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Volume 54 Issue No. 43
It’s Ghoul-bourn Spook Show time
TOP TEACHER Sacred Heart Catholic High School’s Sean Clark recognized for his teaching 10-11
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Zombies, skeletons, ghosts, dragons, chains – you name it and if it’s spooky, you’ll probably see it at the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show in Stittsville. This is the seventh year that this Halloween haunt is operating and once again this year, it is bigger and, shall we say, spookier than ever. And, of course, best of all, it is free with the only thing needed for admission is a food item donated for the Food Bank. It all happens at 72 Cherry Drive (between Liard Street and Stittsville Main Street) for three straight evenings only – Saturday, Oct. 29, Sunday, Oct. 30 and Monday, Oct. 31 (Halloween) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Last year an estimated 1500 visited the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show, donating 2,000 pounds in food for the Food Bank. This year Ghoul-bourn Spook Show creator Joseph Carbonetto is expecting 2000 visitors to his haunt and is hoping to reach the 2,500 pound mark in donated items for the Food Bank. Changes and improvements this year include a zombie gallery where all of the zombies are gathered in one spot; and a fully animated and talking skeleton. The fog system for the front yard graveyard is upgraded this year, as the fog will be chilled before release among the grave markers and zombies. This will keep it lower to the ground. “It’s just more of a theatrical effect,” says Mr. Carbonetto. The fogging and lighting systems are the work of Matt Copeland, a friend of Mr. Carbonetto’s who has been involved with the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show since it started. The Ghoul-bourn Spook Show, in total, covers about 5,000 square feet including the 2,000 square foot front yard cemetery and then the dungeon (aka garage) where youngsters go in one side and after a trip through some of the spookiest scenes anywhere, emerge out the other side. “The garage is more for older kids,” Mr. Carbonetto says, noting that those who go into the garage are looking to be scared – and they will be. See GHOUL-BOURN, page 9
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Wearing ghoulish masks as they surround a sign publicizing the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show at 72 Cherry Drive in Stittsville, which will be operating on Saturday, Oct. 29, Sunday, Oct. 30 and Monday, Oct. 31 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., are, at the front, left, Dawson Hebert-Arsenault; and, beside the sign, on the left, Kris Charbonneau, and, on the right, Chris Cotaras.
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The annual Snowflake Bazaar and Luncheon will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville. Crafts, baking preserves. Children’s area. Silent auction. Homemade soup. attention on this priority interest in Everyone welcome. Lionism. The Lions Club International Foundation, for instance, is part of the Measles Initiative, a collaborative effort by several organizations to eliminate measles in the world. One complication from measles is blindness. Lions Clubs are also involved in a (Call now space is limited) Campaign SightFirst II initiative to raise funds for better vision care in Little Dragons (3-5 years old) countries around the world. This proYour child will learn how to listen and show respect gram has funded 112 projects in South and improve their co-ordination and balance in a Asia, totaling $16.9 million in fundfun filled, games based environment! ing. Lions Clubs are also financially supporting the Lions Clubs International-Special Olympics Opening Eyes Little Ninjas (5-7 years old) programs. Your child will start to learn the discipline and Lions Clubs are also involved as a respect that goes along with Martial Arts training, partner in a program to eliminate rivin a non-contact, controlled yet exciting atmosphere er blindness in Latin America. Next that will motivate and inspire! month the World Health Organization will be announcing the elimination of river blindness in Colombia, Youth Karate (8-13 years old) the first Latin American country to Your child will begin to learn more self-defense receive such a status. River blindness techniques and achieve the confidence and focus is the world’s second leading infecthat a true martial artist has. We focus on confidence tious cause of blindness. It is caused and leadership building. by a parasite transmitted to humans through the bite of a particular black fly. The parasite can destroy the opti( cal tissue in the eye. www.csma.ca Those who wish to know more about 59 Iber Rd. unit 29 the Stittsville District Lions Club and (off Hazeldean Rd.), Stittsville the Club’s various programs and community actions, please visit the webCanadian Sport Martial Arts Academy site at www.StittsvilleLions.com or phone the Lions at 613-836-4964.
Stittsville Lions hold White Cane Day Stittsville District Lions Club members in their gold vests were out and about at various locations in Stittsville last Friday and Saturday, taking part in White Cane Day to raise awareness and funds for Lions Club initiatives regarding vision and blindness. Lions members began their White Cane campaign on Friday evening at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville and then continued their efforts on Saturday at Shoppers Drug Mart, the LCBO, Giant Tiger and the IDA Pharmacy. It is only through the
cooperation of these businesses and the generosity of Stittsville and area residents that this White Cane campaign can be as successful as it is in collecting donations in support of the blind and the vision impaired while also promoting awareness of the challenges of blindness and vision impairment. Lions Clubs like the Stittsville District Lions Club supported programs for the visually impaired not only here in Canada but also around the world. The White Cane campaign which the Stittsville District Lions Club traditionally conducts in October focuses
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Seeking antique whisky, spirit bottles SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Wanted: Antique whisky and spirit bottles. The Goulbourn Museum is planning an exhibit in its Com-
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to next February. The older the old whisky and spirit bottles, the better in terms of this display. Any pre-prohibition bottles (prohibition came to Goulbourn in 1907) would be
most appreciated. The Goulbourn Museum uses its Community Corner Cabinet to display interesting objects owned by members of the Goulbourn community. A new dis-
play is set up every four months, always with a theme. In the past this has ranged from tea cups to hat pins to Christmas ornaments to fishing lures to royal memorabilia. More information can be obtained by email at collections@goulbournmuseum. ca or by calling the Goulbourn Museum at 613-831-2393.
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A trio of ladies trained by Ovarian Cancer Canada, all of whom are cancer survivors, who gave a presentation entitled “Ovarian Cancer: Knowledge is Power,” at Sandy Sutherland’s fitness program in Stittsville on Tuesday, Oct. 18 are, from left to right, Sandra Sloan, Joyce Blackburn and Patty Paterson.
Sandy Sutherland’s fitness class at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena hall on Tuesday morning, Oct. 18 was conducted with a difference. Three survivors of ovarian cancer were on hand to make a presentation to try to expand the knowledge of this disease in the community. Ovarian Cancer Canada has trained three cancer survivors to deliver a short presentation entitled “Ovarian Cancer: Knowledge is Power” to various groups and organizations. This presentation is a sobering look
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It was honour time at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville on Tuesday, Oct. 18. A total of 228 students who had achieved “honour roll” status in the previous academic year were recognized for their achievement at an academic awards ceremony in the performing arts theatre at the school. Honour roll recognition is extended to those students who have obtained an overall average of 80 percent or better in an academic year. In addition to the presentation of honour roll certificates, top mark awards were presented to those students who obtained the highest overall mark in each course in the last academic year. A number of students received recognition in both categories, honour roll and top mark award. Indeed, a number of honour roll students captured several top mark awards. Nicole Bond, Andrea Diaz Soonets, Danielle Guitard, Timothy Hickey, Meaghan Meades, Samantha-Jo Meijer and Alanah Quirion were among those who captured
three top mark awards besides their honour roll certificates. Aidan Horvath, Samuel Kelly and Kimberley-Ann Meijer all received four top mark awards. In her remarks to the assembled students and the parents who attended the ceremony, Sacred Heart principal Cindy Owens noted that while the ceremony was honouring academic excellence achieved over the past school year, what
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Sacred Heart High School student Kate Winn received the Catholic Education Foundation of Ottawa Catholic Student Award on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
was truly being recognized at the ceremony was the development of attitudes and habits by the students what will help them throughout the rest of their lives, be it in raising a family, in the world of work or elsewhere. You are mastering skills that will stay with you and guide your actions in the future, principal Owens said, adding that the success of these students was the result of hard work and persistence and making the right choices such as when to stay in and study instead of going out. “There are no shortcuts to any place worthy going to,” principal Owens said. Besides the presentation of the honour roll certificates and top mark awards, the ceremony also included the presentation of a number of individual awards. The Goulbourn Township Historical Society Award, given annually to a student who has demonstrated an interest in Canadian and local history, went to Nicholas Hoffe this year. The Goulbourn Kiwanis Club’s Citizenship Award recognizing a student who has demonstrated the qualities of good citizenship was presented to Aidan Hor-
vath. The Walter Kavanagh Volunteerism Award, presented by the Stittsville Lionettes in memory of the late Walter Kavanagh, a stalwart of the Stittsville District Lions Club, went to Angelo Gatto. The Catholic Education Foundation of Ottawa Catholic Student Award was presented to Kate Winn. The Theatre Performance Award went to Cassie Nagy who was memorable in her performance as the Wicked Witch of the West in the school’s musical presentation of The Wizard of Oz last spring. Awards were also presented for winners in the University of Waterloo math and chemistry contests last year. Justin Stauch received the Fermat Medal for being the top student in the grade nine math contest at Sacred Heart. Zihan Wang had the top mark in the grade 11 math contest at Sacred Heart. Students who read at least five of the ten nominated Canadian young adult books as members of the White Pine Book Club at the school received a certificate from the Ontario Library Association.
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School vice-principal Deborah Kealey, left, presents the Goulbourn Kiwanis Club Citizenship Award to recipient Aidan Horvath, right, at the school’s academic awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
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From Stittsville to Uganda There’s something spectacular happening right now thanks to the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville and you might want to be involved in some way. The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville has a project underway that will see a community library build and equipped in a community in Uganda. A shipping container of books and some sporting equipment is already on the high sees, on its way to Uganda. In January, Rotary Club member Brad Spriggs will be going to Uganda to help actually construct the new community library. There he will be working with fellow Rotary Club member Susan Namulinda who founded the Maama Watali organization
in Luweero, Uganda. This is an organization that works with orphaned children and young adults in that community. This is a massive undertaking for a group like the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville but the Club is committed to bringing the resources to Luweero that will enable literacy and a love of reading to flourish there. To help accomplish this goal, the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville is holding a Uganda Gala on Thursday evening, Nov. 10 at the Holiday Inn in Kanata. There is going to be lots of Ugandan atmosphere at the event thanks to dancers, drummers and a Ugandan singer/songwriter. There will be both silent and live auctions, all to raise funds so that the Rotary Club can ac-
complish its Uganda project. This is a great opportunity for Stittsville and area residents to be involved in a most worthy project in Uganda and help out the people there. Donations of items for the auctions would be helpful. So too would attendance at the Uganda Gala. Tickets for this Uganda Gala are $65 per person and can be obtained at the Coldwell Banker real estate office on Hobin Street in Stittsville. Tickets or more information about the gala or about the project in general can be obtained from Brad Spriggs at 613-836-1637 or via email at spriggsbrad@hotmail.com or from Susan Namulinda at 613-219-8331 or via email at snamulinda@gmail.com.
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Who killed Halloween? Maybe nobody What really scares the children about Halloween isn’t the guy with the three junked cars in his driveway or the house with the fake spider webs and recorded screams. It isn’t the neighbour who, once again, will open the door dressed up as Richard Nixon. Nor is it the incessant warnings about tooth decay. No, what children really dread about Halloween is the lecture from grownups about how much better Halloween used to be. It must be terrible for the kids — all dressed up in their expensively purchased Disney-themed costumes, excited and looking forward to lot of candy, then having to endure the speech about how this isn’t going to be half as much fun for them as it was for their parents. They know it by heart. Back in the day, nobody bought costumes at the costume store; costumes were made out of string and popcorn and charcoal, but kids enjoyed them much more
CHARLES GORDON than they do today. People gave out home-made candy at the door and nobody worried about it. Your parents didn’t have to wait at the curb for you. The weather was nicer. People were nicer. Zombies and princesses hadn’t been invented yet. Everything was scarier and nobody gave out dental floss. The kids have heard this all a million times and they dread hearing it again. They dread it even more than the Halloween Safety Tips. They dread it even more than hearing their parents say that in the old days they didn’t need Halloween Safety Tips. There are two ways of looking at this. Either something went wrong with Halloween, or nothing went wrong with
Halloween. In support of the nothing-went-wrong theory, is the fact that every generation thinks that things were better when they were kids. And why not? They were kids; kids are not aware of every social or economic ill surrounding them. So maybe nothing is all that wrong with Halloween. Maybe older people just imagine that things were nicer when they were young. On the other hand, if something really did go wrong with Halloween, the irony is that the same people who bemoan the loss of a simpler Halloween are responsible for the more complicated and allegedly less fun one we have today. It wasn’t some mysterious corporate plot that produced today’s Halloween. It was people like us, the people who give the Halloween lecture. We conspired in the making of Halloween into a big deal. After all, if no one had patronized the shopping centres
when they decided to make Halloween a major merchandising event, Halloween would not have become a major merchandising event. If we had ignored the style sections when they urged adults to dress up and make Halloween an adult occasion, adults would not be dressing up and muscling in on the children’s day. If we had fought off the pressure to buy our kids the latest and greatest costumes, the kids would still happily be wearing sheets and riding borrowed brooms. So it’s a bit rich when we condemn Them for ruining Halloween. Them is us. Meanwhile, there is still the possibility that Halloween is not ruined at all for the people who matter — the
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If it’s too bad that Halloween has become important to the economy, the kids don’t know that. And if it’s too bad that Mommy and Daddy have to accompany them, staring suspiciously at your door while you hand over the candy, it doesn’t seem to spoil the fun for those who count. So, who ruined Halloween? Maybe nobody, yet. So relax. Christmas shopping begins the next day.
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The front yard cemetery, on the other hand, is more geared to younger children. Indeed, the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show is designed to be child friendly. There will be four or five live zombies on hand each evening, handing out candy and entertaining children who attend the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show. This year the front of the garage will feature a giant, hunched over skeleton. Mr. Carbonetto is creating this skeleton by using a driveway basketball net as the underlying base. Next year this prop will be a witch. “It’s a customized prop – you will not see them elsewhere,� he says about his skeleton and the future witch, pleased that he has developed a way to turn a basketball hoop into a Halloween prop. Mr. Carbonetto says that the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show will have more customized props this year, all individually created. This is the way that the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show will be developed in the future, using only customized or movie theatre-type props. This year Mr. Carbonetto is animating the upper windows of the house, something that has not been done before. He was going to open up the backyard for some additional haunting space but has decided to wait until next year to do this. All of the work to prepare and set up this Ghoul-bourn Spook Show started for Mr. Carbonetto back in August, making it a three month labour of love. It is all dedicated to two people who have impacted his life and his view of Halloween. One is Wayne Carbonetto, his brother, who loved Halloween and was the one who got Joseph hooked on Halloween when he was young. Wayne died of cancer in 2003 and Joseph started his Halloween haunt in his memory,
first at his then-Oakfern Crescent home and more recently at his Cherry Drive home. But Joseph also does this in memory of Bruce Evely of Stittsville who created the Stittsville Haunt on nearby Morningsun Crescent. They became good friends through their shared love of Halloween. Bruce died suddenly and his wife Sherry has sold some of Bruce’s props to Joseph, donating the funds to the Food Bank. This year’s theme at the Ghoulbourn Spook Show is “The Walking Dead,� named after the TV show. The past year has seen the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show establish quite a presence in the social media world. “It’s a new development to the haunt this year,� Mr. Carbonetto says about this presence on YouTube and Facebook. “It’s catching on quite well,� he says. And indeed it is as there are already over 3300 Facebook friends. A number of them are actors working in the horror film industry. YouTube features a 15 minute video about the Ghoul-bourn Spook Show from last year including a segment about how to build Halloween haunt props. It even includes a voice-over from Mr. Carbonetto where he is explaining what is happening on the video. The Ghoul-bourn Spook Show also was featured on the Canadian Calendar of Haunts last February, the second year in a row that it was featured on the calendar. So, everything is set for three spooky evenings at the Ghoulbourn Spook Show at 72 Cherry Drive at the corner of Sunray Crescent. It can be reached by taking Liard Street, either off Stittsville Main Street or off Fernbank Road or by following Cherry Drive from off Stittsville Main Street at Bell Park.
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The annual Halloween dance at the Legion Hall will be held this Saturday, Oct. 29, with prizes for costumes. Food will be served later in the evening. Admission will be $10 per person. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend. The next bus trip to the Slots at Rideau Carleton Raceway will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. More information is available from Marion Gullock at 613-836-5254. The Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold its annual crafters/vendors fall show on Sunday, Nov. 20. Anyone interested in booking a table at this show should contact Pat Warford at 613-831-0820 or via email at warfo03@hotmail.com. The Stittsville Legion’s annual poppy blitz in the community will take place this Sunday, Oct. 30. Bingo is played at the Legion Hall every Wednesday starting at 6:45 p.m. Everyone is most welcome to attend.
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Waste Management of Canada Corporation (WM) is undertaking an Environmental Assessment (EA) seeking approval for a new landfill footprint at the existing Ottawa Waste Management Facility (Ottawa WMF). The new landfill footprint will be one component of the proposed West Carleton Environmental Centre (WCEC). The proposed WCEC will be an integrated waste management facility that will include: • A new landfill footprint; • Waste diversion and recycling operations; • Composting operations; • Renewable energy facilities; and, • Recreational lands for community uses. The new landfill footprint is the only component of the WCEC that requires EA approval under the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). The proposed location of the WCEC and the new landfill footprint component is within the City of Ottawa in the area shown on the map below. The purpose of the EA is to study the potential environmental effects (positive or negative) of the proposed new landfill footprint. Key components of an EA include consultation with government agencies and the public; consideration and evaluation of alternatives; and the management of potential environmental effects. Conducting an EA promotes good environmental planning before decisions are made about a proposal. Earlier in 2011, WM held a series of Open Houses and Workshops with the public to review the preliminary Existing Conditions and Comparative Evaluation Methodology and Criteria that would be used to assess and compare the Alternative Landfill Footprints that are being considered as part of the EA. Open House #3 The purpose of Open House #3 is to provide the public with an opportunity to review the final Existing Conditions, assessment and comparative evaluation of the Alternative Landfill Footprints, and identification of a Preferred Landfill Footprint. In addition, WM will provide information about the ongoing EA process and related consultation activities. WM has scheduled Open House #3 events the week of November 8th–10th, 2011 for the following dates, times, and locations: Tuesday November 8, 2011 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Carp Agricultural Hall 3790 Carp Road, Carp
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Workshop #3 The purpose of Workshop #3 is to provide the public with an opportunity to give input on Comparative Evaluation of Alternative Landfill Footprints and the identification of a Preferred Landfill Footprint. WM has scheduled Workshop #3 on November 23rd, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Carp Agricultural Hall (3790 Carp Road, Carp). Technical Sessions As requested by the community, WM also intends to hold a series of technical sessions. These sessions will be scheduled in the upcoming weeks and notification will be provided on the project website and via email to our project contact list. To be added to the project contact list, please contact Cathy Smithe at the email address/number below. In addition to attending the public open houses, workshop, and technical sessions you are invited to submit your comments via the project website (http://wcec.wm.com), mail, email or fax to the addresses/numbers published below. We will also receive your comments on our project information line at (613) 836-8610. Ross Wallace Site Manager Waste Management 2301 Carp Road Carp, Ontario, K0A 1L0 Fax: (613) 831-8928 E-mail: rwallac3@wm.com
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Sean Clark – a poster child for the teaching of space science. This is what the Sacred Heart Catholic High School science teacher was called by principal Cindy Owens during a celebratory gathering on Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, honouring him for receiving a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence and also for being the first ever recipient of a special Space Educator Award. Mr. Clark received one of only 26 national Certificates of Excellence, being recognized as an exceptionally innovative teacher who helps students excel. He received a certificate, a pin and a congratulatory letter from Prime Minister Stephen Harper as well as $5,000 which is spent at the school under the recipient’s direction. This year, for the first time, a space educator award was presented to a teacher who has demonstrated outstanding innovative and creative teaching in the area of space science. This inaugural recipient was Mr. Clark. He received his Certificate of Excellence at a national ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 5 where he received his Certificate from the Hon. Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. He also met Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Oct. 5 was, quite fittingly, World Teachers’ Day. On Friday, Oct. 7, Mr. Clark was honoured at a special event at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum where astronaut Robert Thirsk was on hand to congratulate Mr. Clark on receiving the Space Educator Award. Mr. Clark has received a pin marking the achievement, a pin that flew in space with astronaut Thirsk. Mr. Clark teaches science as well as earth and space science for students in grades 9 to 12 at Sacred Heart. He is known to create incredible experiences for his students as they explore the wonders of space in the classroom. The teaching experience is enhanced by his own curiosity, his in-depth knowledge and his experience in the field. Indeed, he turns his classroom contained by a ceiling and four walls into a magical planetarium where students can enjoy the marvels associated with space. For instance, students use cell phones to communicate with distant rovers and market a space program to interested “investors.” Students are encouraged to manage their time while setting appropriate goals. Students often work in groups and learn how to be accountable and responsible for their contributions. Community and business education partnerships with Carleton University and the Canadian Space Agency shows students how what they learn in the classroom is relevant in the world of today. Mr. Clark has been involved in curriculum development related to science and space and has experienced professional development related to space education. In 2003, Mr. Clark was hired by the Nectar Foundation to help design a mathematics program for the Canadian Space Agency aimed at senior geometry. The resulting program, “Space Navigation: When Math Matters,” featured Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield. This math program has now been integrated into classrooms across Canada.
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School teacher Sean Clark, left, is congratulated by Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk, right, as he presents him with the first-ever Space Educator Award. In 2008, Mr. Clark was selected as one of two Canadian educators to attend a professional development opportunity with a Canadian Space Agency expert in the field of planetary geology that took place at a Mars analogue in Nunavut. Following his experience in Nunavut, he collaborated on a professional development session that he delivered at the Canadian Space Agency’s National Educator Conference in 2009 and then later that same year at a conference for the Science Teacher’s Association of Ontario. Mr. Clark also participated in a 2006 Ottawa Catholic School Board review of the grade 9, 10 and 12 earth and space science curricula. He continues to be involved in this through implementation sessions and other initiatives. Mr. Clark is recognized by colleagues for his in-depth knowledge and experience in the field which enable him to create engaging learning experiences that are not only interactive but incorporate the fundamental skills of scientific inquiry. He is also recognized by Canadian Space Agency personnel for his dedication and innovation in bringing space into the classroom, employing innovative and exemplary teaching practices. At the celebratory gathering at Sacred Heart on Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, attended by his teaching colleagues, a photo presentation showed Mr. Clark working in the Arctic as well as working with students in the classroom and schoolyard at Sacred Heart. Principal Owens called Mr. Clark’s receipt of the Space Educator Award “a truly outstanding achievement,” noting that the completed nomination for him which ran to about 20 pages clearly outlined his teaching excellence, his digital expertise and his innovative teaching practices. She noted his classroom observatory and his creation of a “mission control” using cell phones. “It’s such a neat place to be,” she said about Mr. Clark’s classroom. In a humourous video tribute to Mr. Clark entitled “Top Ten Reasons Sean Likes Space,” reasons ranged from his interest in the space bar on his computer (#10) to his desire to eat real space food (#7) to his interest in the Big Bang Theory (#6) to his ability to use duct tape to fix anything (#3). See SACRED, page 11
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From page 10 Teaching colleague Glenn Carr cited some of the innovative approaches which Mr. Clark takes in the classroom and praised Mr. Clark’s leadership as the Science Department Head, especially for his introduction of new technology in the classroom. In his remarks at the gathering, Mr. Clark praised his fellow teachers for their everyday work in helping students, citing it as inspiration for his own work.
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School teacher Sean Clark has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence and the first-ever Space Educator Award for his innovative teaching. And students certainly agree with the selection. Sacred Heart grade 12 student Thomas Kuzmochka, who has taken science courses as well as the earth and space sciences course from Mr. Clark, identified them as among his favourite classes, not only because they dealt with physics and astronomy, topics that really interest him, but also because of Mr. Clark’s teaching style. “He’s really enthusiastic about everything he teaches,” Thomas says, adding that the way that he presents the material is really enjoyable. “He’s a really good teacher – he’s really knowledgeable,” he adds about Mr. Clark, noting his personal experiences in areas such as climate John Curry photo Thomas Kuzmochka change.
She also likes how Mr. Clark uses the internet, posting all his lessons on a website that a student can access for review or for study purposes. She says that a student can email Mr. Clark at anytime with any question that might arise from the course. Sacred Heart grade 12 student Mark Bujaki, who took Mr. Clark’s earth and space sciences course last year and also took a grade ten science course from him, found the space units of the earth and space sciences course most interesting, especially since he is particularly interested in pursuing space in his own future studies. He said that Mr. Clark’s enJohn Curry photo joyment of his Mark Bujaki subject came across in his teaching as he made everything sound interesting. He also praised Mr. Clark’s course for being so much hands-on and offering such practical labs. Mark finds that he can always ask Mr. Clark anything about science, even now when he is not in his class. In fact, he enjoys talking with him. “I find he’s a really nice guy,” Mark says, along with being a really good teacher.
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Thomas also likes that Mr. Clark not only teaches his subject but also gives students suggestions about such things as study habits, helping them become better overall students. Sacred Heart grade nine student Emily Hay, who is taking Mr. Clark’s science course this semester, likes the way that Mr. Clark explains things so thoroughly in class. She appreciates how he provides copies of powerpoint presentations so that students do not have to feverishly copy down what is being shown. Emily also likes the way that Mr. Clark will make an effort to ensure that his students have grasped the subject matter. She says that he will take a John Curry photo step back and Emily Hay explain something again if students are having trouble understanding a notion. She really enjoyed when Mr. Clark set up a base camp for space rovers and students communicated with each other with cell phones. “If it’s fun, then we definitely remember it,” she says about such a learning experience.
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She preaches what she practises. That’s why the “Making Your Stories Come Alive� workshop on writing fiction on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 19 at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library was so illuminating and informative for the dozen people who attended. And making it so illuminating and informative, not only with her insights into the world of writing fiction and mystery books in particular but also with her practical suggestions and hands-on examples was R.J. (Robin) Harlick, the Ottawa author of the popular Meg Harris mystery series. Her presentation was a perfect balance between telling and showing which, coincidentally, she claims is the key thing in making a fictional story come alive. And that, it could be argued, is why her workshop also came alive. She did some telling or narrative but also did
a lot of showing, putting those in attendance right into the thick of things by providing examples and seeking input on them and by challenging everyone to come up with alternatives, whether it be more descriptive words or converting a simple narrative statement into a more vivid, image-forming tale, a transformation from simple telling to the more transfixing showing. Ms. Harlick emphasized that showing is what engages the reader and draws the reader into the story but there is a warning as well – a writer has to be judicious in the use of writing by showing, as too much use of the showing technique can make the story too stressful for the reader. It also can lead to a high word count, meaning that the story might never get published. That’s why there has to be a balance between telling and showing in a story. Telling or narrative is needed to slow down the action and also to keep the word count down. “There are times when
you do use telling,� Ms. Harlick said. Adventure or thrillers require a higher ratio of showing to telling than other forms of fiction. “It becomes a fine balance,� she said, noting that there is always a place in fiction for telling. For instance, a bit of narrative is often used to separate one scene from another. Narrative is used to move time along, to slow down the fast pace of a book or to convey information that would be too long an undertaking via dialogue. She said that there has to be a fair amount of showing in writing to grab the reader’s attention. This same attention-grabbing ploy is also helpful in attracting a publisher’s attention when submitting a manuscript. Good “showing� prose includes the use of action verbs that are more descriptive. Thus “step,� “tread� or “saunter� might replace “walk� as they are words that conjure up a more vivid image in the reader’s mind.
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If a writer uses the word “was� a lot, this is an indication of the use of the passive, rather than active, voice. As a result, it denotes telling, not showing. “It’s all simple stuff but it is stuff to remember,� Ms. Harlick advised, because it is things like this that change the mood and impact of the writing. During the course of the workshop, Ms. Harlick gave a number of glimpses into her history and actions as a writer. It all began with her name as it appears on her books: R.J. Harlick. “Why I went with R.J, I don’t know,� she admitted at the workshop, saying that she really does not want to be called R.J. but rather Robin. She explained that she worked as a consultant in computers but reached a point where she did not want to continue with such a career. She decided to become a writer and since she enjoyed reading mysteries, she decided that that is what she would write. So she started to develop characters and set out writing. This was in 1996 but it was not until 2004
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From page 12 Re-writing is not revising a word here and there. It is throwing out the text and writing it all over again. But its great benefit is that every rewrite gets the author closer to the story and the characters. “The key thing is to write that first draft,” Ms. Harlick said, no matter how bad it is. “That’s what you keep polishing and re-writing,” she said, getting to know your characters and your story better each time. A fiction writer should be an avid reader and also should have another writer who will critique your work. “Certainly being an avid reader is a big plus for writing fiction,” she said. Another writer is a good critic because as a writer, that person can tell you why he or she likes or does not like your writing. A simple friend, for example, cannot always be this specific. Dialogue is an important component of writing fiction. Such dialogue is always in real time, is used to convey character and emotion and can be used to provide information. After reading an excerpt of dialogue explaining about Inuit art from one of her books, “Arctic Blue Death,” she cited it as an example of how to convey information needed for the story line without (hopefully) putting the reader to sleep. Ms. Harlick said that writing a series like her Meg Harris mysteries allows an author to get to know the characters very well. She admitted that she does not plot out her books although she starts with a general idea of where the story is going and who the characters are. But there are often twists in the story that even she does not know until they happen in her writing. She said that she does not even know “who done it” in her books until the end, admitting that she is encouraged to continue writing to find out herself who did it. However, she did admit that the bad guy or any key suspects must be introduced into the book fairly early on in the story. She says that the reader of a mystery will feel cheated if the bad guy is only suddenly introduced near the end of the book. That’s because part of the fun of reading a mystery is for the reader to try to figure out who did it. Ms. Harlick admitted that a lot of mysteries will have a little bit of romance in them. This introduces some tension into the story which is one of the characteristics that engage a reader. “What keeps a reader reading is the tension,” she said. This can be romantic tension or something a simple as dialogue in which one character wants something from the other character. It is ongoing tension of one form or another which drives a story and when combined with multi-facetted characters and a sense of place is what really engages the reader. Ms. Harlick said that she can produce a book in about a year and a half, with it taking a year to write and several months to revise. She said that now she usually makes two revisions before sending it off to a publisher and she always has some writer friends go through the book before submitting it. She said that she herself only reads a book in its entirety once she has finished writing it. She never goes back and re-reads her first draft until it is all completed. “Good fiction engages the reader,” she told those at the workshop. When a reader cares about the characters and wants to learn what is going to happen to them, then they are engaged. Such fiction usually leaves the reader with a feeling of satisfaction when finished and indeed leaves the reader wanting to read more by that particular author. R.J. (Robin) Harlick has written “Death’s Golden Whisper” (2004), “Red Ice for a Shroud” (2006), “The River Runs Orange” (2008) and “Arctic Blue Death” (2009), all part of the Meg Harris mysteries series. Her latest book, coming out in early 2012, is called “A Green Place for Dying,” In this Meg Harris mystery series, the wilderness setting plays almost as large a role in the story as the main character who is Meg Harris.
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Members of the 1st Stittsville Pathfinders and the 1st Jock River Pathfinders who took part in a Citizenship Reaffirmation Ceremony hosted by the 1st Stittsville Pathfinders with the Hon. Gordon O’Connor, MP for the Carleton-Mississippi Mills riding, as the presiding official are, front row, left to right, Zoe Cuthbert, Jayna Parker, Thea Foss Wallace and Lyndsey Meikle; second row, left to right, Yvonne Lunn, Julia Peterson, Katherine Allan, Rochelle Moore and Morgan Nordskog; and, back row, left to right, Rebecca Frost, Laura Weisskopf, Lindsay Allan, MP Hon. Gordon O’Connor, Katelynn Labelle, Abby Green and Lauren Andrews.
Pathfinders celebrate Citizenship Week SPECIAL TO THE NEWS “I reaffirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her heirs and successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.” This is the oath of citizenship for Canada that was said as part of a Citizenship Reaffirmation Ceremony hosted by the 1st Stittsville Pathfinders and including members of the 1st Jock River Pathfinders. It happened on Tuesday, Oct. 18 as part of a celebration of Canadian Citizenship Week which ran that week. Hon. Gordon O’Connor, MP for the riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills which includes
Stittsville, Richmond, Munster and Goulbourn, served as the presiding official for this Citizenship Reaffirmation Ceremony. A reaffirmation ceremony is a formal event where participants repeat the oath of citizenship to express their commitment to Canada. It is one of the ways to celebrate Canada’s Citizenship Week that is suggested by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Canadian Citizenship Week is meant to be an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate and reflect upon their Canadian citizenship and to realize how fortunate that they are to live in such a free and prosperous country as Canada. It is also proclaimed by the federal government to encourage Canadians to learn more about the country’s history and its pioneers.
Bus change worries SVA as service still lacking SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Stittsville’s absorption into OC Transpo’s Urban Transit Area from the Stittsville town Transit Area has been approved by the city’s transit commission. It will now be going before Ottawa city council for approval. The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) did indicate its concern with this expansion
of the Urban Transit Area to include Stittsville, indicating in correspondence with the transit commission members that the west side of Stittsville still lacks the level of service in the daytime that should accompany inclusion in the Urban Transit Area and its higher tax rate. The SVA stated to the transit commission that this void in daytime service makes it
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One was born in Chile. One was born in the Netherlands. But despite their far flung birthplaces, they both now live in Stittsville and their artistic talents will be among those on display in the upcoming eighth annual Stittsville Artists Studio Tour on Saturday, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 6. While both Vera van Baaren and Daniel Morales-Gomez re-
sumed their artistic efforts after being away from such endeavours for a period of their lives, they started in art in different ways. Vera studied at the Academy for Art and Industry in her native Netherlands and in 1960 even won an international competition for the design of wallpaper. Daniel Morales-Gomez, on the other hand, has never had any formal lessons in art. He started in art as a youth in his native Chile but then schooling
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in the United States saw him drift away from doing art. However, he eventually returned to it after moving to Canada. He felt drawn to resume his art because of the beauty of the Canadian landscape and its diverse four seasons. Vera van Baaren, on the other, returned to painting seriously in the late 1990’s while living in White Lake after she and her husband had owned a golf driving range and course. Both Daniel and Vera are now busy artists. Daniel tries to paint every day and usually has up to four pieces on the go at once. This is because he works in oil which takes time to properly dry. So he is able to put one piece aside to let it dry while he works on another. His subjects are mostly urban, rural and seascape landscapes but he also does some still life and portraits. Most recently he has been experimenting with abstract art in which he plays with colour and tries to reveal hidden forms in the art, attempting to excite the viewer’s imagination. Daniel particularly likes to bring together elements of the seasonal colours of the Canadian landscape with those of his Latin American heritage. He is something of a Renaissance man, as he not only paints but writes short stories, does academic writing in the field of foreign aid and international development, is a wood carver and does leatherwork.
and the Kanata Art Club. He first joined the Stittsville Daniel Morales-Gomez is a Artists Studio Tour four years juried member of the Kanata ago, although that first year he Civic Art Gallery and serves as confined his involvement to dea member on its Board of Mansigning and maintaining the agement. tour’s website. But he has now The eighth annual Stittsville participated for the past three Artists Studio Tour will be takyears and has found it to be a ing place on Saturday, Nov. 5 and most enjoyable experience. Sunday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 “The Tour offers a unique opp.m. on both days. The tour is portunity to the community to free and everyone is encouraged meet and have a more personal to visit the participating artists. connection with local artists There will be door prizes given in their own environment and away and more information can its opens access to professional be found at www.stittsvillestuand affordable artwork,” Daniel diotour.com. writes in an email in response The six artists participating to a question about his thoughts in this year’s Stittsville Artists about the Stittsville Artists StuStudio Tour are Bernice Wills dio Tour. He finds as well that at 7 Plainfield Court in Ambermeeting people interested in the wood; Wendy Murray at 396 arts is a learning experience for West Ridge Drive near Fernbank him and an opportunity to reRoad; Josie Braden at 19 Glen ceived feedback about his art. Abbey Court in Amberwood; Vera van Baaren, when she reDiane Dean at 181 Hartsmere sumed her art in the late 1990’s, Drive south of Fernbank Road; worked only with watercolours Daniel Morales-Gomez at 26 and drawing her inspiration Trailway Circle in Amberwood; mainly from nature. However, and Vera van Baaren at 11 Plainshe came to discover the advanfield Court in Amberwood. tages of acrylics and now does most of her work with that medium. Lately, though, she has also been experimenting with watercolours on specially made canvasses. Vera has a dream situation as far as an artist is concerned. Her husband is a talented framer who frames her work. Vera is a member of the Ottawa West Arts Association, the West John Curry photo Carleton Arts So- Vera van Baaren of Stittsville, who will be one of ciety, the Nepean the participants in the upcoming Stittsville Artists Fine Arts League Studio Tour, stands beside one of her paintings.
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Is premium gas worth the extra expense? (MS) Filling up at the gas station is an expensive way to spend a few minutes. As the cost of gasoline continues to fluctuate, drivers want to get the most bang for their buck at the pump. Understanding octane and which one is appropriate for certain cars can save drivers substantial amounts of money.
tain level of detergent in all grades of gasoline. Despite these untruths, some people are insistent upon paying $.20 to $.30 more a gallon to fuel up with a higher grade of gas.
While premium gas may reduce some knock and ping in high-performance engines when they are pushed, in most cases vehicle owners will be hard-pressed to tell the difference in performance when filling up with regular or premium. According to fuel specialists at General Motors, the only modern engines that should really need premium are those with superchargers, which force-feed fuel into the cylinders. In fact, drivers of cars that require regular who routinely fill up with premium gas could be doing their engine a disservice. The higher density of premium gasolines could lead to a buildup of waste products inside the engine over time.
When vacillating between whether to choose premium or regular, it pays to read your owner’s manual and it can’t hurt to learn a little about the chemistry of gasoline. Gasoline is the fuel for your car. It is available in 87 octane (regular), 89 octane (plus) and 91 octane (premium) in most areas. Regardless of fuel grade, the three major octane levels at the pump offer the same amount of heat energy, say automotive experts. What determines the differences in gas is the propensity for the gasoline to cause a ping or knock. This occurs when an uncontrolled burn or an explosion of the fuel takes place in the engine. Typically, this happens when part of the fuel-air mixture in one or more of the car’s cylinders ignites spontaneously due to compression.
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Did you know? (MS) Airbags were invented in the early 1950s by John W. Hetrick, an industrial engineer and member of the U.S. Navy. It wasn’t until roughly 20 years later that airbags began being used in mass-produced autos. Nowadays, airbags have become an instrumental part of a vehicle’s safety system, offering extra protection in crashes. Each year, thousands of lives are saved thanks in part to airbags. However, airbags are not without some measure of danger. It is estimated that airbags deploy at between 160 to 482 km/h and in mere milliseconds. The force of the airbag can cause injuries to the face and head. But such injuries pale in comparison to those the airbags protect drivers and passengers against. FC11A347
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skids. Also, should a skid occur, having more room between you and another vehicle helps you to maneuver elsewhere or come to a stop without causing an accident. • Stranded or Stuck Should the car break down or it becomes stuck in the snow, there are some things you can do. Be sure to steer or push the car to a safe location, if possible. Put up warning flares or triangles so that you are visible and leave the fourway flashers on if the battery is operable. You can try “rocking” the car, by putting it in drive and hitting the gas, then in reverse and pressing on the accelerator to create a valley in the snow that might free the car. Use your abrasive material to provide traction. You can also attempt to shovel out the tires.
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Improving winter visibility a must for motorists’ safety (MS) Winter weather brings a host of challenges. Shoveling the driveway, finding ways to stay warm and negotiating snowstorms are just a few of the issues that arise when the mercury starts to dip and winter winds begin to howl. The colder months are also no cakewalk for motorists. Less than ideal road conditions that threaten driver visibility can make it hard for even the most defensive drivers to avoid accident or injury. Such conditions only further emphasize the importance drivers must place on doing anything and everything to improve their visibility when driving during the winter months. Better visibility often makes for more confident and comfortable drivers, reducing their risk of accident or injury. The following tips can go a long way toward improving driver visibility during the most difficult driving season of the year. • Work with your wipers. Too often drivers blame the weather for poor visibility. While harsh weather can be difficult to drive in, wiper blades functioning at full capacity can often mitigate weather no matter how harsh the conditions are. Much like the rest of a vehicle’s many parts, wiper blades can break down over time. But it’s not always necessary to replace wiper blades. In fact, wiper blades can be restored and work as good as new. Permatex® Wiper Restore™ revitalizes wiper blade rubber, extending blade life while improving overall wiper performance for better vision. Featuring a water-based silicone emulsion formula with a special surfactant to clean, soften, and condition the wiper blade to make it more pliable, Permatex Wiper Restore increases wiper flexibility and minimizes streaking and skipping, making it easier for motorists to see what lies ahead.
• Diligently remove snow and ice from the vehicle. No one enjoys waking up in the morning to a vehicle covered in a night’s worth of snow and ice. Even less enjoyable is spending several minutes out in the cold removing that ice and snow from the vehicle. However, drivers must be diligent when removing snow and ice from the vehicle. Be sure to clean off the entire rear windshield so there is nothing blocking vision when backing out of the driveway or driving down the highway. In addition, clean the roof of the car as best as possible. This ensures large blocks of ice and snow won’t melt and slide down the windshield while unexpecting motorists are driving down the highway. Those few minutes spent removing snow and ice might not be very fun, but being thorough is imperative to driver and passenger safety. • Monitor headlight performance. The sun sets early once the temperatures drop, and motorists rely on their headlights to get them to their destination safely. But nighttime accidents are still a great risk, as research indicates that the average driver’s vision is reduced by as much as 70 percent when driving at night, and cloudy headlights can reduce driver visibility even further. Permatex Lens Renew Headlight Restoration Kit makes it easy for anyone to restore cloudy, yellowed and scratched plastic headlight lenses to “like new” clarity in as little as five minutes. It also has a UV protectant, which helps the lens stay clearer longer. By improving light output, the Headlight Restoration Kit increases driving safety without the need for costly headlight lens replacements. “Almost all modern day vehicles now use plastic headlamp lenses,” says Adam Cincotta, Senior Product Manager at Permatex. “Over
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Raising $5,000 in tribute SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Saunders Farm at Munster has paid tribute to Jamie Hubley, the Kanata teen who committed suicide, by raising $5,000 as a donation to the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa’s Mental Health Walk-In Clinic. The funds were raised by donating five dollars from ev-
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‘The Rules of Comedy’ SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Hamlet, a pie guy, a rubber chicken guy, a guy in a gorilla head, Horatio, a laundry wench, a grim reaper, Rosencrantz, and a pirate were among those appearing in “The Rules of Comedy” drama presentation at South Carleton High School in Richmond on Thursday, Oct. 20. And then there was a brass band, a pit clean up crew, a security team, a medical team and girls playing with Barbies. What did it all mean? It was all part of Peter Bloedel’s “The Rules of Comedy,” a play in which the audience receives a humourous lesson in what’s funny and what’s not funny. In order to prove that the Rules of Comedy work, they are inserted into one of the most well-known tragedies of all time, namely William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” “The Rules of Comedy” is a physical comedy that involves an interesting twist that showcases the cast’s ability to handle tragic drama as well. The play involved a cast of over 40 students. Narrators were Chris Sheedy, Sam Davey,
Katy Lamb and Jordan Kariappa. Others with roles in the play included Brett Taylor as Dramaturg and Assailant; Chelsea Cooigan as Hamlet; Mitchel Johnson as Polonius, Pie Guy #1 and Rubber Chicken Guy; Nathan Beauvais as Laeters and Pie Guy #1; Evan Thomas as Ghost, Guy in Gorilla Head and Pirate; Matt Dubois as Horatio; Dan Simpson as Claudius; Teagan Macfarlane as Gertrude and Ladder Gag; Justin Bonhomme as Osric and Spit Take #2; Emily Gaus as Ophelia and Spit Take #1; Evan Thomas as Understudy; Lexie Kaizer as Stunt Double, Laundry Wench; Catie Guay as #1 Translator, Grim Reaper and Foreigner; Sydney Parsons as #2 Translator, Attendant and Stunt Double; Lindsay Routliffe as Subtitle #1 and Spit Take #1; Andrew Romhild as Subtitle #2 and Guilderstern; Charlotte Raworth as Professor and Volunteer; Nathan Berry as Rosencrantz, Janitor and Ladder Gag; Morgan Drisoll as Guy in Gorilla Suit; Seb Welch as Literal Metaphor; Brett Henderson as Guy with Club; Amanda Miller as Pirate; and Chayse Hill as Pirate.
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Laeters, played by Nathan Beauvais, bends over Ophelia, played by Emily Gaus, in the play “The Rules of Comedy” which was presented at South Carleton High School in Richmond on Thursday, Oct. 20. John Brummell photo
South Carleton High School student Chayse Hill is a puppeteer in the play “The Rules of Comedy” which was presented at the school in Richmond on Thursday, Oct. 20.
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Teagan Macfarlane plays the role of Gertrude in the play “The Rules of Comedy” at South Carleton High School in Richmond on Thursday, Oct. 20.
Playing the roles of hip hop singers in the play “The Rules of Comedy” which was presented at South Carleton High School in Richmond on Thursday, Oct. 20 are, from left to right, Matt Dubois, Nathan Berry and Nathan Beauvais.
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Last Sunday’s trip to Renfrew saw the Stittsville Royals return home with a win. This win broke the Royals’ two game losing streak in Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League play. It was a two goal effort in the third period of the game against the Renfrew Timberwolves that gave the Royals a 4-3 win. The Royals trailed 2-1 after the first period but scored the only goal of the second frame to tie up the match going into the third period. Scott Barnes, Matt Kadolph, Jake Oliver and Harrison Terrell scored for the Royals in this game. Earning assists were Broc Beehler, Alex Hulford, Matt Kadolph, Brandon Lee, Justin Mayo and Neill Penner. Matt McCaughan turned aside 24 Renfrew shots in the Royals’ net in this game. The Royals travel to Shawville this Friday, Oct. 28 for a game against the hometown Shawville Pontiacs. The Royals will be on the ice at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville on Sunday, Oct. 30 for a 2:30 p.m. game against the visiting Almonte Thunder.
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The Bells Warriors have fielded minor football teams for almost 60 years now. That’s a lot of teams but this year’s perfect record of eight wins and no losses by the Bell Warriors Pee Wee team was the best record ever for a Bell Warriors Pee Wee team. Now, that’s awesome! The Bell Warriors Pee Wees this season (ages 13-14) won the Western Conference championship for the second season in a row and the second time in Warriors club history. These undefeated Bell Warriors Pee Wees were on the field last Sunday, playing in the A-Cup quarter-finals of the National Capital Amateur Football Association playoffs at the Bob Stephen Field in Barrhaven. The Bell Warriors Pee Wees were an offensive machine in this game, scoring nine touchdowns. Quarterback Quinn Stewart of Richmond threw a total of four touchdown passes, with Jack Rabb, Guiled Awil, Brayden Lockyer and Joshua Nwaelleh on the receiving end. Joshua Nwaelleh also ran for another touchdown while Steven Hanzidiakou had two running touchdowns. Andrew Beattie of Richmond scored a touchdown on an interception return. Ross Polito of Stittsville had his first interception of the season in this game. The Bell Warriors Pee Wees now face the Cornwall Wildcats in A-Cup semi-final action this coming weekend. The Bell Warriors Bantams, coached by Jim Wagdin of Richmond, pulled out a 42-41 overtime victory over the Cornwall Wildcats to advance to the ACup semi-finals this weekend as well. This was quite a change from the game between the two teams earlier in the season when the Cornwall Wildcats defeated the Warriors by a 29-2 count.
In this quarter-final playoff game, it was a last minute drive down the field that won it for the Warriors. Conrwall had scored a touchdown with only 35 seconds to go in the game, taking a 41-35 lead. Stefano Napolitano, the team’s inside linebacker, returned the ensuing kickoff to the Cornwall 50 yard line. On the next play, Warriors quarterback Tyler Scott hit Malcolm Turgeon with a pass, taking the ball to the Cornwall 25 yard line. The Warriors called a timeout with only six seconds remaining on the clock. On the ensuing play, the Warriors pulled magic out of their play book. Wide receiver Kyle Sheahan caught on onside pass and then threw a strike to Nate McCausland for a touchdown, tying the game as time ran out on the clock. The Warriors then lined up for the convert which Tyler Scott calmly kicked straight through the uprights to win the game by one point, 42-41 and advance the team to semi-final action this coming weekend. Warriors quarterback Tyler Scott scored three touchdowns and added four converts in the game, a total of 22 points. The Warriors other touchdowns came from running back Kiell Barrie and slotback Haddon Rabb who also added a two point convert. The Bell Warriors Tykes (ages 8-10), who finished the regular season in second place in the Western Conference with a record of five wins, two losses and a tie, won their A-Cup quarter-final playoff game 18-6 last Sunday and now go on to the A-Cup semifinals this coming weekend. The only Bell Warriors team that did not make it to the A-Cup semi-finals this coming weekend was the Mosquitos who had to play the undefeated Cumberland Panthers and lost. However, the Mosquitos will be on the field again this coming weekend, playing in the B-Cup semi-finals.
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A score can be deceiving. This was the case for the high school senior football league (tier two) game between the South Carleton High School Storm and the visiting St. Joseph High School Jaguars at South Carleton in Richmond on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The final score on the scoreboard read 35-0 for St. Joseph’s but it also read 0-0 at the end of the third quarter as St. Joseph’s did all of their scoring in the final quarter and, in fact, in the final seven minutes of that quarter. Yes, the roof fell in on the Storm in those final minutes of the game that was played under overcast skies. This loss took the Storm’s record so far this season to two wins and three losses, good for a tie for third place in the West Division of the league, tied with, you guessed it, St. Joseph High School Jaguars, also sporting a record of
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Goulbourn runners SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
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Goulbourn Middle School runners who were winners in the recent regional cross country meet are, front row, left to right, Jake Oracheski, Nathan Marnage and Youssef Abou Youssef; and, back row, left to right, Brianna Zrinyi, Maddie Bonin and Beth Weisskopf.
Grade six runners from Goulbourn Middle School won both medals and ribbons at the recent regional cross country meet. Jake Oracheski and Beth Weisskopf both had second place finishes, winning medals. Another medal went to Youssef Abou Youssef for his third place finish. Ribbon winners included Brianna Zrinyi in sixth place; Maddie Bonin in ninth place; and Nathan Marnage in ninth place.
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Art show in Richmond Items ranging from a travel gift certificate to automobile service to bowls to a computer tutoring session to a silver serving tray to artwork were up for grabs in the silent auction held in conjunction with the “Colours of Cancer” art show and sale in Richmond last Sunday afternoon. All of the proceeds of this silent auction are being directed to the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre at the Queensway Carleton Hospital by the Richmond Village Art Club, organizers of the art show and sale. The art show itself featured a diversity, much like the silent auction, ranging from the colourful landscapes of Richmond artist Peter Miles to the animation-style artwork of Victoria Putinski of Stittsville to the large abstracts of Kanata visual artist Donnalee McKenna to the scarves of many colours by Richmond’s Coralie Bartley to the portrait art of Salena Richard. Peter Miles was displaying and selling some
of his bright landscapes but was also promoting his associated ventures, offering reasonably priced prints of his work, publicizing his art classes offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels for adults and children 11 years of age and up, and marketing his Christmas cards, featuring his original paintings. Victoria Putinski of Stittsville, a Carleton University student, has been involved with art since about the age of five but only took it up seriously in 2004. She does not usually do art shows, exhibiting instead at various events which deal with the animation artwork with which she deals. Donnalee McKenna of Kanata, who is the daughter of a watercolour artist, has been drawing since she could hold a pencil and has been painting since about the age of 16. She used to do more traditional art but now she concentrates on large abstract paintings. She says that the finished product never ends up as she thought it would when she starts the painting. See ART, page 28
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From page 27 All of this and more was at this first art show and sale organized by the Richmond Village Art Club and held at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. The Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre at the Queensway Carleton Hospital was chosen as recipient of the funds raised by the show’s silent auction
because it was where Richmond artist Salena Richard received her treatments in her recent battle with breast cancer. In addition, Kat McClure, president of the Richmond Village Art Club, says that Club members were supportive of helping the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre since almost everyone now has a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with cancer. For more information about the Richmond Village Art Club, please contact Kat McClure at 613-444-0446 or via email at katmcclure@hotmail.com.
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…Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville president Theresa Qadri and members Leo Maiorino and Carolyn Clark attended the recent Rotary District Conference in Plattsburg, New York….Former Stittsville resident Heather Gallup, who teaches art in the community and is an accomplished artist in her own right, is the “artist of the month” for October at the North Gower branch of the Ottawa Public Library where she has an exhibit of her work on display. The exhibition includes fall scenes including a painting of Canadian maple leaves, another one of oak leaves and a dramatic sunset…The
Knights of Columbus Council of Holy Spirit Parish in Stittsville is holding a spaghetti dinner in the parish hall after the 5 p.m. mass on Saturday, Nov. 5. This is one of the major fundraising activities for the year for the Knights of Columbus…Members of the Stittsville Legion, volunteers and Cadets will be out in force at various locations in the community this coming weekend, Oct. 28, 29 and 30, distributing poppies and accepting donations for the Legion’s Poppy Fund. They will be at six locations: Brown’s Your Independent Grocer, Tim Hortons, Sobeys, the LCBO, Giant Tiger and Lowes at Grant Crossing. There will also be poppy boxes at businesses throughout the community where you can get a poppy and
make a donation. In addition, members of the Legion with the assistance of players from about 15 Stittsville Minor Hockey Association teams will be conducting a door-to-door blitz in Stittsville this Sunday, Oct. 30…City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri reports that the new ice pad at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex is on schedule to open in mid-January as planned….Brianna Delaney of Stittsville is not resting on her laurels. Sure, she is the all-time points record holder for the Robert Morris University Colonials women’s hockey team thanks to an assist earned on the team’s opening goal of the game in its 5-1 win over the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers team at Troy, New York
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Dave Kelly fills his plate at the annual fall supper at the Stittsville United Church in Stittsville last Saturday, Oct. 22.
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New Traffic Light for Wintergreen I am happy to report that the intersection of Wintergreen/Mulkins and Stittsville Main Street will have a traffic light installed. I was recently advised by staff in the Traffic Department that this intersection met the warrants for a traffic control signal in 2011 and has been added to the list of locations being recommended for installation of a traffic control signal in the draft 2012 Capital Budget under the New Traffic Control Signal Program. This is good news for the community as this new traffic signal will assist residents to exit from the Wyldewood community as well as residents using the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena and Alexander Grove Park. Through continuing efforts and advocacy for this control signal, a positive result has emerged. The community, including myself, has advocated for this traffic light for some time. Through a sustained effort and hard work by all parties concerned, it is wonderful to see positive results. Attention – Ottawa Youth! Be heard. Have your say. Let’s Chat Youth Café! The Ottawa Police Service and the Ottawa Police Services Board is hosting a Let’s Chat Youth Café because they want to hear from you! Come join a real police-youth conversation and explore the questions and issues that matter to you and your friends in small group table chats. Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. Nepean Sportsplex – Hall A 1701 Woodroffe Avenue Use OC Transpo or Free On-Site Parking It’s our turn to listen. Please join us @ Let’s Chat Youth Café.
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on Friday, Oct. 21. This was the 98th point of her career at Robert Morris. Brianna, who is a senior assistant captain with the team this season, earned an assist on the team’s opening goal of the game by winning a faceoff in the offensive zone. This was Brianna’s 53rd assist of her career, also a team record. But Brianna came back the next day, last Saturday, with a two goal effort to become the first Robert Morris University Colonial ever to reach the 100 point plateau for a career. This two goal effort was Brianna’s tenth career multi-goal game, a team record. It was also the 25th multipoint game of her career, leaving her just one shy of tying the team record in this category.
Additional OC Transpo Service Starting in 2012, Route 96 from Stittsville in the morning peak period (06:30 to 08:30) and to Stittsville in the afternoon peak period (16:00 to 19:00) will be increased to every 15 minutes. Service on Route 261 will be increased from four trips to five during both periods. Service on Route 263 will also see an increase of four trips to five during the morning peak period as well. The additional costs of approximately $255 000 to provide these trips will be included in the 2012 Transit service budget. A further $124 000 will be included to fund improved midday service within Stittsville starting in September 2012. With the inclusion of Stittsville in the UTA and its equal participation in all transit funding, the equivalent 2011 transit taxes in Stittsville would have been approximately $545 instead of approximately $406 (for a typical house assessed at $304 800). The costs of the service increases on Routes 96, 261 and 263 with the increased midday service will be funded by using part of the increased tax revenue. To share a brief timeline, this process started in 2002; by 2005 Stittsville’s Town Transit Area started and by 2008, a 3 year deal was put in place to continually adapt transit service in Stittsville.
Looking for your Input: Public Consultation The Building Code Services Branch is reviewing the Permanent Signs on Private Property Bylaw 2005-439. Since its adoption, the by-law has been monitored to identify changes in response to industry-led technological developments, to address anomalies or to clarify regulations to promote voluntary compliance. This specific review addresses technical anomalies and general changes to the by-law. It does not include City Council’s directive regarding the review of digital signs; this is a separate item which will be presented to Planning Committee in March 2012. The review of the by-law has been completed and we are ready to launch the public consultation. This consultation will consist of the following: 1. Providing information regarding the proposed changes on the City’s “Public Consultation” web page. 2. Notice by email to all community groups in the City, contacts within the signs industry, and to any other persons who have indicated an interest in the matter. The email announcements will provide a link to the City’s public consultation web page and the consultation documents. The web page was recently released within the Public Consultation By-law heading. http://ottawa. ca/residents/public_consult/index_en.html Special Fundraising Event The Rotary Club of Ottawa Kanata Sunrise will present the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean with the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition for her world wide efforts to help under privileged children. A special fundraiser being held at the Ottawa Convention Centre on Monday November 28th will include this presentation. The funds raised at this gala event will be shared between the Michaelle Jean Foundation and the Ryan’s Well Foundation. Sponsorship information is available this web site www.changinglivesnov28. ca. Ticket information is available on this website as well. This promises to be a special evening to meet Michaelle Jean and hear about her foundation’s plans and her future work with youth. Also Ryan Hreljac will be attending to discuss his foundation’s successes and lend his support to Michaelle Jean. 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 9am-1pm. 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. R0041124114
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Many left the Richmond Legion Hall last Sunday afternoon with items under their arm. Some were purchased; some were obtained thanks to the luck of a draw. It was the annual Fall Tea and Sale held by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Richmond Legion which featured a bake sale, a used book table, a white elephant table and a crafts table. And whatever did not sell from the white elephant table was raffled off, finding a home with a lucky person at the event. There were over 15 tables set up in the Legion Hall where those in attendance were able to sit together and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee along with some goodies like cookies. Among those who poured at the tea/coffee table were Mavis Lewis (despite one arm in a sling), Mille Kennedy, and Joyce Lavoie. There was a selection of used books, mainly paperbacks, for sale at the event.
The price was reduced to 50 cents a book later on in the sale in an effort to sell them all. The event was also the location where the draw was held for the Ladies’ Auxiliary’s fall tea raffle. Tickets have been on sale
for a while but were also available for last minute purchase at the Tea and Sale. Prizes in this raffle were a knitted quilt and an Ottawa Senators bear; a selection of homemade jams, jellies and preserves; and a wine basket.
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Beverly Simpson, left, and Dorothy Laszlo, right, stand with the prizes that were given away in the raffle at the Ladies’ Auxiliary tea and sale at the Richmond Legion Hall last Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23.
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Handcrafted treasures galore will be on sale at the first annual Crafters’ Fair being hosted by the Richmond Public School Council on Saturday, Nov. 5. Jewellery of all kinds as well as ornaments, aprons, pillows, baby quilts and bibs, silk scarves, personalized bags, knitting, cards and more will be on sale at this event, all presented by talented local crafters. There will also be a bake sale, a used
book sale and a canteen. This craft fair will be held at the Richmond Public School on McBean Street in Richmond, running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is a fundraiser for the school, with all of the crafters making donations to the school from their proceeds for the day. But this craft fair will be helping more than just the school. There will be a raffle held to raise money for the Richmond Food Bank. In addition, non-perishable food donations will be accepted.
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The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, along with the Maama Watali organization of Uganda, is holding a fundraising gala to raise funds for the development of a library in the Ugandan village of Luweero. This Uganda Gala will be held at the Holiday Inn & Suits on Kanata Avenue in Kanata on Thursday, Nov. 10 with cocktails at 6 p.m. and a dinner at 7 p.m. There will be both silent and live auctions held. Some of the silent auction items will include Sens/Leafs tickets with dinner, a Holiday Inn getaway, automotive service deals, quilts and artwork. There will be a Ugandan atmosphere to the event, with flags of the country provided by the Ugandan embassy. There will be performances by the African/Canadian Children’s Choir, Uganda youth dancers, African drummers and Ugandan singer/songwriter Rita Carter. The Ugandan Deputy High Commissioner will be in attendance and there will be a presentation on this community library project being undertaken in Luweero, Uganda.
The Rotary Club of OttawaStittsville, in partnership with Maama Watali, an organization which works with older orphans who have outgrown the country’s support system, is building a community library in Luweero where literacy is less than 30 percent. The Rotary Club is partnering with four schools in the area in this project to ensure that children will have books as part of their lives. At present these students cannot take books home with them and they also have to share their books due to scarcity. Children entering high school (grade seven) must write entrance examinations in English and yet some of them have never held an English book in their lives. The Rotary Club has already sent a shipping container filled with books to Uganda. Rotary Club member Brad Spriggs will be travelling to Uganda in January to spend a month there to be involved in the construction of the library and a related community centre. The shipping container now on its way to Uganda contains not only books collected by the Rotary Club but also soccer, ball
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Manager, Digital Media
New Business Acquisition Sales Representative
Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley? If so, Metroland Media Group is looking for you!
Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley? If so, Metroland Media Group is looking for you!
WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and southern Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division, manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.
WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario, reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.
THE OPPORTUNITY As we continue to expand our successful digital sales initiatives, we are currently seeking an energetic, talented and self-assured Manager of Digital Media to drive new business sales throughout the Ottawa region. We’re looking for a motivated leader who demonstrates a sense of urgency, without creating unnecessary chaos. The ideal candidate will have strong management experience and a proven track record for attaining outstanding results through the motivation and development of a sales team. This role requires knowledge of the digital advertising space, the competitive landscape and a solutions oriented approach to selling.
THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for New Business Acquisition Sales Representatives to sell the company’s fastest growing product - Deals4U.ca This innovative program promotes local businesses to local consumers through a special “daily deal.” You’ll use your knowledge of what’s great about our city to develop and grow the local market by securing commitments from the most desirable local households, businesses, and services including restaurants, spas, nightclubs, retailers, theaters, tourism venues, and more. This position offers salary (commensurate with experience) and generous commissions based on revenue, sales targets and company goals
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Manage and develop a team of “hunters” who are exclusively focused on generating new business/clients • Utilize your expertise to maximize revenue and develop strategies to ensure superior execution from your team • Consistently monitor team performance relative to targets and adjust plans accordingly to ensure that targets are achieved • Mentor your team and strive to make them better; we expect them to continually improve as a result of your expert leadership • Work through obstacles/objections with your team members, while ensuring superior customer satisfaction at all times • Ongoing reporting, tracking and forecasting
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Develop and cultivate leads using multiple sources including cold calling and door-todoor prospecting • Continuously set up face-to-face meetings with qualified prospects (15-20 appts. per week) to present our marketing solutions • Generate compelling proposals for potential advertisers, demonstrating how our programs will meet their business needs • Explore and exhaust all possible leads to ensure that we don’t miss out on any opportunities • Maximize advertising revenues by acquiring prospect commitment • Address customer requests/concerns in a timely and appropriate manner, ensuring superior client satisfaction at all times • Consistently meet and/or exceed monthly, quarterly and annual targets
ABOUT YOU • A track record of successfully driving revenue, with a focus on acquiring new business • Previous experience in a sales leadership role, with preference given to with digital advertising sales experience • Demonstrated ability to coach and develop successful “hunters” • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications, with expert knowledge of Excel
ABOUT YOU • Proven track record as a hunter, exclusively focused on acquiring new clients and converting new business leads • Previous sales experience, with preference given to those with digital advertising sales experience • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships with potential clients • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Sound knowledge of sales and marketing practices • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications
STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A confident and influential leader with the ability to motivate and inspire • Proactive and optimistic, with a “can do” attitude • Can be decisive and demonstrate timely decision making, often under complex and demanding circumstances • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going
STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A hunter mentality, with the confidence and drive to excel at generating and closing new business • Highly motivated by monetary incentives • Extremely ambitious with an outstanding work ethic and unprecedented drive for immediate results • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry; you’ll never get bored in our fast-paced, constantly evolving and challenging environment. • We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 4 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!
Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!
Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to john.willems@metroland.com Please reference “Manager, Digital Media” in the subject line.
Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to josh.max@metroland.com. Please reference “New Business Acquisition Representative” in the subject line.
Metroland is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Metroland is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry • Ongoing development and opportunities for advancement • We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 3 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people
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