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News - The Nepean Eagles little league club unveilled their new nest at South Nepean Park on Aug. 20.
The multi-purpose media building is integral for the suc-cessful hosting of the 2015 Canadian Little League Cham-pionship, said club president
Bruce Campbell. Bob Wilson, a volunteer
with the club, said the build-ing wouldn’t have been pos-sible without the support of the community and Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder, as well as city staff.
The city and the province both put up $195,000 in 2012 for the new building, which will feature areas for media and
scorekeepers to observe games on the two ball diamonds at the park, as well as two score-boards and storage space for uniforms and fi eld equipment.
Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli said it was a good investment on the part of the province.
“I remember when the Ea-gles played in the champion-ships in Williamsport, we all watched at the Sportsplex,” he said, adding the community got a chance to celebrate the team making the fi nals during the 2013 championships as well.
“I think Ottawa has a certain brand to it,” he said. “And the former city of Nepean has an important role to play in that brand. And there’s no better example of leadership than the East Nepean Little League.”
Mayor Jim Watson said 2015 will be the year of baseball in the capital with the creation of the Miracle League ...
See SCOREBOARD, page 2
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Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder and Mayor Jim Watson, unvei the plaque that will adorn the new media centre at South Nepean Park on Aug. 20.
Eagles Nest opens in Barrhaven
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ball diamond for children with disabilities, as well as the Eagles hosting the 2015 cham-pionships and the inaugural season of Ottawa’s new Can-Am team the Champions.
He congratulated the club’s administration on the foresight and planning it took to win the bid to host the 2015 championships in Bar-rhaven and called the city’s investment a “no-
brainer.”“These new facilities will help showcase
Ottawa’s strengths as a world-class sport and athletic venue, attract visitors and stimulate the local economy,” he said.
The 2015 Canadian Little League Champi-onships will really be a chance to showcase Ne-pean said College Coun. Rick Chiarelli, as the Eagles will have their practices at Doug Frobel Park behind the Nepean Museum.
Scoreboard set for 2015 Canadian Little League Championship
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Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder, Mark taylor, chair of community and protective services committe, Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli and Mayor Jim Watson cut the rope at the new media building at South Nepean Park on Aug. 20. The building got funding from the city and the province.
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News - This year’s Oktoberfest celebrations could have the world’s largest beer tent said organizer Dwight Brown.
The Myers Volkswagen Auto Haus will be 24 metres wide and 95 metres long – roughly the size of a baseball fi eld from home plate to the foul pole. Organizers plan to submit it to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Brown said this year, the festival organizers are going to focus on the traditional Oktoberfest roots.
“One of the most common com-ments we got from the people we sur-veyed last year was that they wanted it to focus more on the traditional expe-rience,” Brown said. “One of the best analogies I heard was someone who said they go to a St. Patrick’s Day Pa-rade expecting to hear the fi ddle.”
To that end, the headlining band will be a Grammy-winning Bavarian group called Black Forest Band. The Polka troupe has played Oktoberfest in Munich.
In recognition of the history of the event, organizers received a grant from Heritage Canada this year, as well as one from the city, Brown said.
The annual event is a partnership between the Rotary Club and the Bar-rhaven Business Improvement Area and is run by volunteers. Brown said volunteers are still needed and can get more information on the Ottawa Okto-berfest website or Facebook page.
The festivities will kick off on Oct. 3 and run until Oct. 5 in Clarke Fields – which has been home to the last two festivals.
Brown said in addition to the re-cord-breaking tent being unveiled on opening night, Oct. 4, a team of
Clydesdale Horses will lead a proces-sion across the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge to the fi elds for the annual keg-tapping ceremony.
This title beer sponsor this year is Creemore Springs, who will be mak-ing a special Oktoberfest beer.
The annual event will run until mid-night on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, with per-formances by acts like the John Car-roll Band and Sweet Home Chicago Band.
Each day will also boast a number of games and contests.
Sunday is family day, with a drum circle, a visit from Little Ray’s Rep-tiles and the Junkyard Symphony. For the fi rst time this year, organizers have introduced a VIP pass for the whole weekend.
Shuttle buses are available for $2 at the Strandherd Drive snow dump as parking at Clarke Fields is limited.
For more information and for ad-mission prices, visit oktoberfestot-tawa.com.
News - Merivale High School will ring in its golden anniversary with a reunion on Oct. 10 to 12.
Science teacher Anne Stockford, who is also a Merivale grad from the class
of 1992, is organizing the re-union with fellow alum Dave Holdham, who was among the fi rst class of students to attend the school when it fi rst opened in 1964.
Holdham lived across Viewmount Drive from the fi eld the school would eventu-ally move to.
“It was really neat that I got to see it being built and then went to class there,” Holdham said.
He and Stockford started working on the reunion two years ago after being ap-proached by former principal Patrick McCarthy.
While their efforts have
ramped up in the last six months, the pair has been at-tending reunions at other high schools – like Osgoode Town-ship High School – to get a feel for what they would like to include.
The weekend will kick off with a pub night to be held at the school at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 10.
Former high school staff will have a chance to gather in the staff room beforehand at 4 p.m.
Saturday will include a vol-leyball and fi eld hockey tour-nament, as well as a gala din-ner to be held at Tudor Hall.
Sunday Oct. 12, the fi nal day of the reunion weekend, will feature a golf tournament at a to-be-determined loca-tion.
Stockford said volunteers
will also organize some activi-ties for children on Saturday.
Aside from the planned ac-tivities, there will be decade rooms with sports memora-bilia, clothes, yearbooks and pictures from each year the school has been open.
Holdham said so far 150 people have registered for the weekend. Organizers would like to see 1,000 come out for the pub night and 400 for the gala.
“It’s a tight-knit commu-nity school,” Stockford said, adding volunteers just want to create an environment where people can reminisce and have a good time.
Holdham said he has seen other reunions where the reg-istrations all come in the last few weeks.
“That’s what we are hoping
for here,” he said. “50 is a big year.”
The volunteers have no bud-get to work and are looking to recover the costs. So far, a couple of former students that own businesses have donated goods or services, but they are still looking. Any profi ts from the event will be split 50/50 between the reunion commit-tee – to host future reunions – and to the school for supplies not covered by the board.
Tickets to the pub night are $45 and the gala is $80. A ticket that combines the two would be $115. Field hockey is $10 and the volleyball tour-nament is $20.
For more information on the event, visit merivale50.myevent.com, or the Meri-vale High School 50th reunion page on Facebook.
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A Merivale High School girl’s sports team from the 1990s is seen in this archived photo. Students from multiple years will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the school on the weekend of Oct. 10-12.
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News - In order to address some concerns of area teens, former youth worker Bashir Mohamed hosted two workshops on crime prevention in Parkwood Hills on Aug. 19 and 21.
Mohamed worked with the South Nepean Satellite Community Health Centre and the Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre from 2011 to 2013 as part of a stakeholder group in Parkwood Hills to develop recreational and leadership pro-gramming for teens.
Mohamed, who now works as a teacher at a local Islamic school, had heard from a couple of the students he worked with in the neighbourhood, that some of their classmates are now using drugs or shop-lifting.
He said he saw a need to educate kids and parents, especially in ethnic commu-nities, about the intricacies of the justice system. He attended a Train your Trainer workshop hosted by LASI World Skills, an organization that aims to enhance the economic integration of immigrants, refu-gees and newcomers. “It’s particularly important to share this information with
ethno-cultural communities because they may feel targeted by police or have trouble navigating the criminal justice system,” Mohamed said.
As part of the workshop, Mohamed led parents through a couple of typical sce-narios – such as teens walking home with a group that had one member shoplift on the way. He went through how the teens would be questioned and what the childrens’ and parents’ rights would be in that scenario.
“The youth are not obligated to speak with police,” he said. “But they have to give correct information. Police also can’t approach and question a group of young people without reasonable grounds.”
He said a lot of the youth he dealt with in the Parkwood Hills basketball program face barriers such poverty, lack of social activity and parental involvement.
He encouraged parents to take time in their busy schedules to attend parent-teacher interviews and other community activities and stay involved in their children’s lives.
Mohamed said it’s the role of organiza-tions like the resource centre and the com-munity policing offi ce to help parents who face cultural or language barriers to their involvement.
He said workshops like his would be tak-
ing place across the city, thanks to other vol-unteers that took the workshop, but there is more work that needs to be done.
“Social programming is essential to keep-ing kids away from crime,” he said. “The kids we worked with for the basketball pro-gram were all in grades 7 and 8, but now many of them are in high school and facing a different set of challenges.”
Mohammed, who lives in the neighbour-ing community of Fisher Heights, added that many of the area youth are Muslim and there should be faith-based programming available to help kids deal with the chal-lenges of being a teenager within their own cultural context.
The youth workshop focused on young people’s rights and accepted input from kids about what they would like to see in their own neighbourhood.
Lindsay Rowlands, a community devel-oper with the resource centre, said the work-shops are a natural extension of the work al-ready being done in the neighbourhood.
Also present at the parent workshop were Mohamed Islam, a youth worker with the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa and Saida Osable, who works with young people at the Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre.
“There’s a need to build the community capacity for crime prevention here in Park-wood Hills,” Mohamed said.
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All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts or visit Public Meetings and Notices on ottawa.ca, or call 3-1-1.
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News - As part of her fi rst presi-dent’s breakfast at Algonquin Col-lege, the new leader Cheryl Jensen said she would spend her fi rst 100 days listening.
Jensen, who offi cially began her term on Aug. 25 – four days after the college’s annual president’s break-fast on Aug. 21 – said she will take suggestions from students, faculty, staff and community members about which areas they’d like to see the col-lege focus on.
Jensen said she’d like an increase in student participation in orienta-tion, as boosting term-to-term reten-
tion from 86 to 87 per cent. She said she’s excited with the
gains the school has made in the last year. Just over the summer months there have been 57 new hires.
“We want to do everything we can so when the 9,000 new fi rst year stu-dents walk through our doors, they feel excited and supported,” Jensen said.
To help meet that goal, Jensen pledged to create a student success strategy and said she planned to work with community and interna-tional partners to move the college forward.
As part of her strategy, Jensen said the college would host two town halls in the fall, where community
members, staff, faculty and students would be invited to give their input.
“I was honoured to be chosen for this position,” Jensen said. “I truly believe this is the best college in Canada.”
As part of the college’s path to improvement, Jensen said she would work with industry partners to de-velop the most up-to-date curriculum to address the needs of employers and help students get jobs after they graduate.
Jensen also pledged to support the Students’ Association priorities for the upcoming year.
Christina Miller, the SA president, said the association would work on transportation and parking issues at the college’s Woodroffe, Perth and Pembroke campuses.
Miller also said the SA adminis-tration would work with the city to work out a tentative agreement for a UPass similar to the agreements in place at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
A referendum will be held on a UPass agreement in the winter term, Miller said.
Other priorities the board identi-
fi ed were improving the quality of the student experience, exploring international study opportunities and
providing support for the college’s digital 2.0 initiative.
Miller thanked the staff for their work in educating and supporting students.
“It’s you (faculty) who help stu-dents to succeed and overcome the challenges of college,” Miller said. “It’s your blood, sweat and tears that make sure every student leaves here with a life-altering experience.”
Aside from a commitment to stu-dent success, the college also pledged to help the community through the announcement of their annual Unit-ed Way Campaign – which has raised more than $1.3 million since 1999, according to Jeremy McQuigge, chairman of the fundraising cam-paign.
McQuigge said this year’s cam-paign will run from Oct. 10 to Oct. 31. While the college hasn’t put a dollar fi gure on this year’s goal, Mc-Quigge did say he hopes to get em-ployee participation up to 50 per cent and double the number of canvassers from last year.
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Cheryl addresses students and staff during her fi rst president’s breakfast at Algonquin College on Aug. 21.
New Algonquin president to focus on enrollment, student retention
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Club hosts charter nightKiwanis International President Dr. John Button (right) is pictured with. Michael Qaqish (centre), President and founding member of the new Barrhaven Club and Alain Bertnard (left) from Quebec City Kiwanis presented Dr. Button with small gift in appreciation of his visit to South Nepean. Button was the keynote speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Barrhaven Charter Night at the Stonebridge Golf Course on Aug. 16.
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Parents across the city are breathing a collec-tive sigh of relief, as the fi nal days tick off the calendar to the start of the school year.
On Tuesday, Sept. 2, tens of thousands of children will stream into Ottawa’s streets, returning to school on foot or by car or bus. Motorists will begin seeing a lot of yellow starting next week. Fleets of school buses will fl ood our streets as children return to elementary and high schools. Most schools welcome students back the day after Labour Day, but the French public and Catholic boards open a week earlier.
The colour yellow in motorist’s language always translates to one word: caution. Motorists must keep their eyes open for children waiting on street corners. Kids will be kids, which means they are in constant motion. We must always remember the fi rst rule of defensive driving: expect the unexpected. Children tend to offer a lot of unexpected behaviour, which occasionally involves a mad dash across the street chasing a ball or friend waiting at a bus stop.
Motorists would do well to drive a little more
slowly the fi rst few weeks of September. They might also want to reacquaint themselves with the rules of driving when approaching a stopped school bus with its lights fl ashing. The fl ashing lights mean cars must come to a halt to allow children to board the bus. It also allows children and parents to safely cross the street. By law, traffi c in both directions must stop anytime a school bus is stopped with its overhead alternating signal lights fl ashing.
If the danger of hitting a child with your vehicle isn’t reason enough, failing to stop for a school bus can result in fi nes up to $2,000 upon conviction and six demerit points given to a motorist’s driver’s license. And that’s only for a fi rst conviction.
Each subsequent offence can result in fi nes as high as $4,000 together with six demerit points and possible imprisonment for up to six months. Stay-ing alert while behind the wheel and being aware of the rules of the road governing school buses is everyone’s responsibility. We’re all winners if we educate ourselves about the rules of the road and school bus safety.
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We’ve had lots of exposure to NIMBY – the Not in My Back Yard – phenomenon
in which people rally to protect their neighbourhoods, sometimes selfi shly, often nobly. But the front yard is not immune either. Nor the side, if you happen to be on a corner.
We’re seeing it already in Kanata, where there is controversy over the placing of the fi rst of the new com-munity mailboxes by Canada Post. There is no perfect place to put one of these. It will always be right where there is no place to park, or right in front of someone’s house, or too far to get to on foot or too close to some-thing else. Some people are annoyed and many more will be as the process of dropping home delivery and in-
stalling more community mailboxes continues over the next year or so.
The annoyance factor is accentu-ated by the fact that nobody wants these things in the fi rst place. How could they? People are used to reaching outside the front door for the mail. Now they have to go some-where else for it.
At least Canada Post, unlike many enterprises, is not billing this reduc-tion in service as something that will serve the customer better.
It will serve Canada Post better, is the idea. Eliminating door-to-door delivery will enable it to cut costs and become more viable fi nancially. (Those with long memories will re-call that Canada Post’s mandate used to be to serve the public, before it was changed to require the corpora-tion to turn a profi t.)
The irony of the community mailbox conversion is that it could make Canada Post less likely to turn a profi t than it was before.
Most obviously, Canada Post is losing good will over the conversion and that can’t help any enterprise. If people are mad at Canada Post, they will be more likely to use a competitor’s services.
But there is another factor at work too: the customer’s attitude toward
the mail they receive. As you know, few people write personal letters any more. Consequently, they buy fewer stamps and Canada Post must lean more heavily on distributing fl yers and what unsympathetic customers refer to as junk mail.
Up to now, nobody has minded that much. The advertising that forms a large part of the mail we receive is an irritant, but it’s no trouble. We take it out of the mailbox and throw it away. Now we will have to walk down the street or perhaps even get into our cars to retrieve something we didn’t want in the fi rst place.
Won’t that change our attitudes toward junk mail? Won’t we demand that Canada Post do something to reduce it?
And if Canada Post is forced by public opinion to cut back on the advertising it distributes, that will cut into Canada Post’s revenues, further undermining the fi nancial position
that the community mailboxes were supposed to improve.
Oops. After this little victory on our behalf, it is hard to know what happens next. Whatever it is, we probably won’t be fi nding out through the mail.
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Community - The list of recre-ational options for kids living in Accora Village just got a lot longer following the opening of a new Sens RINK in Bayshore Park.
The multi-use, paved ice pad was unveiled during an Aug. 14 ceremony attended by local children, city rep-resentatives, and members of the Ot-tawa Senators Foundation – who ini-tiated the Recreational Investments in Neighbourhoods for Kids (RINK) program.
The Sens RINK is one of 20 such facilities the foundation is seeking to build in underserviced neighbour-hoods across the region. The rink is part of a larger, $250,000 improve-ment project aimed at revitalizing Bayshore Park.
“We really believe we have to provide facilities like this in order to get youth active,” said Cyril Leeder, president of Senators Sports and En-tertainment.
Leeder explained how getting in-volved with a sport or activity at a young age will lead to a healthier body and lifestyle later on. He thanked the city and Accora Village owner Fer-guslea Properties for getting on board with the project.
“We couldn’t have found better partners to work on a Sens project with,” said Leeder. “I know it will be a great addition to the community.”
The rink – maintained by city staff - will allow for hockey and skating during the winter months, and add basketball, ball hockey, broomball, ringette and other recreational pro-gramming during the warmer months. Accora Village, home to about 7,000 residents (and many young children), recently saw an extensive makeover
and community rebranding.“We want to make sure (the kids)
have a good opportunity to play, whether in the winter or summer months,” said Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, adding that naysayers were proven wrong after the Sens-funded Rink of Dreams at city hall opened in 2012.
Watson lauded the “Positive and cooperative approach” that Leeder brought to the project, and thanked Ferguslea Properties president Dan Greenberg for his commitment to his community.
Bay Coun. Mark Taylor comment-ed on the recent improvements in the community, including the expansion of Bayshore Shopping Centre. The opening of the Sens RINK is a good start, said Taylor, adding that the park will only improve in the coming months.
“We’re going to turn this park into a true hub for the neighbourhood,” he said.
In recent years, the city – with the help of organizations like the Sens Foundation and spurred by the ad-vocacy of community groups and city representatives – has embarked on a mission to improve urban com-munities that have seen recreational opportunities vacate the neighbour-hood over time. Besides the new Sens RINK, Bayshore Park will see upgrades landscaping, lighting, new benches and pathways, and an ex-panded community house.
Ferguslea Properties has provided $160,000 towards the park renova-tion and $90,000 towards the new rink. Ferguslea vice-president Steve Ryan called the Sens RINK project “a model for future partnerships like this,” adding the rink represents a “win-win for so many stakeholders in this community.”
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The Sens RINK was unveiled in Accora Village on Aug. 14.
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My father was slowly navi-gating his car into the garage when the vehicle suddenly shot forward and slammed into the interior wall. The car and garage were damaged minimally and he was not in-jured; nevertheless, he decided never to drive again.
Many readers will im-mediately conclude that my father made the right decision because seniors should not be driving on our streets and highways. That is an ageist attitude that permeates
Canadian society. Every time a senior driver is involved in an accident, the collective loud sigh of “I told you so” is clearly audible. Seldom is there a concession that per-haps, just perhaps, the other party was at fault or mechani-cal failure was a contributing factor to the accident. How many millions of automobiles have been recalled this year for technical problems? No, the senior is presumed to be at fault based solely on age no matter the circumstances.
This ageist attitude about senior drivers persists despite a growing body of research and reports to the contrary. In 2001 the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a comprehensive study dealing with ageing and transport. A key issue of that study was the fi nding that “older drivers tend to be safer than is commonly believed (and) they have fewer reported crashes per capita or per num-ber of drivers” in the OECD
member countries. The study also found that the targeting of senior drivers with mandatory age-based testing, a practice widely used in Canada, ap-pears to be ineffective. In the United States earlier this year the independent, non-profi t Insurance Institute for High-way Safety reversed a previ-ous negative assessment of senior drivers. The IIHS had declared that accident levels would increase commensurate with the growing number of senior drivers. That prediction was reversed after a study of collision claims based on age. The study confi rmed that the frequency of collision claims was highest among drivers aged 15 to 19 and steadily declined for older age groups with 60 to 64 being the lowest. The frequency of claims rose for drivers age 65 and above but never approached the level of teenage drivers. IIHS at-tributed the declining statistics to safer vehicles and healthier seniors, both of which apply to Canada.
Canada seems slow off the mark to recognize that senior drivers are no more threats on the road than any other age group and indeed in most cases are less so. Opposi-tion to age-targeted testing is growing in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario and some medical and academic professions have been vocal in their opposition. Professor Michel Bedard, Director of Lakehead University’s Centre for Research on Safe Driving, has reportedly argued earlier this year that the imposition of testing of seniors in some provincial jurisdictions is based on unfounded informa-tion. “When you look at the statistics, senior drivers pose no greater threat – there is no
alarming trend,” he said. The Ontario Road Safety
Annual Reports support Pro-fessor Bedard’s views. For example, in 2009 the province experienced 277 deaths among drivers of all ages. For the age group 21 to 34 the total fatali-ties were 83 and for ages 65 to 75+ the number was 51. All other ages accounted for 143. The numbers are similar for 2010 when the age group 21 to 34 accounted for 74 deaths of drivers while the 65 to 75+ group experienced 59 fatali-ties. The remaining 166 were attributed to all other drivers.
The ORSAR also recorded a downward trend in fatalities age 80 and above. In the fi ve year period between 2006 and 2010 the average fatal collision involvement rate per 10,000 licensed drivers in that age group was 48 percent lower than the average fatal collision rate between 1991 and 1995. The Ministry of Transport Ontario (MTO) cites these stats to demonstrate the success of the age-re-lated testing and to justify its continuation. Translating the percentage into real numbers fi nds that in the period 2006 to 2010 the average fatal col-lision rate for drivers age 80 and above was 1.67 (fatalities) per 10,000 licensed drivers.
The costs associated with age-targeted testing are not insignifi cant. For Ontario during the three calendars years 2011, 2012 and 2013, 354,531 drivers age 80 and above attended education ses-sions presented by MTO staff. Of that total 9,612 (or 2.7 per cent) were referred for road testing. The total wages, costs and expenses for operating and managing the program for those three years was $5,363.432. Unfortunately,
the reasons for the referrals are not known – they could have been for poor vision, multi accidents or signifi cant numbers of traffi c infractions -- nor are the results and addi-tional costs associated with the road tests. There is, however, one certainty. Seniors ages 65 and above represent the fastest growing age group which by 2031 will constitute 22.8 per cent of the Canadian popula-tion and the majority will be residing in Ontario. So, what-ever the current total costs for administering this program, they will increase substantially in the coming decades which should concern any fi scally responsible government.
Why, in the face of the sta-tistical evidence and studies, is Ontario continuing to demand testing of all senior drivers ages 80 and over. Even some automobile insurance compa-nies offer discounts to seniors in recognition of their safe driving. But, governments are perpetuating the myth that senior drivers represent potential hazards on the roads. Not only does the testing represent age discrimination, it fails to recognize that some senior drivers have had no at-fault accidents and no seri-ous traffi c violations. Earlier this year MTO did change the testing to what was promoted as “a shorter, simpler renewal program.” The previous test-ing involved a lecture on the rules of the road followed by a written exam, a vision test and a review of driving records. The lecture and exam have been replaced by two tasks that test the cognitive capabili-ties of the seniors.See, NUMBERS, page 11
Senior Drivers: Hazards on the Road?
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Lifestyle - Children who are being rejected by their peers are going through a terrible ordeal. Isolated, insulted and ostracized, they often suffer in silence, and the consequences can be dramatic. It is never easy for parents to help a child who is being rejected, but it is possible.
Being different in some way is sometimes the cause be-hind this rejection. At other times, there doesn’t appear to be any logical explanation. Shyness, a nervous tic, speech diffi culties, obesity, or even having braces can be enough to set in motion the victimization process. Sometimes, all it takes is for children to ignore being made fun of for the rejection to start. And yet, some children who stutter or who are obese will never experience rejection. Children are best prepared by receiving help in devel-oping a certain amount of independence and social skills, which allow them to cope with their differences. Parents who help their children from a young age to develop social skills are preparing them to be better able to defend them-selves without resorting to violence (but rather through discussion or humour, for example). This also helps them to build their self-confi dence. Parents should listen to how their children have suffered and, above all, take them seriously. The next step is to tell their teachers; school staff may be able to correct the situ-ation through a class discussion where everyone can ex-press themselves without fear of being judged. It is vital to encourage rejected children to talk about their experience in order for them to escape their isola-tion.
How to help children who have been rejectedLifestyle - Why not organize a back to school party this year? Turning the fi rst day of school into a festive occasion is a great way to start off the new school year on the right foot.
You probably already know that eating breakfast is vital for energy and for in-creasing one’s capacity to learn. Make your back-to-school breakfast a colourful affair. Set the table with fresh fl owers and new placemats, and concoct a healthy breakfast that’s a bit out of the ordinary. If your children aren’t hungry, a smoothie and a small homemade fat-free muffi n are easy to manage, even for small stomachs that are feeling queasy with stress.Before leaving home, be sure to take the traditional photograph at the front door. The idea may seem old-fashioned to you, but these annual photos will become great memories for the entire family. Create an album just for these back-to-school photos and in a few years time you’ll all have fun looking through it. When your children get home after their fi rst day back at school, give them a surprise, a little reward to make them feel better after what can often be a stressful
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Above all, this is an occasion to spend time together as a family, a moment to support each other in making the peaceful transition from the quiet of the summer to the regular school year routine.
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has not dealt with principal issue: the testing remains a discriminatory age-targeted process.
Any age-related testing should be eliminated. The statistics do not justify the continuation of the program. The resources now expended on the testing could be better used to vigorously target all drivers who have experienced multi accidents, committed serious traffi c offences, amassed demerit points and generally exhibited poor driving habits. In addition medical doc-tors, who are now obliged to report to MTO patients who are incapable of driving for any reason, should be provided with clear guidelines for both withdrawal and re-instatement of drivers’ licences. And vision, for which only
seniors age 80 and above are currently tested, should be a compulsory test for all drivers on the initial issue and renewal of licences.
As the fastest growing age group, seniors represent a potential potent political force. They need to exercise that force in opposition to this discriminatory age-targeted testing.
As for the accident involving my father, who was a World War One veteran and was awarded a Military Medal for heroism at Vimy Ridge, he was in his thirties when he decided not to drive again following the run-in with the garage. He was not a senior as some ageist readers may have erroneously concluded.
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A Barrhaven family is looking for the pub-lic’s help in identifying the driver that hit their car while in the parking lot of the plaza at 3763 Strandherd Dr.
Ludwig Wang, is asking for anyone who saw a white Dodge 1500 RAM truck on Aug. 15 be-
tween 1:37 p.m. and 1:57 p.m. in the strip mall that houses the MacDonald’s, BMO Mr. Lube and Ross’ Your Independent Grocer.
With the help of the CCTV cameras the fam-ily was able to get a description of the vehicle, but not the license plate number.
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Despite their easygoing appearances, casual decorating schemes don’t just happen. They call for the same amount of effort that the most formal of design settings require. There’s a big difference between a room that’s decorated “haphazardly casual” and one that features a well thought out casual design. Your goal should be to have your new casual room look as if it’s not premeditated. Most importantly, your design scheme should be comfortable and well integrated with other rooms in your home.
Comfort should be your first consideration. Does the furniture feel good to sit on – to touch? Just as important, does it look comfortable? An overstuffed chair with an ottoman sends the message, “Come, and sit here.” Certain fabrics and materials naturally lend themselves to a more casual style. Leather has always been an excellent choice for upholstery in casually elegant rooms, as have nubby, heavier textures, like chenilles and woven upholstery fabrics.
However, selecting a brocade or moiré fabric for your upholstery would be contrary to casualness in decorating.
The placement of furnishings in a room decorated in a casual style is usually asymmetrical because this type of room arrangement presents a less rigid appearance.
Informal balance seems to lend itself well to rooms where the message is to relax and unwind. It’s much more restful to the human eye than a formal, symmetrical balance where placement of furnishings is exact and unyielding.
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From the heartMarco Gloriani, 19, of Barrhaven, sings his heart out on Aug. 17. He was one of about 100 contestants between the ages of 13 and 21 who auditioned for the talent contest.
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News - Business owners and truck drivers are no longer chomping at the bit to shave several precious minutes off their travel times between the Hawthorne Business Park and Hwy. 417.
“Exciting,” was Eli Tannis’s reac-tion after he joined municipal and provincial representatives on Aug. 21 in cutting the ribbon to offi cially open the $58-million interchange at Hunt Club Road and Hwy. 417.
“It’s a tremendous addition to the infrastructure that’s going to help traffi c fl ow for all traffi c, but more importantly the business park,” said Tannis, president of the Ottawa Haw-thorne Business Park Association. “We have a huge business park here with hundreds of businesses, thou-sands of trucks.”
The nearest interchange at Walk-ley Road and Hwy. 417 has been backlogged with traffi c for years, the reason why the opening of the inter-change is applauded by businesses and industry in the area.
“Having this, there’s no lights, the trucks will be able to come in and out, especially going to Montreal,” said Tannis, vice-president of purchasing with Tannis Food Distributors, a 30-truck company based in the park.
Calling the opening a “big day” for businesses and the city, Glouces-ter-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans
said the new interchange “will pro-vide communities with more route options and greater fl exibility, while also reducing congestion along adja-cent routes, particularly at Walkley Road and Hawthorne, which has been a real pinch point for a long time.”
There are also environmental ben-efi ts that will come from the new in-terchange, since a reduction in travel times will result in less idling in traf-fi c.
“It’s more effi cient and environ-mentally, you’re not going to have traffi c tie-ups and trailers sitting for 30 minutes, 20 minutes – dozens of tractor trailers sitting in traffi c,” Tan-nis said. “They’re going to be run-ning smoothly so it’s a huge win.”
John Fraser, member of provincial parliament for Ottawa South, said the new transportation link will not only improve commute times but also help businesses grow.
“That’s one of the big reasons we continue to invest in the infrastruc-ture in Ontario, why, through our budget, we’ve allocated a 10-year plan to continue to build infrastruc-ture to make sure that families and businesses can continue to compete
and succeed in today’s economy,” he said.
Mayor Jim Watson recalled driv-ing by the area over the years and wondering why the project was tak-ing so long.
But given the scope of the inter-change and the roadway extension, and the number of off-ramps and bridges that had to be installed and constructed, he said it’s no wonder it took time.
Calling it “money well spent,” Watson echoed Deans and Fraser,
saying the new highway interchange will provide businesses with “quick-er access to their markets.”
Identifi ed as an important link between highways 417 and 416, the interchange was approved by city council as part of the 2008 trans-portation master plan. The plan also included extending Hunt Club Road, from Hawthorne to Russell Road.
Work began in October 2011, after the province promised in May 2011 to contribute $22 million in helping the city cover the price tag of the in-
terchange and overpass.The remaining $36-million price
tag, which also covered the cost of the Hunt Club Road extension from Hawthorne Road to Russell Road, was funded through the Ottawa on the Move initiative, a $340-million pot of money set aside for transit, cycling and pedestrian networks, among other works, throughout the city.
Business owners applaud opening of Hunt Club interchange
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News - The people behind a new downtown project are hoping to give
at-risk and homeless youth some-thing to sing about.
Partnering with the Kiwanis Mu-sic Festival, Operation Come Home has launched a new program for its
transient and at-risk youth -- a choir. “I think it’s pretty unique. I be-
lieve it’s the fi rst of its kind in Otta-wa,” said Elspeth McKay, Operation Come Home’s executive director.
Starting Sept. 12, young people are invited to visit Operation Come Home’s Gloucester Street location for the opportunity to sing in the choir.
“At Christmas parties they all sing their heads off,” Mckay said. “The youth always want to show off their talent, so this is the natural progres-sion.”
Operation Come Home offers pro-grams and services for more than 450 at-risk and homeless youth in Ottawa, in an effort to help them make posi-tive changes in their lives. The idea to start a choir came from its former executive director, Kim Chadsey, now the associate executive director at the Kiwanis Music Festival.
“Going back to my background, working with Operation Come Home, I wanted to do something that promoted the study of music and help get a group of young people involved in music,” Chadsey said.
Turning the idea into reality, McKay said, took about nine months. Chadsey added that when she began telling more people about the idea, she was encouraged to seek funding.
The project received money from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Community Foundation of Otta-wa, totalling $92,000 -- $82,000 over two years from the Trillium Founda-tion and $10,000 from the Commu-nity Foundation.
The money will help pay for the
choir director, program expenses, travel and food expenses.
“I really hope they form a cohe-sive group that works well together and helps them develop self esteem,” Chadsey said. “The dedication that it takes, to do the practicing for the long run, work as a group -- I am hoping this will help form its own social enterprise and one day they can charge for their gigs.”
Directed by Carleton University student Chris Santillan, the goal for the fi rst year, McKay said, is to gain interest from 20 young people.
“I think the choir will grow based on word-of-mouth,” Mckay said.
Those who join the choir will have a say in what they sing.
“We want them to own this,” Chadsey said.
Aside from any potential per-formances downtown, the choir is booked to compete in the 2015 Ki-wanas Music Festival, under the community choir’s category.
Chadsey said the added bonus of creating this choir will be to spread awareness to both the Kiwanis Music Festival and Operation Come Home.
“The study of music is amazing for your brain, self esteem and suc-cess for moving forward,” Chadsey said. “Everyone has a voice. And it’s free. I thought as long as you love to sing, you can join and be a part of the choir.”
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Keeping active is easy when you join a sports league or try a new game. Swing a racquet and connect with a badminton birdie, squash ball, tennis ball or pickelball. Do deep knee bends as you dig for the volleyball, or run down the court dribbling the basketball around your opponents. Learn some fancy footwork as you move the soccer ball down the field, or skate loops around the other team as you dip and swerve with the puck.
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Sports - A cold, choppy summer day made for a chal-lenging swim across the Ot-tawa River for dozens of hard-core swimmers during the fi rst Escape to/from Aylmer-traz event on Aug. 16.
The four-kilometre swim was a challenge for the ap-proximately 36 swimmers who took part, leaving Parc des Cèdres in Aylmer at 8 a.m. The fi rst to fi nish was Nepean Masters Swim Club coach Lesley Dusevic, arriving at Lac Deschênes Sailing Club in Nepean in 58 minutes and four seconds.
“It was what I call an honest swim,” said Dusevic, moments after rising out of the Ottawa River. “You are dealing with chop, you are dealing with cur-rent, and you are dealing with sighting, so it was an honest swim.”
The open-water swim was different from other Ottawa River swims, like the popu-
lar Bring on the Bay event, as it took participants out to the middle of the river where you
can’t see the shore, said Ruth McKlusky, an organizer of the event and manager for the Ot-tawa Riverkeeper, which put on the race.
“There is a real psychologi-cal barrier,” she said.
Kanata resident and swim participant Neil Graham agreed, saying the choppy wa-ter made it hard to see much
of anything, though the paddle boats stationed across the river helped a great deal to keep swimmers on track.
The Aylmer-traz swim, named for popular prison-break themed runs and other events, was put on by Ottawa Riverkeeper, an organization that strives to protect and pro-mote the health of the Ottawa
River and its tributaries. The race raised more than
$5,000, said McKlusky, which will go towards water quality test kits to be used by River-keeper volunteers.
See SWIM, page 21
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Lesley Dusevic, a coach with the Nepean Masters Swim Club, emerges from the Ottawa River after fi nishing fi rst in the fi rst ever Escape to/from Aylmer-traz swim on Aug. 16. The four kilometre swim started in Aylmer and fi nished at the Lac Deschênes Sailing Club in Nepean. Dusevic made the swim in 58 minutes and four seconds.
Nepean swim coach fi rst to fi nish four-kilometre race
20 Nepean-Barrhaven News - Thursday, August 28, 2014
News – In this modern age, no good piece of gossip takes very long to make its way across social media.
One hundred years ago, the best bits of hometown news could take days to reach the front line, where thousands of young Canadians were living a daily nightmare in the trenches of the First World War.
Like many soldiers, Metcal-fe’s own Private Elmo Sully kept up a steady stream of letter writing to his girl back home, Fannie Iveson, a fellow student at Metcalfe Continua-tion School.
Those 100-year-old letters have now been collected into an interactive website and print collection, called Private Sully Goes to War, in an effort to help modern-day students connect with their hometown history.
Project lead Jane Cooper
said the letters are surprisingly accessible.
“It’s a high school boy writ-ing to his girl,” said Cooper. “They’re written in a very young voice.”
They’re also fascinating for the details they reveal and con-ceal about his experience.
“You can sense a lot of self-censorship,” Cooper said. “He didn’t want to tell Fannie the nasty stuff.”
That ‘stuff’ includes some of the bloodiest battles of the war: the Battle of the Somme and Passchendaele.
Instead, many of Sully’s let-ters focus on town gossip and events, including how much he’ll miss the now-defunct Ot-tawa Exhibition.
“Do you remember a certain day of the Ottawa ex. last year; my suggestion, that I might be in kharki by exhibition time this year came quite true. ... I hope you are able to ‘take it in’ this year,” he wrote to Fannie on Sept. 16, 1916.
Gossip ran rampant through his letters: who was dating who, who had gotten top marks in Latin, and, per-haps most importantly, who had enlisted.
In many ways, this front line postal system wasn’t so different than Facebook or Twitter today, Cooper said.
“I was fascinated at how often they wrote to each other, and how quickly the letters got to each other,” Cooper said. “They’re social networking. It’s just the technology that’s changed.”
It’s changing in the schools, too; textbooks are becoming an outdated resource, and stu-dents are demanding digital media in the classroom.
To this end, Cooper has partnered with Osgoode Township High School teach-er David Way to develop an interactive website that will help Grade 10 history students connect with Sully and his friends Duff Crerar and Ross
Campbell, who lived in their own village 100 years ago.
Several media and design students at Algonquin College helped the pair design a tab-let-friendly website complete with scans of the original let-ters, typed transcripts, photos of Sully and his friends and even a map and timeline of Sully’s whereabouts during the war.
“The website is all about being able to be very interac-tive,” Way said. “It becomes less abstract, and it goes be-yond the textbook.”
Cooper said the book has been in progress since she found the letters in the Os-goode Township Museum nearly 20 years ago. She thought then that she would turn them into a book, but it was only at the end of 2013 when Metcalfe resident Mar-garet Rivard had transcribed the letters that Cooper de-cided it was time. She did hours of research into Sully’s regiments so she could fi ll in the gaps of his whereabouts and experiences to create the
book. But it was clear that to be-
come a success it would need to be a digital creation fi rst and foremost.
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er for the website,” she said. Copies of the print edition
have been mailed to teachers across the region, and Cooper hopes to sell copies to inter-ested readers in the future.
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Algonquin College media and design students Sundesh Singh, Jill McArthur and Victoria Caughey helped Os-goode Township High School teacher David Way and Met-calfe researcher Jane Cooper create an interactive website of a Metcalfe soldier’s First World War letters.
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“We have this network of wonderful river watchers, and they do outreach in their commu-nity and they do water testing for us,” she said.
The testing is to look for long-term trends in the health of the river.
While Ottawa, Gatineau and other munici-palities do their own testing, their efforts are not co-ordinated and are done at different intervals, making for confl icting reports when it comes to deciding if beaches should be open or not.
That is just one of many problems that come up given the “crazy quilt” of varying legislation enforced on the Ottawa River, said McKlusky.
The Ottawa River is more than 1,200 kilo-metres long, and straddles the border between Ontario and Quebec. This makes coordinating a consistent Ottawa River health strategy very dif-fi cult, but necessary, said McKlusky.
Underlining the necessity for Ottawa River co-operation was one of the main messages of the event, she said, along with promoting the need to keep the river healthy in general.
It’s a message that resonated with swimmers at the race.
The swim’s second place fi nisher, Julien May-nard from Gatineau, said he hadn’t heard about the Ottawa Riverkeeper before joining the swim, but said preserving the health of the river is im-portant to people like him who want to swim in it.
Graham said keeping the river healthy can keep swimmers healthy too.
“I think it’s a great cause because I like the river, I like to swim in it, and I like to be able to ingest a little bit of the water without getting sick,” he said. “You are going to take some in, so you might as well make it so that you won’t get sick right after.”
Doug Salt from Nepean who fi nished the
swim in 11th place said, “I think we are lucky to live in a city like this that is right on the water, and now that we can swim here and it’s not pol-luted as bad, I think (preserving the river) is a good thing to do.”
The health of the river is better than it was 30 year ago, said McKlusky, when timber compa-nies were still active along the river. Now she said, “Parts of the river are really clean, and parts of it are not so good.”
That has to do with Ottawa’s sewer system that tends to overfl ow into the river after a few days of rain, as well as agricultural run-off from outside the city, she said.
Events like the swim serve to get people thinking about the river and update them on its health.
That included more than just swimmers, as kayakers, paddlers, sailing club members and police services from both sides of the river took part in the event.
McKlusky said she hopes to engage more and more people who take advantage of the river, but don’t necessarily take responsibility for it.
“Everybody goes to the river, and it’s not even just swimmers. It’s cyclists, roller bladers, kite surfers, you know, fi shermen, sailors, paddlers. People on their vacation go to water,” she said. “Don’t take it for granted.”
Swim across Ottawa River promotes river health and cross-border collaboration
We have this network of wonderful river watchers, and they do outreach in their community and they do water testing for usRUTH MCKLUSKY
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fishing in general have been well docu-mented over the years, but recently ex-perts have been able to pinpoint some of the lesser known advantages of taking up this age-old pastime. Fly-fishing pro-vides the most improvements to the body and mind of any type of angling, from in-creased cardio activity to better mobility to distressing the mind, to the heart rac-ing action of landing an elusive quarry.
Tony Petrelli, owner of Green Drake Outfitters at 89 Holland Ave in central Ottawa, has been introducing area resi-dents to better health through fly-fishing for almost 20 years. His family-run shop can handle everything a novice or veteran could need. And like any good fishing outfitter shop, there’s a dad in the store. Tony and his father Vince have been part-ners from the start. From clothing to gear to flies of all type, Green Drake has it all. Tony himself is a casting instructor, certified by the Federation of Fly Fishers and has been involved with the sport for over 25 years. From quality clothing brands such as Tilley, Barbour and of course the legendary Orvis line, it’s not just about looking good, but about being comfortable in the water and investing in gear that’s designed and made to last a lifetime. Green Drake (named after the bell-weather insect of the fly-fishing
world) also provides fly tying lessons where, in a one-on-one engagement, students can quickly pick up the skills to create their own temptations for local fish or for anything farther afield.
Tony notes that more and more area residents are taking advantage of our unique abundance of ponds, streams, lakes, and rivers in order to find their own retreat from hectic work and family schedules. Rather than spending small fortunes on exotic vacation spots, Tony’s clients are rediscovering the true beauty of regional waters and at the same time they are gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and how they fit in an en-vironment to be treasured and protected. He finds it ultimately fulfilling to intro-duce a beginner to the sport by directing him or her to tackle local bass which are plentiful and not shy about taking a hand-tied fly and providing a spirited struggle before being released back into the water. And it’s not only men who are taking up the sport, women, boys, and girls alike are rewarded by a closer bond with na-ture in the peaceful fresh waters of our area. Of course, Green Drake outfitters have the appropriate styles and sizes for every age group.
Seasoned casters frequent Green Drake as well as the experience of their staff can’t be beat or found in a big-box warehouse centre or national hardware
chain. Like golfers, repeat clients know that they can learn something from any lesson provided by Tony to improve their ‘game’ and get measureable results. And of course everyone is looking for just the right fly to land their favorite catch. Tony’s travels to fishing paradises around the globe brings a world of knowledge right to the door-steps of his Westboro shop, so anyone planning a casting cruise to the coast or down south can get all the planning help they need.
Tony was the first to introduce Cast-ing for Recovery to our region, a move-ment started in the UK in 2006 to aid women after breast cancer surgery. As part of a therapy programme is has been proven to improve mobility and can help to reduce tissue fluid accumulation known as lymphoedema. In addition it provides a great chance to connect with other patients in a relaxing and restor-ative atmosphere.
Green Drake Outfitters is open Mon-day through Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Saturday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. On Sundays you can count on finding a ‘Gone Fishing’ sign on their door. You can reach them at 613-828-1915 or check out their website at www.greendrake.com. Remember, the only thing small about Green Drake Outfitters is the mouth size on the bass you’ll soon be landing.
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News - A tale of deception, betrayal and cour-age will mark the start of Opera Lyra’s 30th sea-son.
The opera company announced its latest sea-son’s performance will be Puccini’s Tosca, be-ginning on Sept. 6,8,10 and 13.
Starring as Floria Tosca is Canadian soprano Michele Capalbo, while tenor David Pomeroy will play her lover, Mario Cavaradossi.
Tyrone Paterson, the company’s former ar-tistic director said stars Capalbo and Pomeroy voices match perfectly.
“They are the leading Canadian interpreters of
these roles and Todd Thomas has just the right quality of voice for the role of the dark and dan-gerous Scarpia,” he said.
Paterson will return to Opera Lyra as the guest conductor to lead the Tosca company and the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
The opera is a political thriller, set in Rome during Napoleon’s invasion of Italy in 1805.
Pre-opera chats will be available, hosted by the Opera Lyra Guild, free for ticket holders on Sept. 6, 10 and 13 in English and Sept. 8 in French at 7 p.m. in the Mezzanine at the National Arts Centre.
Tickets are available online at operalyra.ca, or by calling 1-88-991-2787.
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News - Good Food Mar-kets in the city have ballooned from three to 10 in a local food security project’s second year, said community developer with the South Nepean Satel-lite Community Health Centre Marisa Moher.
The project, which is an ini-tiative spearheaded by a work-ing group of the city’s health and resource centres, aimed to provide low-cost produce in areas of the city that have little to no access to grocery stores.
Moher said those barriers could either be geographical or economic in nature.
“For example, if the only local grocery store is Farm Boy, which is higher end, that’s going to have an impact on your food spending,” she said. “Or the cost of public transportation is a factor – like
if you’re a single mom and you have four kids and you have to take all of them on the bus with you to go grocery shopping that’s going to affect your budget for food.”
Moher said, unlike other food markets, the focus is on low-cost produce, rather than local or organic.
“We have seen some where there’s a mix, but we are really focusing on improving avail-ability,” she said.
The project is funded in part by the Community Foun-dation and the Trillium Foun-dation.
Each individual market is organized and staffed by the resource centre responsible for that area. In Parkwood Hills, which hosts a market each Sat-urday at Inverness Park, the South Nepean Satellite Com-munity Health Centre and the Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre handle the administration and
hire area residents to co-ordi-nate and staff the market each Saturday.
Moher said the eventual goal is to let the residents run the program themselves.
“We have four co-ordinators that worked at the market last year, so they have that experi-ence and then four other resi-dents were hired to do support work,” she said. “When we were planning the market, one of the needs we saw in the area was a lack of employment. These positions add skills that can be put on a resume.”
The Parkwood Hills Mar-ket starts each spring and runs until the fall. Moher said or-ganizers experimented with a winter market last year with-out much success because of a lack of available indoor space and poor weather, but other communities, like Morrison Garden’s – which has a com-munity house – had more luck, she said, adding a pilot market will be added to the General Burns Park in September.
“There’s a high concentra-tion of seniors in that area,” Moher said. “Mobility and transportation is often an issue for seniors, so it may be use-ful.”
In addition to the 10 static Good Food Markets, Moher said OC Transpo offers a mo-bile market in rural areas like Vars that has limited access to public transportation to get to a market.
For a complete lists of Ot-tawa good food markets, visit www.gfmottawa.ca.
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Zola Molotov spins a fl aming hula hoop around her neck during a eye-popping performance at the offi cial opening of the Capital Fair on Aug. 15.The fi rst-ever Capital Fair opened to the public on Aug. 15 at the Rideau Carleton Raceway on Albion Road.The former Gloucester Fair operated for a few days each May since 1975, moving to the raceway in 1998. With the demise of the Central Canada Exhibition, the fair board decided on a new name, as well as a shift to August and a 10-day run.
Joshua Giammaria, Jeremy Nowiski, Lexi Giammaria and Brynn Nowiski mug for the camera during pirate day at the Capital Fair on Aug. 16.
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News - Ottawa River Rid-ers will host the 26th annual “Guide Dog Run”, an all-brand charity motorcycle ride, on Sunday, September 7, 2014. Cost is $20 per person, which includes the ride, BBQ lunch and prizes. The surprise 200-kms route
through Eastern Ontario will be unveiled at registration.The ride starts, rain or shine, from the National Training Centre of Cana-dian Guide Dogs for the Blind, 4120 Rideau Valley Drive North, Manotick, and all funds raised will sup-port the training of guide dogs and assistance dogs.
Enjoy free Tim Horton’s cof-fee & Timbits during reg-istration, anytime between 9:00am-10:30am. Depart on your own or on a guided ride at 9:30am or 10 o’clock. You can also meet some fu-ture guide dogs after the ride with a walk through the kennels of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Ottawa River Riders is a mo-torcycle enthusiasts’ club in the Ottawa region. They are a non-brand specifi c touring club. All riders and passen-gers are welcome. Their motto is “Friends Riding Together”.Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind was established as a registered charity in 1984. Canadian Guide Dogs
for the Blind has provided more than 750 profession-ally trained guide dogs to Canadians who are visually impaired from coast to coast. Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind also has an Assistance Dogs Division, which trains assistance dogs for individu-als in the Ottawa area with mobility-related disabilities.
To learn more about the or-ganization, visit www.guid-edogs.ca or phone 613- 692-7777.
Motorcycle ride will raise funds for training of guide dogs
SENIORSSENIORS Connected to your community
Mother called it character build-ing. My sister Audrey had
another name for it, which she told me not to repeat in front of Mother.
Every time I asked for something as simple as new hair ribbons and Mother reminded me there was a Depression on, and no money for frivolities, she called it character building. When Marguirite did something nasty to me, Mother called it character building. When my brother Emerson did me some dastardly deed, Mother called it character building.
I fi gured I had enough char-acter building in the 1930s to last me into the next century.
And so it was when the old aunt who appeared unan-nounced at least twice a year, and Audrey and I had to give up our bed upstairs, and sleep on the narrow creton couch in the kitchen, foot to foot
-- Mother called it character building.
The summer was beastly hot that year. The upstairs was like an oven. Even with the windows wide open in the boy’s room and the hall, the slight breeze did little to cool it off. And when Auntie arrived, she went right upstairs like she owned the place, and put her tapestry bag on the chair and laid claim to the bed Audrey and I shared. We were doomed for the creton couch in the kitchen.
Apart from the narrowness of the couch, sleeping in the kitchen was not a hardship in the summer, because the Findlay Oval had already been moved to the summer kitchen, quilts hung on the windows in the daytime to keep the sun out, and the kitchen became the coolest room in the house. It was the narrow couch that was the bane of our existence.
Out in the summer kitchen was an old wire couch, the
kind where one part sat on top of the other when it wasn’t in use, but when pulled apart became a double bed. Moving the cook stove to the summer kitchen, left one wall bare, and Audrey asked Mother why the old wire couch couldn’t be moved into the regular kitchen for Audrey and me.
Mother hardly gave the idea a moment’s consideration (she was busy cooking dandelion greens, a favourite dish of Aunty’s), and said she saw no reason at all why the couch couldn’t be moved into the main kitchen. The boys could do that little chore when they came in for supper.
After Audrey and I had red-ded up the kitchen, the three brothers dragged the wire couch into the coolest room in the house, and we hauled in the thin felt fold-over mattress. We didn’t even bother with sheets, so glad were we to have someplace to sleep other than the narrow creton couch,
and a cool place at that.The walls of that old house
were paper thin. And before we fell asleep, Audrey and I heard Aunty get up several times to use the chamber pot, walk across the fl oor to the window, and let out long and purposeful sighs.
She also had the habit of
talking to herself, almost whispers, but loud enough that we could hear her from our couch downstairs. “Whew..hot...boy...whew,” we heard long into the night.
When Aunty came downstairs in the morning, she didn’t look at all happy. The house had been cleared of Father and the boys, and Mother was bustling around the kitchen, already thinking of the next meal for the table.
Aunty was in the same long black dress she came in. The only thing that was missing was the starched white collar and the bonnet. She was fan-ning herself with a copy of the Renfrew Mercury.
“Sure is hot upstairs,” she said. “Not a bit of air any-where. Hardly slept a wink.”
Mother, Audrey and me were in the summer kitchen getting into the day’s work. Audrey, who was already clearing up the breakfast dishes, and setting out the dish
pan of hot soapy water on the table while Mother bustled about fi lling a soup bowl with porridge for Aunty, gave me a poke while passing me, “I’ll give you a nickel if you tell Aunty that’s what we call character building in this here house.”
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PET OF THE WEEK
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Stanley PeterIntroducing Stanley (in the hat) and Peter Parker. Stanley is stubborn,
and too smart for his own good. Peter Parker is goofy...and thinks he is a super hero!! They are both rescue dogs from Ottawa and have grown to
be best friends and incredible companions to me. Together they are loving, loyal and ludicrous.
I think they should both be Pet of the Week because they are a package deal!!!!
Pet Adoptions
Please note: The Ottawa Humane Society has many other companion animals available for adoption. Featured animals are adopted quickly! To learn more about adopting an animal from the Ottawa Humane Society please contact us:
Psst! You May Not Have Heard...The Ottawa Humane Society has been saying
for the past few years that their Pre-Authorized Withdrawal (PAW) program is the best way for the public to help the animals. Nothing has changed. PAW remains a secure and easily managed way to help the more than 10,000 animals that need the OHS—and you— every single year. The costs with PAW are low, so a far larger percentage of each gift goes to the animals than with other ways of supporting the OHS.
PAW may not be the way that you want to help the animals right now. Making a one-time gift online or by mail is the second best way to help the animals. Most know about the Wiggle Waggle Walkathon and the Run for the Animals, the FurBall and the Summer Harvest Garden Party and would participate if any were the right way for you to support the animals.
But there are a few ways to help the animals that you may not know about. Maybe some of these are right for you?
United Way:Did you know that you can direct
part or all of your United Way gift to animals in need? It’s simple! All you need is the OHS charitable number when you complete your pledge form. More information about United Way directed gifts can be found at: http://ottawahumane.ca/gifts/united_way.cfm.
My Event: Raising funds is so easy with My Event. Available on the OHS website, the feature allows you to send emails to your friends, family and other contacts to ask them to support you in raising funds. Gifts are processed at the OHS and receipts sent to you or your donor friend auto-magically by the OHS server! Some very special people have used My Event to solicit gifts to the animals in lieu of wedding or birthday gifts, or have asked to be sponsored in a run or other challenge. My Events is at: http://www.ottawahumane.ca/events/communityevents_myevent.cfm.
Pet TributesPets are now very much a part of our families
and their loss can be as devastating. When someone close to you loses a beloved pet, knowing that you
are thinking of them, and that your gift will help thousands of other pets, can be a consolation. Some people find that raising funds in memory of their own lost pet to help so many was a healing project. It’s easy. OHS staff will send an e-note or paper note as you wish. All tributes can be accessed at: http://ottawahumane.ca/gifts/tribute_gifts.cfm.
Ottawa Humane Society BMO MasterCard The newly launched BMO OHS MasterCard
is a simple way to rescue animals as you shop. A percentage of your spending will go to the animals as a part of the OHS affinity agreement with BMO and this new card. You can even use it for your next online gift to the animals! More information about the new OHS BMO MasterCard can be found at: http://ottawahumane.ca/BMO
These are just a few of the ways that you can save lives and help the Ottawa Humane Society care for more than 10,000 animals that need our help and have nowhere else to go.
Thank you for all you do for Ottawa’s animals!
Tyson (A170390) is an intelligent pup looking for his lifelong human companion. Could that be you? This active pooch likes to spend his playtime chasing tennis balls and has a very affectionate and social disposition once he gets to know new friends. Tyson would love a home with a yard to roam around in and an owner who likes to exercise as much as he does!Tyson gets along well with laid-back dogs who respect his space. He would like to go to a forever home with older children or teens who are non-intrusive and can help with his walks.
TYSON (A170390)
For more information on Jake and all our adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Check out our website at ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of the animals available for adoption.
There were many opportunities for character building
MARY COOK
Mary Cook’s Memories
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News – When Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators, and the team’s top defence-man Erik Karlsson came up for air after being drenched with ice-cold water as part of a charita-ble ice-bucket challenge, the grins on their faces were infectious.
The dousing fi ttingly came just after Melnyk announced the second largest charity in the capi-tal region has invested more than $100 million in community contributions since the team came to Ottawa in 1992.
“The collective philanthropic affects of the Ottawa Senators and our foundation has liter-ally touched hundreds of thousands of lives in Ottawa and Gatineau,” Melnyk said, fl anked by federal, provincial and municipal politicians at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata on Aug. 19.
“In fact, one out of every two people living in our region has benefi tted from or participated in some way with our charitable and community efforts.”
Speaking before a large crowd that included dignitaries, Melnyk said the community invest-ments of the team and the Ottawa Senators Foun-dation have contributed to more than 13,000 days of pediatric, palliative and respite care at Roger’s House, the construction of numerous rink facili-ties, hundreds of post-secondary student bursa-ries, after-school programs, summer and hockey camps, learn-to-skate programs, youth mental-illness programs, and counselling and treatment for youth addiction and substance abuse, among a host of other initiatives.
Melnyk also highlighted the more than 1,000 community appearances made by players, coach-es and the team’s mascot each year.
He thanked the community, the fans and or-ganizations and businesses for their support and contributions over the years, and gave special credit to philanthropist and journalist Max Keep-ing, who he said is a “shining example of how one individual can have such an infl uence on the compassion we have in our community.
“Max is an ambassador for our hockey team, and a long-serving member of our foundation board.”
The team and the foundation plan to set the bar even higher and “aim to set the standard that all NHL teams will want to follow when it comes to giving back to their respective communities,” the team owner said before issuing a call to ac-tion for teams to do more.
“I believe every NHL team bears a signifi cant responsibility to boost the civic pride at making community building a priority,” said Melnyk, who became the team’s owner in 2003.
Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton Pierre Poilievre, who is the federal minister of state (democratic reform), said it can be diffi cult imagining what $100 million represents to indi-viduals.
“But what this money has meant is that a de-pressed youngster who has no one to speak to can pick up the phone and someone on the other end of the line will answer, that when some young person is addicted to drugs and sees no way out there’s a step program funded in partnership with the government, the United Way and the Sena-tors to give him or her full treatment,” Poilievre said, as dignitaries, including team president Cyril Leeder, Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedne-aud-Jobin and Bob Chiarelli, member of pro-vincial parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean and provincial energy minister, looked on.
Before proclaiming Aug. 19 as Ottawa Sena-tors Foundation Day in the city, Mayor Jim Wat-son said the foundation has made Ottawa a much better place.
Calling the multimillion-dollar milestone an “amazing achievement,” the mayor said the Senators foster a tremendous amount of pride on the ice.
“But they’re also there at every turn in the community. I can’t think of many community philanthropic activities the Sens have not been involved with,” Watson said.
Senators celebrate $100M community investment milestone
I believe every NHL team bears a signifi cant responsibility to boost the civic pride at making community building a priorityEUGENE MELNYK
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Heb. 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever
The Redeemed Christian Church of God
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Only south Ottawa Mass convenient for those who travel, work weekends and sleep in!
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St Catherine of Siena Catholic Churchin Metcalfe on 8th Line - only 17 mins from HWY 417
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Good Shepherd Barrhaven ChurchCome and Worship… Sundays at 10:00 am
3500 Fallowfield Rd., Unit 5, Nepean, ON
All are Welcome
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Pleasant Park Baptist Invites you to our worship service with Rev. Dean Noakes Sundays at 10:30 am Please visit our website for special events. 414 Pleasant Park Road 613 733-4886 www.ppbc.ca
You are welcome to join us!Sunday 11:00 a.m.Worship & Sunday School1350 Walkley Road (Just east of Bank Street)Ottawa, ON K1V 6P6Tel: 613-731-0165Email: [email protected]: www.ottawacitadel.ca
Ottawa Citadel
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We welcome you to the traditional Latin Mass - Everyone Welcome
Sunday Masses: 8:30 a.m. Low Mass10:30 a.m. High Mass (with Gregorian chant)
6:30 p.m. Low Mass
St. Clement Parish/Paroisse St-Clémentat l’église Ste-Anne
For the Mass times please see www.stclement-ottawa.org528 Old St. Patrick St. Ottawa ON K1N 5L5 (613) 565.9656
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Attend THIS SPECIAL event
to “Walk through the Old Testament”
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to join us.
All Saints Lutheran Church1061 Pinecrest Road
To register: Fee for Booklet: Children over 8 $15 ~ Adults $30 Please call to reserve your place:
Space is limited 613-828-9284
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South Gloucester United Church
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Open throughout the SummerServices Sunday at 9:00
2536 Rideau Road at Albion 613-822-6433E-mail: [email protected] www.sguc.org
St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church2400 Alta Vista Drive (613) 733 0131
Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School; Ample parking;
A vibrant mul�-cultural, full gospel fellowship. Come worship and fellowship with us Sundays,
1:30PM at Calvin Reformed Church. Rev. Elvis Henry, (613) 435-0420 Pastor Paul Gopal,
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Choral Eucharist with Sunday School 10 am Pilgrims’ Feast: Eucharist in the Round
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* First 10,000 fans purchasing a Fan Fest ticket will receive a voucher for a bobblehead at time of ticket purchase, to be redeemed at Fan Fest on September 27, 2014. ® Registered trade-mark of Capital Sports & Entertainment Inc.
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First 10, 000 tickets purchased receive a Kyle Turris bobblehead*
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FOODFOOD Connected to your community
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Our fresh-made kebabs make the perfect summertime meal! This week try
our Alabama Smokehouse marinated beef kebabs made with crisp,
field-fresh vegetables and the finest cuts of Farm Boy™ Premium Top
Sirloin Beef, cut from Canada AAA Beef. Grill over medium
heat for 15-20 minutes and enjoy.
Farm Boy™ Alabama Smokehouse
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Lifestyle - These colour-ful bites are a hit with all ages. Make and refrigerate ingredi-ents ahead of time, then have friends or family help fi ll the cups at serving time. For a faster version, omit the cheese fi lling, double the salsa and let everyone help themselves. Preparation time: 45 minutes. Makes 24 appetizers.
INGREDIENTS
• 125 g (4 oz) light cream cheese, softened • 1 clove garlic, minced • 4 ml (3/4 tsp) dried oregano leaves • 4 ml (3/4 tsp) each ground cumin and chili powder • 24 corn tortilla cups (scoops) Salsa:• 250 ml (1 cup) diced nectarines or peaches • 125 ml (1/2 cup) fi nely diced sweet
red pepper • 75 ml (1/3 cup) minced fresh coriander • 50 ml (1/4 cup) fi nely diced red onion • 15 ml (1 tbsp) minced jalapeno pepper • Grated zest of 1 lime • 5 ml (1 tsp) fresh lime juice
PREPARATION
In a small bowl, blend to-gether the cheese, garlic, oregano, cumin and chili pow-der until smooth.
Salsa: In a medium bowl, combine the nectarines, sweet pepper, coriander, onion, ja-lapeno pepper, lime zest and juice.
To serve, spoon or pipe 5 ml (1 tsp) of the cheese fi lling into each cup (scoop) and top with 10 ml (2 tsp) of salsa.
Tips: For easy piping, put cheese mixture into plastic bag, and seal and snip the cor-ner of the bag to create small opening. If making the cheese fi lling ahead of time, cover the mixture and refrigerate. Soften it in a microwave be-fore fi lling cups.
Foodland Ontario
Cheese tostaditas with nectarine salsa an easy app
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Rain danceRiverside South residents Mitch Phomin and Kathleen Fitzpatrick dance in the rain. The life and dance partners say they enjoy coming to Taste of Manotick every year, rain or shine.
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Locations throughout Kanata & StittsvilleSee www.krsg.org
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Community Co-Op Preschool8 Withrow at Merivale Road, Nepean
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REGISTER NOWCommunity Co-Op PreschoolPlay based learning for children 2 ½ to 4 yrs
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Lifestyle - Does your child complain of a stomach ache every morning, hoping he’ll have a day at home? Does she drag her heels as she gets on the school bus? Children who
resist going to school might not be seeing its relevance in their lives, or they might be unsure about their abilities. As a parent, your attitude and your actions play a vital role in how your
children feel about learning. Here are fi ve ways to get your kid feeling better about school:
1. Marks aren’t everything. Children hate being judged solely on their marks. It’s true that results are important, but above all, take an interest in what they are learning.
2. Make learning fun. If your children are not succeeding because they fi nd a subject boring, try and fi nd out what exactly is boring them. Perhaps there’s a way to personalize the learning method or to fi nd another angle that can make the subject more interesting; interac-tive studying is just one example. Remember that it’s normal to prefer one subject over an-other and to not succeed equally well in all of them. It’s the same for adults!
3. Get involved. Your children will enjoy school a lot more if they realize that school is important to you. Be sure to attend parent-teacher meetings at the beginning of the year, and consider becoming a volunteer for some school activities.
4. Routine is important. Help your children get into the habit of doing homework at the same time every day. Being regular will make the inevitable work seem less painful than pan-icking at the last minute, such as before bed or at breakfast time the next morning.
5. Press the “pause” button. Ensure that there is some free time in your children’s schedules so they can relax, play, and reduce their stress levels.
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Help children love school
Help your children get into the habit of doing their homework at the same time every day
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Lifestyle - If your chil-dren come home from school at the beginning of the school year asking if they can join the school’s volleyball or bad-minton team, think before you object. Joining a sports team or club is a great idea for several different reasons.
Wearing the school’s co-
lours encourages a feeling of belonging in your children. At the same time, it will probably help them to more easily ac-cept the constraints of student life. Besides, many schools require that students maintain passing grades in order to play on teams. That can be a real source of motivation for stu-
dents inclined towards home-work laziness or who are less academically gifted than the average.
The sedentary lifestyle of today’s young people is alarm-ing. Kids no longer naturally migrate outdoors after school to play. Playing sports on a team at school will help your
children become more active, and if they follow the advice of their coaches, they’ll also be much more concerned about eating well.
Many schools also offer a late bus service for students who go to the gym after class-es. That means playing after-school sports won’t necessar-
ily entail a lot of extra driving for you. And last but not least, think about the pride you’ll feel when you see your chil-dren playing. Who knows, per-haps they’ll be the star athletes of their teams! Whatever their role on their teams, they’ll be certain to cherish these memo-ries for the rest of their lives.
Long live extracurricular sports
Lifestyle - Watching children leave home for their very fi rst day of school is always an emotional time for parents.
After a last goodbye, many mums and dads will spill tears of joy and pride, but sometimes those tears can be caused by anguish and worry. Leaving chil-dren in the hands of strang-ers is never easy.
Parents must prepare themselves in advance so they can keep their compo-sure during this big day in the lives of their children.
It is helpful to establish the new routine several days before school starts. Set the alarm clock to wake up at a reasonable hour and take the time to eat break-fast with your children. Practise taking the route to school. In other words, if you get your children used to the new routine, you will probably feel reassured as well.
I the last days before
school starts, and after of-fering all the support you can give to your children, give yourself some time to catch your breath. You deserve a break after all the back-to-school rushing around.
Relax in a candle-lit bubble bath, go for a walk or distract yourself with a good book. Acknowledge your feelings without any judgment, and just try to enjoy yourself.
It is OK to feel nervous, but do try to avoid becom-ing overwhelmed by anxi-ety. This would be upsetting to your children. Little boys and girls are very percep-tive.
By showing that they are in control of the situation, parents will help their chil-dren feel safe and self-confi -dent. The fi rst day of school is certainly a very special time, but it is a normal step in the life of any child. So relax, keep smiling, and above all, be positive.
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As your child’s fi rst ever day at school approaches, try not to be overwhelmed by anxiety; this could be very upsetting for your little one.
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Lifestyle - Are you and your kids fed up with in-sipid lunches? Is your fam-ily threatening to strike over the perennial ham and cheese sandwich with carrot sticks? Are they pleading for money to eat at the school cafeteria?
Are you spending most of your own pocket money on snack bar meals? Don’t de-spair! It is possible and easy to make your lunches more diverse and appetizing.
First of all, get ready to step out of your comfort zone
of sandwich, veggie sticks, and an apple or banana. An easy way to create variety is by changing the kind of bread you use. Trade in traditional sliced bread for Indian naan bread or half a pita bread. Try adding a new kind of cheese
to sandwiches; feta is a deli-cious salty cheese that many young people discover they like. You can also prepare rice or vermicelli salads with fi nely diced raw or leftover vegetables and a yummy vin-aigrette.
Check the weekly specials at the grocery store; when ber-ries or unique fruits and veg-etables are on sale, give them a try. Sliced zucchini makes a nice substitute for cucum-ber, and avocado halves eaten with a spoon out of the shell make a creamy, healthy veg-etable alternative. Try mix-ing fl avours to add novelty to familiar foods — put a few walnut halves, dried cran-berries, or mango slices in a chicken salad sandwich. The taste of a roast beef sandwich is deliciously transformed by including some sliced cooked fi g or date.
Turn lunch preparation into
a family affair. Children will be more tempted to taste a bean salad or a spinach pizza if they helped to make it. To keep things varied, get into the habit of researching lunchbox
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Job Title: Reporter – 4 month contract Department: Editorial Division: Metroland East, Smiths Falls THE COMPANYA subsidiary of Torstar Corpora�on, Metroland is one of Canada’s premier media companies. Metroland delivers up-to-the-minute vital business and community informa�on to millions of people across ontario. We have grown significantly in recent years in terms of audience and adver�sers and we’re con�nuing to invest heavily in developing best-in-class talent, products and technology to accelerate our growth in the media landscape and strengthen our connec�on to the community. For further informa�on, please visit www.metroland.com.
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESThe full �me posi�on requires strong wri�ng and an ability to come up with fresh story ideas. The candidate will be expected to produce cleanly wri�en, interes�ng stories on a variety of topics – whether news, sports or features – focused on the municipality of North Grenville, Merrickville-Wolford and surrounding communi�es – while capturing compelling images. As well as repor�ng for our newspaper, applicants should have mul�media skills, as they will also be required to provide online content.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FORThe successful candidate must be able to work well with others, be organized, mul�-task under �ght deadlines, and have solid news judgment.
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU• Opportunity to be part of an exci�ng company at the cu�ng edge of the media industry• Work for a well-established and respected company that is connected to your communi�es• Compe��ve compensa�on plan and Group RSP• Be part of a company that is commi�ed to providing a healthy and safe work environment• We provide individualized career plans and extensive ongoing development opportuni�es
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THE COMPANYA subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, Metroland is one of Canada’s premier media companies. Metroland delivers up-to-the-minute vital business and community information to millions of people across Ontario. We have grown significantly in recent years in terms of audience and advertisers and we’re continuing to invest heavily in developing best-in-class talent, products and technology to accelerate our growth in the media landscape and strengthen our connection to the com-munity. For further information, please visit www.metroland.com.
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The Opportunity:We need an enthusiastic team player with initiative and know-how who can assist in the development of our decision support systems and strategies related to performance measurement functions in the healthcare industry. You will have the ability to access data and transform that data into information and knowledge that can be used to make exceptional business decisions.The Right Candidate:With a Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Health Administration, Infor-mation Systems or Business Administration you have strong financial and performance analysis skills. You have advanced knowledge and at least five years’ experience in database technology Microsoft Excel and a working knowledge of Word and Power Point applications. Your strong communication and interpersonal skills and your project management and business development skills allow you the ability to collaborate with others, focus on customers with a results-driven, problem-solving positive and enthusiastic attitude. Knowledge of ap-plicable legislation, standards, policies and procedures with regard to financial matters within Healthcare, including the Public Hospital’s Act is a definite asset.To Be Considered:If you want to help shape the Hospital’s Decision Support Services, please send your resume and cover letter by Friday, September 12th, 2014 to:
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News – The rainbow co-lours made their way up the fl ag mast at city hall on Aug. 18 to mark Capital Pride, a week-long festival in the city.
Mayor Jim Watson noted it’s the second time in 2014
the rainbow fl ag has fl own at city hall; the fl ag also fl ew during the Sochi Olympics.
“We have the power to fos-ter that change at the local level and the city has made it a priority,” he said. “How bet-ter to demonstrate that Ottawa is a city for everyone…but by raising the rainbow fl ag.”
Ottawa South MP John Fraser also spoke at the fl ag raising, and said all the Lib-eral MPPs from the Ottawa area would be taking part in the pride parade.
Also in attendance was the U.S. ambassador to Canada, Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki. Heyman said the em-
bassy will fl y the rainbow fl ag for a month in support of the event.
The U.S. embassy is a community partner of Capi-tal Pride week and sponsored two Americans to come to Ottawa.
Cason Crane, the fi rst openly LGBT man to climb the “seven summits – the highest mountain of each continent – will act as the in-
ternational parade marshal.The embassy also brought
Stephanie Battaglino, an ac-tivist for transgender issues and the corporate vice presi-dent at New York Life Insur-ance Company.
The pride parade was scheduled to run Aug. 24 along Bank Street.
Ottawa raises fl ag to mark pride weekAmerican embassy will also fl y rainbow fl ag
We have the power to foster that change at the local level...JIM WATSON
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Annual General Meeting
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting
Monday, September 22, 2014
Open House: 3:00-6:00 p.m. AGM: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice, 110 McCurdy Drive, Kanata
We are delighted that Dr. José Pereira will be our guest speaker for the evening. Dr. Pereira is the Professor and Head of the Division of Palliative Care at the University of Ottawa and
Medical Chief of the Palliative Care Program at Bruy re Continuing Care and The Ottawa Hospital.
The topic: "What's Next for Hospice Palliative Care"
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Sept. 6Bug Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, 861 Prince of Wales Dr. Free and for all ages. Get the buzz on bugs and come learn everything you ever wanted to know about insects. Activities will include insect tastings, cock-roach races, crafts, insect ex-peditions, bug bingo, caterpil-lar rearing, bee house building demos, and more. For more info visit www.entsocont.ca/bug-day-ottawa-2014.html.
Sept. 9The Canadian Federation of University Women/Nepean will meet on Tuesday, at 1 p.m., at Bells Corners United Church, Nepean. The guest speaker will be Arlene Farm-er, Investors Group, whose topic will be “Financial Planning differs for Women from Men”. Visitors are very welcome.
Through Sept. 7Back to Work is a group
show presented by the Foyer Gallery artists. Foyer Gallery is a non-profi t artist run gal-lery located in the Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Ave., entrance 1. For informa-tion call 613-580-2424, ext 42226 or visit www.foyergal-lery.com.
Sept. 7 and 10Gay Square Dancing! Square Dancing: fellowship, music, and fun way to exercise your mind as well as your body! The Ottawa Date Squares, a LGBTQ oriented club open to everyone, invites you two free introductory sessions: Sept. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. and Sept. 10 7 to 9:30 p.m., at 1238 Parkway Dr. No experience is needed – just come out and have fun. You can come alone, with a partner, or in a group. For more information, call Richard at 613-820-8858 or visit iagsdc.com/ottawa.
Sept. 9Join us for a master gardener lecture 7 to 9 p.m. The topic will be spring bulbs with a lecture provided by Mary Ann Van Berlo. The cost is $12 member or $15 non-member and the event takes place at Building 72 at the Central Ex-perimental Farm arboretum, east of the Prince of Wales Drive roundabout. Call 613-230-3276 or visit friendsofthe-farm.ca for more information.
Sept. 18IODE Walter Baker Chapter will meet at 7 p.m. at 340 March Rd. in Kanata. Women of all ages are invited to attend and learn about volunteer work. For more information, please visit our website at iodewalterbaker.weebly.com or call Alia at 613-864-6779.
Sept. 26
Lakeview Public School is celebrating its 50th anniver-sary. Special presentations, a tour of the new wing (con-struction permitting), food, activities and a family dance from 5 to 8 p.m. Speeches and special presentations will begin promptly at 5:15 p.m.
Wednesdays and FridaysNeed activities this fall and winter? The new Barrhaven Seniors Centre offers informal activities for older adults/se-niors every Wednesday and Friday afternoon. Have fun, make friends at the Walter Baker Centre and Ruth E. Dickinson library meeting room. Activities start the third week of September. For more information contact Don Win-chester at [email protected] or 613-440-3620. Search “Barrhaven Seniors Centre” on Facebook.
TuesdaysBarrhaven TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly – the origi-nal, nonprofi t, weight-loss support and wellness, at www.tops.org. Tuesday evenings at 6p.m. at Barrhaven United Church, 3013 Jockvale Rd. Call Susan for information at 613-838-5357. Join us this summer and fall.
MondaysThe Ottawa Pub Dart League plays from October to April at various venues in the city. Please visit www.theopdl.
ca.OngoingThe Friends of the Farm are looking for volunteers to work in the ornamental gardens, ar-boretum, Merivale shelterbelt, lilacs, and many other gardens at the Central Experimental Farm. Gardening begins in early May. Volunteer forms at www.friendsofthefarm.ca
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