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It was a chance to get up close and personal with an Olympic gold medal. It was all thanks to freestyle wrestler Erica Wiebe of Stittsville who had her gold medal from the Rio Olympics around her neck as she arrived at the Ottawa International Airport on Tuesday, greeted by a crowd of about 100 including family, friends, fellow wrestlers, supporters, youngsters and, oh yes, local politicians, namely city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri and Kanata North ward councillor Marianne Wilkinson. There were signs welcoming her home, congratulating her, spelling out her name and more. See ERICA’S ARRIVAL, page 2
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You’d Better BeWiebe It - it’s gold! Olympic champion Erica Wiebe, centre, front, in red, holds her Olympic gold medal for wrestling as she gathers for a group photograh with supporters from the National Capital Wrestling Club which has been her home club at her arrival at the Ottawa International Airport on Tuesday where her flight arrived just after 9a.m. For more stories/photos about Erica Wiebe, see pages 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 17, 19 and 21.
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There were Canadian flags, little ones as well as some full sized ones. There were pompoms, balloons, noise makers and lots of red and white clothing. Even the statue of George-Etienne Cartier, who is linked forever in bronze with an adjacent Sir John A. Macdonald statue in the airport’s arrivals area, had a balloon attached to his arm for the occasion. And as Erica appeared at the top of the airport escalator and waved, cheers went up and continued as she descended on the escalator, preceded by a bagpiper. After a welcoming hug from her parents Charles Wiebe and Paula Preston who had just returned from Rio themselves last Sunday, Erica was surrounded by media but after the ensuing brief scrum, it was everyone else’s turn to meet Erica, congratulate her, hug her perhaps, touch that Olympic gold medal, take a selfie with Erica or have a photo taken with her and get an autograph, whether on a hat, a paper flag – whatever was available. Everyone had this chance to get up close with Erica as she slowly
made her way through the crowd, one person by one person. And then it was time for a group photo with a gang from the National Capital Wrestling Club, her home club. Two of these fellow wrestlers were Cole McKee from Renfrew and Andrea Pretty of Munster, both of whom have wrestled Erica during her visits to the Club. They both admitted to being soundly beaten by Erica but noted that she had always done it with a friendly smile on her face. Among others there was Alain Gareau, a teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville where he coached Erica in her initial sports love, soccer. They call Erica an Olympic champion and she showed her championship pedigree by taking time to meet and greet all those who had turned out at the airport to welcome her back home. For those who were not at this airport arrival, you will have a chance to meet Erica this Thursday, Aug. 25 JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND when a reception in her honour is being held at the Goulbourn Recre- Olympic champion Erica Erica Wiebe gets a giant hug from her dad ation Complex, beginning at 7 p.m. Wiebe waves as she Charles Wiebe as she reaches the arrivals descends on the escalator. area at the Ottawa International Airport. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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In the national championship john.curry@metroland.com tournament, Team Ontario went undefeated in six games, scoring Twelve year old Cole Bowditch of Stitts79 goals while allowing only 6 ville is a national champion. goals against. Team Ontario deHe is a member of the Team Ontario feated teams representing British peewee lacrosse team that won the peewee Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia, lacrosse national championship, going unSaskatchewan, Manitoba and the First Nations. In the championship final, Team Ontario defeated the First John Brummell Nations by a 9-3 score to capture john.brummell@metroland.com the national championship. In the championship tournaOlympic champion Erica ment, Cole earned four assists while picking up six minutes in Wiebe loves her hometown penalties. of Stittsville. Cole, who will be going into When asked at her airgrade seven in September, wanted port homecoming arrival on to play for Team Ontario so that Tuesday what there has been he could compete with the best about growing up in Stittsplayers in Canada while representville that she feels may have ing his home province of Ontario. helped her in her journey His best memory from the nationto an Olympic gold medal, al tournament is meeting other here’s what Erica’s response players from all over the country. was: JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND He describes himself as a fast “Stittsville is just like a little, a little piece of heav- On hand to cheer for Erica Wiebe at her arrival at the airport and very solid defensive player in en, I call it. I always tell my on Tuesday are, from left, Gabriel Gareau, dad Alain Gareau, lacrosse. He likes the speed and the contact (hitting) involved in friends it feels like where Xavier Gareau and Danica Gareau. the game of lacrosse while noting the rainbow ends, the sun that the hardest thing about lashines and the birds are alcrosse is playing in the heat. ways singing and to grow Besides lacrosse, Cole also plays up and to be from Ottawa competitive hockey. and to grow up in Stittsville Other players besides Cole and to be here today. I mean Bowditch on Team Ontario were it’s all connected and I’m so Daniel Clark, Matthew Poitras, proud!” Nicholas Roode, Willem Firth, Yes, Stittsville’s gold medEthan Lee, Cameron Sanderson, al winner certainly gave a Liam Mattews, Jaden Ciappara, golden endorsement of her Gavin Howard, Gabriel Sorichetti, hometown. Joshua Ford, Christopher Sobil, A reception in honour Aaron Toguri, Cohen Jennings, of Erica is being held this Jacob Wright, Nolan Marshall, Thursday, Aug. 25 starting Jacob McLean, Evan Constantoat 7 p.m. at the Goulbourn poulo and Zachary Richards. Recreation Complex onJohn Curry
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“The Big Bike is a big deal!” This was the phrase used by Heart & Stroke Foundation area coordinator Michael McCarthy in his pre-ride pep talk to members of the Lowes Kanata ride team, telling about the importance of the “Big Bike” ride both for fundraising as well as for raising awareness of heart disease. The Big Bike Ride was in Stittsville on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 18, the fourth straight year that this Big Bike was in town, giving teams representing various businesses and organizations an opportunity to pedal the 29-seat bicycle along streets in the community, making noise and drawing attention to their participation in this Heart & Stroke Foundation event. Teams taking part in the Big Bike event this year included Revera Stittsville (augmented by some riders from the Lynwood Park Retirement Community in Bells Corners); Lowes Kanata (augmented by a few riders from Brown’s Your Independent Grocer); Modern Ni-
agara; and Stittsville District Lions Club and city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri and his team (also augmented by a few riders from Brown’s Your Independent Grocer. For the Revera Stittsville team, this is a particularly exciting event because the Big Bike route goes along Stittsville Main Street, right in front of Revera’s Stittsville Villa Retirement Community. And again this year, just like last year, a large contingent of Stittsville Retirement Community residents gathered outside the building armed with signs of support, pompoms and flags to cheer on the Revera team as the Big Bike passed by. And it did more than just pass by as the Big Bike pulled into the layby at the front of the building on its southward journey on Stittsville Main Street. On the way back to the starting point at the Brown’s YIG parking lot, the Big Bike stayed on the roadway but the Stittsville Retirement Community residents were still there in front of the building and gave the Revera team Olympic-calibre cheers as the Big Bike passed by.
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Sunday, Nov. 20 may seem like a long way away yet but already the organizing is underway for the annual Old-Fashioned Christmas & Outdoor Artisan Market hosted by the Goulbourn Museum. This is a juried event with all products offered for sale required to be handmade. The Goulbourn Museum is now accepting vendor applications for this event which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. at the Goulbourn Museum on Huntley Road at Stanley’s Corners. There are just 15 vendor spaces available for this market. The Goulbourn Museum hopes to once again have a good selection of items for sale, with varied price points that will provide products affordable for all budgets. The deadline for vendor applications is Friday, Sept. 16. Those accepted will receive an email of acceptance no later than Friday, Sept. 23. The application form can be found on the Goulbourn Mu-
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Indeed, Stittsville Retirement Community residents had been working for months on preparing their signs and flags used in cheering for the passing Revera team. Excitement had been mounting at the Villa as the day of the Big Bike ride approached. And this excitement flowed over into lots of cheering and flag waving for the Big Bike ride team! The Revera Stittsville team ended up raising $2001.60 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation in this year’s Big Bike event. The Modern Niagara team also created quite a sight as they pedalled the Big Bike along on its Stittsville Main Street route, following an Ottawa Police Services cruiser which led the way. Modern Niagara riders wore colourful hats of green, blue or yellow as well as team jerseys, some of them of the hockey variety. Modern Niagara is a company that designs, builds and maintains building service systems (mechanical and electrical) for commercial and institutional properties. Again this year, the Big Bike’s driver was Jack Junkin who has been doing this task all across Ontario and even Canada for ten years now. There are seven of these Big Bikes which operate on behalf of the Heart & Stroke Foundation all across Canada. During the Big Bike rides, Jack uses the bike’s public address system to instruct the cyclists on turning left or right and to attract attention to the Big Bike as it goes along the street. Energetic music is also played to further energize the riders and attract even more attention. Three flags flying at the rear of the Big Bike draw even more attention to this unique cycling vehicle. Sunny, warm weather prevailed for this year’s Big Bike ride event in Stittsville, unlike last year when a torrential downpour made for a wet experience for some of the Big Bike ride teams. Funds raised by this Big Bike ride event go to the Heart & Stroke Foundation to develop life-saving treatments for heart disease and stroke patients. This involves funding vital research so that more people can survive heart and stroke incidents and return to healthy living. A sign on the Big Bike said it all: “Together we are making health last for all Canadians!”
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August 25, 2016 Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed Erica Wiebe Reception Hello Residents, This week Mayor Watson and I had the sheer privilege to join the countless other Ottawa and Stittsville residents in welcoming Olympic gold-medal winner and Stittsville-born Erica Wiebe back to her home country. Erica came out on top in the Women’s Freestyle 75kg wrestling category, earning Canada’s fourth and final gold medal in the Rio Summer Olympics. In keeping up with the momentum of Erica’s homecoming, I am thrilled to invite all Stittsville/Ottawa residents to the Goulbourn Recreation Complex this Thursday, August 25th at 7:00 PM for a reception in Erica’s honour. The Goulbourn Recreation Complex or GRC, which is located at 1500 Shea Rd, is just beside Sacred Heart High School where Erica spent the formative years of her life developing her love of wrestling. The gym is a second home to many impressionable future-Olympians involved in the broad range of summer camps between school years. I hope that all residents of Stittsville and Ottawa are able to join me on this day in commemorating one of Stittsville’s shining stars.
Early birds can register now for Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital The City of Ottawa and Tim Hortons are pleased to announce the annual Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital campaign, which will take place from September 15 to October 15. Early-bird registration is now available. Registration is quick and easy: • Go to ottawa.ca, or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401), to register for the cleanup. The interactive map on our website will show you which locations have already been claimed, allow you to register your own project site and choose the cleanup supplies that you need. • Select a location such as a park, ravine, shoreline, bus stop, pathway or any public area that requires litter pickup or graffiti removal. Win prizes Volunteers who register their cleanup project before Wednesday, September 14 have a chance to win one of many early-bird prizes donated by our generous sponsors. Volunteers who submit a final cleanup report by Monday, October 31 will be eligible for more prizes. Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital is a city-wide event that brings together neighbours, communities and friends to help keep Ottawa clean and green. Last year alone, 82,000 volunteers collected more than 65,600 kilograms of litter from 1,400 locations. This is a great opportunity for families and friends to work together on community cleanup projects that help make Ottawa clean, green, graffiti-free and litter-free. Cleaning the Capital is also an excellent way for high school students to earn their community volunteer hours. My office will be participating in this venture tentatively on September 23rd, 2016. I hope that all residents can make it out for this great initiative. Be sure to let me know when and where your group will be as the Tim’s Fairies may be fluttering about.
Always Listening As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca If you are a Stittsville resident of Ward 6 and would like to be added to my weekly electronic outreach list, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community. Further information about any of these articles can be found on my website or you can contact my office to obtain details.
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t wasn’t a surprise. Everyone knew it was coming. And yet, when the news came that long-time Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Belanger had died on Aug. 16, it was like a sucker-punch to the gut of this city. For Belanger (1955-2016) seemed to have touched the heart of almost everyone he ever came into contact with. The tributes that have been voiced in the wake of his passing, at the much too young age of 61 after a short battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), speak to that. Yes, there have been tributes from the high and mighty. Tributes have come from the prime minister to the governor general. They have come from political colleagues in the federal Liberal party, and from political foes from the Conservatives and the NDP. They have come from city officials, from the mayor to councillors from across the city, and not just from the east end of the city where Belanger made his political home. All have been sincere, and all have praised Belanger’s tireless efforts over the years as a champion
of all Canadians’ rights, be they Franco-Ontarians such as himself, or his final effort to have our national anthem changed to better reflect the changing times so that it was gender all-inclusive. But for all the high praise from the political world that has been showered upon Belanger since his death, it is likely that the tributes from just ordinary folks in the city are the ones that would have meant the most to him and mean the most to his family. And in Belanger’s case, there is no doubt that those he served as their MP deeply feel the loss that comes with his death. In the end, that is the true test of someone’s impact upon a community, so we will let these words speak for the many: “He was a true gentleman, in both civilian and political life. He took a moment at every event he was at to shake my hand and ask me about my life, my family, no matter how busy he was ... I’m not trying to canonize him, but he was a good man,� said Jeff Kaluski, president of the Beacon Hill Community Association. And that is the ultimate tribute, that he indeed was a good man.
Weather a hot topic of conversation
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emember when it was OK to talk about the weather? Some of us still do talk about it, regardless. The heat — like the cold, which we can look forward to as well — is a handy topic of conversation, in case we need one. Sometimes we do, especially when other topics, such as political ones, become too depressing, or when we encounter someone with whom we have nothing in common. And it has been hot, right? Hotter than ‌ when? Well, that’s part of the conversation. The older guys will surely remember a time when it was far hotter than this. People were frying eggs on the sidewalk, the milk truck horses were fainting, the corn was as high as a dachshund’s eye — that kind
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town of thing. And dry? What about the lawn and the petunias? Even artificial turf is parched, they say. The other night people were sitting outside having a dinner party, listening to the splashes from the swimming pool next door, and hoping for a thunder storm. That’s unnatural. There can be a nifty conversation about coping strategies. Drinking hot tea, for example, which some people swear by. Running through the sprinkler. But then someone might scold you for wasting water.
People who have air conditioning will moan about how much it’s costing them in hydro bills. People who don’t have AC will complain about how the people with AC are destroying the environment. All because it’s hot. Old-timers will talk about going to air-conditioned movies to beat the heat. Those with shorter memories will praise the air conditioning on OC Transpo buses. That will lead some people to suggest that with the cost of bus fares it might be cheaper to get air conditioning. You see how much conversation we can get out of a little heat? It’s less confusing to talk about than baseball, not to mention electoral reform. And in the old days it was less controversial than anything, a truly safe topic of conversation.
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The problem now is that this is no longer true. The heat is a hot topic. The arrival of climate change as a political issue has caused this. There are those who don’t believe climate change exists, on the one side. And there are those who believe climate change is such an imminent risk that we should no longer fly on airplanes. The sides are not equal: the bulk of opinion, scientific and otherwise, supports the idea that climate change is happening and that it is, to a large extent man-made. But that doesn’t stop people from arguing about it. Sure, there’s climate change, some people say, but there has always been climate change. Look at the Ice Age. Sure, there’s climate change, other people say, but we can’t do anything about it without destroying the economy. Sure, there’s climate change, say the most gloomy of us, but it’s too late to fix it. 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
The argument rages on, seemingly hotter the warmer the temperature. Some people think we have all sinned, to cause all this heat. Other people resent being called sinners. And there you are, wondering whether to bump up the AC. When the rain comes, as it must, it’s time to shift the complaint to inadequate storm sewers. We’re nothing if not versatile.
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Funeral service honouring World War Two veteran Special to the News
A funeral service of life and thanksgiving in honour of John Herbert Wall was held at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville, followed by interment at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kanata. Herb Wall, who died on Monday, Aug. 1, was born on July 9, 1921 on a farm at Hazeldean, one of the children of Sarah Bradley and John Wall. He served six years overseas with the Canadian Army Postal Corps in World War Two, attaining the rank of Sergeant, after which he worked for the Post Office, serving as Postmaster at both RCAF Station Uplands and in Stirling, ON. He was also a long standing member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He met his wife, the former Mary Hobbs, at a postwar “welcome home” reception and they were married for 62 years until her death in 2014. In keeping with the family’s wishes, the funeral service included involvement of a Royal Canadian Legion colour party, a bagpiper and a bugler. Members from the Kanata and Stittsville Legion branches were both involved. Legion poppies were distributed to everyone at the funeral service and the service began with the Royal Canadian Legion colour party being led to the casket at the front of the church by bagpiper Jordan McConnell. Bugler Sgt. Chris Gerdei played the Last Post and Lament and in a brief Legion service, members of the Colour Party, followed by veterans, Legion members, family members and others laid poppies in honour of Herb Wall at the front of the church. After the colour party had been led away by the bagpiper, the funeral service itself saw Herb’s children Philip, Kevin and Joan reflect on their father’s life, describing him as a loving father who took them camping and fishing and was there for their Scout-
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A Royal Canadian Legion colour party participates in a Legion ceremony at the beginning of the funeral of World War Two veteran Herb Wall at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville. ing and backyard hockey rink activities, among other things. They told how Herb was a fabulous host and was always the life of a party. In his homily, the Very Rev. Peter Hall, Dean of the Cathedral in the Diocese of Niagara and a nephew of Herb Wall, described his uncle as a person of great faith and as “the kind of man who we will never forget.”
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Herb Wall is survived by his children Philip (Sheila Gormley), Kevin and Joan (Keith Pelley), his grandchildren Christie, Brian, Katie, Jason, Shane and Hope and his new great grandson Oliver. He was the twin brother of Alice (Weldon) Johnston and brother of Percy (Dorothy), Mary (Charlie) Patterson, Allen (Eleanor), Chuck (Isabel), Lois (Clarence) Sample
and Jimmy (Shirley). He was the brother-in-law of Ebert (Audrey and Doreen) Hobbs, Harry (Edith) Hobbs, Bernice (Cliff) Simpson and Craig (Joyce) Hobbs. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate in memoriam donations to either the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada or to the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalous Association of Ontario.
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Legion Hop was great; Dart Tournament coming up Barb Vant’Slot Special to the News
Congratulations to Erica Wiebe of Stittsville for winning the gold medal in women’s freestyle wrestling at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. LEGION HOP A great time was had by all those who boarded the bus for the Legion Hop. Thanks for a safe trip to bus driver “Gerry” and also a big thank you to Evelyn Fortin who organized the event. First stop was in Smiths Falls where all 19 of us on the trip were welcomed by the Smiths Falls comrades. They welcomed us with a BBQ and a guided tour of the branch. After this visit to the Smiths Falls Legion, the group headed to the picturesque town of Perth. We were welcomed by members of the branch and were served a light lunch of sandwiches and veggies while enjoying some great entertainment. One Stittsville member got up
and sang while others were given a tour of the museum upstairs at the Legion Hall. Some Stittsville members will be going back to Perth for a longer guided tour which will include history about the country and about what veterans have done for Canadians over the years. UPCOMING EVENTS The Stittsville Legion Mixed Triples Dart Tournament will be held at the Legion Hall this Saturday, Aug. 27, starting at 11 a.m. with pre-registration at 10 a.m. The fee is $30 per team. For more information, please contact Chris Carnochan at 613-866-5486 or chriscarnochan@gmail.com or contact Tracy Boss at 613-8583300 or tracy.boss24@yahoo. com . A poppy meeting will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 30 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Everyone is needed to help with the upcoming 2016 poppy campaign. So, come on out and show your support for our vet-
erans and those who died in the service of our country. The next monthly family breakfast with everyone in the community welcome to attend will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Cost is only $8 per person. Children under 12 years of age are only $6 per person. WEEKLY EVENTS (Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events unless otherwise stated) Euchre hosted by the Legion’s 55 Plus Club is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate. On Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., an “Acoustic Jam Night” is held in the upstairs hall at the Stittsville Legion. This event is open to everyone. No stage and a relaxed, fun and friendly atmosphere exists at these musical events. However, percussion is not allowed. For more informa-
tion, please email Brenda Hamilton at singersoloist@sympatico. ca or call her at 613-286-9173. Fun darts is held every Thursday starting at 7 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Stittsville Legion Hall. All dart enthusiasts are welcome to attend. The regular darts season will start on Thursday, Sept. 15 and Friday, Sept. 16. All darters are urged to participate. An “Open Mic and Sing-along” with Bill Martin will be held every Friday starting at 8 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall. Come and enjoy some country and some rock ‘n roll music. Everyone is welcome to attend. There is no cover charge. The knitting/crochet club meets at the Legion Hall every Monday at 6:30 p.m. except for holidays. Anyone interested is welcome to come and join in. The group is now also making rescue dolls as well as baby bonnets and pic line covers for local hospitals. There are also free lessons available. For more information, please contact June Warner at 613-836-1167. The Stittsville Legion Book
Club is starting up again in September. Meetings will take place on the third money of each month starting on Monday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The book for September is “The Little Parish Bookshop” which is available at Costco. The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www.stittsvillelegion.com. Upcoming events at the Stittsville Legion are always posted on the billboard sign at the front of the Legion Hall, easily seen by those passing by on Stittsville Main Street. EUCHRE WINNERS Henry Albert had the most lone hands at the euchre at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Sheila Casagrande had the ladies high score while Melanie Clouthier placed second. Garnet Vaughn had the men’s high score with Dwaine McGillvray as the runner-up. Dick Ross had the low score while Beverly Clouthier had the hidden score.
Friendship Club luncheon Aug. 31 Special to the News
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The next Friendship Club luncheon will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Menu for this luncheon will be pork tenderloin, veggies, mashed potatoes with gravy, a surprise dessert and tea and coffee. Entertainment at this luncheon will be provided by Gib Rosen. To reserve a place at this upcoming luncheon, Friendship Club members should phone Rosemary at 613-836-6354 or Gloria at 613831-8819 by this Friday, Aug. 26. Friendship Club activities at the
Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville include the following: The two exercise classes usually held at the Pretty Street Community Centre on Mondays and Thursdays have now been stopped for the summer. They will resume on Monday, Sept. 12. Euchre on Fridays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. – please contact Heather at 613-838-2743. Friendship Club activities at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena hall in Stittsville include the following: Shuffleboard on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – please contact Shirley Healey at 613-831-2712.
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ERICA WIEBE - OLYMPIC CHAMPION cradling a Canadian flag given to her by one of the fans in the Carioca 2 arena on the Barra Olympic Park grounds, she knew that she’d gotten what she had been chasing. “I was just tryintg to see if it would sink in fi5-2 in the quarter finals. She was nally,” she said. “It doesn’t ever sink in, maybe.” The five foot, nine inch Wiebe was a bundle of enan easy winner over Germany’s Maria Selmaier in the opening thusiasm before the gold medal bout, bounding into the ring like she was on springs. And when it was round. “She beat the top six women at last year’s world championship so we knew she had it in her, “ her coach Paul Ragusa of Calgary said. “It was getting her to do it in this arena. We had some major words that we focused on: grit, discipline, focus, being sharp and crisp, and that’s what she was today.” There was a time, though, when Wiebe may have wondered whether she would ever get her shot. She was beaten in the Canadian championships last year, was left off the Pan Am Games team held in her home province of Ontario and her career wasn’t exactly on a rocket-like path to the top. She had periods of selfdoubt, times when she tried to please others rather than herself. “All of a sudden, I made the Olympic team and I felt this pressure and today and in the weeks leading up to this, I shed that pressure and I was like “I’m still the same person, I don’t have to be any certain way other than the way I am, so I just went after it,” she said. And when she knelt on the mat,
‘O Canada’ with tears Doug Smith OurWindsor.ca
Erica Wiebe, the pride of Stittsville and Canada’s newest Olympic wrestling gold medalist, belted out the national anthem through welling tears and swelling pride while on the podium following her victorious gold medal match on Aug. 18, thinking back to a visit she made to her hometown and a feeling of déjà vu. “I visited my elementary school in June and I made all the kids sing ‘O Canada’ with me and I got these tingles in my body in that moment,” Wiebe said minutes after easily handling Kazakstan’s Guzel Manyurova in the 75 kilogram gold medal bout. “I was really hoping they would hear me today because they sang way better than I did,” Erica said. They may have sung better back in June but none wrestled better than the 27 year old who now trains in Calgary. Wiebe went unbeaten in four bouts to become Canada’s first female wrestling gold medalist since Carol Hunyh in Beijing eight years ago. Wiebe defeated Vasilisa Marzaliuk of Belarus 3-0 in the semi-finals earlier Thursday, Aug. 18 after being China’s Fengliu Zhang
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over, the goal reached, the perfect day an emotional medal ceremony from being over, she first grabbed coach Ragusa, hugged him within an inch of his life and then carried him around on her shoulders for a victory lap of the mat. “I just wanted to unleash everything I’ve put in over the last eight years,” Wiebe said. “We work really hard and to not put it all on the mat, that’s the worst feeling, that’s what I wanted to do today.”
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Erica Wiebe kisses her gold medal which she won in the women’s freestyle 75 kilogram class at the Rio Olympics. Stittsville News - Thursday, August 25, 2016 11
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At the Stittsville Glass & Signs sign with its message supporting Olympic wrestler Erica Wiebe of Stittsville in the days leading up to her Olympic event on Thursday, Aug. 18 are, at the front, Aiden Scolli with his mother Stacey Scolli, and, standing, at the left, Luke Therrien, and, at the right, Nancy Therrien.
At the Stittsville Glass & Signs sign with its message congratulating Olympic wrestler Erica Wiebe of Stittsville on Friday, Aug. 19 after her gold medal victory the day before at the Rio Olympics are, at the front, Luke Therrien, left, and Andrew Brown, right, and, standing, at the left, Stacey Scolli, and, at the right, Nancy Therrien.
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Signs supporting Erica Wiebe John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Visual support for Olympic wrestler Erica Wiebe of Stittsville was in evidence throughout the community last week, both before and after her gold medal winning performance at the Rio Olympics. Leading up to Erica’s Aug. 18 event in Rio, Stittsville Glass & Signs added a message to its giant sign along Stittsville Main Street, which proclaimed in black and red lettering on a white back the following: “This week Stittsville’s own Erica Wiebe takes on the wrestlers of the world in Rio. We Believe. Go Erica Go.” Among the other signs in the community showing support for Erica and wishing her good luck were a “Good Luck Erica” message on the electronic display sign at Stittsville Windows & Doors on Hazeldean Road, a similar message of support on
Pretty Pots Florist on Stittsville Main Street put it simply on its message board on the north side of its building: “Congratulations Erica Wiebe.” The Bradley’s Insurance electronic display sign was changed to “Congrats Erica Wiebe at the Olympics.” The sign along Stittsville Main Street at the Stittsville fire hall read: “Gold for
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Erica, Congratulations.” And Stittsville Glass & Signs altered its giant sign a little, adding “Congratulations Erica” along with images of Olympic gold medals on each side of the wording. In addition, the words “Erica kWins Gold In Rio” were added to the movable-letter message board at the bottom of the giant sign.
the Bradley’s Insurance electronic display sign on Stittsville Main Street and a “Go Erica Go” message on the display sign at McDonald’s Restaurant at the Crossing Bridge Square plaza. And after Erica won the gold medal, the signs changed to ones of congratulations and more signs emerged with similar messages. Signs reading “Home of Olympic Champion Erica Wiebe” were put up on Friday on both the east and west sides of the “Welcome to Stittsville” sign at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Hazeldean Road. City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri arranged for the placement of these signs which were prepared by Stittsville Glass & Signs. “Congrats Erica. Golden Girl” was the message on the McDonald’s Restaurant sign, displayed beneath the sign’s iconic The “Welcome to Stittsville’ sign now identifies Stittsville as the home of Erica Wiebe. golden arches.
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Erica - A Stittsville girl! John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Just who is Erica Wiebe? Well, she’s a girl who grew up in Stittsville and then went on to pursue her passion in freestyle wrestling, emerging as the Olympic champion. Born on June 13,1989, Erica grew up in Stittsville dreaming of becoming a soccer star. She attended Holy Spirit Catholic School on Stittsville Main Street, completing her education there in grade six in 2001 and then moving on to grade seven at Sacred Heart Catholic High School. At her school leaving ceremony at Holy Spirit in June 2001, Erica received two individual awards. She was one of two recipients of the Academic Award which honours two students who have demonstrated an ability to work to a high standard across all curriculum areas and to produce top quality work, always seeking new challenges. The co-recipient of this award was classmate Connor Leroux. At this school leaving ceremony Erica also received the Leadership Award for being the student in the grade six classes at the school who best demonstrated the qualities of leadership. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Erica did not receive the top female athlete award which was presented at the ceremony. This award went to Christina Parent and Jessica Larose. There were 61 students in the grade six classes at Holy Spirit School that year. Erica’s classmates included Kristen Arnald, Anthony Ashe, Andrienne Bergsma, Bianca Bernardi, Alexander Bogan, Westley Bond, Bryce Bongfeldt, Daniel Bowes, Michael Brierley, Leslie Brown, Shane Chartrand, Trevor Clark, Brandon Cliff, Christopher Dubowski, David Embelton, Travis Emery, Justine Fortier, Matthew Gervais, David Gleeson, Daniel Gray, Larissa Gray, Curtis Hamelin, Alexare Hervato, Andrew Higginbottom, Larissa Hildebrant, Cole Hobin, Dela Kumapley, Jeffrey Lacroix-Wilson, Justin Lamarche, Jessica Larose, Matthew LebrunEllerton, Connor Leroux, Etienne Martin, Breona McGinn, Stephen McKinney, Maureen McNally, James McRae, Cristina Mendolia, Michael Mendolia, Ryan Michaelis, Michael Moreau, Liam Mousseau, Diana Myers, Allison Neilson-Sewell, Kyle Nicholls, Sean O’Hare, Cory Oliveira, Michael Ostrom, James Ouzas, Christina Parent, Sarina Pilon, Jonathan Recoskie, Andrew Rose, Megan Serbin, Royanne Shawcross, Daniel Thomas, Adam Traversy, Courtney Vena, Lauren Weynorowski and Kathleen Wilson. After Holy Spirit School, it was on to Sacred Heart Catholic High School for Erica where she tried a number of sports while continuing to play high level soccer outside of school, competing two levels above her age category. She was that good! But then in grade nine, she noticed a sign for co-ed wrestling and she tried it out, becoming hooked on the sport. She competed 14 Stittsville News - Thursday, August 25, 2016
in high school wrestling, going to the provincial championships, and also wrestled with the National Capital Wrestling Club. At the Sacred Heart graduation ceremony in June 2007, Erica received The Play It Again Sports Graduate Athlete of the Year Award. But she was more than just an athlete. She also was one of 87 graduates that year who earned Ontario Scholar designation for having accumulated 480 marks in her top six grade 12 courses. Following high school, it was decision time and Erica opted to attend the University of Calgary, pursuing a degree in kinesiology while also continuing her wrestling with the University of Calgary Dinos. This led to Erica being a three time Canadian Interuniversity Sport wrestling champion and a six time Canadian national champion. She became a member of the Team Canada wrestling team which trains in Calgary. This gave her the opportunity to train with Canada’s top wrestlers. The University of Calgary, incidentally, has one of the top kinesiology programs in Canada. She was the 2014 University World Champion and the 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion. In 2014 she also won gold medals in international competitions in Germany, Sweden and the United States. At the Commonwealth Games in Scotland in July 2014, Erica won the gold medal in the women’s 75 kilogram class, winning all four of her matches in the competition including defeating a wrestler from India by pinfall to take the gold. “To win in a high pressure situation was big,” Erica was quoted as saying by The Canadian Press at the time. She saw winning in such a competitive situation as preparation for her ultimate goal, the Olympics in 2016. Erica believes in giving back to her sport community and that is why she has been involved with efforts to inspire young wrestlers and in particular young women wrestlers. She loves sharing her passion for the sport of wrestling with others.
dreams through the power of play. Erica is also an Athlete Ambassador for “Fast & Female,” an organization dedicated to delivering inspiring and high impact programming for the positive personal and athletic development of young female athletes involved in a variety of sports. Erica has served as a role model for these young female athletes in the city of Calgary. At the University of Calgary itself, Erica has been a leader on campus as a community advisor in residence and captain of the varsity wrestling team. She has been vice-chair of the Student Athletic Advisory Council and she has been on the board of directors for Wrestling Canada as the athlete representative. Receiving that award for leadership back in 2001 at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Stittsville certainly gave an early indication that Erica would be this leader in life. In 2012, Erica travelled to the London Olympic Games as an alternate for the national wrestling team, serving as a training partner for a fellow wrestler. She was there in London with the team throughout the Olympics and gained experience about the Olympic atmosphere that undoubtedly served her well at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Erica earned her degree in kinesiology and then pursued a second degree which she received this past June. Erica was selected for the Canadian women’s wrestling team last December and then last March she qualified for the Olympics, winning gold in an Olympic qualifying event in Texas. This led up to her performance at the Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 18, winning four straight matches to win the gold medal in the women’s freestyle wrestling 75 kilogram class. This was the culmination of nine years of training in Calgary as she became the first Canadian Olympic wres-
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Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee John Curry, right, presents the Leadership Award to recipient Erica Wiebe, left, at the Holy Spirit Catholic School’s grade six leaving ceremony in June, 2001.
She regularly returns to her hometown of Stittsville to take part in wrestling clinics in the Ottawa area including at her hometown wrestling club, the National Capital Wrestling Club. She has returned to Sacred Heart High School on numerous occasions to take part in their physical education classes and give help to the high school wrestling team. She has been a guest coach at various wrestling camps in Canada and coached the Zone 5 – City of Calgary team to gold at the 2015 Alberta Winter Games. Erica has presented to over 8,000 students across Canada, delivering messages on the benefits of living a passionate life, setting goals and staying true to one’s own values. As an Athlete Ambassador for the “Right to Play” organization, Erica has JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND visited schools in the Calgary region, de- Jo-Ann McKenna, centre, of the Holy Spirit Catholic School Council presents the Academic livering a message to youth urging them to Award to recipients Connor Leroux, left, and Erica Wiebe, right, at the school’s grade six recognize their potential and realize their leaving ceremony in June, 2001.
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Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe celebrated her last birthday in Stittsville on Monday, June 13. It happened at Sacred Heart Catholic High School which is the school from which Erica graduated in 2007. During a question and answer session, Erica let it slip that the day, June 13, was her 27th
birthday. This set off an impromptu singing of “Happy Birthday” by the assembled students, followed by the appearance of a birthday cake which was presented to her by retired Sacred Heart teacher Silvano Sanna who coached Erica during her four years of wrestling at the school. The hour-long assembly saw Erica introduced to the students by Sacred Heart teacher Alain Gareau who said that he always talks to his students about Erica
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Erica Wiebe of Stittsville, in red with her name on her back, wrestles at the Rio Olympics where she won the gold medal in women’s freestyle wrestling (75 kilogram class).
Erica’s mother involved in sport Continued from page 14
Interviewed by CBC’s Scott Russell on CBC TV on the night of her wrestling victory, Erica confided that it takes someone crazy to wrestle. She said that wrestling is what she likes to do, noting that wrestling in high school does not cut people from the team and that you make the team if you can survive the combat. She said that you have to have the heart to wrestle. Erica’s mother, Paula Preston, is no stranger to sport although much of her volunteer efforts in sport have involved the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. Much of her effort has been centred on the Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club but it has also gone beyond the local club level, involving provincial, national and even international involvement. She received the 2008 Gymnastics Ontario Club Volunteer Award. She has been a long time Board member of the Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club and has served as the Club’s president. She has served as meet director for numerous meets and competitions run by the Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club.
Paula worked with Gymnastics Ontario for the improvement of the sport of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics by serving on a working group on provincial interclub Aesthetic Group Gymnastics. She wrote and edited the final document which was produced by this working group. She was involved in the organization of the Canadian Gymnaestrada which was held in Ottawa back in 2006. As a team manager, she organized and accompanied groups of rhythmic gymnasts from Kanata, Stittsville, Goulbourn and Nepean attending the World Gymnaestradas held in Portugal in 2003 and in Austria in 2007. Paula first became involved as a volunteer with the Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club and rhythmic gymnastics in general when her daughter Alyssa Wiebe became involved with the sport at the age of four. After years of competing, Alyssa retired from gymnastics in 2005, becoming a judge in the sport. Although her daughter had retired from the Club, Paula was urged by Kanata Rhythmic Gymnastics Club founder and head coach Dasa Lelli to stay on as a volunteer with the club which she did.
at the beginning of each school year. He showed a trophy that has Erica Wiebe’s name engraved on it from the 2002-2003 school year at Sacred Heart. He told how Erica in grade seven was playing soccer with the Ottawa Fury, the highest level of youth soccer at that time, and she was playing two years above her age category. But Mr. Gareau pointed out that Erica also tried out lots of other sports at Sacred Heart, noting that one day she tried wrestling and the rest is history. Retired Sacred Heart teacher Silvano Sanna, who taught and coached Erica for four years when she was in high school, said that Erica was an athlete who was always pushing to do her best. He related how Erica won medals in wrestling at the provincial high school level when in high school. She then went on on to win six Canadian national championships and three university national championships. She has also won at the world university games and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He told how Erica had boys as sparring partners in high school to provide competition. Erica told the students how she had run for student council at Sacred Heart when she was in grade eight and got elected. She praised the teachers at Sacred Heart for giving of their time so that students could enjoy various sports and activities. She said that she would not be pursuing her Olympic dream now without the presence of teachers like Mr. Sanna in her life. After graduating from Sacred Heart in 2007, Erica went to the University of Calgary where she could train with what she called the best women’s wrestling team in Canada. Erica showed a short video which portrayed some of her everyday training including running and weight training as well as a daily run up the bobsled track in Calgary. She trains every morning, followed by two hours of wrestling each evening. She told how she has now wrestled all over the world, showing a map and list that included 18 countries where she had wrestled. She told the students that one of her rules is “You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable.” She also advocates “power posing” which is based on the theory that how a person holds his or her body affects how powerful a person is or feels. She pointed to the iconic Superman image as an example of “power posing.” Erica reminded the students that things in life do not always go as planned but this is not a reason to quit. She told how she had a great season in 2015, reaching number one in the world. She had not lost a match in two years. But when it came to the Canadian national championships that year which were the road to both the PanAm Games and the world wrestling championships, she lost due to some lapses in her wrestling judgement. But she re-focused her efforts and did manage to qualify for
the Olympics last December. She encouraged the students to find and then follow their passion, whatever that may be. For her in grade 12, she had the vision that she wanted to go to the Olympic Games. She urged all the students to think about where they want their passion to lead them. She told the students that she hopes to compete in the Olympics in 2020 as well as the Rio Olympics. Responding to a student question about who the coolest people are that she has met in her wrestling career, she said that the coolest people would be the five other female wrestlers on the Canadian national team. However, she did add that she did spend an evening with Olympic sprinting champion Usain Bolt from Jamaica while at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. When asked about role models, she pointed to former Canadian wrestler Christine Nordhagen who won six world championship gold medals in her career. During the years 1993 and 2005 when Christine was wrestling, women’s wrestling grew tremendously, going from about 150 wrestlers in the country to over 4,000 such wrestlers. Christine Nordhagen also did write to Erica when she was in grade 12 at Sacred Heart, inviting her to attend the University of Calgary which she ended up doing. Erica graduated with a Bachelor of Kinesiology in 2012 and on Wednesday, June 8 this year, she graduated with a second degree, a Bachelor of Arts. At the assembly, it was announced that the trophy for the “Sock War” championship at Sacred Heart is going to be renamed the Erica Wiebe Wrestling Sock War Trophy.
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Katherine Dobson, standing up with a “Go Wiebe Go” flag, cheers on Erica Wiebe’s gold medal winning performance at the Rio Olympics at the viewing party held for the broadcast of the match on Aug. 18 at The Glen Scottish Restaurant and Pub in Stittsville. Erica can be seen in action on two screens in the background - two of many being watched.
Eyes in Stittsville were glued to televisions on Thursday, Aug. 18 as Stittsville’s Erica Wiebe wrestled for gold at the Rio Olympics. And none more so than those at a packed The Glen Scottish Restaurant and Pub in Stittsville where cheers and applause erupted every time that Erica managed an advantage in her gold medal match against Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan. Such cheers, shouts of support and applause first sounded at this Olympic viewing party at the restaurant when Erica appeared on the TV screen as she walked into the arena for her match. They continued whenever Erica gained an advantage or scored during the two period, six minute long match and they reached a crescendo when the match ended with Erica ahead by a 6-0 count and she was declared the victor and
Olympic gold medal winner. For Erica, this Olympic gold medal represents the end of nine years of training and competing, trying to achieve her Olympic goal. When asked a couple of hours after the 6:20 p.m. match about winning the gold medal at these 2016 Olympics, Erica said that her victory had not yet sunk in. “I’m never at a loss for words but I’m at a loss for words right now,” she said. “I think I just gave it my everything today and what I did on the mat just speaks for itself.” “I just wrestled like I knew I could and you see what happened,” she added. And it was not only those at the Glen Scottish Restaurant and Pub who were cheering for Erica’s gold medal success. Even the message board below the golden arches of McDonald’s on Stittsville Main Street quickly carried the message: “Congrats Erica. Golden Girl.”
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Wrestling gold medallist Erica Wiebe of Stittsville made the following comments in Rio de Janeiro after defeating Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan in the women’s freestyle 75 kilogram gold medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 18: On winning the gold: “It hasn’t sunk in yet. I’m never at a loss for words but I’m at a loss for words right now. I think I just gave it my everything today and what I did on the mat just speaks for itself.” “I was just trying to see if it would sink in finally. It doesn’t ever sink in, maybe? I
woke up and I was a random person and an everyday girl and work hard every day.” “Everyone dreams about singing the national anthem and watching their flag raised but you can’t use words to describe it.” On her Olympics build up: “The process to get here today was so hard but when I woke up this morning I knew that I had done every single think I could to wrestle my best today.” “I was really doubting myself last year and I knew I had it in me. I knew I could compete with everybody in the world.” “I just wrestled like I knew I could and you see what happened.”
Carrying the coach Special to the News
One of the most memorable moments of the 2016 Olympics was when gold medal winning wrestler Erica Wiebe of Stittsville picked up her coach following her victory in the final match and carried him around the mat on her shoulders. The coach was Paul Ragusa, a 1997 graduate of McMaster University in Ham-
ilton who was quite a wrestler in his day. He was a five time provincial and national wrestling champion for McMaster and also won four national open wrestling titles. Coach Ragusa, as a wrestler, won two Pan Am Games silver medals and he repJASON RANSOM PHOTO resented Canada at the 1996 Olympics in Erica Wiebe waves a Canadian flag as she celeberates winning the gold medal in women’s Atlanta. freestyle wrestling’s 75 kilogram class at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 18.
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Erica Wiebe’s journey to becoming Olympic wrestling champion is going to be told as part of a new exhibit when the Canada Science and Technology Museum re-opens in its renovated premises in Nov. 2017. Erica’s story will be told in an exhibit called “Wearable Technology” in which biometric clothing worn by elite Canadian athletes like Erica will be featured. This is smart clothing that can measure an athlete’s heart rate, breathing rate and other physical benchmarks. The Canada Science and Technology Museum is approaching this from the perspective that this is the coming together of Canadian innovation with the country’s elite athletes. The exhibit will also focus on Erica’s journey in wrestling and how this technology related to biometric clothing has helped her on that journey. The exhibit will feature some memorabilia related to Erica’s wrestling career. A number of these memorabilia items were turned over by Erica to Tom Everrett who is a curator at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, at an assembly at Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville last June. DAVID JACKSON PHOTO JOHN CURRY/METROLAND While the specifics of the exhibit are still being deErica Wiebe of Stittsville ponders her winning veloped, the exhibit will be one of the exhibits on At a fundraiser event in Stittsville on June 9, Erica Wiebe is with Silvano performance as she awaits the presentation of her display when the Canada Science and Technology Sanna, left, who was her wrestling coach at Sacred Heart Catholic High gold medal at the Rio Olympics. School in Stittsville Museum re-opens in Nov. 2017.
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What’s up, doc, around village of Stittsville? Dave Rooke, a member of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, is back home after a work stint in Paris. While there, one fo the events that he attended was the final day of the Tour de France cycling race when the cyclists arrived in Paris…Shelley Irving has re-joined the Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa). She had been a member previously but had to withdraw from membership due to personal reasons. Now she is back. The owaa presents art exhibitions at the owaa gallery in the foyer area of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road. Each exhibition which features works by owaa artists runs for a two month period….The next meeting of the Stittsville Toastmasters Club will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Pretty Street Community Centre at the corner of Pretty Street and Orville Street. Regular weekly meetings will begin again as of Wednesday, Sept. 7….Another special happening to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Thomas Anglican Church will be the preparation of a photo directory of parishioners. Photo sessions are scheduled to be held from Monday, Sept. 12 to Wednesday, Sept. 14….Amsted Design-Build on Flewellyn Road is one of only 28 builders
and renovators in North America to earn the Guildmaster Award which is awarded as a result of feedback obtained by Guild Quality, a third-party surveying company that checks in with homeowners once their projects are completed. This is the sixth consecutive year that Amsted has received this Guildmaster Award…..The garden area at the front of the Stittsville Post Office features hostas and ferns which were planted free of charge by members of the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society….Jo-Jo’s Pizzeria on Stittsville Main Street is holding a Customer Appreciation Fun Fair on Saturday, Sept. 10. There will be free pizza, prizes and more. Everyone is welcome to drop in…..The Stittsville United Pentecostal Church on Stittsville Main Street at Stanley’s Corners will be holding a Family & Kids Fun Day on Sunday, Sept. 18….The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville has decided not to be involved with this year’s 9runrun emergency services run which will happen in Stittsville on Saturday, Oct. 15. The Club has other projects and priorities which it wants to pursue instead. The Rotary Club of Ottawa - Stittsville has been part of the 9runrun event since it started seven years ago now. It
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and on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer at 1251 Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. The meetings are being hosted by the Child Care Providers Resource Network which is a non-profit, charitable organization that provides information,
training, resources and support to home child care providers. For more information about these upcoming meetings in Stittsville or other similar meetings around the city of Ottawa, please visit the website www.ccprn.com or call 613-749-5211, ext. 24.
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Wanted: Girl Guide uniforms! There’s going to be a Girl Guide used uniform sale this Thursday, Aug. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 14 Brightside Avenue in Stittsville. Hosted by Guider Angela Wallace, this sale is consignment based so uniforms provided for the sale will see the money from their sale returned to the ones who provided them. There is a need for uniform shirts (both girl and adult leader uniforms), neck ties, pin tabs, camp hats, camp shirts or sweaters, camp blankets, badge handbooks and navy blue bottoms. These navy blue bottoms do not have to be official Girl Guide uniform pieces. All they have to be is in good condition. However, any Girl Guide tops need to be the “new” style. Being a consignment sale, new style uniforms will be priced approximately 40 percent off the cost of buying a new uniform. Consignors, if they choose, will have the opportunity to donate any consignment
funds either to a Me 2 We Nicaragua trip or to a Girl Guiding Scholarship. The Girl Guide uniform changed in 2012. With four years of Guiding in these new uniforms complete, there should be a number of uniforms out there seeking new homes. The new uniform is the all-blue shirt with fooler accents of either pink, brown, navy, green or red, depending on the Guiding branch involved. All branches now include neck ties including the one with pink leaves for Sparks and navy leaves for Guides. If you have a uniform that you would like included in this sale, please contact Angela Wallace at guider.angie@gmail. com and arrange to drop off the uniform at her home at 14 Brightside Avenue. Uniforms provided for the consignment sale must be clean. Each one should have the consignor’s name, phone number and email address clearly indicated on it so that you can be contacted after the sale.
has distributed balloons at the event and sometimes has provided face painting at the event….Heart and Stroke Foundation area coordinator Michael McCarthy, who grew up in Kanata and who was in Stittsville for the Foundation’s Big Bike Ride event on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 18, is no stranger to Stittsville. He remembers playing minor ball games in Stittsville in his youth. And when the Tim Hortons on Carp Road opened, Michael was the third customer, arriving just about three
minutes after it first opened its doors….. Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre dropped into the concert in the park featuring the band The Heartbeats at Village Square Park at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Abbott Street on Thursday evening, Aug. 18……Vos Trailers had some new landscaping work done at the front of its Stittsville Main Street building last week. The work included new sod as well as a new stone garden area along the front of the building…
Airport Parkway & Lester Road Widening Notice of Study Completion and Filing of the Environmental Study Report The City of Ottawa has completed the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the Airport Parkway (Brookfield Road to Ottawa MacdonaldCartier International Airport) and Lester Road Widening (Airport Parkway to Bank Street). This Study was carried out in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule ‘C’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000, as amended 2007, 2011 and 2015). An Environmental Study Report (ESR) has been prepared to document the planning and design process and the recommended plan for widening of the corridors. The ESR is available for public review at the following locations during regular business hours for a period of 30 calendar days, starting on September 9, 2016. City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Ave. W. Carleton University MacOdrum Library 1125 Colonel By Drive University of Ottawa Morisset Hall 65 University Private Ottawa Lorry Greenberg Branch Library 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive
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Ministry of the Environment Ottawa District Office 2430 Don Reid Drive During the public review period, interested persons are encouraged to read the ESR and provide comments. Please direct written comments to: Frank McKinney, P.Eng. Program Manager, Transportation Planning – Environmental Assessments City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 28540; Fax: 613-580-2578 Email: Frank.McKinney@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City, a person/party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as Part II Order). The Part II Order request must be received by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change during the 30 day review period and a copy of the request should be forwarded to the City of Ottawa. If there are no requests received by October 11, 2016, the project will be considered to have met the requirements of the Municipal Class EA, and the project may proceed to design and construction as presented in the ESR. Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Ontario The Honourable Glen R. Murray 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block, Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Information collected will be used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and solely for the purpose of conducting the environmental assessment. This Notice was first published on August 25, 2016 Ad # 2016-507-S_NoC Airport Parkway_25082016 Stittsville News - Thursday, August 25, 2016 23
As summer draws nearer to an unfortunate close, the one silver lining is that we return to our schedule of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meetings (Insert the sound of crickets here). Our regularly scheduled meeting for September has been bumped up to Tuesday, August 30th. We will be returning to our regular home at Ben Franklin Place, starting at 10:00am. The agenda for this meeting includes the following items: • Zoning By-Law Amendments for Surplus Farm Severances at the following addresses: o 1331 John Quinn Road (Osgoode) o 1075 John Quinn Road (Osgoode) o 6220 and 6284 Malakoff Road (Rideau-Goulbourn) o 9339 Russell Road (Cumberland) • Front Ending Agreement for Design & Construction of the Richmond Sanitary Trunk Sewer • Zoning By-Law Amendment for 4041 Moodie Drive • Naming a future park in the Richmond Gate subdivision after Sarah McCarthy The Richmond Sanitary Trunk Sewer item is with regard to the extension of services from the existing sewer system in Richmond to the new development in the western portion of Richmond. The rezoning of 1441 Moodie Drive is a temporary rezoning that will allow Ottawa Fire Services to complete a training program that will involve some minor burning events. These will be monitored and contained by Ottawa Fire Services. The property is currently owned by the City of Ottawa with an entrance off of Barnsdale Road. Also on the agenda is an Omnibus Zoning Amendment which includes an amendment to zoning provisions relating to agricultural uses. Essentially, this doesn’t really change what is already in practice; it just makes certain things that are already being conducted permitted. As it stands now, there are minimum lot sizes in the rural area where agricultural uses are to be permitted. What this means is that, if you owned a 10 acre parcel of land in the AG zone, you are not technically allowed to farm it. This amendment changes that to permit agricultural uses on any property over 2 acres in size in the AG zone. As always, our ARAC meetings also feature an Open Mic session at the end. If you’d like to attend the meeting to speak, or just to listen in, you are more than welcome to do so. In fact, you are encouraged to. As mentioned earlier, our meetings are at Ben Franklin Place beginning at 10:00am and there is plenty of free parking available onsite. Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital The City of Ottawa and Tim Hortons are pleased to announce the annual Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital campaign, which will take place from September 15th to October 15th. Early-bird registration is now available. Go to ottawa.ca, or call 311, to register for the cleanup. The interactive map online will show you which locations have already been claimed, allow you to register your own project site and choose the cleanup supplies that you need. Volunteers who register their cleanup project before Wednesday, September 14th have a chance to win one of many early-bird prizes donated by our generous sponsors. Volunteers who submit a final cleanup report by Monday, October 31st will be eligible for more prizes. This is a great opportunity for families and friends to work together on community cleanup projects that help make Ottawa clean, green, graffiti-free and litter-free. Cleaning the Capital is also an excellent way for high school students to earn their community volunteer hours. For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). You can also connect with us through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 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.
Here and there around Richmond Canadian Blood Services will be holding a community blood donor clinic at the St. Philip Catholic Church hall at the corner of Burke Street and Fortune Street on Monday, Sept. 19….The next free Open Table community dinner at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these dinners…..The first annual general meeting of the Richmond 200th anniversary committee is being held on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend…A “Paws on Fire” flyball tournament was held at the Richmond fairgrounds last weekend…There’s going to be lots of RV’s at the Richmond fairgrounds this coming weekend (Thursday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 5) as the Ontario Airstream RV Club rally is being held there…Richmond’s 2018 anniversary organizing committee has announced a recent $200 donation. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a former Richmond resident who is currently
End of Summer Celebration at library Special to the News
The TD Summer Reading Club at the Richmond branch of the Ottawa Public Library has reached and indeed will be surpassing its goal of 2500 books read during the summer. This is a cause for celebration and so that’s just what’s going to happen – a celebration. This End of Summer Celebration is happening on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All youngsters, whether members of the TD Summer Reading Club or not, are welcome to attend. And what a celebration it will be! There will be a Storywalk outside in the backyard at the library, featuring the story “It’s a Tiger.” This will be similar to a Storywalk which was held recently by the Munster library branch. But there will be more! There will be some children’s activities as well as treats and prizes. There has been generous support from the Richmond TD Bank branch to fund these treats and to donate these prizes.
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living in the United Kingdom. The organizing committee encourages all current residents, as well as former residents, to consider making a donation to help support the celebrations planned for 2018. Information on making a donation can be found at http://richmond200.ca/donations-sponsorships/. … Danby’s Roadhouse, which occupies the former Richmond Bakery premises on Perth Street at McBean Street, has auctioned off the former Richmond Bakery sign for the premises with online bids being accepted on Danby’s Roadhouse Facebook page. Bidding started on Tuesday, Aug. 16 and was closed off at 4 p.m. last Sunday, Aug. 21. The bidding started at $100 with the winning bid ending up being $350. Oleh Kelembet, who is the baker at Dandy’s Roadhouse, was the successful bidder. All proceeds from this Richmond Bakery sign auction are being donated to the Richmond Food Bank….The Richmond volunteer firefighters held a chicken BBQ at the St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street last Saturday afternoon…
And this celebration will go ahead rain or shine. The Storywalk, for example,
will take place inside the Richmond library branch if it rains. that day.
Fair wants quilts Special to the News
Calling all quilters! The Richmond Fair is looking for quilts to be exhibited in the Homecraft Section’s quilt show at this year’s Fair. The quilt committee is encouraging all quilters to consider entering a quilt or two in the Fair and help make the show even better than it was last year when there was a tremendous show involving 65 items. It is hoped that quilters from all over the area will enter quilts in the show. There are categories for all kinds of quilts, techniques and skill levels – hand quilted, machine quilted and applique. Traditional designs, modern designs, wall hangings and even wearable art are all welcome. The quilt committee would especially like to encourage submissions from young quilters as there are categories for quilts by those under 12 years of age and also those from 12 to 16 years of age. And, remember, there is no entry fee for either of these categories.
There will be prizes and ribbons given out and even some special sponsored prizes presented in this year’s quilt show at the Fair. Sponsors include The Country Quilter, Mad About Patchwork, The Running Stitch, The Pickle Dish, The Quilting Quarters, Textile Traditions, Quirks and Quilts, Kanata Quilt Guild, Westboro Animal Hospital and Balance Chiropractic and Massage. Entries can be submitted online in August and at the Fair office at the fairgrounds in late August and up until Sept. 6. Entry details, the prize list covering all Homecraft Section entries and entry forms are available on the Fair website at www.richmondfair.ca. The Richmond Fair is running from Thursday, Sept. 15 to Sunday, Sept. 18 this year. Volunteers to help the quilt committee stage the quilt show at this year’s Fair are welcome. Please contact Sheri Kavanagh at mkavanagh85@hotmail.com for more information.
Fall meetings for Goulbourn Historical Society Special to the News
Irish settlers and World War soldiers will be the topics for two meetings of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society this fall. “The Irish Experience in the Ottawa Valley” will be the topic of a presentation on Saturday,
Oct. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Stittsville Legion Hall. Making this presentation will be author Terry Currie. “Soldiers in the World Wars” will be the subject of a presentation at a meeting on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Stittsville Legion Hall.
‘Father Ben’ at Holy Spirit Parish John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Rev. Benedict Iheagwara is now helping out at Holy Spirit Catholic Parish in Stittsville. “Father Ben” will be assisting Holy Spirit pastor Msgr. Joseph Muldoon for about a year as he completes his studies at the University of Ottawa where he is earning a PhD in philosophy. Father Ben is from Nigeria, one of nine siblings including a twin sister in a family headed by parents, now both deceased, who were very devout Catholics. Ben was an altar server and attended a Catholic high school where one of the priest teachers provided him with books about the lives of the saints. One of these books, about St. Francis of Assisi which told about his simplicity, compassion and humility in serving others, had a particular impact on the young Ben and after he completed high school, Ben decided to become a priest. He ended up joining the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, more commonly known as the Spiritans, an order of priests and religious which has been doing missionary work in Nigeria since
the late 19th century. Father Ben was ordained in the cathedral of his home diocese in Nigeria in 2003. Indeed, he celebrated the 13th anniversary of his ordination on Tuesday, Aug. 9, one of his first days at Holy Spirit Parish. After some initial pastoral work in Nigeria, Father Ben became a high school teacher and chaplain at a school in Trinidad and Tobago where he worked for three years. He admits to loving Trinidad and Tobago and in fact still keeps in touch with the folks there and has visited there three times since leaving. In 2007, Father Ben came to Canada to begin his studies, first at the Dominican University College in Ottawa and then at the University of Ottawa where he is now completing his studies. During these years of studies, Father Ben has resided at times at various parishes such as Immaculate Heart of Mary and most recently in Almonte. When he completes his studies next year, he will be returning to Nigeria where he will be teaching at a university and seminary. Nigeria is a republic in West Africa
that was a British colony which became independent in 1960 and is now considered a stable democracy. With a population of around 184 million people, it is the most populous country in Africa with Africa’s largest economy. It is the seventh most populous country in the world. The official language in Nigeria is English while Christians mainly live in the southern part of the country with Muslims living in the northern part. There is a minority of the population which practices a variety of indigenous religions. Catholics comprise the largest Christian denomination in the country. The Congregation of the Holy Ghost or Spiritans is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers and lay associates that was founded in Paris in 1703. The congregation was founded to minister to the poor and to provide chaplains in hospitals, prisons and schools. It also developed a missionary role and pioneered modern missionary activity in Africa, opening schools and hospitals there. The Spiritans are now working in about 57 countries around the world.
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.
Congratulations, Erica Wiebe! On August 18th, local Olympian Erica Wiebe brought home a Gold Medal from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Erica is from Stittsville. She is the Olympic Champion in the Women’s Freestyle 75Kg in Wrestling. Congratulations, Erica! Canada is very proud of your accomplishment and representation at these Olympic Games.
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Holy Spirit Catholic Church is located on Shea Road just south of Abbott Street in Stittsville. Parish priest Msgr. Joseph Muldoon has now been joined by Rev. Benedict Iheagwara who will be helping out at the parish for about a year until he finishes his studies at the University of Ottawa.
Stittsville Food Bank needs food donations Special to the News
The Stittsville Food Bank needs your help! The Food Bank’s inventory is rapidly depleting and non-perishable food donations are needed immediately. The Food Bank is low or out of the following items: jam, tea, cheese whiz, potato sides and cans, stew, chilli, shampoo, toothpaste, apple sauce, apple juice, chunky chicken soup, chunky beef soup, ketchup, mustard, relish, mayonnaise, snack crackers, sod crackers and cookies.
Items can be dropped off at any of the Food Bank donation bins found throughout the community. These drop-off bins are located at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer at 1251 Stittsville Main Street; Sobeys Stittsville at 6315 Hazeldean Road at Carp Road; Food Basics at 5703 Hazeldean Road at Huntmar Drive; Giant Tiger at 6081 Hazeldean Road (Jackson Trails shopping plaza); Walmart at 5357 Fernbank Road at Terry Fox Drive; Goulbourn Recreation Complex at 1500 Shea Road (outside city coun-
cillor Shad Qadri’s ward office); and Holy Spirit Catholic Church at 1489 Shea Road. Donors are reminded to please check the ‘best before’ date on the item before donating. Items cannot be distributed to Food Bank clients which have an expired ‘best before’ date on them. The Stittsville Food Bank is an independent associate member of the Ottawa Food Bank. The Stittsville Food Bank can be contacted at 613-831-0451 or via email at stittsvillefoodbank@gmail.com .
My Constituency Office can help you on a wide variety of matters or problems that you may face with the Ontario Government. Learn how my office can help you by visiting the ‘Constituent Services’ page on my website, www.jackmaclarenmpp.com
Contact Information Constituency Office of Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100 Kanata, Ontario K2M 1P6 Telephone: (613) 599-3000 E-Mail: Jack.MacLarenCo@pc.ola.org www.jackmaclarenmpp.com Let’s Stay In Touch Stittsville News - Thursday, August 25, 2016 25
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Providing tools to help students who are challenged by anxiety, stress, ADHD and autism – this is what Special Finds of Stittsville does. Special Finds, operated by Natalie Barnes, is found online at www.sFinds. com but also has a storefront presence within the Dandelions consignment shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Thanks to Special Finds, parents with children with special needs can find the tools that will help their children cope with their challenges under one roof or at a single website. The storefront presence at Dandelions consignment shop helps in that parents can actually touch and feel the items, a sensory experience that plays an important role in choosing just that right tool to help that special child. And what are some of these tools that can help children with anxiety, stress, ADHD and autism challenges deal with the stresses that going back to school brings with it? There’s Bouncy Bands which are great to help children who have been running around all summer long and now, with the return to school, need to sit still at a desk, sometimes quite a challenge. A Bouncy Band allows a youngster to “bounce” his or her feet while sitting down at a school desk. Pencil Fidgets is a subtle addition to a pencil that allows a child to fidget his or
her stress away. A Wiggle Seat is a classic cushion that can be used in the classroom and during circle time. The Time Timer Plus is a device that allows a youngster to visually see how much time there is left to finish breakfast, get dressed or leave the house. It’s a countdown clock that helps the whole family keep track of the passing of time in the morning rush. A Chew Necklace is a new Brick Stick Lego style necklace that can be chewed by a child instead of chewing on the sleeves or a collar of that new clothing purchased for back to school. A Vibrating Cushion is a colourful, lightweight, fun-shaped vibrating cushion that offers a gentle sensation when squeezed or sat on. This is relaxing, calming and soothing to a child with energy and especially for children with autism, ADHD or sensory processing disorder. These vibrating cushions can calm children who need more sensory feedback and can also help train hypersensitive children to tolerate more sensations. Visual Charts can be a visual reminder for children so that a parent does not have to constantly repeat morning and afternoon instructions about routine happenings. Fidget with Carabiner is a device that fits in the hand and allows the child to discreetly slide the marble back and forth, reducing stress and keeping hands busy. It attaches to a backpack or pencil case. Noise Reducing Ear Muffs are available. See EAR MUFFS, page 27
Grassroot Grannies to cycle 265 kilometers Special to the News
Cycling 265 kilometers in two and a half days. Energetic. Raising funds to help African grandmothers raise their orphaned grandchildren. Praiseworthy. And hoping to raise over $50,000 from this year’s “Ride To Turn The Tide.” Priceless. But this is all going to happen as 23 members of the Grassroot Grannies and their friends will participate in this seventh annual “Ride To Turn The Tide” fundraiser. It will all begin on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. when the cycling group will set off from the Bushtukah store on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. What will follow will be a 265 kilometer, two and a half day cycling trip to raise funds to help African
grandmothers raise their orphaned grandchildren due to the loss of parents to AIDS. This year’s “Ride To Turn The Tide” hopes to raise more than $50,000 from donations. Each participant pays their own expenses related to the event, so all monies raised go directly to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Over the past six years, this “Ride To Turn The Tide” has raised over $265,000. During this ride, the cyclists will travel through the communities of Almonte (Mississippi Grannies), Perth (Lanark County Grannies), Merrickville (United Church) and Metcalfe (Grannies All About Kids) before enjoying a stop with the Riverside
Grannies in Ottawa prior to completing the cycling trip at the Bushtuka store on Richmond Road in Westboro about 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 with all 265 kilometers completed. All of these groups – the cyclists as well as the host groups – are united in supporting the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Corporate sponsors for the Grassroot Grannies and this event include Bushtukah Outdoor Store, Joan Smith Real Estate Family and Renaldo Saikali who is a portfolio manager with the Saikali Wealth Management Group of Scotia McLeod. For information or to make a donation to this 2016 “Ride To Turn The Tide,” please visit www. grassrootgrannies.com.
Ear muffs, pencil toppers at Special Finds Continued from page 26
These ear muffs allow a child to concentrate in the active classroom populated with other children, quite a different atmosphere than a quiet backyard experienced during the summer. Bite Saber pencil toppers save pencils from the actions of children who like to chew their pencils. These are examples of the items that can be found at Special Finds that can prove so valuable and effective for those in the special needs community.
The Special Finds display at the Dandelions consignment shop can be found right at the back of the shop. The display used to be at the front but a recent re-arrangement in the shop now sees the Special Finds items prominently displayed at the rear of the shop. Drop in and check out these tools on display which can help students deal with anxiety, stress, ADHD and autism. It’s back to school time coming up, making it a great time to introduce one or more of these tools to help a child deal with any challenges arising from the return to school after the summer.
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Special Finds at Dandelions consignment shop Natalie Barnes of Special Finds stands at the display of Special Finds items that are tools that help students cope with anxiety, stress, ADHD and autism. This display can be found at the Dandelions consignment shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.
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Members of the Stittsville 56ers Mites Selects who won bronze medals at the Erindale Little League tournament on Saturday, July 23 in Erindale are, lying at the front, Macyn Driver, left, and Alexie Guindon, right; first row, sitting, Alyssa Shouldice, left, and Mary Syversen, right; second row, kneeling, from left, Anabelle de la Durantaye-Hendry, Ava Puerstl, Ava Nordin, Kenleigh Driver, Olivia Goldie and Victoria Zannese; third row, standing, Avery Watts, left, and Lia Smith, right; and, back row, standing, coaches Marek Driver, Kirsten Driver, Marc Guindon and Lee Watts. Missing from the pictur
The Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have shown the excitement and pride that happens when an athlete wins a medal; indeed, a medal of any colour – gold, silver or bronze. And feelings similar to those experienced by Olympic athletes were no doubt just as prevalent for the players of the Stittsville 56ers Mites Selects competitive girls softball team (ages 8-10) as they have won bronze medals in two recent tournaments. At a one-day tournament at the Iroquois Sports Complex in Whitby on Sunday, Aug. 7, the 56ers Mites Selects won three of four games to capture the bronze medals in the tournament. The 56ers defeated the Milton Bats 14-9, lost 10-5 to the Barrie Storm, recovered to win against the Milton Bats again by a 15-8 score and then clinched third place and the bronze medals by defeating the Brampton Flames 10-8. Playing in unrelenting heat, with dust flying on the field and CN and GO trains rumbling past the site, the 56ers Mites Selects team displayed superb pitching, aggressive sliding into bases, sharp fielding by the catcher and powerful hitting in the
four games of the tournament. Coaches Marek Driver, Marc Guindon, Lee Watts and Kirsten Driver watched as the beaming girls were presented with their bronze medals at the close of the tournament which was hosted by the Whitby Girls Softball Association. No Olympic athlete on the podium could have been prouder of his or her medal than these Stittsville 56ers Mites Selects players were of their medals. Two weeks before this Whitby tournament, the players of the Stittsville 56ers Mites Selects also won bronze medals for their performance at the Erindale Little League Tournament on Saturday, July 23 in Erindale, ON which is located in the Mississauga area of Toronto. “We’re all very proud of the way the girls have played these past two tournaments,� said 56ers Mites Selects head coach Marek Driver. “They’ve worked really hard in practice and that hard work is really starting to show on the field. We’re hoping that we can continue our positive play when we get to provincials.� The Stittsville 56ers Mites Selects are playing this month in the provincial championships in Brantford, ON, hosted by the Ontario Select Softball Tournament Association.
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Members of the Stittsville 56ers Mites Selects who won bronze medals for their third place finish in a tournament in Whitby on Sunday, Aug. 7 hosted by the Whitby Girls Softball Association are, front row, kneeling, from left, Ava Puerstl, Ava Nordin, Alyssa Shouldice, Mary Syversen, Macyn Driver and Claire Baglole; second row, standing, from left, Kenleigh Driver, Lia Smith, Avery Watts, Alexie Guindon, Olivia Goldie and Victoria Zannese; and, back row, from left, coaches Marek Driver, Lee Watts, Kirsten Driver and Marc Guindon. Missing from the picture is player Anabelle de la Durantaye-Hendry.
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Registration is now open for the 2016-2017 season for the Goulbourn Basketball Association (GBA). Information can be found on the GBA website at http://www. gbahornets.com . The Goulbourn Basketball Association, home of the Goulbourn Hornets teams, offers both competitive and recreational basketball programs for youth aged 5 to 18 years old. The competitive program is for players interested in an increased level of competitive basketball as the program helps develop a player’s basketball and athletic skills to allow for the player to compete at a higher level of basketball. These Goulbourn Hornets competitive teams play against other competitive category teams as part of the Ontario Basketball Association and the Eastern Ontario Basketball Association. Teams practice in local gyms while playing home and away games throughout the city and area.
At the novice (ages 8 and 9) and atom (ages 10-11) levels, the emphasis is on development of skills and enjoying the sport of basketball. Fair play and sportsmanship are emphasized. Games against other competitive teams provide an opportunity for players to learn and to grow their understanding of the fundamentals of the sport. The bantam (ages 12 and 13), midget (ages 14 and 15) and junior/juvenile (ages 16-18) teams travel to tournaments throughout the season to qualify for the Ontario Cup Provincial Championships. This higher level of competition helps players learn, develop and grow their basketball skills and knowledge. The tryouts for the Goulbourn Hornets competitive teams will be taking place in September. The recreational basketball program offered by the Goulbourn Basketball Association exposes youth in the Goulbourn community to the game of basketball, providing them with a positive atmosphere to develop as players and people. Improving fundamentals in a fun environment is the focus of the program.
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You knew that you were in for a memorable evening of the golden oldies of the 50’s and 60’s from the Heartbeats show band right from the very start of the nonstop concert when the opening medley included such iconic rock ‘n roll tunes as The Big Bopper’s 1958 hit “Chantilly Lace,” Jerry Lee Lewis’ 1957 song “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Party Doll,” Buddy Knox’s 1957 hit. And this opening medley was just a foretaste of the next hour and a half when the Heartbeats rattled off rock ‘n roll hit after hit. There was Buddy Holly’s 1957 hits “Peggy Sue” and “That’ll Be The Day,” Ritchie Valens’ 1958 song “La Bamba,” Del Shannon’s 1961 hit “My Little Runaway,” Roy Orbison’s 1964 song “Pretty Woman,” Dion’s 1961 tune “Runaround Sue” and the 1958 hit “Bird Dog” by the Everly Brothers. And, of course, no journey into the rock ‘n roll world of the 50’s and 60’s would be complete without some Elvis Presley music and so the concert included Elvis hits like “Can’t Help Falling in Love” from his 1961 film Blue Hawaii and “See See Rider,” the blues tinged song with which Elvis opened all his performances in the later years of his career. A special touch for these Elvis tunes
was the involvement of the band’s Roddy McCann who was the lead singer for the songs and really assumed the role with dark glasses, an Elvis-like jacket and an assortment of Elvis moves, ending his Elvis impersonation with the iconic phrase “Thank you, thank you very much,” just like Elvis did. The close to 300 spectators also got to hear “Do You Wanna Dance?” which was a hit for The Beach Boys in 1965; “At the Hop,” a 1958 hit for the doo-wop, rock ‘n roll quartet Danny and the Juniors; Percy Sledge’s 1966 hit “When A Man Loves A Woman”; and “Brown Eyed Girl,” the 1967 song by Irish singer Van Morrison which has become his signature song. And while not a song from the 50’s or 60’s, the Heartbeats finished up the concert with Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock ‘n Roll” from his 1978 album “Stranger in Town” which is a sentimentalized look back at the music of the original rock ‘n roll era and was named one of the Songs of the 20th Century. The audience got a special treat at this concert as area singer Rae Palmer was called up from the audience to sing several songs with the band including “The End of the World,” a 1962 hit for American country singer Skeeter Davis, and “Da Do JOHN CURRY/METROLAND Ron Ron,” a 1963 hit by the American girl Brian Glennon, left, and his wife Lynne Glennon, right, dance with their granddaughter vocal group the Crystals. Ellia Huntley, centre, at the Heartbeats concert at Village Square Park in Stittsville on Aug. See HEARTBEATS, page 31 18.
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Members of the Heartbeats show band who are performing at the free concert Kenny Conway plays the drums for the at Village Square Park in Stittsville on Aug. 18 are, from left, Jean Cote on bass Heartberats show band. guitar, Pat Hallett on rhythm guitar and Denny Welburn on lead guitar. JOHN CURRY/METROLAND
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Guest singer Rae Palmer, left, sings with Roddy McCann, right, of the Heartbeats show band at the concert at Village Square Park in Stittsville on Aug. 18.
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Also making an unexpected guest performance with the Heartbeats, also being called up from the audience, was local musician and singer Bruce Baker who joined the band on vocals for such songs as “Runaround Sue” and for Dion’s 1961 hit “The Wanderer.” For this concert, the Heartbeats were joined by Jack Denovan on the keyboard. Members of the Heartbeats include Denny Welburn on lead guitar and vocals; Jean Cote on bass guitar and vocals; Roddy McCann on saxophone, guitar and vocals; Pat Hallett on rhythm guitar and vocals; and Kenny Conway on drums. While these free concerts at Village Square Park in Stittsville have been held for nine years now thanks to the sponsorship of Waste Management in cooperation with West Carleton/Goulbourn Recreation, this was the first concert at which the band played in the covered area at the front of the train station building at the park. Previously a portable stage had been set up at the eastern end of the park but such an arrangement is no longer possible because the trees at the park have grown to such a size that the portable stage cannot be moved onto the park. So, the new arrangement was implemented for this year’s concert. Sunny, warm weather prevailed for the concert, with darkness descending as the concert wound up at 8:30 p.m. Before the concert, a BBQ was held at the site, hosted by the 1st Stittsville Scouts and the 4th Kanata Scouts, both of whom are raising funds these days with the goal of attending the Canadian Scout Jamboree in Nova Scotia next year. Donations were also collected for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) at the concert. This year’s series of concerts in the park, including at Fitzroy Harbour and Richmond as well as Stittsville, raised a total of $4,255.54 for CHEO. The money donated at this Aug. 18 Stittsville concert was $511.37.
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Superheroes, trampoline park at Zida Academy John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Here comes Batman and Superman! The two superheroes, along with others such as the Snow Queen and the Little Mermaid, are scheduled to be at the grand opening of the new Zida Academy in Stittsville this Sunday, Aug. 28. But these superheroes and others will not be the only attractions at the grand opening which will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public. Samantha Pierre, who is the reigning Miss Teenage Canada, will be present as well. Yet another attraction at this grand opening will be the unveiling of a trampoline park at the Zida Academy which is located at the site of the former Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville. And just seeing these premises, now totally renovated as the home of the Zida Academy, will be an attraction in itself. A year of renovations has transformed these former Waldorf School premises into what looks like a new facility, with new flooring and new brightlycoloured walls. In fact, everything is completely brand new. There’s also a brand new fence around the whole property, with the outside playground area opened up with the removal of trees. Access to the site will continue to be from the main entrance off Goulbourn Street as well as through a gate in the fence from the adjacent municipal parking lot located off Stittsville Main Street. The opening of the Zida Academy in Stittsville
marks the expansion of two family-run enterprises, the Centrepointe Music Academy which opened in 1996 and the Centrepointe Artistic Preschool which has been operating for the past 14 years. Sheng Lan, son of Centrepointe Music Academy and Centrepointe Artistic Preschool founders Jennifer Lan and Julian Ni, is the managing director of this new Zida Academy in Stittsville. The Zida Academy will be starting off offering a music program for all ages and covering all instruments, just like the program at the Centrepointe Music Academy. Both individual and group instruction will be offered. This will be followed by a daycare program, just like the Centrtepointe Artistic Preschool program. It is expected that the
license for this daycare will be available early in the new year. This daycare will also be offering before and after school programs for those aged 6 to 12 years. Plans for the Zida Academy go beyond the music program and the daycare. These new premises will allow programs to be expanded into academics and athletics. There will be tutoring offered along with online courses, summer camps for international students and other challenging academic opportunities. One of the most exciting new opportunities is the trampoline park which is being established on part of the outside grounds at the facility. The Zida Academy has partnered with trampoline manufacturer Springfree Trampoline for this initiative, with six trampolines being
set up. Programs will be available for everyone from youngsters as young as four years to adults. All of the music programs offered at the Zida Academy will be open to everyone – children, adults and seniors. All instruments will be taught as well as vocal music. While teachers from the Centrepointe Music Academy will instruct in these programs, the Zida Academy is looking for those from the community who might want to teach in these music programs. Any interested instructors should drop off a resume at this Sunday’s grand opening when registration for the music programs will also be opening up.
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Sheng Lan, left, managing director of the Zida Academy, and his mother Jennifer Lan, seated at the piano, who are opening the Zida Academy in Stittsville, are beside a banner proclaiming the Zida Academy with its focus on the arts, academics and athletics.
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In addition, the Zida Academy is seeking expressions of interest from early childhood educators to work in the daycare program or those who might want to work as tutors for academics. The same goes for anyone interested in developing the trampoline program or other athletic program at the Zida Academy. Plan to attend the grand opening and take along your resume and program ideas. Managing director Sheng Lan wants to hear your proposals. The Zida Academy is also being equipped with the latest and best in wireless access so that online learning can take place. The Zida Academy is entirely self-funded as a family enterprise. Sheng Lan notes that there is lots more to be done before all Zida Academy programs are in place but the facility is now ready and that’s why the grand opening is being held and the music programs are being launched at the site. Zida, by the way, is a combination of Chinese words, with “Zi” meaning knowledge and
“da” meaning achieving. While the family will continue with the Centrepointe Music Academy and the Centrepointe Artistic Preschool, this Stittsville location will become the prime location for the family’s learning initiatives. At the Zida Academy grand opening, a number of current music students of the Centrepointe Music Academy will be performing during the event. Indeed, any members of the public who attend the grand opening are going to be able to take a turn on the piano if they wish – a sort of open mic event. The Centrepointe Music Academy has instructed over 10,000 students over the years since its founding in 1996. Many of these students have excelled in Royal Conservatory exams and at the Kiwanis Music Festival. The Zida Academy has a very simple philosophy for its programs. “We believe every child has a talent,” says managing director Sheng Lan, whether it be in the arts, academics or athletics. The Zida Academy wants to provide
an atmosphere where children and also adults feel that they can learn and grow. The Zida Academy logo includes the words “Dream Big,” encouraging every child to dream ”big” and pursue his or her passion. A long term possibility for the Zida Academy might be offering a kindergarten to grade 12 school program. However, this would require more space and a new building would have to be constructed on site. Right now, the Zida Academy will be focussed on using the existing space as the home for its music and daycare programs as well as academic and athletic programs. Managing director Sheng Lan is hoping that many in the Stittsville and surrounding communities will attend the grand opening this Sunday, Aug. 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to tour the facility and see its new look and hear about the programs to be offered while also meeting the superheroes and Miss Teenage Canada and even try out the trampolines in the new trampoline park. The renovations have been
done; it’s now time for the pub- ranging in size up to one model lic to visit and see what the Zida that is 13 feet square in size. Academy will be offering the community in the months and years ahead. An existing second building on the site, which was used for classrooms by the former Ottawa Waldorf School, is currently being stabilized and renovated but it is only going to be used for storage John Curry purposes at present. All of the john.curry@metroland.com Zida Academy activities except It’s a go! for the trampoline park and posThe fireworks which were sible outdoor athletic programs will happen in the main building. cancelled due to weather at this Springfree Trampoline, with year’s Canada Day celebrations whom Zida Academy is partner- in Stittsville are going to light up ing in setting up the trampoline the sky this Saturday, Aug. 27. Hosted by the Stittsville Vilpark, claims to have the world’s safest trampolines, with a design lage Association (SVA), the firethat eliminates virtually all pos- works show will begin about 9 sible sources of injury. Springfree p.m. All of the approvals have has eliminated the springs from been received by the SVA, allowits trampolines and has made it ing the fireworks display to go impossible to fall on the frame. ahead. The fireworks will take place The trampolines have a shockabsorbent mat edge and the tram- just like on Canada Day, with polines are enclosed in netting to the fireworks being let off at the cushion jumpers and prevent any Goulbourn Recreation Complex playing fields with spectators sitfalls. There are a number of differ- ting at the front of Sacred Heart ent Springfree models available, High School.
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Fresh baked goods now at Danby’s Roadhouse traction. In 1975, the Richmond Bakery was sold to Paul Kunert. It was only when the Richmond Bakery went out of business in 2014 that the premises were extensively renovated with Danby’s Roadhouse opening there earlier this year. While the grand opening of the sale of baked goods at Danby’s this past weekend restored a bakery presence to this site, a piece of the location’s former history as the Richmond Bakery was sold off as Danby’s auctioned off on Facebook the Rich-
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mond Bakery sign which formerly graced the front of the building. This sign was 30 feet wide and three feet deep – in other words, BIG! Proceeds from the sale of this sign are being donated to the Richmond Food Bank. However, a remnant of the former Richmond Bakery still exists at the building as behind the new front and Danby’s Roadhouse sign is an old sign painted right on the building’s front wall bearing the name Richmond Bakery.
For years the Richmond Bakery on Perth Street at McBean Street in Richmond was the place to go for fresh baked goods. And now this baked goods sales tradition is continuing at this same location, albeit now by Danby’s Roadhouse which occupies the former Richmond Bakery premises. A grand opening of the sale of products baked right on the premises once again took place last Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20 and 21,with an array of fresh baked goods on display for sale right inside the front door of Danby’s Roadhouse. Included in these bakery offerings are a variety of breads including white and whole wheat bread, hamburger buns, biscuits, butter tarts, date squares, brownies, fruit Danish, pecan tarts, coffee cake, homemade pies and more including Chelsea buns like the ones for which the former Richmond Bakery was so famous! In starting to sell baked goods, Danby’s Roadhouse is basically carrying on the Richmond Bakery tradition at this location. Danby’s Roadhouse already has been baking everything on site for its own needs such as bread for sandwiches. Indeed, Deb Mallett of Danby’s Roadhouse says that the Roadhouse’s use of fresh bread baked on site for use in sandwiches is one feature that differentiates the Roadhouse from other restaurants. Since Danby’s Roadhouse had the appropriate ovens and even baker Oleh Kelembet already on site, it was a very short jump to also making baked goods for sale to the public. And having these baked goods on sale also provides Danby’s Roadhouse customers with the option of purchasing some of these goodies for a quick take-out dessert following a meal at the Roadhouse. It was back in 1930 when Harold Brown began his bakery in Richmond, located on McBean Street south of Martin Street. JOHN CURRY/METROLAND In 1933, this bakery was sold to Bill Price as Harold Baker Oleh Kelembet, left, and Danby’s Roadhouse owner Deb Mallett, right, hold samples of the freshly baked goods which moved on to Kemptville. After serving with the RCAF in World War Two are now on display for sale at Danby’s Roadhouse, carrying on the tradition of freshly baked goods being baked and sold at from 1939 to 1945, Harold returned to Richmond to this Perth Street location which was the long time home of the Richmond Bakery. open another bakery on McBean Street. In 1952, he moved into what were then new premises on Perth Street at McBean Street where it became a community fixture and Richmond’s best known at-
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Kidneys are something that people take for granted – until a problem develops or is diagnosed. And that’s why events such as the annual Kidney Walk in Stittsville which is coming up on Sunday, Sept. 11 is so important. It not only helps raise funds for the work of the Kidney Foundation of Canada but also it raises awareness of kidney disease. Indeed, one in ten Canadians are living with some form of kidney disease. The Kidney Foundation of Canada provides patient support, funds research and works to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation. There are many people on the transplant list, waiting for a life-saving kidney. The Kidney Walk will be helping sup-
port those like teen John Lambert of Stittsville whose life has been impacted by kidney disease. John Lambert’s journey with kidney disease began in June 2014 when he was 12 years old. It was noticed that he was drinking a lot and that he seemed to want drinks that were highly concentrated. His family was concerned that he might have diabetes and so a medical check up was carried out, with a paediatrician performing a full physical including a urine sample. One of his urine tests showed signs of protein and creatinine. John then went to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) for a kidney ultrasound that revealed that he had only one functioning kidney. His other kidney had never developed and is smaller than a newborn’s kidney. This came as a bit of a shock as John,
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John’s family is now trying to obtain as much information as possible about John’s condition. John is considered a bit of a rare case in that he was born with one kidney that has FSGS. Efforts are being made to get the best medical advice possible. John has had a visit to Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto to confirm his diagnosis. While there, he enrolled in the INSIGHT program which will help doctors better understand and treat nephrotic syndrome and related kidney diseases among children. John will ultimately need a kidney transplant in the future. However, doctors right now are unable to predict how long it will be before this transplant is required.
But after some initial shock, John is forging ahead with his life. He is not letting his kidney situation slow him down. He has moved away from contact sports like football and hockey but he has found a passion for basketball. He attended three basketball camps over the past summer, being named “Mr. Hustle” at one of them and Most Valuable Player at another. He remains a determined and confident youth and is not going to let kidney disease get in the way of his dreams. Supporting or participating in the Kidney Walk in Stittsville on Sunday, Sept. 11 is one way that you can support John and others whose lives have been impacted by kidney disease. Registration for Stittsville’s Kidney Walk will take place at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept.
11 at the Stittsville United Church, with the walk along Stittsville Main Street itself getting underway at 11 a.m. To register in advance or to donate or for more information, please visit kidneywalk.ca or call Bruce Hill of the Ottawa Branch of the Kidney Foundation of Canada at 613-299-4801. The fundraising goal for this year’s Kidney Walk in Stittsville is $13,000. Last year over $10,000 was raised. The Kidney Walk in Stittsville is held in conjunction with Fun Day Sunday at the Stittsville United Church which will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the church grounds on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street. There will be activities for children as well as a free BBQ and live entertainment which can be enjoyed by Kidney Walk participants when they finish the walk.
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Another $400 has been given away to 16 early bird winners in the annual Richmond Fair raffle draw. Each one of these winners in the Aug. 18 early bird draw receives $25. The winners were Mike Harvey of Richmond; Byron Pflug of Fort McMurray; Judy Rasa of Kars; John Amyotte of Stittsville; Edna Monahan of Richmond; Sue Chayer of Stittsville; Wayne Jones; Linda Swaffield; Keith and Betty Lackey of Richmond; Jack Scollan of Prospect; Caleigh Murison of Dwyer Hill; Sheeley Millar of Hunt Club; Cheryl Hill of Barrhaven; Everitt Cassidy; Rhonda Obrian of Ottawa; and Bonnie Jensen of Richmond. There will also be an early bird draw on Thursday, Sept. 1 before the grand prize draw takes place at the Richmond Fair opening. The top prize in the draw is $2,000 while there is also a $1,000 prize. In addition, there are two $500 prizes, two $250 prizes and ten $100 prizes. Altogether, there will be $5,500 given away in the grand prize draw. This is in addition to the $400 given away in each of the five early bird draws which is another $2,000. There are only 600 tickets sold in this Richmond Fair raffle. The tickets are $25 each. This is the 26th year for the holding of this annual Richmond Fair raffle draw.
Stittsville Kidney Walk Sept. 11 Special to the News
The annual Stittsville Kidney Walk and associated Sunday Fun Day will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 at Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. After the 5K walk, enjoy a free BBQ lunch and great live entertainment. There will also be prizes and lots of activities for the kids including an inflatable obstacle course.
Registration for the Kidney Walk will begin at 10 a.m. with a warm up at 10:45 a.m. and the walk beginning at 11 a.m. The Kidney Foundation of Canada supports one in ten Canadians who are living with kidney disease through patient support, research and organ and tissue donation awareness. A majority of those on the transplant list are waiting for a life-saving kidney. The annual Kidney Walk in Stitts-
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Heritage tea at Dining Hall at fairgrounds John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
What a party! Even the Mad Hatter’s tea parties in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland would have a tough time topping last Sunday’s heritage tea at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond. And the Mad Hatter’s own large top hat would have been overshadowed by the wide-brimmed hats worn by a number of those at this heritage tea party which was organized by Carol Demjan to raise funds for the Richmond Agricultural Society’s repair fund for the fairgrounds. There were even wide-brimmed hats of different colours adorning the inside of the window shades of the Dining Hall, adding yet more hat charm to the event. Lots of chatter filled the hall as the tea party got underway at 12 noon, with the ladies and one solo man, George Skinner, taking their seats along both sides of three long tables set out with all the finery mandated for such an occasion. Indeed, George Skinner, who was there with his wife Rebecca Kelly, got in the spirit of things as he wore a black bowler hat (a Mad Hatter hat?) along with a black shirt with its own white tie. He would have looked right at home at a “Mad Tea Party” hosted by the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. Equally resplendent at this tea was Alida Stuyt, complete with her wooden shoes as she represented the Dutch community at the event. And let’s not forget about the men of the Richmond Agricultural Society who acted as the servers
for the tea, looking sharp in their white shirts and bow ties. Four grandchildren of Jean and Richard Fraser – Emily Fraser, Natalie Fraser, Hayley Fraser and Ava McNeely - were in attendance, ensuring the widest possible range of ages at the event. After Carol Demjan led in the saying of “Grace,” calling on God’s blessing for the event, Richmond Agricultural Society president Ian Stackhouse welcomed everyone to the tea and then along with Richmond Agricultural Society Homecraft president Laura Robertson presented a bouquet of flowers to Carol Demjan in recognition of all of her work and effort in organizing this tea at the Dining Hall. There was a bevy of gift baskets at the event as door and raffle prizes, with a number of those in attendance going home with one of them in their arms. This was the first time that such a heritage tea was held at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds. A “Luncheon with a Victorian Flair” which had been held in the area for 12 years by Richard and Jean Fraser along with their friend Maxine Gaddye, first at the Fraser home on Fallowfield Road and then at the Alfred Taylor Community Centre in North Gower, with funds going to The Canadian Spinal Research Organization, was held for the fiJOHN CURRY/METROLAND nal time last year. However, Jean Fraser provided lots of advice to Carol Demjan on organizing such Krystyne Lesniowska, left, and Bonnie Burke, right, are wearing widea tea, certainly a big help in holding such a success- brimmed hats at the heritage tea at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond on Sunday, Aug. 21. ful inaugural heritage tea at the Dining Hall.
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George Skinner, the only male to attend the heritage tea at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond on Sunday, Aug. 21, got in the spirit of the event by wearing a black hat and a matching black shirt with its own white tie.
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Ian Stackhouse, left, president of the Richmond Agricultural Society, and Laura Robertson, right, Homecraft president, present heritage tea organizer Carol Demjan, centre, with a bouquet of flowers to thank her for all of her work and effort in organizing the event which was held at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 21.
Richmond Agricultural Society president Ian Stackhouse, left, is with a Dutch-costumed Alida Stuyt, right, at the heritage tea at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond on Sunday, Aug. 21.
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Eve Webb, left, and Rebecca Kelly, right, sport colourful hats at the heritage tea at the Bev Lasalle, left, and Mary Denis, right, wear different style hats at the heritage tea at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond on Sunday, Aug. 21. Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond on Sunday, Aug. 21.
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Registration is now open for 9runrun, the emergency services run that takes place each October in Stittsville. Race day for this year’s seventh annual 9runrun will be Saturday, Oct. 15 with the races again being a half marathon, a 10K run and a 2K family run. The event is organized in partnership with the city of Ottawa’s three emergency services – the Ottawa Police Service, the Ottawa Paramedic Service and the Ottawa Fire Service. Brenda Tirrell of Stittsville is the race director. 9runrun is meant to be an event which not only shows support for the city’s emergency services personnel and encourages health and fitness but also has a tradition of raising funds for youth causes such as Do It For Daron. Participants in the 10K and half marathon registered by the Oct. 11 deadline will receive long sleeve technical shirts. All 2K participants will receive long sleeve cotton shirts. Registration for the 2016 9runrun can now be done on the website www.9runrun.ca.
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While most Ottawa area students are going back to school Tuesday, Sept. 6, students with the French Catholic board return earlier. The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) has been working hard since mid-August to prepare for the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 30, but students at one of the board’s schools went back in class Aug. 17, and another opened its doors for the new school year on Aug. 23. École élémentaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaître follows a balanced calendar, so the 600 students there began their school year on Aug. 17, two weeks before most other schools. The school community at École élémentaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaître has been operating with a balanced calendar for the past 10 years. Students get six weeks of summer vacation instead of the usual nine, plus a week of vacation in October, March and May. “Those who have tried the balanced calendar really like it, but it is not imposed on families,” explained CECCE chair Johanne Lacombe. “Parents in the catchment area can choose to send their children to either of two CECCE elementary schools: Bernard-Grandmaître, which
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BACK TO CLASS FALL REGISTRATION Families invited to attend school bus safety day Sunday in Ottawa The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) is gearing up for another school year that begins Sept. 6. Currently all four Ottawa school districts (public, Catholic and two French) make the decision collaboratively in order to reduce confusion and to ensure student safety. The OSTA’s 24th annual School Bus Safety Awareness Day will be held this Sunday, Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in six locations around the city. It is a “great opportunity” for students to learn about school bus safety. Children can take a school bus ride while their families tag along, enjoy refreshments and games, and watch a school bus safety video featuring Winnie the Pooh. All children entering the school system for the first time in the fall, or new residents to the area are encouraged to attend Safety Awareness Day. SAFETY FIRST
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lations. The OSTA is responsible for making bus cancellation decisions. School bus cancellation notices can be found by: • Checking with the media. Once the decision is made to cancel transportation, OSTA alerts the media. Cancellations are also announced on Ottawa radio and television stations between 6 and 6:30 a.m. The announcements are repeated at least twice per hour and more frequently on all-news stations, such as 580 CFRA Radio and 1310 News Radio and posted to news stations twitter accounts. • Visit OSTA’s parent portal at this link to view transportation notices on delays and cancellations at https://ostabusplanner.ottawaschoolbus.ca/Cancellations.aspx. • Check OSTA’s twitter feed: https://twitter.com/OttSchoolBus. • If you subscribe to OSTA’s mailing list beforehand, you can also receive cancellation notices by email. Subscribe at this link: https://ostabusplanner.ottawaschoolbus.ca/ Subscriptions/Subscribe.aspx. When transportation is cancelled due to bad weather or poor road conditions, transportation is cancelled to all schools. However, all schools would remain open to students.
If you bring your child to school, please arrange for transportation home, reminds the board. Cancellations are also posted on the OCDSB website as an alert on the homepage. You can also follow @OCDSB on twitter and facebook or download the OCDSB app or just subscribe to the OCDSB RSS feed. All bus delays are also posted on the OSTA website. FIND YOUR BUS STOP
If you need to find your bus stop, call your school or check the OSTA’s stop locator online at https://ostabusplanner.ottawaschoolbus.ca. The OSTA’s headquarters are in the Confederation Education Centre, 1645 Woodroffe Ave. Its office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. week days (613-224-8800). The OSTA has set up four transportation zones within the City of Ottawa. The phone number of the west zone is 613-224-8800, ext. 2383. For general inquiries, email admin@ottawaschoolbus.ca
BACK TO CLASS FALL REGISTRATION The joy of reading is a gift Five steps for a positive to children before school back-to-school transition (NC) We are approaching the time of year when families jump out of holidays and start their back to school routine. Here are a few tips to help make the back to school transition easier: 1. A great day starts with a good night’s sleep. Staying up late in the summer is a habit that a lot of kids and parents get into. A few weeks before school starts up, make sure that a regular nighttime routine is followed. Put the kids to bed earlier and wake them up at the time they would have to get up for school. This will help them ease into the earlier mornings once classes begin. 2. Get yourself up and ready first. Parents also need to get into the swing of things when kids go back to school. Get up slightly earlier than normal to make sure you have time for yourself and your kids. Making breakfast and lunch, packing book bags and getting outfits ready takes some extra time, and you don’t want to throw off your own morning routine. 3. Continue exercising. Just because it’s the fall doesn’t mean
keeping fit should slow down. Studies show that kids who exercise every day perform better in school. Encourage your kids to stay active by walking them to the bus stop or letting them ride their bikes or walk to school. If those sneakers are showing wear from all that summer fun, pick up a new pair for travelling to school and for gym class. A wide variety of styles and sizes are available across the country at Sport Chek. 4. Schedule appointments. Plan ahead and book any necessary appointments and checkups before school starts, including teeth cleaning, vaccinations and haircuts. Getting these out of the way now means your child won’t have to miss school later. 5. Re-establish routines that may have been forgotten. Get back into building a routine with your kids, including early dinners, book bag packing and a bedtime story. Ensure your child’s backpack can hold all their supplies and fits them properly, particularly if they have grown over the summer. Stores like Sport Chek carries backpacks in a variety of shapes.
Sharing with your chilthe same book night afdren the joy of reading is to ter night. Comply withoffer them the most beauout grumbling, because tiful gift in the world: an a passion is being born! open door to wonder and Preschoolers, on the othimagination, which they er hand, usually appreciwill be able to enjoy for the ate a variety of stories rest of their lives. and illustrations. There is no need to wait: When they are schoolresearch shows that children age, continue to read to experience more academic your children, even if success when the pleasures Research shows that children ex- they already know how of words and reading are perience more academic success to read alone. Then, kindled before they start when they are exposed to books gradually, take it in and stories before going to school. turns to read in order school. It is important, of course, to encourage their progto adapt the reading material to the age of ress. In addition to readers sent home from the child. From zero to 2 years, babies will school, visit your local library as well so that literally devour their books! Baby books you children can have access to a wider vamust be very durable and, ideally, washable. riety of books. An enjoyable outing to the As soon as babies can focus on an image, library can be an incentive to read in itself. sharing a book together with a parent is a Last but not least, if they see you readgreat way to spend time together. ing and hear you talking passionately about From three to five years, children start the books that you read, your children will to be interested in stories with a narrative. almost inevitably grow up with a desire to Toddlers are likely to ask you to read them do the same.
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BACK TO CLASS FALL REGISTRATION Children’s charity reaches out to community for school supplies Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
Demand for school supplies through the Caring and Sharing Exchange has skyrocketed as the new school year approaches, leaving organizers wondering how they’re going to fill the need. The Ottawa-based charity, which provides backpacks filled with school supplies for children in need through the Sharing in Student Success (SISS) program, has seen a 33 per cent increase in registration compared to a year ago. Executive director Cindy Smith said the charity has the capacity to meet the needs of only 1,250 children – leaving 850 on a waiting list. Last year there were 1,582 children registered for the backpack program, but this year that number has spiked to 2,100.
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The Caring and Sharing Exchange has seen demand for school supplies for children in need skyrocket this year, leaving organizers wondering how they’re going to meet the demand. The charity has been connecting with some of its corporate sponsors and has initiated a direct mailing campaign to try and meet the demand – and make sure no student is left behind.
A year ago the exchange issued a public plea for help, with almost 500 on the waiting as the school year approached, Smith estimated. Despite that, the community came together and
paired each child with a backpack, she said. The exchange offers a coordination service, meaning all agencies doing work in the community won’t duplicate resources – helping to guarantee that more people who need it will actually receive help. “By collaborating with other agencies in the city, we detect hundreds of duplicate applications annually, which allows us to redistribute the funds to the next family on the list, while saving the community money,” Smith explained. She said at least some of the increase in demand this year can be attributed to the influx of Syrian refugees since January.
Many of them have children who will be starting school this fall. The Somali Centre for Family Services requests backpacks from the SISS program for clients, and the centre has seen a massive hike in requests that it feels has been caused by the influx of Syrian refugees, according to Smith. The Somali centre requested assistance for 63 children a year ago. This year, the number is nearly five times that, reaching 300 children. “We had anticipated the possibility of a jump in our requests this year due to the Syrian refugee crises,” Smith said. “With the community’s
help, we hope to once again provide every child in need with the support they need to return to school on equal footing with their peers, ready to learn.” Smith said the charity prefers cash donations to www. CaringandSharing.ca because it can buy items in bulk from corporate partners, but for those who want to donate actual supplies they can do so at some Ottawa Public Library branches. Specific library branches accepting donations are listed on the Caring and Sharing Exchange’s website. Volunteers were to meet at the Westgate Shopping Centre on Aug. 23 to prepare backpacks for the start of the school year, Smith said.
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Alice McLean donates $400 raised at birthday party sponse to Rev. Dillenbeck’s question. Alice had heard that five teenagers and five adults from her church were raising “What do you want for your birthday?” money to go to Nicaragua this month and Alice McLean was about to turn 11 years work with the organization SchoolBOX old and during a Sunday morning worship which is based in Almonte to help build service at Stittsville United Church, the a classroom for children at a school in a poor barrio and Alice wanted to help. A few days later, when Alice had her birthday party, her guests brought their donations and Alice ended up raising $400 to help buy school supplies for children in Nicaragua. Alice presented her donation to Rev. Dillenbeck and the church’s treasurer Don Carson during the workshop service on Sunday, Aug. 14. “Alice’s generosity and passion to help the children in Nicaragua has been an inspiration to us all,” said Rev. Dillenbeck. Alice also collected a few school supplies for the Stittsville United Church group to take to Nicaragua with them, although with limited luggage space available, donations of money to buy school supplies in Nicaragua prove to be more helpful. Nicaragua is considered to be the second poorest country in the western hemisphere. While there, the group of ten from JOHN CURRY/METROLAND Stittsville United Church will be helping Eleven year old Alice McLean, left, presents a giant cheque representing her donation of SchoolBOX construct a classroom in the $400 to the fund supporting the Stittsville United Church’s SchoolBOX trip to Nicaragua city of Masaya which is about 25 kilometo Stittsville United Church minister Rev. Grant Dillenbeck, centre, and church treasurer ters southeast of the capital of Managua. Don Carson, right. The Stittsville United Church group John Curry
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minister Rev. Grant Dillenbeck asked her that simple question about her birthday. Alice’s response was not what most of the people in the church expected to hear but were glad they did hear. “I want donations to help the school children in Nicaragua,” was Alice’s re-
raised funds for several months leading up to the trip by serving brunch following worship services at the church, by holding bottle drives, by selling fair trade Nicaraguan coffee and by selling silk scarves which they and members of the congregation coloured by hand. The group also received support from the United Church of Canada as well as donations from members of the congregation and the wider community. Total cost of the trip for travel, accommodation and construction supplies works out to about $3,300 per person or $33,000 in total. About half of the funds had to be in American dollars which, with the current exchange rate, added to the expenses. The group was about $5,000 short of its fundraising goal when it left on the trip last week. But fundraising will continue when the group returns. “With generous people like Alice, we are confident that we will reach our goal,” predicts Rev. Dillenbeck. The ten involved with this group are Hannah Daly, Meridian Partington, Mackenzie Byce, Trish Lamb, Nathan Stevens, Amy Mesdag, Paul Thompson, Amanda Moore, Ruth Richardson and Rev. Dillenbeck. “Making education possible” is the motto of the SchoolBOX organization. See SCHOOLBOX, page 54
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SchoolBOX building classrooms in Nicaragua Continued from page 53
In six years, SchoolBOX has helped build about 80 classrooms and 45 bathrooms in Nicaragua. It has also provided over 100,000 educational packets of school supplies, has supported 40 school libraries with books and has hosted soccer tournaments. The school where the Stittsville United Church group is building a new classroom is Giberto Siles School which has 41 students and three teachers. The existing classroom at the school has tine walls and a tine roof and is hot and dusty and is affected by the rain. The new classroom will be cooler and drier.
A SchoolBOX group was at the site just before the arrival of the Stittsville group, digging the foundation and preparing the rebar (reinforcing steel) which is used in the construction. The total cost to build a classroom is $17,000 plus another $1,000 for desks and other items. The Stittsville United Church group is contributing to this cost. At the Aug. 14 worship service at Stittsville United Church at which Alice McLean presented her $400 donation, a guest speaker was Marianne Graham of Stittsville who has just returned from Nicaragua where she and a group from Stittsville worked on another school project at another
site. She told the congregation that the people of Nicaragua are always so happy that you just want to help them. And this attitude by the people of Nicaragua, even though they are poor (the average family salary is $85 U.S. per month), impacts those who travel there to help out. “You bring back this joy you get from them,” Ms. Graham told those at the church. At the worship service, Rev. Dillenbeck explained that the motivation for participating in such a trip to Nicaragua to help SchoolBOX with a school project is threefold: charity, namely
helping people and making a difference in their lives; service, that is, working collaboratively with a group to make a difference in the long term; and justice, i.e. seeking to make change to address root causes of a problem. These three motivations can help make a difference over the long term. Anyone who would like to support this Stittsville United Church group should make cheques payable to Stittsville United Church and mail them to Stittsville United Church, 6255 Fernbank Road, Stittsville, ON K2S 0S2, indicating that the donation is for the Nicaragua Fund. A tax receipt will be issued for donations of $10 or more.
Golfing Special to the News
St. Thomas Anglican Church of Stittsville is holding a golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17 in support of its outreach programs. The tournament will take place at the Irish Hills Golf and Country Club on Carp Road between Stittsville and Carp. There will be a 1 p.m. shotgun start with foursomes of golfers playing in a scramble format. A steak BBQ dinner will follow the golfing.
Toastmasters in Stittsville Special to the News
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Those who are participating in the Stittsville United Church’s SchoolBOX trip to Nicaragua are, from left, Hannah Daly, Meridian Partington, Mackenzie Byce, Trish Lamb, Nathan Stevens, Amy Mesdag, Ruth Richardson, Paul Thompson and Rev. Grant Dillenbeck. Missing from the photo is Amanda Moore.
‘The Dip Tank’ developed for horses in World War One John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
The Goulbourn Museum’s exhibition about medicine in the World Wars includes information about “The Dip Tank” of World War One. But, no, this does not have anything to do with those armoured fighting machines known as tanks which appeared in the First World War. Rather, “The Dip Tank” has everything to do with horses and other four legged animals which were still widely used in the First World War. A problem with horses, donkeys and mules in the First World War was mange, a mite-associated skin disease affecting such animals.
Parasitic mites could imbed themselves in the hair follicies of the animal. Before Canadian veterinarians developed “The Dip Tank” in 1915, the solution to combating mange was to clip the long winter hair from the animals. However, this caused many of them to die from hyperthermia and equine influenza. But then “The Dip Tank” was developed and it allowed for the killing of the mange-causing parasites while enabling the animals to keep their fur or long hair. “The Dip Tank” consisted of a long trench or dugout with boards on the bottom. It was filled with a mixture of water, sulphur, lime, carbonic acid and creosote, all heated to and kept at a certain temperature. A horse or other animal would be led
through “The Dip Tank,” being full immersed in the liquid which would kill the mange parasites. The Goulbourn Museum’s exhibition “Healing Hands: Medicine During the World Wars” not only features information about “The Dip Tank” but also includes a video clip from World War One which shows how “The Dip Tank” functions, with horses being led through the dugout. This exhibition is now on display at the Goulbourn Museum which is located at 2064 Huntley Road at Stanley’s Corners, just south of Stittsville. Stittsville Main Street becomes Huntley Road at Stanley’s Corners. The Goulbourn Museum can be contacted at 613-831-2393 or via email at info@goulbournmuseum.ca.
“The Olympics” was the theme of the meeting of the Stittsville Toastmasters Club on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Sandra Gloss served as the Table Topics Master for the meeting. Gerry Tapp was the winner of the Table Topics trophy. Gerry Tapp also presented a speech on the “chartering” of the Stittsville Toastmasters. The charter date for the Club has been set for Saturday, Sept. 10. The next meeting of the Stittsville Toastmasters will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 31. After that, there will be regular weekly meetings. The Stittsville Toastmasters meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre at the corner of Pretty Street and Orville Street in Stittsville. For more information about the Stittsville Toastmasters Club, please email contact@stittsvilletoastmasters.ca .
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MCCORMICK, RON (RETIRED AECL)
Suddenly but peacefully at home on Saturday afternoon, August 20th, 2016. Ronald Phillip “Ron” McCormick of Arnprior passed away following a lengthy illness. He was 81. Beloved husband and best friend of Bernadette “Bernie” (nee Stack). Dearly loved and proud “Dad” of Dennis (late Dorothy Marshall) and Brenda Radmore (Grant), both of Ottawa; David (Sylvie) of Carp and Bruce (Jodie) of Arnprior. Devoted and doting “Grandpa” of Angélique, Corby, Brooklyn, Ryan and Olivia. Dear brother of Dorothy Stoiber (Walter) of Ottawa. Predeceased by 3 brothers: Gord (late Dorothy), Ken (Doris of London, Ontario) and Roy (Rose of Arnprior) as well as a sister, Marion Vermette (late Maurice). Fondly remembered by the Stack and McCormick families. Ron loved life. His quick wit, incredible sense of humour and charming personality will live on forever in our hearts. His love for the game of golf came second only to his love for his family. Friends are invited to join Ron’s family during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Friday evening, August 26th from 6 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday morning, August 27th from 10 to 10:45 a.m. A Service to honour and remember Ron will take place in the Pilon Family Chapel on Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. Private interment Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. In memory of Ron, please consider a donation to the Ottawa Mission. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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(Retired Carpenter) Peacefully at Hospice Renfrew while surrounded by his loving family on Monday evening, August 15th, 2016. Cecil Leo McIntyre of Arnprior; formerly of Carp passed away following a courageous journey through cancer. He was 77. Beloved and devoted husband of Margaret “Margie” (nee Donnelly). Dearly loved and respected “Dad” of Elizabeth Dodge (Rob) of Arnprior; Gord (Debra) of Almonte; Janice Sawbridge (Bruce) of Eganville and Doug (Shannon) of Almonte. Cherished and most proud “Grandpa” of Katie Scheel (Josh), Patti Dodge, Breanna and Dan McIntyre, Greg, Curtis and, Morgan Sawbridge, Paige, Alexis and Taylor McIntyre and “GreatGrandpa” of Lily Scheel. Dear brother of David McIntyre (Helen) of Douglas, Desmond McIntyre (late Marguerite) of Renfrew and Elaine Tracey (Ron) of Eganville. Predeceased by his parents: Cecil and Mary McIntyre as well as 2 sisters: Doris Oglestone (late Chuck) and Olive O’Kane (Kevin of Osceola). Family and friends were invited to pay their respects during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Friday from 9 until 10 a.m. A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Michael’s Church, Corkery on Friday morning, August 19th at 11 o’clock. Interment St. Michael’s Parish Cemetery, Corkery. In memory of Leo, a donation to Hospice Renfrew or St. Peter Celestine Church Building Fund would be appreciated by his family. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
GRACE, BILL (LIFELONG PAKENHAM FARMER)
It is with heavy hearts that we announce Bill’s peaceful passing with his loving family by his side at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, August 17th, 2016. William James “Bill” Grace of Almonte; formerly of Pakenham passed away following a courageous struggle with cancer. He was 64. Dear son of Kaye Grace of Almonte and the late Hugh Grace. Beloved and devoted husband and best friend of Mary (nee Kelly). Dearly loved and proud “Dad” of Angie Newsam (Jonathan) of England; Danny Grace (Kasey) of Pakenham and Brenda Cochran (Adam) of Almonte. Dear brother of John (Cathy) of Almonte. A hard working farmer, Bill strived for perfection in all that he did. He enjoyed his work and his community but his family always came first. He will be long remembered for his gentle, caring manner, his quick wit and his keen sense of humour. We trust that he is enjoying a great game of Euchre with old friends. The Grace Family received friends during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Sunday, August 21st from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Monday morning from 8:45 until 9:45 a.m. A Funeral Mass was celebrated in Holy Name of Mary Church, Almonte on Monday morning, August 22nd at 11 o’clock. Cremation followed. In memory of Bill, please consider a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital “Partners in Caring” Foundation. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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Village Square Park became Village Square ‘Market’ on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 14. That’s because the annual Arts in the Park event hosted by the Stittsville Village Association was being held there, re-scheduled from its traditional first Sunday in June date due to rainy weather on that earlier day. But there was no rain on Sunday, Aug. 14 with warm weather prevailing. The number of vendors was down from what was expected in June due to other competing events in the area that day combined with the re-scheduling. But there were still well over 30 vendors on site, providing lots of selection and variety to those who browsed among the tents set up by the vendors, under which they displayed their wares. On display for sale were puppets, art, handmade soap, painted stones, pottery, nature photography, jewellery, books, rustic wooden furniture and more. The Goulbourn Historical Society was there as was the Goulbourn Museum, along with the Ottawa Public Library and Pathway Jiu Jitsu. Henna and glitter tattoos were also available at one of the vendor tables at the park. Lemonade and popcorn were also being sold on site. The U-Rock Music School of Stittsville was there, not only with a vendor table but also with a number of its young performers as they presented live entertainment, singing at the train station building at the park. When the U-Rock Music School performances ended, a storytime was held by the Ottawa Public Library, followed by a craft time for youngsters. Peggy Artelle of Artelle Puppets was a first time participant in this Arts in the Park event. She had an array of hand puppets on display. Artelle Puppets presents puppet shows, conducts puppet workshops and makes hand-made puppets. Young entrepreneur Matthew Rafter of Orleans was present at the event, telling about and selling his Enviroliners which are recycled newspaper folded in a special way to line kitchen compost bins. These Enviroliners keep the compost bin clean and allow for compostable materials to be easily thrown out. Matthew began his company, called M-Company, when he was seven years old in 2011 to try to make an environmental difference in the world. The company’s slogan is “Helping you be green.” He uses previously read newspapers, specifically the Ottawa Citizen because of its use of biodegradeable ink. He worked at developing a quality product, working out a way of folding the newspaper so that the Enviroliners do the job well. He sells them in packages of ten for $2 or 50 for $10 with the customer getting a free shopping bag with the larger amount. Friends and family provide the newspapers and sometimes even the Citizen itself has provided newspapers to use for the Enviroliners. Matthew has four employees who fold the newspapers to create the Enviroliners. He has a lot of repeat business from about 100 regular customers. There is free delivery in the Ottawa area. Author Michael J. McCann of Oxford Station had a display at this Arts in the Park event. He had been at the event last year and returned this year with an array of his crime novels. His latest book is called “Sorrow Lake” which is his first March and Walker Crime Novel. It features Detective Inspector Ellie March of the Ontario Provincial Police and Detective Constable Kevin Walker. The story revolves around a police investigation when a man
is executed in a farmer’s field near the village of Sparrow Lake and it is discovered that the victim had a dark secret that might endanger others in the community. The book has been nominated for the Hammett Prize which honours the best crime novel in North America, with the winner to be announced in October in Philadelphia. Author McCann has also written the Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel Series, a series of four books. One of them, “The Rainy Day Killer,” published in 2013, was a semi finalist for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel in Canada.
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Dexter Bates sings at the Arts in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville.
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Aloe Bates, left, and Avery Rumsey, right, members of the Roxies vocal group of the U-Rock Music School, sing together at the Arts in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville.
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Crime novel writer Michael J. McCann stands beside his publicity banner at the Arts in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville on Sunday, Aug. 14.
Matthew Rafter displays an Enviroliner at his display at the Arts in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville on Sunday, Aug. 14.
Vendors are wanted for a Mom 2 Mom Sale in Richmond on Saturday, Oct. 1. The sale will be held at the St. John the Baptist Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond, running from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This Mom 2 Mom Sale is being organized by 14 year old Shannon Wallace of Stittsville in support of a “Me to We” trip to Nicaragua in which Shannon will be participating in 2017. Any families, artisans or young entrepreneurs who would like to sell their wares at this Mom 2 Mom Sale are invited to participate in the sale. Tables at the event are available for $20 per table. All proceeds from what is sold by individual vendors will be theirs to keep. To reserve a table at the event, please email 2017Nicaragua@gmail.com . A bake sale will be held in conjunction with the Mom to Mom Sale, providing a great opportunity to stock up on some baking for upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. In addition, Shannon is looking for volunteers to help out at the event. This would be an ideal opportunity for any high school students who are looking for volunteer hours. Anyone interested in volunteering at the event should contact Shannon at 2017Nicaragua@ gmail.com .
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Avery Stone sings at the Arts in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville where a number of U-Rock Music School singers performed.
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Peggy Artelle of Artelle Puppets holds up two of the hand puppets which she had on display and for sale at the Arts in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville on Sunday, Aug. 14.
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Flour and sugar bags took on many uses from rags to blouses
MARY COOK Memories Mother was ready to tackle another batch of flour and sugar bags. If she was lucky, she got a sugar bag from Mr. Briscoe at the General Store in Northcote after he finished filling paper bags to put on the shelf in different pound sizes. These bags were smaller than the ones she got at the gristmill, but the printed dye, for some reason, was much harder to get rid of. Depending on what she made out of the flour bags, getting all the dye out wasn’t all that important. It wasn’t unusual to crawl into sheets, made from four opened flour bags, and to still have Red Roses Flour printed for all to see. When Mother was tackling the dye in the bags, you would know what she was doing when you came in the gate at the back yard. You could smell javel water and lye soap a mile away. Once the bags had been washed at least three times, their seams opened, and all the strings and threads gotten rid of, came the job of trying to make the bags suitable for tea towels, underpants for my sister and me, and of course, pinny aprons, and more often
than not, blouses. But getting the dye out was a major job for Mother. The bags would soak overnight in the copper washtub, and if Mother was lucky, the dyes would have greatly faded from the jar of javel water. Using the tongs she used when getting the whites out of boiling water and into the washtub, she would pull each bag out and put it in the big granite dishpan. This was when she would know if the whole exercise was a complete bust. Which more often than not, it was. For the very best of the bags, the smaller sugar bags, for instance, they would be further treated to a wash of water and lemon juice, and then spread out on the grass to let the sun finish the job. Sadly, that didn’t always work either, and there it would be, the printing, as large as life, maybe a little bit faded, but far from being completely removed. I could see the look on Mother’s face when the javel water didn’t work. It was the same look she got when she tried to make over something that had come in the hand-me-
down box from Aunt Lizzie in Regina, realizing the hopelessness of the whole exercise, because the suit material was too heavy, the silk dress too fancy, or, as in many cases, what she took out of the box was fit only for the rag bag. After the kitchen was redded up, Audrey was sent out to bring in the few flour bags, and the one sugar bag which had been treated to the beating sun for the whole afternoon. Sadly, the printing was as bold as ever. Mother sighed, got out the scissors, and got down to the job of figuring out what could be made. Some would become “not for company” tea towels. The few, which had faded the most, would do for pillowslips and sheets. She held up the one sugar bag, limp from so many washings and javel treatments, and decided it would have to do for a few dishcloths. Then she called me over to the sewing machine, held up one of the flour bags, measured my body from the waist to my knees, and began cutting it up. There was no such thing as having a pattern to go by. I knew I was in for another pair of flour bag bloom-
ers. Thankfully, the bloomers I would wear to the Northcote School, had seen many, many washings, and the ones Mother was sewing that night would be ‘play bloomers’ until they had been what she called “well broken in”. Which meant, of course, the printing would be all but gone. Bloomers made out of flour or sugar bags would not be the most comfortable of underwear until they had been washed many times. For the first few times of wearing them, they felt like pieces of cardboard against your body, and the tight elastic in the legs didn’t help to soften them either. Mother had the new bloomers finished before I went to bed. I would wear them often during the summer, breaking them in, and grateful that by the time I went back to the Northcote School, the bright red and blue words, “PRIDE OF THE VALLEY” across the seat would be all but faded away. 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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Apple almond rum cake Community corn supper at St. Thomas Church easy and fragrant dessert John Curry
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This one bowl cake is fragrant with rum and spices and loaded with chopped apples. Just before serving, dust lightly with icing sugar and serve warm with frozen yogurt or ice cream if you like. Preparation time: 25 minutes Baking time: 35 minutes Serves 8 Ingredients: 4 cups (1 L) chopped and peeled apples (Cortland, McIntosh or Empire); 2 eggs; ¼ cup (50 mL) vegetable oil; ¾ cup (175 mL) dark brown sugar; 1 tbsp (15 mL) dark or amber rum; 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon; 1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda; ¼ tsp (1 mL) each ground nutmeg and salt; ¼ cup (50 mL) sliced almonds; 1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar; Icing sugar. In large bowl, placed apples. Using wooden spoon and stir-
You will be able to enjoy corn on the cob at a community corn supper being hosted by St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Everyone in the community is welcome to attend and enjoy a supper that will not only include hot buttered corn on the cob but also ham, potato salad, coleslaw, bean salad, macaroni salad, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, pickled beets, tossed
salad, rolls, tea, coffee, lemonade, ice tea and ice cream. Wow – what a great menu! Cost will be $14 per person for those aged 12 and up; $6 for those aged 6 to 11 years; and free for children under 6 years of age.
Tickets will be available by calling 613-6234501 or at the church office on Wednesdays or Thursdays. St. Thomas Anglican Church is located at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville.
‘40 Years of Love’ gala at Saunders Farm John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Saunders Farm at Munster will be the site of a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Queensway Carleton Hospital. This “40 Years of Love” gala will be held on Friday, Sept. 16 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Saunders Farm. The event will include a sponsor reception (by invitation only) at 5 p.m.; a welcome reception at 6 p.m. featuring a silent auction and “duelling pianos”; a “field to table” dinner at 7 p.m. including a live auction; entertainment featuring the physicians band “The Star Tools” at 9 p.m.; and a campfire sing-a-long at 10 p.m. The Queensway Carleton Hospital opened in 1976, over two years after the hospital had been
operating its first program which was a storefront psychiatric clinic in Bells Corners. Today the Queensway Carleton Hospital is the only full-service community hospital in the West Ottawa area, offering a diversity of medical and surgical programs and services. Employing over 1,900 health care staff, the 264 bed hospital has a focus on several cornerstone programs – Emergency, Childbirth, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Medical and Surgical Services and Critical Care Services. The Queensway Carleton Hospital serves an area with a population of over 400,000 which is also one of the fastest growing areas in the province. The hospital also enjoys the support of more than 550 volunteers. Medical staff includes over 290 physicians and ten midwives. Operating revenue for the 2015-2016 year was $200,640,000.
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A Girl Guide used uniform sale will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 14 Brightside Avenue in Stittsville. The sale is a consignment sale with new style Guide uniforms priced approximately 40 percent off the cost of buying a new uniform. For more information, please contact Angela Wallace at guider.angie@gmail. com . An End of Summer Celebration to mark a successful summer with the TD Summer Reading Club at the Richmond branch of the Ottawa Public Library will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All children are welcome, whether TD Summer Reading Club members or not. Storywalk outside in the back yard of the library featuring the story “It’s a Tiger.” Children’s activities. Treats and prizes thanks to the generosity support of the Richmond TD Bank branch. This Celebration goes ahead rain or shine
(Storywalk will take place in the library branch if it rains). St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville is hosting a community corn on the cob supper on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Enjoy ham, potato salad, coleslaw, and more as well as hot buttered corn on the cob. Tea, coffee, lemonade, iced tea and ice cream. $14 per person for those aged 12 and up. $6 for those aged 6 to 11 years. Free for children under 6 years of age. Tickets available by calling 613-623-4501 or at the church office on Wednesdays or Thursdays. The cancelled fireworks display at the Canada Day celebrations in Stittsville have been rescheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27, starting about 9 p.m. The fireworks will be led off at the same location behind the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, with public viewing from the front of Sacred Heart High School, just like on Canada Day.
A grand opening is being held at the new Zida Academy on Goulbourn Street in Stittsville (the former Ottawa Waldorf School premises) on Sunday, April 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone in the community is invited to drop by to tour the totally renovated premises, to enjoy entertainment by music students and to try out the new trampoline park. In addition, Miss Teenage Canada 2016 will be in attendance as will a bevy of superheroes and characters such as Superman and the Little Mermaid. Register for fall music instruction. Inquire about the upcoming daycare program including before and after school programs. The annual Memorial Service of the Munster Union Cemetery will be held on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 2:30 p.m. at the Munster United Church on Munster Road in Munster. The Richmond 200th anniversary committee is holding its first an-
nual general meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Dining Hall at the Richmond fairgrounds in Richmond. Everyone is welcome to attend. A Child Care Connection meeting hosted by the Child Care Providers Resource Network, a nonprofit charitable organization, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer at 1251 Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. This meeting is for parents looking for home daycare and also for caregivers with daycare space. For more information about this meeting, please visit the website www.ccprn. com or call 613-749-5211, ext. 24. A family breakfast open to everyone in the community will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Only $8 per person. Children under 12 years
of age only $6 each. Everyone welcome. The annual 5K Kidney Walk in Stittsville in support of the Kidney Foundation of Canada – Eastern Ontario Chapter will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m., leaving from the Stittsville United Church and proceeding along Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Free BBQ, prizes and entertainment. Register yourself or get a team together and help raise some funds for the Kidney Foundation Register at www.kidneywalk.ca . Fun Day Sunday is being held in conjunction with the annual Kidney Walk in Stittsville on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Inflatable obstacle course, games, BBQ. Everyone welcome. Free.
‘GOD HAS YOU COVERED Nearly New Clothes and Jewelry Shoppe’ Special to the News
The “GOD HAS YOU COVERED Nearly New Clothes and Jewelry Shoppe” at Christ Church Ashton in Ashton is open from July to September on the last Thursday and Saturday of each month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to drop in and browse around and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee or a glass of cold juice and a sweet treat. It’s free although a free will offering
will be accepted. There will also be homemade baking for sale such as cookies, muffins, scones and more including some homemade preserves. The Shoppe is open this Thursday, Aug. 25 and this Saturday, Aug. 27. But Christ Church Ashton is seeking more women’s, men’s and children’s clothing for this “GOD HAS YOU COVERED Nearly New Clothes and Jewelry Shoppe.” Clothes being donated should be in good
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, once you have your mind set on something, it is hard to get you to think about anything else. This dedication can be an asset at work in the days ahead. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are in good spirits this week and it could be due to some good news that provides you with extra energy. Tackle some tasks at hand and then have fun. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, it may be time for a change of scenery, especially if you feel like you need recharging. Plan a getaway that allows you to unwind free of distractions. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Accept help when it is offered, Cancer. Doing so will considerably cut down on your workload and put you in a better frame of mind. Someone has a proposition that’s promising. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, though you often enjoy being the center of attention, you will enjoy a much-needed break from the limelight in coming days. Use the time to reflect. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, when a job opportunity pops up, jump on it without delay. This could be the break you’re looking for, so don’t pass up the opportunity to get on board.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, recognize that some things are beyond your control, no matter how hard you try to influence the outcomes. Do your best and things will work out for you. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, sometimes the best way to help someone is to refrain from offering advice and let him or her work it out. This week you’ll be put to the test in this line of thinking. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, do your best to address a financial issue in the weeks ahead. It may take some time, but use this week to lay the groundwork for your future financial security. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, a pleasant surprise has you wanting to share good news with anyone and everyone. However, it may be wise to keep things hush-hush for a while until you know all the details. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 There’s no time like the present to perform a self-analysis in an effort to better yourself, Aquarius. Expect the support of family as you look to make positive changes. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, positive thinking and taking action can help you overcome difficult obstacles. Good news is coming your way. 0825
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