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O CANADA! From Constance Bay and Fitzroy Harbour all the way to Dunrobin, West Carleton residents are gearing up to celebrate Canada Day on July 1. For a listing of events, see page 4.

NEW REPORTER Meet Courtney Symons, the Review’s new reporter covering West Carleton.

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When Dunrobin Road flooded on June 23, it wasn’t the first time in recent memory.

Not even the second.

It was the third time in ten months that a huge downpour of rain clogged ditches and culverts beyond capacity, resulting in floods

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Around 113 millimetres of rain fell in a one-hour period last week, overwhelming an existing culvert and resulting in the closure of Dunrobin Road between Kilmaurs Side Road and Kinburn Side Road.

West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry said that plans were already in motion

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Construction of a larger culvert is a priority: Coun. Eli El-Chantiry FLOOD, from 1 El-Chantiry said it is a priority to have it up and running before Canada Day festivities bring community members out on that road.

Flooding wasn’t restricted to Dunrobin Road, and MacLaren’s Landing was also hit very hard by the large rainfall.

The Ottawa River water level rose by six inches as a result of the storm, El-Chantiry said.

Additional construction is expected to take place to prevent further flooding.

“I’m not looking to rebuilt just one culvert,” ElChantiry said. “I’m looking at the whole system to deal with all the floods that are occurring.”

Early next week, most likely Monday, El-Chantiry said he will bring a team of staff members to view areas most affected by flooding, and decide what can be done. The team will include staff from Public Works and Infrastructure Services, as well as legal experts.

It has not been determined where funding will come from for upcoming construction projects.

In April of this year, more than 90 millimetres

of rain overwhelmed culverts and ditches and resulted in flooded roads and homes.

Similar flooding occurred in August of last year, when large amounts of rain as well as a dislodged beaver dam caused the Dunrobin culvert to become clogged.

A construction worker on Dunrobin Road said that last August’s damages were repaired, but workers weren’t able to clear out all of the debris on the downstream side of the creek, which may have led to the overflow this time.

El-Chantiry said he disagrees, and thinks the flooding occurred from too much water and too small of a culvert to accommodate it.

While it is tempting to label last week’s storm as a freak occurrence, it’s hard to deny how frequently such heavy rainfalls are happening.

“It was a phenomenal amount of rain,” El-Chantiry said. “But at the same time, if this is the kind Staff photo of rain we’re going to receive, how are we going to Construction crews work to rebuild a culvert under Dunrobin Road on manage it?”

That is a question El-Chantiry and his staff will Saturday, June 25. The road was washed out during a storm earlier this address next week as they evaluate the flooded week. regions.

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Mr. Dowd’s Grade 8 class hold their brand new graduation diplomas at Stonecrest Elementary School’s Leaving Ceremony on June 29. The school gymnasium was packed full of friends, families, decorative paintings, streamers and balloons galore as the five graduating Grade 8 classes said goodbye to Stonecrest.

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Smiling through some light rain, the Grade 6 graduating class of St. Michael Catholic School in Corkery get ready for their Leave Taking Mass in the St. Michael’s Church next door to their school on June 28. All 23 graduating students will commence onward to All Saint’s Catholic High School from grades 7 to 12.

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The Grade 8 graduates of St. Michael Catholic School in Fitzroy Harbour smile in front of the St. Michael’s Church across the street. The graduating class of 23 students were decked out in their finest for their graduating mass on June 27, including beautiful dresses, a white suit and even some bright red shoes Although they will be splitting up to attend various high schools in the area, they will never forget their St. Mike’s “school family,” as they called it.

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It may be Canada’s 144th birthday, but the nation still knows how to have a good time.

There is no shortage of things to do on July 1, with celebrations planned all over West Carleton.

Start your day off with a trip to the West Carleton Legion in Constance Bay for their annual Canada day parade. Meet in the Legion parking lot at 2:30 p.m. and take a trip around the bay to showcase floats and participants. This year’s theme is Cartoons, so decorate accordingly!

Following the parade, the Legion will host presentations, a barbeque and entertainment.

If you’re in Fitzroy Harbour, stop by the Harbour Days celebration which takes place from June 29 to July 2 at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre.

On Canada Day, get out your pom-poms to cheer on the West Carleton Electric Fastball Game at 4 p.m., or the youth ball hockey tournament at 1 p.m.

Kids can do crafts, get their faces painted and show off their wheels in a kid’s bike parade at 5 p.m. Fireworks top off the day at 9:30 p.m.

Dunrobin folks can head to their community centre anytime from 3-11 p.m. Festivities include a bouncy house and an obstacle course for the kids, plus live music and a beer tent for the adults.

At 3:30 p.m., scope out some talented canines at the West Carleton Dog Agility Show. Dessert is served at 6 p.m. with the singing of O Canada.

West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry and Mayor Jim Watson will be present to help cut the cake.

An extended fireworks show will begin at 9:45 p.m. to end the evening.

Corkery celebrations will take place at the Corkery Community Centre from 5-9 p.m. Yaki the children’s entertainer will be making balloon animals from 7-9 p.m., and a supervised bouncy castle awaits rambunctious feet from 5:30-9 p.m. Free cake and

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Canadian flags wave proudly in anticipation of upcoming Canada Day celebrations. coffee will be served, as well as a fireworks show around 9:30 p.m.

To escape the modern age, head to Pinhey’s Point Historic Site for a Dominion Day celebration with live music, Victorian games, wagon rides and even a petting zoo. Open from 11-4 p.m., the event costs $6 per person or $16 for a family.

Let us know how you spent your Canada Day by e-mailing courtney.symons@metroland.com.

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the south end through the core (those people could take a train to Bayview Station more quickly than taking the bus) and people travelling from the west to Carleton University.

Gloucester-Southgate councillor and transit commission chair Diane Holmes has also asked city staff to look into the costs of extending the OTrain line south to Leitrim. The transit commission will have a look at that report in the fall.

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A $59-million expansion of the OTrain system was approved by city council on June 22.

The changes will add six new trains to the north-south line to increase the frequency of service from 15 minutes to eight minutes. The money will also go towards constructing two passing track.

Since being introduced in 2001, the O-Train has almost reached its ridership capacity. Increasing the ridership capacity of the trains is aimed at easing the pressure on the bus system during construction of the city’s east-west light-rail transit (LRT) line, which is expected to begin in 2013.

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BUCKHAM’S BAY WIND STORM Buckham’s Bay resident Dawn Wilson photographed the violent hail and wind storm that hit the area in the early evening of June 23. A river that suddenly appeared on her Bayview Drive property washed out part of her beach. Hail, unusual in the Constance Bay area, took chunks out of her benches and dimpled vehicles in the area. The outburst of hail and rain “sounded like a train going through,” she said, noting it probably lasted for only about 10 minutes, but “it felt like a lot longer.”

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The storm and a follow-up deluge Friday caused considerable flooding in various parts of West Carleton and knocked out Dunrobin Road just east of Constance Bay.

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Residents and teams looking to book city facilities can now hop online to see what is available.

From booking arena ice time to pools, gyms and meeting rooms, information on when city-owned facilities are available is now on ottawa.ca.

That’s a big improvement from the days when coaches would have to fax the city a request for available dates and times and wait for up to 48 hours before receiving a response, said Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor – and minor hockey coach – Tim Tierney.

“Those days are behind us now,” said Tierney, who is also the chair of the city’s

information subcommittee. “We can now see it live.”

Residents also had the option to call or email the city to find out when facilities are available.

Once you find out the availability for the facility you would like to book, the process of actually booking it gets a bit trickier.

Online booking aren’t yet available – that will be coming in October, Tierney said.

Although the phone number is not yet posted on the site, residents and coaches should call 613-580-2595 or email sports@ ottawa.ca to reserve a facility.

To access the online booking site, go to ottawa.ca, click on the “Recreation and Culture” tab, click on “City facilities,” “Recreation facilities” and then click “Rentals.”

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What’s orange, green, and read all over?

Well, I drive an orange car, am interested in environmental issues, and am hoping to be read by West Carleton residents as the new reporter for the West Carleton Review.

When I’m not reporting and taking pictures, I enjoy devouring books as quickly as possible and learning just how awful a cook I am.

I am looking forward to getting to know your communities and the issues at the heart of them. I’m interested in historical happenings and everyday ones.

I would love to hear from you regularly – What sort of events are coming up in your neighbourhood?

What issues have been weighing on your mind lately?

Who in your community has done something truly exceptional?

I’ll be on the lookout myself, but I’d love some input from anyone willing.

To the editor: Over the years I have been amused at the never ending opinions of Mr. Jeff Spooner.

He regularly expounds his views on a variety of subjects but saves his most vitriolic attacks for the Carleton Landowners Association (CLA).

Although I am not a CLA member, I admire the way that they promote the use of common sense over yet more rules, regulations and bylaws that require more and more city staff to enforce them.

Mr. Spooner, despite what you wish, the CLA does have popular support, as demonstrated by the recent selection of Jack MacLaren over Norm Sterling.

Perhaps it is time, Mr. Spooner, to get yourself out into the community and become an active volunteer, but I must warn you, in doing so, you will lay yourself open to criticism from self-appointed side-line commentators.

Maybe you could offer your services to the CLA as a moderator.

Mr. Spooner, become a contributor to society and not a side-line whiner.

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Every three days, someone dies in Ontario waiting for an organ transplant.

Currently, 1,500 Ontarians are waiting to receive a transplant. Though 80 per cent believe giving advance consent to be a donor is a good idea, only 20 per cent are registered donors.

Even if you have signed a donor card in the past, you should still make sure that you’re registered.

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The Dunrobin Community Association will once again be hosting Canada Day festivities on Friday, July 1!

We have several new contributions to the Canada Day Silent Auction this year and would always appreciate more! If you have an item of value $30 or greater or wish to donate a service, please let me know the item description and amount, so the bid sheets will be prepared in advance. Current list of donations will be posted on the website: www.dunrobincommunity. com/canada_day.html.

The schedule for the day is as follows: • 3 p.m.: festivities begin: bouncy houses, inflatable obstacle course, and beer tent opens (slushies are also available); barbecue and silent auction begins.

• 3 to 3:30 p.m.: youth bands: Ataraxia and Slightly Toxic perform.

• 3:30 p.m.: West Carleton dog agility show.

• 4:30 p.m.: Circus delights magic and circus show.

• 4:30 to 11 p.m.: adult bands: Barlow and Company (country music), Full Circle (mix of country and classic rock) • 6 p.m.: O Canada song and cake cutting with Carleton-Mississippi Mills MP Gordon O’Connor, West-Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-Chantiry and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson.

• 8 p.m.: silent auction closes and winners are announced.

• 9:45 p.m.: fireworks, with an extended show this year.

We will be accepting food bank items this year and thank you for your donation.

Remember, please bring lawn chairs!

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Thank the troops To the editor: As the combat mission in Afghanistan transitions into other military activities, The Royal Canadian Legion would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to those service men and women, and their families, who have served with distinction and sacrificed on behalf of Canadians during these past several years.

Their contribution to the well-being and care of another country’s populace is a tremendous reflection of Canada’s efforts toward maintaining global peace and we are proud of the way you have represented us.

Words are not enough to convey how grateful we are for their commitment and dedication.

As a national endeavour, I am encouraging local branches to hold appreciation events for veterans of the Afghanistan mission this coming August, in order to remember those who have fallen, thank those who have returned and to celebrate how proud you and your families have made us to be Canadian.

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fter more than half a decade of muddling its way through the file, Ottawa city council made a positive first step toward building an effective light rail system last week.

It might not have the same impact as the massive, multi-billion dollar light-rail transit plan that is slowly working its way through city hall, but the approval of a plan to purchase six new trains and construct a pair of passing sections on the north-south O-Train line puts the city on course to realize the benefits of a truly effective transit system.

Started as a pilot project back in 2001, the current O-Train line that runs from Bayview south to Greenboro has reached capacity. The introduction of additional trains – the current system uses two – will drastically increase that capacity and will reduce the average wait time between trains from 15 to eight minutes. But for nearly $60 million, what a grown-up version of the O-Train will provide is a taste of the potential light rail has to improve transit in this city.

For many residents, transit can mean waiting in the heat or cold for a bus that will only get stuck amid the throng of other commuters clogging the streets.

For those with access to the O-Train, this investment will mean a vastly improved experience, especially when trips on the Transitway become less enticing once construction on the east-west LRT grinds service through Hurdman Station to a halt.

The move also opens the door for future expansion of the north-south line. Transit Commission chairwoman Diane Deans has already asked city staffers to look at the feasibility of extending the O-Train as far south as the Leitrim park-and-ride, providing rail access to the growing community of Riverside South and the airport. The addition of new stops along the existing line is also being proposed by members of the community.

The expansion of the O-Train represents the first real improvement to transit in Ottawa in recent years, and will mark the beginning of a light rail revolution in the nation’s capital.

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t is a winding road of logic that leads to the conclusion that there would have been no riots in Vancouver if people still smoked, but you are patient people and the journey is an interesting one.

Begin with a series of observations.

At the gym, a man gets dressed after his workout, steps out into the lobby and takes out his cellphone. Coming out of a concert, a couple pauses outside the door while both people draw cellphones out of their pockets. Sitting alone in a restaurant, a woman toys with her phone while she waits. In a car stopped at a light, a man furtively checks his phone.

Now, they may all have important calls to make, important messages to read, but what they are doing looks so much like smoking it’s spooky.

When people used to smoke, that’s when they did it – coming out of a place where smoking was forbidden, such as a church or concert hall, sitting in the car, waiting alone for someone. Now they use the phone in the same situation – as a reward, as something to pass the time, as something to disguise the fact that they have nothing to do.

Perhaps people don’t check their cellphones after sex, another stereotypi-

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town cal cigarette moment, but these days you can never be too sure.

Another classic cigarette moment that can’t be replicated with the cellphone is the act of picking up the phone. A lot of people used to light up when making a call. Picking up the phone while picking up the phone doesn’t make a lot of sense, although you wouldn’t put it past some people.

With this incontrovertible evidence at hand, do we make the logical leap and blame the decline of the cigarette for the rise of the cellphone? Of course.

Remember the Law of Unintended Consequences? It’s obviously at work here.

We got rid, for the most part, of a habit that caused death and disease, both to practitioners and innocent bystanders.

We rid our indoor spaces, not to mention our clothes, of vile smells and unbreath-

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able air. So that was all good.

Our reward was the outbreak of another vice, less fatal and less smelly, but with social implications we are only now beginning to measure.

Short attention spans, people seemingly talking to themselves on buses, customized ringtones interrupting plays and concerts, some very weird driving – we are familiar with all of these and the consequences are no mystery.

We know far less about the consequences of everyone carrying a camera in their telephone. Thanks to the telephone camera, more people than ever before take photos. How does it affect people’s behaviour knowing that just about every person they meet is a photographer?

Well, for many people, not enough.

Celebrities seem to indulge in just as many colourful activities as before, their lapses in judgment captured by amateur cellphone paparazzi. People sleep on the job, drive and text while cellphone vigilantes point and click.

So the cellphone camera seems to be no deterrent to bad behaviour. The question raised by the Vancouver riots is whether the cellphone camera actually encourages that behaviour.

To watch the proceedings on live TV,

you would certainly think so. Thug after thug, idiot after idiot jumped in front of the cameras to set something on fire, break a window or just stand on a burning car and yell.

Some strange quest for immortality may have been at play here. Who knows?

What we do know, or at least suspect, is that the yahoos would not have been so enthusiastic had they not had a big audience. And the audience might have gone home, making the situation much more manageable, if they hadn’t had cellphone cameras and the urge to record history.

Things would have been so much better, if all they’d done was stand around and smoke.

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COURTNEY SYMONS courtney.symons@metroland.com

Visit Pinhey’s Point Historic Site in Dunrobin and take a step back in time.

Home to one of the oldest houses in Ottawa, the Pinhey estate called Horaceville stands almost exactly as it did when it was built in the early 1800s, down to some original wallpaper and wood trimming.

Historians have tried to maintain the house as close to the original design as possible.

“Some people come hoping for it to look set up, but it isn’t, said Melissa Lansing, the education and interpretation program officer at Pinhey’s Point. “It makes the story a lot more tangible, and it makes people ask questions about the family who lived there.”

Hamnett Pinhey was an English merchant who came to Canada to find a better life for his family – and to skip up a few rungs on the social ladder.

In 1820, Pinhey began to build a log cabin, constructing additions until it became the house that stands today. Horaceville was completed in the 1840s after several add-ons, which can be seen from the river by the increasing window size as time went on.

“People have been visiting here for ages,” Lansing said.

“Visitors come and tell stories about when they used to visit the Pinhey family.”

Ruth Pinhey was the last sur-

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Pinhey’s Point Historic Site is not just a museum, and not just a park, but a combination of both. viving family member to live in the house, and she passed away in 1971. She was quite the character, Lansing said, breeding dogs and selling turkeys.

“She kept her turkeys in the ballroom,” Lansing said.

Quirky habits ran in the family, apparently.

When Hamnett Pinhey saw friends passing by along the water, he would fire a cannon as a welcoming gesture. But in later generations, young boys took to firing them at tour boats passing by, so the cannons had to be moved inside.

“People are always asking why there is a cannon in the bedroom,” Lansing said.

From May through September, the house is open to the public as a free museum. The 36 hectares of property along the water offer space to hike, take picnics and play, as well as a dock for boats to anchor on.

On weekends, heritage-clothed staff offer guided tours and will take visitors to the nearby St. Mary’s Church where some of the Pinhey family is buried.

Lansing said that all of these features are what make the site

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The grades 7-8 members of the St. Michael’s Catholic School (Fitzroy) intermediate volleyball teams challenged the teachers to a game last Friday, June 17 and won two straight.

The players honed their skills playing against other schools in regular league play.

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“Pinhey’s Point is not just a park and it’s not just a museum,” she said. “It’s both.”

Summer programming in-

cludes all sorts of activities for kids and families.

The Wonderkids program is for preschoolers who want to get involved with nature, and runs every Thursday in July.

For kids a little older, between eight and 12, the Junior Naturalist Club teaches members about the plants and animals around them, running every Saturday in July.

Pinhey’s Point’s largest event of the year is Riverfest on August 14, celebrating the history and traditions of the Ottawa River; a Canadian history lesson and family fun day all in one.

Lansing said that she hopes to have longtime visitors returning for events, but also that new families and history enthusiasts will visit for the first time.

“A lot of people don’t know that we’re here,” she said.

“We’re like a hidden gem.”

To learn more about Pinhey’s Point or to plan a visit, go to www.pinheyspoint.ca. The site provides a link to the City of Ottawa website where all summer programming is listed.

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Crime prevention is everyone’s responsibility Everyone in rural Ottawa plays an important role in helping to keep our communities safe.

Community safety is everyone’s responsibility and crime prevention is everyone’s business.

Being the eyes and ears in your neighbourhood, it’s essential to communicate all suspicious and criminal activity to your community and police; no matter how trivial you might think it is.

Not all calls are 911 calls. For a police response to a non-emergency situation such a suspicious or unusual event in progress, call 613-230-6211. Or, if you discover that you were a victim of a theft from vehicle or mischief, report it to the Ottawa Police Call Center at 613-236-1222 ext.7300. Remember, your calls matter.

The community police centre is a “community problem-solving centre” and is responsible for delivering crime prevention programs to the community. If you have any safety or security questions or concerns, give us a call.

You can reach your nearest CPC office by calling 613-236-1222 and dialling zero. It is important to note that the CPC is not an emergency response centre and that we do not dispatch cars to complaints or crimes in progress.

When a situation arises it is important to know the numbers to

Const.

Peter Jeon Community police officer call for an appropriate response.

Keep the following numbers close by or call the CPC and ask for your very own Make the Right Call fridge magnet.

• 911—for life-threatening emergencies or crimes in progress • 613-230-6211—other emergencies, i.e.: suspicious incident or disturbance • 613-236-1222, ext. 7300—the O.P.S. call centre, to report a theft, missing person or stolen vehicle • 311—for Bylaw Dispatch Services • 613-233-8477 or 1-800-222-8477 — for Crime Stoppers. Your call will remain anonymous and Crime Stoppers do not subscribe to call display.

Also, you can find all of these numbers along with other useful information can be found in the red pages at the front of your residential directory.

Finally, if you are ever in doubt as to whether or not you should call police, or you cannot remem-

ber the non-emergency numbers, call 911. The caring and professional 911 Call Takers will steer you in the right direction.

COLLISION DEER CALL FROM TEXAS Week twenty-five and nine more deer collisions were reported in the rural west districts; four in West Carleton and five in RideauGoulbourn.

Here is something you might find interesting—shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday, police received a call from a BMW dispatcher in Texas stating that a customer was involved in a single motor vehicle accident involving a deer on Ashton Station Road.

The total score now stands at 67 to 42, in favor of Rideau-Goulbourn.

BREAK AND ENTER June 21: 262 Len Purcell Dr., Constance Bay: Unidentified suspects were unsuccessful in their attempts to gain access to the bar area of the Len Purcell Community Centre after they managed to break into the centre through the locked front door.

Shortly before 11 p.m. on Tue., June 21 suspects smashed their way in through the front door of the community centre and at-

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On June 23: Len Purcell Drive, Constance Bay: A 17-year-old male from Constance Bay was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for failing to report a collision and driving without a licence after he lost control of a car and smashed it up.

In the early afternoon hours on Thurs., June 23, police were dispatched to the Constance Bay area for a report of a single motor vehicle accident on Len Purcell Drive.

On arrive they found a destroyed and abandoned green Pontiac sedan sitting approx. 100-feet off of the roadway in the Torbolton Forest; the car had sustained major body damage throughout.

Through investigation officers learned that at around 8 a.m. on Thursday the teenage driver took his grandmother’s car for a joyride, without her knowledge, and headed east along Len Purcell with his girl friend.

As they sped down the gravel roadway the driver lost control of the car and flew into the air before crashing head-on into a ditch and flipping over.

Panicking, both the driver and

his passenger fled the scene without reporting the collision.

The female passenger was later transported to hospital for assessment of non-life threatening injuries.

FIRE • June 17, 125 Harold Valley Dr.: A fire completely destroyed a residential trailer in the late afternoon hours on Friday after the owner accidently left a pot of grease on the stove and stepped away from his house to retrieve his mail.

Upon looking back at his house from the roadway he was taken aback by the sight of smoke pouring out from his trailer.

By the time the homeowner got back to his trailer it was fully engulfed in flames and he was unable to save his dogs.

• June 20, 304 Spruce Ridge Rd.: Shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday, emergency services were called out to a property on Spruce Ridge for a report of a fire.

By the time police arrived on site the house was fully engulfed in flames.

No one was inside of the house when emergency services arrived on scene and it is believed that an unattended lit cigarette was the cause of the fire.

Please find me a home Each week we feature animals from the Arnprior and District Humane Society that are up for adoption. #4048 Benji Can you give this sweet dog a wonderful new home? Benji is a neutered, sixyear-old Shih Tzu mix was brought to the shelter to find a new home. He has a great disposition, is very happy and loves attention. Benji is quiet, housebroken and is good with other dogs and cats. One of his favourite activities is going for walks.

#4021 & #4023 Sabrina & Sofia Sixteen-week-old kittens Sabrina & Sofia are just two of the 20 kittens available at the shelter. There are long hairs, short hairs and a variety of colours and ages ranging from eight weeks to six months.

All are very friendly, affectionate and have been well socialized. They are playful, outgoing and love attention.

They are all litter-trained and will make wonderful companions for their new homes.

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Supplies the shelter needs : bleach, paper towels, laundry detergent and large rawhides for dogs.

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You can call the Arnprior and District Humane Society at 613-623-0916 between noon and 5 p.m Monday to Saturday or visit www.arnpriorhumanesociety.ca

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• Fitzroy Harbour Days at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre. For the full schedule, see www.fitzroyharbour.com.

• The July Valley Singles Lunch will be held July 10 (because of the Canada Day weekend) at 12:30 p.m. at The Barley Mow in Almonte. For info, call Fay at 613-256-8117 or Johanna at 613-432-7622.

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JULY 22-24

• Canada Day/Harbour Days red and white day in Fitzroy Harbour from 1 to 10 p.m. with West Carleton Electric fastball game, Kids’ Parade, BBQ, Youth Activities, 3-pitch Ball Tourney and fireworks.

• Gil Read Memorial Fastball Tournament, Carp Fairgrounds ball diamonds.

UNTIL JULY 2

• West Carleton Legion Canada Day parade around Constance Bay at 2:30 p.m.

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Hailey Kehler won first place in the Love Shouldn’t Be a Battlefield poster contest hosted by the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre.

Poster contest sheds light on dating violence in teens JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com

The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre handed out awards to the winners of the teen relationship poster contest on Wednesday, June 22.

The contest, called Love Shouldn’t Be a Battlefield, was created to shed light on violence in teen relationships among high school students.

“The messages on the posters is so, so powerful,” said Cathy Jordan, executive director of the WOCRC. “The contest helps to spread the word that violence is not OK.” First place winner Hailey Kehler was awarded an iPod for her winning design.

Her poster depicts a young man raising his hand to a girl in a dimly lit hallway. The word “help” is written on the sole of her shoe.

The poster states: “Others can’t always see the effects of dating violence on your soul.

Write ‘help’ on the sole of your

shoe and start a conversation about dating violence and its effects” – with help standing for Healthy Equal Loving Partners.”

“A healthy relationship is definitely a key,” said Hailey, a Grade 11 student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Stittsville. “It doesn’t just affect the outside physically, but emotionally too.”

She got the idea from the nonprofit movement To Write Love on Her Arms, a group dedicated to help people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.

“I felt the need to communicate,” said Hailey about writing HELP on the sole of shoes.

“Women’s rights are so important.”

About six of her friends have helped spread her message by putting HELP on their footwear, she said.

“Hailey created a whole campaign around her poster,” said Jordan.

WINNING DESIGNS A.Y. Jackson Secondary Student Lisa Cummings took second place for her ‘Stop and Look’ poster.

“I think it’s important, you want to trust the person you’re going to be with,” said the Grade 11 student. “In raising awareness, it’s good for people to know there’s help out there for them.”

Lisa won a gift certificate to Bayshore Shopping Centre for her poster.

Grade11 A.Y. Jackson students Kathrine Marincak, Lizz Jackson, Nicole Madore and Cynthia Ritchie all took home honourable mentions for their poster designs.

“We target the grades 7 and 8s with healthy dating so we wanted something to follow up with the high school students,” said Terry Longhorn, peer support worker at the WOCRC. “The questions they asked… they were asking very intelligent questions. It’s a stepping stone.”

• Dunrobin Community Association Canada Day celebrations 3-11 p,m. at the Dunrobin Community Centre.

Contact greg.patacairk@dunrobincommunity.com for more information.

JULY 24 • Midsummer Herb fest, A Celebration of Healthy living from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rain or shine, herbfest.ca.

JULY 25 TO 29 • Children’s simming lessons offered at Constance Bay beach, mornings.

JULY 30 TO AUG. 1 • Summer Sizzler Quarterhorse Show, Carp fairgrounds.

AUG. 7 • Corkery Community Association annual Canada Day celebrations at Carroll Homestead Park (Corkery Community Centre) at 3447 Old Almonte Rd. from 5 to 10 p.m. The festivities kick off with Yaki the children’s entertainer and include a barbecue, supervised bouncy castle 5:30 until 9 p.m., balloon animals for kids from 7-9 p.m., birthday cake and coffee at 8:30 p.m. and fireworks at dusk.

JULY 2 • Fitzroy Harbour Days grand finale from 1 to 10 p.m. with a 5-km fun run/walk, firemen’s breakfast, horseshoes, silent auction, ball tournament, BBQ, social tent with catered dinner, kids park and youth activities, kids bike parade at 5 p.m. and kids entertainment at 6:30 p.m. at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre.

JULY 4 • Galetta lawn bowling Russel Cup competition, afternoon.

JULY 5 • Author Anne Raina presents Clara’s Rib: A True Story of a Young Girl Growing Up in a Tuberculosis Hospital at the Carp branch of the Ottawa Public Library at 2 p.m.

JULY 7, 14, 21 & 28 • Concerts in the park, Fitzroy Provincial Park, 7 p.m.

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• COPA Flight 33’s annual fly-in, drive-in, bike-in, walk-in breakfast at the Arnprior Airport 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., rain or shine. Breakfast $6 with sheltered seating. See the airplanes, talk to the pilots.

• Carp tractor pull, Carp fairgrounds, 7 p.m.

JULY 9 • Carp show and shine car show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

JULY 10

• Carp Airport fly-in breakfast.

AUG. 15 TO 19 • West Carleton hockey camp, Sens Cavanaugh Sensplex, Kinburn.

MONDAYS • Donate your skills to a good cause by helping us to knit and crochet items for local charities. Can’t knit or crochet? No problem. We will teach you one-on-one. We also welcome any donations of unused yarn and needles. Our knit-alongs are held on alternate Mondays in the Carp/Dunrobin area. For more information call Paula at 613-832-2611 or Sue at 613-839-2542. Find us using Google search, just type in “wccknitters”.

We look forward to hearing from you!

WEDNESDAYS • A parent-run playgroup at the Corkery Community Center at 3447 Old Almonte Rd. Structured arts and crafts, play dough, playtime, songs, dancing and stretching as well as story time for ages 0-4. Come and meet with other parents and caregivers in the area. Share ideas and advice, enjoy a complementary coffee or teas. Please bring your own nut-free snacks.

• Does Food rule your life? Tired of diets that don’t work? Overeaters Anonymous will welcome you. No dues or fees. Meetings from 6:307:30 p.m., West Carleton Community Complex, 5670 Carp Rd. at Kinburn Side Road.

FRIDAYS Fitzroy Harbour seniors will be hosting carpet bowling on Friday afternoon. Call Chris Dickinson for more information about the event: 613-623-0508.

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Constance Bay to host Terry Fox Run SPECIAL TO THE REVIEW Constance Bay is about to host its first Terry Fox Run. This is the 31st anniversary of Terry Fox’s historic run across Canada to support cancer research.

The Constance Bay Terry Fox Run will take place on September 18 and start and finish at the Constance and Buckham’s Bay Community Centre on 262 Len Purcell Dr. There will be three-, five- and 10-kilo-

metre routes, with one of them passing through the Torbolton Forest trails in Constance Bay. Pledge forms and registration forms shall become available in August from the various business establishments in the area. Further details shall be forthcoming in August.

There is a requirement for volunteers for various responsibilities to make this initiative truly successful and rewarding.

For more information please contact Bob Dupuis or Linda Cassidy at 613 832-2403.

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Society promotes artists COURTNEY SYMONS

Introducing The Sherwood Our New Bungalow Townhome. Currently under construction on Block 3 of our Micheal Street Development

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When viewing art by local artist Cheryl Poulin, you can’t help but reach out and touch it. And unlike at a museum, she doesn’t mind at all.

As a mixed media artist, Poulin is always looking for new materials to use in her works.

“We’re great recyclers,” she said about those in her craft. “We get very excited about finding a rusty bottle cap on the street.”

Doesn’t matter if it’s a Starbuck’s cup, an onion mesh bag, tissue paper, cardboard, sand or plaster, anything goes when Poulin expresses herself through artwork.

As an artist who has been creating and teaching for 20 years, it only makes sense for her to be part of a society that brings local artists together.

Poulin has been a member of the West Carleton Arts Society for three years.

“We’re here to promote local artists and support them,” Poulin said.

The society, established in 1990, focuses its efforts on one art show and one conference per year.

This year’s show will take place Oct. 7 to 9 and will be a continuation of last year’s theme. The event is titled Expressions of Art: Art in the Big Fish, playfully addressing the show’s location in Carp.

Last year, a friendly competition took place for artists to create a piece of work embodying the fishy theme, and this year will be no different.

Additionally, artists involved will create hand-painted signs in the shape of fish to promote the show, just like they did last year.

“There were some other art shows going on at the same time, so the fish really got people’s attention,” Poulin said.

Last year, when member Catherine Gutsche’s sign was stolen, the “fish caper” made the news and added to the publicity of the event.

Vendors will sell all kinds of art, including but not limited to greeting cards, photography, fiber art, jewelry, pottery, basket weavings, and wood carvings.

Inside Units B & C 1230 Sq Ft - $229,900 Concrete Front Porch, Full Main Floor Laundry Room, Pot Lights In Kitchen, 4’ Walk In Shower

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West Carleton Arts Society member Cheryl Poulin displays two of her abstract mixed media works, titled (from top to bottom) Ship of Dreams and Moon Shine.

With 20 current members, the WCAS can’t fill all of the 35 slots available for artists within their show, so they invite other artists in the Ottawa area to join.

Ideally, Poulin said, membership will increase to the point where it is solely a display of West Carleton talent.

Rosy Somerville is a member of the society as well as the show organizer, and said it’s important to have an arts society in a community like West Carleton.

“It’s quite a large spread and a diverse community,” she said. “I think art helps to bring people together.”

To Somerville, the importance of art only increases as time goes on.

“In this world full of so much technology where everything is computer- and machine-made, the individualism of handmade pieces is something special,” she said.

A year-long membership to the society costs $20 and includes first dibs on a booth in the show, society updates, as well as a personal web link on the WCAS web page.

Find out more about upcoming WCAS events and how to become a member at www.westcarletonartssociety.ca.

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HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT The West Carleton Legion recently hosted its annual Zone Horseshoe Tournament. Above, Les Brown and Borden Curtis accept their first-place awards in doubles competition from Dave Cormier, centre. Second place went to Terry Warren and Lawrence Wark of Branch 240 Almonte, third to Gary Leafloor and Dave Heil Branch 174 Arnprior, and fourth to Wally Leger and Paul McCarthy of Branch 616 West Carleton. First place in singles went to Border Curtis and second to Terry Warren.

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The countdown is on.

In just a few nights, my daughter graduates from high school.

I have been feeling rather weepy and discombobulated about the whole thing. My daughter knows this. And so what does she do about it? She takes advantage of my moment of weakness and, for the first time in her teenaged years, asks us to do something for her.

She asks us to host the After-Grad Party at the farm. Oi-vay.

How do we say no?

That’s right. We don’t.

We are somewhat honoured to have been asked.

We say yes. But not right away. First, we called friends who had hosted aftergrad in previous years.

We got advice on how to orchestrate the whole event so that a good time is had by all, and everyone gets home safely. Mostly it’s about collecting car keys, parking cars where they cannot be easily retrieved (i.e. in the grazing pasture of a biting donkey and a charging ram) and setting up tents.

Lots of tents.

I have enlisted the help of a few of the other parents of graduates, in case I need drivers to transport partiers to their homes. For most of the evening,

DIANA FISHER Accidental Farmwife I imagine we will be sitting on the screened-in porch, not exactly eavesdropping on the festivities but definitely keeping an ear out for trouble.

But I don’t think we really have much to worry about. We have a smart bunch of kids graduating this year.

I will be getting the Farmer to reinforce the gates to the barnyard so that no revelers end up on the manure side of the fence in the dark. I don’t want anyone getting stepped on by a horse – or attempting to ride her.

Paulina has asked some friends to come over to help set up on Wednesday morning.

By the time this column is in print, the dance floor will be built, the tent over the dance floor will be erected, the porta-pottie will be in place and the firewood will be neatly stacked next to

the bonfire pit.

Tiki torches will be installed around the yard and strings of lights will be hung from the trees to keep party guests from wandering into the stinging nettle in the dark.

The graduating class of 2011 has compiled lists of music requests, and Paulina has spent the better part of a week downloading songs..

In order to recognize certain students’ unique contributions to high school life, awards will be presented.

I imagine they will bear the titles: Best Dressed; Drama Queen; Teacher’s Pet; Class Clown, etc.

But I could be wrong.

They have their own special memories, their own achievements to celebrate, their own shared experiences to commemorate at their 2011 AfterGrad Oscars.

This is their night.

We are just the ones honoured to be hosting for them, giving them a safe place to celebrate friendships, the end of one phase of their lives and the beginning of the next.

I just hope Paulina gets home from Wonderland in time to help me set up those tiki torches or the Farmer is going to be grumpy.

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Huge garage 100 ft x 35 ft, 13.6 ft. ceiling, steel roof, office area 14 x 16, 2 pce bath, plus separate shower, gas heating (ceiling space heaters), 10 ft x 16 ft high door on front + two 12 x 12 doors at rear, great contractors yard, fenced impound yard at rear, lots of room with gate backs onto street, 200 AMP breakers, former automotive shop.

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Concerts in the Park begin July 7 REVIEW STAFF The popular Concerts in the Park series will return to Fitzroy Provincial Park this summer.

The four Thursday evening concerts are hosted by West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El-

Chantiry.

On July 7, Sidewinder will take to the stage. Hailing from various areas of the Ottawa Valley, the band members play a variety of songs from today back to the 1960s.

On July 14, Local Traffic will be the second band to hit the

Finally on July 28, Ambush will wrap up the concert series.

Known as “the little band with the big sound,” these entertainers have opened for such big names as Tim McGraw, Lonestar and Charlie Pride.

The four concerts begin with a barbecue fundraiser for local

main stage. The band is made up of five members, three of whom are from West Carleton.

On July 21, another Valley band, The Bowes Brothers, will be playing. They bring a unique style to country music by singing in a four-part harmony and add in some humour.

youth groups at 6:15 p.m. with the entertainers to play from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Organizers will be accepting donations for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario at the gate.

Waste Management is helping sponsor the concerts.

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DORZEK In loving memory of a dear son, Jarett who passed away July 2, 2010.

A sadness still comes over us, Tears in silence often flow, Memory keeps you ever near us, Though you died one year ago.

Loving you is easy, We do it every day, Missing you is a heartache, That never goes away.

A part of our heart he took with him, But his love he left us to keep, So we will never really be parted, The bond between us is too deep.

No farewell words were spoken, No time to say goodbye, You were gone before we knew it, And only God can tell us why.

It broke our heart to lose you, But you didn’t go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

Our heart still aches in sadness, Our silent tears still flow, For what it meant to lose you, Jarett, No one will ever know.

If we could have one lifetime wish, One dream that could come true, We’d ask with all our hearts, For yesterday and you.

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DEATHS

DEATHS

JACOB, PETER

JENNY FINLAYSON ELLIOTT

MURDOCH, DON (Murdoch Wood Products) Peacefully at the Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital while surrounded by loved ones on Thursday evening, June 23rd, 2011.

Donald Keith Murdoch of Arnprior at the age of 81 years. Son of the late Archibald and Sarah Murdoch.

Beloved husband of Marion (Muldoon). Dearly loved father of Cheryl Mielke (Charlie) of Braeside; Leeanne Grierson and Carolyn Fraser (Garry), both of Arnprior.

Dear brother of Henry (Isabel) of Arnprior. Predeceased by brother Earl (Winnifred of Arnprior) and Bert Murdoch. Proud grandfather of Stephen and Stephanie Mielke; Lee Grierson and Meagan Fraser and great-grandfather of Riley Carnall. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Family and friends were invited to the Pilon Family Funeral Home & Chapel, 50 John Street North, Arnprior where a Twilight Service was conducted in the Pilon Family Chapel on Monday evening, June 27th at 7 o’clock. Rev. Milton Fraser of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church officiated. Interment followed at the Albert Street Cemetery in Arnprior.

In memory of Don, a donation to the Arnprior Hospital “Palliative Care Unit” would be appreciated by his family.

Condolences/Tributes/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

Surrounded by love Jenny passed away peacefully on June 23rd, 2011, at Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital in her 91st year, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Jenny was predeceased by parents Margaret and William McCulloch and sisters, Ella, Sadie, Georgina and Rita.

Jenny will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 70 years, Len Elliott. Much loved mother of Sandra Elliott-Holmes, Ottawa; Laird (Wanda), Vicki Andrews and Gary (Mirabel) - all of Toronto. Beloved ‘Gammy’ of Kevin Hayes, Karen Tourangeau (Steve), Arnprior; Shane, Ben and Chloe Elliott of Toronto. Gt. Gammy of Ryan Hayes, Arnprior. Much loved Aunt Jen to Gord and Bill Taylor, Marty and Jeff Knoll and a true friend to many.

A memorial service was held at Grace St. Andrews United Church, Arnprior, at 2 pm Saturday, June 25, followed by a “Celebration of Life” reception in the Christian Education Centre, adjacent to the Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to “Partners in Caring” of Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital or Grace St. Andrews United Church. Private family cremation.

Jenny had a life well lived and was a tireless volunteer for many years at The Grove Nursing Home and the Arnprior Hospital.

She enjoyed bridge, singing in various church and community choirs and “happy hour”. We are truly blessed to have had her in our lives.

The family wish to thank the doctors and staff at both the Ottawa Hospital and Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital for the compassionate care Jenny received.

DEAN William “Bill” Douglas November 26, 1930—June 21, 2011 Bill passed away at home on Tuesday afternoon, June 21, 2011. Bill Dean of RR 1 Arnprior in his 81st year. Beloved husband of Helen A. (Symington) Dean. Dear father of Glenn (Leah), Dale (Jennifer) and Barry (Lana). Dear grandfather of Desmond, Garret, Amy, Alexander, Devon, Sarah, Ryland, Marissa and McKenzie.

Dear brother of Audrey (late James) Taylor. Son of the late Walter E. Dean and Lila Carss.Visitations were at The Boyce Funeral Home, Chapel, Visitation and Reception Centre, 138 Daniel St. N., Arnprior on Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m., 7:00-9:00 p.m. and after 11:00 a.m. Monday June 27, 2011 until service time in the Chapel at 1:00 p.m. Interment Arnprior Albert Street Cemetery. Following the burial service there was a luncheon in the Galetta Community Hall. Donations in memory of Bill may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

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Bruce H. Madore October 3, 1976 – June 12, 2011 After Bruce and family were given the shocking news, that his weak heart was running out of time, with the help of Clancy’s, Dr. Becker, Homecare, Care Coach for transportation, his parents, his sister and brother-in-law, Bruce was able to enjoy a year and a half longer with his loved ones.

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Peacefully at the Groves Park Lodge in Renfrew on Monday morning, June 27th, 2011.

Peter Albin Jacob; formerly of Braeside at the age of 82 years.

Beloved husband of the late Helga Jacob (nee Prelle). Dearly loved father of Ralph (Marcia) of White Lake; Michael (Murielle) of Pakenham and Stephanie of Braeside. Dear brother-inlaw of Margot Dimoula (late Spiros) of Athens, Greece.

Proud “Opa” of Oliver. Private family arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home & Chapel, 50 John Street North, Arnprior.

In memory of Peter, a donation to the Groves Park Lodge, Renfrew would be appreciated by his family.

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Condolences / Donations at www.boycefuneralhome.ca

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