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Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police along with Main Street Community Services of Stittsville. However, donations to help Main Street Community Services, a Stittsville-based registered charity that provides services to special needs children, will be collected at the show, with members of the Stittsville District Lions Club and youth representing Stittsville’s Youth Connexion program circulating through the crowd to gather donations. See PRECISION, page 4
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Village Square Park in Stittsville will be a television and radio broadcasting studio this coming Wednesday, Sept. 28. That’s because Bell Media’s morning television and radio shows will be broadcasting from
Village Square Park from 5:30 a.m. through to 10 a.m., rain or shine, as part of their “Live Where You Live” tour that will visit ten Ottawa area communities in a two week period from Monday, Sept. 19 through Friday, Sept. 30.
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Kennedy Elson sits behind the wheel of the antique fire truck of the Bytown Fire Brigade which was on display at the grand opening celebration for the new Stittsville/Kanata office of Re/ Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Hazeldean Road last Sunday, Sept. 18.
The CHEO bear gives a hug to six year old Amelia Kraus at the grand opening celebration for the new Stittsville/Kanata office of Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Hazeldean Road last Sunday, Sept. 18.
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With a giant cake congratulating Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. on the grand opening of its new Stittsville/Kanata office on Hazeldean Road last Sunday, Sept. 18 are, from left to right, Metroland Media advertising consultant Dave Pennett, who provided the cake; Re/ Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. office manager Martha Cooper; and Re/ Max Affliates Realty Ltd. owner Geoff McGowan.
Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. celebrates ‘fabulous’ new location JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
It took Geoff McGowan, owner of Re/ Max Affiliates Realty Ltd., almost two years of looking to find the location that he wanted for his firm’s west end office. But, boy, was the search worth it! “We’re absolutely thrilled with that location,” he said on Monday, a day after a grand opening celebration at the Grant Crossing Mall location that saw a steady stream of people, including many parents with their children, drop by to enjoy the activities which occupied part of the adjacent parking lot. He called this new location at 5517 Hazeldean Road a “fabulous location,” one that bridges the communities of Stittsville and Kanata and will, in his view, allow the Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. agents, all of whom are professional full timers, to provide the ultimate in service. It’s a “class A location,” he says, pointing out that very few such spots are available these days. Mr. McGowan likes the location because it is very visible with frontage right along the new four-lane Hazeldean Road, is high profile, convenient and is situated in a shopping area that is very housing
related, with Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse and Bouclair Home fashions. “It’s almost one stop shopping for people,” he says in reference to their home needs. And Mr. McGowan has high hopes for this new Stittsville/Kanata office. A total of 29 agents currently work out of the office and he expects it to grow to 55 to 65 agents in the future, saying that he would like to see the office be the top real estate office in the west end of the city in terms of overall production. He believes that it already is the tops in terms of the service that it provides clients. He said that people selling a home want to use a firm that is effective and that generates the most money possible in the sale. Acknowledging that everyone these days is busy, the role of the real estate agent, in his view, is to make life easier for the client when buying or selling a home. Mr. McGowan said that reaction to the new office, which opened in August, has been even better than he had contemplated, with people dropping in wanting to buy or sell a home. He cited the turnout at last Sunday’s grand opening celebration as an example of how welcoming and receptive the community has been
about the new office. And Mr. McGowan says that the goal is for the office to be part of the community, both Stittsville and Kanata. This means supporting local charities, minor sports teams and local events such as the Christmas parades. And if last Sunday’s grand opening celebration at the new office is any indication, Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. knows how to throw a party. Sunshine and blue skies prevailed for the celebration which had lots to appeal to the whole family. The Bytown Fire Brigade was there with an antique fire truck which youngsters were able to climb up on and even sit behind the wheel of the open air cockpit. The CHEO bear was in attendance and he gave many a hug to the youngsters present. Many of these youngsters sported colourful faces thanks to the face painting table. There was also a table for drawing and a balloon giveaway. A Kids Crooked House playhouse, which is being given away by Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. in a draw in March, 2012, was on display. Youngsters were able to visit inside this playhouse which is not like any house you’d ever buy, what
with crooked windows, a crooked roof and overall crooked appearance, but as a playhouse, it’s a whimsical and appealing structure. There was a gift basket draw at the celebration plus there was plenty to eat – hot dogs, cotton candy courtesy of city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri who was on hand to dispense it, and cake thanks to Dave Pennett of Metroland Media. The celebration was well advertised, with a bevy of Re/Max open house signs displayed all along Hazeldean Road in the proximity of the new office. There was even a mini Re/Max hot air balloon on display, attracting attention to the event. Martha Cooper of Stittsville is the branch manager of this new Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. office. Mr. McGowan calls her his “right hand” as he sings her praises for her well rounded and fair approach to things. They have worked together since 1991 and she was one of the first agents to join him when he got his Re/Max franchise. Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. has another office, located in Barrhaven, which is the same size as the current size of the new Stittsville/Kanata office. 437099
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the culvert along the Trans Canada Trail conform with the engineering report. john.curry@metroland.com Existing pools of water in the Poole Creek wetThe dried-up Poole Creek wetland adjacent to the land along the Trans Canada Trail have dried up, Trans Canada Trail west of Stittsville will be dis- resulting in the loss of habitat for a variety of specussed at a public forum in Stittsville on Saturday, cies. Oct. 1. The Mississippi Valley Conservation is holding this public forum which will run from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road. The public forum has been called to address the numerous public concerns that have been received by Mississippi Valley Conservation (VCA), city of (Call now space is limited) Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri and city of Ottawa staff about the dry conditions of the Little Dragons (3-5 years old) Poole Creek wetland. Your child will learn how to listen and show respect MVC planning and regulatory staff has done and improve their co-ordination and balance in a a site inspection of this wetland along the Trans fun filled, games based environment! Canada Trail and has also inspected upstream areas, finding low water or dry conditions. MVC staff indicates that weather conditions this Little Ninjas (5-7 years old) past summer have been warmer and drier than Your child will start to learn the discipline and normal. This has increased evaporation and has respect that goes along with Martial Arts training, reduced recharge to streams and wetlands not only in a non-contact, controlled yet exciting atmosphere here in Stittsville but across the area, leaving exthat will motivate and inspire! ceptionally low water levels in many areas. MVC staff is now using its water level data and an analysis of temperature and precipitation trends Youth Karate (8-13 years old) over the past ten years to help determine whether Your child will begin to learn more self-defense this summer’s low water in the Poole Creek wettechniques and achieve the confidence and focus land is an anomaly or not. These trends and analythat a true martial artist has. We focus on confidence sis will be explained at the public forum. and leadership building. MVC staff has talked with city of Ottawa staff to ensure that the recent drainage works in the area have been done in compliance with the conditions ( of the engineering report and the MVC permit. The www.csma.ca information in the engineering report was the ba59 Iber Rd. unit 29 sis for the MVC’s technical approval for these works (off Hazeldean Rd.), Stittsville related to the Hazeldean Drain. City staff have confirmed that works related to the drain including Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy
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Precision motorcycle team to perform From page 1 In addition, Main Street Community Services will be holding a BBQ in the Brown’s YIG parking lot, starting at about 6 p.m. and running through to 9 p.m. Hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be available at the BBQ, with proceeds going to Main Street Community Services. “It’s going to be fun,” says ShelleyAnne Steinburg of Main Street Community Services, adding that she is looking forward to the event. It was through the efforts of Stittsville resident Dave Rakobowchuk, who works for the police in Smiths Falls, that the OPP Golden Helmets are coming to Stittsville. Back in 2009, he helped the Stittsville Village Association with its organization of Villagefest since the theme that year was “Honouring Our Police.” At that time he had contacted the Ontario Provincial Police’s East Region to get the OPP involved due to the OPP’s history of policing Stittsville over the years until the creation of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Force. At that time, there was discussion about the Golden Helmets performing in Stittsville but the scheduling did not work out. Earlier this year, the OPP contacted Mr. Rakobowchuk and he worked
with the Ottawa OPP Detachment to set up this appearance by the Golden Helmets in Stittsville. It was determined to make Main Street Community Services the receiving charity locally. The OPP Golden Helmets precision motorcycle team, which was formed in 1963, tours the province each year, averaging 30 performances from June to September. The 20 member team, comprised of OPP officers on regular patrol duties, consists of the ride master, a commentator, a motorcycle technician and 17 riders. Each rider has taken a motorcycle course and has at least one season on motorcycle patrol. The motorcycles used by the Golden Helmets are Harley Davidson Police Specials that have 1690 cc engines and weigh 800 pounds. They are the same ones used on normal patrol. During the 30 minute performance in Stittsville, the riders will be taking their motorcycles through a series of complex patterns which will demonstrate the maneuverability of the bikes as well as the skills of the riders. The Golden Helmets are coming to Stittsville after performing at the 2011 International Plowing Match near Hawkesbury and at the Cassel-
man Fall Fair earlier in the week. The Golden Helmets will be serving as escorts at the Canadian Police Officer Memorial Run and Memorial Service in Ottawa this coming weekend. Main Street Community Services, which is located in part of the former Stittsville Public School on Stittsville Main Street, provides services and programs for children challenged by a disability or an exceptionality. These include developmental respite, mentoring, social skills training, behaviour management, parent support programs, individual and family counseling, developmental play groups and summer and March Break camps. The team at Main Street Community Services is dedicated to broadening horizons, developing talents, promoting self-esteem and instilling life preparation skills through work with youth and their families. Main Street Community Services is an incorporated not-for-profit agency and registered charity which works in partnership with other community organizations in providing its services. The Stittsville District Lions Club has become a strong supporter of Main Street Community Services, recently holding a major fundraising event in support of the organization.
Carp River bridge open by Oct. 31 SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The much-publicized Carp River bridge on Hazeldean Road is scheduled to be open by Oct. 31. Following an engineering analysis, it has been determined that additional supports will have to be built below
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From page 1 The CTV Morning Live program visited Village Square last October but this year’s visit will be enhanced because the morning television show will be joined by two radio morning shows, Majic 100 and BOB-FM. “This is an unprecedented live television and radio broadcast initiative,” says Richard Gray, vicepresident and general manager of CTV Two and Bell Media Radio Ottawa. “It’s truly a fire for Ottawa.” And Stittsville and area residents are being urged to drop by Village Square Park during the broadcast period and see first-hand how the TV and radio shows are produced. “This is an outstanding opportunity to see how live television and radio is executed while giving our viewers and listeners a great opportunity to meet the personalities they wake up to every morning,” Mr. Gray says. “It’s great for people to be able to see how morning television and live morning radio is done,” he adds. Mr. Gray says that the TV and radio staff all look forward to this “Live Where You Live” tour. “This is the highlight of their year,” he says. “We think it’s really important for us to get into the neighbourhoods in greater Ottawa,” he says in explaining why the tour is done. It allows the shows to highlight the great things that go on in these neighbourhoods, with the shows showcasing interesting local people and focusing on community happenings. The shows try to be as representative of each local community as they can be, Mr. Gray says while also featuring all of the regular show components such as news, weather, sports and traffic. Mr. Gray says that the response from communities for this “Live Where You Live” tour concept has been fabulous. He says that people are interested in their own neighbourhoods and are proud to show them off but also want to know what is happening in other communities. “They’re keen to know what is going on next door,” he says. Other communities which this “Live Where You Live” tour is visiting during its two week run are the Byward Market, the Glebe, Kanata, Little Italy, Orleans, Bells Corners, Westboro, Gloucester and Merrickville. The CTV Morning Live TV show features hosts Kurt Stoodley, Lianne Laing and Jeff Hopper. It is the most watched morning program in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Joining the CTV Morning Live hosts for this broadcast from Village Square Park in Stittsville will be BOB-FM personalities Vinney White, Melanie Adams and Sandy Sharkey as well as Majic 100’s Stuntman Stu, Angie Poirier and Trisha Owens. Majic 100 and BOB-FM are two of Ottawa’s most listened to radio stations for adults. CTV Morning Live, Majic 100 and 93.9 BOB-FM are all part of the Bell Media stable of broadcasting entities. Bell media is Canada’s largest communications company. Bell Media Radio is one of Canada’s largest radio networks, operating 33 radio stations in 14 markets in Canada.
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The children filled out ballots for each book that they read in the contest. Younger children got a ballot for each book that was read to them. The children also got to put a marble in a marble maze, one marble for each book read. Over the course of the summer, children read a total of 1823 books from the Munster library branch. At the end of a contest, a draw was held and the winner turned out to be five year old Alexandre Moniot. He won a $20 gift certificate for Chapters.
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Stittsville News - SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
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It takes a nation to save a child
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10 to 24, according to recent numbers from Statistics Canada. Studies show a significant percentage of adolescents contemplate a plan or attempt suicide without seeking or receiving help. The issue exploded onto the radar of Ottawa parents last year after the parents of Daron Richardson publicized the details of their 14-year-old daughter’s suicide on Nov. 15, 2010. During a press conference following his daughter’s death, Richardson said he and his wife talked about difficult subjects with their daughter like alcohol and drug abuse and sex. But they never discussed mental health. “I wish we did talk about it before,” he said. “But we just didn’t think it was there.”
Dr. Ian Manion, a CHEO clinical psychologist, said in many cases parents don’t seek help because of the stigma of mental health issues. Last week, we began a threepart series that discusses the issue of youth suicide and what we as a community can do to combat the problem. Because the first step in facing any problem is talking about it. We’re hoping this series will help educate people about mental health issues and enable parents, family, friends – everyone – identify the resources available in the community. It only takes one caring person to make a difference, but we have to be comfortable with asking the hard questions. One of the first steps should be taken by our government – did you know that Canada is
the only G8 country without a national suicide prevention strategy – basically a playbook that allow different agencies and groups to work together to combat the issue. On a grassroots level, we need to teach the issue in schools, provide suicide-prevention training for any adult who works with groups of children. Parents must learn how to identify potential mental health problems, a skill that begins with knowing how to talk to their child. Children lack emotional maturity and they have never been taught the language skills need to express their emotions. So many keep it bottled up inside – and some just can’t handle it. This is a national problem in need of a national solution, from the ground up. It takes a village to raise a child – it might need a nation to save them
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Flash! There’s only so much fun we can stand Baseball began to get interesting a month or so ago. The Blue Jays, although losing, were fun to watch and, locally, the Ottawa Fat cats were marching through the playoffs. Plus it was warm and sunny outside. Baseball weather. So it seemed like a perfect time to buy a four-year-old his first baseball glove. A visit to Canadian Tire confirmed what anyone familiar with the retail world should have known: Baseball season not the time to buy a baseball glove; the sporting goods sections are full of hockey equipment; retailers are a season ahead of you. Chalk it up to inexperience. A guy buys a baseball glove only a few times in his life. He forgets that the fall fashions are on sale in the summer and the best supply of bathing suits is available in the winter time. If you want to buy a baseball glove, do it in hockey season. However, there were a few on the shelf, including a nice black and blue Rawlings glove that would fit a four-
CHARLES GORDON year-old. His grandfather has a Rawlings baseball glove — a Dave Parker model, just to put it into historical perspective. Dave Parker, whatever his other eccentricities, did not wear a blue glove, but times have changed. Only up to a point, however. The granddaughter, a couple of years younger, will have to wait for her glove until one is on sale in a colour other than pink. The present went over well and it was only when we put on our two Rawlings gloves for a game of catch that I noticed the new glove had a button marked ON/ OFF. I pressed it a few times and nothing happened, but eventually somebody more technologically ept discovered the glove had red lights that flashed when you caught the ball. At which point somebody remarked — it wasn’t I, butwish
it was — “I thought catching the ball was supposed to be enough fun.” As it turned out, it was. The glove’s proud new owner was more interested in catching the ball in the glove than in playing with the flashing lights on it, but it does make you wonder about the degree to which merchandisers think we need to be entertained. Try to find a bar without a television on. Try to find an elevator without music in it. Telling the glove story to a friend brought an interesting reply. “They have fishing rods like that now.” True? Unfortunately, yes. A fishing rod manufacturer has produced, in co-operation with the Disney Company, a series of rods with lights that flash. “This colourful kit featuring classic Disney® images is sure to get kids fishing!,” says an online promo. “Each kit includes a 2’6” all-in-one rod and
reel spooled with line; flashing lights that pulse when the thumb button is pressed; and a fun, safe casting plug.” Among the Disney® images available are Spiderman, Princess, Lightning McQueen, Barbie and Mickey Mouse. I thought catching the fish was supposed to be enough fun. In order to avoid going completely old-fuddy-duddy on this issue, I will admit that this is not the first generation to grow up with brand names. Mickey Mouse and some of his colleagues have adorned all manner of toys and games
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But flashing lights? Imagine a quiet evening on a calm lake as you silently stalk that big pickerel you just missed last time. A loon calls, a beaver swims away in the distance. And the Barbie fishing rod flashes continuously. What will save us from this, you can only hope, is the innate good sense of kids. Any of them who have actually caught a fish know how much fun it is, more fun than flashing lights. Then maybe then can teach the grownups around them to be more careful what they buy.
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Huntmar Road being ignored
Editor: Once again the opening of the totally unnecessary $4.5 million bridge over the Carp River has been delayed by another month. Iber Road, while not in pristine condition but in acceptable condition, is being resurfaced. Fernbank Road from Eagleson to Terry Fox is being rebuilt with sidewalks, though I have never seen a single pedestrian on that stretch of Fernbank Road. And yet Huntmar Road from Maple Grove to Palladium Drive is a death trap. For those not familiar with this stretch of road, it is narrow, has no shoulders,
has deep ditches, the road surface is full of cracks and gulleys for its complete length, and when there is a hockey game at Scotiabank Place, has a lot of pedestrians using it. It is only a matter of time before somebody is injured or killed on this road. And yet this stretch of road has been ignored by our council and our councillor, who both seem to prefer spending our money on grandiose symbols rather than necessary maintenance and upgrades. When will this council get its act together? Roger Manship Stittsville
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Marion Jones of Ashton holds her prize winning gingerbread house in the baking section at the 2011 Richmond Fair in Richmond.
More winning entries at Fair JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
She has been doing it for years and this year was no different. Marion Jones of Ashton emerged once again as one of the most decorated exhibitors in the homecraft area at the annual Richmond Fair. She can’t remember exactly when she started exhibiting at the Richmond Fair but it goes back at least 30 years. Indeed, when she started, baking used to be brought to the Fair on the Friday and removed on the Saturday. This allowed people to sell their cakes and other baked goodies right there and not have to trek home with them. But things are different now – the baking goes in for judging on the Thursday and remains on display until Sunday, eliminating any possibility of selling it as fresh baking. This year Marion’s baking won seven red ribbons as well as a couple of third place ribbons. Her prize winning entries included a gingerbread house, made from scratch, and a smurf cartoon cake which won a judge’s choice selection. She featured the smurfs this year in honour of the new smurf 3D movie that hit the screens this year. Marion enters more than just the baking section. She had exhibits in the vege-
table section and her strawberry jam won in its category. Her citrons, which this year were the largest that she has ever grown, perhaps, she thinks, because of the heat, won a judge’s choice designation. This only happened after she checked whether citrons were considered melons. The Fair’s ruling was yes. While she enters so many exhibits in various sections of the Fair, she now has it down to a science. For instance, when she is putting up her jam in the summer, she knows to keep two bottles apart for exhibiting at the Fair. Last year a problem with her arm forced her to cut back a little on her participation in the Fair. She did not enter a cartoon cake or a gingerbread house because of the strain making such creations put on her arm. But this year she was back to normal, with a wide array of entries which captured many honours. And if providing a multitude of exhibits for the Fair were not enough, Marion and her mother Thelma Criggar spent much of this year’s Fair creating a miniquilt, sitting together in the Curling Club building, just in front of the display of the baking entries. Yes, Marion Jones not only has many talents but she likes to keep busy. 494758
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Sitting on the curb, waiting for the annual Richmond Fair parade to arrive on Saturday morning, Sept. 17, are, from left to right, Carley Virtue, Olivia Virtue, Lexi Virtue and Reanne Richards.
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Landon Hartnett, left, and Haleigh Hartnett, right, enjoy the elephant ride on the midway at the 2011 Richmond Fair.
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Thelma Criggar of Ashton works on a mini-quilt in the Curling Club building at the 2011 Richmond Fair in Richmond.
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Brian Crabb of Stittsville drives his six horse hitch to a second place finish in the heavy horse show at the 2011 Richmond Fair in Richmond.
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The Sue’s Hair Advantage float moves along Perth Street in the 2011 Richmond Fair The Richmond Munster Minor Hockey Association float moves along McBean Street in parade in Richmond last Saturday, Sept. 17. the 2011 Richmond Fair parade on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Variety of music played in Richmond Fair parade JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
Variety is the spice of life or of a parade in the case of the annual Richmond Fair parade. And nothing showed the variety that helps make the Fair parade such a popular spectator event than some of the music involved in this year’s parade. It ranged from the iconic ‘The Hockey Song” or “The Good Old Hockey Game,” the Stompin’ Tom Connors song that is frequently heard at Senators’ games at Scotiabank Place and which blared forth as the Richmond Munster Minor Hockey Association float rolled by to “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary,” the British World War One song which evokes a longing for home that was played by the Loyal Orange Lodge marching band to the bagpipe music of the Highland Mist Pipe Band of Ottawa to the haunting melodies
played by the Tunis Shriners’ Oriental Band riding on a float. A variety of music for a diverse audience. And the audience was not only diverse, ranging from the very young to the much older and from city dweller to village resident to rural occupant, but it was huge, lining both McBean Street and Perth Street in front of the fairgrounds. Of course, this year’s great weather, sunny and warm with blue skies overhead, made for great parade viewing and hence the streets lined with spectators. It took roughly half an hour for the parade to pass any particular point on the parade route which ran from South Carleton High School along McBean Street to the Richmond Bakery corner and then east along Perth Street to the Colonel Murray Street corner. Once again this year, the parade was headed by the Richmond Royal Canadian
Legion colour party and a wagon carrying Legion members. Then, of course, next in line were the Fair dignitaries such as president Larry Monuk, homecraft president Margaret Todd and Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies District Director David Bobier. Politicians love a parade and they were there as well – federal Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Gordon O’Connor, waving from an open convertible, Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod who is seeking re-election in the upcoming provincial election, Carleton-Mississippi Mills PC hopeful Jack MacLaren, waving from a fall-themed float, and city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, who walked the route. But what really made this year’s parade was the myriad of floats which moved along the route, interspersed by other attractions such as Chuck Crickett’s vintage Chevrolet, a John Deere tractor from
the Fallowfield Tree Farm with a tree in the rear tree scoop and a plethora of fall symbols such as pumpkins in its front bucket, the old North Gower fire truck, a sporty red car driven by Richmond’s Bill Cook, horse drawn carriages, antique tractors, a massive RV, dirt racing bikes and a modern fire truck. As for the floats, the Richmond Nursery one drew attention as it featured a spaceship crashed into the ground. The Goulbourn Township Historical Society float was also eye catching, featuring a number of personages in heritage costume, including Richmond’s own Duke of Richmond. The Goulbourn Skating Club, Richmond Home Hardware, Sue’s Hair Advantage, St. John’s Anglican Church and the Richmond Cooperative Nursery School were among the other floats that caused ripples of excitement among the onlookers.
Parade winners JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
A pair of horses pulling a white carriage. A vintage 1950 car. A horseless carriage. A wagon decorated with pumpkins, flowers and hay bales. These all had something in common in the annual Richmond Fair parade in Richmond last Saturday, Sept. 17. They all attracted the judges’ eyes as all were first prize winners in the parade. The 710 Excursions entry, featuring a white wedding carriage pulled by a pair of horses, was the first prize winner in the business category of the judging. Located at Ladysmith in Pontiac County in Quebec, 710 Excursions offers wagon and sleigh rides through the year. A 1950 car which happened to be transporting CarletonMississippi Mills provincial Liberal candidate Megan Cornell was the first prize winner in the antiques category of the parade.
Doug Nesbitt’s horseless carriage was the first prize winner in the novelty category of the parade. The decorated Richmond Munster Minor Hockey Association float, which carried both adults and youngsters wearing hockey jerseys, received the judges’ first place nod in the category for organizations in the parade. Other winners in the parade’s organization category were the Richmond Cooperative Nursery School, which placed second, and the Goulbourn Skating Club, the third place finisher. Other winners in the business category won by 710 Excursions were Sue’s Hair Advantage, second, and Southpaw Landscaping, third. Other winners in the antiques category were Jack Scollan, second, and the North Gower vintage fire truck, third. Other winners in the novelty category were Kyle Kileen with his horse-drawn carriage and Ken Stuyt of Fallowfield Tree Farm.
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Dressed in heritage costume as they ride on the Goulbourn Township Historical Society’s float in the Richmond Fair parade in Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 17 are, from left to right, John Bottriell, Barbara Bottriell, Robin Derrick a.k.a. the Duke of Richmond and Marion Gullock.
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Bill Cook of Richmond drives a sporty red car as he is part of the Tunis Shriners of Ottawa contingent in the annual Richmond Fair parade in Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Young Grace Fraser, left, with the help of her father Kent Fraser, leads her calf in the ring in the 4H pre-novice class at the 2011 Richmond Fair in Richmond.
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Sun, blue skies prevail JOHN CURRY
admitting to perfect weather. He did not have the final attendance figures at that time but noted that the Friday figures were comparable to last year while the Saturday figures were quite a bit higher than last year. He said that the revenues from the bar and from the midway were both the highest ever, up considerably from last year. He noted that the high diving show, set up at the north end of the antiques area, proved to be a “huge attraction,� attracting crowds to each show. This was the first time that this high diving show was at the Richmond Fair.
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Constant sunshine and blue skies prevailed for this year’s annual Richmond Fair. Combined with a schedule of attractions and events ranging from a high dive act to a lumberjack show to a demolition derby to livestock shows to displays of flowers, vegetables, baking and school work, this ensured a memorable Fair. “We did have a very successful year,� Richmond Agricultural Society general manager Dale Greene said on Monday,
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Mr. Greene said that the number of entries in the various livestock shows at the Fair were all similar to previous years or higher. He noted as well the success of the Kiddyland events this year, where a lot of different entertainers performed, including Little Ray’s Reptiles. Mr. Greene did not as of Monday have ridership figures from the new bus service to the Fair which ran from the Fallowfield and Eagleson Road park and ride facilities, including a stop in Stittsville. However, he said that this is a service that the Fair is going to have to build up over the years. The service helps relieve parking congestion around the fairgrounds. Another service which has come
about due to the lack of parking on the grounds is the provision of cart rides from the north gates to the heart of the fairgrounds. In the past, those with difficulty walking were able to park on the grounds but this is no longer possible. That is why the Agricultural Society is starting to provide cart rides from the gate to elsewhere on the grounds. This happened a lot this year and in future years, the Agricultural Society may assign one cart and driver just to this function. Mr. Greene terms this year’s effort in this regard “relatively successful,� noting that it is a way to serve a specific clientele who used to be able to park on the grounds but no longer can due to space constraints.
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Showing their calves in the 4H novice dairy showmanship class at the 2011 Richmond Fair in Richmond are, from left to right, Nolan Arthurs, David McConnell, Jacob Kramer, Wesley Usher and Sam Wilson, all members of the Richmond/Stittsville 4H Club.
One-day depot for household hazardous and electronic waste on Sunday, September 25 You are invited to bring your household hazardous and electronic waste to the one-day depot. Just drive in and our attendants will unload your material and dispose of it safely. You don’t even have to get out of your car! What is hazardous waste? Fluorescent light bulbs, paint, paint thinner, brake uid, aerosol containers, ďŹ re extinguishers, mercury thermometers, pool chemicals, insecticides, stains, wood preservatives, barbecue starters, propane tanks, oven cleaners, disinfectants, herbicides, fungicides, furniture stripper and gasoline. What is e-waste? Desktop and laptop computers and peripherals, desktop printers, faxes and scanners, monitors, TVs, telephones, radios,stereos and personal hand held devices such as Ipods, Blackberry’s, pagers, etc.
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Four generations of a family who are gathered around Gavin Grusnick’s giant pumpkin on display at the 2011 Richmond Fair are, from left to right, Lillian Hobbs, Vanessa Meftahi, young Zachary Heftahi, who is sitting on the pumpkin, and Keith Hobbs.
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Praise from the mayor City of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson praised the community spirit and volunteerism exhibited by those involved with staging the annual Richmond Fair in his comments at the Fair’s official opening on Thursday evening, Sept. 15. “Thank you for keeping the heritage of rural Ontario and rural Ottawa alive and well,” the mayor said after noting that the many longtime community volunteers are the “heart and soul” of the Richmond Agricultural Society, organizer of the annual Fair. The mayor made his remarks after Richmond Agricultural Society president Larry Monuk and Homecraft president Margaret Todd had welcomed everyone to the official opening. This included representatives from various local fairs including Russell, Carp, Metcalfe, Navan, Shawville, Spencerville, Beachburg, Gloucester and South Mountain. President Monuk praised all of the Society’s directors and members and all of the Fair volunteers for all of their work organizing this year’s Fair. “This has been quite a challenge and yet it has been a fun experience,” he said. He also singled out Richmond Agricultural Society treasurer Vivien Daly and
general manager Dale Greene for their efforts and hard work throughout the year. Cutting the ribbon to officially open this year’s Richmond Fair was city of Ottawa Rideau-Goulbourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt. In his remarks he thanked the Fair Board members for their great work. He also made a number of humourous observations dealing with the weather and fairs in general, much to the delight of those in attendance. John Brummell photo This year’s official opening ceremony Colin Arthurs leads his calf in the 4H also included a formal presentation of a pre-novice class at the 2011 Richmond $5,000 donation from Scotiabank to the Fair in Richmond. Richmond Agricultural Society. Scotiabank has done this in the past but this is the first time that such a formal presentaCity of Ottawa tion of the donation took place at the ofCouncillor Reports ficial opening. By Shad Qadri, The Richmond Agricultural Society apCouncillor Ward Six preciates not only this donation but also Stittsville the fact that volunteers from Scotiabank City of Ottawa in Richmond work in the Richmond Fair office in the two weeks leading up to the Fair. Poole Creek Update The official opening also saw the forA public forum is being organized for the first week in mal presentation of a prestigious Agri- October in an effort to address the numerous public concerns cultural Service Diploma for meritorious received by my office, the Mississippi Valley Conservation service to agriculture to the late Donnie and City of Ottawa about the conditions of the Poole Creek Sparling which was received by members Wetland. To date Mississippi Valley Conservation planning of his family. Mr. Sparling was a generous and regulatory staff have completed a site inspection of the wetland along the Trans Canada Trail and also inspected and key supporter of the Richmond Fair. upstream areas and noted the low to no water conditions. 490431-38-11
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September 19th, 2011
MVC staff indicate that weather conditions have been warmer and drier than normal over the summer which has increased evaporation and reduced recharge to streams and wetlands across the watershed resulting in exceptionally low water levels in many areas. These conditions have been highlighted in the watershed conditions bulletins issued by the conservation authority throughout the summer (http://www.mvc.on.ca/water-management/fforcasting/ advisories). Wetlands consist of organic soil and are seasonally inundated with water. Water levels may fluctuate depending on several factors. Wetlands can provide flood mitigation and sustain flows during dry weather. Generally, precipitation and snow melt will replenish water levels to help re-establish the water regime in the wetland. Existing pools within the wetland along the TransCanada Trail have dried up resulting in loss of local habitat for a variety of species John Brummell photo
City of Ottawa Rideau-Goulbourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt, second from left, cuts the ribbon to officially open the 2011 Richmond Fair on Thursday evening, Sept. 15 as holding the ribbon are, on the far left, Richmond Agricultural Society president Larry Monuk, and, on the right, city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, second from the right, and Homecraft president Margaret Todd, far right.
Along with its involvement in the public form, MVC encourages cooperation between the authority, City of Ottawa staff, community action groups and individuals to monitor water levels in the wetland to ensure that the ecological function of the wetland is maintained. Further information about this monitoring initiative will be discussed at the public forum. The official date for the forum will be decided on and posted shortly. Increased Transit Service in Stittsville I was advised by Transit Design Staff that at the January 2012 service change the service levels on Routes 261 and 263 will be increasing. Each route will increase from the current 8 trips a day to 10 trips a day (or 5 trips in each peak period). In the morning, Route 263 trips currently depart from Fallowfield and Kimini at 06:09, 06:39, 07:09, and 07:39. In January 2012, trips will depart at 06:02, 06:27, 06:50, 07:10, and 07:39. In the afternoon, Route 263 trips currently depart from Hurdman at 15:35, 16:05, 16:35, and 17:15. In January, trips will depart at 15:35, 16:05, 16:20, 16:40, and 17:15. This increase will provide more transit options to more patrons in rural areas so please be advised of these future additions. Carp River Bridge Update I wanted to share an update with you regarding the work progression on the Carp River Bridge on Hazeldean Road.
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Braeden Sterling, left, and his sister Hillary Sterling, right, scale the climbing John Brummell photo wall at the Richmond Fair in Richmond Ella Munro, left, and Cort Munro, right, keep busy at an on Friday, Sept. 16. activity game at the 2011 Richmond Fair in Richmond.
Work resumed on Monday September 12th on the construction of the Hazeldean Bridge. The waterproofing and paving of the bridge deck are still to be finished as well as constructing barrier walls, railings and sidewalks. Following a complete analysis by engineers it has been determined that additional supports will be built below the bridge’s deck to address deck deflection observed during the construction. The bridge is scheduled to be opened by October 31, 2011. Looking to Get Involved? Watch for Upcoming Events! Are you looking to get involved locally? There are several
upcoming events taking place in Stittsville that you can volunteer at. The Youth Connexion group has provided a list of upcoming events that I have made available on my website http://www.shadqadri.com/document/youth%20involved. pdf. Full contact information and descriptions of the events are listed here. As always, if you have any questions regarding these listings please feel free to contact my office. Reminder about Fire Safety Although the summer is coming to a close, I would still like to share some information about fire safety and restrictions. Some residents may be unaware of the ‘fire restrictions’ in the area and that Ottawa in general is a ‘fire free zone.’ Fires can only be started with a fire permit otherwise a $100 fine applies. For the complete ‘Open Air Fire’ By-law citation please consult this City of Ottawa website link: http://www. ottawa.ca/residents/bylaw/a_z/open_air/index_en.html. To apply for a permit, you can submit queries to the Fire Chief and ask for special permission in a detailed explanation. Have Some Used Books? Used Book Sale Supporting Ottawa Public Libraries The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) cordially invite you to attend their first mini-Mammoth used book sale on Saturday September 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Central Archives and Ottawa Public Library Materials Centre (100 Tallwood Drive). In an effort to cut costs, while still offering the large selection of books community members expect from them, FOPLA will hold a mini-Mammoth book sale one Saturday each month during the school year. These sales will give people the opportunity to give back to Ottawa’s libraries while getting some great books at remarkable prices. At their first sale they will sell 10 books for $1, or shoppers can bring their own bags and fill them with books for a dollar a bag. Monetary donations are also welcome. Parking and admission are free so FOPLA is hoping to see residents from across the city make their way to the sale to support our public libraries and save a bundle. The Mammoth Used Book Sale has consistently been FOPLA’s biggest fundraising event of the year, so they have high hopes for their mini-Mammoth sales. Help make the mini-Mammoth successful and support the Ottawa Public Library. Always listening and acting on your concerns As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca. My ward office is situated in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. Please note the summer hours of operation are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturday 9am1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. I welcome your call or email to arrange an appointment. If you are not part of my electronic outreach list and would like to be added, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community. Further information about any of these articles can be found on my website or you can contact my office to obtain details. 450092
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She’s a jewellery making phenon, a real jewel, as it were. Harriet Wells of Stittsville, who has just turned 13, was only introduced to jewellery making two years ago but she now has advanced to the stage where her custom-made jewellery is being featured in a solo exhibit in the Artspace area display case at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. The display continues to the end of September. There’s over 30 pieces of her jewellery on display, ranging from necklaces to earrings to bracelets. Most of the earrings are sterling silver while all of the pearls used are freshwater pearls. The pieces on display range from a three stranded white pearl necklace with a silver clasp, priced at $165, to a $45 wire detailed amber charm bracelet to a set of large white pearl earrings with an $18 price tag to a set of rose quartz and antiqued metal earrings, just $12. Pricing is determined by what stones are used in the piece and also if it is sterling silver or not. Escalating silver prices are making sterling silver pieces more expensive. All are designed and custom made by Harriet who entered grade eight at Goulbourn Middle School this fall. Vicki Green of Dragon’s Lair Beads on Iber Road in Stittsville, who has been Harriet’s teacher and mentor, is a big fan of Harriet’s work. “Her work is beautifully finished,” Ms. Green says, noting that Harriet has mature tastes in her jewellery work. “She has the knack,” she says about Harriet and why she has advanced so far with her jewellery making skills in just a short two years since she was first exposed to the craft. She praises Harriet for her use of colour and her creativity but also notes Harriet’s patience, recounting that she can sit and work on a piece for hours in order to get it just right. More than this, she finds that Harriet is, quite simply, what she describes as a nice young lady. Harriet’s foray into jewellery making began two years ago, in Sept. 2009, as she was just turning 11 years old. In August of that year, she had gone with a friend to Dragon’s Lair Beads where the friend was taking jewellery lessons and obtaining her supplies. Less than a month later, Harriet herself had had her first lesson with owner Vicki Green and her jewellery making hobby cum career was launched. She learned how to thread beads on wire and how to finish off the ends professionally. She then learned how to make earrings, all under the tutelage of Ms. Green. Indeed, it is like a mutual admiration society. Just like Ms. Green sings the praises of the youthful jewellery maker, Harriet in turn credits her teacher with developing her skills in the craft. Harriet began using her new skills to make jewellery which she sold to school mates. But by this past April, she was ready for a new challenge and with
Ms. Green’s help, she began doing more intricate wire work in creating her jewellery. She began selling her jewellery to a few regular customers as well as through open houses at her home, all with the support and encouragement of her family. Currently she prefers using real stones, freshwater pearls and real amJohn Curry photo ber in her jewVicki Green of Dragon’s Lair Beads on Iber Road in Stittsville ellery, most of which is “one holds examples of some of the jewellery made by Harriet Wells off ” exclu- of Stittsville and which is now on exhibit in the ArtSpace display sives. She is cabinet at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. now regularly asked to create specific pieces featuring freshwaWhile her career goal is to become ter pearls. an interior designer someday, jewel“It’s really been amazing what has lery making is now a part of her life. happened in the last two years,” Har“I think I will be doing this for quite riet says while once again praising a long time,” she says. Vicki Green for all that she has taught This is the first time that jewellery her. has been exhibited in the ArtSpace Much of her business is making display cabinet at the Stittsville licustom orders for clients. brary. It was a year ago that Harriet “Most of the pieces I make are learned about the display case from unique,” she says, explaining that diflibrary volunteer Mary Willemsen. ferent clients like different colours. Arrangements were made and now a She makes necklaces, earrings and year later her jewellery is on display braclets, always using lots of stones there. or pearls or crystals or amber. She has “I think it shows me and what I am not yet gotten into making rings but capable of,” she says about the library may do so once she has more experidisplay of her jewellery. ence with metal work. Harriet finds that making jewellery As for her designs, she may get incan serve as a stress reliever. She adspiration from something she sees in a mits that her jewellery making goes magazine or it may be something that “on and off ” in that she may make a comes from her imagination. And this lot of items one week and then not so can happen at any time. Sometimes many the next week. There is also a she has woken up in the middle of the difference in how much time it takes night with an idea which she has then to do a piece. drawn out before returning to sleep. It takes her about half an hour to do “They usually just come to me,” she a pair of earrings but it can take three says about her designs, noting that or four hours or more of work to do a most of the time she just picks up her necklace, depending on its design. tools and the design ideas start flowHarriet says that she does not follow ing. trends in her jewellery work. Instead, At the end of the day, her chief goal she prefers that her jewellery has a is to have satisfied clients. classic look that she feels would suit “She wants people to be happy with anyone. She feels that pearls and amthe jewellery and just wear it,” her ber are both classic jewellery ingredimother Carolyn Wells says about Harents. riet and her clients. And her mother Harriet Wells of Jewellery by Harriet can be contacted at 613-614-7327 or and indeed her whole family – father via email at jewelsp2009@gmail.com. Barrie and sister Charlotte – have Dragon’s Lair Beads on Iber Road in been her greatest supporters as she Stittsville is a provider of thousands continues in her jewellery making. of different types of beads, crystals, Indeed, her mother provides financial stones, metal and accessories for creadvice, ensuring that Harriet builds ating original jewellery. It also handles money to buy new stock and, yes, even jewellery making supplies such as a profit, into her pricing. wire and tools used to create unique “It’s really a business now,” Harjewellery pieces. Dragon’s Lair Beads riet says of Jewellery by Harriet and also offers classes in jewellery makso she has to learn how to run it in a ing. sustainable way.
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There is one last barbeque at the Richmond Legion Hall on Ottawa Street in Richmond this year and it is happening this Friday, Sept. 23, marking Legion Week. There will be music and dancing following the barbeque. Call Mavis Lewis at 613-838-2749 John Brummell photo to reserve a ticket. Darts will be played at the Le- Keith Thurrott, left, leads the Richmond Legion’s colour party as it heads up the annual gion Hall on Friday nights start- Richmond Fair parade in Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 17. ing at 7:30 p.m. beginning on Friday, Sept. 30. This will be a fun league with registration of $20 per player and a cost of $3 per night. There is room for a few more darters. Just come out on Sept. 30 and sign up. The annual door-to-door poppy canvass will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29. Anyone who would MANUFACTURER like to help out should simply s !LUMINUM RAILINGS show up at the Legion Hall bes !LUMINUM COLUMNS tween 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. that day. Students who need commus &IBERGLASS FLOORS nity service hours are welcome s 3TEPS AND STRINGERS to take part. There will be coffee and donuts to start off the day and soup and sandwiches will be available following canvassing. Thanks go to Roger Bourgeois .%!2 4(% #!3)./ for looking after the repainting and updating of the memorial boards located at each of the local 3968187 cemeteries. These boards list the names and grave locations of all of the veterans who are resting in these cemeteries. Roger has been * taking care of the boards for a number of years now. Oscar Clench planted flowers around the Legion Hall this year. He biked to the Legion Hall every morning, a distance of about five kilometers one way, to make sure that the flowers were watered. A big thank you goes to him. The Richmond Legion’s colour party once again led off the Richmond Fair parade this year. Thanks go to Legion parade marshal Keith Thurrott and sergeantat-arms Mike Saull for lining up members to carry the flags. A big thank you goes to Saunders Farm for coming to the Legion’s rescue at the last minute. As of Monday, Sept. 12, the Legion had no veInteriors Warm Up With Eclipse™ Shutters hicle or wagon to carry Legion members in the parade. Thanks September 6 to November 30, 2011 to Randy and Colleen Jones, Mark Elegant • Easy to Clean • Energy Efficient • 25 Year Warranty Saunders of Saunders Farm was contacted and when told of the Legion’s dilemma, he provided a wagon, delivered right to Richmond on Wednesday, Sept. 14 by Randy Jones. Thanks also go to first vice-president Harv Renaud for towing the wagon in the pawww.eclipseshutterscanada.com rade. *Note: Does not include specialty shaped shutters. Buy shutters for the two largest windows at Coffee is served every weekday MSRP and receive shutters for the third window free. morning at 10 a.m. at the Legion Hall. Exercise classes are held Available Only at Independent Window Covering Specialists on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 420 Hazeldean Rd. Kanata The card game “500” is played on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and euchre 613•836•9507 is played on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. www.sanctuarypaint.com Everyone is welcome.
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‘It takes a village to raise a child’ Know the warning signs and where to go if you know a teen who needs help BLAIR EDWARDS blair.edwards@metroland.com
obile Crisis kicks ass! The message is scribbled in a scrapbook kept in the war room of the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa’s 24-hour crisis hotline. The hotline staff call it the cookie jar. It’s a collection of thank-you notes and messages of hope scribbled or pasted on each page of the scrapbook written by the staff. None of the notes come from the clients, the dozens of youth and parents who call the centre every week and receive help from the social workers who man the hotline. But that’s a good thing, said Ted Charette, the co-ordinator of the bureau’s Mobile Crisis and Intake Services. “A lot of the time we don’t know the impact we have, because we don’t bring them here for too long,” he said. Staff at the crisis line field more than 6,000 phone calls every year and assist youth ages 0 to 18. If necessary, a crisis worker can jump in a car and visit a youth at their home. The hotline is often the city’s first stop for children wrestling with mental health issues or parents seeking help for their troubled teens. The staff is trained to deal with emergency situations and then, if needed,
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WARNING SIGNS Adults need to look for the warning signs and take action early, says Ted Charette, the co-ordinator of Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa Mobile Crisis and Intake Services. Some include: • A sudden drop in marks at high school • Changes in sleeping and eating habits • Loss of enjoyment in what used to be favourite activities • Low energy and poor concentration • A personality change • Outbursts of anger or rage • Neglect of personal appearance
OUT OF THE DARKNESS A series about youth suicide Part 2: How to detect if your child needs help and what resources are available for assistance. refer teens and children to youth mental health services in Ottawa. But it all boils down to making that first contact, said Charette. “I don’t think there’s a difficulty making a connection,” he said. “It’s getting a hold of them.” A teenager lacks the experience and knowledge to cope with mental illness and often feels no one can help them, Charette said. “The first person a teenager will speak to when they feel challenged is going to be another teenager.”. PARENTS ARE KEY Parents can play a key role in their child’s mental health, said Charette. The first step is maintaining an open line of communication. Keep the conversation going with open-ended questions, such as, “Anything interesting happen at school today?” Charette said. “Connect with the kids,” he said. “Make the time.” If they notice signs of depression and are worried their children are having suicidal thoughts, parents should call the 24-hour crisis line: 613-260-2360, said Charette. Youth can also visit the walk-in clinic, located at 2301 Carling Avenue, the second floor, which is free for youth ages 12 to 20 and parents and open every Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. “A lot of our calls are initiated by parents and not youth,” he said. “We’re a very good option for a first phone call. “We have incredible success once we can get our hands on them – it’s just getting them,” said Charette. “Because they don’t reach out, we need adults.” Children attempt suicide for a variety of reasons, said Dr. Ian Manion, a clinical psychologist and the executive director for the Ontario Centre of Excellence for child and youth mental health at CHEO. Acute stressors include relationship loss, bullying, embarrassment and academic performance.
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“It could be a variety of things,” Manion said. “A moment in time could be overwhelming for young persons.” Youth have limited problem-solving skills and emotional maturity, he said. Parents can bring their children to CHEO if they express suicidal thoughts. “You are seen,” said Manion. “You’re not put on a waiting list.” DARON Ever since the parents of Daron Richardson publicized the details of their 14-year-old daughter’s suicide on Nov. 15, 2010, the issue of suicide and youth mental health has caught the country’s attention. During a press conference following his daughter’s death, Ottawa Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson, said he and his wife talked about difficult subjects with their daughter such as alcohol and drug abuse and sex, but they never discussed mental health. “I wish we did talk about it before,” he said. “But we just didn’t think it was there.” Manion said many parents won’t go for help because of the stigma of mental
health issues. “That’s a huge barrier in mental health in general,” he said. “That’s where we have to do a better job in supporting parents.” It’s important to educate people about mental health issues and identify the resources available in the community, he said. The sooner the better when dealing with mental health problems, said Manion. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10 to 24, according to recent numbers from Statistics Canada. In 2007, 508 youth killed themselves, with many more attempting it. “Even more importantly, studies show a significant percentage of adolescents contemplate, plan or attempt suicide without seeking or receiving help,” said Cheryl Vrkljan, a Hamilton-based program consultant for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Anyone can help, said Vrkljan. “What people do need to know is the right way to help,” she said. See JUST, page 15
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he two jumbo couches are past their prime, but they’re comfy enough to swallow you whole. Twenty teens are stretched out on them, in the converted factory that is home to Perth’s Youth Action Kommittee. Artwork overlooks the main room and there’s a drum set in the corner. It’s shared with a kitchen where youth learning to cook churned out 2,800 home-cooked meals last year. The youth centre has a range of programs and welcomes drop-ins, but those on the couches are from YAK’s Skills Links programs in Perth and Smiths Falls. They are deemed “high-risk” youth, and range in age from 16 to 24. The program gives them six months of full-time training, a $332.50 stipend, and a chance to overcome what stands between them, a job, or going back to school. A fly on the wall would get a crash course in the issues plaguing Ontario’s rural youth. Those here today represent some of Eastern Ontario’s unhealthiest youth. In Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, teens have some of the region’s highest rates of smoking, drinking, obesity, unemployment and stress, as reported by the Child and Youth Health Network of Eastern Ontario’s recent study. They’re talking about youth suicide. Many are all too familiar with it, and the discussion flows for about an hour before the drum roll of toes gets too loud to ignore. Time for a smoke break. Several of them have helped a friend struggling with thoughts of suicide. Some have struggled themselves. All around, the opinions are varied and strong. Marcy Vincent remembers hearing her friend, then seven-months pregnant, say she was thinking of killing herself. Immediately, with a ride from her parents, Marcy drove over. “I stayed up with her for three days straight. There was no way I could go to sleep and leave her feeling that way,” recalls Marcy. In the end, her friend revealed her struggle to her parents, who hooked her up with a psychologist. “Nothing was scarier than those three nights.” YAK’s gem is its open doors. The fact kids are drawn to them on their own
accord is the real value of the centre. For many of the nearly 600 youth who came to YAK in 2010, it was an essential support. Hailing mainly from Perth and its neighbouring townships, the YAK’s following grew by more than a third last year. “Hope is a huge issue for young people, because they don’t see it as something that dominates their life,” says YAK’s executive director, Darinka Morelli. A lack of “corporate appeal” has long plagued YAK and others serving youth, Morelli says. Not little and cute, the teens they help are rougher around the edges. It’s easier to tell them no. Now, after 14 years of operation, the future of YAK’s lifeblood funding appears as tenuous as ever. They need guaranteed funding to have access to government grants. From Service Canada, these account for about 80 per cent of their funding, but are locked into the Skills Link program. In recent years, Lanark County has funded all five of its youth centres with an annual $40,000 grant, earmarked for staffing costs. For “bricks and mortar” funding, YAK relies on the Town of Perth and the townships of Tay Valley and Drummond/North Elmsley. Earlier this year, as municipal governments went through budget deliberations with a shakey economic backdrop, both wells got a little drier. At the Town of Perth, grants have gone up and down in recent years. YAK asked for a repeat of $12,000 for 2011, and walked away with $10,000. Councillors debated further cuts. As the centre’s financial books show, Tay Valley’s contributions have held steady at about half that amount, while provincial grants have dwindled to the triple digits. The past three fiscal years show no contribution from Drummond/North Elmsley, though Morelli says the township has contributed $1,000 for 2011. Meanwhile, at the county level, councillors decided to cut their grants program entirely. YAK will still get funding for now, from the social services budget, but has been asked to develop a plan to wean themselves off county funding over the next three years. “I think most definitely, if the taxpayer doesn’t support the youth centre, it will not sustain itself,” says Morelli. Instead, she says, they have to ask themselves a tough question: do you
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The Youth Action Kommittee in Perth is an invaluable resource for teenagers, and can be a place they turn to when they are in crisis. Donations help keep it afloat. want their services or not? Always planning ahead, Morelli said she’s been looking at one day starting a side-business, a tutoring service, to help the centre survive. With one pot of money and competing interests, funding has always been a real struggle in the children’s services field, says Nicki Collins, founding executive director of Doors for Lanark Children and Youth. They’re a non-profit organization backed by the provincial government, providing free counselling services for kids up until their 18th birthday. By intervening early to help youth and their families with issues ranging from depression to sexual abuse and beyond, they hope to solve mental health problems before they get more serious. But, like youth centres, Open Doors is not a mandated service, and struggles as a result, says Collins.
“Every child has right to an education, we all have a right to health care, but…you don’t necessarily have a right to have children’s mental health services,” she says. Last year, Open Doors saw more than 1,000 young people at its Perth, Smiths Falls, Carleton Place and Lanark Highlands offices. While demand has steadily increased – up 40 per cent in 10 years – their funding from the ministry of children and youth services has hardly budged. In the 15 years Collins has been at the helm, she has seen their funding base increase by eight per cent. “We don’t get cost of living (increases), ever,” said Collins. It’s been a struggle to keep up with the need for services since the area saw a cluster of six youth suicides last year. Since 2008, the organization has had to cut three full-time counsellors, a management position, their after-hours service, and 80 percent of their psychological services, Collins said. Currently, there are nearly 100 people who have been on the wait-list for more than a month. Open Doors doesn’t treat anyone older than 18, but they’re not the only ones feeling the surge in mental health needs. Deborah Snow of Lanark County Mental Health says the staff she supervises at their Smiths Falls office has seen a significant increase in the number of “transitional-aged youth” – those not quite 18 but close enough – coming to them for help in recent years. Their answer: a youth skills group, modeled on the “psycho-educational groups” that have proved successful with adult patients. Unlike a support group, these group therapy sessions aim to build resilience, teaching youth the skills they need to cope, prevent and understand their symptoms. Offered last year for the first time, the group treatment option flopped, failing the required minimum of eight participants. This year they got 22. Maybe people have warmed to the idea of opening up to others, Snow says. Or maybe they’re looking for a way around the six- to eight-month wait-list for their preferred option, one-on-one counseling. “We do the best we can do with what we got,” says Snow, whose staff is at about half-capacity, with only two fulltime counsellors.
Just one caring person can make a world of difference From page 14 Know the warning signs, said Vrkljan – if you are completely unaware or think it will never happen to you or someone you know, think again. “Take all the warning signs seriously,” she said. “Talking about suicide will not encourage someone to try it.” Don’t agree to keep it a secret and tell the person they are not alone and that help is available, said Vrkljan; if there is an immediate risk call 911 and stay with the person.
“One caring person can make a difference,” she said. “We just have to be OK with asking the hard questions. Many times the person is in such pain they will be relieved you asked.” Youth aren’t seeking help because they don’t want to be different or marginalized, said Vrkljan. “Youth have never been taught the language skills they need to really express their emotions, and therefore keep it bottled up inside.” she said. Education is key, said Charette.
Three Ottawa institutions that help young people in crisis have agreed to pool resources and information to provide better services to youth and their families: CHEO, the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa. The three organizations have partnered to allow nurses, psychiatrists and social workers to help youth in crisis. • The Royal Ottawa provides youth mental health services. • The Youth Services Bureau offers a
24-hour mental health crisis program. • CHEO provides an urgent care unit and emergency health care. The subject of youth mental health is taught in the schools, but Charette would like to see training provided for any adult who works with groups of children, such as minor league hockey coaches, girl guide and scout leaders. “Anyone working with a child should have some awareness of mental health issues,” said Charette. “It takes a village to raise a child.”
If you’re a teen in crisis or their guardian, the Youth Services Bureau has a free, 24-hour help line. Call 613-260-2360 or 1-877-377-7775 (toll free) crisis@ysb.on.ca
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Members of the 1st Stittsville Venturers who are behind the sofa which they carried around in a photo scavenger hunt around Ottawa’s downtown core, following a series of clues, are, from left to right, Mitch Maclean, Cam Caughey, Eric Wilson, Andrew Walker, a masked Chad McCausland and Bryce Maclean, while two visiting tourists enjoy sitting on the sofa, all in the shadow of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill.
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Stittsville on Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street. Candidates invited to the event are Cynthia Bredfeldt of the Family Coalition Party, Megan Cornell of the Liberal Party; Liam Duff of the New Democratic Party; Jack MacLaren of the
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…Ed Meunier has taken over as the secretary of the Stittsville District Lions Club as fellow Lion Jason Tryon, who has been serving as the Club’s secretary, is moving to Toronto…..This coming March, a number of adults and youth from Stittsville will be travelling to Nicaragua to help with community development projects in the Barrio Grenada district of Managua. A Nicaragua Fiesta Night is being held at the Stittsville United Church on Monday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. as an information night for people to learn about this trip by Stittsville adults and youth to Nicaragua in March and to learn about community development projects generally in Nicaragua. There will be Nicaragua Mia Dancers performing and a number of fairly traded items will be available. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend….…Opponents to a proposed new landfill site on Carp Road near Stittsville are taking action with a new campaign called “Don’t Let Ottawa Go To Waste (DLOGTW). This is part of ongoing efforts to stop the proposed new landfill by the Coalition of Citizen Groups, a group of six local organizations that are opposed to the Waste Management proposal for the new landfill. The DLOGTW campaign will be geared to raise awareness of the risks associated with the proposed
new dump as perceived by the Coalition members. In addition, the campaign will try to focus on the province’s record of dealing with industrial and commercial garbage, a record that the Coalition feels is “abysmal.” The DLOGTW campaign is hosting a public information night on the Carp Road landfill situation and related groundwater contamination this Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville, to which everyone is invited. This session will include a technical presentation by an independent hydrogeologist…Reveralicious, a celebration of food, was held at the Stittsville Villa Seniors’ Community on Stittsville Main Street last Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18. Those attending were able to enjoy a selection of food from the Villa’s everyday and special occasion menus. There was also live entertainment and prizes given away. The Stittsville Villa Seniors’ Community is operated by Revera Retirement Living, a Canadian owned organization which operates over 250 seniors’ residences….The Ottawa Waldorf School on Goulbourn Street is holding an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn about the Waldorf theory of education and to see what goes on in a Waldorf school…
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The September luncheon for the Friendship Club will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the Glen Mar Golf and Country Club on Fernbank Road west of Stittsville. The menu will be beef stroganoff while the entertainment will be provided by Fordie. The cost of the lunch is $15 per person and this includes the tax, gratuity and the entertainment. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 23 to Gloria at 613-831-8819 or Rosemary at 613836-6354. Line dancing has started up again on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at the John Leroux Stittsville Community Arena hall. A fee is being charged this year to help cover the cost of the instructor and the space. Friendship Club activities at the John Leroux Stittsville Community Arena hall include Bridge on Fridays at 1 p.m. (contact Lorraine at 613-599-3297); carpet bowling on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. (contact Beryl at 613-821-6329); and shuffleboard on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. (contact Shirley Healey at 613-831-2712).
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Partners build garden beds JOHN CURRY john.curry@metroland.com
Stittsville Food Bank clients should have lots of fresh produce available to them next year thanks to a partnership project that has seen garden beds built. The goal is to plant these beds with vegetables next spring so that they will provide fresh produce throughout the growing season for Food Bank clients. Four groups have been involved in this project: the Stittsville Food Bank, which is enthusiastic about the concept since it will increase the supply of fresh produce which it has available for its clients; the Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society which did all the “red tape” and bureaucratJohn Curry photo ic work regarding city of Ottawa apRichard De Castro, left, of Lowe’s Home Improvement proval for the project, which was repWarehouse on Hazeldean Road, helps Stittsville resented at last Saturday’s building of Scout Derek Flann, right, pour topsoil in one of the the beds and which will be planting new garden beds that were built last Saturday. the vegetable garden in the spring; the
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1st Stittsville Scouts which helped out in the building of the garden beds and will be assisting with the planting and maintaining of the vegetable garden in the spring; and Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse on Hazeldean Road which provided all the materials for construction of the beds and had some of its staff volunteer to build the beds under the blue skies and in the warm sunshine that prevailed last Saturday morning. Also involved with the project have been Cavanagh Construction, which provided a load of topsoil for the beds, and the city of Ottawa, which provided the site for the beds behind the old fire hall on Stittsville Main Street and which even installed a water bib at the rear of the building so that the garden beds will have a convenient supply of water in the growing season. The area behind the old fire hall was a sea of colour last Saturday morning as Lowe’s volunteers in their red work
vests and Stittsville Scouts in their orange Scout shirts combined forces to construct the garden beds – four 4” x 8’ beds, arranged as two giant but separate “T’s.” Seven 3 1/2 inch by 3 1/2 inch boards high, the beds first received a sand base before they were filled up with the topsoil donated by Cavanagh Construction, with some of Lowe’s manure compost mixed in. Each Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse undertakes one community project like this one each year under its Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteer program. The selected project has all of the materials provided, as well as benefits from the efforts of a group of Lowe’s volunteers. In this case, the Lowe’s volunteers included Kyle Pickett, manager of the Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Hazeldean Road. See GARDEN, page 25
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Stittsville Scouts who are helping construct garden beds that will eventually grow vegetables and fresh produce for Stittsville Food Bank clients are, from left to right, Aidan Gilmour, Marco Gregory and Antonio Amato.
Garden beds to help Food Bank From page 24 For this project, all of the wood and nails required to build the beds was provided by Lowe’s. Hoses, manure compost and other materials were also provided by Lowe’s. The Hazeldean Road store liked this project because it involved working with two community groups, the Horticultural Society and the Boy Scouts, with the
project’s aim to produce fresh produce for clients of the Stittsville Food Bank. It’s a win/win situation all around. For the Scouts, they not only received some instruction from the Lowe’s volunteers on how to hammer and build with wood but they also will be developing their green thumbs in the spring when they help with the planting and maintaining of the vegetable garden in the beds.
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Annual dinner at St. Thomas SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Ham, cold turkey, hot veggies, gravy, salads, homemade pies and drinks. Does that sound good or what? This is the menu for the annual turkey dinner which is being held at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville this coming Saturday, Sept. 24. Everyone is invited to enjoy it. There will be three sittings: 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. There is also take out available. Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children
(6-12 years of age) and free, yes, free, for those under six years of age. There is also a special family rate which involves parents or grandparents and up to four children under the age of 12. Such a group can enjoy the dinner for a flat rate of only $35. Tickets are available now at the church office at 613-836-5741 or from Paul Allen at 613-599-6769. Tickets will also be available at the door. St. Thomas Anglican Church is located at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville.
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Here comes the deadline. It’s Friday, Sept. 30 when all entries for this year’s Heritage Photo Contest sponsored by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society must be submitted. It’s easy to do. Just drop off entries at any of the three branches of the Ottawa Public Library in the area – Stittsville, Richmond and Munster. There is no entry fee and anyone can enter – you do not have to be a member of the Historical Society. Submitted photos must be in print format, no larger than 8 inches by 10 inches and must have been taken in 2011 within the boundaries of the former Goulbourn township which includes Stittsville as well as Richmond and Munster. Two entries per category are allowed per person. Photos from all types of cameras are acceptable but must be submitted, don’t forget, in print format. Judge for this year’s contest will be Tobin Kennedy, who is manager of Henry’s
camera shop on Hazeldean Road in Kanata. He’s an ideal judge, having been with Henry’s since 2005. Personally he still prefers to use a film camera for his own photography. He says that he appreciates photos that accurately capture the moment and that will generate an emotional response in viewers. Mr. Kennedy says that he is looking forward to seeing the photos that are going to be entered in the contest. There are five categories in this year’s contest, with the winner in each category to receive a $25 prize from the Historical Society. The “Best of the Show” photo will receive a $100 prize provided by henry’s. The categories in the contest are Victorian Goulbourn (buildings from 1837 to 1901); Generations (minimum of three); Tools of Our Ancestors; Goulbourn waterscapes; and Goulbourn Streetscapes, Old and New. For more information, visit the website goulbournhistoricalsociety.org and click on Photo Contest.
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Imagine playing a total of six games in two days. A great way to end the soccer season. But imagine winning five of these games and being one of the champions in the “Kickin’ in the Capital” tournament in Ottawa on the Sept. 10 weekend. Awesome. But that is just what happened for the West Ottawa Soccer (WOS) U10 Girls Premier B team. Playing in the Blue Pool, these girls ended up winning the gold medals on Sunday, Sept. 11
after a close 1-0 win over the Ottawa Internationals squad. This was the WOS U10 Premier B team’s sixth game in the two day tournament. The team played three games on Saturday, Sept. 10, winning two of them. On Sunday, Sept. 11, the team returned to the pitch for three games, winning all of them and coming home as champions in the U10 girls’ blue pool. Melissa Delfino was selected as the most valuable player in the final championship game.
Royals on ice SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The Stittsville Royals of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League (EOJHL) opened the season with a loss and a tie last weekend. Playing in the EOJHL Fall Classic in Kemptville, the Royals fell 5-3 to Morrisburg in a game on Saturday, Sept. 17. It was two quick goals in the third period that sunk the Royals in this game. The Royals led 3-2 going into this final frame before losing by a 5-3 count. Justin Mayo, Matt Kadolph and Dan Guolla scored for the Royals in this game. The Royals were back on the ice on Sunday, Sept. 18, taking on the Winchester Hawks. The Royals kept coming back in this game and thanks to
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Members of the West Ottawa Soccer U10 girls’ soccer team, blue pool champions in the recent “Kickin’ in the Capital” soccer tournament in Ottawa are, front row, left to right, Danika Westman, Chloe McNeil, Kasia Rogalski, Jordyn Waines, Tatum Pearce, Holly Treffers, name not provided and Brianna Lu; and, back row, left to right, coach Matti Pearce, Tori Whitworth, Melissa Delfino, Alicia Briggs, Caroline Parsons, Phoebe Brunas, Mackenzie Smith and coach Cathy Briggs.
strong goaltending from Matt McCaughan who stopped 44 out of 48 shots, the Royals emerged with a 4-4 draw. Will Fraser scored twice for the Royals, with other Royals goals going to Matt Kadolph and Dan Guolla. The Royals now hit the road, travelling to Shawville to take on the hometown Pontiacs this Friday, Sept. 23. It is then back to the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville this Sunday, Sept. 25 for a 2:30 p.m. game against the visiting Arnprior Packers. This is the Royals home opener for the season. The Royals will be at home again on Friday, Sept. 30, taking on the Metcalfe Jets in a 7:30 p.m. game at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex.
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group of six portables at the rear of the school. There used to be more portables but a number of them were removed from the site over the past summer. A total of 14 emergency fire vehicles were on hand at the fire scene to battle the fire and to protect the adjacent buildings. Cause of the fire was investigated with the Ottawa Police Arson Unit assisting with the investigation due to the suspicious nature of the fire. Two recently completed but unoccupied new homes in Stittsville have recently been severely damaged by night time fires which have been confirmed as arson.
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Charred rubble is all that remains of a portable classroom at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville which was destroyed by a late night fire on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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Your Carleton-Mississippi Mills candidates Bredfeldt talks tax incentives DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@hotmail.com
A strong family means a strong Ontario. That essentially sums up the platform of Mississippi Mills resident Cynthia Bredfeldt, a well-known piano teacher and Family Coalition candidate in the Carleton-Mississippi Mills riding As a teacher for 30 years, Bredfeldt noted that her party would provide money to bus kids to schools such as Montessori or Christian schools, and provide an education tax credit to homeschooled children. “The Family Coalition does not advocate that the mother stays at home,” said Bredfeldt noting that the credit should allow one parent to be able to stay at home if they choose. Another party platform plank that she is very excited about is their proposal to retrofit
under-populated schools as seniors centres. “Schools are closing,” she said. “Why bulldoze it down? There is going to be a tremendous need for that.” With the name “family” in the title, there are several family-friendly initiatives that Bredfeldt will be stumping for in her first ever-run for political office. “Wouldn’t it be great if there was a tax incentive for families if they built on an addition to their house for a granny suite?” she asked. Such a move, she said, would keep seniors at home, and would reduce the burden on the social service and health care systems. Her party would also offer tax credits for married couples who wanted to undergo marriage counselling, or take part in family counselling. “If they can decrease divorce by half, the burden on society would be cut through less depen-
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dence on social service,” she explained. On economic matters, her party would cap the feed-in tariff for “green energy” programs like solar energy, which is currently set at about 80 cents per kilowatt hour for a fixed period. “We can’t sustain that,” she said. Her party wants the Ontario Power Authority disbanded, and their duties farmed out to local power utilities.
NDP candidate inspired by Layton COURTNEY SYMONS courtney.symons@metroland.com
When 22-year-old Liam Duff witnessed the wave of young NDP MPs elected in this year’s federal election, it sealed the deal on his decision to run as Carleton-Mississippi Mill’s NDP candidate. “I was tired of hearing people say, ‘I want something different,’” Duff said. “So I decided I’m going to make that change.” In his third year in Communications at the University of Ottawa, Duff said his energy and young age will help him gain access to youth who have an historically low voter turnout. “I’m proud to be part of the young generation that’s getting into politics, that’s been inspired by people like Jack Layton,” he said. Duff said he’s also going door-to-door to find out what his riding needs.
“I’m trying to run a campaign based on talking to people,” he said. “Being young, I don’t come across as intimidating and people are willing to talk to me.” Duff has lived in Kanata for the past 11 years. His father is an artillery officer in the military, and his mother was a town councilor when they lived in New Brunswick. For the past two summers, Duff has worked for YMCA summer camps. During his time as a political science student, he volunteered for the Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC), the world’s largest student-run international organization. There, he helped facilitate business internships for students abroad and at home. After graduation from the University of Ottawa, Duff plans to attend law school and stay involved
Cornell looks to revive high-tech Megan Cornell is looking to revive Silicon Valley in Kanata North. The Liberal Party candidate in Carleton-Mississippi Mills said things haven’t been the same since the downturn in the high-tech sector. “We have this great history of Silicon Valley north but have experienced a slow down since the bubble burst in hightech. There’s not that same sense that we’re the place to be,” said the 37year-old. “We used to be the most exciting place to come to work; that image is not really there. That is one of the things I really want to work on as MPP is bring together the right people…revive high-tech and our image.” The business lawyer said she also wants to tackle the issue of overcrowding in area schools
“I am the candidate with the track record in the community on the issues most important to us,” she said. “I am the candidate that will best represent all four corners of our riding, the urban and the rural. I am also going to be the MPP best able to bring the community together to create the kind of community we all want to live in.”
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in politics. “The tides are really shifting right now,” he said, “not just with the NDP but youth in general. I’m really hoping to stay at the forefront of that change. Change focused on policy, change based on what people are telling me at their doors.” To learn more about C a rl e t o n - M i s s i s s i p p i Mills NDP candidate Liam Duff, visit www.liamduff.ontariondp.ca.
and the need for another high school in Stittsville. The Kanata Lakes resident added she’d like to see Carleton-Mississippi Mills boast a health hub, similar to what is being offered in Orleans. “I think it would really be a huge boost for our riding in terms of access to health care services,” said the married mother of two. Cornell ran for office in 2007, losing to Conservative Norm Sterling, but said this time around she feels much more prepared. “Between the four years I was very active in the community and volunteering my time,” she said. “I’m much more known among community groups and associations. I’m much more aware of the local issues.” The former president of the Kanata Chamber of Commerce said she wants to bring people together within the riding.
Ontario is in trouble, said Jack MacLaren, Progressive Conservative candidate for CarletonMississippi Mills. The province’s debt has doubled since the Liberals took power eight years ago, and now sits at $250 billion, said MacLaren. “We think we’re OK – we’re not OK,” said MacLaren. “We do have a debt problem. Ontario has become a have-not-province, with the province forced to take money from other provinces like Newfoundland to pay its bills. Meanwhile taxes have gone up and Ontarians have seen their hydroelectricity costs rise by 150 per cent under the Liberal government’s watch, he said. A Tory government will freeze taxes and maintain funding of health care and education, promised MacLaren. “Everything else is on
the table to scrutinize,” he said. The Progressive Conservatives would eliminate the province’s local integrated health care networks and eliminate the Ontario Power Authority, created by the Liberals. A Tory government would remove the province’s portion of the HST on hydro bills and eliminate debt retirement fees charged to rate payers. It would cancel the Green Energy Act and pull out of deals with companies subsidized by the Ontario government to provide alternative energy such as the multibillion dollar deal with Samsung. One of MacLaren’s biggest pet peeves is big-government’s interference with small businesses accompanied by higher costs, taxes and red tape. A Tory government will cut “the regulatory burden” at Queen’s Park by 30 per cent, he said. MacLaren, a 62-year-old
resident of MacLaren’s Landing and a farmer in West Carleton, holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Queen’s University. MacLaren is a past president of the Ontario Landowners Association as well as a director of the region’s Federation of Agriculture. He won the Tory nomination for Carleton-Mississippi Mills last spring, defeating Norm Sterling, a 34-year veteran at Queen’s Park.
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Carleton-Mississippi Mills Green candidate Scott Simser has been deaf since birth, and his mother taught him to speak one word at a time. Now, the 46-year-old husband, father and lawyer speaks eloquently and clearly, and owns his own law firm, Simser Consulting. He takes after his father, Graham (known as Ray), who was the first practicing lawyer in Kanata in the 1960’s. After running unsuccessfully for the federal Liberals twice, Simser opted to transition to the provincial Green Party, which he said is a better fit. “I like a party that is socially progressive, but fiscally conservative,” he said. With a Bachelor of Commerce from the Uni-
versity of Ottawa, plus MBA and CMA certifications from York University, Simser joked, “Maybe I have too many degrees.” He lives in Kanata with his wife Lori who is hard of hearing and works for the Capital Hearing Clinic, and their three sons: Matthew, 12; Graham, 8; and Oliver, 4. Simser was the leading lawyer in a 2006 legal victory requiring federal government to provide interpreters for deaf people free of charge. “I have a perspective that’s important in this riding,” he said. “I’ve owned a small business. I know how frustrating red tape and bureaucracy can be. I can cut through that red tape as an MPP.” The Green Party came in third place last provincial election, and Simser said that proves people are taking the party seriously. Having spent most of
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Euchre winds up, darts coming BARB VANT’SLOT Special to the News
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Stittsville Legion held its annual pork and turkey roast at which over 70 people feasted on a great meal and enjoyed the entertainment afterwards by Corinne Drover and Lee Dilkie. It was an all-you-can-eat meal followed by entertainment, all for only $15 per person. Thanks to Judy Campbell and her crew for the delicious meal. She also had many people helping her and they put in hours and hours preparing for the feast. Thursday, Sept. 8 was the final evening for euchre at the Stittsville Legion Hall. It is ending earlier this year due to darts being moved from Friday to Thursday night. Thank you to Anne Forbes, Barb Forbes, Evelyn Fortin and Judy Campbell for doing the paperwork associated with holding these euchre parties. Thanks to Randy Clouthier and Guy Bertrand for setting up the tables each Thursday and to Thea Both and Pat Fitzpatrick for looking after the tickets at the door. Jean Howell and Lois Aubrey filled in at times for Thea and thank you for that. Thanks to all of the Legion members who donated sandwiches for the euchre players and to Anne Williams for her generous donations. Most importantly, thank you to all of the euchre players who supported these euchres over the past five months. There are still Tuesday afternoon euchre parties at the Legion Hall and the Stittsville District Lions Club will be running
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Health care views aired at candidates’ meeting COURTNEY SYMONS courtney.symons@metroland.com
It didn’t take long for community members to come out swinging at a Carleton-Mississippi Mills candidates’ debate last Monday, Sept. 19 hosted by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce and Metroland Media Group at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Kanata. In the first question of the evening, Progressive Conservative candidate Jack MacLaren faced a question from Matt Muirhead, a Kanata resident and former executive director of the riding’s provincial Progressive Conservative association. Calling Tory veteran Norm Sterling’s ousting “wrong”, Muirhead said that he himself has been banned from the party for life and has since become a supporter of Cornell. Muirhead asked if MacLaren should be ejected from the party also, considering his past support of the Green party. “I appreciate good people from any party in a good party,” MacLaren responded, “and I appreciate when there’s not good people in a party too.” But after the audience quieted down, one question was asked again and again: How will the new MPP address problems with Ontario’s health-care system? Many sweeping topics were targeted, including the HST, education and the environment, but community members at the microphone kept coming back to health care. MacLaren, Liberal candidate Megan Cor-
nell, NDP candidate Liam Duff and Green candidate Scott Simser all attended the allcandidates meeting, outlining their parties plan for better health care. Simser communicated through an interpreter who spoke for him as he signed his responses, and said that while only half of Ontarians currently have a family doctor, the Green party will increase that number to 90 per cent by 2020. “More than 630,000 people in Ontario don’t have access to a family doctor,” Simser said, “and 90 per cent that do have access complain that they’re not satisfied.” Cornell said that while it costs around $1,000 per day to fully support a senior in a hospital, it only costs $100 per day to keep them at home – which is where they want to be, she said. Highlighting the success of the family health clinics in West Carleton and Almonte, Cornell said that Kanata needs a new health hub to bring better health care to Western Ottawa residents. MacLaren outlined his party’s health-care platform, which calls for doubling the caregiver tax credit, creating 5,000 new hospital beds and renovating 3,500 existing ones. Duff said his party will create 50 new family health care clinics. “Health care is a huge priority for us,” Duff said. “We want to reach out to a quarter of a million people without health care right now.” When asked about deamalgamation of the City of Ottawa, MacLaren said he would
support it. As a past president of the Carleton Landowners Association, he said he worked aggressively towards deamalgamation in the past. “Basically, we were saying to people there is a difference between the nature of urban and rural spaces. There’s no right or wrong, they’re just different,” he said. “In other communities across Canada, deamalgamations have happened and they were successful, and they were appropriate. If people want to talk about this, I would be more than happy to talk to anybody about that. I’m nothing but the voice of all of you.” Candidates addressed the issue of overcrowding in local schools. Cornell outlined her position as chair of the Kanata North Accommodation Review Committee (ARC), and mentioned that she would like to see a new school built in Stittsville. MacLaren said that his party plans to increase education spending by $2 billion per year by the end of their four-year term, and that they would look to local school boards to decide how the money would be best spent. “We will free the teachers to teach,” he said. “We will give them discretion to do what they feel is best.” Simser agreed that the school boards know best, and should be left to manage the money. Cynthia Bredfeldt, who is running for the Family Coalition, was the only CarletonMississippi Mills not in attendance.
Fall supper SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Munster United Church is holding its annual fall supper this Saturday, Sept. 24. The menu will include hot roast beef with all the trimmings, homemade pie and cake. There will be two sittings: 4:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. Takeout will also be available. Tickets are available by calling 613-838-5473 or will be available at the door. This supper will be followed on the next day, Sunday, Sept. 25, with the church’s 188th anniversary service at 11 a.m. Guest speaker for this service will be Dianne Cardin who is chair of the Ottawa Presbytery.
Euchre at Legion SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Edna McKay had the ladies’ high score at the euchre party at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 13, with Shirley Pretty placing second. Garnet Vaughn had the men’s high score with Dave Argue as the runner-up. Dave Faubert had the most lone hands while Joyce Reading had the hidden score. Dick Ross had the low score.
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Reading, crafts, guessing the weight of a pumpkin, decorating a Christmas tree – the variety of free programs being offered at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library is almost endless. There is something that will appeal to every child, from newborns and toddlers up to 12 year olds. There is the Every Child Ready to Read programs which promote reading to children. Babytime for parents or caregivers and babies, newborn to 17 months of age, which happens on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., provides an opportunity for a group to get together to read a few books, sing some songs, learn some rhymes and do lots of other fun things. It ends up being fun not only for the babies involved but also for their parents or caregivers who get to enjoy the friendly confines of the Stittsville Public Library, a nice change of pace in a day of child care. Toddlertime involves singing songs, learning rhymes, reading books and doing a craft. This program is geared for those ages 18 to 35 months in age and is held on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays are a busy time at the Stittsville library branch as the programming winds up at 1:30 p.m. with a program for those aged 3 to 6 years. In this program, there is an emphasis on reading, followed by a craft. All of these programs – Babytime, Toddlertime, and the program for 3 to 6 year olds – are all 30 minutes long and are free, with no registration required. These programs all began on Tuesday, Sept. 20 and
will run for six weeks. Besides these programs, there are a few special programs taking place at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. A firefighter will be visiting on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. to give tips to youngsters ages 3 to 6 on how to stay safe from fire. Registration is required to attend this program. Again this year the Stittsville library is holding a “Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin Contest” with the prize being, you guessed it, the pumpkin itself. The guess closest to the correct weight of the pumpkin is the winning entry. This guessing contest is open to those ages 5 to 12, with the contest running from Oct. 25 to Oct. 29. The winner will be declared at library closing time on Saturday, Oct. 29. On Monday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m., the Stittsville library will be hosting a one hour Family Halloween Program, featuring spooky stories, a movie and a craft. Wearing a Halloween costume is encouraged. Registration is required for attendance at this free program. And, keeping in the seasonal theme, the Stittsville library will be decorating a Christmas tree on Saturday, Dec. 3. This is an all-day family event. Just drop in and help with the decorating. And there’s still more. On Monday, Dec. 19, just before Christmas, there will be a one hour program at 6:30 p.m. for children aged 4 to 12 featuring seasonal stories, a movie and a craft. Registration is required for this free program. For information about any programs, please call the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library at 613-836-3381 or visit the Ottawa Public Library website at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca.
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It’s cruise time at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Roger Stone will be the tour guide for this armchair travel session, with the voyage going to Guadeloupe and beyond. Registration is required. September’s special activities at the Stittsville library branch wind up with an open house on Friday, Sept. 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. that celebrates Canada’s Culture Days taking place at that time. Artist and instructor Heather Gallup will be hosting this open house as she and her art students will demonstrate the art of painting.
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Depot Location 118 Willowlea Drive, Carp
2ND PRESS PERSON Metroland -Ottawa Region a division of Metroland Media Group is looking for an experienced 2nd Press Person. The candidate must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience on Goss or Goss related equipment. JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible in the efficient operation of the printing units and maintenance to achieve a quality printed product.
Working Conditions • warehouse work environment • warm, humid and cold, dry temperatures • fast paced repetitive tasks with extensive walking & lifting • physically demanding • unionized
REPORTS TO: Plant Manager COMPETENCIES/SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: • Must have a thorough working knowledge of press setup and layout • Must have a minimum 5 years Global or Goss community web press related experience • Able to work shifts • Must be a motivated self starter • Assist in maintaining and improving quality standards and production performance • Good record of punctuality and attendance. • To perform “due diligence” as prescribed by the Ministry of Labour in the Ontario Health & Safety Act and understanding all Company policies and procedures as outlined in the employee handbook. FORWARD RESUME TO : Dennis Girard Plant Manager, Ottawa Region Media Group 35 Opeongo Rd., Renfrew, ON K7V 2T2 Fax: 613-432-6689 email: dennis.girard@metroland.com
Work Hours / Days • 40 hours/week • scheduled shifts between 5:00pm – 3:00am • work days (Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri) • starting rate $14.03 / hour, Jan 1, 2012 $14.54, after 1 year $17.10 • benefits (vision, medical, prescription & uniforms) Key Requirements • must be 18 years or older • able to work flexible shifts • working knowledge of English, both written and oral and basic math skills • must have CSA approved safety boots/shoes • detail orientated, works in a safe manner, and works well in a team • have own transportation
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MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST/ LAB TECHNICIAN
Hypernetics, a manufacturer of precision electromechanical devices has openings in manufacturing.
Terms of Employment: Part time Salary: To be negotiated Location: Stittsville
We are looking for skilled ASSEMBLERS with experience in soldering and microscope assembly.
Work Conditions: fast-paced environment, work under pressure, attention to detail.
Hypernetics offers excellent benefits, working conditions and hours in a modern facility located in Arnprior.
Specific Skills: Working well with others, follow instructions, problem solving, able to work independently, computer use, lab technician and physicians assistant.
Please submit your resume to: Hypernetics, a division of Plaintree Systems Inc Attention: Human Resources 10 Didak Drive Arnprior, Ontario K7S 0C3 Fax: 613-623-4647 hr@plaintree.com
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Metroland is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls please. All resumes will be kept on file for future consideration.
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Metroland Media’s Digital Video Group seeks talented freelance writers to create compelling, original web content on a variety of topics. Those with experience writing on health and automotive topics are especially encouraged to apply. Writers will work with clients to develop engaging and informative blog posts to attract and inform online readers. Successful candidates will possess strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to produce clean, quality content on tight deadlines. Experience writing for the web and an understanding of web content strategies would be assets.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Director of Operations the incumbent will be responsible for the achievement of company sales targets for the Radiation measurement product line. This position requires a decisive leader who is self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook and strong communications skills. Responsibilities include: • Working with agents and distributors; providing training, sales presentation tools and advice; assisting in the successful implementation of agent/distributor marketing plans. Continually tries to acquire new accounts either through direct contact or contact through Company agents • Available to travel extensively; frequent international travel • Visits to customer sites to deliver product presentations • Provide timely analysis of current market conditions, competitor information and assist in the development of business plan for Sales and Marketing • Performs internal functions such as forecasting, prospect lists, and sales call reports, territory status reports and lost business reports and sales strategy reports • Evaluate new product opportunities, demand for potential products and customer needs and insights • Assisting with the, planning and organization of trade shows, agent/ distributor meetings ,user group meetings, workshops and associated functions • Sells consultatively and makes recommendations to prospects and clients of the various solutions the company offers to their business issues • Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity • Provide Technical, Product Support. QUALIFICATIONS: • University degree or technical college diploma in physics, chemistry, electronics or nuclear engineering, or a closely related field • Sales experience would be an asset • Bi-lingual capabilities would be an asset • Computer literate in Microsoft Word and Excel required • Excellent organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple activities essential • Strong interpersonal skills; professional; courteous; punctual; high integrity • Able to work well independently with minimal supervision • Interested in personal growth with strong sales career goals. All applicants should apply in writing to Human Resources: Email: bmcinfo@teambest.com or Fax #: (613) 596-5243 NOTE: Only successful candidates shall be contacted for interviews.
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