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EMC news - Traditional and contemporary Christmas carols. Christmas carol medleys. Novelty and classic Christmas songs. And audience participation. All led by the Goulbourn Male Chorus. And then there’s more Christmas festive and folk carols, along with other Christmas music of both a contemporary and traditional variety, delivered by the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus. But there’s even more. The Trinity Hilltop Handbell Ringers will not only be performing but will accompany with their bells two audience participation carols, “Go Tell It On The Mountain� and “We Three Kings.� And to enhance the musical environment even more, the Yuletide Flute Trio will be providing not only some preconcert music but also will accompany several of the songs presented during the concert.

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So, it promises to be a musical treat par excellence, this “Welcome Christmasâ€? community Christmas concert being presented by the Goulbourn Male Chorus this coming Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road, just north of Hazeldean Road, in Kanata. The program will be ďŹ lled with Christmas-themed musical offerings by the Goulbourn Male Chorus as well as by their guest performers, namely the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus and the Trinity Hilltop Handbell Ringers. You will hear such Christmas tunes as “O Come All Ye Faithful,â€? “Star of Wonder,â€? “What Child Is This?â€? and “Silent Night.â€? And you will not only be listening at this concert; you will also be singing yourself. Audience participation singalongs will include “Angels We Have Heard On High,â€? “Do You Hear What I Hear?â€?, “We Three Kingsâ€? and “Go, Tell It On The Mountain.â€? There’s nothing better than a singalong to get you in the Christmas spirit. Tickets for this “Welcome Christmasâ€? community Christmas concert are available now in advance for $12 each for adults at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop on Stittsville Main Street as well as at Domenic’s Music Store on Hazeldean Road in Kanata and the CD Warehouse outlet on Terry Fox Drive, also in Kanata. Tickets will also be available at the door but the price at the door will be $15 each for adults. There is free admission for youth aged 16 and under. See CHRISTMAS, page 2

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Sacred Heart Catholic High School students Olivia Hobbs, left, and Anna Polito, right, carry donation boxes for the White Ribbon campaign to eliminate violence against women as they set off to collect donations in classrooms at the Stittsville school on Thursday, Dec. 6.

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EMC news - White ribbons appeared on student lapels and apparel at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville on Thursday, Dec. 6. It was a visual symbol of remembering those killed at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989 and also of protesting ongoing violence against women. This white ribbon campaign has become an annual event at Sacred Heart, with the proceeds donated by those who receive a white ribbon going to Chrysalis House, a 25 bed home in Kanata operated by the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre that provides emergency shelter and support to abused women and their children. Funds raised by this white ribbon campaign at Sacred Heart have ranged from $400 to $800 over the years. This year a group of students were actively involved in the preparations for the white rib-

bon campaign. They prepared an exhibit in a display case in the atrium at the school, with the exhibit featuring photos of the 14 women killed in the Montreal massacre, displayed with an arrangement of white candles. The students also prepared the donation cans which were used when the white ribbons were distributed to all classrooms last Thursday, Dec. 6. Students delivered these cans to each of the classrooms. In addition, they helped count the monies received. The students were also involved in presenting public address announcements about the upcoming white ribbon campaign in the days leading up to Dec. 6. It was on Dec. 6, 1989 that a gunman shot and killed 14 women at the Cole Polytechnique in Montreal before killing himself. The anniversary of this event, widely known as the Montreal massacre, has been commemorated as a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The white ribbon campaign was launched in 1991 as a way of raising awareness of male violence against women.

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Christmas concert - Goulbourn Male Chorus Continued from page 1

Last year the Christmas concert presented by the Goulbourn Male Chorus was a musical highlight of the Yuletide season in Stittsville,

with over 400 attending the concert which was held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Stittsville. This year, the venue has changed to St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kanata.

The Goulbourn Male Chorus is directed by Robert Dueck with Barbara Creech as the accompanist. Chorus members include Al Neill, Art van Draanen, Bill Horsman, Bob Goudie, Bob Major, Chris Brydges, Chris Morris, Da-

vid Lockyer, Don Snyder, Doug Hall, Gary King, Glenn Fobert, James McIntosh, Jean Wong, John Hunter, John McGinn, Laurisse Huijer, Leo Mevel, Michael Hogan, Patrick Tang, Rene Normandin, Rory MacDiarmid and Tom Kobolak. The group’s website can be found at www. goulbournmalechorus.com

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EMC news - A new Christmas tradition has begun at Ottawa Fire Station 46 on Iber Road in Stittsville. It began on Tuesday evening, Dec. 4 when there was a ceremony turn-

ing on the Christmas lights adorning the station. These lights were supplied by Home Depot. Community residents were invited to attend the event with Sobeys

Stittsville providing snacks and refreshments. Santa Claus also put in an appearance. City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri was in atten-

dance for this inaugural Christmas lights ceremony, addressing the assembled residents inside the hall. The Christmas lighting ceremony was topped off by a mini-fireworks display which lit up the sky over the

fire hall. The hope is to make this an annual event while also making the fire station a beacon of seasonal lighting. White and blue Christmas lights now outline the building.

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At the ceremony turning on the Christmas lights at the Ottawa Fire Service Station 46 on Ottawa Fire Service Captain Dave McDougall, right, of Station 46 on Iber Road in Iber Road in Stittsville are, from left, Scott Boston, a Home Depot store manager; Ottawa Stittsville plugs in the Christmas lights at the station as he is assisted by Scott Boston, Fire Service Chief John deHooge; city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri; left, a Home Depot store manager, and Kevin Hewitt, centre, meat manager at Stittsville Stittsville Sobeys meat manager Kevin Hewitt; and Ottawa Fire Service Captain Richard Sobeys, at the Christmas lights ceremony at the station on Tuesday evening, Dec. 4. Haufe of Station 46. JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND

Nominations flowing in for People’s Choice Awards John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - Nominations are flowing in for the 2013 People’s Choice Business Awards organized by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce. The number of nominated businesses in the categories for Goulbourn (including Stittsville) businesses has grown over the past week. In the community supported/non-profit organization category for Goulbourn, nominees now include not only the Richmond Village Association and the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville but also the Main Street Community Services. Saunders Farm of Munster has been nominated in the tourism business category for Goulbourn. In the health and wellness business category for Goul-

bourn, nominees now include Canadian Sport Martial Arts and Mahogany Salon and Spa, both of Stittsville, and Spotlight Hair and Spa and Sue’s Hair Advantage, both of Richmond. The new business category for Goulbourn now has three nominees – Bistrofiftyfour at Amberwood, Food Basics and Kungfu Bistro. In the large business category for Goulbourn, the nominees to date include Kerr Karpentry of Richmond and Mahogany Salon and Spa, Re/Max Affiliates Realty and Sobeys Stittsville, all of Stittsville. In the small business category for Goulbourn so far, the nominees include Dandelion Kids, Dragon’s Lair Beads, Jubulani Vineyard and Winery, Main Street Optical, Memories2dvd, Sue’s Hair Advantage and The Co-operators.

In the best restaurant category for Goulbourn, nominees include Bistrofiftyfour, Cabotto’s, Kungfu Bistro, Mojo Fresh, Napoli’s CafÊ and The Glen Scottish Restaurant, all in Stittsville. In the retail business category for Goulbourn, nominees to date include Brown’s Your Independent Grocer, Dragon Lair Beads and Gaia Java Coffee Company, all of Stittsville. The nomination period, which began on Monday, Nov. 26, will continue until midnight on Friday, Dec. 21. Online voting to determine the winners from those businesses nominated in the different categories will run from Monday, Jan. 7 to Fri-

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Members of the a cappella group Harmonic Generation who are performing at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday evening, Dec. 7 are, from left, Laura Dufour, Shannon Linton, Paul Jay, Shannon Walker, Christian LaPrade, LuAnn Cunliffe, Jeff Jorgensen, Lisa Wagner, Sean Jones and Janet Lo.

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Hydro Ottawa is proud to announce its 2012 United Way workplace campaign has raised a record $201,950 to create lasting change in our community. Through employee donations and corporate matching dollars, Hydro Ottawa’s campaigns have raised more than $1.2 million over the past 12 years. “The enthusiasm of this workforce is outstanding. I am proud to see Hydro Ottawa employees give generously to help the community we serve,â€? said Bryce Conrad, President and Chief Executive OfďŹ cer of Hydro Ottawa. United Way Ottawa supports programs and initiatives that do more than just help people today— they give people the help they need to change their life — for good. Hydro Ottawa’s 2012 campaign included a 10 km relay run, an employee fun day, bake sales and a chilli cook-off. In 2011, Hydro Ottawa’s campaign committee was honoured with a United Way Community Builder Award. Thanks to the leadership of these volunteers and with the support of employees across the company, Hydro Ottawa’s workplace campaign in 2012 is the largest donor among the more than 100 companies in the Construction, Manufacturing and Services Category. The company’s matching dollars are allocated to the Brighter Tomorrows Fund, a community investment program designed to support frontline agencies that serve people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless to invest in energy-efďŹ cient technologies or products. Over the past two years more than $219,000 has been allocated by the Brighter Tomorrows Fund to help agencies implement capital projects to reduce their energy costs. Supporting United Way Ottawa is just one way Hydro Ottawa is contributing to the well-being of our community. Whether it is maintaining one of the safest, most reliable electricity distribution systems in Ontario, helping our customers manage their energy consumption or educating children about electricity safety, our over 600 employees continue to be dedicated workers and caring citizens.

EMC news - This coming Saturday, the a cappella group Harmonic Generation will be performing in a concert at First Baptist Church in downtown Ottawa. But those at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop in Stittsville last Friday evening did not have to wait for the concert to hear and enjoy the song stylings of this voicesonly musical assembly. The coffee shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre was filled with onlookers as Harmonic Generation showcased some of their vocal repertoire – ranging from a song from Glee to an Adele hit to a Michael Jackson medley to Ave Maria to “Hark the Herald Angels Sing� to “River,� Joni Mitchell’s 1971 song that is set near Christmas but is not about Christmas as such but which over the years has become something of a modern Christmas

performed previously at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop and whose membership includes Gaia Java co-owner Paul Jay and his spouse Susan Mayo. Paul Jay also sings with Harmonic Generation. Quintessence tends to have more of a jazz flavour to its music while Harmonic Generation tends to sing pop music renditions. At the Dec. 15 concert, both groups will perform some of their own songs while also combining for some songs. They will also be singing some of their favourite Christmas arrangements. The concert is taking place this Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church on Laurier Avenue opposite the Lord Elgin Hotel. Tickets are $15 each or $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) at 1300 Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

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lessons currently at West End Music on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. He writes his own songs, with some based in his own life experiences and others just telling a story. He points out that the secret in song writing is how clever the lyrics are and how these lyrics are spiced up with the music. “I love all music,� Nicholas says, saying that he does not focus on a certain genre but gravitates to music that he likes. Through his involvement with the yearbook class this year, Nicholas has discovered photography. He used to edit a lot of videos for placement on You Tube and he has found it an easy transition to use these same skills in using the photoshop program in photography. This year Nicholas is one of the student co-directors for The Well, the school’s student retreat program that encourages faith development and inquiry. He himself first attended

The Well while in grade ten and became a leader in grade 11. He finds that The Well is a place where students can go and be accepted for who they are. He has found that he has also made a lot of new friends through The Well experience and, in addition, it is a fun experience. He wanted to be a leader in the program so that other students would be able to have the same experience in the program as he has had. Nicholas enjoys reading, especially historical fiction. His marks are usually in the high 70’s, although he has never had a mark lower than 90 in drama. This year he hopes to make the school’s honour roll which would be a first for him.

While he has not yet gone on a social justice trip to a developing country while a student, he does foresee doing this sometime in the future. He calls his mother, who has successfully battled cancer, his biggest inspiration. She has been involved with helping in an overseas developing country and he sees himself doing something similar. “I know for certain I will be going on a humanitarian effort,� he says. Nicholas admits to being bullied in his younger years but he says that he got through it. He fully supports all of the initiatives now being taken to combat bullying in schools, saying that every student deserves to be respected.

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EMC news - Nicholas Maillet likes to perform and entertain. “Theatre is something I really like to do,� the 17 year old, grade 12 student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville says. He finds performing on stage is an outlet for his artistic abilities. He likes the fact that in theatrical drama, a performer can entice an audience to feel something, such as laughing at a joke. It is something that the performer and audience get to experience together, he says. “There’s really something magical about it,� Nicholas says about performing. Nicholas has just completed performing in a two-person play called “Mary’s Wedding� at the Kanata Theatre. The one-act drama set at the time of the First World War and dealing with first loves played for ten shows in November, with nine of them ending with standing ovations.

Rehearsals started at the end of August, starting three months of preparation for the play. He learned about the play through a friend, Mark Bujaki. He auditioned and, despite the fact that he thought that the audition had gone poorly, he was selected for the part. This was the first production outside of the school in which Nicholas had been involved. At Sacred Heart, he has performed in three productions including last year’s “Alice in Wonderland� play. He is hoping to land a role in the school’s production “The Trials of Robin Hood� which will be presented in the spring. Nicholas is hoping to attend college in Toronto after graduation this June, taking a course in musical theatre or drama. “I like to entertain people,� he says simply, adding that if he could make a career out of performing, it would be a great way to spend his life. Nicholas also plays the guitar and is taking vocal music

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Public board trustees need to be help, not hindrance

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rustees of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board were wrong to ratify an agreement with secondary school teachers despite the province’s rejection of the deal, as it sets the stage for further conflict in the ongoing labour dispute. Things are messy enough following a planned one-day strike by public elementary school teachers this week. But the approval of the agreement by the trustees after the

minister of education rejected it only added to the chaos. As board chairwoman Jennifer McKenzie said in a statement following a Dec. 4 meeting to ratify the deal, “The best way to solve a problem is to have the parties directly involved sit down and work together to find a solution. This agreement was locally negotiated; it has not been revised.� Why take this position? Why pick a fight with the ministry? The board could

have simply sought to work with the federation on the issues identified by the minister. If the federation rejected this approach as they rejected the minister’s intervention in the first place, the board rightly could have washed its hands of the matter. Now, Ottawa has a public board that openly disagrees with the province, which will only serve to delay the prospect of a working agreement even longer. The province has laid out

its position. If the federation wishes to reject that position, that’s its prerogative. It is not the place of the trustees to reject the province’s position or chastise it for rejecting its “locally negotiated� solution. The ability to achieve that end went out the window the moment the province passed Bill 115, which laid out a number of terms the province required in order to accept any collective agreement reached across Ontario. The issue has become

political on a scale that is beyond the scope of local boards. Indeed the two parties holding the most seats at Queen’s Park, the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives, worked to pass the bill in a minority legislature. The PCs in fact sought to include tougher language and have made it clear such terms would be the case if they were in power. Given the tumult in Ontario politics at the moment, it is presumptuous of the board to

assume they can get the provincial government to change its tune on collective agreements at this point in time – the Liberals simply aren’t in any position to budge. One thing is certain, however: most Ontarians want the education labour disputes settled and the sooner the better. By placing itself between the ministry of education and the teachers, Ottawa public board trustees have only served to delay the achievement of that goal.

COLUMN

A little laughter can go a long way Making the world a better place has been fun for people like Murray Thomson, but for too many others it has been an exercise in negativity, born mostly out of hatred for those in power. That has led to a lot of rock-throwing, no small amount of teargas and very little positive change. Yet there is a sense that today’s younger generation might contain some who have the necessary qualities, who might be ready to take on issues of world poverty and poverty at home without being financially rewarded for it, who might be willing to be the only people in their city talking about nuclear disarmament, who could become happy warriors for change. They study these issues in university. Their ease with the Internet puts them in touch with others of like mind. They can organize in a hurry. They have an impulse to help others. True, there is a tendency right now for some people to think they are taking effective action because they set up a Facebook page. But they can learn where they can do the most good. One of Murray Thomson’s sustaining beliefs, one that all people must have if they choose his line of work, is the notion that ordinary people have and can use power effectively. To this effect he told his favourite joke about a rich and powerful man who goes into a restaurant. The waiter brings a roll and one pat of butter. The man asks for two pats of butter. The waiter politely refuses citing restaurant policy. The angry customer says: “Do you know who I am?� The waiter says no. The customer says: “I’m a United States senator, chairman of the defence committee, holder of three university degrees and a former NFL football player.� The waiter says: “Do you know who I am?� The customer says no. The waiter says: “I’m the guy with the butter.� The message is clear: they may think they have the power, but we have the butter. Unsaid is another message: to fight the power it helps to be able to laugh.

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o one talks about nuclear disarmament any more, but they were talking about it over dinner at a local hotel the other night. Not only that, but they were laughing their heads off. This was because of Murray Thomson, one of those unsung heroes in our community. This night he wasn’t, because he is turning 90. More than a 100 people came out to celebrate and in addition to talk of nuclear disarmament, there was live country music and the pleasing spectacle of the guest of honor squeaking out These Foolish Things on a violin. It was not a solemn occasion, yet it took place in front of a crowd that is often solemn to a fault. No wonder: the many problems of the world can anger you and make you sad. Thomson, however, is of a generation that took the issues, not themselves, seriously. They worked hard, but they laughed and had fun. There is no space here for a complete resumÊ. Thomson worked in Southeast Asia for CUSO, was involved in Project Ploughshares, was one of the founders of Peace Fund Canada and the Group of 78. To all of them he brought boundless energy, optimistic spirit and a readiness to talk baseball. He holds the Pearson Peace Medal and the Order of Canada. At our table there was a discussion about whether there is, in upcoming generations, a group of people who can carry on the same work with the same spirit. Because in addition to the willingness to work hard for little in the way financial reward and public recognition, you need patience, optimism, faith in your fellow humans and a sense of humor.

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EMC news - Stittsville and area residents are getting an opportunity to view four international films thanks in part because of the success of a similar international film series in Chilliwack, B.C. Yes, that’s right, even though Chilliwack, B.C. is clear across the country, it provided the inspiration for what has now been launched as an International Film Series through the efforts of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville. This inspiration happened through the person of Rotary Club member Valerie Wright who helped with a similar international film series when she lived in Chilliwack, selling tickets at the door. The international film series there flourished, impressing Ms. Wright . When she and her husband Tony moved back East and settled in Stittsville, Ms. Wright again joined the local Rotary Club as she had done in Chilliwack. And so, this past spring, when the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville was looking for another fundraising project, she proposed a possible international film series, just like she had experienced in Chilliwack. Through her Chilliwack contact, she was put in contact with the Toronto International Film Festival’s Film Circuit, the Festival’s film outreach program which has helped establish international film showings and series in over 150 locations across Canada. Ms. Wright was invited to attend this year’s Toronto International Film Festival where she not only saw a few film stars and watched some wonderful international movies but also met some of the people who run these international film series across Canada. She says that it is “amazing” how many communities right across the country host international film showings. Stittsville was eligible since there are no nearby international film showings. Initially the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville wanted to use the theatre at Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville as the location to show the films. But the high school’s projection equipment is not compatible with the films to be shown. So the Rotary Club, utilizing the contacts of the Film Circuit, turned to the Empire Kanata theatre, arranging for its use on Thursday evening per month from January through

April. The Empire Kanata theatre has the compatible projection equipment as well as the technician available to operate it. With regard to the films chosen to be shown in this inaugural four-movie International Film Series hosted by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, the Club received a catalogue outlining all of the movies available. However, the Rotary Club’s committee, comprised of Ms. Wright along with Rotary Club members Wes Zacharuk and Steve Hunter and her husband Tony, decided to be cautious and selected films that at least one member of the committee had viewed and could recommend. And so now four-movie International Film Series has been arranged and tickets are now being sold for it. Ms. Wright acknowledges that there are lots of people who are not familiar with international films but that this reasonably priced International Film Series will give them the opportunity to experience them. She points to the exciting atmosphere which surrounds the Toronto International Film Festival where there are huge lineups with lots of young people wanting to see the films. Ms. Wright says that the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville has kept the price of the tickets for this new International Film Series reasonable as it is not meant to be a big fundraiser for the Club but is more of a way of the Club giving back to the community. She hopes that this International Film Series does catch on as she feels that there is huge potential for it among the residents of the Stittsville/ Kanata area. She praises the staff of the Film Circuit for being so helpful in getting this new International Film Series off the ground. She also acknowledges the support and work of the members of her Rotary Committee as well as by Rotary past president Theresa Qadri and current president Carolyn Clark, along with all of the other members of the Rotary Club who have been so supportive of the initiative. She has also received support from the two Rotary Clubs in Kanata as well as Gaia Java Coffee Company in Stittsville where tickets are being sold, along with city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri who is allowing his ward office at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex to be a ticket outlet as well. In this International Film

Series hosted by the Rotary Club of Ottawa - Stittsville, you will be able to see four internationally acclaimed films, all in the comfort of the Empire Kanata theatre at Kanata Centrum and all for only $36 in total. The films will be shown on one Thursday evening a month over a four month period, starting this coming January and running through to April. International is an appropriate description because the films to be shown in this initial series will include a French film, a Canadian film, a Danish film and hopefully an Australian film. Admission to the films will be via passes that are now on sale at $36 per person, covering all four films. What’s great is that the passes are readily transferable to someone else, so that if you cannot attend one showing, you can give the pass to a family member or friend who can take in the film. The passes can be purchased now (cash only) at Gaia Java Coffee Company at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street or at the ward office of city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville. The first film to be shown in this International Film Series will be “The Intouchables,” which will be shown at the Empire Kanata on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at 7 p.m. This is a 2011 French film with English subtitles. It is one of the highest grossing nonEnglish language films of all time and was nominated for nine Cesars. The Cedar Award is the national film award of France. In addition, Omar Sy won the best actor award. Others in the cast include Francois Cluzet, Audrey Fleurot, Anne Le Ny, Alba Gaia and Kraghede. The film was directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. The second film in this International Film Series will be the 2012 Canadian film “Stories We Tell,” which will be screened on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at the Empire Kanata theatre. This film was directed by Canada’s own Sarah Polley, an award winning actress. This is her latest film as a director and the first feature length documentary that she has directed. It had its world premiere at the 2012 Venice Film Festival while it made its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film

Festival. The film features Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin and Sarah Polley herself. The March offering in this International Film Series being provided by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville will be “A Royal Affair,” scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7 p.m. This is a 2012 Danish film with English subtitles. It was Denmark’s submission for best foreign film at the Oscars, so you know that it’s good. Cast members include Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikel Boe Felsgaard. The fourth film to be shown in this International Film Series will be, hopefully, “The Sapphires,” a 2012 Australian film based on a smash Australian play. It is a musical set in Australia and Vietnam in 1968. Cast members include

Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Miranda Tapsell, Jessica Mauboy and Shari Sebbens. This film has not yet been confirmed but such confirmation is expected in the New Year. The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville has arranged this International Film Series through the Toronto International Film Festival’s Film Circuit. Founded in 1989, this Film Circuit is the Toronto International Film Festival’s film outreach program which tries to bring the best of both Canadian and international films to communities across Canada. For more information about this new International Film Series organized by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville with screenings at the Empire Kanata theatre, please email filmseries@stittsvillerotary. com or phone Valerie Wright at 613-836-9125.

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Making Christmas music at Granite Ridge John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - It was a Christmas tea with lots of Christmas music thanks to the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus. While the close to 30 residents and visitors at the Cottage House on the third floor of the Granite Ridge long term care facility in Stittsville enjoyed seasonal goodies and treats, they not only got to enjoy the Christmas music stylings of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus under the direction of Robert Dueck but they even

got to make their own music in a number of singalong efforts. For these singalongs, members of the Ladies Chorus dispersed themselves throughout the room, surrounding the residents as they joined them in making Christmas music. So singalong efforts included “Angels, We Have Heart on High,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?”, “It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas,” “Silver Bells,” “White Christmas” and “Silent Night.” Now, you just can’t help but get in the Christmas spirit with such favourites gracing the air.

For this performance, the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus was accompanied by two flute players, Crystal Payne and Christine Philipson. The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus, although just recently formed, was not unfamiliar to some of the audience as several on occasion take in the weekly rehearsals which the Ladies Chorus has been having in the multi-purpose room at Granite Ridge. Several of the musical offerings by the Ladies Chorus in this concert, entitled “An Afternoon of Christmas

Music,” featured solo parts. “While by My Sheep” had Ingrid Gemmell, Linda Noble and Mary March as featured singers. The foursome of Beth Ronaghan, Debbie Trouten, Liz Mevel and Reta Hamilton led the singing for “Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head.” The voice of Ingrid Gemmell was featured for “Silver Bells” while Nicole Lahey led in “White Christmas.” And while it was not singing, it was music director Robert Dueck himself, in solo style, who led a robust clapalong as the Ladies Chorus

sang “Tiny King.” And it was director Dueck who, at the end of the one hour concert, on behalf of the Ladies Chorus, wished everyone a very blessed Christmas and thanked the residents and others for letting the Chorus perform for them at their Christmas tea. Members of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus include Beth Ronaghan, Debbie Trouten, Ingrid Gemmell, Liz Mevel, Molly O’Connor, Nancy Hayley, Nicole Lahey and Reta Hamilton, all first sopranos; Jacqueline Sand-

ers, Janet Ramsahoye, Linda Noble, Lynne Small, Rosalie Vos, Shirley Christensen, Taisia Smellie and Vivian Latulippe, all second sopranos; Barb Loynes, Irene Moore, Marilyn Snyder, Mary March, Shelley McLeod and Vivian McLean, first altos; and Lorraine Harker, Lyn Arsenault, Marge Gillick and Wendy Hall, second altos. Barb Creech accompanies the Ladies Chorus on the keyboard, along with Bonnie MacDiarmid and Lorraine Harker helping out on occasion.

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Singing together in the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus performance at the Granite Ridge long term care facility on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 5 are, from left, Debbie Trouten, Liz Mevel, Beth Ronaghan and Reta Hamilton.

Lyn Arsenault, left, and Marge Gillick, right, sing during the performance of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus in the group’s “Ladies Voices in Concert: An Afternoon of Christmas Music” presentation at the Granite Ridge long term care facility on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 5.

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This is the display featuring a crèche scene but also including the Three Kings, village buildings and even Santa Claus in his workshop which Pierrette Mousseau has set up in the enclosed front porch of her Stittsville home for the holiday season.

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Display conveys true spirit of Christmas John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - The true spirit of Christmas is alive and well at Pierrette Mousseau’s home in Stittsville. It’s best shown in an extensive nativity scene centred on a crèche with the Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph that she has set up in the enclosed glass porch at the front of her home. She has set up this display in her front porch for three years now. Be-

fore that, she had set it up indoors and it was even more extensive and elaborate than the current display in her porch. But she moved it to the porch back in 2010 so that more people would see it and it could help re-introduce the spirit of Christ into the celebration of Christmas. Ms. Mousseau laments that Christmas these days seems to be all about Santa Claus to the exclusion of the Baby Jesus.

This year it took her a week and a half to set up the display in her porch, using two Lazyboy chairs as the base on which to establish the display. Besides her crèche, the display shows the Three Kings and also has a number of village buildings. There’s even a Santa in his workshop. It is also adorned with Christmas lights including an ongoing, rotating light source. She admits that it is a lot of work to set up the display but says that she

enjoys doing it. Originally the display in the porch faced the street but she has now reoriented the display so that it faces where a person enters the porch. This gives the viewer a better look at the whole display. She also has set up two figures inside the porch door whose sign welcomes people to the porch and house. But Ms. Mousseau’s Christmas efforts do not end at her porch.

Inside her home, she has angels placed here and there. In addition, she has a virtual life-size Baby Jesus in a crib in her front window, accompanied by an angel. “I’m crazy about babies and angels,” she says. Setting up a Christmas display like that found in her porch is something of a family tradition for Ms. Mousseau as her mother used to have such a display and her sisters do so as well.

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If you like to play pool, then the Stittsville Legion Hall is the place that you want to be. Pool is played on Sundays at 1 p.m. You do not have to be a Legion member to play. For more information, please email Fred Appel at appelpit@rogers.com Every Friday lunch is available at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to drop in. On Friday evening, there is darts, music and a movie. Again, everyone is welcome to stop in and enjoy a visit and friendship. Bingo is played at the Legion Hall every Wednesday starting at 6:45 p.m. Euchre is played every Tuesday starting at 1:15 p.m. Both the bingo and the euchre are open to everyone in the community. Karaoke with Yellow Dory happens on Saturday, Dec. 15 starting at 8 p.m. This will take the form of a Christmas potluck with everyone asked to bring along a small dish of something.

There will be lots of prizes and, yes, lots of fun. Everyone in the community is welcome. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Comrade Ken Davis. Ken has been a member of the Stittsville Legion for several years and was a strong supporter of the poppy campaign. Ken was the son of Joan and Gord Davis who have been longtime members of the Stittsville Legion. The Legion Hall is being decorated for the holidays by the ever-faithful “great girls.” This year’s theme is “candy cane.” Everyone is welcome to drop by and take a look. Alice Saunders had the ladies’ high score at the euchre party at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 5, with Peggy Manion placing second. John Mascoe had the men’s high score with Winnie Burchell as the runner-up. Eddie Legault had the hidden score while Colleen McGillvery had the most lone hands. Brenda Sequin had the low score. Door prizes were won by Norm Legault and Garnet Vaughn.

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The Knights of Columbus of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish in Stittsville are selling Christmas trees again this year. The balsam Christmas trees, selling for $45 each, are

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weeks of December. The funds raised by the Knights of Columbus will go to charities and community activities supported by the Knights of Columbus of Holy Spirit Parish.

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Donna Keays-Hockey retires from Museum John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

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Retiring Goulbourn Museum executive director Donna Keays-Hockey looks at the painting which she was given as a retirement gift as she stands in front of the new Donna Keays-Hockey Gallery, right, which will be a permanent feature at the Museum in recognition of Ms. Keays-Hockey’s 17 years of dedicated service in growing and developing the Museum.

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mental in developing the Goulbourn Museum from a fledgling organization on the fringe of Goulbourn society to a dynamic, bustling, independent and meaningful part of the Goulbourn and Stittsville of today? Well, let me count the ways. At a retirement gathering for Donna Keays-Hockey last Saturday, the Donna KeaysHockey Gallery was unveiled. Located in the annex or history centre building at the twobuilding Goulbourn Museum complex at Stanley’s Corners, this new gallery features an identifying plaque acknowledging Ms. Keays-Hockey’s 17 years of dedicated service to the Goulbourn Museum, located above a display of six framed historic photos from Goulbourn, part of the Museum’s newest and most recent acquisition of historic photos related to Goulbourn. At the launch of this new Donna Keays-Hockey Gallery, Goulbourn Museum Board member John Curry told the assembled guests that it was felt important that there be some lasting tribute to Ms. Keays-Hockey and her long and faithful service to the Museum and so this new gallery was developed. It will serve as an ongoing acknowledgement of Ms. Keays-Hockey’s dedicated and productive service to the Museum, starting in 1996. Her official retirement will happen this coming January, although her last official day at work was Thursday, Dec. 6 due to the use of holidays. Mr. Curry said that it was particularly important that a community museum like the Goulbourn Museum, which is concerned with preserving a community’s history and the story of its residents, take steps to recognize and to preserve for future appreciation outstanding achievements. The development of the Goulbourn Museum itself under Ms. Keays-Hockey’s guidance over 17 years is one of these achievements which merits acknowledgement. The Donna Keays-Hockey Gallery at the Museum is the result. But there was more. Ms. Keays-Hockey was presented with a commissioned piece of art, “New Beginnings” done by mixed media artist Marie Rakos, an artist whose work has impressed Ms. Keays-Hockey in the past. She also received a bouquet of flowers as well as a card congratulating her on her retirement and featuring personal notes from all of the members of the Goulbourn Museum’s Board of Directors. At a get-together with these Board members a little earlier, Ms. Keays-Hockey was praised by vice-chair Linda Preston, calling Ms. KeaysHockey’s retirement the end of an era at the Museum, an era which she called “The Donna era.” “The Museum gained a diamond when you were hired,” Ms. Preston told Ms. KeaysHockey in praising her 17 years at the Museum. See DONNA, page 21

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Donna Keays-Hockey became curator in 1997 Longtime Museum Board member Virginia Notley, in her remarks at the gathering, recounted some of the memorable happenings and incidents that took place over the years at the Goulbourn Museum, especially in the early years when the Museum had little staff and few resources. A 17-minute long slide show showing photos and Museum events from its founding in 1989 through to the present was a highlight of the gathering. It chronicled the Museum’s development through the years, ending with a recounting of the achievements in 2012 including the hiring of a marketing and visitor services staff member on contract and completion of a ten year Museum Development Plan, ending with the phrase “Donna Hockey is Outta here!” The retirement gathering saw a number of former Goulbourn Museum staff such as Erin Poulton attend as well as a number of invited guests, mainly volunteers with whom Donna Keays-Hockey has worked with over the years, including former Goulbourn Township Historical Society president Robin Derrick and current Historical Society president Barbara Bottriell. Ms. Keays-Hockey feels that she is leaving the Museum at a good time as it has good staff in place, has the new Museum Development

Plan to guide the future and has developed its policies and procedures to meet provincial community museum standards. She also feels that there is a desire within society these days for people to know about the place where they live including some understanding of how it developed and some knowledge of the people who lived in the community previously. The role of a community museum is to tell the story of a community and its people and so such a museum, like the Goulbourn Museum, is well placed in today’s society. “Now we have developed the product and it’s now ready to be fully released,” Ms. Keays-Hockey says about the position of the Goulbourn Museum in today’s Goulbourn. It has not always been that way. When Ms. Keays-Hockey first assumed the job of curator back in 1997, it was a ten hour a week position. It was the volunteer efforts of dedicated supporters like the late Bee Griffiths, the late Barry Roberts, the late Percy Cathcart and others who were priceless in these early years of the Goulbourn Museum’s development. An Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $25,000 in 1999 to digitize photographs and also promote the Museum was a big initial step forward for the Goulbourn Museum. “That was a big deal,” Ms.

Keays-Hockey says, noting that no other community museums in the area were digitizing photo collections and making searchable data bases at that time. She acknowledges that this gave quite an impetus to the early development of the Goulbourn Museum. And that’s when things started to happen. The Museum produced driving tour brochures, opened year round, set up its History Centre and hired its first summer student under the Ontario Summer Experience program in the person of Erin Poulton. More summer students followed in ensuing years and more brochures such as walking tours for the various Goulbourn communities were produced. The municipal amalgamation which led to the creation of the present-day city of Ottawa had an impact on the Goulbourn Museum. Although not a municipal museum, its grant funding from the city increased and eventually, in 2006, the Goulbourn Museum was included in the city’s Museum Sustainability Plan, providing the funds to allow for the hiring of experienced staff, better care and management of the Museum’s collections and improved exhibits and community programs. And things continued to improve and develop. The Goulbourn Museum became part of the Ottawa Museum

Network in 2007. An Ontario Trillium Foundation grant allowed the hiring of Sarah Forsyth as a collections manager, shared with the Nepean Museum. She went on to become a full time Goulbourn Museum employee in 2009. Her hiring along with that of an education and community programmer and an exhibition technician meant improved Museum exhibits and better collection practices. In 2009 and 2010, the first two volumes of Voices of Goulbourn’s Past, compiled by Linda Preston and her sister Cheryl McCoy, were published, generating funds for the Museum but more importantly helping the Museum carry out its mandate of telling the stories of longtime Goulbourn residents. In 2010, the Goulbourn Museum received its first-ever Community Museum Operating Grant of $22,081. This took three years of work to receive but it made the Goulbourn Museum adopt best practices, especially with regard to its collection and conservation policies. Receiving the provincial Community Museum Operating Grant means that the Goulbourn Museum is meeting the standards required for community museums in the province. Ms. Keays-Hockey notes that the Goulbourn Museum has been able to develop and grow because of the long-

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Goulbourn Museum executive director Donna KeaysHockey sits at her desk. She is retiring after 17 years overseeing the growth and development of the Museum which is located at Stanley’s Corners. standing support and service provided by the facilities and property personnel at the city of Ottawa. This has meant new windows, new roofs, interior renovations, a new septic system, washroom renovations, and a new furnace, among other things. But Ms. Keays-Hockey does admit that the Goulbourn Museum, as it moves into the future, does face some challenges, one of which is the small physical size of the Museum itself. This limits

programs, especially the Museum’s increasingly popular children’s craft and day camp programs, to a relatively small number. Another challenge is to continue to try to attract visitors to the Museum. Ms. Keays-Hockey is hopeful that Goulbourn residents realize that they have a community museum that is well worth supporting and visiting, as it tells important parts of the Goulbourn story. See MUSEUM, page 22

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Members of the 2012 Board of Directors of the Goulbourn Museum are, front row, seated, from left, Virginia Notley, treasurer; Hilda Moore, chair; Linda Preston, vice-chair; and Sheila Cain-Sample, secretary; and, back row, from left, Kurt Johnson, Phil Sweetnam, executive director Donna KeaysHockey, Keith Hobbs and John Curry. SUE WOODFORD

Goulbourn Museum from 1989 to present Special to the News

EMC news - The Goulbourn Museum has changed and grown since its establishment in 1989. Much of this development has happened under the watch of executive director Donna Keays-Hockey who is retiring after 17 years of dedicated service to the Museum. An outline of the story of the Goulbourn Museum is as follows: 1989 Establishment of a Goulbourn Museum Board of Trustees. 1990 Catherine Culley hired part time as first curator of Goulbourn Museum. The Museum was open on Sunday afternoons from May through October.

The first Goulbourn Museum brochure was produced. 1991 The inaugural Museum Board meeting was held on March 21. Inaugural Board members were Bee Griffiths, Goulbourn township councillor Perce McKinley, Goulbourn recreation director Bob Mills, John Curry, Bill Howe, Don McMillan curator Catherine Culley. Goulbourn township provided a grant of $4,625 for the Museum’s operation. 1992 Goulbourn township increased its grant for the Museum’s operation to $8,000. 1995 Judy Kiss-Pistilli was hired as the Museum’s curator with the retirement of Catherine Culley. Goulbourn township’s grant for the Museum

was $10,000. 1996 Donna Keays-Hockey was hired to assist the curator. 1997 Donna Keays-Hockey became the curator, replacing Judy Kiss-Pistilli who had moved to the United States. The curator was employed ten hours a week. 1999 An Ontario Trillium Foundation grant for $25,000 was received for digitizing 800 photographs and organizing a searchable data base. A gift shop is opened in the Museum. Guiz Creations of Stittsville develops the Museum’s first website pro bono. See THROUGH, page 23 R0011800593

The Goulbourn Museum is now very social media conscious, with a presence on Facebook and Twitter as well as a newly redesigned website. Indeed, the Goulbourn Museum has had a website since 1999 when Gisele Andrews and Guiz Creations, a local business, developed a site for the Museum. The Goulbourn Museum was one of the first community museums to have a website. Ms. Keays-Hockey cannot say enough about the loyal and exceptional staff which the Goulbourn Museum has had over the years, including inaugural curator Catherine Culley, her successor Judy Kiss-Pistilli, Erin Poulton, Sarah Forsyth, the summer students and current staff members Kathryn Ward, Tracey Donaldson and Sue Woodford. She also notes that the Museum has benefitted from a supportive, dedicated and well connected Board of Directors over the years as well as the efforts of numerous volunteers. She is happy with where the Museum is at this stage of its development and feels that it will continue to grow and prosper in the coming years. “I think we’re in a good spot,� she says. “I think we have a very good reputation and we worked hard to get that,� she adds. As for herself in retirement, she thinks that she is leaving at the right time. “It’s just a good time to move onto other things,� she says. Just what this will entail as the months progress she does not yet know. She may get involved in local history dealing with her family in the Lanark area but right now she is just looking forward to taking a year or so for herself before she takes on anything new.

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Through the years Continued from page 22

2000 A $688 Heritage Organization Development Grant was received from the Ontario Ministry of Culture. A new Museum brochure and driving tour were produced. The Museum opens year round Tuesday through Friday and on Sunday afternoons. A History Centre is established. The ďŹ rst-ever summer student, Erin Poulton, is hired under the Ontario Summer Experience program. 2001 Two summer students were hired. The city of Ottawa provided a grant of $21,000 for the Museum operation. Erin Poulton was hired to work part-time all year round. Air conditioning was installed in the History Centre building and new windows were installed in the Museum building. 2002 Walking tours were produced for Stittsville, Richmond, Ashton and Munster A former clerk’s building (History Centre) was renovated through a Community Foundation of Ottawa grant and a city of Ottawa grant. 2003 The ďŹ rst Goulbourn Museum heritage calendar was released. New windows were installed in the History Centre building,

along with a new roof. The city of Ottawa grant for the Museum’s operation was $27,800. 2004 Publication of the book “For King and Canadaâ€? written by Barry Roberts. High speed internet arrived at the Museum. An Education and Community Programmer was hired. 2005 A searchable artifact database was set up. The Museum Messenger Newsletter was introduced. 2006 Implementation of the city of Ottawa’s Museum Sustainability Plan allowed for the hiring of experienced staff, better care and management of the collections and improved exhibitions and community programs. The city of Ottawa’s grant for the Museum was $72,235. Interior renovations were made to the Museum. 2007 The Ottawa Museum Network is incorporated. Tracey Donaldson is hired as community programmer. An Ontario Trillium Foundation grant allows for the hiring of a collections manager Sarah Forsyth. Archival standard lighting is installed in the Museum. 2008 Kathryn Ward is hired as a summer student. Introduction of seasonal craft workshops for children. A travelling exhibit program for high trafďŹ c locations throughout the community is implemented. The city of Ottawa grant for the Museum’s operation is $141,580.

2009 A collections manager is hired full time. An education and community programmer is hired on a one year contract for 30 hours per week. An exhibition technician is hired on a six month contract at 22 ½ hours per week. Voices of Goulbourn’s Past, Volume 1, is released. 2010 The exhibit for the 100th Regiment of Foot is renovated. The Museum receives its ďŹ rst provincial Community Museum Operating Grant of $22,081. The Museum is incorporated. Voices of Goulbourn’s Past, Volume 2, is released. A new roof and septic system are installed by the city. 2011 Charitable status is acquired by the Museum. The city of Ottawa grant for Museum operations is $170,330. Public washrooms at the Museum are renovated to comply with provincial accessibility requirements. First annual Contributors’ Event is held. A separation agreement between the Goulbourn Township Historical Society and the Goulbourn Museum is signed, ending the Historical Society’s years overseeing the operation of the Museum. 2012 Sue Woodford is hired under contract as the Museum’s marketing and visitor services staff member. Completion of a ten year Museum Development Plan with Lord Cultural Resources as the consultant. A new gas furnace is installed in the History Centre.

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EMC news - Longtime Stittsville Village Association executive member and past president Metin Akgun was acknowledged for his longstanding commitment to the community at the recent annual SVA annual general meeting. 2011-2012 SVA president Marilyn Jenkins, in her president’s report at the AGM, noted that Mr. Akgun had been an integral part of the execu-

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Mr. Akgun received this praise and recognition because the AGM was the last SVA meeting that he will be attending in an official board capacity. In the past year, he served as the SVA’s immediate past president but this role is now being taken over by Ms. Jenkins as she has stepped down as president. The SVA’s new president is Phil Sweetnam who had been serving as vicepresident.

EMC news - Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee John Curry of Stittsville has been appointed to six Board committees for the coming year. The committee appointments were made at the Board’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Trustee Curry will be sitting on the Board’s Special Education Advisory committee, a statutory committee mandated by the province. The Special Education Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Board regarding matters affecting the establishment, development and delivery of special education programs and services for Board students with exceptionalities and special needs. Trustee Curry has also been re-appointed to

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EMC news - It’s out there, a little on its own, hanging over the nearby drinking fountain. But where better to place a photograph featuring water than over a water fountain. And so this is what Stittsville photographer Sylvie Sabourin did in hanging her exhibit called “Images” on the Art Space Wall at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library where it will be until the end of December. The photograph that she hung over the nearby water drinking fountain shows a man standing in a flooded street. She took the photograph back in 1984 in France when the Loire River flooded its banks, inundating the surrounding area including this street that she captured on film. This is but one of the photographs that Ms. Sabourin has on display in the exhibit, a collection of photographs that is very much international in flavour, featuring scenes from France, Switzerland, New York State and Canada (her backyard, no less). The photograph taken in northern New York State that is part of the exhibit shows two boats filled with water in the fall. She has exhibited this photograph in previous other shows and has always found that people have been very receptive to it. That’s why she has included it in this current exhibit. But this exhibit includes not only some of her work which she has shown previously but also several photographs that have never been exhibited before. Some images in this exhibit are black and white photographs while the majority are colour shots. All of the photographs are framed, something which Ms. Sabourin now does herself and which she finds that she enjoys. It allows her to select matting that in her view compliments the photograph. Ms. Sabourin approaches her photography as a way of bringing enjoyment to people’s

lives. “All I want is to bring people peace and quiet,” she says, noting that she is not out there with her camera to provoke. She notes that people these days always seem to be on the run and busy. With her photograph, she tries to capture scenes where time stops and people can stop as well and enjoy it. That’s why her photographs for the most part deal with landscapes and places where quiet and beauty prevail. She says that for her, photography is taking the time to enjoy what you see and then to capture it on film. Born in France, Ms. Sabourin visits there every year and so some of her photography features scenes in France. Each year when she visits France, she discovers new places to photograph or she photographs places that she had visited before but had not captured on film. Ms. Sabourin has called her current photographic exhibit at the Stittsville library “Images” in keeping with her tradition of using an exhibit name that is bilingual. She did the same in her 2011 book “Emotions” which is spelled the same and means the same in both English and French. Indeed, she is currently involved in efforts to have a second book published. She has completed all of the photography and related text work and now it is being reviewed by a potential publisher. Most of the 100 photographs were taken in Europe, featuring churches and old monasteries, as it is a book related to light and spirituality. But Ms. Sabourin is not finished with just two books. She already has an idea for a third book but she wants to see the second book through to publication before starting on this third book. This exhibit “Images” is the first time that Ms. Sabourin has displayed her work at the Stittsville library’s Art Space Wall. She does exhibit her work at the Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa) gallery at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville and has also had

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Stittsville photographer Sylvie Sabourin hangs one of her photographs as she arranges her “Images” exhibit on the Art Space Wall at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. exhibitions of her work elsewhere around Ottawa. Ms. Sabourin herself writes about this “Images” exhibit at the Stittsville library as follows: “May these photographs not only be entertaining to look at but may they also call to your imagination, take you towards these realms where the emotion of looking at a place or a thing shown on a picture allows you to get past the subject and leaves you with the indelible memory of having lived a few seconds of eternity.” Ms. Sabourin was born in France where she grew up before moving to Canada in the early 1980’s. In Canada, she tries to capture the

wonders of nature in her photography. When back visiting in France, she tries to focus on the “old stones” that catch her eye, be they related to monasteries, old houses, vineyards or churches. In all her work, she tries to capture and convey the emotions that beauty inspires, whether it is the beauty found in nature or in the beauty in the creations of man. The Art Space Wall at the Stittsville library is located at the right rear of the facility. It is available for viewing whenever the library itself is open. Sylvie Sabourin’s website can be found at www.sylviesabourin.ca

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EMC sports - Three cheers for the Cheer Sport Sharks Ottawa cheerleaders! Sending six teams to the Cheer for the Cure competition in Oshawa last Saturday, Dec. 8, all six recorded top three finishes. Indeed, the Thrashers and Whitetips senior teams from the Cheer Sport Sharks Ottawa gym on Iber Road in Stittsville both placed first in their division. Indeed, the Whitetips captured the grand championship in their division. But the other Cheer Sport Sharks Ottawa teams in the competition also performed spectacularly. Three teams had second place finishes while another had a third place finish. What a performance – six teams entered and all finished in the top three in their divisions. Now that’s something to cheer about. And there was lots of competition. A total of 163 teams from all over Ontario and the Eastern United States were at the competition. Cheer Sport Sharks, which also has gyms in

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‘green chair’ at branch’s grand opening john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - TD Canada Trust is best known for its green chair. Indeed, an oversized green chair has become an iconic symbol for TD Canada Trust, meant to represent easy, convenient, comfortable banking. And so, it is great to hear that the “green chair” will be present and on display for the grand opening festivities at the new TD Canada Trust branch at 5679 Hazeldean Road at the Shoppes of Fairwinds shopping area (where Food Basics and Toys R Us are located) in Stittsville this coming Sunday, Dec. 16. It’s not like this new branch does not have any chairs – indeed, it has a number of chairs set up in its comfortable lobby area where customers and clients can enjoy a coffee and a quite moment or two if they prefer. But none of these chairs sports the iconic green that has become TD Canada Trust’s visual trademark, as it were. So, a “green chair” will be at the grand opening which will be taking place this Sunday, Dec. 16 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., with a ribbon cutting ceremony involving city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri happening at 1 p.m. The grand opening will feature cake and refreshments and a number of prize giveaways. In addition, those in attendance will be able to have their photo taken resulting in the creation of a set of personalized gift tags for presents. The Carp Ridge Learning Centre will be on hand offering crafts for youngsters. There will also be entertainment. Branch manager Robin Hash extends an invitation to everyone to drop by and say hello and enjoy the grand opening activities. You don’t have to be a customer of the branch, he makes clear. It’s a great opportunity to satisfy your curiosity and have a look inside this new branch which sports what TD Canada Trust is calling its new “Bravo” look where offices are scarce and friendly inter-

action with clients and customers is encouraged from the moment that they come through the front door. For Ashley Henry, a self-proclaimed “Valley girl” who has ten years of experience with TD Canada Trust, working in both the Renfrew and Arnprior branches, she signed on with this new branch in Stittsville despite the daily drive from her home in Renfrew because she wanted to be part of growing a new branch, especially one based on the new “Bravo” approach. A financial services representative at the new branch, Ms. Henry says that her chief task is to build relationships with clients, developing trust and getting to know clients even before beginning to offer advice to help them achieve their financial goals. The new “Bravo” concept which allows her to greet customers in the lobby and chat with them facilitates the building of such relationships, she feels. Steve Hillock, another financial services representative at this new branch, has been with TD Canada Trust for eight years, having started as a part-time teller while attending school. He signed up for the new branch because of the opportunity to become a financial services representative and also because the branch is not that far from his home in Barrhaven, making for a shorter commute. He feels that his work in restaurant and retail positions during his schooling have prepared him well for the customer service demands of his current job. He said that having the new “Bravo” customer-centred focus at this new branch was something that appealed to him and was a different environment from his previous TD Canada Trust branch. “It’s something I wanted to be a part of,” Mr. Hillock says. He says that the “Bravo” concept allows him to be out greeting customers and not chained to a desk. He says that this new approach to banking helps staff to get to know the customers better and in turn to able to

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EMC news - Your empty beer bottles can help those in need at Christmas time. This can happen through your participation in the “Running on Empties” fundraising initiative that will be happening at The Beer Store in Stittsville this Saturday, Dec. 15. That’s when members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville will be on hand outside The Beer Store at the Stittsville Corners shopping area (Stittsville Sobeys plaza) at the corner of Carp Road and Hazeldean Road to collect donated empties. The funds raised will be going to the Christmas Exchange which helps Ottawa area families in need during the Christmas season. The Rotary Club members will be at The Beer Store from 9:30 a.m. through to 5 p.m., so start saving your empties and look for them this Saturday, Dec. 15. The Christmas Exchange has been a sense of hope and dignity to those in need in Ottawa for 97 years. Registered families receive a food hamper or a gift voucher to Giant Tiger. The Christmas Exchange also coordinated distribution for the Salvation Army’s Toy Mountain program. Last year there were 27,579 individuals on the list to receive help from the Christmas Exchange. Unfortunately, due to a shortage of donations, a number did not get the assistance that they should have received. This year the need is already higher with organizers expecting that up to 29,000 individuals will be needing a helping hand from the Christmas Exchange this year. That’s why your generosity at this “Running on Empties” fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 15 will be so helpful. Since this “Running for Empties” program began in 1988, over $294,000 has been raised for the Christmas Exchange. Last year, across the city, $17,000 was raised. This year’s goal is $25,000 in keeping with the program’s 25th anniversary year.

give them the best possible financial advice based on these developing relationships. For financial services representative Tri Tran, this is his first position at a TD Canada Trust branch. But he is far from inexperienced. He has completed six months of training at various branches within the Ottawa area, doing everything from opening accounts to investments to handling mortgage loans. But in addition to this, he worked for Money Mart for five years after his school graduation. While Money Mart is not a bank, he gained invaluable customer service experience while working there. He is now us-

ing these skills in his new role with TD Canada Trust. During his training, Mr. Tran worked in both traditional branches as well as branches featuring the new “Bravo” customer service concept. He enjoyed working in both situations but finds that the “Bravo” concept like in this new branch gives him the opportunity to greet customers in the lobby or at the front desk and get to know the customer somewhat. It also gives the customer an easy opportunity to ask a question about banking in a familiar and open setting. Mr. Tran says that at the new branch, a customer can take the op-

portunity to enjoy a cup of coffee, sit in the lobby reading a paper and just take a few minutes away from the hustle and bustle of daily living. This new branch and its “Bravo” concept encourages just that. The use of the “green chair” by TD Canada Trust to represent easy, convenient banking was conceived in 2001 when TD and Canada Trust merged. It was then that making banking comfortable as represented by the “green chair” became the new entity’s positioning in the marketplace. It has since become TD Canada Trust’s most visible aspect of its promotional strategy.

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Financial services representatives at the new branch of TD Canada Trust at 5679 Hazeldean Road at the Shoppes of Fairwinds shopping area are, from left, Ashley Henry, Tri Tran and Steve Hillock.

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EMC news - Exploring a new gift shop with poinsettias, fresh wreaths, gift baskets and more. Exciting. Enjoying bacon on the bun and hot apple cider in a fireplace environment, with live entertainment. Delicious and enjoyable. And being able to browse for free through the offerings of over 50 local vendors, selling everything from jewellery to knitting to toys and more. Priceless. But that and more is what’s happening this Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15 at the first annual Christmas Farmers Market being staged at the new Creekside Gardens in Richmond. Well, actually, Creekside Gardens and the gift shop, Creekside Creations Co. may be new but the routes to the site are well travelled as it was the home of Lalonde’s Richmond Gardens for over three decades. New owner Scott Cummings has given the place at the corner of Eagleson Road and Ottawa Street in Richmond a whole new look, something which is well worth a visit in itself. And Debbie Goodfellow has turned Ray Lalonde’s former office space and its environs into a homey, comfortable gift shop, complete with a fireplace, leather sofas, a coffee bar and lots of interesting items. The gift shop is also offering workshops and is putting together inviting gift baskets. But it is really this upcoming Christmas Farmers Market that you will not want to miss. It runs this Friday, Dec. 14 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and then

this Saturday, Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is free admission, lots of parking and a sheltered, heated area where the over 50 vendors will be set up. There will be apples for sale, wood creations, silver and china, handmade cutting boards, meats, Christmas décor, linens, preserves, baked goods, wooden toys, maple syrup, soap, jewellery and much more there. Debbie Goodfellow, in organizing this first annual Christmas Farmers Market at Creekside Gardens, drew upon vendors from both the Carp Farmers Market and the North Gower Farmers Market. In addition, her website call for vendors produced more interest and she has assembled a wide and varied selection of vendors and their goods. “I know it’s going to be great,” Debbie says about what will be offered at this Christmas Farmers Market. The only unknown is just how many people will show up – she’s hoping that there’s lots. She says that people should drop in for something to eat on Friday evening, enjoying bacon on the bun. It’s meant to be that kind of event – a community social where you will also be able to browse through the vendors and buy a variety of items, all just in time for Christmas gift giving. This first annual Christmas Farmers Market is just the beginning for Creekside Gardens. A regular summertime farmers market is being envisioned as well. Creekside Gardens, in the tradition of Lalonde’s Richmond Gardens, will continue to offer what you need to have beautiful gardens and

landscaping. There are over 30,000 square feet of greenhouse space that will be filled with plants, vegetables, fruit and herbs, all you need for your garden. There will be trees and shrubs, planters and baskets and a full line of gardening supplies including tools, potting soil and fertilizer. Creekside Gardens will also be offering a range of gardening services for commercial and residential properties. For information about Creekside Gardens, the Creekside Creations Co. gift shop or the upcoming Christmas Farmers Market, please call 613-293-4884.

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Connor Cummings, left, son of Creekside Gardens owner Scott Cummings, and Debbie Goodfellow, right, holding the sign for the Creekside Creations Co. gift shop at Creekside Gardens in Richmond, are with a group of wooden reindeer and a sleigh filled with Christmas packages at Creekside Gardens.

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Debbie Goodfellow, left, of Creekside Gardens and the Creekside Creations Co. gift shop, and her friend Kathleen Sterling, right, sit beside the gift shop’s fireplace amid the Christmas flowers and decorations that are making the gift shop a magical Christmas oasis this holiday season. Creekside Gardens is hosting its first ever Christmas Farmers Market this Friday, Dec. 14 and this Saturday, Dec. 15.

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Goulbourn Jubilee Singers music director Linda Crawford, far right, directs the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers choir as it sings at its “Christmas Jubilee� concert at the Glen Cairn United Church in Kanata last Saturday evening, Dec. 8. not the name of the game when it came to the audience singalong portion of the concert. Of course, participation was easy as the words to the three Christmas carols sung – “Good King Wenceslas,� “The First Noel� and “We Wish You A Merry Christmas� – were all projected on a screen. It meant a boisterous singalong session – what fun! This “Christmas Jubilee� concert, presented by the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and The Junior Jubilees both last Saturday evening and again last Sunday afternoon at the Glen Cairn United Church in Kanata, had more than just Christmas music. There was music related to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Year this year, including a 1694 piece written for a Royal birthday and a tune “Old 100th: All People That On Earth Do Dwell� that was heard at the Queen’s coronation in Westminster Abbey in 1953 – and it sure had that Westminster sound as delivered at this concert. This regal theme continued through the first part of the concert, including the Jubilee Singers rendition of Handel’s “Coronation Anthem No. 3,� also known as “The King Shall Rejoice.� Written in 1727, it has been a coronation staple over the centuries. And the Jubilee Singers did not forget their own 35th anniversary, as they reprised the Jim Wright composition “Let All Our Voices Raise� which the choir itself had commissioned and was sung at the

choir’s 25th anniversary ten years ago. Standout performances in the second, Christmas-oriented part of the concert included The Junior Jubilees singing of “Wexford Carol� accompanied by Sandra Allan on the cello and “Northern Lights,� a choral-world hit song that was not only sung by the Jubilee Singers but also was accompanied by a series of photos showing the spectacular northern lights, projected on that same screen that would later show the words for the carol singalong. And it was this same screen, by the way, that was used before the performance and during the intermission, showing pictures from the 35 years of performances by the Jubilee Singers and The Junior Jubilees leading up to this anniversary concert. A real concert highlight was the presentation of “Jesus Christ The Apple Tree,� fea-

turing not only the voices of the Jubilee Singers but beginning with the solo offerings of a trio of Junior Jubilees, namely Tia Zubryn, Karolina Moo and Julia Heusel, and concluding with the solo offerings of a trio of Jubilee Singers, namely Lisa Laughton, Keltie Purcell and Sue Lopez. When you include pieces such as “This Little Babe,� a harmony-filled old English standard, as done by The Junior Jubilees, the robust “Here We Come A-Caroling� and “I’ll Be Home For Christmas� by the Jubilee Singers, and The Junior Jubilees singing “A la media noche� accompanied by Graham Lindsey with his rhythmic box drumming and ending with an “Olay� flourish, the concert had a lot of variety tied together by its Christmas threads. Red poinsettias located around the church – on window sills and tables – and a

lighted Christmas tree at the right of the performance area added to the Christmas mood for the concert. The Junior Jubilees wore red scarves, contrasting with their white tops. The ladies of the Jubilee Singers wore gold vests for the first part of the concert, switching to silver and red scarves for the second, Christmas-oriented part of the concert. Goulbourn Jubilee Singers member Rene Douville, who served as executive producer for this concert, explained in his closing remarks at the concert that the $5 admission price had been set to equate with what was charged for the group’s initial concert 35 years ago and as a way of thanking all of the choir’s supporters for their years of supporting

the choir. Stage manager for this concert was John Argue while Rene Douville looked after the concert’s program booklet. Charlotte Parry looked after publicity while she and Elizabeth Douville handled ticket sales. Pat Bednarz and The Embers handled the refreshments that were available following the concert. Looking after the front of house duties for this concert were Sue Goddard, Dave Simpson, Don Sawyer and Russ Graham. Denise Davy was the supervisor for The Junior Jubilees for this concert while sound support for the concert was provided by Wayne Johnston and Glen Trebble. R0011807925

EMC news - A “Showbiz Snowman� number by the Junior Jubilees. Show stopping. An arrangement of “Silent Night� as used by the Straight No Chaser professional a cappella group sung by the men of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers. Spell binding. A three carol singalong that filled the performance area with these familiar sounds of Christmas. Rousing. And so the annual Christmas concert of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and their companion youth choir The Junior Jubilees went from one vocal highlight to another, celebrating not only the Christmas season but also the choir’s own 35th anniversary and, as part of this hat trick of celebration, Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee Year on the throne. Of course, the choir does have a strong historical tie with Queen Elizabeth as the choir adopted the name “Jubilee Singers� at its formation in 1977 as it was, at that time, Queen Elizabeth’s silver jubilee year. Both have advanced together through the ensuing 35 years, gaining in respect as they have both grown in being examples of how to excel at their roles, be it as a local community choir or as the monarch of a Commonwealth of Nations. It was “Showbiz Snowman,� the last of seven individual songs presented by The Junior Jubilees at this “Christmas Jubilee� concert, that showed the developing performance skills of this 20-voice group, evoking a thunderous audience reaction. That’s because the song combined choral movements with its phrases like “Our snowman is showman inside.� So you had hand and body gestures accompanying virtually every phrase and culminating with a high stepping dance featuring arm-in-arm unison, just like the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes might do in one of their glitzy performances. “Silent Night� is a fixture at most Christmas concerts but the men of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers delivered this iconic song using an arrangement from the Straight No Chaser a cappella group which has become widely popular these days for their unique a cappella musical offerings. And the Jubilee Singers men were led in their presentation by soloist Dwayne Clipperton. The audience reflected the song, listening in silent appreciation until it was time to deliver a hearty round of applause at its conclusion. But silence was certainly

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City of Ottawa Councillor Reports By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa

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

SKATING SEASON NOW OPEN ON THE RINK OF DREAMS! The second outdoor skating season of downtown Ottawa’s Rink of Dreams is now open! Weather permitting; the Rink of Dreams, located at Marion Dewar Plaza at City Hall, will open every day, from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m., including holidays, until the end of the skating season in March 2013. A heated change hut is open every day from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. More information is available at ottawa.ca. I would also like to remind Rink of Dreams visitors that they can warm up inside Ottawa City Hall by visiting one of three exhibits, all of which are free of charge: r #BSCBSB "OO 4DPUU (BMMFSZ r 0UUBXB 4QPSUT )BMM PG 'BNF r $JUZ )BMM "SU (BMMFSZ DID YOU KNOW? STITTSVILLE NEWS CELEBRATES 55 YEARS! It was in 1957 that Howard Maguire decided to start a newspaper. He had begun his career as a linotype operator. While working at The Ottawa Journal, he saw the need for Stittsville to have a newspaper. On December 12, 1957, Howard brought out the very first issue of The Stittsville News. Within a year, he quit his job in the city, bought his own printing equipment and began full-time as the editor and publisher of The Stittsville News.

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Sandra Allan plays the cello as she accompanies The Junior JOHN CURRY/METROLAND Jubilees, the junior choir associated with the Goulbourn Pat Lindsey, left, and Sue Chapman, right, sing at the Jubilee Singers, as they sing “Wexford Carol� at the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers’ “Christmas Jubilee� concert “Christmas Jubilee� concert presented by the Goulbourn at the Glen Cairn United Church in Kanata last Saturday Jubilee Singers and The Junior Jubilees at the Glen Cairn evening, Dec. 8. United Church in Kanata last Saturday evening, Dec. 8.

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EMC news - The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and their junior choir The Junior Jubilees are both growing in numbers. Both groups performed in their annual Christmas concert, this year called “Christmas Jubilee,� last Saturday and Sunday at the Glen Cairn United Church in Kanata. Members of the Junior Jubilees or JJs include Anna Bramble, Liam Bramble, Isabella Chapman-Pusiak, Robyn Davy, Karmi Dhaliwal, Caleigh Hartery, Taylor Heard, Julia Heusel, Shannon Hughes, Rachel Lachine, Alex Melbourne, Karolina Moo, Sarah Porter, Amanda Starkes, Nora Thompson, Ali Tilgner, Jacqueline Tilgner, Ellena Tzavelas, Hannah Verge, Olivia Verge and Tia Zubryn. Current sopranos with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are Pat Bednarz, Dorothea Bendall, Sue Chapman, Bev Coote, Eve Donoghue, Pat Graham, Tracey Heard, Lois Hoysted, Vivian Latulippe,

The printing equipment that was bought by Howard Maguire was actually what kept them in business! Along with the newspaper, they did other commercial printing, such as auction sale bills, Ottawa and Montreal kennel club lists for dog shows BOE QSJ[F MJTUT GPS 'BMM GBJST In 1975, John Curry bought the paper from Renfrew Mercury and successfully ran it for many years, gathering many community newspaper awards and acknowledgements along the way until it sold to Metroland News in 2011. Residents today continue to be showcased in the local newspaper thanks to John’s dedicated work for the Stittsville community. The Stittsville News celebrates its 55th year anniversary on December 12th. Congratulations on many successful years! *Information regarding the “Did you know‌â€? story was taken from the book Stittsville a Sense of Place by Barbara Bottriell, 1998.

Merry Christmas to you and your family. I wish you all the best in 2013! Joyeux NoĂŤl Ă vous et Ă votre famille. Je vous souhaite le meilleur en 2013!

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companist for the two groups. The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, founded in 1977, is open to any adult who enjoys music. There are no auditions and the ability to read music is not required. The Junior Jubilees, the junior choir associated with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, began in 2000 to provide an opportunity for choral singing for youth. Membership is open to those from ages 8 to 14 with no auditions required. The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and The Junior Jubilees will be presenting their spring concert on Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Cairn United Church in Kanata. The concert, called “Alphabet Soup,� will feature songs spanning the whole alphabet. For instance, “Z� will mean the performance of the song “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,� the song that won the Academy award for best original song after it was in the 1946 Disney movie “Song of the South.� For years, “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah� was part of the opening theme medley for the TV show “Wonderful World of Disney.�

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ALWAYS LISTENING AND ACTING ON YOUR CONCERNS As your Councillor, I always welcome your input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad. Qadri@ottawa.ca. I also encourage you to follow me on Twitter BOE PO 'BDFCPPL 1MFBTF TIBSF UIJT DPMVNO XJUI ZPVS GBNJMZ and friends.

Lisa Laughton, Pat Lindsey, Sue Lopez, Karen Martin, Sandra McKenny, Charlotte Parry, Lina Peddie, Keltie Purcell, Shannon Rodney, Barb Simester, Jane Simpson, Freda Sutton, Carolyn Thompson and Monique Vail. Altos with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are Sandra Allan, Julia Brown, Sandra Brown, Bev Buckland, Gwen Cairns, Alanna Code, Elizabeth Douville, Winnie Gibson, Rosalind Harris, Elizabeth Long, Mary March, Sharon Neill, Sylvia Ralphs-Thibodeau, Nancy Sawyer, Shauna Shapton, Vivien St. George, Alana Viljoen and Sheila Wattie. Tenors with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are Judy Brush, Dwayne Clipperton, Ron Postin and Scott Shepherd. Bass singers with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are Dick Coote, Rene Douville, Keith Lindsey, Dwight Martineau, Bill Robinson, Spencer Sutton and Brian Thompson. Linda Crawford is the music director of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and The Junior Jubilees. Doll Creelman is the ac-

25TH ANNUAL “RUNNING ON EMPTIES� The 25th annual Running on Empties event will be on Saturday, December 15th, 9:30am - 5:00pm at all Ottawa area Beer Stores. I encourage residents to donate their empties to help families and individuals in need through the Christmas Exchange Program. The event has raised over $294,000 for the Christmas Exchange Program since it started in 1988. Last year, $17,000 in donations were raised and this year’s goal is $25,000- for its 25th year.

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The Anglican Parish of March St John’s South March 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata December 16th, 2012 Sunday Eucharist 9:00 am All are invited to worship at 10:30 am as the Parish gathers to celebrate Holy Baptism with the Rt. Rev. John Chapman, Bishop of Ottawa Please note, there will be no services at St Mary’s North March or St Paul’s Dunrobin on December 16th

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What’s up, doc, in Stittsville? EMC news – Alfredo Patricio will be the president of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville for the 2013/2014 term, taking over from current president Carolyn Clark‌.There’s a creative writing group that meets each Thursday from 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. For more information, check out the website www.biblioottawalibrary.ca or phone 613-836-3381‌Spencer West, a motivational speaker, was at Sacred Heart Catholic High School on Tuesday, Dec. 4, addressing the students including about 170 students from a number of other Ottawa Catholic School Board schools. In his presentations, he talks about leadership and finding opportunity in every challenge. He himself overcame struggles after he lost his legs at the age of five. Since then, he has overcome stereotyping and bullying and last year his climbing of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya attracted worldwide attention and he raised over half a million dollars for sustainable water projects in communities affected by a devastating drought which was taking place in Kenya. Back in 2008, Spencer travelled to Kenya on an international volunteer trip to help building a school in a rural community. Over the years, it is estimated that Spencer has talked to over 1.8 million people‌..Ottawa author Ian McKercher will be on hand at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street this Thursday evening, Dec. 13 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. doing a reading and selling and signing copies of his recently published historical fiction book entitled “The Underling.â€? Everyone is welcome to drop in and meet the author‌.Don’t forget that tickets are still on sale at Scotiabank at the Shops of Main Street plaza at Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road for the Christmas gift basket draw that will be taking place on Friday, Dec. 21 at the branch. All proceeds from the draw will be going to the Stittsville Food Bank. The Christmas gift basket is filled with items such as a Swiss Gear suitcase, a KitchenAid covered roaster, an Olympus digital camera, a Black and Decker drill and much more, with a total value probably close to $1,500. Just drop into the bank at any time and you will be able to purchase a ticket or tickets for the draw‌.Laughter, chatter and Christmas carols filled the Lions Den at the Stittsville District Lions Club hall on Stittsville Main Street last Sunday afternoon as the Lions gathered for an afternoon of seasonal fun and enjoyment‌. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Mulkins Street is hosting a Longest Night Service on Friday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. This service is to help those for whom Christmas may be a challenging time and provide comfort to those who have lost a loved one. Everyone is welcome to attend‌.It was a busy time at the Qadri home on Amethyst Crescent last week as Theresa and Shad hosted a Christmas social for members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville last Wednesday evening, followed by a Christmas social for members of the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) executive on Thursday evening. Theresa Qadri is a past president of the Rotary Club and sits on the executive of the SVA‌Sacred Heart High School is a hotbed of “reindeersâ€? these days with

the annual reindeer hunt in which students try to pin a reindeer tag on an unsuspecting fellow student. The hunt also involves teachers as well. It’s all in good fun and leads to a lot of camaraderie and spirit around the school‌The new TD Canada Trust branch on Hazeldean Road near the Iber Road/Huntmar Drive intersection is selling previously-loved books at $1 for a paperback and $2 for a hard-cover. Proceeds from the sale of these books is being donated to local charities‌Santa Claus will be at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) on Shea Road this Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. until noon at the annual cookie decorating and Santa visit event hosted by city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri. Everyone is welcome to drop by with youngsters able to have a chat with Santa and even have a photo taken with the jolly gentleman. Winners of councillor Qadri’s Christmas card contest will be announced at the event‌Robert Dueck, best known as the musical director of the Goulbourn Male Chorus and the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus, performed on the keyboard along with Christine Philipson on the flute for the Christmas luncheon of the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority hosted by Authority member Phil Sweetnam at Cabotto’s Restaurant on Hazeldean Road on Wednesday, Dec. 5‌The Stittsville concert band had a busy time on Monday evening, Dec. 3, performing at both the Stittsville Villa Retirement Residence and then at Stittsville Sobeys‌.A Bank of Montreal branch is being publicized as coming to the Shoppes of Fairwinds shopping area (where Food Basics and Toys R Us are located) at the northeast corner of Hazeldean Road and the Iber Road/Huntmar Drive intersection. Other businesses slated to locate at this shopping area include Kiddie Kobbler, a children’s shoe store, and a dental clinic‌ Stittsville photographer Sylvie Sabourin was featured as one of the “Women on the Moveâ€? by Ottawa Woman magazine in its November issue‌The now closed Carp Road landfill site (aka Carp Mountain) is the location for a lighted depiction of Santa and his reindeer, flying southward toward Stittsville. From the Carp Road, it appears as if Santa and his sleigh and reindeer are flying in the night sky, as the landfill mountain is not visible in the darkness, although with snow on the ground, the outline of the hill does become visible at night and it becomes obvious that Santa and his reindeer are set up on top of the hill and are not flying through the sky. But still, it is an interesting Christmas depiction that is well worth seeing. Thanks, Waste Management‌The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville now has its eighth annual Trivia Challenge Night in the planning stages. The event will be held on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street which has been the locale for all of these Rotary Trivia Challenges Nights. Right now, the Rotary Club is looking for sponsors for the various prizes that are given out during the evening. These include both cash prizes for the winners and various prizes for each trivia round, with prizes to have a value of $100 or so. For more information about sponsorship opportunities or about the Trivia Challenge Night, please contact Rotary Club member Theresa Qadri at 613-6206245 or via email at Theresaq@rogers.com ‌

Historical Society agenda for 2013 EMC news - What do the Rotary Club, firefighting and Masonry have in common? Well, the connection for them is that they will all be topics dealt with in programs offered by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society in 2013. The history of the Rotary Club will be the topic at the Saturday, May 18 while the history of firefighting will be the topic at the Historical Society meeting on Saturday, June 15. The Goodwood Masonic Lodge in Richmond will be

the topic at the meeting on Saturday, Oct. 19. On Saturday, March 16, the Historical Society’s program will welcome Linda Preston and Cheryl McCoy of Richmond who will tell about their writing and publication efforts dealing with the publication of their “Voices of Goulbourn� books. On Saturday, April 20, Grant Perry of Stittsville will make a presentation on antique time pieces. On Saturday, Nov. 16, Dave Brown will make a presentation on “Military Men.�

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And now for something completely different. I spent a day last week working as a gingerbread house decorator at The Gingerbread Man on Tighe Street in Manotick. I ended up making several gingerbread houses that were then put on display for sale and it turns out three of the houses I created sold ďŹ rst thing the following morning. My personal favourite was my gingerbread City Hall, complete with a Rink of Dreams. It was a lot of fun spending the day with the Gingerbread Man, AKA Richard Palframan. Richard is a ďŹ ve star chef, originally from Toronto, who now calls Manotick home and we are all the better because of it. There aren’t many communities in this City that can stake claim to a great small business like the Gingerbread Man. From the fresh baked butter tarts to the delicious gingerbread men, this place is amazing. This is the kind of business that keeps Manotick a vibrant and unique place to live. Visit the Gingerbread Man at 1134 Tighe Street, right next to My Toy Shop, or ďŹ nd out more online at www.gingerbreadman.ca. The Councillor for Hire initiative continues to be a good experience, providing me with different points of view as these two jobs gave me an opportunity to spend a day with local business owners who also live in the community. It is also nice to chat with the patrons of these businesses. One thing is certain from this experience, though, and that is we have plenty of reasons to shop local in Rideau-Goulbourn.

Richmond Youth Gingerbread House Contest The City of Ottawa’s Youth Connexion Program in Partnership with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Center is hosting a Gingerbread House Making Contest for Richmond Youth Grades 5-8 at the Richmond Memorial Community Center on Wednesday, December 19th from 6:30-8:00pm. Admission is free and all supplies will be provided. I’ll be trying my hand at building a gingerbread house as well taking on our local youth. I hope to see a lot of kids come out for a fun evening.

Christmas Exchange The 25th Annual Running on Empties campaign in support of the Christmas Exchange Program will take place on Saturday, December 15th at all Ottawa area Beer Stores. Volunteers will be stationed outside each Beer Store from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, collecting donated empties of beer, wine and liquor bottles from store patrons. Monies raised will go towards providing food hampers and gift certiďŹ cates to families and individuals in need this holiday season. The Christmas Exchange Program is expecting close to 29,000 people to ask for assistance this Christmas, therefore, your help is needed more than ever before. You can ensure that no one runs on empty this Christmas by donating your empties on December 15th at your local Beer Store. For more info, visit www. CaringandSharing.ca If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email me at Scott.Moffatt@ ottawa.ca or contact me by phone at 613-580-2491.

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In late November, I had the pleasure of spending a day working with the co-owners of the Baker’s Bean, Kent and Jody Baker of Richmond. Baker’s Bean offers a wide variety of coffees and teas as well as a delicious menu ďŹ lled with baked goods that are created on site daily and sandwiches prepared fresh. I experienced a day of serving as well as baking carrot cake and unbelievably delicious oatmeal chocolate chip mufďŹ ns. One unique element about the Baker’s Bean is that when you go to there, you aren’t just supporting one local business, but two, as the Baker’s Bean proudly serves NoGo Coffee, which is roasted locally in North Gower. This local coffee house is also involved in the community, most recently providing free hot chocolate following the Richmond Santa Claus Parade. The Baker’s Bean is well worth a visit if you’ve never been and I can assure you that all the baking I did was up to the standards of Ottawa Public Health! Learn more about the Baker’s Bean at www.bakersbean.com.

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Councillor for Hire continued in November and December when I was hired to work for the Baker’s Bean in Richmond on November 29th and The Gingerbread Man in Manotick on December 7th. Both of these businesses illustrate what makes village living so great and we’re lucky to have such fantastic, vibrant small businesses in Rideau-Goulbourn.

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Santa at TD Canada Trust Santa Claus, sitting in a TD Canada Trust iconic “green chair” at the Stittsville TD Canada Trust branch, has Hannah Clarkson sitting on his knee as he is surrounded by, from left, clockwise, Margo Clarkson and TD Canada Trust staff members Christopher Smith, manager Maria Harrington, Tricia McLaren, Rosalyn Johnson, Debbie Warner and Karen Haufe.

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EMC news - Christmas cakes make a great Christmas gift as well as a great personal family treat. Once again this holiday season, the Stittsville District Lions Club is selling Christmas cakes. There are pre-sliced white Christmas cakes selling for $8.50 as well as dark Christmas cakes in a tin, selling for $15. Or if Christmas cake is not your thing, the Lions do have shortbread cookies for sale as well at a cost of $6 per package. The Christmas cakes are for sale at both the Scotiabank and the Royal Bank in Stittsville. Lions Club president Beth Lewis was at the

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EMC sports - A four goal third period in the championship game carried the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor PeeWee A White team to victory in the recent Thanksgiving Classic Tournament in Rochester, New York. This third period outburst followed two scoreless periods of play in this championship game against the Brantford 99ers. Thanks to the four goal outburst, the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven won the game 4-1, capturing the tournament championship. The Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor PeeWee A White team had made it to the championship game after going undefeated through the round robin portion of the tournament. The Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor PeeWee A White team draws players from Stittsville, Richmond, Carp, Carleton Place and Osgoode.

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Members of the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor PeeWee A White team, champions in the recent Thanksgiving Classic Tournament in Rochester, New York, are, at the front, goalies Bradley Mitchell and Nathan Morin; first row, from left, Shayne Driscoll, Joe Carroll, Jamie Armstrong, Trent Harris, Tyler Perigo, Nick Walchyshyn and Brett Murray; and, back row, from left, Ryan Fiebig, Ryan Dodsworth, Carson Kazda, Ryan Bouley, Daniel Weedmark, Andrew Stefanison, Keyan Hogan and Enzo Kwindt.

Jerry Marshall heads Richmond Curling Club Special to the News

EMC sports - Jerry Marshall is president of the Board of Directors of the Richmond Curling Club for the 2012-2013 curling season. He is joined on the Board of Directors by Colleen Martin, first vice-president; Jim Klachan, second vice-president; Kelly McKenna, immediate past president; Dorothy McGinn, secretary; Gary Maxwell, treasurer; Guy Rochon, membership; Leslie Haw, kitchen; Don Boyd, daytime curling; Herb O’Heron, draw; Brenda McConnell, social; Bill Cook,

bar; Chuck Crickett, ice and facilities; Warren and Shirley Reddick, Ontario Curling Association men’s curling reps; Ronna Reddick, historian; and Joyce Cook, Ontario Curling Association ladies’ curling rep. Jim Klachan, the second vice-president, is new to the Club’s Board of Directors as is daytime curling director Don Boyd. Also new to the Board are draw director Herb O’Heron and social director Brenda McConnell. Those who have stepped down from the Board this year are past president John Fraser,

draw director Henry Gilbert, daytime director Mary Drummie, youth director Suzanne Lewis and social director Joyce Cook. The Richmond Curling Club has over 200 volunteers who help out in a variety of ways in the operation of the Club. Established in 1960, the Richmond Curling Club is managed by a Board of Directors who are elected at the Club’s annual general meeting by members in good standing. Curling programs offered by the Richmond Curling Club include daytime curling includ-

ing a daytime cash league, monthly daytime curling, Tuesday senior curling, Valley competitive curling for both men and ladies, and daytime friendlies; evening curling including Monday night men’s curling, Tuesday night ladies’ curling, Wednesday night ladies’ curling, Wednesday night open competitive curling, Thursday night fixed mixed curling and Friday night social draw curling. The Richmond Curling Club also offers Little Rocks, bantam and junior curling programs for youth.

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Newly published book makes great Christmas gift Special to the News

EMC news - “Goulbourn Stained Glass,� a new Goulbourn Township Historical Society book authored by Bernie Shaw, makes a great Christmas gift. Churches and their stained glass windows which are dealt with in the book include Stittsville United Church, St. Thomas Anglican Church and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, all in Stittsville; St. Paul’s United Church, St. John’s Anglican Church and St. Philip Catholic Church, all in Richmond; St. Clare Catholic Church at Dwyer Hill; Munster United Church and St. Stephen Anglican Church (now the Munster branch of the Ottawa Public library) in Munster; and Christ Church Anglican, Ashton United Church and Melville Presbyterian Church (now a private residence), all in Ashton. The book features full colour photos of 105 stained glass windows found in Goulbourn churches. It is selling for $20 a copy and can be ordered with a cheque sent by mail to the Goulbourn Township Historical Society, P.O. Box 621, Stittsville, Ontario K2S 1A7. The cheque should also include $3 for postage for one copy or $5 for postage for two copies. SUBMITTED

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Stittsville Cooperative Nursery School youngsters who took part in the Nursery School’s annual Christmas tradition of filling shoeboxes with gifts for children in need in overseas countries through the Operation Christmas Child campaign Special to the News EMC news - Cinderella of Samaritan’s Purse are, front row, from left, Madyson Mariscak and Liam Hoad; and, back row, from left, Charlie Schella, Emerson Schiffer, Joshua Ralph, Malina Anderson, Benjamin Papp, Macallan Somers, Emma Eagleson, Aiden had to leave her party by midKloppenburg, Jack Saunders and Lucas McCarthy (behind Jack). night. So it is with CHEO’s

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the world through the vehicle of gift-filled shoeboxes. A total of 672,274 giftfilled shoeboxes were collected in Canada in 2011, with over 25,000 coming from the Ottawa area. Shoebox gifts are distributed in more than 100 countries on six continents, giving joy and hope at Christmas time to needy children around the world. This year, in its 20th year, Operation Christmas Child

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MARY COOK Mary Cook’s Memories

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OSU dreams do come true at Disney’s Junior Soccer Showcase Disney’s Junior Soccer Showcase offers younger age groups the chance to experience the same great national competition and top-notch tournament organization as their older counterparts in the original Disney’s Soccer Showcase. This November, OSU Force Academy 2000 Boys travelled to the sunshine state to put themselves to the test at Disney’s Wide World of Sports ‘Proving Ground’ to compete in the Disney Junior Soccer Showcase. With some of the best teams from across America, the boys were drawn against FC Real Madrid from Miami, Boca United from central Florida and Southern West from Georgia in the group stages. Real Madrid momentarily tripped the boys up with a harsh lesson in gamesmanship and aggression, fielding some very powerful 99 born players and snatching a goal in the last few minutes of the game to win 3-2. However, the OSU boys had done enough to qualify for the knock out round due to some excellent performances in their other games.

Mother said if we didn’t quiet down, we could all stay in the house and do chores. We had known since Friday night that on Saturday we would be going into the bush to get our Christmas tree. It was one of the most exciting times during the Christmas holidays. That meant my sister Audrey and I would do a quick stab at tidying the house and the three brothers could leave cleaning out the cow byre until Sunday. Emerson was in an especially happy mood. He hated shovelling out manure and putting it off for one day was a bonus in his eyes. We were sitting around the breakfast table and Father, who had no patience with frivolity at breakfast time, threatened to cancel the whole deal if Emerson and Everett didn’t stop their silliness. The brothers were kicking each other under the table, stabbing each other with their elbows and laughing as if they had seen something hilarious. To put an end to the nonsense, Father ordered Everett to the barn to hitch up the team and bring the flat-bottomed sleigh around to the house before he was even finished with his porridge. That ended the carry on at the table. It gave the rest of us time to get into our winter clothes. To go back in the bush on a bitterly cold winter’s day meant we had to dress as if we were off to the North Pole. On that day, we all wore extra wool socks pulled up to our knees, at least two pairs of mitts and our hats with the ear lugs on them. The horses were up to their bellies in snow as we went over the West Hill, across fields and deep into the bush where the best spruce trees were. Emerson had staked out the tree he thought would be just perfect. I worried the horses wouldn’t make it, as they sunk up to their bellies in the snow. “Just past that big cluster over there,” Emerson said, pointing in the general direction of a clump of spruce trees, towering towards the sky. He was right. There it was. I thought it was just perfect: tall, with full branches sweeping the snow at the bottom, looking like it would reach to the ceiling in our kitchen where it would spend its days until the new year. But that’s when the trouble began. Everett said since he was the oldest, he would be wielding

Finding that tree does in brothers the axe. Emerson said he saw the tree first and chopping it down was his job. Everett was holding on to the head of the axe while Emerson had a firm grip on the handle. It was like a tug-of-war back there in the bush. Father, meanwhile, leaned against the one post at the front of the sleigh and lit his pipe. Audrey and I sat on the edge with our legs hanging down and our feet in the snow. Everett finally wrestled the axe away from Emerson and he flung it towards the tree. Emerson then took a swing at Everett and the two of them went down rolling off the sleigh. Now Father was a patient man, but I could see he wasn’t going to put up with this nonsense much longer. “I’ll tell you what will settle this,” he said, taking a deep drag on his pipe. “The two of you can head back to the barns and since you have so much energy, you can clean out the cow byre. You should be finished by the time we get back.” Once Father made up his mind there wasn’t much that could change it. “Now, git,” he said. “The two of you.” Not another word was needed. The two of them headed back out of the bush, clomping through the waist-deep snow. Then a deep sadness came over me and I could feel the tears coming. This was supposed to be such a happy time, a family time. It was always wonderful. The day we got the tree and went home to steaming cups of hot chocolate and a piece of Mother’s rich Christmas cake was now changed. I felt such sadness for Emerson and Everett. When they had almost reached the edge of the bush and were well out of earshot, Father again lit his pipe and tilting his head back, blowing the smoke high into the air, said: “Don’t worry, we won’t cut down the tree today. We’ll come back after church tomorrow. Those two will be cooled off by then.” Father waited until he was sure Emerson and Everett would be almost back to the barn yard to turn the team around. I took one last look at the big spruce tree that would soon be in our kitchen, the one my brother had picked out. I wiped the tears off my face with my mitt. Knowing we would be coming back, all of us as a family, to take that special tree home, made everything right in my world once again.

Next Friendship Club luncheon on Jan. 30 Carole Herbert and Helen James Special to the News

There will be no Friendship Club luncheon in the month of December. The next Friendship Club luncheon will be on Wednesday, Jan. 30 where there will be an election of the Club executive and the financial statement for 2012 will be presented. Note that the Club’s January, February and March luncheons will be held

A relatively smooth semi-final game (but not without some nervous moments!) against the Houston Texans saw the boys step their game to earn a convincing 4-1 win, and set themselves up for a mouth watering final against Atlanta FC. The Championship final proved to be a real roller coaster of a game and worth every ounce of sweat and effort to get there. Both teams were well matched and the intensity and will to win was evident in every player on both sides. Every OSU boy was a hero in their own way, but it was Eric B who hit the winning and only goal home with 10 minutes to go.

at the hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville. To join the Friendship Club, please contact Lorraine Gillies at 613-599-3297. Everyone is welcome. Friendship Club activities at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena are shuffleboard on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. (contact Shirley Healey at 613-8312712); carpet bowling on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. (contact Helen James at 613-836-

6766 or Mary Lou at 613-836-4291); and bridge on Fridays at 1 p.m. (contact Lorraine Gillies at 613-599-3297). Friendship Club activities at the Pretty Street Community Centre are exercise on Mondays at 10 a.m. (contact Helen James at 613-836-6766); bridge on Fridays at 1 p.m. (contact Ray Huffman at 613-836-6363); and euchre on Fridays at 7 p.m. (contact Heather Brown at 613838-2743).

Parents, siblings and the entire Force Academy 2000 Girls team (who themselves had earlier earned themselves a third place trophy in their competition) screamed and cheered the boys for the entire 70 minutes and their support was certainly a huge factor in the win!

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OSU is very proud of the Force Academy 2000 Boys not just for winning, but for consistently being commended for their style of play. On behalf of the entire OSU Family, we would like to congratulate Head Coach Gord McGregor and Assistant Coach Martin McCoy for their part in this memorable occasion. For showing true character in very demanding circumstances, a heart-felt congratulations goes out to the following boys who now have a great reason for updating their soccer resumes! : Anthony, Austin, Cedric, David, Elie, Eric, Giacomo, Kristian, Luc, Matt, Nick, Ian, Ryan, Tore and Will.

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Lamb shanks and root vegetables braised with beer is a tasty stew Foodland Ontario Special to the News

EMC lifestyle - This tasty stew highlights all the good root vegetables still available in our stores and a Guinness-style beer. Lamb shanks are easy to use and delicious; if not available, use thick shoulder chops. It’s better if made a day or two ahead. Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: Three hours Servings: Eight Ingredients * 8 lamb shanks salt and pepper * 0.5 cup (125 ml) all-purpose flour * 2 tbsp (25 ml) olive oil * 4 cloves garlic, minced * 1 tsp (5 ml) each dried thyme and rosemary or 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh * 2 bottles (341 ml each) stout-style beer, like Guiness * 3 cups (750 ml) beef stock * 0.25 cup (50 ml) butter * 3 tbsp (45 ml) packed brown sugar * 3 onions, cut in wedges * 3 carrots, cut in 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces * 3 parsnips, peeled and cut in 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces * half a rutabaga, peeled and cut in 1-inch (2.5 cm) chunks * 0.25 cup (50 ml) chopped fresh parsley Preparation Sprinkle the shanks lightly with salt and pepper and coat all over with flour. In large ov-

enproof casserole or Dutch oven, heat half the oil over medium-high heat. In batches, brown the shanks all over, adding more oil as needed and removing the browned shanks to a plate. Stir in any remaining flour, garlic, thyme and rosemary and cook over medium heat for one minute, stirring often. Remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir in the beer. Return the pan to the heat and bring the contents to a boil, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan. Boil for five minutes, covered, or until syrupy, stirring often. Stir in two cups (500 ml) of the stock. Return shanks and any juices to the pan. Bring the contents to a boil, cover tightly. Bake in an oven heated to 350 F (180 C) for about 2.5 hours or until lamb is very tender, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in deep skillet, melt the butter and sugar over medium heat; stir in the onions, carrots, parsnips and rutabaga until well coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the remaining stock and bring to a boil. Bake uncovered, stirring occasionally in the 350°F (180°C) oven for about one hour and 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender but not mushy. Stir into cooked shanks. Sprinkle with parsley to serve. The stew can be cooled, covered and refrigerated for up to two days. After taking it out of the refrigerator, remove any fat from the top of the stew and allow it to come up to room temperature for about 30 minutes. Reheat the stew slowly on stovetop, stirring it often; or place it in a 350°F (180°C) oven, covered, for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

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Arranging donated food items Volunteers Carolos Morbey, left, and Harold Eyre, right, along with volunteer Mikayla Skogen, right, arrange donated food items in an OC Transpo bus in the “Fill the Bus” campaign in support of the Stittsville Food Bank in the parking lot at Brown’s Your Independent Grocer in Stittsville last Saturday, Dec. 8.

Free Open Table community dinner Special to the News

EMC news - With the hustle and bustle of the days leading up to Christmas, imagine sitting down to a dinner prepared by someone else – it would be quite a pre-Christmas gift. Well, this gift is right there for everyone to enjoy in the form of another free community dinner being provided at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville. These free Open Table

community dinners are held monthly and for this month, the dinner is being held this coming Saturday, Dec. 15 at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner ready at 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this free community dinner and enjoy a delicious meal prepared and served by the church.

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Ottawa Idol Special to the News

EMC news - Two Goulbourn area singers will be among the ten performing at the Ottawa Idol’s Christmas concert this Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Villa Lucia Supper Club at 3430 Carling Avenue in Ottawa. These Ottawa Idol singers will be backed up by a seven piece band. Among the singers will be 19 year old Jennifer Lauren of Stittsville as well as 16 year old Ally Maheral of Munster. Ally was the 2012 Idol winner. Proceeds from this dinner/ concert will go to support the Ottawa Idol music programs for local young singing talent. For the past nine years, this has been known as the Kiwanis Idol but the name has now been changed to Ottawa Idol to be a more inclusive name for the whole area. Tickets for the concert are $40 each which includes both the dinner and the show. The dinner happens at 6 p.m. while the show will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are available by calling Villa Lucia at 613-596-1346 or Eldon Fox at 613-831-9900 or via email at hdoctor@rogers.com . There will also be a silent auction held in conjunction with this dinner/concert.

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Male Chorus at Amberwood Special to the News

EMC news - The Bistro Fifty Four at Amberwood was filled with Christmas sounds for the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club’s Christmas banquet on Tuesday evening, Dec. 4 thanks to the voices of the Goulbourn Male Chorus.

The Male Chorus provided the entertainment at the banquet by presenting a mini-concert featuring a number of seasonal songs. So those in attendance heard “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot like Christmas,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?” with a solo by Chris Brydges, “O Come

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EMC sports - Two games. Two overtime experiences, one victorious, one not. That was the tale of the Stittsville Royals in their two Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League games this past weekend. Last Sunday afternoon, Dec. 9 at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) on Shea Road in Stittsville, the Royals needed overtime but downed the visiting, divisionleading Perth Blue Wings 54. And on Friday night, Dec. 7 in a game at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville, the Royals again went into overtime but this time the visiting Clarence Beavers scored to skate away with a 6-5 victory. In the 5-4 victory over the Perth Blue Wings last Sunday, Jake Oliver of the Royals scored in overtime to give the Royals the win. The game had been tied 2-2 after the first period with the

Royals leading 3-2 after two periods. But the Perth Blue Wings roared back in the third period to tie up the game 4-4, forcing overtime. It was in this overtime period that Jake Oliver scored to give the Royals the win. Scoring for the Royals in this game, besides Jake Oliver, were Matt Kadolph, Michael Di Bello, Tim McDonnell and Brandon Lee. Picking up assists were Ryan Bochert, Jake Oliver, Jordan Bosley, Ryan Dube, Alex Hulford, Mitch Kerwin and Brandon Lee. Perth directed 37 shots at the Royals’ net in this game while the Royals peppered the Perth goal with 33 shots. In the Friday night game against the Clarence Beavers, it took a goal by Michael Di Bello of the Royals with only 4:55 to go in the third period to tie up the game and sent it into overtime. The game had been tied 2-2 after the first period with the Royals leading 4-3 after two periods. Clarence Beavers went ahead 5-4 in the third

period before Michael Di Bello’s goal tied it up and forced overtime. In the overtime period, Clarence Beavers scored to earn the 6-5 win. Clarence Beavers had 27 shots on the Royals net in this game while the Royals had 29 shots on the Clarence net. Scoring for the Royals in this game were Scott Barnes, Jordan Bosley, Mac Howie, Joe Breslin and Michael Di Bello. Earning assists for the Royals in this game were Tim McDonnell, Matt Kadolph, Ryan Bochert, Kyle Drisdelle, Joe Breslin, Nate Blenkarn, Mac Howie, Mitch Kerwin and Steve Genier. The Royals played both of these weekend games without the services of Kevin Groulx who was again on the road with the Ottawa 67’s. The Stittsville Royals will play the Perth Blue Wings again this coming Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the GRC in Stittsville. The Stittsville Royals are currently in second place in

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EMC sports - The Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor Atom A Black team has won the Silver Stick Minor Atom AA Regional Championship. The team captured the International Silver Stick championship banner by defeating the Georgina Blaze 6-1 in the championship game. The Ottawa Valley Silver Seven Minor Atom A Black went undefeated in this tournament, winning six games. Eight of the team’s 17 players are from Stittsville while another two of the players are from Richmond. Besides Stittsville and Richmond, the players come from Almonte, West Carleton, Manotick and Carleton Place. The Stittsville players on the team are Owen Bond, Hunter Brown, Lukas Beaton, Matthew Roy, Patrick Haughian, Owen Serjak, Owen Hardy and Peyton Hernandez. The two players from Richmond are Kory Menard and Ty Whyte. This team is the first Ottawa area team to win the International Silver Stick Minor Atom AA Regional Championship in the 16 year history of the tournament. The last Ottawa area team to win a Silver Stick championship at this Whitby tournament was 22 years ago when the 1990-1991 Ottawa Valley Titans Minor Peewee AAA team captured the title.

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EMC news - Here come the puppets! The Purple Dragon Puppet Troupe is coming to the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library to present its “Magic Christmas Moons” family program. This will be happening this Saturday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. Registration is required by going to www.biblioottawali-

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EMC news - The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus will be one of the guest performers at the “Welcome Christmas” community Christmas concert being presented by the Goulbourn Male Chorus this coming Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road just off Hazeldean Road in Kanata. The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus is in its first year under the direction of Robert Dueck who also is the music director for the Goulbourn Male Chorus. But some of those in the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus were part of the ladies chorus which was assembled and sang two selections at last May’s spring concert presented by the Goulbourn Male Chorus. The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus has been busy lately, performing at the Stittsville Villa Retirement Community and also at the Granite Ridge long term care facility. Members of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus include Beth Ronaghan, Debbie Trouten, Ingrid Gemmell, Liz Mevel, Molly O’Connor, Nancy Hayley, Nicole Lahey and Reta Hamilton, all first sopranos; Jacqueline Sanders, Janet Ramsahoye, Linda Noble, Lynne Small, Rosalie Vos, Shirley Christensen, Taisia Smellie and Vivian Latulippe, all second sopranos; Barb Loynes, Irene Moore, Marilyn Snyder, Mary March, Shelley McLeod and Vivian McLean, first altos; and Lorraine Harker, Lyn Arsenault, Marge Gillick and Wendy Hall, second altos. Barb Creech accompanies the Ladies Chorus on the keyboard, along with Bonnie MacDiarmid and Lorraine Harker helping out on occasion. Alto Vivian McLean, a longtime Stittsville resident, says that singing has become a real passion for her and she finds that the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus is a good place to

EMC news - Youth Connexion in partnership with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre is hosting a Richmond Youth Gingerbread House Making Contest on Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre. Youth in grades five to eight are urged to attend. What’s even better is that there is free admission and everything that you need to make a gingerbread house will be provided. There is one requirement, though. You have to register by Monday, Dec. 17 by emailing youthconnexion@ottawa.ca It’s as simple as that to get involved in a fun holiday activity.

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hone her singing skills while being able to pursue her love of singing. “The combination of fun and technique as well as a flexible rehearsal schedule are all part of what keep me coming back,” she notes, citing that being a part of the chorus allows her to meet new people and to have lots of fun singing a variety of wonderful music under the guidance of a director, Robert Dueck, who brings a lot of expertise as well as enthusiasm to his direction. Janet Ramsahoye of Kanata, a second soprano with the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus, also finds being in the Ladies Chorus is an opportunity not only to develop her singing talents but also finds it a lot of fun while making new friends. She finds Robert Dueck to be a fun, supportive and challenging music director. North Gower resident Molly O’Connor, another second soprano, likes the feeling of belonging that comes with being part of the Ladies Chorus. She finds that singing under Robert Dueck’s direction is both fun and rewarding. All three – Vivian McLean, Janet Ramsahoye and Molly O’Connor – will be part of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus that will be part of the “Welcome Christmas’ community Christmas concert being held this coming Sunday, Dec. 16.

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EMC news - …This Sunday, Dec. 16, there will be a lunch with Santa in the St. Philip’s Parish Hall at the corner of Fortune Street and Burke Street, running from noon to 1:30 p.m. with Santa expected to arrive about 12:30 p.m. Food and cash donations for the Richmond Food Bank would be appreciated. This lunch with Santa is being hosted by the Knights of Columbus of St. Philip Catholic parish….For some, especially those who are experiencing emotional turmoil of one kind or another, Christmas can be a difficult time. To help those who find themselves in this situation, St. John’s Anglican Church on Fowler Street is holding a Quiet Christmas Service this coming Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. It will be an opportunity to celebrate the birth of the Christ child while at the same time respecting the emotional turmoil that might be impacting a person’s life at this time. Everyone is welcome to attend. …Wine from Jabulani Vineyard & Winery of Richmond will be served at the “My Neighbourhood Bites” food competition at the Cube Gallery on Wellington Street in Ottawa this Saturday, Dec. 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. This is a competition that features food from local non-professional chefs, with the proceeds going to the Ottawa Food Bank. Check out the details at www.tabooeats.com …The four person musical group “Gracenote” led a musical vespers at St. Philip’s Catholic Church last Sunday afternoon. It was an hour of scripture readings, prayers and reflection with an Advent theme, set to contemporary Christian music…Sunday, Jan. 13 will be the date for the 2013 Richmond Road Races....

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the winter strike. OC Transpo expected to save between $3.1 million and $4.5 million a year after the strike, but that money didn’t materialize, said Ray Kostuch, deputy auditor general. Craig Watson, president of the local transit union, was quick to say “I told you so” at the tabling of the audit on Nov. 29, but he added that scheduling has improved since an OC Transpo-ATU Local 279 scheduling working group was established

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earlier this year. The audit also slammed OC Transpo’s archaic system for booking bus drivers on routes. The booking is done four times a year and requires drivers to pile into a room and manually write their selections on papers posted on the walls. The scale and complexity of booking for a large transit system demands a move to an online system, the report states. That would save around $350,000 per year. OC Transpo also got a slap on the wrist for its faulty notification system for letting riders know when buses have been cancelled. Auditor general staff signed up for text message, email and web alerts for all 141 routes for one week last November. Of the 55 actual bus cancellations during that week, audit staff received only seven complete and consistent notifications. Although riders can sign up for alerts for all 141 routes, only 126 of them had actually been added to the system,

meaning 15 routes that riders thought they would get updates for were never actually putting out notifications. OC Transpo has already fixed the system to ensure alerts can be sent for all routes, and the transit agency will continuously monitor to ensure the notifications are consistent. The city could save approximately $800,000 per year by implementing all of Lalonde’s suggestions. Other audits included: the city’s corporate communications, procurement practices, occupational health and safety, human resources master plan, performance measurement and budgeting for growth. The reports are available on the auditor general section of ottawa.ca. The audit identified the city still has the equivalent of 21 full-time positions with salaries totaling $1.8 million on its books, even though no one has filled those jobs for two years or more. Combined with positions still considered nec-

essary even though staff was temporarily reassigned, the city has 123 vacant or unoccupied positions worth $10.5 million on its books. That money is often reallocated to pay the salaries of temporary employees who work on short-term projects. At the time of the audit, there were 1,065 temporary positions that councillors had not been made aware of, 684 of which were filled at an annual cost of $58 million. Salaries for about half of temporary workers are paid by the federal and provincial governments, city manager Kent Kirkpatrick said, and city managers have authority to authorize how money is spent in their departments. That in itself isn’t a problem, Lalonde said, but the issue is that it’s not clear to elected officials how often temp positions are created and filled, in which departments and why it is necessary. This isn’t the first time the issue of the city budgeting for

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vacant jobs has come up recently. While introducing the budget on Oct. 24, city treasurer Marion Simulik applauded the city’s ability to slash another 139 unfilled full-time positions from its payroll, but later clarified that only 42 of the city’s 14,489 jobs were cut this year. The rest were eliminated previously, but were tracked in terms of dollars, meaning the jobs themselves remained on the books. A homeowner stealing water, misuse of city resources by an employee moonlighting as a real estate agent and a city contractor illegally picking up animal waste are a few of the issues discovered through the city’s waste and fraud hotline. The city’s fraud and waste hotline, which launched in 2005, received 182 tips of suspected fraud or waste by city employees in 2011. Sixty eight of those reports came from city employees, while 114 were filed by members of the public. Among the issues investigated were a city employee who was found to be using the Internet and email to moonlight as a real estate agent when they were supposed to be working for the city. The person had been warned previously about moonlighting and this time was given a twoday suspension with no pay. Another city employee who rested in his van while waiting to meet city contractors, took city property for personal use and manipulated the punch clock to leave early was suspended for five days without pay. In another case, a homeowner was charged $1,912 for water that was stolen because the home had no meter or water account that had been billed.

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Programs at Stittsville library EMC news - It’s an exciting pre-Christmas time for children at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Babytime is one of the drop in programs being offered. Taking place on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., this 30 minute program will feature stories, poems, songs and more for the youngest of children, from newborns to those 17 months of age. Another drop in program is storytime, happening on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. for youngsters aged 3 to 6, along with their parents or caregivers. This 30 minute program will feature stories, rhymes and songs.

There’s also a “Baby Express DropIn” on Wednesdays. From 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., parents can drop in to the Stittsville library and ask questions to a public health nurse. Now for a program that requires registration. Children must have a library card to register for this program. Toddlertime is one reading program for youngsters that requires registration. This program features stories, rhymes and songs for toddlers aged 18 to 35 months and their parents or caregivers. It will be happening on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m., lasting 30 minutes. Note, though, that while registration is required for this program, this registra-

tion should be done by phone by calling the Stittsville library branch at 613-8363381. And now what about a special program at the Stittsville library! Registration is required for a Christmas evening storytime program that will be happening on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m. This hour long program will feature holiday music, stories and a craft. It is a program geared for the whole family. More information about any of these programs being offered at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library can be obtained by phoning the branch at 613-836-3381 or by checking the website at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca

SVA event expenses John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - Expenses were greater than income for two of the four community events hosted by the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) in 2012. However, despite going into deficit for the Canada Day celebrations to the tune of $2,563 and for the Parade of Lights amounting to $1,128, the SVA still is showing a surplus of income over expenses for the whole year thanks primarily to the success rain barrel sale which the SVA held last spring. Thanks to the income from this rain barrel sale, the SVA had a surplus of $2,892 in its administration costs for the year, with income of $5,545 offset by expenses of only $2,653. The SVA ended up in the black for both the Artists and Authors in the Park event and Villagefest 2012.

For the Artists and Authors in the Park event at Village Square Park, the SVA generated $294 more than it spent. For Villagefest 2012, the SVA had income of $5,420 compared to expenses of $3,352, leaving the SVA in a surplus position of $2,068 for the event. Overall in 2012, the SVA is showing so far a surplus of $1,562. This compares to a loss of $2,926 in 2011. The SVA has to generate revenue each year to try to meet the costs associated with putting on each community event. Expenses for Artists and Authors in the Park this year were $321. Expenses for the Canada Day celebrations were $26,789 while Villagefest expenses were $3,352. Expenses for the Parade of Lights were $1,128. Administration expenses in 2012 as of Oct. 31, 2012 have been $2,653.

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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 Ottawa author Ian McKercher will be giving a reading and doing a book signing for his new book “The Underling� on Thursday, Dec. 13 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Everyone welcome.

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A first annual Christmas Farmers Market is being held on Friday, Dec. 14 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Creekside Gardens (formerly Lalonde’s Richmond Gardens) at the corner of Eagleson Road and Ottawa Street in Richmond. Free admission and lots of parking. Visit the new gift shop. Over 50 local vendors will be present. Christmas trees, poinsettias, fresh wreaths. Live music. Everyone welcome.

A free Open Table community dinner is being held on Saturday, Dec. 15 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. Dinner at 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri is holding his annual Cookie Decorating and Santa visit in the foyer of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex outside his ward office on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. Come and chat with Santa. Prizes will be presented to the winners of councillor Qadri’s Christmas Card Design Contest. The Purple Dragon Puppet Troupe will be present a family program “Magic Christmas Moons� on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Fun for the whole family. Live music, colourful set, variety of puppets of all sizes. Registra-

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A Youth Connexion Holiday Party for youth in grades 5 to 8 will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pretty Street Community Centre in Stittsville. $7 per person. Gingerbread making, Christmas movies, games, snacks and more.

Karaoke with Yellow Dory is hosting its annual Christmas potluck evening on Saturday, Dec. 15 starting at 8 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. Everyone attending is asked to take along a small dish of something. Prizes and lots of fun. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend. The new TD Canada Trust branch at 5679 Hazeldean Road at the Shoppes of Fairwinds shopping area (where Food Basics and Toys R Us are located) in Stittsville is holding a grand opening celebration this Sunday, Dec. 16 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Ribbon cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. Cake and refreshments. Prize giveaways. Have your photo taken resulting in the creation of a set of personalized gift tags. Crafts for youngsters. Entertainment. Everyone welcome.

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A Quiet Christmas Service is being held on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church on Fowler Street in Richmond. Christmas can be a difficult time for many people. This is an opportunity to celebrate the birth of the Christ child while at the same time respecting and dealing with the emotional turmoil that might be going on in a person’s life in this holiday season. Everyone is welcome. The Goulbourn Male Chorus is hosting its annual Christmas concert entitled “Welcome Christmas� on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Young Road in Kanata. Special guests will include the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus and the Trinity Hilltop Handbell Ringers. Tickets available now at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) on Stittsville Main Street. A Richmond Youth Gingerbread House Making Contest, presented by Youth Connexion in partnership with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre in Richmond. This is for youth in grades five to eight. Free admission. Everything needed

to make a gingerbread house will be provided. Register by Monday, Dec. 17 by emailing youthconnexion@ottawa.ca A special seasonal storytime for the whole family will be held on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Seasonal stories, movie and crafts with “Miss Catherine.� Registration required at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca and click on library programs. Children must have a library card to register. The 2013 Richmond Road Races will take place on Sunday, Jan. 13, based at South Carleton High School in Richmond. 10K race at 10 a.m. 5K race a few minutes later. Registration is at www.runottawaclub.com The 2013 annual meeting of the Richmond Agricultural Society will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. in the upstairs hall at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre arena in Richmond. The eighth annual Trivia Challenge Night hosted by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville will be held on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville. The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and The Junior Jubilees will present their spring concert “Alphabet Soup� on Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Cairn United Church in Kanata.

It’s a chance to enjoy gluhwein at Jabulani John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - If you have never had the opportunity to experience gluhwein or if you had and you relish another experience with it, then the Jabulani Vineyard & Winery near Richmond is the place for you to be either this weekend or next weekend. That’s because Jabulani will be open on both weekends, Dec. 15 and 16 and also Dec. 22 and 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. not only for the sale of its wines for Christmas gift giving but also as an opportunity for visitors to taste the wines and also enjoy some gluhwein. The fee for tasting the wine and enjoying the gluhwein – a non-perishable food item for the Richmond Food Bank. Now for those who have never heard of gluhwein or who have never actually tasted it, you are in for a treat. Just how big a treat? Well, a rough translation of gluhwein from the German is “glow wine,� so you know that you are going to feel the Christmas spirit when you indulge with it. Gluhwein is a traditional beverage for the Christmas holidays particularly in Germany as well as parts of France. It is also popular in Britain, the Nordic countries, Austria and other countries as well. It is usually made with red wine along with various spices and raisins and is served hot or warm. Gluhwein will be on hand at Jabulani Vineyard & Winery this coming weekend and the following weekend. Just like before last Christmas, Jabulani will Special to the News

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The Stittsville Royals will host the Perth Blue Wings in an Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League game on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville.

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be hosting wine tastings in its tractor shed along with other goodies and, yes, the gluhwein. But, remember, the tastings and gluhwein are not free – a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Richmond Food Bank is requested. There will also be lots of Jabulani wine available for purchase. Remember, this wine makes a great Christmas gift – a local product that has a great taste. On sale for the coming two weekends will be Jerepigo in both 100 ml and 250 ml bottle sizes; Frontenac Gris & Vidal (2011), Frontenac Gris & Pinot Grigio (2010), Frontenac Gris & Sauvignon Blanc (2011), Frontenac Gris & Un-oaked Chardonnay (2011), Barrel Aged Field Blend Chardonnay (2011), Barrel Fermented Chardonnay (2011), Marquette Shiraz (2011), Marquette Cabernet (2011), Marquette/ Cab Franc Barrel Select (2010), Marquette/Cab Sauv Barrel Select (2010), Marquette/Merlot Barrel Select (2010), Marquette/Shiraz Barrel Select (2010) and Marquettage (2011). The Marquettage (2011) and the Barrel Aged Field Blend Chardonnay (2011) are both new releases as is the Jerepigo which is a South African dessert wine. Prices range from $7 for the 100 ml Jerepigo to $24 for a bottle of the new release Marquettage (2011). The Jabulani Vineyard & Winery is located to Jock Trail just west of Munster Road. Follow Franktown Road west from Richmond, turning left or south on the Munster Road. Jock Trail is the first crossroad where you will turn right and will find Jabulani Vineyard & Winery just a little over the Jock River bridge.

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