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Granny recounts trip to Uganda John Curry John.curry@metroland.com
Uganda was seen from St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville on Monday, March 7. Providing this visual and verbal glimpse of the African country was Stella Val, a member of the Grassroots Grannies group
who was one of 20 from Canada who attended the National Grandmothers Gathering in Uganda last September. They had all completed an application form for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, were members of grandmothers groups in Canada and had See GRASSROOTS, page 2
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committed to giving 12 presentations about their trip to Uganda upon returning to Canada. Stella’s presentation to the members of the Anglican Church Women at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville on Monday, March 7 was one of the presentations to which she had committed herself. The presentation included a visual presentation of a number of photographs showing different aspects of the trip. Stella added comments about the various photographs. She explained that Uganda is a landlocked country in eastern Africa, bordered by four other countries. It is on a part of Lake Victoria and the equator runs through the Ugandan city of Kampala, although the elevation does moderate the temperature to some degree. Temperatures at the end of September when Stella was there were in the 80 degree range in the daytime.
It would rain briefly once a day. The Stephen Lewis Foundation works with community-level organizations in 15 African countries including Uganda to combat HIV/ AIDS by providing care and support to women, orphaned children, grandmothers and those living with HIV/AIDS. The Stephen Lewis Foundation has implemented the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign in which grandmothers in Canada support the grandmothers in HIV/AIDS areas of Africa where they have become the primary caregivers for their grandchildren. A conference of African grandmothers was held in 2010 but it was found that the diversity among the countries was too great and so national conferences were organized. It was to the Ugandan National Grandmothers Gathering that Stella went. She said that she applied to go
to this conference as she wanted to meet the grandmothers in Africa and also wanted to find out more about the work of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Africa. Of course, no trip to Africa would be complete without some sightseeing and Stella did get to enjoy a short safari in the Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison Falls is a waterfall on the White Nile River in Uganda that tumbles 141 feet. The falls lends their name to the surrounding Murchison Falls National Park. In this national park Stella saw a variety of African wildlife such as lions, crocodiles, rhinoceros, giraffes, elephants and a number of the colourful birds for which Uganda is known such as the redthroated bee-eater and the yellow billed stork. She showed photographs of some of this wildlife and birds. See THREE-DAY, page 3
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Pat Dalphy, right, of the Anglican Church Women of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville, presents a donation to Stella Val, left, of the Grassroots Grannies following her presentation to the A.C.W. group at the church on Monday afternoon, March 7. Stella and Pat are surrounded by some of the craft items made by grandmothers in Africa.
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She also showed photographs of those at the grandmothers conference, a three-day event that had sessions on economic empowerment, on HIV/AIDS and its effects on the family and on security and rights. Four hundred and fifty grandmothers from Uganda attended the conference. It was pointed out that there are 2.1 million children in Uganda who are being looked after by grandmothers due to the impact of HIV/AIDS in the country. The grandmothers wore their tradition-
al and colourful African dresses and there was constant dancing, singing and music. The Uganda grandmothers voiced their thanks for the homes that the Stephen Lewis Foundation is building in the country and for all that the Foundation and the grandmothers organizations in Canada and elsewhere do for them. Stella had with her at St. Thomas Church examples of some of the crafts which the grandmothers of Uganda make such as baskets, paper jewellery and purses. Stella also had the opportunity to visit some of the projects with which the Stephen Lewis Foundation has been involved
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If Wal-Mart can price match, why can’t Hydro One? Coun. George Darouze creates petition to harmonize hydro rates for rural residents Kelly Kent kkent@metroland.com
If you don’t try, you’ll never know. That’s why Coun. George Darouze of Osgoode ward spent months creating a petition to the Ontario government, urging them to harmonize hydro rates for all Ottawa residents. “I don’t think it’s fair for rural residents to pay 30 per cent more than people on the other side of Mitch Owens (Road),” said Darouze of the difference between Hydro Ottawa rates paid by urban residents and Hydro One rates paid by those in the city’s rural areas. Darouze’s petition was prompted by the increasingly varied rates paid by residents who live in different areas of the same city. The problem, he said, is that when Ottawa amalgamated more than 15 years ago, 45,000 rural residents were not absorbed by the city’s utility company: Hydro Ottawa. Instead, they were left with their existing provider: Hydro One. For years, the discrepancy wasn’t an issue. However, in 2004 and 2005, Hydro One changed their billing structure and began to charge a delivery fee to rural residents. This caused rates in areas like Manotick, Greely and Osgoode to skyrocket, resting currently at about 30 per cent more than rates inside the urban core. “The residents are really tired of paying,”
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Richmond Ag society to serve up pancake breakfast John Curry News Staff
The Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond will be living up to its name on Saturday, April 2. That’s because folks will be able to dine on a menu of pancakes, sausages, homemade baked beans, fruit cocktail and coffee, tea or juice at the fourth annual pancake breakfast hosted by the Richmond Agricultural Society. This pancake breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. with ev-
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eryone welcome to attend. Cost will be $10 per person or $25 for a family of four (two adults and two children). The cost for additional children will be $5 per child while children under five years of age will be able to enjoy the pancake breakfast for free. Pancakes are a popular breakfast menu item all across Canada. Pancakes are delicious when topped with maple syrup and butter. And, of course, adding sausages and homemade baked beans to the breakfast just adds to its appeal. And while pancakes re-
main popular today, archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes just may have been a common food eaten in prehistoric societies. The Ancient Greeks and also the Ancient Romans both had pancake-like foods. And pancakes today can be found around the world, albeit sometimes with different shapes and structures. But whatever the case, pancakes are universally a popular food and you will be able to enjoy them at this upcoming annual pancake breakfast at the Dining Hall in Richmond.
MP urges gov’t to continue with Afghan vets memorial
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Local MP Pierre Poilievre is calling for the Liberal government to move ahead with the intended Memorial to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan. Poilievre joined Durham MP Erin O’Toole at the proposed memorial site on Sunday, March 6 to announce his continued support for the project, and to urge the current government to do the same. “It was important to combat terrorism in the aftermath of 9-11,” Poilievre said of Canada’s involvement with the war in Afghanistan in a later interview with the Manotick News. “I think the least we can do is recognize that effort with a national memorial.” O’Toole and Poilievre, who announced the proposed memorial site as the ministers of Veterans Affairs and the National Capital Commission (NCC) respectively, were prompted to hold the conference after media reports Friday that the Liberal government refused to confirm whether they would continue with the project. It was the Liberals who put Canadian troops in Afghanistan back in 2001, Poilievre said, and he feels they should follow up with the memorial. More than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces served
IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the easements described in Schedule A attached hereto for the purposes of the Richmond Forcemain Repairs and Modifications Project including but not limited to permitting the construction, use, operation, inspection, alteration, maintenance and/or repair of an existing 500 mm sanitary sewer forcemain, a new 300 mm sanitary sewer forcemain to facilitate repairs to the existing forcemain, a new section of 600 mm sanitary sewer forcemain parallel to the existing forcemain and works and improvements ancillary thereto and including temporary easements, 12 months in duration, for purposes including but not limited to repairing the existing 500 mm sanitary sewer forcemain, constructing the 300 mm and 600 mm sanitary sewer forcemains, entering on, under and through the easement lands described in Schedule A attached hereto with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and material for construction, excavation, and grading, and undertaking all other works ancillary to the Richmond Forcemain Repairs and Modifications Project. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the easements described in Schedule A attached hereto. The Property Sketches referred to in Schedule A forming part of this Notice, are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within 30 days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within 30 days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within 30 days after the first publication of the notice. FILE
Local MP Pierre Poilievre is calling for the Liberal government to move ahead with the intended Memorial to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan, after recent media reports that the Liberal government refused to confirm whether the project would continue. Here, Canadian troops pay tribute to the National War Memorial in Confederation Square. time in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014; of those, more than 2,000 were injured and 158 lost their lives. “The war in Afghanistan is Canada’s longest ever combat mission,” Poilievre added. The Memorial to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan was announced in November of 2014 and is slated to be completed in the next few years. It is to be constructed in Richmond Landing, where it will join an existing Royal Canadian
Navy monument. Poilievre said it is important to continued with the monument as planned in order to recognize the bravery and service of then men and women who served. He’ll continue to pressure the government to proceed with the project, he said, and urges others to do so as well. “I’m confident that if enough Canadians speak loudly enough the government will move forward with this monument,” he said.
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s the federal Conservative party and the right-wing chattering class of columnists continue to lick their wounds over losing an election to a person named Trudeau, the way the new federal Liberal government manages the Canadian military has become the go-to topic to criticize the Grits. The narrative that the new federal Liberal government is “weak� in its support for the coalition taking on Daesh (formerly identified as ISIS or ISIL) does not hold up to real scrutiny by people who don’t have a knee-jerk anti-Trudeau streak. But there were a few Conservative voices raised recently that are on the mark on at least one thing. The previously planned memorial to Canada’s military effort in the Afghan war must come to fruition. Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre, now reduced to being just one of a tiny Conservative beachhead in the national capital area, joined Durham MP Erin O’Toole at the proposed memorial site in Ottawa on March 6 to pledge his continued support for the project, and to urge the current government to publically do the same. This came after news reports indicated the new Liberal government was reviewing previous Conserva-
tive government initiatives. The media reports didn’t say the Afghan war memorial was actually on the chopping block, but the possibility of a review does dovetail with the Conservative narrative about the Trudeau Liberal’s military policies, even if that narrative is often at odds with reality. It is almost comical how members of the former Conservative government, a government that touted itself as being “strong� on military issues while at the same time shunned many veterans’ concerns over the course of its time in office, now turns its guns on the new government. But politics is politics, and hypocrisy is often the name of the game in that arena. But Poilievre is right when he told Metroland Media that, “It was important to combat terrorism in the aftermath of 9-11. I think the least we can do is recognize that effort with a national memorial.� More than 40,000 members of the Canadian Armed Forces served in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014; of those, more than 2,000 were injured and 158 lost their lives. The Canadian military effort in Afghanistan, which was started by a previous Liberal regime, must be honoured, regardless of which federal political party takes credit for making sure it actually gets done.
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people away. Meanwhile, your rent will triple. It will be too hot on the summer, too cold in the winter for people to go out for dinner. Even your friends who, it turns out, have other things to do. Culinary fashions can change. The thing you prepare so well that everybody loves? It becomes passÊ. Nobody wants it any more. It is so 2015.Even government policies can affect you. Remember when the government decided to crack down on fancy expense account meals. About time, many of us said, but some restaurants paid the ultimate price. Remember CafÊ Henry Burger? Been there lately? Didn’t think so. Maybe you survive all that. Then the big-name chain restaurant opens down the block and every heads over there because the spaghetti is cheaper and the chicken wings are famous. There are dozens of other things that can go wrong and EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: 5IFSFTB 'SJU[ UIFSFTB GSJU[!NFUSPMBOE DPN NEWS EDITOR: +PIO $VSSZ KPIO DVSSZ!NFUSPMBOE DPN REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER: +PIO #SVNNFMM KPIO CSVNNFMM!NFUSPMBOE DPN
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto for the purposes of the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (the “CSST”) project, including but not limited to, facilitating the construction, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of CSST infrastructure including two inter-connected concrete lined combined sewage tunnels, associated shafts, flow control/diversion structures, odour control and operational support facilities, and buffer zones, and including subterranean and surface temporary working easements 30 months in duration for purposes including but not limited to for the purpose of constructing, operating and ultimately decommissioning a temporary tail tunnel to facilitate the storage and removal of excavated materials, and for the purpose of the storage and removal of excavated materials, debris, construction materials and equipment, and to enter on, under and through the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and material for construction, excavation, grading and all other improvements and works ancillary to the CSST. The Property Sketches referred to in Schedule A forming part of this Notice, are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within 30 days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within 30 days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within 30 days after the first publication of the notice. The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1.
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‘The music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday was billed as a performance by singer/guitarist Roland Doucet. But those in attendance heard more than just Roland’s swinging blues offerings.
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The music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday was billed as a performance by singer/guitarist Roland Doucet. But those in attendance heard more than just Roland’s swinging blues offerings. That’s because Roland was joined in parts of the evening by two guest performers, singer/violinist Margot Lange and later by singer Natalie L’Amour. They added a diversity to the music evening that took it to yet another level – and that’s not easy to do, given the wide range and repertoire of songs that Roland himself can deliver. Margot Lange, who is a member of the Crumble Quartet which has performed at the Gaia Java shop on previous occasions, not only played her violin but also delivered vocals as well, accompanied by Roland on guitar. She began with “Moon River,” the song by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the 1962 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and also Song of the Year and then became Andy Williams’ theme song. She followed it up with “Somebody To Watch Over Me,” a George and Ira Ger-
shwin composition from the 1926 musical “Oh, Kay” before collaborating with Roland on another song, combining their violin and guitar stylings with Roland providing the vocals. Near the end of the second half of the music evening, Roland was joined by vocalist Natalie L’Amour whose powerful, full voice was a perfect vehicle for two Patsy Cline songs – “Crazy,” a 1962 country music hit by Patsy Cline which was composed by the iconic Willie Nelson and “Walkin’ After Midnight,” Patsy Cline’s first major hit single back in 1957. Natalie also wowed the audience with her rendition of the 1934 George Gershwin song “Summertime,” written for the 1935 opera “Porgy and Bess,” which has become one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music with over 33,000 covers. Add these guest performances to Roland’s own performance and it made for what Gaia Java co-owner Dan Godkin termed a “great night of entertainment” in his remarks thanking the performers at the end of the evening. Roland started off his performance with a song that everyone knew, although it has never been on any hit parade. And that was “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” an English nursery rhyme song that dates back to the 18th century at least.
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The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1. Dated at Ottawa, March 15, 2016. CITY OF OTTAWA Gordon E. MacNair Director, Real Estate Partnerships & Development Office Schedule A Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows: All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.
Part of PIN 04122-0516 (LT) being part of PT LTS 19, 20 & 21, PL 30 , S/S CATHERINE STREET ; PT LTS 19, 20 & 21, PL 30 , N/S ISABELLA STREET ; PT LTS 13 & 14, PL 30 , E/S KENT STREET ; ALL BEING PARTS 1 & 4, 5R11360, S/T N486420, S/T THE INTEREST IN CR646393 AS AMENDED BY N335848 ; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site09-05c.dgn.
All right, title and subterranean interest in the stratified portion of the following lands: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part of PIN 04112-0061 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LTS A & 1, PL 3922 , N/S SLATER ST, AS IN N612933 ; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site01-02d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0046 (LT) being a strata interest in part of LT 3, PL 3 , W/S KING EDWARD AVE ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W¬01d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0055 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 22, PL 3 , PART 1 , 5R9962, S/S BOLTON ST; T/W N739749 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-02c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0056 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 22, PL 3 , PART 2 & 3 , 5R9962 , S/S BOLTON ST; S/T & T/W N593238 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-03c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0057 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 22, PL 3 , AS IN CR426651, S/S BOLTON ST; T/W CR426651 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-04c.dgn. Part of PINS 15440-0001 (LT) through to 15440-0006 (LT) inclusive, being a strata interest in part of the common elements on Carleton Condominium Plan No. 440, PT LTS 21 & 22, N/S CATHCART ST, PL 3, PTS 1, 2, & 3 4R6145, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT581924 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-05f.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0053 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LTS 21 & 22, PL 3 , AS IN N531355, N/S CATHCART ST; T/W N321511, N321512, N321513, N321514 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-06c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0052 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 21, PL 3 , AS IN N432559, N/S CATHCART ST; S/T N321514 & T/W N321511, N321512, N321513 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-07c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0051 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 21, PL 3 , AS IN N710356, N/S CATHCART ST; S/T N321513 & T/W N321511, N321512, N321514 N321515 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-08c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0050 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 21, PL 3 , AS IN N343003, N/S CATHCART ST; S/T N321511 & 321512 & T/W N321513, 321514 & N321516 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-09d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0444 (LT) being a strata interest in part of ART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PART 1 ON PLAN 4R-26188.; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PARTS 3 AND 4 ON PLAN 4R-26188 AS IN OC1369397; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PARTS 2, 3, 4 AND 5 ON PLAN 4R-26188 AS IN OC1369418; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PART 1 ON PLAN 4R-26188 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT 2 ON PLAN 3, WEST SIDE OF KING EDWARD AVENUE, BEING PARTS 2, 3, 4 AND 5 ON PLAN 4R-26188 AS IN OC1369419; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-10c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0142 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 28, PL 42482 , AS IN N734803, S/S CATHCART ST; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-11c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0141 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 28, PL 42482 , PART 5, 6, 7, & 8, 5R13041, S/S CATHCART ST; S/T & T/W N530719; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-12c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0140 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 28, PL 42482 , PART 1, 2, 3, & 4, 5R13041 , S/S CATHCART ST; S/T & T/W N510841; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-13c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0126 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 27, PL 42482 , PART 1, 5R9267, S/S CATHCART ST; T/W N591819; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-14d.dgn. Part of PINS 15407-0001 (LT) through to 15407-0021 (LT) inclusive, being a strata interest in part of the common elements on Carleton Condominium Plan No. 407, PT LT 27 S CATHCART ST & PT LT 27 N BRUYERE ST PL42482, PT 1 4R5991; AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT543510 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-15d.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0127 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 27, PL 42482 , PART 1 & 5, 5R13744, N/S BRUYERE ST; S/T & T/W N540783 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-16c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0128 (LT) being a strata interest in part of PT LT 27, PL 42482 , PART 2 & 3, 5R13744, N/S BRUYERE ST; T/W N631855 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W-17c.dgn. Part of PIN 04217-0280 (LT) being a strata interest in part of LT 27, PL 42482 , S/S BRUYERE ST; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site05W¬18d.dgn.
An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of 30 months in the following lands: 21. Part of PIN 04122-0516 (LT) being part of PT LTS 19, 20, & 21, PL 30, S/S CATHERINE STREET; PT LTS 19, 20 & 21, PL 30, N/S ISABELLA STREET ; PT LTS 13 & 14, PL 30, E/S KENT STREET ; ALL BEING PARTS 1 & 4, 5R11360, S/T N486420, S/T THE INTEREST IN CR646393 AS AMENDED BY N335848 ; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 2 in Property Sketch No. 16478site09-05c.dgn An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of 30 months in the stratified portion of the following lands: 22. Part of PIN04134-0356 (LT) being part of LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 PLAN 71572, S/S CHAMBERLAIN AVE, OTTAWA, EXCEPT PART 1 PLAN 5R4664 EXCEPT PART 1 PLAN 4R21518 designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site10-02e.dgn. An estate, right or interest, in the nature of a permanent easement in the stratified portion of the following lands: 23. Part of PIN 04210-0078 (LT) being part of LTS 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, PL 2275, E OF WALLER ST ; LTS 6 & 7, PL 2275 , N OF LAURIER AV ; LTS N, 1, 2, 3 & 4, PL 6 , S OF WILBROD ST ; LTS 1, 2, 3 & 4, PL 6 , N OF LAURIER AV ; PT LT D, CON DRF , BEING THE REMAINDER OF LTS O & N, PL 6 BTN THE SLY LIMIT OF WILBROD ST & THE NLY LIMIT OF LAURIER AV, PL 6 ; OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 in Property Sketch No. 16478site03c-02b.dgn.
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s a parent, it’s hard watching your kids experience shame. Even harder, perhaps, is if you feel you may have caused it, even inadvertently. I was at a neighbourhood gathering with my younger son, the middle child. He was a hit. Even I was surprised and impressed. He was conversing with adults, trying the goods for sale with gusto, even doing a good sales pitch. I was surprised at his confidence. I was proud of his maturity. I was happy that he felt like, at nine, he could fit in with a bunch of adults who didn’t really know each other all that well. And then I completely wrecked it. One of the guests mentioned Fredericton. We’d recently been
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has been dedicated to researching the subject. Shame needs three things to grow – secrecy, silence and judgment. Unless we take the time to talk to people about it, Brown argues, it will poison us. “Shame cannot survive being spoken – it cannot survive empathy,� she says. “Shame depends on me buying into the belief that I’m alone.� As parents, we can never know how much or how little our action or lack of action affects our children. Do they feel shame when we criticize them for failing to make the school bus? What about when I suggest they clean their rooms before inviting a friend over? And when we’re celebrating their successes – scoring goals, accomplishing a music recital, getting a good grade – are we inadvertently undervaluing the role of failure in their lives? Most of us don’t have a clue what happens to them at school, how they are treated by their peers or by adults they trust. Brown has written a parenting manifesto to guard against the de-
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Tribute to Canada’s sport Nepean resident Katherine Vallance, left, and her husband, Clancy, check out Canada’s Goal Light on March 6 at Lansdowne Park along with Clancy’s brother, John, and his wife Judith, who were in town visiting from Regina, Sask. The sports buffs were in the Glebe to watch some of the curling action during the Tim Hortons Brier. Budweiser’s red goal light passed through Ottawa March 5 and 6 on its way west across the country and on to Canada’s north this fall, where it will serve as a tribute to Canada’s game. Canadians are invited to submit their names online to have them engraved on the six-metre-tall monument, which was first signed by Canadian hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky. ERIN MCCRACKEN/METROLAND
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SPECIAL EVENTS
(All these special events are open to everyone in the community unless otherwise stated). On Thursday, March 17, which is St. Patrick’s Day, Irish stew will be served from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Stittsville Legion Hall. Starting at 4 p.m., the musical group “Forever Friends” will be entertaining. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend. On Friday, March 18 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Barb Forbes will be serving lasagna at the Legion Hall for only $10 per person. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend. An Easter Sunday Brunch will be held on Sunday, March 27 at the Stittsville Legion Hall, running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost will be $12 per person and $6 for children under ten years of age. Everyone is welcome to attend. WEEKLY EVENTS
(Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events unless otherwise stated) Euchre hosted by the Legion’s 55 Plus Club is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate. An “Open Mic and Sing-a-long” with Bill Martin will be held every Friday starting at 8 p.m. in the
downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall. Come and enjoy some country and some rock ‘n roll music. Everyone is welcome to attend. The knitting/crochet club meets at the Legion Hall every Monday at 6:30 p.m. except for holidays. Anyone interested is welcome to come and join in. There are free lessons available for anyone interested in learning to crochet and/or knit and read patterns. The group will continue to support local hospitals by making baby bonnets and pic line covers. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please email interested@stittsvillelegion.com. Anyone who has extra wool that they would like to donate for use by these knitting/crochet club members can drop the wool off at the Legion Hall. The next meeting of the book club at the Stittsville Legion will take place on Tuesday, March 22 starting at 7 p.m. in the Legion Hall. The book of the month for this meeting is “Primates of Park Avenue” by Wednesday Martin. This book club is open to everyone in the community who loves to read. The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www.stittsvillelegion.com. Post-secondary education bursary forms are now available at the Stittsville Legion Hall. Please note that a family military background is compulsory. The deadline for submission of the application form is April 30. Upcoming events at the Stittsville Legion are always posted on the billboard sign at the front of the Legion Hall, easily seen by those passing by on Stittsville Main Street.
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South Carleton High School Guidance Tech Joanne McCallum, left, and principal Colin Anderson, centre, receive a plaque from Rosemary Brummell, president of the Rotary Club of Ottawa Stittsville.
Rosemary Brummell presents Sacred Heart principal Alex Beloni with a plaque for the school.
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JB Banting principal Al Brule, left, receives a plaque from Rosemary Brummell, president of the Rotary Club of Ottawa Stittsville. The plaque is to be presented in June to a student, chosen by the school, who will also receive a cheque for $500. The club has been doing this for many years but it has never supplied the school with a plaque. The plaque has been updated with all previous winners engraved on it. The heading on the plaque reads “Service above Self.�
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The Ottawa Sport and Entertainment Group (OSEG) is looking for anthem singers to perform at RedBlacks, Ottawa 67’s and Fury FC games this year. Video auditions are due by March 30, and candidates need to be prepared to sing O Canada in both French and English. Top candidates will be invited in for in person auditions at TD Place, where all
the OSEG teams play. “We have been fortunate to have some incredible singers showcase their abilities at our games and we’re looking forward to seeing even more of that talent on display in 2016,” said Randy Burgess, vice president of communications and content at OSEG in a press release. “This is a great opportunity for singers of all ages to be front and centre and kick off the excitement at RedBlacks, Fury and 67’s games.”
Singers under the age of 18 can apply, but they must have consent from a parent or legal guardian. Successful applicants will be slotted to sing at the football, soccer and hockey games. To apply, email anthem@ TDplace.ca and include a link to a video upload of a bilingual performance of O Canada. They must include full name, email address, telephone number, singing experience and link to their audition video.
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Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa
March 15th 2016 Hello residents,
With the discussion in the air regarding the reinstitution of photo radar coming to City Council on March 23, this week, I would like to spend a moment discussing the hazards associated with speeding. Between 2005 and 2007, speeding was a primary factor associated with 93 deaths, almost 3000 injuries, and almost 9000 collisions in the Ottawa area. When you make the decision to speed, it is important to remember that you are not only jeopardizing your own safety, but the safety of others. Behind every statistic, there is a story where someone’s life was changed for the worse. Remember that in poor road conditions, heavy traffic areas, or school/construction zones, the risk is simply not worth the reward. This is why the Ottawa Police has identified traffic enforcement and speeding as one of their top three ongoing concerns for the city of Ottawa. I share this view. On the topic of instituting photo radar into the City of Ottawa as a traffic calming measure, my number one concern within the discussion will be whether or not it will make our streets safer. There are many instances of well-intentioned traffic mechanisms not always operating as intended. Stop signs, for example, may effectively work to bring vehicles to lower speeds; however, reckless drivers may run through the sign, endangering the lives of pedestrians who thought it was safe to cross the street. Likewise, photo radar’s effects may prove unpredictable. Though a speeding deterrent, it will need to be demonstrated that the immediate effects will work to actively slow down drivers rather than simply punish them long after the risk has already been incurred. Alternatively, I will need to examine whether or not the tool can successfully compensate in the areas where police simply do not have the manpower to monitor. I do know that Ontario’s Minister of Transportation has expressed no interest in returning to this practice. Likewise, until the motion is presented, I will need to be convinced as well. Please always report speeding to the Ottawa Police Call Centre at 613-2361222 Ext 7300. Call Centre agents are available 7 days a week from 6 am until 2am.
Students hear from entrepreneurs on Women’s Day john.curry@metroland.com
Tuesday, March 8 was International Women’s Day. It’s a day when the political and human rights of women are recognized, honoured and encouraged. And what better way to increase awareness of the skills and qualities of women and, more importantly, their skills and qualities as entrepreneurs than to hear from four successful women themselves. This is what happened at Ecole secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais in Stittsville on Tuesday afternoon, March 8 as the school’s grade eight and nine girls, numbering about 40, assembled in the school’s resource centre to hear presentations by four women, all working in different fields. They were there to tell the stories of their lives and work careers and to outline to the student audience just what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Juilie Bazinet of Keller Williams Solid Rock Realty pointed out the value of being self-motivated while working with honesty and integrity. She said that among the qualities needed to be successful in real estate are a love of negotiating, being organized, being approachable, paying attention to detail, to love solving problems and to have an entrepreneurial spirit. Julie pointed out that disadvantages to working in real estate are the lack of a regular salary, no medical or dental insurance, working different hours of work including weekends and evenings and working on short notice, perhaps after other plans were already made. But advantages, Julie pointed out, also exist such as being your own boss, flexible work hours, unlimited income and gratification.
Julie urged the students to follow their hearts, their passions and their interests and to believe in themselves. See SPEAKERS, page 24
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Stittsville Pole Replacement & Voltage Conversion – Goulbourn Street and Norway Spruce Street
All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts or visit ottawa.ca/agendas, or call 3-1-1.
Monday, March 21 Community and Protective Services Committee 9:30 a.m., Champlain Room Ottawa Police Services Board 5 p.m., Champlain Room Wednesday, March 23 City Council Meeting 10 a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall Did you know you can receive e-mail alerts regarding upcoming meetings? Sign up today at ottawa.ca/subscriptions.
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There has been another recent burst of door-to-door salespeople making false claims about the quality of City drinking water. The City has received several complaints from residents who have been contacted by “Greenlife Water Filtration Systems” salespeople selling filtration or treatment systems who are providing incorrect information pertaining to water quality. I can assure you that the drinking water delivered to Ottawa residents exceeds all federal and provincial health-based water quality guidelines and standards. Ottawa’s drinking water has already been rated by the Ministry of the Environment as being among the safest in the world and it is continually tested to ensure those high standards are maintained. Residents are also reminded that: • City employees do not contact residents to sell products or services. • Except for emergency situations, any visits that may require access to homes or businesses by City staff are scheduled in advance. • Residents are provided with advance notice of projects that may impact them. • All employees requesting access to homes have City-issued photo identification cards. Residents who are directly contacted by persons claiming to be City employees for City business are asked to check identification, and, if concerns remain, contact the City prior to allowing access. Please report any suspicious, unsolicited calls or visits to the Ottawa Police Services by calling 613-236-1222.
Hydro Ottawa will be undertaking electrical service improvements in Stittsville starting next month. The project involves replacing aging hydro poles on Goulbourn Street (between Cypress Gardens and Elm Crescent) and Norway Spruce Street (between Elm Crescent and Bell Street). This project will improve the reliability of the electrical distribution system in the Stittsville area. Work is scheduled to commence in April and continue until the end of July. Residents will notice an increased construction presence throughout the duration of the project, including excavation activities. In order to minimize noise concerns, that work will be completed weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Traffic control will be implemented when required in order to ensure that roads and driveways remain accessible and safe to residents. The qualified staff and contractors will conduct this work safely and efficiently, ensuring that any inconvenience is minimal. Be assured that all residents and businesses in the affected area will receive advanced notice of the project and be provided with a point of contact regarding the service improvements in their area. Customers will also receive advance notification prior to any planned power interruption affecting their premises.
Always Listening
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 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca If you are a Stittsville resident of Ward 6 and would like to be added to my weekly electronic outreach list, 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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As mentioned in last week’s column, the City is holding public consultations on the Water, Sewer and Stormwater Rate Structure Review. I first reported on this review in May 2015 and it has now evolved to the point where staff are bringing options forward for discussion. You have likely already heard a lot about this over the last week from a variety of sources. The history on this file is important to remember as we proceed into a public comment period. Please note that nothing is finalized on this file and your input is important. To start, I just want to clarify that this issue has nothing to do with whether or not someone is on a well and septic system. Nobody is proposing a tax on those two things. This is strictly about storm water runoff which impacts every property in one way or another. Some properties contribute more to the need for storm water management than others. The review looks at this as well and is incorporated into the options which will be presented at the public consultation. The background on this is that prior to amalgamation, Rideau and Goulbourn Townships assessed all storm water drainage on the regular tax bill. Thus, every single property owner paid for storm water management on their tax bill. For reasons unbeknownst to any logical person, the transition board overseeing the amalgamation process chose to shift all storm water costs from the tax bill to the sewer and water rate bill. Since that time, all storm water works in the rural area have been assessed only to those who pay water and sewer bills. This means that residents in Munster, Richmond and Hillside Gardens pay for something that residents in North Gower and Ashton do not. The upcoming meeting will be an opportunity for residents to see how the City is proposing to address the issue. The big question will be how the City can ensure that balance is created on this issue without the negative optics of creating a new tax. The crux of the situation is that the City spends $8M per year on storm water works in the rural area and only those who receive a water and sewer bill pay for it. Like I said, prior to amalgamation, we all paid for it. For instance, the City is replacing the entire storm water infrastructure in Kars this year to the tune of $2M. As it happens, through no fault of their own, nobody in Kars will actually pay directly for those works. However, residents in Munster who are on municipal services will pay for the work in Kars. One misconception that should be mentioned is the thought that this charge is only being discussed because the City needs money. I will admit that the rate structure review on water and sewer bills has everything to do with the fact that the City is losing money each year on the delivery of that service. However, the storm water management issue is removed from that and is firmly focused on the principle that a property owner pays for the services they receive. This review looks into how could that work and how properties would be assessed.
If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at Scott.Moffatt@ottawa.ca or contact me by phone at 613-580-2491.
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I’m happy to discuss this further so please feel free to contact me directly if you have additional questions. My only goal at this point is to get all of the facts out there and hope that the consultations are well attended. The consultations will be your opportunity to hear directly from City staff. We’ve made sure that each rural ward has a consultation meeting. Throughout the 19 urban wards, there will only be 3 meetings but we’ll have four in the rural area. The Rideau-Goulbourn meeting will be held on April 5th, beginning at 7:00pm, at the Alfred Taylor Recreation Centre in North Gower. This location was chosen because it is somewhat central to the ward and is the largest and most accessible space available. I very much encourage you to attend. A strong attendance sends a strong message.
Holding the bouquets of flowers which they received after their presentations to students at Ecole secondaire Catholique Paul-Desmarais in Stittsville on International Women’s Day, March 8 are, from left, Henriette Riegel, executive director of the Diefenbunker, Canada’s cold war museum; Julie Bazinet of Keller Williams Solid Rock Realty; Dr. Cathy Deschenes of Deschenes & Poitras Dental Centre; and Lisa Whittleton, a financial security advisor with Freedom 55 Financial. JOHN CURRY/METROLAND
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Other speakers were Henriette Riegel, executive director of the Diefenbunker cold war museum; financial security advisor Lisa Whittleton; and Stittsville dentist Dr. Cathy Deschenes. All told something about their background and all had virtually the same message for the students – that while there are both advantages and disadvantages to being an entrepreneur, it means that you can do what your are passionate about. And while there may be “ups and downs” along the way, an entrepreneur can adapt and continue on. And these words from these four career women seemed to strike a responsive chord. Amelia Sawyer-Masse, a grade nine student, noted that the four speakers talked about entrepreneurship, something that Ecole secondaire Catholique Paul-Desmarais has as a focus for its students. She thought that the four speakers were inspiring in their words and talked about qualities and traits that are universal. Georgia McCarthy, another grade nine student, noted that the speakers indicated that life is not perfect and there will be “bumps in the road” along the way. But a person can always get back up from a setback as the speakers
noted. Georgia also thought that the speakers were very inspirational. She said that the qualities outlined by the speakers would help a person succeed, no matter who they are or what they do. This was the first such event with guest speakers held at the new school which just opened at the beginning of February. Guest speakers who could inspire female youth were selected for this inaugural event because the school wants to inspire and encourage self-esteem among its female students who currently comprise 65 percent of the school’s student body. These female students, now in grade eight and nine, will be expected to be the leaders and role models in the school for the next few years as the school adds a grade a year until it becomes a full grade seven to twelve school. That’s why the school considered it important to focus on female accomplishments and achievements as portrayed by these four guest speakers. And, even more so, there was no better day to do it on than International Women’s Day when women and their rights are front and centre. The first International Women’s Day was held back in 1909 in New York City.
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Medicine in the World Wars will be the topic for the March meeting of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. The meeting itself will be held at the Goulbourn Museum at Stanley’s Corners this Saturday, March 19
starting at 1:30 p.m. At the meeting, Kathryn Jamieson, Curator Manager of the Goulbourn Museum, and Jennifer Adams, Project Coordinator for the Goulbourn Museum’s new exhibit about medicine in the World Wars which will be formally launched in June, will give a presenta-
tion which examines Canadian medical contributions made during the World Wars by veterinarians, nursing sisters and the Red Cross. In both the First and Second World Wars, medicine played a vital role in keeping both humans and animals alive.
Everyone is welcome to attend this presentation at the Goulbourn Museum on Saturday, March 19. There is free admission and parking is available. There will be refreshments served following the presentation. The Goulbourn Museum is located on Huntley Road at Flewellyn Road at Stanley’s Corners just south of Stittsville.
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In the presentation, you will hear about who kept the army’s mobility and communications open and moving during the First World War; about who were the “Angels of Mercy” who worked tirelessly to care for sick and wounded soldiers; and about who were the ones who kept the home fires burning and who filled the void left when the men went off to war.
Nepean South Infrastructure Projects Open House Monday, March 21, 2016 Walter Baker Sports Centre, Upper Concourse, 100 Malvern Drive 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Residents are invited to attend an Open House at which four infrastructure projects planned for Nepean South will be presented. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the projects with the study teams and provide feedback.
Municipal Class Environmental Assessments (EA) These Municipal Class EA studies are being undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. Comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. Chapman Mills Drive Extension and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m. The City of Ottawa has initiated the Chapman Mills Drive Extension (Longfields Drive to Strandherd Drive) and Bus Rapid Transit (Greenbank Road to west of Cedarview Road) EA Study to determine the most appropriate means to accommodate and manage increasing transportation infrastructure requirements around the Barrhaven Town Centre area. The EA study is being undertaken in accordance with Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act, fulfilling requirements as a Municipal Class EA process for a Schedule ‘C’ project. At this third and final Open House, participants will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the Recommended Plan. Residents are encouraged to provide comments by April 4. For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca/chapmanmillsextension. Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility
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The City is conducting a Municipal Class EA and Functional Design for the expansion and retrofit of the Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility. The existing facility is an online wet pond that was constructed in 1976. The facility will be retrofitted to meet current City of Ottawa and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change stormwater treatment standards and expanded to meet the demands of the development of Nepean South.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 • 6:30 to 9 p.m. Presentation at 7 p.m. St. Isidore Roman Catholic Parish, Main Hall 1135 March Road
At the Open House, participants will learn of the preferred alternative for expanding and retrofitting the facility. For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca/kennedyburnett.
The integrated Planning Act and Environmental Assessment Act process for the Kanata North Community Design Plan is progressing.
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For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca/greenbankwatermain.
Planned Construction Nepean Collector Sewer - Phase 2 The City is constructing a 2.4 kilometre long, 1050 millimetre diameter sanitary collector sewer. Phase 1 of the South Nepean Collector Sewer was constructed in 2005/2006 and ends at Jockvale Road just north of the Jock River. Phase 2 will extend from Phase 1 toward Strandherd Drive and will service the development of Nepean South. Sewer construction is scheduled to begin this summer and to be completed by spring 2017. For more information on the project, please visit ottawa.ca. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please contact the project lead or email pgmpublicengagement@ottawa.ca before the event. For further project information or to provide comments, please contact: Chapman Mills Drive Extension and Bus Rapid Transit Jabbar Siddique, P. Eng. Sr. Project Engineer, Environmental Assessment
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The CDP will detail the land uses, the natural heritage system, transportation, and servicing infrastructure for Kanata North. It will be supported by master plans completed in accordance with the Planning Act provisions and the Environmental Assessment Act. Comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. At this final community meeting, participants will be presented a project update, the preferred land use concept and recommended infrastructure projects, learn of the next steps in the process, and will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments to the project team. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation or French language services, please email pgmpublicengagement@ottawa.ca by noon on Tuesday, March 29. Your participation and feedback is an important component of this study. For further information on this project, please visit the project website at ottawa.ca/kanatanorth. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this project or have comments or requests, please contact: Murray Chown, MCIP, RPP Senior Project Manager Novatech Engineering Consultants Ltd. 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 200 Kanata, ON K2M 1P6 Tel: 613-254-9643 Fax : 613-254-5867 Email: m.chown@novatech-eng.com Wendy Tse, MCIP, RPP, LEED Green Associate Planner City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 12585 Fax: 613-580-2459 E-mail: kanatacdp-pcc@ottawa.ca
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The City is conducting a Municipal Class EA and Functional Design Study for the Greenbank Road watermain between Jockvale Road and south of the Jock River. The study will determine the most appropriate alignment for a 610 millimetre diameter transmission watermain including methodology for crossing the Jock River. The watermain will improve water supply and reliability in the Nepean South development area. Planning and construction of the watermain will be coordinated with the approved widening and realignment of Greenbank Road. The study is carried out in accordance with the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class EA.
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March may have come in with a boom of winter weather, but the current mild temperatures could mean an early spring. Every year, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) monitors spring conditions and reports on factors such as predicted water levels and probability of flooding along local water bodies. On March 1, the RVCA measured the snow cover and found the water equivalent to be slightly higher than the historical average. Patrick Larson, senior water resources technician with the RVCA, said this is due to the record-
breaking snowstorm on Feb. 16 and the smaller storm on March 1 and 2. Now that the forecast has risen to above-freezing temperatures for much of the next few weeks, Larson said much of that accumulated snow will begin to melt. “I think these next few weeks will completely take away winter,” he said. However, even with a higher than average amount of snow, there is little rain in the forecast, and Larson said that means there likely won’t be much flooding. “It will probably be a gradual melt,” he said of this year’s thaw. “If the warm temperatures come as forecast, much of the snow can be expected to
be melted and water levels and flows to rise gradually over the next two weeks,” confirmed a release from the RVCA. Larson called the season an “unusual winter” followed by the unexpectedly early spring, but added that the thaw itself will be relatively uneventful. With that in mind, Larson did caution locals that high volumes of water will be entering the water system over the next month or so, and that precautions should be taken. “Stay back,” he said. “Don’t go near the water if you can avoid it, and make sure children are supervised.” More information on current water conditions can be found on the RVCA website at www.rvca.ca.
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North Island Link Class Environmental Assessment and Functional Design The City of Ottawa has initiated the North Island Link (NIL) Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) and Functional Design Study. The main objective of this study is to link the existing watermain on Rideau Valley Drive to the proposed Manotick Watermain Link at the north end of Long Island. The NIL will provide additional capacity and reliability of water supply to the urban area south of the Jock River. The project is identified in the City’s current Infrastructure Master Plan. The Process The study is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class EA (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 and 2015). In order to satisfy the requirements of the Class EA process, the identification and evaluation of a range of alternatives will be undertaken that focus on potential watermain alignments and connections with the existing watermain infrastructure in Manotick. The study will also include the selection of a preferred alternative and a functional design of the NIL as well as a functional design of a watermain that will provide a secondary water supply to residents of Hillside Gardens in Manotick. Consultation Information about the project will be available on ottawa.ca/northislandlink. Interested persons can provide comments at any time during the Class EA process. With the exception of personal information, comments received become part of the public record. Upon completion of this study, a report will be available for public review and comment. A Notice of Study Completion will be published at that time. For more information, or if you would like your name added to the mailing list, please contact: John Bougadis, M.A.Sc., P. Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning and Growth Management 110 Laurier Avenue W., 3rd Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext.14990 E-mail: John.Bougadis@ottawa.ca This Notice first issued on March 17, 2016. Ad # 2016-507-S_North Island Link_17032016
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It’s an annual tradition that continues to be popular as the years go by – the St. Patrick’s dinner at St. Clare’s Church Hall at Dwyer Hill. This year’s St. Patrick’s dinner is taking place this Sunday, March 20 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with everyone welcome to attend. You will get to enjoy a hot turkey and ham dinner with all of the trimmings. But that’s not all! There will also be homemade pies as well as other desserts. The cost remains the same this year as last year, namely $15 each for adults, $8 for children aged 6-12 years old and free for children aged five and under. And at this St. Patrick’s dinner, you will also be able to purchase tickets on a quilt raffle. This St. Patrick’s dinner always draws folks from far and wide, as it is a time not
only of delicious food but also of renewing old friendships and meeting friends both old and new. The dinner is held close to St. Patrick’s Day which happens on March 17th and is a feast day honouring St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who died in AD 461. St. Patrick is believed to have been born in Roman Britain in the fourth century and was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Gaelic Ireland. After six
years there, he escaped to return home, becoming a priest. He returned to Ireland to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity. He converted thousands with tradition holding that he used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish. The shamrock is now associated with St. Patrick’s Day, as is the “wearing of the green.” The colour green has been associ-
ated with Ireland since at least the 1640’s when the green harp flag was used by the Irish Catholic Confederation. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the colour green and its association with St. Patrick’s Day grew. St. Clare’s church hall is located beside St. Clare’s Catholic Church on Dwyer Hill Road south of Franktown Road in Goulbourn. Take Franktown Road west from Richmond, pwwassing the Munster Sideroad until arriving at the flashing light/ four-way stop at Franktown Road and Dwyer Hill Road. Then take Dwyer Hill Road south to St. Clare’s.
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Play ball! Softball registration for the 2016 season with the Stittsville Minor Softball Association (SMSA) is now open for girls and boys ages 4 to 20 years in Stittsville and the surrounding area. Parents can register a child or children online at www. stittsvillesoftball.org. There is also in-person registration. The first such in-person registration session was held last Tuesday, March 8, so you missed it. But
there is another in-person registration session coming up on Sunday, April 10 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bell Sensplex Fieldhouse on Maple Grove Road. Registration, in fact, will close after this April 10th session, with the ball season beginning on Sunday, May 1. New this year for the SMSA is a feature called “Bring A Friend Campaign” which encourages current players to register a friend who has never played with the SMSA previously. The SMSA is promising to ensure that the two players will be put
on the same team. It is not necessary to have previous experience playing softball to sign up with the SMSA. Teams are formed with players of all abilities and new friendships are always being formed throughout the season. The SMSA has a Fun League for boys and girls born from 2008 through 2012. There is also a House League for boys and girls born from 1995 through 2007. For more information about SMSA registration, please visit FILE the website www.stittsvillesoft- The final registration session for the Stittsville Minor Softball Association’s ball.org. current season will be pon April 10.
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Scope of the Position The Executive Director (ED) is the Chief Executive and Operating Officer for WOBT. The ED is fully responsible and accountable to the Board of Directors for all operations of the Board of Trade, and for operating within approved policy, business/financial/communication/marketing/human resources plans and budgets. The ED has the authority to the direct the implementation of the organization’s programs and services, and is responsible for the management of all staff members and volunteers. Full details of position requirements and responsibilities are available at WestOttawaBoT.com or CharityVillage.com. Please note that applications will only be accepted online at CharityVillage.com or by email. The West Ottawa Board of Trade would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, but only those selected for interview will be contacted.
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Horseback rider wins $1,000 instructor bursary John Curry John.curry@metroland.com
Her own horse has helped her cope with some tough times in her own life and now her dream is to help other young riders. Taylor Darbyson of Richmond, who is now 16 years old, was only ten years old when she got her Arabian mare Minou which she credits with helping her through some tough times in her life. Now her dream is to someday own her own riding facility where she can mentor young riders, helping them reach their full potential. And part of this dream is to become a certified English Instructor of Beginners. That’s where a $1,000 bursary which she is receiving from the Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF) comes into play, becoming a partial
dream-maker for her. With these bursary funds, Taylor wants to take riding lessons and become a certified English Instructor of Beginners. Even before becoming one of five recipients in the province of an OEF youth bursary, Taylor has been working towards her dream. Both to help finance her dream and to save for post-secondary education, Taylor works at a grocery store and also does chores around the barn. In addition, Taylor volunteers as she assists with a summer camp at her home stable and also volunteers at her school, promoting the arts. The OEF received over 50 applications for its annual youth bursaries, selecting five recipients for these $1,000 bursaries awarded through the OEF Youth Bursary Program.
The other recipients are from Mattawa, Cobourg, Campbellville and Rockwood. Each year the OEF awards a minimum of five $1,000 bursaries to youth members of the OEF to help them reach their equestrian goals. The bursaries are awarded based on involvement with horses, future goals and letters of recommendation from their equestrian coaches. Family resources and academic achievements are also considered. The bursary funds can be used for riding lessons, clinics, competition fees, continuing education and other activities that will help the young equestrians develop their skills. The OEF is a not-forprofit provincial sports organization for equestrian. Mark Nelson of Oakhurst Farm at Ashton is the current president of the OEF.
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Pilot project for community gardens on NCC lands underway Adam Kveton adam.kveton@metroland.com
Interest in community gardens is growing says a local advocate group, and the NCC says it’s responding to the demand. The NCC is currently working on a three-year pilot project with two groups to have one community garden in Ottawa and another in Gatineau. This marks a potential return to early 1970s NCC policy that allowed for several community gardens on its lands. However, the NCC “discontinued that use many years ago due to the complexities of management and the lack of resources,” said NCC communications officer Jasmine Leduc. “Our intent moving forward is to have the municipalities or one of their sanctioned organizations, such as Just Food, to manage the community garden with community groups,” said Leduc. Just Food is an Ottawa advocacy group that seeks local, healthy food and community gardens. In an NCC report dated Sept. 16, 2014, the potential policy following the pilot project was explained: “The
NCC will make its lands available to support the community when there are no municipal properties available within one kilometre for the purpose of community gardens.” Neither Just Food nor the NCC gave details as to the size or location of the pilot project gardens, though Leduc said the project is in its early stages and that gardening is planned for early 2017. LOBBY EFFORT
Just Food and the University of Ottawa have been lobbying the NCC for community garden space since at least 2012 under the Ottawa Food Action Plan. In the action plan, the two groups recommended that “the NCC allocate a minimum of seven sites for the purpose of community gardening within the next year (March 2012-March 2013).” The action plan then suggests seven locations, including ones in Hintonburg, Woodpark, NepeanBarrhaven, Blackburn Hamlet and Kanata. Asked whether Just Food was disappointed that the seven-site recommendation by 2013 was not realized, Jordan Bouchard, Just Food com-
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demand. On top of this some of our most successful and largest gardens originated from the NCC’s past garden initiative – such as the Gloucester Allotment Garden Association’s two sites at Orient Park and Anderson Road, the Nepean Allotment Gardens and Kilborn Garden. We are pleased to see NCC revitalizing their connection to community gardens in response to community interest.”
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Expect a chillier Good Friday walk Special to the News
It may be a little chillier walk than normal, given the early date for Easter this year. But the annual Good Friday Walk in Richmond will be happening again this year, taking place on Friday, March 25 which is Good Friday. This year this Good Friday Walk will get underway at 10:30 a.m., starting at the Grace Assembly at the Richmond Plaza. The procession led by the wooden cross will then proceed along McBean Street, stopping at St. Paul’s United
Church and then St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church before heading to St. John the Baptist Anglican Church on Fowler Street. After a stop at St. John’s, the procession and cross will proceed to St. Philip’s Catholic Church on Burke Street, the final stop on this Good Friday Walk. After this Good Friday Walk ends at St. Philip’s, there will be a light lunch and refreshments served at the St. Philip’s Hall. Everyone is welcome to participate in this Good Friday Walk which re-enacts the journey to Calvary by Jesus Christ carrying his cross. MICHELLE NASH/METROLAND
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Ottawa home to 2,000 Syrian refugees by year’s end New liaison pleased with progress of settling Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
The city’s partners are on track to help Syrian refugees settle into life in the capital, said Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish, who was recently appointed as liaison for refugee settlement. The mayor’s refugee working group met on March 8 to talk over co-ordination of efforts. Qaqish said some 1,400 Syrian refugees have already landed in the capital, with a total of 2,000 expected to arrive before the end of 2016. The city is working with charitable organizations, private landlords, employment agencies and the school boards on things like housing, jobs and language training. Qaqish said 50 Syrian children have already been registered in the public education system. “It’s important to focus on the youth; it’s easier for them to learn the language,” he said. Qaqish said some 80 to 90 per cent of the refugees Ottawa receives will be gov-
ernment sponsored. The focus will be on building sustainable sources of housing and employment beyond the first year. The federal government’s settlement plan includes paying expenses for the refugees’ first year. But it’s important to focus beyond that, Qaqish said. One of the challenges right now is housing. While private landlords have stepped up to the plate, it can be tricky to find housing on the tight budget afforded by the federal funding. He said when refugees get to the capital, they stay in hotels in the short term while aid organizations look for permanent lodging. “Sometimes it’s as much as seven or eight (in a family), which can make it tough to find something affordable,” Qaqish said, adding that in some cases families have been put in two adjacent apartments. DONATIONS
Partners for United for Refugees announced in February they have raised $791,000 to help with the settlement of refugees.
The partnership includes the city, United Way Ottawa, Community Foundation of Ottawa and Refugee 613. They launched United for Refugees last October. Community organizations and sponsor groups can apply for funding under the program until March 18. Areas of potential funding include mental health support and counselling, housing, preemployment and employment support, supports for youth, English and French language training, support for sponsorship groups and more. Applications can be found at unitedwayottawa.ca/agencies. Qaqish said people looking to donate should send funds to the United Way. “It’s an organization that has been a great partner with the city,” he said, adding that “97 cents of every dollar will go to help the refugees.” Qaqish said residents have really stepped up to help out since the first refugees touched down. “The working group is really about co-ordinating all the efforts,” he said. “We have a lot of partners doing great things.”
Bluesfest, Youth Ottawa form a duo Staff
Mark Monahan, the executive director for Bluesfest says a partnership with Youth Ottawa will encourage local musicians and artists to take the next step in their careers. The organizations have worked out two opportunities for Ottawa-area youth to strut their stuff on stage at this year’s Bluesfest. The first initiative will be known as the Road to Bluesfest 2016. Musical acts under the age of 21 will vie for an opportunity to perform at this year’s festival. A selection committee will determine the final bands that make the cut by late May. The second initiative, to be known as Youth Art at RBC Bluesfest 2016 will include three installations from young people to be displayed on the festival grounds. Finalists will be given between $500 and $1,000 to cover the cost of creating their installation. The three young people selected will receive mentoring by a local artist prior to the event and the opportunity to raise their public profile through the exposure onsite and through social media. “We’ve always had an eye out for ways to encourage local musicians and artists to take the next step in their careers,” Monahan wrote in a press release. The application deadline for both programs is April 1. Aspiring artists can visit, www.ottawabluesfest.ca/ youth-ottawa/ or email Jason Collard at info@youthottawa.ca.
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The city’s planning committee approved a 10 per cent reduction in building code fees on March 8. The move was a direction to building code services from Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley during the city’s budget process. Hubley said the department’s reserves can likely handle a reduction in fees. He also hoped to spur growth, since the city has seen a drop in development applications this year. Frank Bidin, chief building official for the city, said the reduction will mean pulling between $1.5 million and $1.875 million from the department’s revenue stabilization fund. The fund – which is a reserve mandated by the province to help insulate the city in cases where there’s a drop in new construction – would still have a $28.5 million balance at the close of 2016, Bidin said, even with the loss of revenue from the fee reduction. The $28.5 million balance also takes into account a $3 million to $4 million revenue drop because of slow economic growth.
Committee chair Jan Harder said building code fees aren’t supposed to generate revenue; they’re simply supposed to pay for the city’s expenses to administer the service. The city adjusted its fees in 2013, when it moved to a model based on the total area covered by a new building, rather than a more complex system that took into account construction values. Bidin said the updated fee schedule means that two homes that cover 185 square metres will pay the same in building code fees regardless of the finishes. Staff measured Ottawa’s fees in relation to other Ontario municipalities such as Hamilton, Mississauga and Toronto. Bidin said in most cases Ottawa was the lowest. Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli questioned the change. “It won’t impact growth and we have to pull from reserves. Why do it?” he asked staff. While Bidin said they didn’t measure potential impact on the number of applications, there’s the possibility it could motivate some homeowners to do renovations. If council approves the reduction on March 23, the new fees will be in place for April 1.
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Three neighbourhoods named for revitalization Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Heatherington, Vanier South and Carlington have been earmarked for a revitalization project. The city’s planning committee approved the three low-income communities as pilots for the building better revitalized neighbourhoods project on March 8. The project would include a budget of $250,000 and work on revamping the neighbourhoods over three years, starting this year. City council must first approve the plan. River Coun. Riley Brockington said it’s not about tearing down the existing neighbourhoods. “We have to look at it in a more holistic way,” he said. “We really want to complement the work that’s already being done.”
Committee chair Jan Harder introduced a motion that would form a sponsor group of six councillors: Harder, Tim Tierney, Mark Taylor, Mathieu Fleury, Diane Deans and Shad Qadri.
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Summer is a great time for kids. They need to get away from the everyday stress of school as much as adults need to get away from their full time jobs. What better way to help kids relax and enjoy their time off than to send them to summer camp? (By the way, this gives parents a nice break too.) Before you make a camp decision for your child, there are a lot of factors to consider. You will want to do your homework before you drop your child off for the day to be cared for by people you hardly know. It’s not easy. There are so many camps to consider and they come in all shapes and sizes. There are day camps, overnight camps, golf camps, horseback riding camps and science camps to name a few. Here are some general
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What does your child like to do? Children know what they like and don’t like. Ask them for their input. If your child is active and loves to play sports, a sports camp is probably right for him or her. If your child is creative, then choose a camp that offers arts and crafts. Camp choices are as varied as children themselves. Choose a camp with the specific focus geared toward your child. DAY CAMP VERSUS OVERNIGHT CAMP
Depending on the age, maturity and independence of your child, he or she may or may not be ready for an overnight camp. Some overnight camps accept children as young as six years old. Only you can decide when the time is right.
Location is important because you will have to drop off and pick up your child every day. You’ll want to consider your drive time and also keep in mind the hours of the camp. COST
Of course, the cost is something to consider. The cost of camp should reflect the service provided. When comparing camps by price make sure that you are comparing apples to apples. Some camps include lunches, while others include snacks, t-shirts, hats, extended hours and off site field trips. Price alone, can be misleading. I’ve always believed, “You get what you pay for”. RESEARCH
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Not all camps are created equal, so ask the same questions to each camp director and compare their answers. You need to feel comfortable with their answers before you make your choice. This is not an exhaustive list, but here are a few questions to get you started: 1. Who do you hire as counselors? Are they experienced? How old are they? Are they certified in CPR and First Aid? Have they undergone a criminal record check? 2. What are your hours for the camp program? for pre and post camp care? Is there an additional cost for extended hours? 3. What is the ratio of campers to counselors? Ratios of 8:1 are common. A maximum of 10:1 is probably the maximum ratio you would want.
4. Are snacks or a lunch provided? Is the lunch program optional or mandatory? 5. What do you do on rainy days? Are your facilities air-conditioned? 6. Do the children swim every day? What are your rules for supervision at the pool? Is there a wading pool for young campers? 7. Do you offer any discounts? 8. Can you provide a list of references or testimonials? Word of mouth is the best reference. Ask around and find out where other parents are sending their children. 9. How are different age groups divided? 10. What if my child doesn›t like the camp? Do you offer a guarantee? What is your cancellation policy? 11. Where can I find more information about your camp? Do you have a web-
site? Can I register online? Can I pay by credit card? The best way to determine if a particular camp is right for you is to ask a lot of questions. Camp directors are used to answering questions about every detail of camp. If you don›t get the answers you are looking for, keep searching. You need to feel good about your decision. After all, you want your child to have an awesome camp experience that will forge memories to last a lifetime. Matt Barr is the Owner/ President of Camps Canada, a summer camp based in Ottawa, Ontario. As a voice for Canadian Camp Owners and Camp Directors, Matt is a frequent guest on radio and television programs across the country discussing the latest trends and issues in summer camps. He can be reached by email at: matt@ campscanada.com.
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While it may seem like spring has just sprung, summer will be here before you know it. According to the education experts at Oxford Learning, that means that it’s time to start thinking about summer learning plans. “Summer learning is a critical – and often overlooked – part of students’ learning. By planning for summer learning now, parents will help their children avoid the summer learning brain drain,� says Nick Whitehead, founder and CEO of Oxford Learning. He offers these five reasons why planning for summer learning this spring is so important: 1. Summer is going to be here soon. Spring may have just begun, but before long, students will be studying for exams and handing in their final term projects, which means that it’s not too early to think about what kids are going to be doing this summer. 2. Summer can undo what children are learning right now.  Without maintaining learning momentum and study skills over the summer
Summer will be here before you know it. break, students easily forget everything they’re working hard to learn right now, which means that next year, students need to repeat the same workbooks and materials they are learning right now. 3. Summer can have an impact on how children learn next year. After a summer off, it can take kids up to three months to get back into the swing of learning. That represents a huge amount of wasted learning opportunities, and it means that students are not up to their potential from as early as the first day back to class.
4. Kids want to learn in the summer. Research in summer learning studies shows that 56 per cent of students want to be involved in a summer program that helps them keep up with summer schoolwork or prepare for the next grade. 5. Summer programs fill up fast. Most programs are already accepting applications and taking reservations for summer enrolment.  Schools, camps, and supplemental tutoring facilities such as Oxford Learning are no exception. – www.newscanada.com
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The BYC Learn to Sail Program is a great opportunity for any child to master the art of sailing. We use only CYA Certified instructors to ensure your child gets the most out of each lesson. They work with each student to develop their individual sailing skills. Your child will have a blast and make lots of new friends! While enjoying a break, your child also has the opportunity to swim in the Ottawa River. In partnership with the National Tennis School, we also offer a tennis add-on which enables your child to play for 1 hour, twice a week. Programs are available for ages 8 to 17 and we offer courses from Beginner to Advanced. Classes range from one week to four week courses. They operate Monday to Friday through July and August, 9am to 4pm. Included in your registration, your child will have a summer membership to BYC with guests privileges.
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Does your child love the visual arts or maybe expeditions into the wilderness? Is he a sports fanatic? Specialized summer camps will give him the chance to discover a whole new world, broaden his knowledge and develop his talents. Specialized camps offer activities for all ages and for all tastes throughout the summer. For a week or more, depending on the organization, young people can participate in exciting programs involving them in enriching activities within a stimulating and friendly environment. Whether it involves excursions into the wilderness, an immersion course in a foreign language, a science or music camp, team sports or outdoor activities, there’s something to suit everyone. Along with these specialized activities, summer camps also offer events that involve all the campers, outings and cultural visits. The staff also plans alternative activities just in case Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate! Staffed by professionals and students, specialized camps can also offer young people the opportunity to
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Fairboard members, from left, John Gill, Gerd Lohman and Bill Reid enjoy a taste of the Irish at the Richmond St. Patrick’s Day event on March 17.
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like a light switch. Ronny loved going to the Northcote School, and Terry was quite happy at home with Mother, where he had the run of the house, and especially liked helping Mother in the kitchen, doing little jobs like wiping the windowsills. I vowed we had the cleanest windowsills in all of Renfrew County, as all I had to do was tell Mother I was bored and there was nothing to do, and she would tell me to either get a cloth and wipe the windowsills, or get the ball of string
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hey didn’t need much of an excuse for Aunt Helen and Uncle Herby to ship off my cousins Ronny and Terry to Northcote from Montreal. But rarely did they come in the dead of winter like they did that year. Uncle Herby said measles were raging in the city, and the only way to avoid the boys getting sick from them was to ship them off to Northcote. And so they arrived, and Aunt Helen stayed only long enough to unpack their suitcases and make a trip to Briscoe’s General Store for treats, and then she was back on the train to Montreal. Beds were shifted. And it always amazed me how Mother would make a few changes and any number of relatives could be bedded down. If that meant three to a bed, so be it. Ronny was old enough to go off with us to the North-
and knit a dishcloth. I hated both chores with a passion. After they had been with us about two days, and after we had redded up the kitchen after supper, the table was cleared for the usual board games we played until it was time to go to bed. Ronny told Terry he couldn’t play Parcheesi because he couldn’t read and he couldn’t count. Terry started to cry and told Mother he didn’t feel well. Needless to say, Ronny said it was just an act, and Terry did that all the time when things didn’t go his way. Mother took Terry on her lap, and let him look through her scrap books, but nothing seemed to calm him down, and he kept asking “Aunty, itchy me,” which was his way of asking to have his back scratched, which he loved. Mother raised up his pajama top, and let out a yelp that I was sure they
could be heard on the next farm. “Dear Mary and Joseph...it’s the measles. He’s covered with them!” We all scrambled from our place at the table to have a look at Terry’s spots. They were there alright. There was hardly a square inch that was spared. Mother immediately phoned Mrs. Beam who everyone in Northcote called before getting old Doctor Murphy to come all the way out from Renfrew. Even over the phone, Mrs. Beam was able to confirm what Mother already expected: Terry had the measles and a good dose of them too! It took another day for the spots to show on Ronny, and he wasn’t at all pleased, and to say Father was overjoyed was a gross exaggeration. “Come all the way from Montreal and bringing the measles with them. A fine kettle of fish.” And then, all in perfect order, each one of us got the red spots, one after another. The last one to come down with them was my sis-
ter Audrey. She turned out to be the sickest, and was no help to Mother at all, who was trying her best to keep seven children from killing each other, as we fought for her attention. Well, it didn’t take long to hear that except for Fat Cora and Two Mile Herman, everyone at the Northcote School was felled with the measles. Miss Crosby refused to close the school, and my sister Audrey said we should send Ronny and Terry packing back to Montreal, spots and all. Of course, that didn’t happen, but for a long time after, that winter was referred to “the time those Lapointe kids brought the measles from Montreal, and infected the entire Northcote community.” Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico. ca.
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• 3 tbsp (45 mL) all-purpose flour • 1 tsp (5 mL) salt • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) pepper • 1 lb (500 g) stewing beef, cut into 1-inch (2. 5 cm) pieces • 3 tbsp (45 mL) vegetable oil • 1 onion, coarsely chopped • 2 carrots, coarsely chopped • 1 potato, peeled and cut into small chunks • 4 oz (125 g) mushrooms, quartered (about 1-1/2 cups/375 mL) • 1 clove garlic, minced • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each dried thyme and dried rosemary leaves • 2 cups (500 mL) stout beer
• 2 tbsp (25 mL) tomato paste • 1 tbsp (15 mL) Worcestershire sauce • 2 tsp (10 mL) brown sugar • Half (397 g) pkg frozen puff pastry, thawed • 1 Ontario Egg, lightly beaten PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
In large bowl, whisk together flour, salt and pepper; add beef and toss to coat. In large deep pot or Dutch oven, heat 1-1/2 tbsp (22 mL) of the oil over medium-high heat; add beef and brown. Transfer to bowl. Add remaining oil to pot and cook onion for 1 minute. Add carrots, potato, mushrooms, garlic, thyme and rosemary; reduce heat to low and cook 3 minutes, stirring often. Add beer, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Return beef to pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for
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Stittsville Town League semi-final playoff games go in two directions News Staff
Both Stittsville Town League semi-final playoff games on Thursday, March 3 featured 2-0 scores at the end of the first period. But then the two games went in different directions. In one game, the team leading 2-0 after the first period went on to win 6-1. In the other game, the team leading 2-0 at the end of the first period did not hold the lead and ended up losing by a 7-5 score. Molson’s Black defeated Pro2Col Red 6-1, leading all the way. It was 2-0 at the end of the first period for the Molson’s Black squad and 3-1 for the Black team at the end of the second period before ending up as a 6-1 victory for Molson’s Black. Shayne Thompson scored three goals in this game for Molson’s Black while Robbie Clarkson chipped in with two goals. Matt Mulligan scored the other goal. Mike Byrne picked up three assists in the game while Matt Killen earned two assists. Single assists went to Jordan Hass, Chris Monteith, Mike Horner and Ryan Sterling. Paul Doyle scored the only goal of the game for the Red team, with Chris Brussatoir picking up an assist on the play. In the other semi-final playoff game, Laurysen Kitchens started off great, taking a 2-0 lead over the Cabling Ottawa Orange team into the second period. But this second period was not a good one for the Laurysen squad as Cabling Ottawa scored five goals to take a 5-3 lead into the third period. Both teams scored two goals in the third period as the game ended 7-5 in favour of Cabling Ottawa. Steve McJannet scored three goals in this game for Cabling Ottawa. Other scorers were Matt Hand, Trevor Graham, Jason Gallinger and John Ostapyk. John Ostapyk picked up three assists in the game. Single assists were earned by Jamie Small, Steve McJannet, Scott Sherman, Jason Foran and Trevor Graham. Five players shared the scoring for the Laurysen Kitchens squad in this game: Scott Vennor, Brennan Gould, Ryan Kennedy, Corey Laurysen and Chris Hesse. Roman Srutek had three assists in the game while Chris Hesse picked up two assists. Single assists were earned by Nick Purdy, Luke Haunts, Mike Laurysen, Ryan Schiffer and Ryan Kennedy.
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In the Stittsville Town League semi-final playoff games on Thursday, March 3, Molson’s Black defeated Pro2Col Red 6-1 while the Cabling Ottawa Orange team defeated the Laurysen Kitchens team with a final score of 7-5.
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Peacefully, at home with her husband at her side on March 12, 2016 in her 62nd year. Loving wife of Michael Doyle. Caring mother of Joseph (Melissa), step-sons Christopher, Shawn (Tracy), and step-daughter Shannon. She will be missed by her grandchildren Steven, Brayden, Kaytlin, Jarred, Riley, Jackson and Kristen. Loving daughter of Ann and the late Dr. Ralph Miller. Sister of Debbie (Greg), Richard (Heather), Kathy (Paul), and Michael (Carol). Friends may visit the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the chapel the following day at 2:00 p.m. Special thanks to Dr. Penney and Staff, CCAC, Bayshore Nurses and PSW’s especially lotion girl. www.barkerfh.com
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MULCAHY Michael (P.Eng) April 26, 1945 - March 6, 2016 Passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer with his loving wife Jeanette (nee Coules) and daughter Katie by his side. A proud Newfoundlander, he was the only child of the late Cyril and Belle Mulcahy of Bay Bulls. Beloved nephew of the late Sister Mary Nolasco Mulcahy. Dear “big-brother” of John Mulcahy (Regina). Brother-in-law to Mary Springer (Kevin) Ike Coules (Marion) and Jerry Coules (Jean). Special uncle to Jessica, Cathy, Jane, Leanne, Kevin and Philip. Future father-in-law to Wayne Rumleskie and grandfather to a very special little girl Scarlett. Will be sadly missed by a wide circle of family, friends and his golfing buddies. Family and Friends May Visit C.R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, ON 613-256-3313 On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. Funeral Mass to be held in St. Michael Church Corkery on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 11am. Reception to follow. For those who may choose to honour Michael with a memorial donation, please consider the Almonte General Hospital. Michael might also have suggested that you have a lovely dinner, raise a glass to him and don’t forget dessert, the sweeter the better… after all, life is sweet! Heartfelt thanks to the Almonte General Hospital nursing staff, Dr. McKillop, Dr. Ferraris, and the Oncology staff at Queensway Carleton, also the Ottawa General Hospitals for their excellent and compassionate care over the past six months. Special thanks to neighbour and friend Bernadette Culhane for her spiritual and technical support during the final weeks. Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com
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Richards, Wayne At his home in Carleton Place, on Tuesday March 8, 2016 at the age of 81. Predeceased by his sister Margaret Sovey and his parents Ernest and Mary Richards. A memorial service to honour Wayne took place at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Wednesday March 16, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Interment later in the spring, with his family at United Cemeteries. For those who wish a donation to the Carleton Place Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Wayne was ever thankful to the staff at the Eating Place, and all who helped him, especially assisting him when walking and crossing the street became difficult. Wayne worked at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in housekeeping, and was a quiet icon in Carleton Place for 81 years. He was one of the last “milkmen’ in Carleton Place that delivered milk by horse. You and your stories will always be remembered Wayne by your friends. www.barkerfh.com
McIntosh, Donald Robert (Veteran WWII)
Peacefully at the Carleton Place Hospital, on Tuesday March 8, 2016 at the age of 92. Devoted husband of Ilene. Treasured father of Scott (Michelle), Lee-Ann, Richard (Dianna), and Jane (Bob Churchill). Proud grandfather of Kaitlyn, Hilary, Kristopher, Chelsea, Patrick and Victoria. Don will be missed by his extended family and all who knew him. Visitation took place at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Saturday March 12, 2016, from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral service in the Chapel at 1:00 p.m. Interment later in the spring at United Cemeteries. For those who wish, a donation to the Carleton Place Legion or the Carleton Place Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com
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Sadler, Jean Edna Peacefully, at Fairview Manor with her Daughter at her side on March 7, 2016 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Norman Thomas Sadler. Loving mother of Bob (Eileen), and Joy. Cherished grandmother of Nicholas (Alex), Robbie, (Christine), and Sharon (Jimmy). Great grandmother of Kayla, Thomas, James and Poppy. Predeceased by her sisters Eleanor, Florence, Laura, Mary and brothers Allan and Ernie. Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Thursday March 10, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Funeral service was Friday March 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Interment later in the spring at Auld Kirk Cemetery. Thank you to nursing staff for their excellent care at Fairview Manor. For those who wish, a donation to the Education fund at Fairview Manor for the RN, RPN, and PSW’s would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com
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Veteran WWII and Korean Conflict Life Member of Mississippi Golf Club Peacefully at the Carleton Place Hospital on Thursday March 10, 2016 in his 92nd year. Predeceased by his wife Margaret Anne. Loving father of Wendy (Gary), Ruthann (late Bernie), Denny (Phyllis) and Ian (Joann). Cherished grandfather of Steven, the late Nicole, Bonnie, Jamie, Adam and Jason. Great-grandfather of Mackenzie, Jessica, Kody, Meghan and Patrick. Predeceased by his brother John. Special thank you to Dr. Potvin, the Carleton Place Hospital and the staff of Carleton Place Terrace for their care of Cleve. A funeral service celebrating Cleve’s life was held at St. James Anglican Church, 225 Edmund Street, Carleton Place, on Tuesday March 15, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Fr. David Andrew officiating. Interment later in the spring at St. James Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Carleton Place Hospital or the Carleton Place Legion would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com
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That’s why building a rapport with those kids who are considered “frequent flyers” is essential, but remains a challenge given staffing limitations. “Right now, with one person doing over 2,000 missings in a year, you can’t get out to do that,” Rushford said.
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His unit is dealing with “a sizable increase” in cases. In 2014, the unit fielded 2,500 reports, while last year, it dealt with 2,739 cases. With a six-officer unit, Rushford said officers could work staggered shifts to cover the entire day and investigate more files. Despite the pressure, there are no immediate plans to add more officers, said Insp. Joan McKenna, who oversees the unit. “We will always be investigating missing persons to a certain extent, but we always have the resources should (the risk factors) escalate to another level,” she said. “So we’re not going to augment (the unit) at this time.” After-hours reports are
Ideally, Rushford’s remaining constable would like to follow up on each case herself. “In a perfect world, I’d settle for three at the lower end,” he said of his need for more officers. “I wouldn’t mind four, five, six.” Three would mean each officer could get out of the office and engage with chronically missing youth, who make up the bulk of the caseload. “Oh, you’ve been gone 30 times in the last month? I’d love to be able to go and sit down and (say), ‘Let’s have a chat here. What’s been going on? What can we do to make this stop?’” said Rushford.
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triaged, with patrol officers assigned to follow up to gauge the urgency of the case and a missing person’s risk level. Officers from the emergency services unit can be assigned at any hour to search for an elderly person, for example, who has walked away from their residence and may be at risk due to extreme weather conditions. Mental state is also a possible factor, and missing children are priority cases. “High risk guarantees immediate attention,” said McKenna. “It all depends on what are the risks of each individual call.” FREQUENT FLIERS – GROUP HOME YOUTH
The unit’s caseload runs the gamut – from looking into international cases such as a parent refusing to return a child to their other parent in Ottawa, to following up on leads for other Canadian police departments. The majority of the investigations involve youth who fail to return to their group homes before curfew. Rushford’s unit often
turns to the human-trafficking section to ask officers there to keep an eye out for a missing kid. They have the expertise, experience and connections that make them an invaluable partner. “My one person can’t do that,” Rushford said. In 2014, 29 per cent of the unit’s missing person files involved youth living in Ottawa’s group homes. That number climbed to 32 per cent between January and September last year. At least 75 per cent are repeats. Social media and cellphones have become a means to track down missing youth. “It’s better now that we have more tools available to us,” Rushford said, adding that activity on a youth’s Facebook account can help police determine if a teen is in trouble. His unit also relies on human-trafficking investigators, the police mentalhealth unit, as well as school resource officers, who have proven indispensable in connecting with teens.
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The temporary reassignment of one of two Ottawa police investigators who handle thousands of missing person investigations every year has left the unit even more short-staffed than usual. As a result, Sgt. Reno Rushford, who heads up the unit, and his lone investigator, are unable to focus on cold cases. “If we’ve got 16 on the board missing ... instead of two people going through and making sure everyone’s covered, I’ve got one person looking at everyone now,” said the 29-year Ottawa police veteran who has been leading the unit for just over a year. “It’s very difficult. It’s hard to get in a car and go start seeing people because you have to prioritize, obviously.” His reassigned officer, who left late last year to help offset the department’s patrol staff shortage, is expected to return in May. In his absence, the small team must rely on other units,
such as patrol officers and district investigators. “When they do have the bodies to be able to go looking for people, then they definitely do help, especially after hours and weekends – they take good carriage of the files,” Rushford said of the district officers, who are assigned to different geographic areas within city limits.
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“It’d be nice to know when you walk in: What bank does he deal with? What’s his cellphone (number)? Is he on any kind of registry? What is his actual medical condition diagnosed by a doctor?” said Rushford. Encouraging retirement staff to share relevant information can be a tough sell, with some managers uneasy about revealing confidential information. “We’re trying to save someone’s life here,” said Rushford, adding that a person can be found more quickly and tens of thousands of dollars in police time saved if certain details are shared from the get-go. With seniors trying to stay in their homes longer, the unit also regularly fields calls about individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s who have walked away from their own homes. “Fifty years ago everyone on your street knew everybody,” said Rushford. “Today, you can walk by the people that live right across the street
or next door ... and nobody will even know who that man is. “So that’s part of the problem too.” Technology can help track down missing seniors, but the onus is on retirement home officials, families and caregivers to adopt it, the sergeant said. The available technology ranges from a GPS-enabled cellphone application to door alarms. Identification bracelets can also help, Rushford noted. COLD CASES
With the unit’s staffing pressures, prioritizing cases remains key. Rushford and his lone investigator don’t have the time to open or review unsolved or cold cases. There are files that “we should be looking at once a year ... get fresh eyes looking at them,” Rushford said. “It’s something that best practices would indicate that you would do. However, with our manpower we just can’t do that.” There are currently at least
seven missing person files that have run cold, though there are 11 listed on the Ottawa police website. Rushford said some of those are being handled by major crime officers, who investigate homicides or suspected cases of foul play. Another seven files involve suspected parental abductions of children taken out of Canada. Often times, cold cases, such as that of Justin Rutter, will make the news on the anniversary of when the person was reported missing. The 14-yearold was reported missing by his family after he failed to return to his Lowertown home on Oct. 8, 2009. But unless a new lead or tip comes in, the unit doesn’t have the time to sift through historic files, including Rutter’s case, said Rushford. With a larger missing person unit, more officers could be dedicated to reviewing cold cases, conduct follow-up calls and chase leads, he said. “With one person, unless something specific comes in with regards to it, noth-
ing’s happening,” he said. “If someone’s been missing for 10 years, they’re not as much as a priority as a 14–year-old that went missing last night or the 30-year-old who went missing yesterday.” McKenna insists cold cases are reviewed, and were last examined by the missing person and major crime units more than a year ago, before Rushford was assigned to the team. However, McKenna acknowledged that any followup examination of a cold case is usually only spurred on by a tip. “If there is new information that does come forward, then we will do work to follow that up,” she said. For more details on the Ottawa police missing person unit and the department’s cold cases, go to ottawapolice.ca/ en/about-us/Missing-Persons. asp. ERIN MCCRACKEN/METROLAND
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admission. Parking available. Refreshments will be served following the presentation. An Open Table community dinner will be held on Saturday, March 19 at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. Everyone welcome to attend. There is no cost for the meal although donations are always welcome. For more information, please contact Nancy Veilleux at 613-838-5032 or via email at nancy.veilleux@ bell.net or Marsha Deyell at 613-838-3514 or via email at marshadeyell@hotmail.com. The annual St. Patrick’s dinner at St. Clare’s church hall on Dwyer Hill Road in Goulbourn will be held on Sunday, March 20 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Hot turkey and ham dinner with all the trimmings. Homemade pies and other desserts. Quilt raffle. Everyone welcome to attend. Adults $15 each. Children aged 6 to 12 years $8 each. Children aged 5 and
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under free. The annual Walk of the Cross along Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville will take place on Friday, March 25 (Good Friday) starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road at Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate. The annual Good Friday Walk will take place on Friday, March 25 (Good Friday) in Richmond, with the Walk starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Grace Assembly at the Richmond Plaza and ending at St. Philip’s Catholic Church on Burke Street. Everyone is welcome to participate. The fourth annual pancake breakfast hosted by the Richmond Agricultural Society will be held on Saturday, April 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds on Perth Street in Richmond. Pancakes, sausage, homemade baked beans, fruit cocktail and coffee/tea/ juice. $10 per person. $25 for a family of four (two adults and two children). Additional children $5 per child. Children under five years of age free. The inaugural Richmond Rod and Gun Show will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sunday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena) at the corner of Perth Street and Huntley Road in Stittsville. Over 100 exhibitors featuring everything for the outdoor enthusiast. Food vendors. $8 per person admission. Children under 12 years of age admitted free if accompanying an adult. Free parking. For more information, please visit the website www.valleysportsmanshow.com. The annual general meeting of the Munster Community Association will take place on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Munster Community Centre in Munster.
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 A recent development may bring you luck and turn out in your favor, Aries. If financial deals seem lucrative, go ahead and trust your instincts to move ahead. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, maintaining a long-distance relationship or friendship can be challenging, but you have what it takes to make the most of the situation. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, fun is ahead if you are willing to take some risks. Take a chance and hang out with a new crowd this week. These might be just the people to add some hop to your step. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This is a terrific week to sit down and talk with someone you have not seen in a while, Cancer. Enjoy this reunion and all the laughs that come with strolling down Memory Lane. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Your love life may take an exciting turn, Leo. Prepare for what’s ahead by letting someone else take control for a little while. Expect something to Here’s How It Works: happen out of the blue. Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each Virgo, you may feel a bit more free now that you have unburdened row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric yourself of some debts. Enjoy this newfound financial freedom but clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! remember to watch your spending.
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