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News - Stittsville residents “Filled The Bus” last Saturday better than those in any other community in Stittsville. OC Transpo has informed the Stittsville Food Bank that the “Fill The Bus” campaign at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville last Saturday saw the top numbers in the city. A total of 14,272 food items were collected as well as $2,315 in cash. Stittsville Food Bank chair Theresa Qadri is thrilled with the result. She thanks all those who contributed and also all those who volunteered to help out during the day.

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News - There’s a rezoning application in to pave the way for a future high school in the Fernbank lands. The rezoning is for a 7.0 hectare site immediately west of the Walmart shopping area at the corner of Fernbank Road and Terry Fox Drive, with the site running from Fernbank Road in the south to the future extension of Cope Drive in the north. The vacant land is currently zoned Development Reserve Zone. The rezoning is request a new duel zoning of Minor Institutional/Residential Third Den-

covers 120 hectares of land in this southeast portion of the Fernbank lands, consisting of seven phases with over 1,800 residential dwelling units planned. The development will also include parks and storm water ponds. The Fernbank lands in total, which run from Shea Road and Iber Road in the west to Terry Fox Drive in the east and from Fernbank Road in the south to Hazeldean Road in the north cover 674 hectares of land, anked by Stittsville in the west and Kanata in the east. The lands are all located in the city of Ottawa’s Stittsville ward.

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News - Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee John Curry of Stittsville is sitting on six Board committees for the coming year. Trustee Curry represents the zone which includes Stittsville, Richmond, Goulbourn, West Carleton, Rideau and Osgoode. The Board made its appointments to its various committees at its annual general meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Trustee Curry has been appointed as a member of two statutory committees, namely the Special Education Advisory Committee and the Student Suspension and Expulsion Committee. Other committees on which Trustee Curry will sit for the coming year are the

Historical Committee, the Honours and Awards Committee, the Police and Procedures Steering Committee and the Trustees Support Services Committee. Other committees which the Board has include the Supervised Alternative Learning Committee, which is a statutory committee, the audit committee, the Ottawa Catholic Child Care Corporation, the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority, Our Catholic Schools Committee, Parent Involvement Committee, and Catholic Education Foundation of Ottawa. At its annual general meeting, the Board elected Trustee Ted Hurley of Kanata as the Board chair and Trustee Alison Baizana of South Nepean/Riverside South as the Board vice-chair.

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News - The food hampers distributed by the Stittsville Food Bank to the less fortunate in the community this Christmas are going to have a new look. Yes, they are still going to be full of a variety of food items that will help a family have an enjoyable holiday season. But this year, for the first time, the food hampers are going to be colourfully wrapped with Christmas wrapping paper. They will not just be bare boxes but rather will have a bright Christmas look. This is all happening thanks to the Stittsville Guides who spent Wednesday evening, Dec. 4 at the Stittsville Food Bank, attaching Christmas wrapping paper to the cardboard boxes

which will serve as the containers carrying the Christmas food hampers. The Guides also learned more about the Food Bank during their visit there. They were given a tour of the facility and then participated in a question and answer session about the Food Bank. Besides being the first year that the Christmas food hampers of the Stittsville Food Bank are being decorated with Christmas wrapping paper thanks to the Stittsville Guides, this is also the first year that the Food Bank is offering a choice – the food hamper can be picked up at the Food Bank or Food Bank representatives will deliver the food hamper to a home. Stittsville Guides also partnered with those involved with Stittsville Scouting to circulate through the village in the last week of November, collecting non-perishable food items for the Stittsville Food Bank.

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Holding two of the boxes wrapped in colourful Christmas paper that will be used to hold Christmas food hampers at the Stittsville Food Bank this year are Shannon Wallace, left, and Rachel Yeaton, right, both members of the 2nd Stittsville Guides. It was the Guides who wrapped the future food hamper boxes in Christmas wrapping paper during a visit to the Food Bank on Wednesday evening, Dec. 4.

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News - The Grinch came to Stittsville last Saturday. Or at least a puppet version of the Grinch as a Grinch puppet show geared for youngsters aged 3 to 7 years of age was presented twice at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Hand puppets were used to tell a version of the classic Dr. Seuss story ďŹ rst published in 1957 about the Grinch trying to steal Christmas. The Grinch, of course, is a bitter, grouchy creature described as having a heart “two sizes JOHN CURRY/METROLAND too smallâ€? who lives above Whoville, the home With their puppets including the Grinch which they brought to life in a puppet show about of the merry and warm-hearted Whos. the Grinch trying to steal Christmas which was presented at the Stittsville branch of the The action in the puppet show took place Ottawa Public Library twice last Saturday are, from left, Lori Fielding, Sue McDonald and amidst an elaborate set featuring a panoramic Valerie Jorgensen. picture of Whoville beneath the puppet perfor-

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Scouting and Guiding youth, their leaders and volunteers sort the food donations collected in the recent food drive undertaken by the 1st Stittsville Scout Group and Stittsville’s Guiding community. Over 170 boxes of food were packaged and then taken to the Stittsville Food Bank on Thursday evening, Dec. 5.

Scouts and Guides work together for Food Bank Kevin Chappell Special to the News

News – In the last week of November, the 1st Stittsville

Scout Group and Stittsville’s Guides joined together in aid of the Stittsville Food Bank. Monday to Thursday that week saw Scouting and Guid-

ing youth canvas each evening, covering most of Stittsville, in a food drive to fill up the shelves at the Stittsville Food Bank.

While the Stittsville Food Bank provides food items to those in need all year round, the demand increases with the coming holiday season due to the extra demands of the season on household budgets. In years past, Scouts and Guides have always gone door-to-door collecting items for the Food Bank, part of their mission of community service. This year, though, saw the largest combined effort ever between the two groups, with over 240 youth of all ages in both Scouts and guides participating. From the youngest

Beavers and Sparks to Cubs and Brownies to pre-teen and teenage Scouts and Guides, the youth were out in force this year to provide help to their community and their neighbours through the Stittsville Food Bank. Thanks to the generosity of Stittsville residents, these youth collected enough food to fill 170 boxes. The food items were sorted by Scouting and Guiding youth, their leaders and volunteers and then were delivered to the Stittsville Food Bank on Thursday evening, Dec. 5. In addition to the food items

donated, Stittsville residents also gave cash donations in excess of $2,100 for the Food Bank. These donations, combined with donations collected on October’s Scout Apple Day, total more than $3,800, funds that will go a long way in helping the Food Bank help those in need in the community to have a festive holiday season this year. The Scouts and Guides in Stittsville will be back canvassing the community for food items in March to help replenish the shelves at the Stittsville Food Bank.

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Delivering to the Stittsville Food Bank on Thursday evening, Dec. 5 boxes of nonperishable food items collected in the food drive held by the 1st Stittsville Scout Group and Stittsville Guides in the last week of November are, front row, from left, Mike Leeder, Ryan Leeder, Matthew Young-Davies and Daniel Gunther, and, at the back, right, Kevin Chappell, left, and Brian Gunther, right.

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The parades are organized by the Manotick Lions Club and the Richmond Village Association (RVA). The RVA also organizes the Lighting of the Park in Richmond as well. The Munster Community Association holds its own lighting of the park ceremony following their Christmas event at the Community Centre. Christmas in the Gower is organized by a small, but fierce group of volunteers that work alongside the North Gower Recreation Association. Then, of course, there are our volunteer firefighters who seem to be at the beck and call of Santa Claus. Wherever Santa is, our firefighters are leading the way! These events are a great way for the community to come together this time of year and we owe so much to the people that put organize them. Thank you, on behalf of all residents of Rideau-Goulbourn, to the incredible committed and dedicated volunteers who, each and every year, help make our community the place to be at Christmas! Making Votes Count in Our Neighbourhoods With the 2014 Municipal Election just over ten months away, this is a timely opportunity to help get people engaged in our communities. Voter turnout has somewhat fluctuated in recent years. In 2010, turnout in Rideau-Goulbourn was 50%, down from 60% in 2006. However, in 2003, voter turnout in Goulbourn was 43% while it was 44% in Rideau. In 2006, Rideau and Goulbourn were merged into one ward. The Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres of Ottawa are seeking groups in rural Ottawa to host focus group sessions to discuss “Making Votes Count”. Participants will be asked to share voting experiences, identify what encourages and discourages voting in your rural neighbourhood and consider the potential impact of increasing voter turnout.

Michael J. Pollard delivers hit songs John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - What do Ben E. King, Lou Reed, Del Shannon, Neil Young, the Beatles, and Tom Petty have in common? Well, yes, they all write and/ or sing great hits. But also hit songs by all six and even more famous melodies filled the air at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville at its Friday music evening last Friday. It was singer/guitarist Michael J. Pollard, assisted on guitar by Neil Bateman, who delivered these songs for the folks at the Friday music evening. This was his second performance at a Gaia Java Friday music evening, having first performed at the coffee shop a year ago. He was popular the first time around and this time it was no different, especially as he played memorable song after song. He started out with Ben E. King’s 1961 song “Stand By Me,” a song whose hit pedigree is best acknowledged by the fact that over 400 versions of the song have been recorded. It is one popular song. Michael went from “Stand By Me” to “Sweet Jane,” the 1970 song written by Velvet Underground band leader Lou Reed. This American rock band was on the music scene from 1964 to 1973. And Michael next turned to the 1961 international hit by American rock ‘n roll singer Del Shannon, the iconic “Runaway.”

It was then on to more familiar songs, like Neil Young’s “Old Man”, the Beatles’ “She Was Just Seventeen,” and Tom Petty’s 1990 song “Yer So Bad.” No wonder Michael J. Pollard is popular as a performer – he wraps his performance with familiar, well known songs, delivering them with gusto and

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Main Street happen every Friday starting at 7 p.m. They are free to attend but those planning to be there are reminded that an early arrival is better for grabbing the better seats. This Friday, Dec. 13, the Friday music evening at Gaia Java will feature Ben Lemma who will perform jazz classics on guitar.

Ready to perform together at the Friday music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday, Dec. 6 are guitarist Neil Bateman, left, and guitarist/singer Michael J. Pollard, right.

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This time of year, we all have the opportunity to take part in so many great Christmas events throughout the ward. Just this past weekend, we had Manotick’s Olde Fashioned Christmas, the Lighting of the Park event in Richmond, as well as Santa Claus parades in both of those villages. The week before, it was Christmas in the Gower, Ashton Village Bake Fest and a Christmas event at the Munster Community Centre. Of course, none of these events would be possible without the dedication of volunteers and community leaders.

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Goulbourn Male Chorus director Robert Dueck, far left, directs members of the Chorus as they perform in the lounge area at the Bridlewood Trails Retirement Community on Eagleson Road last Saturday afternoon. The Goulbourn Male Chorus is holding its Christmas concert this coming Sunday, Dec. 15.

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News - It was a full-fledged performance in its own right but last Saturday’s Goulbourn Male Chorus performance at the Bridlewood Trails Retirement Community on Eagleson Road also served as the group’s final public appearance before its “Welcome Christmas� concert this coming Sunday, Dec. 15. So, in some respects, it was like a public dress rehearsal of sorts for the group. From a sartorial perspective, it was as the members were wearing what has become the group’s performance dress, namely white shirts, black pants and a tartan tie. And during the performance in the lounge area at the Bridlewood Trails facility, the Goul-

bourn Male Chorus under the direction of Robert Dueck of Stittsville sang a number of the songs that it will be singing in its Dec. 15 concert including “Sing We Now of Christmas,� “Masters in This Hall,� “We Three Kings,� “Hark the Herald,� “O Holy Night,� “Come and See the King� and “Here We Come A-Wassailing.� But at the Bridlewood Trails residence, there were also other songs done specifically for that occasion, like the audience participation carols “Good King Wenceslas� and “O Little Town of Bethlehem.� This Bridlewood Trails performance also include performances by the two new ensembles which have grown out of the Goulbourn Male Chorus: an ensemble accompanied by the group’s accompanist Bonnie MacDiarmid on

the keyboard which sang “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen� and “Winter Wind� and the GMC Ensemble, an a cappella group that sang “Sing Out the News� and “Whisper, Whisper.� Both of these ensembles will also be singing in this Sunday’s “Welcome Christmas� concert. So, the more than 60 Bridlewood Trails residents who got to enjoy the Goulbourn Male Chorus last Saturday afternoon got a good taste of what those who attend this Sunday’s gala concert will be experiencing. But, of course, this Sunday’s concert will not only be longer than last Saturday’s 50 minute performance at Bridlewood Trails but the concert will see the Male Chorus have the Polished Brass Quintet as one of its musical guests at the concert. This Polished Brass Quintet, an Ottawabased group featuring five brass instruments

Helping caregivers cope with holiday stress Special to the News

News - Caregivers of those living with a mental illness can prepare for the stressful upcoming holiday period by attending the next session of The Oasis in Kanata. The Oasis in Kanata is a pilot project started by the Glen Cairn United Church last September to explore how the church might help support the needs of caregivers in the community. This coming Monday, Dec.

16, The Oasis in Kanata will feature a presentation by Cynthia Clark from the Ottawa Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario. She will be sharing practical ideas on “Managing Holiday Stressors.� This will deal with how caregivers and family members can prepare for the challenges of the holiday season in terms of coping and caring for their loved ones. Cynthia Clark is a caregiver

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(two trumpets, a French horn, a trombone and a tuba) will not only be performing a couple of solo pieces but also will be involved in other songs such as playing for the audience participation carol “Joy to the World� and accompanying the Chorus on “We Three Kings.� This “Welcome Christmas� concert will also see the involvement of two other guest musicians, soloist Skye MacDiarmid and flute player Crystal Payne. The “Welcome Christmas� concert is taking place this Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road just north of Hazeldean Road in Kanata. Tickets have been sold in advance but there should be some tickets still available at the door for those who arrive early. Tickets are $15 per adult.

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ntensification is still the buzz word for development in Ottawa, so we should all get used to it. The city recently approved a swath of plans that will guide the city’s growth and development over the next two decades. Council gave the thumbs up to five master plans, including the Official Plan, the infrastructure master plan and the transportation master plan. The city said it will encourage intensification, not exactly a new concept, but one that usually sparks heated debate when development applications are discussed at community associations and at planning committee. Yet for some reason, it sometimes comes as a shock to residents when a developer takes the city at its word and proposes to build a high-rise or mid-rise in an established community. But it’s not willy-nilly development.The official plan encourages intensification in specific areas of the city, namely rural areas, villages, mixed-use centres and public transit stations. The plan requires development to fit the character of the community. Keep in mind, a developer can always apply to build a large building in an area the city may not prefer. All it requires is a little rezoning – and if the city objects, it risks fighting an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board, and Ottawa hasn’t exactly racked

up a stellar record fighting those appeals, especially when the development requests are supported by the city’s own staff. We can only hope this type of unwanted development requests are few and far between, as the official plan offers preferred areas of the city for intensification. Residents should check out the planned extensions to the Transitway, as well as the future routes of the light-rail transit system, which will be built over the coming decades. Those plans will give a good indication what areas developers are targeting for intensification. The city’s Official Plan aims to promote smart growth, for instance, by discouraging urban sprawl, a costly phenomenon for taxpayers, as it requires providing roads, water pipes, storm water management and other services to previously undeveloped areas. Smart growth means encouraging public transit and reducing the number of motorists clogging our roads. The city’s master plans for growth offer solace for residents by giving them the relative certainty of where development can occur, and what type of development, with rules governing the heights and designs of buildings. To avoid unwelcome shocks, residents may want to check out the plans, specifically in areas near where they live.

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ast time we looked, the cinemas at the World Exchange Plaza were doomed. No one was happy about that, apparently not even the people who were doing the dooming. But, as the current motto of the hopeless goes, it is what it is. The movie theatres at World Exchange are nice and, more important, nicely located. They have developed a bit of a niche following by blending in artier fare with the usual mainstream stuff. But one movie company decided to vacate the premises when its lease expires, and while another movie company has taken over the lease, there are no guarantees that it will continue to show movies in 2014. Meanwhile, the owners of the building are thinking about converting the theatres to office space. Yes, office space with sloping floors. But it is what it is. Ottawa city council has expressed concern, with various councillors asking city staff to explore all options, and noting rather pointedly that the city has been helpful to the World Exchange people in the past. It sure would be nice if someone with a sense of social responsibility and civic pride — perhaps even the current owners

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not also true that one of the aims of our city government has been to encourage population growth in the centre, getting people to move downtown in a bid to make the city more liveable, less dependent on the automobile? It can’t help this goal if the people who move downtown then have to get into their cars and drive for half an hour if they want to see a movie. (That is, a mainstream movie, because the Bytowne, on Rideau Street, does a good job of serving those whose taste in films leans to the less commercial.) And it’s not much in the way of consolation that a cinema is maybe going to open at the new Lansdowne development. That’s more than walking distance for many downtown people. So they will drive their cars to Lansdowne, giving the Glebe just what it needs: more cars. The situation is so dire that people have even begun to use what I call the G8 argument, to wit: “What a disgrace that in the capital of a G8 nation you can’t even find a movie theatre in the downtown!� And you know, that is a persuasive argument. But what can anybody do about it? Business will do what business will do, like it or not. City council can plead, citizens can mutter. But no one can force a cinema to stay

open. It is what it is. This is probably the kind of thing Justin Trudeau was getting at when he made his much ridiculed comments about his “level of admiration� for the Chinese government and that fact that a dictatorship can do things in a hurry. There’s something in that. If we had the Chinese government here and the Chinese government wanted there to be a movie theatre in downtown Ottawa, there would be one and we could all enjoy attending it. Of course, we’d also have the Chinese government.

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Armed with donation cans as they prepare to visit classrooms to help raise funds in the White Ribbon campaign raising awareness of violence against women are Sacred Heart Catholic High School students, front row, from left, Cecilia Kironde, Jessica Melone, Mairi Liska, Olivia Roy and Maggie Walker; and, back row, from left, Nick Labbe, Thomas Golka, Ryan Souliere and Philipp Fortin.

Christmas-themed event at library Special to the News

News - A fun Christmasthemed event will happen on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library when a “Christmas Fun” program will be presented.

There will be seasonal stories, songs, a movie and a craft. This is meant to be a program for the whole family to enjoy. This programs at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library requires pre-

registration. It can be done on the Ottawa Public Library’s website at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca or by dropping into the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Registration is free. And besides these special

News - The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women was marked at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville last Friday, Dec. 6 by the distribution of white ribbons of Remembrance. Volunteer students, in pairs, went from homeroom to homeroom to receive donations of at least a loonie and to distribute white ribbons to be born as a sign of remembrance and awareness. All of the funds raised from these donations will be going to Chrysalis House, a shelter for abused women and children in Kanata operated by the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre. The school itself covers the cost of the white ribbons so that every cent donated will be going to Chrysalis House. This White Ribbon campaign last Friday was the culmination of several days of announceprograms, don’t forget about the regular ongoing programs that take place at the Stittsville library branch. These include Babytime which involves stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver which happens on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.;

ments in the school raising awareness among the school community about the upcoming National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. These announcements over the school’s public address system explained the history behind the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and publicized the upcoming White Ribbon campaign. Sacred Heart religion teacher Malcolm Lawrence organized a special exhibit in a display cabinet in the school foyer related to the Dec. 6, 1989 killing of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal which was what led to the creation of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The display featured a picture of each of the victims, all of whom were women in their twenties. The display also had an array of candles and a poster about the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Storytime which involves stories, rhymes, songs and a craft for pre-schoolers (ages 3-6) and a parent or guardian which happens on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.; and Toddlertime which includes stories, rhymes and songs for babies aged 1835 months along with a parent

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Members of the West Ottawa U10 Novice Red Rhinos ringette team, champions in the recent Pickering Ringette Tournament, are, front row, from left, Carter Austin, Carmen Nugent, Sarah Dolan, Kaitlyn Cote, Madison Cope and Bridget McBride; second row, from left, Alissa Sills, Lauren Court, Rebecca Behm, Rachel Greenwood, Brenna Backman and Teghan Graham; and, back row, standing, from left, trainer Scott Sills, assistant coach Jason Cope, head coach Stephanie Nugent and assistant coach Randy Cote.

Last minute rally leads to championship Special to the News

Sports - It didn’t look good for the West Ottawa U10 Novice Red Rhinos ringette team. Sure, they were in the championship game of the Pickering Ringette Tournament on the weekend of Nov. 29-Dec. 1 but there they were, down by two goals with only 1:20 left in the game. But forget what it looked like. The Red Rhinos rallied for two goals in this ďŹ nal one minute and 20 seconds to tie up the game and force overtime. They entered this overtime session at a little bit of a disadvantage because a penalty

had been called on the Red Rhinos near the end of regulation time. This meant that the Red Rhinos entered the overtime play in a short-handed situation. But the Red Rhinos controlled the play right from the beginning and scored a quick goal to win the game 8-7 and take the tournament championship. It was a great team effort, basked up by the efforts of goalie Bridget McBride. The West Ottawa U10 Novice Red Rhinos had gone undefeated in round robin play in the tournament to end up placing second in the standings and earning the right to meet the ďŹ rst place ďŹ nishing Guelph squad in the

championship ďŹ nal. In round robin play, the Red Rhinos defeated Oshawa Buxcley 9-7, shut out Ajax 7-0 and turned back Ottawa Lowery 8-1. The West Ottawa U10 Novice Red Rhinos ringette team has Stephanie Nugent as its head coach, with Jason Cope and Randy Cote as assistant coaches. Scott Sills is the team’s trainer while Melanie Cote is the team’s manager. The West Ottawa U10 Novice Red Rhinos plays under the organization banner of the West Ottawa Ringette Association which draws its players from the Stittsville, Richmond, Goulbourn, West Carleton and Kanata areas.

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Members of the Stittsville Major Atom Rams, champions in the Major Atom B/A division in the recent Capital Mid Season Showdown at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata, are, at the front, flanking the trophies, goalies Charlie Young, left, and Adam Best, right; first row, kneeling, from left, Erik Fuller, Connor Scissions, Jack Whiting, Parker Petruniak, Evan Burgess, Hayden Yakabuski, Daniel Brown and Liam MacDonald; second row, standing, from left, James Pendlebury, Liam Baglole, Mathieu Clavet, Maxime Nadeau, Jack Lachance, Adam Cybulski and Ben McGahan; and, back row, from left, assistant coach Shane Brown, assistant coach Trevor Burgess, assistant coach Tyler Sullivan, head coach Dean Taylor, manager Tryna Petruniak and goalie coach George Young.

Two shootouts on way to championship Two victories In this semi-final game, the Rams faced off against the Aurora Tigers. After a scoreless first period, the teams traded goals in both the second and third periods, forcing the game into overtime. The format was four-on-four for the first overtime session and then three-on-three for the second overtime period. There was no scoring in these two overtime periods, so it was on to the shootout. It was not until the Rams’ fifth shooter that a goal was finally scored, giving the Rams the victory and a trip to the championship final. The Stittsville Major Atom Rams had defeated the Brampton 45’s in quarter-final playoff action earlier in the day. The Rams had a strong outing, defeating the 45’s by an 8-0 score. The Stittsville Major Atom Rams had begun the tournament on Friday, Nov. 22 by playing the Uxbridge Stars. The two teams battled back and forth, with never more than a goal between them. The game ended in a 4-4 tie but at least it was one point for the Rams in their quest to make the playoff round. On the Saturday, the Major Atom Rams, wearing their so-called “Black Magic” away jerseys, took on the Stouffville Clippers. It was close through two periods of play but then the Rams found the range and the game ended 4-1 in favour of the Rams. The Rams next faced the Newmarket Redmen. It was a low scoring affair until halfway through when the Rams caught fire and scored four goals in less than six minutes to take a 5-1 lead. In the third period, each team scored a goal so that the Rams skated away with a 6-2 victory, advancing to the playoff round on the Sunday.

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Sports - One shootout win in the playoff round in a tournament is nail-biting. A second shootout win in the championship final of the same tournament. Awesome. But this is what happened to the Stittsville Major Atom Rams at the Capital Mid Season Showdown tournament which was held at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata on the weekend of Nov. 22-24. The Major Atom Rams went undefeated in six games in the tournament, winning the Major Atom B/A division. This was the Rams third consecutive tournament win so far this season. In the championship game, the Stittsville Major Atom Rams, coming off an extended shootout win in semi-final play, faced the Perth Lanark Wings. Perth got on the board early in the first period but the Rams came right back and scored just 31 seconds later to tie it up. Perth again went ahead with only seconds left in the second period but early in the third period, the Rams pulled even again. The Rams had to kill off a penalty late in the third period to preserve the tie and send the game into overtime. In fact, it was double overtime but nothing was decided. That’s when it was shootout time. But it wasn’t until the Rams’ eighth shooter that the game was decided, with the Rams capturing the championship. A shootout in semi-final playoff action was almost as exciting as this prolonged one in the championship game.

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Sports - It was two-for-two for the Stittsville Royals in Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League action this past weekend. The Royals followed up a 5-4 road victory against the Shawville Pontiacs on Friday night with a 3-1 win over the visiting Gatineau Mustangs at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville last Sunday afternoon. In the 3-1 win over Gatineau, the Royals led 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 after the second period, scoring the only goal of the third period, a power play effort, to record the win. Kevin Groulx, Joey Laird and Mitch Kerwin scored for the Royals in this game. Assists went to Derrick Verrin, Alex Hulford, Kevin Groulx, Talmadge Farnes, Jordan Cale and Jeremy Nichols. Quinten Abrams in the Royals net stopped 38 of the 39 shots directed his way in the game. The Royals had 29 shots on the Gatineau goal. The Stittsville Royals were coming off a 5-4 win over the Shawville Pontiacs in Shawville last Friday night, Dec. 6. Shawville led 4-3 after two periods but the Royals scored the only two goals of the third period to take the game by a 5-4 score. Alex Hulford, Steve Genier, Derrick Verrin, Joey Laird and Robbie Clarkson with the winner scored for the Royals in this game. Picking up assists for the Royals were Jeremy Nichols with two and Steve Genier, Joey Laird, Alex Hulford, Talmadge Farnes, Ben Wade and Mitch Kerwin, all with one assist each.

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Sports - It was a battle between the two Cavanagh Construction sponsored teams in the Stittsville League on Thursday, Dec. 5, with the Cavanagh Construction Grey Team rallying for three unanswered goals in the third period to down the Cavanagh Construction Black Team by a 7-5 margin. It was 5-4 for the Black Team after two periods before the Grey Team’s third period outburst determined the outcome of the game. Seven different players scored for the Grey Team in this game: Kevin Forbes, Dave Johnston, Chris Brussa-toi, Steve Derouin, Matt Cloutier, Mike Scerbo and Nathan Blenkarn. Jason Foran scored three goals for the Black Team in a losing cause. Single markers went to Mark Yakabuski and Jordan Kelly. In the other Stittsville Town League game on Thursday, Dec. 5, the Cabling Ottawa Orange Team doubled the score on the Shouldice Mechanical Red Team 8-4. The Orange Team jumped out into a 4-0 first period lead and never looked back, leading 5-2 after the second period before finishing game ahead by an 8-4 margin. Matt Hand scored three goals for the Orange Team while teammate Trevor Graham added two goals. Single goals were scored by Steve McJannet, Pat Croteau and Matt Yakabuski. Steve McJannet picked up three assists in the game. Scoring for the Red Team in this game were Corey Laurysen with two and Shaun Bedard and Cory Moreau with one goal each. In Stittsville Town League action on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville, the Bond’s Décor Green Team led all the way in defeating the Molsons White Team by a 7-4 count. The Green Team led 3-0 after the first period and had increased its lead to four goals by the end of the second period, leading 6-2 going into the third period. Ryan Sterling led the Green Team with two goals. Single goals were scored by Craig Bagshaw, Kyle Murray, Greg Clarke, Mark Vennor and Matt Sterling. Scoring for the White Team in this game were Corey Loverock with two goals and Kyle Gourgon and Mike Moreau with one goal apiece.

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Making toy shapes out of Rice Krispies making facility may have been somewhat “wacky� but it will result in funds being directed to the Salvation Army to purchase toys for needy children at Christmas. There’s nothing at all “wacky� about that. Called “Treats For Toys,� each photo of a Rice Krispies toy uploaded to the Rice Krispies website ricekrispies. ca will generate a $20 donation to the Salvation Army which will use the funds to provide toys for needy children across Canada. This “Treats For Toys� initiative started on Tuesday, Oct. 1 and will run through to Sunday, Dec. 22. Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, first produced in 1928, is a breakfast cereal made from crisped rice (rice and sugar paste that is formed into rice shapes or “berries� and then cooked, dried and toasted). When milk is added to the cereal, the walls of the rice “berries� tend to collapse, creating the cereal’s famous “Snap, crackle and pop� sounds. It is these sounds after whom the cereal’s iconic and longstanding animated cartoon mascots Snap! Crackle! And Pop! are named. These mascots were created in the 1930’s and are the longest running cartoon characters to represent a Kellogg’s product.

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Cheryl Cohen works on creating some toy blocks out of Rice Krispies on Thursday, Dec. 5.

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Petula Ryan creates a caterpillar which she has made out of Rice Krispies at the Rice Krispies toy creation session in Stittsville on Thursday, Dec. 5.

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News - A Stittsville home became a Rice Krispies toy making factory on Thursday, Dec. 5. That was when a group of nine female staff members from Carleton University’s Co-op and Career Services Department used the Community Volunteer Day that the university allows them to meet at Kathleen Hickey’s Stittsville home to make toys out of Rice Krispies. And while this may sound, as Kathleen herself says, as being a little “wacky� of an idea, it all makes sense when you know that for every toy shape made from Rice Krispies, Rice Krispies will donate $20 to the Salvation Army to allow for the purchase of a toy for a child at Christmas. All that has to happen is to submit a photo of the Rice Krispies toy and upload it to the Rice Krispies website and the donation will be made to the Salvation Army. These Rice Krispies toys, of course, only assume the shape of a toy object. They are not meant to be actually working toys. It was with the idea of facilitating these donations to the Salvation Army that the Carleton University group decided to spend the day on Thursday, Dec. 5 making toy shapes out of Rice Krispies. Kathleen Hickey, who buys Rice Krispies because she likes to make Rice Krispies Squares which are marshmallow based treats involving the use of Rice Krispies, noticed information on the back of a cereal box about this Rice Krispies initiative to donate funds to the Salvation Army on submission of a photo of a Rice Krispies toy form. She took the idea forward to the others who liked the idea and so the Rice Krispies toy making day was planned. Kathleen praises Todd Brown of Brown’s

Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville for his support of the project as he provided gift cards which were used to purchase the cereal and other necessities. Altogether nine boxes of Rice Krispies were purchased but some were left over. These are being donated to the Stittsville Food Bank. Accessory materials to be used in creating the Rice Krispies toys, such as glitter and colourful add-ons were also purchased. At the beginning of the Rice Krispies toy making day, the ladies sat down and brainstormed about what toy shapes could be made. They came up with lots of ideas and ended up creating over 15 Rice Krispies toys in the morning and even more in the afternoon. These Rice Krispies toy shapes created include a potato-head family, a xylophone, a yoyo, a toy sword, a caterpillar, a train engine, a race car track, an above-ground pool, and a ball, among other shapes. This group has participated in other projects on its Community Volunteer Day including helping at The Mission in Ottawa and doing painting at a women’s shelter. This year’s project which transformed the kitchen of Kathleen Hickey’s Stittsville home into a Rice Krispies toy

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each from the Museum’s gift shop and also at the Ashton General Store. All proceeds from the sale of these calendars will go towards improving the Museum’s exhibitions and programs as well as caring for the Museum’s collection and its efforts to document and publicize the history of the former Goulbourn township. For more information about the Goulbourn Museum or about these 2014 calendars, please visit the website www.goulbournmuseum.ca or call 613-831-2393.

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“All That Glam” jewellery sale volunteer Judy St. Laurent, left, helps young Mackenna Wilson, centre, and her aunt Joanne McNally, right, do some shopping at the sale raising funds for improved nutrition at a school in Nunavut at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville last Saturday.

Eva Von Jagow, centre, left, who organized the “All That Glam” used jewellery and handbag sale to raise funds for a school in Nunavut, is with two visitors to the sale which took place at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville last Saturday, Lauren Farish, right, front, and her mother Cathy Farish, right, behind.

³4HE 3TATION´ AT ,ONGFIELDS 9OU´VE !RRIVED This Saturday December 14th, Campanale Homes will officially unveil the long awaiting centrepiece to their Longfields Station project in the heart of Barrhaven. The STATION , conveniently located directly in front of the new Longfields Transit station, is a short walk from the transitway and unlimited access to Ottawa’s public transportation hub. This four-storey luxury apartment condominium, will feature a selection of one and two bedroom designs, 12 in total to choose from, complete with storage lockers and heated underground parking for most units. All but one design will also have an ample sized balcony adorned with smoked glass guards. One of the more unique features of this distinctive destination, is the inclusion of 6 light commercial shops and services on the main floor. The main entrance opens up to a wonderfully expansive lobby, fully secured and professional decorated with both stair and elevator access to the suites above and the parking garage below. The commercial units have no access to the residential apartments above and are being set up with concrete walkways and smoked glass entrances and professional looking sign boxes to compliment the overall look and luxury of the building. The light commercial services and shops are there to enhance and compliment the lifestyles of the residents above. Campanale Homes have been building lasting investments in Ottawa and the area for over three decades. Founders and brothers - Rocco, Tony and Vince started with a vision and desire to bring exceptional value and traditional craftsmanship to homes of varying sizes and styles. Like their experienced craftspeople that turn plans into the reality of inviting homes, Campanale planners took the same care

and skill to develop their community in the absolutely perfect Barrhaven location. It’s simply not enough for Campanale to be in the right location. The Station scores high in this area due to its walking proximity to the Longfields Transit station, and the many amenities Barrhaven has to offer. Responsible and trusted planners like Campanale develop a community so that early-built homes provide total property enjoyment while the rest of the development progresses. No Campanale homeowner will feel as if they’ve moved into a construction wasteland, due to the care that Campanale takes when crafting a neighborhood. With only 36 residential units available at The STATION, the Campanale team expects it won’t take long before The STATION sells out and in the Fall of 2015, they will be welcoming residents to their new homes, helping to make Longfields Station one of the fastest growing communities in Barrhaven. Campanale has reserved the ground floor of The STATION for light commercial, allowing for professional services that will enhance and compliment the lifestyle of the residents above and not interfere with their enjoyment of their new home.

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Likewise the residents will enjoy the shops and services right at their fingertips. The types of businesses and offices allowed will

of amenities that can already be found in Barrhaven, and several of the commercial spaces have already been sold. The condo-apartments themselves will be available in 12 different floor-plans of one and two bedroom units, with or without a convertible den. An in-unit utility room will be equipped to handle washers and dryers. Sizes will range from

be strictly controlled, as will their hours of operation. Entrances will be designed with security in mind and to the end that business and residential traffic will be separated. It’s Campanale’s aim to have high quality commercial occupants who would provide professional services that would be of benefit to the residents of The STATION and the local community, adding to the list

608 to almost 1159 square-feet with plenty of natural light through thermally efficient windows. As with any Campanale home you can expect premium finishes and treatments, as well as energy efficient appliances and all the amenities that have made award winner Campanale Homes one of the most respected builders in the region. Every condo-apartment will be

loaded with high-end features, including granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile and hardwood flooring, central air, high ceilings and so much more. What will surprise most everyone is that The STATION will be able to offer all this in an incredibly low price range of the low $250K’s to the $450K’s. Every unit will have a parking space and a storage locker at no extra cost. Campanale expect these luxury suites to sell out fast when The STATION is pre-launched this month, and early birds will definitely have the advantage of getting their pick of the new homes. The STATION, like the entire Longfields community, will appeal to a wide variety of home-seekers and investors. Empty nesters, seniors and young professionals alike will enjoy the freedom from property maintenance, and career minded types will love the executive-living lifestyle only steps from the transitway. Couples of all ages will appreciate the convenience of all the amenities located within walking distance of The STATION, including the many shops, schools, places of worship and recreation facilities. For those looking to enjoy the great outdoors, will revel in the availability of walking trails and bike paths and a world of sports fields and parks, directly across the street in South Nepean Park. The Longfields Station Sales Centre is open Monday through Thursday, from noon to 8 pm and from noon to 5 pm on weekends and holidays. You can call 613 440 3750 or visit www.campanale.com for more information. Don’t forget to drop by this Saturday December 14th at 10am for you special opportunity to own a piece of THE STATION. Register online at www.campanale.com

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Jewellery frenzy at Goulbourn Recreation Complex John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - What a lure jewellery has! Combine its sale with a good cause and you could have a jewellery frenzy on your hands. That’s what happened at last Saturday’s morning-long “All That Glam” sale of used jewellery and handbags organized by Eva Von Jagow of Stittsville which took place in the front area of the lobby at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road. The various tables full of jewellery were perpetually crowded with customers. The “trees” on whose branches jewellery such as necklaces were hanging were the subject of constant browsing. And the handbag display – who knew that handbags were so popular! They were flying off the display from the moment the sale opened at 8 a.m. It’s a good thing that Eva

and her helpers were able to collect over 500 used handbags for the sale, along with the over 12,000 pieces of individual jewellery which they collected via donations. The jewellery was all displayed on tables according to price – there was the $10 table, the $5 table and the $2 table. Volunteers, all wearing Santa hats, helped Eva at the sale, looking after the various tables, showing off the jewellery and helping customers find that perfect piece for personal wear or as a gift. The sale offered gift wrapping and also featured a raffle of a number of jewellery pieces. These were used pieces that were donated but were judged to be too valuable for even the $10 table. Hence they became prizes in the raffle, winnable with a $2 raffle ticket. All of the proceeds from this “All That Glam” jewellery sale will be going to fund a breakfast program at Sakku School in Coral Harbour in

Nunavut. And the good news is that Canadian Pacific has announced that it will match any fundraising done for the Breakfast Club in the month of December. This means that the sale’s proceeds should be doubled thanks to Canadian Pacific. The Breakfast Club is the organization through which Eva Von Jagow has been working to get connected with a northern community that needs help. Eva, a Sacred Heart Catholic High School student, initially had been hoping to gather up 1,000 pieces of jewellery for this sale. But on hearing about her project, so many people came forward and donated pieces of jewellery for the sale that about 12,000 pieces were eventually collected, many of them quality pieces. For the sale, the jewellery was sorted into various categories such as long necklaces, short necklaces,

rings, bracelets, earrings and more. The funds generated by this sale will be going to help fund a breakfast program for 280 students in a school in Nunavut. This idea came to Eva last summer when she was helping her mother Karen organize her jewellery and noticing that her mother had a number of pieces of jewellery that she no longer wore. Eva figured that other women would have jewellery in the same situation – just sitting there taking up space. So, Eva conceived the idea of collecting donations of such jewellery and then holding a jewellery sale to raise funds for a breakfast program at a school in Nunavut. She established a partnership with the Breakfast Club of Canada which let her choose the school to which the funds raised would go. At first, she picked a school in Grise Ford because was the most northerly school and hence would have the highest

food costs. But then the Sakku School in Coral Harbour in Nunavut contacted the Breakfast Club for support. Eva decided that any school reaching out for such help is in obvious need and so she decided that this year the money raised in the jewellery sale is going to Sakku School in Coral Harbour. Eva notes that food prices in Nunavut are very high. For instance, a head of cabbage can cost $28 and a bag of applies can cost $15. Junk food happens to be cheaper than fresh and healthy food which explains the health problems that plague youth in the North including many cases of type 2 diabetes. Eva believes that every child, no matter where, should be able to attend school with a full stomach. She is hoping that with the proceeds from this year’s jewellery sale, a breakfast program at Sakku School will be able to be funded for a whole year.

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Volunteer Carol Moore displays an armful of jewellery available at the “All That Glam” used jewellery sale held at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville last Saturday.

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Santa uses TD’s green armchair John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - The big green armchair has become a symbol for TD Canada Trust. And that big green armchair was at the TD Canada Trust branch at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road last Saturday, brought in specially for the use by a very special guest.

That guest was jolly old St. Nick, Santa Claus himself, who was at the branch last Saturday afternoon to meet and chat with customers and children and to have his photo taken with them. It was a special Photo with Santa opportunity. This is but one of the seasonal initiatives which are happening at this TD Canada Trust branch. The branch has been collecting toy donations for Toy Mountain. This

will continue until Thursday, Dec. 12, after which the toys will be picked up by Toy Mountain for distribution to those less fortunate throughout the Ottawa area. In addition, the staff at this TD Canada Trust branch has adopted a family this Christmas through the Shepherds of Good Hope. It is collecting food donations at the branch that will go to help this adopted family this Christmas season.

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Lara Tomaszewski takes a moment to visit with Santa Claus as she drops into the TD Canada Trust branch at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road in Stittsville last Saturday afternoon.

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News - For most, Christmas is a happy, joyous time. But for some in the community, such as those who have recently lost a loved one, Christmas can not be such a happy time. To help those who are lonely or unable to enjoy the Christmas season because of personal circumstances, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Stittsville is holding a “Blue Christmas” service on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at the church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Mulkins Street in Stittsville. This ‘Blue Christmas’ service of worship is meant to help people remember those loved ones whom they have lost and is meant to allow the person to find some hope and peace through this communal service. Everyone in the community who would like to attend this Blue Christmas service at St. Andrew’s is most welcome. For more information, please check the website www. standrews-stittsville.ca or call 613-831-1256.

News - Stittsville author Bernard Muzeen’s Christmas book for youngsters “Santa and the Spirit of Christmas” can now be found at www.amazon.com. This includes not only the collection of 13 short stories written by Mr. Muzeen but also the accompanying illustrations done by Ottawa artist Stephen Sammon. The book “Santa and the Spirit of Christmas” evolved out of Mr. Muzeen’s adopting the role of Santa over a 15 year period after he retired as executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. When he regaled friends and visitors with stories about the Santa/youngsters exchanges which happened when he was in his Santa role, they encouraged him to write them down. This ended up being this book with 13 true, charming and insightful stories arising from these encounters of youth with Santa

a.k.a. Bernie Muzeen. Artist Stephen Sammon took on the task of illustrating each of the stories but he had completed the artwork related to only five stories when a freak accident seriously injured his left eye. Surgery and prayer allowed him to recover and complete the illustrations for this “Santa and the Spirit of Christmas” collection of stories. The supply of hard copies of these stories has now been sold out but the stories are now available on www. amazon.com. So whether it’s the story of the “Humble Snowflake” or the magic of “Moon Glow” or the “Legend of the Candy Cane” or the other stories in the collection, these stories open up the world of Santa and Christmas wonderment and delight for everyone.

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Rotary International Film Series 2014 showing ‘The Hunt’ John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - You probably are not able to attend the Cannes Film Festival. And while the Toronto International Film Festival is so much closer, attendance there may also be challenging and certainly impossible for many. Just something to read about. But signing up for the Stittsville Rotary International Film Series 2014 by purchasing a pass for the four films to be shown is something that is close to home and easily doable. And it is a lot like being there at the Cannes Film Festival or at the Toronto International Film Festival – at least for one Thursday night a month for four months, from January through April, 2014. For instance, the first film on the schedule, slated for Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, is a film “The Hunt” that was shown at both the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. And what a film! At the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, its lead actor, Mads Mikkelsen, won the Best Actor Award. So you know that the performance by this Danish actor is superb. Mads, in fact, with this film,

Mads Mikkelsen is making his second straight starring appearance in the Stittsville Rotary International Film Series as in the initial film series in the first months of 2013, Mads starred in the Oscar nominated historical drama “A Royal Affair” about a physician who had an affair with the Danish queen while treating the mentally ill Danish monarch. In “The Hunt,” a Danish drama film, Mads Mikkelsen stars as a man who becomes the target of mass hysteria after being wrongly accused of sexually assaulting a child. The film won the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize

and has been selected as the Danish entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2014 Academy Awards this coming March. So, this film “The Hunt” will give you the viewing experience of the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Academy Awards all in one. And all right here at the Landmark Theatres at the Kanata Centrum in Kanata, just minutes from home. “The Hunt” is just one of the films that you will see if you purchase a pass for this Stittsville Rotary International Film Series 2014. You will also see “Inside Llewyn Davies,” a 2013 United States film about a fictional folk musician which has an unforgettable musical soundtrack that will be shown on Thursday, Feb. 20; “Gloria,” a Spanish/ Chilean film about a divorcee who loves dance and romance but is facing the realty of aging that will be screened on Thursday, March 20; and “The Lunchbox,” an Indian film whose actors include Irfan Khan who performed in both “Life of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” to be shown on Thursday, April 24. What an internationally diverse series of films and

all available for viewing for just the $40 cost of a pass. And, what’s even better, the pass is fully transferable so if you cannot attend one of the screenings, you can give the pass to a family member or friend for their use. They also make great gifts for that film lover that you may know! The sale of passes for the Stittsville Rotary International Film Series 2014 went on

sale as of last Monday, Dec. 9. They are available at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville and at the Wes Zacharuk Insurance Group Inc. The Cooperators at 62 Stonehaven Drive in the Brildewood area of Kanata. The passes are available through cash or cheque payments

only. On the Thursday evening screenings, the doors at the Landmark Theatres at Kanata Centrum will open at 6:30 p.m. with the film being shown at 7 p.m. Leo Maiorino of Mortgage Brokers Ottawa is a major sponsor of this Stittsville Rotary International Film Series 2014. Other sponsors include Theresa Qadri of Coldwell Banker, Wes Zacharuk of The Cooperators and the Gaia Java Coffee Company.

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What’s up, doc, around village of Stittsville? News – The new north-south arterial running through the Fernbank lands, starting at Fernbank Road and initially going as far as Abbott Street and eventually going as far as Hazeldean Road is being named “Founders Way.” This new north-south arterial is to be ready in 2014, with grading work and initial paving having already taken place. This new north-south arterial will intersect with Fernbank Road just west of where the EQ Homes sales trailer is now located on the north side of Fernbank Road….The Stittsville District Lions Club is now selling Christmas fruit cakes, Christmas cheery cakes, sliced white Christmas fruit cakes and shortbread cookies. If you would like to order some, please call 613-8364964…Sacred Heart High School student Ally Maheral, who performs under the name Ally Mayson since winning the 2012 Ottawa Idol competition, will be performing some of her original songs at the Ottawa Idol annual Christmas concert at the Villa Lucia Supper Club on Carling Avenue in Ottawa on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. Ally’s songs are now getting air play on country radio. Others performing at this concert will include 2013 Ottawa Idol winner Lindsay White and a number of other finalists from the 2009 competition. One of these finalists is Jennifer Lauren of Stittsville. A ninepiece band will back up these singers. Tickets for this concert, including both the dinner and the show, cost $40 each and are available at the Villa Lucia Supper Club at 3430 Carling Avenue (613-596-1346) or from Eldon Fox of Ottawa Idol at 613-513-6399 or 613-831-9900 (email hdoctor@rogers.com). All proceeds from the concert will help with expenses with the 2014 Ottawa Idol competition. The Ottawa Idol (former Kiwanis Idol) competition provides a competitive venue where young local singers can perform with a recording opportunity awaiting the winner. More information is available at the website www.ottawaidol.com …City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri reports that construction work on the approaches for the new roundabout at the intersection of Shea Road and Fernbank Road has stopped for the winter. It will resume in the spring, with the roundabout scheduled to be completed by August 2014. Ottawa Hydro has completed its work relocating and poles to accommodate the new roundabout. It is believed that Rogers and Bell will have their relocation work done by the end of December… Christmas lights are now on the grove of trees beside the Welcome to Stittsville sign at the intersection of Stittsville Main Street and Hazeldean Road, with one tree being particularly eye-catching with its assortment of coloured lights…Speaking of an eye-catching Christmas tree, there is quite a big, tall tree decorated with lights at the front of the Dr. Do Dental office on Hazeldean Road just west of the Mr. Gas station. The lights blink off and on…Stittsville District Lions Club members, who went along

the route of the Christmas Parade of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 30 accepting monetary donations for the Stittsville Food Bank, collected a total of $2,389.59…The newest building and the one farthest east along Hazeldean Road at the Grant Crossing shopping area is now housing “Beyond the Batter” which sells cupcakes and will be home to a Running Room location which will be opening on Wednesday, March 26, 2014…The new branch of the Bank of Montreal at the shopping area at the northeast corner of Hazeldean Road and Huntmar Drive (where Shoppers Drug Mart, Food Basics and Toys ‘R Us are all located) will be opening on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014…Speaking of bank branches and their opening, the new branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) at the Walmart shopping area at the corner of Fernbank Road and Terry Fox Drive will be opening this coming Monday, Dec. 16…The Goulbourn Male Chorus under the direction of Robert Dueck had a number of its songs recorded at the group’s rehearsal on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Goulbourn Male Chorus is holding its “Welcome Christmas” concert this coming Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road in Kanata…Holy Spirit Catholic Parish and Sacred Heart Catholic High School together have collected about 700 pairs of new socks for the Shepherds of Good Hope in Ottawa… The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus, fresh off its sold-out Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 1 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kanata, performed for the International Women’s Club’s Christmas luncheon at the Rideau Park United Church in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 5. It followed this performance up with a performance at the Empress Kanata retirement home last Sunday afternoon. And for those of you who like to plan ahead, the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus under the direction of Robert Dueck will be holding its 2014 spring concert on Saturday, April 26 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kanata…Donations are still very much needed and appreciation to help out Nancy Therrien of Stittsville Glass & Signs who is battling a form of cancer that requires her to take a costly daily shot as well as take some expensive pills. A bank account has been opened at the TD Canada Trust branch at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road where donations to help out can be made. The bank account number to quote when making such a donation at the branch is 3281 6140429. This is a way to help fight cancer while knowing exactly who is getting the help…Several Stittsville Guiding Units including Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders sang Christmas carols at the Bridlewood Trails retirement community on Eagleson Road south of Fernbank Road on Tuesday evening, Dec. 3….The Stittsville District Lions Club held its Christmas party at the Lions Hall last Saturday evening, with dinner, entertainment, a gift exchange and a visit from Santa

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News – A community blood donor clinic is coming up in Stittsville. Held by Canadian Blood Services, this clinic is among a host of such donor clinics being held by Canadian Blood Services through Ottawa and the area in December. Other locations include Cornwall, Barry’s Bay, Eganville, Alfred, Manotick, Alexandria, Prescott, North Gower, Almonte, Greely and Hawkes-

bury besides numerous locations in the city of Ottawa. The community blood donor clinic in Stittsville will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the gymnasium at Holy Spirit Catholic School on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. All blood donations at community blood donor clinics held by Canadian Blood Services are most appreciated because every minute of every day in Canada, some-

one needs blood and the only way that the blood is available when needed is through community blood donor clinics. Holiday periods like the upcoming Christmas season are particularly challenging times in maintaining a suitable and adequate supply of blood for hospital operations. To book an appointment to give blood at this community blood donor clinic, visit www. blood.ca or call 1-888-2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).

Claus. Lions Club members from Almonte and Carleton Place also attended. Members of the Stittsville Lionettes were also invited to attend…Ben Lemma, who will be performing jazz classics on the guitar, will be the musical guest at the Friday music evening at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street this Friday, Dec. 13. These Friday music evenings, which are free

and open to everyone to attend, begin at 7 p.m. but early arrival is recommended for the best seating. And you won’t want to miss the Friday music event at Gaia Java on Friday, Dec. 20 when a group from the Goulbourn Male Chorus will be performing, offering lots of familiar carol songs in a Community Carol Singalong presentation. This was highly popular last year and this year’s event promises to be a Christmas-time highlight in Stittsville…

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News - Co-op education was on display at Sacred Heart Catholic High School on Thursday, Nov. 28. It took the form of a Co-op Career Fair held in the atrium area of the school. Students participating in co-op education

placements in the community set up science fair-type display boards outlining their placements. These ranged from working at Brown Bear Day Care to being a teaching assistant at Westwind Public School to working as a grocery clerk at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer to being an early child educator at Katimavik Cooperative Nursery School to working as a diesel technical to being a pastry chef to be-

ing an automotive service technician to working as a picture framer to assisting a hair stylist to being a construction worker to being a pet groomer – and more! About 500 students from grades seven through ten at the school visited this Co-op Career Fair, giving them an idea of the possibilities involved in co-op education placements. Co-op education placements are available to

students in grades 11 and 12. These visiting students participated in a scavenger hunt at the Co-op Career Fair, with each student receiving a scavenger hunt question sheet. The student had to find the scavenger hunt answers by going around the Co-op Career Fair and viewing the different displays and talking with the display presenter. In addition, each Co-op Career Fair presenter was marked by a teacher on his or her presentation and his or her ability to communicate about the work experience which is flowing from the co-op work placement.

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Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade 11 student Collin Healey stands with his display about his co-op education work placement at Bruce’s Auto and Equipment Repairs on Sweetnam Drive in Stittsville at the recent Co-op Career Fair at the school.

News - The Goulbourn Township Historical Society promotes local history. Among its activities are identifying and marking heritage buildings in the community, encouraging historical research and promoting interest in local history. It also sponsors an annual photo contest. For more information about the Goulbourn Township Historical Society, please contact Historical Society president Barbara Bottriell at 613-836-2305.

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Sacred Heart Catholic High School grade 12 student Andrew McDonald stands beside his display board outlining his co-op education work placement at PlasTech on Walgreen Road off Carp Road in Stittsville, a firm which does custom plastic fabrication and manufacturing. Andrew was one of the students participating in the recent Co-op Career Fair at the school.

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News - The Hazeldean Masonic Lodge on Young Road in Kanata is now 100 years old. But it was only four decades old when Bill Bradley of Stittsville served as its Master. And it was only half a century when Glen Scott of Stittsville served as its Master. But when the 100th anniversary of the Hazeldean Lodge was formally celebrated in a recent ceremony, both Bill Bradley and Glen Scott, still members of the Lodge, were there

and received special recognition. Both were cited for their service as Master of the Hazeldean Lodge, with Bill Bradley being Master 60 years ago and Glen Scott being Master 50 years ago. Later in the ceremony, both of these Past Masters of the Hazeldean Lodge were presented with special pins. Bill Bradley received a 60 year Past Master pin while Glen Scott received a 50 year Past Master pin.

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Most Worshipful Brother Donald A. Campbell, left, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, pins a 50 year Past Master’s Pin on the lapel of Glen Scott, right, of Stittsville as Bill Bradley, centre, of Stittsville, who received a 60 year Past Master’s Pin, looks on during the recent ceremony marking 100th anniversary rededication of the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge.

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Surrounding a new marker stone on the grounds of the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge on Young Road in Kanata, unveiled at the Lodge’s recent ceremony of re-dedication marking the Lodge’s 100th anniversary are, from left, Worshipful Master of Hazeldean Lodge Richard Reeve; Past Grand Master Donald Mumby; Hazeldean Lodge member and Past Master Bill Bradley of Stittsville; Hazeldean Lodge member and Past Master Glen Scott of Stittsville; District Deputy Grand Master for District One Dario Mancuso; city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson; Grand Master of Ontario Donald A. Campbell; and city of Ottawa Kanata North councillor Marianne Wilkinson.

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News - In 2014, the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge, the actual building on Young Road in Kanata, will have stood at that location for a century, still looking much like it did when it was built. A ceremony at the site on Saturday, Oct. 26 saw this Lodge building be re-dedicated and also saw other special 100 year anniversary dedications take place as Hazeldean Masonic Lodge No. 517 marked its 100th birthday. It was back in 1913 that the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge was founded. A number of Hazeldean and Stittsville area residents belonged to the Goodwood Masonic Lodge No. 159 in Richmond which dated back to 1863. However, growing numbers and the distance to Richmond for meetings brought about the idea of establishing a new Lodge in the area. Grand Lodge granted the dispensation for such a new Lodge on June 10, 1913. The Warrant for this new Lodge No. 517 was formally issued on July 15, 1914. The new Lodge acquired property for the new Lodge building from the Young family at Hazeldean with construction of the Lodge building beginning in the summer of 1914. Work was completed that fall at a cost of $3,180, with the Lodge being consecrated on Friday, Oct. 9, 1914. By the end of 1914, this brand new Masonic Lodge had grown to 34 members. All of this was celebrated at this recent 100th anniversary ceremony which was attended by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the province of Ontario, Most Worshipful Brother Donald A. Campbell. Other Grand Lodge officers in attendance included District Deputy Grand Master of District 1, Right Worshipful Brother Dario Mancuso, a Past Master of the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge. Masons from across Ontario and from the United States were also in attendance for the afternoon ceremony. At the ceremony, the Grand Master re-dedicated the Lodge after which the members of the Lodge were themselves re-dedicated. Each current Hazeldean Masonic Lodge member was then presented with new Lodge regalia which features gold coloured accents signifying that the Lodge is 100 years old. A new mosaic rug in the Lodge, woven in England, was revealed for the first time and was dedicated. The ceremony then continued outside the Lodge with a new marker stone at the north east corner of the Lodge building being unveiled. This stone commemorates the Hazeldean Lodge’s 100 years of existence. Among those involved in this unveiling were city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, city of Kanata Kanata North ward councillor Marianne Wilkinson, Hazeldean Lodge Master Richard Reeve, Past Grand Master Donald Mumby and other Grand Lodge officers in attendance. Mayor Watson presented Hazeldean Lodge Master Richard Reeve with a commemorative certificate

from the city marking the Hazeldean Lodge’s 100th anniversary. The ceremony was followed by a dinner at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church hall that is across Young Road from the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge. Grand Master Donald A. Campbell was the guest speaker at this dinner. Grand Master Campbell noted after the ceremony that even now, after 100 years, the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge remains as an active organization in the community. He praised the Lodge today for attracting good men to Masonry which helps them become better men within the community. “Masonry is not a secret society, it’s a learning institution,� he said. “Our main function is education and to help the welfare of the community.� The Hazeldean Masonic Lodge No. 517 in recent years has been

one of the fastest growing Lodges in this part of the province of Ontario. Many of its new members are young men that are bringing a new perspective to the Lodge’s activities. Masonry has a long history in this area. While the Goodwood Masonic Lodge No. 159 in Richmond dates back to 1863, Masonry came to the area with the very first settlers in 1818. Indeed, the Duke of Richmond after whom the village of Richmond is named and who died just outside Richmond on Aug. 20, 1819 following a visit to the newly-settled community, was the provincial Grand Master of Sussex under the Grand Lodge of England, a position that he held from 1814 until his death in 1819. The Duke of Richmond was also Governor General of Canada at the time of his death after previously being Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The inn in Richmond where the

Duke of Richmond hosted what would be his final dinner before his death was called the Masonic Arms Tavern, built in 1819. The inaugural Richmond Masonic Lodge met at this inn from 1821 to 1846. This Lodge had received its Charter from the Grand Masonic Convention at Kingston in 1821. The Charter became non-operative in 1846. There was no formal Lodge in Richmond then until 1863 when dispensation was granted on Sept. 29, 1863 for a Masonic Lodge to be called Goodwood Lodge, with the name coming from the name for the Duke of Richmond’s estate in Sussex in England. It was this Goodwood Masonic Lodge which became the founding Lodge for the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge in 1913. An entry in the minutes of Goodwood Masonic Lodge dated Feb. 18, 1913 gives the rationale and back-

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Winners in city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri’s annual Christmas card contest are, from left, Alison Gocan, age 11; Ella Sultan, age 7; Vihangi Wijeratne, age 6; and Gabriella Tanguay, age 11, presented with their prizes and congratulated last Saturday by councillor Qadri, back, left, and city councillor Allan Hubley, right, of the Kanata South ward.

News - There was lots to attract and engage youngsters at the annual Cookie Decorating and Santa Visit hosted by city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) last Saturday morning. Youngsters could make reindeers out of candy canes. They could colour pictures of Santa and a reindeer. They could decorate a gingerbread man with colourful goodies and frosting. They could look at the big inflatables of Santa, a penguin and a polar bear that were set up in the GRC foyer. Or they could, along with their parents, listen to the Christmas music

which filled the GRC lobby thanks to Alan Rushforth and his street organ, complete with miniature moving moose. But far and away the biggest attraction and one which created a lineup was Santa Claus himself. He sat in a big white and red chair beside a Christmas tree surrounded by wrapped packages and saw the waiting youngsters, one by one or sometimes with siblings or sometimes even with parents. They all had their photographs taken which councillor Shad will be providing to them via email. Even councillor Qadri himself, along with visiting councillor Allan Hubley from the Kanata South ward, took the opportunity to sit on

Santa’s knee. Councillor Qadri, assisted by councillor Hubley, took the occasion of this annual Cookie Decorating and Santa Visit event to formally announce and award prizes to the winners in his annual Christmas e-card contest. Each winner received a framed replica of the electronic Christmas card which councillor Qadri will be distributing this holiday season and which features the artwork of the four winners in the contest. The winners are six year old Vihangi Wijeratne, seven year old Ella Sultan, 11 year old Alison Gocan and 11 year old Gabriella Tanguay. All admitted to councillor Qadri that they had fun taking part in the contest.

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Arm in arm, wearing their medals and celebrating together in good sportsmanship after their championship game which was won by the Sacred Heart Catholic High School Huskies over the South Carleton High School Storm are, front row, kneeling, from left, Hailey Norman of South Carleton, Abby Chase of Sacred Heart, Holly Byck of South Carleton, Brennah Agnew of Sacred Heart, Olivia Brown of South Carleton, Talia Kotuba of Sacred Heart, Sydney Whitmore of South Carleton, Andrea Vervoort of Sacred Heart, Brett Mitchell of South Carleton, Gabrielle Tourigny of Sacred Heart and Victoria Quirk of South Carleton; and, back row, standing, from left, Meghan Chase of Sacred Heart, Emma Hunt of South Carleton, Sasha Thomson of Sacred Heart, Serena Puri of South Carleton, Nicole Murphy of Sacred Heart, Emma Streatch of South Carleton, Emily Donaldson of Sacred Heart, Shelby Bebee of South Carleton, Andrea Banks of Sacred Heart, Emily Aitken of South Carleton, Taylor Drew of Sacred Heart, Kassidy Ruigrok of South Carleton and Julia Blais of Sacred Heart.

Sports - It really was a win for basketball in Goulbourn. Not only because both finalists were Goulbourn-based schools with Goulbourn Basketball Association players on each team but also because of their sportsmanship and camaraderie exhibited following the Ottawa jhigh school unior girls championship game on Thursday, Nov. 28. The game was played at South Carleton High School in Richmond with the Sacred Heart Catholic High School Huskies from Stittsville as the visitors. Someone had to win and someone had to lose and in this championship game between two undefeated teams, it was the Sacred Heart Huskies who prevailed. The teams shook hands at centre court as is customary but it was what followed the presentation of the championship trophy and medals that really showed the caliber and sportsmanship of these two teams. After both teams had photographs taken, with Sacred Heart with their gold medals and the South Carleton Storm with their silver medals, the players from both teams gathered together for a combined photo. And it wasn’t all the players from one team on one side of the photo and all the players from the other team on the other side. No, these players all are familiar with or know each other and play with or against each other often. So this combined photo saw the players alternate with teach other – there was one Sacred Heart player and then one South Carleton player and then another Sacred Heart player and so on … you get the idea. So, while the players of the two teams battled hard on the court, trying to win the championship, that battle was over when the final buzzer sounded and these players from Goulbourn went back to being basketball players from the same community, knowing and respecting each other. It was, indeed, a good day for basketball in Goulbourn, not only because both teams in the championship final were from Goulbourn-based schools but also because of how the players treated each other after the game. It was a good day to be from Goulbourn.

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Members of the Sacred Heart Catholic High School Huskies, National Capital high school junior girls basketball champions, are, front row, kneeling, from left, Brennah Agnew, Andrea Vervoort, Talia Kotuba, Emily Donaldson and Sasha Thomson; and, back row, standing, from left, coach Samantha Martin, coach Lisa Kennedy, Julia Blais, Taylor Drew, Gabby Tourigny, Andrea Banks, Nicole Murphy, Abby Chase, Meaghan Chase and head coach Nicky Williams.

Members of the South Carleton High School Storm, National Capital high school junior girls basketball runners-up this season, are, at the front, Holly Byck, left, and Brett Mitchell, right; first row, kneeling, from left, Hailey Norman, Emily Aitken, Victoria Quirk and Sydney Whitmore; and, back row, standing, from left, coach Paul Streatch, Olivia Brown, Emma Hunt, Serena Puri, Emma Streatch, Kassidy Ruigrok, Shelby Bebee and assistant coach Hailey Tokaryk.

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Sports - This year’s National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association tier one junior girls basketball championship final was an all-Goulbourn affair. It was the Sacred Heart High School Huskies against the South

Carleton High School Storm, with the rosters of both teams filled with a number of players who play community basketball together. The championship game was held on Thursday, Nov. 28 at the South Carleton High School gym in Richmond thanks to the Storm’s better defensive record in the regular season in which both teams went unde-

feated. The Storm allowed only 129 points against in six regular season games while the Huskies allowed 131 points to the opposition in the regular season. At the end of the first quarter, the game was tied 10-10 and with almost three minutes gone in the second quarter, the Storm led 14-12. But then things shifted in the Huskies

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a 16-7 margin but the gap was too great and Sacred Heart won the game 49-38, taking the championship. Julia Blais of Sacred Heart had a team-leading four baskets from the floor while Shelby Bebee led the South Carleton offense with seven baskets from the floor. Andrea Vervoort and Meaghan Chase both recorded three-pointers for the Huskies in this game while Serena Puri sunk two three-pointers for the Storm. This championship game was the third meeting of the season between these two teams, although they did not face each other in the regular season. The two teams met in pre-season play and also in a tournament, with Sacred Heart winning both times. Members of the championship Sacred Heart High School Huskies team are Andrea Vervoort, Taylor Drew, Andrea Banks, Julia Blais, Gabby Tourigny, Emily Donaldson, Talia Kotuba, Abby Chase, Meaghan Chase, Sasha Thomson, Nicole Murphy and Brennah Agnew. Coaches are Nicky Williams, Lisa Kennedy and Samantha Martin. Members of the runner-up South Carleton High School Storm team are Holly Buck, Brett Mitchell, Hailey Norman, Emily Aitken, Victoria Quirk, Sydney Whitmore, Olivia Brown, Emma Hunt, Serena Puri, Emma Streatch, Kassidy Ruigrok and Shelby Bebee. Coaches for the South Carleton Storm are Paul Streatch and Hailey Tokaryk.

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NOTICE TO MEMBERS Official Name Change December 9, 2013 It is with great excitement that we are announcing our new name and brand for the Kanata Chamber of Commerce. Over the last year you have received several communica ons and no doubt have been involved in discussions surrounding the Chamber’s goal to seek a name that be er represents its en re membership. JOHN CURRY/METROLAND

Sacred Heart Catholic High School Huskies players Julia Blais, left, and Gabby Tourigny, right, hold the National Capital high school junior girls basketball championship trophy presented after the Huskies defeated the South Carleton High School Storm in the championship game on Thursday, Nov. 28.

Basketball title goes to Sacred Heart Huskies Continued from page 40

Both the Sacred Heart High School Huskies and the South Carleton High School Storm went through the regular tier one junior girls basketball league season undefeated, both recording six straight victories. The Huskies scored 348 points in their six regular season games while the Storm scored 327 points in the regular sea-

son. Both teams advanced directly to semi-final playoff action where the Sacred Heart Huskies defeated St. Matthew High School 55-34 while the South Carleton Storm beat Glebe Collegiate 45-31. These semi-final playoff victories set up the championship final between the two teams.

As the Chamber has enjoyed exponen al growth, the communi es that we serve have also grown. Our Membership community includes not only Kanata but also, Goulbourn and West Carleton. With 45% of the membership not located in Kanata, it was clear a move to adopt the "West O awa" name was needed. During our Annual General Mee ng at Brookstreet, with over 80 members in a endance, you voted on a mo on to approve a name change to the West O awa Board of Trade. The mo on was passed with unanimous support. Immediately following the AGM, the newly elected Board of Directors met to discuss the next steps in moving forward, and approved a mo on that the Kanata Chamber of Commerce proceed with the necessary legal steps to change the organiza on's name to the "West O awa Board of Trade."

Today we are formally announcing that change. Effec ve September 23, 2013, the corpora on formerly known as the Kanata Chamber of Commerce is now legally changed to the West O awa Board of Trade.

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News - The Stittsville Food Bank will be benefitting from a Santa Photo Day at the Re/ Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. office at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville last Saturday. The Santa Photo Day was open to clients of Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. who were able to bring their children to the Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. office at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville to chat with Santa Claus and have a photo taken with the red-suited Santa at no cost. All that was required was a donation of non-perishable food items for the Stittsville Food Bank. A total of 81 youngsters were signed up to have their photos taken with Santa at this event which ran from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. last Saturday. Santa could be found at the office, sitting in a room with a Christmas tree and other holiday memorabilia like snowmen decorating the space. Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. collected over 400 pounds of food doing this Santa Photo Day last year, hopefully an in-

Santa Claus, left, gets a visit from four year old Lilian Dvorski, centre, and her father Rick Dvorski, right, at the Santa Photo Day at the Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. office at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville last Saturday.

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OC Transpo bus is big ‘donation bin’ News - The OC Transpo bus that was parked on the sidewalk right beside the door to Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville last Saturday was not there to pick up passengers. Rather, it was there to serve as a big “donation bin,� as it were, for the Stittsville Food Bank as it was the annual “Fill The Bus� campaign, part of the 29th annual OC Transpo Christmas Food Drive in partnership with Loblaw Companies Limited which includes Your Independent Grocer stores. To make this work, with the bus parked there from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., there are lots of volunteers who sort, JOHN CURRY/METROLAND package and arrange the donated Sharing a moment together as they volunteer again food items on the bus. The donated this year – for the sixth straight year – to help with food items are dropped off in a grothe “Fill The Bus� initiative in Stittsville last Saturday cery cart at the front door of the bus are Carlos Morbey, left, and Mikayla Skogen, right. from which they are then brought

aboard the bus, with each item counting, producing a running tally of the number of non-perishable food items are being donated and are filling up the bus. For Carlos Morbey and young Mikayla Skogen, this procedure is nothing new. Both have been involved with this “Fill The Bus� campaign at Brown’s YIG since it began six years ago. Both have been there since the start and so it is no wonder that they function as a finely tuned machine, with Carlos bringing the donated food items onto the bus, telling Mikayla the number in that particular donation and Mikayla adding it to the running total. For instance, by 12:30 p.m., the total had reached over 5,000 donated food items. Carlos would then hand the donated items to one of the several Food Bank volunteers on the bus who would sort then appropriately.

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She notes the cooperation of Todd Brown of Brown’s YIG, from providing lots of empty boxes in which to package the food items to providing food and drinks for the volunteers. She also notes the superb efforts of all of the volunteers who helped out during the day. Thanks to this, the Stittsville Food Bank will be better able to meet the needs of the less fortunate in the community during this Christmas season.

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Canadian Red Cross volunteer David Fraser, right, shows a picture of a hospital set up in the Philippines to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan to Richmond Public School kindergarten student Nolan Simmonds, centre, as Richmond Public School teacher Jeananne Gilchrist, left, and Richmond Public School grade four student Kira Van Doorn, behind Nolan, look on.

News - The Philippines and its devastating Typhoon Haiyan may be far away but lately the situation there has been top-of-mind for students at Richmond Public School. Indeed, it has not only been top-of-mind but also top-of-action as the students over a five day period raised $1,426.63 which has been donated to the Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund of the Canadian Red Cross. And what is even better is that this amount will be matched by the federal government, doubling the total. This fundraising initiative at Richmond Public School, called “Post-It For The Philippines,” was kicked off with an assembly which explained to the students where the Philippines are located, what happened there and the actions being taken by the Canadian government and Canadian agencies to provide relief and help to the typhoon victims. It was suggested that the students offer to do chores around the home, with the funds raised going to this “Post-It For The Philippines” fundraising initiative. This is what the students did. They went home, explained to their parents about the tragedy in the Philippines and about the school’s fundraising initiative. And this is where the Post-It part of the project comes in. For each chore or job around the home, a student was encouraged to write about it or

draw a picture of it on a Post-It note. This was then placed on a “Post-It For The Philippines” bulletin board in the front foyer of the school. The bulletin board quickly filled up with Post-It messages about vacuuming the house, picking up toys, cleaning up a bedroom, making a bed and doing laundry, among other tasks. Grade four student Ellie Sheppard has a special connection with the Philippines as her babysitter comes from the Philippines. For her fundraising chore at home, she helped her mother carry business merchandise down to the basement. Grade four student Kira Van Doorn did a number of chores around the home to raise funds for the “Post-It For The Philippines” campaign. For example, she planned a party, made breakfast and set the table. Grade four student Brodie Pittuck-Ranger made a commitment to make his bed for a year. Doing chores at home was one part of this fundraising campaign. Another was holding a hat day where the students could pay one dollar for the privilege of wearing a hat in school all day long, with all of the funds going to the “Post-It For The Philippines” initiative. On Monday, Dec. 2, the school held an assembly at which the amount raised by the campaign was “revealed.” And when the total amount of $1,426.63 (to be doubled by the federal government to $2,853.26) was revealed, the gymnasium erupted with a collective “Wow!”. See MONEY, page 45

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“That’s a lot of money,� Richmond Public School teacher Jeananne Gilchrist notes as she recalls this reaction that happened in the assembly. This assembly also showed photos of aid and military workers in the Philippines helping with the relief efforts, all seen with the music of the Bon Jovi song “Because We Can� playing. David Fraser, a volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross, visited Richmond Public School on Wednesday, Dec. 4 to collect the donation and to learn about the school’s fundraising project. He admitted that he was most impressed.

“You guys are the real heroes,� he said, explaining that the work being done by the Red Cross on the ground in the Philippines could not take place without funds being raised like those raised at Richmond Public School. He said that the money raised at the school would go to support the Red Cross workers now in the Philippines, helping with the relief work. He added that the Red Cross will probably maintain a helping presence in the Philippines for several years to assist the people there not only through the relief stage but also help with recovery efforts as well. Mr. Fraser explained that in such situations, the Red Cross

always works with the local people and remains in the location as long as is necessary until the local people can take over on their own. Taking action to help out in the Philippines helps students practice and develop some of character traits which the Ottawa Carleton District School Board is encouraging among its students including traits such as empathy, cooperation and responsibility. This fundraising initiative to help those in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan also links with a School Board liaison with the Free The Children organization and its focus on helping children realize that they have the power to make change in the world.

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News - You have the Goulbourn Male Chorus itself. And then there are the guest musicians. Soloist Skye MacDiarmid. Flute player Crystal Payne. The Polished Brass Quintet. Boy, what a great concert this “Welcome Christmas� event on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road just off Hazeldean Road in Kanata is going to be! But that’s not all of the entertainment you will see and heart that afternoon. There’s also two male ensemble groups that have grown out of the Goulbourn Male Chorus which will be performing at the concert as well. One is an accompanied ensemble with Bonnie MacDiarmid, who accompanies the full Male Chorus, as its accompanist. The other is an eight member a cappella ensemble calling themselves the Men of Note. The accompanied ensemble, performing in the first half of the concert, will be singing two songs, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,� an English traditional Christmas carol that dates back to the mid 18th century, and “Winter Wind,� a musical portrait of the joy and beauty of the winter season, couched in exquisite test such as “Winter wind, soft as moonlight on new fallen snow, gently blow as I roam this clear and peaceful night.� Members of this accompanied ensemble are Christian Brydges, Peter Dykstra, David Steventon, Rory MacDiarmid, Jean Wong, Jack Barker, Jim Trouten and Jean Aube. In the second half of the show, the perform-

ers will include the Goulbourn Male Chorus a cappella ensemble “Men of Note.� This eightmember group will perform “Sing Out The News� and “Whisper, Whisper,� both snappy four-part male chorus arrangements. It’s going to be quite a treat. This “Men of Note� a cappella ensemble was established last September as a programming extension of the full Goulbourn Male Chorus with the guidance of music director Robert Dueck. Doug Hall made the suggestion and was willing to coordinate the ensemble’s formation. He recruited interested fellow Chorus members and the “Men of Note� ensemble is the result. This self-directed ensemble meets weekly for one hour prior to the regular Tuesday evening rehearsal of the full Goulbourn Male Chorus. Members of “Men of Note� are Ian Moody, Laurisse Huijer, Gary King, James McIntosh, Ian Glen, Martin Edwards, Doug Hall and Rene Normandin. So what a Christmas concert this “Welcome Christmas� concert presented by the Goulbourn male Chorus is going to be. And the audience is not going to escape without participating. There are three audience participation planned including “Hark the Herald,� “Joy to the World,� and “While Shepherd’s Watched.� This “Welcome Christmas� concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road just north of Hazeldean Road in Kanata. Tickets at $15 each should be available at the door if advance ticket sales have not led to a sellout. The number of tickets is limited by the seating capacity of the church.

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Holding the giant donation cheque for the $1,426.63 which students at Richmond Public School raised for the Canadian Red Cross and its Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund and standing in front of the “Post-It For The Philippines� bulletin board in the school’s front lobby, outlining many of the chores which the students did at home to help raise the money, are, from left, front, holding the cheque, senior kindergarten student Nolan Simmonds, grade four student Brodie Pittuck-Ranger, grade four student Ellie Sheppard and grade four student Kira Van Doorn, while standing behind them are, at the left, Richmond Public School teacher Jeananne Gilchrist and, at the right, David Fraser, a volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross.

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Flotilla of floats in Richmond’s Sanda Claus Parade John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - Perth and McBean Streets in Richmond became a river of Christmas merriment last Saturday. And flowing along this river was a flotilla of floats, all bringing the message and joy of Christmas to onlookers who lined sections of the streets to witness this annual Santa Claus Parade event organized by the Richmond Village Association. It was virtually perfect weather conditions this year – minus four degrees Celsius on the thermometer but with only a slight breeze in sunny conditions under a blue sky dotted with wispy white clouds. The parade left South Carleton High School at 11 a.m. and arrived at the Perth and McBean Street intersection at the Richmond Bakery at 11:26 a.m., taking 14 minutes to pass through this intersection as the floats headed west on Perth Street to finish up at the Richmond Plaza. And what a parade! Right from the opening Richmond Legion entry to Santa himself bringing up the rear, riding aloft in the bucket

of an Ottawa Fire Services ladder truck, there was float after float, all spreading the spirit of Christmas. This spirit quickly spread to the onlookers, not only because of the visual splendour of the floats themselves but because of the “Merry Christmas” greetings which were shouted by those on the floats or those walking with them and spread further by those walking along the sides of the parade route, handing out goodies to onlookers. A number of onlookers sported Santa hats to add to the spirit of the event. So too did Carleton-Mississippi Mills MP the Hon. Gordon O’Connor as he rode along in the parade, waving to the crowd. Also waving to the crowd early in the parade was another red-suited gentleman – no, not jolly Santa Claus who also did so but not until the end of the parade but the regal Duke of Richmond, aka Robin Derrick who appeared in the parade representing the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. And, of course, big wavers were city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson and Rideau-Goul-

bourn ward councillor Scott Moffatt who rode on the city of Ottawa float which not only featured a wintry scene but also provided accompanying Christmas music. Speaking of Christmas music, the South Carleton High School band was represented, riding along in the parade, with members playing their instruments. And one after another, floats passed by, spreading

the spirit of Christmas as they went. You had the Goulbourn Kiwanis Club with its message to help save the children of the world, the Williams Realty team’s sports car, Southpaw landscaping, the Richmond Scouts, the Richmond District Lions Club with its inflated snowman, St. Philip Catholic Church, a pair of horses and carriage, the Richmond Munster Minor Hockey Association with its band of

accompanying walkers including the Association’s mascot, Harmony Gardens with an inflated penguin and snowman, King’s Your Independent Grocer, the Richmond Agricultural Society, the Richmond Care Home, the Richmond Loyal Orange Lodge with its message “Jesus is the Reason for the Season,” St. Paul’s United Church, Creekside Gardens and more, including the Ottawa Fire Services with four

vehicles in the parade along with the ladder truck transporting Santa Claus. After the parade, people were welcome to drop into the Grace Assembly Church at the Richmond Plaza where there was lots of chili available. In addition, Santa Claus, accompanied by Mrs. Claus, was there, sitting in a big red chair, ready to chat with youngsters and hear their Christmas wish lists.

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Our area houses of worship invite you to rejoice this Christmas season with praise, reflection, song and prayer. Their doors are always open, so please join them in celebrating the true meaning of the season.

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A Biblically faithful, Gospel sharing parish in the Anglican Church in North America Services & Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday Nursery available Mid-week Bible Studies Info: Rev. Dave Kemp, Pastor 613- 257-5490 www.eternalhopechurch.ca Come worship with us at 117 Victoria St., Carleton Place

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A giant polar bear wearing a Santa hat is a focal point for the King’s Your Independent Grocer float in the Santa Claus Parade in Richmond last Saturday.

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A giant inflated snowman dominates the Richmond District Lions Club float in the Santa Claus Parade in Richmond last Saturday.

News - Singing Christmas carols. Fun. Honouring the young artists who created this year’s winter street banners which were on display. Wondrous. Seeing the Christmas lights hung on the trees at Memorial Park in Richmond burst on. Awesome. Being there as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus arrived. Unforgettable. And Santa and Mrs. Claus did not arrive quietly in a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer. No. They arrived, as Santa always does at this annual “Lighting of the Park� ceremony at Memorial Park at the corner of Perth Street and McBean Street riding in an Ottawa Fire Services fire truck. And the fire truck had its emergency lights flashing and it alarm horn sounding. There was no missing that Santa was arriving on the scene! Santa and Mrs. Claus made their way from the fire truck to the central area of the snow-covered Memorial Park where a wagon was serving as the focal point stage. There Santa plopped himself down on a big armchair and started greeting and chatting with youngsters. His “Ho, Ho, Ho� rang out as the crowd of around 200 surged closer to him. Yes, Santa has quite the star power. Eat your heart out, Justin Bieber! But Santa’s arrival, while being the absolute highlight of this “Lighting of the Park’ ceremony last Saturday at 6 p.m., it was not the only highlight of the event. An initial highlight was the singing of several singalong Christmas songs led by John and Vicky Spurrell of the Grace Assembly Church, assisted by an assembly of Girl Guides. “Silent Night� and “Deck the Halls� drifted out over Memorial Park’s still but cool air, registering about minus seven on the thermometer. Following singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,� it was time to honour the 25 youngsters who created this year’s “Winter Wonderland� street banners which will be hung up along Perth and McBean Streets for this

winter. Last Saturday evening, all 25 of these street banners were on display at Memorial Park, creating a montage of winter scenes as they hung high up on temporary backing easily seen by all at the “Lighting of the Park� event. Each young artist/creator of a banner was called up on the hay wagon stage to receive a scarf and a certificate in recognition of submitting a winning design in this year’s winter scene street banner competition sponsored by the Richmond Village Association. The loud burst of applause when all had been honoured showed how much their banner creations were appreciated. This ceremony is called the “Lighting of the Park� event because it is the time when the Christmas lights on the trees at Memorial Park are turned on for the first time in the Christmas season, marking the beginning of this holiday season in the village. At 6:21 p.m., the countdown for the turning on of the Christmas lights began. 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0 and the lights burst on, their reds, blues, greens and yellows twinkling against the backdrop of the night sky. At this “Lighting of the Park� event, the Grace Assembly, St. Paul’s United Church, Baker’s Bean and King’s Your Independent Grocer were all thanked for providing the chili, buns and hot chocolate which were at the Grace Assembly at the Richmond Plaza following the Richmond parade earlier in the day, served up by volunteers. Thanks were also conveyed to the Goulbourn Kiwanis Club and the Richmond Bakery for providing hot chocolate and cookies respectively for the “Lighting of the Park’ ceremony. Thanks was also given to Glen Trebble for providing the sound system for the “Lighting of the Park� event. Sponsors of the winter street banners and of the lighting of various trees in the park were also thanked at the event.

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“Welcome to all seeking spiritual refreshment� Holy Eucharist 8:30 & 10:30 am

Pastor: Rev. Pierre Champoux Reconciliation: 1 hour before all weekday Masses and Wednesday: 7:30-9:00pm, Saturday: 4:00-4:45pm, Sunday: 6:00-6:45pm Exposition of Eucharist: 1 hour before each weekday Mass

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The Reverend Jane McCaig 1619 Stittsville Main Street 613-836-5741 email: stthoms@magma.ca www.stthomasstittsville.ca

Weekend Mass Times: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

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Clergy: Rev. Karen Boivin Office: 613-839-2155 stpaulscarp@sympatico.ca or click on the Dunrobin U.C. tab at www.stpauls-dunrobin.ca

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Nursery & Children Programs Weekly Small Groups www.pathwaychurchkanata.com Not what you’d expect, but exactly what you need!

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Nominations close on Dec. 18 John Curry

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News - Time is running out to nominate Stittsville and Goulbourn businesses for the 15th annual People’s Choice Business Awards. The nomination period, which opened on Wednesday, Nov. 27, closes at midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 18. So there is not that much time left to submit a nomination which can be done online. And there is a need for more nom-

inations of businesses in Stittsville and Goulbourn. As of last Sunday, Dec. 8, there were only four nominations made involving Stittsville/ Goulbourn businesses. A person can nominate any number of businesses or individuals for these People’s Choice Business Awards. However, a business or individual will only be eligible for voting in one award category. Nominations can be made on the Kanata Chamber of Commerce website at www.kanatachamber.com . R0012465359

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category for Medium Business, has been added this year. As in the past, the Professional Services Business category is for the whole area served by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce (now the West Ottawa Board of Trade) as is the Citizen of the Year category. All of the other categories will each have a winner from the geographic areas of Goulbourn/Stittsville, Kanata and West Carleton. Nominations are encouraged to recognize individuals or businesses which provide superior customer service, enjoy community support and embrace quality. Actual voting for these People’s

No closing of city service centres Laura Mueller

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News - Closing underused city service centres including those in rural areas would save a lot of money but councillors are saying that option is unacceptable. West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry said centres that provide city services are an important issue for councillors – especially those who represent rural areas. “They are also places where city staff can work remotely,” he added. The city needs to consider the intangible benefits of providing easy access to the centres because it encourages people to follow the rules and obtain necessary permits for things like fires, El-Chantiry said. The city employs the equivalent of 40 full-time employees to staff the centres with a budget of $3.2 million.

Axing 13 of those employees and closing the centres they work at could save the city $824,000 a year, auditor general Alain Lalonde’s 2012 report found. “This is because the resources are not being fully utilized,” said Ray Kostuch, the deputy auditor general. But city manager Kent Kirkpatrick said city management has no intention of closing centres at this point. The rural centres – especially at Kinburn – would be first on the chopping block. They already operate on limited hours – usually only once a week. It’s fairly common for rural residents to use service centres in the urban area where they work, Kostuch said. Donna Gray, manager of Service Ottawa, reiterated that she is not looking at closing rural service centres. The centres provide essential tax and

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other city services “for our residents who don’t have internet access and people who don’t have access in other ways,” she said. Rather, Kirkpatrick said the city will look at how the staff time and service capacity at the centres could bet better used. The city will also be looking at ensuring the service centres are located where they provide the most convenience and have the best chance of being used by residents. Twenty-three per cent of transactions performed at the centres are payments of water and tax bills, which could be automated instead of requiring staff to process the payments, Kostuch said. The city is in the process of putting more services online as part of the Service Ottawa initiative. Daily average transactions at city service centres are as follows: Laurier (Centretown) 31; Orléans 22; North Gower 22; Metcalfe 21; Ben Franklin Place (Nepean) 20; Kanata 14; and Kinburn 11. The overall daily average for these seven city service centre is 26 transactions per day.

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News ‌Bill Vaughn of Richmond passed away last week. He had been in a serious car accident a number of years ago and remained in rehab and hospital since then. But before that, he was an active volunteer in the community. He served as a committee chair with the Richmond Agricultural Society. He is survived by his wife Betty, his children Julie and Chris and his sisters Faye and Joy. The funeral service was held last Saturday afternoon at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church on Fowler Street‌The 57-voice choir of St. Philip Catholic School is going to be heard on TV on Rogers channel 22 in the coming days on a broadcast that will also include the Lakeview Public School choir. Their performance is scheduled to be broadcast six times in these days leading up to Christmas, with the schedule as follows: Friday, Dec. 13 at 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 21 at 9 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. ‌Club 55 at the Richmond Legion held its Christmas get-together on Thursday, Dec. 5. The event featured a visit from Santa Claus and a gift exchange. Some Club 55 members even sat on Santa’s knee‌. St. Philip Catholic School students and staff are now using all of the areas created in the $1.5 million expansion and renovation project that took place over the summer. This includes a classroom, kindergarten rooms, a resources room and a new, spacious library or learning commons. The portables that were moved onto the site when it was known that the project would not be completed for the beginning of school in September are now being removed from the site‌A four handed euchre party will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street, with everyone in the community welcome to attend and enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship playing euchre. For more information, please contact Joyce Cook at 613-838-8381 or Shirley Beardsell at 613-838-4581‌Don’t forget that Jabulani Vineyard and Winery on Jock Trail west of Richmond is open this coming weekend, Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day for mulled wine, Christmas goodies, Christmas carols and wine tasting. Those attending are asked to take along a non-perishable food item for the Richmond Food Bank‌.Do you have a yearning for a delicious piece of pie? Well, take note that the pie makers at St. Paul’s United Church in Richmond are hard to work and you can get one of their scrumptious pies. Simply drop into the church on McBean Street on Tuesday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to order a pie and pick it up. You can also order ahead of time by phoning Isabel Thompson at 613-838-2031 or emailing her at isagar.thompson@gmail. com. The order form can be found on the St. Paul’s United Church website at www.stpaulsrichmond.com.

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News - Do you love Christmas dinner but are alone, a shut-in or otherwise unable to enjoy this great tradition, perhaps because you have no one to share the experience with? Well, thanks to Nancy Evoy-Veilleux and her family, there’s a Christmas Day dinner just waiting for you. She is hosting a Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25, running from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. It is a free dinner being put on for those in the Richmond and Munster areas who would not be enjoying a Christmas dinner in a family, sociable setting if it were not for an opportunity like this. You might be a meals-on-wheels client or a patron of the Food Bank. Or you might just be alone and have no one with whom to share such a Christmas dinner experience. But now you have this opportunity. And what is great is that there is no charge for this meal. There is eat-in at the hall or takeout or even delivery – yes, delivery if that is needed. Or, if you are unable to get to the hall by yourself due to physical limitations, arrangements will be made to have someone pick you up and drop you off afterwards. Anyone who would like to attend this Christmas Day Christmas dinner should contact Nancy Evoy-Veilleux at 613-838-5032 or via email at nancy.veilleux@bell.net and your place will be assured. However, you are asked to contact Nancy by this Saturday, Dec. 14 so that enough food can be prepared for everyone wanting to attend. In addition, anyone with children should let Nancy know the name, age and sex and any gift ideas. This is because Santa Claus has said that he will be dropping in for a visit to this Christmas dinner and Nancy wants to make sure that all children there will get a little something from Santa that day.

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News – Garnet Vaughn had the most lone hands at the euchre party at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

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News - One thing about the work of Stittsville artist Mark Grasza – it’s colourful. Just how colourful? Well, drop into the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library at any time this month and take a look at Mark’s work which is on display on the ArtSpace Wall there. There are six of his typically colourful oil paintings hanging there, along with four other small but also colourful ones on exhibit in the display cabinet beside the wall. Mark readily admits that his paintings are colourful but that’s his style. Indeed, he is described as seeing “life in bright sunny colours” and that’s what his paintings reflect. Many of his paintings, especially those on exhibit at the library at present, feature Ottawa scenes, either the downtown area or including the Rideau Canal or the Parliament Buildings. But he does more than just Ottawa scenes. He likes to paint sugar bush scenes and also has done some paintings depicting action in the War of 1812 including the battle of Crysler’s Farm. Mark says that he is painting constantly, especially on the weekends. He paints from a photograph that he may have taken of a scene or of a sketch that he may have made at the site. At times, in good weather, he

even does the painting right on site. He has worked in oils for a long while and he prefers the medium, explaining that it is very forgiving. If an artist using oils makes a mistake, it can simply be overpainted with another colour. Simple. Mark was born in Poland, earning a Masters of Education degree

at Poland’s oldest university in Krakow. He taught school in both Poland and Austria before attending the Institute of Plastic Arts at the University of Lublin in his native Poland to study drawing and painting under renowned artists Professor Boleslaw Czedekowski and Professor George Lukacz. He went on to exhibitions in

Austria, Germany and England. In 1978, Mark immigrated to Canada, working at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. But he continued to paint and his work has been on exhibit at various art gallery in the Ottawa area and in Montreal. Many of his paintings are now in collections in Europe.

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Stittsville artist Mark Grasza stands beside two of the paintings which are part of the exhibition of his artwork now on display at the ArtSpace Wall at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. The exhibition will be at the library until the end of December.

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News - The Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library is now offering four weekly programs for adults. There’s the Stittsville Knitting Club which meets on Mondays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Interested knitters are welcome to attend and share their knitting projects and techniques. A Conversation Francaise weekly French language program is held on Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This program offers a structured approach to improving French language speaking skills. In addition, a “Parlez-vous Francais?” program is offered each week on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This is a weekly program in which members meet to engage with one another in conversational French. The Stittsville Creative Writing Group meets on Thursdays from 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. New members are most welcome. The Stittsville Library Book Club meets on a once-a-month basis at the branch to discuss books selected on an annual basis. Anyone interested in knowing more about these adult programs should contact Bonnie Foster at bonnie.foster@biblioottawalibrary. ca or by calling 613-836-3381 or by dropping into the Stittsville branch at 1637 Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

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News – “Open Mike” with “Jumpin’” Jimmy Leroux will happen on Saturdays, Dec. 14, 21 and 28 at the Legion Hall. Open Mike will then be held on Friday nights starting in the New Year. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend and enjoy some great music at these Open Mike sessions. The New Year will be ushered in with a New Year’s Eve dinner/dance in the upstairs lounge at the Legion hall on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Tickets are now on sale at the Legion Hall. The next breakfast open to the community at the Legion Hall will be held on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to attend this great family breakfast. The 2014 Legion membership cards are now available and can be picked up at the bar at the Legion Hall. On Remembrance Day, someone went home with the wrong navy blue rain coat which belongs to Clive Morris. It has his keys and gloves in the pocket. Another coat, with black gloves and a Legion beret, is still hanging at the Legion Hall. It has a zip-in lining while Clive’s coat, also a navy blue rain coat, did not have such a lining. In any case, the his coat has not been returned. However, his keys were mailed back to him through the War Amps. Yoga is offered every Tuesday from 8:15

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PS1 NOW HIRING MACHINE OPERATORS ($25.00/HR), (Temporary position), Vaughan, ON, Start Jan 6, 2014: Required: High school diploma or GED, previous manufacturing experience in a high speed manufacturing environment required, 2+ years experience operating ma-chines, intermediate level mechanical & technical skills – must be able to work with computer controlled machines, comfortable with lifting up to 50lbs and handling physical work, excellent communication skills, must possess a high mechanical aptitude. 12 hour shifts. Send resume to jobs@patriotsource1.com

Reputable Longstanding kitchen refacing company seeking full time cabinet refacing installers. Must have experience working with laminates, cabinet construction and installation . Own tools and transportation a must. Please email your resume with references to: murray.02013@gmail.com or fax: 613-737-3944. Only qualified individuals will be contacted RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ALL inclusive. Meals, transportation, activities daily. Short leases. Monthly specials! Call 877210-4130

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Rideau Carleton Raceway We are looking for an experienced Groundskeeper & Maintenance helper to join our team. This is a fulltime, permanent posi-tion, with varied shifts. Pay range is $12.00 to $15.00 per hour based on qualifications. See rcr.net for a full description. Please submit resume to hr@rcr.net.

The RVH Manager of Sleep Services is responsible for all aspects of care delivered in our County-wide Sleep Laboratory as well as our Sleep Products store. The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration and management of the program including achieving its financial goals, and ensuring high quality care through quality assurance activities associated with acquisition and scoring. The position also includes a component of scoring sleep studies, as well as working at the store. Qualifications include registration with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario; and/or registration with the BRPT as a Polysomnographic Technologist; a minimum of three (3) years working experience in a sleep lab; business and marketing skills to continue to grow the program and respond to patient needs; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and, previous experience in a supervisory role. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to innovation, quality, safety and patient-centred care. If this opportunity sounds like a match with your skills and interest, please apply in writing by 12:00 noon on December 20, 2013 to Julia Boudreau, Vice President, Corporate Services, Renfrew Victoria Hospital, 499 Raglan Street North, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 1P6 or hr@renfrewhosp.com. Although we appreciate all responses, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted. A Criminal Record Check completed within the past six (6) months is a requirement for employment at RVH. Visit www.renfrewhosp.com to learn more. CLR488037

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TOWNHOMES 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 5 appliances and more, located in established area, on site management office, from $1395 + up Urbandale Corporation 323 Steeplechase Dr. (just off Stonehaven Dr.) Kanata, K2M 2N6 Call 613-592-0548 REAL ESTATE 115 acre hobby farm, City of Ottawa, near Stittsville. Lovely 75 acre property on Fernbank Rd., approx. 12 kms. west of Stittsville, adjacent to golf courses and bordering on Trans Canada Trail. Custom designed 3 bedroom, plus office with cathedral ceilings and 2 stone fireplaces. Inground pool. Property also includes outbuildings suitable for livestock. Additional approx. 40 acres severed and available. Both properties recently surveyed. RU zoning allows possibility of 2nd severance on 75 acre property. Both properties part pasture, crop and wood lot. Selling together for $1,200,000 or 75 acres $899,000 or 40 acres $399,000. 613-257-8824.

KANATA 2 bedrooms One month FREE Beautiful treed views. 8 Ares of Park Setting. Secure 24hr monitoring.

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Mini Storage Units 10x20 $120/month also WORK WANTED Indoor storage for Cars & Boats Certifi ed Mason. 12 years Richmond/ North Gower experience. Chimney reArea. pair, restoration, parging, Call (613)880-0494 repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job VEHICLES specialist. Free estimates. 613-250-0290. A s s o r t m e n t of used tires, Send A Load to the dump, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.5. cheap. Clean up clutter, Summers, all-season and garage sale leftovers or snows. Also used car leaf and yard waste. parts. Gord 613-257-2498. 613-256-4613.

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Winter preparation was a day’s work at our old log house in Northcote

Mary Cook’s Memories Lifestyle - We knew winter was ďŹ nally closing in around us. Father had to wait for the ďŹ rst big dump of snow, and know that it was going to stay, before he got the outside of the house ready. It would take more than a day, but when he was ďŹ nished packing snow around the foundation, I was sure the house was warmer. But Mother was convinced nothing could take the chill off the icy oors. Inside, she did all she could to prepare us for the long cold days ahead. Blanket-stitched felt slippers, handmade after Aunt Bertha instructed Mother on how to sew them, were at the ready. All the braided rugs had been taken from under the beds, and laid out all over the house. The front door would not be opened again until spring, regardless of who was calling. In the kitchen, the storm door had been attached in an effort to keep out the cold north winds that always seemed to rattle the windows as it swept across the yard and hit our house with force. Mother encouraged us, once the snow was there to stay, to enter the house through the summer kitchen. We were expected to stomp our feet thoroughly on the way in, and once inside we took off our boots and they were lined up like soldiers on a braided rug beside the wood box next to the Findlay Oval. We all wore felt insoles, and they were removed and propped against a block of wood to dry out over night. Both the back door and the one coming in

from the summer kitchen would have smaller braided rugs rolled tight, and placed tight against the closed doors, in the hope that more of the winter drafts would be kept outside. But the biggest job of all was yet to come. It would take Mother hours. We would go off to Northcote School one morning, and come home to see every window downstairs plugged tight with worn-out work socks and strips of cloth from the rag bag. Using a butcher knife to cram the strips into the window frame, the windows were made as wind-proof as possible. The only heat in the house came from the kitchen cook stove, and the silver enamelled pipes that snaked through the kitchen, escaped through a hole in the ceiling, going through what passed for a bedroom shared by my sister and me, and ďŹ nally feeding out into the chimney and the roof of the house. By the time the pipe reached upstairs, there was very little heat left to do much more than take the bitter chill off the bedroom. During the winter months, prayers were said in the kitchen instead of upstairs. If it was a bitterly cold night, Mother would have put the hot water bottle in the bed I shared with my sister Audrey, and wrapped bricks which had been heated on the Findlay Oval for the brothers. The last thing I would hear before I fell asleep would be Father stoking the Findlay Oval. I would hear the lid of the ďŹ rebox being scraped open, and I could picture in my mind’s eye Father cramming in a log of wood.

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Lifestyle - A slow cooker is nice to come home to and the ideal appliance for cooking less tender but flavourful cuts of meat. Barley, a good source of fibre, thickens the stew without the need for flour. Serve this warming comfort food over mashed potatoes or with thick slabs of crusty whole-grain bread. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: about 15 minutes. Slow cooker time: 8 to 10 hours. Serves four. Ingredients * 500 g (1 lb) stewing beef cubes * 25 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil * 2 onions, chopped * 2 carrots, chopped * 500 ml (2 cups) beef broth * 125 ml (1/2 cup) pot pearl barley, rinsed * 15 ml (1 tbsp) packed brown sugar * 15 ml (1 tbsp) tomato paste

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* 15 ml (1 tbsp) red wine vinegar * 2 ml (1/2 tsp) salt * 2 ml (1/2 tsp) dried thyme leaves * 1 ml (1/4 tsp) pepper * 250 ml (1 cup) frozen peas, thawed Preparation Trim any excess fat from the beef and cut any large pieces smaller. Heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the beef until browned, in two batches if necessary. Transfer the beef to the slow cooker. Add the remaining oil to the pan and cook the onions and carrots a few minutes until lightly softened. Stir in the broth, barley, brown sugar, tomato paste, vinegar, salt, thyme and pepper and bring to a simmer. Pour it into the slow cooker, and cover and cook on low for eight to 10 hours (or on high for four to five hours) until beef and barley are tender. Turn off slow cooker and stir in the peas and let stand for 10 minutes to heat them.

News - It’s a time to socialize, to learn and have some fun, all at the same time. What could be better? Each month the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, along with community volunteers, hosts a nutritional lunch complete wit entertainment and/or an educational

program for seniors and adults with disabilities who are living in the Stittsville community. It’s called the Stittsville Diners Club. The lunch is held on the third Tuesday of the month from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road in Stittsville, with all seniors and adults with

disabilities most welcome to attend. The food is catered by Timesaver Foods and the cost is only $7.50 per person. Those interested in attending a Stittsville Diners Club lunch should call the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre at 613-591-3686, ext. 316 at least a week in advance to register.

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News - The next Open Table community dinner in Stittsville will take place this Saturday, Dec. 14. As always, it will be held at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Carleton Cathcart Street and Stittsville Main Street.

The doors open at 4:30 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 14, with the meal available at 5 p.m. sharp. The meal is free although there is a box for donations if a person wishes to give one. Everyone in the community is most welcome to attend this free Open Table community dinner.

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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 Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is holding an executive meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at Stittsville Sobeys at the corner of Hazeldean Road and Carp Road in Stittsville. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend SVA executive meetings. A free Open Table community dinner will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the meal available at 5 p.m. sharp. Everyone welcome. The meal is free although there is a donation box for those who wish to make a donation. The Stittsville Royals of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League are hosting the Almonte Thunder on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville.

The Goulbourn Male Chorus under the direction of Robert Dueck will be presenting its Christmas concert entitled “Welcome Christmas” on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road just north of Hazeldean Road in Kanata. Guest musicians will include soloist Skye MacDiarmid, flute player Crystal Payne and the Polished Brass Quintet. Ticket information will be available closer to the concert date. Canadian Blood Services is holding a community blood donor clinic on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the gymnasium at Holy Spirit Catholic School on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. To book an appointment, please visit www.blood.ca . A four handed euchre party will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street

in Richmond. Everyone welcome. For more information, contact Joyce Cook at 613-838-8381 or Shirley Beardsell at 613-838-4581. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Mulkins Street (the street going into the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena) in Stittsville is holding a “Blue Christmas” service on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. Christmas is not always a happy time for some. This service of worship is to help people remember those whom they have lost and to find hope and peace. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Stittsville Royals of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League are hosting the Arnprior Packers Thunder on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville. A Christmas dinner will be held

on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. This free dinner is for anyone in the Richmond and Munster areas who might be alone, shut-in or unable to enjoy a Christmas dinner with great company. Takeout and delivery as well as eat-in. Transportation to and from the dinner can be arranged. Anyone who might like to attend should contact Nancy Evoy-Veilleux at 613-838-5032 or via email at nancy.veilleux@bell.net by Saturday, Dec. 14 so that enough food can be prepared. The Stittsville Royals of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League are hosting the Shawville Pontiacs on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville. A breakfast will be held on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall on

Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Everyone in the community is welcome. Come and enjoy a great family breakfast. The Stittsville Royals of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League are hosting the Renfrew Timberwolves on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville. The Friendship Club is holding its January luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at 12 noon at the Stittsville Legion Hall in Stittsville. This will also be the Club’s annual general meeting. The annual general meeting and election of the Fairwinds Community Association will take place on Monday, Feb. 10 in the hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville. For more information, visit the website www. fairwindscommunity.com.

67.5 hectare site for mixed use subdivision John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

News - What has been mainly agricultural fields in the past in the so-called Fernbank lands is now being proposed as a 67.5 hectare site for a mixed use subdivision with low and medium density residential housing as the primary uses. The proposed development consists of 509 lots for single detached residential units, nine blocks for row housing dwellings with a total of approximately 265 townhouse units and one block each for medium density housing (about 94 terrace homes), a one hectare neighbourhood park, a stormwater management pond extending onto lands to the east and a mixed use 7.1 hectare block known as the Village Green. There are also sites identified for two schools, a transit park and ride and a paramedic station.

Access to the site will primarily be off Fernbank Road to the south, a future north/south major arterial road along the west boundary of the site and an east/west collector road in the middle of the site. Seven streets will connect to the lands to the east of the site. The proposed plan conforms with the specific design details and local policies outlined in the Fernbank Community Design Plan. For example, 58 percent of the proposed residential units are single detached units, consistent with the Fernbank Community Design Plan objective that not more than 60 percent of the total units within the Fernbank lands be single detached or semi-detached housing. The proposed terrace homes will be divided up as a condominium. These units will represent 11 percent of the proposed units, thus meeting the Community Design Plan objective of a minimum of ten percent of housing units

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being rental or condominium units. No high quality specimen trees, valued woodlands, urban natural areas, rare communities, wetlands, steep slopes or valleys are on the site. A small cedar forest and scattered deciduous trees are the only natural environment features of note on the site. Portions of the cedar forest will be retained in part of a school site. There are trees along the south side of the Trans Canada Trail at the north end of the site but these are north of the hydro corridor which goes through the site and will not be adjacent to any proposed development. Three bird species observed on the site, bobolink, barn swallow and eastern meadowlark, are designated threatened Species at Risk. The development will remove 82.6 acres of potential habitat for these Species at Risk including hay fields and pasture lands.

Compensation lands will be provided offsite, managed by the Rideau Waterway Land Trust. The proposed Village Green portion of the development in the northeast section of the proposed development just south of the hydro corridor has a proposed five year development plan that would see both residential and retail uses. The proposal involves a mixed use area of 32 residential units as well as commercial office space and parking. It also includes a retail area with 519 parking spaces and a residential area with 240 units and parking. This residential area would include three storey and two six storey structures. In the longer term covered by a proposed 20 year development plan, this Village Green area would increased retail development and more residential development.

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News - You can sit for fitness in an active sitting exercises program which Ottawa Public Health is offering on Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville. But you can also walk for fitness, with Ottawa Public Health hosting the Stittsville Walking Club and the Richmond Walking Club. The Stittsville Walking Club is meeting on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville. The Richmond Walking Club meets at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre hall on both Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. These fitness programsare open to everyone and are free, provided by Ottawa Public Health.

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