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include our volunteers in the process, " bourn Museum tells the story of the says curator/manager Jamieson. city of Ottawa's oldest military settleThe Goulbourn Museum is located ment with interactive and hands-on She's done it again! at 2064 Huntley Road at Flewellyn exhibits. Admission to the Museum is Jordyn Simpson of Stittsville has taken the photograph Road at Stanley's Corners. The Goul- free but donations are appreciated. that will be featured on the front of the Goulbourn Museum's Christmas card this year. This is the second year in a row that a photograph taken by Jordyn has been selected for the Museum's Christmas card. This Christmas card will be sent to Goulbourn Museum members, donors, volunteers and contributors. Jordyn, a grade 11 student at South Carleton High School in Richmond, captured the winning image while volunteering as an event photographer at the Museum's "Old-Fashioned Christmas & Outdoor Artisan Market" on Nov. 20. Jordyn, 16, was one of four volunteer photographers at the event. Her winning photograph was chosen from over 1,300 images taken that day at the "Old-Fashioned Christmas & Outdoor Artisan Market. A selection of some of these photographs can be viewed on the Museum's Facebook page. Jordyn's winning photograph features a rustic tine star hanging from red burlap. "It has an artistic simplicity and vintage Christmas vibe we just adore," says Goulbourn Museum curator/manager Kathryn Jamieson in describing the winning photograph. An avid photographer, Jordyn has photographed the past two Christmas Artisan Market events at the Museum as well as taken photographs at the Museum's "Father's Day Flashback" event last June. She also volunteered to transcribe panel text for the Museum during her summer vacation. Last year it was Jordyn's photo of Santa's hands writing Submitted the words "Merry Christmas" that was picked to be on the Jordyn Simpson, 16, of Stittsville, who is a grade 11 student at South front of the Goulbourn Museum's Christmas card. This is the second year that the Museum has included Carleton High School in Richmond, has taken the photograph that will be featured on the front of the Goulbourn Museum’s Christmas card the community in its Christmas card design. "We're excited to continue this tradition and happy to this holiday season. BY JOHN CURRY
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Amela Suljic (left), wearing a Santa hat, who is director of nursing at the Stittsville Retirement Community, dances cheek-to-cheek with resident Harry Slipp at the Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 7. See story, photos on pages 34, 35.
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It was a Christmas concert that really lived up to its name. Called “Sounds of the Season,” this concert at Goulbourn Middle School on Thursday evening, Dec. 8 featured just that – the sounds of the holiday season.
With the school’s concert band, its G Notes Choir, its guitar club and its jazz band all performing in the concert, the gymnasium at Goulbourn Middle School was filled with holiday tunes. And while seasonal tunes were front and centre, some additional music was presented as well, adding to the enjoyment of the evening.
The G Notes Choir not only sang such Christmas favourites as “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” and “Silent Night,” but also gave the audience a taste of pop music with the choir’s renditions of “Just Like Fire,” the 2016 song by American singer Pink (aka Alecia Beth Moore) done for the soundtrack of
the film “Alice Through the Looking Glass” which has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. The choir also sang “Treat You Better” by Canadian singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes as the lead single on his second studio album “Illuminated.” For these songs, the choir was accompanied by Goulbourn Middle
School music teacher Fred Donkor. The school’s guitar club presented a vocal and instrumental rendition of “Hotel California,” a 1977 song by the American rock band the Eagles which is considered the band’s most familiar recording and which is a song known for its guitar sections. See ‘LOUIE LOUIE,’ page 3
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Members of the G Notes Choir who are singing in the choir’s performance John Curry/Metroland at the “Sounds of the Season” concert at Goulbourn Middle School on Performing with the concert band at the “Sounds of the Season” concert at Goulbourn Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 8 are (from left, background) Shane Trinity, Freyja Petty, Thursday, Dec. 8 are (from left) Kiyra Laverty, Rachel Charles, Justine Bazerly and Aria Mann. Noah Roach and Sydney Donkor.
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And no Goulbourn Middle School concert would be complete without the playing of what has become a traditional signature piece for the school’s bands, “Louie Louie” which was presented by the jazz band under the direction of teacher Karen Wiggins. “Louie Louie” has become a classic pop and rock song John Curry/Metroland ever since its 1963 version by the Playing their clarinets while wearing Santa hats in American rock band The Kingsmen the “Sounds of the Season” concert at Goulbourn which is considered to have had a Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 8 are Richard significant influence in the history of rock and roll music. Chaytor (left) and Rheese Ronayne (right).
But the seasonal tunes certainly prevailed at the concert, a feeling enhanced as many of the band and choir members wore Santa hats, reindeer antlers or even elf hats, adding to the holiday mood of the event. The concert band presented “Frosty the Snowman” among its pieces, along with such holiday standards as “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” The jazz band not only played “Louie Louie” but also presented the song “Jazzy Merry Christmas.”
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Elsa Ding (left), who participated in the music competition at the Zida Academy in Stittsville on Sunday, Dec. 11, is with her mother Cuiping Chen following her performance in the competition.
There was music, music, music and more music at the Zida Academy in Stittsville on Sunday, Dec. 11. Music filled the auditorium room at the Goulbourn Street facility (the former Ottawa Waldorf School premises) because of the Zida Academy’s 20th anniversary music competition. This resulted in six hours of performances by Zida Academy music students, all performing under the watchful eye of adjudicator Anita Schlarb and the Academy’s music director Jennifer Lan. Comments and certificates were presented to the participants in the competition after the completion of each category. Most of the young musicians performed on the grand piano that is on the stage in the Zida Academy’s auditorium although Wendy Yuan, Joy Weng and Justin Fang all played the violin in the competition. Many Royal Conservatory of Music grade levels were represented in the competition, right up to grade nine. Performing at the Royal Conservatory of Music grade nine level on the piano were Richard Guo, Iris Liu and Dylan Nguyen. The Zida Academy was originally founded in June 1996 as a music school in Nepean under the name of Cerntrepointe Music Academy with Jennifer Lan as the music director and founder. She was for-
merly with the Central Ensemble of National Music in Beijing, China. Under Jennifer Lan’s leadership and thanks to a group of dedicated professional teachers, the school over the years has cultivated the talent of many young musicians. Over 10,000 students of all ages have enrolled at this music school over the past 20 years. Over 5,000 students have passed Royal Conservatory of Music exams in various instruments and theory courses. In 2004, Centrepointe Learning Centre and the Centrepointe Academy of Dance were established, expanding the program offerings. To unite all program offerings under one brand, the Zida Academy was established in May 2015, taking over the location of the former Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville as its main campus. The name “Zida” is derived from the Chinese words “Zhi” meaning “Knowledge” and “Da” meaning “Achieve.” Besides its main campus on Goulbourn Street in Stittsville, the Zida Academy has its Zida Academy (Nepean) location on Centrepointe Drive in Nepean. In 2017, it will be opening its Zida Academy (Barrhaven) location on Glenroy Gilbert Drive in Nepean. For more information about the Zida Academy, please call 613-836-3636 or email info@ZidaAcademy.com. The Zida Academy website can be found at www.ZidaAcademy.com .
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A magical winter wonderland scene can now be found at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Staff at the library branch has created a fantasy woodland holiday scene. Among the features in this scene are Paddington Bear waiting for the Little Train That Could, a collection
bears and a beaver chopping down a tree and more. Everyone in the community is invited to drop by the Stittsville library branch and enjoy this festive scene. It is a way for the staff and volunteers at the Stittsville library branch to wish you Happy Holidays and to bring the good cheer of the season to you.
About 1,845 houses in new subdivision by John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
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We are less than three weeks away from Canada’s 150th anniversary and the launch of our Ottawa 2017 programming. Throughout the year, there will be a number of Signature Events that will give entertain the millions of visitors to Ottawa and create memories for the many who call the Ottawa area home, such as: • Red Bull Crashed Ice: Professional athletes from all over the world will skate down a plunging ice track on the iconic locks of the Rideau Canal, overlooking Parliament Hill and the famous Chateau Laurier • La Machine: For the first time in North America, La Machine will bring its monumental motion theatre to the streets of downtown Ottawa. Prepare to be mesmerized by these fascinating creatures • Underground Multimedia Experience: Experience the ultimate underground extravaganza with this world first immersive multimedia production, projected in one of our city’s future Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations • YOWttawa: A massive music celebration, featuring Canadian, First Nations and international artists • Agri150: A series of rural events, between 15 and 20, aimed at celebrating the rural parts of Ottawa. Other major events include the Juno Awards, the 105th Grey Cup, the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club, the Davis Cup at TD Place, the Canadian Track & Field Championships, the Canadian Videogame Awards, National Skating Championships, the Roar of the Rings, and more. With festivities taking place in every corner of the city and throughout the year, there will also be plenty of opportunities where you can celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary in your community. For more info on the exciting Ottawa 2017 programming and to learn how to get involved, visit the ottawa2017.ca. Ottawa 2017 Volunteer Program Volunteers will serve as a major contributor to the success of Ottawa 2017. Working with the producers and organizers of each Ottawa 2017 event, the Ottawa 2017 Volunteer Program will determine the need for volunteer crews and provide a workforce at each event site throughout 2017. The Ottawa 2017 Volunteer Program will recruit, engage, train, deploy, and support 2017 volunteers who will assist in various areas such as logistics, public relations, guest services, hospitality, marketing and security. Four experienced Volunteer Captains have been recruited to lead and/or co-lead volunteers at specific Ottawa 2017 events. How to get involved: Applicants must be 16 years and older by December 31st, 2016, progress through a screening process and undergo a criminal records check. We are looking for super volunteers who demonstrate the following: • Pride in representing Ottawa and Canada • Strong oral communication skills in English, French or both • Warm and friendly personality, strong people skills, enthusiasm, positivism, team player, • Eager to help attitude • Knowledge of the Ottawa region • Comfort level with technology • Willing to undergo volunteer training • Interest in music, culture, arts, sports • Enjoy working outside We are recruiting on an ongoing basis and spaces are limited. We strongly encourage applying soon by following the registration link on the Ottawa 2017 website: http://www.ottawa2017.ca/get-involved/volunteer/ Beware of Scams Recently, a Richmond resident contacted our office and let us know that she was the recipient of a scam phone call. There are many common scams that may target you via email, through door to door sales and many over the phone. If you suspect you are the target of this, please contact the Ottawa Police Fraud Section at 613-236-1222, extension 5433. This time of year, you need to be cautious of charitable organization scams. While there are many organizations that do tremendous work in our communities, there are some that use this season as an opportunity to scam people using pressure tactics to give on the spot and have you sign up for monthly donations with your credit card. For more information about common scams, please visit the Ottawa Police website at ottawapolice.ca/ en/about-us/common-scams.asp. If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at Scott.Moffatt@ottawa.ca or contact me by phone at 613-5802491. For information on RideauGoulbourn issues, please visit RideauGoulbourn.ca.
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What’s up, doc, in Stittsville? There was romance at this year’s Christmas Parade of Lights as Josh, a firefighter wearing his gear, got down on one knee and slipped a ring on the finger of his girl friend Megan as he proposed to her in the middle of Stittsville Main Street at Village Square Park, with the lights of a fire truck flooding the scene as onlookers ringed the spot…A group of students from Sacred Heart High School travelled to New York City last Friday. Their agenda while in the “Big Apple” included a visit to Central Park and attendance at a musical…Danielle Barabe-Bussieres, who is a photographer, has joined the Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa). The owaa operates a gallery in the foyer area of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road, staging exhibitions that run for two month periods at a time….Stittsville District Lions Club members Don Zogalo, Gord MacIsaac, Jack Burke and Paul Riddell are all considering attending the Lions Centennial International Convention in Chicago in 2017. The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary year for the founding of Lions……The Stittsville Village Association’s meeting on Thursday, Dec. 8 took the form of a social at the ALE Restaurant at Amberwood. It gave an opportunity for Stittsville Village Association Board members to enjoy some appetizers and an evening of conversation….Nathan Haller, a Sacred Heart High School graduate who
went on to the renowned Julliard School in New York City where he studied music and earned Bachelor and Master’s degrees in music, went on to study in Germany. A tenor, he is now singing at an opera house in Switzerland. He has also become a very avid photographer. You can check him out at his website at www. NathanHaller.com….Gerry Gray of Stittsville was among ten city of Ottawa residents to receive certificates of recognition for their volunteer service as “Snow Angels” last winter at the Dec. 7 meeting of Ottawa city council’s transportation committee. A “Snow Angel” is a neighbour or friend who has volunteer to help out someone who is elderly or has a disability to clearing snow at their home during the winter….A new arts room for grade seven and eight students has been inaugurated at Sacred Heart High School….Santa Claus was busy in the village on Saturday, Dec. 3. He not only was at city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri’s Photos with Santa event at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex but he was also spotted at the Main Street Café, at the Stittsville library branch and at Kal’s Diner at the Grant Crossing shopping area…..It’s reindeer hunt time at Sacred Heart High School… .A book outlining the history of St. Thomas Anglican Church has been published as a legacy project for the church’s 150th anniversary year which has just ended. Researched
and written by Barbara Bottriell, this book is selling for $20 per copy, with all proceeds going to the church. Copies can be obtained from the St. Thomas Anglican Church office on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The book had a limited print run, so prompt action is advised if you wish to obtain a copy….The Royal Bank branch at the Jackson Trails Centre plaza on Hazeldean Road at Stittsville Main Street is collecting donations of both food items and money for the Stittsville Food Bank until Dec. 21….The Stittsville Post Office has a red letter box in its counter area where letters written to Santa can be deposited. Santa’s address is Santa Claus, North Pole, HOH OHO, Canada. The letter box was donated by Stittsville Glass and Signs….Covered Bridge Brewing on Iber Road is holding an open house this Saturday, Dec. 17 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. to celebrate Covered Bridge’s third year of operations in Stittsville….. Stittsville residents are invited to check out the community events binder located in front of the fireplace at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. The binder contains news of upcoming events such as bake sales and plays as well as information on services available in the Ottawa region. A person can also request to have an event added to the listings in the binder….A read-a-thon for intermediate level students was held at Sacred Heart High School recently, with students involved in the read-a-thon spending the day reading in the school’s Learning Commons. The read-a-thon was a fundraiser for the Learning Commons (formerly the library)…..The Goulbourn Township Historical Society held its Christmas Party for members at the Stittsville United Church last Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10. Those attending were urged to make donations at the event of children’s ladies and men’s socks, either gently used or new, so that they could be provided to the Stittsville Legion which is collecting socks this holiday season to provide to the homeless…..Barb and Steve Koch held a Christmas open house for their fellow Stittsville Lions Club members at their home on McCooeye Lane lastSaturday evening, with chili and pulled pork on the menu…..The Ottawa Catholic School Board children’s, boys and Chamber choirs are presenting their annual Christmas concert on Monday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at St. Basil’s Church just off highway 417 at Maitland Avenue. Tickets at $15 each will be available at the door. Six members out of the 99 members in these choirs are from Stittsville schools….Sarah Culbert, who sings with the U-Rock Music School of Stittsville, is one of 12 singers who will be performing at the Ottawa Idol Christmas concert this Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Villa Lucia Supper Club on Carling Avenue in Ottawa. Tickets at $40 each which includes dinner followed by the concert are available at Villa Lucia at 613-596-1346 or by calling Eldon Fox at 613-513-6399…..Eileen and Gerry Clifton are new residents at the Stittsville Retirement Community (Villa) on Stittsville Main Street….The Stittsville Lionettes held their annual Christmas party on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11 at the Lions Hall with members of the Stittsville District Lions Club and their spouses all invited to attend the pot luck event….Stittsville photographer John Edkins has sold his photo entitled “Windswept” which was on exhibit in the latest Ottawa West Arts Association exhibit called “Magic in the Wind” at the owaa gallery in the foyer of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road. The photo shows a solitary leaning pine tree on a rocky outcropping, a very much “Group of Seven” type of scene which was captured by John with his camera at a provincial park on Georgian Bay….A Canadian Blood Services community blood donor clinic is being held this coming Monday, Dec. 19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Holy Spirit Parish Hall on Shea Road. To make an appointment to donate at this clinic, please phone 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283). This is an important time of year for making a donation to ensure that blood supply levels are kept up…..
Happenings at Stittsville Legion Hall by Barb Vant’Slot
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The next free afternoon of live music at the Stittsville Legion Hall happens this Sunday, Dec. 18 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. featuring John Belisle. Everyone is welcome to attend. There is no Legion general meeting in the month of December. Legion president Judy Campbell wishes everyone a Happy and Safe Christmas Season. Gently used and new socks for donation to the homeless are being collected at the Stittsville Legion Hall until Tuesday, Dec. 20. Children’s, ladies and men’s socks are all needed. You can drop them off at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. There will be no monthly Sunday breakfast at the Stittsville Legion Hall in December due to the other activities. Tickets are now on sale at the bar at the Legion Hall for the New Year’s Eve event which includes a roast beef dinner and a dance, all for just $40 per person. There will be cocktails at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The band “Bustin’ Loose” will be providing the entertainment. At midnight, there will be party favours and sparkling wine to bring in the New Year,. Memberships for 2017 are due and are now on sale. There is a slight increase to the membership fee due to an increase in their per capita share by Dominion Command. Starting on Dec. 1, the membership fee is $55 per year.
SPECIAL EVENTS The January meeting of the Legion Book Club will be held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. The book for January is “Before the Fall” by Noah Hawley. WEEKLY EVENTS (Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events unless otherwise stated) Euchre hosted by the Legion’s 55 Plus Club is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate. On Wednesdays (note the change from the previous Thursdays) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., an “Acoustic Jam Night” is held in the downstairs lounge (notice the change from the upstairs hall previously) at the Stittsville Legion Hall. This event is open to everyone. No stage and a relaxed, fun and friendly atmosphere exists at these musical events. However, percussion is not allowed. For more information, please email Brenda Hamilton at singersoloist@sympatico.ca or call her at 613-286-9173. Please note that there will be no “Acoustic Jam Night” on Dec. 28 or Jan. 4. An “Open Mic and Sing-a-long” with Bill Martin will be held every Friday starting at 8 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall. Come and enjoy some country and some rock ‘n roll music. Everyone is welcome to attend. There is no cover charge. The knitting/crochet club meets at the Legion Hall every Monday at 6:30 p.m. except for holidays. Anyone interested is welcome to
come and join in. The group is now also making rescue dolls as well as baby bonnets and pic line covers for local hospitals. There are also free lessons available. For more information, please contact June Warner at 613-8361167. The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www.stittsvillelegion.com. Upcoming events at the Stittsville Legion are always posted on the billboard sign at the front of the Legion Hall, easily seen by those
passing by on Stittsville Main Street. EUCHRE WINNERS Bob Belanger had the most lone hands at the euchre at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Cheryl Kelly had the ladies high score while Joan Beniot was the runner-up. Don Melfi had the men’s high score with David Faubert placing second. Bud Mannoly had the low score while Lynda Viau had the hidden score.
New vice-chair for Catholic school board Special to the News
The Ottawa Catholic School Board has a new vice-chair for the coming year. Beacon Hill-Cyrville/Innes zone trustee Joanne MacEwan was elected as the vice-chair of the Board at its annual general meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6. She has served as a trustee since 2012. Re-elected as the Board chair for her third consecutive one-year term was Knoxdale-Merivale/College zone trustee Elaine McMahon. She has been a trustee since 2014. The annual general meeting also saw the appointment of trustees to various Board
committees. West Carleton/March - Stittsville – Rideau/Goulbourn – Osgoode zone trustee John Curry of Stittsville was appointed to the Board’s Student Suspension and Expulsion Committee and also to the Board’s Supervised Alternative Learning Committee. Both of these are statutory committees mandated by the Education Act. Trustee Curry will also be sitting on a number of Board committees for the coming year including Honours and Awards Committee, Our Catholic Schools Committee, Policies and Procedures Steering Committee and Trustee Support Services Committee.
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esidents of Ottawa live in the capital city of a very rich nation, but that doesn’t mean everyone who lives here shares equally in our nation’s riches. The just released Hunger Report: The Invisible Face of Hunger by the Ottawa Food Bank says more than 41,500 Ottawa residents turn to the food bank every month for help putting nutrition on the table. According to the report, some of them are forced to seek help because of a job loss, illness, unexpected interest rate changes, high rents and utility costs, low social assistance rates and the ever-rising cost of living. “It’s hard to predict the future, but it’s hard to see an end in sight,” said Michael Maidment, executive director of the Ottawa Food Bank. We will likely never see the end of the need for such organizations as the Ottawa Food Bank, which in the Hunger Report, paints a picture of who relies on the food bank’s 112 partners to which it ships 14 tonnes of nonperishable and fresh food items every day. According to the report, of the households that turn to the food bank, 40 per cent have children. And 36 per cent of clients are under
age 18. Add in the surge of refuges from Syria that have arrived in the city, and the need for a healthy community effort to help supply and fund the food bank’s activities is paramount to ease the pressure on those who are in need now and those who may need for whatever reason in the future. The holiday season usually sees an increase in awareness of the needs of such organizations as the food bank and its many partners, but as the Hunger Report indicates, those needs are year-round and donations, whether of actual food or cash, are appreciated 365 days a year. Fortunately, Ottawans from all walks of life continuously show that they care about their neighbours and do come through when given the opportunity to help as best they can, with the recent Snowflake Breakfast in Vanier that raised $60,000 for that community’s food bank being just one of many recent examples of that desire to help within our community. We trust that the residents of this city as a whole will continue to do that — and not just during the good cheer of the Christmas season — but all year long.
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t is no wonder that there has been so much passion over the proposed relocation of the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus. So many of us have had contact with the Civic — high moments, low moments, moments of thankfulness — that we have an emotional stake in the institution’s future. And, of course, controversial figures are involved, including the National Capital Commission, the mayor of Ottawa and a number of federal Liberal MPs. It was interesting to see how vigorously and unanimously the NCC was jumped upon after it recommended Tunney’s Pasture for the new Civic. But it is also hard to imagine the NCC simply made a rash mistake. This is an extremely cautious organization. We know that from how long LeBreton Flats has just been sitting there waiting for something
CHARLES GORDON Funny Town to happen. It’s not at all likely that the NCC would make the Tunney’s Pasture recommendation without being strongly encouraged to do so, without having guarantees of support — perhaps from the federal government. So the NCC recommended, the public reacted negatively and the support suddenly disappeared. Tunney’s Pasture? Never heard of it, said local Liberals, lining up with everybody else to take slugs at the NCC. So now it’s Sir John Carling, a site which may have other flaws.
There is talk of a fault line, traffic problems on Prince of Wales, inadequate hookup with the LRT line. But Sir John Carling, according to the experts (of whom anybody is one) doesn’t have the problem’s Tunney’s had, most prominent of them being access to the 417, an overreliance on clogged Parkdale Avenue and remoteness from the south, the city’s most rapidly growing area. The odd thing about all this talk is how abstract it is, even though it appears to be rooted in the facts. Think about it: the new hospital will be completed in 2027, according to the most optimistic estimates. Do we have the faintest idea of what life in Eastern Ontario will be like then? Think back 10 years. Think of the assumptions that were made about population growth, traffic patterns, school enrolments. How many of them turned out to be
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Goulbourn Male Chorus presents ‘Rejoice & Sing Noel’ by John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
The Goulbourn Male Chorus’ “Rejoice & Sing Noel” concert on Sunday, Dec. 11 had it all. There were the stirring melodies and musical renderings by the 20-voice Male Chorus itself, all in keeping with the Christmas nature of the
concert. But there was also the homespun music of guest artist Ken Ramsden who also served as the concert’s MC. There was even more, though. Robin Tropper performed a oboe solo, namely “Fantasia #3” which he admitted is not a Christmas song but he compared the song to Christmas, saying that the music starts off with an anxious feeling,
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story song “Going to Barry’s Bay for Midnight Mass,” following up this tune with a song written by the late Ottawa Valley entertainer Mac Beattie about the famous train crash at Almonte in 1942. And Ken also entertained with his rendition of Wayne Rostad’s “Christmas in the Valley” song. The audience was not left out of this concert as there were several audience participation tunes including “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “Go, Tell It On the Mountain,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful” and “See Amid the Winter’s Snow.” Words of these singalong songs were all shown on the two video screens which flanked the stage area at the Trinity Presbyterian Church on Richardson Sideroad, site of this year’s concert. The Goulbourn Male Chorus includes in its membership the following singers: 1st Tenors: Laurisse Huijer, Barry Read, Rob Sutherland, Jean Aube, Ian Moody and Patrick Tang; 2nd Tenors: Rory MacDiarmid, Peter Dykstra, Harry Mercer, Gary King and Al Neil; Baritones: Ian Glen, Doug Hall, Martin Edwards, John Hunter, Leo Mevel and James MacIntosh; and Basses: Chris Morris, Paul Therrien, Gary Palmer and Don Snyder. Byron Hermann is the music director of the Goulbourn Male Chorus. He has over 40 years of experience in composing and arranging and in conducting musical groups. Bonnie MacDiarmid is the accompanist for the Goulbourn Male Chorus.
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Byron Hermann (right), music director of the Goulbourn Male Chorus, directs the group as it sings in its “Rejoice & Sing Noel” concert on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11 at the Trinity Presbyterian Church on Richardson Sideroad.
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Items worth over $800 in total up for grabs in Christmas draw by John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
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Surrounding the display of items available in this year’s Christmas raffle draw at Scotiabank in Stittsville in support of the Stittsville Food Bank are Scotiabank staff members (from left) Charles Cochran, Lindsay Felhaver, Carol Lynn Fifield, manager Tricia Brydges (kneeling), Christine Scharf, Ryan Blais (kneeling in front) and Marie Mailhot.
Items worth more than $800 in total are now up for grabs in the annual Christmas draw at Scotiabank in Stittsville. Again this year, all proceeds from the raffle draw are going to support the Stittsville Food Bank. Tickets for this raffle draw are available at Scotiabank at the Shops of Main Street Plaza at Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road up until noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21 when the draw will take place. Tickets are one for $5 or three for $10. And what an array of items are included for the winner in this year’s draw! This includes everything from an RCA television to toys to tools. There’s even a ladder in the mix which has proved very helpful in setting up the raffle draw display in the branch and which will undoubtedly prove just as helpful to the raffle winner in carrying out tasks around the home.
Everyone is urged to drop by the Scotiabank branch in Stittsville and purchase a ticket or two for this Christmas raffle draw. You could win it all, making for a great Christmas present just before Christmas. But even if you don’t win, you will be a winner because you will have helped support the Stittsville Food Bank which provides so much help to those in need not only at this holiday time of the year but all year round in the community. The folks at Scotiabank this Christmas have not only continued with this annual Christmas draw in support of the Stittsville Food Bank but this year for the first time have had an angel tree in support of the Children’s Aid Society at the branch. This angel tree works like other angel trees in that anyone interested selects an “angel” off the tree and then purchases an appropriate gift for the child described on the “angel.” The gift, wrapped up, is then returned to the branch and placed under the tree until pick-up day by the Children’s Aid Society.
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Homophones are two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings. And the Stittsville Toastmasters Club experienced homophones at its Dec. 7 meeting as the theme of the meeting was “Weather/Whether/ Wether.” And perhaps in keeping with the “weather” theme, grammarian Mathieu Boudreau chose “vulnerable” as the word of the day. There were 11 members in attendance at the
meeting with Sandra Gloss serving as Toastmaster. Gina Cook started off the meeting with an opening thought about Canadians and their integral connection with weather. Richard Cook presented a toast to “Good weather.” Three prepared speeches were delivered during this meeting. Maria Pemberton presented her second speech from the CC manual. She talked about the benefits of having sisters as the title of her speech was “Are sisters better than brothers?” Second speaker of the evening was Lori Holloway who presented a speech from the special occasion
manual. Her project was called “presenting an award” while the title of her speech was “a deserving volunteer.” Lori talked about the recent award which Toastmaster Club member Helene Rivest had received from the Stittsville Village Association to recognize her work in the local community. Lori also presented Helene with the “Helping hand award from the Stittsville Toastmasters Club.” It was Helene Rivest who was the third speaker of the evening, presenting a speech from the special occasion manual called “receiving an award.” Her speech was titled “Wow.”
Carla Gajdecki was the Table Topics master for the meeting, handing out pictures of different weather patterns to members and asking them to act like a weather man/ woman. Two members, Rick Holloway and Sandra Gloss, emerged as the best weather reporters, tying for the Table Topics trophy. Gina Cook was the general evaluator for the meeting with Rick Holloway voicing the closing though. For information about the Stittsville Toastmasters Club, please contact Gerry Tapp at 613-721-8177 or via email at tapp.gerry@rogers.com .
Submitted Stittsville Toastmasters Club Table Topics master Carla Gajdecki (left) presents the Table Topics trophy to co-winners Rick Holloway (centre) and Sandra Gloss (right) at the Club’s meeting on Dec. 7.
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Sacred Heart students at ‘Sleep Out For Youth’ by John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Fundraising $7,000 to help combat youth homelessness in the city. Awesome! Spending a night camping out at TD Place Stadium to participate in the annual “Sleep Out For Youth.” A reality check! Raising awareness about youth homelessness. Priceless! But this is what a team of over 50 students from Sacred Heart Catholic High School did as they participated in this year’s “Sleep Out For Youth” event overnight on Dec. 1-2. Indeed, the $7,000 raised by the team surpassed the initial fundraising goal of $5,000 by $2,000. It is usually assumed that it takes about $1,000 to get a youth off the street and back in society. The $7,000 raised will help get seven youth off the street. But there is more to the work of the Youth
Services Bureau of Ottawa and its efforts on Youth event from some friends who had attended last behalf of youth than getting youth off the year’s event and she grabbed onto being involved with street. It could be providing clothing for a this year’s Sleep Out as an opportunity to help fundhomeless youth so that he or she can make a good impression at a job interview. Or it could be the provision of counselling for a youth that helps with a mental health issue. There is so much that the Youth Services Bureau does and this “Sleep Out For Youth” is one major way that helps not only fund some of the work of the Youth Services Bureau but also helps raise awareness of its programs and work throughout the community. For Hannah Godin, a grade 11 student at Sacred Heart who helped raise funds for the school’s team but who did not attend the actual Sleep Out due to illness, she knows the good work that the Youth Services Bureau does with youth as she has known a couple of friends who were homeless on the street. She had heard about the Sleep Out For
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‘Sleep Out For Youth’ for homelessness Continued from page 16
Just sleeping overnight outdoors impacts the student participants. Shayna herself relates how at a city hall Sleep Out, she had to sleep half on grass and half on pavement and it proved uncomfortable. But she was able to tell herself that some homeless youth have to sleep totally on pavement and so her uncomfortable situation ended up having added relevance and meaning to her. Shayna feels that the Youth Services Bureau is awesome in the services that it tries to provide for youth in the city. Her fellow student Hannah agrees and indeed expresses the hope that government funding sources will provide more money to organizations like the Youth Services Bureau so that they can do even more to help youth in crisis, especially with regard to mental health counselling. Although she will be graduating in June, Shayna knows that Sacred Heart will have another team of students involved with Sleep Out For Youth next fall as she recognizes that the Sacred Heart school community has realized the importance of giving back to the community and trying to make a difference. The Sleep Out For Youth does this. “Awareness is the main thing,” Shayna says,
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More yellow school bus could end up on road by Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
A hike in the cost of student bus passes could mean 100 more yellow school buses on the road next year, according to Vicky Kyriaco of the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority. The city’s transit committee approved its draft budget on Dec. 5. The budget included a new fare table that would combine the regular student pass with the former express pass. The new rate will cost the transportation consortium (OSTA) $198,000, said Kyriaco, adding OSTA pays $7.8 million each year for student passes. “It isn’t just the increase, it’s the fact that it’s being implemented this year in January instead of July. That’s going to have an impact,” she said. Between the public and Catholic school boards in Ottawa, there are 9,600 students that get a monthly pass to take public transit. Kyriaco said that even though transit fares were only one or two per cent less than the cost of running yellow school buses for those students, it made sense to use that option. “It was cheaper, but it also creates a culture among young people where they use public transit. I would think it would make them more likely to consider using public transit in the future,” she said. While the transit commission passed the draft budget Dec. 5, Kyriaco tried her pitch again at the transportation commission again on Dec. 7. Kyriaco got admonished by committee chair Coun. Keith Egli a few times during her presentation, reminding her that the fares are not the purview of the transportation committee.
“I am just trying to show the link between the fare cost and buses on Ottawa’s roads,” Kyriaco said. OC Transpo GM John Manconi said he was shocked to hear Kyriaco’s comments. He added that OC Transpo staff had met with the consortium when the fare package was released back in June. “We haven’t heard anything until this week that these fares would mean more buses on the road,” he said. Kyriaco said she received an email in June with the report that contained the revised fare table. “There was no meeting,” she said. Ottawa Carleton District School Board chair Shirley Seward says that the school board will have no choice as OSTA has to choose the least expensive option in part because that’s the way the funding formula from the provincial ministry works. “Bus fares are just another thing that impacts us, that we have no control over,” she said, adding rising hydro rates are also creating pressure on the board’s budget. Seward said students from low-income families will likely get hit the most, as they use the presto passes to get to and from jobs and extra curricular activities as well as the classroom. “It’s going to be a hit for those families,” Seward said. Kyriaco said an OSTA bell time review, done in 2014, got the consortium a high efficiency rating from the province which resulted in increased funding as well as $2 million in savings. “We took about 50 buses off the road,” she said. City council will decide this week.
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Being a first year novice competitive team and winning a girls competitive hockey tournament. Awesome! Falling behind in the championship game but coming back to win. Spectacular! Being guided by a former high level girls hockey player now coaching her first team. Fabulous! These were the story lines for the Goulbourn Rockets novice competitive girls hockey team in its participation in the 36th annual Peterborough Ice Kats Girls Competitive Hockey Tournament on the weekend of Dec. 2-4. The Ice Kats tournament is a well known
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And in this championship game, the Rockets once again faced the Nepean Wildcats. The Rockets fell behind 1-0 in the first period but then the Rockets blasted off, scoring two goals in the second period to take the lead. The third period was a nail biter, with both teams having scoring opportunities but not scoring. In the final two minutes, the Wildcats pulled their goalie for an extra skater. But the Rockets responded with strong defensive play, fending off the extra pressure and clinching the victory and the tournament championship. The Rockets, a first year competitive team, had emerged as champions in the Peterborough Ice Kats Girls Competitive Hockey Tournament. Wow! And what an accomplishment for first year coach, 21 year old Kendra Thompson, formerly of Stittsville and now living in Almonte! She herself is a long time girls hockey player, starting when she was about five years old. She played with the Kanata girls hockey association over the years, finishing up her playing career as an offensive defenseman and captain of the elite Ottawa Lady Sens team. She had even been coached at the bantam level by Cathy Bureau of Stittsville, the founder and head
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Goulbourn Rockets Novice C competitive girls hockey team head coach Kendra Thompson holds the championship banner from the Peterborough Ice Kats tournament which the team won.
of the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Association, the home organization of the Goulbourn Rockets. And although Kendra is not longer playing competitive hockey, she still plays in hockey season in the senior A women’s league as well as at the Bell Sensplex in the summer. Last year Kendra helped out Cathy Bureau with the Goulbourn Rockets peewee team but she had to step back as she was finishing up her schooling. But last summer Cathy Bureau asked her again about coaching, this time looking after the new Goulbourn Rockets novice C competitive team of seven to nine year olds. Kendra took on the job and the rest is history, as it were, with the team capturing its first tournament championship in Peterborough. And Kendra just loves her experience as coach, calling her players amazing and the team parents awesome. She says that her team is an “all round solid team” that has already improved a lot so far in the season. She admits to being very proud of the players but adds that the one thing that the team needs to continue working on is being aggressive on the puck. And Cathy Bureau of the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Association could not be happier with how things have worked out for Kendra in this, her first year of coaching. From coaching Kendra herself and getting to know her family, she knew that Kendra is passionate about the game of hockey and also knew that Kendra had played at a high level of the game with the Lady Sens. She knew as well that Kendra wanted to give back for all that she had learned and enjoyed playing hockey. This conforms with Cathy’s own thinking as she tries to encourage girls to think about coaching when they stop playing themselves. Indeed, one of her visions is to have a female coach involved with every Rockets team in the future. While she acknowledges that this coaching of the novice C competitive team is Kendra’s first coaching experience, she notes that Kendra has been around hockey for a long time, was a very coachable player herself and knows the game really well, even having worked at hockey camps. She says that with Kendra, the kids come first and she takes the time to work with each of the players, addressing strengths and weaknesses. “She is doing a fantastic job,” Cathy says about Kendra’s coaching, noting as well that she is surrounded in the role by some other very good hockey people.
Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa
December 15, 2016 Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed 5618 Hazeldean Road Proposed Development The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit a residential subdivision containing a variety of housing types as well as parks, a school site, stormwater management pond block and commercial development. This proposal is based on the Fernbank Community Design Plan (CDP) adopted by City Council in 2009. This development will provide a variety of residential units and amenity space in the subdivision. In addition, it will also benefit the greater community with the extension of Robert Grant Avenue to connect to Hazeldean Road. This is an important piece of transportation infrastructure for the whole community and eventually this road will connect further north to Palladium to provide another direct access to Highway 417. Plan of Subdivision Proposal Details The proposed development contains approximately 1845 residential dwelling units made up of low, medium and high density housing types placed in a modified grid street pattern. The low density residential blocks are located in the central portion of the subdivision and are comprised of detached, semidetached and townhouse dwellings. The medium density residential blocks, located along Robert Grant Avenue, stacked units and low-rise apartments. The high density residential block is located at the intersection of Abbott Street and Robert Grant Avenue, in proximity to a future transit station. The mixed use blocks located along Hazeldean Road and Robert Grant Avenue will accommodate a variety of commercial or office uses to serve the needs of the community and a neighbourhood commercial block is located on the west side of Robert Grant Avenue. There are blocks for an elementary school, a park and ride, a stormwater management pond, four 0.8-ha parks and open space corridors along the watercourse and Hydro transmission corridor. The proposed street network is based on the Fernbank CDP Demonstration Plan. Robert Grant Avenue will provide a north-south arterial from Abbott Street East to Hazeldean Road and Abbott Street East will extend from Robert Grant Avenue to the easterly limit of the property. Street No. 3 will also extend from Robert Grant Avenue to the easterly boundary of the site, connecting with a collector street in the subdivision to the east. Requested Zoning By-Law Amendment Proposal Details Requested Zoning By-Law Amendment Proposal Details The Subject Property will be rezoned from Development Reserve (DR) to a range of zones to permit the proposed subdivision, including: Residential Second Density (R2), Residential Third Density (R3), Residential Fourth Density (R4), Residential Fifth Density (R5), Minor Institutional (I1), Parks and Open Space (O1), Arterial Mainstreet (AM), Local Commercial (LC) and Major Leisure Facility (L2). For more information, including Draft Plan of Subdivision and Application Summary, please visit my website or contact my office. For questions and to provide comments by January 5, 2017 please contact myself and the City Planner Kathy Rygus at Kathy.Rygus@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424, ext. 28318. Please note there will also be a public meeting held in the community on this development that will be arranged for a date in the new year. Residents are encouraged to provide comments at this time and at the public meeting residents will be provided another opportunity to also share their comments on the proposed development. West Ridge Drive Parking Concept Plan As you may be aware, Snowmobile use is not permitted on the Trans Canada Trail between Terry Fox and West Ridge Drive. However, it is permitted west of West Ridge Drive. This week, I have been speaking with traffic staff in an effort to resolve some of the parking conflicts that occur within this area for vehicles left behind for snowmobilers. This parking concept plan would implement available parking intended for the use of (but not limited to) snowmobilers between Abbott St West and Eliza Crescent (image available on my website at ShadQadri.com). It is my hopes that this strategy will help to clear some of the parking congestion on Abbott during winter months while still allotting a place for recreational activists to make the most of the snowy weather. At this point in time, it is important to state that this is a project which is still in the works and would only be implemented pending positive community reception and available funding. As such, I am looking for community feedback as to whether or not such a parking plan would be supported or discouraged by residents in and around the area. I am interested in hearing about your opinion and thoughts to the concept plan and cost, which is currently estimated to be around $80,000. Please email all correspondence to Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca. Always Listening As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca. If you are a Stittsville resident of Ward 6 and would like to be added to my weekly electronic outreach list, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community. Further information about any of these articles can be found on my website or you can contact my office to obtain details.
Jack MacLaren Member of Provincial Parliament Carleton-Mississippi Mills
Town-Hall Meetings On Hydro Rates Special thanks to everyone who came out to the town-hall meetings that I hosted these past two weeks. We heard an excellent presentation by hydro expert Parker Gallant. He explained how the government has concealed all sorts of costs within your bill. I wanted to organise these meetings because a lot of my constituents have been wondering why the cost of hydro is so high. They’ve been wondering how bills can go up even if you use less hydro. I wanted to help them get to the bottom of it. The bottom line is this. If secret costs were attached to any other product or service, there would be outrage. The Competition Bureau would undoubtedly come crashing down on the offending company. Just think of a food store that charged you more for buying less milk. Outrage would be overwhelming. Think about this next time you open your hydro bill.
Contact Information Constituency Office of Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100 Kanata, Ontario K2M 1P6 Telephone: (613) 599-3000 E-Mail: Jack.MacLarenCo@pc.ola.org www.jackmaclarenmpp.com Let’s Stay In Touch Stittsville News - Thursday, December 15, 2016 21
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Four goals in 2:17 but no win Richmond Royals right up there in 8-team Richardson Division by John Curry
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The Richmond Royals scored five goals in the second period, including four in a span of two minutes and 17 seconds, taking a 5-3 lead in the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 game but even this was not good enough to defeat the visiting Perth Blue Wings. That’s because the Perth Blue Wings pulled off some scoring heroics of their own, coming back in the third period with four answered goals including one into an empty Royals net to win the game by a 7-5 score. Whew, what a game! It all started out with Perth scoring with just 43 seconds gone in the first period to take a 1-0 lead which is how the first period ended. In the second period, it was 3-1 for Perth after 7:57 minutes of play but then the Royals tallied four times in two minutes and 17 seconds to take a 5-3 lead which is what the
score was going into the third period. This third period proved disastrous for the Richmond Royals, with Perth scoring all four goals of the period to end up winning by a 7-5 score. Sharing the goal scoring for the Royals in this game were Aaron Hickie, Jordan Boutilier, Colin Baggio, Mike DiBello and Tyler Watungwa. Jordan Boutilier, Aaron Hickie and Mackenzie Mercier all picked up two assists in the game. Single assists were earned by Mike DiBello, Matt Veaudry, Joey Laird and TJ Price. Patrick Kealey in the Royals net faced 53 shots in this game while the Royals had 33 shots at the Perth goal. Both teams took 12 minutes in penalty in the game, with both teams being successful on one out of six power plays. The next home game for the Richmond Royals will be this coming Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 p.m. at the Richmond arena when the Brockville Tikis will be the visiting team.
of the rest of the Division, as the fourth place Athens Aeros have just 33 points, ten less than the third place Arnprior Packers. The Richmond Royals, for their part, have 44 points after 29 games, based on a record of 21 wins, 6 losses, 1 overtime loss and 1 shootout loss. The Royals have scored 153 goals, the most of any team in the Richardson Division, while allowing 101 goals. Perth has the best goals against record in the Division, having allowed only 63 goals so far this season. Perth Blue Wings have just one more point in the stand-
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The Richmond Royals are right up there among the leaders in the eight-team Richardson Division of the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2. Going into action this past weekend, the Royals were just one point behind the Divisionleading Perth Blue Wings with 44 points. The Royals were also one point up on the third place Arnprior Packers. These three teams – the Perth Blue Wings, the Richmond Royals and the Arnprior Packers – are well ahead
ings than the Richmond Royals but Perth does have two games in hand, having played only 27 games compared to 29 games for the Royals. The Richardson Division standings are as follows: Perth Blue wings, 45 points; Richmond Royals, 44 points; Arnprior Packers, 43 points; Athens Aeros, 33 points; Westport Rideaus, 27 points; Prescott Flyers, 27 points; Brockville Tikis, 24 points; and Renfrew Timberwolves, 8 points. The Ottawa West Golden Knights lead the eight-team Martin Division with 49 points. See TWO ROYALS, page 23
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Outbursts of goals lead to wins Two Royals in by John Curry
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A flurry of goals in one period gave victories to both the Molson’s and the Cabling Ottawa teams in Stittsville Town League play on Thursday, Dec. 8. Cabling Ottawa struck for seven unanswered goals in the third period of its game against Pro2Col to end up winning by an 11-3 score. Molson’s scored six goals in the second period of its game against the Laurysen Kitchens squad to carve out a 9-4 victory. In the Cabling Ottawa/Pro2Col game, Cabling Ottawa led 3-0 after the first period but then Pro2Col came back in the
second period, narrowing the score to just 4-3 for Cabling Ottawa after the end of this second period. However, in the third period, Cabling Ottawa erupted for seven straight goals to end up winning by an 11-3 score. Jesse Gimblett scored three goals in this game for Cabling Ottawa while Pat Croteau added two goals. Single goals were scored by Chris King, Matt Yakabuski, Spencer Band, Trevor Harding, Scott Sherman and Ryan Kennedy. Chris King, Alex Robinson, Trevor Harding, Ryan Kennedy and Drew Zuro all picked up two assists in this game. Single assists were earned by Pat Croteau, Matt Yaka-
buski, Jesse Gimblett and Matt DiMillo. Ryan Donnelly had two goals for Pro2Col in this game with Mitch Kerwin adding the other goal. Gilles Boudreau had two assists in the game while Pat Kavanagh picked up one assists. In the other Stittsville Town League game, Molson’s and Laurysen Kitchens were all tied up 2-2 after one period of play. But then Molson’s struck for six goals in the second period to open up an 8-3 lead going into the third period. The teams both scored one goal in the third period, making the final score 9-4 for Molson’s. Zach Hervato had four goals for Molson’s in this game. Sin-
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top 25 scorers Continued from page 22
This is eight points ahead of second place Casselman Vikings. Two Richmond Royals are among the top 25 scorers in the league so far this season. Aaron Hickie is tied for tenth place in the scoring race with 19 goals and 25 assists, good for 44 points. Scoring leader Riley Hennigar of the Ottawa West Golden Knights has 65 points. Joey Laird of the Richmond Royals is tied for 13 place in the scoring race with 40 points thanks to a record of 13 goals and 27 assists. In nets, Richmond Royals goalie Nick Bond ranks fourth in the league in goals against average with a mark of 2.79. He has a save percentage of .905. The Perth Blue Wings have the two leading goalies in the league: Cameron Scott with a 2.21 goals against average and .924 save percentage and Johnathan Peacock with a 2.28 goals against average and a .914 save percentage.
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Church Services The Anglican Parish of March Sunday, December 18th, 2016
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Christmas Eve – Saturday, December 24th St Mary’s 6:00 pm Carols; 6:30 pm Eucharist St Paul’s 8:00 pm Carols; 8:30 pm Eucharist St John’s 4:15 pm Carols; 4:30 pm Family Eucharist St John’s 7:45 pm Carols, 8:00 pm Choral Eucharist Christmas Day – Sunday, December 25th Parish Christmas Eucharist, St John’s, 10:00 am
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CHRISTMAS AT ST. ANDREW’S (Stittsville Main St. at Mulkins St.)
“ B lu e Ch r istm a s” - Decem be r 21, 7:00 pm Christmas is not always just a happy time. This service of worship is to help us remember those we have lost, and find hope and peace together. Ea r ly Ch r istm as Eve S er vice - 4:30 pm A special ½ hour service planned especially for young children. All welcome! Ch r istm a s Eve Ca n dle ligh t Se r vice - 7:30 pm Sr. Choir, Hand-bell Choir, and lots of Christmas carols.
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HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PARISH A Welcoming Community
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Christmas Services: December 24th: 4:00, 7:00, & 10:00pm December 25th: 10:00am December 31st: 5:00pm January 1st: 9:00am and 10:30am Parish office - 613-836-8881 Fax - 613-836-8806
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CHRISTmAS SCHedUle: deC 24: CHRISTmAS eve SeRvICeS 6Pm (INfoRmAl fAmIly SeRvICe), 8 and 10pm (foRmal CandleligHt SeRviCeS) Sunday deC 25: WoRSHip SeRviCe at 10am Sunday Jan 1: WoRSHip SeRviCe at 10am
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Sunday School 9:15 am Adult Bible Class 9:30 am Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Christmas Services
Christmas Eve Family Service 5pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7:30pm Christmas Day Carol Service 10.30am
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ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCHhurch CARP Rev. Debbie Roi is presiding
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Toddler care provided and quiet activities for older children in the service on Dec. 25. Regular children’s programs resume on Jan. 1
St James The Apostle Carp 3774 Carp Rd
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Christ Risen Lutheran Church Christmas Services Christmas Eve service: 6:30-7:30 pm Open Christmas Day and New Year’s Day! Services on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 at 10 am
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES Wednesday December 24th: 4:00 pm – Family Service at St. Paul’s Carp 7:00 pm – Communion Service at Dunrobin 9:00 pm – Communion Service at St. Paul’s Carp St. Paul’s United Church, 3760 Carp Rd., Carp For more information please call 613-839-2155 or email stpaulsunitedcarp@sympatico.ca www.stpauls-dunrobin.ca
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‘Gracenote’ sings at Advent Vespers service at St. Philip’s by John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
Advent Vespers is a celebration of the beginning of the Christmas season and there can be no better place to hold this service of song, readings and
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Singing at the Advent Vespers service at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Richmond on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11 are members of the vocal group “Gracenote” (from left) Lynn Lane, Allison Fagan and Diane Coulterman.
reflection than St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Richmond. That’s because of the spectacular backdrop which the church provides, as it did for an Advent Vespers service featuring the singing group “Gracenote” last Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11 Behind Gracenote singers Diane Coulterman, Allison Fagan and Lynn Lane as they performed for those in the pews was the imposing, awe-inspiring and just plain tall historic altar of the church, adding a sacred dimension to the service even before the first hymn was sung or the first reading was read. In his welcome remarks, St. Philip’s pastor Rev. Bob Poole noted that Advent Vespers with its singing is a tradition in the church but one in which the church does not have to be what he termed “dirgeful” i.e. solemn and mournful but can be cheerful. This Advent Vespers at St. Philip’s Church featuring the vocal group “Gracenote” included not only numerous songs but also a candle lighting liturgy, a couple of readings about Mary agreeing to become the Mother of God and about the birth of Jesus, a reflection delivered by Rev. Poole, prayers of intercession and a blessing. The musical group “Gracenote” consists not only of singers Diane Coulterman, Allison Fagan and Lynn Lane but also includes Andy Duffy on the keyboard, providing the musical accompaniment that completes the Gracenote sound. Among the songs sung in this Advent Vespers service at St. Philip’s Church included “What Child is This?”, “The Night That Christ Was Born,” “Mary Did You Know?”, “Deck the Halls,” and “Joy to the World.” In his reflection delivered at this Advent Vespers service, Rev. Poole noted that man’s sins just increase the chasm that exists between man and God.
“We are in exile and we cannot find a way back home,” he said about man’s predicament in the world because of original sin. But he said that God is coming to save man which is the message of Advent and that God is doing this through the child Jesus.
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‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ in Stittsville Special to the News
Charlie Brown knows the true meaning of Christmas. And he showed it to all those who attended the play “A Charlie Brown Christmas” which was presented at the Stittsville United Church twice on Sunday, Dec. 11 – once at 10 a.m. and again at 3 p.m. The play was presented by the youth of the church along with siblings and friends. Rick Gourlie served as the director for this presentation of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Musicians were Allison Houston, Robert Morissette, David Morissette, Sarah Daly, Victoria DeVita and Alanna Code. Wray Lamb looked after the lighting and sound while Chris DeVita served as the stage hand. Set builders were Dave Newar, Mark Dickenson, Amy Mesdag, Ruth Richardson, Susie Anderson and Grant Dillenbeck. Costumes were created by Krystal Kirkwood, Alanna Coe, Hannah Daly, Christa McCool, Amy Mesdag and
Ruth Richardson. As for the members of the youthful cast, Joshua Lewis was Charlie Brown while Mala Lewis was Sally Brown. Others in the cast were Grace Lawford as Lucy van Pelt, Liam Lawford as Linus van Pelt, Mackenzie Byce as Snoopy, Kate Watt as Peggy, Kenleigh Driver as Endora, Emma Le Madec as Peppermint Patty, Elly Turk as Marcie, Christian Le Madec as Schroder, Alex DeVita as Shermy, Brian Kirkwood as Pig Pen, Claire Rhoddy and Elise Rhody as the Dancing Twins, Alice MacLean as Frieda, Malcolm McCracken as the tree salesperson and Janet Cottreau and others as Woodstock and friends. It all stems from a 1965 television special featuring the comic strip Peanuts characters created by Charles M. Schulz. This special received high ratings and critical acclaim and it has since become an annual broadcast on TV at Christmas time. The play revolves around Charlie Brown who is depressed as Christmas ap-
proaches. It is suggested that he direct a school Christmas play but this does not turn out well, as he is ignored and mocked by fellow students. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” becomes a story that touches on the over-commercialization and secularization of Christmas as it emphasizes the true meaning of Christmas. See ‘A CHARLIE BROWN,’ page 29
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Snoopy (left) wearing a Santa hat, played by Mackenzie Byce, talks about the true meaning of Christmas with Charlie Brown (right), played by Joshua Lewis, in the play “A Charlie Brown Christmas’ at Stittsville United Church on Dec. 11.
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KEEP YOUR PETS SAFE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
For many of us, our pets are a part of our families. Make sure that they stay safe during all of the holiday festivities with these helpful tips. Create a quiet space for pets. The holidays are a chaotic time, especially when it’s your turn to host the annual party. Set up a private space for your pets to allow them to relax when they need a break, especially if they’re skittish or anxious by nature. Keep food out of reach. Although most dogs and cats will happily eat scraps from the table, there are many foods they shouldn’t eat. Other items such as turkey bones, wrappers, etc. also pose a choking hazard for your furry friends.
Clean spills right away. If an ornament or decoration happens to break, be sure to sweep up the pieces right away so that your pets don’t cut themselves on any broken glass or shards. Rethink your décor. Hooks, tinsel and glass items can be dangerous for curious pets, especially if swallowed. Additionally, candles may burn animals and create a fire hazard. Keep these items up high or avoid using them all together. Avoid toxic plants. Although popular this time of year, plants like
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‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Continued from page 27
Charlie is discouraged about Christmas because of such things as his dog Snoopy decorating his doghouse brightly for a neighbourhood lights and display contest and by his sister Sally who wants him to write her letter to Santa Claus with a John Brummell/Metroland long list of requests but willing Charlie Brown (centre), played by Joshua Lewis, to accept money instead. shows his sparse Christmas tree to Peppermint Patty (right), played by Emma Le Madec, as Linus (left), played by Liam Lawford, looks on in the play “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Stittsville United Church on Dec. 11.
Charlie Brown cannot control those rehearsing for the play and he leaves to find a Christmas tree, being given the instruction to get a “big, shiny aluminum tree.” But at the tree market, Charlie Brown finds a tiny sapling that he likes but which draws only ridicule when he takes it back to the school play.
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Charlie, pondering the situation, wonders if anyone really know what Christmas is all about any more and it is Linus who tells him, reciting the annunciation to the shepherds scene from the gospel. Charlie heads home with his little tree to decorate but when he puts an ornamental ball on it, the branch flops over to one
side. Charlie runs off but Linus and the others, along with Snoopy, fix up the tree, adding some more decorations. They start singing and when Charlie Brown returns, he is greeted with a joyous “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown.” Yes, indeed, “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown” and everyone else.
Each week, a lawyer from the Kanata based Allan Snelling law firm will answer a reader’s question. If you have a general legal question that you would like to have addressed send it via email to Legalmatters@compellingcounsel.com
Question: My husband and I are separating and we are planning to sit down and discuss how we will handle everything moving forward. Is there any problem with negotiating matters by ourselves?
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Schroeder (left), played by Christian Le Madec, plays the piano as Lucy (right), played by Grace Lawford, listens in the play “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Stittsville United Church on Dec. 11.
When two people decide to separate, there is often the temptation to sit down together around the kitchen table and make agreements and decisions around very important matters, like child custody, spousal and child support, and division of family assets. Many separating couples engage in these discussions in the spirit of cooperation and because they want to minimize the cost associated with lawyers negotiating and drafting what seems to be a simple and straightforward separation agreement. These discussions can be a very helpful starting point for separating spouses but, unfortunately, very often the agreements reached do not take into account the legal framework around separation and divorce. When they take their kitchen table agreement to an experienced family law lawyer for review, they are usually told the agreement isn’t enforceable. This can sometimes lead to frustration and anger when it seems that one person is now changing their mind about decisions that were made in good faith.
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Tree salesperson (centre), played by Malcolm McCracken, gives his sales pitch to Linus (left), played by Liam Lawford, and Charlie Brown (right), played by Joshua Lewis, in the play “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Stittsville United Church on Dec. 11. REAL ESTATE
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Top dairy showperson and top beef showperson awards were among the honours presented at the recent year-end banquet of the Fallowfield Community 4H Club. Both of these awards were based on the showmanship scores received at the 4H Achievement Day at the Carp Fair. Shannon Arthurs received the top dairy showperson award while Emerson Jones received the top beef showperson award. The top crop award was presented to Caroline Nixon. The top judge award based on the highest score at the 4H Judging Night at the Richmond fairgrounds in July was presented to Shannon
Arthurs. Shannon also received the Carleton County top junior judge award. The top novice award for the Fallowfield Community 4H Club was presented to Janet Arthurs. The top junior award went to Shannon Arthurs while the top intermediate award went to Reagan Jones. These awards are based on attendance, judging night score and Achievement Day scores. 'The Fallowfield Community 4H Club's Leadership Award was presented to Mark Ruiter. A special award, "the 4H Ontario Leadership Award," recognizing 35 years of leadership, was presented to Barb Fraser. Dairy Breed Awards sponsored by the Carleton Russell Holstein Association were present-
ed to Colin Arthurs, Nolan Arthurs, Shannon Arthurs, Kamryn Fraser, Angela Hill, Veronica Kennedy, Grace Moodie, Amanda Moore, Mark Ruiter, Jess Sample, Kaya Simard and Ivy Villeneuve. They are received halters. Beef Breed Awards sponsored by the Simmental Association and Shorthorn Association were presented to Eliza Jones, Emerson Jones and Abby Mowat. Crop Awards sponsored by Carleton Feed & Seed were presented to Colin Arthurs, Nolan Arthurs, Shannon Arthurs, Kamryn Fraser, Connor Jones, Raegen Jones, Amanda Moore, Caroline Nixon, Hugh Nixon, Julianna Parks, Lee Parks, Jess Sample, William Sample, Ivy Villeneuve and Grace Wilson. They all received a depth gage for checking moisture in the soil. Hugh Nixon and Caroline Nixon both received recognition from the Lorne Sutherland
Women's Institute for their Lifeskills Projects at the Carp Fair. Three Fallowfield Community 4H Club members - Hugh Nixon, Mark Ruiter and Caroline Nixon - sent their wheat to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Novice members of the Fallowfield Community 4H Club for 2016 were Colin Arthurs, Kamryn Fraser, Angela Hill, Connor Jones, Eliza Jones, Emerson Jones, Veronica Kennedy, Grace Moodie, Abby Mowat (six projects), Caroline Nixon, Lee Parks, Jess Sample, Kaya Simard, Ivy Villeneuve and Grace Wilson. Junior members of the Fallowfield Community 4H Club for 2016 were Shannon Arthurs (12 projects), Hugh Nixon, Julianna Parks and William Sample. Intermediate members of the Fallowfield Community 4H Club for 2016 were Nolan Arthurs, Raegan Jones, Amanda Moore and Mark Ruiter.
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JOHN BRUMMELL Lynda McCuaig (left) of the Carleton County 4H Association presents Barb Fraser (right) of Fallowfield with a 4H Ontario Leadership Award marking 35 years of leadership with Janet Arthurs (left) presents the top novice award for the Fallowfield Community 4H Club to recipient Caroline Nixon (right) at the Club’s recent year-end banquet. 4H at the year-end awards night of the Fallowfield Community 4H Club. Dec. 15, 2016
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He praised the Dwyer Hill community for being like “one large family.” At the unveiling ceremony, Sharon Martin of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation thanked the Lyng family for being a driving force behind the purchase of this new ultrasound equipment for the new Breast Health Centre, saying that it will provide state-of-the-art equipment at the new facility. She said that the Lyng family and Dwyer Hill community has demonstrated that a family and a community can make a difference. She also announced that the $14 million fundraising campaign to equip the new Breast Health Centre at the General Campus was now very close to completion, with the provincial government having now approved the start of construction for the facility this coming spring, with completion expected in the spring of 2018. Dr. Christina Canil, an oncology doctor who provided care to Helen McKenna Lyng when she was battling cancer, told those at the unveiling ceremony that she still held Helen close in her heart. She noted that Sunday, Dec. 11 was the Joyful Sunday of Advent, reminding her of the joyful smile that Helen always had. She read of letter of thanks from Dr. Jean Seely, head of breast imaging at the Breast Health Centre, thanking the Lyng family and the Dwyer Hill community for their fundraising effort which has resulted in this new equipment for the new facility, calling the ultrasound room a wonderful legacy in Helen’s name and noting that Helen had wanted to do what she could to improve treatment for breast cancer.
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When the new expanded Breast Health Centre opens in 2018, there will be another unveiling of this plaque identifying the Helen McKenna Lyng Ultrasound Room but this plaque unveiling at Dwyer Hill on Dec. 11 was held so that the Lyng family could acknowledge and thank the Dwyer Hill community for their support of the fundraising efforts that led to the ultrasound equipment and the naming of the ultrasound room after the late Helen McKenna Lyng. While this plaque will eventually be mounted at the new Breast Health Centre, the fundraising efforts that happened in the Dwyer Hill community over ten years under the leadership of Helen McKenna Lyng and her family including the annual breast cancer dance at the St. Clare’s Hall have not gone unrecorded. There are three framed reminders of this community effort which currently hang on a wall just inside the entrance to the hall. These include a “thank you” from The Ottawa Hospital Foundation to the Lyng family for its fundraising efforts. There’s also a ”thank you” from the Lyng family to the Dwyer Hill community for its support of the annual breast cancer dances from 2006 onwards as well as an engraved plaque from The Ottawa Hospital Foundation to the Lyng family for its support of caner care at The Ottawa Hospital. While the provincial government funds the capital cost of construction for hospital facilities like this Breast Health Centre expansion and consolidation at the General Campus of The Ottawa Hospital, all of the equipment has to be funded locally. See NEW BREAST, page 36
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Christmas party at Stittsville Retirement Community by John Curry
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Boy, what a party! Folks at the Stittsville Retirement Community on Stittsville Main Street sure know how to party and that’s just what they did on Wednes-
day evening, Dec. 7 as the annual Christmas party was held. Residents, many joined by family members, filled the dining room as well as the lounge areas as they all got in the spirit of the season, aided by Christmas decorations such as Christmas trees and poinsettias
placed here and there, lots of red clothing in evidence and continuous music thanks to the Mellow Tones, a musical group that has been performing at these Christmas gatherings at the Stittsville Retirement Community for about a decade now. And the band played not only lots
of Christmas music like “Frosty the Snowman,” “A Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Feliz Navidad” but also some tunes from the past like “Dream Lover,” a 1959 hit by American singer Bobby Darin. But there was more happening than just music, as the dance floor
soon became crowded, with as many as seven or more pairs up dancing at times, filling the dance floor and having a great time. Grandchildren danced with grandmothers, staff danced with residents, residents danced with residents, groups formed dance circles – it was all just one big dance-a-thon, as it were. And boy, was it ever fun, with smiles, laugher and fun prevailing. And through this all, staff served refreshments including plates of seasonal goodies to all those who were sitting at the tables in the dining room, in the chairs and sofas in the main lounge and at the tables in the lounge annex. There was something going on everywhere! The six-member Mellow Tones, some with Santa hats on, kept pumping out the music. Members of the Mellow Tones included Ed Lascelle on guitar and vocals, Wayne Beaudoin on keyboard, Bob Clarke on drums, Gwen Clarke on saxophone and clarinet, Jim Smith on bass guitar and Joe Loring on tenor saxophone and clarinet.
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Stittsville Retirement Community executive director Lisa Cowan (left) dances with resident Dick McFetridge (right) at the Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
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Stittsville Retirement Community resident Lee MacLeod (left) dances with her daughter Amy MacLeod (right) at the Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
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Wayne Beaudoin of the Mellow Tones Joe Loring (left, foreground), playing the saxophone, and Gwen plays the keyboard as the group Clarke (right, wearing a Santa hat and playing the clarinet) performs at the Christmas party at the perform with the Mellow Tones at the Christmas party at the Stittsville Retirement Community on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Stittsville Retirement Community on Wednesday, Dec. 7. John Curry/Metroland
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Moe Hassan of the Stittsville Retirement Community carries plates filled with seasonal goodies as he sets out to distribute the goodies to residents at the Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
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New Breast Health Centre Continued from page 33
This is why there has been a $14 million fundraising campaign associated with the establishment of this larger, state-of-the-art Breast Health Centre at the General Campus of The Ottawa Hospital. And this expanded facility is very much needed. The number of patients served by the existing Breast Health Centre at the Civic Campus of The Ottawa Hospital has increased by 40 percent since it opened in 1997. There has been a huge increase in breast imaging and breast procedures including biopsies at The Ottawa Hospital and this year alone, another 1,000 women in
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The sounds of the festive season will fill the air at Hurley’s Neighbourhood Grill in Stittsville this Sunday afternoon, Dec. 18. This will be thanks to music students from Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School who will be presenting a free pre-Christmas concert, an event that has become a tradition with the U-Rock Music School. The 3 p.m. concert will feature performances by the all-girl group The Roxies, the teen band The Crushers and dozens of individual and duet performances, all geared to put the audience in the Christmas spirit. Hurley’s Neighbourhood Grill is located in the Shops of Main Street plaza on Stittsville Main Street at Carp Road in Stittsville. The U-Rock Music School is operated by Cathy Hallessey and Brian Brodersen.
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Born May 11, 1957, passed away with dignity and peace surrounded by her family at Almonte Country Haven on Sunday, December 11, 2016 after struggling with early onset dementia. Patricia was the cherished daughter of the late Melville Schlievert and Catharina Kompier. She was the much loved sister of Antonia (Toronto); John and his wife Margaret (Merrickville) and Pamela (Arnprior) and special aunt of Cindy Schlievert and her husband Ray Huyghebaert (MacLaren’s Landing). Some of us are lucky enough to know very special people in our lives; we were blessed to have one in our family. Patricia’s family and friends are invited to share their memories of her during visitation at the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Friday morning from 10 until 10:45 a.m. A Service to honor and remember Patricia will be conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Friday morning at 11 o’clock. Interment will follow at the Malloch Road Cemetery, Arnprior. The family wishes to thank the staff of Almonte Country Haven for the kindness and compassionate care given to Patricia and our family for the past three years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Community Living Renfrew County South in Arnprior where Patricia spent many happy times. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca
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Three legacy projects from 150th anniversary by John Brummell and John Curry
john.brummell@metroland.com john.curry@metroland.com Three legacy projects emerged from the 150th anniversary year celebrations at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville. The celebrations ended with a banquet on Saturday, Oct. 29 which featured an address by Archbishop Fred Hiltz who is the Anglican Primate for Canada, followed by a Sunday morning service on Oct. 30 attended by the Primate which featured the unveiling of
two of the legacy projects. At the service, Primate Archbishop Fred St. Thomas Anglican Church. A wall hanging quilted by Susan Lomas Hiltz presented a certificate to the parish hon“It doesn’t live unto itself, it lives for the and called “Seasons of the Church” was one ouring it on its 150th anniversary. good and the betterment of the community,” of the legacy projects unveiled at this Oct. 30 In comments afterwards, Archbishop Hiltz he said about St. Thomas Anglican Church. service. said that he senses that there is a good spirit at See BOOK, page 40 Also unveiled was a framed montage of three paintings done by Warren Blackburn showing each of the three church buildings which have served the Parish of St. Thomas over the past 150 years. Both of these legacy projects were dedicated at the service and now hang in the church.
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Rev. Jane McCaig and Rector’s Warden Pat McNally (right) look up at the “Seasons of the Church” wall hanging quilted by Susan Lomas as a 150th anniversary legacy project as the wall hanging is dedicated at the Oct. 30 worship service which marked the conclusion of the church’s year-long 150th anniversary celebrations.
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Book on history of St. Thomas Anglican Church is 150th anniversary legacy project Continued from page 39
He pointed to the music in the Oct. 30 morning liturgy as an indication of the parish’s spirit. “I loved the fact that the music this morning was just a
wonderful mix of the old, old favourites and some lovely contemporary songs that are easy for everybody to sing and in the midst of all that just a wonderful anthem with many parts,” he said. “Just
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that alone is an indicator of the kind of community this is.” At a gathering in the downstairs hall of the church following the Oct. 30 service, city of Ottawa Stittsville ward
councillor presented a certificate from city of Ottawa mayor Jim Watson congratulating St. Thomas Anglican Church on its 150th anniversary. On display at the downstairs gathering were items that had been stored in a wooden box “time capsule” which had been sealed up 25 years earlier when the current St. Thomas church building was opened. These items included photographs, newspapers, plans and documents pertaining to the building of the current church. The third legacy project arising from the 150th anniversary celebration of St. Thomas Anglican Church is a book “The History of St. Thomas Anglican Church: Stanley’s Corners – Stittsville” which was researched, compiled and written by Barbara Bottriell. Copies of this book are now on sale for $20 each. The 116 page book tells the story of St. Thomas Anglican Church from its beginnings in 1866 to the present day. The book includes historic as well as full colour contemporary photographs of church activities and events. Barbara Bottriell, who is a St. Thomas parishioner, has authored two books: “The Story of Mowoo” and “Stittsville A Sense of Place.” She spent one and a half years working on this church 150th anniversary project, researching and writing the history, collecting appropriate photographs, gathering information such as memo-
ries and reminiscences and organizing messages from various contributors. The book tells the story of St. Thomas Anglican Church from its establishment in 1866 at Stanley’s Corners through its destructive fire in 1964 to the opening of a new church building in Stittsville in 1970 to the opening of the current church building in 1990. There is even an account in the book of the first service in the Stanley’s Corners church on Oct. 25, 1866. The book presents the stories behind various St. Thomas Church organizations such as the Anglican Church Women, the Altar Guild, the Cemetery Committee, the Sunday School and the Youth Group. There is a listing of the various clergy who have served at St. Thomas over the years and also a list of the various church wardens over the years. The various memorials which exist throughout the church are itemized in the book as are the church’s memorial windows.
This is the first comprehensive written account of the history of St. Thomas Anglican Church from 1866 to the present. On the occasion of the church’s 130th anniversary, a pamphlet dealing with the history of the church was published. It was also written by Barbara Bottriell. Copies of this book outlining the 150 year history of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville is available after church service on Sundays or from the church office on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (phone 613-836-5741). The 150th anniversary organizing committee for St. Thomas Anglican Church was chaired by William Passmore. Members included Rev. Jane McCaig, who has been the incumbent at St. Thomas for 11 years, Barbara Cordukes, Barbara Bottriell and Susan Lomas. The committee began its work in May 2014. Rev. Sharron Reykdal-Bradley also contributed to the early work of the committee.
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Rev. Jane McCaig (second from right) dedicates the framed montage of three paintings done by Warren Blackburn showing the three churches which have served as home for St. Thomas Anglican Church over the past 150 years as Rector’s Warden Pat McNally (far right) looks on.
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Ingredients • Ice cubes • 1 oz. vodka • 3/4 cup cranberry juice • 1 oz. ginger ale • A few mint leaves, for garnish
Duck leg confit with garlic mashed potatoes Ingredients • 1 head of garlic • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil • 4 confit duck legs (easily found at the grocery store) • 8 red potatoes, washed, diced, skin on • 1/2 cup butter • 1/3 cup table cream (15 % or 18 %) • Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions Place a tall glass in the freezer for at least 10 minutes. Just before serving, add ice cubes and pour, in this order, vodka, cranberry juice and ginger ale. Do not mix. Garnish with mint leaves. Treat your guests to this
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Brace yourself for the perfect blend of flavours: garlicky mashed potatoes, rich duck confit and a sweet, fruity sauce. You’ll definitely be asking for seconds.
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Remove the garlic from the oven, open the foil and let cool. Add the butter and cream to the potatoes and beat until they become smooth and creamy. Press the garlic with your fingers to remove the centre cloves (they should be a nice golden hue and a paste-like consistency; crush if needed). Add to the potatoes, mix well, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Ingredients (Serves 1) • 1 cup crushed ice • 45 ml (1½ oz) tequila • 60 ml (2 oz) orange juice • ½ cup frozen berries, thawed • A little freshly ground pepper • Fresh mint leaves (for garnish) Directions Mix all ingredients (except mint) in a high-speed blender. Pour into a margarita or martini glass and garnish with fresh mint leaves.
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MASTER THE ART OF D
o you enjoy putting on a culinary show? If so, the holiday season is the perfect time to put your creative skills to the test. And there’s no better way to create a memorable festive ambiance than to prepare an exquisitely laid table for your guests. Fortunately, achieving that perfect table setting is a lot easier than you might think.
time. Napkins should never be placed under the cutlery. Instead, place the napkin to the left of the forks if you go with a simple, rectangular fold, or at the centre of the setting for a more elaborate fold — like a triangle. Don’t forget that cold dishes always come first, so serve those salads before the soups!
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Traditional roast turkey & Stuffing Ingredients • 1 turkey, with giblets • 1 onion, coarsely chopped • A sprig of thyme • 1 bay leaf • 4 oz. (113 g) salted butter • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Lemon and Herb stuffing • 2 eggs • 4 oz. plus 1 tablespoon (130 g) butter, melted • A handful of fresh parsley leaves • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) chopped fresh lemon thyme • Freshly grated zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lemon • 4 1/2 cups (1.08 litres) fresh white bread crumbs • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Chestnut stuffing • 14 oz. (392 g) fresh chestnuts • 1 cup (240 ml) milk • 4 oz. (112 g) sausages or sausage meat • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil • 6 oz. (168 g) turkey liver, chopped • 1 onion, chopped • 2 oz. (56 g) fatty bacon, finely chopped • 1 tablespoon (30 ml) chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley or marjoram • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions Lemon and herb stuffing: put the eggs, butter, parsley, lemon thyme, and lemon zest and juice in a food processor and blend to a smooth purée. Put the bread crumbs in a bowl, pour over the egg mixture, and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Chestnut stuffing: cook fresh chestnuts in a saucepan of boiling water for about 3 minutes to soften the shells. Peel them while still hot, wearing rubber gloves. Put the peeled fresh chestnuts in a saucepan, cover them with the milk, and simmer gently until softened, about 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how fresh they are. Strain them if necessary, then weigh out 7 oz. (196 g) and put in a bowl. Crumble the cooked chestnuts with your fingers and use the sausage meat to bind them. Heat the oil in a skillet, add onion, liver, and bacon and fry gently until the liver is firm. Stir in the parsley and cook until the mixture begins to brown. Add to the chestnuts with some salt and pepper. Turkey: to make a stock, the day before put the giblets, minus the liver but with the neck chopped in half, in saucepan. Add the onion, thyme, and bay leaf, cover with water and bring to a boil, removing any foam. Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 hours, then strain. Taste and, if necessary, simmer for a little longer to reduce and strengthen the flavour. The next day, wipe out the neck area and cavity of the turkey with a damp cloth and lightly season
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Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Put the bird in a large roasting pan in the middle of the oven. Roast for the calculated time according to size, except that the oven temperature must be raised to 400°F (200°C) and the cheesecloth covering removed for the last 30 minutes in order to crisp the skin. Remove the turkey from the oven, cover with a tent of aluminum foil, and leave in a warm place to rest while you prepare your side dishes. Using oven mitts, tip out any free juices from the cavity, then lift the turkey onto a serving platter. Pour off the turkey juices from the pan, preferably into a gravy separator or pitcher to be able to lift off the fat, then reheat with the seasoned stock. Serve as is or for a traditional gravy, pour juices into a pan, thicken with a small amount of flour and cook well, stirring to prevent burning. Reserve extra gravy in a Thermos for second helpings. Serve with roasted potatoes, roasted parsnips, candied yams, bacon rolls, cranberry relish, and Brussels sprouts.Add dressing, stir well and serve. Recipe and photo: Easy Christmas — Classic Recipes for the Perfect Christmas, Ryland Peters & Small.
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Spanish MEATBALLS
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Ingredients Meatballs • 2.2 lb (1 kg) lean ground beef • 2 chopped yellow onions • 1 egg, lightly beaten • 3 tablespoons (22.5 g) ground walnuts • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) paprika • 1 1/2 tablespoons (22.5 ml) cumin • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) cinnamon • 1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh chopped parsley • Salt and pepper, to taste Sauce • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) olive oil • 1 1/2 tablespoons (22.5 ml) fennel seeds • 1/2 cup (120 ml) dry white wine • 1 28 oz. (900 ml) can of diced tomatoes • Salt and pepper, to taste
Ingredients • 1 cup quinoa • 2 cups water This easy-to-make recipe • 1/2 tsp. salt is a great way to enjoy the • 1/4 olive oil many benefits of quinoa, • Juice of 1 lemon which contains more protein than any other grain as well • 1 garlic clove, as all eight amino acids finely chopped essential to your health. • Salt and pepper, to taste • 2 pears, unpeeled, cored and thinly sliced • 2 cups spinach, washed • 1 cup fresh cranberries (washed), or frozen (thawed) • 1/2 cup nuts, your choice (pecans, walnuts, etc.)
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Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes Servings: 4 to 6 Directions In a large bowl, mix all ingredients with ground beef. Make one-inch (2.5 cm) meatballs and set aside. Heat oil in a frying pan. Grill fennel seed while stirring constantly. Pour in wine, stirring until alcohol evaporates. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add a bit of water if needed. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer at low heat for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally. Once cooked, place meatballs and a bit of sauce in paper muffin liners in a serving dish. Keep covered with aluminum foil until ready to serve.
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Lemon cranberry Muffins
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 12
Ingredients • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar • 1/2 tsp. baking powder • 1/2 tsp. baking soda • 1/4 tsp. salt • 1/4 tsp. allspice • 1/8 tsp. ground cayenne pepper • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk • 1/4 cup butter, melted • 1 egg, yolk and white separated • Zest of 1 lemon • 1 cup fresh cranberries (washed) or frozen (thawed)
Directions Heat oven to 205 °C (400 °F). Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan that’s roughly 6 centimetres (2.5 inches) deep. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, allspice and cayenne pepper and mix until evenly blended. In a small bowl, add buttermilk, butter, egg yolk and lemon zest, and beat until mixture is smooth. In a third bowl, Revisit the delicious whip up the egg white. combination of lemon and Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients. cranberry with these Pour in the buttermilk mixture and stir with a delicious muffins — this fork until all ingredients are mixed together. time, with a spicy twist! Add egg white and cranberries. Pour the mixture into the muffin pan, filling each cavity 3/4 full. Bake until a skewered tooth pick comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Using a knife, unstick the sides of the muffins and remove from pan.
eggnog Fudge Ingredients • 3 cups (750 ml) granulated sugar • 1 cup (250 ml) eggnog • 1 tbsp (15 ml) corn syrup • 2 tbsp (25 ml) butter • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla • 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped walnuts Glaze • 1/4 cup (50 ml) semisweet chocolate chips • 1 tsp (5 ml) butter DIRECTIONS Grease sides of large heavy saucepan. Add sugar; stir in eggnog and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until boiling. Cook, stirring only if necessary to prevent sticking, until candy thermometer reaches soft-ball stage of 238°F (115°C), and when 1/2 tsp (2ml) syrup dropped into very cold water forms soft ball that flattens on removal from water. Immediately remove from heat; let cool to lukewarm, 110°F (43°C), without stirring. Using wooden spoon, beat in butter and vanilla, beating until very thick and no longer shiny. Quickly stir in nuts. Spread in greased 8-inch (2 l) square cake pan. Tip: If fudge sets too quickly before spreading in pan, reheat gently over low heat just until soft enough to spread. Glaze Melt together chocolate chips and butter. Drizzle over fudge. Score into 1-inch (2.5 cm) squares while warm; let cool completely and cut into squares. Fudge can be layered between waxed paper in airtight container and stored for up to two weeks.
Servings: 64 PIECES Recipe: The Canadian Living Christmas Book, Telemedia Publishing Inc./The Madison Press Limited. Photo: Jupiterimages / Thinkstock
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Here are four affordable suggestions to please the most discerning of wine lovers during the holidays. 1. While browsing in a bookstore or department store, you’re sure to find numerous books about wine: quizzes, tasting guides, vineyard descriptions, encyclopedias and more. Your favourite wine lover will definitely enjoy savouring this type of fascinating reading material while sitting by the fire with a good glass of wine. 2. Wine plates are a great idea for any type of social gathering. Designed with ergonomics in mind, these plates allow partygoers to hold a glass of wine and some appetizers all at the same time. Sold in packages of two or more, wine plates are decidedly classy and practical. 3. Experts use special cloths to dry wine glasses perfectly and make them shine. With the proper technique, it’s almost impossible to leave unsightly fingerprints on glass or crystal. So why not give some microfibre polishing cloths to the wine lovers on your Christmas gift list this year; they’ll be impressed with your insider’s knowledge.
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Around village of Richmond Santa is coming to Richmond this Sunday, Dec. 18 as the Knights of Columbus at St. Philip’s Parish are hosting their annual Santa Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rev. Michael Gillissie Parish Hall. There will be hot dogs and soft drinks and youngsters will be able to visit with Santa. Donations of food items for the Richmond Food Bank are urged from those who attend…The city of Ottawa is proposing an amendment to the Richmond Secondary Plan that would require that development in the village’s northeast development lands (located in the very northeast corner of the village of Richmond with frontage on Eagleson Road) has public communal well serving and that commercial and residential development in the in its southeast development lands and industrial lands (east of McBean Street and south of the railway tracks) require public communal well serving and connection to central wastewater collection. These changes will implement the city’s 2013 Infrastructure Master Plan as well as Richmond’s 2010 Community Design Plan. The proposed amendment will be going before city council’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee following a period of public input which ends on Dec. 23. More information can be obtained by contacting city of Ottawa planner Robin van de Lande at 613-580-2424, ext. 43011 or via email at robin.vandelande@ottawa.ca ….The next free open mic music evening in the upstairs lounge at the Richmond Curling Club, organized by Andrew McKim, will take place this Friday, Dec. 16 starting at 8 p.m. and running through to 11 p.m. Although there is no admission charge, donations of food items for the Richmond Food Bank are appreciated. …..The Richmond Royals had a
food drive in the village last Saturday, Dec. 10, focussed on the Richmond Oaks and King’s Grant areas of the village. There was also a food drop-off at St. Paul’s United Church on McBean Street….A free Open Table community dinner is being held this Saturday, Dec. 17 at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street. Everyone in the community is invited to attend. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner served at 5 p.m. While there is no charge for the dinner, donations to help with expenses are always welcome….The annual “Sounds of Christmas” evening involving all of the churches in Richmond was held at the Rev. Michael Gillissie Parish Hall at St. Philip’s Church on Sunday, Dec. 4. Those attending were urged to take along a nonperishable food item for the Richmond Food Bank…..A family gingerbread event that was planned for Sunday, Dec. 18 at St. John’s Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street has been cancelled…A “Messy Church” event was held at St. Paul’s United Church on McBean Street last Sunday, Dec. 11, running from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. It included carolling, crafts, worship and food….Dan Mallette, who retired earlier this year and is now helping his wife Debbie with the operation of Danby’s Roadhouse in Richmond and Danby’s Bar and Grill in Munster, has stepped aside from coaching with the Bell Warriors Football Club after 23 years. ….The Richmond branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Perth Street will be hosting the “Twelve Days of Library” during the period from Dec. 23 to Jan. 6. Families are encouraged to drop in as often as possible during these “Twelve Days” to participate in a scavenger hunt, season crafts and activities for children….
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus sings at Red Oak John Curry john.curry@metroland.com
The voices of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus provided an afternoon of Christmas music at the Red Oak Retirement Residence on Campeau Drive in Kanata on Wednesday, Dec. 7. In fact, the title of the concert was just that: “An Afternoon of Christmas Music.” The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus was directed by Robert Dueck of Stittsville with Peter Brown as the accompanist. Among the songs presented in this performance was “Jesus, Our Brother,” a song which goes back to the 12th
century although its seasonal popularity steams from 17th and 18th century Germany. This song “Jesus, Our Brother” originally was a 12th century Latin song “Orientis Partibus” which first appeared in France. The tune apparently was part of the so-called “The Donkey’s Festival” which celebrated the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt. It was a regular Christmas-time song in France in the 13th century. Indeed, when it was sung during a mass, it was common for a live donkey to be led or ridden into the church. The words and music of the song were designed to give thanks for the donkey on which Mary rode. Each verse
was sung and finished with the chorus “Hail, Sir Donkey, hail.” It was considered a solemn song. The tune became popular in 17th and 18th century Germany. The latest version of this song “Jesus, Our Brother” features the words of the various animals which were around Jesus in the stable. One verse, related to the donkey, goes: “I,” said the donkey, shaggy and brown. “I carried his mother uphill and down; I carried his mother to Bethlehem town; I,” said the donkey, shaggy and brown.” Other animals referenced in the song include a cow, a sheep and a dove.
Annual general meeting for Goulbourn Township Historical Society Special to the News
The Goulbourn Township Historical Society’s annual general meeting comes up in January 2017. This annual general meeting will be held at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road just west of Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. This continues the Historical Society’s practice of holding this annual general meeting in a different Goulbourn community on a rotational
basis. The rotation involves the communities of Ashton, Munster, Richmond and Stittsville. The 2017 annual general meeting will begin with a luncheon served at 12 noon featuring a seasonal turkey dinner. Cost for the luncheon is $15 per person. Following the meal, the annual general meeting will get underway. Those wishing to attend only the annual general meeting should consider arriving at the church about 1 p.m.
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MARY COOK Memories It wasn’t that Father didn’t like Christmas. It was just that he thought the German traditions he grew up with should still be the order of the day. Mother, of course, coming from a different background, tried to keep her French Canadian traditions alive. There was a yearly discussion over the Christmas tree. It never boiled over into a big argument, but certainly, every December we could count on Mother and Father discussing when the tree would be cut down in the bush and brought into the house. That year was no different. My older and wiser sister Audrey, by the time we were into December, said any night now, the discussion would start over the Christmas tree. And she was right, as always. Mother started by saying she thought it was time we got the tree out of the bush at the back of the farm. Father, with the paper in his favourite spot by the Findlay Oval, never took his eyes off what he was reading, said “Plenty of time yet.” Well, that started it! “This year Albert, let’s not have any argument, let’s just get it up and out of the way, and then I can take my time getting the baking done.” Father lowered the paper. “Now, would you mind telling me what the dang tree would have to do with yer baking?” And so it went.
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Audrey let out sighs that could be heard all over the kitchen, and she leaned over to me and whispered, “I don’t know why they are even talking about it. Mother always wins.” Father said, in his German home, the tree was never put up until Christmas Eve. Mother said, in her French Canadian home, it was put up as soon as the page on the calendar was turned to December. Father knew when he was losing an argument. “Alright. Right after church tomorrow, we’ll go and get the dang tree.” My three brothers let out a war-hoop, Mother continued writing in her diaries, Audrey leaned over to me and said, “I told you.” Cutting the tree down, with Queenie hauling it home through the deep snow, was exciting enough, but anchoring it into a corner in the kitchen, and the special meal Mother made for that day, filled me with unspeakable joy! And so right after church, we changed into warm clothes, and headed into the bush. Audrey and Mother stayed home, getting the special meal ready we had every year on the day the tree was brought into the house. The tree chosen was a tall spruce, with thick branches, and by the time it was brought to the back door, it was caked with snow from dragging it over the fields from the bush. It took every ounce of strength
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for the boys to right it, while Father pelted it with the broom. The ice box had been shoved closer to the window, and the corner readied. With many wires anchoring it to the door frame, the tree was put into a washtub full of water, and I just sat on a chair in the middle of the floor, filled with the utmost joy, because to me, the tree meant that Christmas was finally coming to Northcote. And as always, our supper that night would be Mother’s famous French Tourtiere, and Johnny Cake and maple syrup for dessert. Father laced the Tourtiere with homemade chili sauce, and of course, packed away lots of hot-from-the-oven tea biscuits. That night Mother would pass up working on her diaries, and would get our her harmonica, and we’d sing Christmas carols. Alas, the singing always put Father to sleep, where he again was sitting in his rocking chair by the stove. Christmas, I finally knew, was just around the corner. Soon when I came from school, I would be met by the wonderful smells of ginger cookies, cakes in a crock wrapped in spotlessly clean tea towels and laced with Father’s home-made brew, and pumpkin pies ready to be tightly wrapped and put in the summer kitchen to freeze solid. I also knew that every day, just as Father predicted, a bit more of the spruce tree would be on the floor, waiting for Audrey to sweep it up and chuck it into the Findlay Oval, knowing full well, that by Christmas morning it would be a skeleton of what we brought in from the bush a few weeks before. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for e-book purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca.
H.O.P.E. Club for students Bethany Walker
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It’s called the Helping Other People Everywhere Club or simply the H.O.P.E. Club. Students from grades 9 through 12 belong to this Club which embraces social justice and believes in helping those in the community. The H.O.P.E. Club flourishes with student leadership assisted by teacher input from teacher advisors Mr. Manks and Ms. Pattison. Students, when asked why they join the H.O.P.E. Club, frequently respond that their dream is to make a difference in the community and to make the lives of those less fortunate better, while also having fun doing it. Last year, the H.O.P.E. Club succeeded with a number of projects such as raising $400 for Fort McMurray relief, keeping 3,700 batteries out of landfills, sending needed zinc tables to third world countries, raising $200 for the Christie Lake Kids and more. The H.O.P.E. has been involved with the recent canned food drive at the school as well as a warm clothing drive for families in need. There’s also going to be a toy drive leading up to Christmas.
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Carrot cakes are one of the most popular desserts in the Dominican Republic. Juicy carrots keep it moist, so this is an ideal cake to make ahead for the holidays. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Baking Time: 35 minutes Serves: 16 Ingredients 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour 1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder 1 tsp (5 mL) each baking soda and salt 1 tsp (5 mL) each ground ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon 4 Ontario Eggs 1 cup (250 mL) each vegetable oil and packed light brown sugar 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla 1 tsp (5 mL) rum extract 4 cups (1 L) grated carrots (about 4 large) ½ cup (125 mL) dried cranberries Icing: 1 cup (250 mL) butter, at room temperature 1 tbsp (15 mL) finely grated lime rind 3 tbsp (45 mL) fresh lime juice 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla 2 pkgs (250 g each) brick cream cheese at room temperature, cut each into 8 pieces 4 cups (1 L) sifted icing sugar Preparation instructions Lightly oil two 9-inch (23 cm) round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon; make well in centre; set aside. In large bowl, using electric mixer, on medium speed, beat together eggs, oil, brown sugar, vanilla and rum extract for two minutes. Pour into flour mixture and stir until evenly mixed. Stir in carrots and cranberries. Divide batter between pans and roughly smooth tops. Bake in 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) oven until cakes spring back when tapped in the centre, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pans on wire rack for 15 minutes. Run knife around edges. Turn out onto rack and cool completely. Cake will keep at room temperature for two days, in refrigerator for a week, or freeze up to two months. Icing: In medium bowl, using electric mixer, beat butter, lime rind, lime juice and vanilla, until creamy. On low speed, beat in cream cheese, piece by piece; don’t overbeat. Gradually beat in icing sugar. Refrigerate one hour, then spread to cover top of one cooled cake. Place second cake on top and spread icing over the sides of cakes, then the top. Refrigerate loosely covered overnight before serving. Nutritional information One serving Protein: 6 grams Fat: 37 grams Carbohydrates: 62 grams Calories: 600 Fibre: 2 grams Sodium: 490 mg
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Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy in Stittsville has helped out the Stittsville Food Bank. The Iber Road martial arts facility has
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Imran Jaffer (left) of the Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy presents a donation of $1,250 collected in a recent food drive at the Academy to Theresa Qadri (right), chair of the Stittsville Food Bank.
donated a wide range of food items to the Food Bank after holding a food drive among its members. In addition, Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy also turned over $1,250 to the Food Bank, funds which were donated during the food drive. Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy offers a number of programs including a karate program, a kickboxing program for adults only and other age and program-specific offerings that cater to anyone interested in improving their daily life and health, in getting into shape or in just having fun. No experience is required to enrol in its programs, only the will to learn and the patience to excel. The team of professional instructors at Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy is led by three time world champion Renshi Stewart Wilkinson and two time world champion Renshi Imran Jaffer. All of the instructors on the team work with members to ensure a topnotch martial arts experience. Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy trains students to excel in local, national and international competitions. Over the past five years more than 50 students have represented the Academy at various world championship events, combining to win over 60 world titles in semi-contact karate, kickboxing and weapons divisions. Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy is the originator of an Xtreme Body Transformation Course.
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An open mic music evening organized by Andrew McKim will be held on Friday, Dec. 16 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the upstairs lounge at the Richmond Curling Club on Perth Street in Richmond. Admission is free with everyone welcome to attend. Donations for the Richmond Food Bank are encouraged.
3 p.m. at the St. John’s Anglican Church Hall with the wounds of the festive season. Everyone at 67 Fowler Street in Richmond has been can- is welcome to attend. celled. A Canadian Blood Services community blood The Richmond Royals of the Central Canada donor clinic will be held on Monday, Dec. 19 Hockey League Tier 2 are playing the Brock- from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Holy Spirit Parish ville Tikis on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hall on Shea Road in Stittsville. To make an Richmond arena at the corner of Perth Street appointment to donate, please call 1-888-2DOAn Open Table community dinner will be and Huntley Road in Richmond. NATE (1-888-236-6283). held on Saturday, Dec. 17 at St. John’s Anglican Church hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. A free concert featuring music students from The Richmond Royals of the Central Canada Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Meal served at 5 p.m. the U-Rock Music School in Stittsville will be Hockey League Tier 2 will play the visiting AthEveryone is most welcome to attend this com- held on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. at Hurley’s ens Aeros on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. munity dinner. There is no cost although dona- Neighbourhood Grill in the Shops of Main at the Richmond arena at the corner of Perth tions are always welcome. Street plaza on Stittsville Main Street at Carp Street and Huntley Road in Richmond. Road in Stittsville. Hear the all-girl group The A Gingerbread Family Christmas Party that Roxies and the teen band The Crushers as well Regular euchres resume at the Rev. Michael was planned for Sunday, Dec. 18 from 1 p.m. to as dozens of individual and duet performances Gillissie Parish Hall at St. Philip’s Church at
Todd Nicholson’s care at Queensway Carleton Hospital Special to the News
“My husband’s name is Todd Nicholson, and he is the reason we ended up at Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH). He doesn’t remember much of his story, which is why I’m the one who tells it.” Emily Glossop begins. Todd, by the way, is a West Carleton native who attended Arnprior District High School and who now calls Dunrobin home. Their story began in the summer of 2015 over two extremely difficult weeks within the walls of QCH. “My husband’s a paraplegic, and has been for a number of years. He was camping with the kids and ended
Who is Todd Nicholson? Special to the News
Todd Nicholson of Dunrobin is one of Canada’s most accomplished sledge hockey players ever. He participated in five Paralympic Games as well as in numerous world championships. His Paralympic appearances were in Lillehammer in 1994, Nagano in 1998, Salt Lake City in 2002, Torino in 2006 and Vancouver in 2010. He won a gold medal at the 2006 Torino Paralympics as well as a silver medal at the Nagano Paralympics in 1998 and a bronze medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Paralympics. He also won eight medals in world championship play. He is a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Award and recently received a Meritorious Service Cross in a ceremony at Rideau Hall. He received this honour in recognition of his sledge hockey participation in the Paralympics and in the world championships. It was in 1987 that Todd became a paraplegic after being involved in a car accident as he was returning home on the night of his high school prom. He was introduced to Paralympic sports during his stay at the Royal Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre in 1987. Today Todd is a project officer for the Canadian Border Services Agency.
up with what looked like a pressure sore. He was put on an IV antibiotic.” Within a week, he was having some adverse reactions. “One afternoon, within three minutes of being on the IV, he’d started screaming, ‘Stop the line!’ Immediately I could tell something was very wrong.” She called 911, and he was sent to emergency at the Queensway Carleton Hospital. “From the minute we arrived, things were a little different than the last time. When I could finally see him, I took one look at him and knew things weren’t good.” That was until a team of physicians stepped in to help. His condition, called hemolytic anemia, was one that no one had ever seen before, so that night Dr. Qasim Alikhan, a respirologist, and Dr. Sunil Varghese and Dr. Jakub Majewski, two infectious disease doctors, teamed up to figure out what was going on with Nicholson. They had never seen it in person before – but one of the physicians had read about it. Glossop wrote a letter to the team in the hospital’s ICU after her experience, and addressed Alikhan in it. “You were calm, and you helped to keep me as calm as I could be. You knew what needed to be done, and you did it. You also knew how much information I could handle. Thank you for only saying what you said. Though I wanted so much more, looking back, I’m not sure I could have handled more.” From the emergency department, Glossop and her husband were taken to the ICU. “Kelly was our first nurse. Within one minute of talking to me, she was able to gain my full trust in her. I consider the nurses in ICU like angels on earth. It was very questionable at the beginning if Todd was going to survive.” Those nurses hold a special place in Glossop’s heart. “Throughout his stay in the ICU, I can’t thank the nurses enough. They were so great, so welcoming, and never minded when I would call at 3 a.m. to ask how he was doing. I started to learn everything that I needed to.
“I would call and ask for everything, and the nurses would read off his chart, or know it by heart. They would just know it,” she repeats, her voice catching. “They didn’t mind me trying to become a specialist in his situation, and be fully aware of everything going on.” “The physicians in ICU were great. I can’t imagine how difficult it is for staff to communicate with families during times like that because you can’t give them the information they want to hear,” she says. Glossop read out another passage of her letter. “I’m very aware that all of you see cases like this every day, but as a wife, I do not. As doctors and nurses, you’re aware of what may come, but as a
the corner of Burke Street and Fortune Street in Richmond with a euchre party on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome to attend for an evening of euchre. The annual general meeting of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road in Stittsville. A seasonal turkey dinner will be served at 12 noon at a cost of $15 per person, with the annual general meeting to follow. Those wishing to attend just the annual general meeting should plan to arrive about 1 p.m. The annual general meeting will see the Board of Directors and the chairs of various committees report on activities in the past year. There will be an election of Historical Society Directors.
wife, I’m not. I’ve had a lot of fear, and a lot of unknowns. I also had to manage two little six-year-olds who wanted to know when daddy would be home for bedtime. Todd finally comes home today. I want to thank you so much for being there to ensure that Gwen and Tate’s daddy could come home for bedtime.” Something she shares with people about Queensway Carleton Hospital is the care Todd received when he was in the ICU. She is grateful beyond words for what they did to help her husband. “On the day that we were discharged, I wanted (the nurses and doctors) to see Todd. For me, Todd is a former Paralympic athlete, and a dad who is a strong and independent human being. I wanted them to know who they saved. “So we went back into the ICU, I gave them the letter, and a Paralympic book that Todd is in and that he signed for everyone. I wanted every single person to know how important each of them were to his recovery.”
Come Join Us for a Cantata “Emmanuel-God With Us!” A Contemporary Lessons & Carols Saturday December 17th, at 7:00 pm St. Paul’s United Church Carp. Sgt. Johanie Maheu/Submitted
Dunrobin resident Todd Nicholson (left) receives a Meritorious Service Cross from Gov. Gen. David Johnston (right) on Nov. 25 during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
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