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The city dumped sewage directly into the Jock River at Richmond on April 7.

It was as the result of heavy rains and the spring runoff which resulted in the Richmond sewage pumping station reaching its capacity.

To help relieve some of the flows at the pumping station, the city installed a bypass pipe from the pumping station to the Jock River.

City of Ottawa Rideau-Goulbourn ward Coun.

Scott Moffatt explained that the system was nearing capacity and so a diversion was put in place to prevent the potential failure at the pumping station. The bypass overflow installed by city staff at the pumping station saw sewage flow into the Jock River, but allowed the pumping station to maintain continuous operation.

Crews continuously monitored the situation, ready to stop this temporary pumping setup as soon as the water levels became manageable. The bypass was put into effect about 2 p.m. on April 7 and was used until 9 p.m. according to Moffatt.

The Ministry of the Environment’s Spills Action Centre was notified by the city about this overflow into the Jock River.

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Wall of Fame at Stittsville Seniors’ Community

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The Stittsville Seniors' Community

by Revera (Villa) now has a Wall of Fame.

It has been a project headed by Jenna Gardiner, the retirement lifestyle consultant at the Stittsville Seniors' Community.

She collected numerous newspaper articles showcasing the ways that residents at the Stittsville Seniors' Community have given back to the community in recent years and these have been laminated and occupy honoured spots on this new Wall of Fame. This includes not only various fundraising efforts in support of the Ottawa Heart Institute, the Parkinson’s Society, the Alzheimer’s Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation but also other initiatives like the Knotty Knitters and Remembrance events honouring Canada’s veterans.

The Knotty Knitters is a group of knitters including residents at the Stittsville Seniors' Community as well as knitters from a sister residence in Barrhaven and others from the community who knit items for use at the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic Campus. The group has now knitted over 3,000 items and the number just keeps inJohn Curry/Metroland creasing.

Standing at the new Wall of Fame at the Stittsville Seniors Community by Revera (Villa) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville are residents (from left) Carol Bartels, Monetta Ayotte and Ethel Upex.

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Hunt on for eggs in Fairwinds Yummy pies for a worthy cause The 5th Annual Pies for Parkinson is today, April 13 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. at 1354 Stittsville Main St. With Easter just a few days away, the Stittsville Seniors’ Community by Revera is inviting community members to get involved in raising money for the Parkinson’s Society.

Residents were requested to donate pies or

Annual event for kids a Fairwinds community affair

BY BRIAN DRYDEN brian.dryden@metroland

The Fairwinds community in Stittsville is getting set to hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt for the kids in that neighbourhood.

The Fairwinds event is this Easter morning Sunday, April 16, starting at 9 a.m. at Bandmaster Park.

Key organizer Jen Martin says that the event, which is geared to those who live in the Fairwinds community, has grown in size, last year attracting about 130 kids, and even more are expected this year.

To be sure to be ready for all the youngetsrs Martin says she is preparing for as many as 250 to attend this year.

Donations from within the Fairwinds community are key to making the event a success

each year.

“This is my fourth year organizing the Fairwinds Community Easter Egg Hunt. It is done through donations from neighbours. I put a tote out on my driveway about a month before the hunt for neighbours to drop off their donations into.

“This makes it easily accessible to make donating as convenient as possible,” she said.

“I have over 1000 eggs to hide for Sunday morning and I have made up approximately 200 treat bags — including some that are ‘allergy friendly’ so that all the kids can leave with a treat,” she added about the preparations.

Last year The Grounds joined the event and donated coffee and juice. Tina Williams, who owns Just For Fun Cakes, donated cupcakes.

Both are returning and donating again this year.

tarts by April 12 to help with the annual fundraiser.

The goal is for 100 pies to be donated and sold. Funds raised though the event will be donated to the local chapters of The Parkinson’s Society.

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Doug Arnold calls city’s reason for diversion of sewage ‘baloney’ Continued from page 1

The city could not activate its overflow pipe from the pumping station to one of the former lagoons in the village because the overflow pipe was not operable due to the high water level in the river. Use of the overflow pipe would have flooded the pumping station, Moffatt noted.

But the city’s action and its justification for directing sewage into the Jock River does not sit well with Richmond resident Doug Arnold, who has followed the city’s handling of the Richmond pumping station for years.

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He refers to the city’s reason for diverting sewage into the Jock River as “baloney,” saying that the spring freshet always results in more run-off.

In addition, he claims that the Richmond waste water system is more or less at capacity even before any spring freshet, so that it does not take much additional water to put the pumping station above capacity.

He suggests that adding more forcemain capacity for the Richmond pumping station before this spring might have been a good idea for the city.

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Get your award nominees in Stittsville part of arts effort to mark Canada 150

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The AOE Arts Council is bringing 12 of Ottawa’s most inspiring professional artists and arts groups together with neighbourhoods from across the city to celebrate their communities and express what it means to be Canadian as the country and province mark its 150th birthday.

Through a special community-engaged arts project, called NEIGHBOURHOOD ARTS 150 – Celebrating Ottawa’s Communities, local residents will be able to participate in free arts experiences, from April to October in more than 20 communities outside the downtown core.

Those communities include Stittsville.

The collaborative arts projects will be recorded and shared online at www.150ArtsOttawa.

ca and will serve as a lasting legacy of community participation and artistic celebration of Canada’s and Ontario’s 150th year.

The AOE Arts Council sees the effort as showcasing the diverse local arts scene and will help to foster strong communities through the arts.

Canadian pride

“We wanted to make sure that our local arts community had opportunities to create, in memorable ways, what it means to be Canadian during Canada’s sesquicentennial,” said Lisa Cruickshank, AOE Arts Council president.

“The ability to come together as a community, to celebrate Canada 150 and to celebrate our roots perfectly embodies my view of Canadian culture.

We are open. We are kind. We are compassionate people,” said Jenna Sudds, Kanata North Business Association president.

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“This project enables us to come together as a community and celebrate everything that we, as a nation, have accomplished in 150 years.”

The project was actually launched on April 7 at the Innovation Centre (Bayview Yards) at an event that featured live performances and interactions with the jury-selected artists.

The deadline for nominees for the ninth annual Stittsville Appreciation Awards is just days away.

“Community contributions deserve recognition. I highly encourage all residents who would like to acknowledge one of our standout citizens, youth, senior or business to fill out an application form and bring their special contributions forward,” said Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri.

Nominations must be received by Sunday,

April 16. Nomination forms can be accessed through Qadri’s councillor website.

The awards are the Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year award, the Senior of the Year, the Youth of the Year and the Business of the Year for Stittsville. Winners will be announced at the Appreciation Awards celebration on May 16 at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex.

Nominations can be emailed to Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca, dropped off at Qadri’s ward office within the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville or mailed to city hall at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, K1P 1J1.

Different art forms

According to the Arts Council, the program will feature a wide range of the arts such as dance, music, theatre, visual art, and installations.

Support for the arts project comes from, among others, the federal and provincial governments through the Canada 150 and Ontario 150 initiatives.

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Wall of Fame

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By: Mayor Jim Watson This past October, I was joined by the Chair of the Transit Commission, Councillor Steven Blais, to announce the inclusion of a low-income transit pass in the 2017 City of Ottawa Budget.

Just a short month later, City Council approved our plan for the low-income transit pass in the 2017 Budget. This was the largest one-time increase in financial support for transit customers in the City’s history. The pass is valid for travel on all OC Transpo services, including Para Transpo and the O-Train Trillium Line, as well as STO services.

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Mary Stuart, a resident at the Stittsville Seniors Community by Revera, looks at the new Wall of Fame.

The new affordable transit pass, called the EquiPass, is now available to City of Ottawa residents whose household income falls below the low-income cut-off threshold, as set out annually by the Government of Canada. Once approved, eligible customers will be able to purchase the discounted pass for use as of April 1, 2017. It is priced at $57 per month, providing a 50 per cent discount on a monthly adult transit pass.

A single adult using the EquiPass will save $56.75 each month, or $681 each year, whereas a family of two will save $112 each month, for an annual savings of $1,344.

The new EquiPass will make life in Ottawa more affordable and inclusive for residents seeking employment, many single parents, newcomers to Canada settling in Ottawa, and residents living on low-income wages. The money they will save on transit will leave more funds available for other basic necessities, and allow them to participate more fully in our city’s job market and socio-economic life.

The launch of the EquiPass application would not have been possible without the support and dedicated efforts of numerous community partner organizations, like OC Transpo and Community and Social Services, who are also available to provide assistance to those who need help filling the application form out.

Eligible residents can get the EquiPass in three easy steps: Apply Residents must obtain, fill out and submit their application forms. These are available online at octranspo.com, by mail (call 613-741-4390 (TTY 613-741-5280) to request a copy) or in person at various locations across Ottawa including: OC Transpo Customer Service Centres, City of Ottawa Client Service Centres, City of Ottawa Public Libraries, City of Ottawa Community and Social Support Centres and Community Health and Resource Centres.

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Jenna Gardiner (centre), retirement lifestyle consultant at the Stittsville Seniors Community by Revera, is with Allan Muir (left) of the Parkinson’s Society and Jim Orban (right) of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation.

A number of veterans live at the Stittsville Seniors’ Community and they have been honoured along with other veterans Remembrance Day in November. The Stittsville Legion branch partners with Stittsville Seniors’ Community for the Remembrance Day event.

Stittsville Seniors’ Community has also held a number of fundraisers over the years, with proceeds donated to such organizations as the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Parkinson’s Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation, and Alzheimer’s Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County.

Articles and photos pertaining to these fundraisers all occupy places of honour on the Wall of Fame.

An unveiling ceremony for this new Wall of Fame Friday afternoon (March 31) was attended by a number of special guests which included City of Ottawa Stittsville ward Coun. Shad Qadri, Stittsville Legion vice-president Sue McCormick, Bev and Ron Currie of the Stittsville Legion, Christine O’Grady, community relations manager at The Revera Resource Centre at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, Jim Orban, president and CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation, Allan Muir of the Parkinson’s Society, Cantini St. Pierre of the Alzheimer’s Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County, and Owen Brady and Kristine Haselsteiner of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

The Wall of Fame occupies a section of wall in the main central hallway at the Stittsville Seniors’ Community, located between two doorways going into the lounge area.

Looking into the future, as these fundraising and community support initiatives and projects continue at the Stittsville Seniors’ Community, the Wall of Fame may have to expand to other sections of wall. Who knows but at some point in the future this Wall of Fame may become a Hall of Fame, with these laminated articles and photos expanding over the years to occupy more and more of the wall space along this central hallway.

Applicants will receive a letter advising them of the status of their application within three weeks.

Set your discount Customers can bring their approval letter to any OC Transpo Customer Service Centre.

A Customer Service Representative will set the EquiPass discount on a registered Presto card. Those who don’t already have a Presto card can purchase one for $6.

Buy Approved customers can purchase their monthly EquiPass online at prestocard.ca, by phone at 1-877-378-6123 (TTY 7-1-1), in person at an OC Transpo Customer Service Centre, or at select City of Ottawa Client Service Centres.

With the implementation of the EquiPass, we give a chance to those who are living with a low income to full integrate themselves into the fabric of the City, and we create an even more affordable City for all Ottawa residents.

Residents can now submit their applications for the new affordable EquiPass

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OPINION

Connected to your community

Why we are proud A s Canada marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge this week, it’s a good time to reflect on the connections we still have today to the men who gave their lives in Europe so long ago.

Despite the passing of time, there are Canadians with us today who remember the real people who survived Vimy. Long lost family members.

But even when our living connections to 1917 are gone, we should remember all of them and why they served.

Canada – and so many Canadians – felt compelled to stand up to aggression.

While the best policy is clearly to make every effort to avoid war, humans have yet to perfect that policy.

Aggression, especially when the weak are attacked, make our blood boil.

Even when evil acts occur half a world away, Canadians have been willing to put their lives on the line, both on battlefields such as Vimy, and in peacekeeping operations.

We should be proud to be the product of a society that uses force as a last resort. We should be proud that we have no imperial ambitions. We don’t try to force anyone to act like us or be like us, Canada simply sets an example and hopes others will follow.

This principle has cost the lives of many Canadians. Yet still the world sees inhumanity.

It’s ironic – and despicable – that as we mark the anniversary of First World War battles, where poison gas was not uncommon, we see the same weapon of mass destruction used on the Syrian people.

In honour of those who have died in all wars, Canada can continue to set the best example – the one set back in April 1917. Help those who need help. Use force only in defence of them, and the defence of ourselves. Just as the Canadians at Vimy hoped to do.

Come November, poppies will feel a little more personal this year.

Paving the way for a walkable city

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f you follow the planning discussions in the newspapers, you’ll conclude that Ottawa knows what sort of a city it wants to be. It just doesn’t know how to get there.

What kind of city is that? Well, it is pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly. It is well served by public transit, with new condos and apartments concentrated around transitway stations.

Most planning discussions can be seen to serve that goal, and that is a good thing. It is nice to have a vision of a livable city down the road. If only we were not so half-hearted about it.

Anyone who spends any time in large cities knows they are more enjoyable on foot. Outside your car, Toronto is a safe and pleasant mix of interesting stores and restaurants.

Inside your car, it is a traffic jam. We

centres.

While there is considerable affection for traditional low-rise retail neighbourhoods like the Glebe and Westboro, the shopping centre is, for Funny Town most people in the city, central to their way of life. The smaller ones, with their pharmacies and supermarkets, become neighbourhood hubs don’t want that here.

Unfortunately, when we speak of where people can do their shopping Ottawa’s livable city being down the on foot.

This is obviously good for them: road, we mean it literally. In the future we will still be too dependent on they get exercise and get to avoid the hassle of driving. It is also good for getting down the road, too depenthe neighbourhood and the environdent on our automobiles. ment. The fewer cars on the streets You need only look at developthe better. ments in the retail industry to Losing Lincoln Fields or Westgate confirm that. Two smallish shopping centres, Westgate and Lincoln Fields, would not have the same impact, in a retail sense, as losing Bayshore or are scheduled for redevelopment.

St. Laurent, but the smaller malls The fear is that they will be lost as shopping centres and that will drive have a larger impact on the lives of shoppers to the larger, more distant the people who live near them. Some

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towers are proposed for the Westgate site. The developer is asking residents for input on Lincoln Fields.

Whatever goes up there, residents want a grocery store and other essential services.

That seems reasonable, yet the city hasn’t been good at meeting such expectations in the past. Despite the stated intention to become pedestrian-friendly and less car dependent, the city has seen (and allowed) a huge growth in big box malls and grocery superstores. While the city government has taken some rather small steps to help mom-andpop stores stay in existence, smaller retailers have suffered. Neighbourhood grocery stores and even some neighbourhood supermarkets have been disappearing.

Simultaneously, new suburban communities have been allowed to develop with no downtowns. All of this has increased rather than diminished our dependence on cars.

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city has in mind. So do our city council and city planners really want what they say they want? If they do, they will find a way to reverse the trend and create a walkable city. We’ll see how serious our civic leaders are by what they do for the people around Westgate and Lincoln Fields.

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Two Richmond residents ask: Has Ottawa become a nanny municipality?

Editor: Has Ottawa become a nanny municipality?

In April 2015, the city invited Richmondites “to attend a public open house meeting to review the preliminary design for the Richmond Forcemain and Modification project … (which) … includes repairs to the existing 500 mm forcemain and the construction of a new 300 mm bypass.

This is required to carry out the repairs and the new 600 mm forcemain to sustain growth in the Richmond area … the forcemain limits are from the RSPS (Richmond Sewage Pumping Station), located at the corner of Royal York Street and Cockburn Street … travels northeast along the south bank of the Jock River, crossing the river near Eagleson Road and then travels north along the west side of Eagleson Road before discharging to the city’s sewer system near Hazeldean Road in Kanata.” This work will take about one year to complete; i.e. from October 2016 to fall 2017.

In October 2016, homes within approximately 100 meters of the construction area were informed that “the lagoon area and parking lot (near Barnsdale Road) including the trails along the Jock River between the Richmond Sewage Pumping Station and Eagleson will be closed for the duration of the construction”.

This area consists of several acres containing one usable lagoon (lagoon C) and two decommissioned lagoons. It was designated a conservation area after a sewer forcemain was installed to pump Richmond’s sewage to Kanata. The parking lot is approximately 200 meters from the construction and staging areas along the Jock River and most of the trails are not along the Jock River. The parking lot is used by Richmondites for a quiet walk in a bucolic setting with friends and/or their dog, and by birders who wish to observe the various species attracted to the lagoon nearest the Jock River — i.e., lagoon C. The latter is occasionally used to store sewage when problems arise with the forcemain to Kanata and, on occasion, the city has pumped Jock River water into lagoon C to attract birds.

Some residents contacted the city’s Project Manager, Danny Palermo, to indicate their belief that closing the parking lot was a bit of overkill in view of its distance from the construction and staging area. Mr. Palermo’s “rationale behind [keeping the parking lot closed] was primarily for health and safety reasons as pumping of sewage both to and from the lagoons … will occur intermittently until the completion of the project.” Since only lagoon C is approved to store sewage, it seems illogical to think that residents or birders would not take appropriate measures to remain a safe distance from ongoing construction and lagoon C to preclude any

risk to life, limb or health. Ironically, the city has not deemed any potential health hazard posed by lagoon C sufficient to necessitate the use of appropriate signage. Regardless, might a possible compromise include the use of appropriate signage to indicate a biological hazard associated with sewage in lagoon C while allowing access to the parking lot and lagoons A and B? When Mr. Palermo was asked for clarification, Alain Gonthier, Director of Infrastructure Services responded: “Based on my review, the city has acted prudently in limiting access to this area during the construction period. We are always concerned about health and safety of the public and our workers on and around our job sites. Given the construction staging areas, the number of construction vehicles moving around this site and the ongoing construction activities in the area, limiting access is a reasonable approach to ensure a safe environment.” The very recent visible cross-country ski, snowshoe, and ATV tracks attest to the city’s lack of success in limiting access to the area.

In 2007, when the Munster Hamlet forcemain was activated, residents living near the Pumping Station were exposed to hydrogen sulphide, which smells like rotten eggs and is a poisonous gas, emanating from the sewage as it passed through the Pumping Station. Initially, the city claimed that the odour reports were bogus claims by a bunch of NIMBY malcontents. Subsequently, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) took the city to court for contaminating our environment which cost taxpayers $65,000 (Source: The Ottawa Sun, April 12, 2007). When the city’s contractor could not stop the “odour incidents” (as the city euphemistically referred to them) after two-plus years, the MOE ordered the city to find a contractor who could stop them.

For the city to claim it is concerned about the health of “the public” is not supported by the city’s action during a previous Pumping Station construction project. Although the Munster Hamlet forcemain was placed adjacent to Perth Street and down the middle of Cockburn Street prior to terminating at the Pumping Station, the city did not forbid residents from accessing their front yards during the project. Therefore, why does the city now believe there is a need to keep residents and birders completely away from the construction area when the city did not have similar concerns when the Munster Hamlet forcemain was being installed outside the doors of residents living adjacent to it?

To conclude, the city’s rationale for closing the parking lot used to access the conservation area, purportedly in the interest of public safety, is pathetically weak, particularly in view of past

practices. Therefore, one is left wondering if the city: 1. has become a nanny municipality; 2. has a systemic problem in its Infrastructure Services Department when it comes to transparency and openness; 3. is hiding something, since a “safety meeting” was held at which no minutes were taken and a request for a list of attendees was ignored; or 4. wants to ensure that residents cannot witness anything to which the MOE might take exception. In short, the city has

treated those who have had the temerity to ask questions as if they were morons who should be treated like mushrooms; i.e., kept in the dark and fed nothing but animal manure. Regardless, when Mr. Gonthier claims that “ … this is not a decision we have taken lightly”, it makes members of the great unwashed wonder.

Doug Arnold, PhD Barry Turner, former member of Parliament Richmond residents

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The items listed below, in addition to any other items previously scheduled, will be considered at this meeting which will be held in the Champlain Room, City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa. To see any change to this meeting agenda, please go to Ottawa.ca.

Zoning – 2583 and 2599 Carling Avenue 613-580-2424, ext. 13923 – Mary.Dickinson@ottawa.ca Zoning – 175 Main Street (Block 48) 613-580-2424, ext. 27967 – Erin.O’Connell@ottawa.ca Zoning – 571 Lacolle Way 613-580-2424, ext. 16482 – Evode.Rwagasore@ottawa.ca Zoning – 137 and 141 George Street 613-580-2424, ext. 27967 – Erin.O’Connell@ottawa.ca Zoning Omnibus Amendments Q2 135 Barrette Street – addition of one lot for zoning purposes clause and modification to existing height schedule; Parts of 335 St. Laurent Boulevard and 1191 Montreal Road – relief from rear yard setback instituted as part of the Infill II zoning regulations; 152 Gloucester Street – permission to operate a dentist office; Part of 950 Terry Fox Drive – clarification of setback for an office building from Abbott Street; Addition of linked-detached dwelling as a permitted use in the R3I Zone; 274 Somerset Street East – permissions for an outdoor commercial patio within the front yard, and parking within the corner side yard; Exception 2215 – administrative change to split into two separate exceptions; 460 St. Laurent Boulevard – re-instatement of correct schedule; Removal of references to converted dwelling; Exception 2195 – administrative changes to clarify application; Subsection 197(14) – TM zone – administrative change to include schedule number; Subsection 192(16) – MC16 zone – administrative change to include schedule number in clause (c); Subsection 101(4) – Minimum parking space rates – expand to include uses contained wholly within a basement; 12 Stirling Avenue – clarification that bicycle parking spaces do not require aisle access; Section 123 – Front Yard Setback Reductions – clarification on meaning of residential lot; Modification of place of assembly definition to include karaoke bars and escape rooms; Permission for nonlivestock related agricultural uses on lots of less than 0.8 ha in area within the AG and RU zones; Removal of maximum gross floor area requirement for ancillary uses within a rapid transit network station; Section 129 – amendment to align requirements with the Child Care and Early Years Act; Permission for bicycle and motor vehicle training courses within parking lots associated with non-residential uses; Renaming community gardens to urban agriculture; and, Section 108 – Steep driveways – permit the filling in of steep driveways leading to parking spaces that are not required.

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Happenings at Stittsville Legion

BY BARB VANT’SLOT

It is with deep sadness that the Stittsville Legion mourns the loss of Peter Couturier on March 29. Peter was a longtime member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Condolences are extended to his wife Ruth and the entire family.

It is also with deep sadness that legion members mourn the loss of Comrade Aileen Appel on Tuesday, April 4 after a courageous battle.

Condolences go to her loving husband Fred and her family. “Lest We Forget.”

Stittsville Legion first vice-president Sue McCormick would like to thank everyone who donated wool. The generosity was tremendous.

Unfortunately, no more wool can be accepted at this time as the legion has no place to store it.

Regular Friday suppers at the legion hall are now being held starting at 6 p.m. This Friday, April 14, clam chowder will be served, while quantities last.

The next free afternoon of live music at the Stittsville Legion Hall will happen on Sunday, April 23 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. with John Belisle as the featured performer. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The book of the month for April for the book club will be The Memory Thief by Emily Colin.

This April meeting will take place on Monday, April 24. For more information about the book club, please contact Monique Vail at vails@hotmail.com.

Karaoke with Geoff and Sharon Lahaise will be held at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Satur-

day, April 29 starting at 8 p.m. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend.

The legion is looking for volunteers to help with a yard clean up around the legion hall on Sunday, April 30 starting at noon. Please contact Monique Vail at vails@hotmail.com for more information.

Bursary forms are now available at the legion hall. Forms will also be posted on the legion website. Closing date for the submission of bursary forms will be April 30, 2017. Forms can be dropped off at the bar at the legion hall up until the closing date.

Membership cards for 2017 can be picked up at the bar at the Stittsville Legion.

WEEKLY EVENTS (Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events unless otherwise stated.)

Euchre hosted by the legion’s 55-Plus Club is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the legion hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate.

On Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Acoustic Jam Night is held in the downstairs lounge (notice the change from the upstairs hall previously) at the Stittsville Legion Hall. This event is open to everyone. No stage and a relaxed, fun and friendly atmosphere exists at these musical events. However, percussion is not allowed. For more information, please email Brenda Hamilton at singersoloist@sympatico.ca or call her at 613-286-9173.

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Good Friday Walk of the Cross Special to the News

On April 14, Good Friday, there will be a Good Friday Walk of the Cross, in Stittsville.

A wooden cross will be carried down Stittsville Main Street to re-enact the walk Jesus took in Jerusalem carrying the cross from the place where he was sentenced to death to the location where he was crucified.

This walk will begin on Good Friday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. at Stittsville United

Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street, and will then proceed along Stittsville Main Street to St. Thomas Anglican Church before eventually ending at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, a total journey of approximately 2 km.

There will be a brief time of worship at each church including scriptures, dramatic readings, hymns and prayers to remind participants of the events of Good Friday and to

help deepen their own spiritual experience of the walk.

Those attending will be invited to take turns helping to carry a wooden cross along the way. All are invited to join in this opportunity to share with others from the community in remembering the suffering and death of Jesus Christ in preparation to celebrate the hope of new life on Easter morning.

For more information, please call Stittsville United Church at 613-836-4962.

Sacred Heart/F.B. Walshe exchange trip

By John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

Rugby has brought together two schools, namely Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville and F.P. Walshe School in Fort Macleod, Alberta.

The two schools are in the midst of a rugby exchange program. The members of the Sacred Heart girls rugby team returned home last Sunday after a weeklong visit to the Alberta school.

The F.P. Walshe School’s rugby team will be visiting the Sacred Heart team in Stittsville in a weeklong visit beginning this coming Monday, April 17.

The Alberta students will be billeted with local families.

Among the activities which the Alberta students will enjoy while visiting with the Sacred Heart students are a tour of Parliament Hill, a visit to the Canadian Museum of Civilization,

will be held every Friday starting at 8 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the legion hall. Come and enjoy some country and some rock ‘n roll music.

Everyone is welcome to attend. There is no cover charge.

The knitting/crochet club meets at the legion hall every Monday at 6:30 p.m. except for holidays. Anyone interested is welcome to come and join in. The group is now also making rescue dolls as well as baby bonnets and pic line covers for local hospitals.

There are also free lessons available.

For more information, please contact June Warner at 613-836-1167.

The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www.stittsvillelegion.com.

Upcoming events at the Stittsville Legion are always posted on the billboard sign at the front of the legion hall, easily seen by those passing by on Stittsville Main Street.

EUCHRE WINNERS Carol Halikas had the most lone hands at the euchre at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street on Tuesday, April 4.

Lynda Viau had the ladies' high score with Edna McKay placing second.

Dean Casagrande had the men’s high score with Doug Rivington as the runner-up.

Marion Gullock had the low score while Phil Viau had the hidden score.

a coaching clinic at the University of Ottawa training clinic, dinner at the Byward Market, participation in a rugby tournament at Carleton University, a visit to a sugar bush, and a windup rugby game.

In their weeklong visit in Ford Macleod, the Sacred Heart students toured Fort Macleod and its museum about the Northwest Mounted Police, had a horse trail ride at the Waterton National Park, toured a historic theatre, toured the University of Lethbridge, visited a local Hutterite colony, visited local farms and a wind farm, attended a First Nations cultural evening which included raising a teepee and hearing First Nation stories, participating in a rugby tournament and attending a barn dance.

Fort Macleod, a community with a population of 3,000, is in the southwest corner of Alberta. F.P. Walshe School is a Grade 6 to 12 school which draws its students from urban areas, rural areas and two First Nations reserves.

In last week’s column, I joked about the end of winter but I didn’t anticipate all of spring occurring over a matter of two days. I hope everyone has had a chance to dry out. When we get these extreme weather events, there can tend to be adverse effects on certain operations. Last week’s rain was no exception as the Richmond Pumping Station was impacted.

This past Friday afternoon, the Pumping Station was nearing capacity and a by-pass was put in place to prevent a potential failure of the system. The by-pass diverted overflows directly into the Jock River. By-pass pumping from the Royal York Street Pumping Station ceased at 9:00pm that same evening.

City Staff recorded that 4,300 cubic meters of wastewater was pumped into the Jock River. Unfortunately, due to severe flooding, the Richmond Lagoons by-pass valve, which would normally redirect any overflow from the wastewater system to the lagoons, was in-accessible, leading to the by-pass operation that ultimately took place.

Due to the high water level of the Jock River, the by-pass overflow line leading from the pumping station to the Jock River was lower in elevation than the Jock River Water levels.

The decision was made by staff to actively pump wastewater from the station so water in the river would not backfill into the pipe which would have caused the pumping station to flood. This would have resulted in the City losing operational control of the pumping station and the integrity of the system as a whole.

Staff remained onsite throughout the weekend to monitor the wastewater system. The Ministry of the Environment was notified at the beginning of the by-pass operation. Regular operations of the wastewater system have resumed. This event was caused by the heavy rains coupled with the spring freshet. There are plans to upgrade the Pumping Station and forcemain to accommodate future growth and the increased capacity in the coming years. Part of that upgrade is taking place currently between the pumping station and Eagleson Road. The entire project, funded by growth, will see the station upgraded and a twinning of the forcemain from Richmond into Kanata.

McBean Street Bridge As residents in Richmond may have noticed, the City has closed access to the west sidewalk on the McBean Street Bridge because of concrete deterioration. As you may recall, the City undertook some improvements to the east sidewalk a few years ago and, at that time, there was no funding available to address the deterioration on the west side. Since the east side is used more frequently, it was repaired and widened.

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Recently, the City received a service request for the west sidewalk due to continued concrete deterioration propagating to the edge of the narrow sidewalk on the west side of the structure. Staff have inspected the bridge and the railing and posts appear to be sturdy. Therefore, there are no concerns structurally but the concrete deterioration led to the closure.

Staff considered temporary repairs pending the planned replacement of the bridge in 2018. To do that, the west sidewalk would still need to be closed for repairs and then the entire works would be replaced in 2018. Staff felt that closing the narrow west sidewalk would not severely impact the level of service and prevent wasting money with the full repair slated for 2018.

If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at Scott.Moffatt@ottawa.ca or contact me by phone at 613-580-2491. For information on Rideau-Goulbourn issues, please visit RideauGoulbourn.ca.

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Lots of special events in Richmond this year by john ciurry

john.curry@metroland.com

The year 2018 is going to be a time of celebration in Richmond as the community marks the 200th anniversary of its founding in 1818, but there are also lots of special events and activities coming up this year as well.

These will be events that will be raising funds to help pay for the 2018 events, but they also promise to provide lots of fun for those who participate in them or attend them.

These will be starting off with "One Fabulous Garage Sale" which will be held on Saturday, May 13 when the annual Richmond villagewide garage sale event happens. The “One Fabulous Garage Sale” is being held by the Richmond 200th anniversary organizing committee at the dining hall at the Richmond fairgrounds, with all proceeds going to help fund the 200th anniversary celebrations.

Right now, the organizing committee is looking for donations of items that can be sold at the “One Fabulous Garage Sale.” Anyone with something to donate can drop it off to committee chair Cydney Green at the Royal LePage office next to Memorial Park in Richmond, or can phone Cydney at 613-838-4858 to arrange for pickup. Just about anything will be accept-

ed including clothing, provided it is clean and wearable. Any items not sold in the garage sale will be donated in turn to places like a women’s shelter.

“Car-tastrophe” will take place on Saturday, May 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CC’s Corner on Lennox Street behind Royals Restaurant.

There will be funding beard and head shavings as well as entertainment and a car show. There will be a special craft beer brewed just for that day available. Proceeds will be going to Hair Donation Ottawa as well as to the Richmond 2018 celebrations.

And the special events will continue with “A Taste of Richmond,” which will happen on Thursday, May 25 at the Jabulani Vineyard and Winery on Jock Trail west of Richmond. Over a dozen restaurants will be participating, each one offering a specialty food. There will be three glasses of wine or three craft beer that go along with each ticket. There will also be a silent auction and entertainment.

But, be warned — there are only 210 tickets being sold and already more than one-quarter of them are gone. Tickets, at $75 per person, are available online at the Richmond Village Association website or can be purchased from Richmond 200th anniversary committee chair Cydney Green at the Royal LePage office on

McBean Street across from Scotiabank.

In addition, Jabulani will have at the event a premium white wine with a special label marking Richmond’s 200th anniversary.

Another fun/fundraising event which will be held this year is the “Best Damn Barn Dance in 199 Years” which will be staged on Saturday, June 24, with the Richmond 200th anniversary committee partnering with the Richmond Agricultural Society on the event. Richmond musicians Doug and Pam Champagne will be providing the music for this barn dance. Tickets will be $15 per person in advance or $20 per person at the door.

And golfers have not been forgotten, as a golf tournament is being planned for Monday, Aug. 14, with room for 144 golfers. Already, two sponsors — Tony Graham Toyota and RBC — have been lined up as hole-in-one sponsors.

This will be an 18-hole tournament held at the Glen Mar Golf and Country Club on Fernbank Road west of Stittsville. There will be a lunch, golf with a cart and a dinner, all for just $125 per golfer.

And these special events this year will wrap up with a New Year’s Eve ball in the upstairs hall of the Richmond Memorial Community

Centre (arena), which will be appropriately decorated for the occasion. This is being planned as a glamorous, fun event with a three course meal, party favours, cocktails, a photo booth, a cash bar, a band and champagne at midnight, all for just $100 per person.

All of these events, besides providing lots of fun for participants and attendees, will raise money to help pay for some of the special events planned for 2018, which is Richmond’s 200th anniversary year.

The Richmond 200th anniversary organizing committee has applied for grant funding from Heritage Canada, seeking over $100,000, but has not yet heard back. The amount of funding received from Heritage Canada will have a major bearing on just how widespread and extensive the village’s anniversary celebrations will be.

The organizing committee is also seeking free rent of city facilities for 200th anniversary events.

If the city approves this request, that would offset over $13,000 in expenses which would otherwise have to be incurred to pay rent for the facilities.

The organizing committee also has $27,000 already raised from sponsors and donors.

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ping area at the corner of Hazeldean Road and Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Hotdogs, home baked treats and cookbooks for sale. All of the proceeds will go to the chapter’s charitable projects and programs. City of Ottawa Stittsville Ward Coun. Shad Qadri and City of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson are both expected to be there for part of the event.

Special to the News

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

The IODE Walter Baker Chapter is holding its fifth annual barbecue and bake sale on Saturday, April 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Giant Tiger store at the Jackson Trails Centre shop-

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 – 9:30 a.m.

Ottawa City Hall, Champlain Room 110 Laurier Avenue West Planning Committee will hold a public meeting pursuant to to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, regarding the amended Public Transit and Roads and Related Services development charge rates and policies that will be applied throughout the City. It is proposed that the enactment of an amending development charges by-law by Council will occur on a date subsequent to the public meeting.

Interested residents are invited to speak to Planning Committee members about the proposed by-law and background study. To do so, residents must contact: Melody Duffenais Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 20113 Email: Melody.Duffenais@ottawa.ca The 2017 Amendment Development Charges Background Study was made available on March 24, 2017 for review via a link on the City’s website at www.ottawa.ca or on the City’s development charges consultant’s website at www.hemson.com. The proposed development charges by-law will be made available for review on or before April 25, 2017.

Residents may make comments at the public meeting or in writing before May 9, 2017 to: Gary Baker Program Coordinator, Development Charges Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27406 Email: gary.baker@ottawa.ca 12 Stittsville News - Thursday, April 13, 2017

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Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed

By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa

April 13, 2017

Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed Last Call for Stittsville Appreciation Award Nominations!

Time is quickly running out as the nomination period for the 9th Annual Stittsville Appreciation Awards closes April 16th.

Community contributions deserve recognition. I highly encourage all residents who would like to acknowledge one of our standout citizens, youth, senior or business to fill out an application form and bring their special contributions forward. It could be anyone – a neighbour, a friend, or even a family member – take the time to show someone that their contributions are appreciated!

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Showing off some of the Richmond 200th anniversary memorabilia now available are (from left) Tino Bevacqua of the Richmond 200th anniversary organizing committee, Cydney Green who is chair of the Richmond 200th anniversry organizing committee and David Proulx who heads the Richmond Village Association this year.

200th anniversary celebrations in 2018 by john curry john.curry@metroland.com

It’s not going to take long for the 200th anniversary celebrations in Richmond to get going in 2018.

The year will start off in a festive mood, as a New Year’s Eve ball in the upstairs hall at the Richmond arena will see people toast the new year with champagne. Yes, 2018 will be a year to toast, as it will be the 200th year since the founding of the community in 1818.

And the New Year’s Eve fun will barely be over before the first of the year-long 200th anniversary events will take place, namely a curling bonspiel at the Richmond Curling Club from Jan. 3 to Jan. 6.

The bonspiel will involve teams from various organizations, schools, businesses and families in the community, with 32 teams to be involved. Each team will curl two sixend games, with the teams being comprised not only of regular curlers but inexperienced curlers as well.

There will also be a junior bonspiel held on Jan. 4 during the day.

Entry forms for this bonspiel should be available around Oct. 1. The entry fee will be $100 per team.

Winners will be receiving medals with the 200th anniversary logo on them.

February will have a couple of 200th anniversary events, including a Family Fun Day skating party and community supper, as well as a Margaritaville dance in late February to wipe away the blues.

March will see a Richmond’s Got Talent night, featuring a display of local talent at the Rev. Michael Gillissie Hall at St. Philip’s Church.

April will be the time for the annual Jock River canoe race, as well as the showing of a movie made about the history of Richmond.

April will also see a special spring cleanup of the village.

Events planned in May include a road race, as well as a Then and Now fashion show featuring old time costumes

and dresses; this may be tied in with a Mother’s Day tea.

June will be the big month for Richmond’s 200th anniversary celebration, with the weekend of June 15 to June 17 being filled with special events.

There will be a military re-enactment encampment, guided walking and wagon tours of the village, a parade, fireworks, a pancake breakfast, an ecumenical church service, games for children and youth, and more.

And 200th anniversary events will not end with this gala weekend of events. Events will continue throughout the rest of the year. They will include a ball tournament, a car scav-

enger hunt rally and a Silver Stick Hockey event. Another event may be a quilt documentation event that will encourage people to bring their old quilts to a location where the quilt will be photographed and its story will be recorded.

In addition, the post office will have the use of a special cancellation stamp for mail in Richmond throughout the year.

Richmond 200th anniversary street banners are being sold to businesses and individuals for hanging up along Perth and McBean streets during the anniversary year. Sixteen of these street banners have already been sold.

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Nominations must be received by Sunday April 16th!

The Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year is awarded to an individual who best exemplifies community involvement and participation. The Senior of the Year is awarded in recognition of a senior citizen who has made a significant and long-standing contribution to our community.

The Youth of the Year is presented to an individual who contributes leadership, volunteer service, serves as a peer example, and has overcome personal challenges or responds in an emergency situation. The Business of the Year is awarded to a Stittsville business that has contributed significantly to our quality of life.

Winners will be announced at the Appreciation Awards celebrations, which will be held on Tuesday May 16th commencing at 7:00pm at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex.

I encourage you to fill out the nomination form available at shadqadri.com and email it to me at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca or print the form for either drop off at my ward office in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex or mailed 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.

Stittsville Planning Primer – Recap I hosted a City Planning Primer in Stittsville with the City of Ottawa Planning Department on April 6th. Typically these are held for the public at City Hall on a Saturday and weekday but I knew that this location or time may not have been ideal so I requested staff come to Stittsville.

The Primer covered a condensed presentation of Planning Primer I and II. There was a large amount of detail presented at the meeting and I would like to thank everyone who was able to attend the session. This information provides a complete overview of the detailed planning process. The City also offers specific topics of Planning Primers and I would be very interested to hear if there are topics residents would like to be interested in having presented in Stittsville.

For additional information on the planning process and on the information presented please visit my website at the below link: https://shadqadri.com/2017/04/07/ understanding-development-with-the-stittsville-planning-primer/ City Chat on Planning and Development At the Stittsville Planning Primer, a large amount of information was presented showing the complexity of the planning process.

I would like to invite residents to join me on Saturday, April 22 from 10am-Noon in the Lobby of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex at 1500 Shea Road for a City Chat on Planning and Development. My City Chat sessions offer an informal setting where I can speak to residents one-onone on topics of interest. I look forward to chatting with residents on April 22.

Always Listening As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca.

If you are a Stittsville resident of Ward 6 and would like to be added to my weekly electronic outreach list, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community. Further information about any of these articles can be found on my website or you can contact my office to obtain details.

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What’s up, doc, around village of Stittsville

Jack MacLaren Member of Provincial Parliament Carleton-Mississippi Mills

Vimy Ridge at 100 One hundred years ago this April, Canada triumphed in the First World War at Vimy Ridge in 1917.

This was the first major allied victory which turned the tide of the war.

The world has changed so much since the early twentieth century, but Canadian determination to fight for what is right remains the same.

Freedom isn’t free. On this important anniversary, we will remember those who fought for the freedoms that we all enjoy today. We will remember those who sacrificed their lives.

We will remember the wounded who carry the scars of battle. We will remember their families. We must always remember their bravery and honour their memory.

Contact Information Constituency Office of Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100 Kanata, Ontario K2M 1P6 Telephone: (613) 599-3000 E-Mail: Jack.MacLarenCo@pc.ola.org www.jackmaclarenmpp.com Let’s Stay In Touch 14 Stittsville News - Thursday, April 13, 2017

*The Ottawa Public Library is holding a short story contest for those over 50 years of age. And the library will even give you tips about how to write the story. That’s because the library is holding several workshops aimed at helping such writers write their short stories for the contest.

One of these workshops will be held at the Stittsville branch on Wednesday, April 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Registration is required. You can register by going to the contest webpage at www.

BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/50plus.

The short story contest for those over 50 is running from April 5 to May 31. Entries must be submitted electronically on the contest webpage, by mail or in person at a library branch. Details can be found at BiblioOttawaLibrary. ca/50plus. The workshop at the Stittsville library on April 19 will be led by Peter Scotchmer. *Cathy Bureau, founder of the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Association and an outstanding hockey player in her youth in which she played American college hockey, was among those on CTV’s sports broadcast on Wednesday, April 5. It was a feature done by Terry Marcotte on a group of ladies who are now getting together to play hockey after having been a hockey mom for years as their own children were playing hockey. Cathy is involved with the group, helping to mentor the players. *The next monthly luncheon for the Friendship Club will be held on Wednesday, April 26 at noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street.

Menu for the luncheon will include chicken à la king, salad, buns and a surprise dessert. Entertainment at this luncheon will be provided by the musical group “The Chords.” To reserve a place at this luncheon, Friendship Club members should contact Rosemary at 613-836-6354 or Gloria at 613-831-8819 by Friday, April 21. *Despite an all-day rain, the first euchre night at the Stittsville

Seniors’ Community by Revera (Villa) on Stittsville Main Street on Thursday, April 6 attracted 25 players who enjoyed an evening of fun and fellowship at tables in the Villa’s dining room and enjoying an array of sandwiches and snacks. These euchres will be held every Thursday in April starting at 7:30 p.m. with everyone welcome to attend. They are continuing the Thursday evening euchres which the Lions Club had been holding at the Lions Hall from January through to the end of March. Proceeds from these euchres at the Villa are going to be donated to the Parkinson’s Society since April is Parkinson’s month. Placing first at the April 6 euchre was Heather Boyd with a whopping 93 points.

This was 20 points ahead of Helen’s second place score. Third place went to Darryl Smith with 70 points. John Wynia won the door prize while the 50/50 draw winners were Stan Bouchard and Dwaine McGillvray. Dawnean Borsa won a raffle draw for a $50 restaurant gift card. And, oh yes, the skunks did move across the street from the Lions Hall to the Villa as two skunks appeared during the evening. *St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main and Carleton Cathcart streets will be holding its annual fish fry on Sunday, May 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the church office or by contacting Nicole at 613298-6670. Adults are $15 each while youth aged 5 to 12 years are $10 each. Children under five years of age are free. It is recommended that tickets be purchased in advance. There will only be a limited number of tickets available at the door. *It’s going to be a great way to celebrate and enjoy Canada’s 150th anniversary and that’s attending the Goulbourn Male Chorus’ concert on April 30 that will feature traditional and modern Canadian choral music.

Guest artists at the concert will be the Junior Jubilees children’s

choir of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers. The concert is being held on Sunday, April 30 at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Presbyterian Church on Richardson Sideroad. Tickets at $15 per person (children under 12 years of age are free) are available at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop and at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville. They are also available online at www.goulbournmalechorus.com and at the door. *Rev. Reynolds James, who was born and raised on a farm in Goulbourn just outside Stittsville, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, at the Kingston General Hospital. He was 96. Son of the late Delmer James and his wife Susan Reynolds of England, Reynolds was the eldest of six children. He attended the local school and worked with his dad on the farm. When he turned 21, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving in Quebec, Newfoundland, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia during his service of four years and four months in the Second World War. While serving in Windsor, Nova Scotia, he attended the Nazarene Church where he was born again on Oct. 14, 1944. He then went on to serve as a pastor for 42 years in the Holiness Movement Church which joined the Free Methodist Church in 1959. The Holiness Movement Church and then the Free Methodist Church operated a campground in Stittsville.

Reynolds was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Eliza-Jane (nee Hodgins) as well as by his son Stewart James. He is survived by three children, William, Bonny Chapman and Anne Kenny, as well as ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Lillian and Lena and his brother Lorne. He was predeceased by his brother Gerald and his sister Lola. A funeral service was held at the Kingston West Free Methodist Church on Saturday, April 8, with interment to take place at the Hicksite Friends Cemetery

in Bloomfield at a later date. In memoriam donations to the Kingston West Free Methodist Church would be appreciated by the family. *The Stittsville Seniors’ Community by Revera (Villa) on Stittsville Main Street is holding its fifth annual Pies for Parkinson’s pie sale this Thursday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The goal this year is to sell 100 pies, with the proceeds being donated to the local chapter of the Parkinson’s Society. Everyone is welcome to drop into the Stittsville Seniors’ Community on April 13 and purchase a pie. You will not only be helping out the Parkinson’s Society but you will go home with a delicious homemade pie to enjoy. *Laurysen Kitchens on Carp Road was profiled in the latest edition of Ottawa Renovates, a magazine produced in conjunction with the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association Renovators Council to highlight the renovation industry in the area. The magazine’s cover photo showed a kitchen done by Laurysen Kitchens. *Sympathy is extended to Tanya Drew on the death of her mother Myra Stacey. A funeral service was held at the Hulse and Playfair Funeral Home’s West Chapel on Woodroffe Avenue on Saturday, April 8. *The Amberwood golf course is tentatively scheduled to be open on Friday, April 21, depending on the weather. This season there will be a new Monday evening ladies’ golf league. Tee times will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the deadline for sign-up to be the Thursday before. Pairings will be selected randomly with tee times emailed out on Thursday evening for the upcoming Monday. *The ALE Lounge and Eatery at the Amberwood Golf and Country Club will be offering a special à la carte brunch menu on Easter Sunday, April 16. Reservations are recommended since there are a number of bookings already.

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The April meeting of the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society will be held on Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville.

Master gardener Nancy McDonald will be the guest speaker on the topic “Gardening Health Benefits.”

More what’s up, doc, around Stittsville? *Site clearing work has begun on the site of a new seniors residence on Wildpine Court just east of Stittsville Main Street and adjacent to the Stittsville Lions Medical Centre property and the playground of Holy Spirit Catholic School. *The Stittsville midget B4 team won the recent annual Mike Mulvaney Memorial House League Tournament in Peterborough. After an opening game loss, the team stormed back with five straight wins for the tournament championship. This even included an eight-round shootout in the semifinal against South Grenville.

Playing for this Stittsville midget B4 team were Enzo Kwindt, Josh Rowbotham, Connor Baumgart, Gavin

Gaudet, Ciaran Allman, Alex Usak, Ryan Sloan, Thomas MacKay, Braiden Dinelle, Waleed Tarar, Matthieu Gauthier, Paul Noble, Ryan Leeder, James O’Shaughnessy, Hayden Walker, Matthew Massicotte, MacKenzie Ashford, George Kay and Johnathon Cooke. The coaching staff includes John Sloan, Kevin MacKay, Allan Massicotte, Karen Gauthier and Heather O’Shaughnessy. *There’s an Easter Egg Hunt at Bandmaster Park in the Fairwinds community on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 9 a.m. *The Stittsville Minor Hockey Association is offering three educational bursaries for players who are graduating from secondary school this June.

Three $500 bursaries are being offered. Applications for these bursaries must be submitted by April 28. *Work has now begun preparing things for the repaving of the parking lot at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena. Besides repaving, the parking lot will also be getting new lighting. *The Catholic Women’s League of Holy Spirit Parish on Shea Road is holding a fashion show Saturday, May 6 featuring the spring 2017 collection by Judy Joannou Designs. Proceeds are going to benefit local palliative care.

Tickets at $15 each are available from Claudette Langdon on 613-831-1286. *The Anglican Church Women at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street had a guest speaker from Value Village at its April 3 meeting, talking about Value Village’s affiliation with the cerebral palsy organization. *The Stittsville District Lions Club will be awarding five $1,000 bursaries to students heading off to college or uni-

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many severe disabilities. He is medically fragile and is deaf with some vision impairment. He is mostly confined to a wheelchair and was recently diagnosed with severe autism.

His parents have never heard his voice.

He is hooked up with four machines periodically throughout the night. His mom is his full time nurse, trained by the staff at CHEO to care for Jack and the use of life-saving measures if necessary.

Exactly three months after Jack was born, his dad Greg was diagnosed with guarded high risk Melanoma, with a six-month prognosis.

Since both his mom and dad were trained to care for Jack, they split the 24-hour rotating shifts at his bedside.

Dad Greg tried not to break down as

he held his son, knowing that Jack would be growing up without a father.

Greg remained in hospital for three weeks after his first surgery.

In December 2015, Greg was hit with a major depression disorder, not only due to his son’s fragile health but also because of the passing of his father, increased pressure at work and a marital breakdown.

He resigned from work as a result of the physical and emotional scars left behind by his cancer. He will never be in remission, but is continuing to fight it.

The family has no private insurance. There is some support from government affiliated agencies but the out-of-pocket expenses for the family for Jack’s care are huge. Life-sustaining supplies and equipment are roughly $20,000 per year. Meals are $10,000 per year and incontinence supplies are $3,400.

The upcoming April 15 “Rock Out For Jack” fundraiser at The Brass Monkey, running from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., will be raising funds to help the Brown family.

In addition, donations can be made at https://funds.gofundme.com/dashboard/rock-out-for-jack-fundraiser.

‘Rock Out For Jack’ fundraiser on April 15 The Brass Monkey at 250 Greenbank Rd. in Nepean will be the place to be this Saturday, April 15.

That’s where and when a “Rock Out For Jack” fundraiser will be held for seven year old Jack Brown of Stittsville who was born with CHARGE Syndrome, a rare and life-limiting disorder. As a result, Jack is tracheostomy dependent, has a feeding tube insertion and is deaf. He has had 19 surgeries to date in multiple admissions to CHEO. Everyone is invited to attend this fundraiser and enjoy an evening of live music, dancing, pool and a silent auction, all in support of young Jack and his family of mom Susan, dad Greg and sister Elizabeth.

Jack was born in June 2009 with

Swim-a-thon coming By john curry john.curry@metroland.com

You can swim to help fund what promises to be a fun event celebrating Richmond’s 200th anniversary in 2018.

A fundraising swim-a-thon is being hosted by Justyna Lawrence to raise money so that a geo-cache GPS-related passport tour of Richmond can be held in 2018.

The swim-a-thon will take place in the pool at the Lawrence home in Richmond, with a $10 donation earning a 15-minute swim in the pool. The swim-a-thon will take place over a 24hour period at the end of May this year.

The geo-cache tour will take the participant to various spots in the village where there will be a box decorated by local artists.

Each box will be in a place of special significance; perhaps historical,

perhaps ecological, perhaps something else. Possible locations could be the Quiet Garden at St. John’s Anglican Church or the Heritage Mural Gallery on the exterior of the Richmond arena.

The tour will be a way to get people touring the village and learning about some of its features and stories.

Those who finish the tour with their passport full will receive a Richmond 200th anniversary coin.

But it all begins with the upcoming swim-a-thon which hopefully will provide the funding necessary to stage the geo-cache GPS-related passport tour, probably held in June of 2018.

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers called geo-cashes or caches at specific locations marked by coordinates.

versity this fall To be eligible, a student must live within the Stittsville/Richmond/Carp/Munster and associated rural areas. Application forms are available at the website www.stittsvillelions.com . May 15 is the deadline for receipt of applications. *Deadline for nominations for this year’s Stittsville Appreciation Awards is this Sunday, April 16. Awards include citizen of the year, senior of the year, youth of the year and business of the year. Winners will be chosen by a selection committee with an awards ceremony to take place Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex. Nomination forms are available from Stittsville ward Coun. Shad Qadri’s website. *Chef Michael Blackie at Next restaurant at the corner of Hazeldean Road and West Ridge Drive is staging eight monthly events, each of which will feature two visiting chefs joining him in the kitchen to prepare elaborate dinners. Each dinner will be preceded by a cooking demonstration from each chef. While cooking in the kitchen, the chefs will be wearing microphones so that their conversation in the kitchen can be heard by the diners. The first of these dinners was held April 12 with the others to follow on a monthly basis. Cost is $115 per person. *The Dynacare service centre on Stittsville Main Street, which is one of 21 such labs across the city of Ottawa, is now offering the Harmony Prenatal Test. The non-invasive test uses just one vial of blood to screen for Down syndrome and two other rare but severe genetic disorders.

The test can be done as early as ten weeks into pregnancy with results coming back within seven to ten business days. Because of the availability and safety of this test, the demand for amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, the two prenatal diagnostic tests that have been commonly used to identify these genetic conditions, has been decreasing. Amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling requires cell samples of the amniotic fluid or the placenta obtained through a long needle guided by ultrasound. Dynacare offers diagnostic and screening tests which help support physicians in making diagnoses and clinical decisions related to patients.

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Here and there around the village of Richmond *The annual Jock River Race is being held this Saturday, April 15. It was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 8 but the late-arriving spring brought about a postponement until April 15.

Canoes, kayaks, voyageur boats and other water vehicles will be participating in the race which will follow at 12.5 kilometre route down the Jock River from the Munster Sideroad, ending at the Jock River Park in Richmond. Online registration for the race has closed but you can still register on race day at Jock River Park. *St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on McBean Street will be holding a spring dinner on Friday, April 28 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Menu will be ham, scalloped potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables, coleslaw, baked beans and lemon dessert along with tea, coffee and juice. Tickets are $17 for adults, $8 for children aged 6 to 12 years and free for children aged 5 and under. There’s also a family rate for two adults and two children of $45. To reserve tickets, please call Kaye at 613838-5432 and leave a message. *The Richmond Agricultural Society is hosting a pancake breakfast at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds on Saturday, April 22 from 8 to 11 a.m. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend and enjoy the menu of pancakes, sausage, homemade baked beans, fruit cocktail and coffee/tea/juice. Cost is $10 per person or $25 for a family of four (two adults and two children — additional children $5 each).

Children under five years of age will be able to take part for free. *Do you ever wonder about death? Do you have questions about death but have never found a place where you feel comfortable talking about death? Well, you should consider attending the “Death Café” being held at CC’s Corner Coffee

House in Richmond on Sunday, May 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. All questions will be welcomed, with the conversation hosted by Rev. Carla Van Delen who is minister at St. Paul’s United Church on McBean Street. Bring along your thoughts and questions about death and join in the conversation. Coffee and other goodies will be available for purchase at the event. For more information about this “Death Café,” please email Rev. Van Delen at stpaulsunited@gmail.com. *It’s a paint night, but one with a difference.

You get to paint on wood. The Richmond Agricultural Society is hosting a paint night on wood on Friday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds on Perth Street in Richmond. Everyone is welcome to participate. Tickets at $40 per person are available from Laura at 613-806-7091. Proceeds will go to help support the Richmond Fair. *Artwork done by Richmond Public School Grade three student Ella Ralph was featured on the weather forecast on the CTV evening newscast on Friday, April 7. *The annual Ecumenical Walk of the Cross in Richmond takes place this Friday, April 14 which is Good Friday, with the walk beginning at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on McBean Street at 10:30 a.m. Other churches which will be stops along the walk through the village are St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, St. Philip Roman Catholic Church, St. Paul’s United Church and the Grace Assembly Pentecostal Church. *The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, which monitors spring water levels on the Rideau River system which includes the Jock River which flows through Richmond, reports that water levels on the Jock River rose through Fri-

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day, April 7 due to the steady rain on the day before. This caused some properties in and around Richmond to have access issues and many sump pumps in the community were running. *The Richmond Munster Minor Hockey Association (RMMHA) has its annual general meeting coming up on Thursday, April 20. There are a number of positions on the Board of Directors that will be up for election at this year’s annual general meeting. Those on the Board of Directors for the RMMHA for 2016-17 are Will Mayda, president; Roger Chapman, past president; John Hale, vice-president; Tim Johnson, vice-president of competitive hockey Tier 1 and Tier 11; John Sunstrum, director of competitive hockey, Tier 111; Kirstyn McGauley, treasurer; Russ Arthurs, director of hockey programs; Andy Castellarin, assistant director of hockey programs; Adele Yamada, registrar; John Kean, director of equipment; Ron Lacroix, director of risk and safety; Kim Peixoto, director of canteen operations; Lori Sample, director of tournaments; Evan Moorhouse, referee in chief; John Kean, ice scheduler; Adam Landriault, District 4 referee assignor; and Cheryl Gault, secretary. Vacant positions are director of communications and public relations and director of

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Residents of Hope Living, the Shepherds of Good Hope residence on Castlefrank Road in Kanata, are currently in need of spring and summer clothing (both men’s and women’s, sizes 8 to 3XXX), summer shoes, sandals and spring jackets.

There are currently over 90 residents at the Hope Living facility.

Ruth Cameron of Richmond, a member of the Hands for Hope volunteer group which supports the Hope Living residence, notes that over a year ago, Hands for Hope opened a clothing boutique for the Hope Living residents where they could obtain clothing at no charge.

Thanks to the generosity of donors in Stittsville, Richmond and Kanata, the residents enjoyed a great winter due to the warm coats, jackets, boots and other winter clothing that was donated. Most of the residents had never before had such warm winter clothing that not only kept them warm, but made them look and feel good.

In addition, warm bedding, pillows and towels were also donated. These are an ongoing need at Hope Living, Ruth notes.

The residents at Hope Living really look forward to Mondays and Thursdays when they can drop into the clothing boutique and choose what they need. Some residents even help the Hands for Hope volunteers sort the

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Donations of clothing and other items to this Hands for Hope shopping boutique at Hope Living are never wasted. What cannot be used at Hope Living is sent off to the Shepherds of Good Hope shelter in downtown Ottawa or other shelters where there is a need for such clothing and other items.

Donations of spring and summer clothing can be dropped off at Hope Living at 145 Castlefrank Rd. in Kanata, or can be dropped off at a donation box which Ruth Cameron has on her front porch at her home, 118 Royal York St. in Richmond.

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There were lots of guitars at the April 5th coffee house at South Carleton High School in Richmond. But drums and a keyboard were also part of the musical mix, along with a couple of ukuleles. But, of course, the most prominent musical “instrument” at the coffee house was the voice.

And whether it was a voice like that of Brady Collier with his version of the Elvis Presley ballad “Can’t Help Falling In Love” or that of Jaidan Stockill singing the 1973 Bob Dylan hit “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” as she fronted the band The Beagles or that of Noah Hunt as he offered the hauntingly memorable tune “Hallelujah,” a song which reached new heights of popularity in 2016 with the death of its creator, Canada’s own Leonard Cohen, it was the voices that gave this coffee house its unique appeal.

Who could forget the melodic offering of the duo of Katie Moll and Jordyn Bestard as their voices blended together in harmonic unison at times, with Katie accompanying them on a ukulele. Katie, indeed, was just fresh off a solo performance on the stage, singing an original song while also playing not her ukulele but, you guessed it, a guitar.

Maddie Refausse, who was the show’s MC along with Jaidan Stockill, showed her versatility, not only in her MC announcements but in her performances, whether it was singing a rhythm and blues tune with her own guitar accompaniment or performing an emotional “Love on the Brain” with Cassandra Smith’s keyboard accompaniment or singing “Mercy” while at the keyboard herself. Yes, she was a tri-

ple threat attraction at this coffee house for sure!

The two-song performances by Liam McGuire, who sang with his own guitar accompaniment, and keyboardist and song composer “KC” who held the audience’s attention with his original songs were among the show’s standout moments. But such moments were not restricted to these performances as performer after performer including the bands all grabbed the audience’s attention with their presentations. The Beagles band’s show-opening twosong performance set the standard which was equaled, albeit in a different way, by the more raucous and lively Bennett Harvey Experience band which even used a fog machine to add to the atmosphere on the stage, along with flashing coloured lighting and the band’s own energetic movements. And who can overlook the teachers’ band led by longtime SCHS coffee house teacher/organizer Jamie McIntyre which showed that not all of the talent at the school lies with the students. The teachers can groove pretty well too as they showed in performing the tune “Hard Sun.” Yes, this “Mac Time” in the show was a highlight.

Gabriel Maahs, who performed a couple of times in the show including once with drummer Jared Aitken, demonstrated his mastery of the guitar, as did Jenn Stranaghan who performed a guitar masterpiece on her own, was a member of a four-player guitar ensemble which played an original tune and who accompanied Cassandra Smith in her show-ending tune “X’s and O’s.”

South Carleton holds a coffee house in each semester. At this coffee house, the snacks at intermission were provided by students raising money to help fund a trip to Portugal next year.

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Goulbourn Male Chorus to sing at Festival Special to the News

The Goulbourn Male Chorus will be one of the performers at the Kanata Carleton Cultural Festival being held on Saturday, May 27 in Kanata. The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will be held at the Earl of March High School and Sandwell Green Park in Kanata, with over 50 cultural activities happening, all celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday.

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Performers will range from dance to choral to visual arts to theatre performances. The Goulbourn Male Chorus will be one of these performers, singing traditional Newfoundland folk songs. Other performers will include the Concert Band of Kanata and the Kanata Symphony. Since it is a Canada 150 celebration, it will have what all birthday parties have — cake for everyone to enjoy.

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By John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

Sacred Heart High School grade 12 student Chloe Doherty remembers picking dandelions when she started playing as a youngster, beginning at four years old. But over the years, she developed as a player and last year played at the very competitive provincial level, losing in the provincial final on penalty kicks.

And this fall, Chloe is off to Jacksonville State University in Alabama where she will play NCAA Division 1 soccer, having accepted the university’s offer after visiting the campus in Jacksonville, Alabama and really liking it.

Chloe started off playing soccer with the West Ottawa organization but switched to Ottawa South United for a higher level of competition. It was with Ottawa South United that she went to the provincial finals last summer, only to lose on penalty kicks.

Chloe had been noticed by scouts after participating in a showcase event in Toronto.

This resulted in a questionnaire and phone calls to find out more about her. This led to the

Chloe Doherty offer from Jacksonville State University.

Chloe will be leaving for Jacksonville State University in August where she will participate in pre-season training, with the season running through the fall.

She describes herself as an “aggressive player” who likes to communicate with her teammates on the field. Also describing herself as “pretty quick”, she says that she likes to use the space on the field and crosses the ball a lot.

Chloe says that she fell in the love with soccer, adding that she will never forget those that she has met in the

sport over the years. She says that her teammates become like family and she is looking forward to bonding with her new teammates at Jacksonville State University in the same way.

She does harbour some hope that someday she might play for the Canadian national team but she is taking a waitand-see attitude, depending on how she does playing for JSU. She is not giving up on the dream as yet.

As for later in life, she sees herself volunteering or coaching in soccer — something that keeps soccer as part of her life.

Chloe had been thinking of a career in the health sciences or physiotherapy but because she likes organizing things and talking with people, she has lately switched her focus to sales or business and human resources, which is what she will be taking at JSU. And while Chloe’s chief sport is soccer, she has played a number of sports at Sacred Heart. She says that she loves to play different sports as it allows her to meet new people and to enjoy different experiences.

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Currently, she continues to practice twice a week with her Ottawa South United soccer team as she looks forward to heading off to JSU in August.

Chloe was one of seven high school standouts who were recruited by JSU this year. Three of the seven are from Canada, while one is from England.

On the JSU website, Chloe is identified as a forward/midfielder who has been a multi-sport athlete at Sacred Heart, winning Most Valuable Player and Most Improved Player awards.

JSU soccer head coach Neil Macdonald is quoted as describing Chloe as follows: “Chloe is a quick and strong forward. She can play as a winger or centrally. Good crosser and striker of the ball.”

Besides Chloe, other soccer recruits at JSU this year are Lindsay Albani, a defender from Pickering, ON; Alicia Pallister, a defender from Bowmanville, ON; Kelly Snook, a midfielder from Wimborne, England; Morgan Lerch, a goalkeeper from Collins-

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ on stage at Sacred Heart High School Here come the zombies!

And the action involving zombies will not only be on stage at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville this week but also it will encircle the audience, making audience members feeling that they are right in the story.

“It’s like you are actually there,” says Sacred Heart grade 11 student Nicholas Rocque, who is the director of production for this play “Night of the Living Dead.”

The moment that an audience member walks in to the theatre, they will be in the story, Nicholas says, promising that the audience will be totally immersed in the story and play.

The theatre will be darkened for nighttime with cemeteries and headstones all around. There will be nighttime sounds with zombies lurking around in the theatre.

This is one of the most ambitious plays staged at Sacred

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play also has a full complement of tech, stage and costume crew.

Auditions were held at the beginning of March. Since then, rehearsals have been held for both the main cast members and also the zombies.

In keeping with the play’s genesis in the 1968 horror movie “Night of the Living Dead,” the play’s costumes and makeup all feature black, white and grey. The only thing that is not black and white is the blood, which is plentiful in the play. Indeed, those under the age of 10 are advised not to attend the play due to the presence of so much blood in the play’s action.

The stage will be transformed into a house with boarded-up windows and a cellar, all in keeping with the setting of the play.

The play, which will run about one hour, is filled with action. Indeed, director Rocque

says that the play is “a huge bundle of conflict.”

It all stems from the 1968 American horror film of the same name directed by George A. Romero, which has become a cult classic. This film was heavily criticized on its release for its explicit gore, but it eventually garnered critical acclaim and has been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry as a film deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

The storyline involves a number of people trapped in a rural farmhouse which is attacked by a large and growing group of “living dead” monsters or zombies.

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Of course, we young ones were never allowed to play euchre at the Saturday night house parties. That was for adults.

But if we could find an extra deck of cards, we could sit on a bed upstairs and play Old Maid, or Snap, two favourite games of mine, while the adults pounded the table down in the kitchen.

Although we kids learned euchre at an early age, it was still considered an adult game come Saturday night.

The neighbour away on the Barr Line never missed a Saturday night house party. She walked as stiff as a board, and her lips were thin and clamped together so that you could hardly see that she had a mouth.

She had a fierce look about her and even at a game of euchre she hardly ever smiled.

She always wore black, and on the hottest night of the summer, she had a crocheted shawl draped around her shoulders.

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I often wondered where she would end up, but was too frightened to ask.

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game on a Saturday night, she said she wouldn’t touch a deck of cards on a Sunday if her life depended on it.

Playing cards on Sunday was right up there with swearing or stealing chickens. Whatever church she belonged to forbade it.

Well, it didn’t matter to us if was Sunday or Monday.

If we had a few minutes to spare, or we ran out of things to do after supper, we got out the deck of cards, and sitting around the old pine table we played our favourite card games.

I wasn’t too quick on the uptake, and always ended up losing at Snap, until I finally realized my brother Emerson, slapped his hand over the up-card before anyone had a chance to look at it.

Mother soon put a stop to that and moved him away from the table.

It was the same thing with Old Maid.

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And he gave a hearty chuckle, and said, “It’s like someone who is death against alcohol, sure that the Devil is behind every drop, but takes a sip now and again just for medicinal purposes,” and he put back his head and roared.

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Cherry tomato and mushroom ‘Finding your way’ is theme quinoa risotto great side dish by monika jain

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Here’s a spin on risotto, using quinoa in place of rice combined with the freshness of cherry tomatoes and mushrooms. Serve with a green salad or as a side for chicken, fish or beef.

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes Roasting time: 10 minutes Serves four (Makes 4 cups/1 L) Ingredients

2 cups (500 mL) small greenhouse cherry or grape tomatoes 3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 3/4 cup (175 mL) quinoa, rinsed and drained 2-1/4 cups (550 mL) sodiumreduced chicken or vegetable broth (approx.)

1 tsp (5 mL) salt 2 small shallots, finely chopped 2-1/2 cups (625 mL) sliced white button mushrooms

(about 7 oz/210 g) 1 tbsp (15 mL) whole wheat flour 1/2 tsp (2 mL) pepper 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup (125 mL) crumbled goat cheese (Chèvre) Preparation instructions

uid is absorbed. Remove from heat.

In large, deep non-stick skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add shallots and cook for two minutes or until softened. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for five minutes or until browned and juicy. Add flour, pepper, and remaining garlic and salt; cook stirring for 1 minute.

Add remaining broth and stir until thickened. Stir in cooked quinoa, roasted tomatoes and basil; heat through. (Add more broth if needed for a creamy consistency.) Remove from heat and stir in cheese.

In medium bowl, toss tomatoes with 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the oil and 1 clove of the garlic. Place in single layer on parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and bake in 450°F (230°C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes, shaking gently once, or until skin is blistered. Set aside. Nutritional information Meanwhile, place quinoa in One serving medium saucepan, add 1-1/2 Protein: 13 grams cups (375 mL) of the broth and Fat: 18 grams ½ tsp (2 mL) of the salt. Bring Carbohydrate: 35 grams to boil; reduce heat to mediumCalories: 348 low, cover and cook for 10 to Fibre: 5 grams 15 minutes or until grains are Sodium: 1005 mg translucent and most of the liq— Foodland Ontario

"Finding your way" was the theme for the April 5 meeting of the Stittsville Toastmasters Club.

Carol Ring served as Toastmaster for the evening while Richard Cook was the sergeant-at-arms.

Lori Holloway presented the opening, reciting a poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Richard Cook’s toast was “Finding our way together.”

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Julie Salgado (left) receives the Table Topics trophy from Gina Cook (right) at the Stittsville Toastmasters Club meeting on Wednesday, April 5. Theme for the meeting was “Finding Your Way.”

The newest member of the Stittsville Toastmasters Club, Jean Vickers, presented her icebreaker speech entitled “What matters is not what you do but how you do it.”

Helene Rivest presented a speech from the Special Occasions advanced manual “Speaking in Praise." Title of Helen’s speech was “My Mother” in which she recounted childhood memories.

Gerry Tapp, in a speech entitled “The Chief Bean Counter,” explained the role of the club treasurer.

Gina Cook, in the role of Table Topics master, presented members with a quote and asked members to share their opinion of the quote and its impact on them. Julie Salgado emerged as the Table Topics winner.

Antonio Misaka provided the quiz master’s report while Helene Rivest was the general evaluator.

For information about the Stittsville Toastmasters Club, please contact Gerry Tapp at 613-721-8177 or via email at tapp.gerry@rogers.com.

The Stittsville Toastmaster Club’s general email address is contact@ stittsvilletoastmasters.ca.

The Stittsville Toastmasters Club holds its regular weekly meetings at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville.

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Cinderella, move over. There’s another Cinderella on the block and it’s the Stittsville bantam B4 Pelicans.

The Pelicans, named after a Finnish pro hockey team, carried out a Cinderella story of their own, as the team pulled off a surprise performance in the Lanark Carleton Minor Hockey League playoffs to emerge as the bantam B champions.

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Members of the Stittsville Bantam B4 Pelicans, Lanark Carleton Minor Hockey League Bantam B champions, are (at the front, centre, holding the banner) Jacob Drouin; (first row, from left) assistant coach Ryan Goodwin, Joshua Lapointe, Tanner Goodwin, Noah Lebano, goalie Alexandre Delarosbil, Giuseppe Scarfo, Evan Hodges and Noah Landry; and (back row, from left) assistant coach Eric Landry, Christopher Polak, Samuel Gilbert, Grayden Clarke, Charlie Parsons, Nicolas Pare (with the helmet on), Jackson Dunnigan, head coach Patrick Drouin and trainer Santo Scarfo. Missing from the photo is the Pelicans team manager Lisa Harnett.

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Richmond Royals have lost first three games by john curry

john.curry@metroland.com

The Richmond Royals are behind the eight ball in the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 championship series against the Casselman Vikings.

The Royals have lost three straight games in the best-of-seven final for the Barkley Cup and now must come back to win four straight games to win the series.

On Sunday, April 9, the Casselman Vikings took a three games to none stranglehold on this final series with a 2-0 victory playing at home in Casselman.

The Royals outshot the Vikings in this game, directing 35 shots at the Casselman goal. Richmond goalie Patrick Kealey made 32 saves in the FOR SALE

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Royals’ net.

It was 1-0 for Casselman at the end of the first period and 2-0 for Casselman after just 2:20 of the second period. The rest of the game was scoreless.

In the game on Saturday, April 8, things were looking good for the Richmond Royals — until the third period, that is.

Richmond was up 2-0 after just 8:22 of play in the first period. The Royals were up 3-1 going into the third period but then the Vikings exploded for six straight goals to end up with a 7-3 victory and a two games to none lead in the series.

Aaron Hickie, Joey Laird and Colin Baggio scored for the Royals in this game.

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Earning assists on these goals were Clay Carter, Jordan Boutilier, Aaron Hickie, Matt Allan, Joey Laird and Liam Markhauser.

This championship series had opened in Casselman on Thursday, April 6 with the Vikings posting a 5-1 victory.

The Vikings had scored with just 2:43 gone in the first period but the Royals came back to tie it up before the end of the period on a goal by Aaron Hickie, assisted by Joey Laird and Jordan Boutilier.

But the Vikings scored the only two goals of the second period to take a 3-1 lead into the third. The Vikings added another two goals in the final period to end the game winning by a 5-1 score.

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The Royals outshot the Vikings in this game, with Vikings goalie Seth Carter making 32 saves while Royals goalie Nick Bond made 23 saves in the game.

The Casselman Vikings are going for their fourth straight league championship title this year.

This series between the Vikings and the Royals is a rematch of the 2014-15 finals when the Vikings beat the then Stittsville Rams four games to two.

Five players on the current Richmond Royals squad played in this 2014-15 championship series against Casselman Vikings, namely Matt Allan, Clay Carter, Matt Veaudry, Jordan Boutilier and Mike DiBello.

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between Casselman and Richmond has not been a reflection of the regular season. In the regular season Richmond defeated Casselman twice, 5-4 and 7-3.

In the regular season, the Royals scored a total of 286 goals while the Vikings had a total of 273 goals scored.

However, while the Royals allowed 219 goals in the regular season, the Vikings allowed only 159 goals against.

The Casselman Vikings beat the Ottawa West Golden Knights to advance to the championship final this season.

The Richmond Royals defeated the Athens Aeros to get to the championship final.

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Goulbourn Bantam 2 Rockets are champs!

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Goulbourn Bantam 2 Rockets players celebrate the game winning goal in capturing the Ottawa District Women’s Hockey Association championship with a 2-0 victory over the Russell Coyotes, a team that had only one loss for the entire season.

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in front of a boisterous crowd and Goulbourn Girls Hockey Association (GGHA) president Cathy Bureau.

Veterans Abby Blauer and Barker rounded out the scoring.

But even with this victory, the entire Rockets team knew this left one huge step in a journey that started in late August.

That step surfaced in Cornwall, versus the Russell Coyotes.

Considering that Russell had only one loss for the entire season, while scoring 53 goals and only conceding five, it was going to be a huge step.

Would the Rockets be able assert themselves? Could they muster enough energy having played the day before and having a gruelling travel schedule? How might they play without spark Alex Henshaw, who was injured?

Those questions were answered during the first shift. With Barker, Zoe McIntosh and Sasha MacQueen keeping the Coyotes hemmed in their own zone and almost scoring in the first minute-and-a-half, the Rockets' confidence grew.

This was followed by defensive gems Wong and Bootland being flawless while ensuring zero shots against while they were on the ice. This forced the Coyotes to make a critical tactical error. In attempting to slow the game down and catch their breath, they covered the puck, forcing a crucial faceoff in their own zone. Little did they know, they played directly into McKinley Cooke's strength and it all took was a matter of seconds.

Cooke won the draw cleanly back to the point. Green pinched down the boards and Meehan drove the net.

Blauer then unleashed a wicked wrist shot that blew by a screened goalie.

The Rockets scored the ever-important first goal, but could they hold on?

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The Goulbourn Bantam 2 Rockets are Ottawa District Women’s Hockey Association (ODWHA) champs!

The plan for the team was simple enough: gear up for a long playoff run after falling to Kingston in the semifinals of the Greater Kingston Girls Hockey Association (GKGHA) tournament in early January.

The Goulbourn Bantam 2 Rockets did that and more, being crowned ODWHA champs on April 2.

The Rockets were utterly unstoppable in finishing the regular season undefeated while heading into their divisional playoffs. Their record since January? 10-0-1 with a tournament gold medal and an unreal 37 goals for and a perfect 0.00 GAA. Led by scoring sensation Makena Barker and leading goaltender Violet MacEwen, the Rockets easily cruised through their divisional playoffs with a perfect 4-0 record, setting up a gruelling semifinal match with their nemesis, the Kanata Rangers, at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on April 1.

Though Goulbourn opened the scoring with Barker burying a slick pass from Madi Wong, the Rangers responded quickly to tie the game 1-1.

Both teams then settled in, exchanging blows over the last two periods.

It would be a tale of whose defensive game would dominate, and with Ally Green and Katie Bootland steadying the ship, the Rockets would slowly chip away.

However, an injury to the energetic Tori Bailey and a questionable penalty call left the Rockets gripping their sticks too tightly.

Eliza Porteous started to assert herself physically and open up lanes for her teammates. This, combined with the McArthuresque return of Maeve Meehan, allowed the Rockets to gain confidence and claim a 3-1 victory

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PASTOR STEVE STEWART

1600 Stittsville Main Street

Sunday April 16 ~ Easter Sunday 9:00am ~ Christ Church 9:00am ~ St. John’s 10:30am ~ St James The Apostle

Sunday Services at 9:15 and 10:45 AM.

Nursery and Children’s programs running concurrently.

Youth Groups: Transit (Gr 6-8), Tuesdays at 6:30 PM Thirst (Gr 9-12), Wednesdays at 7 PM

Office: 613-836-2606 Web: www.cbcstittsville.com

Come when you can and Come as you are.

St. John’s Sixth Line 1470 Donald B Munro Dr

Christ Church Huntley 3008 Carp Rd

St James The Apostle Carp 3774 Carp Rd

www.huntleyparish.com • 613-839-3195

Grace Baptist Church of Ottawa 2470 Huntley Road

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday and weekday Bible studies see our website for times and locations

613-839-2155 www.stpauls-dunrobin.ca stpaulsunitedcarp@sympatico.ca

(corner of Main St. & Fernbank)

10:00 a.m. – Worship Service Nursery & Sunday School Available

Youth Group Mondays at 7:oopm

Rev. Grant Dillenbeck Church: 613-836-4962

613-836-4756 www.gcuc.ca

KANATA BAPTIST CHURCH 465 Hazeldean Rd. • 613-836-3145

1489 Shea Road, (corner of Abbott) Stittsville, Ontario K2S 0G8

Sunday Services 9 & 11:15am

Welcome to our church St. Paul’s United Church, Carp Service 10:30 a.m.

6255 Fernbank Road

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

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PARISH A Welcoming Community

www.holyspiritparish.ca

Stittsville United Church

140 Abbeyhill Dr., Kanata Rev. Brian Copeland

Rev. Dr. Jorge. E. Groh Office 613-592-1546 • www.christrisen.com

Parish office - 613-836-8881 Fax - 613-836-8806

www.GBCottawa.com

GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH

Maundy Thursday Service - 7:30pm

SUNDAY MASS TIMES Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Monsignor Joseph Muldoon, Pastor

Preaching the Doctrines of Grace

email: suchurch@primus.ca Visit our web site: www.suchurch.com

Sunday Worship Service 10:30am.

Sunday School 9:15am and 10:30am

Email us at: cbcinfo@cbcstittsville.com

9am Children’s Program Available Pastors: Bob Davies, Stephen Budd & Doug Ward kbc@kbc.ca

KANATA

saturDaY services sabbath schooL for aLL ages 9:15aM WorshiP service 11:00 aM

SERVING KANATA AND STITTSVILLE

Seventh-Day Pastor: Maros Paseggi Adventist 85 Leacock Drive, kanata (the christ risen Lutheran church) Church 613-818-9717

St. Paul's Anglican Church Sunday Eucharist

8:00 am - Said 9:15 am - Choral Music, Sunday School & Nursery 11:00 am - Praise Music, Sunday School & Nursery

3760 Carp Road Carp, ON

20 YOUNG ROAD KANATA • 613-836-1001 www.stpaulshk.org

THE OASIS

Reverend Mark Redner 3794 Diamondview Road, Kinburn Friday Healing Service 7:00 p.m.

SundayWorship Service 10:00 a.m.

613-288-8120 www.cometotheoasis.ca

www.kbc.ca

Growing, Serving, Celebrating Sunday Sunday Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Pastor Shaun Seaman

Minister of Youth and Discipleship: Nick Trytsman Pastor Shaun Seaman

info.trinity.kanata@gmail.com

Please join us at 110 McCurdy Drive, 836-1429, www.trinitykanata.ca 1817 Richardson Side Road. 613-836-1429 www.trinitykanata.ca

For all your Church Advertising needs Call Sharon 613-221-6228

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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, maintain your composure in light of a sticky situation that you are called upon to handle in the next few days. Others will notice your calm demeanor.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 The truth will ultimately set you free, Leo. Seek the truth when handling a difficult problem and this will eventually make the solution easier to find.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a trusted friend is willing to hear your side of the story and offer a new perspective and some advice. You need to win this person’s trust back.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, emotions can be a little distracting this week as sparks fly in a new relationship. Avoid going overboard but enjoy this exciting time in your life.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 You might want to hold off on an ambitious project for another month, Virgo. This will give you more time to develop a plan to complete the project.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are content to take it easy and to follow a familiar routine for now rather than branching out into new things. Take a flier on new friendships and you will be glad you did.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may need assistance, but no one is stepping up as a candidate at this juncture. Wait a bit longer and someone is sure to step up to the challenge.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Your presence is a gift to someone who needs you even if you get tongue-tied and don’t know what to say, Capricorn. Let your company serve as support. Things will fall in place.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Try not to take things too personally when you start receiving feedback, Cancer. Everyone has an opinion, and most people share theirs with good intentions.

41. Relating to songbirds 43. Conductance units 1. Volcanic craters 45. Breezed through 6. Makes nervous 46. Supervises flying 10. Long strip of cloth 47. Chemical ring 14. Expressions of surprise 49. Swiss river 15. Perception 50. Not happy 17. 2016 World Series runner-up 53. Surgery (slang) 19. Former Communist power 57. Let go 20. Consume 58. Take effect 21. Abyss 59. __ and greet 22. Regulator gene 60. Male offspring 23. Card game 61. Notes 24. Women (French) 26. State capital 29. Nursemaid 31. Surface opening 32. Second sight 34. Beloved Mexican dish 35. Discounts 37. Ceremonial staff 38. Support with difficulty 39. Reluctant to share information 40. Song

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you can daydream about being on your own personal island, but the tasks that need to get done will still be waiting for you. Face things head-on.

CLUES DOWN 1.Vertebrate oncogenes 2. Troubles 3. Imitator 4. Increase motor speed 5. Midway between south and southeast 6. Sir __ Newton 7. Penny 8. Ultimate 9. Gummed labels 10. Quiet and dull 11. Cuckooes 12. Dishonest scheme 13. Adult female chicken 16. Breathe in 18. Pieces of land 22. Of I 23. Type of footwear 24. Heavy clubs 25. Conductance unit 27. Approaches 28. Fungi cells 29. Devoured

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AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you may find yourself falling back on old habits in the days ahead. Do your best to avoid these habits, remembering why you kicked them in the first place.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, friends and family often look to you for support because you can be such a calming presence. Share this gift with as many as you can.

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2-0 win against Russell Continued from page 38

After a terrifyingly close second period, where the ice seemed shifted against the Rockets and goalie MacEwen was called upon to make some acrobatic saves, the third began with end-to-end rushes by both teams. Barker and Cooke were responsible at both ends of the ice while buying into a defence-first philosophy that calmed everyone’s nerves.

With Bailey returning from injury and Porteous using her size and reach to her advantage, the Coyotes seemed to have less and less bite as the third period wore on.

They say history repeats itself, and it certainly did in this game. In what could have been a re-

play of the first goal, a faceoff to the left of the Russell goalie saw Barker win a clean drawback to Blauer. Blauer let a low shot go and Grace Kasouf’s sweet hands cleanly deflected the puck over the Russell netminder’s shoulder. It was over. It would only be a matter of time until the last few seconds of the clock would wind down and the Rockets would be crowned champions with an impressive 2-0 win.

It was an incredible finish to an unbelievable season. The Goulbourn Rockets would finish the playoffs with a 6-0 record, scoring 26 goals and finishing with a 0.16 GAA while claiming the ODWHA trophy.

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Stittsville growth spurt offers opportunities and challenges “Stittsville also saw similar growth along its northern edge.

That area grew by more than 22 per cent, with very similar in-

creases in terms of population and number of dwelling units.

In these two areas alone, Stittsville added almost 3,000 people

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Stittsville residents who attended a special planning primer for the community with city staff April 6 learned something that anyone who lives there knows — Stittsville is booming

when it comes to growth.

The community is growing fast, with recent 2016 Stats Canada numbers showing that while Barrhaven has seen the largest hike in population since the last census, Stittsville is one of the fastest growing areas of the city.

“Between 2011 and 2016, the south and west parts of Stittsville grew by more than 25 per cent. Those communities saw an increase of almost 400 dwelling units and the population increased by nearly 1,400 people,” Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri said.

Keg plans resurface in Stittsville • Additional landscaping has been added within the parking area and abutting building.

• Street trees have been added to Huntmar The long simmering plans for a new The Keg Drive right-of-way.

For more information contact City Planner Restuarant in Stittsville are back on the front burner, with revised plans for the proposed site Mike Schmidt at Mike.Schmidt@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424 , ext.13431. at 15 Huntmar Drive.

According to Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri the revised plans include a target to have the restuarant ready for operation by the end of next November.

Pending all approvals and permits going forward for the project, Qadri said changes to the original plans which had at first come forward in 2015 include: • The entrance to the building has moved from back of the building to the front and now has direct access to Hazeldean Road.

• A pedestrian node (with bench) has been added to Hazeldean Road near the entrance of the building.

• The building footprint and elevation along Hazeldean Road (considered the front) needed to be lengthened to comply with zoning provisions of Arterial Mainstreet Zone, which requires a minimum of 50 per cent of the lot width within three metres of the front lot line, to be occupied by building walls. This change also resulted in a reconfiguration of the patio. The applicant considered moving the patio to the corner of Hazeldean and Huntmar but opted not to due to noise concerns impacting the dining experience and operational issues.

• Additional windows (glazing) have been added along Hazeldean.

• There have been a minor reconfiguration of parking area.

• Extra accessible parking spaces have been added near the door along with a drop off area

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Stittsville News - Thursday, April 13, 2017 43

and about 800 households over a five-year period,” he said, adding land-use planning is vital to handling the growth.

This Easter, rejoice in His name by celebrating the miraculous resurrection of Jesus Christ, Our Saviour, with these local churches and their congregations.

Glen Cairn United Church

Christ Risen Lutheran Church

140 Abbeyhill Drive, Kanata invites you to celebrate

Holy Week Schedule

Maundy Thursday Service - 7:30 pm Good Friday Worship Service - 10:30 am Easter Sunrise Service - 7:00 am Easter Worship Service - 10:30 am “This is the Day the Lord has Made; Let us Rejoice and Be Glad in It!”

Lord, Remember me.

Rev. Dr. Jorge E. Groh 85 Leacock Drive Kanata, Ontario 613-592-1546 www.christrisen.com

Holy Spirit Catholic Parish

1489 Shea Road, Stittsville, ON K2S 0G8 Ph. 613-836-8881

HOLY WEEK 2017 **HOLY THURSDAY – April 13 – 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Private adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues until 9:00pm Please bring non-perishable food for the Stittsville Food Bank COME AND BRING A FRIEND Monsignor Joseph Muldoon

GOOD FRIDAY – April 14 – 3:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion HOLY SATURDAY – April 15 - 8:00pm Easter Vigil (NO 5:00pm Mass) EASTER SUNDAY - April 16 Mass times: 9:00 am; 11:00am **Bring bells to ring at the Gloria

St. Thomas Anglican Church Holy Week Services Maundy Thursday, April 13th, 7:00 p.m. - Holy Eucharist, Compline at

9:00 p.m.

Good Friday, April 14th, 9:30 a.m. Community Procession of the Cross,

from Stittsville United, walk to St. Thomas and finish at St. Andrews.

1:00 p.m. - The celebration of the Lords’ Passion

Holy Week and Easter Maundy Thursday - aPrIL 13Th, 2017 Jointly with Kanata United Church 7:00 P.M. sErVICE (aT KuC, 33 LEaCoCK dr.)

Good FrIday - aPrIL 14Th, 2017 Jointly with Kanata United Church 10:00 a.M. sErVICE (aT GCuC) EasTEr sunday - aPrIL 16Th, 2017 9:00 a.M. BrEaKFasT 10:00 a.M. FaMILy sErVICE saCraMEnT oF hoLy CoMMunIon

Kanata United Church Invites You to Celebrate

Holy Week and Easter 33 Leacock Drive Rev. Stéphane Vermette & Bev Buckingham Phone: 613-592-5834 • www.kuc.ca

Maundy Thursday, April 13, 7:00 p.m.

Combined service with Kanata & Glen Cairn United Churches 33 Leacock Dr., Kanata

Good Friday, April 14, 10:00 a.m.

Combined service with Glen Cairn & Kanata United Churches 140 Abbeyhill Dr, Kanata

Easter Services – April 16

Kanata United Church eakfast 8:30 a.m. - Early Easter Morning service, 9:00 a.m. - Potluck Breakfast 10:00 a.m. - Worship service - Special Easter Music

An Invitation from St. Paul’s Anglican Church The Community of St. Paul’s invites you to worship with them this Holy Week Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 16th 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service Holy Eucharist, potluck

breakfast to follow.

8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist

Corner of Stittsville Main Street & Carleton Cathcart Street, Stittsville Rector: The Reverend Jane McCaig 613-836-5741 stthomasstittsville.ca 44 Stittsville News - Thursday, April 13, 2017

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Coming events around Stittsville and Richmond APRIL 28 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on McBean Street in Richmond is hosting a spring dinner on Friday, April 28 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Menu will include ham, scalloped potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables, coleslaw, baked beans and lemon dessert plus tea, coffee and juice. Adults $17 each. Children aged 6 to 12 years $8 each. Children aged 5 and under free. Family rate for two adults and two children of $45. To reserve tickets, please call Kaye at 613-838-5432 and leave a message. Everyone is welcome to attend.

APRIL 30 The Goulbourn Male Chorus is hosting a concert of traditional and modern Canadian choral music in celebration of Canada’s 150 anniversary on Sunday, April 30 at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Presbyterian Church on Richardson Sideroad. The Junior Jubilees children’s choir of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers will be guest artists at the concert.

Tickets at $15 per person (children under 12 years of age are free) are available at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop and at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stitts-

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Decorating Ukrainian eggs

Kathy Basinger helps Ashley Smith dip her egg into the green dye at the Ukrainian egg decorating in Stittsville on April 8.

Town Hall Meeting with Mike Schreiner Leader, Green Party of Ontario

Meet Mike. Learn about the Green Party perspective on electricity for Ontarians and other timely issues.

April 29, 2-4PM Almonte United Church Hall 106 Elgin St. More info: 613.267.7584 Or jfoxlee@gmail.com This ad has been approved by the Green Party of Ontario LFK Constituency Association

ville. They are also available online at er to date of the concert. www.goulbournmalechorus.com and

at the door.

MAY 16

The May meeting of the Stittsville GoulMAY 6 bourn Horticultural Society will be held on The Catholic Women’s League at Tuesday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pretty Street Holy Spirit Parish on Shea Road is hosting a fashion show benefitting local palliative care on Saturday, May 6.

Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Featuring the spring 2017 collection by Judy Joannou Designs. Tickets $15 each.

Please contact Claudette Langdon at 613-831-1286 for tickets.

MAY 13 A Mom-2-Mom/Craft show will be held on Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville. Looking for vendors, moms and crafters wishing to have a table at this event. Reserve a table by contacting Teshia at eurogonnawannapax@ gmail.com. Spots are limited, so early booking of tables is recommended.

The May meeting of the Goulbourn Historical Society will take place on Saturday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Museum. Tracey Donaldson, acting curator/manager of the Goulbourn Museum, and acting education officer Sarah Holla will give a presentation entitled “What Went Down in Struggle Town?” dealing with the history of Stanley’s Corners.

Free admission and free refreshments.

Everyone welcome to attend.

The spring concert of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus under the direction of Robert Dueck will be held on Saturday, May 13 at 7 p.m. at the Glen Cairn United Church on Abbeyhill Drive in Kanata. Guest performers will be the Carleton Place Town Singers. Ticket information available clos-

Community Centre in Stittsville. Master gardener Judith Cox will be the guest speaker on the topic “Gardening with Children.” Everyone is welcome to attend. Guest fees which usually apply have been waived for visitors at the meeting for the month of May.

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APRIL 14 A Good Friday Walk of the Cross is being held in Stittsville on Good Friday, April 14, with everyone welcome to participate. The walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street and it will then proceed to St. Thomas Anglican Church and then go on to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. There will be a brief time of worship at each church including scriptures, dramatic readings, hymns and prayers. Those participating will be invited to take turns helping to carry a wooden cross along the way down Stittsville Main Street. For more information, please call Stittsville United Church at 613-

836-4962.

APRIL 15 The annual Jock River canoe race has been postponed from its initial date of Saturday, April 8 to Saturday, April 15 due to the recent cold weather. Both early bird and online registration for the race have been extended to April 11 and April 14 respectively due to the change in the date of the race. Â APRIL 18 The April meeting of the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society will be held on Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville. Master gardener Nancy McDonald will be

the guest speaker on the topic “Gardening Health Benefits.� Everyone is welcome to attend. Guest fees which usually apply have been waived for the month of April.  APRIL 22 The Richmond Agricultural Society is hosting its fifth annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 22 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds on Perth Street in Richmond. Everyone is welcome to attend. Menu will include pancakes, sausage, homemade baked beans, fruit cocktail and coffee/tea/ juice. Cost is $10 per person or $25 for a family of four (two adults and two children). Additional children will be

$5 each. Children under five years of age are free.

Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville is hosting a traditional, toe-tapping evening of Celtic-style fiddle music featuring the local Celtic band Irons in the Fire on Saturday, April 22 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. There is no cost of admission or tickets required. Just show up and enjoying this evening of music.

Refreshments will be served during the intermission. Free-will donations to help support the ministry of Stittsville United Church. For more information, please contact the Stittsville United Church office at 613-836-4962.

 APRIL 25 The annual general meeting of the Goulbourn Museum will be held on Tuesday, April 25 at the Goulbourn Museum at 2064 Huntley Rd. at Stanley’s Corners. Registration will begin at 6:45 p.m. with the meeting getting underway at 7 p.m. Purposes of the meeting are to approved the museum’s 2016 financial statements, to elect directors (six positions available), to receive reports of the officers and directors, to appoint the auditors for the 2017 financial records, to approve changes to the museum’s bylaws and to deal with any other business that may be brought before the meeting.

Every member of the Goulbourn Museum is entitled to vote at this AGM.

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Race day for Beaver Buggies, Kub Kars, Demolition Vans Arena was transformed into a racing venue a la Indianapolis Speedway North. Four racIt was race day for Stittsville Scouting.

The hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community ing tracks were set up: three for the racing of beaver buggies and kub kars and one Ushaped track for demolition vans.

Indeed, the demolition vans were a highlight of this race day, as gasps, and oohs and aahs rose from the onlooking spectators as each demolition van would race down its side of the track and smash into the demolition van racing down on the other side of the track.

The collision would have a variety of outcomes — sometimes the two vans would lock

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together, with their front-mounted spikes and nails lodged into each other. Sometimes one demolition van would fall off the track after the collision or both demolition vans would fall off the track; and at other times one van would be severely damaged by the collision, forcing a quick visit to the repair table for necessary repairs before taking another run down the track.

There were lots of trophies handed out, both for performances on the tracks as well as for the appearance of the various vehicles, be they beaver buggies, kub kars or demolition vans.

The racing atmosphere was enhanced with checkered flags hanging along the ceiling beams, checkered tablecloths covering the repair table and other tables at the event, flashing lights here and there and yellow caution tape surrounding the race track area.

The racing action as well as the overall atmosphere ensured that this Stittsville Scouting race day was a memorable and fun experience for all of the participating beavers, cubs and venturers.

And don’t forget their leaders, who also took part in the racing. It was fun for them as well.

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I am planning to purchase my first home. Are there any tax incentives for first time home buyers?

As a first time home buyer you may be eligible to receive a partial refund of the Ontario Land Transfer Tax which is charged on real estate purchases. The First Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit and the Home Buyers’ Plan are federal programs that provide assistance.

Land Transfer Tax (LTT) The Land Transfer Tax is paid to Ontario government whenever there is a registered change of ownership of real property. While there are certain exceptions, the land transfer tax is generally payable whenever someone purchases a residential home. The amount of the LTT depends on the purchase price and the current tax rate rises progressively from 0.5% on the first $55,000 of the purchase price to 2% of the amount of purchase price which exceeds $400,000.

First time home buyers get a LTT refund up to a maximum of $4,000. To qualify for this refund, you must not have owned a home anywhere in the world in the past and you must use your new home as your primary residence within nine months of the purchase.

If you are buying a home together with someone that is not a first time home buyer, you can still receive half of the refund.

First Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit (HBTC) The First Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit is available for the taxation year in which a first home is purchased.

The value of this tax credit is $5,000. It can lower a person’s income tax by up to $750.

Home Buyer’s Plan (HBP) Home buyers can withdraw up to $25,000 from an RRSP if the funds are used towards the purchase of their home. Although there are no immediate tax consequences at the time of withdrawal, the full amount must be repaid to the RRSP within 15 years.

To qualify the Purchaser must not have owned a home in the preceding four years.

If you are planning to buy a home this spring, please contact me to receive a free half hour consultation or to obtain our fee quote for a real estate purchase.

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