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FULL OF BEANS Stittsville city councillor Shad Qadri checks out the roaster at the new Gaia Java Coffee shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre in Stittsville. 4-5
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Where, oh where did the water go? JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
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Move over, Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There’s a mystery currently playing out in Stittsville that may not be quite as suspenseful as some of your crime novels but right now the mystery is not definitely solved and many are upset at what may be an environmental crime. But this has not yet been determined. Playing a lead role in all of this mystery, much like Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple or Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, is Matt Craig of the Mississippi Valley Conservation (MVC) who currently is working with city of Ottawa staff as well as the MVC’s own staff to try to come up with some answers to provide to the many Stittsville and area residents who have inquired about the mystery. See MYSTERY, page 6
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Ottawa Fire Services rural sector chief Gerry Pingitore, left, is with Stittsville volunteer firefighter Craig Dunbar, right, who is living with kidney disease and is this year’s Give the Gift of Life Walk Ambassador. The Walk takes place on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. at Andrew Haydon Park in Nepean, raising funds for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. A car wash is being held by firefighters at Sobeys parking lot in Stittsville this Saturday, Sept. 17 to help in Craig’s fundraising efforts related to the Give the Gift of Life Walk.
Ambassador Craig Dunbar JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
Each year the Kidney Foundation of Canada hosts the Give the Gift of Life Walk, raising funds to support kidney research, education and support programs for those living with kidney disease. This year the Give the Gift of Life Walk Ambassador for the Ottawa event is Craig Dunbar, a 39 year old Stittsville resident, who has been a kidney patient for the
past four years. As the give the Gift of Life Walk Ambassador, Craig is sharing his story with one and all about his life as a kidney patient. Indeed, his story is uniquely heartwrenching but also courageous, ranging from a surprising and sudden diagnosis to his ongoing involvement in the community and his strong-willed determination to live a full life despite his battle with kidney disease. See CRAIG, page 12
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Landfill opponents go political SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Opponents to a proposed new landfill site on Carp Road near Stittsville are taking political action leading up to the provincial election on Thursday, Oct. 6. While this new campaign, called “Don’t Let Ottawa Go To Waste (DLOGTW)”, will be concentrating on the lead up period to the provincial election, it will not stop there but will carry on after the election as part of ongoing efforts to stop the proposed new dump by the Coalition of Citizen Groups, a group of six local organizations that are opposed to the Waste Management proposal for the new landfill. The DLOGTW campaign will be geared to raise awareness of the risks associated with the proposed new dump as perceived by the Coalition members. In addition, the campaign will try to focus on the province’s record of dealing with industrial and commercial garbage, a record that the Coalition feels is “abysmal.” In this campaign, DLOGTW will focus on telling local political candidates and voters about what the Coalition feels are the environmental, economic and social impacts of landfills and what the province should be doing to reduce the amount of waste heading to landfills. The DLOGTW campaign is hosting a public information night on the Carp Road landfill situation and related groundwater contamination on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville, to which everyone is invited. This session will include a technical presentation by an independent hydrogeologist. The DLOGTW campaign will include targeted mailings to party leaders and candidates as well as participation at candidates’ meetings and other events. “The DLOGTW message is very simple,” says Vincent Lavoie, a volunteer with the Coalition of Citizen Groups. “Ottawa does not need or want another mega-dump on Carp Road.” He predicts that this new landfill, if
approved, will be the dumping site for industrial garbage from all over Ontario. He feels that Ontario needs a better solution for industrial, commercial and institutional waste than landfilling. This past January, Waste Management, owners and operators of the long-existing Carp Road landfill site, began an environmental assessment process to seek approval for a proposed new 6.5 million cubic metre landfill on Carp Road, adjacent to the existing site which has now reached its capacity. This environmental assessment process is ongoing. Members of the Coalition of Citizen Groups opposed to this proposal for a new landfill site on Carp Road are NoDump.ca, an organization that opposes any new landfill at the Carp Road site; the Richardson Corridor Community Association, which was formed in response to Waste Management’s plans for a new landfill site; the Stittsville Village Association which is opposed to the new landfill due to feared negative impacts on the quality of life for Stittsville residents; Moving Mountains, an organization that publishes news and information on the Carp Road landfill site; OttawaLandfillWatch.org, an Ottawa based organization that wants the city of Ottawa to develop a long term, sustainable waste management plan; and the Huntley Manor Community Association, a group committed to preserving the quality of life of Huntley Manor Estates. Opponents of the proposal for a new landfill on Carp Road point out that any new landfill will be built on fractured limestone which they claim is the worst possible location for such a facility due to the possibility that toxic leachate from the landfill getting into the local groundwater aquifers and contaminating the water. The opponents point out that from 2005 to 2008, local residents endured serious odour problems from the landfill which has now reached its capacity. Opponents dispute Waste Management’s claims that odour can be controlled.
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Freshly roasted coffee at Gaia Java Coffee JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
The new Gaia Java Coffee shop in Stittsville is offering various gourmet coffees but with a difference – superb flavour because the coffee will be freshly roasted. That’s because Gaia has its own roaster right there in the shop. It sits at the rear of the shop, green and silver in colour. “It just like a big furnace except it’s green and silver,” says Gaia Java Coffee co-owner Paul Jay of Stittsville. While not the biggest of roasters, doing up to 7 ½ kilograms at a time, it has a high tech filtering system rather than the more traditional after-burners. This results in much reduced emissions, good from the environmental point of view, as well as in operational energy savings, good from the business point of view in the long run. And it’s going to give the freshness that will distinguish Gaia coffee from that found elsewhere, particularly in traditional, non-gourmet shops. Gaia Java Coffee has its beginnings with friends Paul Jay of Stittsville and Paul Melsness of Kanata who met through participation in a singing group. Paul Melsness had been roasting coffee beans at home for years, using a barbecue. They would talk about the lack of a specialty coffee shop in Stittsville and joked that they should start one. Well, what started partly as a joke turned into
reality and last November they leased the space at the Stittsville Shopping Centre near Napoli’s Restaurant and began to prepare to open their new business. It took a little longer than planned, given various approvals that were required and the construction needed. But Gaia Java Coffee has now been open for about three weeks and a grand opening was held last Saturday, Sept. 10 when city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri was on hand to try his hand with the roaster, even sniffing the aroma of the freshly ground beans. The name Gaia is taken from Greek mythology in which Gaia was the earth goddess or the great mother of everything. The owners choose this name because they feel that this name of the Greek goddess of the earth is in keeping with their intention to have a business that operates in harmony with the environment as much as possible. That is why there are paper cups or, better yet, mugs for customers. Fair trade and organic coffees are available. Recycling is a constant focus. As already mentioned, the roaster has a more unique filtering system that captures harmful emissions. Gaia Java Coffee employs about a dozen staff at present, including a number of students. Besides those who have their coffee or tea in the shop which seats about 30 people and features a Wi-Fi environment, the take out business is also brisk.
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both hope that the shop will become a place where young people will feel comfortable coming. “We like the idea of being something in the community,” says Mr. Jay. Gaia Java Coffee also hopes to help developing countries. Instead of accepting tips, the shop has a collection box where such monies can be contributed. These funds will be used to help out in developing countries where coffee is grown, perhaps by helping send a child there to school. The owners like the fact that this is an independent business, not a franchise. This means that if they come up with a new beverage drink, they can put it on the menu right away – it’s that easy. No head office approvals to be sought. That’s why the shop now offers “The Stittsville Fog,” a new offering that combines expresso with tea. “We’re doing a few discovery things,” says Mr. Jay. One of the things which the owners like about their location at the Stittsville Shopping Centre is the shop’s proximity to several other businesses which should provide a steady stream of customers to the gourmet coffee shop, either participants looking to relax after a session or parents waiting for a child’s class to run its course. These include a dance studio at the nearby Mac’s Plaza, a Curves fitness studio, a soon-to-open hot yoga studio, a Kumon tutoring business and the Art Mad shop with its art classes.
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Given the singing backgrounds of the two owners, it is not surprising that Gaia Java Coffee will be featuring musical entertainment on some evenings. Gaia Java Coffee will also be installing a large table at the rear, near the roaster, where groups will be able to assemble and enjoy their beverages together. A book club has already expressed some interest in meeting at the shop and this table would be the location for such a meeting. Indeed, this table may also be the spot where Gaia Java Coffee will eventually hold some coffee tasting sessions, much like a wine tasting experience. Those participating will have the opportunity to sip various different types of coffee, perhaps discovering a new flavour or type that really hits the spot. Gaia Java Coffee is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. while Sunday hours are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Art is also part of the experience at Gaia Java Coffee. Right now there are several works by Kanata artist Ben Gatien which are adorning the walls. This not only dresses up the wall space but also exposes the work of a local artist. The plan is to change the artwork every so often. Besides its fresh coffee, tea and sodas, Gaia Java Coffee offers fresh pastries, baked right on the premises. Customers can also purchase coffee in bulk. Owners Paul Jay and Paul Melsness
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City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri, centre, cuts a ribbon to officially open the new Gaia Java Coffee shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre in Stittsville on Saturday, Sept. 10, with the ribbon being held by co-owners Paul Jay, left, and Paul Melsness, right. In the background is the Petroncini seven kilogram Italian-made coffee roaster that roasts green coffee beans, ensuring fresh, flavour-filled coffee.
…Longtime Stittsville resident Eileen Smith passed away in hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the age of 84. She was predeceased by her husband, the late Edward Smith. She is survived by two children, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral service was held at the Garden Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes on Richmond Road last Saturday morning, followed by burial at the Bells Corners Union Cemetery. In memoriam donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family….Ottawa Police Service has confirmed that the two recent fires in Stittsville involving newly built but as yet unoccupied homes involve arson. Police believe that the fire on Loreka Court and the fire several days later on Eagle Crest Heights in the Jackson Trails subdivision were caused by the same arsonist. Both fires caused an estimated $250,000 in damage….South Carleton High School students from Stittsville now have an
alternative way to get home after school, especially students who remain at the school after the end of classes for extra curricular activities. OC Transpo has launched a new one-way service, Richmond to Stittsville, that is running from Monday through Friday, leaving South Carleton at 4:30 p.m. OC Transpo prices which apply to this service are two tickets for $1.30 each or cash of $3.25…The annual Terry Fox Run in Kanata, which attracts participants from Stittsville as well, will be taking place this coming Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. It starts at the Canadian Fitness and Squash Club at 200 Terence Matthews Crescent off Eagleson Road and uses the nearby Trans Canada Trail. Last year this Terry Fox Fun in Kanata raised over $33,000 with over 450 taking part. It has raised over half a million dollars for cancer research since it began in 1989. For more information, please contact kanataTFR@rogers.com or call Michael Ward at 613-295-4594….
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September 12th, 2011
Come Clean Up Stittsville with Mayor Watson! As part of the Ottawa Fall Clean-up Campaign taking place throughout the city from September 15th to October 15th, I would like to announce the date for the Stittsville Fall Clean-up. It will take place Friday, September 23rd beginning at 9am. This year we will focus our efforts on Stittsville Main Street between Hazeldean Road and Abbott Street. Mayor Jim Watson will be on hand to aid in the clean-up while I also encourage you to come out and help us keep Stittsville clean. Representatives from local community groups and neighbourhood volunteers participated in the launch of this year’s fall campaign. The annual Cleaning the Capital Campaign is completed in partnership with Tim Hortons, and numerous other media and business sponsors who donate prizes and cleanup supplies. The campaign set a record in 2010, with the spring and fall campaigns having a combined total of 91,305 participants in 1,429 projects. More than 157,000 kilograms of litter was collected last year, building on the grand total of more than one million kilograms of collected litter since the campaign began in 1994.
The Coalition of citizen groups opposed to a new landfill on Carp Road launched its campaign to raise awareness of the serious risks associated with the proposed new mega dump in West Ottawa that is presently under Environmental Assessment by Waste Management of Canada Ltd. (WM). The campaign will also put a spotlight on Ontario’s abysmal record on dealing with industrial and commercial garbage. “Don’t let Ottawa go to Waste” (DLOGTW) will focus on educating local political candidates, aspiring Premiers and voters about environmental, economic and social impacts of landfills and what Ontario should be doing to reduce the amount of waste heading to landfill. Speeding Will Cost You Last week, I provided some information regarding Traffic Enforcement in the Ottawa and Stittsville area. This week I would like to focus on some information pertaining to speeding vehicles as provided by the Ottawa Police Service. The following is a summary of penalties prescribed to those caught speeding as enforced by Police Services: 1-15km/over the speed limit 0 Demerit Points
There is still time to get involved. Volunteers who register their cleanup projects are eligible to win prizes donated by campaign sponsors. Prizes include Tim Hortons coffee brewers, hotel getaways, tickets to local sporting events and restaurant gift certificates. Registration continues until October 15. For more information and to register, visit ottawa.ca/clean or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).
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Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Application 8 Hobin Street (D02-02-11-0059) You are invited to attend a public meeting regarding this application: Tuesday September 20, 2011 at 7pm Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena 10 Warner-Colpitts Lane The property is currently zoned R1D, which permits detached dwellings. The applicant is proposing to rezone to an R2 zone, permitting both detached and semi-detached units, to permit the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling and three two-storey semi-detached houses (6 units). For additional information, please contact: Kathy Rygus Planning and Growth Management Department Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 28318 Fax: 613-560-6006 E-mail: Kathy.Rygus@ottawa.ca Landfill Coalition Meeting I would also like to invite you to attend a public meeting being hosted by the Landfill Coalition regarding the proposed new landfill. This meeting will focus on the Carp Road landfill and related groundwater contamination. The session will also include a technical presentation by an independent hydrogeologist, Chris Rancourt, of XCG Consultants Ltd Sunday September 25, 2011 at 6pm Goulbourn Recreation Complex, Hall ‘A’ 1500 Shea Road
16-29km/over 3 Demerit Points $4.50 for each km over the speed limit (from 1-20 km) 30-49km/over $7.50 for each km over the speed limit (from 30-49km) Crossing Guards Needed: Submit Today! The Ottawa Safety Council is currently looking for two crossing guard positions to be filled. An Adult Crossing Guard will be implemented at the intersection of West Ridge Drive and Renshaw Avenue serving students from A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School. There will also be the implementation of an Adult Crossing Guard at the intersection of Baywood Drive and Arrowwood Drive serving students from Guardian Angels Catholic School. These paid positions need to be filled immediately so for full information, a job description and how to apply please consult my website www.shadqadri.com – under the ‘Youth Initiatives’ Tab and ‘Job Positions.’ For further information or to submit your resume please contact Kathleen Cameron at Kathleen.cameron@ottawasafetycouncil.ca. 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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From page 1 It all involves the wetland area along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville, where there is a lookout which allows Trail users to pause and gaze over what used to be a flourishing, water filled marsh and wetland. However, in recent weeks, this wetland has lost all of its water and is now devoid of water, other than for small puddles here and there. Sylvie Sabourin of Stittsville is one of those who is devastated by this change in the wetland. A noted photographer, she has photographs that show the change in the wetland – from a marsh full of water in the spring to now a total dry wasteland. She wonders what any authorities – city of Ottawa or Mississippi Valley Conservation – can do now, given the lack of water in the wetland. “The damage is done, unfortunately,” she writes in an email. “No more beavers, no more fish, no more birds, no more turtles and the list goes on.” Ms. Sabourin has been working on a book about the lookout and wetland that is scheduled to come out soon. She laments that unfortunately the book and its photographs may be an “in memoriam” record of what used to be. She is concerned that the complex ecosystem which this wetland sustained and which took decades to establish will probably not be able to get back to its original state for decades to come, if ever. She has noticed that beaver dams in the area were removed and that beavers were being trapped. “I don’t know but suspect it is one of the reasons the swamp drained like a bathtub without a plug,” she comments in an email to city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri. Ms. Sabourin is not the only one upset about the dry wetland. “I’ve been away on holidays and upon my return I find that Poole Creek in Stittsville is missing in action, including the wetlands that are its headwaters,” writes Corien Kershey in a recent email. She also wonders about the mystery. Students at the Ottawa Waldorf School, which is located along the Trans Canada Trail, are wondering about this dried-up wetland. Teacher Allan Krueger, who has taught at the school for 16 years, has taken classes to this lookout location for years as he teaches about nature and the ecology. His grade eight students went to the site last week, returning to the school where they spent the whole morning discussing the situation and lamenting what they saw, such as frogs congregating in the last remaining small puddles. “They were quite shocked to see the damage there,” Mr. Krueger said about the students’ visit to the dry wetland. Ottawa Waldorf School grade eight student Nora Joyner captured the upset of her fellow students when she penned this following description which she called “Where are the wetlands?” “It’s absolutely staggering. Mud as far as the eye can see. Trees and plants looking somewhat lost in the expanse of dirt. Old pop cans and unidentifiable plastic bottles lying in the mud, thrown there by people who simply no longer care. Animal tracks strewn across the landscape as they search for new homes. Frogs and minnows crowding into small pools of water. These are the remains of the
Stittsville wetlands. They once held four beaver dams and were home to a local ecosystem, but no more. These wetlands were drained a short while ago, beavers relocated, dams destroyed, soon to be developed on. Blame for the incident has been thrown around since it happened in late July, so how do we find out who is responsible? And more importantly, how can we stop it?” All may not be quite a bleak for the wetland as all this. Matt Craig of the Mississippi Valley Conservation (MVC), which has jurisdiction over the water resources of the Carp River watershed which includes Poole Creek and these wetlands west of Stittsville, says both city of Ottawa staff and MVC staff are trying to determine why this wetland went dry. He says that the MVC wants to be able to provide answers to the many who are contacting the organization about the matter. There was a municipal drain petition and study done which involved this wetland. Mr. Craig has asked city staff to determine if works done with regard to this municipal drain conformed with the engineer’s report. One point to check will be whether a new culvert was installed at the proper elevation. Mr. Craig has himself viewed the dry wetland and inspected the area. He says that MVC staff is now examining temperature and precipitation trends from this year to compare them with other years to see if the dryness could be weather related or not. He notes that the MVC issued five bulletins this summer regarding low water conditions in various watercourses and areas. Mr. Craig admits that there are some ecological concerns regarding the dried up wetland but he feels that it will rebound provided there is sufficient snow this winter. He notes that a wetland by definition may sometimes only be seasonally wet. Other wetland characteristics such as soil conditions will ensure that it remains a wetland. He admits that some fish have died and that turtles seem to be scrambling in the last pools of water in the wetland. However, he is hopeful that the wildlife will adapt and find suitable habitat despite the dry wetland. Phil Sweetnam, the longtime area representative on the MVC Board of Directors, says that tributaries and watercourses across the MVC jurisdiction are virtually all dry this year. He admits that he has not personally viewed the dry wetland but knows that MVC staff had been on site. City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri says that he asked both city staff and the MVC to investigate the situation. “Both are telling me it is strictly due to the dry weather conditions in the area,” councillor Qadri said on Tuesday. He said that city staff has told him that a new culvert under the Trans Canada Trail was placed at a higher elevation than the old one, eliminating claims by some that the new culvert was lower, allowing the wetland to drain. The culvert work would also have had to be approved by the MVC following the guidance of an engineering report done for the municipal drain work in the area. Councillor Qadri said that the MVC will be issuing a public statement soon regarding the dry wetland situation.
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Ottawa Waldorf School students who visited the dried up wetland at the lookout along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville are, from left to right, Jonah Alvarez, Bo Hansen, Dillon Elder and Davis To.
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Fair weather for the Fair? Wow, what a weekend just past! Warm sunshine with cloudless blue skies overhead – this must be what the weather is like in heaven because it sure can’t get any better. Villagefest 2011, of course, benefitted from this great weather. It just added that extra little bit that transformed the event into a memorable spectacle. Yes, weather can make that much of a difference. Everyone feels so much better, everything looks so much better – when the weather’s great, everyone is up and feeling wonderful. And so it was at Villagefest this year. Now, attention turns to Richmond and the annual Richmond Fair which takes place this coming weekend. The Fair has been blessed with good weather over
the past several years and hopefully this trend will continue this year. It not only makes for a more enjoyable Fair experience for everyone, exhibitors and fair-goers, but also it ensures a successful Fair, making the year-long efforts of the Richmond Agricultural Society organizers worthwhile and gratifying. Imagine, if you will, working and organizing all year long and then have the Fair days turn out to be miserable, weather wise. It just wipes out the hard work because a Fair without good weather can’t get off the ground. How discouraging! So, that is why we hope and pray for good weather this coming weekend. There is nothing greater than standing along McBean Street and watching the
numerous floats go by in the sunshine in a Fair parade; or standing at the rails at the horse ring, watching a majestic Belgian or Percheron heavy horse strut its stuff in the ring; or sauntering down the midway, listening to the cries of glee coming from the various rides which are humming in the early fall sunshine; or simply bumping into someone, a long unseen neighbour or friend, and having a chat right there on the fairgrounds, oblivious to the tens of others passing you by, as you go over memories and stories with your buddy. That’s what makes a Fair and the weather is an oh-so-important ingredient of it all. That’s why another weekend like the one past would be just what the doctor ordered. We hope the weatherman comes through.
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Trying to get by in a scary world Now that we are all safely back at school or work (or retirement) and now that Sept. 11 commemorations are over and the provincial elections are on, could we now begin living our lives without being frightened all the time? The politics of fear certainly didn’t begin with 9/11, but that horrible day certainly helped it along. Now, politicians at all levels are leaving no rock unturned in their attempts to frighten us into voting for them. Fear of terrorists has, of course, brought us an unbroken string of restrictions on our liberty, an endless series of inconveniences to travellers, an upsurge in suspicion among groups. Fear of crime has become a political staple, despite convincing statistical evidence to show that we are experiencing less crime, not more. The media are accomplices in this: those crimes that do occur are covered in gruesome detail and
CHARLES GORDON featured most prominently. On television and in film, even in popular literature, the climate of fear is helped along by daily helpings of gore. In series after series, book after book, movie after movie, crime is on the loose, and very violent crime at that. If we, contrary to the evidence, fear for our lives, who can blame us? This does not bring to an end the list of fears to which we are subjected. Some of them are actually worth thinking about, such as fear for the environment. Pollution, crazy weather, threats to drinking water — all are real. Oddly, we seem to react less to them, in terms of changing our behaviour, than we do to the fictional crime waves we see on TV. We just go on polluting and being wasteful, at the same time
as we lock ourselves away from imaginary monsters.
those guys in goalie masks you see on the late movie.
Another pretty good fear is the one for our economic security. Bankers are lurching around like Keystone Kops, corporations are eliminating jobs instead of creating them, governments are (a) stimulating the economy and then (b) not stimulating the economy and the stock market is going crazy. This reflects the mood of the people who invest in it. They are scared. Should they be? All we know is that the economy would be in better shape if they weren’t.
No one said that we were rational people, but isn’t it strange that the people who are there to save us from the waves of crime and terrorism that we fear exist courtesy of something that is deemed to be so scary, namely taxes? Never mind. The premier of Ontario is being labelled a “taxman,” as are the premiers of other provinces and all the premiers will deny being taxmen and vow not to do anything to raise taxes.
Then there is the fear of taxes. This is a creation of politicians and many Canadians will experience it this year as voters go to the polls in a bunch of provinces, including this one. Despite the fact that we have been paying taxes for hundreds of years and taxes give us schools and highways and hospitals and defence and police protection, taxes are now scary, something like one of
Which is nice, except that in an unfearful world someone might recognize that some
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of the real problems we have — think of health care, think of transit, think of poverty — can only be solved if the government spends some money on them, and that spending money to solve them probably involves higher, not lower taxes. But there is nobody more fearful in the world than a politician who thinks he might have to announce a tax hike. Somehow in this supposedly terrified world, we manage to live our lives, get safely from Point A to Point B, avoid contact with arch-fiends, experience the odd smile, and wake up healthy the next morning. If only our politicians and investors could smile a bit too.
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What a drive-thru! SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Picking up a coffee and cookies at an improvised drive-thru at the Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville last Saturday was a local action that will help those in the village of Seje in Kenya to be more self-sustainable. That’s quite a drive-thru. That’s because all of the proceeds from the drivethru are going to help those in the village of Seje, a community in Kenya that the Community Bible Church has partnered with to help become more self-sufficient. By providing some help, the Community Bible Church hopes to be able to help the local residents gain access to clean water, irrigation, micro-finance, schooling for orphaned children and child and maternal health care. It is all being done so that residents of Seje can become more self-sustaining, John Brummell photo both now and in the future. Seje is a group of five villages on the equator Cheri Kehler, left, gets a cookie from Hannah Brunsdon, right, to deliver to a customer in a waiting vehicle at the fundraising drive-thru which was set up at the Community Bible in a remote part of Kenya. This poor community of about 5,000 residents has a predominately hot Church on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville last Saturday, Sept. 10. and dry climate with two rainy seasons, one in the spring and one in the fall. UP Local agriculture is the primary source of nutriTO tion and income but in years of drought, both the local economy and health suffer. There is no electricity or medical clinic in the community. WOOD · PELLET · GAS Based on a model developed by Trinity Bible Church in Osgoode, the Community Bible Church in Stittsville is developing a partnership with two Seje villages with about 1500 residents. They are working with the residents to find way to provide ready access to safe drinking water, to provide local schooling for local orphans and secure sources of local food. Equater Coffee Roasters of Almonte donated the fair trade coffee and cups used for the drive-thru at the church last Saturday. This drive-thru fundraiser is one of the initiatives inspired by the Kingdom Assignment Challenge issued to church members by Pastor Steve Stewart last May when he handed out $100 bills to 100 parishioners, challenging them to use the money to make a positive impact on the world.
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Bussing to the Fair This year Stittsville residents can take an OC Transpo bus to and from the Richmond Fair. There’s a pickup at the Bradley’s Insurance parking lot on Stittsville Main Street on both this Saturday and this Sunday.. Get dropped off right at the fairgrounds and then, after your Fair experience, get a ride back to Stittsville. Easy and simple. Something to consider.
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Craig Dunbar raising funds for Walk From page 1 For Craig, his exposure to kidney disease began in May, 2007 when the newly married husband was about to embark on a career in facilities management. He was a regular fixture in a variety of hockey and softball house leagues while also serving as a volunteer firefighter at Ottawa Fire Service Station 81 in Stittsville. Things were going great. Who would think that a sprained ankle sustained playing softball would lead to a diagnosis of kidney failure. While using crutches and a cane for two weeks, Craig developed a severe migraine that would not go away. This forced him to visit his family doctor where it was determined that his blood pressure was almost 100 points higher than it should be. Tests indicated a problem with his kidney function. It was then off to the Ottawa General Hospital for more testing including more blood work. Tests showed fatal levels of toxins building up in his body. Indeed, his levels were so extreme that there was an initial thought that the samples had been contaminated. But this was not the case. He was diagnosed with acute renal failure, with no clear reason for the cause. He was admitted to hospital for the first time in his life for treatments to attempt to re-start his kidneys. But it was no go. After two days, he was told that he would have to start dialysis, although Craig and his wife Heather remained optimistic that his kidneys would re-start. A biopsy on his kidneys revealed not only that Craig suffered by IGA Nephropathy but that his kidneys were damaged beyond repair. What catastrophic news! But Craig remained positive in outlook, telling his doctors that he would be getting back to an active lifestyle. And he did this. As soon as the stitches were removed from his chest, he was back playing hockey, hitting balls and working. He has now gone through four years of living with kidney disease and he still remains positive. “My attitude is this,” he says. “I wake up in the morning on the right side of the grass, and that’s a good start. I look around and see a roof over my head, and my amazing wife is there beside me.”
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“I get up under my own power, and that’s great. Everything after that is a bonus,” Craig says. “No, life isn’t easy, and sometimes it’s not fair, but now more than ever, I stop and smell the roses, and appreciate everything that’s positive,” he adds. He is now looking forward to the Give the Gift of Life Walk on Sunday, Sept. 25 starting at 11 a.m. at Andrew Haydon Park in Nepean. He participated in the walk last year, raising $650 as an individual and being one of the top individual fundraisers. This year he has set a more ambitious goal, entering in the team category with a goal of $5,000 in fundraising. The team is called “Spare Parts,” a name which reflects his need for a kidney transplant. “I need a spare part to get healthier,” he says. Some of Craig’s fundraising will come from a car wash which is being held this coming Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Sobeys parking lot in Stittsville. His fellow volunteer firefighters will be on hand for this car wash. In addition, Sobeys will be holding a BBQ in conjunction with the car wash, with the funds going to Craig’s Walk effort. Craig’s fundraising has already benefitted from one car wash involving fellow firefighters, with some of the proceeds from a recent car wash at the Brown’s Your Independent Grocer parking lot going to his Walk efforts. Craig has been a volunteer firefighter since 1995, beginning in Carp and then joining the group at Station 81 in Stittsville seven years ago. He is now assigned to the new Station 46 on Iber Road in Stittsville. While his kidney disease has limited his active duty, he remains active on the public education side of things, such as helping to conduct station tours and being involved in training. It was not a difficult decision for him to decide to be a volunteer firefighter 16 years ago. He has always had a community focus and he had friends who were firefighters. So it was just a natural thing that he would join up. “I very quickly fell in love with the job,” he said. Rural sector chief Gerry Pingitore says that the Stittsville firefighters and the Ottawa Fire Service are completely supportive of Craig in his battle with kidney disease. He says that
the Fire Service will support Craig in any way that it can, such as by taking part in fundraising car washes and also by keeping him active as a firefighter through involvement with training and public education. He notes that Craig is a “valuable individual” with the Fire Service, given his training and experience, so all support possible is being provided so that he can eventually return as a healthy firefighter. Craig did have a kidney transplant two years ago but the transplanted kidney never did function. He remains quite high on the priority list for a transplant but finding a match given his particular medical condition is difficult. “It’s very difficult for me to find a match,” he says. He remains on dialysis, fortunately with it being done at home as both he and his wife are trained in the procedure. This involves daily dialysis, which is preferable to going to a hospital three times a week for dialysis since the non-daily nature of such dialysis makes a patient more prone to peaks and valleys in how he or she feels. Craig, who works as a volunteer with the Kidney Foundation, admits to being quite surprised but also honoured when he was asked to be the Gift of Life Walk Ambassador this year. He is looking forward to serving as the “face” of the Walk this year and is looking forward to telling his story at the opening of the Walk. He says that the Kidney Foundation has a number of mandates, ranging for research to raising awareness of kidney diseased. The Kidney Foundation also does education on organ donation and advocates for patients. Craig hopes that the Stittsville community will really support this Saturday’s car wash at Sobeys. “The (Fire) Department has really supported me,” he says, not only in fundraising for the upcoming Walk but also in keeping him busy in training and public education functions since he cannot go on actual fire emergency calls at this time. He says that the support of his fellow firefighters has really helped him in his fight with kidney disease. “It really is a family atmosphere there,” he says about his fellow Ottawa Fire Service firefighters.
Give the Gift of Life Walk The annual Give the Gift of Life Walk not only raises funds but promotes awareness about kidney health and organ donation. Kidney disease usually progresses silently, often destroying most kidney function before causing any symptoms. That is why people at risk of developing kidney disease should be examined regularly. These people include those with diabetes, high blood pressure or blood vessel diseases, as well as those who have close relatives with hereditary kidney disease. Members of certain ethnic groups such as aboriginal, Asian, African/Caribbean
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The young people at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Richmond are helping purchase farm animals for a family in Malawi in southeast Africa. And to make this even more memorable, they recently visited a local hobby farm to experience first hand some of the same kinds of animals that they are helping to purchase. It all started when the young people of the church decided on their own to accept a challenge issued by Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D), the mission side of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. PWS&D challenged Sunday Schools across Canada in 2011 to raise $900 through its “:Build a Barn” in Malawi initiative. Under this program, funds raised provide animals for poor families in a small village in Malawi. The $900 provides a family in one community with pigs, goats, rabbits, chicks and guinea fowl. Having such livestock will help the family overcome poverty by improving nutrition and household income. So, the young people of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Richmond got busy fundrais-
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The assassination of president John F. Kennedy. The “one giant step” landing on the moon. Paul Henderson’s goal to win the Canada/Russia hockey series. All moments in history that are etched in everyone’s memory. And certainly the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City’s twin towers rank with this group of events. And like with the others, people tend to remember exactly what they were doing or where they were when the event happened. This was the case for Ottawa Fire Service volunteer firefighter Lieutenant Dawn Marincak of Stittsville as she related to those at the opening ceremony for Stittsville’s Villagefest at Village Square Park last Saturday, Sept. 10 at noon. Lt. Marincak, speaking on behalf of Stittsville’s firefighters, told how she remembers exactly where she was at the time of the 9/11 attacks, commenting that she was sure that millions of others could also do this. Working as a dispatcher for the Ottawa Fire Service, she had just come off the night shift at the dispatch office when she was told of what was happening. She remembers watching the horror of the event and thinking to herself that it could not be happening. But it was, an event that changed North American society and people’s
lives forever. She recited the times for the disaster – 8:47 a.m. when the first place crashed into the south tower of the World Trade John Brummell photo Centre on Ottawa Fire Services through 10:28 Lieutenant Dawn a.m. when the Marincak north tower collapsed. “The loss was unbelievable,” Lt. Marincak said in referring to the loss of life – 2,996 dead, along with 341 firefighters and 60 police officers dead, along with other medical, military and civilian casualties. “This tragedy has made us more aware of our surroundings,” the 27 year resident of Stittsville said. She went on to praise the Stittsville community, not only for its reaction to the 9/11 tragedy in which schools collected teddy bears and raised money but in its other activities such as raising over $50,000 to help a Stittsville youngster suffering from cancer. She also noted that the firefighters have taken part in many fundraisers such as Relay For Life and the Muscular Dystrophy boot drive. A 17 year volunteer firefighter, she called the Ottawa Fire Service an
amazing family, adding that she was proud to live in such a community as Stittsville that cares so much. She said that hopefully a tragedy like 9/11 will never happen again but she expressed the belief that if such a tragedy did happen again, she knows that she can count on the Stittsville community to pull together. Lt. Marincak was joined by five other Stittsville firefighters at the Villagefest opening ceremony. The ceremony began with Pastor Steve Stewart of the Community Bible Church in Stittsville leading a prayer remembering all those who lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy. Noting that it was the tenth anniversary of the 2001 tragedy, Pastor Stewart said that while in it people witnessed the “horror of evil and terrorism,” it also brought out many acts of kindness by firefighters and others. He offered a prayer not only for those who lost their lives but also for those who survived but with scars. Speaking on a day of warm sunshine and blue skies, much like that original 9/11 day, he urged that any anger be replaced with forgiveness and love. His prayer remarks were followed by a minute of silence for those present to remember the tragedy of 9/11. The silence was ended when bagpiper Jordan McConnell played.
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Ottawa Fire Services volunteer firefighters at the Richmond fire station who are standing at attention in a minute of silence to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Sunday morning, Sept. 11 at 9:50 a.m., with the Richmond fire station’s vehicles lined up in front of the station, are, from left to right, Seamus Dewan, Mark Smith, captain Bill Gifford, Jason Tremblay and Dave Barkley.
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Last Sunday, Sept. 11 saw a sunny morning, with blue skies overhead. Indeed, it was similar to the morning ten years ago to the day when a terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City killed thousands. And just like the terrorist planes shattered the calm of an early September day a decade ago, the calm of last Sunday morning was broken at all 44 city of Ottawa fire stations by the ringing of the fire station bell or blasts from a pumper truck air horn. At both the Richmond fire hall in Richmond and the Sterling Howie Fire Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville,
three sets of three pumper truck air horn blasts, with a five second delay between the three sets of horn blasts, broke the tranquility of the Sunday morning at 9:59 a.m. This was part of brief but meaningful ceremonies which took place at fire stations across the city at 9:59 a.m. as firefighters marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. The sounding of the pumper truck air horns was only part, albeit the most noticeable, of the brief remembrance ceremony. These ceremonies also included firefighters standing at attention in silence for a minute, lined up in front of all of the station’s vehicles as they were pulled out of their bays and assembled in front of the station.
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Members of the Goulbourn U10 Girls Premier A soccer team, champions in the Ottawa Royals’ “Kickin’ in the Capital Tournament” last weekend (Sept. 10 and 11) are, front row, left to right, goal keepers Stephanie Seguin, Marissa Smail and Abby Lewis; second row, left to right, Charlotte O’Brien, Julia Brennan, Montana McKenna, Ellen McGuire, Addison Seltitz, Jenna Croteau and Cindy Li; and, back row, left to right, coaches Bob Seltitz, Karen Croteau and Dave Brunskill. Missing from the picture are player Genevieve Marquis and coach Cam O’Brien.
Goulbourn U10 Girls Premier A team wins The Goulbourn U10 Girls Premier A soccer team went undefeated in winning the Ottawa Royals’ “Kickin’ in the Capital Tournament” last weekend, Sept. 10 and 11. This was the second time this season that the team won its division in a tournament.
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Waldorf education is based on the notion that education must nourish the whole child. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why the curriculum at a Waldorf school like the Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville seeks a balance between the sciences, the humanities and the arts. Drawing and painting is one of the aspects of the arts and right now an exhibition of student work has been set up on the Artspace wall at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. The exhibit includes five framed collections of art, each containing anywhere from two to four individual examples of art done by students. Much of the artwork is colourful while some features a softer, pastel look. All of this artwork is accompanied by an Ottawa Waldorf School sign which in itself is eye-catchingly colourful. Mackenzie Krueger, who is one of the Ottawa Waldorf School students whose art is included in the exhibit, says that her art showing a waterfall and mountains is typical of the kind of art that she does. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like all the different colours,â&#x20AC;? she says in describing what she likes about art. Another Ottawa Waldorf School student, Lorea Beobide-Cardinal, finds
that she is drawn to art because of the designs and colours involved. Dillon Elder, who is now in grade eight at the Ottawa Waldorf School, explains that students do a lot of drawing at the school, usually averaging a class a week. He explained that his artwork in the exhibit, which is among the more detailed pieces, came about when a visiting professional artist showed the students about the technique involved.
Dillon admits that he likes doing art showing the outdoors more than artwork which features people. Jeannine Farazli of the Ottawa Waldorf School, who arranged the exhibition of student artwork, explained that frequently at the school, especially with the younger students, a story will be read to them to get their imaginations going prior to the start of the art class. This helps them to create their art.
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It was the year of the inaugural â&#x20AC;&#x153;people paradeâ&#x20AC;? at Villagefest in Stittsville and it was a good start, with more than 75 participants following a Stittsville Royal Canadian Legion colour party led by bagpiper Jordan McConnell along Abbott Street from Moss Hill Trail at Sacred Heart High School to Village Square Park, site of the Villagefest activities. The warm sunshine and clear blue skies overhead certainly made for an ideal setting for this first-ever event which featured a number of decorated bicycles, numerous parents with baby strollers, participants wearing colourful hats, several Goulbourn Historical Society members in heritage dress, two Ottawa Fire Services vehicles and even city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson and Stittsville ward councillor harmourously pedaling along on a bicycle built for two. At the subsequent opening ceremony for Villagefest 2011 at Village Square Park, Marilyn Jenkins, president of the Stittsville Village Association, which organizes Villagefest, praised this first attempt at a â&#x20AC;&#x153;people paradeâ&#x20AC;? along the closed-to-traffic Abbott Street, saying that she was impressed not only with the turnout but with the decorated bicycles, some of which she called absolutely spectacular. One, for instance, featured a green dragon riding overhead and later it won the top of five prizes given away in the judging of the decorated bicycles. City of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, who not only pedaled in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;people paradeâ&#x20AC;? but later got a hot dog from the Stittsville Scouts and cookies from the Stittsville Girl Guide display, noted in his remarks at the Villagefest opening that this marked his 14th visit to Stittsville in the past eight months. He termed Stittsville a wonderful community with great spirit and thanked the community for remembering the 9/11 tragedy at the Villagefest opening.
The mayor praised the city of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firefighters for their caring and professional service to the city, noting that when fire strikes a building, it is firefighters who are rushing in as others are exiting, fleeing the fire. City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri, in his remarks at the opening ceremony, thanked the organizers and volunteers responsible for Villagefest. He urged people to take time to love those around them, their families, their friends and their community. He urged everyone to remember the tragedy of 9/11 and those firefighters, soldiers and first responders as well as civilians who died that day. Villagefest itself, graced with such spectacular weather, proved popular this year. After an opening â&#x20AC;&#x153;O Canadaâ&#x20AC;? sung by the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and its junior choir the Junior Jubilees, accompanied by the Stittsville concert band, and the ensuing opening ceremonies, the stage at Village Square Park was always busy, starting with a performance by the Stittsville concert band and then followed by childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pamela von Twilightâ&#x20AC;? from Saunders Farm, other musical entertainment and a talent show. The grounds at Village Square Park were filled with a variety of attractions, ranging from a display of clocks from the Canadian Clock Museum at Deep River to displays by such diverse groups as the Goulbourn Skating Club, No Dump.ca, the Stittsville Organic Farmers Market, the Goulbourn Museum and the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. Youth Connexion, Stittsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth program, ran a bevy of games and activities for youngsters such as sack races while the Stittsville Scouts were on hand, not only selling hot dogs and corn on the cob but also with a jousting activity for youngsters. Of course, as always, the water tower play structure and miniature train which are permanent attractions at Village Square Park drew the interest and attention of many youngsters.
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PICKING UP THE PIECES
Grappling with suicidal thoughts leaves youth feeling isolated. Part one of our three-part series tells how realizing they aren’t alone can be like flicking on a light switch – and the tragedy that can happen without that illumination. LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com
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illiam Ross is something of a magician. First, his sleight-of-hand tricks impressed his friends
at school. Eventually, he moved on to fooling staff and fellow patients at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario’s mental health ward. But before that, Ross tried to pull his trickery on Ottawa police officers, who had to cart him to CHEO in a squad car to prevent the amateur Houdini from escaping his handcuffs and harming himself. And lately, the 17-year-old Ottawa resident has been working magic on his own life, astounding family and friends with his seemingly supernatural ability to bounce back from the darkest deadend track. In less than a year, Ross went from what appeared to be a pretty well-adjusted teenager who loved BETA testing video games and cooking, to a shadow of himself, obsessed with compulsive thoughts of trying to end his life. And now, mere months later, he has rebounded, an outcome his mother, Suzanne Ross, could barely bring herself to dream of. Suzanne, who comprises a large part of her son’s support system, still lives by a phrase repeated to her by a relative of her own: “You can be cautiously optimistic when things are going better, knowing that there could still – and probably will – be slips and things that are going to happen,” Suzanne says. “It’s not going to happen overnight.” DIMMING THE LIGHTS By the same token, William didn’t get to that dark place – a deep depression he likens to all the lights being turned out – overnight. “Everything up until that point was like dimming out the lights,” he says. William says he really began to slide down the slippery slope to self destruction after last summer. Some romantic relationships that went foul didn’t help his tendencies towards obsessive compulsiveness and anxiety, William says. But it was surrounding himself with a social circle that turned out to be more focused on partying and backstabbing than trust and friendship kicked the process into high gear. He was partying too much. Peer pressure led to alcohol and “mild” drug use.
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William Ross has made huge strides in tackling his demons since last summer, when he tried to take his own life and ended up at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario for treatment. Spray-paint art is a recent addition to William’s repertoire. Right, he creates a painting earlier this spring as a gift for his grandfather.
OUT OF THE DARKNESS A series about youth suicide Part 1: Two youths struggle with suicidal thoughts - with radically different outcomes “I’ve had a little bit of a shadowy, dark past,” he says. “Over time, things had just gotten worse.” When Suzanne looks back, she realizes that all the classic warning signs were there. Her son wasn’t sleeping at night, but he would sleep during all hours of the day – when he was home. Most of the time, he was out with friends – partying, although she didn’t know it. “I thought it was a normal progression – to give him a bit of independence,” she says. “He never gave me a reason not to trust him.” Eventually William lost the energy to do any of the activities he was so passionate about. He didn’t care to test out video and computer games to help work out the bugs before they hit the market. The sharp-witted teen’s interest in school waned. And most obviously
for Suzanne, her son completely stopped taking over the kitchen of their two-storey Orleans home to whip up a culinary masterpiece. “When I look back those are all signs,” she says. “If you notice a change in your child’s behaviour, pay attention to it, because it may be nothing, but in our case it was a clue.” The clues started long before William’s back-to-back visits to CHEO last autumn, which wasn’t his first visit to the hospital’s mental-health ward. In fact, it all started in the very home in which William still lives with his mother, father and brother. William’s spirit started to crack when he was only six, but it wasn’t until more than six years later that William finally admitted to his mother why. He had been raped by someone close to the family. By that point, William was already undergoing therapy for anxiety, a process that lasted three years. “I talked about how I didn’t really trust people; how I didn’t really trust myself,” he says. He thought releasing the secret helped him get over that hurdle, but looking back, he says he was wrong. His world continued to crumble. It wasn’t until last year, he began to pick up the pieces. By the end of the summer, William couldn’t force himself to stop fixating over harming himself. Every object, from ballpoint pens to
pieces of string, became weapons of self harm in William’s obsessive gaze. Luckily for William, it only took one attempt for him to recognize he needed help. Less than 12 hours after putting three thin, shallow cuts into his chest with an X-Acto knife, William was talking to a psychologist at CHEO. Before his family even clued in to what was happening in his head, William asked his mother to drive him to the hospital before he couldn’t stop himself from severely hurting himself. “I knew that I wanted it, but I didn’t want it,” he says. “It was like in the short term, I had wanted to hurt myself, but I knew that eventually I might not want this, and I just needed help.” William spent three weeks at CHEO See page 23
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‘My life’s a lie’: Jesse Graham Unable to cope with his emotions, Jesse committed suicide at 17 GEOFF DAVIES
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esse Graham loved to win. And often, he did. On the soccer pitch, in the classroom, in excited debates or board games, Jesse found joy in things that pushed his limits. He loved to push back. Those who loved him smile as they remember his mile-wide competitive streak. They laugh to think of his firedup rants, notorious for leaving everyone in stitches. He was a fierce friend, a devoted son, and now a full year has passed since his death. The beam in Jesse’s basement bedroom was low, so it was easy enough for his father, Jeff, to lift up his dangling body and untie the noose. It wasn’t quite six in the morning by the time Jesse – brother to Katie, Zachary, Kelsie, Jarred and Lauren – was stretched out on the floor of their home in Balderson, Ont., with his mother and father bent over him, performing CPR. By the time the paramedics arrived, the boy who loved to win, who dreamed of becoming prime minister or practising law, was dead. “We never had a real inkling that Jesse was suicidal,” says his mother Shelly, who is a nurse. “He never once said to us ‘I’m depressed.’ He didn’t look depressed… he didn’t do all the things… the signs of suicide that you look for. He didn’t give anything away.” Randy Thompson, 19, and Jesse were best friends through high school, right up until Jesse hanged himself in the early hours of June 18, just days away from graduation, at the age of 17. “I went through a couple months of just numbness,” says Randy. He was right there to witness the changes in his friend. At 16, Jesse was a ball of fire. He was clean-cut, not into the same drinking and dosing scene as some of his peers. He went to youth group at his church every Thursday. He liked to hang out with the brainier kids. He liked debates, not chit-chat, and attacked them with the same ballistic energy that made his teacher hide the classroom dodge ball and his friends steer clear of him during soccer games. A year later, he wasn’t himself. His parents noticed it, his friends did too. He was angry. “He’s 17 and lots of boys get angry at 17, because they’re finding their way. So you try to give him space; give him enough room to kind of figure things out,” says Shelly. Obstacles multiplied and hope dwindled. Jesse kept his pain to himself. He never sought help, but he sought comfort elsewhere. Beer, liquor, cigarettes, pot, sometimes harder stuff. Jesse tried to get out of his own tormented head,
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Shelly and Jeff Graham hold up a photo of their son Jesse who committed suicide just over a year ago. The Balderson couple hopes his story helps others in similar situations. but it made things worse. Jesse’s grades first started slipping as he began Grade 11. For a guy remembered as exceptionally bright, with test results placing him among the country’s most gifted kids, this was unusual. Shelly’s description of her son fits both a perfectionist and a buzzing mind. Nothing, even the simplest assignment, was worth handing in unless it was just right. Not long before, he used to cruise through the curriculum without a problem. But now he was lagging behind, and getting in trouble in the classroom to boot. What was happening? LOOKED LIKE DEFIANCE “We didn’t have a clue. It looked like laziness, it looked like defiance,” says Shelly. “We realize now it was none of the above. He was frustrated with himself and he didn’t know what was wrong with him.” Toward the end of his life, Jesse started to figure it out. After doing some research online, he announced to his family that he thought he had Attention Deficit Disorder. The family doctor concurred, and started him on Concerta, a psychostimulant similar to Ritalin. That was a couple of months before his death, says Shelly. ADD, says Shelly, was just part of his problems. The other part wouldn’t become known until after Jesse’s death, after his suicide note was published on the front page of a major daily newspaper. The Grahams’ phone rang one day, a few weeks after Jesse’s death. On the line was Louise Brazeau-Ward. Brazeau-Ward is an internationally-renowned expert on dyslexia. She started the Canadian Dyslexia Association, after witnessing her own son’s struggles with the condition. At Heritage Academy, the specialty school she runs in Aylmer, Que., she teaches kids how to overcome dyslexia. The article in the newspaper said your son had ADD, she said to Shelly, but why didn’t it mention his dyslexia? Dyslexia? The Grahams had never
suspected their son had the condition, which impairs ones ability to read and write. No one, not even his teachers, had noticed anything out of the ordinary. But there were signs, and you could see them in his suicide note. Lisa Taylor does screening and testing for the association. With her 20 years of experience in the field, they were brutally obvious. “I call them no-brainers,” she said in an interview at her Kanata office. Taylor says she spent two hours picking out possible indicators in Jesse’s note: capital letters reversed; hesitations, where Jesse started writing one letter and chose another; back-and-forth switches between cursive and printing. “At 17, you don’t reverse your B’s and D’s.” On behalf of the Canadian Dyslexia Association, Brazeau-Ward offered to test the Grahams’ two youngest children – Jarred, 12, and five-year-old Lauren – for dyslexia, as the condition is hereditary and often shared among family members. They made the offer “in Jesse’s honour”, declining payment for tests that can cost around $450 each. Turns out the hunch was right. The association’s testing found Jarred to be mildly dyslexic. After a separate assessment by the school board, he now uses computer programs to level the educational playing field. Lauren proved to be too young for test results to be conclusive, but her mother expects she’s not out of the woods yet. Meanwhile, their cousin was also identified as having similar learning disabilities, just as she was putting high school behind her. On the living room couch of the family home, Jeff can still quote the words from his son’s final message. “I hate myself,” Jesse wrote. “My life’s a lie.” “I believe the lie was he put on a happy face. He had all this pain inside,” says Shelly. Now that Jesse’s gone, no test can be done to prove it, but his parents believe he suffered from dyslexia, and that it helped pushed him over the edge. “It makes me wonder how many kids are out there that haven’t been picked up.”
‘It was knowing I’m not alone’ From page 22 before asking to be discharged, but a breakdown the next day sent him back to CHEO in a police car after authorities were called to his home when he threatened to harm himself. Help came in the form of talking. William went back to CHEO, and through the Children and Youth - Specialized Psychiatric and Mental Health Services program (a partnership with the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre), he dedicated himself to tackling his demons. There, he tried everything. From counselling to art therapy to deep breathing, William says he was open to anything. “I was tired of fighting myself,” he says. He stayed on that track after he left CHEO and started a stint in the outpatient program at the Royal Ottawa. For three months, he made daily treks to the Royal to attend family therapy, individual therapy, stress therapy, to learn calming techniques, meditation and different ways of coping. But most importantly, he was able to connect with other people who were in the process of overcoming their own issues. “It was the talking – it was the other people, and it was knowing I’m not alone,” William says. “Knowing there are other people going through different issues, other people going through similar issues, other people going through the same issues. “Knowing there are other problems, problems that are worse and problems that are – not necessarily better, but different – I learned that I’m not alone, and that was the biggest thing.” Now, more than a year after he hit rock bottom, William says he has a new definition of “normal.” Knowing that he is just one of many people dealing with mental illness has made all the difference. And now he thinks of mental illness as what it is – just one type of the many ailments that may strike a person in his or her lifetime. It was when people stopped treating him differently that he was able to make progress, he says. Just having people there to listen – not judge, offer advice, or give opinions – made his road to recovery possible. William says he doesn’t have any regrets today because the experienced helped shape him and make him a stronger person. But that could have been much different if he had succeeded in his attempts to kill himself. “If I had killed myself, I would have somehow gotten myself back to life so I could kill myself again for doing that. That’s how stupid it was,” he says. When he thinks back to that point in his life, he often reminds himself – and others going through a similar ordeal: “No matter how bad your situation is, you’re always comfortable somewhere.” Getting to the comfortable place isn’t impossible, William says, and he is living proof.
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Members of the Stittsville Major Bantam Select softball team, silver medal winners in the recent provincial championship tournament in Toronto, are, front row, left to right, Luke Moore, Luc d’Entrement, John Assad, Spencer Lee, Braden McGinnis and James Mullan; and, back row, left to right, coach Paul d’Entrement, Jonathan Egilo, Evan Belshaw, Sam Marks, Matt Gaines, Travis Drew, coach Andrew Mullan and coach Dean Lee.
Silver medals to Stittsville SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Provincial silver medals came to Stittsville this year thanks to the Stittsville Major Bantam Select softball team. Participating in the recent provincial championship in Toronto, the Major Bantam Selects lost by the narrowest of margins, just one run, in the tournament final. The Major Bantam Selects lost 6-5 to Georgian Bay, a team which the Stittsville team had defeated in earlier round robin play in the competition. The Stittsville Major Bantam Select team, comprised of boys born in 1995, beat Georgian Bay 6-3 and then Woodbridge 23-1 in round robin play, advancing to semi-final action. This was another Stittsville victory, 5-3 over Unionville, setting up the provincial final between Stittsville and Georgian Bay. Stittsville Major Bantam Select pitcher Luc d’Entrement was awarded tournament MVP honours. Stittsville coaches Dean Lee, Paul d’Entrement and Andrew Mullan were all happy with the hard work, hitting and fielding displayed by the Stittsville players during this provincial tournament. Mem-
bers of the team were Sam Marks, Evan Belshaw, Travis Drew, Luc d’Entrement, James Mullan, Spencer Lee, Braden McGinnis, Matt Gaines, John Assad, Jonathan Egilo and Luke Moore. This Stittsville Major Bantam Select team was not the only Stittsville team to play in the provincial tournament as the Stittsville Minor Bantam Select team also competed at the provincial level. Comprised of boys and girls born from 1995 to 1997, the Stittsville Minor Bantam Select team came from behind to defeat St. Catherines 13-11 in its opening game of the tournament. In its second game, the Stittsville squad took a lead but could not maintain it, losing to a Unionville team. In the wild card game, the Stittsville Minor Bantam Selects played hard but were held to a single run by a team from Lyn. Stittsville coaches Craig Pavia and Steve Halse are proud of the dedication and effort which was demonstrated by this Minor Bantam Select team this summer. The players on the team were Kyle Tapp, Mathew Lee, Brad Cotton, Matt Pavia, Zach Pugsley, Alec Moore, Pascal Snow, Rachel McGinnis, Jamie Steenbakkers, Riley Walsh and Brady Halse.
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Members of the Stittsville Minor Bantam Select softball team which played in the recent provincial tournament in Toronto are, front row, left to right, Kyle Tapp, Rachel McGinnis and Jamie Steenbakkers; middle row, left to right, Brady Halse and Mathew Lee; and, back row, left to right, coach Craig Pavia, Riley Walsh, Pascal Snow, Zach Pugsley, Alec Moore, Matt Pavia, Brad Cotton and coach Steve Halse.
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Making a difference for women with obstetric fistula SPECIAL TO THE NEWS One person can make a difference. Just ask Candise Elhadad. She has transformed a $100 bill given to her by Pastor Steve Stewart of the Community Bible Church at the end of May into $3,700, enough to help eight women in developing countries suffering from obstetric fistula which the World Health Organization has identified as the single most dramatic aftermath of neglected childbirth. Just how did Candise achieve this remarkable
fundraising, showing that every individual like herself has an ability to change the world and make a positive impact on others? Well, she hosted a fundraiser “Delivering Dignity” at the Community Bible Church on Tuesday, Aug. 23. It turned out to be a great success, with 154 tickets sold. Candise’s two goals for the evening, namely to increase awareness of obstetric fistula and to inspire others to help change people’s lives, were achieved. Information about obstetric fistula was shared with all those in attendance and
much was learned by viewing a documentary called “A Walk to Beautiful.” Thanks to ticket sales and donations, Candise has leveraged her initial $100 from Pastor Stewart into $3,700 to date. This is enough to provide surgery and restore dignity for eight women in developing countries who have been living a life of shame and isolation as a result of the internal injuries caused by days of obstructed labour with no access to medical help or caesarean sections. Those attending the “Delivering Dignity” fundrais-
er enjoyed an assortment of desserts and coffee and participated in draws for several door prizes. All of the funds raised are going to www.fistulafoundation.org to fight fistula in developing countries. The initial $100 was as a result of an initiative by Pastor Steve Stewart in which $100 bills were given to 100 parishioners of the Community Bible Church. The funds came from an anonymous donor, with the only proviso being to use the money so that people could make a positive impact in the world.
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The All Saint’s High School Robotics Team will be hosting a series of four euchre tournaments on the 3rd Saturday of September, October, November and December. The first tournament will be held on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at the school located at 5115 Kanata Ave. Tournament will begin at 1:00pm, registration begins at 11:45am. Cost is $20.00 per player - $700.00 in prize money. A light lunch with dessert and tea & coffee will be served. Players must be 19 years of age or older.
For more information, contact us at allsaintsrobotics@gmail.com or Hugh Carry at 613-839-2456. 495852
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reading skills of these youth and, indeed, of all community members. The lack of public libraries in Uganda means that local populations cannot learn to enjoy reading and to improve their reading abilities. Yet literacy and education are cornerstones of community development. This is why creation of this new library will be of such assistance in Luweero, Uganda. And books collected in this Sept. 24 book drive will end up on the shelves of this new library and will do their part in helping the people of Luweero to improve their literacy and, in the long run, their quality of life. So, get those books assembled and be ready to donate them with someone comes calling for them on Saturday, Sept. 24.
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It’s a case of youth helping youth. Youth in Stittsville are joining forces with the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville to canvass in the Timbermere community of Stittsville, collecting donated books for a library that is to be developed in Uganda. This will happen on Saturday, Sept. 24 when Stittsville youth and Rotary Club members, along with other volunteers, will assemble at Sobeys at the Stittsville Corners shopping area at the corner of Hazeldean Road and Carp Road and then, with grocery carts in hand thanks to Sobeys, will disperse into the Timbermere community to collect books. The youth involvement is being coordinated by
Youth Connexion, Stittsville’s ongoing youth program. These books that are collected will be among those that are being shipped by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville to Luweero in Uganda where the Rotary Club has partnered with a local organization Maama Watali to create a library there that will serve the area’s 40,000 residents. Maama Watali has been working with children and young adults in Uganda who have graduated from the “foster system” but are now on their own and easily exploited. Maama Watali, which means “in the absence of mother,” works with these marginalized young people to assist them in raising their low standard of living. Now, with the creation of a library, efforts can be made to improve the
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Participants in the recent annual age 80 plus tournament at the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club in Stittsville are, from left to right, Bernie Black, Earle Benson, Bill Pangborn, Bob Thomson, Ian Fraser, Bill Carr, Doug Nettleton, Sam Ellens, Jim O’Shaughnessy, Gerry Beament, Donat Lamarre, Rick Braden, David Tod, Bud Shore, Ron Blackburn, Peter Sederis, Ray Finney, Bob Rennie, Jack Maitland, Gus Sanderson, Bob Tulloch, Wilf Daze and Mel Gilmour.
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Guy Bertrand, left, and Norm Fortin, right, look after the pork roasts cooking slowly on a spit at the annual pork and turkey roast at the Stittsville branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Stittsville last Saturday, Sept. 10.
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A Big Thank You! I would like to thank everyone for the cards, best wishes and hugs I received after announcing my departure from the Stittsville Small Animal Clinic. It was great to see so many of you at the Open House and I was overwhelmed by the contributions to the scrapbook. I would like to thank “The Girls”, especially Natasha, for all their hard work assembling it and for their contributions to the Open House. To all our clients and to my colleagues – the Clinic has been a part of my family’s life for over 30 years and we have been honoured and privileged to serve you and your pets’ needs. I am truly grateful. Thanks again,
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Poppy campaign time is coming up. Any youth who need community service hours or anyone interested in helping by signing up for two hour shifts should contact Barb Vant’Slot at 613-836-7823 after 4 p.m. or leave your name and phone number by calling the Legion at 613-8361632. The Stittsville Legion is hosting a dinner on Friday, Sept. 30 to honour local Afghanistan veterans, starting at 6 p.m. It will be followed by music and dancing at the Legion Hall. This event is meant for Afghanistan veterans and their families as well as all those in the community who wish to honour these veterans and thank them for their service in Afghanistan. There are complimentary tickets 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. A limited number of tickets
are now for sale at the Legion Hall for community members who wish to attend. The cost is $15 per person. The next “Karaoke” with Corinne will be held this 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. 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 this coming 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. Meetings of the 55 Plus Club are held on the first Tuesday of the month. Enjoy a coffee and visit with others. It is with sadness that we mourn the loss of Comrade Tony Keyes. Condolences go out to the entire family. Comrade Stacy Parker has undergone a triple bypass and is recovery nicely at the Ottawa Heart Institute. Get well soon. You are missed at the Legion and at the bingo.
Honouring Afghanistan vets 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 this event on Friday, Sept. 30 at the Legion Hall.. 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 613829-7383 by Friday, Sept. 23. For more information about this appreciation event to honour area Afghanistan veterans and their families, please contact Christine Philipson at 613-831-1575.
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It was to be a fun event and it was but it also turned out to be a learning experience as well. It was the annual Sunday School picnic at the Stittsville United Pentecostal Church on Stittsville Main Street just before Stanley’s Corners last Saturday, Sept. 10.
Running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the event was geared for fun, with two inflatable activity games, a number of games such as Castle Conquest in which a ball placed on a catapult was propelled toward the castle wall, aimed at a receiving hole, an Ottawa Fire Services fire truck, a Little Ray’s Reptile show and, of course, a free lunch for everyone. Other games included
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Jefferson Halsduclair sends a ball hurtling toward the castle wall in the Castle Conquest game at the annual Sunday School picnic at the Stittsville United Pentecostal Church on Stittsville Main Street last Saturday, Sept. 10.
a water activity a la a sandbox and a rug with a road maize laid out on it suitable for travel by a bevy of small toy cars. Some had fun just playing with a ball, throwing it back and forth. Warm sunshine and clear blue skies overhead only added to the enjoyment of the event. Those at the picnic learned that while a red fire truck with its equipment and friendly firefighters is quite an attraction, with youngsters excited about sitting in it, this can change quickly. That’s what happened about 40 minutes into the picnic when the pumper truck there had to rush away quickly to respond to an emergency call. The firefighters quickly donned their gear and were off towards Stittsville, with the truck’s lights flashing. Youngsters got to learn that fire trucks, while big and interesting, have an important function in protecting people and property and are on call around the clock to rush off to handle an emergency situation. The fire truck later returned and, indeed, it ended up that there were even two fire trucks on display at the picnic – providing twice the enjoyment and fun for picnic-goers. Those at the picnic also
learned that some things that we take for granted are not necessarily universally known. The picnic featured two large inflatables – one a giant bounce and slide and the other an activity featuring a pair of ladders over which youngsters made their way, with the constant possibility of falling off the swaying ladder onto the soft inflated bounce below. For the picnic, the Sunday School had invited as guests youngsters from Haiti who are staying at a shelter in Ottawa as their families get established in the community. It turned out that these youngsters had not seen inflatables before and indeed were even reluctant to go onto them, not wanting to damage them. However, Sunday school director Cindy Dummitt says that these Haitian youngsters quickly got the idea of how to have fun on the inflatables and the rest is history – they had great fun playing on them. It did serve, though, as a moment of learning and reflection, of how what we in Canadian society take for granted, something as simple as inflatable games, are not necessarily part of the life experience of those
from a poor country like Haiti. But it also taught to show that youngsters from all traditions and cultures are the same, in that they like to laugh and have fun, even if there is an initial moment of unfamiliarity with the means to do so.
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It’s Legion Week coming up, running from Sunday, Sept. 18 to Saturday, Sept. 24. The Richmond Branch 625 of the Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a Legion Week BBQ on Friday, Sept. 23 starting at 4:30 p.m., followed by an evening of music and, if desired, dancing. Please call Mavis Lewis at 613-838-2749 to reserve your ticket. The Royal Canadian Legion was established 85 years ago with a mandate for veterans’ care and Remembrance. It is a non-profit organization that supports and represents veterans across Canada. The Legion lobbies government at all levels and has been instrumental in influencing and improving federal legislation on behalf of veterans to ensure that they receive the benefits and care that they have earned through their service to the country. In Ontario alone, there are over 400 Legion branches and over 130,000 members. The Legion’s fundraising efforts each fall, known as the Poppy Campaign, are the main source of income to fund services for veterans and their families. The funds raised through the door-to-door campaign, the sponsorship of wreaths at the cenotaph on Nov. 11 and contributions for the poppies distributed each year are kept separate from all other legion funds and are known as the Poppy Fund. The use of these funds is strictly governed by the Legion Provincial and Dominion Commands. All expenditures are submitted to Provincial Command for approval before any of these funds can be used. The accounts are audited every year. The Richmond Legion uses its Poppy Fund to purchase medical equipment for local hospitals, assist other non-profit organizations and provide bursaries to students who are pursuing post-secondary education. If a local veteran is in need of help, the Legion is there to assist in any way that it can. This could be through emergency financial assistance, information about services provided to veterans by the federal government or information about pensions that are available to veterans. The Perley-Rideau Hospital in Ottawa is a long-term care residence for older or disabled veterans. The Ottawa area Legion branches, including Richmond, which are part of Zone G5, provide medical equipment, furnishings and financial assistant to this hospital. Zone G5 branches organize monthly bingo nights and pub nights for the Perley-Rideau veterans who also visit the local branches for lunches and dinners on a regular basis throughout the year. On Christmas Day, Richmond Legion members take gift baskets to the Perley-Rideau and visit with the residents. The funds raised by the Richmond Legion branch and its Ladies’ Auxiliary through dinners, barbeques, the annual Ladies’ Auxiliary tea & sale and other events are used in a variety of ways including donations to local veterans organizations and charities over and above what is provided by the Poppy Fund. A
Richmond Legion colour party leads the annual Richmond Fair parade and the Richmond Legion supports the community by sponsoring local sports teams in R i c h m o n d hockey, ball and socLegion president cer. The Richmond Brian Goss Legion also hosts social events such as summer barbeques and dinners on various occasions such as Robbie Burns Day and St. Patrick’s Day. The Legion hosts a Seniors Christmas dinner each December, providing a full course turkey dinner for local residents who are 70 years of age or over, all to thank them for their support. The Richmond Legion hosts an afternoon and evening open house each Nov. 11 with lunch and dinner provided at no charge. The Friday night dart league is returning to the Richmond Legion this fall and karaoke nights may begin in January. The Richmond Legion Hall is not open seven days a week but it is open for regular activities throughout the week. The bar at the Richmond Legion is only open for scheduled social events. There are two dinners each year restricted to members only, namely the Honours and Awards/Charter Night Dinner in June and the Remembrance Dinner in November. The Legion Hall is open for light senior-oriented exercise classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Coffee is served at the Legion Hall each weekday at 10 a.m. Euchre is played each Friday at 1:30 p.m. and the card game “500” is played each Wednesday at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in with any of these activities. The Richmond legion is open to other ideas and suggestions for other activities to take place at the Legion Hall. The Legion has a substantial property, some of which is currently unused. Any suggestions for its use would be welcome. The Richmond Legion is also open to suggestions as to how the Legion can be of more service to the community. It is also open to working with other service clubs and community organizations in Richmond. The Legion Hall is available for rent and catering services are available. Rental fees for local non-profit and service clubs can be negotiated. On the down side of things, members in the Richmond Legion is dwindling, with the present membership numbering 143 members. In addition, the membership is aging. The Richmond Legion has a great group of hard workers who know how to enjoy themselves and have fun together. In the past, Royal Canadian Legion membership was restricted to veterans and their families but now membership is open to everyone. More information about Legion membership can be obtained by talking to any existing Legion member or by calling the Richmond Legion’s membership chair Jane Louks at 613-838-3244.
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Showing their performance talents as they staff a fundraising garage sale in the parking lot at the Capital City Storm cheerleading club’s home on Iber Road in Stittsville last Saturday morning, Sept. 10 are, up on top, Hayley Dodnuski, and, holding her up, from left to right, Olivia Miller, Kaitlyn Morgan and Jordan Postma. The Capital City Storm cheerleading club is raising funds for a planned trip by the club’s senior team to a competition in Florida in April. Brummell photo
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Bingo, high diving show, BMX bike show at Fair “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
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
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cooked meals from Thursday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 17. On Sunday, Sept. 18, the dining hall meals will be provided by Chef-Express 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, Sept. 15 are restricted to toonie night on the midway, a lawn tractor pull and a beer garden tent with entertainment, all starting at 6 p.m.
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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
SCARECROW ASSEMBLY LINE Alyssa Lavictoire, left, and her sister Bryanna Lavictoire, right, concentrate as they make scarecrow heads at the fall themed crafts session “Autumn Apples & Acorns” which was held at the Goulbourn Museum at Stanley’s Corners last Sunday afternoon, Sept. 11. FUTURE SHOP CORRECTION NOTICE SEPT. 9 CORPORATE FLYER
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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.
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Job Title: Permanent Full-Time District Service Representative Department: Circulation Department Location: Ottawa Job Summary: This is a challenging role that requires an enthusiastic and energetic individual who is a self starter with strong communication, organizational, computer and problem solving skills. Experience is not necessary as on-the-job training will be provided for the right candidate. Position Accountabilities: • A flair for dealing with customers in a patient and understanding manner • Excellent verbal & written communication skills • Detail oriented and highly organized • Ability to handle multiple demands and prioritize tasks • Address timely concerns in a timely and professional manner. • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his /her transportation • Previous customer experience an asset • Bilingualism in English and French an asset Competencies, Competencies: Action oriented, Drive for Results, Composure, Customer Focus, Creativity, Learning on the Fly, Time Management • Excellent attention to detail • Ability to build and develop effective relationships within the team and with carriers • Strong communication skills • Exceptional customer service skills • Solid organizational skills and time management skills with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-line oriented environment What we can offer: • We offer competitive compensation package including mileage allowance • Comprehensive benefits package • We offer rewarding opportunities for development and advancement Interested and qualified candidates should forward their resume and cover letter no later than September 20, 2011 to the attention of Janet Lucas at janet.lucas@metroland.com / Fax: 613-224-2265. No phone calls please and only those selected for an interview will be contacted. CL24279
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Are you bright? Are you hard-working? Do you feel you have potential? Perhaps you haven’t found the right company to “click” with or the right opportunity to really show what you can do. We may have a career for you as a member of our multimedia sales team. Some of the things you’ll enjoy about working as part of the sales team at Metroland: • Being part of Metroland’s adventure in the online and offline world • Working in a fast paced innovative working environment • Advising clients on cutting edge technologies and industry trends • Becoming an expert in the Web, publishing, and delivery • Self-directed earnings potential
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In this position, you will be called upon to: • Identify and discuss advertising needs with prospective customers • Understand and promote METROLAND MEDIA products and services relevant to each new potential client acquisition • Design proposals for customers based on needs assessment • Maintain positive and effective customer relationships Requirements: • A can-do attitude with a drive for success • Good Internet skills • The desire to earn the income you want based on sales results • Excellent communication skills • Media experience is an asset, but not required. • Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his/her own transportation Metroland Media attributes its success and winning culture to its dedicated employees. We are committed to offering you a best-in-class total rewards package, ongoing growth and development opportunities, plus a dynamic and innovative working environment. Forward your resume in confidence to Nancy Gour (ngour@metroland. com) by September 30, 2011. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley? If so, Metroland Media Group is looking for you!
Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley? If so, Metroland Media Group is looking for you!
WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and southern 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.
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
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.
Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to ngour@metroland.com. Please reference “New Business Acquisition Representative” in the subject line. CL26041
Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!
Metroland is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry • Ongoing development and opportunities for advancement • We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 3 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!
Metroland is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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