling their crafts, it is the concept of the library and how it will lift up the whole community of Luweero that really resonated with people at the conference.

Indeed, a number of people have now come forward who want to accompany Ms. Namulindwa on her next trip to Uganda, planned for this coming January.

All of this positive reaction at the conference has enthused Ms. Namulindwa and her work in Uganda.

“It was tremendous,” she told Rotary Club members. “I could not have even dreamt in a million years how the reception would be and how wonder-

Rotary Club of Ottawa Stittsville member Susan Namulindwa is the founder of Maama Watali which is partnering with the Rotary Club on the library project. ful it would be.”

She realizes, though, that the challenge at present is to ensure that there are sufficient people on the ground in Uganda including partners in a Rotary Club there to ensure the success of the library project.

But there is also plenty to do here in Stittsville.

Rotary Club members are trying to get donations of book shelves and laptop computers for the library.

There is also a need for library furniture and solar power devices.

Crayons and pencils are needed. And, while not for the library but needed in the community, soccer balls and equipment.

However, a main focus is collecting any used books which children can read.

These will be shipped to Uganda at the beginning of October, so time is running out to gather up as many as possible. Any donated books would be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the Coldwell Banker real estate office on Hobin Street at Stittsville Main Street.

Maama Watali up until now has been focusing its efforts on helping girls who have outgrown orphanages. This has largely been by organizing the sale of crafts made by these girls, giving them some economic security.

More about this project to develop a library in Luweero, Uganda by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville and Maama Watali can be discovered at a presentation this Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

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Members of the Chapman Mills Sound Connection, a women’s barbershop chorus, are, front row, left to right, Jillian Clement, Kathy Perreault, Rose Champagne, Aurore Rogers, Pierrette McDonald and Susan Hayward; middle row, left to right, Joan Palmer, Sharon Devonish, Peggy Band, Margie Harris, Dorothy Thrush and Stephanie Williams; and, back row, left to right, artistic director Tony Bove, Sandra Wilson, Berthe Garcia, Atsugo Fraser, Beatrice Lee, Brenda Schoenermarck and Shailla Nargundkar.

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They make music together with their voices. But they do so much more. They hold friendly social gatherings to get to know each other better and even travel together to compete in international competition.

Yes, that’s the Chapman Mills Sound Connection, a women’s barbershop chorus now heading into its second year that is welcoming new members.

Joan Palmer of Stittsville and Stephanie Williams of Richmond are among Chapman Mills Sound Connection’s current 30 members.

Chapman Mills Sound Connection has completed its inaugural year in which members found the group to be a venue for friendship, laughter, learning, music and excitement. The group’s artistic director, Tony Bove, a former director of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, began with a random collection of women who like to sing and transformed it into a polished chorus through regular and diligent practice sessions, combined with numerous friendly social gatherings to get to know each other better.

Just how polished has Chapman Mills Sound Connection become? Well, this fledging group outperformed several more

experienced choruses when it competed before judges in a Harmony, Inc. international competition in Manchester, New Hampshire. This was where Chapman Mills Sound Connection was welcomed officially into Harmony Incorporated which is a non-profit international organization set up to empower all women through education, friendship and a cappella singing in the barbershop style.

Chapman Mills Sound Connection is now looking forward to its second season with the goal of doing even better at the next Harmony Inc. competition which will be held in Montreal in 2012.

Right now, Chapman Mills Sound Connection is welcoming new members. Any women who love to sing and enjoy good company are invited to new members’ evenings on Tuesday, Sept.

20 and Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at St. Emily Catholic School at 500 Chapman Mills Drive in Barrhaven. At these sessions, those considering membership can hear the group’s sound and can even sing along.

For more information, please call Stephanie Williams at 613838-2826 or via email at Williams@explornet.com or check out Chapman Mills Sound Connection’s website at http:// soundconnection.yolasite.com/

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Creating farm scene mural for Fair JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

A picture is worth a thousand words, so the saying goes. So, what better way to get a message across than through the display of murals which are really giant pictures.

And that is what is the plan for the agricultural awareness program at the annual Richmond Fair. The goal is to line the interior of the old curling club building, which is home for the agricultural awareness program, with murals depicting farm scenes.

Richmond Agricultural Society director John Gil, who is in his second year of being in charge of the Fair’s agricultural awareness program, is trying to expand the program. This year 11 schools are lined up to visit the agricultural awareness program, up from the 7 or 8 which visited last year.

The goal of the agricultural awareness program is to teach youngsters about food and where it comes from, i.e. from farmers, not the supermarket.

It is geared to grade four students.

Mr. Gil wants to get more community involvement in the program and more specifically, get high school stu-

dents involved. This is where the murals come in.

“The most obvious thing for the Fair is farm scene murals,” he says in noting how high school students can get involved.

So, before the summer, he contacted four area high schools, seeking the creation of murals that could be hung up on the interior walls of the agricultural awareness building. High schools contacted included Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville, South Carleton High School in Richmond, and St. Joseph High School and John McCrae High School, both in Barrhaven.

The Agricultural Society provided four foot by eight foot panels on which to create the murals, having been successful in getting them donated to the Society.

Mr. Gil’s goal is to have farm scene murals lining both sides of the interior of the agricultural awareness building. This all fits in with his aim of developing a superlative agricultural awareness program at the Richmond Fair.

“I’d like to make the Richmond agricultural awareness program become the showplace of Ontario,” Mr. Gil says, noting that such a program

is still lacking or even non-existent at some other fairs.

The murals will remain up in the building for future fairs, with a sign at each mural identifying the high school involved and the names of the artists.

One mural which will be up for this year’s Fair since it was completed last week is a farm scene done by a group of Sacred Heart High School students.

It was done thanks to a summer-long arrangement with Art Mad, the art supply and art gallery store at the Stittsville Shopping Centre, in which the Sacred Heart students were able to work on the mural there throughout July and August.

For these Sacred Heart students, the project had begun with a meeting of interested students, members of the Sacred Heart High School’s painting club, near the end of the last school year. The group, along with their art teacher Leydin Mullaly, formulated their concept of a farm scene mural, getting a lot of inspiration from two photos which had been taken off the web. The completed mural features a red barn sitting in a field with a crop of wheat in the foreground.

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With the farm scene mural painted for the Richmond Fair by students from Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville are, from left to right, kneeling in front, students Brooke Slepanki, Andrea Brazier and Jessica Wiemer; and, left to right, standing, at the far left, John Gil of the Richmond Agricultural Society, and, on the right, from left to right, students Michelle Dingley (on crutches), Lauren Taylor and Natalie Brazier and Sacred Heart art teacher Leydin Mullally.

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From page 10 The Sacred Heart students started working on the mural at the beginning of July.

“It was a kind of summer project,” says Andrea Brazier, one of the six Sacred Heart students who have worked on the mural. She noted that having the mural at Art Mad throughout the summer was convenient, allowing a lot of work to get done.

She said that each of the students put in probably 10 to 15 hours each, working on the mural at different times. She acknowledged that the students would be getting community service hours for their involvement in the project but said that the driving force behind the project for them was that they all enjoy painting and it was exciting just to take part in the mural project.

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Sacred Heart High School students Natalie Brazier, left, and Andrea Brazier, second from left, do some final touch-ups on the four foot by eight foot farm scene mural which a group of Sacred Heart students have created for the agricultural awareness program at this year’s Richmond Fair as John Gil, right, a Richmond Agricultural Society director who is in charge of the Fair’s agricultural awareness program, looks on.

Sacred Heart art teacher Ms. Mullaly commented that this mural project has been great for the students in that it has given them a purpose for creating this piece of artwork.

Sacred Heart students involved in this mural project were Lauren Taylor, Michelle Dingley, Brooke Slepanki, Andrea Brazier, Jessica Wiemer and Natalie Brazier.

All of them are grade 11 or 12 students except for Natalie who joined the project during the summer. She went along with her sister Andrea to keep her company one day and ended up being involved in the project.

Mr. Gil remains enthusiastic about this mural project for the Richmond Fair’s agricultural awareness program and he is hoping other high schools get on board with it.

He feels that the murals will not only enhance the agricultural awareness program and its impact on fairgoers but that the murals also give students a chance to show off their artistic talent.

“It’s a win/win for everybody,” he says.

Art Mad is also pleased with the program, with its role being to provide studio space accessible throughout the summer. Maggie Madden of Art Mad describes the farm scene mural initiative as a well done and interesting project for the Sacred Heart students involved.

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Bren Hunter wins two world gold medals SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Gaining experience in the World Karate Association’s world championship in Spain in 2009.

Incredible. Earning three bronze medals at the WKA’s world championship in Scotland in 2010.

Awesome. Competing in eight events and winning six medals including two world champion gold medals at the WKA’s world championship in Germany this year. Priceless.

This is what has happened to 12 year old Bren Hunter of Stittsville who has made three consecutive appearances at the WKA world championships, improving each time to the point that he is now a world champion gold medalist twice over.

Competing in the recent 2011 WKA world championships in Karlsruhe, Germany, Bren competed in eight events and made it to the podium in six of them.

He captured the world champion title, earning gold, in the boys under 13

Weapons No Music category.

And then Bren and his partner Max Kelland of

Gatineau teamed together to capture gold and the 2011 world champion title for synchronized freestyle

tion round, Bren and Max earned gold by beating the top seeded United States team thanks to their high

teams in the junior under 17 division. Seeded in the finals after finishing second in the elimina-

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Bren Hunter of Stittsville holds the medals which he won at the recent World Karate Association’s world championships in Germany, as he stands atop Heidelberg Castle which overlooks Heidelberg.

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Bren won a silver medal in Traditional Weapons category while bringing home bronze medals in Hardstyle Kata, Traditional Kata and Musical Weapons, all in the boys under 13 division.

With his performance in Germany, Bren fulfilled his goal of being a world champion before the age of 13. This has been the result of a lot of dedication, hard work and heart, as well as sacrificing other things to become expert in karate.

Bren, who turns 13 this October, trains at Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy (CSMA) which just recently relocated to Iber Road in Stittsville from a Kanata location.

CSMA athletes had strong results at the world championships, bringing home 53 medals in total.

Bren will finish out this year competing in the boys under 12 division on the WKA circuit before moving up to the boys age 13-17 division in January.

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Stittsville schools have one new principal and two new vice-principals this September.

Caroline Tarrant, who has been principal at Holy Family Catholic School in Ottawa for the past four years, is the new principal at Holy Spirit Catholic School. She replaces

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Caroline Tarrant is the new principal at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Stittsville. She has been a teacher for 24 years. For the past four years, she has been principal at Holy Family Catholic School in Ottawa. Prior to that, she was vice-principal at St. Anne Catholic School in Kanata.

Margaret Skinner who retired as of the end of June.

Rita Graaskamp is the new viceprincipal at Guardian Angels Catholic School. She has been working as an itinerant resource teacher with the Student Services Department of the Ottawa Catholic School Board.

She is replacing Chantel CoutureCampbell who has been appointed as acting principal at Holy Redeemer Catholic School in Kanata.

Mark Bruce is the new vice-principal at St. Stephen Catholic School. He has been a teacher at St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Riverside South.

Another appointment which does not include a Stittsville school but which involves a former longtime teacher at Guardian Angels Catholic School is the appointing of Victoria White as the acting vice-principal at St. Jerome Catholic School in Riverside South. Ms. White had taught at Guardian Angels since 2001 before leaving at the end of last June to take up a new teaching position at St. Jerome.

Another new principal face in Stittsville this September, although she was appointed last spring, is Marva Major who is the principal of the new Westwind Public School on Hartsmere Drive which opened on Tuesday, Sept.

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Pig and turkey roast at Stittsville Legion BARB VANT’SLOT Special to the News

The annual pig and turkey roast is coming up this Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Stittsville Legion Hall. This event is open to everyone in the community.

Serving time will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Advance tickets will be sold at the Legion Hall for $15 each. Tickets at the door will be $17 each. Tickets are reportedly going fast, so a word of advice: get yours soon!

Corinne will be the D.J. at this pig and turkey roast event.

The next “Karaoke” with Corinne will be on Saturday, Sept. 17 starting at 8 p.m. with everyone welcome to attend.

Fred Appel reports that the new darts season will begin on Thursday,

Sept. 15 in the upstairs lounge at the Legion Hall, beginning at 7 p.m. There are still some spots available. Players from beginner to advanced are most welcome to take part. In addition, you do not have to be a Legion member to participate. The emphasis in this Thursday night dart league is to have fun and to establish friendships in the community.

On Thursday, Sept. 15, the teams will be formed, there will be a quick review of the rules and then there will be a fun night of darts to get the rust out of your arms.

Volunteers are needed to help organize some of the special events being planned for the upcoming darts season such as a “turkey shoot.” A meeting of those interested in volunteering in this way will be held at the Legion

Hall on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.

The first meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Stittsville Legion following the summer break will be held on Monday, Sept. 26 starting at 7 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall.

Provincial Service officer John Morrison will be visiting the Stittsville Legion on Monday, Sept. 19. Any veteran who would like to see the Service Officer should put name and phone number on the sheet posted at the Legion Hall.

Euchre is played every Tuesday starting at 1:15 p.m. at the Legion Hall, with everyone in the community welcome to attend. Bingo is played at the Legion Hall every Wednesday starting at 6:45 p.m., again with everyone in the community welcome to attend.

Night to thank Afghanistan veterans SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Canadian troops have completed their mission in Afghanistan. Now it is time to thank them.

That’s why an appreciation event for Stittsville and area Afghanistan veterans and their families is being hosted by the Stittsville branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Friday, Sept. 30.

It will take the form of a 6 p.m. BBQ steak dinner, followed by music and dancing at the Legion Hall.

This is being held in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Legion’s “Welcome Home and Thank You to the Troops” campaign.

It is meant to be a special occasion not only for area Afghanistan veterans and their families but also for those

in the community who want to honour these Afghanistan veterans and thank them for carrying out their duty and responsibilities there with such professionalism and class.

That’s why everyone in the community is welcome to attend.

Tickets are available at the Legion Hall at $15 per person.

However, there is only limited space available, so it is recommended that those wishing to attend should purchase tickets as soon as possible.

Complimentary tickets are available for Stittsville and area Afghanistan veterans and their families. These can be obtained by contacting Christine Philipson at 613-831-1575 or Shirley Munroe at 613-829-7383 by Friday, Sept. 23.

For more information about this appreciation event, please contact Christine Philipson at 613-831-1575.

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Photo courtesy of Lise Clark

Photo courtesy of Lise Clark

Kailan Clark, left, of Richmond stands with her mother Lise Clark at the Starlit Farm Kailan Clark of Richmond’s Starlit Farm holds the two horses which she rode at the exhibit at the recent Canadian Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show in Canadian Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show in Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba where Kailan earned a national championship. namely The Xceptshanell Rose +/ (Star) on the left and Colorado RF+ (Polly) on the right.

Richmond’s Kailan Clark now national champ JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

Kailan Clark’s equestrian pedigree is flawless. No wonder she is now a national champion.

She was on a horse when she was just two days old, being held by her mother.

From then on, she rode with her mother, sitting on the saddle in front of her. When she became too big to fit on the saddle when her mother rode, she started running alongside the horse as her mother rode.

She was the youngest competitor at a class A horse show when she was just nine months old.

She took over her mother’s experienced horse in 2002, building a bond with the horse and becoming an accomplished rider in western, dressage, hunter flat and hunter over fences.

The South Carleton High School student, who turns 16 this week, along with her mother Lise, went to the Canadian Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show in Brandon, Manitoba this past August. This is a horse show which draws about 700 horses from across North America, with many from the United States. You have to be a regional champion in order to compete at this show.

This makes even being a top ten finisher a significant accomplishment and merits

recording such a finish on the horse’s performance record kept by the Arabian Horse Association – it’s that much of an achievement.

So you can see that not just placing in the top ten but actually being selected as national champion is a rare happening.

For Kailan, winning this Canadian national championship was extra special, not only because it was on top of four top ten finishes at the show but also and more importantly because she was able to fulfill a dream and win the championship with her grandmother watching on a live internet feed. Her grandmother was not able to attend due to her current battle with breast cancer but thanks to the magic of the internet, she was able to see Kailan perform and then ride to the winner’s circle and be crowned with the traditional blanket of roses marking her as a national champion. What a moment!

And this is not the end for Kailan. She will be back at the Canadian national championship again next year and then may compete at the Sport Horse Nationals in Kentucky after that. Her ultimate equestrian goal is to earn a spot at the Olympics where she would love to prove that an Arabian horse can perform at that high level.

Lise Clark, Kailan’s mother, who is an accomplished rider in her own right and

who earned a top ten finish in the national competition in the Second Level Dressage class, is full of praise for Arabian and half-Arabian horses in general, noting their heart, willingness to perform and, just generally, their personality, always wanting to please.

She notes the bond that has been formed between Kailan and her horse Colorado RF+ which goes by the barn name Polly. This seven year old is solely owned, ridden and trained by Kailan. Indeed, Kailan is self taught with the only coaching coming from Per Meisner of Denmark who holds clinics several times a year in the Ottawa area.

Kailan also has a close bond with her mother’s horse, The Xceptshanell Rose +/ which goes by the barn name Star.

She rode this horse, a ten year old, to her national championship in Hunt Seat Equitation while capturing one of her three top tens with the horse as well, in the Sport Horse Under Saddle, Junior to Ride class. With her own horse, Colorado RF+, aka Polly, Kailan won two top ten titles in dressage in Training Level Amateur to Ride and First Level Dressage Open. She also captured a third top ten finish with Polly in the Sport Horse Under Saddle, Junior to Ride class.

Lise notes that Kailan has the knack to work with a horse and, even more importantly, be able to think in advance of the

horse and make the horse understand what the rider wants.

She says that at the national competition, a rider has to ride on the edge, with tremendous focus on what both horse and rider are doing.

“If your horse is not really prepared, you can’t win at nationals,” Lise says, saying that the preparation must be both mental and physical. Competing at the national competition is stressful on a horse, she notes, especially, in their case, with the 30 hour trailer trip to get there.

Kailan has an Olympic dream in equestrian but she may someday be an athlete at the Olympics as well, given her current athletic pursuits.

She is a former top competitive swimmer who has switched to triathlon. Last fall, she went to the provincial high school championships in cross country running.

Indeed, she loves to run, just like she did as a youngster, running alongside of her mother riding her horse. She regularly runs along the rural Richmond road where the family farm, Starlit Farm, is located as she trains for the triathlon and cross country running.

A honour role student at South Carleton High School, she also keeps busy working around Starlit Farm, bringing in the hay, looking after the barns and doing other chores.

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‘Mums for Thanksgiving’ JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

It’s “Mums for Thanksgiving” time – or least, the time to order these mums which are delivered by members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville on the weekend before Thanksgiving.

This is the Rotary Club’s major fundraising project of the year, providing much of the revenue which allows the Rotary Club to do its work both in the community and internationally.

Between now and Sept. 13, Rotary Club members will be approaching local businesses and individuals about the sale of these mums.

In addition, they will also be accepting orders from anyone interested. The $14 per plant cost includes delivery of the mum to a business or home location along with a message from the sender.

The mums this year are going to be delivered on Friday, Sept.

30 and Saturday, Oct. 1 which is just a week before Thanksgiving itself – a perfect time to say thanks to a business associate or client or to remind a friend or family member just how much they mean to you.

The Club receives revenue not only for the sale of the mums but also for delivery them. This year

the Club is hoping to far exceed the number sold last year.

The Rotary Club of West Ottawa is the lead club for this sale and delivery of mums project called “Mums for Thanksgiving” which is now entering its 16th year. Participating groups like the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville sell the mums and also deliver them in the local area, whether they sell them or others sell them.

Anyone who wants to order one or more of these mums and have it delivered to a business associate or client or a family member or friend should contact Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville president Theresa Qadri at 613-620-6245, immediate past president Leo Maiorino at 613-831-8668 or any Club member which includes Alfredo Patricio, Barb Gladwish, Brad Spriggs, Carolyn Clark, Grace Bell, Jas Michalski, Maher Abou-Guendia, Maria Harrington, Stephen Hunter, Susan Namulindwa, Valerie Wright and Wes Zacharuk.

Remember – you are not only bringing the beauty of a potted flower into the life of a client or cherished one, you are also advancing the work of the Rotary Club in the community and around the world. And all for only $14. What a winning scenario!

Vandalism

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

South Carleton High School in Richmond was the target of graffiti vandals recently.

On two separate occasions, a vandal or vandals spray painted exterior walls of the school

building.

In one incident, black, white and yellow spray paint was used while in the other incident graffiti images were spray painted on the school walls as well as on three garbage dumpsters that were nearby.

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Have camera, will shoot!

There are so many cameras around these days – old fashioned film ones, digital ones and cell phone ones. So there is lots of opportunities to snap photos, here, there and everywhere.

When you are snapping your photos, you should keep in mind the second annual Heritage Photo Contest sponsored by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. Here’s a chance to enter your photo in a contest. All entries are displayed in an exhibit when the winners are announced, so your photo will be prominently displayed and seen, no matter how you do in the contest judging.

In this year’s second annual contest, there are five categories of entries: Victorian Goulbourn which deals with buildings built between 1837 and 1901; Family generations which is photos of at least three generations of a family; Tools of Our Ancestors dealing with tools of a former era; Goulbourn waterscapes which could range from the Jock River to a wetland to the smallest of field drains; and Streetscapes, specifically featuring old amid new.

All photos entered must be taken during 2011 within the boundaries of historic Goulbourn township which includes Stittsville, Munster, Ashton, Richmond and the surrounding rural areas.

The location where the photo was taken plus relevant details such as the type of tool photographed or the names of the people in the photo must be noted.

A person can submit two entries for each of the five categories of the contest.

The photos submitted must be in print format, not over 8 inches by 10 inches in size. The deadline for the contest is the end of September.

Entries can be dropped off at the Ottawa Public Library branches in Stittsville, Richmond and Munster.

There will be a ceremony to display the entries and honour the winners later this year.

The purpose of the contest is to give camera owners an outlet to show off their creative abilities with whatever camera is used while helping the Goulbourn Township Historical Society to further its aim of fostering greater knowledge and appreciation of Goulbourn’s history and heritage.

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Thinking of having an entry in this year’s annual Richmond Fair parade on Saturday, Sept.

17? For more information or to register an entry, please call Marlene Greene at 613-838-2600 (email mgreene@bell.net) or Lise Bradley at 613-838-9618 (email lisebradley@hotmail.com).

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Another $200 given away in fourth early bird draw

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The annual Richmond Fair is getting closer and so is the grand prize draw for the Richmond Fair raffle which will be held at the Saturday night dance on Saturday, Sept. 17. This means as well that the early bird draws in the raffle are also drawing to a close, although there is one of these preliminary draws still to come.

The fourth of the five early bird draws was held on Thursday, Aug. 25, once again with eight winners, each receiving $25.

The winners in this fourth early bird draw of the Richmond Fair raffle were

Susan Popowicz of Haley Station, ticket number 070; Jennifer Stackhouse of Kanata, ticket number 152; Margaret Smith of Stittsville, ticket number 134; and Penny Scully, ticket number 065; Janie Ralph, ticket number 149; Maynard Clarke, ticket number 169; Mark Smith, ticket number 112; and Derrick Lewis, ticket number 235, all of Richmond.

These early bird draws have been taking place every two weeks leading up to the annual Fair.

Winners in the first early bird draw on July 14 were Christina Jessome of Carleton Place, Aynsley D’Angelo of Stitts-

ville, John Oesterle of Ashton and George Parks, Ed Stewart, Ernest Beaudette, Denise Crawford and Mavis Lewis, all of Richmond. Winners in the second early bird draw on July 28 were Heidi Leopold of Ottawa, Wayne Byrne of Munster, Ruth Bell and Chris Hogg, both of North Gower, and Tricia Schouten, Scott Cummings, Gayle Ryan and Allister Sehl, all of Richmond.

Winners in the third early bird draw on Aug. 11 were David Fairbrother and Helene Rivest, both of Stittsville, Brian Standing of Pembroke and Carol Demjan, Scott Cummings, Patricia Bert, Mike

Harvey and Bonnie Jensen, all of Richmond.

The grand prize raffle draw which will be held at the Saturday night dance at the Richmond Fair will see a total of $2,750 in cash given away, consisting of a $1,000 grand prize, two $500 prizes, a $250 prize and five $100 prizes.

This annual Richmond Fair raffle sees only 300 tickets printed. All 300 tickets have been sold this year.

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When she recently went to Brazil under the Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange Program, Ragen Halley admits that she had a pretty open mind about what she would experience. She did, though, get surprised by a couple of things.

One was the open and caring disposition of the host families with whom she stayed. These host families, with their kindness and warmth, exceeded her expectations, Ms. Halley told members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville at its Tuesday, Aug. 23 meeting. The Stittsville Club had served as her sponsor for involvement in the program.

“Host families were my favourite part of the trip,” she said, explaining that she learned more about the culture of Brazil from them than from any of her other experiences on the trip.

Another unexpected experience on

the trip was the quality of coffee in Brazil.

“I was expecting better coffee,” she said in giving her view of the coffee which she had there.

Ms. Halley, who works in public health, used the trip to visit many Brazilian spots associated with public health. For instance, she visited with a public health nurse who was doing pre-natal work. She also visited a rehabilitation site for men and a mental health centre. An aboriginal health centre was also on her itinerary, a visit which she found “very inspiring.”

She visited nine to ten cities during her visit, ranging in size from 30,000 to one million. This was in a southern, interior state that is known for its mining.

She also attended a Rotary District Conference while there, observing that she discovered at the conference that “Brazilians know how to party.”

Her trip was not all business as she also saw many of the tourist sites.

She reported visiting many churches

which she called “so beautiful and so different.”

She also was able to enjoy some fun activities such as paragliding.

Ms. Halley was one of four from Rotary District 7040 to be selected for this Group Study Exchange program this year. The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange Program is a cultural and vocational exchange opportunity available to those between the ages of 25 and 40. It provides travel grants for teams to visit different countries where they experience the host country’s culture and institutions and observe how their particular vocations are practiced in that country.

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Calling all ‘Wise Guys and Gals’ for Monday drop-in coffee house SPECIAL TO THE NEWS What’s a “Wise Guys and Gals Dropin,” you ask?

Well, it is a monthly Monday morning drop-in coffee house for seniors in Stittsville, held at the Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street.

The next one of these coffee houses for seniors is this coming Monday, Sept. 12

from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. when coffee and home baked sweets will be served to one and all who attend this free event.

To add to the event, there is a guest speaker.

This time it will be a representative of the Kanata Hazeldean Lions Club.

All seniors in the community are welcome to attend this “Wise Guys and Gals Drop-in.”

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This year Stittsville residents will be able to catch a bus to the Richmond Fair.

The Richmond Agricultural Society has arranged with OC Transpo for regular hourly bus service that will take riders from Stittsville to the Fair and back on an hourly basis. This is part of an hourly service that will run on both Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18, starting at the Eagleson Road Park and Ride lot in Kanata and running through Stittsville before ending at the Richmond fairgrounds.

In Stittsville, the bus will be stopping at Bradley’s Insurance parking lot on Stittsville Main Street, both to pick up passengers and to let them off on the return trip.

Besides this OC Transpo bus service through Stittsville, there will also be a similar hourly bus service from the Fallowfield Park and Ride lot at Barrhaven to the Richmond fairgrounds.

The service is expected to run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Sunday.

This bus service will be great for young people who want to attend the Fair and enjoy its many features such as the midway and entertainment.

In addition, it will be great for other Fair-goers as well, as it will relieve the pressure of finding a parking place. Indeed, the bus will be dropping off riders right at the Huntley Road gate where there is quick and immediate access to the fairgrounds.

This is the first time that the Richmond Agricultural Society has arranged with OC Transpo for regular bus service on the weekend to the Richmond Fair. The Society has experienced increasing calls in recent years from people wondering how to get to the Fair by bus. This is now possible thanks to these two hourly runs from the Fallowfield and Eagleson Road Park and Ride lots, with the stop in Stittsville for the service starting at the Eagleson Road location.

Entertainment at Richmond Fair SPECIAL TO THE NEWS There’s quite a lineup of entertainment at this year’s Richmond Fair.

Entertainment featuring one group or another will be offered on all four days of the annual Fair, starting on Thursday evening, Sept. 15 and running through to Sunday, Sept.

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Sept. 15, The Blackwell Band will be performing in the beer garden tent on the fairgrounds starting at 6 p.m. This is the annual Family Night at the Fair which features toonie night on the midway as well as a lawn tractor pull.

Friday, Sept. 16 sees the Mick Armitage Band and then April Wine performing in the arena starting at

8:30 p.m.

Afternoon entertainment in the arena on Saturday, Sept. 17 will include Gail Gavan, Louis Schryer, the Schryer Dancers and The Ryans. This entertainment will run from 1 p.m. through to 5 p.m.

The Blackwell Band will be back to perform at the outdoor stage on the fairgrounds starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17.

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All of this will be followed by the construction of two more apartment buildings, also linked to Immanuel House which will become the hub of the Hyde Park community.

Steve Hyde of Hyde Park Canada, the new name of what used to be Courtyard Developments Inc., who is the visionary behind Hyde Park, points out that there is almost as much work underground and below the excavation for Immanuel House and the adjacent apartment building as there is above ground. He says that some of the work like the rock anchors is related to the building code and making the building absolutely safe from earthquakes.

Amenities which will be located in Immanuel House will include not only the swimming pool, dining room and theatre auditorium but also a coffee bar, a medical health clinic, a hair salon, a full exercise facility, a chapel, meeting rooms, workshop areas, an arts and crafts room, a games room, an independently run day care and an adult respite care area.

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Members of the 2011 executive of the Richmond Agricultural Society are, front row, seated, general manager Dale Greene; president Larry Monuk; and treasurer Vivien Daly; and, back row, standing, first vice-president Gerd Lohmann; and second vice-president Robert Bell. Missing from the photo are immediate past president Sarah Farrell and Homecraft president Margaret Todd.

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The Richmond Agricultural Society, organizer and host of the annual Richmond Fair, has a new president this year.

Larry Monuk of Richmond took over the presidency at the Society’s annual general meeting in January, replacing Sarah Farrell who still remains involved as the immediate past president.

Gerd Lohmann has moved up to be first vice-president while Robert Bell is now the second vice-president.

Vivien Daly remains in her longtime position as the treasurer while Margaret Todd continues as Homecraft president.

Dale Greene remains as the Society’s general manager.

Directors for the Richmond Agricultural Society this year are Bruce Bain, Robert Bell, David Bobier, David Brown, Kelvin Burnett, Bruce button, Wayne Byrne, Cathy Craig, Denise Crawford, Vivien

Daly, Cindy Dawson, Carol Demjan, Sarah Farrell, John Gil, Marlene Greene, Susan Hughes, Scott Kealey, Anne Lindsay, Gerd Lohmann, Edna Monahan, Larry Monuk, Robert Parks, David Rea, Bill Reid, Kyle Seguin, Ian Stackhouse, Kenny Stuyt and Marg Todd.

Junior directors this year are Dwight Brown, Chris Lawton, Allison Todd, Craig Wytenburg and James Wytenburg.

Honourary directors this year are Kelvin Burnett, Vivien Daly, Freda Dolan, Lois McCurdy and Edna Monahan.

Honourary presidents of the Richmond Agricultural Society this year are Carleton-Mississippi Mills MP Gordon O’Connor, Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Norm Sterling, city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson and city of Ottawa RideauGoulbourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt.

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These facilities will be for use both by Hyde Park residents as well as by those in the wider Richmond community.

When the 18 acre Hyde Park community is completed, it will include the existing 92 bungalow units, 105 retirement suites in Immanuel House itself, all geared to retirement living with meals and laundry services provided, and a total of 140 apartments in three buildings. These apartment units will have underground parking, elevator access, a balcony and air conditioning and will be outfitted with SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) equipment. This will allow for water overflow sensors, emergency response, stove detectors, non-motion detectors and a telemedicine system.

The Hyde Park concept allows for those choosing to reside at Hyde Park to have a variety of housing types available so that they will be able to “age in place” at Hyde Park without having to move elsewhere.

The bungalows offer the most independent and active lifestyle while the apartments will allow for some assisted living if required. The retirement suites, offering meals, laundry service and housekeeping, will be for seniors who require even more daily help, although not to the degree found in a long term care facility.

And while Immanuel House and the apartment building currently under

construction are solidly grounded as evidenced by the piles and rock anchors used, they are, like all of Hyde Park, also solidly grounded on Biblical and Christian principles as well. Indeed, that is why the central hub of the community, Immanuel House, has been named as it is, meaning “God is with us.”

Developer Steve Hyde and his staff are all guided by a Biblical reading from the gospel of St. John in which Christ assigns the beloved disciple John to look after His mother, Mary. For Mr. Hyde and his staff, the Hyde Park community and especially its new structures now under construction are meant as a continuation of this, fulfilling a Christian requirement for children to look after today’s parents in a way that provides affordable housing geared to their requirements.

It all began for Mr. Hyde and his wife Jan when they were looking for appropriately designed housing the suit the needs of parents and they could not find anything on the market. So, he designed and has now almost completed a community specifically designed for the living needs of aging parents and seniors.

Mr. Hyde, as Courtyard Developments Inc., initially developed the Daphne Crescent housing complex on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. He then used the same concept, albeit with larger interior courtyards, to develop the bungalow component of his Hyde Park development in Richmond.

He also now has a development underway in Almonte and soon expects to have another project like Hyde Park, albeit larger, underway.

Indeed, the firm’s name was changed to Hyde Park Canada because Mr. Hyde

realized that the firm needed a name that would allow it to extend its activities beyond the Ottawa area and indeed perhaps across Canada. He hopes to move into the Bellevile area and then the Toronto area and then, who knows.

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Steve Hyde, left, of Hyde Park Canada and Jason Gates, right, project manager for the Immanuel House project now underway at Hyde Park in Richmond, stand in front of the excavation which is dotted by the numerous piles and rock anchors installed to give the building a solid foundation.

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It’s been almost 50 years since the railway station in Richmond disappeared.

Once upon a time, the area down by the station located along the tracks on the south side of Ottawa Street east of McBean Street was a hive of activity, with passenger trains stopping on their way to and from Ottawa, picking up and dropping off passengers.

It has been 100 years since the railway line was built and here it is today, still in operation.

Built in 1910 and opened in 1912, the line through Richmond formed part of William Mackenzie and Donald Mann’s Canadian Northern Railway’s main line between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

The presence of passing sidings every 10 to 15 miles indicated that the line was built to see lots of railway traffic.

In anticipation of this, stations were built at Richmond as well as at Smiths Falls, Elgin, Portland, Forfar, Napanee and elsewhere. Even smaller hamlets were expected to benefit from train service with flag stop stations at such places as Merivale, Fallowfield, Twin elm and Dwyer Hill as well as other communities west of Smiths Falls.

The railway station at Richmond was a standard Canadian Northern Railway design that was also built elsewhere such as at Elgin and Lyndhurst Station. Built to standard plans, the two storey wooden structure housed a waiting room, the station master’s bay, a baggage room and a residence for the station master and his family on the upper floor.

Important stations along the route also had a water tower and Richmond had a big one.

Station stops such as Richmond were expected to generate traffic, both passenger and freight traffic.

With two sidings, one for passing trains and one to load and unload freight, the Richmond station was a busy place. A large part of this freight traffic was cattle being shipped by local farmers to the markets in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.

This required loading facilities, namely a pen to hold the cattle and a ramp up to the cattle car. Richmond had such facilities as did many other stations throughout Eastern Ontario.

Richmond entrepreneurs Billy Cox and Elwin Vaughan leased land along the siding from the railway for their enterprises. In the 1960’s, Richmond Hydro used to store hydro poles there, off-loaded from flat cars. Sid Green would unload tractors shipped in from Massey-Ferguson’s plant in Brantford, driving them down McBean Street to his farm equipment dealership showroom on Perth Street across from the Richmond Memorial Community Centre.

In addition to looking after passengers and making sure that the freight cars were properly loaded and unloaded, the station master made sure that the trains passed through his section of track in safety. Telegraph messages from station to station ensured that each train passed safety through a certain section of the line.

With the failure of the Canadian Northern Railway in 1918 which led to the eventual creation of Canadian National Railways in 1923 to take over both the Canadian Northern Railway and the Grand Trunk Railway, the line through Richmond was folded into the Canadian National Railways network. Unfortunately, the Grand Trunk Railway had double tracked its much shorter line between Toronto and Montreal and so the former Canadian Northern Railway line between Ottawa and Napanee became largely redundant. Indeed, by 1928, there were only four passenger trains a day using the line through Richmond, two in each direction.

And, worse yet, these passenger trains no longer stopped in Richmond as a matter of course.

With the through freight trains also gone, the line only saw local freight traffic.

Eventually, there was not enough traffic to warrant keeping the line open. Canadian National Railways applied for abandonment of the line in the early 1970’s, with the Richmond station having been demolished in the early 1960’s.

However, fate intervened when Canadian Pacific Railway decided to get out of the passenger train business in the early 1970’s. Through VIA Rail and the crown owned Canadian National Railways, the federal government took over passenger train operations and soon the railway line through Richmond saw the movement of more trains along it than had ever been seen before in its history.

More recently, in the last two years, as part of the federal government’s Economic Action Plan, VIA Rail has been investing upwards of $100 million in upgrading this line which runs through Richmond.

The Richmond rail yard compound has been the centre of this activity for the contractors.

A total of 5,000 new ties were installed between the Fallowfield station and Dwyer Hill.

New passing sidings have been built not only at Richmond but also at Fallowfield, Dwyer Hill and Smiths Falls East.

A complete automatic Centralized Traffic Control signaling system is in the final stages of installation at Richmond.

The final lengths of chain line and page wire fencing along the rail line are being installed to ensure safety. A new station just opened in Smiths Falls this past August, joining the new Fallowfield station which was built in Oct. 2002.

Richmond resident Bob Moore is an amateur railway historian and member of the Ottawa Railway History Circle. Through original research on some of the railway lines in Eastern Ontario, Mr. Moore and his fellow railway historians have chronicled the development of Eastern Ontario’s railway lines and how these railways have impacted the lives of people in the communities which they served. Bob’s work can be seen on his website at www.railwaybob.com.

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Photo courtesy of Canada Science & Technology Museum, Mattingly Collection MATT-2805

This is what the Richmond train yard looked like in July 1932, looking east from McBean Street. Note the water tower at the left which is almost totaling hiding the station which is located along the track behind it. Note the cattle loading facility on the right along with a couple of other buildings. Note the two sidings – one for passing trains and one to load and unload freight. Those standing on the passing siding, in the distance, looking at the water tower, are Aubrey Mattingly’s father and his uncle Albert.

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The railway station at Richmond as it looked in Sept. 1947. The station agent lived on the second floor. In 1947, the station agent was Ellis S. McLaren who had held the position since the station opened. By this date, the giant water tower just west of the station had disappeared.

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A Canadian National Railways steam engine passenger train goes through This is a photo of the railway station at Richmond which way to Ottawa approaches McBean Street in Richmond Richmond on its way west to Smiths Falls in Oct. 1931. That’s Lalonde’s farm that was a standard Canadian Northern Railway design, viewing from the west in 1972. By this time, the railway station at can be seen in the background, at the front of the engine. it from the southwest.

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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Some of the best and only photographs of the Richmond railway station and rail yard are found in the Aubrey Mattingly Collection at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Longtime Stittsville resident Aubrey Mattingly (19111983) had a passion for trains and over his lifetime he photographed or collected photographs of thousands of trains in Canada and elsewhere, amassing a collection of more than 8,500 photographs and postcards dealing with trains. This was in addition to a smaller collection of

photographs of ships that plied the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River before the St. Lawrence Seaway was built.

Mr. Mattingly’s collection of railway photographs was acquired by the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 2002.

Soon afterwards, Bob Moore of Richmond and Colin Churcher of Ottawa, two local railway historians, started to scan and catalogue the photograph collection.

The complete collection is now available for viewing on the Museum’s website at www.images.technomuses.ca, clicking on “Picturing the Past.”

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New grade seven students at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville who are attending an New grade seven students who are attending an information session at information assembly at the school on Thursday, Sept. 1 are, from left to right, Jessica Aiello, Madison Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville on Thursday, Sept. 1 are Steven Keyworth, left, and Eric Holmes, right.

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“Under the B, twelve” will be joining the sounds at the Richmond Fair this year.

Besides the voices announcing entries in the heavy and light horse show rings, the screams of enjoyment drifting from the midway, the barker’s urgings to passers-by among the concession stands and the music wafting from the outdoor entertainment stage, among other sounds that traditionally fill the air over the Richmond fairgrounds, this year the sound of the bingo caller will also be heard.

That’s because bingo is returning as an attraction at this year’s Fair.

The Richmond Agricultural Society, host of the Fair, spent all summer dealing with provincial and municipal authorities in order to get the appropriate permit to allow bingo to once again be played at the Fair.

“It’s a lot of paperwork to do it,” Richmond Agricultural Society general manager Dale Greene says.

But now that the approval has been received, the Agricultural Society is busily finding room somewhere at the edge of the midway where the bingo can be located.

While bingo makes its return to the Fair this year, another new attraction will be the Flying Fools high diving show. This is the best known show staged by Milord Entertainment, an acrobatic group that has been wowing spectators around the world since 1900. This show features many acrobatic dives from heights ranging from 3 to 25 metres – yes, that’s right, 25 metres, all into a pool of water that is only eight metres in diameter and only three metres deep.

There will be both serious and comical dives made by both solo divers and sometimes up to five divers at once.

“It’s something different,” Richmond Agricultural Society general manager Dale Greene notes.

This high diving show will be presented three times a day from Friday, Sept. 16

through Sunday, Sept. 18, with the tower and pool set up in the area between the Dining Hall and the Curling Club building.

Milord Entertainment has been at the Richmond Fair before but not with this watery performance. It has presented a trampoline show at the Richmond Fair in the past.

Milord Entertainment has been presenting acrobatic shows of one kind or another for over 20 years. Leader Yves Milord himself has been performing for over 30 years since winning the gold medal in the trampoline event at the World Games that year. He has worked with Cinque du Soleil and for years has been in charge of the Canadian team at the Acapulco cliff diving championship in Mexico.

The fairgrounds are also going to be alive with the sound and sights of a BMX bike show on the Saturday evening. Up until now, Saturday evening activities on the grounds have been limited to the midway and the gala dance in the arena, with the grounds silent once the horse shows are finished late in the afternoon.

This year a BMX bike show is being presented, with bikers charging up ramps, flying through the air and doing flips and other maneuvers – just great entertainment.

In addition, there will be entertainment on the outdoor stage on Saturday evening, with the Blackwell Band, a rock band, performing.

So, plenty to do and see on the Saturday evening at this year’s Fair.

Robertson Amusements will once again be providing the midway at the Richmond Fair but this year will mark the return of a ferris wheel to the midway offerings. There was no ferris wheel last year but there will be this year.

“It’s in our logo,” Richmond Agricultural Society general manager Dale Greene says about a ferris wheel. The logo prominently features a ferris wheel along with the well known fascade of the historic Dining Hall that graces the Richmond fairgrounds.

The Dining Hall will once again be the

location for the Fair meals. This year St. Philip Catholic Church of Richmond will be providing the home cooked meals from Thursday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 17. On Sunday, Sept. 18, the dining hall meals will be provided by ChefExpress Catering.

This year’s Richmond Fair will continue to have its wide range of events and activities such as Kiddyland for the youngsters, lumberjack shows, antique machinery displays, wagon ride tours of

the grounds for seniors, a lawn tractor pull, 4-H shows, dairy shows, the Friday night demolition derby, entertainment in the arena, western horse shows, saddle and harness horse shows, heavy horse shows, a sheep show, a miniature horse show, beef cattle shows and homecraft exhibits. This year’s Richmond Fair runs from Thursday, Sept. 15 through to Sunday, Sept. 18, although activities on Thursday, evening Sept. 15 are limited but the midway is operating.

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FIRST DAY AT NEW SCHOOL Arriving for the first day of school on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the new Westwind Public School on Hartsmere Drive in Stittsville is student Matia Raspopovic, left, accompanied by his father Igor Raspopovic.

SIGNING UP Westwind Public School office administrator K a t h y Charlebois, left, helps Jennifer Beierl, centre, register her son Lukas Beierl, right, on the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the new school which is on Hartsmere Drive in Stittsville.

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Active sitting exercise, indoor walking for health JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com

Walking, as everyone knows, is a good way to keep fit. But did you know that sitting is also a way to keep fit.

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16, this active sitting exercise program is open to people of all ages. It promises a gentle workout but a workout nonetheless.

What a way to keep fit!

Besides this active sitting exercise program, there is also an indoor walking group that will be meeting again this fall upstairs at the Stittsville District Community Centre. This Stitts-

ville indoor walking group will be meeting every Monday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and also on Friday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The program will be starting up for the fall this Monday, Sept. 12. All ages are welcome.

For more information on either the active sitting exercise program or the indoor walking group, please contact Ottawa Public Health nurse Janice Tughan at 613-580-6744, ext. 15251.

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Everyone loves a parade.

That’s an old saying but oh, so true. You only have to be in Richmond for the annual parade on Fair Saturday to experience this feeling. There’s colourful floats, bands, antique vehicles, farm machinery and, did we mention, floats? They just keep coming, making it a great time for those who line McBean Street and Perth Street to witness this annual attraction, certainly one of the highlights of the Richmond Fair each and every year.

But the annual parade is only as good as its entries and this is where the community comes in. The more entries that there are, the better the parade – it’s that simple. So, if you have a business in the community or are part of an organization of any kind, think about entering a float in the parade. You will not only have a great time by participating but if you are a business, thousands will see your float – it’s like a moving billboard of advertising. Or if you are a community organization like a service club or minor sports group, those watching will also become more familiar with you and the organization.

It will enhance your image, may increase your membership and will show that you are a group that puts community first. Right now, organizers of the annual Richmond Fair parade are looking for entries for this year’s event on Saturday, Sept. 17.

For information about the parade or to register an entry, call Marlene Greene at 613-8382600 or email her at mgreene@ bell.net or call Lise Bradley at 613-838-9618 or email her at lisebradley@hotmail.com.

Registration for the new Friday night dart league at the Richmond Legion Hall will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8 and Friday, Sept. 9 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each evening. The fee is $20 per player for a three-person team and $5 for singles play for the season. Everyone is welcome to play.

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We have all heard it called, with some ridicule, the “mighty Jock.”

And perhaps with some justification, as its flow does reduce in the summer.

Indeed, even going back to 1832, the Jock River was maligned for its high and low flows. A description of the Jock River and Richmond in 1832 read as follows: “Men that scarce know a thistle from a dock/And think no stream so brilliant as the Jock;/that stands one half the year, with slime o’er grown,/and runs the other half all o’er their town.”

But while the Jock River has been maligned over the years, it still remains one of the six major subwatersheds that feed the larger Rideau River watershed.

The Jock River subwatershed drains 555 square kilometers along its 75 kilometer length, with seven tributaries of its own – Flowing Creek, Hobbs Drain, Jenkinson Drain, Kings Creek, Monahan Drain, Leamy Creek and Nichols Creek.

The Jock River flows from its wetland headwaters in Beckwith and Montague Townships near Franktown through the agricultural lands of Goulbourn and Nepean and finally through the Barrhaven and South Nepean area to empty into the Rideau River just north of Manotick.

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority values all of the tributaries of the Rideau River.

This has led, in the case of the Jock River, to the recent release of the 2010 Jock River Subwatershed Report summarizing the health of the Jock River at present. Four indicators are used – forest cover, wetlands, shoreline vegetation and surface water quality. This report provides baseline data that can now be used in tracking future trends in the Jock River subwatershed.

This report also gives other data related either to the various tributaries or to sections of the Jock River itself. This is data like land cover types, soil type, significant natural features and fisheries resources.

One category of data relates to species at risk in a particular area of the Jock River subwatershed.

For instance, the yellow rail, which is a small water bird which breeds in wet meadows and shallow marshes, is considered a species at risk in the Flowing Creek, Hobbs Drain and Monahan Drain areas, as well as in the Richmond Fen area.

The yellow rail, which eats insects, snails and seeds, is very elusive and seldom seen. Its call, usually given at night, sounds like two stones being clicked together.

The yellow rail has a yellowish-brown breast, short thick dark bill that turns yellow in males during the breeding season, a yellow brown band over the eye and greenish-yellow legs.

Its numbers are declining because of the loss of habitat.

The loggerhead shrike, which is a bird of prey that has a large hooked bill, a gray head and back and white underparts, has a relatively large head compared to the rest of its body and hence its loggerhead

name.

It nests in dense trees and shrubs and eats large insects and lizards. It is known to impale its prey on thorns or barbed wire before eating because it does not have the talons common among larger birds of prey.

Loss of suitable habitat and pesticide use are both believed to be causes of its declining numbers.

The loggerhead shrike is considered a species at rink in the Richmond Fen area, in the Monahan Drain area and along the Jock River in the Ashton area.

Other birds that are considered species at risk at least in some areas of the Jock River subwatershed are Henslow’s Sparrow and Least Bittern.

Henslow’s Sparrow is a small sparrow that breeds in shrubby fields that are often wet. It forages on the ground, eating insects and seeds. Habitat loss is affecting its numbers.

Least bittern is a small wading bird, in fact, the smallest heron found in North America.

It nests in large marshes with dense vegetation, eating fish and insects. Loss of habitat is also affecting its survival.

Birds are not the only species at risk in parts of the Jock River subwatershed.

Among reptiles, the milk snake and the spotted turtle are both considered species at risk in certain parts of the Jock River subwatershed.

The milk snake, a species of king snake, can grow up to 60 inches long. Its typical colour pattern is alternating bands of red-black-yellow or white-black-red. It usually lives in forested areas, although it is frequently found around barns. It is mostly nocturnal.

The spotted turtle, a small semi-aquatic turtle, has a shell that ranges in colour from black to a bluish black with a number of yellow tiny round spots on it.

And any consideration of species at risk in the Jock River subwatershed would not be complete with mention of the Eastern Prairie fringed orchid which is considered a species at risk in the Richmond Fen and also in the Monahan Drain area.

The Eastern Prairie fringed orchid, a rare species of North American orchid, can grow up to three feet tall and may have up to 40 white flowers on it. This long living perennial plant can be found in moist to wet tall grass areas. Loss of habitat is impacting its survival.

So, while the Jock River may not be “mighty” visually, especially in the low flow summer months, it is “mighty” as the home for a wide variety of birds, reptiles and plants, some of which are considered species at risk at the present time. But all is not lost because there are actions being taken to improve the subwatershed.

Some landowners in the Jock River subwatershed are trying to improve, protect and restore the river’s natural features.

This can involve simple things like keeping shorelines natural and planting trees to more complicated municipal planning and development projects that protect surface water quality and aquatic habitat through the creation of riparian buffers and the application of stormwater best management practices.

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What’s up in Stittsville? …The Bradley’s Insurance parking lot on Stittsville Main Street will be the location for a “street sale” being held by the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

Bargains for everyone are promised….

An exhibit of some of the photographic work of Sylvie Sabourin of Stittsville will be held at The Studio of Conceptual Designs at 698 Cooper Street in Ottawa from Tuesday, Sept. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 30. The exhibit, entitled “Horizons – A photographic voyage,” will include not only some of Sylvie’s “old favourites” but also some new images prepared just for this occasion. The opening reception/vernissage will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Studio of Conceptual Designs is open from Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m…. The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers is starting up again after a summer break.

New choir members, either for the Ju-

bilee Singers or for its junior choir affiliate the Junior Jubilees, are always welcome. This covers everyone from age 8 and up. For more information, please check out the website www.gjsingers. com or phone 613-825-3357…. Stittsville’s Youth Connexion program is getting on board to support the Rotary Club of Ottawa - Stittsville project to establish a library in a community in Uganda. Youth Connexion will be holding a book drive for this Uganda village library on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., canvassing in the Timbermere subdivision in Stittsville…Another “Wise Guys and Gals Drop-in” for seniors will be held at the Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street on Monday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There will be coffee and home baked sweets served.

The guest speaker will be a representative of the Kanata Hazeldean Lions Club. All seniors in the community are welcome to attend….

The Friendship Club notes COLLEEN DENNIS Special to the News

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 annual membership fee is only $12 per person. Those interested should contact membership coordinator Lorraine Gillies at 613-599-3297.

The Friendship Club organizes and offers a variety of programs to which everyone is invited.

Public consultation on 2012 city budget LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com

As students start to think about the new school year, city council is beginning to think about its new budget year.

Mayor Jim Watson wants public consultation on the 2012 budget to start this September.

He set up an email account, budget2012@ottawa.ca, to solicit early comments and suggestions for the city’s spending priorities.

The draft budget is expected to be released on Oct. 26. Each department’s budget will be presented to the committee that oversees it – similar to the process that was used for the budget this year.

Community consultations will begin shortly afterwards, with four meetings scheduled for Nov. 1 to 4. The meetings will be spread across the city in the east, west and south, with a central meeting planned for city hall. The locations of the meeting will allow rural residents to attend “with relative ease,” according to a city report.

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More consultation will take place throughout November (Nov. 7 to 28) as each standing committee considers its draft budget.

Council will consider approval of the final budget on Nov. 30.

City council agreed to keep raise the municipal portion of the tax bill by no mare than 2.5 per cent each year of this term of office – a promise Watson made during the 2010 election campaign.

For the upcoming budget, non-discretionary costs associated with maintaining existing city services should be considered the top priority, according to a city staff report.

Council will also be looking to set out a number of “strategic initiatives” funded by the money the city receives thanks to the province’s uploading agreement.

The city received a windfall of $25 million from that agreement last year ($14 million of which was directed at housing projects), but Ottawa is set to add a smaller influx of $5 million in 2012. Ottawa will get $120 million annually from the agreement by 2018.

Writing, printmaking, travel and painting will all have their day in the sun, as it were, at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library in September.

It all begins on Wednesday, Sept. 14 when the first of these free adult fall programs is held as Ruth Latta, a published author and columnist and a literary award winner, will be presenting “Writers on Writing.”

She will be dealing with how to create works of the imagination in this seminar that will run from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Ms. Latta received the Northern Lit Award for Fiction this year. She has written seven novels and three anthologies.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. will see a special afternoon for seniors sponsored by MASC which stands for Multicultural Arts for Schools and Communities.

Printmaking artist Violeta Borinsonik will demonstrate several printing techniques including printing in relief and monocopy, a process by which only a single copy is produced.

Those attending will be asked to bring along four photographs which are meaningful to their lives.

This presentation is limited to those 50 years of age and older.

On Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 1 p.m. to 3

p.m., it’s cruise time.

Roger Stone will be the tour guide for this armchair travel session, with the voyage going to Guadeloupe and beyond.

September’s special activities at the Stittsville library branch wind up with an open house on Friday, Sept. 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. that celebrates Canada’s Culture Days taking place at that time.

Artist and instructor Heather Gallup will be hosting this open house as she and her art students will demonstrate the art and technique of watercolour painting.

There is no registration required for this Sept. 30 open house.

However, registration is required for the other three programs dealing with writing, printmaking and travel.

And just how do you register, you wonder?

Well, it’s easy. Just visit the Stittsville library branch and sign up or phone the library branch at 613-836-3381.

There is also online registration on the Ottawa Public Library’s website but this online registration does not open until Wednesday, Sept. 14.

While this will be OK for the Sept. 21 and Sept. 28 programs at the Stittsville library, it will not be very convenient for Ms. Latta’s writing seminar on that very day, Sept. 14.

So a visit to the Stittsville library or a phone call to the library to register is recommended in this case.

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Summer Slam 2011 at Speedway SPECIAL TO THE NEWS It’s Summer Slam 2011 time at Capital City Speedway west of Stittsville this coming Saturday, Sept.

10.

It will feature a full day of racing at the track, starting at 2 p.m. and going right through the evening. But there will be more than just racing at Summer Slam 2011.

Monster trucks will be at the track, making several appearances throughout the day and evening.

In addition, a monster truck known as “Soul Collector� will be at Capital City Speedway that day.

This monster truck, which has six seats in it, will be taking youngsters for rides throughout the bush.

Imagine, actually riding in a monster truck. What an experience and all for just ten dollars each.

These “Soul Collector� monster truck rides for youngsters will begin at 2 p.m. and will continue into the early evening.

As for the action on the track, the first qualifying heats will go at 2 p.m., followed by the second qualifying heats at 3:15 p.m.

The feature races will get underway at 5 p.m., with everything racing-wise wrapping up with the 100 lap Enduro featured race just after 8 p.m. A demolition derby may wind up the evening depending on the number of entrants.

Monster trucks will be doing their thing at 3 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., so there is going to be lots of action by these big brutes.

The racing at Capital City Speedway on this Summer Slam 2011 day will include late model racing, a 50 lap Thunder Car race, a 30 lap Mini Stock race, a 30 lap Legends Car race and the 100 lap Enduro race.

While the racing will begin at 2 p.m., the main gate will open at 12 noon.

This Summer Slam 2011 will be a climax to the 2011 season at Capital City Speedway which was the track’s 50th anniversary year. The final week of regular racing at the track took place last Wednesday, Aug. 31.

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Two new programs SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The Goulbourn Skating Club is introducing two new programs for skaters.

The upcoming 2011-2012 season will see both a Special Olympics Skating Program and an Intro to Canpower Program introduced as the Club tries to continue to meet the needs of skaters in Stittsville, Richmond and surrounding communities.

The Special Olympics Skating Program has come about after the Goulbourn Skating Club hosted a successful Skate Canada Eastern Ontario Special Olympics Regional Invitational Competition last January. This led to a Special Olympics pilot program which the Club offered during its spring programming. The program is designed to provide skating instruction to participants with developmental disabilities of all ages and skill levels ranging from beginner to competitive skater.

The Goulbourn Skating Club’s CanPower (Powerskating) Program, with almost 300 skaters involved, ranging in age from 6 to 15 years of age, is the largest such program in Eastern Ontario. The program is geared to meet the needs of ringette and hockey players. For this coming winter session, the Goulbourn Skating Club is introducing an “Intro to CanPower Program� which will be targeted at hockey and ringette players ages four and up in initiation or developmental programs.

For information about the Goulbourn Skating Club including registration information, visit the Club’s website at www.goulbournskatingclub.com.

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Mark Gill holds the plaque which he received for finishing first in the category for 2000- Roslyn Tegano holds the plaque which she received for placing first in the category for 2009 North American cars at the Richmond Motor Classic at the Richmond Plaza in North American cars 1960 to 1969 at the Richmond Motor Classic at the Richmond Plaza in Richmond on Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 5. She exhibited a 1969 Thunderbird.

Richmond on Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 5. He displayed a 2002 Thunderbird.

Richmond Motor Classic takes over parking lot SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Labour Day is a holiday but the parking lot at the Richmond Plaza in Richmond was full of vehicles. That’s because it was the day for the 13th annual Richmond Motor Classic.

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Harold Kirkham of Richmond displays the plaque which he received as his 1988 Caprice Classic placed first in the category for 1980-1989 North American cars at the annual Richmond Motor Classic at the Richmond Plaza in Richmond on Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 5.

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Gary Belding, right, of the Kiwanis Club of Goulbourn presents Bob Wexley, left, with his plaque for placing first in the category for North American cars from 1950 to 1959 at the 13th annual Richmond Motor Classic at the Richmond Plaza in Richmond on Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 5.

is Club of Goulbourn, the vintage automobile show offered over 30 classes for entries of cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors.

The day-long event offered free public admission for those who wanted to examine these vehicles on display and chat with their owners.

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Do you have gas appliances or water heaters? Is your home heated by a gas or oil furnace?

Do you enjoy fires in a wood burning or gas fireplace?

Is your garage or carport attached to your house? Have you ever run a gas generator inside your home?

“CO alarms provide the only form of early warning for carbon monoxide,” Heller warns. “Without these life-saving devices, undetected CO can result in early symptoms of headaches, nausea and fatigue which are often mistaken for the flu. Prolonged exposure leads to brain damage and death.

If you answered yes to any one of these, you need to learn the facts about carbon monoxide—and you need to install a CO alarm.

Often called the ‘silent killer’, carbon monoxide is odourless, tasteless and invisible. If not vented properly, or if appliances or heating devices malfunction, CO can cause sickness, debilitating physical and mental issues and, ultimately, death.

Despite ongoing warnings from safety officials, thousands of Canadians are exposed to carbon monoxide each year and some die. The only way humans can detect deadly CO is with a CSA-approved carbon monoxide alarm.

Since many of us have gas water heaters, stoves, fireplaces or attached garages, CO is truly a fourseason danger. But the onset of autumn brings increased potential exposure to CO as heating systems are turned on, fireplaces are sparked and cars warmed up.

“Most CO alarms cost in the range of $30, just about 2 cents a day over their lifespan, a nominal price to pay for the safety of yourself and your family,” Heller adds.

• 59 per cent of Canadians do not have a CO alarm.

• 44 per cent do not have heating systems checked annually.

• 18 per cent believe CO alarms are only required if you have a gas furnace.

She offers these home safety tips: • Have a licensed inspector check heating systems and other fuel-burning appliances, including furnaces and fireplaces, annually.

• Install one-CSA approved CO alarm on each level of your home and outside sleeping areas.

• Keep clear all exhaust flues and ducts including those used by water heaters, ranges and fireplaces.

• Test all CO alarms monthly and replace them every 5-7 years.

• Change the batteries at least once a year.

With the multitude of devices in a home that emit carbon monoxide, she urges Canadians to take steps now to avoid tragedy down the road.

More carbon monoxide safety tips can be found online at www.safeathome.ca. www.newscanada.com

Statistics like the ones below concern Carol Heller, a home safety expert with Kidde Canada.

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Two fundraisers by Capital City Storm JOHN CURRY

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A TV appearance. A demonstration outside a Scotiabank Place concert. The month of August was awesome for the Capital City Storm cheerleading club of Stittsville.

And now the club has two big community fundraisers coming up this weekend, part of its fundraising initiative to help the cheerleaders travel to Orlando, Florida in the spring for a major competition.

It’s easy for anyone to help out with this fundraising this coming weekend.

For one thing, the Capital

City Storm cheerleading club is holding a community garage sale this Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. until noon in the parking lot at the Capital City Storm facility at 119 Iber Road in Stittsville. Everyone loves a garage sale, so why not drop by. You might just find that treasure that you have been seeking.

And helping out with the Capital City Storm’s next fundraising venture will be just as easy, perhaps even easier. On Sunday, Sept. 11, the Capital City Storm cheerleaders are holding a bottle drive in Stittsville as well as in Kanata.

So, just gather up all those empties that you have around

the house after a summer of barbecueing and relaxing around the pool (we should all be so lucky) and have them ready to give to the cheerleaders when they come knocking on your door. It’s that easy to help them out. And, you get rid of all of those empties in the garage and elsewhere.

While September is becoming fundraising month for the Capital City Storm cheerleading club, August was certainly performance month.

On Thursday, Aug. 4, the senior team of the Capital City Storm cheerleading club performed on the CTV Morning Live show, showing off some of

their cheerleading stunts. They even got to involve the show’s hosts, Lianne Laing, Kurt Stoodley and Jeff Hopper.

To end the month, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, the senior team was back in action, with a demonstration performance in front of Scotiabank Place for the Hot 89.9 concert featuring the New Kids on the Block and the Back Street Boys.

As you can see, the Capital City Storm cheerleading club is a busy group and don’t forget that besides their practices and these special events, the club also offers to host birthday parties for youngsters on weekends throughout the year.

More details on these Capital City Storm birthday parties can be found at www.capitalcitystorm.ca.

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PASTOR STEVE STEWART Nursery, Children & Youth Programs, Small Groups

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“Becoming Whole Through the Power of Jesus”

GETTING READY Marva Major, principal at the new Westwind Public School in Stittsville, carries some items as she helps get the school ready for opening day on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Ms. Major has been a teacher for about 20 years, serving as a principal for the past five years. She was a vice-principal for three years previous to that.

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Goulbourn Jubilee Singers SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers is a community based choir to which all singers are welcome, with no auditions required. It is, first and foremost, a fun choir.

The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers draws members from a wide area including Stittsville, Ashton, Richmond, Munster, Carp, Kanata, Bells Corners and Barrhaven, to name a few. It is now to begin its 35th year of music making, having been founded in 1977 and indeed taking its name from that special year, which was Queen Elizabeth’s 25th Jubilee Year on the throne.

Over the years, the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers has grown from a musical perspective, developing higher level choral skills.

Much of this has been because of the inspirational directorship

of Linda Crawford and the musically talented accompaniment of Doll Creelman.

The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers performs two concerts each year as well as singing at local seniors’ residences. This year’s Christmas concert entitled “Changing Season, Changing Light” will be held on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Stittsville United Church, with both matinee and evening performances.

As the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers prepare for their 35th anniversary season, new members are being encouraged to join the choir. All singers are welcome, with no auditions required. For more information about the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and the JJ’s, log onto www.gisingers.com or call Charlotte Parry at 613-825-3357 or Elizabeth Douville at 613-838-6078.

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FORWARD RESUME BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 TO : Dennis Girard Plant Manager, Ottawa Region Media Group 35 Opeongo Rd., Renfrew, ON K7V 2T2 Fax: 613-432-6689 email: dennis.girard@metroland.com Metroland is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls please. All resumes will be kept on file for future consideration.

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WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario, reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.

THE OPPORTUNITY As we continue to expand our successful digital sales initiatives, we are currently seeking an energetic, talented and self-assured Manager of Digital Media to drive new business sales throughout the Ottawa region. We’re looking for a motivated leader who demonstrates a sense of urgency, without creating unnecessary chaos. The ideal candidate will have strong management experience and a proven track record for attaining outstanding results through the motivation and development of a sales team. This role requires knowledge of the digital advertising space, the competitive landscape and a solutions oriented approach to selling.

THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for New Business Acquisition Sales Representatives to sell the company’s fastest growing product - Deals4U.ca This innovative program promotes local businesses to local consumers through a special “daily deal.” You’ll use your knowledge of what’s great about our city to develop and grow the local market by securing commitments from the most desirable local households, businesses, and services including restaurants, spas, nightclubs, retailers, theaters, tourism venues, and more. This position offers salary (commensurate with experience) and generous commissions based on revenue, sales targets and company goals

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Manage and develop a team of “hunters” who are exclusively focused on generating new business/clients • Utilize your expertise to maximize revenue and develop strategies to ensure superior execution from your team • Consistently monitor team performance relative to targets and adjust plans accordingly to ensure that targets are achieved • Mentor your team and strive to make them better; we expect them to continually improve as a result of your expert leadership • Work through obstacles/objections with your team members, while ensuring superior customer satisfaction at all times • Ongoing reporting, tracking and forecasting

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Develop and cultivate leads using multiple sources including cold calling and door-todoor prospecting • Continuously set up face-to-face meetings with qualified prospects (15-20 appts. per week) to present our marketing solutions • Generate compelling proposals for potential advertisers, demonstrating how our programs will meet their business needs • Explore and exhaust all possible leads to ensure that we don’t miss out on any opportunities • Maximize advertising revenues by acquiring prospect commitment • Address customer requests/concerns in a timely and appropriate manner, ensuring superior client satisfaction at all times • Consistently meet and/or exceed monthly, quarterly and annual targets

ABOUT YOU • A track record of successfully driving revenue, with a focus on acquiring new business • Previous experience in a sales leadership role, with preference given to with digital advertising sales experience • Demonstrated ability to coach and develop successful “hunters” • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications, with expert knowledge of Excel

ABOUT YOU • Proven track record as a hunter, exclusively focused on acquiring new clients and converting new business leads • Previous sales experience, with preference given to those with digital advertising sales experience • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships with potential clients • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Sound knowledge of sales and marketing practices • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications

STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A confident and influential leader with the ability to motivate and inspire • Proactive and optimistic, with a “can do” attitude • Can be decisive and demonstrate timely decision making, often under complex and demanding circumstances • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going

STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A hunter mentality, with the confidence and drive to excel at generating and closing new business • Highly motivated by monetary incentives • Extremely ambitious with an outstanding work ethic and unprecedented drive for immediate results • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry; you’ll never get bored in our fast-paced, constantly evolving and challenging environment.

• We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 4 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!

Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to ngour@metroland.com Please reference “Manager, Digital Media” in the subject line.

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Please reference “New Business Acquisition Representative” in the subject line.

Metroland is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Metroland is an equal opportunity employer.

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Ottawa-area Tories were hesitant to wade into the controversy growing around Carleton-Mississippi Mills candidate Jack MacLaren this week.

Remarks made by former Ontario PC premier Ernie Eves at an appreciation dinner for MPP Norm Sterling have shown a growing division within the Tory party.

Eves criticized his own party for failing to defend Sterling, a 34-year Queen’s Park veteran, who was ousted during the riding’s nomination process on March 31.

MacLaren, a politician associated with the Ontario Landowners Association, won the bitter nomination battle.

“I don’t care who hears this,” said Eves. “The treatment that Norm got from his own party was not very polite, was not fair, it was not loyal, it was not compassionate, it was not even and it was not honest,” Eves said during a dinner for Sterling at the Canadian Golf and Country Club in Stittsville on Aug. 25.

Eves later clarified his comments on a Toronto talk radio show, saying that “Tea Party” elements within the Conservatives were behind the poor treatment of Sterling.

In an interview with this newspaper last November, MacLaren said it was “fair” to compare the local Tories move

to supplant the riding’s old guard with the Tea Party’s attempt to move the U.S. Republican party further to the right and the Wild Rose party’s attempt to pull Alberta politics in the same direction.

“All across the western world countries are willing stand up a little more.

I am willing to fight for my culture and heritage and what my forefathers fought for,” MacLaren said at the time.

Brad McNulty, a representative with MacLaren’s campaign, said MacLaren didn’t want to comment on Eves’ remarks because he wasn’t at the Aug. 25 dinner to hear the comments.

“He wishes Norm the best, whatever he decides to do with his career,” McNulty said. “He is looking forward right now.”

In fact, none of the Tory MPPs from surrounding areas were willing to comment on Eve’s statements when contacted. But Carleton-Mississippi Mills Liberal candidate Megan Cornell said she wasn’t surprised by Eves’ remarks because she has heard similar concerns from residents throughout the riding.

Cornell said the comments expose the divisions in the PC Party which had led her to throw her hat back into the ring for this election.

“There was a lot of respect for Norm and how he did politics,” Cornell said.

“It’s not just how Norm was treated but what Jack is offering. There is a fairly common sentiment in the riding that that’s not at all what we’re about here.”

That worry isn’t just shared by Liberal supporters, Cornell said.

“Certainly the concern I am hearing from a really large number of Progressive Conservatives in the riding is that the name of the party and the membership of the party has been sort of co-opted by this group who figured out how to, kind of, manipulate the political process and get their candidate in and now are hoping that no one notices who, in fact, the PC candidate is,” Cornell said.

Cornell said Progressive Conservatives are coming to her side and some prominent Tories are expected to publically endorse her in the coming weeks.

Regardless, Eves is “well respected” and his comments will undoubtedly have an impact on the campaign, Cornell said.

Tory leader Tim Hudak addressed Eves’ comments during an Aug. 31 media scrum in Toronto, saying MacLaren was chosen by party members.

“Everybody is held to account by the local membership. And local members choose who the candidates are,” he said.

Hudak said it is “tough” when parties “have a contest within the family.”

“But it is democracy, and democracy can sometimes be messy,” Hudak said.

“But we have a democratic party and we will be working with Jack MacLaren to win that seat as part of a PC government.”

Hudak said Sterling served his province extraordinarily well as a respected cabinet minister.

“He’s had impacts on positive developments in health care and the environment and he was a dean of the legislature,” Hudak said.

A representative from Norm Sterling’s Queen’s Park office said the MPP declined to comment on the matter.

Lisa McLeod, conservative MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, did not respond to a request for comment.

Nearby Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington PC MPP Randy Hillier, himself a former Ontario Landowners Association member and founder, was not available for comment before this newspaper’s deadline.

However, the Ontario Liberal Party was quick to send out a press release when Hillier re-posted a blog entry by Jeff Goodall entitled “Pinko re-tread Ernie Eves tries to sabotage Ontario PC’s.”

With files from Robert Benzies, Toronto Star, and Derek Dunn, West Carleton Review

John Brummell photo

AT SOUTH CARLETON HIGH SCHOOL Ivy Garland, left, and Jessica Pittuck, right, help put together teaching materials for the upcoming year in the office area at South Carleton High School in Richmond.

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