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ST. MIKE’S DAY Fitzroy Harbour students spent the day arm in arm at Pinto Valley Ranch. See our photospread.

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Focus group calls on city to pay for certiďŹ cation DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com

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Having the city pay for coaching certiďŹ cation programs was named the top priority for a parks and recreation focus group that met Tuesday evening at the Kinburn Client Service Centre.

The City of Ottawa recruited volunteers from Constance Bay, Kinburn and Corkery to organize the meeting, which saw representation from the Carp Community Association, the West Carleton Senior Council and others.

The focus group was asked to rank parks and recreation programs in order of importance, and suggest ways to make the programs more affordable and accessible. Having the city foot the bill for certiďŹ cation – which teaches adults how to properly interact with youths and others – will encourage more parents to step up and volunteer, focus member Annie Craig said. “The City of Ottawa is interested in hearing from communities about recreation needs in communities. This is the last of 17 focus group meetings,â€? organizer Mary Anne Robblee said. “These are important votes you are making. They will help make a healthier community.â€?

The meeting started out by having the six participants detail why parks and recreation activities are important to them.

One person said sports is their way of participating in the community; another said recreation helps seniors be active and engaged with companions; still another said sports keeps kids healthy and out of trouble. Some activities also provide for quality family time.

Parks and recreation makes up four per cent of the city’s budget, Robblee explained, and with competing needs and a growing client list, affordability is a challenge.

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Fern Boyd wowed the packed house at Huntley Curling Club with her infectious vitality and old-school techniques. See results of the high school tournament on page 19.

Curling club matriarch throws ďŹ rst rock High school youths applaud Fern Boyd’s contribution DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com

The star of the opening ceremonies at last week’s provincial high school championships was the “matriarch� of the Huntley Curling Club, 85-year-old Fern Boyd.

Boyd, who was born in a log house on Carp Road and lived in the area for 62 years, is a founding member of the club that dates back to 1977 and threw the ofďŹ cial ďŹ rst rock of the tournament. Surrounded by about 100 young people on the four ice sheets, amazed and applauding as she did it the old-fashioned way by picking up the 18-kilogram stone ďŹ rst. “It was an honour they bestowed on me, asking me to throw the ďŹ rst rock,â€? Boyd said. “There’s been some rough times. I

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Event organizer Lidia Cormier said Boyd has tremendous energy and will talk the ear off anyone. She said the club takes in 400 people from the entire region, many from Kanata which has no curling club.

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The process enabling Transport Pontiac-Renfrew (TPR) to acquire the CN rail line from Pembroke east into Ottawa continues to move forward. Following the November, 2010 agreement-inprinciple, CN and TPR are making progress on remaining issues and items requiring attention. “Because the rail line will be community owned, applicable municipalities through which the line runs must be on side,â€? says TPR co-chair Terry Gibeau. “When a not-for-proďŹ t, public sector entity engages to acquire a private sector asset, it’s not necessarily like an asset acquisition process between for-proďŹ t organizations.â€?

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Jeon said Cox will be in court on June 20 to face assault charges and failure to comply with conditions after an incident with a former friend at the A Carp man who served no Len Purcell Community Centre in May 2010.

“Obviously they would look at his previous injail time in a bizarre snowmobiler-assaults-skier case is fac- cident,” Jeon said. “It’ll be up to a judge (whether Cox receives jail time.” ing another assault charge.

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The city of Ottawa’s West Carleton volunteers, Gloria Spagnolo, left, Mary Anne Robblee, and Gail Carroll had focus members place red stickers beside parks and recreation services they valued most.

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Another major issue that came up was funding to support community and seniors associations along with other nonprofit groups.

It was tied for second with offering lowcost access to youth drop-ins, social activities for seniors and the like.

Asked to “get creative” about what they would do if funding for various parks and recreation services was again scaled back, many participants said they would go after private funding, search for more volunteers or raise user fees.

A free-flowing conversation took place about the past when families and neighbours took it upon themselves to provide recreation services.

One person said liability factors make it impossible to do, for example, activities with prepared food unless approved by a public health officer.

Another said because it is a consumer society people are usually served by paid employees, they sometimes don’t recognize when they are at a volunteer-run event, with genuine smiles, and that it

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One negative comment could drive a volunteer away permanently.

The lack of transportation is a problem faced by youths under 16, and seniors who no longer feel safe driving.

It was noted the Arnprior and McNab Seniors at Home program offers shuttle service to seniors, but it only covers the western portion of West Carleton.

The Carp Community Association once proposed creating a bike path its youths could use to get to the mess hall behind the Diefenbunker. It was told there is no money for one.

One solution offered was to find a way to increase communication between the “magnificent seven” villages and hamlets in West Carleton to avoid hosting events at the same time and to promote one another’s event.

It was also suggested the groups could hold events in a centralized location, such as the Kinburn Client Centre, to help with onerous transportation costs.

Finally, many at the meeting indicated they have almost given up hope filling out city grant forms.

Too often, after many hours of answering form questions, they learn there was never any money to access anyway.

They would like more time to complete the forms, just as city employees appear to have plenty of time to process them.

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Continued from front User fees for hockey, soccer and other popular sports are on the rise, and seniors wanting to participate in activities are often limited by a fixed income.

But some members at the meeting said they know who is in need in their communities, and sometimes costs can be discretely covered by the group.

The city also has a formal mechanism in place to allow poor people to participate.

Volunteers also help make some activities affordable, and some groups such as the Fitzroy Harbour Community Association will fundraise prior to an event to help offset admission costs.

However, it was noted that many people who attend community events expect to pay little to nothing, which limits what can be offered.

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The students used parent council funds and the student success fund to select books to enhance classroom libraries.

“I liked that we had the freedom to choose our own books, not what adults thought,” said Ashley Gauthier, a Grade 8 student who bought The Agency for her MILLION DOLLA 2 classroom library, plus two others with her own money.

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Patrol officers in the West Carleton area responded to 34 general calls for service from the public for the reporting period of Feb. 11 to the 17.

Acting on her intuitions, a victim made the decision to call police to report a suspicious incident – for the past 20 minutes a stranger had been following her around a residential construction site on Morningdove Drive.

Along with providing the dispatcher with a licence plate number and a description, the victim added that she had been followed by the same man about three weeks ago, but never reported it.

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That sweet feed had really fattened him up. Back to the barn.

As I was doing my sheep tackling and transporting, I had some unsolicited assistance. Donkey and Misty were hot on my trail. I could feel the big Belgian’s breath on my neck. The horse reached around and put her heavy nose on the lamb in my arms. She seemed to be trying to push the bawling lamb out of my arms.

“No!” I shouted at her, and she stopped. Misty snorted before tossing her mane as if to say, “I don’t care.”

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Those were my dairy days.

I know what mastitis feels like.

A few nights later the other New Year’s lamb came running into the barn, baa’ing his fool head off. He looked around, searching the faces of the ewes around him. He couldn’t find his mother. I helped him look but I couldn’t find the ugly lamb squasher either. I caught the lamb and tried to feed him some of the bottle but he would have none of it. I told the Farmer.

“I’ll catch him and put him in with the other lamb.

I’ll build them a creep. It’s time they were weaned anyway. They’re at six weeks.”

He put a gate up on blocks in the middle of the lambing pen up, and only the lambs could get under it. They feasted on sweet feed all day, until a bunch of ewes busted in the door and the little lamb escaped.

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One of the ewes who lambed at New Year’s has mastitis.

I found her one morning, in the back corner of the barn, her lamb at her side.

Everyone else was outside at the feeder. She didn’t want to eat.

I went and got the Farmer. He flipped her over, and revealed an udder that was swollen as hard as a bowling ball.

No wonder she had no appetite. The lamb looked at me and baa’ed.

“No milk either, huh?”

I picked up the lamb and the ewe followed easily, with the shepherd’s crook around her neck.

We put them in a warm lambing pen, juiced the ewe with Penicillin and fed the lamb a bottle of milk replacer, much against his will.

The two were sniffing at the sweetfeed and hay when we left them.

The next morning, the ewe hadn’t eaten so she got another shot of medicine and the lamb got another bottle. When I went in the

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The world revolves around food If you thought the entire world revolved around money, it doesn’t. The world revolves around something much more basic, even though getting enough of it can be more difficult than amassing money or finding an oil well.

The world revolves around food... and water.

You cannot move very far without an adequate food supply. You cannot fight an effective war without it. In North America, food has never been considered an outrageously priced commodity and we all assume that it will remain affordable, for as long as we need it.

A cautionary comment from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) suggests that food, once spared the indignity of competition on the open market, may finally have run smack into the real world.

Just about everything else that we consider a necessity has gone up in price.

Gasoline prices have continued to rise, sometimes at an alarming rate, and that has affected the cost of getting inexpensive food from the farmer to the marketplace. Add to that the increasing cost of seed, fertilizer, processing and distribution, and the stage is set for an increase in food prices. The negative effect of global

warming and weather is another factor that is affecting the harvests in places like Russia and India. Commodity price fluctuations, export controls and the reality of unstable governments in Third World countries, suggest that global food production may be at risk.

Locally, farmers appear to be like the rest of us — trying to stay ahead of the next curve that world prices may throw at them.

The cost of food in Canada has increased over the past 30 years. Despite the increases, Canadian food is still the best food around and the most affordable. According to the OFA, a generation ago, the cost of breaking daily bread took 20 per cent of an average income. These days that is down to 11 per cent. This past Feb. 12 has been pegged as Food Freedom Day. This is the day the average Canadian has made enough income to cover their grocery bills for entire year.

The OFA is calling for a National Food Strategy to stay ahead of increasing costs to our food producing system and eventually higher food costs for Canadians.

The idea sounds like a good one given what we have seen with just about every other commodity being shaped by a global perspective.

It’s just a game, except when it isn’t As kids develop awareness of the world outside the house and the school, they are looking to understand some of the things that go on. And you, in turn, are looking for life lessons you can pass on with the day’s headlines.

This is almost always difficult. What are you going to tell the subteen in your house when she finds out that Miley Cyrus’s father told a magazine that the hit TV show Hannah Montana destroyed his marriage? How will you explain what her father means when he says “I’m scared for her.”

You understand well enough. Fame and big money do strange things to people and not all of them react well. But the girl and her doting father live this enchanted life on TV and the worst problem is that they run out of Diet Coke or the dog barks. Marriages don’t break up on the Disney Channel and 18-year-olds don’t have birthday parties in bars.

So good luck to you explaining that.

“TV is just make believe,” you can say, which will be a good start. But do you really want to add that real life is not as nice as TV? For many people it’s nicer.

Closer to home, and far more consequential, what kind of discussion can you have with the young hockey fanatic

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town in your house when he or she asks you why Mike Fisher and Chris Kelly won’t be playing for the Ottawa Senators any more?

— Why did Mike want to leave Ottawa? the little guy asks.

— Well, he didn’t really want to leave, you say. He wanted to stay.

— Then why didn’t he stay?

— Because the Senators didn’t want him to stay.

— I thought the Senators liked Mike, says the young hockey fanatic. Didn’t the Senators like him?

— Yes, they liked him, you say, but they … but they …

And this is where you can only talk about salary caps and first round draft picks and conditional draft picks and Ottawa not making the playoffs and other teams needing Mike and Chris enough to give up something for them — a discus-

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sion of the realities of professional sports, in other words.

The realities of professional sports can be as unpleasant as life in the Cyrus family and do you really want your young hockey fanatic to carry that knowledge around with her?

Mind you, from quite an early age that young hockey fanatic has suspected that real life is not all it’s cracked up to be.

She gets a preview of life’s unfairness when she is told that she has to go to sleep while she still feels like practising her slapshot in the living room. Finding out that there can be no candy without first eating the vegetables only confirms the existence of a dark side.

— People in Ottawa are sad to see Chris Kelly go, a little hockey player will say.

— Yes, you answer, but … but that’s just the way it is.

— Why? — Because the Senators want to win?

— Why? — Because winning is better than losing.

— But don’t you always say that having fun playing the game is more important than winning? Remember, you said that when I was crying after losing that game.

— Yes, I remember saying that. And I believed it.

— Don’t the Senators believe that?

There you are, stuck with the necessity of explaining why professional sport is not really like sport the way you’ve been teaching it.

And you haven’t even come to the part about head shots and cheating and taking funny pills and all the things grown-ups do to win games even though winning isn’t supposed to be as important as having fun.

After that you get to explain why they should keep cheering for the Senators anyway even though Mike and Chris are gone. This is just a business, you’ll say.

Eventually they will understand, which is sad in a way.

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Al’s corner Store is hosting a local registration.

This is between my business, my customers, local farmers, hunters, trappers and aboriginal people who have the legal right to harvest coyotes from their lands.

They register their coyotes and if that weight is pulled from a draw, then they can win a prize. It is no different from hundreds of other wild game registrations/contests that go on all the time in other communities across this country.

The fact that Donna Dubreuil has singled out myself and

our registration leads me to believe she has some personal vendetta against me and is using the media to manufacture the issues and manipulate the public’s opinion.

Within our registration, the numbers of coyotes being harvested since November of last year, over the large geographical area they are brought from, represent a tiny fraction of the coyote population.

There is an open season for coyotes all year long in this part of Ontario, and they will be hunted regardless of contests.

Alan Mills Al’s Corner Store

To the editor: It is time to put an end to the very hypocritical attitude, expressed by a few people towards the very legal harvest of coyote in the West Carleton and Osgood areas.

First of all, after a person, male or female, has completed all the firearms and hunter safety training courses and examinations, they can then purchase and register a firearm and take part in the harvesting of whichever game species is permitted under the Fish and Wildlife Act and the Hunting Regulations.

Let’s be honest, if we need an incentive to hunt coyotes then the monetary return from the legal sale of pelts should be enough.

Hunting and fishing contests are not illegal and have been going on as long as there have been anglers and hunters.

They do not encourage more hunting but are, in fact, there after the fact to provide information, competition and bragging rights.

To the contrary, Al’s Corner Store and the Osgood Club should be congratulated on their efforts to encourage hunters to

Ten signs that spring is coming MICHAEL RUNTZ Nature’s Way

Although this winter has not been as demanding as many in the past, most of us are looking forward to the return of spring.

Warm temperatures will soon bring a surge of birds and an explosion of wildflowers, as well as the return of frogs and a plethora of other living things.

Well, good news for those who eagerly await spring’s inevitable return. Already there are many signs that the next season rapidly approaches.

10) Ducks are pairing. Even though actual mating will not take place for months, Common Mergansers and other ducks are pairing up.

Why so early? Perhaps females choosing more dominant males get access to richer feeding sites, allowing them to get into better condition for the nesting season when they are will be on their own (males abandon soon after mating).

9) Woodpeckers are drumming. Woodpeckers beat out rhythmic, species-specific drum rolls on dead wood to attract mates and announce territories. Serving the same functions as song, drumming often takes place at dawn. Both sexes drum!

8) Black-capped Chickadees are singing. The whistled two-note “spring’s here” song of chickadees can now be heard.

Northern Cardinals, are also singing their spring songs on warm mornings.

7) American Goldfinches are yellowing.

Male goldfinches are showing much more yellow in their plumage.

Unlike most songbirds still down south that shed their dull winter feathers for the bright coats of summer, goldfinches reveal their brilliant plumage through

feather wear.

The feathers’ dull outer tips wear away, revealing the brilliant yellow and black lower portions. European Starlings and Snow Buntings also change into breeding colours through this process.

6) Red Foxes and Coyotes are roaming.

Late winter is when our wild dogs mate.

Females are currently laying out trails of sexual perfumes, which are eagerly followed by interested males.

5) Ruffed Grouse are budding. As the sun paints the sky gold, watch the tops of poplar trees for grouse. Swelling buds are favoured food of Ruffed Grouse, which deftly walk along branches high off the ground.

4) Snow Fleas are leaping. On warm days, look at the snow for pepper grains that hop.

These are Snow Fleas, tiny insects that are Springtails, not fleas. Snow Fleas emerge from the soil up through the snow by the myriads, darkening the surface, especially in shallow depressions.

3) Eastern Chipmunks are appearing.

Chipmunks are not true hibernators but awaken every few days all winter in their subterranean burrows to eat and release body wastes. Already a few are being seen above the snow on warm days.

2) Horned Larks are returning. Along exposed shoulders of rural roads, these large sparrow-like birds are now being seen. Unlike sparrows, the black-masked, horn-bearing larks run, not walk.

1) Gray Jays are nest-building. Right now in Algonquin Park Dan Strickland is finding his long-term study subjects building nests. Some will be incubating eggs before this month is over!

Without question spring is on its way!

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get out and enjoy a healthy and legal winter pursuit.

At the same time, there is a very strong case here of the pot calling the kettle black.

There is a serious question here of the release of birds and animals in a semi-domesticated state from wildlife centres back into the wild.

Even with the best of intentions, the survival rate will be low and, like coyotes, the long-term effect will be nil. But that is another can of worms to be opened at a later date.

Fred J. Girdwood Arnprior

A better dress code makes a difference to the patient experience impact on a patient’s experience of the hospital.

Nicolas Ruszkowski Nicolas Ruszkowski VP, Communications Ottawa Hospital For the first time since I started this column, you, the reader, have inserted yourself into the introduction.

This week, the hospital’s new dress code made local and national headlines: on Canada AM, CTV News Net, CTV Ottawa and the Ottawa Citizen. Many of you responded – whether in support or against the policy, with the question: why?

Why a dress policy at all? Why now? Why among frontline clinical staff. The questions are all legitimate, particularly since they show some that we have more work to do to clarify exactly what our dress code is intended to do.

Over the past year, consultation and feedback from patients, staff, and professional practice groups throughout the hospital – as well as a review of existing research – confirmed that a key to ensuring patients’ comfort and safety is the ability to easily recognize members of their care teams. In other words, everything we’ve heard from people like you, as well as employees, is that our appearance has an

That is why, all professionals at The Ottawa Hospital – whether they are nurses, physicians, other health professionals or support staff – are being asked to dress in a manner that clearly identifies them to patients. Anyone can read see the dress code online at www.ottawahospital.on.ca Until readers do get a chance to read it, I should address one aspect of the policy, the dress code for nurses, has proven particularly contentious.

Contrary to some reports, Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses still have control over what scrubs they wear. If they wish to wear graphic prints on their scrubs, they can do so. That said, nurses are being asked to wear lab coats, so patients and families can easily recognize them.

This idea came directly from the hospital’s nursing professional practice group.

Likewise, other health professionals will dress in accordance with the guidelines for their professional group. Support services staff, including transportation and housekeeping staff, will also wear hospital employer-issued uniforms at all times.

In addition to strengthening the quality of patients’ experience of the hospital and staff, we know that these changes will improve infection control, while ensuring that all members of The Ottawa Hospital Family will continue to portray a professional image.

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FEBRUARY 24 • Six-hand euchres take place Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Galetta Community Hall, sponsored by the Galetta Community Association. Refreshments and prizes included.

• West Carleton Soccer Club annual meeting at the Sports Bar, Erskine Johnston Arena, Carp.

Sign-in 7 to 7:30 p.m., meeting at 7:30 p.m.

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A GLIMPSE INTO OUR PAST Terry Currie said this charming picture was donated to the Fitzroy Township Historical Society by Pat Weir of Fitzroy Harbour. It is actually the front of a postcard photo that was never sent. Pat found it in a box of odds and ends on offer at a Harbour yard sale.

She does not know the identity of the people in the picture, but the scene is familiar.

The time is around 1900 judging by the dress of the people portrayed. The lady is rowing the two little girls towards the village of Fitzroy Harbour. Two of the houses in the background are still standing in 2011, but they are hard to recognize today because the whole shoreline is grown up in trees. The picture gives a little lesson in social history with the elaborate dress of the ladies. We can only assume they were on their way to a special event, perhaps church. The rowboat is interesting too. It is of old-fashioned “lap-strake” construction, heavy but durable. It has a tiller at the stern as well and oarlocks for two rowers so it could be driven forward by a couple of oarsmen and steered by a third. This would make it a tough working boat able to travel on the Ottawa in all weathers when the water was open. The rower has feathered her oars for a moment to have her picture taken, but she is poised to “strike oars.” We suspect she doesn’t want to be late.

City offers Braille, e-text bills STAFF The City of Ottawa is making it easier for visually impaired residents to pay their bills, by introducing braille, large-print or CD-Rom tax bills as part of a one-year pilot project announced last week.

About a dozen people received large-print or etext tax bills in past years, but the city wants to look at expanding the program. An aging population and new regulations in the Accessible Ontario Disabilities Act have pushed city departments to make services more accessible to people living with disabilities.

All homeowners in Ottawa will still receive printed water and tax bills, but those who request another format will also receive an additional version of their choice: braille, large print or e-text on a CD. Call the city’s revenue department at 613-580-2444 to make your request.

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Almost 50,000 cell-driving tickets issued A year ago on Feb. 1 police began enforcing the ban on handheld cell phone use while driving in Ontario.

Since it became law until the end of last year, 48,975 tickets were issued to drivers caught breaking the law - about 147 tickets a day.

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• Girl’s Night and Boy’s Night at the Kinburn Community Centre from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost girls $10, boys $5. Pay at the door. Please email or call Youth Connexion so we know how many to expect. Contact Youth Connexion for more info and to register at 613-580-2424, ext. 43307 or youthconnexion@ottawa.ca.

FEBRUARY 26 • Annual Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby on Buckham’s Bay, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $2/child, Register by noon to qualify for great prizes. Call 613-832-5512 for details.

• Sparks Taekwon-Do is hosting some 100 competitors from around the region Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The competition takes place at West Carleton Secondary High School. See sparkstkd.com for more.

• Arnprior Agricultural Society invites you to join in a four-hand euchre tournament series on Saturdays (also March 26, April 30) at the Braeside United Church on Phillip Street in Braeside. Registration starts at noon and the tournament at 1 p.m. Two-person teams, eight games played and team score totaled, cost $20 per person and a light lunch served.

• Vintage Sno Rally, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 616 in Constance Bay. Call for details 613-831-2082.

FEBRUARY 27 • West Carleton Skating Club presents the Wizard of Oz on Ice from noon to 2 p.m. at the W.E. Johnston Arena in Carp. CanPower, CanSkaters/Tiny Tots and StarSkaters will perform.

Admission $7 adults, seniors and children 6 to 12 $5, children 5 and under free, family $20.

Tickets at the door.

MARCH 1 • Macnamara Field Naturalists Club meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Arnprior District High School.

Dr. Paul Smith, a researcher at Environment Canada’s National Wildlife Research Centre, will discuss how climate related change is affecting Arctic habitats and in turn their inhabitants, particularly shorebirds, both positively and negatively. For more, see www.mfnc.ca.

•Hospice Ottawa provide and facilitate access to compassionate care for people with life threating illnesses offering support options, honouring choices and supporting their families and friends in our area. - Learn more about this non profit organization from Katherine Downer, Executive Director Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 1118 Thomas A. Dolan Pkwy. Presented by the Dunrobin and District WI. Everyone welcome.

MARCH 3 • March (10,17,24,31)The Huntley Friendship Club is hosting a series of six hand euchres at 1 pm in the Carp Memorial Hall, 3979 Carp Road, Carp, ON. $4.00 / person. Prizes and refresh-

ments. Everyone welcome!

MARCH 4 • The Royal Canadian Legion West Carleton Branch 616 in Constance Bay presents another famous Trivia Challenge, open to all at 7:15 p.m., right after TGIF dinner.

• St. Paul’s United Church, 3760 Carp Rd., Carp presents “Elijah” – a musical presentation for the whole family. Performances are the 4th & 5th at 7:00 pm and the 6th at the 10:30 am church service. Everyone welcome. A freewill offering will be gratefully received.

MARCH 5 • St. Michael’s four-hand euchre tournament series at Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre.

Door open at noon, tournament starts at 1 p.m.

Two-person team, eight games played. Team scored totalled. Cost $20 per person, $700 prize money. Light lunch. Also March 5, April 2 and May 7. For more information, call Barbara at 613-623-9780.

• Come out and enjoy some country music with a “touch of the Irish” provided by the Peter White Band and their special guests. Sponsored by the Eastern Regional Clydesdale Association at the Carp Agricultural Hall from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. with an exciting live (and lively!) auction taking place at 10 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, all for $12.50 per ticket. Contact Stan Carruthers at 613-797-3478 for more.

MARCH 6 • Tenth annual Fiddlin’ Fiesta from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at St. John Chrysostom Parish Hall in Arnprior. Hosted by Arnprior-Braeside-McNab Seniors at Home Program and Arnprior Knights of Columbus. Entertainers include Will and Emma March, Kyle and Becky Felhaver, Trisha Gibson, John Mitchell, Bonita Leblance, Elly Squared, Elly Wedge, Ellen Daly, and emcee Guy Jamieson. Tickets $10 at the door.

MARCH 8 • The West Carleton Garden Club presents master gardener Paul Pietsch, president of the Carleton Place Horticulture Society, and “Rock Garden Construction” at 7:30 p.m. at the Carp Memorial Hall. Paul will talk about the do’s and don’ts of what goes in to starting a rock garden. His presentation will be supported by visuals of various plant materials. Cost is $5 for non members.

• Pancake supper at St. Anglican Church at the corner of the Kinburn side road and Woodkilten side road. (Pancakes, maple syrup, sausages, baked beans, buns, coffee, tea and juice) from 4:30-7 p.m. adults $7, children under 12 $3.

• Annual Pancake Supper from 5 to 7 p.m., at Parish of Huntley (Pancakes, sausages, beans and more) Adults $7.00 and Children $3.00, 4 years and under free.

MARCH 17 • St. George’s Anglican Church in Fitzroy Harbour will hold it’s annual Irish Stew Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. (Beef Stew, Irish soda bread, Salads and deserts) admission is by a free will offering.

MARCH 18 • Benefit Dance for Evelyn Reid, victim of a house fire, at the Carp Agricultual Hall from 8 p.m. -12 a.m. Donations will be accepted at the door or at the Royal Bank in Kinburn or Scotia Bank in Carp. For more information contact George Wilson at 839-3455 or Norma Baird at 839-3060.

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At the Len Purcell Community Centre in Constance Bay on Friday nights, there is a free family skating party from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Bring the family out for some great outdoor fun to start your weekend. Games and prizes.

SENIORS CLUB The Sand Hills Seniors’ Club invites new members who are 55-plus to get together at noon on the first Wednesday of every month at the Legion in Constance Bay for lunch (pot luck in the winter, barbecue in the summer.)

A meeting follows at 1 p.m.

The fee to join is $8. For more information, please contact Frances Gentile at 832-1588.

SENS TICKETS A group has formed to help train runners in the lead-up to this year’s Diefenbooker Classic.

They meet this Saturday morning for the first time.

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Stay safe on ice, anglers The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is reminding anglers to check local ice conditions before heading out onto the ice to fish.

Ice conditions can be deceptive and variable. Remember: ice does not freeze at a uniform thickness across most lakes and rivers. This can be particularly evident at the start of the winter season when near-shore ice is often much thicker and safer than

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ice further out. Check thickness regularly with a spud bar or auger as you move further out on the ice.

Not all ice is created equal. Ice that has formed over flowing water, springs, pressure cracks, old ice holes or around the mouths of rivers and streams can be weaker than surrounding ice.

St. Gabriel’s Church will raffle off two Molson Box Sens tickets for the March 4 game against the Rangers.

The tickets are valued at $250 each and include dinner and refreshments. Tickets are $5 each or three tickets for $10. Call Garry at 8325599 for tickets.

YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY LESSONS Every Saturday from March 5 to May 7 is youth photography lessons for ages 7-10 (2 p.m.), ages 11-14 (3 p.m.). For more information contact Rianna at (613) 832-4648.

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Just in time for the 15th Annual Diefenbooker Classic on April 30, a free learn to run clinic will be held in Carp beginning on Saturday, Feb. 26.

West Carleton resident and Diefenbooker Classic volunteer Dayle Mulligan has generously offered to share her enthusiasm and running experience with participants of all ages to assist them in achieving their goal to run 5km.

Dayle began running in her early forties using a walk/run program and has progressed to the half Marathon (21 km) distance.

Participants are invited to meet on Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. at the West Carleton Medical Centre parking lot. No prior running experience is required. The clinic will be held once a week with the expectation that participants will practice one to two times on their own during the week. The clinic will implement a program of walking and running, gradually increasing the running component to the point where participants can run 5 km without stopping. It will culminate with a celebration on April 30 at the Diefenbooker Classic finish line.

Commit to improving your fitness today in a fun, friendly and supportive community activity.

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The Value of Today’s New Homes Editorial supplied by GOHBA

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A new home is your home - designed, constructed and finished just for YOU. Today’s new homes offer more usable space, more closets, more natural light, better construction and the piece of mind of a superb warranty.

- from carpets and paint to kitchen cupboards and layout. Most builders will customize the home to suit your particular requests.

This means that your new home will be designed specifically for your life style and built to reflect your individual touch and character.

However, new homes do not offer more of everything! In a new home there is less maintenance, less repairs, lower heating costs, and less impact on the environment.

Today’s new homes emphasize maximum light and spaciousness. New homes have floor plans and amenities often not found in older homes such as soaring ceilings, ample closet space, main floor laundry rooms, home offices, and other similar features.

Stop looking around for an existing home that “sort of fits what you are looking for.” Why not consider a new home that you can have tailored and custom designed to exactly what you are looking for. Thanks to new technologies and building products, new home buyers are getting a better home today than they were several years ago. At the same time, they enjoy greater choice and more features at all price levels, along with an unprecedented level of builder service.

Only a new home offers you the opportunity to select the features and options that will make the home uniquely yours

Thanks to the new technologies in building products on the market, new home buyers are getting a better quality home today than in the past. Today’s new homes are better insulated then ever before. High efficiency furnaces and high performance windows result in increased indoor comfort and, of course, lower energy bills.

Ventilation systems are now standard in most new homes, creating a healthier living environment inside the house. Full height basement insulation was introduced in 1993 together with foundation leak-proofing measures. This ensures your new home will

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Only new homes offer a complete warranty for your security and piece of mind. Buyers in Ontario get the best warranty protection in North America. In Ontario, it is legally mandatory that every new home be covered by the Ontario New Home Warranty Program. Included is deposit protection up to $20,000, and extensive protection for up to seven years. In the unlikely event that it is necessary to contact the warranty program for service, they have an office right here in Ottawa.

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2011 MARCH BREAK CAMPS ACTIVITIES RESTAURANTS EVENTS

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2011 MARCH BREAK How to Choose a Camp March Break is a great time for kids. They need to get away from the everyday stress of school as much as adults need to get away from their full time jobs. What better way to help kids relax and enjoy their time off than to send them to a March break camp? (By the way, this gives parents a nice break too.)

Before you make a camp decision for your child, there are a lot of factors to consider. You will want to do your homework before you drop your child off for the day to be cared for by people you hardly know. It’s not easy. There are so many camps to consider and they come in all shapes and sizes. There are day camps, overnight camps, golf camps, horseback riding camps and science camps to name a few.

Here are some general considerations: Your child’s interests What does your child like to do? Children know what they like and don’t like. Ask them for their input. If your child is active and loves to play sports, a sports camp is probably right for him or her. If your child is creative, then choose a camp that offers arts and crafts. Camp choices are as varied as children themselves. Choose a camp with the specific focus geared toward your child.

Day Camp versus Overnight Camp Depending on the age, maturity and independence of your child, he or she may or may not be ready for an overnight camp. Some overnight camps accept children as young as six years old. Only you can decide when the time is right.

Cost Of course, the cost is something to consider.

The cost of camp should reflect the service provided. When comparing camps by price make sure that you are comparing apples to apples. Some camps include lunches, while others include snacks, t-shirts, hats, extended hours and off site field trips. Price alone, can be misleading. I’ve always believed, “You get what you pay for”.

Research With pencil in hand, contact the camps you are considering and ask some specific questions. Not all camps are created equal, so ask the same questions to each camp director and compare their answers. You need to feel comfortable with their answers before you make your choice. This is not an exhaustive list, but here are a few questions to get you started: 1. Who do you hire as counselors? Are they experienced? How old are they?

Are they certified in CPR and First Aid? Have they undergone a criminal record check?

2. What are your hours for the camp program? for pre and post camp care?

Is there an additional cost for extended hours?

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4. Are snacks or a lunch provided? Is the lunch program optional or mandatory?

5. Can you provide a list of references or testimonials? Word of mouth is the best reference. Ask around and find out where other parents are sending their children.

6. What if my child doesn’t like the camp? Do you offer a guarantee?

What is your cancellation policy?

7. Where can I find more information about your camp? Do you have a web-site? Can I register online? Can I pay by credit card?

The best way to determine if a particular camp is right for you is to ask a lot of questions. Camp directors are used to answering questions about every detail of camp. If you don’t get the answers you are looking for, keep searching. You need to feel good about your decision. After all, you want your child to have an awesome camp experience that will forge memories to last a lifetime.

Matt Barr is the owner of Camps Canada, a summer camp based in Ottawa, Ontario. As a voice for Canadian Camp Owners and Camp Directors, Matt is a frequent guest on radio and television programs across the country discussing the latest trends and issues in camps. He can be reached by email at: matt@campscanada.com

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3. What is the ratio of campers to counselors? Ratios of 8:1 are common.

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MARCH BREAK CAMP March 14 - 25, 2011 We offer 2 camps for children ages 3 to 12. Excellent child to staff ratios in a safe environment. * Kanata Montessori School also offers a Summer Camp Program to begin on June 29 and end August 26th 2011.

Elementary Program (6-12 year olds) includes: 4-5 diverse and exciting field trips per week, fun and interactive guest visits plus a number of indoor/outdoor activities.

Casa Program (3-5 year olds) includes: 2 trips per week, crafts, outdoor play, active games, special guest visits and much more.

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Celebrate food, from field to table with your kids

A healthy breakfast should contain at least 3 of the 4 food groups such as a bowl of whole grain cereal with milk & fresh berries.

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(NC)—March is Nutrition Month and getting your kids in the kitchen is a great way to participate in this year’s theme – Celebrate Food, from Field to Table. When children are left out of meal preparation it is harder for them to gain an understanding and appreciation for our food, where it comes from, and how basic ingredients are put together to make a meal. It’s never too late to get your kids in the kitchen to prepare fresh, nutritious food and to celebrate the making of a meal. Involving children in food preparation is also a great way to enhance their development. No matter their age, food preparation can be used to provide real life examples of lessons learned in school. Breakfast for Learning suggests these great opportunities to engage your children in the kitchen:

Kanata Nursery School OPEN HOUSE/ REGISTRATION for 2011-2012 school year.

Preschool programs for children ages 2.5 to 5 years

Sat., April 2, 2011 10AM to 2:00PM

• Measuring ingredients • Counting the cutlery needed to set the table • Decorating homemade creations • Spelling the names of ingredients • Dividing or multiplying the recipe to ensure everyone gets a portion • Talking about the importance of hand washing and food safety

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2011 MARCH BREAK Students go green this school year (NC)—From planting organic vegetable gardens in the playground to campaigning for litterless lunches in the cafeteria, young students across Canada are embracing the crusade to protect Mother Earth.

Waste reduction in schools is an important part of creating a greener community, and many children and teachers are implementing creative initiatives to reduce their school’s carbon footprint. Charities, like TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF), are helping to support these projects.

“Spring is about new beginnings, so why not reduce your impact by organizing a ‘walking school bus’ in your neighbourhood or encouraging your children to decorate old school folders instead of buying new ones,” says Mary Desjardins, Executive Director, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.

TD FEF has compiled its top tips on how kids can reduce, reuse and recycle at school this spring:

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“...young students across Canada are embracing the crusade to protect Mother Earth.”

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JESSICA CUNHA AND BLAIR EDWARDS

The local team, from All Saint’s High School, participate in the opening ceremonies Thursdays afternoon.

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All Saints team members Chantal Allan, Brittany Black, Sam Trew and Katie will now prepare for the upcoming city high school curling championship March 2.

All Saints sits in a three-way tie for first place in their division of the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association’s varsity girls curling, with a 7-1 record.

The team was scheduled to play a quarter-final game against John McCrae Secondary School on Wednesday.

All four girls curl competitively at the Huntley Curling Club – a huge advantage for a high school team, Trahan said.

“Out of the top eight teams going to the provincials, maybe only half of them will have three or four club members on their team,” he said.

Chantal, a Grade 12 student at All Saints, took over as the team’s skip this year after playing for the team for the past two years.

“She’s doing a really good job,” said Trahan. “She has both games – she can throw the big weights and the small weights.”

Bittany and Sam, Grade 11 students, have been curling together at Huntley since Grade 7 while Katie, a Grade 9 student, is a new addition to the team.

All Saints is a close-knit team, said Chantal.

“We actually do a lot of team bonding,” she said.

Shortly before the Gore championship, the team visited a beauty parlour in Barrhaven where they had their nails done.

“Every time you get a compliment on your nails

Sam Trew of the All Saints Catholic High School girl’s curling team prepares to send the rock down the sheet at the 64th Gore Mutual Ontario School Curling Championship at the Huntley Curling Club in Carp Feb. 19. The girl’s lost the consolation round final 9-7.

Photo by Jessica Cunha you think of your team,” said Chantal.

That camaraderie translates into working well as a unit on the ice, she added.

“A huge part of our game is being able to read each other. “Knowing how to bring someone up when they’re down gives you a definite advantage.”

BRONZE FOR HOLLAND Huntley Curling Club’s Laureen Horton won a bronze medal at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax this week.

The Almonte curler, who heads a team that includes third Andrea Sinclair, second Cassandra Lewin and lead Jessica Armstrong, beat B.C. beat Nova Scotia 6-2 to earn the bronze.

The team finished round-robin play at 4-1 after losing 5-2 to the Yukon and beating previously undefeated Alberta 5-3. After losing 4-1 to eventual gold medalist B.C., the team rebounded to defeat Nova Scotia for bronze.

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The All Saints Catholic High School girls curling team hugged each other after losing the consolation final of the 64th Gore Mutual Ontario School Curling Championship Feb. 19.

The team was playing on their home rink, as the championship was being hosted by the Huntley Curling Club in Carp.

“We played pretty well,” said team member Katie Vance. “We fought great this morning. I’ve had a great time.”

All Saints lost their grip on a 7 to 4 lead over Grey Highlands Secondary School heading into the final two ends of the game.

In the final end, the score was tied at 7-7 and then the Flesherton school scored another two points for the 9-7 win.

“They did very well,” said All Saints coach Roger Trahan. “I know all the girls play to win, but fourth in the province isn’t bad.”

During round-robin play, All Saints finished second in their pool but lost 7 to 5 in a semi-final match against Grimsby Secondary School.

Patrick Fogarty Secondary School took home the gold in the girl’s finals against Grimsby with a 7-6 win.

On the boy’s side, London Central Secondary School won their title match 4-2 against Moira Secondary School, while Haliburton Highlands Secondary School finished in third place beating Markham District Secondary School 9-6.

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FROSTY FISHING At least 54 people braved the bitter wind last Saturday for the Fitzroy Harbour fishing derby. Halfway through participants like Nicole Badham were already talking of the potluck later in a warm community centre.

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Poor conditions have prompted the West Carleton Snowmobile Trails Association to move its Poker Run for the Snowsuit Fund from Feb. 26 to March 5.

The club is urging would-be participants to keep checking www.wcstai.com to see if there are further cancellations or join its Facebook page for more information.

A Feb. 17 story, ‘Snowmobile club to hold poker run’ contained incomplete information from the source. Along with beginning the run at the Prior Sports Bar in Arnprior, there are two other starting points: The Point restaurant in Constance Bay and JR’s restaurant in Almonte. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. at all three spots with the run starting at 11:30 a.m.

The contest ends in the late afternoon on the trailside between Becks and Carp roads.

All donations of new and gently used winter wear will be appreciated.

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4402 Limestone Rd., Kinburn $269,900 Welcome to country living at its best. Renovated home on a 2 acre lot - 4 + bdrms, 2 complete baths, lge eat in kitchen, lvg rm, family rm, full basement.

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NEW LISTING Sandpoint Area with Water View, This 3 bedroom totally finished hi-ranch, features newer windows, hardwood floors, a 3 season room, large singlecar garage, plus a sauna. Oil heated with central air, lovely yard, low maintenance.MLS#781192 $239,900

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$249,900

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$259,900

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2.05 ACRES BUILDING LOT, flat terrain within 5 minutes of Arnprior and HWY 17 and 35 min of Ottawa MLS #776488 $58,500

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$209,000

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