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News - It’s being called “Shamrock’n 2014” and what a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day it promises to be. You won’t want to miss it, Irish or not!

Not only will renowned fiddler Robby Dagenais be there but there will be lots to enjoy for people of all ages, from the Richmond District Lions Club’s famous baconon-a-bun to, are you ready for this, a windup fireworks display.

We don’t know if the fireworks are all going to be green as they light up the sky but it certainly is a unique way to mark St. Patrick’s Day. This is all happening on Saturday, March 15 from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond.

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Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade seven student Alyanna Tabilin is lying down and wearing pj’s as she reads her book in the fundraising read-a-thon involving grade seven and eight students which was held at the school in Stittsville last Friday, Feb. 28. See page 2.

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News - The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) wants to hear from you about the proposed Energy East pipeline project.

And the OEB will be coming to Stittsville in this community consultation process as Stittsville is one of seven communities where the OEB will hold an interactive community discussion about the proposal.

All seven communities are along the proposed pipeline route, with the others being Kenora, Thunder Bay, Kapuskasing, Timmins, North Bay and Cornwall.

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These community discussions will begin on Tuesday, March 25 and end on Tuesday, April 8.

The Stittsville community discussion will take place on Monday, April 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville.

At this community discussion meeting, there will be an opportunity for local organizations to make brief presentations to the OEB about the pipeline proposal.

Although the OEB has not jurisdiction

over this Energy East pipeline project which falls under the jurisdiction of the National Energy Board, the Ontario government will be using the results of the OEB’s findings through its consultation process to determine the government’s position with regard to the Energy East pipeline project.

The provincial government will be participating in the hearings on the proposed pipeline that will be held by the National Energy Board.

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Read-a-thon at Sacred Heart John Curry

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News - There’s Walk-a-thons, Dance-a-thons and Sports-athons. And now you can add to that list Read-a-thons.

A Read-a-thon happened at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville last Friday, with 45 grade seven and eight students taking part, all to raise funds to be used for additional resources for the school’s Learning Commons. This was the first-ever Read-a-thon for

intermediate level (grade seven and eight) students held at Sacred Heart.

Learning Commons is what the former library at the school is called to better recognize its role not only as a place for books and printed materials but also as a place where learning from electronic devices is encouraged and takes place.

This Read-a-thon raised $1,100 for Learning Commons resources, with the participating students collecting money and pledges to help reach this fund-

raising total.

The Read-a-thon students spent the whole school day in the library, reading a favourite book or two. There were some e-books being read and lots of traditional books.

Grade eight student Sean McAsey, for example, was reading a traditional paper book that was anything but “traditional” – it was William Shakespeare’s Star Wars. Yes, that’s right. The Star Wars story told as if written

by William Shakespeare.

The students were able to

dress in comfy clothing including pj’s if they wished. They could take along a pillow or a blanket. Stuffed animals accompanied some students.

Some students read alone.

Others read gathered in groups.

Most read sitting in one of the comfy chairs in the Learning Commons. Some read sitting up. Some even read lying down. Grade seven student Alyanna Tabilin was even seen reading upside down.

Quite usually reigned during the Read-a-thon, although there were snack times when the books were put down and conversation prevailed.

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Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade eight student Sean McAsey wears some comfortable JOHN CURRY/METROLAND sleepwear as he takes part in the read-a-thon for Engrossed in their books as they are taking part in the grade seven/eight read-a-thon at Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade seven and eight students which was held at in Stittsville last Friday, Feb. 28 are, from left, Sabrina Farah, Miranda van Stoken-Ducharme, Jessica Clarke, Thomas Coyle, the school last Friday, Feb. 28.

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Patrick’s Day which is celebrated traditionally on March 17 around the world by the Irish and those who wish they were Irish.

St. Patrick is widely credited with bring Christianity to Ireland, with one of his teaching methods including using the shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the Irish people. He evangelized in Ireland for nearly 30 years until his death in 461 A.D. and is widely viewed as the principal champion of Christianity in Ireland.

Over the years, the colour green has become associated with St. Patrick’s Day. Shamrocks have become a symbol of St. Patrick’s Day, along with the leprechauns in their greenery from Irish folklore, green top hats and shillelaghs, those wooden walking sticks associated with Ireland.

All of this Irish tradition and fun will come alive at “Shamrock’n 2014” on Saturday, March 15 from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds. It’s an event you won’t want to miss.

It’s an event sponsored by the Richmond District Lions Club along with the Richmond Agricultural Society.

It is an event to which those of all ages are welcome. Tickets will be $10 at the door, with children admitted free.

Robbie Dagenais is one of Ontario’s best known fiddlers. He won the 18 and under class at the 1986 Canadian Old Time Fiddlers Championship in Shelburne, Ontario.

Over the years, the Richmond District Lions Club made a name for itself with its bacon-on-a-bun at the annual Richmond Fair. It remains as popular today as ever and it will be available at this “Shamrock’n 2014” event, along with other traditional refreshments thanks to Molson’s.

For the first time ever, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. will mark the culmination of this St. Patrick’s celebration.

What a great way this “Shamrock’n 2014” is to celebrate the iconic St.

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Sacred Heart Catholic High School students Liam Konrad, left, and Emily Lusignan, right, are engrossed in their books as they take part in the grade seven and eight readathon at the school last Friday, Feb. 28.

Community consultation about proposed Energy East pipeline The proposed Energy East pipeline project is a $12 billion project to transport crude oil from western Canada through Ontario to Quebec and New Brunswick. In Ontario, the proponent, TransCanada Pipelines, is proposing to convert approximately 1900 kilometers of existing natural gas pipeline to become this new oil pipeline. The project also involves constructing about 100 kilometers of new pipeline and building about 30 pumping stations.

The natural gas pipeline which is proposed

to be converted runs just west of Stittsville, going south to run just west of Richmond.

It was last November when Ontario’s Minister of Energy asked the OEB to examine and report on TransCanada Pipelines proposed Energy East pipeline project from an Ontario perspective and further asked the OEB to undertake a consultation process about the project.

The consultation process is meant to provide a forum for Ontario residents to express their views on the proposed Energy East pipeline.

These views will be reflected in the OEB’s report on the project to the Minister.

The Minister asked that the OEB consider the implications of four areas of potential impact of this proposed Energy East pipeline project: the impacts on Ontario natural gas consumers in terms of prices, reliability and access

to supply; the impacts of pipeline safety and the natural environment; the impacts on Aboriginal communities in Ontario and how treaty rights may be affected; and the short and long term economic impacts of the project in Ontario.

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Folk singer Tony Turner performs at Gaia Java shop John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - There were “story songs” and “relationship songs” and even a couple of what could be termed popular standards in the performance by Ottawa folk singer and songwriter Tony Turner at the music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday but who would have guessed that a song about five pin bowling – yes, that uniquely Canadian variant of bowling – would be a real show stopper in the performance.

Well, probably anyone who had played Tony Turner’s first CD or had heard him perform the song previously knew what to expect. Formally entitled “King Pin” but popularly known as the five pin bowling song, it’s a song that has something of an Elvis sound and beat to it. Perhaps that’s why Tony ended it with what he called an “Elvis finish,” a little Elvis imitation.

But there was much more to this song and its performance. It was one of the songs that evening that saw Tony not only sing and play his guitar but also play the mouth organ, adding to the musical impact of the tune. Tony was also joined for this “King Pin” song by his wife Sharon and audience member and songwriter Missy Burgess who flanked Tony during the song, waving their arms and swaying their bodies back and forth to the upbeat music, something like Hawaiian dancing girls. But there was more – the song also allows for audience participation in the form of singing along with a response lyric, “Five Pin Bowling.” And these words as a result rang through the coffee shop throughout the song.

Indeed, we should all be thankful for that time when Tony was sick and forced to watch bowling on TV, an experience which gave him the inspiration for this song.

All in all, it was a rousing musical highlight

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At the Friday music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday are folk singer Tony Turner, left, and Paul Jay, right, of Gaia Java.

to a performance that overall was memorable and enjoyable from beginning to end.

He ended his performance with another song that had a singalong component, “Circle of Song,” one of his songs that is now sung across Canada at Unitarian Churches and by community choirs. Many in the audience sang along with parts of the song like the verse “In the circle of song, we are one.”

Tony’s performance was a litany of his songs, many what he would call “story songs” but also some which he calls “relationship songs.” Indeed, he said that about one third of the songs in the performance were new songs that he hopes to include on his next CD, especially some of the relationship songs, adding that his first two CD’s were mainly filled with story songs.

Tony’s story songs have quite a range, stemming from his experiences. For instance, he sang his song about Christopher Columbus, a song inspired by a trip to Spain with his wife Sharon in 2007. The date 1492, he had discovered, marked three significant events in Spanish history: Christopher Columbus’ voyage, the ejection of the Moors from Spain and the beginning of the Inquisition. He opted to write a song about Columbus, noting that a songwriter usually writes only about one thing in a song.

He also sang one of his as-yet unrecorded songs, a song that came about as he cycled to work past the War Museum and continually saw a man flying a kite near there. One day he stopped and talked with the kite flyer, discovering his Lebanese roots and his background in kite flying. He said that he had a song formulating in his head as he was pedaling away from the encounter.

Another new song that Tony performed at the Gaia Java shop was a new (just a week old) song about snowbirds and people getting older.

This song has come about thanks to the Great Canadian Singalong of which he has been one of the organizers for the past 22 years. This is an annual event in Ottawa in which a number of topics for songs are suggested and songwriters are to write a song about one of the topics. Tony selected the topic dealing with older people and this song about snowbirds has been the result.

In his performance, he also sang about Hurricane Hazel which hit Toronto in 1954, killing a number of people on the same street and

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another song entitled “Highway of Dreams” based on his own family moving to Ottawa from Toronto when he was 12 years old. And then there was the song, another “story song,” about the ghost town of Bankhead that is now in Banff National Park but was a mining town.

But all of Tony’s songs in this performance were not what he would call “story songs.” He also included some “relationship songs” like his “High Wire” song comparing a tight rope walker in a circus to a person in a relationship; or his song “Guarantee” whose lyric says it all: “Love don’t come with a guarantee. You can’t return it under warranty.”; or a song about forbidden love set in the prairies; or a song about a perfect marriage gone array (“The perfect woman and the perfect man are perfect strangers tonight” goes the lyrics).

Tony also included two classic songs in his performance. The first was “Bye Bye Blackbird,” a tune that was written in 1926 and has since become a pop standard, having been recorded by a variety of singers ranging from Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald to Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis and the Everly Brothers to Mitch Miller and Diana Krall.

He also sang “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” a song which he said came from a 1930’s movie about the Moulin Rouge, a famous location in Paris.

Tony also sang a Cindy Walker western swing music song “Bubbles in My Beer,” first recorded in 1947 by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Bob Wills was known as the King of Western Swing and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. The song “Bubbles in My Beer” has become a country music standard over the years.

Tony Turner is an Ottawa area folk singer and songwriter who sings as well as playing a guitar and, at times, a mouth organ. His songs reveal his love of Canadian history and landscapes, a respect for working folks and the importance of community. His songs are mostly his own original material.

The Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart Plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville holds a music evening every Friday starting at 7 p.m. There is free admission but early arrival is suggested for the best seating.

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Mayor’s Report REFORMING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION

By Jim Watson

I have long been an advocate for reform at the National Capital Commission (NCC) and since being elected Mayor in 2010 it has only become more apparent to me that this is an organization that needs to change or else risk hindering the progress of our great city. !S A lRST STEP TOWARD REFORM -AYOR -AXIME 0EDNEAUD Jobin of Gatineau and I recently wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ask that the Mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau be given the ability to each name a directly elected representative to the NCC board of directors, to be nominated by our respective City Councils.

More broadly, I believe that the NCC needs to refocus its mandate. Over the past three years as Mayor, my council colleagues and I have worked well with the NCC but often we are discussing the minutia of city projects such as what types of plants will be planted at our Light Rapid Transit (LRT) stations. These are issues that our city staff members are more than capable to handle on their own while the NCC should be focused on the large-scale issues of national significance for which they are mandated.

Refocusing the NCC’s mandate could understandably take some time but I believe that the board of directors of the NCC can be made more accountable and representative of Ottawa’s interests immediately should the Prime Minister act on the recommendation of our joint letter to him.

4HE TAXPAYERS OF /TTAWA AND 'ATINEAU DESERVE TO BE represented at the NCC because the organization’s decisions have direct financial implications for them. It is time for their voices to be heard not only at the city council table but also at the NCC board room table and I believe that this would be a welcome first step towards reforming an organization that has lost its way.

(ELP ME CONVINCE THE &EDERAL 'OVERNMENT TO BRING GREATER accountability to the NCC by emailing me your comments at Jim.Watson@ottawa.ca

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News - The end is in sight for the landmark former Bradley’s General Store building on Stittsville Main Street in downtown Stittsville.

At its meeting last Monday, the city’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee agreed to a staff recommendation that the heritage designation on the building be removed and the building be allowed to be demolished.

The Sub-Committee did not recommend any attempt to preserve any of the building façade.

However, the city will be looking at the new Main Street Community Design Plan to determine if wording can be included in the document to protect this section of Stittsville Main Street in downtown Stittsville as an historic area.

While the Built Heritage Sub-Committee has agreed to the demolition of the building which was ravaged by a midday fire on Monday, Sept. 9, no demolition can take place

until the Built Heritage Sub-Committee’s decision has been ratified by city council’s planning committee, presumably on Tuesday, March 25, and then approved by the full city council, presumably at its meeting on Wednesday, March 26.

The Built Heritage SubCommittee postponed any decision on the future of this landmark building in the heart of Stittsville ear-

lier this year in order to get a second opinion on the condition of the building following the fire. \ A Nov. 2013 report on the building’s condition had recommended demolition as the most economical and practical outcome pertaining to the building but the Sub-Committee opted to get another opinion.

A Feb. 2014 report by John G. Cooke & Associ-

ates Ltd., a consulting engineering firm, confirmed the findings of the previous report and while making no specific recommendation, acknowledged that the demolition of the structure would be the “most economical approach” to its future. The report, though, did recommend that the fire ravaged building should be digitally scanned for historical record purposes prior to any demolition.

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The building which housed Bradley’s General Store for four decades on Stittsville Main Street in downtown Stittsville, which is now boarded up as a result of a fire last September, is now closer to demolition as the city of Ottawa’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee has agreed to the removal of the building’s heritage designation and the subsequent issuance of a demolition permit for it.

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Champion blind speed skater gets funding boost from Lions News - The Stittsville District Lions Club has helped champion blind speed skater Kevin Frost.

At its meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Stittsville Lions gave a $300 donation to blind speed skater Kevin Frost to help him meet costs associated with his competing in world-level speed skating events.

The Stittsville District Lions Club has previously given financial support to Kevin who is a Lions Club member and lives in Orleans.

Kevin Frost’s eventual goal is to skate in the Paralympics. First, though, the sport of deafblind speed skating must be recognized by the International Paralympic Committee. Kevin is hopeful that it will become a sanctioned sport for the Paralympics in 2018.

Kevin has Usher Syndrome, a relatively rare genetic disorder associated with a gene mutation that results in a combination of hearing loss and visual impairment. It is the leading cause of deaf-blindness.

Kevin has four percent vision and ten percent hearing left. His longtime guide dog Nemo was put down in Jan. 2013 but he now has a new guide dog to help him.

During the past 12 years, Kevin has won 15 gold medals and has set eight world records in blind speed skating. He is a two-time world

champion in blind long track and short track.

He also has placed tenth in the world against able-bodied Master speed skaters. Up to now, he has won 42 medals skating against able-bodies skaters.

Last year he won three gold medals at the World Blind Short Track Championships in Scotland.

This season Kevin is hoping to attend Blind World Cup events in Russia and Scotland. Cost of attending these two World Cup events is $6,000.

In addition to speed skating, Kevin trained for five years on the Team Canada Development Rowing Team. During the past two years, he has trained with the Paralympic Team Canada Blind Team in running.

This year Kevin will be training to make the Para Cycling team for next year’s Canadian championships.

But Kevin is involved in more than competitive athletics.

In 2009 he skated 100 kilometers on the Rideau Canel to help raise $5,000 for the Rotary Home. He has given over 200 motivational talks around the world and he also volunteers for missions to Third World countries.

JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND Over the past ten years, Kevin has helped 24 deaf children hear again and has obtained visual Stittsville District Lions Club member Don Redtman, right, presents a giant cheque aids to help many children.

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News - Know of someone in the Stittsville community whom you think does a lot in the community and deserves some recognition for it?

Well, your opportunity to do something about it is now here as the nomination period for the Stittsville Appreciation Awards is now open.

This nomination period runs through until Sunday, April 20.

This will all lead to the presentation evening on Wednesday, May 14 when the Stittsville Appreciation Awards will be presented. Everyone who is nominated is honoured at this presentation evening.

There are four major awards which will be presented at the ceremony on May 14th: the

Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year Award will go to an individual who best exemplifies community involvement and participation; the Senior of the Year Award will go to a senior citizen who has made a significant and longstanding contribution to the community; the Youth of the Year Award will be presented to a youth member of the community who has contributed leadership or who has done volunteer service, has served as a peer example or has overcome personal challenges or has responded positively in an emergency situation; and the Business of the Year Award will go to a Stittsville business which has contributed significantly to the quality of life in the community.

Nomination forms can now be found on the website of city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri who is the host for these Stittsville Appreciation Awards and who organizes this recognition program. His website can be found at www.shadqadri.com.

The form can be filled out online or can be printed with the completed form then being dropped off at councillor Qadri’s ward office at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex or mailed to his office at Ottawa city hall at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1.

Nominations should include a detailed written submission outlining when a particular individual or business is being nominated.

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News - The next free “Wise Guys and Gals Drop-In� for seniors at the Community Bible Church in Stittsville is being held on Monday, March 10.

All seniors in the area regardless of religious affiliation are welcome to attend this free drop-in for coffee, home baked treats and a presentation by Theresa Dupuis from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Theresa is well known as a speaker at area elementary schools and this year she acted as a human book for the Ottawa Public Library’s Human Library event.

This “Wise Guys and Gals Drop-In� on Monday, March 10 will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Community Bible Church is located at 1600 Stittsville Main Street. It can be found on the web at www.cbcstittsville.com or by phone at 613-8362606.

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is a registered charity which provides support and advocacy to Canadians who are blind or partially sighted.

Each year Canadians who are blind or partially sighted receive almost one million hours of support from the CNIB. Founded in 1906, the CNIB library is Canada’s largest library for people who are unable to read traditional print. It is home to more than 80,000 titles in alternative formats like Braille, printbraille and accessible audio.

CNIB itself was founded in 1918 to serve veterans returning home blind from World War One.

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Get rail crossing right

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hile hearts may be in the right place at city hall in the aftermath of a tragic bus crash that left six people dead in Barrhaven last year, lasting safety at the level rail crossing where the collision occurred will only be found in drastic measures.

It was revealed last week that the city has hired an outside consultant to look at whether or not it would be feasible to have OC Transpo buses stop at rail crossings, much like school buses are currently required to do. Buses in Gatineau also follow this practice, something OrlĂŠans Coun. Bob Monette pointed out during debate surrounding the issue at city council on Feb. 26.

Whether or not such a move would do any more than just ease public fears about this issue remains to be seen. At many level crossings in the city, such as where the Via tracks cross Merivale Road just east of the Woodroffe Road crossing where the crash occurred, stopping every time may be all that can be done.

But at the specific crossing in question, where the Transitway meets the Via tracks near Fallowfield Station, it’s difficult to see how requiring buses to stop is the best answer. The initial reports following the incident show that the safety arm was down and

in place when the collision happened, so it’s difficult to say it would have been effective to have the bus stop at the crossing. Safety procedures can help reduce the number of potential hazards, but can’t prevent everything, including human error.

That’s a big problem when it comes to rail crossings. Any failure to heed warnings or follow safety procedures has the potential to result in a significant loss of life. This is why there can be no margin for error when it comes to the Woodroffe crossing.

At any other crossing, speed is much lower, and buses are travelling on public road. Forcing those buses to stop wouldn’t be a big deal. The Transitway running parallel to Woodroffe is not a public road and is designed for efficient movement of public transit at high speeds. Making the crossing at Fallowfield Station safe through additional procedures is not only unrealistic, it would defeat the purpose of the Transitway.

This leaves only a more drastic course of action: grade separation or, in layman’s terms, an overpass or underpass. If light rail ever goes to Barrhaven, you’ll need one anyway. Create one for traffic on four-lane Woodroffe, too, while you’re at it. It would be expensive, but the benefit – safety – would surely outweigh the cost.

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A nickel for your thoughts

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uried away in a complicated recent report about the Canadian Mint and how it earns money was a statement by a Finance Department spokesman that there is no intention of doing away with the nickel.

That’s a relief. Or is it?

Many of us were relieved when the penny was finally put out of its misery. What with accumulation of one cent coins, it was getting so there was no room on the dresser for paper clips, old credit card receipts and phone numbers that you couldn’t remember whose they were.

On the other hand, some of us had a nostalgic attachment to the thing: we remembered how it felt to be a kid, collecting pennies and getting ready to take them to the store when there were enough of them. But it was difficult to cling to the nostalgia when it became clear that a penny didn’t buy anything anymore and even two pennies weren’t worth a lot either.

It’s actually quite difficult to discover what two cents will buy you. The Internet is not helpful, except to inform us that what used to be known as penny candy is now sold in bulk or online.

The same goes for a nickel. You might be

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In fact, one of the things you don’t often hear is people complaining about being shortchanged in the rounding process. A lot of that was expected and not much of it materialized, perhaps because most merchants made the wise decision to do the rounding in the customer’s favour.

Another thing you don’t hear much, on the

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other side of the coin, is merchants complaining about how much they have lost in the process.

Maybe we are growing up. As long as it’s not about ice dancing we seem capable of staying calm.

So should we encourage the government to hold on to the nickel? It’s a nice-looking little coin, with a beaver on one side and the Queen on the other. Never did anybody any harm. (Neither did the Queen, although the beaver is not without its critics.)

The nickel was bit cooler when it had 12 sides instead of its current none, which was given to us in 1963. But you can’t have everything and, no matter what small misgivings we might have about the nickel, it is not pleasant to contemplate a future in which the dime fulfils the functions now filled by the nickel and previously occupied by the penny.

Here’s the thing, though: is the nickel really all that useful to you anymore? Do you spend them? Do you stick a bunch of them in your pocket the way you used to do with pennies, so that you might be able to get rid of some of them?

Or are you already resigned to the nickel going and the dime becoming the new penny?

Certainly there has been agitation for this since the penny was eliminated, even in political circles. NDP MP Pat Martin said a year ago that the nickel is “just a drain on the economy as well as an unnecessary cost to the mint.�

He pointed out, as others have before him, that it costs more to mint a nickel than a nickel is worth.

Martin even introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons urging the abolition of the nickel. Obviously it failed, since the nickel is still with us.

But for how long?

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While I can’t help but realize the Ottawa Senators are playing at 3:00pm this Saturday, March 8th, I would like to encourage you to watch Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night nonetheless as the Top 16 communities will be announced in the 2014 Kraft Hockeyville contest. It is expected that Richmond will be announced as a finalist and the first voting period will begin at 10:00pm on Saturday night. Voting is unlimited and will close at 11:59pm on March 10th. Four communities will emerge from this round, two in the East and two in the West. Let’s all get behind Richmond and help them become Kraft Hockeyville 2014! More information available at krafthockeyville.cbc.ca.

Pine View Municipal Golf Course You may have heard in the news recently that the Pine View Municipal Golf Course will no longer be operated by the City of Ottawa. Since June 2012, I have served at the Chair of the Board for this City-run golf course. At that time, Pine View was coming off of two consecutive seasons in which it amassed deficits of $100,000. Over the last two years, we have managed to reduce those deficits to $50K in 2012 and $20K in 2013 but the reality remains that the golf course is losing money, it requires upgrades and investment, and the only source is taxpayers’ dollars. I could not reasonably ask for money for a golf course when we clearly need money for other priorities, such as infrastructure renewal and the Ottawa River Action Plan.

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New Rotary Club members At the induction of two new members to the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville on Tuesday, Feb. 25 are, from left, Rotary Club member and new member sponsor Rosemary Brummell, new member Dr. Craig Deprez, Rotary Club president Alfredo Patricio, new member Michael Posternak and Rotary Club member and new member sponsor Theresa Qadri.

‘Swing into Spring’ music, dance night

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So plan now to enjoy a night of big band music and dancing. You might just hear Glenn Miller’s “Tuxedo Junction” or Benny Goodman’s “Let’s Dance” or Tommy Dorsey’s “Sunny Side of the Street” or any number of other tunes made famous by the “swing music” big bands of the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Swing music is a unique form of American music that is very danceable and became the most popular form of American music from 1935 to 1946 which is basically the “Swing Era.” Notable band leaders of swing music include not only Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman but also band leaders like Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Kay Kyser, Buddy Rich and Artie Shaw.

The name ‘swing” comes from the phrase “swing feel” where the emphasisis on the off-beat or weaker pulse in the music.

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I am pleased that we found an operator to take over the operations at Pine View and feel this should result in a win for the City of Ottawa, a win for the National Capital Commission and a win for the patrons of Pine View.

Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 4 to 8 p.m.

Mississippi Valley Conservation Centre 10970 Highway 7, Carleton Place, Ontario Flood Plain Mapping for Mississippi Lake

Goulbourn Museum March Break Camp Curious kids come alive at Camp Curator, Goulbourn Museum’s innovative March Break program. Children aged 6-11 will get their very own curator kits, learn how to handle artefacts, create their own exhibits and even conduct an archeological dig. This week long camp includes crafts, games, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum’s artefact collection and visits from special guests.

This year’s edition of Camp Curator takes place March 10-14 from 8:30am to 12:00pm. Cost is $125 per child and includes snacks.

To register and reserve your child’s space, call 613-831-2393 or email: education@goulbournmuseum.ca

The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) has just completed Flood Plain Mapping for Mississippi Lake and the Mississippi River from the Highway 7 bridge to the Carleton Place Dam. The project was initiated in 2013 by MVCA in partnership with the Townships of Beckwith, Drummond/North Elmsley and the Towns of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills. Flood risk mapping of the area was first completed in 1978 and the prepared mapping represents an update to include additional stream flow and lake level data.

Goulbourn Museum tells the story of Ottawa’s oldest military settlement. It is located at 2064 Huntley Road, just south of Stittsville, at Stanley’s Corners and is open Wednesday - Sunday from 1:00-4:00pm. For more information, please visit www. goulbournmuseum.ca, or join the Museum on Facebook for regular updates.

Kars St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon The next Kars Seniors Luncheon is fast approaching. Come out to the Kars RA Hall on Thursday, March 13th at Noon.

Entertainment will be provided by The Mellowtones. The cost is $10 per person, which includes a delicious home-cooked meal and a chance to win many great door prizes.

Contact Marlene at 613-692-2715 for reservations.

The public are encouraged to attend the open house and/or provide comments on the draft mapping completed for these areas. The mapping is available online at www.mvc.on.ca. For more information call 613.253.0006.

Identifying lands that are vulnerable to flooding is an important responsibility for Ontario’s Conservation Authorities.

Conservation Authorities use the mapping in the administration of hazardous lands.

Over its 40-year lease, the City of Ottawa made advances to the golf course and covered deficits to the tune of $1.5M. It had become apparent, at least to me, that in order to be profitable, the course would require significant investment. What is needed at Pine View is a driving range and short game practice facility which could cost up to $1M to develop on the site. I believe that wouldn’t have been a good use of City dollars and the private sector is in a better position to make that investment rather than the City.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email me at Scott.

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News - The sounds of music legends such as Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and others will be filling the Legion Hall in Stittsville on Saturday, March 15.

Source of these iconic “swing music” sounds will be the Stittsville Main & Abbott Dance Band which will be providing a night of swing music and dancing to the nostalgic big band sound of these legendary band leaders.

This “Swing into Spring” music and dance night will all get underway at 8 p.m. and you can enjoy it for just ten dollars as that is the price of an individual ticket for the event. And the evening will also include a light snack. What a deal!

These tickets at $10 each are available now at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street or are available by calling 613-836-1632.

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This led to the beginning of a process that sought a new, private operator for Pine View. Hearing interest from many different parties and working with the National Capital Commission, a Request for Offers was put together to solicit interest from the private sector in the operation of Pine View. The RFO yielded several bids for the golf course of which one preferred bid emerged. The City of Ottawa officially ended its lease on February 28, 2014 thus ending municipal operations at the golf course.

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City of Ottawa Councillor Reports

By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa st

February 28 , 2014 Goulbourn Recreation Complex Pool Update I would like to provide you with an update regarding the Goulbourn Recreation Complex pool. During the initial maintenance back in October mould was discovered in the ceiling. Given that fact, mould remediation took place which extended the pool closure. After further investigation, construction materials which could lead to the formation of mould were discovered inside the walls of the pool area. A complete take down of all interior finishes was undertaken to completely remove any chance of a further spread of mould. While removing those finishes, evidence of significant rust in the structural steel was discovered. The process of repairing the steel structure is extremely complex, and for that reason the timeline has been extended beyond the June opening deadline. At this time there is no set date for when the pool will re-open. Currently the City is covering the cost of the repairs and is seeking legal advice from City legal services on how to proceed.

The arenas, fitness rooms and community centre space remain open to the public. March Break and all other programming in the community centre and arena will continue as planned.

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the pool at the Richcraft Recreation Complex-Kanata as well as the Walter Baker Sports Centre. Please note that the Kanata Leisure Centre will be closed for planned annual maintenance from March 17 to April 27, inclusively.

We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

For further information please contact my office.

Trans Canada Trail blasting update Novatech Engineering has let us know that the crews are returning to an area east of Iber Road to finalize some blasting. This should be completed by mid next week. This blasting is moving away from the residential area. Once this trunk sanitary sewer is completed there will be additional work within the new development area for some time to come. This however should be localized disruption for local infrastructure and the required excavation will not be as deep as that of the sanitary trunk sewer.

Stittsville Appreciation Awards Nominations Now Open!

You don’t have to look far to recognize excellence in our community. It could be a neighbour, a friend, or even a family member. This is your opportunity to bring their special contributions forward. My office is now seeking nominations for the annual Stittsville Appreciation Awards! Nominations must be received

by Sunday April 20th!

I encourage you to visit my web site www.shadqadri. com to fill out the nomination form located on the front page and email it to Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca .

You can also print the form and drop it off at my ward office which is located in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, or mail it to 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1. Please include a detailed, written submission outlining why you are nominating a particular individual or business.

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News – A group of students from Sacred Heart Catholic High School were at the Centrepointe Theatre in Nepean last week for a workshop on improv‌Neil Durling, who grew up and lives in Stittsville, has received the 2013 President’s Award for Reliance Holmes. Neil is a service technician with Reliance Holmes who has been described by Kerri Charles, manager of Reliance Holmes Heating as follows: “Neil is a great example of ‘better is better,’ always trying to better himself at his job and taking a leadership role in making sure other technicians see the value in promoting Reliance.â€?‌.The Ottawa Catholic School Board is moving closer to purchasing a high school site in the Fernbank lands, specially a site on Fernbank Road immediate west of the Walmart shopping area at the corner of Fernbank Road and Terry Fox Drive. The Board has increased its borrowing limit for the 2013-2014 ďŹ scal year to $38 million from $30 million in order to be able to purchase this Fernbank High School site as well as an elementary school site in the Avalon community in the east end of Ottawa and a high school site in the Mer Bleue area in the east as well. This additional borrowing capacity will allow the Board to purchase these three school sites in this current ďŹ scal year with the funds subsequently being re-cooped by the Board from Education Development Charges which can only be used for the purchase of school sites‌A group of 20 high school students and staff from Sacred Heart Catholic High School has travelled to Managua, Nicaragua on a social justice experience trip during which they will help build ďŹ ve homes for local families. In support of this initiative, the school recently held a “Love For Nicaragua Weekâ€? which included a hat day, a McDonald’s night, a bake sale, a dance competition and a rafe on an 18 pound gift basket donated by Hershey’s. All pro-

ceeds raised from these activities were directed to the construction of these homes in Nicaragua.....The Stittsville Legion had its first-ever wine tasting event last Sunday, starting at 2 p.m. Participants paid $10 per person to take part in the wine tasting‌Sacred Heart Catholic High School held its fourth annual book fair in its Learning Commons (former library) from Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Thursday, Feb. 27. The book fair raised about $500 which will be used for the purchase of new resources for the Learning Commons.‌The Stittsville District Lions Club is moving ahead with its plan to host an electronics drop-off at the Lions Hall parking lot on Saturday, June 7. People with electronic and computer items that they want to dispose of will be able to drop them off free of charge. The Lions Club will provide the volunteers required to run the drop-off. The Lions will receive $185 per tonne for the electronic/computer items that are being recycled‌Rosemary Brummell is the president-elect for the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville. Alfredo Patricio is the current president‌Recent students of the month for January at Sacred Heart Catholic High School were Kyle Anderson (grade 7), Laura Devenny, Maddy Craig and Matthew Heer (grade 8), Tyler Brown and Danielle Theoret (grade 9), Adam Rossanese (grade 11) and Liam Allman (grade 12)‌Lent has just started but an upcoming special Lenten event is a Lenten Mary’s Way of the Cross which is being hosted by the Catholic Women’s League at Holy Spirit Catholic parish on Shea Road on Friday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. This special Way of the Cross will be followed by a poverty meal. Everyone is welcome to attend. Freewill donations will be accepted‌An information session about the new Rotary Peace Park that is planned for Stittsville was held on Tuesday evening, Feb. 25 at the Pretty Street Community Centre on Pretty Street‌At last Fri-

A breakfast will be held on Sunday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

Everyone in the community is welcome to attend and enjoy a tasty and affordable breakfast. Only $5 per person with the menu including bacon and eggs or pancakes and sausages as well as toast, hash browns and coffee.

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day’s music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street, co-owner Paul Jay suggested that the coffee shop might start a separate music evening just for folk singers and young singers. He asked for input as to whether this was viewed as a good idea or not‌The new identification sign featuring a digital billboard along Shea Road at the front of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex now includes signage identifying the second ice pad as the “Arena Matt Bradley Arenaâ€?‌Parents interested in a nursery school experience for a child should make note of an open house which the Stittsville Co-operative Nursery School is holding on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Nursery School premises at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School on Hobin Street. This is an opportunity to tour the premises and talk with the staff about the Nursery School’s program‌In the justreleased Fraser Institute’s report card on Ontario’s secondary schools for 2014, Sacred Heart Catholic High School on Abbott Street has been ranked 72nd out of 740 secondary schools in the province. The ranking is based on seven academic indicators using data from the annual province wide tests of literacy and math managed

by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability OfďŹ ce (EQAO). This ranking is relatively the same as it has been for the past ďŹ ve years. The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization‌Guardian Angels Catholic School teacher Tamara Creaser was one of 24 Ottawa Catholic School Board teachers honoured at the Ottawa English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) silver celebration dinner honouring teachers who have achieved 25 years of service. The dinner was held recently at the Centurion Centre in Nepean‌

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News - Are you a designer, either in a serious way or as a secret wish?

Well, this could be an opportunity that you are looking for.

The Stittsville District Lions Club has launched a “Design A Pin Contest� for come up with a design and pin for the Club’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebration this coming October.

The deadline for the submission of

designs for this new pin is Monday, March 31. The creator of the winning design will receive $100.

This pin design contest is open to everyone. Designs should be emailed along with a name and phone number of Lion Don Redtman at dhredtman@sympatico.ca.

If the design cannot be emailed, please call 613-831-1054 to make arrangements for dropping off the design.

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News - Pierre Poilievre, MP representing the Nepean-Carleton riding and the current Minister of State for Democratic Reform, will be speaking about electoral reform at the Wednesday, April 23 meeting of the Stittsville District Lions Club at the Lions Hall in Stittsville.

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Sports - The Sacred Heart Huskies are off to the provincial high school championships.

The Huskies won the National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association AAA/ AAAA best-of-three championship playoff series in two straight games with an overtime victory over St. Pius X-Men at the Merivale Arena on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25. Curtis Ferguson scored the game and series winning goal in overtime to send the Huskies on to the provincial high school hockey championships.

The Huskies had won the opening game of the championship series against St. Pius X-Men by an 8-1 score in a game played on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville.

The Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association (OFSAA) high school hockey championships are taking place in Burlington and Oakville from Tuesday, march 18 to Friday, March 21.

The Sacred Heart Catholic High School Huskies of Stittsville had a good season, winning nine of ten games in the regular season. The team was undefeated going into its final regular season game which ended up as a 5-4 victory for Holy Trinity High School. The team scored 45 goals while allowing only 13 goals.

Playing in the ten team OFSAA division, the Huskies had finished in first place. St. Pius Catholic High School X-Men had finished the regular season in a tie for fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Huskies alumni Vikas Gil plays for Gee-Gees deficit in the last three minutes of the game to win by one point.

In the CIS championship tournament which will be played at the Canadian Tire Centre from this Friday to this Sunday, the Gee-Gees will begin the tournament by playing the eighth seeded University of Saskatchewan Huskies. This is the first time that the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees have been seeded number one for the CIS men’s basketball championship tournament.

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Players of the Sacred Heart High School Huskies boys hockey team celebrate with overtime game-winning goal scorer Curtis Ferguson, far left, as the goal gives the Huskies a twogame sweep of the National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association championship final series (OFSAA Division) against the St. Pius X High School X-Men on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Merivale arena in Nepean. The Huskies will now be playing in the provincial high school hockey championships.

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Vikas Gil of Stittsville, a Sacred Heart Catholic High School graduate, plays for the Gee-Gees. A 6 foot, 7 inch forward, he is in the third year of a Commerce program at the University of Ottawa.

Vikas played for Sacred Heart’s National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association championship basketball team while at Sacred Heart.

He is also an alumni of the Bell Warriors Football Club where in 2009 he was a receiver for the Bell Warriors bantam team that was the National Capital Amateur Football Association Sullivan Conference champion.

The Gee-Gees earned the number one ranking going into the CIS championship tournament thanks to the team’s 78-77 victory over the Carleton Ravens in the Ontario University Athletics men’s basketball championship game last Saturday. In this game, in which the Gee-Gees handed the Ravens their first loss of the season, the Gee-Gees erased a ten point

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Simply Cook and Enjoy This year, for nutrition month, Ottawa Public Health wants to encourage residents to get back to basics - Simply Cook and Enjoy. Meals made at home from basic ingredients provide the necessary nutrients for growth, development and well being – and they often cost less!

Get back to basics by choosing healthier options such as:

Fruit and vegetables Canada’s Food Guide recommends at least seven vegetables and fruit servings for all individuals 14 years of age and over. Making an effort to include a variety of vegetables and fruit in every meal and snack is an excellent way of ensuring that these recommendations are met.

Whole grain products that are high in fibre Whole grains are a great source off fibre fib and help reduce the risk of cardiovascular ova ascular disease. Fibre-rich foods help you u fe feel eel full d cts that duc h and satisfied. Choosing grain products

have ‘whole grain’ listed as the first item on the ingredient list are often the healthiest.

Lower fat milk products Milk products are important for developing strong bones and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. Choosing lower fat milk and alternative products are a good source of calcium, vitamins D, and protein. For individuals over the age of 50, a daily vitamin D supplement of 400 IU is also recommended.

Lean meat and alternatives The meat and alternative group provides nutrients such as iron, B vitamins, and protein. Choosing leaner cuts of meats and including alternative sources such as beans, lentils and tofu will limit the amount of saturated fat in the diet. Nuts and seeds contain healthy fats, which are beneficial for cardiovascular health. Eating fish will also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

To find out more visit EatRightOntario.ca or call 1-877-510-5102 1 877 510 5102 to speak to a Registered Dietitian Dietitian.

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Many people have come to rely on processed and convenience foods instead of home cooked meals. Although some processed foods can be healthy, many contain added fats, sugars and salt.

Examples include canned soups, luncheon meats, breakfast cereal, frozen meals, salty snacks and candy.

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Food Bank thanks longtime volunteer Gert Brown Special to the News

News - The Stittsville Food Bank has said farewell to one of its longtime volunteers.

Gert Brown has been serving as a director-at-large on

the Board of Directors but her work with the Stittsville Food Bank has included far more such as delivering items to the Mission and the Shepherds of Good Hope and recruiting

volunteers.

“You are an amazing person,” Food Bank chair Theresa Qadri told Gert at a brief farewell presentation to her at the Food Bank’s annual gen-

eral meeting on Monday, Feb. 24.

“I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she continued.

Chair Qadri and Board

member Barbara Cordukes presented Gert with a potted flower and a farewell card in appreciation of her years of volunteering with the Food Bank.

Gert said at the presentation that she felt that the time had come to retire from her Food Bank involvement but that she would try to help out once in a while.

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Theresa Qadri, left, chair of the Stittsville Food Bank, and Barbara Cordukes, right, a member of the Food Bank’s Board of Directors, present retiring Board member Gert Brown, centre, with a gift and a card of appreciation for her long service to the Food Bank.

News - Topics ranging from Japanese gardens to rain barrels to starting seeds to sunflowers to houseplants are on the calendar for the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society for 2014.

A slide show featuring Japanese gardens will be shown at the Horticultural Society’s upcoming March meeting on Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville.

The same meeting will also feature a presentation on rain barrels.

At the Horticultural Society’s April meeting on Tuesday, April 15, starting seeds will be the topic with Rebecca Last, a Master Gardener, on hand to give some tips.

The Ottawa Food Bank’s community harvest program will be the topic at the Horticultural Society’s meeting on Tuesday, May 20.

The Horticultural Society’s meeting on Tuesday, June 17 will be all about attracting bees and birds to a garden, with Isabelle Nicol, a naturalist with the Fletcher Wildlife Gardens, as the guest speaker.

Sunflowers will be the topic at the Horticultural Society’s September meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

The topic will switch to houseplants and other exotic plants for the Horticultural Society’s October meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

The Horticultural Society also has a number of special events planned in 2014.

Horticultural Society members will be out on Saturday, April 19 cleaning up Village Square Park and the Trans-Canada Trail in Stittsville, all to mark Earth Day. The Horticultural Society will be holding its annual spring plant sale on Saturday, May 24.

Tuesday, Nov. 18 is the date for the Horticultural Society’s annual general meeting and pot luck supper, rounding out the Society’s year.

The Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society was founded in 1962 and has adopted the Lily of the Valley as its floral emblem.

The Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society offers a program that includes regular monthly meetings with special guest speakers, an annual photograph competition, special events like bus and garden tours and flower shows.

Membership fees are $15 for a single person and $25 for a family.

More information can be obtained by emailing the Horticultural Society at SGHorticultural@gmail.com.

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March to the playoffs!

JOHN CURRY/METROLAND

Artists Bernice Hennessy, left, and Maggie Madden, right, stand beside some of the paintings done by the Art Mad Artists of Stittsville which are now on exhibit at the Art Space Wall Gallery at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library in Stittsville.

Work of Art Mad Artists at library John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - The Art Space Wall Gallery at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library has gone “mad” this month.

Yes, quite literally “mad” because the art featured on the Art Space Wall this month is work done by the Art Mad Artists of Stittsville.

This is a group of artists who used to attend classes at the Art Mad store at the Stittsville Shopping Centre until its closure last week. The group now meets regularly at the Stittsville library branch, one afternoon a week, to practice their art and to encourage each other in their artistic endeavours.

The purpose of the group is to pursue a love of creating independent art and to develop its own artistic style in a casual group setting.

In this show at the Art Space Wall Gallery at the Stittsville library, entitled “Just for Fun!,” the Art Mad Artists members are offering a collection of mixed media artwork, generally inspired by nature.

The art on display varies from a seaside cliff scene to a variety of florals to wildlife art featuring deer and wolves to a scene of a rowboat tied up on shore. And don’t overlook the two paintings of dragons, both depicting dragons

in a unique way. There are also over a dozen smaller works on display in the glass display case associated with the Art Space Wall – some florals, a couple of interesting works featuring gargoyles and a landscape or two including a most serene one featuring a canoe.

Art Mad Artists members who are part of this show include Gerry Chamberlain, Hilary Dick, Bernice Hennessy, Ruby Hulshof, Natalie Jones, Maggie Madden, Suzanne Marsden, Patti Morgan, Lee Noseworthy, June Reed and Kala Ritchie.

Some of the art on display is also for sale.

This “Just for Fun!” show began last Saturday, March 1 and runs through until Monday, March 31.

For sales or more information about the show, please contact one of the show organizers, Suzanne Marsden via email at suebrainpower@ gmail.com or at 613-836-7821 or Maggie Madden via email at mjmadden@teksavvy.com or at 613-836-8292.

The Art Mad Artists group made its first public appearance as a group at last year’s Artists and Authors in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville. It then supplies a couple of entries to the annual rooster-themed Cock Show at the Atomic Rooster Bar & Bistro in downtown Ottawa.

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Jubilee Singers invite sponsors for new CD Special to the News

News - It’s a first and you can be part of it.

The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are about to produce the group’s first CD. No, you don’t have to sing to be part of it. Rather, you can be one of those whose generosity will make the CD possible.

Members of the public are invited to become part of this CD project by being a contributing sponsor. You can sponsor a track on the CD for $200

or you can contribute at whatever financial level works for you. All contributions for the CD received before Thursday, March 20 will be acknowledged on the CD as well as in the programme and in the supporting publicity for the launch concerts for the CD in early May. Contributions received after Thursday, March 20 will be acknowledged at the CD launch.

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News - You can make a unique necklace just in time for Mother’s Day. It will happen at the jewelry workshop that is being held on Sunday, May 4 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Goulbourn Museum at Stanley’s Corners.

This is a workshop for adults where participants will create a double-sided collage necklace using vintage photos. These photos can be supplied from your personal collection or will be available from a wide selection available at

the workshop.

The end product at the conclusion of the workshop will be a completed necklace ready to wear or ready to give to someone special on Mother’s Day. All supplies will be included but participants will be able to bring small photos of their own that fit within a 1.5 inch square or a one inch by three inch space. Cost of this jewelry workshop is $35 per person. This includes all supplies plus some afternoon tea.

For more information or to register, call the Goulbourn Museum at 613-831-2393 or email education@goulbournmuseum.ca .

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The two age extremes of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and its associated junior choir the JJ’s are 82 year old Dwight Martineau, foreground, seated, and 7 year old Clare Davy, background, standing. The over 70 singers altogether in the two choirs has a 75 year age range as indicated by Dwight and Clare.

ognized, as might be expected for a choral group, with musical terms: pianissimo $25 to $99; piano $100 to $199; mezzo piano $200 to $299; mezzo forte $300 to $399; forte $400 to $499; and fortissimo $500 and over.

If you or your organization wishes to support this CD project by the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, please contact the Jubilee Singers artistic director Linda Crawford at manager@ sarahburnellband.ca or Jubilee Singers president Sue Lopez at susanlopez319@yahoo.ca or CD committee rep Bonny Houghton at bonnyhoughton@hotmail.com.

The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers is a community choir that was formed in 1977. The group has been busy with extra practices lately in preparation for the upcoming CD recording sessions. Both the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and the group’s associated junior choir the JJ’s will be involved in the recording for this inaugural CD. The CD, to be called “Why We Sing,” will be launched at the Jubilee Singers spring concert, also entitled “Why We Sing,” which will take place on Saturday, May 3 and again on Sunday, May 4 at the Glen Cairn United Church in Kanata.

The CD title and its theme centre around why people sing in a community choir and the unique experience that is being part of a community choir.

Members of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers sing for the joy of making beautiful music not only for themselves but also for the enjoyment of others.

Members also enjoy coming together regularly with a group of like-minded people with the same goals with regard to music and singing.

The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and its associated youth choir the JJ”s or Junior Jubilees now number over 70 singers in all this year. The age span runs from seven year old Clare Davy to 82 year old Dwight Martineau.

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Members of the West Ottawa Ringette Association U12 Petite Provincial Red ringette team, silver medal winners in the Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent tournament, are, lying at the front, goalie Christopher McMinn; first row, from left, Annika vanVliet, Shelby Dozios, Victoria Lovatt, Megan Wilker and Devon Leskiw; second row, from left, Ava Lariviere, Madison Broadhurst and Grace Lessard; and, back row, from left, Jenna Marriner, Robyn Kramer, Elizabeth Miceli and Leah Cowieson.

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West Ottawa in final Special to the News

Sports - A game tying shot hit the crossbar with the ring coming to rest on the goal line.

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get much closer than that to a tying goal.

But unfortunately the ring did not cross the goal line and so the West Ottawa Petite (U12) Provincial Red ringette team did not tie up this championship final game in the recent West Ottawa Ringette Association tournament.

But the West Ottawa girls were happy indeed

to have made it to the championship game in their category against a team from Montreal and to have battled hard in it, losing by a close 3-2 score.

The West Ottawa Ringette U12 Petite Provincial Red team had won three games to advance to the championship final.

The West Ottawa Ringette Association draws players for its teams from across the west Ottawa area including Stittsville, Kanata and West Carleton.

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Sports - The South Carleton High School Storm are in the National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association (NCSSAA) tier one hockey championship series.

The Storm are facing the Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School team in this best of three championship series.

The Storm advanced to the championship final series with a 4-3 victory over the West Carleton Secondary School Wolves at the Richmond arena in Richmond on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 26.

In this game, the Storm opened the scoring with less

than four minutes gone in the opening period, capitalizing on a West Carleton turnover.

But it was a shortlived lead as the Wolves came back 32 seconds later to tie up the score 1-1.

But before the period ended, South Carleton scored gain to take a 2-1 lead into the second period.

The Storm then scored on a power play to make it 3-1, with the game finally ending with a 4-3 win for the Storm.

In the regular season in the nine-team tier one high school hockey league, the South Carleton Storm finished in second place with a record of seven

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wins, two losses and a tie in ten games. Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School, which the Storm is facing in the championship final, finished in first place with a record of eight wins and two losses.

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Skunks show up at euchre at Lions Hall in Stittsville Special to the News

News - Spring must be coming as skunks are out on the prowl.

At least they showed up at the euchre party at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville on Thursday, Feb. 27. The skunks showed themselves to both Peggy Manion and Joan Gallinger as both experienced skunks on the evening.

But there was plenty to celebrate at the euchre as well, not only Ann Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impressive first place finish with an eight point margin of victory but also a couple of birthdays.

Indeed, Stittsville Lion Beth Lewis, who organizes these Thursday evening euchre parties along with her fellow Lion and husband Bob for the Stittsville District Lions Club, got a

surprise when her daughters showed up just before the tenth game of the evening, singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Birthdayâ&#x20AC;? and armed with a black forest birthday cake for their mom.

Bethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday was not the only one of the evening. Joan Campbell was also marking a birthday that day.

Seven tables were played at this

euchre party, with Ann King finishing in first place with 81 points, eight more than second place finisher Craig Lester.

Third place went to Ron Phillips with 71 points.

Joy Phillips, with 48 points, won the booby prize while Cleo Murray took home the door prize.

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Club is hosting euchre parties every Thursday starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville from now through to mid-April.

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Needs assessment for Richmond wants input John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - What do you think would make the Richmond community a better place in which to live?

Well, if you have any ideas, you should be taking part in the needs assessment that is currently being done throughout the village.

And it’s easy to do. Just go to the website www.surveymonkey.com/s/RICHMOND_ COMMUNITY_MEMBER and give your input. There is also a survey monkey site for Richmond businesses, organizations and schools.

This is all the result of Richmond residents getting together initially last June to deal with community issues and particularly with the lack of meeting space for family and youth activities. This was all precipitated by last year’s situation in which the Richmond Co-operative Nursery School was in danger of losing its longtime premises at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on McBean Street and could not find another location.

This, combined with happenings regarding drug use in Manotick, a similar-sized community, led to hopes that

Richmond could be pro-active and work to ensure that similar problems did not occur in Richmond.

The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre has gotten involved and with three community developers on staff, the idea of doing a needs assessment for the community to determine what people feel are the community’s needs and wants came about. This needs assessment is now underway and you can take part via the website.

The idea of the input is to hear what is important to the people who live in the community as well as to make the

residents aware of some of the issues such as the lack of affordable community space, especially for youth.

The input will hopefully lead to community engagement, action and priority setting and while the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre will still be involved, it will be up to the community to initiate any concrete actions resulting from the needs assessment.

“The community needs to take control,” says Julie McKercher of the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre in terms of whatever follows from the needs assessment.

The community has to fight for what residents want, she notes.

The needs assessment should tell what the community wants to see happen in terms of community space and other issues. At the very least, the needs assessment should make people aware that there are issues of concern out there in the community.

It’s all about creating a healthy vibrant community and what needs to be done for ensure that this happens.

For more information about the needs assessment and how you can participate, please contact Julie McKercher of

the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre at 613591-3686, ex. 498 or via email at mckercher@wocrc.ca.

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What’s happening here and there around the village of Richmond News – In the just-released Fraser Institute’s report card on Ontario’s secondary schools for 2014, South Carleton High School has been ranked 301st out of 740 secondary schools in the province. The ranking is based on seven academic indicators using data from the annual province wide tests of literacy and math managed by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). This ranking is down from the school’s ranking in recent years. The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization…The revitalization of the former Richmond Plaza, now called the Richmond Shopping Centre, on Perth Street continues. Not only have there been cosmetic improvements to the visual appearance of the shopping centre but it is now home to a new Dollar World Plus store that is offering a variety of items like party favours, crafts, cards, pet supplies, cleaning products and toys as well as stationary, grocery items, hardware, artificial flowers and more. The shopping centre also features a Copy & Print Centre, Howard’s Buy/ Sell/Trade outlet and continuing businesses like the Chin Hon Restaurant, the Richmond Café,

Cousin Vinny’s Pizzeria, Silhouette Hair Studio and Tanning, Fang Shen Do Kung Fu Studio, That Hunting & Fishing Store, the CIBC bank, the LCBO, the Richmond IDA Pharmacy and the Home Hardware Design Centre. The Grace Assembly church is also located at the shopping centre. Saade Development Realty (613-822-2000) is managing the Richmond Shopping Centre now…The South Carleton High School bands both earned a silver designation at the Capital Region Musicfest on Friday, Feb. 21 at Woodroffe High School in Ottawa. The junior band was directed by teacher Roberta Archibald while the senior band performed under the direction of teacher Sarah Woods…The School Council at Richmond Public School has embarked on an ambitious fundraising project to raise $40,000 for new playground equipment to replace the existing wooden play structure that is now more than 20 years old. The goal is to have the replacement equipment in place by Sept. 2015. So far more than $18,000 has been raised. Donations payable to “Richmond Public School” are being accepted and tax receipts are available.

Donations of more than $250 will have the

donor’s name engraved on a permanent plaque which will be erected in the school yard…

Seven wrestlers from South Carleton High School have qualified for the provincial high school wrestling championships in Brampton this week by placing first or second in their respective weight classes at the recent National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association wrestling championships which were held at South Carleton on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The wrestlers appearance in the provincial championships comes on the heels of the appearance of the South Carleton alpine ski teams in the high school provincial alpine skiing championship held at Blue Mountain near Collingwood in the last week of February…The Richmond District Lions Club is looking for sponsors for its upcoming St. Patrick’s “Shamrock’n” event and fireworks which will happen on Saturday, March 15 centred at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds.

The Richmond District Lions Club has partnered with the Richmond Agricultural Society for this event. The Lions Club is offering five levels of sponsorship for the event; bronze for $25 to $100; silver for $101 to $250; bold for

$251 to $500; platinum for $501 to $999; and patron for $1,000 or more. Anyone interested in knowing more about these sponsorships or who would like to be a sponsor of the event should contact Shaun Cunningham at 613-2279445…St. Philip Catholic Parish including St. Clare Church at Dwyer Hill will be holding a Lenten mission from Monday, March 24 to Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. each evening.

The theme of the Lenten mission is “Jesus, the Wounded Healer.” On Monday, March 24, at St. Philip’s, the theme will be “Physical Healing.” On Tuesday, March 25, the theme will be “Emotional Healing” with St. Clare’s Church at Dwyer Hill as the site of the 7 p.m. service. On Wednesday, March 26, the theme will be “Spiritual Healing,” taking place at St. Philip’s at 7 p.m. This will include a penitential service…Fans of euchre should note that there will be a four-hand euchre at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street this coming Wednesday, March 12, starting at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact Joyce Cook at 613-838-8381 or Shirley Beardsell at 613-838-4581…

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Coffee is served each weekday at 10 a.m. at the Richmond Legion Hall on Ottawa Street. Exercise classes geared to the older generation are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The card game “500” is played every Wednesday at 1 p.m. while euchre is played every Friday at 1 p.m.

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Roundabouts proposed for widened Carp Road John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - Carp Road may become â&#x20AC;&#x153;roundabout road.â&#x20AC;?

Three roundabouts and a possible future fourth one are all included in the preliminary preferred design for the Carp Road between Hazeldean Road and highway 417 when it is widened to four lanes sometime between 2020 and 2025.

Besides roundabouts at the intersections with Westbrook Road, Rothbourne Road and Kittiwake Drive (currently signalized) and perhaps eventually at Lloydalex Crescent, this preliminary preferred design features a 1.5 metre wide raised concrete median along much of the road and a multi-use pathway for off-road cycling and pedestrians.

This preliminary preferred design scored just fractionally higher in the evaluation of six alternative designs for the new four lane roadway than another alternative design that fea-

tures a ďŹ ve metre wide raised grassed median which would require a wider road right-of-way, thus affecting adjacent properties, but which would present a greener visual environment.

It also features roundabouts and an off-road cycling multi-use pathway.

The presence of a raised median, whether 1.5 metres wide or ďŹ ve metres wide, means that motorists travelling to locations along this section of Carp Road may have to go past the location and then turn around at the next roundabout to return to the location and make a right-hand turn into the site.

Leaving the site would also entail a similar use of a roundabout if the motorist wants to travel in the direction on the other side of the road.

Having right in, right out access and egress from all of the properties along this section of Carp Road could be considered safer since no vehicles will be darting out across two lanes of trafďŹ c to reach the desired trafďŹ c lanes. Rather, it will be a right turn

into trafďŹ c followed by a reversal of direction on the road at the closest roundabout.

The widening of Carp Road from highway 417 south to Hazeldean Road is based on projected increases in trafďŹ c volumes, especially during weekday morning and afternoon peak hours. It is projected that development in the area will result in about 2600 to 3800 new two-way vehicles trips along Carp Road at these critical peak hour times.

Indeed, already the existing Carp Road carries more peak hour trafďŹ c than the theoretical capacity of such a two lane road. At present the Carp Road sees peak directional volumes of up to 1,200 vehicles per hour during the weekday morning and afternoon peak hours. The theoretical capacity of a two lane road like Carp Road is about 800 to 1000 vehicles per hour.

A project to widen this section of Carp Road also provides the city of Ottawa with an opportunity to pro-

Benefits from roundabouts Special to the News

News - Roundabouts are appearing more and more as solutions to intersection trafďŹ c control.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a roundabout on Huntmar Drive in the Fairwinds community north of Hazeldean Road. There are also roundabouts in the Grant Crossing shopping area along Hazeldean Road.

Work is now underway to create a roundabout at the intersection of Shea Road and Fernbank Road in Stittsville.

Now three and possibly four roundabouts

are being proposed for a widened Carp Road between Hazeldean Road and highway 417.

So, just what is a roundabout and what are the perceived beneďŹ ts?

A roundabout is a type of intersection at which all trafďŹ c circulates in a counter-clockwide direction to the right of a central island.

All vehicles entering a roundabout must yield to trafďŹ c already in the roundabout.

BeneďŹ ts to roundabouts over traditional signalized or otherwise controlled intersections according to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation include improved safe, reduced speeds,

vide pedestrian and cycling facilities along the road. At present such facilities only exist in areas south of the Kittiwake-Echowoods Avenue intersection.

A public open house in the ongoing Carp Road Widening Environmental Assessment (EA) Study dealing with the proposed widening of this section of Carp Road took place in the lobby area of the Matt Bradley Arena at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville on Wednesday evening, Feb. 26.

Display boards outlining the purpose of the study, the timeline for the EA study, consultation activities, existing conditions along the road, design principles for the project, alternative designs, evaluation criteria and methodology used and evaluation of the various alternatives were all set up around the exterior of the lobby.

Comments and input about the preliminary preferred design and the other work done to date was re-

increased capacity, fewer stops and reduced delays, less idling and air pollution, reduced maintenance costs and more aesthetically pleasing.

Improved safety comes from reducing the number of vehicle conďŹ&#x201A;ict points and reducing vehicular speeds which in turn reduce the potential for severe crashes and serious injury.

Reduced speeds result because a motorist must reduce speed to negotiate the roundabout.

Such reduced speeds are not typical for motorists moving through the green phase of a trafďŹ c signal. Increased capacity is achieved because a high volume of left turning vehicles is better handled by a roundabout than by a multiphased trafďŹ c signal.

ceived at the public open house and will continue to be received up until Wednesday, March 12. This input plus input from various consultation groups will be used in formulating a recommended design plan which will be presented at a future public open house this coming spring.

Information about the project can be found on the city of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.ottawa.ca/carp road.

Input and comments about the EA Study to date can be submitted by email to Jabbar.Siddique@ottawa. ca.

Mr. Siddique is the senior project engineer for the city of Ottawa on this EA Study for the widening of the Carp Road. He can also be contacted by phone at 613-580-2424, ext. 13914.

This public open house on Wednesday, Feb. 26 was the second public open house held in regard to this Carp Road project. The ďŹ rst public open house was held last September.

Fewer stops and reduced delays happen because trafďŹ c entering a roundabout is not delayed as much as trafďŹ c stopping and waiting for a green light at a signalized intersection or waiting for a gap in trafďŹ c at a stop sign.

Because there are reduced delays, there is less idling and hence less fuel consumption, resulting in less air pollution due to fewer emissions.

There are reduced maintenance costs versus trafďŹ c signals because roundabouts do not require the maintenance and electricity required by trafďŹ c signals. Roundabouts are also more aesthetically pleasing as the landscaping within the central island can add a real green touch to the streetscape.

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News - A multi-use pathway rather than any combination of sidewalks and in-road cycling lanes is being proposed for the widened Carp Road in Stittsville.

The preliminary preferred design for the section of

the Carp Road between Hazeldean Road and highway 417 includes multi-use pathways along each side of the widened road.

BeneďŹ ts of these proposed multi-use pathways include providing a walking route in each direction along both

sides of the road; providing a cycling route in each direction along both sides of the road; separation of cyclists from vehicles with the pathways being removed from the road by a curb as well as a landscaped boulevard; and a good use of space with pedestrian and cy-

clist mobility being provided on a three metre wide facility, reducing the use of land and possible property acquisition costs.

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News - To most, the names Patrick Chan, Jeffrey Buttle, Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue are known as figure skaters that are seen performing on television in the Olympics or in skating competitions or shows.

But to 16 year old Alex Gunther of Stittsville, a grade 11 student at South Carleton High School in Richmond, these are more than names or images on a TV screen. An up and coming skater himself, Alex has skated or talked with all of these and in fact Jeffrey Buttle engaged Alex and his ice dance partner Talia Rancourt to appear in ice shows at the Rink of Dreams at Ottawa city hall and at Canadian Tire Centre in association with the recent Canadian figure skating championships held at Canadian Tire Centre.

At this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nationals which were at the Canadian Tire Centre, Alex served as a volunteer, helping with the medals and the flags.

Alex is now looking forward to skating in the Canadian national competition next year and is hoping to do well which he says would be

finishing in the top five in his category.

It all began for Alex when he was ten and started skating in Stittsville, eventually hooking up with coach Cathy Skinner who remains his free skate coach today, although dance is now where his main focus is.

His ice dance coaches are Mike Coreno and Allie HannMcCurdy under whom he has skated for four years now.

Alex enjoys dance more than free skate because he found that he tended to get nervous when he was skating in free skate as a solo. But in ice dance, when he skates with a partner, he finds it less nerve wracking. Perhaps this is why he is finding such success in ice dancing where he and his partner Talia finished fourth out of 23 pairs in this seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Challenge event which is the final qualifying step before nationals.

While he has his competitive dance partner in Talia Rancourt, Alex also moves around to different skating clubs in the area where he partners girls for their dance tests. He finds that this has helped him become a stronger skater as he has to adapt to skating with girls with whom he has never skated before.

Alex admits that his end goal in skating would be the Olympics but right now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just lots of skating and training, even in the summer when he is not only on the ice but also does dryland training.

In season, he is up at 4:40 a.m. to be at the rink in Gloucester where his coaches are for 6:30 a.m. After nearly two hours on the ice, he heads to South Carleton High School, arriving about 9:10 a.m. to begin his school day.

After school, he may do homework although on two days a week, he has free skate practice with coach Cathy Skinner and he also works at least one day a week as a coach for the Goulbourn Skating Club. He enjoys working with the younger skaters in this coaching capacity.

Alex is grateful that his parents are so supportive and drive him to his early morning practices and other skating engagements while also paying for his skating. But he is hoping soon to get his driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license so he can relieve his parents of their driving duties. He also gives his parents half of the funds that he earns through coaching and partnering to help them with the expenses related to his skating.

Alex speaks highly of his coaches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My coaches are pretty much my life advisors,â&#x20AC;? he says, noting that his coaches have been there and done that in regards to skating, leading to good advice.

He plans to continue with his studies beyond high school while still pursuing his skating career, saying that his coaches endorse such a continuation of learning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My coaches donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want dumb skaters,â&#x20AC;? he says.

Alex said that at one time he wanted to become a family doctor but a low mark in physics put an end to this dream.

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While ice dancing is usually done to waltz music which is picked by his coaches, Alex himself admits to loving the music of American rapper and songwriter Eminem. Indeed, he has all of Eminemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s albums â&#x20AC;&#x201C; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that big of a fan.

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Symposium on women in the trades at Sacred Heart John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - There was an electrician, a police officer, a home building contractor, a licensed gas fitter, a refrigeration mechanic, a plumber, a welder, a diesel mechanic, a tool maker and more.

And what did they all have in common?

Yes, these are all careers associated with the trades and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a common thread running through all these jobs.

But, more importantly, especially since all of these people were speakers at a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career Opportunities for Women in the Tradesâ&#x20AC;? symposium at Sacred Heart Catholic High School on Tuesday, Feb. 25, they were all female.

And so the over 100 students who had indicated an interest in learning about careers in the trades had an opportunity to hear not only from keynote speaker Jamie McMillan, a Hamilton ironworker and advocate for women in the trades, but also from women currently working in the trades.

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So, they heard right from those who have chosen a trades pathway just what it is like to work alongside men, just what the pay is like and how someone still in their 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s can own their own car and home and take vacations, how a licensed tradesperson can advance to management or other jobs such as teaching and more. All in all, they got a first-hand glimpse of the trades workplace as viewed by those already succeeding in that workplace.

The students at the symposium who came from four different high schools including the host Sacred Heart High School also got to hear about the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) thanks to a presentation by Liana Pagotto, who is the Ottawa Catholic School Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OYAP, Co-operative Education and Technological Education Consultant.

They heard that there are 200 skilled trades in Ontario with an apprenticeship in a trade being comprised of 90 percent on-the-job training and being the best way to get started in a particular trade. They learned that an apprenticeship can even begin in high school. They also saw some myths being dispelled, such as university being the only pathway to a great career and that the trades are just for males.

These students were urged to try out a trade as a co-op placement even if they are not planning to pursue a career in the trades.

Women in the trades who spoke to the students about careers for women in the trades in three separate workshop sessions through which groups of the students rotated during the symposium include contractor and home builder Lorna Moroz, electrician Laurie Ann Renwick, police officer Isabelle Coady, lubrication technician Amba Walker, refrigeration mechanic and licensed gas fitter Gwen Maloney, plumber and licensed gas fitter Janice Gatchell, welder Liz Woods, diesel mechanic apprentice Cheryl Nice, tool maker Vanessa Hawkins, electrical apprentice Amy Walker, instrumentation worker Amelia Shea and instrumentation apprentice Alanna Gervais.

All of the students at the symposium had the opportunity to hear from all of these current trades people.

Contractor and home builder Lorna Moroz, for example, told the students that what they like doing in their free time might offer a clue to what they might like to do as a career. Urging them to â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep thinking outside the box,â&#x20AC;? she advised the students to figure out what they enjoy doing and to keep working at it.

Amba Walker, a automotive lubricator, who is now 22 years old, told how she had started as a greeter with the company and is now the su-

pervisor and has been named employee of the year. She has just purchased her first house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let anyone tell you you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do the job,â&#x20AC;? she told the students.

The message from these trades women who talked to the students in these breakout sessions at the symposium echoed the message which was delivered to the whole group by keynote speaker Jamie McMillan to kick off the symposium.

She told how she had experienced a number of jobs such as personal support worker in the health care field and bartending before she ran into a friend who was in the trades. She was so fascinated by her friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story that she applied at a tradesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; union hall and became a iron worker. This was 12 years ago now and it launched her into what she calls an â&#x20AC;&#x153;amazing career.â&#x20AC;?

Jamie said that it is important for women in the trades to be professional at work, dressing like â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the boysâ&#x20AC;? and blending in.

She dismissed the concept that a woman has to be physically strong to pursue the trades, saying that those in the trades are now working smarter, not stronger. She said that there are now forklifts and other mechanical devices that can do the heavy lifting as required, meaning that someone in the trades does not have to be an overly strong person.

She said that it is important that women in the trades show that they can do the job professionally and well and that they take pride in their work.

Jamie also said that women should develop a good sense of humour to get along in the trades workplace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to be one of the boys,â&#x20AC;? she said.

She said that there is no greater feeling than driving by a building that you, as a tradesperson, helped to build.

She urged the students to make sure that the career path chosen is what they want to do since they will be spending a minimum of one third of life doing the job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important you love what you do,â&#x20AC;? she told the students.

She urged them to do something career-wise that they are passionate about and which they really love.

Jamie McMillan is the founder of Journeyman, which highlights careers for women in the trades. More about Journeyman can be found at the website www.journeymaninc.ca.

This â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career Opportunities For Women in the Tradesâ&#x20AC;? symposium was organized by Sacred Heart High School staff members Jennifer Klatt and Francine Bateman, with the support and help of other staff members.

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Liana Pagotto, far left, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program, Co-operative Education and Technological Education consultant with the Ottawa Catholic School Board, gives a presentation on the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program to students at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career Opportunities for Women in the Tradesâ&#x20AC;? symposium at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

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Laurie Ann Renwick, centre, who is an electrician, shows some of her belt tools to Sacred Heart Catholic High School students Lauren Hutchings, left, and Lily Oliver, right, at the “Career Opportunities for Women in the Trades” symposium at the school on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

Symposium exposes students to other options for career John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - For Sacred Heart High School grade eight student Amy Booker, the school’s symposium on career opportunities for women in the trades was an eye-opener.

She admits that she had always thought that university or college would be her destination but the symposium dealing with women working in the trades has given her another option to consider.

She said that the speakers at the symposium, women who were involved in the trades now, all noted the fun involved with such work. Amy notes that work in the trades seems to be both hands-on and fun.

Amy said that she signed up for the symposium because she is interested in learning about everything that she could do in the future.

She notes that a person in the skilled trades can travel all over the world to work, something that she feels sounds like a lot of fun.

The symposium also informed Amy about apprenticeships, something about which she said she did not know.

Emma Laight, another Sacred Heart grade eight student who attended the symposium, admits that she has not yet decided on any career choice and hearing about the opportunities for women in the trades in the symposium helps her keep her options open.

She recently attended a Board-wide event that featured displays about a variety of professions and careers but she found that this symposium

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Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade eight students Amy Booker, left, and Emma Laight, right, are two students who attended the “Career Opportunities for Women in the Trades” symposium which was held at the school on Tuesday, Feb. 25. with its female speakers who were involved in the trades provided more specific information about the trades such as wages and the feeling that exists in the workplace.

Emma was particularly impressed that the keynote speaker, Jamie McMillan, had started her own organization to promote women in the trades.

She also was impressed to hear that skilled trade jobs are not going to disappear over the years as society will always be building things and will require men and women skilled in the trades to do it.

She had been familiar with getting hands-on work experience through school co-op placement programs but now also knows about apprentice-

ship opportunities. She says that the idea of an apprenticeship is now something that she will have to consider in the future as an opportunity.

Emma confesses that she likes hands-on involvement and the idea of a more physical workplace, saying talk at the symposium about these features of being involved in the trades “drew me in and intrigued me.”

Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville hosted a “Career Opportunities for Women in the Trades” symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at which students had the opportunity to hear from a number of women who are currently involved in the trades.

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Museum looking for Directors Special to the News

News - The Goulbourn Museum is looking for people interested in serving on its Board of Directors.

Anyone interested is urged to submit a written statement describing the skills, knowledge and experience possessed that would qualify you to be a member of the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Directors.

Such submissions should be provided to the Goulbourn Museum (Attention: Nominating Committee) by Monday, March 31, 2014. The submissions can be sent via mail to the Goulbourn Museum, 2064 Huntley Road, Stittsville, ON K2S 1B8 or via email to info@goulbournmuseum.ca.

The Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nominating committee will review all submissions and will eventually present a report at the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual general meeting on Saturday, April 26 at which Board members will be elected.

Goulbourn Museum Board meetings are currently held in the morning of the second Friday of each month.

Agenda information is provided to Board members prior to such meetings.

The Goulbourn Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mandate is to assemble and promote the material and oral history of the Goulbourn community by collecting, preserving, displaying and interpreting local artefacts. The Museum offers a range of education programs to increase the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understanding and enjoyment of local history.

The Museum employs a permanent staff headed by curator-manager Kathryn Jamieson, supported by local volunteers.

For more information about the role of members of the Board of Directors or about the Goulbourn Museum in general, please contact the Museum at 613-831-2393 or via email at info@ goulbournmuseum.ca.

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At A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School Enjoying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blast From The Pastâ&#x20AC;? spirit day at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School in Stittsville last Friday, Feb. 28 are, from left, Jane Case, Adam Roy, Jonah Sheahan, Tessa Natarezic, Zadie Lamoureux, Annika Konkle, Jamieson Ladouceur, Erica Thomas and Elliott Johns.

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Nominations are now being sought for the two representatives of the local business community and the three representatives of the public who are needed to round out the new committee.

Nominations including a brief resume and a description of interest in the West Carleton Environmental Centre should be sent to the attention of Ottawa city councillor Eli El-Chantiry, City of Ottawa, Ward 5 (West Carleton/March), 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Attention: Kelly Pohl, Assistant or via email to Kelly.Pohl@ottawa.ca. The deadline for the receipt of such nominations is this Friday, March 7 at 5 p.m.

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Taite Krueger wears the costume which she designed and made for her grade eight project presentation at the Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville on Wednesday, Feb. 26 as she stands beside her display explaining her project.

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News - It was grade eight project presentation night at the Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

This is an annual event in which each grade eight student makes a presentation on a project that they have selected and on which they have worked for several months.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presentations included a range of projects including magic, writing, costume design, art, musical theatre, film acting and animation.

JOHN CURRY/METROLAND For Michela Rodriguez, her project Mackenzie Hauch-Krueger stands beside her display about musical theatre which was the featured creating a five minute movie topic for her grade eight project presentation at the Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville involving two scenes from the movie on Wednesday, Feb. 26. In her presentation, she sang two musical theatre songs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Devil Wears Prada,â&#x20AC;? a 2006 comedy drama.

She found it odd seeing herself on the screen but also found it interesting that a person can become a different person while acting. She said that a key in film acting seems to be forgetting about yourself and becoming that other person that you are on screen.

Clement Franklin chose â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animationâ&#x20AC;? as the topic for his project. He says that he has always liked cartoons and wanted to make one for his project.

This was the first time that he had created a cartoon which he showed at the presentation night. The 28 second cartoon called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cat and the Mouseâ&#x20AC;? was about a cat trying to catch JOHN CURRY/METROLAND a mouse, with a vase falling on his Ottawa Waldorf School grade eight student Michela Rodriguez is with her display about head as he tries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Film Acting,â&#x20AC;? complete with a replica Oscar.

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Grade eight presentations at Ottawa Waldorf School He not only told about this art form but included in his presentation an example of the art which he had done entitled “Maroon,” This was the first time that he had created this style of art. He explained what the various colours used in the painting represented and told how this Afro-Caribbean form of art has had several influences including European, African and Haitian.

Ellie Zamorano not only told about magic in her presentation but she went one better – she performed a magical card trick as well.

She told about some of the famous magicians in the past, even explaining how Houdini performed one of his magic tricks. She explained how she learned about magic for the presentation and how she learned the card trick that she demonstrated.

Ellie admits that magic is entertaining and fun to watch and while she says that she will not be continuing with magic, she says that she is glad that she chose magic as the topic for her presentation.

Pamela Whitlock had writing as the topic that she selected for her presentation and she even wrote a short story for it, with the story featured on the display which formed part of her presentation.

She told about how she developed her short story, specifically about how she chose the story line and how she choose the genre for her story. She ended up selecting the dystopia genre which can best be explained by saying that it is the opposite of utopia.

Dystopia writing usually involves stories about a cataclysmic decline in society in the future, with people living dehumanized and often fearful lives.

Pamela says that she has read a lot of books featuring this genre of writing and she knew that she wanted to write a story like these books that she has read.

“For me it’s a very exciting kind of book,” she says about stories that feature the dystopia genre of writing.

She says that she had a lot of fun writing her short story in the dystopia genre for her presentation. She explained the different steps that she went through in writing the story including some of the difficulties that she experienced.. She admits that her story idea changed as she did the writing but says that she is happy about how the story called “When Everything’s Gone” turned out.

At one point, she was worried that she would not come up with an ending but suddenly “it just sort of came to me.”

While she says that she enjoyed her writing project, she says that she is not sure right now if writing will be her career path in the future. However, she says that she is now a better writer than she was before she undertook this project.

These presentations done by the Ottawa Waldorf School’s grade eight students take several months to prepare. They involve each student finding a mentor, someone who can steer them in the right direction on the project.

So Mickela Rodriguez, for her presentation on “Film Acting,” had the person who runs the drama class at the school mentoring her. Clement Franklin for his animated cartoon project had the help of a mentor who is an animator. Taite Krueger, for her costume design project, had two mentors, one to help with her costume design and one to teach her how to sew.

And so it went for all of the students and their presentations – each had a mentor to help them along the road to the presentation night.

In addition to finding and receiving advice from a mentor, each student had to undertake research on the topic of the presentation and to keep a journal about their months-long journey to the presentation night.

Each project not only featured a presentation to an audience of parents on Wednesday evening, Feb. 26 but also included a display which outlined the project and how it was developed.

The idea behind these grade eight project presentations at the Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville is to help prepare these grade eight students as they head off to high school, helping them sharpen their skills in planning, organizing, researching, writing, public speaking and displaying.

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News - It was a parade!

There were no floats but there were some trains. There were no marching bands but there was music at times.

There were no clowns or colourful decorations but there was lots of embroidery and beading.

But a parade it was, as one after another, models from the Stittsville United Church Youth Group, paraded down the aisle of the church, wearing one of over 30 wedding dresses from the past that were being presented once again in this bridal fashion show.

It all happened last Saturday evening at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street, where these dresses, provided for the occasion by members of the congregation, once again moved slowly down a church aisle and were radiantly put on view at the front of the church before a expansive white arch sparkling with white lights.

For some in the audience of about 75 people, this bridal show had a very special significance because it was their dress that was being modeled and displayed. And for some of the young models, it was a special experience because they were wearing their mother’s wedding gown as was the case for Amanda Moore wearing the dress of her mother Linda Moore from her 1995 wedding or Jessica Carson wearing the dress of her mother Kelly Carson from 2012 or Hannah Daly wearing the dress of her mother Sarah Daly from her 1994 wedding.

All of the wedding dress models were escorted up the aisle to the front of the church by one of two male escorts – David Larson and Nathan Stevens.

The wedding dresses in this bridal show ranged in date from 2012 back to the 1960’s with three from the 1950’s – Betty Robertson’s dress from 1953, Trudy Valentine’s dress from 1956 and Marilyn Ferguson’s dress from 1958.

There were a couple of non-wedding dresses in the show but they were very much associated with weddings.

Mae Weese wore the flower girl dress

which she wore at a 2013 wedding while Grace Cornell’s dress which she wore at her daughter’s wedding in 1958 was in the show.

The youth who modeled the dresses in the show were Amy Mesdag, Avory Johnson, Mae Weese, Trish Lamb, Hannah Daly, Courtney Fields, Amanda Moore, Alicia Byce, Jessica Carson and Lydia Peterson.

Wedding dresses modeled in the show included Eileen McLean’s dress of 2003; Ellen Boynton’s dress of 1968; Dana Doucette’s dress of 2006; Patti Mesdag’s dress of 1985; Alanna Code’s dress of 1993; Amber Lawford’s dress of 2003; Ruth Richardson’s dress of 1985; Helen MacKechnie’s dress of 1960; Elizabeth Hurst’s dress of 2003; Anne Murray’s dress of 1989; Kristine Dawe’s dress of 1992; Georgia Derrick’s dress of 1971; Kate MacDonald’s dress of 1993; Carmen Lamb’s dress of 1991; Elaine Argue’s dress of 1966; Julie Cliff’s dress of 1967; Bonnie Lamb’s dress of 1964; and Shelley Hagar’s dress of 1989.

Amy Mesdag, who modeled the first dress in the show, Eileen McLean’s dress from 2003, then served as the show’s hostess MC, telling a little something about each dress as it was being modeled. Information about the dress being displayed as well as a photo or two from the wedding in question were also shown on the video screen at the front of the church as the dresses were being modeled.

And there were some interesting twists to some of the information provided about the dresses on display.

For instance, it was revealed that Ruth Richardson made use of her wedding dress for a number of years following her 1985 marriage by wearing it as she answered the door at Halloween. And when Trish Lamb modeled Marilyn Golden/Hochester’s dress from a 1966 wedding, she was accompanied by escort Nathan Stevens wearing a top hat.

And a dress identified as a “mystery dress” in the program saw the mystery solved right there at the show. The dress had been dropped off at the church for use in the show but there was no information provided to go with it, so it was labeled as a

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Amanda Moore wears a wedding dress from 2006 in the bridal fashion show hosted by the Stittsville United Church Youth Group at the church last Saturday evening. “mystery dress.” Well, Fern Carpenter, who was at the show, was able to shed some light on the “mystery.”

The wedding dress had been worn by her daughter in her 1987 wedding

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Fern was at the show as well because her own wedding dress from her 1963 wedding in Munster was

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There was also a story told about the 2002 wedding associated with Megan Dillenbeck’s dress which was modeled by Alicia Byce in the show.

The wedding was officiated by Megan’s uncle, Rev. Grant Dillenbeck who is now the minister at Stittsville United Church. Rev. Dillenbeck reported that at the wedding, Megan was walked down the aisle not only by her father but by the family dog.

At the conclusion of this bridal show of historical dresses, all of the models assembled at the front of the church, wearing the last wedding dress that they had modeled in the show.

“You girls look absolutely gorgeous,” exclaimed Ruth Richardson who organized the event with the help of the youth and a number of ladies from the church – Bonnie Lamb, Alanna Code, Betty Young, Diane Dean, Betty Robertson, Kelly Byce, Elizabeth Hochester Hurst and others, all providing wardrobe support.

When the assembled models were asked what advice they would have for future brides regarding a wedding dress, the answers included making sure the dress was comfortable, wearing comfortable shoes, having no lace and having a helpful flower girl.

Rev. Grant Dillenbeck said an opening prayer before the bridal show and also gave a scripture reading about love during one of the breaks in the show.

Robert Dueck played wedding music selections on the keyboard during the other two breaks.

All of the funds raised through a freewill donation collection at the event are going to the general fund of the Stittsville United Church to help support the church’s work.

Following the show, a reception was held in the basement hall, complete with a “Just Married” cake. This cake and goodies at this reception were arranged by Kate MacDonald.

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“I’m looking forward to it a lot,” says the Grade 5 student who’s been kicking the ball around in the snow recently at St. Leonard Catholic School in Manotick. Kratt found out that he’d been invited to the exclusive tournament when his parents called him into his room before school to show him the note they’d received from the famed La Liga side. “It was really exciting,” recalls the 10-year-old. “I was pretty happy – if you saw the video my dad was taking.”

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Kratt was the lone player from OSU to attend an FC Barcelona camp last July in Tampa, FL. Over 2,500 players took part in the sessions at several points in the U.S., including some from as far as Mexico, Venezuela and Belize. “It was cool. I got to look at how different countries play,” highlights Kratt, who enjoyed the opportunity to learn from the Barcelona coaches. “They obviously knew a lot about soccer. It was really great to take on their knowledge.” Feeling a bit nervous initially, Kratt realized within his first few hours of training that he stacked up pretty well compared to the other camp attendees. “It was a bit easier than my club, I would say,” details Kratt, whose OSU team plays in the top regional league possible against an age group a year older than them. Kratt credits OSU Head Coach Paul Harris, formerly a coach for Everton FC’s youth academy, for playing a big part in his success. “He really encourages me to try things in games,” signals the athlete who attends twice-a-week practices with Harris at OSU’s Centre of Excellence.

“He tells me to try something exciting.” Kratt feels “proud” to have earned the chance to play in the tournament that will feature FC Barcelona academy teams, Barcelona’s Escola teams from elsewhere in Spain, and other entries from around the world such as South Korea, Poland, United Arab Emirates, China, India, Japan and Egypt. He’ll be one of two Canadian players – and the only one in the 2002/2003-born age group – to dress for the four sides assembled from the U.S. camps.

“We’re exceptionally pleased to see a player from our club earn this opportunity to compete in front of one of the world’s most renowned football franchises,” states OSU President Bill Michalopulos. “We look forward to having Ronan represent OSU and our continent on this big stage and showing off the talent developing here in Ottawa and our Force Academy”.

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News - The first Friday of March is the traditional day for the World Day of Prayer.

This Friday, March 7, a World Day of Prayer service will take place at St. Paul’s United Church on McBean Street in Richmond at 11:30 a.m.

It will be followed by a lunch.

Everyone is most welcome to attend this World Day of Prayer service.

The World Day of Prayer is a global, ecumenical movement of Christian women joined together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday of March. It is celebrated annually in over 170 countries in the world.

The World Day of Prayer movement aims to bring together women of various races, cultures and traditions in this yearly common Day of Prayer while also encouraging closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the year.

The World Day of Prayer started in 1887 in the United States. It expanded to Canada and then to the British Isles in the 1930’s. A focus on ecumenism and reconciliation led to further growth after World War Two. The theme for this year’s World Day of Prayer is “Streams in the Desert.” The worship celebration has been written by the World Day of Prayer women of Egypt.

Egypt is a place where streams flow through desert lands, bringing with them the fertile nutrients needed for plants, trees and all forms of life to flourish. However, these streams are not only the physical rivers into which people can dip their feet. As this year’s World Day of Prayer service will demonstrate, people are invited to seek the streams of living water which Jesus offers.

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In bridal fashion show Avory Johnson models a wedding dress at the bridal fashion show presented at the Stittsville United Church last Saturday evening.

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Barb Vant’Slot Special to the News

VETERAN SERVICES The Stittsville Legion’s Veterans Service Officer Rob Dunbar will be at the Legion Hall on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Phone 613-250-2528 or email vso@ rcl618.ca for an appointment or just feel free to drop in on either of the days and speak with him.

MEMBERSHIP If you are interested in becoming a member of the Stittsville Legion, application forms can be obtained at the Legion Hall.

2014 BURSARY PROGRAM Application forms are now available for the 2014 Bursary Program of the Legion.

If you have a child in the last year of high school or who is currently attending university or college or is in an apprenticeship program, this program and its tax-free bursaries may benefit you. Forms are currently available at the Legion Hall. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 30.

LADIES AUXILIARY The next meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Stittsville Legion is scheduled for Monday, March 31 starting at 7 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall.

SPECIAL EVENTS (All these special events are open to everyone in the community unless otherwise stated)

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The dress worn by Elaine Argue in her 1966 wedding to Frank Argue is being modeled by Hannah Daly, left, as she is escorted by David Larson, right, up the aisle at Stittsville United Church at the bridal fashion show hosted by the church’s Youth Group last Saturday.

Thursday, March 13 – A trip to the Fulton Sugar Bush hosted by the 55 Plus Club will take place providing there is enough interest. RSVP’s are required by Friday, Feb. 28. If you wish to go, please contact Marion Gullock at 613-836-5254 before Feb. 28 and she can give you the information on cost, time and what will be happening on the trip.

Saturday, March 15 – “Swing into Spring” event with the Main & Abbott Dance Band will take place at the Legion Hall. Tickets at $10 per person are available at the Legion Hall. Enjoy dancing to live band music and enjoy a late night snack.

Proceeds will go to help support the Stittsville Legion branch.

Saturday, March 22 – A comedy night will be held at the Legion Hall.

There will be more details to come.

Wednesday, April 2 – This will be the date for the next trip to the Slots at the Rideau Carleton Raceway. Please call Marion Gullock at 613-836-5254 for more information.

Sunday, April 6 – The monthly breakfast will be held at the Legion hall, running from 9 a.m. to 12 noon with everyone in the community welcome to attend and enjoy this affordable family breakfast. Cost is only $5 per person. The menu includes bacon and eggs or pancakes and sausages as well as toast, hash browns and coffee.

WEEKLY EVENTS (Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events un-

less otherwise stated) Bingo is played every Wednesday starting at 6:45 p.m. in the Legion Hall.

Euchre is played every Tuesday starting at 1:15 p.m. in the Legion Hall.

“Open Mike” hosted by “Jumpin’ Jimmy Leroux” happens every Friday starting at 8 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall.

HERE AND THERE Dart leagues play at the Legion Hall every Thursday at 7 p.m. and every Friday at 8 p.m. Spares are always welcome.

The Stittsville Legion will be hosting the Legion Zone mixed darts tournament on Saturday, March 8 as it is the defending champion in the event.

Sue McCormick is always looking for volunteers to help out at the weekly bingo. If interested, please call 613-836-8860.

The Ladies Auxiliary at the Stittsville Legion is the place to be for ladies who have a desire to help ensure that Veterans receive the assistance that they need and deserve. The Ladies Auxiliary provides funds to the Legion Branch through fundraising, catering and other activities. If you have imagination, skills that can be used and a desire to become involved and help the Ladies Auxiliary, please contact the Stittsville Legion at 613836-1632.

The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www.rcl618.ca .

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News - Munster Elementary School has a problem â&#x20AC;&#x201C; low enrolment due to the popularity of French Immersion programs elsewhere.

And now the Ottawa Carleton District School Board is looking for suggestions from the community to try to rectify the situation and ensure that Munster Elementary School continues to be a viable community school well into the future.

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Elementary School best serves its community are being sought. The challenge is to ensure that whatever programs are offered at the school are strong ones that are working for the students. Comments and suggestions about the best ways to make use of Munster Elementary School to serve its community can be submitted via email to planning@ocdsb.ca or by mail to the Planning Department, Ottawa Carleton District School Board, 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean, ON K2H6L3.

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At Stittsville Co-Operative Nursery School Playing store at the Stittsville Co-Operative Nursery School in Stittsville are, from left to right, Everlee Smith, Mira Chwedchuk and Benjamin Howard.

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Having fun doing the dishes!

Doing that age-old household chore, washing the dishes, as they have fun (yes, doing the dishes can be fun!) during activity time at the Stittsville Co-Operative Nursery School in Stittsville are Kyler Hua, left, and Zuva Tava, right.

Winners at euchre party at Stittsville Legion Hall News - Henry Verhagen had the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high score at the euchre on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

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Dwain McGillvray had the most lone hands while Pat Doxsee had the hidden score.

Ernie Nolan had the low score.

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Winners in Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest Special to the News

News - Essays, poems and posters submitted in the annual Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest of the Stittsville Branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion have all been judged, with winners proclaimed.

In the junior essay contest, Ellery Ann Hogan placed first, followed by Darian Para in second place and Ishaan Anandraj in third place.

Hailey MacEachern was the winner in the intermediate essay category while SamanthaJo Meiker was the winner in the senior essay

category, with Katie MacEachern as the runner-up.

In the junior poetry category, Maari Mannila placed first with Tessa Neilson in second and Shaylyn Lyle-Grimm in third.

Kaitlyn de Moree won the intermediate poetry category while Samantha-Jo Meijer won the senior poems category.

Samantha-Jo Meijer had her third first-place finish in the contest in the senior black and white poster category.

Serena Kam was the winner in the interme-

diate black and white poster category.

In the junior black and white poster category, Bronwyn Gocan was the winner, with Lily Figoni placing second and Allison Marie Gocan in third.

In the primary colour poster category, Jasmin Mercanzini was the first place winner. Ava Harris grabbed second place while third place went to Morgan Dundon.

In the junior colour poster category, Lauren Cheslock was the first place winner, with Willem Girard in second and Lauryn Trinity Bak-

ker in third.

After judging at the local branch level, the winning entries were sent on to the Zone G5 competition. At this Zone level, Lauren Cheslock was second in the junior colour poster category. Ellery Hogan also had a second place finish at the Zone level, placing second in the junior essay category.

Bronwyn Gocan finished third at the Zone level in the junior black and white poster category while Samantha-Jo Meijer placed third in the senior essay category at the Zone level.

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Winners in the colour poster categories in the Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest held by the Stittsville Branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion are, from left, front row, Morgan Dundon, third in primary colour poster category; Ava Harris, second in primary colour poster category; Jasmin Mercanzini, first in primary colour poster JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND category; Lauryn Trinity Bakker, third in junior colour poster category; Willem Girard, Winners in the poetry categories in the Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest second in junior colour poster category; and Lauren Cheslock, first in junior colour poster held by the Stittsville Branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion are, from left, front row, contest; and, behind them, Stittsville Legion member Clive Morris, left, and Stittsville Shaylyn Lyle-Grimm, third in junior poems category; Tessa Neilson, second in junior legion president Fred Appel, right. poems category; Maari Mannila, first in junior poems category; Kaitlyn de Moree, first in intermediate poems category; and Samantha-Jo Meijer, first in senior poems category, and, behind them, Stittsville Legion member Clive Morris, far left, and Stittsville Legion president Fred Appel, centre.

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Winners in the essay categories in the Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest held by the Stittsville Branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion are, from left, front row, Ishaan Anandraj, third in junior essay category; Darian Para, second in junior essay category; Ellery Ann Hogan, first in junior essay category; Hailey MacEachern, first in intermediate essay category; Katie MacEachern, second in senior essay category; and Samantha-Jo Meijer, first in senior essay category; and, behind them, Stittsville Legion member Clive Morris, left, and Stittsville Legion president Fred Appel, right.

Winners in the black and white poster categories in the Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest held by the Stittsville Branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion are, from left, front row, Allison Marie Gocan, third in junior black and white posters; Lily Figoni, second in junior black and white posters; Bronwyn Gocan, first in junior black and white posters; Serena Kam, first in intermediate black and white posters; and SamanthaJo Meijer, first in senior black and white posters; and, behind them, Stittsville Legion member Clive Morris, left, and Stittsville Legion president Fred Appel, right.

Veterans Dinner on April 5th with the dinner being complimentary. The bar will be open to serve you.

In addition, the West Ottawa Military Wives Choir will be on hand to provide the entertainment.

Local Cadets will be the servers for the dinner and there will be a number of toasts throughout the evening. In addition, you can expect to hear the sound of bagpipes during the evening.

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News â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Calling all veterans and Canadian Forces members!

You have an invitation to attend the annual Veterans Dinner hosted by the Stittsville Branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening on Saturday, April 5 at the Stittsville Legion Hall this year and once again it will be quite an event.

It will have the format of a mess dinner,

bers, war veterans, war brides and serving and retired members of Allied Forces living in the west end of Ottawa are well to attend this dinner.

But the dinner fills up quickly, so you should take quick action if you wish to attend. RSVPâ&#x20AC;?s are required.

You should direct your response to Christine Philipson, the Stittsville Legionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poppy chair and youth education chair, at c.philipson@sympatico.ca.

Program to help caregivers Special to the News

News - A caregiver of an individual living with mental illness is at risk himself or herself.

The risk is from failing to look after yourself while looking after the loved one with mental illness who is in your care.

The Oasis in Kanata is a pilot program initiated by the Glen Cairn United Church to provide information and support for friends and family of persons living with mental illness. The program is directed to residents not only of Kanata but also of Stittsville and Goulbourn.

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Scoring eight goals in Town League Special to the News

Sports - Both the Bondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DĂŠcor Green Team and the Molsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s White Team scored eight goals in their Stittsville Town League hockey games last week. And both skated away with victories.

Molsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s White Team and the Cavanagh Construction Grey Team were all tied up 1-1 after one period of play on Thursday, Feb. 27 but then the White Team scored the next seven goals to win by an 8-1 score.

Nick Purdy and Wayne Hall both scored two goals in this game for the White Team. Single goals were tallied by Broc Beehler, Mike Moreau, Kyle Gourgon and Mark Gourgon.

Kyle Gourgon picked up three assists in the game as well.

Mike Scerbo scored the only goal of this game for the Grey Team.

Bondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DĂŠcor Green Team had a closer battle in its 8-6 victory over the Cabling Ottawa Orange Team on Thursday, Feb. 27.

The Green Team led by 3-1 at the end of the first period and had extended the lead to three

goals by the end of the second period, leading 6-3.

Craig Bagshaw scored four goals for the Green Team in this game. Other Green Team scorers included Ryan Sterling, Matt Sterling and Ryan Kennedy.

Steve McJannet and Matt Yakabuski scored two goals apiece for the Orange Team. Other goal scorers for the Orange Team were Trevor Graham and Pat Croteau.

In the Stittsville Town League game on Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Shouldice Mechanical Red Team got by the Cavanagh Construction Black Team by a 6-4 score.

The Red Team led 3-1 after the first period and maintained this two goal lead after two periods, leading by a 5-3 score.

Adam Purdy scored two goals in this game for the Red Team. Other scorers for the Red Team were Chris Hesse, Corey Moreau, Tyrone Vine and Mike Laurysen.

Ian Shannon scored two goals for the Black Team with Jordan Kelly and Keagan Boudreau adding single markers.

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Sports - The season is over for the South Carleton High School Storm tier one junior boys basketball team.

The Storm lost 61-47 to St. Paul Catholic High School in a preliminary playoff game to be eliminated from further play.

The SC Storm had finished the regular season tied for sec-

ond place in the five-team Far West Division of the tier one high school junior boys basketball league. St. Paul High School had finished in a first place tie in the five-team Near West Division of the league.

In the regular season, the Storm had a record of four wins and two losses, scoring 320 points while allowing 296

points.

The Storm had won their first three games of the regular season before losing two straight games including a 53-49 loss to St. Paul High School.

The Storm finished up the six-game regular season with a 54-51 victory over Woodroffe High School.

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Rust closes down pool at GRC indefinitely Special to the News

News - It started out as a routine maintenance shutdown. Then mould was discovered and it became a mould remediation project. This in turn led to discovery of structural steel rust.

What all this means is that the pool at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville, originally to be shut down for a matter of weeks and then to be shut down until this coming June 28th , will now be out of commission for an indefinite period.

This is because the discovery of significant rust in the building’s structural steel means an extremely complex repair process. This means that the pool will definitely not be re-opening on June 28 as originally announced and indeed

there is no set date right now as to when the pool will be re-opening.

This all started when the pool was closed down for routine maintenance last fall. In October, mould was discovered in the ceiling. This meant that a mould remediation process had to be implemented, extending the pool closure period.

Further investigation, though, led to the discovery inside the walls of the pool area of construction materials which could encourage the formation of mould. So, a complete take down of all interior finishes in the pool area was undertaken to completely remove any chance of a spread of the mould.

While removing these interior finishes, evi-

dence was discovered of significant rust in the structural steel of the building.

This will require a complex repair process which is why the re-opening of the pool has been delayed once again beyond the announced June 28 date. In fact, there is no set date at present as to when the pool will re-open.

Although the pool is closed down at present, the other areas at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex remain open to the public. These include the two arenas, the fitness rooms and the

community centre space. Recreation programming and March Break programming in the community centre and in the arenas will continue as planned. Those wishing to swim using a municipal facility are encourage to patronize the pool at the new Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata or the pool at the Walter Baker Sports Centre in Barrhaven. The pool at the Kanata Leisure Centre is going to be closed for planned annual maintenance from March 17 to April 27 inclusively.

Registration for recreation programs News Registration is now open for the spring and summer recreation programs offered by the city of Ottawa.

The city’s “Recreation eGuide” is now online at www.ottawa.ca.

Registration for swimming and aqua fitness classes be-

gan last Monday online and by touchtone phone (613580-2588) and last Tuesday in person at city recreation facilities. It is noted that the pool at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex will closed indefinitely due to repair work and is not available for these spring and summer programs.

Registration for all programs other than swimming and aqua fitness including summer camps began online and by touchtone phone on Wednesday, March 5 and in person on Thursday, March 6 at city recreation facilities. To register, you require a client barcode and family PIN numbers.

‘Camp Curator’ program at Museum Special to the News

News - Museums are fun.

And youngsters who attend the “Camp Curator” March Break program at the Goulbourn Museum will go home every day from the week-long program knowing this, having had their curiosity and creativity challenged with an array of fun activities.

Geared for children aged 6 to 11 years old, the “Camp Curator” program gives them an opportunity to be a Museum curator for a week. This means having a personal curator kit, learning how to handle artefacts, creating exhibits and even conducting an archeological dig.

In addition, there will be a host of crafts and games, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum’s artefact collection and visits from special guests.

Just wearing a lab coat each day as they ex-

perience the life of a curator is a thrill in itself for youngsters.

This “Camp Curator” program takes place from this Monday, March 10 to Friday, March 14, running from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon each day. The cost is $125 per child which also includes daily snacks.

To register and reserve a special in this unique innovative March Break program, call the Goulbourn Museum at 613-831-2393 or email education@goulbournmuseum.ca.

The Goulbourn Museum is located at 2064 Huntley Road at Stanley’s Corners, just south of Stittsville.

For more information about the Goulbourn Museum, please visit its website at www.goulbournmuseum.ca or join the Museum on Facebook.

The Museum is regularly open from Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories It certainly wasn’t anything to get up in the middle of the night and write home about, according to my cousins from Ottawa. They had rinks inside of heated buildings and ice as smooth as glass, whereas the little rink behind the Northcote School was anything but grand.

Yet it suited our purposes well, and certainly got lots of use once the ice was built up on the patch of ground that in the summertime was nothing but weeds and hay growing willy-nilly.

The rink had stand-up boards on two sides, and each end was open so that we could just walk right onto the ice easily.

As soon as the winter had settled in, the boys of senior fourth, along with their fathers, started building up the ice. It was a major job, since every drop of water had to be hauled from the farms around, or from the pump in the middle of the schoolyard. It was brought in big barrels, and timed so that many sleighs would arrive at the same time, and the water dumped on the spot.

Using pails to take water from the school pump was a wasted exercise, since most of it would be spilled before hitting the rink, and a pail of water did little to build up the ice.

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A night at the community rink left everyone warm with contentment

the senior fourth boys thought was proper, and this could take weeks at the start of winter.

And then, finally, it was deemed suitable.

What a day that was.

Miss Crosby, who excused no one from a full day of schooling, on that day cut the classes short, allowed us to bring what passed for skates, and have an hour of fun before heading home. And what an hour it was. Of course, the ice was full of lumps and cracks and ridges, and until we learned what area of the rink to avoid, we spent most of the time picking ourselves up off the new ice.

A couple of the farm fathers had made widebladed shovels, attached to the handle of forks, and the rule was that after each use, the ice had to be shovelled off, and the accumulated snow shoved through the two openings at either end of the rink.

The older boys took advantage of this chore, and did it with their skates still on. I noticed they always managed to get a good skate in while doing it, and often managed to get a fast game of shinny in the bargain.

If there wasn’t a Saturday night house party in the community, whole families went to the Northcote School rink. Most came on big flat-

Friendship Club luncheon Special to the News

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cheon of the Friendship Club will take place on Wednesday, March 26

bottomed sleighs, and they circled a big steel barrel that was filled with firewood, and once lit, the flames shot a mile into the sky, and even though there was scarcely enough heat to take the chill out of your bones, it gave a bit of relief to the freezing night air.

Women sat on the sleighs wrapped in blankets, and most of the men stood around the burning barrel, smoking their pipes and talking farm talk. We children put on our skates on the sleighs, and mine were those terrible bob skates, dull as dishwater and rusted brown. I used them until Miss Crosby one night arrived with a pair of regular skates for me, handing them to me in a brown paper bag so that no one would know of the deed. I was ecstatic and finally was able to keep up with my rival Marguirite, who not only had new skates, they were as white as the driven snow, and her mother had attached tiny silver bells to the laces, and she tinkled like someone from a fairy tale as she skated around and around the rink.

There was no music of course. Not like in the rink in Renfrew where we once went to see an ice revue brought out from Ottawa, and listened to songs like Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer True and The Skater’s Waltz.

at 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

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We would skate until Mr. Briscoe blew a whistle and that meant the fun was over for that night. We would try to do one more “crack the whip,” and then the boys would use the big shovels and scrape off the chips and snow, and another couple of barrels of water, kept on one of the big sleighs would be poured over the surface of the rink, left to freeze over solid before our next night of skating.

Then we would all head into the Northcote School where the Ladies Aid would have big pots of steaming hot chocolate sitting on the stove in the middle of the room. Always there were oatmeal cookies and ginger snaps, which vanished in jig time.

I would tumble into bed, happily exhausted, with my toes still cold as ice, after crawling out of my clothes which would be soaked right through to my navy blue fleece-lined underwear, but with a feeling of utter joy and contentment. Our whole family would feel the same. My three brothers would have had a night of roughhousing, my sister Audrey would be asked to skate with a boy she fancied, I would be with my best friends, and Mother and Father would be happy that another night of community fun was had, and hadn’t cost a penny.

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Entertainment at the luncheon will be provided by Jeanette Hamilton.

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Lifestyle - Loaded with carrots and onions, this simple Irish stew is made in the slow-cooker. Serve with mashed potatoes or colcannon.

Preparation time: 30 minutes. Cooking time: 4 to 5 hours. Serves eight Ingredients * Six large carrots, peeled * Four onions, peeled and quartered * 125 ml (1/2 cup) whole wheat flour * 5 ml (1 tsp) pepper * 5 ml (1 tsp) dried thyme leaves * 1 kg (2 lb) stewing beef, cut into oneinch (2.5 cm) pieces * 25 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil * 750 ml (3 cups) sodium-reduced beef broth Preparation Chop carrots diagonally into 2.5 cm (1inch) chunks. Place carrots and onions in slow-cooker.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, pepper and thyme; add meat and toss to coat.

In a large skillet, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat; add half of the meat and brown. Add to slow-cooker. Repeat with remaining oil and meat. Sprinkle with any remaining flour.

Add broth. Press meat into mixture.

Cover and cook on low heat for eight to10 hours or on high for four to five hours or until meat is tender.

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Breakfast at Stittsville Legion Hall Enjoying a family breakfast at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street last Sunday, March 2 are, from left, Dean Jackson, Cody Jackson and Wade Jackson. These monthly breakfasts featuring bacon and eggs or pancakes and sausages are open to everyone in the community.

News - This year it happens only one day before the actual St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, March 17. It’s the annual St. Patrick’s Supper hosted by St. Clare’s Church at Dwyer Hill.

The hall at the church on Dwyer Hill Road south of Franktown Road will be filled not only with Irish feeling but also with some of the best food to be found anywhere, as the supper will feature a delicious homemade meal. What a way to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day happening just hours from the holding of this supper.

This St. Patrick’s Supper at St. Clare’s will run from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, with everyone welcome to attend. You will not only enjoy a great meal but also will be able to purchase a chance at winning a quilt in a quilt raffle. For more information, please contact Shirley O’Connor at 613838-2704.

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322,596 trees planted in Rideau-Goulbourn ward Special to the News

News - The Rideau-Goulbourn ward of the city of Ottawa has seen 322,596 trees planted under the city of Ottawa’s Green Acres Program since the year 2000.

This is the second largest number of trees planted under the program in any ward of the

city of Ottawa, topped only by the 633,847 trees planted in the West Carleton-March ward.

In the Rideau-Goulbourn ward, 18 landowners participated in the Green Acres Program in 2013, with 17,573 trees planted in total.

The Stittsville ward did not have any trees planted in 2013 under the Green Acres Pro-

gram. Since the year 2000, a total of 2,550 trees have been planted in the Stittsville ward under the Green Acres Program.

The Green Acres Program offers technical and financial assistance to rural landowners for planning, planting and tending of native trees such as white pine, spruce, red oak and super

maple.

The average cost is 15 cents a tree on projects involving over 2.5 acres.

More information about the Green Acres Program can be obtained by contacting Dan Cooper, Richmond Valley Conservation Authority forestry program manager who oversees the Green Acres Program, by calling 613-6923571, ext. 1124 or via email at dan.cooper@ rvca.ca.

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New to Ottawa Pet Cemetery & Crematorium Did you know that since the closing of “Ye Old Shep“ in 2008 all pets that pass away in Ottawa are sent to Pembroke, Guelph or Rigaud, P.Q.?

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Sports - The South Carleton High School boys curling team lost by the narrowest of margins in the National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association championship game on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

The South Carleton curlers lost by a 6-5 score to the Ecole Franco Ouest rink in this championship game played at the Nepean Sportsplex curling complex.

The South Carleton curlers had advanced to the championship final by defeating All Saints High School 6-3 in semi-final playoff action.

Earlier, in preliminary playoff action, South Carleton had beaten the West Carleton Secondary School team 12-6.

This playoff action followed up on a regular season in which South Carleton High School finished in a tie for second place in the eightteam OFSAA (Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association) division in the high schools boys curling league.

The South Carleton curlers compiled a record of five wins and three losses in the regular season, scoring 53 points while allowing only 34 points.

Osgoode High School led the division with a perfect record of eight winds and no losses while All Saints High School was tied with South Carleton for second place with a similar record of five wins and three losses.

Ecole Franco Ouest, the eventual championship team, had finished the regular season tied for third place with a record of four wins and four losses.

In regular season action, South Carleton had defeated the Franco Ouest squad by a score of 6-3.

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News - Get on your dancing shoes – there’s a dance coming up at the Lions Hall in Stittsville!

It will take place on Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m., with the Ottawa Valley’s own Smokey Rose providing the music.

The dance is being held as a fundraiser in support of Hospice Care Ottawa and its capital campaign for the new Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice that will hopefully become a reality in Kanata by 2016.

Tickets for the dance at $10 per person are available by phoning 613-836-4964 or 613-838-5007.

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For more information contact the Auctioneers James and Hill Auction Service Ltd. Carson Hill Stewart James 613-821-2946 613-445-3269

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For additional information please contact Gord Pike at 613-720-0456.

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ABC Tax Services- New Clients Welcomed. Serving your income tax needs. CertiďŹ ed CRA ďŹ ler, conďŹ dential 613-836-4954.

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Stittsville News EMC - Thursday, March 6, 2014 45

HELP WANTED

COUNTY OF RENFREW Employment Opportunities

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

BONNECHERE MANOR Long Term Care Home

Bonnechere Manor, a safe and caring community to live, work and enjoy life.

REGISTERED NURSE Part Time Competition #14-32

QualiďŹ cations: s ! 2EGISTERED .URSE WITH A CURRENT CERTIlCATE OF COMPETENCY FROM THE #OLLEGE OF .URSES OF /NTARIO WITH ANNUAL MANDATORY LICENSING RENEWAL s 4HE ABILITY TO WORK ANY SHIFTS BE AVAILABLE FOR SHORT NOTICE CALL INS AND TO MAINTAIN REGULAR ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED Compensation: 3TART s 9EAR s 9EARS s 9EARS s 9EARS 0LEASE NOTE STARTING SALARY IS ADJUSTED BASED ON PROOF OF RELEVANT PAST 2. EXPERIENCE AT THE RATE OF ONE INCREMENT FOR EVERY YEAR OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE YEAR RATE WHICH REQUIRES YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

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WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE HIRING! With web development and programming experience. Will provide help with network planning, design, implementation, administration and help desk support.

Minimum 4 years hands on experience.

Please Submit your resume to:

PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKERS Relief Positions from May 1, 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; August 30, 2014 Competition #14-33

QualiďŹ cations: s 0ERSONAL 3UPPORT 7ORKER #ERTIlCATE OR EQUIVALENT AS PER / 2EG OF THE ,ONG 4ERM #ARE (OMES !CT

s #ERTIlCATE n &OOD 3AFETY !WARENESS 0ROGRAM RECOGNIZED BY A 0UBLIC (EALTH 5NIT s 4HE ABILITY TO WORK ANY SHIFTS BE AVAILABLE FOR SHORT NOTICE CALL INS AND TO MAINTAIN REGULAR ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED s -UST SUCCESSFULLY DISPLAY THE CORPORATE DEPARTMENTAL AND POSITION COMPETENCIES OF (ONESTY )NTEGRITY 0ROFESSIONALISM #LIENT 3ERVICE /RIENTATION &OCUS ON 2ESULTS 0ERSONAL 3ENSITIVITY %MPATHY .OTE .URSING STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED /NTARIO COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THEIR lRST YEAR OF THE "3C. OR 0. COURSE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR RELIEF POSITIONS (IRING IS DEPENDENT UPON SUBMISSION OF PROOF OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE STUDENT S CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL AS ACTIVE ENROLLMENT STATUS WITHIN THE "3C. OR 0. PROGRAMS Compensation n PER HOUR For complete job descriptions and qualiďŹ cations, please see the County of Renfrew website at http://www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca/departments/human-resources/unionized-job-descriptions/ 0306.CLR507705

Please send your resume, stating applicable competition number,

BY P M 4HURSDAY -ARCH TO (UMAN 2ESOURCES #OUNTY OF 2ENFREW )NTERNATIONAL $RIVE 0EMBROKE /. + ! 7 %-!), HRINFO COUNTYOFRENFREW ON CA IN -3 7ORD OR PDF FORMAT 4HANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST HOWEVER ONLY APPLICANTS CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED

COUNTY OF RENFREW Employment Opportunities BONNECHERE MANOR Long Term Care Home Bonnechere Manor, a safe and caring community to live, work and enjoy life.

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR Full Time Reporting to the Administrator, the Environmental Services Supervisor has responsibility for the Environmental Services Department (maintenance, housekeeping, and laundry), consistent with the Mission and Philosophy of Bonnechere Manor.

QualiďŹ cations: s YEAR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION IN -ECHANICAL %NGINEERING OR EQUIVALENT EDUCATION s 0OST SECONDARY EDUCATION IN %NVIRONMENTAL 3ERVICES /(! s -INIMUM YEARS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL MAINTENANCE HOUSEKEEPING LAUNDRY services. s 0ROVEN LEADERSHIP ABILITIES COMBINED WITH EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS #OMPUTER LITERACY REQUIRED WORD PROCESSING SPREADSHEET AND DATABASE s #ERTIlED MEMBER OF THE /CCUPATIONAL (EALTH AND 3AFETY 3TANDARDS PREFERRED s !BILITY TO MEET AND MAINTAIN HEALTH REQUIREMENT STANDARDS OF "ONNECHERE -ANOR AS PER ,ONG 4ERM #ARE ,EGISLATION s -UST HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION s -UST SUCCESSFULLY DISPLAY THE CORPORATE DEPARTMENTAL AND POSITION COMPETENCIES OF (ONESTY )NTEGRITY 0ROFESSIONALISM #LIENT 3ERVICE /RIENTATION &OCUS ON 2ESULTS 0ERSONAL 3ENSITIVITY Empathy.

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Compensation: $65,541 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $77,106 per annum, plus comprehensive beneďŹ ts package.

Please send your resume, stating Competition #14-34, by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014: (UMAN 2ESOURCES #OUNTY OF 2ENFREW )NTERNATIONAL $RIVE 0EMBROKE /. + ! 7 %-!), hrinfo@countyofrenfrew.on.ca IN -3 7ORD OR PDF FORMAT Thank you for your interest, however, only applicants considered for an interview will be contacted.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Butterworth Modular Homes. Your plan or ours on your lot & foundation ready to ďŹ nish. Const ďŹ nancing available.

613-217-1862.

UP TO $400 CASH DAILY

VACATION/COTTAGES

NETWORK/COMPUTER ENGINEER

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HELP WANTED

Email: hr@ozoptics.com or Fax: (613)831-2151 www.ozoptics.com

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VEHICLES 2008 Toyota Corolla VE, Auto, dark green, 191,393 kms, 3 extra tires, recently detailed, certiďŹ ed and etested. Asking $2900, located in Smiths Falls.

613-240-8364.

Camp Lau-Ren

Assortment of used tires, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.5.

Summers, all-season and snows. Also used car parts. Gord 613-257-2498.

A CAMP OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA On the Ottawa River, 10 kilometers west of Deep River

WANTED

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT WORK PERIOD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JULY 2nd to AUGUST 24th, 2014

I PAY CASH Downsizing? Looking for antiques, collectibles, jewelry, partial estates, anything old and interesting etc., in good condition. picker65@hotmail.com

ASSISTANT COOK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Self-motivated person who can work with minimum supervision. As part of a team, successful candidate must be able to prepare food in an efďŹ cient, timely manner under the direction of the Head Cook. Minimum age 18 preferred. Salary range: $425 - $500 per week.

FLOATER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lifeguard / Kitchen Assistant. Successful candidate will be required to act as Floater, working two - three half days per week in the kitchen and the remainder of the time on the Waterfront. Applicant must have his/her NLS and Watercraft qualiďŹ cations (successful applicant must be prepared to obtain a Pleasure Craft Operators Card). He/she must take responsibility for all aspects of Tuck. Successful applicant must be prepared to work in a team environment.

Minimum age 17 required.

Salary range: $425 - $500 per week.

Wanted - furnace oil, will remove tank if possible.

Call 613-479-2870.

WORK WANTED

COUNSELLORS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Successful applicants will work for two 3-week periods (July 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 26 and August 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 23) with one week off (July 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; August 2) for a total of 6 weeks of employment. Applicants must be enthusiastic and responsible team players who will provide fun and leadership for campers. Counsellors will live in cabins with campers and lead campers in the daily activities of summer camp.

Leadership training, lifeguarding and canoeing qualiďŹ cations, and previous camp counseling experience are assets. Minimum age 16 required.

Salary: $300 - $350 per week.

CertiďŹ ed Mason. 12 years experience. Chimney repair, restoration, parging, repointing.

Brick, block and stone. Small/big job specialist. Free estimates.

613-250-0290.

NOTE: Free room and board applies to all positions. Summer Staff must be prepared to work as part of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;teamâ&#x20AC;? and will be expected to support other staff members as needed.

We thank all applicants. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Deadline for receipt of applications is March 31, 2014.

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Order them today!

Do you need help with staging, organizing or de cluttering your house?

Call 613-435-7712.

Further information on all positions is available from Ron or Joanne Hartnett, Co-Ordinators.

To apply for any position, visit the weebsite at www.camplau-ren.com and complete an application form and send to: Ron and Joanne Hartnett, 89 Short Road, Arnprior, Ontario K7S 3X9 or email: hartnett@sympatico.ca

Experienced housecleaning service, very professional and reliable. Free estimates.

Call Alissa (613)866-1166.

HELP WANTED

Ali and Branden are members of the Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program

Attach a War Amps conďŹ dentially coded key tag to your key ring. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a safeguard for all your keys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not just car keys.

Experience the excitement of the aerospace industry in a rural setting!

If you lose your keys, The War Amps can return them to you by courier â&#x20AC;&#x201C; free of charge.

For over 60 years Magellan Aerospace, Haley has been producing magnesium and aluminum castings for the aerospace industry.

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR QualiďŹ cations: Applicants must have grade 12 or equivalent and a minimum 3-5 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a supervisor position. Extensive manufacturing experience will be considered an asset. Applicants must be able to work shift on a rotational basis.

Skills: Excellent written and verbal skills. Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively communicate motivate and develop teamwork.

ProďŹ cient in the use of software; MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other spreadsheet systems.

Salary commensurate with experience. Haley provides a comprehensive ďŹ&#x201A;ex beneďŹ t plan along with company paid pension.

No telephone inquiries please

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Please forward resume to: Magellan Aerospace, Haley Human Resources Department 634 Magnesium Road Haley, Ontario Canada K0J 1Y0 Fax: (613-432-0743) Email: jobs.haley@magellan.aero

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Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley west of Renfrew there are immediate openings for a:

We thank all applicants, but only those invited to an interview will be contacted.

46 Stittsville News EMC - Thursday, March 6, 2014

FT & PT Outdoors Spring/Summer Work

VEHICLES

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HELP WANTED

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HELP WANTED

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Willis Kerr Contracting Limited is currently seeking dedicated, safety conscious individuals to ďŹ ll the following positionsâ&#x20AC;Ś

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (Casual) RVH is seeking a casual Respiratory Therapist to provide support to the Manager of Respiratory Therapy. The successful incumbent must be a graduate of a recognized college with an accredited program in Respiratory Therapy; and registered with the College of Respiratory.

Candidates must also be able to work without direct supervision and must be competent in all therapeutic modalities relating to Respiratory Therapy including Pulmonary Function Testing.

DEATH NOTICE

To apply send cover letter and resume to ofďŹ ce@williskerrcontracting.com

9:00am-2:00pm CASH ONLY

no debit or credit cards accepted

!DULTS s #HILDREN YRS $5.99 !LL 0RICES )NCLUDE 4AX KIDS UNDER FREE *

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CAREER OPPS.

LYNDA ELIZABETH OLSEN (KERR) Formerly of Fitzroy Harbour.

On February 19, 2014 Lynda passed away surrounded by her family at her home on Lake Simcoe: her favourite spot where she spent every summer since she was born on May 31, 1942. Lynda valued family above all else. She was a loving wife to Barry, amazing mom to Kerry and Greg and adoring grandma to Robert and Ole. She will be greatly missed by her youngest sister and best friend Pat, as well as her sister Joan and brother George. She is predeceased by her sister Peggy and her parents, John and Evelyn. Lyndaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loyal and loving personality has left many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends scattered throughout the province, who will also greatly miss her. Her beautiful smile, adventurous spirit and strength of character will live on in the hearts of all her knew her.

Lynda generously decided to donate her body to the University of Toronto Anatomy Division. A celebration of Lyndaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held at the Brechin Legion on Saturday, March 1st from 2-4pm. In lieu of flowers or donations please complete an act of kindness in honour of Lyndaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind and giving manner.

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Foreman skilled in general sitework/road building Labourers skilled in general sitework/road building Labourers skilled in structural concrete formwork AZ ďŹ&#x201A;oat driver (experience an asset)

Qualified candidates are invited to apply in writing by 4:00 p.m. on March 21st, 2014, to Julia Boudreau, Vice President, Corporate Services, Renfrew Victoria Hospital, 499 Raglan Street North, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 1P6 or hr@renfrewhosp.com. Only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted. A Vulnerable Sector Check completed within the past six (6) months is a requirement for employment at RVH. Visit www.renfrewhosp.com to learn more.

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3664 Carling Ave, 2km West of Moodie Dr.

NURSING COORDINATOR (Permanent, Part Time) The Nursing Coordinator is responsible for the supervision of patient care as well as coordination to ensure proper staffing and utilization of hospital beds. He/she acts as resource for all departments, and functions in a leadership role after-hours. The successful incumbent will possess a current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario, ACLS certification, broad clinical skills and experience, and excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills.

Experience working in a unionized environment will be considered a strong asset.

SLEEP TECHNOLOGIST (Permanent, Part Time, up to 24 hrs/week) Reporting to the Manager Sleep Services, the successful applicant will maintain vigilance throughout the night to the patient record with information regarding sleep patterns, medication administration, therapeutic interventions, and all other pertinent information.

Applicants must have work experience in a Sleep Lab and would preferably be a graduate of a recognized college as a Registered Respiratory Therapist and/or Polysomnographic Technologist and.

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KANATA BAPTIST CHURCH (AZELDEAN 2D s

10:00 am: Service of Worship and Sunday School Pastoral Care & Healing Service: 11:30am - last Sunday of each month

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ST. ISIDORE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1135 March Rd., Kanata, ON. K2K 1X7 Pastor: Rev. M.M. Virgil Amirthakumar

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Merilee Clarke, left, of the Stittsville Kumon Centre presents a plaque and mantel clock to Thos Burnett, right, for completing the Kumon reading program, successfully achieving the L Level (grade 12-first year university).

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This is a dinner, dance and silent auction that is being held on Saturday, March 22 at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. It will get underway with cocktails and a cash bar at 6 p.m., to be followed by a ham dinner at 6:30 p.m.

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News - Consistent hard work has paid off for Thos Burnett.

He has become not only the most recent student to complete the reading program at Stittsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kumon Centre but he is the youngest student to complete the reading program at the Stittsville Kumon Centre.

It is all quite a tale of determination and hard work for Thos who is currently in grade six, as he has now completed the grade 12/first year university level in the Kumon reading program.

He began at the Kumon Centre in Stittsville in Feb. 2012, beginning at the A1 level.

He reached his grade level in six months and a month later was working one year above his grade level.

But Thos was determined to reach for the top and pursued his dream of completing the whole Kumon reading program.

In Feb. 2013, he received his Gx5 award as he was working at a grade eight level while only in grade five. Last October, he received his J200 plaque for working at a grade ten level.

Then, finally, this past January, Thos completed Kumonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s L level which is the grade 12/first year university level and the end of the program.

Thos, who is currently in grade six, was presented with an engraved mantel clock from Kumon by Merilee Clarke of the Stittsville Kumon Centre last Friday to mark his completion of the Kumon reading program.

And his secret at completing the Kumon reading program in such a short time? Simply

that he was willing to work hard to reach his goal and often worked one hour a day on his Kumon worksheets, even seven days a week.

His hard work paid off as he consistently received high scores and had to repeat very little work.

Merilee Clarke of the Stittsville Kumon Centre points out that achieving the grade 12/first year university level is quite an accomplishment for a student still in elementary school since there are concepts at this high level that could be unfamiliar to a younger student like Thos.

But, obviously, in Thosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; case, this was not a problem and his hard work overcame everything, letting him complete the program.

Thos has a birthday later this month, turning 12 years old.

The Stittsville Kumon Centre run by Merilee and John Clarke and located at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street now has over 200 students enrolled in its tutoring programs. About one-sixth of these students are working at above their grade level.

Kumon is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest after-school provider of math and reading programs, helping children of all ages and levels to become independent self-learners.

The Kumon philosophy is to help children learn how to learn on their own, developing strong academic skills.

Kumon Centres can now be found in 47 countries around the world.

The Stittsville Kumon Math and Reading Centre can be contacted by phone at 613-8312577 or via email at john.merileeclarke@ikumon.com.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: john.curry@metroland.com A World Day of Prayer service will be held on Friday, March 7 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church on McBean Street in Richmond. Lunch to follow. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Goulbourn Museum is offering a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Camp Curatorâ&#x20AC;? program for youngsters aged 6 to 11 years at the Goulbourn Museum during March Break from Monday, March 10 to Friday, March 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon each day. Cost is $125 per child. Snacks included. For more information or to register, please call the Goulbourn Museum at 613831-2393 or email education@goulbournmuseum.ca .

The Community Bible Church at 1600 Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville is hosting a free â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wise Guys and Gals Drop-Inâ&#x20AC;? for seniors on Monday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All seniors in the area are welcome to attend regardless of religious afďŹ liation. Enjoy coffee, home baked treats and a presentation

by Theresa Dupuis from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

More information available on the web at www.cbcstittsville.com or by phone at 613-836-2606.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shamrockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n 2014â&#x20AC;? hosted by the Richmond District Lions Club and the Richmond Agricultural Society will be held on Saturday, March 15 from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond Fairgrounds in Richmond, featuring renowned ďŹ ddler Robbie Dagenais, the Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bacon-on-a-bun and ďŹ reworks at 9:30 p.m. All ages welcome. Tickets $10 per person at the door. Children free.

The Goulbourn Township Historical Society is holding its March meeting on Saturday, March 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Topic of the presentation at this meeting will be the famous 1942 Almonte train wreck. Everyone is welcome to attend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swing into Springâ&#x20AC;? with the Stittsville Main & Abbott Dance Band on Saturday, March 15 at 8 p.m. at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

Enjoy a night of swing music and dancing to the Big Band sound of the Stittsville Main & Abbott Dance Band. Everyone welcome. Tickets at $10 per person includes a light snack.

Tickets available at the Legion Hall or by calling 613-836-1632.

St. Clareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church at Dwyer Hill is holding its annual St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supper on Sunday, March 16 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m, featuring a delicious homemade meal. There will also be a quilt rafďŹ&#x201A;e. For more information, please contact Shirley Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor at 613-838-2704.

The March meeting of the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society will be held on Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville. Peter Jago will give a slide show featuring Japanese gardens while Arlene Rowe will speak about rain barrels.

Everyone is welcome to attend although there is a small admission charge for visitors. Annual membership fees are $15 for a single member or $25 for a family membership.

Walk-in registration for the 2014 fast-pitch softball season of the Stittsville Minor Softball Association (SMSA) will take place on Wednesday, March 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the upstairs room at Stittsville Sobeys at the corner of Hazeldean

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A four-hand euchre party will be held on Wednesday, March 12 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the St. John

the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. Everyone welcome to attend and enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship playing euchre. For more information, please contact Joyce Cook at 613-838-8381 or Shirley Beardsell at 613-838-4581.

Free Talk on Anxiety Disorders Arthur Rowshan is a specialist who has, for the past 23 years, helped hundreds of people that suffer from complex cases of anxiety disorders. He has honed an effective approach that provides long lasting results in a relatively short time.

The talk will cover myths about anxiety, treatment options and will introduce this new approach.

Participants will also receive an advance copy of his upcoming book on anxiety.

Monday March 17th 7PM Kanata Seniors Center (2500 Campeau Dr.) RSVP limited seating, call to reserve 613-867-6020 www.rowshanmethod.com Arthur has a practice in Kanata: 613-867-6020 R0012573656-0227

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Registration can also be done online at www.stittsvillesoftball.org as of Saturday, Feb. 1.

The Catholic Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s League of Holy Spirit Parish on Shea Road in Stittsville is hosting a Lenten Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way of the Cross, followed by a poverty meal, on Friday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. Freewill donations accepted. Everyone welcome. For more information, please call 613836-6762 or email lynne-newman@ rogers.com.

A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leap Into Springâ&#x20AC;? dinner/ dance/silent auction will be held on Saturday, March 22 at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. 6 p.m. Cocktails/cash bar. 6:30 p.m.

Ham dinner. 8:30 p.m. Dance to music by DJ from Moorhouse Media Tech. Tickets at $18 each available from Marsha at 613-838-3514 or via email at marshadeyell@hotmail.com or from Nancy at 613-838-5032 or via email at nancy.veilleux@bell.net or from Mary Sue at 613-838-4409 or via email at msallen@rogers.com.

Tickets may be reserved for pick up at the door on the evening of the event.

The March luncheon for the Friendship Club will be held on Wednesday, March 26 at 12 noon at

the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Ham and scalloped potatoes on the menu.

Entertainment will be provided by Jeanette Hamilton. Please phone Rosemary at 613-836-6354 or Carole at 613-831-9132 by Friday, March 21 to reserve a place at the luncheon.

The Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville is hosting its third annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quiz for a Causeâ&#x20AC;? on Saturday, March 29 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to raise funds to help out the village of Seje in Kenya in Africa. Teams of up to eight people are welcome. There ill be a homemade chili meal and desserts as well as a silent auction. Everyone welcome. You can register a team by contacting the church ofďŹ ce at 613-836-2606 or by downloading the registration form from the church website at www.cbcstittsville.com.

A fundraising dance for the Hospice Ottawa West (HOW) Capital Campaign to help to bring to reality the new Ruddy-Shenkman ten bed residential hospice on McCurdy Drive in Kanata will be held on Saturday, March 29 from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville, featuring music by Smokey Rose and its traditional and contemporary country sounds. Tickets available at 613-836-4964 or 613-838-5007.

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