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EMC news - It’s back again this year and once again you can have the chance to win a Christmas gift basket filled with items valued in total probably close to $1,500. These include a Swiss Gear suitcase, a KitchenAid covered roaster, an Olympus digital camera, a Black and Decker drill and much more. You can really make your Christmas this year a special one by purchasing a ticket in the draw for this Christmas gift basket. This Christmas gift basket pre-Christmas draw has become a tradition at Scotiabank in Stittsville. Introduced by then-manager Paul Stead, this draw has generated over $25,000 for the Stittsville Food Bank in the past four years. Last year, for instance, the draw raised $5,886 for the Stittsville Food Bank. The amount raised is helped considerably by Scotiabank which matches the funds raised by the sale of draw tickets but these matching funds would not be available were it not for the generosity and support of Stittsville and area residents who purchase the draw tickets. The draw tickets are on sale now at the Scobiabank at the Shops of Main Street plaza at Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road in Stittsville. The gift basket is also on display there as well so that you can see what you may be winning in the draw. The classic nutcracker, looking like it had just stepped out of Tahaikovsky’s famous ballet The Nutcracker, might catch your eye. Or what about those Belgian chocolates or those wine glasses and bottle of wine. Or that set of travel mugs or that Christmas CD gift set. There’s also a festive serving tray, placemats, a cookbook, an interactive children’s book and a Mastercraft screwdriver/driver bit set. As you see, there’s lots in the basket – and this is only some of the items. The draw for this Christmas gift basket will take place on Friday, Dec. 21 at the branch, so the winner will be getting it in time for Christmas. And, besides making your Christmas a little merrier, don’t forget that all of the proceeds will be going to the Stittsville Food Bank to help the less fortunate in the community. You just can’t beat that. See photo on page 5.

We’ve been framed! Displaying broad smiles as they get photographed in an empty frame set up for just such a photography opportunity at the “ART IS EVERYWHERE� student art show which was held at Westwind Public School in Stittsville on Thursday evening, Nov. 22, are, from left, Julia Garnett, Olivia Garnett and Katelyn Martin. See story, photos on page 33.

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EMC news - How many food items does it take to fill an OC Transpo bus? Last December, over 9,000 items donated for the Stittsville Food Bank were enough to fill to overflowing an OC Transpo bus in the annual “Fill the Bus� campaign to support food banks in Ottawa, including the Stittsville Food Bank. This annual campaign happens again in Stittsville

on Saturday, Dec. 8 when an OC Transpo bus will be parked outside Brown’s Your Independent Grocer on Stittsville Main Street, collecting donations, both non-perishable food items and money, for the Stittsville Food Bank. The bus will be there from 9 a.m. through to 5 p.m. Last December, the generosity of residents of Stittsville and area showed as 9,445 food items were donated in this “Fill the Bus� event. Another $1,035.25 in cash was donated.

It is hoped that this year’s “Fill the Bus� event on Saturday, Dec. 8 will do just as well and hopefully even surpass last year’s totals because the need is there this year and it needs to be met to help the less fortunate in the community. Brown’s Your Independent Grocer (YIG) is one of the YIG stores in the Ottawa area where this “Fill the Bus� campaign takes place. Stittsville Food Bank volunteers will be on hand to help those donating to the campaign, as will volunteers from OC Transpo.

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EMC news - The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) has a new president. Phil Sweetnam, who had been serving as SVA vicepresident, was elected as president at the organization’s annual general meeting at the

Goulbourn Town Hall at Stanley’s Corners on Thursday evening, Nov. 22. He takes over from outgoing president Marilyn Jenkins who now becomes the SVA’s immediate past president. Theresa Qadri has stepped up to become the SVA vicepresident while Doug Robertson, who has been serving

as the SVA’s interim secretary with secretary Tanya Hein on a maternity break, has become the permanent secretary. Tanya Hein will be staying involved as an SVA director, as will David Fairbrother whose term as a director had expired but who was re-elected at the annual meeting. Treasurer Claude Keon has

another year left on his term as do SVA directors David Jenkins, Christine Hartig, Jamie Lynn Young, Laurie Scheer, Doug Sutherland and Tim LaPlante. Newly elected as SVA directors at the annual general meeting were Marion Gullock, who is a former SVA director, Luc Therrien, Nancy

Therrien and Ayah Stretch. The SVA has 12 directors as well as its four-member executive and an immediate past president. Members of the executive and directors serve for two year terms, with the terms staggered so that half are elected one year and the other half the next. After the election at the annual general meeting, new president Phil Sweetnam said that with everyone’s active

support, the new SVA executive will continue to work to get the job done of ensuring that Stittsville continues to be a place where people enjoy living, working and playing. At the annual general meeting, a motion to increase the number of SVA directors from the previously constitutionally-allowed 8 to 12 was passed. The SVA had functioned during the past year with nine directors.

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EMC news - It was a time of “firsts� at the Stittsville Villa Retirement Community last Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25. The newly formed West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus was there, performing the group’s first-ever Christmas concert. And, for the residents who filled the Villa’s lounge and adjoining meeting room area to take in the concert, it was

their first Christmas concert of the season. “We love coming here. You’re special people,� West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus music director Robert Dueck told the assembled residents as the group wound up the concert with the last of several singalong songs on the program, the always favourite “Silent Night� which the Chorus led into by singing “Peace, Peace.� The Villa residents at-

tending the concert were all provided programs which included the words to all of the singalong selections which included “Angels we have heard on high,� “Do you hear what I hear?�, “It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas,� “Silver Bells,� and “White Christmas.� For these singalong tunes, members of the Chorus moved from their assembled chorus position to spread out among the audience, encour-

aging participation – taking the music right to the people, as it were. Entitled “An Afternoon of Christmas Music,� the one-hour long concert was just that, including not only the more familiar singalong numbers but also a collection of Christmas oriented tunes ranging from a Christmas folk song “The Song of the Birds� as well as the snappy ‘Tiny King� song that encouraged rhythmic clapping by the au-

dience to the haunting “Beautiful December� telling the story of what happens in December as well as what to expect in the following spring. Some of the musical offerings by the West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus included vocal introductions or solos such as Ingrid Gemmell’s introductory solo for “Silver Bells,� Nicole Lahey’s sung introduction for “White Christmas,� the singing of Liz Mevel and Reta Hamilton as they were in

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Robert Dueck, far right, music director of the new West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus, directs the group as it presents its first-ever Christmas concert “An Afternoon of Christmas Music� at the Stittsville Villa Retirement Community in Stittsville last Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25.

the spotlight for “Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head,� and the musical offerings of Ingrid Gemmell, Linda Noble and Mary March with “While by my Sheep.� In addition, the trio of flute players – Christine Philipson, Crystal Payne and Katherine Allan – accompanied the West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus at times in the concert. Christine Philipson was prominent in the presentation of the song “Where Shepherd’s Lately Knelt� while all three flute players were involved with the choir in the song “Sing with Festive Cheer.� Director Robert Dueck was kept busy throughout the concert, not only directing the Chorus but also turning around and directing the audience for the several singalong pieces. The Chorus, whose members wore white blouses adorned with holly-ornamented broaches, was accompanied in the concert by pianists Barb Creech, Bonnie MacDiarmid and Lorraine Harker. The West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus will be one of the guest performers at the “Welcome Christmas� community Christmas concert being held by the Goulbourn Male Chorus on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16. Advance tickets for this Dec. 16 concert are available at the Gaia Java Coffee Shop in Stittsville as well as at Domenic’s Music Store and CD Warehouse, both in Kanata.

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Gift basket giveaway Flanking the gift basket which is being given away in a draw at Scotiabank in Stittsville to raise funds for the Stittsville Food Bank are, from left, Scotiabank manager Allison Bell, Food Bank director Barbara Cordukes, Food Bank chair Theresa Qadri, Scotiabank staff Elaine Carswell, Tricia Brydges and Cathy Simpson and Food Bank immediate past chair Robin Derrick.

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EMC news - Santa Claus is coming to Stittsville’s CIBC branch. The jolly red-suited gentleman will be at the CIBC branch at 5527 Hazeldean Road at the Grant Crossing shopping

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EMC news - The Goulbourn Township Historical Society is looking for some helping hands. These volunteer tasks are ideal for anyone who has an interest in local history or who wants to learn something about local history along the way. The Historical Society is looking for an editor for its quar-

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Christmas concert featuringCapital City Chorus EMC news - Listening to Christmas songs, Enjoyable. Hearing Christmas songs sung by a barbershop chorus in a cappella style in fourpart harmony. Awesome. And getting a chance to actually sing along with some of these Christmas tunes. Priceless. But this is what will be happening at a Christmas concert at St. Thomas Angli-

can Church in Stittsville this Saturday, Dec. 1 starting at 7 p.m. It will be enjoyable, awesome and priceless, all rolled up into one. And while the experience will definitely be priceless, having an opportunity to sing along with some of the Christmas carols, there is a price to the experience and it is a most reasonable $15 per person. For this, you will get to en-

joy the offerings of the Capital City Chorus, an all-male chorus which sings a cappella in four-part harmony. This Capital City Chorus is dedicated to the unique style of music known as “barbershop.” The Chorus, which began in 1957, has won a number of awards over the years for its singing. On Saturday, Dec. 1 at St. Thomas Anglican Church,

the Capital City Chorus will be presenting a Christmasthemed concert including a number of sing-along carols involving audience participation. What a way not only to enjoy an evening but also to kick off the Christmas season. Light refreshments will be served in the church hall after the concert. Tickets for this Christmas concert are avail-

able now from the St. Thomas Anglican Church office at 613-836-5741 (Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.). Tickets will also be available

at the door. Everyone is welcome. St. Thomas Anglican Church is located at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville.

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hoever says Ottawa is a town that fun forgot had better take a second look Following an announcement last week that a professional men’s basketball club is set to take up residence in the city later next year, the capital is starting to look like Canada’s sporting hotbed. Once the National Basketball League of Canada franchise starts up, it will add to the expanding roster

of athletic attractions in this city, potentially placing it second only to Toronto when it comes to professional sporting clubs. By the summer of 2015, we could boast National Hockey League, Canadian Football League, North American Soccer League and major league-affiliated baseball clubs. Also playing in the city are the Ottawa 67’s and varsity teams from two universities. Ottawa would be one of

the few NHL cities to also host a Canadian Hockey League franchise, and would be home to the only the third MLB-affiliate baseball club outside of the Toronto Blue Jays and Vancouver Canadians. It doesn’t stop there either. Ottawa will play host to a pair of high-profile international women’s sporting events over the next few years in the form of the Women’s World Ice Hockey Championship and

the Women’s World Cup, the top soccer tournament for female competitors. What does this say about the fortunes of a town that has in the recent past been considered a sporting basket case, one that lost its CFL club twice, its former TripleA ball team in 2006 and nearly lost the Senators 10 years ago? Clearly Ottawa has its game back. That shouldn’t be too surprising though. Ottawans love being active. We love to

cycle, we love to canoe, we love to ski, we love to run. The Ottawa Race Weekend, for example, routinely draws tens of thousands of runners. The roads in the city are sprinkled with cars sporting racks to carry either boats or bikes. This passion for activity makes it rather natural for us to appreciate other athletic endeavours. The Senators regularly fill the 18,000plus seat Scotiabank Place. Despite the city’s passion for

the NHL, the 67’s are among the CHL attendance leaders. Interest in the Ottawa Fat Cats Intercounty Baseball League franchise helped prove Ottawa was still a viable market for a minor league baseball affiliate. If there’s action on the field, ice or court, Ottawans will be there. The city should be taking every opportunity to show the rest of the country, and the rest of the world for that matter, how passionate Ottawa is about sports and how it plays a significant role in making the capital an exciting, diverse place to live.

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Progress doesn’t have to be awful You couldn’t even stand up with a beer in your hand. There were no games to play, no decent food, no live music. These were the rules, imposed by the province. The result of those rules was the only thing you could do in a tavern was drink. Which is what people did, with considerable enthusiasm, and then they went outside, got into their cars and drove home, not always without incident. Those who lament changing times sometimes forget that times can also change for the better. Most pubs today are brighter and cheerier. There is good food. There are as many women as men. There is live music or, failing that, screens to watch sports on. There is less emphasis on drinking, per se. The pub has become a place you can hang out without drinking a lot, or even anything, and you can probably get a ride home with someone who is sober. The Elmdale and other local institutions have moved a long way in this direction and that’s not a bad thing. The drinking culture has changed and, unlike some other cultural changes, this one is welcome. This is not to say that we should welcome a trend where every pub becomes like every other pub, every neighbourhood becomes like every other neighbourhood and every family looks like every other family. But we, owners and customers, hold the key to avoiding that. The owner is tempted to follow the safe route of imitating other successful businesses. But the enlightened owner knows the key to success lies in creating something original. Then we, the customers can go to this different business and feel original ourselves, until eventually there are too many of us being original in the same way and we have to move on to something different. It’s not easy, this stuff. As customers we probably don’t insist often enough on originality. We go where other people go, which is one of the reasons that chains thrive and threaten the uniqueness of old neighbourhoods. We could block that by supporting originals and helping them survive.

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eeth have been publicly gnashed for several weeks over possible changes at the Elmdale Tavern in Hintonburgh. There is new ownership and Elmdale devotees, not all of whom have ever been there, fear the worst. The ’Dale will become a fern bar, or the modern equivalent thereof. Arugula salads will be served and Michael BublÊ will be heard over the sound system. Never mind that no one has actually made any announcement to that effect, the concerns are understandable in a way because what they are really about it is a changing neighbourhood. People have watched this happen elsewhere and what they fear is a kind of homogeneity: the street fills with moderately upscale eateries and stores, patronized by moderately upscale people wearing moderately upscale casual clothes and driving moderately upscale cars. While nicer, it becomes indistinguishable from other moderately upscale neighbourhoods. In a larger sense, the Elmdale has come to stand in for a generalized lamenting of progress. Things change and we like them to stay the way they were, although we do like colour TV, don’t we, and email, the odd cappuccino and maybe even back-up cameras in new cars. Not that we wish the Elmdale any harm, having been there, but it is worth remembering that not all change is bad. In the heyday of the Ontario tavern, say 50 years ago, taverns were very different and not always in a good way. There were no windows onto the street. Women were not allowed or were segregated into one section of the place. You couldn’t pick up your beer and walk to another table.

Editorial Policy The Stittsville News EMC welcomes letters to the editor. Senders must include their full name, complete address and a contact phone number. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and content, both in print and online at www.yourottawaregion.com. To submit a letter to the editor, please email to theresa.fritz@metroland.com , fax to 613-224-2265 or mail to Stittsville News EMC, 80 Colonnade Rd. N., Unit 4, Ottawa, ON, K2E 7L2.

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Letter: The Sow Good Sale success Editor: Thank You from The Sow Good Sale! The Community Bible Church in Stittsville is delighted to announce that the Nov. 17 Sow Good Sale was very well received by the community again this year. There was a great response from our shoppers, our volunteers had fun and we even managed to top last year’s results! The sale raised profits of just over $11,200, all of it to flow directly to the Seje partnership. This money will allow the village in Kenya to acquire a couple

of acres of land which will be owned by and developed for agricultural use by Seje villagers. The eventual produce from this land is expected to feed local orphans with any excess being sold to help to fund the Gracious Academy school which was established in Jan. 2012. Thank God! And thank you all! Also thanks to our tireless crafters and volunteers. And thanks also to our corporate sponsors who helped us once again to keep our expenses low: Laura’s Your Independent Grocer (Kanata), Rental Vil-

lage, Home Depot, Kanata Theatre, The Cupcake Fairy, Lowes and Fabricland (Kanata). We also gratefully received assistance from the two local Lions Clubs (Stittsville and Kanata-Hazeldean) and from the Stittsville United Church and Richmond’s St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. And lastly but certainly not least, thanks to the Stittsville News EMC for a most excellent cover story! Flo Alexander and Judy Peasley Co-organizers of The Sow Good Sale

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Flames and smoke pour from a home on Manchester Street in Stittsville just after midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 27 as Ottawa Fire Service fire trucks and firefighters filled the street to battle the blaze which caused an estimated $300,000 damage.

EMC news - A midnight fire has caused an estimated $300,000 damage to a home on Manchester Street in Stittsville. Ottawa Fire Service firefighters received a 9-1-1 call at 17 minutes after 12 midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 27, reporting fire in an extension to the Manchester Street home. Firefighters attempted to stop the fire from spreading further into the house but the fire did spread to the home’s second floor. The fire caused an estimated $75,000 damage to the home’s contents. Two adults and two children at home at the time of the fire successfully evacuated the home. The fire is now under investigation. No cause has been released although the Ottawa Fire Service has stated that the fire appears to have started at the back of the home.

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Karen Fisher of Stittsville displays her “Candles by Karen” at the craft fair which was held in the hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville last Saturday.

Gord Caffery, left, of Gord’s Stained Glass and Valerie Wilson, right, point out some athletic stained glass figures at the craft fair in the hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville last Saturday, Nov. 24.

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As seven year old Anderson Bihler, centre, of Stittsville holds the framed certificate which acknowledges him as an honourary parameci of the Ottawa Paramedic Service, he is surrounded by, clockwise, from left, Ottawa Paramedic Service communications staff member Maggie Labelle, Ottawa Paramedic Service paramedic Matthew DiMonte, Anderson’s mom Shelley Black, Ottawa Paramedic Service advanced care paramedic Rosemary Bentley and Ottawa Paramedic Service supervisor Darrell Drew.

EMC news - Seven year old Anderson Bihler of Stittsville is on the road to recovery from a brain aneurysm and massive stroke suffered suddenly last June. He was able to survive this trauma not only because of the work of neurosurgeons, his own resiliency and the power of prayer but also because of the initial response and work of paramedics in responding to the emergency situation. And so you can imagine the significance of Anderson’s visit to the Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters on Don Reid Drive off Walkley Road in Ottawa last Sunday morning, a visit not only for Anderson and his mom Shelley Black to personally thank the very paramedics who had given this initial life saving assistance to Anderson but also for the paramedic staff involved to have the opportunity to meet Anderson. Indeed, as Ottawa Paramedic Service supervisor Darrell Drew said during Anderson’s visit, it is unique for paramedics involved in a particular emergency situation to actually get to meet the patient afterwards. This view was echoed by advanced care paramedic Rosemary Bentley, one of the pair of paramedics who transported Anderson to CHEO, who said that the paramedics involved in a medical emergency like Anderson’s usually do not hear about the ultimate outcome for a patient taken to hospital. So, when Anderson visited the paramedic headquarters last Sunday, there were Rosemary Bentley and her fellow paramedic Matthew DiMonte, waiting to meet him and help him tour the facility. They first witnessed a brief ceremony in which Anderson was made an honourary paramedic and provided with a gift bag of paramedic paraphernalia such as a t-shirt, hat, toque and pin. Anderson was then taken on a tour of the paramedic vehicle area, with Rosemary and Matthew serving as tour guides, along with supervisor Darrell Drew. In the vehicle bay, Anderson, who is now thinking that he wants to be a paramedic himself when he grows up, not only got to sit behind the steering wheel of the very paramedic vehicle which Darrell Drew was driving when

he was the first paramedic to respond to Anderson’s medical emergency last June. Darrell, who lives in Stittsville and happened to be in the community on paramedic business that day, was the first paramedic to arrive on the scene, taking over from the school staff who had provided initial treatment. Darrel handled the situation until the paramedic team of Rosemary Bentley and Matthew DiMonte arrived and took over treatment, eventually transporting Anderson directly to CHEO where he received intensive medical treatment, saving his life. Anderson not only sat in supervisor Drew’s vehicle but they together even took the vehicle out of the garage area so that the siren could be engaged. Anderson is like very other kid – he likes sirens. Anderson also got to see and experience several other Ottawa Paramedic Service vehicles during his visit to the headquarters – such as the treatment rehabilitation unit i.e. bus which is dispatched to major emergencies and the emergency support unit i.e. stock room on wheels that also can be seen at major emergencies which require more supplies than normally carried in a paramedic ambulance. Anderson also got to meet Maggie Labelle, an Ottawa Paramedic Service staff member who took the initial 9-1-1 call about his situation and then dispatched the paramedics to response to the crisis. Shelley Black, Anderson’s mom, explained at the initial ceremony at the headquarters that the visit there by Anderson and herself was an important part of their healing process in the whole ordeal. “It means a lot,” she says about the visit and meeting the paramedics involved in Anderson’s initial care. And it obviously meant a lot to the paramedics as well. Paramedics Rosemary Bentley and Matthew DiMonte both spent the whole visit at Anderson’s side, personally powering his wheelchair and helping him in and out of various vehicles. And when Anderson was about to leave, Rosemary and Anderson shared a big hug. See ANDERSON,, page 13

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Anderson: Once-in-a-lifetime tour Continued from page 12

And Anderson’s mom Shelley Black gave a warm embrace to both paramedics, Rosemary and Matthew, at the end of the visit, a sure sign that the visit had achieved its purpose of reuniting Anderson with his paramedic care givers and making them all familiar with each other. And the fact that Anderson got a oncein-a-lifetime tour of the Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters with its garage full of paramedic vehicles – well, that just made the day that much more special and a day that will be

remembered long after his recovery is totally complete. The Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters is a 100,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility on Don Reid Drive in the Ottawa South Business Park off Walkley Road near the Heron Road intersection. This headquarters is the location from which paramedics are deployed to their daily duty stations/locations across the city and where all paramedic training takes place. All paramedic emergency vehicles are processed and equipped at this facility. The facility was first occupied in 2005.

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Ottawa Paramedic Service paramedics Rosemary Bentley, left, and Matthew DiMonte, centre, chat with seven year old Anderson Bihler, right, of Stittsville during his visit to the Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters in Ottawa last Sunday morning, Nov. 25.

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Ottawa Paramedic Service supervisor Darrell Drew, centre, shows Anderson Bihler of Stittsville the interior of his Paramedic Service vehicle during Anderson’s tour of the Ottawa Paramedic Service headquarters facility in Ottawa last Sunday morning, as Ottawa Paramedic Service paramedics Matthew DiMonte, back, left, and Rosemary Bentley, second from left, back, look on.

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Ottawa Paramedic Service paramedics Matthew DiMonte, left, and Rosemary Bentley, right, explain to Anderson Bihler, centre, of Stittsville about the Paramedic Service’s bus which responds to major emergencies during the tour of the Ottawa Paramedic Service’s headquarters facility in Ottawa which Anderson received last Sunday morning.

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EMC news - Giant Tiger in Stittsville has a new look. It’s all been done to improve the shopping experience for customers. As the store’s manager Neil Campbell says, the re-designed interior is now “more eye appealing,” presenting the merchandise better in a more spacious way so that the shopper is better able

to see what’s there. And what’s there is the same great merchandise as before, offering outstanding values and great deals while backed up with the friendly customer service that Giant Tiger has become renowned for over the years. And indeed, it was manager Campbell himself who was there at the store’s entrance for its 8 a.m. grand opening with its new look last

Saturday, greeting the lineup of customers who had begun assembling outside the store at the Jackson Trails Centre plaza beginning at 7:05 a.m. That’s when the first customers in the lineup, Cathy Marshall and her daughter Julie Marshall, arrived and started the line that eventually extended beyond the walls of the building by the 8 a.m. opening. The temperature for the overcast, windy day was

zero but those in line wore winter coats and headwear to keep warm as they awaited the store’s opening. As they filed into the store, Mr. Campbell presented each of them with a $5 Giant Tiger gift card and thanked them for being there. By 8:13 a.m., he had handed out all of the 100 gift cards being given to the first customers visiting the newly renovated store. No Giant Tiger special event

like this would be complete without the presence of Giant Tiger’s mascot tiger and he was there to greet customers and cheerlead. This store makeover is part of a process that will eventually see all Giant Tiger stores converted to this new look. It is meant to enhance the great deals in fashion, food and home needs that customers have come to expect from Giant Tiger while providing more space to shop in a bright, fun environment. For its grand opening with its new look last Saturday, Stittsville’s Giant Tiger had

a tent set up outside the entrance which offered shoppers free Tim Hortons coffee, hot chocolate and donuts. Later in the day, a fundraising BBQ was held with the proceeds to go to the Ottawa Humane Society. Giant Tiger is a Canadian owned family discount store which focuses on providing family fashions, groceries and everyday needs at low prices. Established in 1961 in Ottawa, Giant Tiger has grown to over 200 locations across Canada. It is known for its iconic yellow tiger logo.

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Debbie Shay looks over a selection of items as she shops at the newly renovated Giant Tiger store at the Jackson Trails Centre plaza in Stittsville last Saturday, Nov. 24.

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Five year old Alyssa Bourguignon is with the Giant Tiger Neil Campbell, centre, manager of the Giant Tiger store in Stittsville, is surrounded by members of his team at the mascot at the grand opening of the renovated “new look” renovated store, from left, Heather, Sylvie, Yonus, Denise, George, Mr. Campbell, Orlando, Ying, Tamara, Natalie and Giant Tiger store in Stittsville last Saturday, Nov. 24. Cathy, with the Giant Tiger mascot at the back left.

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The first customers in line waiting for the 8 a.m. grand opening for the renovated Giant Tiger store in Stittsville last Saturday, Nov. 24 are, from left, Cathy Marshall, Sherry Cantusci, Chantel Wells, Brenda Loates and Julie Marshall.

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EMC news - Santa is coming to Munster. The jolly gentleman will be at the Munster Community Centre this Sunday, Dec. 2 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Besides Santa’s presence, there will also be crafts and hot chocolate will be served.

At 5 p.m., the Christmas lights on the trees at the Munster Community Centre will be officially turned on to mark the beginning of the holiday season in Munster. This visit by Santa Claus and other activities have been organized by the Munster Community Association.

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Copper jewellery from Dragonfly Dreamers

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EMC news - It’s a wonderfully idyllic name, Dragonfly Dreamers. But jewellery artist Wendy Southin readily admits that this name for her arts and crafts business was something that simply came out of her head and has no particular relevance to the jewellery and other art that she creates and sells. But it still sounds great and stirs up positive images. She got into producing copper jewellery after attending a workshop in Philadelphia. Although Wendy admits that not many craftspeople are working just with copper, she says that copper jewellery is become more popular as people are starting to realize that copper jewellery can be very attractive. Another plus is that cooper is not as expensive as sterling silver or gold jewellery which have seen a significant increase in price lately. Copper prices are also up a little but not nearly in the range that gold and silver have experienced lately. Creating copper jewellery involves various steps. Some is hammered and antiqued while some is etched. There can be designs involved and textures can be layered. Wendy’s work area includes an assortment of tools that she uses. There are various hammers for creating texture. There are cutting dishes as well which help form the metal. Purchasing one of Wendy’s copper jewellery pieces assures the cus-

tomer of a unique purchase. Wendy says that she might do a piece with a similar design but that no two pieces of her jewellery are ever the same – they are all one of a kind objects, be they necklaces, bracelets or earrings. She is hoping to expand into doing rings as well. And those attending this coming Sunday’s “Uniquely Goulbourn Art & Craft Sale” at the Goulbourn Museum at Stanley’s Corners where Wendy will be one of the craftspeople with their work on display and sale will notice something else rather unique about Wendy and her work. She will be displaying her jewellery in open suitcases, something that she does because she finds that this attracts people’s attention. This “Uniquely Goulbourn Art & Craft Sale” at the Goulbourn Museum this Sunday, Dec. 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. is one of a few craft shows in which Wendy participates. She also on occasion holds friendly open house shows at her Munster area home and her jewellery can be found on sale in stores in Carleton Place and Almonte. She also sells online at www.etsy.com/shop/dragonflydreamers. She can be contacted at 613-838-2355. Besides her jewellery work, Wendy also holds workshops in the paper arts and in mixed media. This Sunday’s “Uniquely Goulbourn Art & Craft Sale” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Goulbourn Museum at Stanley’s Corners features not only Wendy Southin’s copper jewellery but also a variety of other crafts such

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There will also be complimentary hot chocolate for everyone who attends this “Uniquely Goulbourn Art & Craft Sale.” Admission is free. The Goulbourn Museum is located at 2064 Huntley Road at Stanley’s Corners, just south of Stittsville. For more information, please call the Museum at 613-831-2393 or check out the website at www.goulbournmuseum.ca

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Murder mystery writer at book signing this Saturday John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - It’s her first novel but it is also the first book in what is going to be the Megan Scott/Michael Elliott mystery series. So you know that author Sandra Nikolai is not stopping with this first e-published novel called “False Impressions” and that more books are coming. Indeed, she says that she has the second book of the mystery series well underway and it even has a title – “Fatal Whispers.” And, in addition, she says that she has a third book already in mind, something that she started years ago. Ms. Nikolai has opted for a series because she believes that readers prefer reading books in a series because they get to know the characters and like to follow them through their various adventures. She herself, as the author, admits that she keeps a virtual library of the characteristics of her characters, including pages of descriptions of them and lists of what they like and don’t like. “False Impressions,” which was published through Amazon last August, features characters Megan Scott and Michael Elliott. Megan, who works as a ghostwriter, comes under police scrutiny when her husband is murdered. Michael Elliott, who is an investigative report-

er as well as a crime writer, also becomes a suspect in the murder. The pair, both in their 30’s, set out to try to solve the murder but run into on barrier after

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Author Sandra Nikolai holds a copy of her new murder mystery book “False Impressions” as well as a poster advertising her book signing event at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville this coming Saturday, Dec. 1.

another. The novel is set in Montreal, a place that the author knows well because that was her home. Now living in Almonte, she admits that she has loved murder mysteries since she was a youngster devouring Nancy Drew mystery books. She feels that “False Impressions” will appeal to anyone who likes reading about crime investigation, sleuthing and police work. She says that there is a “touch of romance” in the book but that the book’s major focus is the solving of the mystery by Megan and Michael. Ms. Nikolai says that the biggest challenge for an independent author like herself is marketing. It takes a lot of time and effort, forcing an author to put writing on the back burner due to this pre-occupation with promotion. She tries to write each day from 9 to 5, although evenings and early mornings are also fruitful at times. “My best time seems to be about four o’clock in the afternoon,” she says about her writing schedule. “It’s a job – you have to look at it as a job,” she says in explaining her strict writing procedure. But she doesn’t mind this, saying simply that “It’s something I love.” She always prepares an outline before starting a book, although she admits that there are always some deviations from the outline when

the writing starts. “False Impressions” is written by Ms. Nikolai in the first person through the eyes of Megan Scott. She prefers to write narration, saying that she finds descriptive writing harder to do. Ms. Nikolai went the self-publishing route because over the past ten years, she had approached various literary agents and publishers with no success. So, about two years ago, she joined a critique group and then hired a professional editor to brush up the text, something that she says that every self-published author should do. She was fortunate that her daughter, Carolyn Nikolai, is a graphic designer and illustrator who formatted the 300 page book and designed the cover, making the e-publishing process easier. Ms. Nikolai is hosting a book signing for “False Impressions” at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville this coming Saturday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. She will have copies of her book for sale, something that might be a great Christmas gift for that special friend. You will also be able to chat with the author about the book, about e-publishing and about writing in general if you wish. More information about author Sandra Nikolai can be found at http://sandranikolaiauthor.blogspot.ca/ .

Den Boer Associates, president of Powerhouse Communications Group Inc. and past vicepresident of Communications for the American Marketing Association’s Ottawa Chapter. The Community Builder Award honours individuals who work tirelessly, passionately and collaboratively to make Ottawa a better place in which to live, work and raise a family. Every year about 50 Community Builder Awards are presented by the United Way. Those receiving the award also have their names inscribed on the Wall of Inspiration at Jean Pigott Hall at Ottawa city hall which is a visible reminder to residents and visitors of the commitment that these individuals and organizations have made to Ottawa…The TD Canada Trust branch at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road is once again this holiday season collecting toys for Toy Mountain. Right now there is a huge shortage of toys for boys and girls in the age 10 to 12 years old range. Donations to eliminate this shortage would be greatly appreciated…Jean Kerr, a longtime resident of the Amberway community and also a former longtime treasurer of the Stittsville Village Association who now lives at the Poole Creek Manor apartments on Stittsville Main Street, celebrated her 89th birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 20…Elaine Carswell, who is now working at the Scotiabank in Stittsville, was a member of

the original staff when Scotiabank opened in Stittsville in October 1989 at its previous location at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street…Probably the most popular person at the Stittsville Village Association’s annual general meeting on Thursday evening, Nov. 22 was newly born Elliot Hein who was there with his mother, SVA outgoing secretary and new director Tanya Hein but who spent much of the meeting cuddled in the arms of SVA directors Theresa Qadri and Christine Hartig. Even SVA director Tim LaPlante had a brief stint with Elliot in his arms at the end of the meeting…Last Saturday night’s fundraiser for Anderson Bihler at the Barley Mow pub at the Stittsville Corners shopping area (Stittsville Sobeys plaza) at the corner of Carp Road and Hazeldean Road was a sellout and very successful. The funds raised will help with the costs for treatment and other expenses for seven year old Anderson as he recovers from his brain aneurysm and massive stroke last June… The Knights of Columbus of Holy Spirit Parish are once again selling balsam Christmas trees this year. Sales will begin this Saturday, Dec. 1 and continue for three weeks at Holy Spirit Church on Shea Road unless the trees sell out before that. The Christmas trees are selling for $45 each...

What’s up, doc, around Stittsville? EMC news – The new concrete sidewalk running from Fernbank Road to Cherry Drive along the side of Stittsville Main Street at Bell Memorial Park was completed last week, including the spreading of topsoil to link the sidewalk with the surrounding ground…The excavation and early foundation work has happened for the second apartment building at the Orville Station project at Orville Street and Stittsville Main Street. The first apartment building, which was only partially completed on its exterior for months, has now had the work completed…St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Mulkins Street has a spruce tree in its yard all lit up with blue Christmas bulbs, making for an eye catching sight for those passing by…Justin Phillips from Stittsville did not suit up for the Calgary Stampeders in last Sunday’s Grey Cup in Toronto as the defensive lineman has been on the team’s injury list… Entertainment by “The Diplomats” took place at the Stittsville Legion Hall following last Saturday’s Parade of Lights on Stittsville Main Street…The Stittsville Legion is hosting a New Year’s Day levee on Tuesday, Jan. 1 in its downstairs lounge with everyone welcome to attend. Lauren Hall will be performing from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. …There’s a Christmas and Holiday Craft Sale and Bazaar being held this Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cheer Sport Sharks Ottawa gym at 119 Iber Road in Stittsville, featuring local artisans

and home based businesses. There will also be a silent auction. Santa will be there from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend…Christmas trees are being sold again this year beside the TD Canada Trust branch at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road…Over the past year, the Stittsville branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has donated over $22,000 to veterans and their dependants in the Ottawa area. The funds come from the generosity of people in supporting the annual poppy campaign. Monies raised from the distribution of poppies and wreaths is used to help veterans and their dependants as well as providing bursaries for youth….Rotary Club member Cicero Silva from Sorocaba, Brazil, who is visiting with his daughter and her family in Stittsville, attended the Tuesday, Nov. 20 meeting of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville. He was accompanied by his sonin-law, Andre Arapov…Patricia den Boer of Flewellyn Road was one of the recipients of a United Way Community Builder Award this year. Her community and professional endeavours which earned her this honour include chair of the iSisters Technology Mentoring board of Directors for the past five years and service on the Boards of the Queensway Carleton Hospital, the Women’s Bureau Network of Ottawa and the Diefenbunker Museum. She is chair of an Advisory Committee at Algonquin College’s School of Business and editor of Ottawa Wedding Magazine. She is founder of

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As is always the case, the ďŹ rst weekend in December brings plenty of Christmas events throughout Rideau-Goulbourn. The easiest way to tell you what is going on this weekend is to map out my Saturday schedule for you. The St. Philip Annual Bake Sale starts at 9:00am and runs until 1:00pm at 127 Burke Street in Richmond. Get there early enough and you’ll also be able to stop in at Ashton Christ Church’s Village Bakefest, on from 10:00am-1:00pm, which will give you enough time to make it back to Richmond for the Santa Claus Parade at 11:00am. Why enjoy just one parade when we have two on the same day? Come by Manotick at 1:00pm for the Manotick Lions’ Santa Claus Parade and while you are in Manotick, enjoy the festivities of our Olde Fashioned Christmas including the ďŹ nal weekend of the Watson’s Mill Christmas Market. Even if you attend all of these events, you’ll still have time to drop by the Alfred Taylor Recreation Complex for the North Gower Farmers’ Market annual Christmas Market, which runs from 9:00am-3:00pm. After it’s all said and done and you’re all Marketed and Paraded out, come back to Richmond for the Lighting of the Park ceremony at 6:00pm at the Richmond Memorial Park.

Councillor For Hire It has been a little while since I have done a Councillor for Hire shift. On Thursday, November 29th, you can ďŹ nd me at Baker’s Bean on Perth Street in Richmond. I’ll be there at 9:00am and into the afternoon so I hope to see a lot of folks come by and give me a hard time while enjoying this great establishment in Richmond. I’m told that I will be serving drinks in the morning so I promise not to spill your coffee.

Richmond Marketplace As though this upcoming weekend wasn’t busy enough, we have two Grand Opening events taking place in Richmond this weekend. On Friday morning at 9:00am, the new King’s Independent Grocer will open its doors. I had a sneak peek inside this beautiful new store last week and I can tell you that you will not be disappointed. On Saturday afternoon, at 2:30pm, the new Tim Horton’s will have its ofďŹ cial Grand Opening event as well. Hope to see you there!

Light Rail Transit (LRT) After three qualiďŹ ed consortia submitted their bids for the construction and maintenance of Ottawa’s LRT project, the recommended proposal will be made public on December 5th, 2012. Following this, there will be a series of showcases throughout Ottawa to display the proposed project designs. The project will ďŹ rst be introduced at City Hall on the 5th and will be on display until December 19th. There are nine showcases in all with the closest ones being at the John G. Mlacak Community Centre on December 10th from 5:00-9:00pm, the Walter Baker Sports Centre on December 12th from 5:00pm-9:00pm and ďŹ nally at Bayshore Shopping Centre on December 14th from 3:00pm-9:00pm. Council will sit as Committee of the Whole on December 12th to hear public delegations and ask questions on the project and the LRT issue will rise to Council on December 19th for a ďŹ nal vote.

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Stittsville District Lions Club members Gord MacIsaac, left, and Paul Riddell, second from right, and Don Redtman, far right, stand with the new sign that has been erected at Village Square Park in Stittsville, thanking the corporate sponsors who donated $100 each to help the Lions Club maintain, replace and add to the Christmas lights at Village Square Park this year.

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EMC news - The Christmas lights glowing at Village Square Park now are there in all their splendour thanks to the Stittsville District Lions Club. The Stittsville District Lions Club not only purchases replacement lights for the display but also provides the manpower to put up the new lights and ensure that all of the lights are working prior to the formal “turning on� ceremony following the annual Parade of Lights. The Lions Club is helped

in ďŹ nancing the purchase of these new lights that are needed every year by corporate sponsors. In the past, these corporate sponsors were acknowledged by individual signs which were placed on the trees in the park. However, these signs would be blown by the wind and required ongoing vigilance throughout the holiday season. This year, for the ďŹ rst time, the Stittsville District Lions Club went with a ďŹ xed sign on which the corporate sponsors are listed. Produced by Stittsville Signs and Glass which is located next to Village Square

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Park, the sign has been erected along Stittsville Main Street at the edge of Village Square Park. It features the Lions logo at the top of both of its panels, along with the phrase “Thank You To Our Sponsors.� The sign features both blue and yellow, the two traditional Lions Club colours. Corporate donors of $100 who are listed on the sign include Hudson Insurance, Capital Services Snowplowing, Brown’s Your Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart (Stittsville), Kellco Car Care, Primrose Capital & Excavation, Blondehead Farms Inc., Marg’s Drapery, Restore All Amsted Developments, Stittsville District Lions Club, Wayne Beaten Enterprises Inc., The Glen Scottish Restaurant, Stittsville Trailers, Stittsville Signs, Vos Trailers,

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Horticultural Society going strong after 50 years Special to the News EMC news - It’s been 50 years and the Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society is still going strong. At the Society’s annual general meeting in Stittsville on Tuesday, Nov. 20, outgoing president Catherine Disley outlined a 2012 year that was filled with activities and projects. This included the renovation of the flower bed at the “Welcome to Stittsville” sign at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Hazeldean Road. This was a collaboration between the Society which planned, purchased and planted the new flower bed and the city of Ottawa which removed the old soil and materials and provided new topsoil and mulch. The planting was completed in late October 2011 and despite last summer’s drought conditions, the plants for the most part survived. Tulips

bulbs have been planted this past October to provide spring blooms in the bed. Another project in 2012 was the planting of a red oak to commemorate the founding members of the Society. This tree was planted at a site which was provided at the Granite Ridge Long Term Care Centre on Abbott Street. This year was the first year for two raised planting boxes located behind the Stittsville Food Bank which had been developed by Stittsville Scouting in cooperation with community partners such as Lowes. These community garden beds were developed to demonstrate how to grow food on a small scale and to provide a resource for community groups to learn and to participate in gardening activities. Any food harvested was available for use by the Food Bank. The Horticultural Society was also involved this year in

enhancing a planting bed at the new sign for Amberwood Village which was erected at the community’s Springbrook Drive entrance. This involved enhancing the planting bed with new shrubs, perennials and grasses. The design and plant suggestions were made by the society, with Marlene Lahey coordinating a group effort that including funding and manpower from the Society, Tara Collier and Bill Moore of Royal Lepage Real Estate, Giant Tiger and Brown’s Your Independent Grocer. The Society continued its efforts looking after the large planters at Village Square Park in Stittsville. For four years now, Marlene Lahey and her helpers have looked after the planting, watering and care of the plants in these planters. The year 2012 also saw the Society hold its annual plant sale and participate in the “Cleaning of the Capital”

spring clean-up. At the annual general meeting, city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri commented that he is impressed with how the Society not only continues to grow but also how it continues to have an impact on the community of Stittsville.

Catherine Disley has stepped down as president of the Society. Lee Boltwood is taking over as president for coming year, with Catherine Disley assuming the role of immediate past president. Penny Horeczy will be the vice-president while Marg Farr will serve as treasurer.

Vivian McLean will be the recording secretary for the coming year. Directors for the coming year will be Rosemary Brummell, Judith Cox, Marg Farr, Susan Hughes, Marlene Lahey, Vivian McLean, Marg Liniset and Doreen Bell who is a lifetime director.

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Kathryn Lindsay, left, a director of the Ontario Horticultural Association, presents a certificate honouring the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society on its 50th anniversary this year to the Horticultural Society’s 2011 president Catherine Disley, right, and Society lifetime director Doreen Bell, centre, at the Society’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20.

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EMC news - It’s only a little over two weeks to go to the “Welcome Christmas” concert that is being presented by the Goulbourn Male Chorus. Last year’s Christmas concert drew over 400 people who enjoyed a spectacular concert featuring not only the Goulbourn Male Chorus but also the Trinity Hilltop Handbell Ringers and the inaugural performance by what is now come to be the West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus. Well, the same three groups are back again for this year’s concert, so you just know that it is going to be a similarly spectacular musical event that you just won’t want to miss. Tickets, in fact, are on sale now for this concert on Sunday, Dec. 16. They can be purchased at the Gaia Java Cof-

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND SING-ALONG CAROLS A community Christmas concert at St. Thomas Anglican Church, at 1619 Stittsville Main Street, will feature the popular Capital City Chorus, who will be presenting a Christmas-themed concert which includes some sing-along carols. The concert is on Saturday, December 1st, at 7:00pm. The cost is $15 and tickets are available at the church office or at the door. You can also order them by phone at 613-836-5741. Light refreshments will be available after the concert. Everyone is welcome to attend!

CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST OPEN TO STITTSVILLE CHILDREN I am once again Ho-Ho-Holding my Christmas Card Contest for children in the Stittsville community. I encourage your child to express their artistic and creative side through festive, holiday creativity. Winning submissions will be on display for thousands of people to enjoy this holiday season, as the winner’s artwork will be prominently featured as my office Christmas e-card. All entries will proudly be displayed on my Ward office windows at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex. Age categories are up to 6 years old, 7 to 10 years old and 11 to 13 years old. Once all entries have been received, an impartial team of judges will choose a total of four winning designs. When working on your art, please ensure you do not use glitter paints or stickers, as it must be suitable to copy onto the front of the Christmas card. Also, please remember to include the artist’s name, phone number and age on the back of their entry. Please submit your child’s entry no later than noon on Thursday December 6th to Councillor Shad Qadri, 110 Laurier Ave. W, Ottawa, ON, K1P 1J1, or drop them off to my ward office, located in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, 1500 Shea Road.

ANNUAL COOKIE DECORATING AND SANTA VISIT On Saturday, December 15th, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon at my Ward office, in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) at 1500 Shea Road, you can come and have your photo taken with Santa! Additionally, winners from my Christmas card contest will be announced and awarded a prize. I look forward to seeing you all! So come on out and decorate a gingerbread cookie!

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THE CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE PROGRAM For 97 years, the Christmas Exchange Program has given those in need in Ottawa a sense of hope and dignity during an otherwise difficult time of year. Registered families receive a food hamper or a gift voucher to Giant Tiger. Sadly, throughout the 2011 campaign, there was an increase in demand and a shortage in donations. The funds didn’t stretch far enough to help the 27,579 individuals on the list. Over 5,000 families didn’t get the assistance they had been counting on. Already, the need is much higher and organizers are expecting that up to 29,000 individuals will need a helping hand this Christmas. If you can, please help the Christmas Exchange Program this year and share the holiday spirit with those in your community who truly need it. You can sponsor an entire family for $100 or purchase a turkey for a family for just $25. Financial gifts can be made by calling the Caring and Sharing Exchange at 613-226-6434.

DID YOU KNOW? S.S. #12 Mildred Rothwell and her family moved from Saskatchewan in 1934, returning to Stittsville where her father Milton Potter had grown up. Mildred was just turning 13, and the village was not very big then. The school Mildred attended was S.S. #12 on Carp Road, across from The Fair Green, built in 1875. Today the S.S. #12 is a private residence. “When we were at school there was quite a hill behind us-now it’s Crossing bridgeand we could and did go tobogganing. “ “The school in Stittsville only went to Grade 8 and then you either went into Nepean if you had a car, or on the train to Carleton Place if you didn’t, or you stopped school. Some kids only went to school in the wintertime and worked at farm jobs in the good weather.” *Information regarding the “Did you know…” story was taken from the book Stittsville a Sense of Place by Barbara Bottriell, 1998.

EMC news - Like mother, like daughter. Sacred Heart Catholic High School student Johanna Lazaro eventually wants to open her own business. It could be a food truck, a small hair salon or something else – she is not quite sure yet. But a dual credit course that she is currently taking at Algonquin College while still a student at Sacred Heart and also a co-op placement at a local business are helping her move towards achieving her goal. And motivating her as well is the example of her mother, a role model you could say, who operates her own business. Johanna sees how independent her mother is and how much in control of her life she is. “I like being independent,” Johanna says. “I guess I am like my mom.” Right now Johanna, who is 16 years old and in grade 12, has busy days. She travels to Algonquin College two days a week for her “Small and Medium Enterprise” dual credit course. It’s called a dual credit course as it qualifies both as a high school course and as a college course – sort of two for the effort of one. She takes it along with other high school students. She travels by bus to Algonquin College for the course. Despite the travel, she loves it. “I’m so grateful for this,” she says. “I’m just really happy.” Johanna also likes the independence that she experiences with this course. “I feel more adult-like, more independent doing it,” she says. She notes that not a lot of students at Sacred Heart have taken a dual credit course at Algonquin, probably because of the travelling involved. But she sees the course as helping her in her ultimate goal of establishing her own business. And she sees its value in doing this. This course lets you know what you have to do to open a business, she says. Adding to the experience and knowledge about being in business is her co-op placement this year which is at Norcan Security in Stittsville. There she is get-

Johanna Lazaro ting the opportunity to learn about basic office skills including invoicing and accounting. She is learning both phone and office etiquette, how to keep things organized and how to deal with customers. “I am learning a lot of customer service skills,” she says about her co-op placement. She also says that she is enjoying the experience, praising the general manager for letting her do things on her own. “I feel independent,” she says. Johanna says that she sees the connection between her co-op placement and her course at Algonquin which is dealing with being in business. In her co-op placement, she is able to see in practical terms what she is learning theoretically in her Algonquin course. And while Johanna wants to own a business in the future, she also likes art. She admits to growing up in a household where the creative arts and crafts were very much practiced. She herself was involved in arts and crafts when she was younger and she says that art has always been a part of her life, with the house full of what she terms “trinkets of art.” Her parents, she says, are into various kinds

Empties can help those in need John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - Your empty beer bottles can help those in need at Christmas time. This can happen through your participation in the “Running on Empties” fundraising initiative that will be happening at The Beer Store in Stittsville on Saturday, Dec. 15. That’s when members of the Rotary Club of OttawaStittsville will be on hand outside The Beer Store at the

Stittsville Corners shopping area (Stittsville Sobeys plaza) at the corner of Carp Road and Hazeldean Road to collect donated empties. The funds raised will be going to the Christmas Exchange which helps Ottawa area families in need during the Christmas season. The Rotary Club members will be at The Beer Store from 9:30 a.m. through to 5 p.m., so start saving your empties and look for them on Saturday, Dec. 15.

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ALWAYS LISTENING AND ACTING ON YOUR CONCERNS 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. I also encourage you to follow me on Twitter and on Facebook. Please share this column with your family and friends.

of art from painting to photography to film making. “I was brought up into it,” she says in explaining that she currently does acrylic painting. She did harbour thoughts at one time of being a fashion designer but realizes that the world of fashion is difficult to get into. That’s why she has opted to become a business person instead, while still continuing to appreciate art. And her art may come in handy in the future as one of her goals of being in business for herself is to be able to help out the community. This might take the form of giving food to the homeless if she were to operate a food truck downtown or perhaps giving free art lessons to children. “I just always wanted to give back to the community,” she says. Johanna’s creative talents also extend to music as she plays the guitar, something that she started when she was about ten years old. She does not play to perform but rather just to relieve stress and enjoy herself. One of Johanna’s passions is astrology, palm reading and face reading. A cousin introduced her to astrology a couple of years ago and she now enjoys studying the planets and stars. She also finds that horoscopes are a conversation topic that many seem to enjoy. She does not believe everything that horoscopes and astrology reveal but she finds it interesting, calling it simply a hobby. Johanna has a new interest in that she is getting Yorkie puppy from a breeder whom she has already named “Juno.” She has had dogs before as well as a cat, so she is confident that she will be able to take care of Juno properly and easily. This is Johanna’s first year at Sacred Heart, having attended St. Paul Catholic High School previously before the family moved to Stittsville. “I enjoy it here a lot,” she says about her new Sacred Heart experience. She thought that the transition to a new school in this, her graduating year, would be difficult but she has found that she has been well accepted and that her efforts at school seem to be drawing a lot of positive encouragement.

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EMC news - A solo singer/guitarist and a trio both performed at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Saturday evening. The program started off just after 8:30 p.m. with the song stylings of Alishia Hiu who performed a handful of songs, accompanying herself on her guitar. This led into a performance by the trio called “Sad Guru,� comprised on Dan Tarof on guitar and vocals; Chris Baroud on bass guitar and vocals; and Jess Alderwood on drums and vocals. This group, which has been together for two years, usually performs at downtown spots like the Rainbow Bistro and the Elmdale Tavern where the trio will be performing on Dec. 21. For this performance at Gaia Java Coffee Company shop, the trio toned down its presentation, according to Dan Tarof, given the size of the venue. It usually produces a heavier sound that is a lot louder, he said. “Sad Guru� performed all original songs in its performance, such as “Change the World� which group member Chris Baroud wrote. Chris writes most of the material for “Sad Guru� while Dan Tarof does some writing. The performances of both Alishia Hiu and “Sad Guru� received warm, enthusiastic applause from the crewd, indicating that their musical offerings hit the spot. More information about “Sad Guru� can be found at the website www.sadgururocks.com

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Performing at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre in Stittsville last Saturday night, Nov. 24 are members of the group Sad Guru, from left, Dan Tarof, guitar and vocals; Jess Alderwood, drums and vocals; and Chris Baroud, vocals and bass.

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EMC news - Entries are now being received in the annual Christmas Card Design Contest hosted by city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri. Entries will be received up to noon on Thursday, Dec. 6, after which a team of judges will choose four winning designs. This winning artwork will be featured on councillor Qadri’s office Christmas e-card. All entries will be displayed in the windows of councillor Qadri’s ward office at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC). The winners will be announced and

presented with prizes at councillor Qadri’s annual Cookie Decorating and Santa Visit at the GRC on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. There will be three age categories in the contest: up to six years of age; 7-10 years of age; and 11-13 years of age. One winner will be chosen from each of these age categories. In addition, there will be one additional winner selected, coming from any of the age categories. Entries should include the artist’s name, phone number and age on the back of the entry. In addition, entries should not feature glitter paints or stickers as these cause problems in reproduction for

the Christmas e-card. Entries should be submitted to Councillor Shad Qadri, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, On K1P 1J1 or can be dropped off at councillor Qadri’s ward office at the GRC on Shea Road in Stittsville. Ward office hours are Mondays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If the ward office is not open, leave the entry at the GRC reception desk, addressed to councillor Qadri. The original artwork will be able to be retrieved if desired by picking it up at the ward office at the GRC in the New Year.

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EMC sports - The Stittsville Royals battled back from a 3-1 deficit late in the second period to capture a 4-3 victory over the visiting Renfrew Timberwolves in Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville last Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25. The Royals had battled the Timberwolves to a 1-1 draw after the first period of the game but then fell behind 3-1 before Nate Blankarn scored with only 1:31 left to go in the second period to make it 3-2. Michael Di Bello of the Royals then scored with only seven seconds to go in the period to tie up the game 3-3 and send it to the third period all square. The third period was a scoreless struggle for the two teams until Michael Di Bello again scored for the Royals, this time with only 2:02 left in the game to give the Royals a come-from-behind 4-3 victory. Scoring for the Royals in this game were Michael Di Bello with his two goals with Nate Blenkarn and Scott Barnes adding single markers. Earning assists for the Royals in this game were Alex Hulford and Kyle Drisdelle with two assists apiece while Matt Kadolph, Tim McDonnell, Michael Di Bello and Jake Oliver picked up single assists. The Royals fired 41 shots at the Renfrew goal in this game while Renfrew responded with 39 shots at the Stittsville net. This victory by the Royals over Renfrew last Sunday got the Royals back on the winning track after losing 4-2 to the Ottawa West Golden Knights in a game at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 22. Ottawa West led 1-0 after the first period and 3-0 after two periods before finishing up with a 4-2 victory. Tim McDonnell and Dylan Scott scored for the Royals in this game with assists going to Matt Kadolph, Alex Hulford and Ryan Bochert. The Royals had 30 shots on the Ottawa West net while Ottawa West directed the same number, 30 shots, at the Stittsville goal. The Stittsville Royals are now sitting tied for third place in the Valley Division of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League with a record of 10 wins, 9 losses and 1 overtime loss. With 21 points, the Royals are tied with the Arnprior Packers for third place in the Valley Division, one point behind second place Renfrew Timberwolves. The Perth Blue Wings lead the division with 27 points. The Stittsville Royals next home game at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road is this Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2:30 p.m. against the Arnprior Packers.

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Singer and guitarist Cameron Barr performs at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday evening, Nov. 23, as a painting of a guitar player backed up by a cup full of other musicians hangs on the wall beside his performance area.

EMC news - It was life reflecting art. You had guitarist/singer Cameron Barr of Stittsville performing at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday evening. And there on the wall, right beside the performance area at the front of the shop and only a few feet from the performing Cameron was a Ben Gatien work of art that depicted a person playing a guitar with a number of other musicians jammed together in a cup sitting on a saucer behind the guitarist. And while Cameron Barr was a sole performer with no other musicians involved and while the only cups and saucers were to be found on the tables occupied by the capacity audience, there certainly were two guitarists at Gaia that evening – Cameron Barr as he accompanied himself as he sang a variety of songs and the Ben Gatien guitarist creation on the wall. Life and art together! This Ben Gatien artwork is but one of a whole series of his work of different sizes that line one wall of the Gaia Java Coffee Company Shop, all of which are for sale. And, indeed, about half a dozen have been sold over the past months. All of these works of art feature musical instruments and musicians of one kind or another. But while the art on the wall is visually musical but is silent, that was not the case for Cameron Barr who filled the coffee shop with his guitar-

accompanied vocals – some slower paced, some fast paced but all passionately sung. It might have been a slow tune about true love or a tune where he also incorporated some whistling but whatever the performance piece, the crowd delivered hearty applause following its completion – a sign of acceptance and enjoyment. Cameron Barr, who combines singing with his finger-style guitar work, currently attends Carleton University. But he has been involved with music from an early age, having taken piano lessons for years before moving on to a teaching role. He also has showed his wide musical interests by taking up both the guitar and the trumpet. Among his musical influences are Canadian singer/songwriter/musician/poet Leonard Cohen; American singer/songwriter Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen who is known for his heartland rock and poetic lyrics; and John Mayer, an American pop and blues rock musician and singer/songwriter. The Gaia Java Coffee Company shop is located at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. It features Friday musical evenings featuring solo and group performers, including instrumentalists, vocalists and singers/musicians. These Friday musical evenings, which begin at 7 p.m., are free to attend, although early arrival is recommended due to limited seating.

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Lights on Stittsville Main Street John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - The Parade of Lights lived up to its name and then some last Saturday evening in Stittsville. Indeed, a bird or pilot or even astronaut flying high over Stittsville Main Street would have seen what appeared to be a long string of Christmas lights stretched out along the street and its riverbanks of onlookers as a record number of floats and entries, over 50, moved from north to south along the street. And whether it was the vintage 1929 Stittsville fire truck wrapped in lights or the Main Street Community Services float aglow with lights or Adam Kittle’s lights-covered snowblower tractors or the little house on the Coldwell Banker float covered with lights or the No Dump group with lights covering both a

car and the recreational trailer that it was pulling or the lights galore on the Dragonluck Kennels float or even an old military jeep wearing strings of Christmas lights or two lighted angels on the Guardian Angels Catholic School float or the lights covering the Ecole Jean-Paul II float or the glowing lights from the Stittsville Curves entry, each and every float or entry in the parade contributed to this slowmoving parade of Christmas lights moving along Stittsville Main Street. Once again this year, the ReMax float and its hot air balloon flame was a parade highlight, not only lighting up the surrounding darkness when it lept into the evening darkness, bringing forth the awe of the spectators, but also this year spreading a little heat, a welcome by-product on this evening which saw a bitter northwest wind howl

across the parade route. Although it was only minus two degrees on the thermometer, the wind enhanced the cold. But parade watchers were bundled up with toques, winter jackets, gloves and more in preparation for what was really the first nippy night of this November. The windy conditions only caused the giant inflatables on some of the floats to sway a little more than usual. And speaking of inflatables, they ranged from the giant and tall Coca Cola drinking polar bear at the front of the Brown’s Your Independent Grocer float to the couple of large Mickey Mouse figures in Santa suits to the wine bottles which fluttered in the breeze on the Wine Villa float. And what would a parade be without music, whether it was the bagpipes of the highland pipe band which led off the parade or the Christmas

tunes coming from floats like the Re/Max hot air balloon flame entry or the Stittsville Legion’s “Santa’s Workshop” float complete with accompanying music. No Christmas parade would be complete without Santa and there he was, bringing up the rear in the parade, riding high up in the bucket of the Stittsville firefighters’ aerial ladder truck and shouting out “Merry Christmas, everybody” as he travelled along the parade route, with Christmas music also blaring from his fire truck – a far cry from his traditional sled and flying reindeer. There was lots of pedestrian participation in this year’s Parade of Lights, ranging from the Stittsville District Lions Club members who canvassed parade route onlookers for donations for the Stittsville Food Bank to members of the Kanata Stallions hockey team to cheerleaders for Cheer Sport Sharks Ottawa to Stittsville Sobeys staff handing out gift bags to those along the route, 1,500 bags in total. And themes ranged from the spiritually-inspired like on the Pool Builders flatbed float to the floats representing churches like the Community Bible Church, Stittsville Unit-

ed Church and Holy Spirit Catholic Church to holiday themed ones like the Giant Tiger float to ones like the Goulbourn Girls’ Hockey Association float, filled with players wearing the Association’s blue Rockets jerseys. The floats pulled out of the assembling area at the Ottawa Carleton District School Board’s Depot starting at 6:32 p.m., with the last float, the

aerial ladder truck carrying Santa Claus, hitting Stittsville Main Street at 7:06 p.m. This final float with Santa passed through the Stittsville Main Street/Abbott Street intersection at 7:40 p.m. Following the parade, the Christmas lights on the trees at Village Square Park were switched on, marking the arrival of the holiday season to Stittsville.

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Young Mathias Simpson has a great seat on the shoulders of his dad Adam Simpson as they get ready to watch the Parade of Lights on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville last Saturday evening, Nov. 24.

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The vintage 1929 fire truck of the Stittsville firefighters, being driven by firefighter Steve The Re/Max float, with flames bursting from its hot air balloon power source, moves Rossanese, accompanied by his son Adam Rossanese, is loaded with Christmas lights as it down along Stittsville Main Street in the Parade of Lights last Saturday, Nov. 24. moves along the Parade of Lights route on Stittsville Main Street last Saturday, Nov. 24. JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND

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EMC news - Sure, there’s the world famous Louvre in Paris with its art collection. And don’t forget The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, perhaps the most influential museum of modern art in the world. But on Thursday evening, Nov. 22, it was the second annual “Art Is Everywhere” student art show at Westwind Public School in Stittsville that was where you wanted to be for an art experience. That’s because the school’s gymnasium was transformed into a giant art gallery, featuring more than 600 pieces of art done by students in all grades at the school. Move over, Louvre and Museum of Modern Art – make room for these artists of the future

and their work as displayed in Westwind’s gymnasium, transformed into an art-nasium. And, given the facility, it was not surprising and, indeed, perhaps most appropriate, that a volleyball net strung up in a part of the gym was laden on both sides with student art – ranging from colour wheel mixing to stained glass and facial art to reindeer artwork. Now that’s making your venue work for you. But whether on the volleyball net or on the gym walls which were adorned from side to side with student art or instand alone exhibits scattered around the gym, the student art was everywhere. There were Andy Warhol-style Patterns in Nature, done by grade 2/3 students; there was grade 1/2 Pop Art, inspired by Andy Warhol, the

American artist who was the leading figure in the visual art movement known as, what else, pop art; the 3D Foil Art done by a couple of classes; and what about the aboriginal masks done by grade six students that were lined up on the front of the stage in the gym – Wow! But there was so much more. Doves and poppies dominated the Remembrance Day art done by grade six students. Grade two students had Name Design art on display. And Andy Warhol’s influence showed up again with an artistic representation of his famous soup can art; and on it went. Abstract art, string painting, negative/positive art; colour wheel butterflies by grade one students, Picasso portraits, landscapes, fall trees by grade one students – some-

thing done by everyone and something for everyone. And who could not like and appreciate the table filled with small sculptures made by junior kindergarten pupils – like Baby Snake by Nathanael, Jaguar by Sarika, Funny Pig by Liam and The Happy Face by Nathan. Or what about the model landscapes made by grade three students, done as aerial views showing how the land is being used, with features like rivers and roads. One grade four class had art on display that was inspired by the famous “Squares with Concentric Circles” work of Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian painter who was a pioneer in abstract art. There even was a display with information about Kandinsky. This “Art Is Everywhere” student art show also featured the presence of three guest

artists who were demonstrating their craft and provided information about it. These included Jennifer Anne Kelly, a glassworks artists from Almonte, as well as artists Ana Maria Rutenburg and Diane Dean, both from Stittsville. There was also a silent auction on the go featuring items such as original photographs, cakes and cupcakes, among other things, all donated by families, artists and businesses in the community.

And the event was for more than just looking at art. There was a couple of art activity tables set up at which youngsters could try their hand at an art craft. No event would be complete without refreshments and for this, this second annual “Art Is Everywhere” student art show had the appropriately-named “The Artsy Café” where popcorn, chips, granola bars, apples and more could be purchased.

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Westwind Public School grade one student Laura Cadieux, centre, points out a colour wheel butterfly piece of art to her mother Molly Cadieux, left, at the “ART IS EVERYWHERE” student art show at the school in Stittsville on Thursday evening, Nov. 22.

Madeline Schmidt, a senior kindergarten pupil, points to her reindeer craft art at the “ART IS EVERYWHERE” student art show at Westwind Public School in Stittsville on Thursday evening, Nov. 22.

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played with the Titans for six seasons, finishing as a Minor Midget in the 2011-2012 season. He was playing this season with the Stittsville Royals of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League prior to being called up by the 67’s. The Ottawa 67’s chose him in the eighth round of the April 2012 OHL draft. He was excited to be chosen by the 67’s as this was the team for which he was hoping to play junior hockey. Although only 16 years of age, Kevin, at 6 foot, one inch and 200 pounds, has a strong physical presence on the ice. With the Stittsville Royals this season, Kevin had scored 10 goals and added 16 assists. He was 32nd in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League scoring race at the time of his call up by the 67’s. Kevin, a forward, wore jersey number 93 for the Stittsville Royals and has donned jersey number 39 for the Ottawa 67’s.

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EMC news – St. Philip’s Parish at the corner of Burke Street and Fortune Street is holding its annual Christmas bake sale this coming Saturday, Dec. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome‌Don’t forget that the Friday pasta nights are still happening at St. John’s Anglican Church hall every Friday, featuring spaghetti and gluten free pasta. Everyone is welcome at these Friday pasta nights which run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. through to Friday, Dec. 14. ‌Sonya Kinkade of Richmond was one of the recipients of a United

Way Community Builder Award this year. Owner of Sonya Kinkade Design, she used her interior decorator talents to enhance Kindness Week. Last year she launched Extreme Makeover Kindness Edition, a week long project that aimed to redesign and make over spaces for community agencies that would not normally be able to afford such a makeover. The ďŹ rst project of the Extreme Makeover team was the lobby at the Good Companions Seniors Centre. This year Sonya and her Extreme Makover team took on an even bigger challenge, the Fos-

ter Farm Community House where the focus of the makeover was to provide the best possible learning environment for the children who attend a homework club there. The team created a beautiful and functional space that the youth will be enjoying for years. The United Way Community Builder Award honours Ottawa’s outstanding volunteers who work tirelessly, passionately and collaboratively to make Ottawa a better place in which to live, work and raise a family. Every year about 50 Community Builder Awards are presented. In addition, the names of these recipients are inscribed on the Wall of Inspiration in Jean Pigott Hall at Ottawa city hall. This Wall of Inspiration is a visible reminder to city residents and visitors of the enduring commitment that individuals

and organizations have made to Ottawa‌.Just a reminder: don’t forger that the new King’s Your Independent Grocer opens at the new shopping area at the corner of Perth Street and Shea Road this Friday, Nov. 30 at 8 a.m. ‌A Gingerbread Family Christmas Party is being held on Saturday, Dec. 8 at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street with people invited to drop in at any time between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The cost is only $15 per family which includes receiving a pre-assembled gingerbread house, refreshments and crafts. Santawill be there. For tickets please call 613-838-6019 or email Christine Ormsby at scormsby4000@sympatico.ca . It is advised to pre-order tickets by Tuesday, Dec. 4, although there will be limited tickets at the door...

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Gwen Foley, left, and Alvin Stewart, second from left, look over an array of signs bearing a variety of messages being displayed by Leah Hubbard, right, at the craft fair hosted by the Parent Council of Richmond Public School at the school on McBean Street in Richmond last Saturday. As Jennifer Mousseau, far left, looks on at her display of handmade wooden toys at the craft fair at Richmond Public School in Richmond last Saturday, the Arthurs family – from left, Janet Arthurs, Allison Arthurs and Shannon Arthurs – stops and browses at the display.

Holiday grief workshop Special to the News

EMC news - Grief is neither simple nor straightforward. Indeed, grief is multi-faceted with various dimensions including emotional, physical and behavioural. In its simplest terms, grief is reaction to loss. It is very much a natural response as the emotional suffering one feels when something or someone you love is taken away. And so grief is not easy to deal with for many. This is particularly true during the holiday season when memories can flood back and this normally happy time of year becomes painful. “Grieving Through The Holidays” is a two hour workshop that is being held at St. John’s

Anglican Church in Richmond this Sunday, Dec. 2 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Grief educator Ian Henderson will be leading the workshop which is meant to be an opportunity to join others who are also feeling the emotional stress of the season. With Mr. Henderson’s advice, those attending will learn about insights that will help a person live through it all. There is no cost for the workshop but a suggested donation of $10 is encouraged. For more information, please contact Rev. Michel Dubord at St. John’s Anglican Church at 613-838-6075. St. John’s Anglican Church is located on Fowler Street south of Perth Street in Richmond.

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Knights selling trees Special to the news

The Knights of Columbus of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish in Stittsville are selling Christmas trees again this year. The balsam Christmas trees, selling for $45 each, are going on sale as of this coming Saturday, Dec. 1. The Knights of Columbus have a good selection this year with 125 trees in their inventory. The trees will be available for pickup on weekdays from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sundays after masses until 6 p.m. The Christmas trees will be sold for the first three weeks of December at the most or earlier if the trees sell out. The funds raised by the Knights of Columbus will go to charities and community activities supported by the Knights of Columbus of Holy Spirit Parish. For more information about this sale of Christmas trees, please contact Richard Rodericks of the Knights of Columbus at 613-836-9719 or via email at Rodericks@sympatico.ca . Holy Spirit Catholic Church is located on Shea Road in Stittsville.

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With banner in parade Holding the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) banner as they prepare to lead the Parade of Lights on Stittsville Main Street last Saturday evening, Nov. 24 are, from left, Donovan Taylor, Mark MacIssac, Brent Goodwin and Matteo Serafini. The SVA organizes the annual Parade of Lights.

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Annual Parade of Lights in Stittsville on Nov. 24

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Riding on the Stittsville United Church float in the Parade of Lights in Stittsville last Saturday evening, Nov. 24 are, from left, Elizabeth Schmidt as Joseph, Sasha Newar as Mary, Luc Bergeron as the Angel, and James Hurst and Alanna Code as shepherds.

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Barb Vant’Slot “rocks” the night away as she sits on the Stittsville Legion’s float in the Parade of Lights on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville last Saturday, Nov. 24.

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Members of the Stittsville Ice Hawks novice hockey team who are spending a little time with Santa Claus following the Parade of Lights in Stittsville last Saturday evening, Nov. 24 are, from left, Mathew Wright, Parker Stretch, Austin Sykes, Santa Claus himself, Ramsey Stretch who is Parker Stretch’s younger brother, Toby Richardson and Evan Chiasson.

Celebrate Christmas in Downtown CARLETON PLACE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1ST

Breakfast with Santa and Mrs Claus at Texas Worthy, 142 Bridge St. (formerly Shenanigans) 9am-noon

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Hospital Bake Sale at the Moore House (across from the Town Hall) 9 am until noon Gingerbread House workshop by the Youth Center at Ballygiblin’s Restaurant, 151 Bridge Street, 11 am-2 pm

Appearances by Santa’s Elves, Frosty the Snowman and the Gingerbread man. 9am-2 pm

Carleton Place Art Tour and Sale 9am until 5pm Horse Drawn Trolley Rides 11am-4pm

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The Civitan Club 11am-2pm is hosting cookie decorating, Christmas crafts for the kiddies to make presents and gift wrap on the spot $2 or a donation to the food bank. Christy Burchill Photography will have a Christmas scene set up and will be charging $5 for a high resolution photo that will be emailed to the families. All at the Carleton Place Mews, 48 Lansdowne Avenue.

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EMC news – Richmond’s annual Santa Claus Parade takes place this Saturday, Dec. 1 this year. That’s when Santa Claus, along with various floats, will move along the parade route from South Carleton High School to the Richmond Plaza, starting at 11 a.m. More floats are always encouraged. Entry forms are available on the richmondvillage.ca website. After the parade, chili will be served to one and all at the Richmond Plaza. Hot chocolate will also be available. This parade, of course, is only part of the Christmas festivities happening in Richmond

this Saturday, Dec. 1. The annual Lighting of the Park ceremony at Memorial Park at the corner of Perth Street and McBean Street will take place starting at 6 p.m. At this ceremony, the Christmas lights on the trees at Memorial Park will be turned on for the first time, launching the Christmas season in Richmond. The ceremony will also include the unveiling of this year’s Winter Wonderland banners which will then be hung along Perth and McBean Streets for the winter months. These winter banners will all feature artwork by Richmond and area youth. Each banner is also sponsored by a local business.

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Kimberly Spencer, left, helps her daughter Lily Spencer, right, with the painting of one of the winter street banners which will be unveiled at this Saturday’s Lighting of the Park ceremony at Memorial Park in Richmond and then will be erected for the winter along McBean Street.

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Jasper: The Country Christmas Shoppe 201 Kilmarnock Rd. (off County Rd 17) 613-284-1576 Ottawa: Tivoli Florists 282 Richmond Rd. 613-729-6911 Tivoli Florists 18 Clarence St. 613-321-0969 In Bloom 420 Hazeldean Rd. 613-831-8493 Yarn Forward 474 Hazeldean Rd. 613-831-8027

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CAT OF THE WEEK THE LITTLE PATIENT “SUNDANCE”

This little twelve week old fellow is so lucky... he was just rescued in a nick of time from being shredded by the big garbage machines at the dump site... thank God the operator noticed him and stopped the machine. He came out with a fractured leg.. many bumps and bruises and a concussion. He has now weekly cast changes for his growing leg and trying to get mobile again. Once he is all healed up he will be looking for a loving family to call his own. If you are so inclined we would gratefully accept donations towards his hospital bills ... our website has a donation page to assist you, please mention the name “Sundance”. Thank you very much. For adopting this or any other cat contact GWEN at 613-258-2622. Check out the Website www.countrycatrescue.com for available cats and more info. Looking for volunteers and foster families to help out with cat care. We are a registered charity.

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GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE G IN ANY DENOMINATION. Lots of time to knit one of the great hot new yarns we have for scarves or cowls - go fancy, go funky, GO WILD!

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At Goulbourn Museum Alicia Carlson, left, and Delia Pridham, right, decorate Christmas tree ornaments at the “Cool Winter Crafts” activity afternoon at the Goulbourn Museum at Stanley’s Corners last Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25.

Jubilee Singers concert coming up Special to the News

EMC news - The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are making it easy for you to attend its 35th anniversary concert coming up in December. A special anniversary admission price of only five dollars per person is being offered to those who attend the concert as a way of thanking the choir’s supporters for their 35 years of support. Tickets for the concert are available now by calling 613-813-8414 or 613-825-3357 or by logging onto www.gjsingers or www. facebook.com/Gjsingers . And this is a concert that you will not want to miss because it will be offering a triple threat of music – some celebrating the choir’s 35th anniversary, some marking the Queen’s Diamond

Jubilee and some proclaiming the Christmas season. All three musical offerings will be tied up into one at this concert. It is something that you will want to hear. The concert, called “Christmas Jubilee,” will feature both the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and its junior choir, the JJ’s, under the direction of Linda Crawford and accompanied by Doll Creelman. You will have two chances to hear the concert. It will be performed on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Cairn United Church at the corner of Abbeyhill Drive and Old Colony Road in the Glen Cairn community in Kanata. A second performance will take place on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 1:30 p.m., also at the Glen Cairn United Church.

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We have all your favourite vendors with fabulous one of a kind gift ideas. Many of our vendors will have delicious homemade foods and baked goods. You can even enjoy breakfast and lunch.

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Once again this year we will be holding a draw for a Gift Basket. Contents of the baskets have been donated by the vendors. The draw will be held at 2:00.

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As in past years we will be collecting both cash and non- perishable food for the North Gower Outreach program.

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The Christmas Market is held at the North Gower R A Center located at 2300 Community Way in North Gower. Additional information call 613-489-9794 or visit our website www.ngfarmersmarket.com

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Followed by chili, hot chocolate and a visit with Santa at the Richmond Plaza At 6pm join us for the unveiling of the Christmas Banner and the official Lighting of the Park ceremony at 6pm. Enjoy Christmas Carols, hot chocolate, cookies and Visit from Santa

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Mary Cook’s Memories It had been cold and damp, and suddenly the snow came. It was going to be “no ordinary winter,” Father said at supper that night. We five children were delighted. That meant snowmen, stamping out big wheels in the yard for a game we played back in the thirties and sleigh rides. Lots of sleigh rides. It also meant snow white fields and the ruts in our long lane would be covered and our five-kilometre walk to Northcote school would be easier. It was also the year our two Montreal cousins, Ronny and Terry, were with us. They came in late summer and never went home. The winter had only been with us a few days when a church supper was planned. It would take more than a heavy snow storm to cancel something as exciting as a church supper back then. Father had covered the sleigh with straw and put two bales of hay close to the seat at the front, where we could sit with our backs against them and our feet stretched out before us. Of course there wasn’t enough room for seven of us to sit with our backs against the bales, which suited my brothers just fine. They would much rather be wrestling and trying to throw each other off into a snow drift. So my sister Audrey, young Terry and me got to sit with our backs to the bales. It was a bitterly cold night for early winter and Mother had heated bricks on the Findlay Oval all afternoon. Audrey, Terry and me were snuggled down under a heavy quilt and the hot bricks, wrapped in several layers of the Renfrew Mercury, were at our feet. Soon the heat from the bricks could be felt right through our galoshes. The supper was at the Lutheran Church and Father was heard to lament that it was full of people from the United Church, who had come for a free meal. Mother told him to hush up and reminded him we weren’t above going to what-

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ever was held at the United Church on many an occasion. By the time the supper was over and the social end of the evening came to a close, it was time to head for home. By this time the bricks were ice cold, but Audrey sat with Terry and me on either side of her, with her arms around us and the blankets right up to our chins. We hardly missed the bricks at all. As always, when we got home, it was my sister’s job to fold up the blankets and take them and the bricks into the shed. “The bricks are gone,” she yelled. Father ran his hands over the straw covered sleigh to make sure they hadn’t been buried in the confusion of settling us down for the trip home. They had mysteriously disappeared. “You can be sure one of the Uniteds took them,” Father said. Mother said that was the silliest thing she ever heard of -- stealing bricks. Who would want old bricks when you can get them for a few cents at the brick yard in Renfrew? It was little Terry who, after coming awake, said with a sleepy voice, “I know where they are,” and then quickly nodded off as he was being carried into the house. Mother gently shook him awake. “Alright Terry. Where are the bricks?” “They are all along the road. They were cold and no good no more so I throwed them away.” We went to church early the next morning. The three brothers walking along the road, looking for and picking up the five or six bricks half hidden in the snowbanks. Even though they cost next to nothing, even a few cents back in those Depression years were not to be casually thrown away on the side of the road and forgotten.

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EMC lifestyle - In keeping with nutritional guidelines, this chili has a healthful proportion of vegetables to meat, yet it’s every bit as satisfying and flavorful as traditional chili con carne. Chili may be frozen in individual portions for reheating in the microwave. Transfer thawed chili to bowl and top with polenta wedge. Microwave at medium-high (70 per cent) power for two minutes, then at high for two minutes or until heated through. Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: two hours and 15 minutes Servings: six Ingredients: * 1 lb (454 g) lean beef * 2 tbsp (25 ml) all-purpose flour * salt and pepper * 4 tsp (20 ml) vegetable oil * 2 cups (500 ml) coarsely chopped onion * 2 cloves garlic, minced * 1 small sweet red pepper, seeded and chopped * 1 cup (250 ml) finely diced carrots * 1 cup (250 ml) coarsely chopped cabbage * 2 tbsp (25 ml) chili powder * 1 tsp (5 ml) dried oregano * 1/4 tsp (1 ml) each cinnamon and red pepper flakes * 1 can (796 ml) whole tomatoes * 1 can (398 ml) fancy red kidney beans, drained * Polenta (recipe follows) Polenta: * 3 cups (750 mL) water * 3/4 cup (175 mL) cornmeal * 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter * 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

Preparation: Trim away any fat and cut the beef into 2.5 centimetre pieces. In shallow dish, season the flour with salt and pepper. Add the beef and toss until flour is taken up, then set aside. In large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the oil over medium heat. Cook the onions, garlic and red pepper, stirring, until onions are translucent. Add the carrots and cabbage and cook, stirring, for two minutes. Transfer to 2.5 litre casserole dish; stir in chili powder, oregano, cinnamon and red pepper flakes. Set aside. Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook meat in batches, turning to brown on all sides, and then add it to the casserole. Break up the tomatoes and stir them into the casserole. Cover and bake in an oven heated to 325 F (160 C) for 1.5 hours or until meat is tender, stirring twice during cooking. Taste and season with salt, if required, and pepper. Stir in the beans. The recipe can be prepared to this point, cooled, covered and refrigerated for up to two days or frozen. Thaw overnight in refrigerator before continuing and increase final cooking time by 10 minutes. Cut the polenta into wedges; arrange on top of chili. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the polenta is a light golden brown colour on top. Polenta: In small saucepan, combine water, cornmeal, butter and salt. Let it stand for 10 minutes. Bring to boil, stirring constantly, then reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring frequently, for 12 to 15 minutes or until spoon drawn through mixture leaves a line. Pour into nonstick 1.2 L round cake pan. Let cool and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or when completely cold, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. NOTE: Microwave recipes tested in a 700-watt microwave oven. If your oven differs, cooking times may vary.

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is planning on being at the Stittsville Villa Retirement Community on both this Friday, Nov. 30 and on Friday, Dec. 7, selling the cakes. Christmas cake is a type of fruit cake served at Christmas time in many countries around the world including the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Japan. It can vary from being light or dark to crumbly moist to sticky wet to spongy to heavy and on and on. The real common denominator around the world is that Christmas cakes are really good and are very popular, not matter what the variation. These Christmas cakes being sold by the Lions Club fit the bill – they are really good.

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AUTOMOTIVE Vehicle buyers are ONLY protected by OMVIC and Ontario consumer protection laws when they buy from registered dealers. There’s no protection if you buy privately and you risk becoming victim of a curbsider. To verify dealer registration or seek help with a complaint: www.omvic.on.ca or 1-800943-6002.

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NOTICES RETIREMENT HOMES IN ONTARIO MUST BE LICENSED. To check the licence status of a home visit the Public Register at www.rhra.ca. Resident Rights are in place. To report harm or risk of harm to residents call the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority at 1-855-ASK-RHRA.

SHOP MANAGER IMMEDIATE FULL TIME knowledge an asset. Experience. " Contact for details: Eileena Haynes 306-634-8388 E-mail: Eileena.Haynes@doallind.com Fax - 306-634-8389 FLUID POWER MECHANIC Immediate Full Time Position/s available for our Hydraulic Division. Able to: ' * technical drawings. Assemble, dismantle, repair & reassemble drilling rig hydraulics. * ; drilling rig components. < equipment. = > QZ[Q\<']" ^_ specialist, or millwright. Relocation Assistance available! E-mail: Eileena.Haynes@doallind.com or fax 306-634-8389 Attn: Eileena

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Almonte Antique Market, 26 Mill St. in historic downtown Almonte. 613-256-1511. 36 vendors. Open daily 10-5.

FOR RENT 1 bedroom apartment, Almonte, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, centrally located, newly renovated, available December 1. Call 613-256-3152. 1 BEDROOM apartment Arnprior, gorgeous, renovated, hardwood, appliances, window treatments, heat, water, and parking included. Many extras, quiet, secure, non-smoking, pet-free building. $800 Call 613296-4521 2 one bedroom apartments avail. Renovated in 2012. New appliances. Washer and dryer. Large windows, customized for seniors. Central Smiths Falls location. $950/util incl. Call 613283-7695. 3 bedroom house with finished basement. Walking distance to schools. Carleton Place. $1,100 plus utilities. Available Dec. 1. 613-851-4887.

IN MEMORIAM

Downtown living at small town prices! Beautiful 1 & 2 bedroom condos for rent immediately in Almonte and Carleton Place. Appliances and parking included. Hurry these won’t last! 613256-4309 KANATA RENTAL HOMES

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3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 5 appliances and more, located in established area, on site management office, 323 Steeplechase Dr. (just off Stonehaven Dr) Kanata, K2M 2N6, call 613-592-0548

FOR SALE ELLIPTICAL FOR SALE

Cedar Rails, 12’ long, 3” on small end, fresh cut, $4.50; 7’ cedar pickets, $2; Hemlock beams, fresh cut, 12”x12”x16’. (613)283-3629.

Smiths Falls- Spacious 1 bedroom duplex, 1.5 baths, washer/dryer. Close to all amenities, only 45 min. to Ottawa. Avail. December 1. $650 plus utilities, first/last required. Call (780) 332-4880

Cedar (white), quality lumber, most sizes, decking, T&G, channel rustic. Also huge bundles of cedar slabs ($45) and large bags of shavings ($35). www.scoutenwhitecedar.ca (613)283-3629.

STORAGE Winter Storage for Boats, Cars & more, also available Mini Storage Units 10x20 $120/ month Richmond/North Gower Area. Call (613)880-0494.

Disability Products. Buy and Sell stair lifts, scooters, bath lifts, patient lifts, hospital beds, etc. Call Silver Cross Ottawa (613)231-3549. Dry hardwood firewood for $95/face cord. Maple, Beech, Birch and Oak mix. Call 613-623-8460.

FOR SALE 4 Bridgestone Blizzak P235/55R18 DM-V1 100R BW snow tires. New in 2010 Used 1 Winter -No Rims- $300.00 (613)836-4285.

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As a leading manufacturer of advanced textiles and materials, we are excited about our future and the role talented individuals play in our company.

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Looking for persons willing to speak to small groups, 1 on 1 presentations. A car and internet necessary. Diana (866)306-5858. Residential Foundation Company looking for form setters, labourers as well as experienced boom truck, concrete pump, and stone slinger operators. Valid DZ and clean drivers abstract a must. Competitive wage based on experience with benefits. Please fax resume to 613-2563008 or e-mail to laura@westendforming.ca

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Mail, fax or email Resume to: 45 Bates Drive, Carleton Place, ON K7C 4J8 Fax 613-257-3054 Email: alan@karhuwoodworking.ca

HUNTING SUPPLIES

StudentsSnow removal needed for January, February, March on Rutherford Crescent, Kanata. Will pay for season now. 613-592-1256. T.G. Carroll Cartage Ltd. is seeking road maintenance workers with a DZ licence. Previous plow/salter experience an asset. Fax 613-836-7658 or tgcarroll@ sympatico.ca

Bridlewood- Experienced Caregiver has space available. All ages welcome. Plenty of TLC; nutritious meals/snacks; outdoor/indoor play; non-smoking environment. Excellent references. Teachers and support staff only. Call 613-271-1560.

LOST & FOUND Orange IPOD with black earbuds found in Hewitt Park on Nov 11. Call to claim if you can identify name on IPOD 613-591-8897.

MORTGAGES $$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-282-1169 www.mortgageontario.com Own a home? Need money? 1st, 2nd equity mortgages for any reason. Residential/Commercial. 613-863-0649 sdaigle@tmacc.com Mortgage Alliance Lic: 10717.

If you are interested in working in a friendly cooperative environment and are seeking a permanent full time position, Karhu has two positions available. Experienced Kitchen Installer Experienced Cabinet Maker

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Invest in yourself. Are you willing to turn 5-15 hours per week into money using your computer at home? Training provided, flexible hours. jaynesminioffice.com

HUNTING SUPPLIES

PAUL SEVIGNY & Sons Taxidermy 30 years of experience complete taxidermy Call 613-624-5787 HELP WANTED

Manufacturer of High Quality Kitchen Cabinets

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EARN EXTRA INCOME! Carrier contractors needed for early am newspaper home delivery in Kanata and Stittsville, 7 days/week. Vehicle a must. $500-$950+/MONTH 613-592-9786

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Cabinet Installer - Installer of cabinets and interior trim. Company in business twenty-seven years in Perth, Ontario. Fax resume to 613-264-1135.

Karhu Fine Cabinetry and Millwork

• Seaming Operator (Shiftwork position) • Weaving Operator (Shiftwork position) • Manufacturing Operator • Electrical Engineer (Electrical Engineering degree required) • Seaming Technician (Electro-Mechanical certificate required)

Please forward your resume with a list of references to: careers@albint.com

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Ladies Cross Country Skis (no wax), Nordic-Norm shoe/ boot size 8/8.5 and poles included. Excellent condition, $50. 613-836-4928.

HELP WANTED

ABOUT YOU: • Positive • Detail Oriented • Problem Solver • Strong Communication Skills

FOR SALE

*HOT TUB (SPA) Covers-Best Price. Best quality. All shapes and colours. Call 1-866-6526837. www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper

WINTER TIRES, on rims, 225/60/R16, Michelin x-ice, used 3 months from Ford Freestar. Stittsville. $775 613836-5989

ABOUT US: We have a talented team of dedicated employees focused on excellence. We are looking to fill the following positions at our manufacturing plant in Perth.

Sarah-Jane McCARTHY March 7, 1980-Nevember 27, 2005

GIBBARD Dining room set, Canadian Legacy, solid cherry, rectangle table, 2 leaves, 2 armchairs, 6 side chairs, Gibbard table protector, Buffet and hutch and server. 1 Gibbard cherry coffee table, 1 end table, 1 corner table, all like new. Dining room set $3500. 3 tables $1200. Call 613-836-1852

Snow tires. 4 Firestone Winterforce 15’ with steel rims. Fit Honda Civic or similar. Firm at only $375. (613)836-0007.

Lower duplex for rent. 1200 square foot 3 bedroom. 2 parking spaces, 4 appliances. $1025/ month. Heat and hydro extra. January 1st. 613-858-9755.

IN MEMORIAM

in great condition. Has a timer, 10 levels of resistance, keeps track of calories burned, distance covered and pulse. If interested please make an offer @ 613-485-2835. Must come and get it.

HUNTING SUPPLIES

HELP WANTED

FINANCIAL / INCOME TAX CHRONICLE DIAMOND AWARD WINNER 2009, 2010 & 2011

Canadian Firearm/Hunter Safety Courses. Call Dave Arbour 613-257-7489 or visit www.valleysportsmanshow.com for dates and details of courses near you. Dave’s Hunter Safety & Firearms Course gift certificates make the perfect Christmas gift for the outdoors enthusiast. To get yours call 613257-7489 or email davl.arbour@sympatico.ca or visit www.valleysportsmanshow.com Gift certificates can be redeemed at any 2013 course. For upcoming courses: www.valleysportsmanshow.com Hunter Safety/Canadian Firearms Courses and exams throughout the year. Organize a course and yours is free. Call Wenda Cochran 613-256-2409.

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COMING EVENTS 8th ANNUAL CANDY CANE Home Craft & Bake Sale. Sunday, December 8th, 11am-3pm. 21 Fortune Street in Richmond. Unique gifts for everyone. Do you love music festivals? Get Shipwrecked! http://summermusicfest.getshipwrecked.ca/

SATURN ACCOUNTING SERVICES 613-832-4699

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“Your Provider, Leader and Partner in Health Care

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Part-Time Medical Laboratory Technologist Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is currently seeking applicants for the position of part-time Medical Laboratory Technologists. Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is a two site 97 bed acute care facility serving a catchment area of 44,000 residents of Perth and Smiths Falls and surrounding area. We are a fully accredited Hospital that delivers a broad range of primary and secondary services. The Clinical Laboratory is an OLA accredited laboratory that provides services in Chemistry, Haematology/Coagulation, Transfusion Medicine, and Microbiology. Come and be part of a team where you are encouraged to develop both personally and professionally within a dynamic facility. The successful candidates will possess solid technical skills, and be excited by new technologies and processes. Essential to your success will be good communication skills, effective interpersonal skills, and the ability to maintain professional working relationships. You will also bring with you strong organizational and time management skills, being able to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities within short time frames. You are competent in the use of clinical software as well as personal computers. You must be willing and able to work all rotating shifts (days, evenings and nights)

Free to a Good Home, 3 year old male Dwarf rabbit. Already litter trained for his litter pans, comes with free kitty litter, 2 litter pans, rabbit pellets, & pet carrier, plus 3 pet dishes. Reason for giving away unable to care for him due to health problems & work related problems. Call (613)283-6498, Smiths Falls. German Shepherd Pups black or sable DDR workline AKC parents vet check health guarantee $450. (613)802-2757 strongbond@msn.com

REAL ESTATE 175 Acres off Goshen Road between Arnprior and Renfrew. Hardwood bush, good hunting. $175,000. More information call 613-623-7572 Income Properties: Brand new semi-detached, leased, $199,000. 1200 sq/ft bungalow, 6 years old, leased, $229,000. Triplex, fully leased, 5 years old, $449,000. Call Jim Barnett 613-217-1862.

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Hungerford Gate Apartments Kanata 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy; include fridge, stove, storage, parking, and ceramic flooring; security cameras, rental agent and maintenance person on site; laundry room; located near parks, buses, shopping, schools, churches, etc. To view, call 613-878-1771.

FOR SALE 8’ length firewood. All mixed hardwood. Also buying standing timber. 613-312-9859.

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2.5 HP HealthTrainer treadmill $475.00. 27 inch JVC television $50.00. 613-599-4211.

FOR RENT Room for Rent in Carleton Place, newly renovated $535 a month- all bills and laundry included. Available now. Call 613-795-6233.

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2000 Chevrolet Cavalier Automatic, 4 door. Excellent condition. Regularly serviced, clean, reliable car. 194,000K, keyless entry, alarm system, CD/ Radio. Call 613-276-7950 Asking price $1700. Buy and Drive

Assortment of used tires, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.5. Summers, all-season and snows. Also used car parts. Gord 613-257-2498.

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Certified Mason. 12 years experience. Chimney repair, restoration, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/ big job specialist. Free estimates. 613-250-0290. Experienced housecleaning service, very professional and reliable. Free estimates. Call Alissa (613)866-1166. Home cleaning services. Reliable, efficient, experienced. Weekdays or weekends. Call Michelline for appointment 613406-9410. Almonte, Carleton Place, Kanata. Send A Load to the dump, cheap. Clean up clutter, garage sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-256-4613.

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Haley Industries Limited For 60 years, Haley Industries Limited has been producing magnesium and aluminum castings for the aerospace industry. Located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley west of Renfrew there is an immediate opening for an

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Suddenly at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital on Monday morning, November 19th, 2012. Helena Michalowski of The Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior at the age of 87 years. Beloved wife of the late Ignace Michalowski (December 2, 2004). Dearly loved mother of Kristina Dontigny (Phil) of Sharon, Ontario and Betty Michalowski of Arnprior. Predeceased by a daughter, Mary. Much loved grandmother of Greg Dontigny (Shawna) and Danielle Traikos (Michael) and great-grandmother of Joshua, Madison, Avery and Braedon. Family and friends are invited to pay their respects 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 10 to 10:45 a.m. A Funeral Liturgy was celebrated at the Pilon Family Chapel on Friday morning, November 23rd at 11 o’clock. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, a donation to The Grove Nursing Home would be appreciated by the Michalowski family. Condolences/Tributes/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Fort McMurray

Will be holding a public meeting to present its annual report on Class 9 pesticide use as required by Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act. The annual report summarizes the use of Class 9 pesticides used in 2011:

WANTED

Action Fast Junk Removal. best prices, 10% Seniors Discount, call driver directly for free quote, 7 days a week. (613)266-0431.

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GREAT WINTER CAR 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 4 door, 195,000kms. 6 cylinder 3.1, full load. Lady Highway Driven. Has GT look. $2100.00 or OBO as is. Kevin 613-485-6680

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DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER Scapa, a worldwide leading manufacturer of bonding products and adhesive components for applications in the electronics, healthcare, industrial and transportation markets is currently looking for a Development Engineer for its Renfrew, Ontario manufacturing site. Located in Renfrew County, in the heart of the Ottawa Valley, Scapa North America’s Renfrew site offers access to 900 pristine lakes and 4 major rivers admist breathtaking wilderness. With the major urban destination of Ottawa less than one hour away, a career at Scapa Renfrew allows one the unique ability to blend rural and urban living, all the while enjoying a progressive career with a global manufacturing company. The Development Engineer will be engaged in key projects and initiatives to improve processes and reduce manufacturing costs. Using your strong analytical skills, you will perform production inefficiency analysis and develop recommendations for improvement. Additionally, you will contribute to cost out exercises, aid the manufacturing floor in addressing formulation errors and research and present new product development formulations. The successful candidate will bring a degree in Chemical Engineering with a mandatory minimum of 5 years of related manufacturing experience. Applicants without Development Engineering experience in an industrial (vs. academic) setting will not be considered. It is imperative that the candidate has excellent computer skills as it relates to word processing and database construction, with SAP experience being considered an asset. Other assets would include experience with chemical formulations relative to adhesive manufacturing as well as calendar coating and mechanical converting knowledge. Scapa North America offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Please submit resume in confidence to: renfrewhr@scapa.com No telephone inquiries please – we thank you for your interest but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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EMC news - “Goulbourn Stained Glass,” a new Goulbourn Township Historical Society book authored by Bernie Shaw, makes a great Christmas gift. In her foreword to the book, Historical Society president Barbara Bottriell notea that this was more than a book about stained glass windows. “This is a book about windows,” she writes, “but it is really about the families to whom the windows were dedicated and their ancestors who first crossed the seas to come to Goulbourn Township.” The connection of each window to Goulbourn township is outlined in the book. Author Bernie Shaw, in his preface to the book, notes that the book attempts to give a representative picture of early life in Goulbourn Township illustrated through the

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“Karaoke” with Yellow Dory will host its annual Christmas pot luck evening on Saturday, Dec. 15 starting at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome but is asked to bring along a small dish of something. There will be lots of prizes and guaranteed fun. You do not have to be a Legion member to take part in playing pool on Sunday afternoons at 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall. For more information, please email Fred Appel at appelpit@rogers. com Lunch is available at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street every Friday. Everyone is welcome to drop in. On Friday evenings, there is darts, music and a movie. Everyone is welcome to drop by and have a visit and enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship. Bingo is played every Wednesday starting at 6:45 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Euchre is played every Tuesday afternoon starting at 1:15 p.m. at the Legion Hall. There is also euchre played on Thursdays starting at 7:30 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall. But this Thursday, Nov. 29 is the last evening for Thursday euchre as these Thursday evening euchres are ending as of the end of November.

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Judging Remembrance contest entries Judging entries in the annual Remembrance literary and poster contest for youth at the Stittsville branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion on Stittsville Main Street on Tuesday evening, Nov. 20 are, from left, back, Pat Graham, Sharon Carew, Janice Barclay and Clive Morris. The majority of the posters, poems and essays submitted in this year’s contest came from students at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School, Holy Spirit Catholic School, Stittsville Public School and Guardian Angels Catholic School, all in Stittsville. The top three in each category were selected in this judging and these entries are now going forward to the Legion’s zone-level competition. The prizes for the winners in the branch’s contest will be awarded in January.

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EMC news - You will feel a little like you are in Hawaii at the annual Christmas bazaar and bake sale at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church this coming Saturday, Dec. 1. That’s because the hot luncheon that will be served at the event is featuring Hawaiian meat balls and rice. These will be no ordinary tasting meat balls. They usually are cooked with a combination of sauces including pineapple syrup and that’s what gives the meat balls their traditional sweet and sour flavour. What a treat! These Hawaiian meat balls and rice will be served with salad, dinner roll, dessert and beverage, all for just $10 for adults and $5 for children. There will also be a special children’s menu available. But these Hawaiian meat balls are just one of the highlights at the bazaar and bake sale. There will be a selection of baked goods and preserves for sale. You will also be able to help out families living in poverty in Uganda while also acquiring a unique Christmas gift at this bazaar. That’s

because handmade paper jewellery made by women in Uganda and marketed throughout the world by the volunteer organization Caring Hands will again this year be on sale at this bazaar. Caring Hands helps families in Kampala, Uganda who are living in poverty. One of the ways in which Caring Hands helps these families, generating income for them while providing them with a sense of self-esteem in creating these items, is in providing an outlet for jewellery made out of recycled paper made by the women of these families. It is this jewellery that will be on sale at the Christmas bazaar at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Stittsville this Saturday, Dec. 1. It not only makes for a very special and unique gift but your purchase will help the women of these families in Uganda emerge from the poverty in which they live. This Christmas bazaar and bake sale is being held this Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Mulkins Street in Stittsville. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: john.curry@metroland.com The second annual family Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be held on Thursday, Nov. 29 in the atrium at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville. Everyone of all ages welcome starting at 6 p.m. The ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. Activity tables for the youth following the ceremony. Hot chocolate and hot apple cider will be served. Everyone welcome to attend this community event in celebration of the Christmas season. Those attending are urged to take along a canned food item for donation to the Stittsville Food Bank. Donations will also be collected for the CHEO Foundation and the Ottawa Mission. St. Philip’s Parish in Richmond is holding its annual Christmas bake sale on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the parish hall at the corner of Burke Street and Fortune Street in Richmond. Everyone welcome. A Village Bakefest will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Christ Church Ashton in Ashton. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Stittsville is holding its annual Christmas bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Baked goods and preserves. Handmade paper jewellery from Caring Hands. Hot luncheon. Everyone welcome. Cheer Sport Sharks Ottawa is hosting a Craft Sale & Bazaar featuring local artisans and home-based businesses on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its gym facility at

119 Iber Road in Stittsville. Everyone welcome. Silent auction. Santa will be present from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Author Sandra Nikolai will be signing copies of her new mystery novel on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) at 1300 Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. For more information, check out Sandra@sandranikolai.com . The annual Santa Claus parade in Richmond will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1 starting at 11 a.m. at South Carleton High School and proceeding along McBean Street and then Perth Street to finish at the Richmond Plaza where chili will be served to everyone. The annual Lighting of the Park ceremony to officially turn on the Christmas lights at Memorial Park in Richmond and to unveil this year’s winter street banners will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at Memorial Park at the corner of Perth Street and McBean Street in Richmond. A Christmas concert featuring the Capital City Chorus, a barbershop singing group, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Anglican Church on Stittsville Main Street at Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville. Tickets at $15 each are available from the church office at 613-836-5741 or at the door. Everyone welcome.

The annual Seniors’ Christmas Dinner hosted by the Richmond Branch 625 of the Royal Canadian Legion will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2. Those 70 years of age and older are invited to enjoy this free turkey dinner. Non-perishable donation for the Richmond Food Bank is encouraged. Dinner at 1 p.m. at the Richmond Legion Hall on Ottawa Street. Please contact Hilda Moore at 613-838-2274 by Monday, Nov. 26 to reserve a seat.

on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Glen Cairn United Church at the corner of Abbeyhill Drive and Old Colony Road in Kanata. Music celebrating the choir’s 35th anniversary, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Christmas season. Special anniversary admission price of only $5 per person. For tickets, call 613-8138414 or 613-825-3357 or log onto www.gjsingers or www.facebook.com/Gjsingers

A “Uniquely Goulbourn Art and Craft Sale” will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Goulbourn Museum at Stanley’s Corners just south of Stittsville. Pencil art, copper jewelry, recycled wool, silver jewelry, soap, gluten-free baked goods, and holiday baking. Sale of poinsettias. Free admission. Everyone welcome.

The Stittsville Royals will host the Perth Blue Wings in an Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League game on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville.

A “Grieving Through The Holidays” workshop with grief educator Ian Henderson will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church on Fowler Street in Richmond. Join others who are feeling the emotional stress of the season and learn insights on how to live through it all. Suggested donation of $10. Everyone welcome. For more information, please contact Rev. Michel Dubord at 613-838-6075. The Stittsville Royals will host the Arnprior Packers in an Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League game on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville. Santa Claus will be visiting the Munster Community Centre in Munster on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Crafts. Hot chocolate. Tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. Everyone welcome.

The Tabitha Foundation is a benevolent trust, founded in 1994 to support aid efforts begun and organized by Janne Ritskes. Our field activities are centered in Cambodia, whose people were decimated by a regime which promoted enforced starvation, mass executions, slave labour and wholesale dislocation to such a degree that the social, moral and economic fibre of the country was left in tatters. The integrated development initiatives include work in health care, education, sanitation (water, sewage), housing, small business and co-operatives. These efforts enable the poorest of the poor to improve their health status, rebuild shanties into homes, have their own toilets, clean water, and drainage systems, reconstruct roads, develop their own small businesses or become workers in cottage industry programs and learn to work together as a community. The people of Cambodia have endured severe poverty for the past 30 years— since the Pol Pot era. In that era everything was destroyed: family, social structure, infrastructure, spirituality. The resulting trauma of that period has left the people with a feeling of hopelessness and futility. Cambodians believe they are to blame for their situation—that somehow they deserve their lot. Tabitha-Cambodia works with the poorest members of the community, encouraging them to save and work their way out of poverty. Many poor Cambodian families have no house and virtually no possessions. Despite this, most generate a meager weekly income. Tabitha helps these families to develop a vision of a better life and encourages them to join the Savings Program. Tabitha’s Savings Program recognizes the inherent desire of people to take control of their own lives, allowing them to decide on their own needs and assisting them in achieving their goals. Joining the savings program is a giant step towards rebuilding trust; Tabitha recognizes and rewards that trust in the form of payment of 10 percent interest on their savings. Tabitha places no stress or risk on a family by accepting any amount, no matter how small, allowing even the poorest to participate in the program. Please visit the Tabitha Bazaar on Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st at Wool-Tyme, 190 Colonnade Road South, Ottawa, Ontario.

The annual “Fill the Bus” event to donate non-perishable food items and funds to help the Stittsville Food Bank will take place on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Santa Claus will be at the Stittsville branch of the CIBC at 5527 Hazeldean Road at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Youngsters can get a free photo with Santa. Christmas craft by Michael’s. Refreshments. For more information or to reserve a space, please call Lynn Young at 613-831-1694, ext. 26. The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and their junior counterpart, the JJ’s, will be holding a Christmas concert entitled “Christmas Jubilee”

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City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri is holding his annual Cookie Decorating and Santa visit in the foyer of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex outside his ward office on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. Come and chat with Santa. Prizes will be presented to the winners of councillor Qadri’s Christmas Card Design Contest. The Purple Dragon Puppet Troupe will be present a family program “Magic Christmas Moons” on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Fun for the whole family. Live music, colourful set, variety of puppets of all sizes. Registration required at biblioottawalibrary.ca A Youth Connexion Holiday Party for youth in grades 5 to 8 will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville. $7 per person. Gingerbread making, Christmas movies, games, snacks and more. Karaoke with Yellow Dory is hosting its annual Christmas potluck evening on Saturday, Dec. 15 starting at 8 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Everyone attending is asked to take along a small dish of something. Prizes and lots of fun. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend. The Stittsville Royals will host the Perth Blue Wings in an Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League game on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville. The Goulbourn Male Chorus is hosting its annual Christmas concert entitled “Welcome Christmas” on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road in Kanata. Tickets available now at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre on Stittsville Main Street.

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