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Family Fun Day at GRC - Feb. 16 Special to the News
News - Since 2008, the third Monday in February has been Family Day, a provincial statutory holiday. This year Family Day happens on Monday, Feb. 16 and to mark the occasion, the BMO Bank of Montreal and the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) have partnered to offer Family Fun Day at the GRC. There will be special activities happening at the GRC from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day including public skating at the two arenas, carnival games, a bouncy castle, an inflatable slide and an inflatable obstacle course. There will be horse drawn sleigh rides offered from 12 noon to 2 p.m. sponsored by city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri. See FAMILY FUN DAY, page 2
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Book sale at library Looking over a book last Saturday at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library where a “Winter Blues Sale� is underway at the “A Good Read� book store at the branch are, from left, Spencer Wittebol, Amanda Wittebol and Bethany Wittebol. The “Winter Blues Sale� book sale began on Thursday, Jan. 29 and continues through to this Friday, Feb. 6. Adult, teen/youth and children’s books are all selling at unbelievable prices. The “A Good Read� book store is open whenever the Stittsville library branch is open. See story and photo, page 7.
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News - The upcoming Family Day on Monday, Feb. 16 could be Museum Day for you. That’s because the Goulbourn Museum is laying on an array of free activities for families to enjoy on this Family Day holiday Monday. Families will be able to pose for a fun keepsake photo in the Museum’s photo booth. There will be opportunities
day, Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ages are welcome, especially families (after all, this is Family Day in Ontario). Admission is absolutely free as will be the hot chocolate and Timbits. The Goulbourn Museum is located at 2064 Huntley Road at Stanley’s Corners just south of Stittsville. For more information, visit www.goulbournmuseum.ca or call 613-831-2393.
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The steel framework for the new French Catholic high school in Stittsville is beginning to go up at a site that will be the northwest corner of the Abbott Street extension east from Iber Road and the new north/south arterial road through the Fernbank lands.
Family Fun Day at GRC Steel framework is going up for Continued from page 1
In addition, there will be appearances by a host of special guests throughout the four hour event. Captain America will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 12 noon while Cinderella will be there from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Spiderman will be spinning his webs at the GRC from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. while characters from Frozen will be on hand from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. And in keeping with the Family Day theme, there will be family fitness sessions offered in Hall A at the GRC. There will be something for everyone as these sessions will include
Drum’s Alive, Groove, The Party, Step, BOSU and Yoga. There will be a cost of $6.75 per family to attend this Family Fun Day at the GRC, covering two adults and their children. But you can also attend for free simply by dropping into the BMO Bank of Montreal branch on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville and get a free family pass for the event. There is no purchase or service required – just drop in to the branch and get the pass. However, you should act promptly because there are only 300 of these free passes available. The Goulbourn Recreation Complex is located on Shea Road in Stittsville.
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the 2018-2019 school year. Because construction will not be completed by the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, students will be temporarily housed at Ecole secondaire Catholique Pierre-Savard in Barrhaven for the first semester of the school year. The new school will be ready for student and staff occupancy in Feb. 2016 which will be the beginning of the second semester of the 20152016 school year. This new French Catholic high school in Stittsville will feature 17 classrooms, five science laboratories, five music and art rooms, three student support rooms, a stage, resource centre, cafeteria, chapel, a triple gymnasium, an exercise room and four change rooms. There will also be playing fields. McDonald Bros. Construction Inc. is the general contractor for this new French Catholic high school.
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News - The recent grade seven/eight play at Sacred Heart Catholic High School, taking place in the middle of winter, revolved around a most timely topic – snow. Students in the cast of about 30 had been rehearsing for this “Snow Show� since last October. Two of the leading cast members in this “Snow Show� were grade eight students Tory Whitworth and Valerie Chartrand. Another of the lead actors was Paddy Greene. Tory Whitworth played the role of Jenna Lee,
a person not familiar with snow, while Valerie Chartrand filled the role of Rachel, her cousin. The play involved snow angels, snowball fights, snowmen and even winter clothing costumes. Tory notes that she loved playing the character that she did in the play, comparing her character to herself in real life. Terming herself “naturally dramatic,� she recalls taking part in regular assemblies at her elementary school which was Guardian Angels Catholic School in Stittsville. While performing at these assemblies was not on the scale of a grade seven/eight play, she does particularly remember a grade three experience in which she played one of the
days of the week (Monday, to be specific). Valerie said that she did some performing and improv at her elementary school which was Ecole Jean-Paul II in Stittsville. She said that she enjoyed improv and indeed her improv experience gave her additional confidence performing in the “Snow Show� since she always knew that if she forgot her lines, she could fall back on her improv talents. Tory says that she enjoys drama and will be taking an elective in drama next year when she is in grade nine. She says that at this point she thinks she would like to pursue a career in drama and particularly comedy as she likes making people laugh. Valerie, on the other hand, while she agrees that being involved in the play was fun, says that she is more interested in the visual arts than drama and will be pursing visual arts in high
school. She draws a lot and usually has some artwork on the go. She particularly likes to draw people and do portraits with a particular emphasis on eyes. Valerie says that being in the play was fun since it involved being part of a larger group working towards a common goal. Tory plays soccer and also says that she is an avid reader with fantasy literature as her favourite. Valerie, who plays both soccer (she’s a goalie) and also hockey (she’s a speedy winger), says that she finds that she can’t put a good book down when she finds one. She likes fantasy literature as well as teen fiction such as romance stories. Tory likes English class as she loves to create and write her own stories. For Valerie, she likes art class.
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Volunteers help at Shepherds of Good Hope Special to the News
News - Once a month, volunteers from Holy Spirit Parish in Stittsville can be found at the Shepherds of Good Hope in downtown Ottawa, helping to prepare and serve lunch to the poor and homeless served by the Shepherds of Good Hope. On the second Friday of every month, a group of five or six women of Holy Spirit Parish, sometimes augmented by volunteers from the adjacent parishes of Holy Redeemer in Kanata and St. Philip in Richmond, meet at the parking lot at Holy Spirit Church on Shea Road in Stittsville just after 7 a.m. Gaye Lalonde, who has organized this group of volunteers since it began over five years ago, then drives the group down to the Shepherds of Good Hope on Murray Street in Ottawa. Arriving there about 8:15 a.m., the group sets about preparing for the lunch that will be served there that day to the poor and homeless. Then, at 11:30 a.m., the doors are opened and these Holy Spirit volunteer serve the lunch and then clean up afterwards. Then it’s back home, tired from this labour of love and help but also filled with a sense of accomplishment for helping out at the Shepherds of Good Hope. Gaye Lalonde speaks for all of the ladies involved when she explains why they volunteer at the Shepherds of Good Hope in this way each month: “It’s a gift for me to be able to serve the poor.” Now going into their six year of volunteering at the Shepherds of Good Hope, the volunteers all gladly share their time and compassion in helping out the Shepherds of Good Hope and its lunch program in this way. Gaye points out that while so far, only women have been the volunteers involved in this Holy Spirit Parish effort, men would be most welcome to participate as well. Ladies from Holy Spirit Parish who are involved in volunteering in this way at the Shepherds of Good Hope include Gaye Lalonde, Brenda Beriault, Doreen Sauve, Jane Luckasavich, Teresa Cardeal, Susan Bergeron, Rita Hamilton and Marilyn Lindahl. They have been accompanied at times as well by Imelda Connors of St. Philip Parish and Joanne McSheffrey of Holy Redeemer Parish. For more information about this volunteer initiative at Holy Spirit Parish or to volunteer, please contact Gaye Lalonde at 613-831-0583 or via email at gayelalonde@rogers.com. The Shepherds of Good Hope relies on groups of volunteers like this group from Holy Spirit Parish in Stittsville to serve meals to its residents and clients every day. The Shepherds of Good Hope also has volunteers who help the organization serve the broader com-
munity through other programs such as a drop in program and grocery and clothing programs. The Shepherds of Good Hope, which is now the largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the poor and the homeless in the city of Ottawa, had its beginnings over 30 years ago. On a cold day in Jan. 1983, a hungry man asking for food knocked on the door of the priest of St. Brigid’s Catholic Church in downtown Ottawa. The priest made the man a sandwich and in the ensuing days, more of the same happened. The priest eventually put an ad in the paper looking for volunteers to feed these men and women who were seeking food. This led to the creation of St. Brigid’s Soup Kitchen, the predecessor of the Shepherds of Good Hope. On Feb. 7, 1983, this new soup kitchen served meals to 23 people. This has now grown to being a soup kitchen which provides thousands of meals to the poor and homeless each year as well as providing overnight shelter to hundreds each day. The Shepherds of Good Hope has grown over the years so that by 2013 it had nine facilities around the city serving the needs of the poor and homeless. These facilities include a soup kitchen, food bank and clothing program as well
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Volunteers from Holy Spirit Parish in Stittsville who volunteer on the second Friday of each month at the Shepherds of Good Hope in downtown Ottawa are, seated, from left, Gaye Lalonde, Brenda Beriault and Doreen Sauve, and, standing behind, from left, Jane Luckasavich, Teresa Cardeal and Susan Bergeron. Others who help out include Rita Hamilton and Marilyn Lindahl of Holy Spirit Parish, Imelda Connors of St. Philip Parish and Joanne McSheffrey of Holy Redeemer Parish.
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News - Singer/songwriter Bruce Wozny poured out the tunes in his performance at the music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday. He sang a total of 27 songs in his twoset performance, all of them original tunes except for his last offering, “Julie’s House,� a cover song from 1991 by famed American acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke. But other than this one cover song, all of the other tunes in the performance were originals. And they featured some interesting titles like “Pickle Farm,� “Smack That Pony,� “Lipstick Love,� “Back in the Legion,� “My Old Man,� “Red Pyjamas Blues� and, wait for it, “Queen of the Campbell Soup Ball.� “Pickle Farm� not only featured Bruce singing and accompanying himself on the guitar but also was one of the songs on which he also played a harmonica which was attached around his neck – multi-tasking, for sure. “Pickle Farm� drew its inspiration from early American country singer Jimmie Rodgers, a country music pioneer who died in John Curry/Metroland 1933 who is referred to by various titles such Singer/songwriter Bruce Wozny sings and as “The Singing Brakeman,� (he worked on accompanies himself on the guitar as he performs at the railroad), “The Blue Yodeler,� (he was the music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company known for his rhythmic yodeling) and “The Father of Country Music� (he was one of shop in Stittsville last Friday.
the first three inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame when it was established in 1961). “Smack That Pony� is a song with a peppy beat about that romantic situation that does not work out and how a person just has to quickly get out of that situation. “Lipstick Love� was referred to as a love song by Bruce while “Back in the Legion� is a song written about the Legion since he has played in Legion Halls throughout the area. “My Old Man� is a musical nod to his father who passed away quite a while ago while “Red Pyjamas Blues� is an intriguing song about how long time married couples don’t have to speak but can communicate with each other by other means such as with what they wear, such as red pyjamas. And for those wondering, the “Queen of the Campbell Soup Ball� song was written after Bruce actually met one of these Queens, selected at an annual ball held for employees at a Campbell Soup factory in Chatham, Ontario. “She looked so unequivocally delectable,� was one of the phrases repeated in the song. Bruce Wozny gave a brief monologue explanation behind his writing of each of his original songs before he performed them at this Friday music evening. A couple of the songs followed the theme of protesting about something that a person can’t do any-
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thing about in any case. There was a song about aging, about Elvis Presley, about growing up in a small town, about the highway that ran through his small home town, about love for friends, about staying positive through a worrying situation “Till The Good Times Come Around,� about Justin Bieber, about forgiving people, and about the singer/songwriter as a wise sage sharing his experiences in life, among others. While he performed as a solo at this music evening at the Gaia Java shop, Bruce is currently playing with the alternative country rock band “Lost Colt.� He has also been playing recently with the Celtic-based instrumental group “The Rose Trio.� Bruce has recorded three albums of original music. His first, “Pretending to be Human,� is a collection of spiritual songs recorded in collaboration with Bruce Frodsham, a.k.a. Michael Manning. Bruce’s second album was a solo effort entitled “Boy of the Town,� a musical examination of small town life. Bruce’s most recent CD, “Sleeping Dogs,� looks at hidden feelings that suddenly surface. The Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville hosts a music evening every Friday at 7 p.m. Admission is free but early arrival is recommended for the best seating.
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‘Winter Blues Sale’ of books continues at ‘A Good Read’ Special to the News
News - You can still get some great buys on books if you act quickly. The “Winter Blues Sale” of used books at the “A Good Read” book store at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public library on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville is still on, continuing until this Friday, Feb. 6 when the library
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Notice of Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Second phase of Low-rise Infill Housing Study In accordance with the Planning Act and Section 5.2.3 of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa, notice is hereby provided that a Zoning By-law Amendment proposal has been initiated by the Planning and Growth Management Department of the City of Ottawa. Lands subject to the proposal The Zoning By-law Amendment is a City-initiated proposal affecting low density residential zones within the green belt. More specifically, the amendment affects Residential First Density to Fourth Density Zones (R1, R2, R3, R4) within Wards 7 to 18.
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Sisters Sinead Marz, left, and Emma Marz, right, look at one of the books on sale at the “Winter Blues Sale” now underway at the “A Good Read” book store at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.
THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR HOME CLEAN THROUGH EVERY SEASON OF THE YEAR As Cold approaches, homes tend to get sealed-up to protect the inhabitants from the cold. But as with any season, caution should be taken for ensuring the cleanliness of your home in order to safeguard the occupants and even protect the property. Canadians spend an estimated 90 per cent of their time indoors. Having clean air is important for good health – but it goes beyond just the air itself. Before the cold weather sets, there are a number of things that homeowners should tend to in order to ensure their environment is clean. Furnaces: in many ways, the furnace is the heart of your home. With the arrival of winter, it will be required to run continually, but it must do so efficiently. Furnaces must be maintained and cleaned for efficiency as well as for cleanliness. Gas furnaces can produce carbon monoxide. The amounts of carbon monoxide are usually small and are vented out. But, an inefficient furnace can produce toxic and even deadly amounts of this invisible gas. As well, the furnace should be professionally cleaned prior to winter, because every microbe and particle of dust is later fed back into your home’s atmosphere. Air ducts: if the furnace is the “heart” of the home, then air ducts certainly qualify as the home’s respiratory system (overall, the respiratory system is actually your homes HVAC system: heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). Air ducts must be cleaned regularly to get rid of the dust, dust-mite waste, bacteria, and all the impurities that get “breathed” back into your home’s environment. To safeguard your family from the risk of allergies and respiratory problems, it’s essential to have your home’s air ducts professionally cleaned. Dryer vents: clogged dryer vents offer yet one more haven for mould and bacteria. As well, clogged dryer vents can be a fire hazard, and can prevent the proper ventilation of carbon monoxide.
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eemingly unbeknownst to many Ottawa residents, a $3.1-billion game-changer has been taking shape below ground. Construction of the $2.1-billion light-rail line has mostly been mostly invisible thus far, with very little impact on the downtown streets above. Almost 600 metres of tunnel has been excavated in Centretown and Sandy Hill. Despite being the largest infrastructure project in Ottawa since the Rideau Canal was built in 1832, many residents seem unaware of the mammoth project or what it will mean for their lives. Candidates for city council said people they met on the campaign trail late last year didn’t seem to have a sense of the overall project, and how it will change the city. Now, we have a tangible way to connect with what light rail will mean for Ottawa’s future. A replica of one of the 34 Alstom Citadis trains that will run down the 12.5 kilometres of track was unveiled at Lansdowne Park last week. People can view it every day until the end of March from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Aberdeen Pavilion. And while they’re there, they
can get a sense of how Ottawa is about to change. When the trains begin running in 2018, transit users will be able to board every four minutes to ride the 13 stops between Tunney’s Pasture in Hintonburg and Blair Station in the east. For part of the trip, riders will be able to look out the window and see how proximity to transit prompts cranes to crop up on the skyline, building some of the city’s tallest buildings. When passengers disembark the trains downtown and emerge from the underground stations, they’ll see vibrant streets that will likely contain more bicycles than buses, since all the Transitway buses will be removed, having been replaced by more efficient underground trains. Wider sidewalks, patios and a host of businesses to serve the hordes should eventually spring up around the stations. In the meantime, the LRT construction is about to become a lot more real to people as the Transitway outside the downtown is converted to a rail line, forcing buses to be detoured. It might be hard to envision now, but take a trip to Lansdowne, step onto the train and take a trip into the future.
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tawa councillors for a recent act of when a disabled high school student in Orleans, Jean-Luc, lost his cat kindness. It all began last Nov. 30, 2014 Leo. Leo was special because he was a therapeutic cat for Jean-Luc, helping him cope with his challenges. On Dec. 2, 2014, Jean-Luc’s family learned that Leo was at a municipal animal shelter operated by the Ottawa Humane Society. However, in order to retrieve the cat, the family had to pay the standard impound fee of $207 which it could not afford
to do. When this became public knowledge through the media, Stittsville resident Douglas Ryan stepped in to help. He contacted the offices of both city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri and Orleans ward councillor Bob Monette to find out how he could pay the impound fee so that the cat could be returned to JeanLuc. Mr. Ryan was able to pay the fee and Leo was returned to Jean-Luc.
On Monday, Jan. 26, city councillors Shad Qadri and Bob Monette met with Mr. Ryan at Ottawa city hall and presented him with a framed certificate of recognition for his act of kindness in this situation. “It is rewarding to see we have residents in our community that show such great compassion and kindness towards strangers,” commented councillor Qadri with regard to the action of Mr. Ryan.
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What’s up, doc, around village of Stittsville?
News –Glen Mar Golf and Country Club on Fernbank Road west of Stittsville is holding a Valentine’s Soiree on Saturday, Feb. 14. The menu includes soup or salad and entrees such as salmon or butter chicken or Chinese barbeque pork, topped off with strawberry s’mores Napoleon, crisp chocolate Phillo wafers, strawberry mousse, marshmallow fluff, Graham crumbs and caramel. Reservations can be made for times between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. There will be live music featuring Cody Labombard. There will also be a draw for a free couples membership. For more information or to make a reservation, please call 613257-5181 or email gm@glenmar. ca … What a difference one letter can make! In the Jan. 15 issue of the paper, there was a note about snowmobiles and other motorized recreational vehicles and the Trans Canada Trail in the area between Terry Fox Drive through Stittsville to West Ridge Drive. The sentence as printed read that snowmobiles and other motorized recreational vehicles “are now allowed” on this section of the Trail. It should have read “not” rather than “now.” Just one letter makes quite a difference – a “w” instead of a “t.” Spell check would not pick up
the error because both are legitimate words. So, sorry, snowmobilers and motorized vehicle fans – there has been no change to the ban on snowmobiles and other motorized recreational vehicles on the section of the Trans Canada Trail between Terry Fox Drive and West Ridge Drive. Snowmobiles, though, are allowed to use the Trans Canada Trail west of West Ridge Drive. Apologies to all readers and particularly to Trans Canada Trail users on this “not” versus “now” error….The Fairwinds Community Association has some openings on its Board of Directors. If interested, email president@fairwindscommunity.com or visit the website www.fairwindscommunity. com for more information. The Association’s annual general meeting is coming up on Monday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs room at Stittsville Sobeys at the corner of Carp Road and Hazeldean Road…It’s the middle of winter right now with lots of cold weather but Lois ‘n Frimas ice cream parlour at the Ultramar Plaza on Stittsville Main Street reminds everyone that there is a light at the end of winter’s tunnel and that it is only 47 days or so until the ice cream parlour will be re-opening for another season. The ice cream parlour
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will be ready to go in March, with the exact date of opening dependent on the weather. The earlier that spring hits, the sooner the ice cream parlour will be open…Bird watchers are reminded that one of the best locations in the Ottawa area to spot a Snowy Owl at this time of the year is along Eagleson Road between Fallowfield Road and Richmond Road. The Snowy Owls seem to love that stretch of flat farmland that abuts the Eagleson Road in that area…The PROBUS Club of Western Ottawa is an organization for retired and semiretired men and women who want to meet others with similar interests. It meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at 33 Leacock Drive in Kanata for coffee, followed by a guest speaker. Residents of Stittsville are most welcome to become part of this PROBUS Club. An example of the speakers at the meetings would be Norm Christie who will be the guest speaker at the Club’s meeting this coming Tuesday, Feb. 10. Mr. Christie, who is an expert on battlefields, will be speaking on the topic “Our Sacred Places.” For more information about this PROBUS Club of Western Ottawa and how you might become involved, please contact Pat Thompson at 613-591-1390…The
planning still has to be done before this happens….Former Stittsville resident Sandra Coe of White Lake passed away at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Nepean on Monday, Jan. 26 following a battle with cancer. She was 65. She was predeceased by her husband Eugene who died last November. She is survived by children Ralph of Stittsville and Deryl of Calgary as well as by two grandchildren. A private service at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel in Arnprior will be followed by a spring interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Bancroft. In memorial donations to Hospice Renfrew would be appreciated by the family…The Ottawa University Gee-Gees men’s basketball team, which is currently the top ranked team, defeated the Algoma Thunderbirds 91-63 in Ontario University Athletics play in Sault Ste. Marie last Friday, with Sacred Heart Catholic High School graduate Vikas Gill chipping in with 15 points. Another Sacred Heart Catholic High School graduate who is doing well on the basketball court is Stephanie Carr who scored ten points as the Carleton Ravens women’s basketball team defeated the Algoma squad by an 80-34 score…
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Photos portraying Stittsville’s railway history Barbara Bottriell
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News – It’s been 25 years since the last train passed along the railroad tracks through Stittsville. The VIA Rail train passed through early in the afternoon of a cold January day – Jan. 14, 1990 to be exact. The train arrived with a whoosh of snow and the poignant sound of a long, lonely whistle, with people waving to the train as it went by before fading into the distance heading westward toward Carleton Place and eventually the West Coast. This marked the end of an era for Stittsville, one that began in 1870 when the first train came through from Carleton Place, heading for Ottawa. This month, the Goulbourn Township Historical Society has mounted a public photographic exhibition on the Artspace Wall at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. This exhibition portrays the history of the railway in Stittsville from 1870 through to 1990. Everyone is urged to drop into the library branch on Stittsville Main Street and view these John Bottriell photo photos depicting Stittsville’s railroad The last VIA Rail train to pass through Stittsville, heading west, receives heritage. There is even a book there waves from people witnessing the historic moment which happened in which to write comments and obon Jan. 14, 1990. This was 120 after the first train passed through servations. The railway both destroyed StittsStittsville in Sept. 1870.
ville as it existed in 1870 and also built it up again. The Carleton County Fire of 1870 in August of that year swept through the area, helped by dry conditions brought on by a very hot summer and high winds on that particular day. Thousands of acres were burnt, 12 people died and the countryside was devastated. The Stittsville community which had developed around what is now the Carp Road between Stittsville Main Street and Hazeldean Road was destroyed by the onrushing fire and hundreds in the area were forced to flee from their homes. But within a month of this devastating fire, the new railway line opened about a mile south of the site of what had been Stittsville. Within a year, new buildings were going up but situated around the new railway track and station. After 1870, Stittsville became a busy railway community with a station and water tower at its heart. Hotels were built close by the station where travellers could stay. Farmers brought their cattle to the Stittsville station for shipping out west. Women used the train to travel into Ottawa on shopping tripos. People coming to take part in activities at the Holiness Movement campground in Stittsville arrived by train. By 1910, 16 trains a day were
travelling through Stittsville. Adjacent communities like Richmond and Hazeldean did not have train stations so all of the freight and passenger traffic from the area went through Stittsville. The railway created jobs in Stittsville as there were section men and the station master as well as those working on the trains. There was a flour mill situated just across from the water tower at the train station. In 1903, at the northwest corner of Abbott Street and Stittsville Main Street, Stittsville had a two-storey department store with an elevator, no less. It was also the post office and had a public telephone. The railway station, situated where Village Square Park now sits, was the hub of the Stittsville community. The railway continued to be an important feature of life in Stittsville right up through the 1950’s when the automobile began to take over. Freight and passenger trains still passed through Stittsville on the railway line but by 1969, the railway station was no longer in use and was sold. Trains still travelled through Stittsville, notably trains going across Canada, but they did not stop in Stittsville. See RAILWAY, page 13
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Celebrating 1967 Special to the News
News - You may have been around in 1967 and want to re-live your memories of that time. Or perhaps you are too young for such memories and just want to see and hear about that memorable year. Whatever the reason, Canada’s Centennial year 1967 will be coming alive again at this year’s Heritage Day celebration being hosted by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society on Saturday, Feb. 14. It will all be happening at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street in Richmond, running from 1:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. This Heritage Day Open House “Memories of 1967” will be featuring photos, videos and mementos from 1967. Everyone is urged to bring along whatever personal mementos that they have related to 1967. It could be a photograph at Expo ’67 in Montreal or a Centennial Year memento of some sort. Or it might just be a memory or two about that iconic year. This Heritage Day Open House is open to everyone. Bring along your memories, your mementos, your photographs, your videos and come and enjoy re-living your Centennial Year activities or enjoy learning about what Centennial Year was like for others. It promises to be a lot of fun, so dig through your memory boxes and plan to attend. It is also being encouraged for people attending to wear something that they would have worn back in 1967 if they have such clothing still around. It all promises to be a grand time of remembering one of Canada’s greatest years. You might even get a chance to sing that famous Centennial Year song performed by “The Pied Piper of Canada” Bobby Gimby – “CaNaDa.”
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Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville member Steve Hunter, left, welcomes sisters Kathryn Tsoukanas, centre, and Carol Tsoukanas, right, on Thursday evening, Jan. 29 to the screening of the film “Pride,” the first film to be shown in the 2015 Stittsville Rotary International Film Series at Kanata’s Landmark Theatres at Kanata Centrum. The four-film International Film Series continues on Thursday, Feb. 26 with the screening of the Swedish movie “The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.”
News - The 2015 International Film Series presented by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville at the Landmark Theatres at Kanata Centrum is now underway. The first film in this 2015 Stittsville Rotary International Film Series was shown on Thursday, Jan. 29 with three more films to be shown, namely on the last Thursdays in February, March and April. The first film of the series was “Pride,” a 2014 British LGBTrelated historical comedy-drama film that was screened at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where it received a standing ovation and won the Queer Palm Award. It was also screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The second film in this 2015 International Film Series which will be shown on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. will be “The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.” This Swedish movie with English sub-titles, which runs for 114 minutes, is based on an international best selling novel by Jonas Jonasson. It tells the story of a centenarian who decided that it is not too late to start over. Desperate
to avoid his 100th birthday party, Alan Karlsson, played by Robert Gustafsson, slips out the window of his nursing home room and heads to the nearest bus station. A decision to steal a suitcase from a fellow passenger then takes Allan on a journey that involves nasty criminals, a lot of cash and even an elephant. Next up in this 2015 Stittsville Rotary International Film Series will be the American film “Whiplash,” running 106 minutes. It will be shown on Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. It tells the story of how far someone will go to be the best. Andrew, played by Miles Teller, is a promising 19 year old drummer. He is picked to join the school band led by a ruthless disciplinarian music instructor whose one goal is to make his students realize their potential. The movie is really a study of the thin line between passion and obsession. It is packed with great jazz standards, dazzling musical recitals and intense performances. Wrapping up this 2015 Stittsville Rotary International Film Series will be “Phoenix,” a 2014 German film with English sub-titles that runs for 98 minutes. It will be
shown on Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. This is the story of a fiercely determined woman caught between a tragic past and an uncertain future. Emerging from a concentration camp at the end of World War Two, Nelly Lenz, played by Nina Hoss, wants everything to be exactly the way it was before the war. She returns to Berlin to fulfill the dream that sustained her throughout her imprisonment, namely reuniting with her husband. But there are whispered rumours that it was her husband who betrayed her to the Nazis. “Phoenix” is considered a thrilling and engrossing drama. There are passes available for this 2015 International Film Series. The initial cost for all four films was $40 each but now the price has been reduced to $30 since one film has already been screened. These passes are fully transferable. These passes are available for sales now at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville and also at Tag Along Toys at 499 Terry Fox Drive in Kanata.
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Sports - It’s been a good season so far for the Goulbourn Basketball Association’s Junior Boys team. Currently the team sits third among the ten teams in its division of the West End Basketball League. Members of the team are enjoying having fun together and playing hard in the sport that they all enjoy. The team has enjoyed success so far this season with the players hoping to build on that success in upcoming games. The team is coached by Brian Major.
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Meeting goalie Owen Terreau Special to the News
Sports - Let’s meet Owen Terreau, a goalie in the Stittsville Town League. Here’s ten questions answered by Owen: 1-Team: Molson’s White. 2-Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario. 3-Height and Left or Right Handed: Six foot, one inch tall, left handed. 4-How long have you been playing goal?: 35 years. 5-How long have you been playing in the Stittsville Town League: Four years. 6-Why do you like to play goal?: I fell in love with the position when I was five years old and I haven’t stopped since. 7-In your opinion, who is the most dangerous goal scorer in the Town League and why?: It’s either Ryan
Sterling from Shouldice Mechanical (Team Red) or Mike Scherbo from Cavanagh Construction (Team Grey). Sterling has such good hands and a lot of patience around the net while facing Scherbo is what it must have been like playing against Mike Bossy. 8-In your opinion, what team in the Town League is the most difficult to play against and why?: Laurysen Kitchens (Team Blue). They have big forwards who always go to the net, so there is a lot of traffic in front of me. They are also pretty good at getting to rebounds. 9-Who is your favourite NHL goalie (past or present) and why?: Patrick Roy. I watched him when I was growing up, he played on my favourite team and he was pretty successful. 10-Name one thing that your teammates don’t know about you: I don’t like to stretch.
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Stittsville Rams lose first place battle with Renfrew Timberwolves Special to the News
Sports - Things were looking pretty good for the Stittsville Rams going into their Valley Division first place battle with the Renfrew Timberwolves in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League last Sunday afternoon in Renfrew. The Rams were coming off three straight wins in games that week including victories in games on both Friday and Saturday. And the Rams had closed to within one point of the Valley Division leading Timberwolves in the standings, meaning that a victory in this game would vault the Rams into first place in the Division. But a five minute, 15 second span in the opening period of this game crushed the Rams chances. The hometown Timberwolves scored four goals in this five minute, 15 second span to take a 4-0 lead which they took into the second period. The Rams scored a short handed goal with only 39 seconds gone in the second period to make it 4-1 but
the Timberwolves scored the only other two goals of the period to lead 6-1 going into the third period. After the Timberwolves made it 7-1 with an early third period goal, the Rams rallied, scoring four goals in the remainder of the period as the game ended 8-5 for the Timberwolves. This gave the Timberwolves 54 points in the Valley Division standings, three up on the losing Stittsville Rams. The Timberwolves outshot the Stittsville Rams in this game, directing 33 shots at Rams goalie Connor Ellis. The Rams had 28 shots on the Renfrew net. The game was a penalty-laden affair, especially in the second and third periods. The Rams were assessed 90 minutes in penalties on 26 infractions while the Timberwolves received 61 minutes in penalties on 22 infractions. Talmadge Farnes scored three goals for the Rams in this game. Single goals were scored by Mitch Kerwin and Matt Allan.
Cole Carter of the Rams picked up three assists while Mitch Kerwin, Matt Veaudry and Jordan Boutillier all had one assist in the game. On Saturday night in Almonte, the Stittsville Rams chalked up a 7-4 victory over the hometown Almonte Thunder thanks to a four goal outburst in the second period. The Rams trailed 2-1 going into the second period but skating out of the second period with a 5-3 lead. The final score was 7-4 for the visiting Rams. The Stittsville Rams directed 37 shots at the Almonte net while Stittsville Rams goalie Matt Couvrette faced 24 Almonte shots. Jordan Boutillier of the Rams scored four goals in this game with single markers going to Shane Hiley, Mitch Kerwin and Cole Carter. Neil Penner collected three assists in the game while Mitch Kerwin and Parker Aimers both had two assists. Shane Hiley and Clay Carter had one assist each. The Rams took only two penalties in the game while the Almonte Thun-
der had four penalties. This victory over Almonte came only 24 hours after the Rams’ Friday night win over the Perth Blue Wings in Perth. The Rams built up a 4-0 lead after two periods in this game before skating away with a 6-1 victory over the Blue Wings. Talmadge Farnes scored three goals in this game for the Rams with Mike DiBello chipping in with two goals. Jake Oliver had the other Rams’ goal. Cole Carter picked up two assists in the game. Single assists were earned by Shane Hiley, Jake Oliver, Connor Cobbold and Ben Wade. The Rams had a whopping 58 shots at the Perth net while Perth directed 36 shots at Rams’ goalie Matt Couvrette. Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the Stittsville Rams had faced the Renfrew Timberwolves with a much different outcome than last Sunday’s game. This was a close game which ended up going to a shootout that
the Rams won with all three of its shooters – Cole Carter, Shane Hiley and Connor Cobbold – scoring while Renfrew managed only one goal in the shootout. Stittsville took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a goal by Mitch Kerwin, assisted by Talmadge Farnes and Jake Oliver. It was 1-0 after the first period and remained that way after a scoreless second period. In the third period, Renfrew tallied two straight goals to take a 2-1 lead. The Rams, though, came back to tie the game at the 19:51 mark with Cole Carter scoring with the Rams’ net empty. Mike DiBello and Connor Cobbold assist on this game-tying goal. The ensuing overtime period was scoreless, setting up the decisive shootout. In this game, Renfrew had 48 shots at Matt Couvrette in the Stittsville net while Stittsville directed 38 shots at the Renfrew goal. The Stittsville Rams now have 51 points in 37 games while the Renfrew Timberwolves have 54 points in 38 games. Both teams have 25 wins.
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News - The Cabling Ottawa Orange team came alive in the third period to record a 6-2 victory over the Molson’s Black team in Stittsville Town League action at the Matt Bradley Arena at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville on Thursday, Jan. 29. Molson’s Black had scored the first two goals of the game in the first period and held a 2-1 lead going into the second period which was scoreless. With the Molson’s Black squad ahead by a 2-1 score, Cabling Ottawa exploded for five unanswered goals in the third period to win by a 6-2 count. Trevor Graham led the way for Cabling Ottawa with two goals with single goals being scored by Steve McJanet, Shane Byrne, John Ostapyl and Scott Sherman.
Steve McJanet picked up three assists in the game for Cabling Ottawa while single assists were earned by John Ostapyl, Pat Croteau, Matt Yakabuski and Trevor Graham. Corey Loverock and Shayne Thompson scored the goals for Molson’s Black in this game. Both players also had one assist in the game. In another Stittsville Town League game on Thursday, Jan. 29, this one at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville, the Cavanagh Construction Grey team netted five goals in the third period to defeat the Shouldice Mechancial Red team by an 8-5 score. The game was tied 1-1 at the end of the first period and was deadlocked at 3-3 after two periods of play before the Cavanagh Construction squad pulled away in the third period for the victory. Jason Foran, Joey House and Steve Derouin all had two goals in this game for the Cavanagh
Construction team. Mike Scherbo and Greg Harding chipped in with single goals. Jeff Irving had three assists in the game for Cavanagh Construction while Trevor Harding had two assists. Single assists were earned by Andrew Duncan, Steve Derouin, Mike McKenna, Greg Harding and Jason Foran. Ryan Sterling led the Shouldice Mechanical team with two goals. Single goals were scored by Greg Clarke, Chris Hesse and Andrew Gervais. Greg Clarke had two assists in the game while Brett Kelly and Chris Neufeld had one assist each. In another Stittsville Town League game on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville, Laurysen Kitchens Blue spotted Molson’s White the opening goal of the game in the first period and then took over, leading 2-1 after the first period and extending the lead to 6-3 at the end
of the second period. Laurysen Kitchens scored another three goals in the third period to win the game by a 9-5 score. Dan Cavanagh scored three goals in this game for Laurysen Kitchens with Pat Kavanagh adding two goals. Single goals were scored by Chris Broussa-toi, Michael Laurysen, Gilles Boudreau and Paul Doyle. Paul Doyle also picked up three assists in this game while Pat Kavanagh collected a pair of assists. Single assists were earned by Nigel Newland, Luke Haunts, Ryan White, Corey Laurysen, Chris Broussa-toi and Dan Cavanagh. Kyle Gourgon scored two goals for the Molson’s White squad in this game. Single goals were tallied by Kyle Murphy, Mike Testa and Ryan Bond. Mike Testa and Nick Purdy both had two assists in the game. Single assists went to Dean Vennor, Kyle Gourgon and Wayne Hall.
Online registration now open for 2015 ball season Special to the News
Sports - Spring training for Major League Baseball should begin in a couple of weeks and so even though there is lots of snow on the ground right now, ball season is not that far away. The Stittsville Minor Softball Association (SMSA) is getting ready for the upcoming 2015 season of ball, with online registration now available. This online registration opened last Sunday on the Stittsville Minor Softball Association website at www.stittsvillesoftball.org. The SMSA offers programs for boys and girls from ages 5 to 20 covering Fun, House, select and Rep leagues. New this year are girls Tier 2 U16 and U18 rep teams. There will also be an in-person registration for the 2015 season held on Wednesday, March 11 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the upstairs room at Stittsville Sobeys at the corner of Hazeldean Road and Carp Road in Stittsville. Stittsville Minor Softball Association tries to provide affordable recreational and all-star softball programs
for youth in the community. Players ranged in age from 5 years to 20 years old. The all-star teams (the Selects) play against teams in the greater Ottawa area and throughout Eastern Ontario. Over 560 players were registered with the Stittsville Minor Softball Association (SMSA) in 2014. Indeed, enrolment with the SMSA has remained constant over the past three years de-
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Pipeline rupture could fill Olympic swimming pool News - Imagine an Olympic swimming pool full of oil. That’s the volume of oil that could escape into the environment if there were a full scale rupture of the proposed Energy East pipeline that would run just west of Stittsville. A total of 2.7 million litres could spill from a ruptured pipeline before it was shut down. This is because it would take 22 minutes for such a shut down to occur. This is because once a problem were discovered by the leak detection system of the pipeline, it will take operators ten minutes to determine if it is a leak or a non-leak. Then, if it is a leak, it takes 12 minutes to shut down the pipeline. So, 22 minutes altogether elapse between the time of a leak and the ensuing shutdown. In this time, enough oil would have spilled to be able to virtually fill an Olympic swim-
ming pool which is 50 metres by 25 metres by 2 metres deep (3.1 million litres altogether). This description of the scope of a possible full rupture of the proposed Energy East pipeline was given at a community consultation meeting which was hosted by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) and which was held at the Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata on Thursday, Jan. 22. This meeting was one of a series of such meetings which the OEB held across the province as the second stage of its public consultation process that will help form the Board’s recommendations to the provincial government pertaining to the government’s position on the Energy East pipeline proposal at National Energy Board hearings. The OEB held an initial public consultation meeting in this area last April in Stittsville, with this Jan. 22 meeting being a follow-up to this initial meeting, with the Board reporting on its study of the issue to date.
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The Ottawa Public Library plans to spend $45.1 million in 2015, including money for planning a new central library branch and upgrading technology for several local branches. The Carp, Constance Bay, Fitzroy Harbour, Elmvale Acres, Ruth E. Dickinson and St. Laurent branches are slated to be upgraded to RFID technology (radio-frequency identification), which streamlines the process of checking materials in and out. The technology, which the library began
rolling out in 2012 starting with the Hazeldean branch, is aimed at freeing up staff time and speeding up the task of processing books and other library materials. The proposed library budget tabled on Jan. 28 also includes $240,000 to continue planning for a suggested new main library branch. The idea, which was part of Mayor Jim Watson’s re-election platform, would likely lead to a partnership between the city and a private developer or business or another partner that could help provide a location and building for a new central library.
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mates of economic impact are likely inflated, given that Trans Canada only shows the benefits of its spending on the project and does not consider some of the costs involved. With regard to pipeline safety, the OEB consultants have determined that as a converted gas pipeline, this Energy East Pipeline will have a higher resistance to fracture than an oil pipeline since a gas pipeline has higher requirements in this regard than do oil pipelines. In addition, a high quality welding process was used for the existing gas pipeline and the coating system used to prevent corrosion is of a preferred kind in 95 percent of the existing pipeline. There are still details missing in the application for this pipeline conversion submitted by Trans Canada Pipelines to the National Energy Board. For example, there are no details provided as yet on the emergency response plans related to this pipeline.
– for the soon-to-be-expanded Constance Bay branch. Those are two of the smaller projects library staff intends to complete using $785,000 in leftover capital funds. That money has been sitting in several accounts since as long ago as 2010 due to a variety of reasons, including that some projects cost less than anticipated and other projects were abandoned due to changing the library board and city council changing strategies, said Monique Désormeaux, the library’s manager of corporate services. The rest of the money will go to a number of small, mostly technology-based initiatives focused on better equipping staff in branches that are using the RFID technology, Désormeaux said. No service or staff reductions are planned for the library in 2015, she said. Although the Ottawa Public Li-
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Max Cole of Stittsville, who skates for the Ottawa Pacers Speed Skating Club, will be competing as a member of Team Ontario in the Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships in Saskatoon this coming weekend.
Sports - A speed skater from Stittsville will be competing as a member of Team Ontario in the Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships in Saskatoon this coming weekend, Feb. 7/8. Maxwell Cole, a grade nine student at Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville and a member of the Ottawa Pacers Speed Skating Club, earned his position on Team Ontario and the chance to compete at the Canadian Championships in Saskatoon by capturing the bronze medal for 13 year old boys at the Provincial Long Track Championships. These were held at the Brewer Park outdoor speed skating oval in Ottawa on the weekend of Jan. 17/18. On his way to his overall bronze medal third place finish in the provincial event, Max finished second in the 300 metre event, third in the 500 metre event and second in the 3000 metre event in which he surpassed the old provincial record by 50 seconds. Max has been competing in speed skating since he was eight years old. Although he has always specialized in short track speed skating, he decided to try long track skating this year. Short track speed skating is skated indoors on a 110 metre track while long track speed skating is done outdoors on a 400 metre long track. Max prefers short track speed skating over long track speed skating but he uses long track to work on his distance events.
Max is hoping to perform well at the Canadian Championships in Saskatoon this coming weekend and then to compete in the Eastern Canadian Short Track Championships in Fredericton in March. In the long term, Maxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only goals are to continue to enjoy skating and to see where it takes him. Also competing at the recent Provincial Long Track Championships in Ottawa was Maxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister, Kitty Cole. Kitty, who was competing in her first long track speed skating event ever, picked up the silver medal for eight year old girls. Kitty, a grade four student at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Stittsville, has been skating with the Ottawa Pacers Speed Skating Club for four years now. She likes long track speed skating because she gets to skate longer distances such as the 1500 metres which is her favourite distance. Kitty has no long term goals as yet in speed skating as she just loves skating and being with her team mates. The Ottawa Pacers Speed Skating Club trains on Tuesdays and Thursdays from September through March at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata. The team also trains at the Brewer Park outdoor speed skating oval in Ottawa during the months of January and February. For more information about the Ottawa Pacers Speed Skating Club, visit the website www. ottawapacers.ca.
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Don Lafontaine, left, who is a research scientist for butterflies and moths, discusses a collection of Birdwing butterflies from southeast Asia with Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville member Carolyn Clark, right, following his guest speaking presentation at the Club’s meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
News - It may be winter but talk of butterflies and moths filled the air at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville at the Bistro 54 Restaurant at the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club in Stittsville on Wednesday morning, Jan. 28. That’s because guest speaker at the meeting was Don Lafontaine, a research scientist who specializes in the classification and zoogeography of butterflies and moths. He has authored or co-authored over 100 research papers and seven books including five volumes in the “Moths of
North America” series and “The Butterflies of Canada.” He works with the National Museum of Insects which is looked after by Agriculture Canada. This national collection started out housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature but when the Parliament Buildings burned in 1917 and Parliament subsequently took over the Museum of Nature while the Parliament Buildings were being rebuilt, the insect collection was moved to the Department of Agriculture and it has been housed there ever since. It is now the third largest insect collection in the world. See UNIQUE BUTTERFLIES, page 31
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Mr. Lafontaine focused a lot of his presentation on work that he has done regarding butterflies and moths in the Yukon and their relationship with butterflies and moths in Russia. It would seem that Alaska and the Yukon were at one time connected with northern Russia with a land bridge at the Bering Strait. As a result, butterflies in the high Canadian Arctic in the Yukon have a genetic connection to Russia. Mr. Lafontaine’s work in the Yukon also led to the discovery of many new species of butterflies and moths in the Ogilvie Mountains north of Dawson City in the Yukon. These butterflies and moths occur nowhere else on earth. It is unusual for Canada to have unique species but these Ogilvie Mountains were never impacted by the ice age and hence these unique species have survived there and only there. Many of the butterflies and moths are dark in colour because of the need to absorb energy from the sun in order to fly. There are flightless females involved which adds another intriguing consideration, given the area’s relationship with butterflies and moths in northern Russia. These flightless females at one time would have walked from northern Russia to these Ogilvie Mountains, traversing the Bering
land bridge, a journey that would have taken ages and generations for the butterflies to accomplish. Another area of interest in the Yukon is an area known as the world’s smallest desert which is near Lake Bennett of Yukon Gold Rush fame. This is a dunes area in which unique butterflies and moths are found. Some are found only in this desert area but there are some species that are also found in a similar dunes area in northern Russia. Comparing these species found in Can-
Mr. Lafontaine brought along with him two cases filled with specimens of various butterflies and moths, One case included examples of Birdwing butterflies, a species from southeast Asia that includes some of the largest butterflies in the world. They got into the Canadian collection when they were seized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as they were being smuggled into Canada. Butterflies are a type of moth that flies in the daytime. Moths usually fly at night.
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Family law matters–such as separation, divorce, and child custody–are, by their very nature, highly personal and private. You may be concerned about maintaining your privacy as much as possible if you are involved in a family law case. In order to settle these matters, the people involved are generally required to exchange information, such as financial records about income, assets, and debts. In some cases, other documents, such as medical or counselling records, police reports, or expert assessments on a variety of issues, might be required to determine the outcome. Most people would agree that this information can be highly personal and sensitive.
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News - Love should be in the air at the February Open Table community dinner at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville. That’s because the dinner will be happening on Saturday, Feb. 14 which is, of course, Valentine’s Day. As with all of these free monthly Open Table community dinners, this Valentine’s Day one will see the doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner served at 5 p.m. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend this free dinner.
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News - St. Andrew-s Presbyerian Church on McBean Street in Richmond is holding its annual pancake supper on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Adults $9 each and children aged 6-12 years $5 each. Children five and under free. For tickets please call Kaye at 613-838-5432 and leave a message. Tickets will also be available at th4e door.
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becomes part of the public record. There is also an “open court” principle that is very important in Canadian law that means that most legal proceedings, such as trials, are open to the public. In some very limited circumstances, a court can order a file to be sealed, but it is quite unusual and difficult to get. Instead of sealing an entire file, a court may instead “sanitize” a file by, for example, using initials instead of full names, and removing specific references to private information, such as birth dates, addresses and other identifying information of the people involved.
Do I have options to keep my information more private? Instead of going to court, some family law matters may be resolved through mediation, negotiation, arbitration, or a collaborative process. You will still usually need to exchange the same type of information, but because these are private settlements, the material you exchange does not need to be filed with the court and does not become part of the public record. In some cases, your lawyer might recommend that specific confidentiality clauses be negotiated in order to keep sensitive information private.
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ada with those in Russia allows scientists today discover which species travelled back and forth between Canada and Russia and which species did not. Mr. Lafontaine said that most butterflies and moths are not migratory but winter in place, either asleep under the snow as caterpillars or as eggs. There are migratory butterflies in the Ottawa area, though, such as the Monarch butterfly which migrates to Mexico and the Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies which also migrate.
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News - It’s called “Alchemical Imagination” and it gives a glimpse of the artistic talents of the grade 12 visual arts students at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville. “Alchemical Imagination” is the name of this annual art exhibition that is now on display in a second floor space beside the front stairway at the school. This exhibition will remain in place until mid-May. There are about 40 works of art in total in the display. Eric Belanger is one of the grade 12 students whose work is displayed in this exhibit. Each work, not only of Eric’s but of all of the students, is accompanied by a framed written explanation of how the work evolved, what techniques were used and what the work means in the view of the artist. Eric says that he has been doing art since he could hold a pencil and has always like to draw and do art. One of his works in this exhibition is called “Distinction,” a pencil drawing of a bird. It was a photo realism project in which he used a photo of a bird taken by his grandfather. He thought it was a beautiful photo and so decided to use it as the inspiration for his photo realism work. His other work in the exhibition is titled “The Convolution of Maturity” and is based on Salvador Dali’s surrealistic painting style although Eric also wanted to include a message in the work. So it deals with the concept of aging.
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Eric sees artwork being a part of his life in the future, even as just a hobby. He has applied for post-secondary programs in animation and illustration as he hopes to pursue a career perhaps as an animator. He praises the grade 12 visual arts class at Sacred Heart, saying that it has helped him sharpen his art skills. He particularly liked being in a class with so many other gifted artists. Grade 12 student Elli Seregelyi took on a challenge with her photo realism work that is on display in the exhibition not only because it was done with graphite which she does not usually work with but also because the work involves a facial reflection, a difficult artistic achievement since the reflection must mirror the original face. Elli admits that she is pretty happy with the way that this work came out. Elli’s other work in the exhibition is entitled “Man of Madness,” which is a multi-media work involving acrylic, tissue, clay and even circuit boards, all on canvas. Elli admits that this 20 inch by 24 inch work took her way out of her artistic element as she usually does portraits. But this work which takes its inspiration from an iconic image in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome. It involves the hand of God reaching down to mankind but in this case, the human hand has electronic circuit boards in it. And Elli replicated a crack in the original Sistine Chapel image in her work with the crack running between the hands, indicating a disconnect between faith and technology. The idea is that mankind has become so immersed in technology that man could be considered part machine now, always connected to their phones or electronic devices. Elli says that she has done art of some sort since she was a little girl. She started out doing cartoons and then evolved into other art forms. Elli hopes to pursue a career in architecture as she likes math and the sciences in addition to her love of art. But she sees art always being an important part of her life, saying that she would probably go crazy if there was no outlet for her to channel her creative energy. Grade 12 student Emma Maslow has two works in the exhibition including the 24 inch by 30 inch “King of the Undergrowth.” She wanted to do something that was unusual and out of the ordinary and she achieved this with this acrylic work depicting a person with antlers growing out of his head with a crown of foliage to give him an air of royalty.
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade 12 student Elli Seregelyi stands beside her two pieces of art (“The Governor’s Daughter” on top and “Man of Machine” beneath it) which are now on display in the “Alchemical Imagination” art exhibition at the school. Besides the mythologically-themed subject matter, this work also features extreme light on one side of the figure. Emma’s other work in this exhibition is “Untitled.” She chose the name so that the viewer could decide he or she feels about the work. She had a number of possible names for the work but she did not want to influence the viewer’s interpretation of the work and so she named it simply “Untitled.” It is a scene from a photo taken when her parents visited there. It shows two figures in an urban setting. Emma says that she is happy with
how this work came out. And she adds that art will always be part of her life. Other works in this exhibition include “No More Butterflies,” a work by Ashley Dale involving acrylic paint, acrylic gritty, gel medium and butterflies on canvas. It conveys a 3D impression given its mixed media nature and is meant to express freedom as evidenced by a butterfly’s ability to fly. Maya Wysocki’s 16 inch by 20 inch work is bright, with red, white, blue, yellow and green colours. See ART EXHIBITION, page 34
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The colours flow over the edge of the painting which was created using acrylic paint, water, gesso and popsicle sticks. Jennifer Crozierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cosmic Melodyâ&#x20AC;? is an acrylic on canvas, showing a number of colourful shapes all floating in the painting. The work is meant to mimic one of the painting styles of Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artist (1866-1944) who was among the first artists to paint from a purely abstract perspective. Emily Ackermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Onwardâ&#x20AC;? is a multi-media work, her first ever. Involving the use of polyfilla, acrylics, tissue paper and photography, this 36 inch by 36 inch work is meant John Curry/Metroland to depict adversity in life, with a person having no choice but to carry on in the hope that the trouble will pass. The painting Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade 12 student Eric Belanger stands in front of his two pieces of art which are part shows a sailboat in the water, with a white sky overhead. of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alchemical Imaginationâ&#x20AC;? art exhibition now on display at the school.
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At art exhibition Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade 12 student Emma Maslow stands in front of her artwork, “King of the Undergrowth,” left, and “Untitled”, right, which are now on display in the “Alchemical Imagination” art exhibition at the school.
News - A Canadian Blood Services community blood donor clinic will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic School on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. To book an appointment to give blood at this community blood donor clinic, please visit the website www.blood. ca or call 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283). There is a constant need for blood donors as it often requires numerous units of blood to help just one patient. Every minute of every day, someone in hospital in Canada is getting a blood transfusion. That’s why the need for blood donations is ongoing. Blood that is donated has a shlf life of five days for platelets and 42 days for red cells. It cannot be stored forever. A car accident victim, for example, can need up to 50 units of blood which means that 50 blood donations are needed just to help that one patient. Leukemia patients can need as many as eight units of blood a week as part of their treatment. Up to five donors are needed to provide the blood to help someone through heart surgery. Between two and eight donors are usually needed to help save someone with internal bleeding. Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the supply of blood and blood products in all of the provinces and territories except for Quebec which has a separate organization, Hema-Quebec, which does the same thing. Canadian Blood Services operates 42 permanent collection sites and more than 20,000 donor clinics each year such as the upcoming clinic in Stittsville. Canadian Blood Services collects about 850,000 units of blood annually and then processes the blood into the components and products that are administered to thousands of patients each year through blood transfusions.
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News - Have a question about cancer? Did you forget to ask your doctor something about cancer? Are you a high school student doing a project on cancer? Do you want to clarify about
a claim made about a cancer treatment? All of this information and more can be found out by calling the Cancer Information Service, a toll free phone line supported by the Canadian Cancer Society at 1-888-939-3333, See PROGRAMS, page 37
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This toll free line is the “go to place for cancer stuff,” guest speaker Laura Lafantaisie said when telling members of the Stittsville District Lions Club about this service provided by the Canadian Cancer Society. Ms. Lafantaisie is the volunteer engagement coordinator for the Ottawa Community Office of the Canadian Cancer Society, in charge of recruitment, training and placement of volunteers. But she told the Lions Club members about much more than just this Cancer Information Service toll free phone line. She explained that the Canadian Cancer Society is one of 200 to 300 charities in Canada raising money to combat cancer. However, the Canadian Cancer Society is different than the others in that it supports the battle against all kinds of cancer and not any specific cancer. She said that the Canadian Cancer Society is the largest charitable funder of cancer research in Canada, having contributed $1.2 billion towards cancer research over the years. Over the last 15 years, a total of $18 million has gone to research taking place in Ottawa. The mission of the Canadian Cancer Society is to eradicate
cancer and to enhance the life of those living with cancer. Ms. Lafantaisie noted that the survival rate now for those suffering from cancer is 63 percent. Indeed, for breast cancer, the survival rate is in the 80 percent range while the survival rate for children’s cancers has also increased in recent years. She explained that the Ottawa office of the Canadian Cancer Society offers a Wheels of Hope program which provides transportation to patients going to and from medical appointments. There are 117 volunteer drivers involved in the program who in the past year transported over 400 adults and children fighting cancer to medical appointments, totalling over 5,500 trips. Another program offered by the Canadian Cancer Society is a peer support program which matches patients and caregivers with cancer survivors who have gone through a similar experience. The program brings these people together on a national basis, using the phone. There is also a Smokers Help Line to assist smokers in quitting. It was noted that a smoker usually tries to quit seven times on average before succeeding. Prevention and awareness are also important for the Ca-
nadian Cancer Society and the Ottawa office does take part in over 100 presentations about cancer throughout the city in the course of a year. Some high schools have youth groups in which student leaders undertake advocacy work about cancer and also share information with other students. One current threat to cancer prevention is the popularity of flavoured tobacco products that are targeted at youth. Youth as young as students in grade five are starting to use these flavoured tobacco products because the packages look like candy and the flavours also give it a candy feeling. The Canadian Cancer Society is working to have these flavoured tobacco products aimed at children banned. Ms. Lafantaisie noted that a healthy lifestyle is beneficial in avoiding cancer. This can include healthy eating involving few packaged foods, no smoking, wearing sun protection and exercising. The Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days are coming up in April again this year. These are both a fundraising and an awareness building initiative for the Canadian Cancer Society. In the Ottawa area, there are 40 locations where the Daffodil
Days happen, with about 800 volunteers involved. These Daffodil Days raise over $100,000 in total for the Canadian Cancer Society. In Stittsville, members of the Stittsville District Lions Club will once again be on hand at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer (YIG) for Daffodil Days. This year donors will not only receive a plastic daffodil pin in recognition of their donation but there will also be an opportunity at YIG stores to purchase fresh daffodils. The Canadian Cancer Society also organizes the annual Relay For Life which has involved teams and individuals walking through the night in raising funds for the fight against cancer. The local Relay For Life event is held at Walter Baker Park on Terry Fox Drive in Kanata. In past years a team of Stittsville District Lions Club members has participated in this local Relay For Life event. This year in an effort to attract more family involvement, the Relay For Life event at Walter Baker Park will be a six hour event, running from 6 p.m. to midnight. This year’s Relay For Life event will take place on Friday, June 19.
Art winners in People’s Choice balloting Special to the News
News - The people have spoken! And the winner in the People’s Choice balloting at the recently concluded “Paint It Black” exhibition at the Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa) gallery in the foyer area of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville is artist Michael Goguen for his painting entitled “The Raven.” The painting showed a raven perched on a fallen tree but, as with all Michael Goguen works, the painting had even more for the viewer to note, such as a bright star in the top corner of the work. Runner-up in the People’s Choice balloting at this “Paint It Black” exhibition was Binish Rasheed whose oil painting entitled “Dragon Illusion” was a three piece work that taken together showed a dragon outlined on a gold background. Three artists were tied for third place in the People’s Choice balloting for this exhibition. Tied for third place in the voting were Alain Bernard for his painting “Au rang St-Antoine,” Trudy Daley for her work “Harvest Moon,” and Tammy MacAllister for her work
“Cove.” Alain Bernard’s painting “Au rang St-Antoine” was an oil painting of a scene with a traditional French Canadian home and adjacent barns on a country road, illuminated by a setting sun. Trudy Daley’s acrylic “Harvest Moon” depicted a full moon in the sky over an evergreen forest. Tammy MacAllister’s “Cove,” an oil on canvas, was a large piece with abstract overtones featuring not only blue water but also with greens and yellows in the mix as well. This “Paint It Black” art exhibition was on display at the owaa gallery at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex from Saturday, Nov. 8 through to Friday, Jan. 9. It has now been replaced by new exhibition entitled “White is in the Winter Night” which will run through to Friday, March 6. At each exhibition at the owaa gallery, there is an opportunity for viewers to cast a ballot for the piece of art on exhibit that appeals the most to them. There are ballots on the top of a display case at the gallery, with an adjacent ballot box in which to place the completed ballot. The results
from this People’s Choice balloting are tabulated at the end of each exhibition’s run. The participating artists always eagerly anticipate the results from this voting as doing well in this People’s Choice balloting is always considered a great honour by the artists involved. The owaa gallery in the foyer area of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville is open for viewing seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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City of Ottawa Councillor Reports By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa
January 30th, 2015 Reverie Development Update The Reverie development is located at 1491 & 1493 Stittsville Main St., located on the east side of Stittsville Main St., slightly north of Abbott St. and opposite Manchester St. Residents have raised concerns with the slow development of this site and the nature of the development. In 2011, Site Plan and Zoning applications for this development was approved by the City of Ottawa. The Site Plan consists of five storey mixed-use building fronting onto Stittsville Main Street and the rear of the site is approved for five three-storey buildings for a total of 24 stacked residential units. I have recently been made aware that new owners will be taking over the site in the spring. I look forward to working with the new owner and I will also continue to be working with City staff on this file. At this time this is all the information I have but once I have an opportunity to speak with the new owner I will share more information with the community. Developments such as this one is one of reasons I requested the City undertake the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan (CDP) because of the individual spot zonings taking place on the street. I feel these types of developments illustrate the need for the City to ensure that Stittsville Main Street in the future has a blueprint for its progress as development continues along the street. I look forward to having this CDP for Stittsville Main Street approved later this year. Family Fun Day at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) Join myself and GRC staff from 11:00am – 3:00pm at the GRC on February 16th for Family Fun Day activities! There will be public skating, carnival games, and a horse drawn sleigh rides from 12:00pm- 2:00pm. As well, look at the poster to the right to see which special guests will be making appearances throughout the event! I hope to see you and your family there on February 16th! My ServiceOttawa – improving residents’ online experience Ottawa residents can now view, print and pay their property tax bill and water and sewer bill online at ottawa.ca through My ServiceOttawa. By creating a My ServiceOttawa account using a single email address and password, residents can securely access and customize online City services and information that matter most to them 24 hours a day, including: s PAY THEIR BILL ONLINE OR SET UP PREAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS s VIEW THEIR BILL HISTORY AND LAST PAYMENT INFORMATION s VIEW THEIR ACCOUNT SUMMARY s PRINT BILLS s CHANGE THEIR MAILING ADDRESS Once the account is created, all that is required to view, print and pay your bill online is your water account number and balance on the last bill, or property tax roll number and access code. Don’t delay, set up an account today by going to ottawa.ca and selecting the My ServiceOttawa button at the top of the web page.
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This Thursday, February 5th is the date of the first Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meeting of this term of Council. It also marks my first meeting as Chair. This meeting will be held at City Hall at 9:30am but one of the agenda items will likely mean that this will be the last ARAC meeting at City Hall. Following the Governance Report that I discussed back in December, we will be discussing meeting locations for future meetings. Essentially, we are looking at moving all meetings to Ben Franklin Place in Centrepointe. This location is geographically central to all wards in the City, thus offering an accessible location for rural residents. It also has ample free parking. This change in location will come into effect in time for the March meeting of ARAC. Also on the agenda for the February 5th ARAC meeting will be the approval of naming the North Gower Bowling Alley after Gerry Lines, commemorating a future Manotick park in memory of Lela Scharf, confirming appointments to the Manotick Business Improvement Area, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority, the South Nation Conservation Authority and the rural panel of the Committee of Adjustment, as well as some minor reports on two municipal drains. Free Family Day Event at Goulbourn Museum Family Day at Goulbourn Museum will feature an array of free activities for all ages. Families can pose for a fun keepsake in the photo booth, get creative at the craft station, play games, win prizes, and pretend to be pioneers in the Museum’s replica village shop. If weather permits there will also be outdoor games and activities as well as roasting marshmallows around the fire pit. The Family Day festivities take place Monday, February 16th from 10:00am to 3:00pm. All ages are welcome, admission is free and so are the hot chocolate and Tim Bits! The Goulbourn Museum is located at 2064 Huntley Road, just south of Stittsville, at Stanley’s Corners. For more information, visit www.goulbournmuseum.ca or call 613-831-2393 or join Goulbourn Museum on Facebook for regular updates. Summer Student Recruitment Students interested in summer employment with the City of Ottawa are encouraged to apply for available positions through ottawa.ca. The 2015 Summer Student Employment Campaign will be open from February 2 to February 27, 2015. This program offers students great opportunity to gain valuable work experience and insight into today’s workforce, discover a career path, showcase skills and enhance academic goals. For more information including eligibility criteria and other requirements, visit ottawa.ca. My ServiceOttawa is improving residents’ online experience Ottawa residents now have the ability to view, print and pay their property tax bill and water and sewer bill online at ottawa.ca through My ServiceOttawa. By creating a My ServiceOttawa account, residents can securely access and customize online City services and information that matter most to them 24 hours a day, including:
Around the village of Richmond
News –The Richmond Village Association has been nominated in the Non Profit/Community Organization category for Goulbourn in the annual People’s Choice Business Awards presented by the West Ottawa Board of Trade (formerly the Kanata Chamber of Commerce). The awards celebrate business but also community excellence in the communities of Goulbourn, Kanata and West Carleton. The award recipients are determined by online voting by members of the public. The online voting is now open on the West Ottawa Board of Trade website at http://westottawabot.com … St. Philip’s Catholic Parish is holding a wine and cheese reception in the parish hall this Saturday, Feb. 7 after the 4:30 p.m. mass as a celebration of the birthday of pastor Fr. Bob Poole…Long time Richmond resident John Parker died on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the age of 82. He was a member of the Richmond District Lions Club. He was predeceased by his wife Diana and his son David. He is survived by his son Andrew and a granddaughter. A funeral service was held in the chapel at the Kanata Chapel of Kelly Funeral
Early planning for Richmond’s 200th anniversary John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
News - A gala “black tie” dance and a massive ceremony renewing wedding vows that might gain recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records are among the event ideas being considered in the early planning for Richmond’s 200th anniversary celebrations in 2018. The Richmond 2018 Anniversary Celebration Committee held its second working meeting since its formation on Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Goulbourn Museum, going over a list of suggested and possible events to be held to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Richmond’s founding in 1818. A “black tie” dance with a suggested attendance of 500 people and a renewal of wedding vows ceremony presided over by Richmond’s clergy that might attract many participants, perhaps enough for an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records, are just two of the events being considered. There’s lots more – a genealogy workshop, walking tours of Richmond, carnival activities, a performance by the RCMP musical ride, a lumberjack demonstration, an antique car show, a military band concert, a parade, a drama presentation, a fiddling and step dancing show, a fireworks display, an appearance by the Ontario Provincial Police Golden Helmets motorcycle team, a helicopter repelling demonstration, a pancake breakfast, a 10K run and a craft and gift show.
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There is also the suggestion of an historical re-enactment encampment, perhaps at the Jock River Park. The site is going to be examined to determine if it would work as the site for such an encampment and just how extensive such an encampment could be. A fashion show featuring both current and historical clothing is another event that is being considered. Most of these events would be held on the weekend of June 15-17, 2018 although some events might take place throughout the month of June or perhaps at other times in the year. The committee is trying to establish a proposed schedule of events and costs related to them so that it can pursue its fundraising activities for the celebrations. Early projections foresee a budget ranging from $50,000 to $75,000. Grants and corporate sponsorships are being viewed as the sources of funds for the celebrations. The committee is also discussing in a very preliminary way what might be an appropriate legacy project that might result from these 200th anniversary celebrations. These range from a clock tower at Memorial Park to development of a
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mountain bike park on a site behind the Richmond Legion Hall to a building with community meeting and activity space. The Richmond Village Association (RVA), one of the seven community groups with representatives on this 2018 Anniversary Celebration Committee, will be posting information on its website seeking volunteers who wish to be involved with these 200th anniversary celebrations and also seeking any ideas about events or activities that could be held as part of the celebrations. There are also plans to have a 200th anniversary logo and song and ideas are needed about how to proceed with such an initiative. The seven community organizations who have representatives on this Richmond 2018 Anniversary Celebration Committee include the Goulbourn Township Historical Society, the Goulbourn Museum, the Richmond Agricultural Society, the Richmond Legion, the Richmond Village Association, the Goulbourn Kiwanis Club and the Richmond District Lions Club. Judy Wagdin of Richmond is chairing this Richmond 2018 Anniversary Celebration Committee.
Grade eight information night at South Carleton High School Special to the News
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Homes on Eagleson Road in Kanata on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29. Burial at St. Philip’s Cemetery in Richmond will take place in the spring. In memoriam donations to the Alzheimer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated…The second semester for the 2014-2015 school year began at South Carleton High School on McBean Street last Monday. Final report cards for semester one are being sent home on Tuesday, Feb. 17…There’s a community blood donor clinic hosted by Canadian Blood Services coming up this Monday, Feb. 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at St. Philip’s Parish Hall at the corner of Burke Street and Fortune Street. To book an appointment, visit www.blood.ca …James “Jim” Lowry of Prescott, formerly of Ottawa, and a brother of Marlene Greene of Richmond, passed away in hospital on Monday, Jan. 26. He was 72. A celebration of his life was held in the chapel at the Irvine Memorial Chapel at Roselawn in Maitland on Thursday, Jan. 29. In memoriam donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated…
News - A grade eight information night will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at South Carleton High School in Richmond. This event gives students who will be attending South Carleton for the first time this coming September to receive information about the school and to tour the facility. From 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be a presentation for all of these current grade eight students and their families.
Then, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., there will be an open house at which these students and their families can take self-guided tours of the school, can view Department displays and can see extra-curricular activity displays. Also at 6:30 p.m., there will be a presentation on the advanced placement courses which the school offers. At the same time, there will also be a presentation about the Specialist High Skills Major Programs which are offered at the school.
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U-Rock Music School’s concert of ‘firsts’ John Curry
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News - There were lots of “firsts” at the U-Rock Music School’s concert at The Brass Monkey on Greenbank Road in Nepean last Sunday afternoon. First of all, it was the first-ever “winter” concert of Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School, marking the end of the school’s first session with the next session beginning this week. The concert also marked the first ever performance by The Beetle Squishers, the U-Rock Music School’s first student rock band. The band took its name The Beetle Squishers as a nod to their two music teachers/coaches who perform with the Ottawa area rock band Spiderkillers. This has been the first band experience for the members of the Beetle Squishers with the band performing two numbers at the concert – one to begin the program and one just before the end. Their song opening the concert
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was “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” which was a number one hit for American rock guitarist and singer Joan Jett and her band The Blackhearts in 1981 and has since become one of rock’s iconic tunes. The Beetle Squishers’ second tune played just before the end of the concert was a 1965 hit for the English rock band The Rolling Stones, “( I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” considered one of the greatest rock songs ever. Members of The Beetle Squishers at this concert were Liam Marelic, age 16, bass guitar; Becky Hall, age 16, electric guitar; Sarah Culbert, age 13, vocals; Kaitlyn Weatherall, age 14, vocals; Kyrstein Wright, age 16, vocals; and Grace Carrie, age 13, drums. The newly formed band was challenged to perform at this U-Rock winter concert with just four weeks to learn the two songs performed. In addition, Grace Carrie is a novice drummer as she is normally a singer. Indeed, she also sang a solo during the concert. The concert also featured a lot of first time performances by students at the U-Rock Music School. First year student performers included Sonia Chirila, age 8; Nika Gainford, age 8; Maria VanAdel, age 9; Avery Stone, age 8; Micaela Egan, age 12; Stephanie Baker, age 14; Teyah DeVries, age 11; Samantha Clarke, age 13; Karolina Moo, age 12; Megan Heslop, age 16; and Jonah Fortin, age 17. The concert featured a wide array of songs, as each of the 18 solo performers sang one song. It may have been another “first” that there was only one Taylor Swift song among all of these solo tunes. Cathy Hallessey of the URock Music School, who introduced the various singers at the concert, remarked that at previous concerts, there was usually a number of Taylor Swift songs sung by the student performers. But this time, there was only one and it was sung by Samantha Clarke, a 13 year old first year student, who sang “White Horse,” a song by American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift which was released in late 2008. A country pop song, it won Grammy Awards in 2010 for Best Country Song and also for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. It was said that Samantha is a big Taylor Swift fan.
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Another unique happening at this concert was 16 year old Kyrstein Wright singing “If I Didn’t Know Better” in a cappella style, i.e. with no musical accompaniment. “If I Didn’t Know Better” is a song from the 2003 album “Dance With My Father” by American rhythm and blues singer Luther Vandross. And while tunes made famous by singers like Cyndi Lauper (“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” – 1983-84), Bruno Mars (“Count on Me”- 2010) and Christina Aguilera (“Beautiful” – 2002) were among those sung at the concert, American singer Katy Perry was not left out, even if she was performing later that day in the halftime show at the Super Bowl in Arizona. Nine year old Maria VanAdel sang “Wide Awake,” a chart topping single by Katy Perry in 2012, taken from her album “Teenage Dream: The Complete Collection.” Singers in the concert besides the first year student performers included Mia Paulin, age 7; Sarah Culbert, age 13; Kiley Sass, age 11; Caitlin Croskery, age 10; Grace Carrie, age 13;
Kyrstein Wright, age 16; and Kaitlyn Weatherall, age 14. U-Rock Music School students who were unable to perform in the concert included Jorie Finlayson, age 7; Maggie Pifer, guitar, age 8; Paige Publow, guitar, age 11; Grace Murphy, age 11; Aidan Kratt, vocals and guitar, age 12; Abigail Moffitt, age 12; Noah Raftis, guitar, age 14; and Josh Hubley, age 15. This U-Rock Music School winter concert featured performances by the pop/rock vocal and guitar students of Cathy Hallessey and Brian Brodersen who are the instructors at the music school. Holding the concert at The Brass Monkey on Greenbank Road allowed the students to experience a stage setting with lighting and sound systems. The U-Rock Music School has been coaching and teaching young rock stars in the Stittsville/Kanata area since 1997. The Music School recently launched a new website to better showcase the talents of the students. This website can be found at www.u-rockschool.com.
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Rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;KID-ROCKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; camp during March Break Special to the News
News - March Break this year can be a rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time for youngsters. At least it will be for those who attend the U-Rock Music Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;KID-ROCKâ&#x20AC;? camp during March Break. At this March Break camp in Stittsville, young rock stars or rock stars-to-be, will experience playing in a real rock band and will even go home at the end of the week-long program with a YouTube video of their bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance. This March Break camp at the U-Rock Music School in Stittsville will run from Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20, with both full day and half day programs available. The full day program will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while the half day program will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Parents are advised that 8 a.m. drop off and 5 p.m. pickup options are available if required. At this â&#x20AC;&#x153;KID-ROCKâ&#x20AC;? camp, youth aged 7 to 14 years will get to try drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitar and
singing as well as form a real band. They will learn about reading music, will receive basic instruction on a variety of instruments, will learn how to write songs, will learn how
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Nika Gainford sings the Bruno Mars hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Count on Meâ&#x20AC;? at the U-Rock Music Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter concert at The Brass Monkey on Greenbank Road in Nepean last Sunday afternoon.
to use professional music gear and will experience the backbeat of rhythm, percussion and harmony. In addition, the youth will work creatively as a team to choose a band name, design a band logo as well as t-shirts and merchandise and will learn how to find easy songs to learn online and how to read tabs. At the end of this March Break program, the youth will be recorded while performing what they learned at this camp and will go home with a YouTube video of their involvement with a rock band. There will be fun-filled theme days like punk rock day, neon day, glam rock day and hip hop day. There will be lessons on rock/pop music history and trivia and youth will explore how YouTube videos have turned talented kids into big stars. Participants will receive tips on how kids and young teens can find creative ways to get valuable stage time. There will also be an outdoor segment to this â&#x20AC;&#x153;KID-ROCKâ&#x20AC;? March Break
camp as Cathy Hallessey of the U-Rock Music School believes that every budding rock star needs to be inspired by nature every day. Both beginners and experienced music performers are welcome to attend this March Break camp. Participants can bring their own instruments from home if they already play or can use instruments at the U-Rock Music School if they are beginners and do not yet have their own instrument. A typical day at this â&#x20AC;&#x153;KIDROCKâ&#x20AC;? March Break camp will start with music instruction and then move into a band meeting and practice. After lunch, there will be lots of cool activities for the kids to enjoy, with each day ending with demonstrations and more cool learning and lots of fun. This â&#x20AC;&#x153;KID-ROCKâ&#x20AC;? March Break camp at Stittsvileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s URock Music School promises to provide youth with an opportunity to experience everything musical at one time with others their own age and with similar interests.
Cost of attending this March Break camp at the URock Music School is $250 for the week if attending for the full day or $200 for the week if attending for the half day. The 8 a.m. drop off and 5 p.m. pick up options are avail-
able for $10 a day. For more information about this March Break program at the U-Rock Music School or to register, please check out the website www.u-rockschool.com or call Cathy Hallessey at 613-457-5064.
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Cathy Hallessey of the U-Rock Music School makes an announcement at the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter concert at The Brass Monkey on Greenbank Road in Nepean last Sunday afternoon.
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Information session, open casting call for ‘The Ark’ musical Special to the News
News - Noah’s Ark is going to be floating in Stittsville and you have the opportunity to be on board for the ride. And what a ride it is going to be! There will be Noah, his wife, three sons and their wives, and animals of all shapes and sizes. Yes, the story of Noah complete with his ark will be coming alive in Stittsville this spring when the Stittsvill4e United Church presents its annual spring musical which this year will be “The Ark.” And what’s great about all of this is that anyone interested can join the cast and crew of the musical. And even if you just want to be an audience member, you can still get in the spirit of the event as audience members, both adults and youth, are going to be encouraged to dress up like animals for the production. Indeed, those in costume will be given front row seats in the animal pens within the ark itself. For instance, Jeff and Marianne Tilton and their two daughters are planning to attend as an animal family. Noah and the rest of his family will be in-
teracting with all of the animals throughout the show. So, it promises to be a fun event for all. If you are interested in taking part in the musical as a cast or crew member, you are urged to attend an information session and open casting call session on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Stittsville United Church. You may want to be one of the “speaking” animals in the play or one of the cast members. There are lead roles available and also smaller parts available – something for everyone. There are also opportunities to design sets, play musical instruments, design costumes, sing in the chorus and act on stage. It all promises to be a nine-week adventure of meeting new people, working together as a team and producing one of the Old Testament’s best known stories – that of Noah and his Ark. It will all be presented in the musical “The Ark” on the first weekend in May, namely Saturday,May 2 at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, May 3 at 10 a.m. and at 3 p.m. The entire sanctuary at Stittsville United
Consultation meeting about budget Special to the News
News - The city of Ottawa is holding four public consultation meetings in February to give residents an opportunity to learn more about the proposed 2015 city budget and to
give comments about it. These four meetings are being held in four areas of the city – central, east, south and west. The meeting being held for residents in the west area of
the city including Stittsville, Richmond, Munster and Goulbourn will take place this coming Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic High School on Katimavik Road in Kanata.
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Church is going to be transformed to become the centre of Noah’s Ark. Audience members will be treated as animals in the Ark with many interactive moments with Noah and his family. The production is all going to be based on the off-Broadway musical “The Ark,” a musical which appeals to audiences of all ages. The musical includes haunting lyrics and music inspired by several genres such as rock, blues, honky tonk and gospel. There’s humour as well as poignant moments in the production. Ruth Richardson, who heads up the organization of these annual productions at Stittsville United Church, chose this musical “The Ark” as it addresses the family dynamics of the story of Noah and his Ark. The church’s musical director Allison Houston loves the variety of musical styles in the musical and is looking
forward to start practising with the production’s chorus and band. Everyone interested in taking part in this musical is urged to attend the information session and open casting call on Sunday, Feb. 15 at Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. For more information about this upcoming production of the musical “The Ark,” or about the information session, please call Ruth Richardson at 613-836-8735 or email her at bcuc@ storm.ca. Stittsville United Church presents these family spring musicals to nurture and build community within the congregation, to produce an opportunity for creativity and fun, to inspire and challenge people regarding their involvement and talents, to be inter-generational and flexible, to produce for a short term commitment and to tell a story with a faith message.
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Mary Cook’s Memories Lifestyle - The beginning of a new year, for most of us, is a time to reflect on the year that has just past. As a writer, I look back at many columns I should have done differently, and there are one or two which would have been better had they never seen the light of day. What I can dois tell my readers a few of the things that continue to make my work both challenging and gratifying, and certainly interesting. Perhaps in doing so, I can enlighten those who have asked questions, given me advice, and shared with me, their own stories over the year. There were columns, some more than others, which elicited questions from readers on those people I write about. Are they real? Did they ever exist? Where are they now? Sometimes, to protect the innocent, I create a fictitious name, but the people I write about, did indeed exist in my early life, and the episode, did in fact happen. For instance, Marguerite (and I’m not stupid enough to call her by her right name) is really a compilation of all the bad little girls I went to school with over the years, and the episodes happened at various times and in various places, but were in fact, actual.
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Was there really a Velma, Joyce, Cecil, and a Miss Crosby? What about my rich Uncle Lou? Or my three brothers and my beloved sister Audrey? Was there an Aunt Lizzie who regularly augmented our meager wardrobes with a hand-me-down box from Regina? And what about my mischievous cousin Ronny? Where are these people now? Every one of the aforementioned were very much a part of my growing up on the farm at Northcote, and very, very real indeed. But sadly, all have passed on, the most recent being my dear friend Joyce just a few months ago. Let me highlight just one other. Uncle Lou, my mother’s brother, was indeed her rich brother from New York. Long before he married and had children of his own, he gave us much joy and bestowed on my mother countless good deeds to make her life easier on that farm in Renfrew County. If you still wonder if he did exist, you can ask his daughter Mary Lou Walker, who lives outside of Perth, and she will attest to the honesty of the stories, and my depiction of an uncle, her father, who brought so much joy to our lives during those Depression years.
I am forever grateful to those readers who can add another dimension to a story I have written. One reader recently referred to the story of my Mother’s belief that only someone of fair hair should be the first person over the thresh hold in the new year. He said, his memory was that of only a person with black hair who could be admitted first. That brought about memories for both of us of a piece of coal which was brought into the house by the first visitor, to ensure good luck for the coming year. And so it goes: memories written, memories shared. And then there are those loyal readers whose mission in life is to keep me on my toes. One such reader sends me letters, which are a joy to read, even though they might be a reprimand for a breach of good grammar, or a word misspelled. He is always a gentleman and a true scholar, and I want him to know every letter he writes I take very seriously, and try, but don’t always succeed in living up to his very high standards. It is very gratifying to me to know the column is often recycled and sent off to faraway places, which in turn brings me mail from places I have never heard of, and in-
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troduces me to people who become friends. Two come to mind: A gentleman from Kitchener writes long, wonderful letters, describing in detail, his life, his home, his activities and his mission in life. His letter is wrapped around packets of imported teas as a token of appreciation for the joy he says the column brings him. One of the most cherished readers the column has elicited is a young man, still in his early teens, who had his father drive him all the way from his home in the Upper Ottawa Valley to meet me. What an honour that was. It is heartwarming indeed to know that my simple stories appeal to people of all ages, and this young man proves to me that memories told, hold no boundaries and appeal to people of all ages. Just a few days ago I was sent a picture of a very young girl, curled up on a couch, reading a Mary Cook story. And so I go into another year with gratitude and with hope. I am indebted to those loyal readers who take the time to send their feedback. I appreciate that the families left, of those who have passed on, have given me permission to continue to include their loved ones in my stories. Every letter, every email is cherished, and all are answered. Although I often have to rely on email if an address is lacking, I am an inveterate letter writer, and I am sure one of Canada Post’s best customers. And so it is with heartfelt gratitude to you, devoted readers, who are the real heroes of my stories, that I give my thanks. Without you, there would be no reason to write of my memories of that special time in my life. May 2015 be a time when you too will want to make note of those times in the year, which were special to you, and may you remember those people who will have touched your days in a meaningful way, so that they too will become cherished memories, and become part of the fabric in your own book of life.
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Breakfast at Legion Hall At the breakfast at the Stittsville Legion Hall last Sunday morning are, clockwise, from left, Tom Albert, grandchildren Cole Laframboise and Karissa Laframboise, Legion president Doug Barnett who is serving those at the table, Alison Albert and grandchild Carson Laframboise. These monthly breakfasts are open to everyone in the community.
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Erica Wiebe considered for Female Athlete of Year Award Special to the News
Sports - Sacred Heart Catholic High School graduate Erica Wiebe of Stittsville was one of the contenders for the Kristina Groves Female Athlete of the Year Award for 2014 at last week’s Ottawa Sports Awards celebration. In competing for the Ottawa Sports Awards’ Female Athlete of the Year Award, Erica was up against such athletes as curler Rachel Homan, long track speed skater Ivanie Blondin, track athlete Sultana Frizell, Australian Rules Football player Aimee Legault and golfer Grace St-Germain. It was Ivanie Blondin who emerged as the winner of the Kristina Groves Female Athlete of the Year trophy. Ivanie is the world’s number one ranked mass start speed skater, winning four medals so far this season on the World Cup circuit. She is a member of the Canadian national speed skating team. Erica reached the top of the wrestling world in 2014, be-
ing ranked number one in the world for much of the year. An alumni of the National Capital Wrestling Club, Erica dominated against the best in the world in the women’s 75 kilogram class. She lost only two matches during the year, earning victories over every one of the recent Olympic medalists and world champions. She won major international events in Hungary, Austria, Germany, Sweden and Colorado in addition to being a gold medalist in the women’s 75 kilogram division in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland last July. Now based at the University of Calgary, she is considered a quick and highly agile wrestler and is viewed as an athlete to watch in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Erica was introduced to wrestling as a grade nine student at Sacred Heart. At her graduation ceremony at Sacred Heart in June 2007, she received the Graduate Athlete
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Erica Wiebe, one of the top ranked female freestyle wrestlers in the world, graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville in 2007. of the Year award as well as the Canadian Federation of University Women/Kanata Award given to a female graduate student who has shown a special interest in human rights and politics. She was also one of 87 graduates who earned Ontario Scholar designation. Erica has been living and studying and wrestling at the University of Calgary since graduating from Sacred Heart. She pursued a degree in kinesiology while wrestling with
the University of Calgary Dinos. Erica is a three time Canadian Interuniversity Sport champion and a six time Canadian national champion. She is now a member of the Team Canada wrestling team. Erica loves sharing her passion for the sport of wrestling with others. She has returned home to take part in wrestling clinics in the Ottawa area. She has been a guest coach at various wrestling camps in Canada and has been the women’s
coach of the Calgary Area Zone 3 youth wrestling team. In 2012, Erica was at the Olympic Games in London as an alternate for the national team, serving as a training partner for a fellow wrestler in the 72 kilogram category. She gained experience about the Olympic atmosphere that should serve her well at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where she hopes to represent Canada. The Ottawa Sports Awards gala celebration honouring Ottawa area athletes and teams was held at Algonquin College on Wednesday, Jan. 28. A sold-out crowd of over 625 was in attendance as the Ottawa area’s top athletes in over 60 individual sports were honoured. Among the teams honoured at the celebration was the South Carleton High School Storm girls’ alpine ski team which won the Level 1 provincial championship. Members of this team were Zoe Lazenby, Emily Butler, Sierra
Hallstone, Robyn Rennie and Kristine Sproule with teacher Blake Claydon as head coach and Melody Murison and Brigitte Johnstone as assistants. Another team honoured is the Stittsville 56ers Novice Selects girls’ softball team which won the provincial U14 girls championship. Members of this team were Mackenzie Dicks, Lauren Daize, Haley Seguin, Alex Geoffrion, Hannah Blinn, Zoe Moore, Alana McPhail, Avery MacIntosh, MacKenzie Leonard, Ellyn Edwards and Maya Tisdall. Kevin Daize was the head coach with Dion Dicks as the assistant coach. Dan Seguin was the team’s statistician while Em Geoffrion and Marc Geoffrion were the team’s managers. Also among those honoured was South Carleton High School student Shyvonne Roxborough who was a member of the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club which won the Overall Club, Junior and Midget provincial championships in 2014.
Happenings, events at Stittsville Legion Barb Vant’Slot Special to the News
SPECIAL EVENTS (All these special events are open to everyone in the community unless otherwise stated) The next general meeting of the Legion will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The next meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Stittsville Legion will be held on Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall. A Valentines Day party with music by Li’l Al’s Combo will be held at the Legion Hall on Saturday, Feb. 14. Enjoy a spaghetti dinner, followed by a dance. The dinner gets underway at 6 p.m. with the dance starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Legion members and $15 for non-members. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend. Tickets available at the Legion Hall. A family breakfast to which everyone in the community is welcome will take place
on Sunday, March 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Only $6 per person. Bring the entire family for a great breakfast. On Sunday, March 8, a free dinner of “spaghetti and meat balls” will be served at the Legion Hall at a “Veterans Reunion.” This gathering of veterans will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. with the dinner to follow. All veterans are welcome. Please R.S.V.P. to the Stittsville Legion at 613836-1632. WEEKLY EVENTS (Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events unless otherwise stated) Bingo is played every Wednesday starting at 6:45 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Sue McCormick is always looking for volunteers to help at these Wednesday night bingos. If interested, please call her at 613-836-8860. Please note that you must be 18 years of age or older to work at or play bingo.
Euchre is played every Tuesday at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Note that the start time for these weekly euchres hosted by the Legion’s 55 Plus Club is now 1 p.m. rather than 1:15 p.m. An Open Mic “Jam Session” with Bill Martin will be held every Friday starting at 8
p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall. Come and enjoy some country and some rock ‘n roll music. Everyone is welcome to attend. Darts are played on Thursdays at 7 p.m. and also on Fridays at 8 p.m. Volunteers are now being sought to prepare and sell hot dogs in the kitch-
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en at the Legion Hall on both of these dart nights. HERE AND THERE The Stittsville Legion has an arrangement with Hurley’s Bar & Grill at the Shops of Main Street plaza at Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road. If you mention Team # 1632 before paying your bill, the Legion will be receiving ten percent of what you pay. The Team # is easy for Legion members to remember as it is the phone number at the Legion Hall. At the end of the year, Hurley’s will issue a cheque to the Stittsville Legion for ten percent of the total amount attributed to Team # 1632. So this is a great deal – you get to enjoy yourself at Hurley’s and the Stittsville Legion gets some financial help. It’s a win/win situation. Memberships cards for 2015 are available and can be picked up at the Legion Hall. The price is $50 each. If anyone is interested in volunteering a few hours to help out at the Legion, please call the Legion at 613-836-
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1632. The Legion is always looking for help. This is an opportunity for students to acquire “volunteer hours.” For more information, please contact Barb Vant’Slot at 613-8367823 or the Legion Hall at 613-836-1632. The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www. rcl618.ca . Upcoming events at the Stittsville Legion are always posted on the billboard sign at the front of the Legion Hall, easily seen by those passing by on Stittsville Main Street. EUCHRE WINNERS Garnet Vaughn had the most lone hands at the euchre at the Legion Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Jackie Ralph had the ladies high score with Joan Benoit placing second. Bill Dobson had the men’s high score with Dwain McGillvray as the runner-up. Pat Doxsee had the low score while Tony Bifolchi had the hidden score.
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IN MEMORIAM GOURLAY In loving memory of our dear parents and grandparents Muriel passed away February 7, 1992 Emerson passed away April 9, 1965.
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At home in Sand Point on Saturday, January 31st, 2015 in the arms of his devoted and loving wife, Janet and surrounded by the love of his children, Edward (Cassandra) and Jessica (Nicole Cooper) following a lengthy illness. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to William and Mary Carlile. Brother of William (Doreen) of Brae, Ireland, Marshall (Aislinn) of Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland and Georgina Kathleen Reynolds of Norfolk, England. Dear brother-in-law of Wallace (Marlee) Eley of Scarborough. Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to visit John’s family during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Friday, February 6th from 12 noon until 1:45 p.m. A Service to honour and celebrate John’s life will be conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. In memory of John, a donation made to the “Friends of the Arnprior and District Museum” would be appreciated by his family. Condolences/Tributes/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
He’ll be sadly missed by his daughter Genny Johannessen (late John) his sons Tyler (Michelle Belair) and their mother Susan, also his sons Terry and Ronald and their mother Heather. He is survived by his brother Ronald (Eleanor) sisters Diane (Ray Gompf) and Linda (Gordie Angus). He was predeceased by his sister Laurene Carry (Dalton). Son of the late James and Elsie (Kelly) Wallace. Funeral service was held in the St. John’s Lutheran Church, Pembroke on Friday January 16 at 2 pm with Spring interment.
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BARR, Henrietta “Toots” Peacefully at The Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior on Sunday afternoon, February 1st, 2015; Henrietta Barr of Arnprior passed away at the age of 90. Dear daughter of the late George Delahunt and the late Margaret Wilson. Beloved wife of the late Glenn Barr (1991). Dearly loved mother of Sharron Purdy of Yarmouth, N.S. and Marilyn Hurley (Dave) of Renfrew. Predeceased by 3 sons: Graham, Doug (late Rose) and Bruce (Sharon of Greely) as well as 2 grandsons: Jordie Purdy and Max Barr. Much loved and proud grandmother of Shannon, Sharlin, Jimmy, Sheena, Kim, Ryan, Terina, Erin and Chad and great-grandmother of Ceilidh, Aaden, Keeley, Logan, Dawson, Charlie, Skyler, Carter, Regan, Parker, Zac and Max. Henrietta will be sadly missed by her sister and best friend, Gladys Penny (late David) also of The Grove. Predeceased by brothers: Johnny, Richard “Dick” and George as well as sisters: Margaret Needham, Mary Needham and Effie Fraser. A private family service will take place followed by interment at St. Thomas Anglican Cemetery, Woodlawn. For those desiring, a donation to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated and may be made through the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior. Condolences/Tributes/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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COE; Sandra Lee Peacefully at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa with loved ones by her side on Monday afternoon, January 26th, 2015; Sandra Coe of White Lake; formerly of Stittsville passed away following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 65. Sandra was predeceased by her beloved husband, Eugene on November 10th, 2014. Cherished mother of Ralph (Lisa) of Stittsville and Deryl of Calgary. Proud “Granny” of Isabella and William. Loved sister of Leonard Kosub (Claudette) Orleans and Barbara Kannard (James) of Longview, Texas and sister-in-law of Ralph Coe (Sue) of Burlington. Also survived by nieces and nephews. A Private service took place at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior. Spring interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bancroft, Ontario . In memory of Sandra, a donation to Hospice Renfrew would be appreciated by her family. Condolences/Tributes/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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Sports - It may be winter but football is still on the minds of the Bell Warriors Football Club. It involves the holding of winter workouts which will take place at the Oz Dome on Westbrook road off Carp Road in Stittsville, running from Saturday, March 21 through to Saturday, April 25. These one hour sessions will be an indoor football clinic, getting ready for the upcoming 2015 season. The workouts are for youth ages 8 to 16 with four age groups: tykes (ages 8-10), mosquitos (ages 11-12), pee wee (ages 13-14) and bantam (ages 15-16). No experience is required. All participants need is a pair of cleats if available as well as shorts and a t-shirt. The cost is $10 per session or $40 for all six sessions. All registration will be done when a
participant shows up. In addition, during these six weeks, players will be able to register for the 2015 tackle football season. Registration costs are $300 for tyke and $350 for mosquito, pee wee and bantam. The Bell Warriors Football Club has offered a tackle football program for youth since 1955, drawing players from the Stittsville, Richmond, Goulbourn, Bells Corners, Bayshore and Britannia areas. The Bell Warriors field teams in the National Capital Amateur Football Association at four different age levels, ranging from tyke (ages 8-10) through bantam (ages 15-16). All football equipment is provided by the Club except for cleats. For more information about the Bell Warriors check out the website at www.bellwarriors.ca or call Bell Warriors president Paul Stewart at 613-838-4279.
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Sports - The Bell Warriors Football Club has a new look on the web. The Bell Warriors has launched its new-look website which has been in the works for a number of months. “We gave this project a great deal of attention to ensure that navigating the site was clear and easy,” said Bell Warriors president Paul Stewart. The Warriors partnered with “Creative Unity” to realize the new website. The website features an
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winner at every level back to the early 1970’s. There’s a “News Blog” added with news articles and press releases. The “Registration Module” gives families all the information and documents required to register. The new site can be found at www.bellwarriors.ca. The Bell Warriors Football Club has offered football programs for youth aged 8-16 years in the communities of Stittsville, Richmond, Munster, Bells Corners, Bayshore and Britannia since 1955.
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Richmond Legion education officer Elizabeth Douville, far left, and Richmond Legion past president Brian Goss, far right, are with three of the winners in the Richmond Legion’s Remembrance Day competition, from left, Jack Moulton, first place in both senior essay and senior poem categories; Laura Weisskopf, second place in senior poem category; and Abu Alibhai, first place in intermediate black and white poster category.
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Richmond Legion education officer Elizabeth Douville, far left, and Richmond Legion past president Brian Goss, far right, are with three of the winners in the Richmond Legion’s Remembrance Day senior black and white poster competition, from left, Akhir Alibhai, third place; Kaitlyn Trembley, second place; and Brianna Carswell, first place.
Poems popular in annual Remembrance contest Special to the News
News - Last year South Carleton High School student Laura Weisskopf submitted a poem in the Richmond Legion’s annual Remembrance poetry, essay and poster contest that ended up winning at the provincial level and going on to compete at the national level. Her success seems to have been noticed as
She did well, placing second in the category, this year, there were 47 poems submitted in the but she did not win the category like she did contest, the most ever. Indeed, the contest as a whole attracted 265 last year. It was Jack Moulton, a grade 10 student at entries which was a record as well. This year, Laura Weisskopf, who is now in grade 11 at South Carleton High School in Richmond, again entered the senior poem category in the contest.
South Carleton, which won this senior poem category this year and will see his poem go ahead to compete at the zone and possibly higher levels.
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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: john.curry@metroland.com The “A Good Read” book store at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville is holding a “Winter Blues Sale” of its used books from Thursday, Jan. 29 to Friday, Feb. 6. All adult books on the shelves will be 3 for $1.00. Teen/ youth and children’s books will be 5 for $1.00. Everyone is invited to drop in and browse the shelves. The book store is open when the library branch is open. The Stittsville Rams of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey league will host the visiting Almonte Thunder on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena) in Richmond. A community blood donor clinic hosted by Canadian Blood Services will be held on Monday, Feb. 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the St. Philip Parish Hall at the corner of Burke Street and Fortune Street in Richmond. To book an appointment, visit www.blood.ca . The annual general meeting of the Fairwinds Community Association will be held on Monday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs room at Stittsville Sobeys at the corner of Carp Road and Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. Everyone is welcome to attend. Vote for new Board members and participate in a question and answer session with city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councilor Shad Qadri. A free program for adults entitled “Memory Fitness: Rejuvenating Your Brain” will be offered on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Learn about keeping a brain young and practical tips to help you start rejuvenating
your brain. Registration is required at www. biblioottawalibrary.ca. A grade eight information night for incoming grade nine students and their families will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at South Carleton High School on McBean Street in Richmond. There will be a presentation for grade eight students and their families from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by an open house for the students and their families from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. This open house will include self-guided tours of the school, department displays and extra-curricular activity displays. In addition, from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., there will be a presentation on the school’s advanced placement courses and also a presentation on the Specialist High Skills Major Programs offered by the school. A free program for adults entitled “Money and Your Quality of Life: A Fresh Look at Money Management” will take place on Thursday, Feb. 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Learn how money management or budgeting is influenced by many factors which surface in daily life and how implementing a sound money management practice can help people take back financial and emotional control of their money lives. Registration is required at www. biblioottawalibrary.ca. The February monthly meeting of the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) will be held on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the conference meeting room at 8 Sweetnam Drive just south of Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. These SVA monthly meetings are open to members of the public.
The Crossing Bridge Residents Association is hosting a Winter Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crossing Bridge rink on Hobin Street in Stittsville. A Heritage Day Open House “Memories of 1967” hosted by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the St. John’s Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend and re-live memories of 1967, Canada’s Centennial Year. A free Open Table community dinner will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14 at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner served at 5 p.m. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend.
keepsake in the photo booth. Get creative at the craft station. Play games. Win prizes. Pretend to be pioneers in the Museum’s replica village store. If weather permits, there will be outdoor games and activities as well as roasting marshmallows at the fire pit. Everyone welcome. Family Fun Day at the GRC will be held on Monday, Feb. 16 (Family Day in Ontario) at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville, presented by BMO Bank of Montreal and the Goulbourn Recreation Complex. Activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. including public skating, bouncy castle, inflatable slide, inflatable obstacle course and carnival games. Appearances by special guest such as Captain America, Cinderella and Spiderman. Family fitness sessions. Horse drawn sleigh rides from 12 noon to 2 p.m. sponsored by city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councilor Shad Qadri. $6.75 per family (two adults and dependent children) or get a free family pass by visiting the BMO Bank of Montreal branch on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville with no purchase or services required (only 300 free passes are available, so prompt action is recommended).
An information session and open casting call for the musical “The Ark” which will be presented this coming May will be held on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Everyone welcome to attend and hear about the opportunities to be a member of the cast or crew for this musical. Opportunities to design sets, play musical instruments, design costumes, sing in the chorus or act on stage.
The February monthly meeting of the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre at the corner of Pretty Street and Orville Street in Stittsville will feature the Society’s photography competition.
Free Family Day activities are being held on Monday, Feb. 16 (Family Day in Ontario) at the Goulbourn Museum at 2064 Huntley Road at Stanley’s Corners just south of Stittsville. All ages welcome. Free admission as well as free hot chocolate and Timbits. Pose for a fun
A Canadian Blood Services community blood donor clinic will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic School on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Book an appointment online at www.blood.ca.
Fundraising campaign for new elderly care unit at Queensway Carleton
pledged $8.8 million in funding for the project. The provincial population of seniors aged 65 and over News - The Queensway Carleton Hospital is the closest hospital within the city of Ottawa for Stittsville and is expected to double in the next 20 years. This new acute care of the elderly unit will have 34 beds Goulbourn residents. The Queensway Carleton Hospital has launched a $3 and a communal dining area. It will offer comprehensive million fundraising campaign for a new elderly care unit geriatric care for the area’s aging population. This new elderly care unit will focus on older patients at the hospital. The provincial government has already with a number of health conditions, providing services to help these seniors remain mobile and independent. Special to the News
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News - Having a public high school in Stittsville has been on the Ottawa Carleton District School Board’s capital projects list since 2006. Last year it was it was second on the list that was submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Education for funding approval. No such funding was forthcoming but now a community meeting is being held to discuss ways to lobby the provincial government to ensure that funds for a new public high school in Stittsville are provided in the next round of provincial capital funding expected this spring.
This public community meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville. It is expected that even if funding approval were received this spring, the new public high school would not be ready for occupancy for a couple of years. There is a public high school site identified in the Fernbank lands in Stittsville. Currently public high school students from Stittsville attend South Carleton High School in Richmond.
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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Many different people, including loved ones and colleagues, hold you in high regard, Taurus. That’s because you are a forward thinker willing to take chances.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, take a careful approach to any obstacles that come your way this week. A problem that arises will require some thoughtful analyis and a slow and steady approach.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, be honest about what you desire, even if it seems like getting it is impossible. You never know what you can achieve if you push yourself and have a little patience.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have many good ideas and are ready for many of them to come to fruition. Muster up some energy and clear your schedule so you can conquer the tasks at hand.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have more in common with a colleague at work than you originally imagined. Pool your resources and work as a team to get the job done.
CLUES ACROSS 1. Licenses TV stations 4. Worn-out horse 7. Expire 10. Winglike structure 11. Supplement with difficulty 12. Confederate soldier 13. Attempter 15. All persons of the earth 16. Vertical position 19. Live longer than 21. Showing keen interest 23. Old Spanish currency units 24. Ingested by sniffing 25. A narrow path or road 26. Old Tokyo 27. Bound map collections 30. Deliquium 35. Brownish coat mixed with white 36. 3 banded S. Am. armadillo 37. Coat a metal with an oxide 41. Slave-like 44. 1950’s TV Wally 45. City founded by Xenophanes
46. Hermaphroditic 50. Kale plant with smooth leaves 54. Forelimb 55. Unassisted 56. Jeweled headdress 57. Auricle 59. Competing groups 60. Cardinal number 61. Light bulb inventor’s initials 62. Heat unit 63. Doctor of Education 64. Make a mistake 65. Point midway between S and SE CLUES DOWN 1. Bazaars 2. Cuyahoga River city 3. Latin word for charity 4. Scourges 5. Alias 6. Origins 7. Subjugate using troops 8. Dutch name of Ypres 9. Siskel and __, critics 13. Teaspoon (abbr.) 14. Herb of grace 17. Brew 18. Kilo yard (abbr.)
20. Barn’s wind indicator 22. Griffith or Rooney 27. Macaws 28. 2000 pounds 29. Official language of Laos 31. Cleveland’s roundball team 32. Office of Public Information 33. Chum 34. Before 38. Nation in the north Atlantic 39. Apportion into sections 40. Skilled in analysis 41. More assured 42. ___ Musk, businessman 43. In a way, tells 46. Immature newt 47. Hawaiian taro root dish 48. Extremely angry 49. Wrapped up in a cerecloth 51. Expression 52. Paradoxical sleep 53. Tooth caregiver 58. Swiss river
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may have to be a little more assertive than usual to get your way this week. If you have good ideas, stick behind them and make your voice heard.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Set goals that are difficult to reach, Scorpio. This is a great way to push yourself to be the best you can be. Expect some special news to arrive very soon.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Something that may have been important to you a few days ago has lost its luster this week, Sagittarius. Don’t pursue it any longer because it’s not worth your time.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, make the most of a business opportunity that presents itself in the coming weeks. This opportunity could be the chance you have long been waiting for.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Don’t push yourself beyond your limits this week, Aquarius. There’s no rush to get things done and no need to subject yourself to fatigue or burnout.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, do not let your daydreams get you into trouble. Harness your imagination in the next few days so you can focus on the here and now.
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