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700 ducks float leisurely down Jock River John Curry
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It was “quack” time on the Jock River in Richmond on Saturday, May 14. Seven hundred plastic ducks plunged into the waters of the Jock River at the McBean Street bridge at 12 noon, having been poured into the water from three storage containers by members of the Richmond District Lions Club in the ninth annual Duck Race, a fundraiser organized by the Lions Club. And once they hit the water, they were off, floating towards a red/blue/yellow boom that had been stretched across the river several hundred metres downstream from the McBean Street bridge. Of course, when we say “they were off,” don’t
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Green duck joins the yellow flock for this year’s race Continued from page 1
The $300 third prize goes to Paula MacDonald, holder of ticket No. 357, the number of the third place duck. The other cash winner in this duck race was Derek Christopher, holder of ticket No. 65, as duck number 65 was determined to be the last place duck in the race. This earned Derek a $10 cash prize. This year’s duck race involved 700 of the little duckies. This is the number of duckies used for the race since 2014. Before that, there were 500 yellow duckies used in the race. But this year, although there were 700 duckies involved, there were only 699 yellow duckies in the race. That’s because duck No. 314, with Nancy Samson Booth
as the ticket holder, was green. This is because the ducks were lent by the Richmond District Lions Club to another Lions Club for a similar event and one of the ducks was lost. The replacement duck happens to be green, not yellow. This green duck stayed in the middle of the pack for the race, never threatening for one of the winning spots. This year’s duck race saw a record turnout of spectators. The east side of the McBean Street bridge was filled with spectators as well as the Lions Club members who launched the ducks. There were also some spectators along the south side of the Jock River along the race course while there were about 100 people at the finish line.
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The Richmond District Lions Club held a BBQ at the finish line area, with free hot dogs being served. In lieu of payment, donations were being accepted to help with Fort McMurray relief efforts. The Richmond District Lions Club had two boats on the water for the duck race, one patrolling the area upstream from the finish line boom and one just downstream of the boom. See TWO BOATS, page 6
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New community garden at Carleton Apartments John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Tomatoes. Peppers. Dill. Sage. Lettuce. Onions. Radishes. Strawberries. And more. These are all going to be growing this year at a new community garden at the Carleton Apartments on Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville. It’s all the initiative of Logan Primeau who is the project director for this Free Food Project which has been made possible thanks to a grant under the Free Food Project Community Garden program. Four raised beds 15 feet by 4 feet in size are being created in the backyard
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area at the Carleton Apartments to be this community garden. There will also be accessible pathways included in the project. Logan had been hoping to receive funding to cover the inclusion of benches in the project to provide seating but the benches were not included in the grant funding. He has held bottle drives in the community which has raised some funding for the project, enough to purchase some bags of soil and planting pots. The plants in this community garden will all be started from seed. Logan is keen to get the residents at the Carleton Apartments involved in
this community garden project. He also wants community residents involved as both watering and weeding will be required on a regular basis. This community garden will be one hundred percent organic, with no synthetic fertilizers used. Indeed, this was a requirement for obtaining the grant. Logan himself at one time worked in a Subway restaurant so he appreciates healthy food while also realizing that such food is usually more expensive to purchase. This is why growing it in a community garden makes sense. Logan also grew up on a farm so he understands the need to grow your own food.
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He says that his grandmother taught him a lot about growing food and provided some tips about gardening which he hopes to incorporate into the operation of this community garden. He was directed to the Carleton Apartments site by the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre. He approached the Board of Directors of the Carleton Apartments with the idea of establishing a community garden on the property and the Board approved the idea. Logan intends to use mulch on this community garden as the mulch will keep down the weeds and will reduce the requirement for watering. Logan encourages residents in the community to get involved with this new community garden. Those wishing to help out should email volunteers@freefoodproject.ca. Tools will be provided as Logan has plans to approach local businesses to provide such tools as rakes, shoves and a seeder.
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Stittsville Appreciation Awards John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
The Stittsville Appreciation Awards have been presented eighth time. These four awards, honouring a citizen of the year, a senior citizen of the year, a youth citizen of the year and a business of the year, were presented in a ceremony at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville on Tuesday evening, May 10. The recipients of these awards are chosen by a committee from nominations received from Stittsville and area residents. The citizen of the year award is named the Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year Award after the late Roger Griffiths who was a former Goulbourn township councillor, Stittsville Legion president and Stittsville volunteer firefighter. Recipient of the Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year Award this year is JoAnne Ilkiw, an active volunteer at the Stittsville Food Bank. Others nominated included Joel Barrette, Sean Convey, Glen Gower, Theresa Qadri, Jan Campbell and Jordan McNichols, Cindy Fiorenza, Tanya Hein, James McConnell and Tim Sheehan. Previous Roger Griffiths
was presented to Phil Sweetnam, a former president of the Stittsville Village Association and a long time representative for the area on the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. Others nominated include Monetta Ayotte, Ross Connor and Beth Lewis. Previous Senior Citizen of the Year Award recipients include Mary Durling in 2009, Metin Akgun in 2010 and again in 2011, Marion Gullock in 2012, John Brummell JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND in 2013, GerLynn Griffiths, right, presents the Roger Griffiths trude Brown in Memorial Citizen of the Year Award to recipient 2014 and Robin Jo-Anne Ilkiw, left, at the Stittsville Appreciation Derrick in 2015. The Senior Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 2016. Memorial Citizen of the Year Award recipients include Sterling Howie in 2009, John Leroux in 2010, Brenda Tirrell in 2011, Helene Rivest in 2012,
Ivan Warner in 2013, Christine Philipson in 2014 and Cathy Skinner in 2015. The Roger Griffiths Memorial Citizen of the Year Award is pre-
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Two boats used to recover ducks from river Continued from page 3
The upstream boat was manned by Lion Gerry Moore and his son Brian while the downstream boat, which picked up the winning ducks, was handled by Lion Dick
Salmon and his son David. The ducks were recovered from the Jock River waters by using fish nets. Things went smoothly, with almost all of the ducks ending up lined
up along the boom. This made for easy recovery and all of the ducks were picked up from the water by 12:30 p.m., just half an hour after they had plunged into the Jock River from the McBean Street
bridge. This year’s winning time of 19 minutes is considerably slower than 2014’s record time of seven minutes. But in 2013, the winning time was a much more comparable time of 17 minutes, 30 seconds.
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Business of the Year Award recipients since 2009 Continued from page 5
Previous Business of the Year Award recipients include Stittsville Glass & Signs (Luc and Nancy Therrien) in 2009, Brown’s Your Independent Grocer (Todd and Sandra Brown) in 2010, Dandelions Consignment Boutique in 2011, Spa Olivia in 2012,
Gaia Java Coffee Company in 2013, Pointe of Grace Dance Company in 2014 and Brown’s Your Independent Grocer (Todd and Sandra Brown) in 2015. This Business of the Year Award recognizes a business that has contributed significantly to the quality of life in
the Stittsville community. All of the nominees in attendance at the ceremony were led into the hall in a procession led by bagpiper Jordan McConnell. The singing of “O Canada” was led by Grace Lachance who also then performed a couple of songs for entertain-
ment. City of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson was a special guest at the ceremony which was also attended by city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri who delivered welcoming remarks at the event. Cody Zulinski served as the MC for the ceremony.
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City of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, left, and city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri, right, are with Ella Sultan, centre, after presenting her with the Youth Citizen of the Year Award at the Stittsville Appreciation Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 10.
City of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, left, and city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri, JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND right, flank Phil Sweetnam, centre, after presenting City of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, left, presents the Business of the Year him with the Senior Citizen of the Year Award at Award to Rebecca Kassis, centre, and Zeyad Kassis of Jo-Jo’s Pizzeria at the Stittsville Appreciation Awards ceremony on the Stittsville Appreciation Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 10. Tuesday, May 10.
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Province must keep Metrolinx cost in line
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he provincial government has used blackmail to get major centres in Ontario to use the province’s Metrolinx operated Presto payment system as the smart card system for transit fare payment in the province. So it is the province that must make sure that Metrolinx does not gouge municipal transit systems. This issue is top of mind for civic leaders such as Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson these days as the initial contract to use Presto comes up for renewal. Some media reports are even suggesting that Metrolinx is seeking as much as a 10 per cent commission on each Presto transaction. The contract with the company ends in October and at this time that contract requires a two per cent commission be paid on each fare. With the end of the contract will come an increase in the commission, and as Metroland Media reports, it’s just not clear how much that will be. The province must make sure there is a fair fare commission. While Watson said the system has been working well, he doesn’t want the city
to be treated as a cash cow by Metrolinx and Presto to fund their operations. “We think a reasonable fee schedule should be established and we’ve put forward proposals,� Watson said. The mayor noted he plans to travel to Toronto at the end of the month and will meet with several ministers – including Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Luca. “Sometimes these issues can be solved by staff, but sometimes they turn political,� he said. “We have let them know very clearly that we want to make sure Presto remains affordable for our passengers, first and foremost, and secondly, for the city.� Watson said the deal has had the effect of creating a monopoly. If OC Transpo doesn’t use the proprietary payment system, the city isn’t eligible for the millions in funding it receives annually from provincial gas tax transfers. What gas tax revenue has to do with a specific transit system fare payment system is anyone’s guess, but that is the blackmail the province has used to, in essence, create a provincial monopoly. Join up or you won’t get your gas tax money. If the mob did that it would be called a shakedown. When the province does it, it’s public policy.
Access to public washrooms is an issue
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hese days a lot of attention is being paid in the news media to the problems of people finding a washroom appropriate to their gender. Much less attention is paid to the problem of people finding a washroom at all. You might be familiar with a recent study conducted by Carleton University Social Work students who looked at public toilets owned and operated by the City of Ottawa. The study unearthed accessibility problems and signage problems. But the most significant finding was that “45 per cent of the City of Ottawa public toilets were unavailable for access, either due to seasonal or daily closures.� That study, it should be added, was conducted during normal operating hours, 9 to 5. Let’s remember that people don’t all re-
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town treat into their houses after 5. In fact, many of them come out to play. They come out to city parks, with their children, and you never know when a child has to go — or an adult, for that matter. Here’s a typical weekday evening in a typical city park. There are three baseball diamonds, two of them in use. That would involve, roughly, 50 players, plus coaches, plus parents, plus siblings and spectators — 100 people or more. They are in the park for a minimum of two hours. Fortunately,
there is a clubhouse building with washrooms. But the washroom doors are locked. Ridiculous things happen then. The mother of a player borrows a car and drives to the nearest McDonald’s to use the washroom. A child who can’t get to a restaurant pees in the bushes. The bushes abut someone’s back yard. The person whose back yard it is yells at the child. The child probably wasn’t the first to use those bushes. Oddly, toilets are available in some parks with no clubhouse buildings because a porta potty has been installed. There is no logic to it. You know why those washrooms aren’t open. They need to be staffed, it is felt, staffing costs money and the city is always looking for ways to save it. But this is one expenditure that
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might actually win votes. Not to sound like a broken record, but maybe some of the money allotted to the big 2017 celebrations could be diverted. Or maybe the city could come to an agreement with sports leagues or community associations. Whatever the solution, one is needed. The arguments in favour of more public washrooms open for longer hours hardly need repeating: the population is aging; the number of people with debilitating conditions who can’t be far from a washroom is growing. Beyond that, our aim should be to get both you and older people out of the house and more active, since that is essential both for physical and mental health. We don’t want people staying in who should be out. The Carleton study should help, that’s for sure. The city’s initial response has been to create a EDITORIAL: MANAGING EDITOR: 5IFSFTB 'SJU[ UIFSFTB GSJU[!NFUSPMBOE DPN NEWS EDITOR: +PIO $VSSZ KPIO DVSSZ!NFUSPMBOE DPN REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER: +PIO #SVNNFMM KPIO CSVNNFMM!NFUSPMBOE DPN
washroom map on its website. If that map is the one I found, it is as impenetrable as the washroom in the city park after 5 p.m. Maps and apps are nice, but they are not the answer. The answer is opening doors. Opening the washroom doors opens a lot of other doors for the people of the city.
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Dance studio becomes movie theatre at ecole Paul-Desmarais John Curry john.currty@metroland.com
The dance studio at ecole secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais in Stittsville was recently transformed into a movie theatre. A giant screen, projector and seating were set up so that a pair of French-language Canadian-made films provided through Reel Canada could be shown to the students. And the theatre atmosphere was further enhanced as popcorn was made available to the students in a student council initiative. In the morning, grade seven students viewed the film “LeJournal d’Aurelie Laflamme” while in the afternoon grade eight and nine students saw the fulllength film “De Pere en Flic.” Both of these films were comedies. Both films were shown thanks to the “Our Films in Our Schools” program of Reel Canada which was created to help integrate Canadian film into the classroom. Now in its tenth season, this program began in 2005 as a pilot program in six Toronto area schools. The showing of these Canadian films through this program enables schools to bring Canada’s culture to students through films. The films were introduced by Mehdi Cayenne, the Reel Canada host, who tried to stimulate discussion about the films following their showing.
He is a fan of Reel Canada, feeling that it is important to share Canadian stories on the screen, particularly to audiences of youth who are living the Canadian story of their own lives. He said that showing Canadian films is a great way to inspire today’s youth to take ownership of their own stories. Canadian films tend not to be shown in theatres, Mehdi said but showing these films in the schools is a way to celebrate and enjoy the richness of today’s Canadian cinema. He said that Canadians should be proud of Canadian films and should explore them as well as films from all over the world. Film reflects the nuances found in various cultures, he noted. Films made in Canada help develop cultural taste and discernment in Canadian youth, he said, as students recognize their own stories in the story in the film. Mehdi commented that many students feel that spending more
money makes for a better film but he said that it is important to challenge such a notion. He told the students that the promotional budget for just one Hollywood film is equal to the promotional budget for the total Canadian film industry. He noted that one thing that Reel Canada really tries to accomplish in its programming is to bridge any gap between Canada’s two cultures, English and French. Both of the films shown at ecole secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais were comedies and so it was good to hear laughter coming from the dance studio turned movie theatre. This showed that the students were relating to the movies. And, indeed, the students did seem to enjoy the movies. Student Allison Gray thought that the “De Pere en Flic” movie was pretty good for a Canadian movie, with some parts of the film particularly funny. Fellow student Jessica Florent agreed that the movie had a lot of funny parts and had a good story line. Student Tyana St. Martin also commented on the humour in the movie, praising the actors for doing a good job and adding that she really enjoyed the movie. Student Orianne D’Almeida thought it was a good movie with humour and a good story line with a moral. Student Alexandra Sparling said follow-
ing the movie that it was really good and that she would tell friends about it. Student Phoebe Anderson praised the film’s ongoing action and comedy as well as its realistic story. This is the first time that Reel Canada has provided films for showing at Ecole secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais which just opened this school year. The school may have other screenings in the future, perhaps as community night showings or perhaps having students from feeder schools attend. The school wants to develop its arts programs and feels that showing Canadianmade movies does expose students to this aspect of the arts. Reel Canada is a non-profit organization based in Toronto dedicated to the presentation of Canada-made films in Canadian schools. Besides its “Our Films In Our Schools” program, Reel Canada also organizes National Canadian Film Day in April. This is an effort to promote Canadian film across Canada through synchronized screenings, events and panel discussions. Reel Canada was founded in 2005 by Canadian filmmakers and others in the Canadian film and TV industry as a way of engaging youth in Canadian arts and culture through movies. A long term goal is to build an audience for Canadian film by taking Canadian films to high schools.
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Mehdi Cayenne, the host for Reel Canada at the showing of two Canadian-made films at ecole secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais in Stittsville, points out a Reel Canada poster displayed on a wall at the school.
Reel Canada host Mehdi Cayenne, right, opens a discussion with students at ecole secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais after they had viewed the Canadian-made French film “De Pere En Flic” in the school’s dance studio-turned movie theatre.
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Connected to your community CITY COUNCIL/SCHOOL BOARD NEWS At our Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meeting on May 5th, members of the committee unanimously approved a motion that I brought forward asking the Province of Ontario to make the necessary legislative and/or regulatory changes to provide municipalities with a substantive and meaningful role in siting wind power projects. The motion further urged the Province to make the Municipal Support Resolution a mandatory requirement in the approvals process. This motion was also unanimously approved by Council on May 11th. Municipalities are to have oversight over planning matters. Unfortunately, when it comes to items such as renewable energy projects, approved by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), no such oversight exists. It is an issue Province wide, especially in our neighbouring municipalities in Nation Township and North Stormont. While the prospect of a wind power project within the City’s limits is not imminent, there is a need for this, and every, municipality to have a voice. Contained in the report that came to Committee and Council was the following comment from our Planning & Growth Management Department: “PGM considers the siting of wind power projects to have the potential for significant land use compatibility concerns. Early municipal input into the local constraints and impacts of these projects should be a priority for proponents seeking to establish wind power facilities in Ottawa and should be a significant deciding factor for the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) when approving wind power projects.” This motion will be shared with the Chair of the Board and President of the IESO, the Minister of Energy, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Rural Ontario Municipal Association and all municipalities across Ontario. I will also personally send a letter for Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli for his response. Thank you to my Council colleagues and to Jane Wilson and Mike Baggott of Ottawa Wind Concerns for working with me on this item.
Mayor’s Rural Expo & Food Aid The annual Mayor’s Rural Expo and Food Aid BBQ is taking place at City Hall on Thursday, June 2nd. The Mayor’s Rural Expo helps urban residents learn more about what rural Ottawa has to offer. If your organization wishes to participate in the Rural Expo, please contact the Rural Affairs Office at ruralaffairs@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424 x25488. The Food Aid BBQ will help the Ottawa Food Bank raise the necessary funds to sustain its food programs and support local farmers. For more information visit: http://ottawa.ca/ en/news Please note that, as a result of the Rural Expo, our June meeting of Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee will be held on Friday, June 3rd. While we are at it, I may as well mention that the July ARAC meeting will be held on June 29th instead of July 7th, there is no August meeting and the September meeting is being moved into August on the 30th. We get back to normal in October.
New Waste Collection Calendar is Coming The City’s new 12-month waste collection calendar will be delivered by mail to residences across the city starting in May. Many of you have likely already received it. The calendar starts in June 2016 and runs until May 2017. It features information about regular and holiday collections schedules, Giveaway Weekends, Household Hazardous Waste Depot dates and locations and much more. Residents can visit ottawa.ca to view the calendar online, and sign up to receive weekly collection reminders by email, phone or Twitter. They can also visit the City’s waste explorer tool to learn which items go in the blue, black and green bins. In next week’s column, I’ll touch on the recent vote at Council on the matter of photo radar. 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.
District School Board looking at cuts Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board was faced with a budget shortfall at the beginning of its annual budgeting process that amounted to $14.4 million. The first phase of cuts, which dealt with in house programming, led to increased fees for before and after school child care and a change in French instruction. Those changes represented approximately $3.9 million. In March, the board approved a series of job cuts that saved another $8.9 million. Which means there’s still a $5.4 million shortfall. The staff report says the budget is part of a threeyear effort to get spending more aligned with funding levels from the Ministry of Education. The last round of cuts will mean a loss of five nonunionized administrative positions for a total savings of $680,000. A rejigging of learning support services will include the increase of two full-time equivalent speech and language pathologists to support the 50:50 English and French kindergarten program. Another two full-time educational assistants will be added to support the new kindergarten program. The cuts will include the reduction of three educational assistants, the loss of almost the equivalent of one full-time social worker, the loss of a psychologist and a general reduction of 13 full-time educational assistant positions. There will also be a decrease of five full-time positions, but the report says six new custodial positions will be added. “Staff has carefully considered the needs of students and changing demands upon the department as we continue to implement changes to our service delivery
and geographic model. There will be some impact on caseloads in social work and psychology but student needs will be met,” the report reads. The job cuts are just the latest in a slew of planned cuts for next year’s budget. The board approved cutting 73 positions in March. Donna Blackburn, the trustee
who represents parts of Nepean and Barrhaven, said that the board will still be able to give students a good education. “Any time we cut I find it’s problematic and maybe some of those positions will be saved, but I’m confident moving forward we can continue to give our students a good education,” she said.
Photo radar for some school zones Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
An attempt by River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington to expand the city’s proposed pilot program for photo radar failed at council on May 11. Brockington called the plan to petition the province for a pilot project that would place photo radar in some school zones and allow councillors to request speed limits be decreased from 50 kilometres per hour to 40, a watered-down compromise A compromise was exactly what Mayor Jim Watson was looking for with the plan, which would also direct revenues from photo radar tickets be placed in a special account to be used solely for road safety initiatives. “People are concerned about it being a cash grab, or used as a way to finance the budget,” Watson said. “This way we have a targeted area that we can look at again after the pilot.” Brockington said limiting the pilot project to school zones, doesn’t really address the issue of student safety. Capital Ward Coun. David Chernushenko said he has the same problem in his ward – except it’s Bank Street instead. Rideau-Rockliffe Coun. Tobi
Nussbaum said one of his children bikes about 700 metres to school, both in school zones and out. He said that Brockington’s motion was a practical way of respecting the fact that there’s a reluctance to go “whole hog.” College Ward Coun. Rick Chiarelli said he worried about the potential for Brockington’s motion to be a gateway to having photo radar on every street. “It’s like a bag of potato chips, you say you’re going to have only one and then the whole bag is gone,” he said. Chiarelli said to change the behaviour of drivers – which is the ultimate goal – the best tool is police presence. “Seeing someone pulled over is the best way for people on the road to slow down,” he said. “Not a ticket in the mail four weeks later.” Chiarelli also said police officers have expertise that you don’t get from a camera. He used the example of an officer detecting alcohol on a driver’s breath, or finding evidence of a major crime in a random traffic stop. Even though council approved the original motion for a limited to school zones application of photo radar, ultimately it is up to the province as the city needs provincial approval to be allowed to utilize photo radar in a pilot project
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‘The Grants of Goulbourn’ - Two for one john.curry@metroland.com
Everyone likes to get two for one and that’s just what you’ll get at this Saturday’s monthly meeting of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. That’s because speaker John Curry will be presenting the story of “The Grants of Goulbourn” which covers the amazing lives of two of Goulbourn’s most illustrious residents – pioneer settler Robert Grant and his son, Robert H. Grant who became the provincial minister of education. The meeting will be held this Saturday, May 21 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. There is no charge to attend and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be available following the presentation. Indeed, it is in honour and recognition of these two “Grants” that the new main north/south arterial road through the Fernbank lands has been named “Robert Grant Avenue.” In addition, the shopping area on the north side of Hazeldean Road immediately west of the Carp River bears the name “Grant Crossing” in honour of these Grants who played a leading role in area affairs from the days of the area’s first settlement right through to 1930. Robert Grant was one of the original settlers of the area and was one of the most prominent of these early settlers. He served as a Goulbourn representative on the District Council, the forerunner of municipal government which came to the area in 1850. He built a Georgianstyle home near Poole Creek on his farm, land that is now part of the Fairwinds subdivision. He was known as a progressive farmer and while he lost all of his farm buildings to fire on a couple of occasions, he assembled quite a portfolio of landholdings over the years. He also dealt in potash, one of the major industrial exports at that time. Robert Grant was a stalwart of St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road at Hazeldean where he served as an elder. Indeed, it was his involvement with his church that may have led to his death in the Carleton County Fire of 1870 which roared along the north side of Hazeldean Road on that fateful August day. It engulfed his home and he died after going back into the burning building, reportedly to recover church monies. On his death, he was survived his second wife, Eliza Hardy, and six children, one of whom was a son Robert Henry Grant. It was this son whose prominence in local and indeed provincial affairs even exceed-
Robert Henry Grant was Minister of Education for Ontario from 1919 to 1923 ed that of his father. Robert Henry Grant was not only prominent in community affairs in Stittsville and Goulbourn but made his mark in provincial politics as well, serving as provincial Minister of Education from 1919 through 1923.
Besides farming, Robert Henry Grant kept busy, dabbling in politics as he served in various township, county and other posts. He served several terms on Carleton County Council representing Goulbourn township as well as serving 12 years as a county auditor and ten years as a local license commissioner. He also served as a property evaluator for the federal government both for the purchase of the Central Experimental Farm lands at Ottawa in 1885 and again in 1915 for the purchase of the 10,000 acre Valcartier Concentration Camp by the federal Department of Militia and Defence. R.H. Grant took an active interest in local Goulbourn affairs, serving as deputy-reeve on Goulbourn township council for a number of years in the late 1880’s and into the 1890’s. Besides holding public office, he also served in various township positions over the years. For instance, he was a fence viewer, appointed annually almost without exception between 1896 and 1910. In 1911, he was appointed assessor for Goulbourn township, a post which he continued to hold in 1912. He was appointed auditor for the annual accounts of the township on several occasions in the early years of the 20th century, including 1907 and 1908. In 1914, a township bylaw appointed him ad auditor of the accounts due to the resignation of
W.H. Vaughan as township treasurer. This resignation required that an auditor be appointed to review the accounts. He was also appointed that same year as one of two auditors to perform the annual audit of the township accounts. In 1911, besides being the assessor for the township, R.H. Grant was paid $15 for “equalizing five Union School Sections”. But it was as an active farmer that he spent most of his time and as such was associated with various agricultural groups. In 1909, R.H. Grant was among those who formed the Hazeldean Rural Telephone Company, a cooperative telephone system where every subscriber was a shareholder. He was one of the original directors of this company which provided telephone service to the Stittsville/Hazeldean and surrounding area, right through until it was sold to the Bell Telephone Company in 1958. Robert H. Grant, who joined the Goodwood Masonic Lodge in Richmond in 1889, served as Master of the Lodge for two consecutive terms in 1896 and 1897. He became a charter member of Hazeldean Lodge No. 517 when it began in 1914. In 1917, as a member of both the Goodwood Lodge and the Hazeldean Lodge, he was the District Deputy Grand Master for the Ottawa area. He obviously liked politics, for in both 1907 and 1912, he ran for the federal Conservative nomination in the Carleton riding but both times failed. But then along came the 1919 provincial election and with it R.H. Grant found success, although it was not as a Conservative but as a member of the upstart United Farmers of Ontario. Undoubtedly because of his agricultural background and his interest in politics, R.H. Grant became the U.F.O. standard bearer in the Carleton riding in this 1919 provincial election. It was a two-way race with R.H. Grant facing Conservative incumbent A.H. Acres. When the ballots were counted, R.H. Grant had won by 1,000 votes and took his place with 44 other U.F.O. successful candidates at Queen’s Park. See R.H. GRANT, page 12
May 16, 2016
Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed Traffic Circle Changes around the City You may have noticed some new signage that has yet to be uncovered appearing at traffic circles such as the one at Huntmar and Rosehill as of late. Here is the explanation. At the majority of - if not all - roundabouts outside of Ontario, vehicles have to yield to pedestrians at the roundabout crossings. Prior to January 2016, there was no legislation in place in Ontario to allow municipalities to install signage to have vehicles yield to pedestrians. That changed this past January as the Highway Traffic Act was amended to allow municipalities to install unsignalized Pedestrian Crossovers (PXOs). This device will provide priority for pedestrians requiring vehicles to stop and allow them to cross the street at these crosswalks. As identified in the Council approved Pedestrian Crossover Program (September 2015) the PXO for mid-block crossings as well as at roundabouts will start to be implemented. Past studies that the City has conducted at roundabouts indicate that between 50 % and 70 % of vehicles yield to pedestrians that are waiting to cross the street. As some have mentioned in social media conversations, vehicles are today yielding to pedestrians, when legally they don’t need to. This creates safety issues. Drivers behind a car that is stopping may not expect this to occur which causes them to have to brake suddenly. Once the appropriate signage and pavement markings are installed at the roundabout crossings, it will be clear to all drivers that if a pedestrian is present, they must stop if it is safe to do so. This should eliminate any uncertainty for drivers behind a vehicle approaching an intersection if they will or will not stop. Since pedestrian crossings are very short (about 5m) the delay to motorists when pedestrians are present will be minimal (as we see today when vehicles do stop for pedestrians). Implementation of the PXOs at roundabouts will begin to take place in late June. All single lane roundabouts where pedestrians will be present (the majority of them) will have the PXOs applied. It is necessary to do this for consistency across the city. I understand that this is a big change in operations at the roundabouts and both my office and the rest of City staff plan on undertaking an extensive education/awareness campaign in advance of the installation of the PXOs at roundabouts and at midblock and intersection locations to ensure that motorists as well as pedestrians have an understanding of what the PXO means, how it operates and what everyone’s responsibilities are. The City will initiate this communication initiative on the 24th of May and it will continue through the remainder of the Pedestrian Crossover three year pilot project period. Recycling Bin Replacement As the winter winds cease to blow this time of year, occasionally many residents find themselves missing their blue or black box or green bin. Please note that if you have a damaged or broken recycling box or green bin, you can request a replacement by calling 3-1-1. Extra bins are available for sale at Canadian Tire Similarly, if you have recently moved and containers are missing from your new property, you can request coupons for replacement bins. Coupons can be redeemed at any Ottawa Canadian Tire. You can request coupons at www.serviceottawa.ca. Please use the City of Ottawa green bin for organics collection. The bins have been specially designed and tested and are fitted for pick up by an automatic lifter on the collection vehicles.
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Ticks and the Threat of Lyme Disease With spring, comes insects and with ticks comes the threat of Lyme Disease. Ottawa Public Health has resumed its annual messaging about ticks and Lyme disease through its social media platforms. Information is also available at Ottawa.ca\LymeDisease.
Wednesday, May 25 City Council Meeting 10 a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall
Ottawa Public Health staff has put together Lyme disease “kits”, which will be available from my ward office for your information, use and distribution. Each “kit” includes a Lyme disease factsheet, which offers details related to the symptoms of Lyme Disease, tick removal processes, testing protocols and ways to prevent tick bites. The kits also include a tick key, which is designed to help remove any tick that may have attached themselves to a person, a family member, friend or pet.
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Lyme disease is an infection caused by a bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick. Not all ticks carry Lyme disease. In Ontario, Lyme disease is spread by the bite of a black-legged tick, commonly known as the deer tick. Most humans are infected through the bite of an immature tick called a nymph, which is very small and are most active in the spring. Adult ticks are larger and active during the late summer and fall. 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 613580-2476 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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R.H. Grant elected for the United Farmers of Ontario Continued from page 11
The U.F.O. then formed a coalition with the Independent Labour Party which had surprisingly elected 11 members to the Legislature in the election. The Tories and the Liberals elected 25 and 29 respectively, marking for a collective 54 seats. The U.F.O./I.L.P. alliance thus had a slim margin with its 56 seats. Being elected caught the U.F.O. off guard as the party did not even have a leader. E.C. Drury, another graduate of the Guelph Agricultural College, was se-
lected. When E.C. Drury chose his cabinet, Robert Henry Grant, who was the only U.F.O. MPP elected from Eastern Ontario, was assigned the education portfolio. Teacher training and remuneration, school attendance, appropriate rural education and consolidation of schools and school sections were all major issues during R.H. Grant’s tenure as education minister. R.H. Grant, like the U.F.O./I.L.P. coalition government, was not re-elected in the
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule A attached hereto for the purposes of undertaking the extension of Brian Coburn Boulevard (the “Brian Coburn Boulevard Project”) from Navan Road to Mer Bleue Road, including facilitating the construction, use, operation, installation and maintenance of a new roadway, new storm sewers, a multi-use pathway, roundabouts, street lighting, pedestrian crossings, landscaping, grading and relocation of any utilities and all other improvements and works ancillary to the Brian Coburn Boulevard Project;
1923 provincial election. He returned to his Hazeldean Road farm, dying in 1930. His son, Arthur W. Grant, carried on with the farm until 1965 when it passed out of the Grant name, ending more than 140 years of Grant ownership of land on the 12th concession of Goulbourn at Stittsville. In 1979, a suggestion was made at the Goulbourn township council table by councillor Gilmour Brown that old highway seven from Glen Cairn to Stittsville be named Robert Grant Road in honour of Robert H. Grant. He noted that Mr. Grant had not only lived along this section of road but is acknowledged as being responsible for getting the road paved as a provincial highway during his tenure at Queen’s Park. However, councillor Brown’s suggestion was not taken up and the road A sletch by Richmond artist Elena Khomoutova was eventually named the Hazeldean depicting Goulbourn pioneer Robert Grant who Road. died in the Carleton County Fire of 1870.
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The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W. Ottawa ON K1P 1J1. Dated at Ottawa this 10th day of May, 2016. CITY OF OTTAWA Robin Souchen Acting Director, Real Estate Partnerships & Development Office Schedule A Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows: All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.
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Here and there around village of Richmond The South Carleton High School band recently returned from a trip to Boston… The annual family fun day hosted by the Richmond Village Association will be held this year on Saturday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Richmond fairgrounds. There will be activities for the whole family as well as a craft fair and musical entertainment. And everything will be free with everyone invited to attend… Look for Ottawa Street west of Fortune Street to be resurfaced by the city of Ottawa this year. In addition, Royal York Street between Fowler Street and Fortune Street is slated for resurfacing as well… Marge Huff of Richmond passed away on Saturday, April 23 at the age of 89. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Glenroy Ashton Huff as well as by a son Dan and four grandchildren. Born on a farm at Calabogie, Marge became a teacher. She and her husband, who were married in 1955, lived in Mattawa until 1969 when they moved to North Bay where they lived until 2008 when they moved to Richmond. Marge ended up teaching for over 40 years. In Richmond, Marge was an active member of St. Philip’s Catholic Church. She was a member of the Catholic Women’s League for over 50 years. A Mass of Christian Funeral was held at St. Philip’s Church on Wednesday, April 27. In memoriam donations to the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation or to St. Philip’s Catholic Church Restoration Fund would be appreciated….Former Richmond resident Bob Slack was the guest speaker at the 50th anniversary open house at St. Leonard Catholic School in Manotick on Wednesday, May 4. Bob was the school’s first principal when it opened in 1965….Sonya Kinkade of Sonya Kinkade Design was a winner in the recent National Kitchen and Bath Association Ottawa Design Excellence Awards competition, teaming up with designer Ewa Stys of the Muskoka Cabinet Company to place first in the Kitchen: Classic/ Traditional ($60,000 - $79,999) category….South Carleton High School students Karena Mistry, Rochelle Moore and Serena Puri saw their entry of a “book trailer” adaptation of Alice In Wonderland place in the top ten entries in the Ottawa Public Library’s Video Contest. SCHS students have now earned top placings in this contest in three of the past four years….Rev. Bob Poole of St. Philip’s Catholic Parish was the celebrant for the Education
Week Open House mass at Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville on Wednesday, May 4. …St. Philip’s Parish held another of its murder mystery nights at the parish hall on Friday, April 29 and again on Saturday, April 30….CC’s Coffee & Curios on Lennox Street make a list of some favourite coffee shops in and around Ottawa in the Ottawa Citizen recently with the following comment: “Their shop has extra funk because they also have a mini antique shop in the coffee shop. Super eclectic. Plus Cam is always spinning the vinyls.”…..City of Ottawa Rideau-Goulbourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt was an MC, along with fellow city councillor Jan Harder, at the recent celebration at the Cedarhill Golf and Country Club held to mark the tenth anniversary in politics of Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod….Stittsville News editor John Curry and Sandy Durocher of Navigator Communications of Stittsville presented the video “Hands Up!” about the 1938 bank robbery at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Richmond to those at the Hospice Care Ottawa day hospice at the St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street on Thursday, May 12…..Tickets for the eighth annual water garden tour hosted by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horticultural Society on Saturday, June 25 can be purchased at Ritchie Feed and Seed on Ottawa Street. This will be a self-guided tour visiting ten water gardens of various designs and sizes. Cost of the tickets is $20 per person with children 12 and under free. Proceeds from the tour are going to support a water feature at the RuddyShenkman Hospice in Kanata….Glenroy Huff and Roger Bourgeois are great friends now but they met in an odd way. When he moved to Richmond, Glenroy and his late wife Marge started attending St. Philip Catholic Church. They arrived one day and took a seat in a pew, not knowing that they were sitting where Roger and his wife Helen traditionally sat. This happened more than once but eventually they all became friends and the seat issue was resolved…..Look for a dentist and a First Choice Hair Cutters shop to open in the new building at the Richmond Village Markeplace shopping area at the corner of Perth Street and Shea Road, joining the new Pet Valu store in the new building on the site….Speaking of new businesses, “The Spine Centre” offering both chiropractic care as well as
physiotherapy has opened in the former Dr. Reg FitzGerald location on McBean Street. Dr. Jason Raymond is the chiropractor while Lucy Nguyen is the physiotherapist. “The Spine Centre” can be contacted at 613-444-5000 or check out the website at www.thespinecentre.ca … The June meeting of the Richmond Village Association, to be held on Tuesday, June 7 at 8 p.m. in the upstairs hall at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena), will feature an update on the happenings at the Richmond Goulbourn Medical Centre. There will be information provided on the new doctors who have joined or are joining the medical team at the Medical Centre, along with details about the status of the proposed new Medical Centre building. Everyone is urged to attend to hear about these exciting new developments at the Richmond Goulbourn Medical Centre….At the recent launch ceremony for Richmond’s 200th anniversary celebrations, city of Ottawa Rideau-Goulbourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt noted that he is the great-great-great (hope that’s enough ‘greats’) grandson of Joseph Fortune who was the initial surveyor of the village of Richmond, so he has quite an interest and connection to the upcoming 200th anniversary celebrations in 2018….Also at the launch ceremony, the story was told of how 80 year old Maynard Brown, who lives across Perth Street from the launch ceremony site, saw activity happening on the site prior to the ceremony day and offered to keep the grass cut on the site. This story was offered as an example of how the 200th anniversary celebration organizers are hoping that the community will get behind the celebrations and become involved in one way or another…. New taller hydro poles are currently being installed along the west side of McBean Street….The senior band at South Carleton High School received a silver rating at the Nationals Musicfest Canada competition. The band also received a Certificate of Excellence for an outstanding clinic at the event. The SCHS junior band received a silver standing as well as the competition….Country 101.1 had a live remote radio broadcast from the Richmond Oaks subdivision, the Cedarstone Homes development in Richmnond, during the Art of Home Tour last weekend which features 25 communities in the Ottawa area including Richmond
Art show coming up in Richmond Special to the News
There’s an art show and sale coming up in Richmond on Saturday, June 18 and there’s still some spaces for more artists to participate. The Richmond Village Art Club is hosting this annual art show and sale in the Dining Hall at the Rich-
mond fairgrounds on Perth Street. And it’s bound to be a busy event because this is the same day that the annual outdoor quilt show is being held on the grounds at the Country Quilter shop on McBean Street in Richmond. The art show and sale
will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with set-up beginning at 9:30 a.m. The charge for the vendor space at the art show and sale is $20 with tables and chairs available with no additional charge. Admission to this art show and sale is free with lots of
parking right beside the Dining Hall. If you are interested in exhibiting in this art show and sale or want more information, please contact Coralie Bartley of the Richmond Village Art Club at coralie. bartley@gmail.com or by phone at 613-838-5328.
Jack MacLaren Member of Provincial Parliament
Carleton-Mississippi Mills Proud to Serve You
It is a privilege and an honour to serve as your Member of Provincial Parliament for the great riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. If you are a constituent of this riding and you are faced with a problem that involves the Ontario provincial government, please note I am here to help you. My Constituency Office contact information can be found at the bottom of this column.
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More Bad Policy Last week, the Hon. Glen Murray, Minister for Environment and Climate Change, confirmed his plan to eliminate natural gas as a fuel in Ontario. Industry officials estimate that switching homes from natural gas to electric heat will cost each Ontario household $3,000 more each year. Approximately 62% of Ontario homes use natural gas for heating. During Question Period, Murray suggested “in Toronto, where I live, my building and others in my neighbourhood don’t need to be running on natural gas.” The Minister also stated that “home heating in the future is going to have to come from sources other than natural gas.” I completely disagree with this outrageous idea to eliminate natural gas as a fuel in Ontario. Natural gas is an affordable and clean fuel, and Ontarians need it. Natural gas is a solution, not a problem.
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 Let’s Stay In Touch Stittsville News - Thursday, May 19, 2016 13
Piano students win awards, scholarships ships. Three students of Stittsville Brother and sister Christian Lamb and piano teacher Betty Harris have Catharina Lamb competed in the piano recently won awards and scholar- classes at the recent Renfrew Rotary Music Festival where they both received awards. Christian received the award for attaining the highest mark in sight reading while Catharina’s award recognized her as the most promising junior pianist. Indeed, the adjudicator commented that he loved the expressiveness and the dynamics in her playing. The pair received their awards at a gala concert on Wednesday, May 4. Special to the News
The Eastern Ontario Friends of Conservatory Canada (EOFCC) held a gala concert on Saturday, May 7 at which Catharina Lamb received the 2015 Junior Piano Scholarship for attaining the sensational mark of 95.8 percent in her grade two piano exam. Also at this EOFCC gala concert, Abhinav Jain received the 2015 Senior Piano Scholarship for his amazing mark of 91.3 percent. Christian Lamb, Catharina Lamb and Abhinav Jain are all piano students of Betty Harris of Stittsville.
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Abhinav Jain holds has won a Eight 12-unit apartment Siblings Christian Lamb, left, and Catharina Lamb, scholarship from the Eastern buildings are being proposed right, hold the awards which they received at the Ontario Friends of Conservatory for a site along the east side of Robert Grant Avenue in Renfrew Rotary Music Festival. Canada. SUBMITTED
Leitrim Development Area Updated Serviceability Report Class EA OPA 76 Areas 8a, 9a and 9b Open House May 25, 2016 Fred G. Barrett Arena 3280 Leitrim Road (corner of Bank St. and Leitrim Rd.) 6:30 to 9 p.m. By attending this meeting, residents will find out more about the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process and updated serviceability for the Leitrim Development Area.
the Fernbank lands community in Stittsville. The site is just north of Fernbank Road and south of Cope Drive which runs east/west through the Fernbank lands. A future “Park
and Ride” facility is planned to the south of the development. The site will be surrounded by Robert Grant Avenue to the west, Haliburton Heights to the north and Shinny Avenue to the east. The development will have 96 apartment units in total, with 12 units located in each of eight separate two-storey buildings. Each apartment unit will have a separate ac-
cess. There will be a total of 126 parking spaces provided as well as parking for 48 bicycles in a small accessory building. The proposal is now being considered by the city of Ottawa’s planning department. For more information or to comment on the proposal, contact planner John Bernier at 613-580-2424, ext. 21576 or via email at John. Bernier@ottawa.ca.
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In 2012, as per Official Plan Amendment Number 76 (OPA 76), the City of Ottawa increased its urban envelope and part of that expansion occurred in the Leitrim Development Area (LDA). OPA 76 Areas 8a, 9a and 9b (87.2 hectares) were added to the LDA as per Planning Committee Report Number 33 (dated June 27, 2012). The servicing of the OPA 76 lands is subject to the EA process. The Updated Serviceability Report is prepared following the integration with the Planning Act provision of the Class EA process recognizing that integrating approvals under the EA Act and the Planning Act would meet the intent of the Class EA. To fulfill the requirements of the Planning Act provision of the Class EA process, the upcoming open house will address: •
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The addition of the 87.2 hectares of developable area to the analysis contained in the 2007 Final Serviceability Report, including a review of the impacts of the OPA 76 expansion lands on existing water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment requirements to service the expansion lands Recommendations on the overall LDA infrastructure system, including upgrades required to meet the City of Ottawa’s level of service requirements for build-out of future development within the LDA
By participating at this meeting, you can discuss the project with the study team and provide feedback. Information on the Updated Serviceability Report for the LDA is available on ottawa.ca/publicconsultations. Residents are encouraged to provide comments throughout the EA process. All comments received will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please email joseph.zagorski@ottawa.ca no later than May 20. For further Information, and to be added to the study’s mailing list, please contact either: M. Joseph Zagorski, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure Policy Planning and Growth Management Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 22611 Fax: 613-580-2578 E-mail: joseph.zagorski@ottawa.ca
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A bake sale in support of the Canadian Cancer Society was held at Village Square Park in Stittsville last Saturday. It was the initiative of Westwind Public School grade six student Shilpa Rao who gathered together her sister Megha and some friends to help her with the project. The table displaying an array of items such as cupcakes, donuts and cookies was set up under the canopy of the train station building at Village Square Park. The sale was publicized by Megha and others standing along the front of the park, waving signs promoting the bake sale. In addition, those travelling along the Trans Canada Trail which passes right in front of the train station building easily saw the bake sale. This bake sale in support of the Canadian
Cancer Society was part of the “Who’sNobody” project involving students at Westwind Public School. Shilpa chose the Canadian Cancer Society as the
beneficiary of the bake sale because she knows that many people suffer from cancer with many dying as a result and yet there is no cure as yet.
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Fiddle, stepdance competition happening in Richmond John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
The sounds of fiddling and stepdancing will be filling the Rich-
mond arena this coming weekend. That’s because the ice slab at the arena will be the site for the 2016 Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdancing Competition, taking place this
coming Saturday, May 21 and also this Sunday, May 22. For the past few years, this annual competition has been held in the upstairs hall at the arena. But
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Ian Stackhouse, left, and Dale Greene, right, members of the organizing committee for the annual Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdance Competition which is happening in Richmond this Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 stand beside a banner publicizing the event on the fence running beside Perth Street at the front of the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond.
this year the competition is being moved to the arena ice slab to provide for more room and also to allow for the use of a larger and higher stage area. The arena slab is also more accessible than the upstairs hall. The fiddle and stepdancing competition will run on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. onwards and then on Sunday, May 22 from 1 p.m. onwards. Weekend passes for $25 per person are available as are single day passes for $15 per person. Admission during the daytime on Saturday will be $10 per person, the same as the charge for the Saturday evening competition. Admission during the daytime on Sunday will also be $10 per person. However, admission for the Sunday evening finals will be $12 per person. Children age 12 and under will be admitted for $5 each. Everyone is welcome to attend this competition and enjoy the fiddling and stepdancing for which the Ottawa Valley is known. Saturday will see an array of preliminary classes take
place including Twin Fiddle, Open Fiddle, Open Step, Senior Group Step, Junior Group Step and more. Sunday will see the finals for the various classes held while the finals showcase will be held on Sunday evening beginning at 7 p.m. There will be both fiddle and stepdancing finals held including the open fiddle finals and the open stepdancing finals. Prizes for the winners will include a range of cash amounts including $400 for the winner of the open fiddle class. Members of the organizing committee for this annual Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdancing Competition are Dale Greene, Ian Stackhouse, Marlene Greene, Kyle Felhaver, Cassandra Greer, Glen Greer, Kelsey Brunton and Laura Robertson. Paul Lemelin will be serving as the MC for the competition. The house pianist will be Guylaine Gagner while the house fiddler will be Kyle Felhaver. Judges for this year’s competition will be Terri-Lynn Smith, Rachel Clouthier and Kerry Fitzgerald.
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Rotary hears about war ravaged countries John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo both are far removed from Stittsville but their plight as areas of armed conflict and the impact of such war on people living in these countries formed the basis of a presentation by guest speaker Dominic McAlea to members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville at its meeting on Wednesday, May 11. And McAlea is a good one to talk about such a topic. Now retired after a 35 year career as a legal officer in the Canadian military, he was deployed in the first Gulf War, was involved in United Nations war crimes work in Bosnia, served in the Congo as well as at NATO headquarters in Brussels and was a defense attaché in Kabul in Afghanistan. He pointed out that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is about as large as all of western Europe, taking in two time zones, and yet the country has only about 200 kilometers of paved road because of a civil war which raged in the country from 1996 to 2008. He said that the country and its people should be well off but they suffered from a ruthless dictator who allowed the security forces (police and military) to do anything that they wished against the country’s civilian population. It led to years of civil war, with over five million deaths from disease, starvation and the fighting itself. This has led to a survival way of thinking by those in the Congo, living for the present rather than engaging in any kind of long term planning.
Afghanistan is another example of a prolonged civil war with many ethnic groups involved throughout the country. There was a war against the Soviets, followed by fighting involving the Taliban. McAlea pointed out that before 9/11, most armed conflict in the world was the result of conflict between states. There was the Cold War with the Warsaw Pact countries facing off against the NATO countries. The result was either what he called “proxy wars” or regional conflicts. But the end of the Cold War and 9/11 changed things. Most armed conflicts in the world today are between armed nonstate actors such as groups like the Taliban. He said that these non-state actors use force to try to achieve their objectives. He advised that Canadians do not have to like these non-state groups and their actions but Canadians have to understand them. He said that the idea of conducting a world-wide jahad and trying to make everyone Muslim may be a crazy assumption but it is a reality that has to be understood. And right now there are lots of armed conflicts going on in the world, with thousands killed in some of them. In Asia, these include conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Pakistan. In Africa, these conflicts include Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Egypt, Libya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In South America, there is conflict in Columbia and Peru while in North America, there is conflict in Mexico because of the drug war being waged there. In Europe, there is conflict in the Ukraine which McAlea termed a proxy war being waged by Russia. See WAR, page 29
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David McNamara, right, a member of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, presents a gift of appreciation to Dominic McAlea, left, after he was the guest speaker at the Club’s meeting on Wednesday, May 11.
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He said that terrorists can be viewed from a criminal law perspective but noted that such terrorists are politically motivated and so if convicted in a Canadian court, they feel no shame whatsoever. He said that terrorists, as true believers, are “hopelessly brainwashed.” McAlea noted that whatever the specific cause of an armed conflict in the world, such armed conflict almost always coincides with a weak democracy that shows no respect for individual rights. This results in a country with a ruling elite with distinctly impoverished masses. He said that if the armed forces and police of a country exist simply to protect the government of a country, then that country is in trouble. He noted as well as in war and conflict areas in countries, most people do not survive. They die of disease, starvation, malnutrition or from the conflict itself. Many become displaced persons, moving around the country to get away from the fighting, or
become refugees, leaving the country altogether. Some who stay in the country become fighters themselves. McAlea said that Rotary International may not be able to stop a war but that it can do a lot to help, for example, by working in the areas of health care and education. He said that if machinery such as an x-ray machine is provided, make sure that the recipients have the ability to maintain the machine. If not, it is of no use to them in the long run. He urged that investments should be made in democratic countries before dictatorships but he warned that Canadians have to be realistic in such expectations. He said that Canadians cannot be sanctimonious in their attitude in dealing with other countries. For instance, he said that while Saudi Arabia may have executed 100 or so people in the past year, China has killed thousands. And yet there are calls to cancel a military equipment purchase by Saudi Arabia while continuing to promote trade with China.
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Village Square Park in Stittsville will be filled with artisans and artists for the annual “Arts in the Park” event hosted by the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) on Sunday, June 5. Already about 55 artisan/artist vendors have signed up for the event and SVA director Doug Sutherland, who is spearheading the organization of the event for the SVA, expects that there will be at least 75 to 85 vendors on site at this year’s event. “It will be a pretty full park again,” he told the SVA executive at its meeting on Thursday, May 12. He said that there are quite a few new vendors signed up so far this year, probably half of the total number. In addition to the artisans and artists who will be displaying their wares at this year’s “Arts in the Park” event, there will also be authors in attendance as well as music and theatrical performers. Students from the U-Rock Music School in Stittsville will be among those who will be performing. This year’s event will also include a puppet maker. Village Square Park is located at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Abbott Street in Stittsville. “Arts in the Park” is one of the annual community events which the SVA organizes and hosts in Stittsville.
BBQ to help Fort McMurray John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
You can help out the folks of Fort McMurray and enjoy a BBQ at the same time on Thursday, May 26 when the merchants of the Fairwinds Mall at Huntmar Drive and Hazeldean Road in Stittsville hold a fundraising BBQ in support of the Red Cross for Fort McMurray relief. It will all happen on Thursday, May 26 at 12 noon as Food Basics, the Dol-
lar Tree and The Grounds Café are joining forces to host a free BBQ at the Fairwinds Mall. While the food and coffee will be free, those attending will be urged to donate to the Red Cross relief for Fort McMurray in lieu of paying for the food. Food Basics will be providing the hamburgs for the BBQ while the Dollar Tree will be providing the condiments, plates, cutlery and cups. The Grounds Café will be serving the coffee.
The BBQ, which will start at 12 noon, will run for about 90 minutes. The Grounds Café has already raised over $250 in donations for the Red Cross from the café’s in-house donation cup. Everyone is welcome to attend this BBQ on Thursday, May 26 and enjoy some free food while also donating to the Red Cross and the help that it is giving to those affected by the fires around Fort McMurray where 90,000 have been forced to evacuate.
Stittsville 56ers lose home opener at Grove Special to the News
Play ball! The Greater Ottawa Fastball League (GOFL) season got underway in Stittsville on Wednesday, May 11 when the Stittsville 56ers hosted the visiting Micksburg Twins at the Alexander Grove ball diamond. But it wasn’t a good home opener for the 56ers as the home team lost the game 5-2. The Stittsville 56ers are
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ing nine games at home and nine games on the road during the regular season which will run until the end of July. The playoffs after the regular season is over will see the first place team get a bye while three best-of-five series involving the other teams in the league are played. The winners as well as the first place team will then advance to a double knockout style playoff round played out over a week. The cham-
pionship final will be held on the weekend of Sept. 10-12. The next home game for the Stittsville 56ers will take place on Wednesday, June 1 at 8:30 p.m. at Alexander Grove when the 14C Victory team will provide the opposition. The Stittsville 56ers will host the West Carleton Electric team in a game on Wednesday, June 8 at 8:30 p.m. at Alexander Grove in Stittsville.
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SCHS turns over $5,670 to Richmond Village Refugee Welcome John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
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At the presentation of a giant cheque representing a $5,670 donation from South Carleton High School students and staff to the Richmond Village Refugee Welcome (RVRW) as part of the school’s $12,000 fundraising objective to support housing costs related to sponsorship of a refugee family by the RVRW are, from left, students Robert Fieldhouse and Katherine Allan, Rev. Michel Dubord of the RVRW committee, student Jenna Bjornson, Barb Kernohan of the RVRW committee, student Ross Morgan, Stephanie Williams who is co-chair of the RVRW committee, students Stephanie Edwards, Alexandra Schroeder and Brett Mitchell, SCHS teacher Catie Clapp, SCHS principal Colin Anderson (behind) and SCHS teacher Larissa DesRochers.
South Carleton High School in Richmond is nearly halfway towards its $12,000 fundraising goal in support of Richmond Village Refugee Welcome(RVRW). The students and staff at the school have been raising funds since the beginning of March with the goal of providing $12,000 to help with the housing of a refugee family by RVRW. This has included fundraising initiatives by the school’s Social Justice Club and the band as well as events such as a recent coffee house and an ultimate frisbee tournament which supported not only RVRW but also a refugee sponsorship group in the Crystal Beach/Lakeview area. There are more fundraising events planned and the fundraising also will be continuing in the fall. On Wednesday, May 11, a first instalment of this South Carleton High School fundraising was handed over to the RVRW, with $5,670 being turned over. A giant cheque was presented to RVRW representatives Stephanie Williams, Barb Kernohan and Rev. Michel Dubord. In return, Stephanie Williams, who is co-chair of RVRW, presented South Carleton with a banner which read “Thank You! South Carleton High School for Caring.”
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Richmond Village Refugee Welcome has raised $22,000 since December Stephanie Williams Special to the News
“May the Fourth Be With You.” This was a tongue-in-cheek theme for one of the auction items at the fundraising spaghetti social which was hosted by Richmond Village Refugee Welcome to Wednesday, May 4. There was a packed house in the new upstairs dining room at Danby’s Roadhouse in Richmond. Roadhouse owner Deb Mallett and her staff were efficient and friendly in providing the spaghetti dinner. The “Absolutely! Barbershop Quartet” sang two spellbinding sets at the event. There were door prizes donated by generous Richmond businesses and information was shared about the current status of Richmond Village Refugee Welcome as it tries to sponsor a refugee family. So far the Richmond Village Refugee Welcome fundraising committee has raised $22,000 since it began its efforts last December. The generosity of Richmond and area residents is spectacular! JOHN CURRY/METROLAND On behalf of Richmond Village RefuStephanie Williams, right, co-chair of the Richmond Village Refugee Welcome (RVRW) gee Welcome, Elizabeth Mann and Don committee, presents a “thank you” banner for South Carleton High School to SCHS Greenfield have spent countless hours atteachers Catie Clapp, left, and Larissa DesRochers, centre in appreciation for the school’s tending meetings and negotiating their fundraising efforts in support of RVRW. way through the bureaucracy and adminis-
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tration that surrounds the refugee sponsorship program. The process of sponsoring a refugee family to safety in Canada has proven much more challenging than initially thought and there is no way that the arrival of a refugee family in the community can be expedited. All of the required paper work has been done and now it is simply a matter of waiting. But while the waiting happens, it does not mean that Richmond Village Refugee Welcome will be taking a break. On the contrary! With summer coming, new sunny activities that will be both fun and profitable will be organized and held. Richmond Village Refugee Welcome held a garage and bake sale at St. John’s Anglican Church last Saturday during the annual village-wide community garage sale event. A trivia night was held at the Glen Scottish Restaurant and Pub in Stittsville last Saturday evening. Coming up will be an International Dinner on Saturday, June 4 starting at 6 p.m. at the St. John’s Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. Tickets are available by contacting Jeannie Langman at 613-487-3431, Carole Luff at 613-8382456 or Dave and Lynne Pearen at 613838-2294.
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Celebrating Richmond’s 200th anniversary in 2018 John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations promise to be memorable but you might consider them just a warm up for 2018 when there is going to be a year-long celebration of Richmond’s 200th anniversary. Yes, that’s right. Plans are now being made to have at least one special Richmond 200th anniversary celebration event each month in 2018, with the events flanking a gala three-day weekend celebration running from Friday, June 15, 2018 to Sunday, June 17, 2018. While nothing has yet been set in stone, the gala June 15-17 weekend in 2018 may look something like this: Friday, June 15 – BBQ at Richmond Legion, military choir, opening ceremony with unveiling of a new mural at the Richmond Heritage Gallery on the exterior of the Richmond arena, a band concert, a pub night and fireworks; Saturday, June 16, 2018 – Breakfast, arts and crafts show, quilt show, historical walking tour,
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parade, children’s activities, pioneer military encampment, military band, RCMP musical ride and barn dance; and Sunday, June 17, 2018 – Ecumenical church service, tug of war and lumberjack show. Other ideas that have been suggested include a scavenger hunt, arm wrestling, interviews with Richmond residents, tractor pull, geo caching, historical dress contest and fashion show, a march by the new 100th Regiment of Foot re-enactment group from Lebreton Flats to Richmond, genealogical workshop, OPP Golden Helmets motorcycle demonstration, antique show, dog show, bicycle decorating rodeo and more. A possible outline of the monthly events which might be staged throughout the year 2018 would be: January – Silver Stick Hockey 60th anniversary celebration; February – Skating party and chili supper; March – Community curling bonspiel; Talent night and annual canoe race; May – Fashion show and tea, road race and community clean-up day; June – the three-day weekend celebration; July – Canada Day celebration, a concert and a golf tournament; August – A ball game and a dinner theatre in the Dining Hall at the fairgrounds; September – Fair parade and Fair; October – Car rally, scavenger hunt and Oktoberfest; November – “A Taste of Richmond” food event; and December – Lighting of the Park event. A Richmond 200th anniversary organizing committee is being headed by Cydney Green who remembers walking as a youngster in Richmond’s 150th anniversary parade in 1968 and who chaired Richmond’s 175th anniversary celebrations in 1993. On the committee are Joyce Cook, Maryanne Wammes and Terry Lynn Love, all of whom were involved with the 175th anniversary celebrations in 1993, as well as Kellie Cook, Sarah Wammes, Karen Xarchos, Tino Bevacqua and Kerrie Cook. The organizing committee hopes to raise $100,000 to stage the various Richmond 200th anniversary events including a hope-for $10,000 from the sale of Richmond 200th merchandise and memorabilia including clothing and items like mugs. There will be seasonal clothing that will be able to be custom ordered. The fundraising under the leadership of Tino Bevacqua is already off to a great start, with about $20,000 in donations, sponsorships and services-in-kind al-
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that some new lights might bring “more pizzaz” to the community’s Christmas appearance. Cydney would also like to see residents petition the city to bring about some municipal infrastructure improvements in the village such as the repair of sidewalks and the fixing of potholes. Richmond’s 200th anniversary celebrations are going to have their own song which is now being written by Richmond performers Doug and Pam Champagne. The beginnings of the song were unveiled at the recent 200th anniversary celebration launch ceremony with Doug performing the initial draft of a couple of the verses of the song including the refrain “My hometown, the village of Richmond, located on the mighty Jock.” The song will include references to the Duke of Richmond, the famous fox associated with the Duke and more, all with a Richmond theme. The song may be recorded by Doug with the involvement of a local school choir, with all proceeds from a resulting CD going to the Richmond 200th fundraising. There is also thought happening with regard to a legacy project arising out of these Richmond 200th celebrations in 2018. The 1993 celebrations of the village’s 175th anniversary resulted in enough funds to fund the clock at the Richmond fire hall. Among the suggestions for a legacy project for the 2018 celebrations include a splash pad, a community space and a “memory wall.” This memory wall would be a specially built granite wall on which village residents could have their family names engraved. The suggestion is just in its preliminary stages with more work still to be done regarding its cost and other matters. The Richmond Village Association (RVA) is setting aside funds so that another mural can be added in 2018 to the Richmond Heritage Gallery on the exterior of the Richmond arena. In addition, the RVA has applied for Heritage Canada for funds for a mural to be done in conjunction with Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations in 2017. If this funding is received, it means that there will be new murals added to the Richmond Heritage Gallery at the arena in both 2017 and also 2018.
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ready collected. Sources of funding to be tapped are government grants, corporate and business donations and sponsorships and the community in general. Tino points out that what he terms a “grassroots initiative” is a key part of the fundraising strategy. It is meant to get everyone in the community involved with the holding a small fundraising events such as bottle drives, euchre tournaments, lemonade stands or any other event imaginable. Funds raised by these events can be deposited in the Richmond 200th bank account at the TD Bank in Richmond and those involved can also receive recognition for their efforts by having their photo taken at the new Richmond 200th fundraising platform which is located in the vacant lot on Perth Street just across Huntley Road from the Richmond arena. This photo will be published in the newspaper, in the Richmond Village Association flyer and on the Richmond 200th website. The goal is to get the whole community involved in supporting the Richmond 200th activities, Tino says. Another fundraising initiative is the sale of street banners that will be put up for all of the year 2018. Costing $500, these banners can be sponsored by businesses, organizations or individuals. Tino himself is going to canvas his neighbours and have a banner sponsored by his street. The sponsoring group gets to keep the banner after the end of 2018. The Richmond 200th organizing committee is still wanting to hear suggestions about possible events that could be held during the year 2018. The committee hopes to have a meeting involving representatives from all of the clubs, organizations, churches, schools and more to receive input before a final list of events is determined. There are some other matters that the Richmond 200th organizing committee will also be dealing with in the coming months. The city of Ottawa is looking for a commemorative name for a park in the King’s Grant subdivision in Richmond. Input will be sought from the community about such a name. The committee may lobby for new Christmas street lights for the village. The current lights date back to the village’s 175th anniversary celebrations in 1993 and committee chair Cydney Green things
The initial donors and sponsors to Richmond’s 200th anniversary celebrations in 2018 were honoured at the formal launch event for the celebrations on Saturday, April 30. It all happened at a cer-
emony at the vacant lot on Perth Street across Huntley Road from the Richmond arena. The use of this vacant lot as a focal point for the 200th anniversary celebrations has been provided by the landowner. For the launch ceremony, a tent was set up on the site which also features a per-
manent platform on which the new Richmond 200th anniversary logo is displayed, along with a fundraising thermometer which shows the current level of the fundraising for the celebrations. Already about $20,000 in donations, sponsorships and in-kind services have been donated, with more to come.
Among those in attendance at this launch ceremony were city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, Rideau-Goulbourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt, Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre, Richmond Legion president Jane Louks and John Hartin in the role of the Duke of Richmond (a role that he also played in Richmond’s 175th anniversary celebrations in 1993). See NEW LOGO, page 35
New logo, song Continued from page 34
There was also Francois Rochon in the role of the Richmond fox. Bagpiper Jordan McConnell and the Richmond Legion colour party under the command of Keith Thurrott led the dignitaries from the nearby Richmond arena to the launch ceremony site. Richmond 200th anniversary organizing committee chair Cydney Green and members of the committee were also present. The launch included the unveiling of the new logo for the 200th anniversary celebrations, the singing of the first draft of a Richmond 200th anniversary song which is being written by Doug and Pam Champagne and which will eventually be recorded on a CD and the honouring of the initial donors and sponsors of the 200th anniversary celebrations. The new logo features images which celebrate Richmond’s heritage as a military settlement as symbolized by the Duke of Richmond, as an agricultural community and as an active modern community. At the launch, organizing committee chair Cydney Green noted that there will be events celebrating Richmond’s 200th anniversary each month during 2018, with a gala weekend-long “party” planned for June 15-17, 2018. Fundraising for these Richmond 200th anniversary celebrations include a three-pronged approach as outlined at the launch ceremony by Tino Bevacqua, the former Richmond Village Association (RVA) JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND president who is spearheading the fundraising for Tino Bevacqua, front, left, with the giant cheque, who is heading the fundraising for the Richmond 200th anniversary the organizing committee. Government grants and celebrations in 2018, is joined by the Richmond fox, centre, played by Francois Rochon, and the Duke of Richmond, played by corporate/business donations/sponsorships are two John Hartin, as he is also joined by some of the initial sponsors and donors to the fundraising for Richmond’s 200th anniversary components of the fundraising strategy. celebrations in 2018. Already $20,000 in donations, sponsorships and in-kind services have been received. See ‘GRASSROOTS,’ page 39
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‘Grassroots’ fundraising is being encouraged Continued from page 35
In addition, there is what Tino calls a “grassroots initiative” in which residents of Richmond of all ages are being encouraged to hold fundraising events such as bottle drives and lemonade stands. These funds can be deposited directly in the Richmond 200th anniversary account at the TD Bank in Richmond. Such deposits will also bring about time on the 200th anniversary “recognition platform” which is now a permanent fixture at the Perth Street site where the launch ceremony was held. Donors will have their photograph taken at this “recognition platform” which includes the Rich-
mond 200th anniversary logo and a fundraising thermometer. The photograph will be placed in the newspaper, in the RVA flyer and on the Richmond 200th anniversary website. To date, about $20,000 in donations, sponsorships and in-kind services have been received, with the fundraising goal being $100,000. Among those honoured at the launch ceremony for their contributions to the 200th anniversary celebrations include
Kim Pijselman of Cedarstone Homes, Mathew Heins of London Life, Irish Hills Golf and Country Club, Chris King of King’s Your Independent Grocer, Richmond Agricultural Society, Kim Mercer of Potvin Financial, Paul Raymond of Kelly Funeral Home, David Proulx of The Co-Operators, Kott Lumber, Southpaw Contracting, Rabb Construction, Richmond Home Hardware, GT Signs, Rachelle Glithero and Joyce Cook, St. John the Baptist Angli-
can Church, the Richmond Village Association, Marj and Keith Eady, Goulbourn Museum, Erin O’Connor of My Car in Richmond, Ritchie Feed & Seed, Hal Stewart, Richmond Legion Branch 625, Richmond Village Association, Maynard Brown and Cydney Green and Ben Wightman of Royal Lepage. Musical entertainment at the launch ceremony was provided by singer Gerry Seed with Sandra Vandenberg as the keyboard accompanist.
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About 18 months ago I left a steady job to work at a new company where I was promised at least three more years of work. This would have brought me to age 60 when I want to retire. My boss has now told me that I’m going to be let go next month. I’m pretty sure this is being done because of my age. I only left my previous job because I was guaranteed work until age 60. I don’t want to retire early and I want to take legal action. An employee’s rights in such a situation often depend on whether a written contract was ever signed and what evidence is available that age discrimination has occurred. Even for a relatively short term contract the written terms of the agreement are important. Employers are typically very careful before guaranteeing employment for a specific period of time so employment contracts are usually made to be indefinite which means they can terminated with reasonable notice. Fixed term contracts can result in an employer having to pay a significant amount of compensation to end a contract early which could be the result in your case.
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Broadway happened at Stittsville Public School last week. It was in the form of a musical production “Stittsville On Broadway” presented by the school’s grade six students. The musical tells the story of grade six students visiting New York City, taking in several Broadway productions. This resulted in scenes from Mary Poppins, Stomp, the Lion King and Annie. For the production, the stage in the school’s gym featured a backdrop showing the New York City skyline. Side backdrops included a depiction of the Statue of Liberty as well as an “I Love NY” slogan. Students painted all of these backdrops and sets. The musical was narrator by student Jacob Whang. Playing the role of the Stittsville Public School students visiting New York City were Matthew Robertson, Alex Gschwind, Owen MaGee, Aisha Soulier and Olivia MacMillan. For the scenes from the musical “Mary Poppins,” the student performers were Connor Clark as Mr. Banks; Ethne Mongrain as Mrs. Banks; Megan Curry as Jane; Andrew Cameron as Michael; Owen Lima, Alexis Maxwell and Noella Price as The Market Sellers; MaKenna Mackie, Courtney Bowditch, MacKenzy Reid and Emma Hubbard as The Nan-
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nies; Maria Hatfield as Mary Poppins; and Panagiotis Menexis as Bert. Students who performed as Stomp soloists for the production of scenes from “Stomp” were Kayhan Krebs, Cameron Cheslock and Jacob Whang. The “Stomp” production featured a large group routine in which the performers used brooms as musical instruments, pounding out a rhythm. Students involved in this group routine were Ashley Bathurst, Cole Bowditch, Neil Chattopadhyay, Cameron Cheslock, Kylie Crispin-Perras, Megan Curry, Megan Fulford, Alex Gschwind, Graeme Hoganson, Kayhan Krebs, Allison Lavoie, MaKenna Mackie, Ethne Mongrain, Dilara Pamuk, Alexandra Seguin, Enola Blow, Emma Hubbard, Alexis Maxwell, Olivia MacMillan, Noella Price, Cindy Vo, Tyler Wood, Darin Taillon and Matthew Peever. Students who played roles in the scenes from “The Lion King” were Anya Ivanchenko as Rafiki; Neil Chattopadhyay as Zazu; Scott Watson as Mufasa; Olivia Hawkes as Sarabi; Jade Mills as Scar; Noella Price and Sydney Conlin as the Circle of Life Dancers; Alex Gschwind as Simba; Cole Bowditch as Timon; and Alexandra Seguin as Pumbaa. Students who played roles in the scenes from “Annie” were Courtney Bowditch as Molly; Allison Lavoie as Pepper; Megan Fulford as July; Shairose Kassam as Tessie; MacKenzy Reid as Annie; Cindy Vo as Kate; Emma Hubbard as Duffy; MaKebnbna Mackie as Libby; See STUDENTS VISIT, page 44
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Waving spoons as they sing the song “A Spoonful of Sugar” in a scene from “Mary Poppins” in the musical “Stittsville On Broadway” which was presented at Stittsville Public School in Stittsville are, from left, Andrew Cameron as Michael Banks, Maria Hatfield as Mary Poppins and Megan Curry as Jane Banks.
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Performing in a scene from “Annie” in the musical “Stittsville On Broadway” which was presented at Stittsville Public School in Stittsville are, from left, MacKenzy Reid as Annie, Dilara Pamuk as Grace Farrell and Rayyan Kashif as Daddy Warbucks.
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NCC AND THE CITY By: Mayor Jim Watson
I have long been an advocate for reform at the National Capital Commission (NCC). Since being elected Mayor in 2010 it has become more apparent to me that change is required or else risk hindering the progress of our great city. Until recently, most of the NCC’s board members were neither from the National Capital Region nor chosen by its residents, and that should not be the case. As a first step, in 2014, Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin and JOHN CURRY/METROLAND I wrote the federal government to make the case for better municipal Performing in a scrubbing scene from “Annie” in the musical “Stittsville On Broadway” which was presented at Stittsville Public School in Stittsville are, from left, Cindy Vo as Kate, Allison Lavoie as Pepper, Emma representation on the National Capital Commission (NCC).
Hubbard as Duffy, MacKenzy Reid as Annie, Shairose Kassam as Tessie, Courtney Bowditch as Molly and
On April 11, 2016, we signed the Declaration which welcomed Megan Fulford as July. the Mayor of our respective Councils, to participate as non-voting members on the NCC Board of Directors. I was delighted to be able to bring my voice to the table, and it is my hope that this change will lead to stronger federal-municipal collaboration towards our Continued from page 41 Maria Zoranovic as Miss common goal of building an even better national capital region. Hannigan; Ethne Mongrain as
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On April 28, we attended our first Board meeting, during which the Board voted on the LeBreton Flats proposal. The highest ranked bid was revealed and it was selected by unanimous decision. IllumiNATION LeBreton, by the Rendezvous Lebreton Group, was chosen. RendezVous Lebreton will feature an impressive Events Centre, which will also be the new home of the Ottawa Senators. It will also include a large residential component with affordable housing, four-season accessible public spaces as well as commercial, office and retail spaces. The proposal offers important community benefits, while maintaining historical features and our strong culture. RendezVous Lebreton will be accessible by two LRT stations, Bayview and Pimisi, and promotes connectivity with its surrounding, including the City of Gatineau. The City of Ottawa is very pleased to work with the National Capital Commission on this very exciting development. My recent appointment to the NCC Board of Directors will facilitate a crucial partnership which will this monumental project become an iconic staple in the City of Ottawa.
Mrs. Bundles; Aisha Soulier as Ward; Dilara Pamuk as Grace Farrell; Ashley Bathurst as Elizabeth; and Rayyan Kashif as Daddy Warbucks. Students who were dancers in the production’s grand finale which featured the song “Supercalifragilisticeexpialidocious” from “Mary Poppins” were Emma Hubbard, Alexis Lembke,
Olivia Maxwell, Alexis Maxwell, Noella Price, Cindy Vo, Ashley Bathurst, Courtney Bowditch, Cameron Cheslock, Kylie Crispin-Perras, Kayhan Krebs, MaKenna Mackie, Ethne Mongrain, Dilara Pamuk, MacKenzy Reid, Alexandra Soulier, Zahra Al-Wazzan, Sydney Conlin and Shairose Kassam. And this production of “Stittsville On Broadway,” like all productions, involved more than just the on-stage performers. There
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was an extensive production crew in the background which allowed the musical to be performed. Members of the stage and prop crew were Vannyta Peou, Ethan Shane, Nathan Mielke, Alex Rodgers, Jae Geon Bang, Sukfir Sahota, Kanika Mok, Ben Dessureault, Kylie Crispin-Perras and Sydney Conlin. Members of the technical crew and the lighting and sound crew were James Brearly, Hunter Watson, Jackson Boyle, Tyler Wood, Justin Sauve, Matthew Peever, Richard Chaytor, Darin Taillon, George Runoff and Brandon Cox. Students who were involved in painting the sets were Anya Ivanchenko, Maria Hatfield, Megan Curry, Allison Lavoie, Courtney Bowditch, Jade Mills, MaKenna Mackie, Dilara Pamuk, Ethne Mongrain, Ashley Bathurst, Cole Bowditch, Kylie Crispin-Perras, Graeme Hoganson, Owen MaGee, Jacob Whang, Alexandra Seguin, Enola Blow, Sydney Conlin, Shairose Kassam, Zahra AlWazzan, Matthew Robertson, Jae Geon Bang, Justin Sauve, Maiia Hatfield, Megan Fulford, Kayhan Krebs, MacKenzy Reid, Alex Gschwind, Ben Dessureault, Darin Taillon, Aisha Soulier, Cindy Vo, Connor Clark, Noella Price, Danika Mok and Enola Blow. The production was made possible thanks to the efforts and generosity of a number of community sponsors and volunteers. Community sponsors included Stittsville RONA Building Centre (Shawn Saul); Smiths Indus Pac (Sarah Wright); Campbell Moving Systems; Home Depot Kanata; Brown’s Your Independent Grocer; Hillary’s Cleaners (Stittsville); See LOTS OF, page 46
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Stittsville Public School student Alexandra Seguin performs in costume as Pumbaa, the warthog, from “The Lion King” in the musical “Stittsville On Broadway” which was presented at Stittsville Public School in Stittsville.
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Lots of ‘behind the scenes’ work Continued from page 44
Kylie Crispin-Perras for production logo and tshirt design; Stephanie J. Robertson for backdrop design and cast photos; Huntley Centennial Public School for the Lion King costumes; Mrs. Stephanie Bourre and Mrs. Amanda Wittlebol for face painting, with products provided by HoneyDropBodyArt.ca. Set and prop design was done by Scott Blow. Mme. Nadanyi and Mrs. MacDonald looked after scene coaching while set painting and supervision
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In the role as The Market Sellers in a scene from “Mary Poppins” in the musical “Stittsville On Broadway” which was presented at Stittsville Public School in Stittsville are, from left, Noella Price, Alexis Maxwell and Owen Lima.
were handled by Mme. Moskos, Mrs. Graham, Ms. Labelle, Mme. Nephin, Mme. Rochette, Mrs. Shedden and Mme. Evans and their classes. Parent volunteers involved with the production included Mrs. Krebs, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Curry and Scott Blow. The display case photo mounting was handled by Mme. Reed, Mme. Mitchell, Mme. Nadanyi and Mme. Moskos. Mme. Tessier was in charge of the audio production while tickets were handled by Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Kerwin, Ms. Feres and Mme. Nephin looked after the program while prop storage space was handled by Mrs. Litt and Mme. Slewidge. Props were handled by Mrs. Takahashi, Mrs. O’Harroran, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Kuzniarz. Mr. Hammell produced help and support to the production as did the grade six teachers Mme. Cuffari, Mr. Currah and Mrs. Goodyear. A key person in the production was Stittsville Public School volunteer Sandy Faux who shared her musical and performance talents with the students to help them present this “Stittsville On Broadway” musical production.
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Four Stittsville Public School students who are performing in the role as Stittsville Public School students visiting New York City for the musical “Stittsville On Broadway” which was presented at Stittsville Public School in Stittsville are, from left, Olivia MacMillan, Matthew Robertson, Owen MaGee and Aisha Soulier. Missing from the photo is a fifth student, Alex Gschwind.
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Performing in a group routine from the production “Stomp” in the musical “Stittsville On Broadway” which was presented at Stittsville Public School in Stittsville are, at the front, Tyler Wood, Olivia MacMillan and Cameron Cheslock.
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What’s up, doc, around village of Stittsville? Raffle ticket winners at the recent women’s breakfast hosted by the Catholic Women’s League at the Holy Spirit Parish Hall included Bruno Fioravanti who won a basket of wine, glasses and chocolates; Pierre StAmour who won a Swarovski ring; and Virginia Harris who won a baby shawl knitted and donated by Marion Charbonneau. Door prize winners were Christine Varner who won a burgundy afghan, Cecilia Keyworth who won a bottle of wine and Barb Hoffman who won a chocolate basket…The Crumble String Quartet performed at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre on Friday evening, April 22. As is traditional at the Gaia Java shop at these Friday music evenings, patrons drop donations into a jar on the counter to help the performers with their expenses. The Crumble String Quartet received $74.50 in donations which the Quartet in turn has donated to the Stittsville Food Bank…..Lee Boltwood of Stittsville, who is a Master Gardener, was the guest speaker at the May 3rd meeting of the Kanata-March Horticultural Society at the Old Town Hall on March Road in Kanata. Lee’s topic was “Trees and Shrubs in the Urban Garden”…..Murray Newman passed away on Saturday, April 30 at the age of 75. He was an honourary life member of the Holy Spirit Knights of Columbus Council 12249. He is survived by his wife Lynne and his children Colleen Quinn (Brent) and Michael (Jennifer) as well as by three grandchildren. He is also survived by two siblings and was predeceased by his late spouse Carolynne Labelle and three siblings. A Mass of Christian Funeral was held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Shea Road on Thursday morning May 5 with burial to take place at a later date. In memoriam donations to the Canadian Parkinson’s Society would be appreciated….Three former principals of Holy Spirit Catholic School were on hand at the 50th anniversary open house held by St. Leonard Catholic School in Manotick on Wednesday, May 4. Bob Slack and Bert O’Connor were both principals at St. Leonard at one time while Margaret Skinner taught at St. Leonard and was a vice-principal there. Bob Slack, who was the founding
principal of Holy Spirit School in 1988, was the inaugural principal at St. Leonard when the school opened in 1965. He was the guest speaker at the St. Leonard open house, relating some of his memories from the school’s early years when he was the principal….. Singer/songwriter Jim Bryson of Stittsville produced the new full-length album of Ottawa singer Amanda Rheaume which is called “Holding Patterns.” It is a follow-up album to Amanda’s 2013 album “Keep A Fire” which was nominated for a Juno and which won a Canadian Folk Music Award. The album explored Rheaume’s Metis roots. One highlight of this new album is “Red Dress,” a song which Amanda co-wrote with Jim Bryson which deals with the plight of missing and murdered aboriginal women…. The Stittsville District Lions Club collected $1,506.79 in its recent sale of daffodil pins at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. This was an increase over the year before when $1,013 was collected….The Catholic Women’s League of Holy Spirit Parish on Iber Road has made a donation to the parish to assist in the purchase of a wide screen TV for use in parish functions and for use in preparing youth for the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation…Laurysen Kitchens of Carp Road was a multiple winner at the recent sixth annual National Kitchen and Bath Association Ottawa Design Excellence Awards gala. Designer Wael Bakr of Laurysen Kitchens won the People’s Choice award in both the bathroom and kitchen categories. Laurysen Kitchens with Wael Bakr as designer placed first in the Bathroom: Classic/ Traditional ($25,000-$39,999) category. Laurysen Kitchens with designer Heather Tardioli placed first in the Kitchen: Classic/Traditional ($40,000-$59,999) category while Laurysen Kitchens placed first in the “Other Rooms” category, with Natasha Nash as the designer. Laurysen Kitchens also placed second with designer Elnaz Shahrokhi in the Kitchen: Contemporary/Modern ($20,000$39,999) category….Choirs from Holy Spirit Catholic School and St. Stephen Catholic School were among the 17 school choirs which participated in the Ottawa Catholic
School Board’s annual choral celebration which was held at Notre Dame High School in Ottawa on Friday afternoon, May 6. It was one of the Board’s board-wide Catholic Education Week activities….Danny Desclouds, who is now 34 years old and who grew up in Stittsville, was one of those who participated in an open tryout session held by the Ottawa Champions of the Can-Am League on Thursday, May 5. Danny, who played college baseball in the United States and went on to play for the Ottawa Rapids and the Ottawa Fat Cats, did not impress enough to earn an invitation to the Champions upcoming training camp. But he had missed playing and wanted to see if he could still compete….The next meeting of the Kanata and District Breast Cancer Support Group takes place on Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. in Hall “D” in the Mlacak Centre on Campeau Drive in Kanata. Stittsville and area residents are most welcome to attend. For more information, please phone Jan at 613-592-4793….. Monsignor Joseph Muldoon, pastor of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, will be honoured on the 40th anniversary of his ordination on Saturday, June 11. Following the 5 p.m. mass at the Iber Road church, a reception will be held in Msgr. Muldoon’s honour in the parish hall, running from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ….Things are coming together for the annual Canada Day celebrations in Stittsville organized by the Stittsville Village Association. The gala fireworks are lined up as well as the inflatable attractions. Bill Martin is looking after organizing the performance talent that will appear on stage at the event….It’s a month away yet but here’s a reminder that there will be a yard sale held on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carleton Apartments at 1 Carleton Cathcart Street just east of Stittsville Main Street….Heather Christie, a member of the Gloucester Lions Club, attended a recent meeting of the Stittsville District Lions Club to speak about the Cycle for Sight event which is coming up on Sunday, June 5. In 2015, the Cycle for Sight raised $92,000. This year the route will again be through Carp, Fitzroy Harbour and Pakenham, with a 90 km route, a 50 km route and a 30 km route.
Three members of the Stittsville District Lions Club have volunteered to help out with the staging of the event….The Stittsville Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) will be holding an in-person hockey registration session upstairs at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer on Stittsville Main Street on Wednesday, June 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information, please email registrar@ stittsvilleminorhockey.com. You can also find out more information by visiting the SMHA website at http://stittsvilleminorhockey.com/ ….A date to mark on your calendar is Wednesday, June 29 which will be when the annual strawberry supper is held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Mulkins Street. It’s always a great event and those fresh strawberries are delicious….Sacred Heart Catholic High School held its first-ever religion fair on Wednesday, May 4 during Catholic Education Week. All grade seven/ eight religion classes selected students to present the class’ community service project at the event….. Tickets for the eighth annual water garden tour hosted by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horticultural Society on Saturday, June 25 can be purchased at Ritchie Feed and Seed on Carp Road. This will be a self-guided tour visiting ten water gardens of various designs and sizes. Cost of the tickets is $20 per person with children 12 and under free. Proceeds from the tour are going to support a water feature at the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata….If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, the upcoming Ottawa Race Weekend is in need of some volunteers in three very specific areas, namely the recovery area, the finish line and information booths. If you would be interested in volunteering in any of these areas, simply call the Ottawa Race Weekend main line at 613-234-2221 and talk to Helene Rivest of Stittsville who will pass along your name and contact information directly to the person in charge of the specific activity….. The Amberlakes community off Stittsville Main Street near Hazeldean Road is holding a community garage sale this Saturday, May 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to drop by….
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More of What’s up, doc, in village of Stittsville Stittsville United Church will be holding a Fun Day Sunday on Sunday, May 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be an inflatable obstacle course and games set up for family fun. In addition, there will be a BBQ. Everyone is welcome to attend….The intersection of Abbott Street and Iber Road is now a three-way stop. This is because Abbott Street now extends eastward beyond Iber Road as it links up with the new Robert Grant Avenue which runs from Abbott Street south to Fernbank Road…Karolina Moo of Stittsville was one of the ten performers at the annual Ottawa Idol Red Carpet Concert at the Algonquin Commons Theatre last Saturday evening…. The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) may establish a new award which would honour a volunteer which could be someone involved with the SVA or could be someone who is an active volunteer within the community. Criteria for the award are going to be developed….A great musical experience will be taking place in Stittsville on Saturday, June 4 when the Ottawa Catholic School Board choirs will be holding its spring concert at Sacred Heart High School. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert will be $15 per person at the door. This will be a most special concert because it will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the formation of the school board children’s choir back in 1991…The Knights of Columbus of Holy Spirit Parish on Shea Road will be hosting a parish family BBQ on Saturday, June 4 following the 5 p.m. mass…. The Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa) now has a new website, found at http://owaa. ca/. This new website features a Home Page slide show for “Featured Artists,” images of art currently on display in the owaa gallery in the foyer area of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, an online membership application form, online registration for exhibitions, members’ pages with a profile, contact information and links, image galleries for all members, an online calendar of events, announcements and an online repository of owaa documents such as the organization’s bylaws.….The Community Harvest Program of the Ottawa Food Bank, which includes acerage at the Tom Black farm on Fallowfield Road where fresh vegetables are grown for distribution to the Food Bank’s associated agencies and partners, was the subject of a story on CBC Ottawa’s morning radio show
last Saturday. Both Jason Gray who looks after the Community Harvest Program and landowner Tom Black, who provides the land for the use of the Food Bank, were interviewed. This year 16 different crops are being grown at this location. The Food Bank’s efforts are helped by the involvement of volunteers. Last year about 700 volunteers helped out at the site, donating 100’s of hours of labour cultivating and harvesting the crops. Volunteers not only are helping the Food Bank provide fresh vegetables to clients but also end up learning about agriculture and how food is grown. All volunteers are most welcome. Check out the website at www.OttawaFoodBank.ca….Steve and Margie Malcolm received a special blessing from Monsignor Joseph Muldoon at the 5 p.m. mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Shea Road last Saturday as they are marking their 50th wedding anniversary this month. Also receiving a special blessing were Bruce and Louise Beggs who are celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary this month….Tim LaPlante, who has been the franchise owner of Stittsville Sobeys since it opened four years ago, retired as of Saturday, May 7. This ends a lifetime career in the grocery business which saw him begin working in the business when he was just 15 years old, have his first fulltime job at age 21 and become a franchise owner at age 27. Altogether, over his career, he worked in 21 different grocery stores. He will be continuing to live in Amberwood… Ben Durocher, son of Sandy Durocher and Cindy Beauchamp, was home for a brief visit last week before returning to New York City where he is appearing in the musical production of “Avenue Q.” Besides his stage work, he is also working at The Puppet Kitchen, a firm which designs and builds custom puppets. Recently Ben sang the national anthems of both Canada (bilingual) and the United States at a professional soccer game at Yankee Stadium with about 30,000 fans in attendance. The Montreal team was visiting which is why the Canadian anthem was included. Musical theatre actors on occasion perform the anthem singing function at New York sports venues…The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville has received two applications from youth wishing to attend the upcoming Rotary Youth Leadership Academy leadership cam in Upper New York State. The
Club has the budget to send two youth to the camp and that is what the Club has decided to do….In another decision, the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville has decided to renew its commitment to look after the clean-up along a stretch of Hazeldean Road. The Club has completed its existing five year commitment to do so and is now going to sign up for another five year commitment….Cameron Belanger of Stittsville shot rounds of 91 and
then 77 for a 168 total, 24 over par, to finish in a tie for 14th in the juvenile boys (under 17) division of a Canadian Junior Golf Association Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy Series event at the Station Creek Golf Club in Gormley, ON last Saturday and Sunday. For the juvenile boys event, the course played to a par 72 with a distance of 6604 yards. The winning score for the juvenile boys was 153, only nine over par….
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Justine Bazerly, left, and Lana Murray, right, are behind their raffle/lemonade/cookie table at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville last Saturday, May 15. The two grade six students from Westwind Public School held their fundraiser with the proceeds going to CHEO as their year-end project “Who’s Nobody.” They raised a total of $364 including $300 from the raffle and $64 from the lemonade and cookie sale.
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Two plant sales happening in Stittsville Special to the News
This Saturday, May 21 is a great day for gardeners in Stittsville. That’s because there are two plant sales being held. The Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society is holding its annual plant sale this Satur-
day, May 21 in the parking lot at Bradley’s Insurance on Stittsville Main Street, with all sorts of plants including both perennials and annuals being offered. This Horticultural Society sale will start at 9 a.m. and run through until 1 p.m. And from this sale you only
have to go down Stittsville MainStreet a little ways to visit the plant sale being held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Carleton Cathcart Street and Stittsville Main Street. This plant sale will be held at the front entrance to the church.
This plant sale at St. Thomas Anglican Church this Saturday, May 21 is being held in conjunction with a bake and garage sale which will take place in the church hall at the same time. So you can not only pick up some plants for your garden but you can also purchase some great
home baking and perhaps even find a treasure or two at the garage sale. All proceeds from this plant sale, bake sale and garage sale at St. Thomas Anglican Church are going to local and city charities as well as to residents of the North.
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Sacred Heart High School grade 12 student Jeremy Canham swam competitively for the first time this year and now he wants to swim for a university team. He had been swimming in the lake at the cottage for years and, as he puts it, loves the water. But swimming competitively had not entered his mind until he was told about the school’s swim team which he did not know about. He was convinced to give competitive swimming a try and he started training. Over the course of several meets, he was able to cut down on his time by about 15 seconds. He admits, in fact, that he was shocked by what he was able to accomplish, not only due to hard work and dedication but also thanks to the tips on technique which he received from his coaches and his teammates. He learned how to glide in the water, where to place
his hands in the water, how to pull the hands out of the water and how to keep his legs locked rather than bent. Trying to incorporate all of these tips into his swimming made it challenging but he notes that his teacher-coaches did a great job in teaching him how to do the strokes properly. Jeremy spent a lot of time in the pool, training with the team and also swimming on his own at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex. The front crawl is his best stroke but he competed in both the 50metre freestyle as well as the 50 metre breast stroke. He also participated in team relay events. He is really excited not only about the way that he was able to shave time off his results but also that he found an activity in swimming that he can do for a long time with less stress on his body than other activities such as karate, a sport with which he has been involved for years. In the team relay races,
he was the rookie on the Sacred Heart team but he handled the freestyle portion, using his front crawl, his best stroke. He found the team relay racing exciting and exhilarating as it is a team activity. He admits that he likes both individual and team swimming but he finds the team relay racing a bit more exciting as swimmers are pushed to go faster. Teammates can support each other, sometimes picking up time on a particular leg of the race to help the overall team. Jeremy is currently finishing up courses so that he can be a certified lifeguard. This will allow him to teach swimming, something that he is now looking forward to as he will be able to teach swimmers the proper techniques and strokes. He has just about completed all of the courses that he needs to be fully certified. “I want to swim for a university team,” Jeremy says. He admits that he will not be the best swimmer on the team but he sees
swimming as being a sport activity that will give him a break from his studies. He would like to attend Acadia University in Nova Scotia which has a swim team as well as a campus that he loves. He would be studying kinesiology. If he does not have enough money to attend Acadia this fall, he sees himself attending Alqonquin College for a year in a science program while earning more money working as a lifeguard. But whatever happens, he knows that swimming will be a part of his future. “I will always be around the water,” Jeremy says. “I love the water.” He also likes karate, starting with the sport when he was five years old. He has achieved black belt status and has competed at the national level, earning the right to compete in the world competition. However, he did not attend the world competition in order to focus on his school work. Indeed, this year he had taken a break from martial
arts because of the strain that it was putting on his joints. He found swimming to be much easier on his body. However, he does plan to resume his involvement with karate. He has done some teaching of other karate students who have achieved success at provincial and national levels. “I love teaching others,” he says, saying that he likes helping others when he can. Last year Jeremy got involved with track and field at Sacred Heart but ended up breaking his ankle, an injury that he is still recovering from to some degree. It did not affect his swimming but it does impact his running. However, this year he is back on the track and field team and although he recently hurt his knee training, he is still competing in the hurdles and in the javelin. Jeremy did enjoy being in his grade seven/eight band but he admits that sadly, he had to give up his involvement with music in order
to focus on his marks and also because at the time he was training almost every day of the week in karate. Jeremy says that he would like to be a sports or rehabilitation therapist later in life. He enjoyed taking a kinesiology class last year in which he learned about the body’s muscles and joints. He also notes that in his sports activities, he had had a number of injury problems so he feels that he is in a good position to be able to treat such problems in others in the future.
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The South Carleton High School Mock Trial Team has competed in a series of mock trials against teams from other schools in Eastern Ontario recently at the Elgin Street courthouse in Ottawa. Student participants included Harriet Wells, Lukas Upton, Laura Weisskopf, Lauren Honcoop, Sian Williams, Alysha Aziz,Maggie Merkley, Sydney Whitmore and Katherine Baak who had been preparing for the event under the guidance of SCHS law teacher and mock trial coach Matthew James MacDonald. In their preparation, the students rehearsed the roles of both Crown and defense lawyers as well as witnesses for a fictional mock trail murder case “R v. Baan.” Since the beginning of March, the SCHS Mock Trail Team had been meeting on Wednesdays at lunch time and then after school every Friday in April with expeJOHN CURRY/METROLAND rienced criminal defense lawyer David Gault who had volunteered Roger Bourgeois of Richmond stands with his wife Helen at his time to assist as a mock trial his recent 90th birthday celebration. lawyer coach for SCHS. This was done courtesy of the Ontario Justice Education Network which was created to increase the public’s understanding of the role of judges and the operation of the Canadian legal system. The Ottawa Courthouse Mock Trails is one of a number of justice education programs in which students participate each year thanks to the Ontario Justice Education Network and thanks to the volunteer involvement of lawyers like Mr. Gault.
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Happenings at Stittsville Legion Barb Vant’Slot Special to the News
In the Legion elections, Judy Campbell has been re-elected as president. Sue McCormick is the first vice-president for the coming year with Barb Vant’Slot as the second vice-president. Ron Currie is the new past president. Others elected to the executive include Tina Guilfoyle, Chris Carnochan, Monique Vail and Sean McCormick. Guests at the election were Zone Commander Joel VanSnick who ran the election, Ben Lasalle who served as sergeant-at-arms, and Susan Jannack and Fred Quig who both were scrutineers, all from the Bells Corners Legion. Also in attendance was Deputy Zone Commander Frank Stacy. President Judy Campbell would like to thank Tom Albert and Barb Vant’Slot for organizing the election. She also extends a big “Thank You” to everyone who worked hard to make the past year such a success at the Stittsville Legion. A clothing collection bin is now in place on the Stittsville Legion property on Stittsville Main Street. This is a partnership between the Stittsville Legion and the BIG BROTHERS and BIG SISTERS organization. Good used clothing donations will be most welcome for this new collec-
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Flames leap-frog among area farms, buildings Continued from page 60
Mrs. Hartin, from an adjacent farm, also died on this terrifying day, succumbing to the fire as she tired to reach the safety of nearby Poole Creek. Her second son, David, (lot 27, concession 12 of Goulbourn) lost all of his buildings in the fire, including his log house, as well as his sawmill and threshing mill. In 1871, the year following the fire that had taken his mother’s life and wiped out his buildings, he built a large stone house on his farm. In 1872, David deeded the farm to his eldest son, Charlie, and moved to Twin Elm. Stittsville itself, centered around Jackson Stitt’s corner at the intersection of the Huntley Road (now Carp Road and the 12th concession road (now Neil Avenue), was virtually wiped out. But such was the nature of the fire that there were pockets of survival as the fire was erratic and unpredictable in its course. Some farms would be leap-frogged by the flames,
leaving them untouched, while others were engulfed in flames. Kemp’s Tavern (now Cabotto’s Restaurant), the newly built stone building across the road from the Hartin and Grant farms, was not destroyed. At the time, it was harbouring workers who were building the railway line through Stittsville. The McCurdy stone farmhouse, immediately east of Kemp’s Tavern, an impressive building built in 1832, the same year that Robert Grant built his Georgian-style stone house that was gutted in the fire, was untouched by the fire, as was the adjacent Butler farmhouse where young Robert Grant and probably the rest of his family had fled on the night of the fire. South of Stittsville, on the tenth line, the Methodist Chapel (the future Stittsville United Church) had survived the fire, thanks to mud placed on its wooden sills by frantic parishioners’ hands. See 12 DEAD, page 62
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12 dead, 400 farms torched in Carleton County Fire of 1870 Continued from page 61
the burning building with her children.” And further, the newspaper reported that from a swamp west of Bells Corners to Mr. Grant’s farm, a distance of five miles, only one house along the road was burned. But from Stittsville northwest through Huntley township, as well as in March township and the north part of Nepean township, a swath of country four miles wide was utter destruction with nine houses out of every ten destroyed. There were reports of winds of terrific force which swept the fire along “in billows of flame until the whole west appeared like a sea of fire rolling down. . .” Even after the horrendous first night, the fire still smouldered in places, burning in fallen logs and dry stumps and creeping through the logs of the corduroy roads. Those unaffected by the fire in Ottawa and elsewhere launched a relief area to help the 2,000 refugees from the fire. Many were without food, clothing and shelter. Daily in the days following August 17, quantities of clothing, provisions and lumber were sent to Goulbourn, Huntley and March townships, the three devastated areas as well as the Bells Corners area. An observer, calling the fire a “national calamity’, tells of his observations. “Today (Sunday) I drove out to Bells Corners, with a friend to see the county and the site of the most fatal destruction in this whole section. I cannot express to you the effect on my mind and heart, of the many
In between the chapel and Stittsville were the railway tracks. By this time, less than one month before the ceremonial first train passed through Stittsville on September 15, 1870, the station and water tower must have been erected. Yet they were untouched by the fire. So, the Great Fire, while widespread, did not deliver its destruction to every single acre in its path. But it was widespread and moved fast, covering the 40 miles between its start and its most eastward point within the one day, August 17, 1870. Only the breaking of a dam which created Dow’s Lake and letting the waters spew across the countryside down an old creek bed to LeBreton Flats at the Ottawa River saved the city of Ottawa from the fire’s destruction. But western Carleton County was devastated. People had sought refuge in the nearest water, the Jock, the Ottawa River, any creek. An Ottawa newspaper recounted the damage in Nepean, particularly around Bells Corners, adding that “at Goulbourn, the damage has been immense” , although details were scarce at that time. With regard to Robert Grant’s farm, one of the most prosperous, the Ottawa Citizen reported: “Mr. Grant’s farm has been completely destroyed, not a fence or building being left on it, and his own life lost.” The newspaper further reported that Mrs. Grant and their children escaped with their lives, although not without hazard.” as Mrs. Grant’s dress caught fire as she rushed from
scenes of destruction of the most valuable property that I have seen in a drive of three hours. Large stone houses and barns are burned up as chaff. I have imagined how the ruins of some of the populous sections of Egypt must strike the beholder, as ruin after ruin meets his eye, as he treads onward and every moment something new presents itself.” Even the Toronto Daily Telegraph, on September 9, 1870, reported on the Great Fire, albeit three weeks after it happened. “Few at this distance have an adequate idea of the magnitude of the disaster that has fallen upon the people in the burnt district adjacent to Ottawa. So sweeping a fire was never before known, in a purely farming country such as that which has devastated in this instance. For miles there is not a house standing, not a fence, and not a tree except bare trunks, denuded of all their branches.” The railroad track from Carleton Place to Stittsville was completed by this time and Canada Central Railroad Co. trains transported barrels of water from the Mississippi River at Carleton Place to the Stittsville area. However, you have to wonder how effective this was as each train carried only 40 barrels. Railway workers also fanned out through the area, helping farmers to save many a home. The fire killed many cattle and sheep throughout the area, not only threatening the farmers’ future existence but also creating the possibility of a pestilence from the dead carcasses. But farmers, exhausted, had
little time for burying these carcasses. The fire spread so rapidly not only because of the high winds and extremely dry conditions but also because of the nature of the land. The landscape was a patchwork of farms and forested areas, a backdrop which allowed bush and grass fires to spread unchecked over distances. Residents fled before the flames, sometimes often without any belongings other than the clothes on their backs. They sought refuge in creeks and streams, even wells, the Ottawa River for those close to it, open fields or neighbouring homes miraculously spared from the rampaging flames. When the Great Fire had subsided, it had killed 12 people, torched approximately 400 farms and created 2000 refugees. The fire sufferers of Carleton County eventually were voted $25,000 in financial assistance by the Dominion Government of the day. In addition, Carleton County Council voted $5,000 in relief for those affected by the fire. There were private donations as well. Some farmers did not have insurance to help cover their losses. The relief funds largely went to furnish flour and grain to the farmers so that they could survive through to the harvest of 1871. While the Ice Storm of January, 1998 caused disruption, inconvenience and tree damage to the Stittsville area, the Carleton County Fire of 1870, with its deaths and property damage, remains the Stittsville area’s most tragic natural disaster.
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Holiday Monday May 23 2016 - MASSIVE FULL DAY ON SITE AUCTION - for Bill North of Balderson, Ontario - 150 Township Boundary Rd RR 1, Balderson, ON K0G 1A0 - Auction Starts at 10 am (Preview from 9am) *Vehicles, Machinery & Large Items sell at 11 AM - Please note there will be a Special Preview for the Machinery, Vehicles & Larger Items on site on Sunday May 22 2016 from NOON TO 4 PM -Volvo Tandem Dump truck with side wing in good working condition – this is a former township truck and has been well maintained, Orion Generator with original 1955 Ford V8 engine complete with very low hours in excellent condition this unit was installed in CJET radio station as a back up generator in 1955 and kept inside – note this is the first year for Ford overhead Cam V8, Mid 1950’s Massey Ferguson 2025 Gas Tractor restored in good working order, 1999 Hyundai Pay loader HL730-3 with Deutz Rebuilt Diesel Engine – Former Township machine – well maintained, 1922 Durant Star partially restored – running & needs to be finished, 1985 BMW 325 Convertible very low production model – European car, 1961 Rambler Classic second owner car – true survivor car in original condition – with very minor touch up – car was sold at McTavish Motors in Perth new – Mileage is 27,000 Miles, 1990 Ford 460 V8 Motor home with Air, Heat, Large Fridge, Queen Bedroom with door, loads of cupboard and luggage space, Hit & miss gas engines in good working order – restored as well as original – all are in good working order, (2 1/2 HP International Harvester, 3 HP Fairbanks Morse & Co, 3 1/2 HP Empire Cream Separator, 3 HP International Harvester), 1906 Wooden Wheel Bicycle, Large selection of Brand New Amish Furniture, New Willow Tree Collectibles & Cards, Disney showcase collectibles, Boyds Bears Collectibles, Seagull Studios Collectibles, Jim Shore Collectibles, New Home Decor (Live Love Laugh etc), Brand New Dish Sets, Commercial Displays, Avon growing up birthday girls by Avon, Assorted Crocks, Youngs Hunting Collectibles wildlife gifts, wallets, Lee Star Candles, Little Blessings Collectibles, Bathroom Decor, high end wood cutting boards, our name is mud collectible mugs, Bee Glo Candles, Solid Oak Jewelry Chests, Food Ration Stamps, Wallace Sterling Silver flatware, selections of old bottles, crocks, beaver sealers, commercial bread slicer, commercial proofer, commercial oven, commercial bakers rack and much more. Please plan on a FULL DAY AUCTION Holiday Monday May 23 2016 - 14.5 ACRES OF PRIME LAND AUCTION Drummond Concession 9A & Prestonvale Road, Balderson Acres of Prime Country zoned Agricultural land with allowance to build a single detached dwelling for residential use as well as the farmland. Land located Drummond Concession 9A & Prestonvale Road in Balderson, Ontario. Perfect Land for Hobby Farm in the beautiful Lanark Highlands. This property has been leased out yearly for high yield as high producing farmland. The owner now wishes to sell this property and has chosen the live Auction Method.This Property will sell subject to reasonable reserve bid on Monday May 23 2016 @ 1 PM SHARP from the 150 Boundary Road Auction location (Balderson Garage)
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The Family of Stuart and Carol Nicholson (Cochrane) are thrilled to congratulate them on their 50th wedding anniversary and Carol’s 70th Birthday. The couple was married in Ottawa April 2nd, 1966. Both natives of Ottawa but have spent the last number of years in the Ottawa Valley. They have retired from farm life in Kinburn, ON and have called Horton Township near Renfrew home for the last 10 year. Living life on the Ottawa River. Family and friend are invited to attend a social gathering Saturday May 28, 2016 at the Masonic Hall, 31 James Street, Arnprior Ontario from 1-5 pm. For additional information call Kevin Nicholson at 613-623-3411.
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~ Budget Friendly. Totally Renovated ~ From the impressive curb appeal to the attractive interior, this bungalow is sure to impress! Very clean! Freshly painted (’16). Front entry has vinyl railing porch. Formal living room & hallway have hardwood flooring. Oak kitchen w/ breakfast bar has oodles of cpds. New countertop (’16). Adjacent eating area has pantry. Inclusives: window coverings, countertop stove (brand new) , wall oven, built-in dishwasher, fridge, microwave, Patio doors lead to 3 seasons sunroom overlooking huge partially fenced (new ’15) backyard, great for children/ pets. Walkout to a new, safe & warm, spa gazebo w/ hot tub included (‘12). Outside water. For the handyman is an attached oversized dble garage/workshop w/ remote entry doors, 2 man doors, propane heated, A/C, hot/cold water, floor drain. Paved drive. 3 bedrooms w/ closets & new laminate flooring. New ’16 marble bath w/ low flush toilet, double sinks & oversized shower. Fully finished basement houses a storage/laundry/service room. Plus an office/playroom. Plus a family room & a partially finished bathroom. Cold storage. High efficiency propane furnace, air exchanger, owned propane hot water heater, water softener. (all new ‘14 ). 200 amp service. New shingles (’12). 2 outbuildings. New septic (’06). On well. Lot size 75 ft frontage x 250 ft d. Taxes; $ 2,265.00(+/-). Good neighbours. Quiet small community located midway between Brockville & Smiths Falls. Immediate occupancy. For private viewing, terms & conditions please call our office at 613-267-6027 or 613-326-0461.
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Unique island home with three sided waterfront and bridge access on Mississippi River. 2 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths. Great kayaking and fishing. $299,500. Call 613-278-0857 for more information/ viewing appointment.
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Antiques & Collectibles for Estate of William Harold Eastwood, of Ottawa to be held at Hands Auction Facility 5501 County Rd 15, R R # 2, Brockville, ON on Wednesday, May 25 @ 3 p.m. A large eclectic collection of clocks, watches, toys, inkwells, advertising, china, crystal, costume jewellery, oddities and much, much more. Please visit www. handsauction.com click Online Bidding Button to view full descriptive catalogue and photographs. Online bidding opens Wednesday, May 18 @ 9 a.m. and closes Wednesday , May 25 @ 12 noon. The choice is now yours, bid online or as always we are delighted to see you at the live auction.
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Sandy Beach Resort on Otter Lake, 2 and 3 bedroom cottages, beautiful park setting, natural sand beach on pristine lake. Perfect for swimming, Great fishing. Free use of kayaks and canoe. Free wifi. 1 hour Real Estate. NW Montana. north of Kingston or 1 Tu n g s t e n h o l d i n g s . c o m hour south of Ottawa on 406-293-3714. Hwy 15. Check us out on Facebook and our website Sand and Gravel Property at sandybeachresort.ca WHITE CEDARS for sale. Designated Min613-283-2080. ON CONSTANT LAKE eral Resource Holding in A Private Seasonal the Official Plan, 52 Ha. Recreation Community Seasonal Campsites and site 45 minutes South of Large (40X50) full service Cottages at Wilderness Ottawa 20 minutes east of lots, including water, Wonderland on beautiful Kemptville. Aggregate Assessment identified 2.4 30/50/100 amp, and direct Bennett Lake, Perth ON. million tonnes. Looking for connection to Septic beds. for Privacy, Peace and Apply: a new sand and gravel Sandy beach, private boat Quiet. launch. Docks for 72 gww,ppandq@gmail.com site, construction sand boats. Clean spring feed 613-267-3711. and septic sand? This lake, plenty of room for property is for you. Enfishing and fun. quiries: Please call David A quiet, clean, family or- Seasonal trailer sites Willis Ontario Aggregate available on Sandy Beach Consultant. Tel: ientated summer get away. Resort on Otter Lake. Seasonal Camping only. 905-885-1981 Cell: Beautiful family oriented Only a few available for 905-396-5344. park. Amazing beach for 2016. swimming. Great fishing. www.whitecedars.ca Any questions and to book Full hookups. Located 1 a time to come and see us. hour north of Kingston or Please call 613-649-2255 1 hour south of Ottawa on Hwy 15. Check us out on or 613-585-2797. Facebook and our website No drop-ins please. at sandybeachresort.ca 613-283-2080.
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(Retired entrepreneur) Peacefully at the Arnprior Hospital while surrounded by family on Saturday morning, May 14th, 2016. Wallace Andrew Cameron passed away at the age of 74. Beloved husband of Judy (nee Silieff). Dearly loved father of Robin Cameron (Heather) of Braeside and Wendy Wilson (Jeff Rooney) of Arnprior. Proud “Poppa” of Jacob and Jenna. Dear brother of Bill Cameron of Barry’s Bay; Ivan Cameron (Inez) of Pembroke; Calvin Cameron (Linda) of Arnprior and Ivah Lois Manley (Richard) of Owen Sound. Predeceased by his parents, Wallace Bruce Cameron and Merle Young as well as siblings: Sterling Cameron (late Aileen); Irvin Cameron (Jessie of Cornwall) and Doreen Carleton (late Gary). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Wally, a hardworking man, always maintained a positive attitude. He had an ability that few possess…the ability to make people feel good. His cheerfulness and smile will be missed by all who knew him. Friends were invited to join Wally’s family during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Tuesday, May 17th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Wednesday morning, May 18th from 10 to 10:45 a.m. A Service to honour and remember Wally’s life followed in the Pilon Family Chapel at 11 o’clock. Interment Madawaska, Ontario at a later date. In memory of Wally, please consider a donation to the Arnprior Hospital “Palliative Care Unit”. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. W.E. Gordon and the amazing staff of the Arnprior Hospital for taking such amazing care of Wally in the final days of his life. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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Canadian Red Cross, Fitzroy Harbour Bridge Club, Fitzroy Harbour Lights Seniors Club Passed away peacefully with her family by her side in the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital early Monday morning, May 2, 2016. Jean Boland of Arnprior formerly of Fitzroy Harbour (Woodridge) in her 95th year. Daughter of the late Mildred &DPHURQ 6PLWK 3UHGHFHDVHG E\ KHU ÀUVW husband Stewart Bonnell (WWII). Beloved wife of the late Douglas Boland. Dear mother of William (Barbara), Michael (Francine), Terry, Tim, Dan (Lorraine) and John. Much loved grandmother of Lynda (Sean), Jason (Cindy), Shawn, Sylvie (Gray), Ryan, Darlene (Ben), Veronica, Anna and Mathew. Cherished great-grandmother of Nathan, Kyle, Darien, Gray, Jessie, Emelie, Finn and Oscar. Dear sister of Barbara (late Fred) Brent of Comox, B.C. Predeceased by brother Gordon and sisters Hilda, Edith and Peggy. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. A special thank you to Dr. Robson, Dr. Gordon and the staff of the Arnprior Hospital and the Grove Nursing Home for their loving care of Jean. Visitations were at the Boyce Funeral Home, 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior Thursday May 5, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service was conducted in St. George’s Anglican Church, Fitzroy Harbour Friday May 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Interment Whyte’s Cemetery, Fitzroy Harbour. A Reception followed at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre. In Memoriams to St. George’s Anglican Church, Fitzroy Harbour or the Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior would be appreciated by her family. Condolences/Tributes/Donations at www.boycefuneralhome.ca.
(Retired Civil Engineer and former President of M. Sullivan and Son Ltd., Arnprior) Peacefully at The Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior with loved ones by his side on Tuesday morning, May 10th, 2016. Hugh Patrick MacMaster of Arnprior passed away at the age of 85 years. Beloved husband and best friend for over 56 years of Catherine (nee Eno). Dearly loved and admired father of Hugh (Gail); Shawn (Judy Clouthier); Greg (Jane Howe); Lesley MacMaster (Bryce Gormley) and Paula Watson (Glen). Cherished and proud “Poppa” of Robbie, Matthew, Alyssa, Chantal, Kris, Colin, Katie, Cael, Maeve, Rhys, Pam, Amanda, Jack, John, Thomas, Dillon and Abigail. Dear brother of Ian MacMaster and Nonie Barr (Bob). Predeceased by his parents: A. D. MacMaster and Nellie MacDonnell as well as a sister, Patricia Croal (late Dave). Family and friends were received at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday morning from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. John Chrysostom Church, Arnprior on Saturday morning, May 14th at 10 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. In memory of Hugh, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer Society or Arnprior Regional Health. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
September 27 1928 – May 7, 2016 Quietly and peacefully, at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Willis James (1997). Loving mother of Bonnie James (Brian Lutes) and Joanne Alexander (Courtney). Cherished “Grandma” of Derek Alexander, Tara Alexander (Jefte Chavez) and Jordan Lutes. Proud “Great Grandma” of Sophia and Elissa Chavez. Pre-deceased by her parents Alice and Robert Powell; her brother Jackie Powell and her sister Joan Booth. Survived by a brother Don Powell (Suzanne). Shirley will be greatly missed by her dear and devoted friend Theresa Carron. She will also be missed by extended family and friends including residents and staff at the Arnprior Villa. Friends joined Shirley’s family during visitation at the Pilon Family Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on Friday morning from 10-10:45 a.m. A Funeral Service was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Friday morning at 11 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Partners in Caring Foundation of the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital would be greatly appreciated. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
Campbell Edgar February 23, 1922-May 10, 2016 C.E. Mills Construction, Lifelong Farmer Passed away peacefully following a brief illness in the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening, May 10, 2016. Campbell Mills of Arnprior in his 95th year. Beloved and devoted husband of Ina Mills (nee Campbell). Loving father of Allison (Joseph Kubiseski), Catherine (Darcy Fridgen), Alan (Cheryl), Carolyn (William Lillico), and Ken (Nancy). Much loved grandfather of Matthew, Alex (Kristine), Edward (Sarah) and Vicki Kubiseski, Angela (Michael Ouellette), Tyler and Brady Mills, David (Alison), Christina (Calvin McKee), Crystal, Daniel and Derek Lillico and Kevin (Nicole) Mills. Cherished great-grandfather of Vaida and Valerie Ouellette and London and Olivia Lillico. Predeceased by great-granddaughter Charlotte McKee. Campbell is survived by sisters; Irene Beattie (late Orville), Doris Lesway (late Leonard), brother Keith Mills (Marilyn) and brother-in-law John Campbell (Joan, late Dorothy). Predeceased by his siblings; Edna, Lois, Katherine, Pearl, Helen, Martha and William. Son of the late Arthur and Ada (Nesbitt) Mills. Visitation at the Boyce Funeral Home, Chapel, Visitation and Reception Centre, 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior Saturday May 14, 2016 from 12 noon until time of service at 2:00 p.m. The Funeral Service was conducted Saturday, May 14, 2016 in the Boyce Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Private family interment St. Mark’s Anglican Cemetery, Pakenham. In memoriams to the “Partners in Caring” of the Arnprior Hospital or the St. John’s Anglican Church, Antrim would be appreciated by his family. Condolences/Tributes/Donations at www.boycefuneralhome.ca.
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Tree planting at Kemp Woodland Special to the News
Sacred Heart High School students recently planted 70 native conifer trees in the Kemp Woodland beside the school. It was part of the continuing stewardship project involving the Kemp Woodland in Stittsville led by the Ottawa Stewardship Council. Eastern White Cedars were planted to support future regeneration of the species
in the woodland as this is the dominant tree in most of the Kemp Woodland. The existing cedars are not naturally re-seeding themselves, possibly due to the change from wetland to dry forest area caused by development on the surrounding lands. In addition, the students planted Eastern Hemlock to add bio-diversity to the forest.
Fallowfield 4H Community Club elects officers, holds two meetings Georgia Parks Special to the News
Every couple of weeks, the new Fallowfield 4H Community Club meets to develop youth leadership and life skills in the rural community. At the first meeting which took place at the Fallowfield United Church, Nolan Arthurs and Caroline Nixon were elected as president and vice-president respectively, with Shannon Arthurs elected as secretary and Mark Ruiter chosen as the treasurer. Georgia Parks and Colin Arthurs were elected as
press reporters for the Club which involves 23 members. At this meeting, members learned about using livestock medicines safely while also learning about the different parts of a cow and the processes and techniques for judging different agricultural classes. The Club members wish to thank the Fallowfield United Church for being so generous to the 4H program and allowing the Fallowfield 4H Community Club to meet at the church. Ritchie Feed & Seed in Richmond allowed the Club to use its facility on Ottawa Street at Eagleson
Road as the site for the Club’s second meeting. Members learned about different planting and harvesting techniques. The Fallowfield 4H Community Club had a booth at Ritchie Feed & Seed on the weekend of May 7/8. Club members and leaders were on hand to talk to anyone interested in knowing about the fun and educational experiences enjoyed by 4H Club members. A 4H Club helps develop leadership skills while allowing members to gain more knowledge of agricultural-based life skills.
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The Canadian Golf and Country Club west of Stittsville will be the site of a Blind Nine & Dine Golf Fun Day and Lobster Dinner hosted by Canadian Guide Dogs on Sunday, June 12. The event will feature nine holes of golf with a cart as well as a full lobster dinner following the golfing. It will be a shotgun start at 2 p.m. for the golf with dinner at 5:30 p.m. Cost of the event is $99 per person. You can sign up for this Nine & Dine
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Friendship Club activities at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville include the following: Two exercise classes: Mondays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.– please contact Helen at 613-836-6766; and Thursdays from 11:45 a.m.
to 12:45 p.m. – please contact Fern at 613-836-1936. Euchre on Fridays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. – please contact Heather at 613-8382743. Friendship Club activities at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena hall in Stittsville include the fol-
lowing: Shuffleboard on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – please contact Shirley Healey at 613-8312712. Bridge on Fridays from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – please contact Lorraine at 613-599-3297.
Duo plays originals as well as Irish and Spanish tunes John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
The musical sounds of two Celtic harps filled the air at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville on Friday, May 13. But these sounds were more than just the angelic sounds usually associated with this traditional Irish instrument. Janine Dudding and Susan Sweeney Hermon of the Acacia Lyra duo not only performed a number of Irish tunes but also presented original tunes as well as several Spanish tunes, some performed by this duo for their first time ever as Janine and Susan prepare for an upcoming concert of Hispanic and Sephardic songs called “Hispania!” which is being held on Saturday, May 28 at 7 p.m. at the Mackay United Church in the New Edinburgh area of Ottawa. The duo also included in their performance their version of “Pussywillows, Cattails,” a song written by Canadian singer/ songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, as well as an entertaining ditty about, of all things, chemistry, a song that is a favourite of Janine’s and is best associated with the Canadian singing and song writing duo of Kate and Anna McGarrigle. The duo’s final song, at least before an encore harp medley of a couple of old Irish tunes that followed, was a cute French/English song from the 1950’s that had them both singing with Susan playing the spoons and Janine playing the guitar. “The Road To Old Grand-Mere” featured the catching refrain “You meet the most interesting Quebecois on the road to Old Grand-Mere.”
Acacia Lyra started off its Gaia Java performance with a couple of songs about spring as a tip of the hat to the improving springtime weather. “Salutation,” written by Janine, featured Janine and Susan both playing their Celtic harps, with Janine’s bird-like whistling adding a special touch to the piece. They followed this up with a traditional French Canadian song about spring. Songs, both old Irish tunes as well as original songs, followed, with Susan sometimes playing the flute instead of her harp. She also played the bodhran, an Irish hand drum, later in the performance. It was the Spanish songs that added yet another dimension to the performance. There was a Cuban dance song that Janine wrote in, of all places, Iqaluit in Nunavut, a North American location well removed from the island of Cuba. Acacia Lyra also included other Spanish tunes in their performance such as a folk song from Venezuela about miners deep underground day dreaming about beautiful women walking above ground and a Bolivian tune that included spurts of clapping and whistling. The duo also performed a Spanish song written by Susan that translates as “The Sun Still Shines” as well as a slow Cuban dance song written by a Paraguayan harpist. Old Irish songs were never far away in this performance including “Johnny I hardly knew you” as well as a song in the Irish language about a wealthy widow being pursued by a younger man. A medley of two oldfashioned Irish jigs played on the harps was another highlight of the performance.
Janine Dudding and Susan Sweeney Hermon of Acacia Lyra sing in English, French, Spanish and Gaelic while accompanying themselves on their Celtic harps or guitars, with a flute, bodhran or the spoons thrown in at times along the musical route that they are travelling.
They began performing together as a duo in 2006, so this marks their tenth year as a duo. They have three CD’s to their credit: “Harmonic Curves” in 2007, “Aqsarniit – Northern Lights) in 2010 and “Silver Sun” in 2011. They perform around the area including a regular ap-
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Janine Dudding, left, playing the guitar, and Susan Sweeney Hermon, right, seated, playing the Celtic harp, perform as Acacia Lyra at the music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday.
pearance at a Preston Street spot. For their “Hispania!” concert that is coming up on Saturday, May 28 at the Mackay United Church, they are being joined by soprano Sylvia Larrass, cello player Greg Weeks and flute and percussionist Graham Lindsey. The Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street hosts a music evening every Friday starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free but donations to help the performer or performers with their expenses are accepted in a jar on the counter at the shop. This Friday, May 20, the music evening at the Gaia Java shop will feature “The Backsliders,” a bluegrass band. The group features Jason McDonald, Terry McDonald and Don Fletcher, all from Stittsville, Ed Sexton from Ottawa and Warren Recoskie from Orleans. You wilkl hear the mandolin, guitar, fiddle, bass and vocals.
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MARY COOK Memories There was no such thing as “show and tell” at the Northcote School. There was no room for something as frivolous as bringing something from home to talk about in front of the rest of the pupils. Once we settled in our seats, our whole day, except for a 15 minute recess, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and of course our hour for lunch, we were stuck to our seats like flypaper. The truth of the matter was none of us had much to show off, even if there was something called ‘show and tell’. With the exception of bad Marguerite, of course. If it wasn’t brand new hair ribbons laying across her Shirley Temple curls like a folded up Renfrew Mercury, it was ankle sox with real lace on the cuffs. And then one day, just before Miss Crosby came out on the stoop to ring the big brass bell, in rolled Marguerite on a brand new bicycle. No one ever rode a bicycle to the Northcote School, not even cousins Two or Three Mile Herman, who came all the way
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it! Even Miss Crosby’s eyes were like saucers, but of course she said nothing, ever careful not to show favouritism to any one pupil. Marguirite asked, during the morning, if she could go to the windowsill and sharpen her pencil. We knew perfectly well there wasn’t a thing wrong with her pencil. What she wanted to do was take a peek outside to have a look at her bicycle! All went well into the day. Morning recess passed. No one mentioned the new bicycle. Our lunch was eaten outside, and still no one talked about the bicycle. Marguirite was plenty annoyed, you could tell just by the way she was tossing those hateful store-dyed curls around. I could see my brother Emerson and his pal Cecil snickering over by the back fence, but they never went near the bicycle either. Afternoon recess came and went. Cecil put up his hand, with two fingers, which meant he had to use the outside privy, and it would take longer than if he only held up one finger. Miss Crosby nodded, and Cecil got up from his desk, nodded at Emerson, and went out the door. Finally, the big CPR clock on
the wall showed it was four o’clock, and Miss Crosby said we were dismissed. Emerson and Cecil were the first to get out the door, and they headed right for the gate, where they looked like they had just robbed a bank. Marguirite wasn’t far behind. She took one look at her bicycle and her scream could be heard in Admaston! Velma, Joyce and I ran to see what all the commotion was about, and there were those two big balloon tires, as flat as pancakes. “Must have a slow leak,” Cecil said, as he wandered over from the gate. “Happens all the time on our old Model T,” Emerson offered. “Guess you’ll just have to push and drag it home.” When I last saw Marguirite and her bicycle she hadn’t gone more than a few hundred yards. The bicycle was big and heavy, the road was full of ruts, and even though she lived close to the school, and we were three and a half miles, Velma guessed we’d beat her home. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
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Easy to make fresh strawberry danishes International Dinner in support of refugees Fresh strawberry danishes are easy to make using frozen puff pastry. We’ve added cardamom, a classic Scandinavian spice to the glaze. Preparation time is 2 minutes while cooking time is 5 minutes, following by cooling time of 30 minutes. Baking time: 20 minutes Serves: 8 Ingredients 2 cups (500 mL) chopped strawberries 2 tbsp (25 mL) granulated sugar 2 tbsp (25 mL) cornstarch 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) vanilla 1 sheet (225 g) frozen butter puff pastry, thawed 1 egg yolk 1 tbsp (15 mL) water 1/4 cup (50 mL) icing sugar 1 tsp (5 mL) milk Pinch ground cardamom Preparation instructions In medium saucepan, combine strawberries and sugar; cook over medium heat stirring frequently until sugar is dissolved. Mash with potato masher until just little bits remain. Reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir cornstarch with 1 tbsp (15 mL) cold water until smooth. Whisk into strawberry mixture and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. Stir in 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla. Refrigerate until fully cooled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, unroll puff pastry, leaving on
parchment paper, set on baking sheet. Trim to form a 10- x 8-inch (25 x 20 cm) rectangle. Position pastry with 8-inch (20 cm) side towards you. Starting at bottom right corner of pastry, using a sharp knife, diagonally cut 3-inch (7.5 cm) strips of pastry, about 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide, right to the top of pastry (there might be a tiny triangle of leftover pastry at top, simply discard). Repeat with left side of pastry. Refrigerate pastry on baking sheet while strawberries cool. In small bowl, whisk egg yolk with water; set aside. Spoon strawberry filling down centre of pastry from top to bottom, it should be about 2-inches (5 cm) wide. Starting with left strip, fold one strip over strawberry filling to cover. Then fold one right strip over to cover strawberry filling and part of the left strip. Continue folding left then right strips, right to the bottom. Pastry should resemble a braid. Brush with egg yolk mixture. Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until a deep golden brown. Cool completely before icing. In medium bowl, whisk icing sugar with milk, remaining vanilla and cardamom. Add a drop or two of milk if glaze is too thick; drizzle over danish. Slice and serve. Nutritional information One serving Protein: 3 grams Fat: 12 grams Carbohydrate: 25 grams Calories: 215 Fibre: 1 gram Sodium: 85 mg
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Think about enjoying a feast of international cuisine while supporting Richmond’s refugee sponsorship effort. It can’t get any better than that – a delicious three-course meal with food from around the world while helping raise funds for the refugee family that is being sponsored by Richmond. It all happens on Saturday, June 4 starting at 6 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. Everyone is welcome. This International Dinner will be a full three-
course meal with nibbles/ starters on the tables when you arrive including olives, humus, tapenade and pita bread. Then it will be on to a Japanese Golden Chicken, Vegetable Curry, a Moroccan Vegetable Tagine, a Greek Bean, a Vegetable Mousaka, rice, naan bread, Greek salad and a mango, snap peas and red pepper salad. For dessert, there will be fruit platters, squares, homemade baklava, dates, ripe figs and nuts. And the evening will feature more than just this food with an international flavour. There will also be entertainment provided by a group called “Fiddlehead
Soup” which features love songs and lullabies in four different languages, adding yet another international flavour to the event. The group also features some fiddlers. This “Fiddlehead Soup” group has waived its appearance fee for the event because the cause is dear to them. There will also be dancing for those who have happy feet. There will be a cash bar, raffles and door prizes. Tickets at $45 each or $30 each for seniors (age 65 plus) are available from Carole Luff at 613-8382456, Jean Langman at 613-489-3431 or Lynne and Dave Pearen at 613838-2294.
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on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Menu for the luncheon will be ham and scalloped potatoes, dessert, tea and coffee. EntertainCarole Herbert and Helen James Special to the News ment will be provided by Charles and Heidi Gregoire. To reserve a place at this lunThe next monthly luncheon of the Friend- cheon, Friendship Club members should ship Club will be held on Wednesday, May phone Gloria at 613-831-8819 or Rosemary 25 at 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall at 613-836-6354 by Friday, May 20.
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The Amberlakes community off Stittsville Main Street near Hazeldean Road is holding a community garage sale on Saturday, May 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to drop by and visit the garage sales. You might just find that treasure that you have been looking for recently. The Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society is holding its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bradley’s Insurance parking lot on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. A plant, bake and garage sale is being held on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Carleton Cathcart Street and Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Proceeds will go to local and city charities as well as to those in the North. The plant sale will be held at the front entrance of the church while the bake and garage sale will take place in the church hall. Everyone is encourage to attend. The 2016 Ottawa Fiddle and Stepdance Competition will be held on Saturday, May 21 starting at 11 a.m. and Sunday, May 22 starting at 1 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena ice slab) at the corner of Perth Street
and Huntley Road in Richmond. Weekend and single day passes available. Daytime and evening admission as well. Everyone welcome. The May meeting of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society on Saturday, May 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville will feature a presentation by John Curry entitled “The Grants of Goulbourn.” Everyone is welcome to attend. Free admission and refreshments. A yard sale and a bake sale are being held on Saturday, May 28 at the Fallowfield United Church at the corner of Fallowfield Road and Steeple Hill Crescent at Fallowfield. A giant garage sale fundraiser is being held on Saturday, May 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Community Bible Church on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Coffee and refreshments will be available. Funds raised will go to support the church’s involvement in helping the community in Seje in Kenya, with a team from Stittsville planning to travel to Seje in June 2017 to provide some medical care and help with the school there. Munster is holding its annual
community garage sale on Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with various garage sales taking place at homes around the community. Rain date is Sunday, May 29. Munster United Church in Munster is holding a bake sale on Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring lots of great homemade baking. A BBQ featuring hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with everyone welcome to attend. An Open Table community dinner will be held on Saturday, May 28 at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. Everyone welcome to attend. There is no cost for the meal although donations are always welcome. For more information, please contact Nancy Veilleux at 613-838-5032 or via email at nancy.veilleux@bell.net or Marsha Deyell at 613-838-3514 or via email at marshadeyell@hotmail.com. A hot turkey dinner in memory of Gertie Jones will be held on Saturday, May 28 at Christ Church Ashton in Ashton. One sitting only at 5 p.m. Euchre to follow. Tickets available from Marion Jones at 613-838-5405 or Ruth Jones at 613-838-5404.
Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville is holding a Fun Day Sunday on Sunday, May 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Inflatable obstacle course. Games. BBQ. Everyone welcome to attend. The Stittsville 56ers of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League will play the visiting 14C Victory team on Wednesday, June 1 at 8:30 p.m. at Alexander Grove diamond in Stittsville. The annual Slo-Pitch Tournament hosted by the Munster Cooperative Nursery School will be held from Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 5 in Munster. Beer, wine, cooler bottles and cans will be collected in a “Case for a Cure” bottle drive in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association and Camp Banting, a camp for children with diabetes, on Friday, June 3 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.mn. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Save up your bottles and bring them in to help the Stittsville District Lions Club in the fight against diabetes. Free carnival at the Chapel Ridge Free Methodist Church on
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An International Dinner hosted by Richmond Village Refugee Welcome to raise funds in support of sponsoring a refugee family will be held on Saturday, June 4 at 6 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. Tickets are available from Jeannie Langman at 613-487-3431, Carole Luff at 613-838-2456 or Dave and Lynne Pearen at 613-838-2294.
The spring concert of the Ottawa Catholic School Board’s children’s choirs will be held on Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart High School on Abbott Street in Stittsville. This concert will be celebrating the 25th anniversary year of the children’s choir which was first formed in 1991. Tickets will be $15 per person at the door. St. Clare’s at Dwyer Hill will hold its annual cemetery service on Sunday, June 5 immediately following the 9 a.m. mass. St. Clare’s Church is located on Dwyer Hill Road south of Franktown Road.
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Stittsville may be getting another retirement home. A five-storey retirement home with 185 units is being proposed as part of a development on the north side of Hazeldean Road immediately east of Cedarow Court. Besides the retirement home, the proposed development includes a four-storey residential care facility with 256 units as well as two commercial buildings with retail on the ground floor and offices on the second storey. There may be as many as three phases involved in the development.
Access to the site will be off Hazeldean Road at the signalized location where Fringewood Drive from the south currently intersects with Hazeldean Road. A total of 454 parking spaces will be provided on the site with almost all of them located in an underground parking garage. There will be about 30 parking spaces on the surface. At the rear of the 4.6 hectare site will be a 1.55 hectare open space which will include a section of the Poole Creek corridor. This area will be transferred to the city of Ottawa to ensure its preservation. A nature trail system has been planned along Poole Creek including this section of it.
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, your tendency this week is to escape into your mind and imagination. While that’s fine for a little while, pretty soon you have to come back down to earth. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, people are pulling you in all sorts of directions this week. They each want you to share in their good times, but there’s only so much of you that can go around. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, even though you generally like to keep your feet on the ground, this week you are looking to be a little adventurous. Let someone entice you into a whimsical journey. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a desire to bring more calm into your life could have you seeking out a vacation or just a respite from daily life. Take the time to unwind and you’ll come back recharged. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, this week may prove to be a little intense, but you’ll muster the Here’s How It Works: energy and strength to push on through. Balancing fun and some workrelated responsibilities is key. 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 VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric Practicality seems to disappear when you have your mind on enjoyable clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! activities, Virgo. Find a way to be both fun and practical and you will be set.
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desserts including chocolate cupcakes and cake pops – all decorated with a splash of yellow.
They’ll be taking part in the 4th annual Lemonade Standemonium. It’s a fundraiser where kids host lemonade stands in their community and raise awareness and funds for local cancer care.
“It was very heartfelt to have so many friends, family and neighbours stopping by to support our lemonade stand – it created a real sense of community and was very empowering for our kids to feel they were making a difference,” explains Fraser.
For Emmerson Markwick, 6, and her big brother Daxton, 8, the Lemonade Standemonium has become a beloved annual event. This is the third year that they have participated in honour of all of their family members who have faced a cancer diagnosis, including their 9 year old cousin Bridget, who was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour, a rare form of kidney cancer, in 2013. “It was very serious and devastating for our whole family,” explains the kids’ mom, Trina Fraser. “It was important to us to do something to help. Thankfully, after two battles with cancer, Bridget is now doing really well”. To help kick-start this year’s campaign, Daxton and Emmerson hosted their lemonade stand a little early. Along with fresh regular and cranberry/raspberry lemonade, they treated passers-by to yummy PROCEEDS BENEFIT
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Over the last three years more than 1,000 stands have registered in the Lemonade Standemonium from right across the region including Orleans, Barrhaven, Kanata, Metcalfe, Manotick, Carp, Stittsville, Calabogie, Renfrew and Kemptville. Through their efforts, the kids have raised more than $190,000 for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of Cardel Homes, Palladium Insurance and Accora Village, 100% of the funds raised at each stand have been put to work supporting local cancer research and Cancer Coaching. You can register your stand today at www.ottawacancer.ca/lemonade or contact 613.247.3527. Together we are putting the squeeze on cancer!
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