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EMC news - Algonquin College public relations students are organizing a series of fundraisers to support their Help Halt Hun-ger campaign.

Students were put in groups and asked to speak about their chosen cause to see which the class as a whole would support, and Shepherds of Good Hope’s soup kitchen and grocery program came out on top.

“In Ottawa a lot of people are passion-ate about this,” said first-year student Curtis Vermette. “It’s very difficult for people to live on the streets and around this time of year a lot of people lose their jobs.”

Each of the groups in the class have de-veloped a fundraising event to support the campaign with it’s own unique event name and ways to raise funds.

The food programs at Shepherds of Good Hope don’t receive any funding at any level, said Rob Eady, communications advisor for the Shepherds.

“We rely generally on the public,” he said. “The money raised is going to go feed-ing the 300 to 400 people that go through our soup line every day and the 200 families each week that come through our grocery program.”

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Toss upEmmanuel Bolamba of the Louis Riel Rebelles, left, battles for the ball against Aquille Stephens as the 15th-ranked Rebelles had a tough first round at the AAAA provincial basketball championship against the fourth-ranked Pine Ridge Pumas from Pickering. Louis Riel lost 54-44 to Pine Ridge on March 5 despite the 18 points scored by the Rebelles Christian Kadima.

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EMC news - Two new parks will be built in Orleans at the Summerside Development at Brian Cobourn Boule-vard and Portobello Boulevard by fall.

The parks are being built through a front-ending agreement, meaning the city will pay back the developer, Mat-tamy, over several years.

While the city is front-ending $549,023 of the cost, Mattamy is pay-ing for $355,279, which will allow ad-

ditional features to be built. The park for phase one of the de-

velopment has a puddle rink in the winter, a play structure, sandbox and swings, as well as grass for a general recreation area, said Susan Murphy, a vice-president with Mattamy Homes.

The phase two park hasn’t been ap-proved, but the company has proposed a mini-soccer field, play structure and splash pad, which Murphy said she ex-pects to be approved.

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Coun. Stephen Blais said that Orleans has had an issue in the past with new develop-ments having to wait years before recreational facilities are built.

“In the Avalon community, in some cases they’ve been

there six, seven years and the parks aren’t built,” he said. “Now their kids are teenagers and the types of recreational activities have changed – but they’ve paid for this park.”

The Summerside develop-ment will see 385 new homes built, with some phase one residents already occupying

their homes. Phase two of the develop-

ment will begin in August, with the first occupants mov-ing in in December, Murphy said.

The phase one park is lo-cated west on Portobello Boulevard, next to Sunshine Crescent. The phase two park

is located within the develop-ment, and will be accessible by taking Summer Days Walk from Portobello Boulevard.

The concept drawing has been released for the phase one park, and the phase two park is waiting on approval from the city before construc-tion can start.

Front-ending pact cuts wait for parkAn artist’s sketch shows the expected layout of a new park for the corner of Portobello Road and Sunshine Crescent.


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The grocery program gives families all over the Ottawa area groceries once a month.

Vermette, who is from the Orleans area, is running an event called Strike Hunger at the McArthur Bowling Alley on March 30 from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Teams of four will enter the bowling tournament for a chance to win donated prizes.

The event will also host a silent auction to boost the

fundraising total. “We’ve got an objective of

$700,” Vermette said. “And we have an objective as a class for $6,000.”

While Shepherds of Good Hope receives food donations, they need fundraising dollars to purchase the extra items that aren’t donated.

“This is a really unique endeavour from the students; it’s not just one fundraiser but nine,” Eady said. “It’s a huge, huge benefit to us.”

For more information, or to register for any of the Help Halt Hunger events, visit www.helphalthunger.word-press.com.

Help Halt Hunger events are:

• March 16 - Open Mic Night at the Raw Sugar Cafe.

• March 27 - The Hunger Games movie night at Rideau Cinemas.

• March 27 - Love in the Streets at the Aulde Dubliner in the Byward Market.

• March 28 - Boogie Night at Heart and Crown in the By-ward Market.

• March 29 - Pool for Hun-ger at Tailgators Sports Bar.

• March 30 - Strike Hunger at McArthur Bowling Alley.

• March 31 - Dodge Hunger at Regina Elementary School.

• April 1 - Night at the Races at the Rideau Carleton Raceway.

• April 12 - Network to Nourish at the Aulde Dubliner in the Byward Market.

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EMC news - Ottawa-Or-leans MP Royal Galipeau an-nounced a $1.5-million invest-ment to promote francophone economic growth on March 6.

Three organizations that serve southern Ontario (which includes the Ottawa region) will receive funding at proj-ects aimed to expand jobs for francophones.

The funding comes from the federal economic devel-opment agency’s economic development initiative, as a part of a linguistic duality campaign.

The Ontario francophone assembly (AFO) will receive funds to support a youth in-ternship program. The pro-gram will hire interns under age 30 who have completed post-secondary education at a French language intuition. They will work at French speaking jobs for at least 10 not-for-profi t organizations and six businesses.

AFO is located in Ottawa’s east end, but serves organiza-tions north of Sudbury. Their

internships will be spread throughout the area they cover, but applications for interns are still open, if Ottawa and Or-

leans francophone businesses still wish to apply.

Camélia Djama, AFO vice-president, said it’s important to

place students in francophone environments to give them the proper skills to succeed in the future.

The franco-ontarienne foundation, located in down-town Ottawa, will receive funding to create a micro-in-

vestment fund to help fund new francophone businesses over the next seven years. They estimate that it will be able to help create 300 new businesses.

The Ontario network for economic development and employment (RDÉE Ontario) also received a grant to hire four new staff.

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They have already hired one staff member, who splits time between Toronto and the Orleans offi ce. They are look-ing to hire two more staff for their Orleans offi ce, and one for the Toronto offi ce.

These employees will help provide professional advice for small and medium startup companies in the southern On-tario catchment.

It’s unfortunate that we still have people in Canada who think that the country should have one language, Galipeau said at the announcement at the Shenkman Arts Centre.

“These people forget that this language is active,” he said.

This means that it’s impor-tant to satisfy the immediate and long term needs of the francophone community, he said, by launching programs and services for entrepreneurs and existing businesses.

Funding announced for francophone economy

Photo by Brier DodgeYves Bisson, board vice-president for the franco-ontarienne foundation, speaks at the Shenkman Arts Centre on March 6. The group has been given funding to create a micro-credit investment fund for francophone businesses over the next seven years.

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EMC news - Orleans resi-dent Doug Rochow is the type of guy that looks after his neighbours.

So when he discovered the city wasn’t clearing snow from two well-used pathways near his home that lead to a church, among other ameni-ties, the Good Samaritan de-cided to plow them himself, something he has done for the past fi ve years.

But about a month ago, two city bureaucrats knocked on his door and told him to stop, forcing him to park his snowblower while people continued to traverse the dan-gerous shortcut.

“I’ve been doing this for the last fi ve or six years be-cause the city hasn’t been,” said Rochow. “There have been people who have injured themselves (when it wasn’t cleared).”

One woman told Rochow she sprained her ankle and was stuck in the snow two hours waiting for someone to come by when the path wasn’t cleared.

He has sent letters and emails to the city trying to get them to fi ll his shoes. Yet the city has chosen to leave the path neglected.

Citizens are expected not to use paths that aren’t cleared, but there aren’t any signs that warn people the route is dangerous or to use it at their own risk, Rochow said.

“What (the city) is not get-ting is that safe or unsafe the path is used,” said Pastor Dan MacKinnon, whose church,

Grace Presbyterian Church, is just off the winding short-cut that leads to shopping centres, a school and major bus stops.

The path is “downright treacherous” when not main-tained, he added. Rochow was just trying to keep people safe when the city refused to, he said.

“That’s not the kind of person the city needs to discourage.”The city’s rationale is that the path is unsafe for use in the winter and if someone were to have an accident on the plowed path, it would be held liable for any injuries, said Coun. Bob Monette. Monette is disappointed Ro-chow was told to stop volun-teering, but says he under-stands the city’s concerns.

“To have a resident clear the pathway, it gives the indi-cation that it’s a safe pathway to use,” Monette said.

As it stands, it’s not, said Kevin Wylie, manager of Ottawa’s roads and traffi c op-erations. The steep path leads to a busy road and a person in a wheelchair could lose con-trol with tragic consequences if it weren’t cleared properly, Wylie said.

“We don’t deny that it’s a critical pedestrian link,” Wy-lie said. “We want to get it

open, but we want to get it open safely.”

That means for seniors, children and people with impaired mobility, he said. The pathways didn’t meet the criteria for winter mainte-nance as they are within 400 metres of another path and an alternative route exists.

TWO MORE KILOMETRES

But the other route adds almost two kilometres to the walk from the neigh-bourhood to the main street. Before his cease-and-desist order, it took Rochow more than an hour to get to and plow both walkways, and it cost him about $100 a year to buy the necessary salt.

“I have the resources, I have the inclination to be helpful and that’s basically it,” said Rochow.

“I like to make a differ-ence.”

Since Rochow stopped plowing, the city has taken notice. Plans are in the works for the shortcut to be regrad-ed, a handrail installed and for it to be maintained next winter, roads manager Wylie said. Monette will meet with the city to discuss changes in the coming days.

Submitted photoOttawa city staff asked resident Doug Rochow to stop plowing a popular city-owned walkway near his house. Plans are now in the works to maintain the paths next year.

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EMC news - A recovering cat at the Ottawa Humane Society got a special visit in the form of the prime minister’s wife on March 7.

Laureen Harper served as a recovery volun-teer at the Humane Society’s in-house clinic to help comfort six-year-old Iris, who had just been spayed and had dental work done.

“If she is here at six years old, you can bet she has had a rough life,” Harper said.

Harper will serve as the honorary chair of the society’s FurBall gala event to be held on March 24. The black tie, Bollywood-themed event will raise money for operations at the new and bigger Humane Society facility which opened last year.

Society executive director Bruce Roney said the fundraising goal is $175,000. Last year’s event raised $170,000.

This is the eighth year the society has held the event and Roney said tickets have sold out every time. The capacity is between 300 and 320 and there are a few dozen tickets still avail-able for this year.

“Because of this facility we are able to take an animal that would have not been considered adoptable because of medical reasons,” Roney said. “Now we can fi x those problems here and the animal becomes adoptable.”

In the old facility on Champagne Avenue, the Humane Society performed between 3,500 and 4,000 surgeries annually. With increased clinic space, that number is expected to jump by 10 per cent this year.

Every animal adopted out of the Humane So-ciety is now spayed or neutered thanks in part to the extra capacity. The gala will take place at the National Gallery of Canada on March 24. For information visit ottawahumane.ca.

Laureen Harper helps out at Humane Society

Photo by Jennifer McIntoshLaureen Harper with the cat Iris at the Ottawa Humane Society clinic on March 7. Harper is serving as a recovery volunteer following the cat’s spay operation. She was there to highlight the fundraising eff orts of the OHS’ upcoming furball, which will raise money for the humane society’s clinic and surgeries.

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EMC news - It all started after watching Man vs. Food, an extreme eating show.

Staff at D&S Southern Comfort BBQ decided to cre-ate their own challenge meal: the two and a half kilogram Determinator burger, with three patties between grilled cheese sandwiches, back bacon, brisket and chipotle mayo.

While no one’s ever fi n-ished the sandwich, named be-cause “it determines if you’re a man or a mouse,” said owner David Harper, it put the Carls-bad Springs barbeque in the spotlight.

Harper got a call from the Food Network, telling him they wanted to feature the res-taurant on their show You’ve Gotta Eat Here, hosted by John Catucci.

“I had to get off the phone with the woman because my heart was palpitating,” said

Harper, who has owned the restaurant for three years. “That’s like the holy grail for any restaurateur to be featured on that network.”

The show came in to fi lm on Oct. 29 and 30 and featured three dishes from the restau-rant: the Determinator, arma-dillo eggs (sausage wrapped jalapenos stuffed with cheese) and the smoky chocolate cheesecake.

The staff in the kitchen couldn’t turn on the above the grills, due to the fi lm cameras on the Saturday, so they had to improvise – and then move quickly to get the Saturday dinner orders done after they left.

The next day was easier, with fi lm crews out in the din-ing room, fi lming customers’ reactions and interviews.

Many of the restaurant’s regulars – some of whom eat there on a daily basis – were featured in the episode.

It’s a close knit restaurant, between the regulars and staff, with some of the staff related to one another.

The D&S in the name stands for Dave and staff, “because without my staff, it would be just me and an empty build-ing,” he said.

“We’re a little wacky here, a little off the wall,” said Cheryll

Egan, dining room manager. Many of the regulars, staff and friends gathered at the Russell Road restaurant on March 2 to watch the airing of the show, which featured D&S Southern Comfort BBQ and two other restaurants.

PRIDE

“I try not to be a prideful guy, but it was the most pride-ful moment I’ve ever had in my life,” said Harper. “We didn’t come off looking like tools.”

He said there was a lump in his throat as he waited for the show to air, worried about how the restaurant might be edited.

But it was a success for the staff, who got rave reviews from the customers, and en-thusiastic feedback from Ca-tucci.

Business has already in-creased, Harper said, which may be due to the regular re-peats of the episode – by the end of the fi rst weekend, it had aired six times.

“They’re just playing the heck out of it and it doesn’t bother me one bit,” Harper said.

“We’ve been walking on cloud nine around here,” said Egan. “We’re really thankful.”

2.5-kilo burger gets mouths watering

Laura Mueller photoNew Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau speaks at a news conference announcing his appointment to the job on March 2, alongside Mayor Jim Watson, left, and police services board chair Eli El-Chantiry.

Bordeleau named Ottawa’s top copLaura [email protected]

EMC news - Just four hours before a fl ashy press conference announcing him as the new police chief, Charles Bordeleau was in the hot seat, still being interviewed for the job.

The South Keys resident and former deputy police chief was announced as the new head of the Ottawa Police Service on March 2, 11 days after former chief Vern White vacated the posi-tion to take a seat in the Senate.

“It is a quick turnaround, but that’s the life of a police service,” Bordeleau said.

While past chiefs were bilingual, Bordeleau is the fi rst francophone chief of the service since amalgamation. He is a 28-year veteran of the local force and has spent his entire life in Ottawa.

“The new chief’s 28-year of policing service in our community makes him an ideal choice to help us maintain the safety and security we all enjoy in the nation’s capital,” said Mayor Jim Watson.

His fi rst task as chief will be to head to the stations and visit offi cers working on the front line.

“It’s important that the chief of police be

visible, and that they recognize the importance that I place in what they do, day in and day out,” Bordeleau said.

Bordeleau’s appointment continues a family legacy of policing. His father in law was the chief of police in the former city of Gloucester, Bordeleau said.

“To become the chief of the nation’s capital is an honour and a privilege. I so much look forward to leading the outstanding men and women of this organization and working with a community that’s second to none.”

Bordeleau co-chaired the Community Police Action Committee, “which has provided him with an excellent understanding and rapport with Ottawa’s diverse communities,” accord-ing to a press release.

Ottawa police services board chair Eli El-Chantiry confi rmed the Bordeleau was one of four internal candidates up for the top job. Bordeleau and fellow deputy chief Gilles La-rochelle were the fi nal contenders.

“Both candidates are very strong candidates and very qualifi ed in our service,” El-Chantiry said.

“At the end of the day, you have to make a decision, and the board made a decision based on succession moving forward.”

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You pick up the telephone and there’s that little pause. If you are alert you hang up right then, but who’s alert? Besides, you may have a relative,

very old or very young, who waits a bit before saying anything.

So you hold the phone and a stranger begins talking to you. It might be a real person or it might be a computerized person. How you deal with it varies. Some politely decline: “Thanks, but I’m not interested,” they say. Others quietly hang up. Others loudly hang up. And still oth-ers say words that they shouldn’t.

This is the world of telemarketing, a world we haven’t quite put behind us, despite the cre-ation, in 2008, of the national Do Not Call List. How that is working is a bit hard to tell. About 10 million Canadians are involved in the Do Not Call List. An opinion survey done in 2010 found that a great majority thought they were receiving fewer junk calls since the registry was created. But more than one in 10 thought they were getting more calls. If you check the comments section of any Internet news story about the list you will fi nd those people amply represented, hopping mad.

(To make matters worse, or more farcical, depending on how you look at it, there are con-cerns now that the Do Not Call List is in danger of running out of funding. Great: it doesn’t work and there’s no money for it.)

To this unpleasant mix, we add the political robocall, subject of current scandal and contro-versy. Here, a computer dials your telephone in the middle of an election campaign and gives you false information about where to vote. Or it pretends to be a particular candidate and

says annoying things. Or it pretends to be a particular candidate and phones you at three in the morning, so as to make you angry enough to vote for the other guy.

Given the way politics works, it may take years to get to the bottom of this, fi nd out who’s responsible, hand out punishment and take corrective action.

And what would that corrective action be? Legislation preventing political parties from fi ghting dirty? It is to laugh. A ban on political robocalls? That’s closer, but it could result in a rash of sort-of-non-political robocalls.

The only practical answer is to ban all robocalls. Who would be hurt by that? Not consumers. Not legitimate charities, pollsters and others now allowed to bypass the Do Not Call List. Probably not even political parties, al-though they might have to work a little harder.

They might have to hire live people, thus creating employment. Much as we may hate to be telephoned at home by strangers, the people who do the actual calling are human beings, trying to make a living in one of the most un-pleasant ways possible, reading aloud a script that begins: “How are you today?” to people who don’t want to hear it. Most of us know someone who, while looking for permanent employment, has done telemarketing work. So we can sympathize – a bit.

The robocall, in addition to its many other annoying qualities, destroys jobs. In that, it has something in common with other present-day institutions, such as the robo parking lot, the robo airline check-in counter and the robo government department switchboard.

Think of how we could make unemployment drop by putting human beings back into jobs they used to do.

It is diffi cult to imagine any negative fallout from banning robocalls, aside from its impact on robocalling companies. True, we may not be able to shut down what offshore companies do, but we can at least make the phone ring a bit less and encourage political parties to tell the truth over the phone – or, if they’re going to lie, at least not let a machine do it for them.

Time to hang up on robocalls

A protest at Britannia Beach on March 7 calling on the federal government

to get behind the Ottawa River Action Plan protest missed its mark.

While it’s admirable that Ecology Ottawa wants something done about the 400 million litres of untreated sew-age that makes its way into the water ever year after heavy rainfalls, the city really needs a two-part plan.

The city’s strategy is to implement real-time controls that have remote activation and can reduce sewage over-fl ows as they occur.

It would also build massive underground storage tanks, which would stretch 16 kilo-metres long and three metres wide. The tanks would cost the city $150 million.

Controlling sewage overfl ows is important, but everyone seems to be ignoring the elephant in the room.

According to a tweet by chair of the city’s environment committee on March 8, the 93,000 dogs in Ottawa pro-duce about 20,500 kilograms of waste per day. Not all of that gets picked up.

That’s a lot of crap we could cut.

Dog feces that is left on sidewalks and in parks eventually ends up in the Ot-tawa River. It’s carried there by spring run off and heavy rainfalls, via storm sewers and

creeks. Each storm is like a giant dog feces fl ush.

Last summer, Ottawa beaches were closed almost 40 per cent of the time, with no-swim advisories being is-sued 127 times.

That suggests that there is more at play than human sew-age overfl ow.

Whether it is geese, seagull or dog waste, it seems like there is a lot being left out of the action plan for the river.

If the city only chooses to

focus on the human waste part of equation, then we could end up fl ushing a lot of money down the drain as we control the sewage overfl ows but still have beach closures due to pet waste.

Beach closures are frustrat-ing and are a common prob-lem in this city, but that won’t be fi xed with an expensive proposal that only looks to one part of the problem.

The good news is that good, old-fashioned civic

engagement can help. If we all work to clean up

after our pets we can reduce the amount of waste seeping into the river after rainfalls. It’s a part of the solution that doesn’t require millions of dollars of funding from any level of government.

Solutions deserve more consideration. While manag-ing sewage overfl ows is necessary, residents also have to do their part to keep our waterways clean.

Residents need to help keep waterways clean

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March 6 was a cold morning when I decided to go out to the mailbox to check my mail. I collected the mail and sat on couch with a cup of tea and started reading the EMC.

It was heartbreaking when I read about the sad demise of a very young 16-year-old Thom-as Duffy and his father John Duffy.

“Surely, to God we belong and to Him shall we return.”

Indeed, it is a great loss to the people of Or-leans. People like the Duffys were gems to our society who were actively involved in commu-nity events and their absence will be long felt in the community.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, being

a member of this community for a very long time, feels it is obligatory and a moral respon-sibility to share grief with the Duffys and the people of Orleans. Ahmadiyya Muslim Com-munity offers its deepest condolences to the deceased family and prays that may God grant patience and solace to the family members and to all of us to bear this unbearable loss.

May God takes John Duffy and Thomas Duffy into His special care and elevate their ranks in heaven. Amen.

Last but certainly not the least, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Orleans EMC for bringing this news to us. It not only made us aware of this sad event but also gave us an opportunity to share the grief with the Duffys and the people of Orleans.

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EMC news - The federal government has announced $12 million in funding to help women improve their safety and economic security in ru-ral, remote and northern com-munities, in honour of Interna-tional Women’s Week.

Minister for Status of Wom-en Rona Ambrose announced the funding March 6 at the Canadian Agriculture Muse-um, noting that 48 grassroots projects have already been ap-proved across the country.

She said the projects can focus on improving women’s safety or economic security – or both.

“We believe that women’s safety goes hand in hand with their economic security,” she said.

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“We want these communi-ties to remain dynamic, we want these communities to retain their vitality, and if we don’t support the people that are living there, they won’t remain in those areas. They won’t be able to,” she said.

Ambrose said the challeng-es women in rural and remote areas face are augmented by isolation.

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More than 250 organiza-tions applied for funding through the new program, of which 48 have already been approved. More projects will likely be approved, although Ambrose couldn’t say how many.

She said the monetary amount per project is rela-tively small, but results will be

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Executive director Guylaine Leclerc said the money will be used to create a central eco-nomic plan which will then be adapted to three very dif-ferent communities: Alfred in eastern Ontario, Pain Court in southern Ontario and Hearst north of Sudbury.

These three communi-ties have strong Francophone communities, and have each struggled economically for different reasons. In Alfred, the small agricultural town is caught half-way between Ot-tawa and Montreal, and lacks economic development. In Pain Court, the decline of the auto industry in nearby Wind-sor has had an impact. Hearst is primarily a forestry town but has suffered several sawmill closures in the recent past.

Leclerc said the towns were well placed to hit the ground running with such a project.

“We spotted these places where there was an active group of women that we could get going, if we had funding. They were ready to go a little bit further,” she said.

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“We’re the same thing in French. We were created in the same fashion in the 1930s,” Leclerc said.

However, since Franco-phone women were often mi-norities in Ontario communi-ties, the group evolved differ-ently to take on a three-tiered system of local, regional and provincial branches.

It also developed policy portfolios on health, safety, violence and other women’s issues over the years.

“We are everything to these women, because there are not that many other resources,” Leclerc said.

Ambrose said the projects cover a range of women’s is-sues, which are often specific to the region.

“These projects are as di-verse as the communities they will serve and the women who live in them,” she said.

“‘One size fits all’ solu-tions do not work, given the many different realities of rural, remote and northern communities.”

International women’s week began on Sunday, March 4 and ended Sunday, March 11. It included Inter-national Women’s Day on Thursday, March 8.

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Mother, who claimed to have a touch of Irish in her blood, took St. Patrick’s Day seriously, which Father thought was nonsense. He was one of the few in Northcote who had no intention of celebrating the day. It was just another day in the week as far as he was concerned and he didn’t think much of Mother’s getting all riled up.

But Mother celebrated every holiday, right from St. John Batiste Day to Robbie Burns Day, and St. Patrick’s Day was no exception.

And so one year Mother had me all decked out for this special day at Northcote School. My older sister Au-drey and three brothers, after practically being laughed out of the place in past years with their bright green shirts, flatly refused to wear anything but the usual plaid shirts.

Mother took a blouse I had worn many times which had been fashioned out of flour bags, and dyed it green. It simmered on the back of the Findlay Oval for most of a day in dye bought from Ritza’s Drug Store. It was sure green, even after she rinsed it several times in cold water.

Back then, everything was starched within an inch of its life and on St. Patrick’s Day I went off to the Northcote School with the bright green blouse as stiff as a board under my coat.

Those in Senior Fourth, of course, wouldn’t stoop to wearing green in celebration

of St. Patrick’s Day. Wearing green was reserved for those of us in the lower grades.

I felt pretty Irish that day, but it didn’t take me long to discover that my school rival, Marguerite, had outdone me by a country mile. She must have gotten out of bed with the chickens, because she looked like she had been at school for hours. She was al-ready settled in her seat when I got there, which was very unusual for Marguerite who liked to breeze in just as Miss Crosby was ringing the bell. She loved a big entrance.

But there she was in green from head to toe. The wide satin ribbon in her hair matched the one at her waist. Her dress, like my blouse, was starched as stiff as a nurse’s bib.

Her mother had even dyed her white cotton stockings and for this special occasion, she was wearing her Sunday black patent leather shoes.

I was suddenly very con-scious of my flour bag blouse, but the last thing I wanted to do was let on to Marguerite that I was jealous of her St. Patrick’s Day attire.

Now, every morning after we were all seated, Marguerite took it upon herself to close the storm door securely. She would bounce back to her seat and Miss Crosby, with a deep sigh would say “thank you Marguerite,” who would

purr “you’re welcome, Miss Crosby.” It was enough to make you sick.

Well, that St. Patrick’s Day was no exception. She slammed the outside storm door, then bang went the inside one, down went the lock and then she turned and bounded for her seat. Un-fortunately for her, her dress didn’t go with her. You could hear the rip all over the school and there stood Marguerite standing with the bodice of the dress in tack and the skirt firmly anchored in the door jam.

I suppose it would have been Christian of me to feel sorry for her.

Miss Crosby took her into the cloak room at the back of the school and eventually they emerged with Marguerite wrapped in two large pinny aprons reserved for the days when the pupils cleaned the school from top to bottom. One apron covered her front, and the other her back.

And there she sat for the rest of the day. She wouldn’t even budge to get her lunch from the table at the back of the room. It had to be fetched for her.

When I got home from school that night Mother asked me about the day. “I think it was the best St. Pat-rick’s Day I ever had,” was my reply. I was grateful Mother didn’t ask for an explanation.

An excellent St. Patrick’s dayMARY COOK

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NDP MP lobbies city to support national transit planLaura [email protected]

EMC news - Toronto-area MP Olivia Chow visited Otta-wa city hall on Feb. 29 to con-vince city council to support her national transit strategy.

The New Democratic mem-ber of Parliament for Trin-ity-Spadina has introduced a bill to create a Canada-wide strategy for public transit and provide funding to go along with it.

Her idea is to dedicate one cent of the 10-cent per litre gas tax to transit.

Right now, the federal gov-ernment gives five cents per litre to the provinces, which can then distribute the money to municipalities based on how many people live in each city.

There are restrictions on what municipalities can do with that money, but Chow’s plan would require the prov-inces to ensure that one cent from each litre of gas sold would be put directly into transit initiatives.

It’s incumbent on the fed-eral government to do some-thing to help cities, Chow said.

Because their ability to generate revenue is largely limited to property taxation, municipalities only gener-

ate about 10 per cent of the taxes collected by all levels of government, she said. But cit-ies and towns are picking up more than half the bill to re-place the country’s infrastruc-ture, including roads, bridges and sewer and water systems – up from around 30 per cent in the 1960s.

“Cities are picking up the tab,” Chow said.

In the 1980s, the amount of outstanding infrastructure work that needed to be done across Canada amounted to $12 billion. Now, that figure has ballooned to $133 billion, she said.

That constrains municipali-

ties from putting money into their other responsibilities, in-cluding transit, Chow said.

Her gas-tax idea would generate around $400 million each year, costing the average driver around $16 per year.

“That doesn’t amount to much. People can handle that,” Chow said.

Chow made her presenta-tion at the Feb. 29 meeting of the transit commission, which lent its support to the plan.

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The city doesn’t have any authority over where the towers will be placed – that’s the responsibility of Industry Canada, a federal agency. But the city can put together a protocol for how it will advise Industry Canada on pro-posed towers and that policy is some-thing two city committees considered

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The agriculture and rural affairs committee directed the city’s top planner to go back and make some changes to the protocol that would make it easier for amateur radio en-thusiasts to continue to put up small antennas to be used for HAM radios.

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Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri was the lone councillor to vote against the proposed protocol during the March 1 meeting.

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St. Columba Anglican Church24 Sandridge Road, Manor Park, Ottawa 613-749-5103

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Orleans United Church1111 Orleans Blvd. 613-837-4321

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Sunday Service 10 a.m.Sunday School & Nursery Available

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Dominion-Chalmers United ChurchSunday Services 10:30am

Prayer Circle Tuesday at 11:30Rev. James Murray

355 Cooper Street at O’Connor613-235-5143

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Worship Service Sundays10:30 a.m.

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Capital City Church1123 Old Montreal Rd.phone: 613.833.1700

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Ministers:Rev. Dr. Christine Johnson

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Robert Palmai - Music

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Sunday Worship 11 AM Sunday School

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Sunday Worship 8, 9:15, 111234 Prestone Dr, Orleans(1 block west of 10th Line,

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Bilberry Creek Baptist480 Charlemagne Blvd., Orleans613-824-3131 • www.bilberry.org

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QUEENSWOOD UNITED CHURCHMinister: Rev. Ed GrattonSunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.Sunday School/Nursery During Worship

360 Kennedy Lane E., Orleans 613-837-6784 www.queenswoodunited.org

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Anglican Parish of Bearbrook, Navan & VarsReverend Canon John Wilker-Blakley

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EMC news - There will be fond memories every time Orleans residents walk past the Lori Nash meeting room at the Cumberland Library.

“She was a pillar of the community and quite the leader when it came to li-brary causes in the city of Ottawa and the community of Orleans,” said Coun. Bob Monette.

Nash succumbed to cancer on Thursday, March 1, and is already missed by those car-rying on the many causes she was involved with and by the many friends she made along the way.

A Queenswood Heights resident, Nash was involved in community.

Monette knew Nash for more than 30 years, both as a councillor and a neighbour.

“She was a good friend of ours, and she was always there whenever I needed,” he

said. He learned early on how

strong Nash was about her convictions.

She got the community up in arms after she disagreed with Monette on an issue ear-ly on in his political career, distributing flyers expressing that opposition around the community.

“The whole community was in an uproar,” Monette said. “That’s how much re-spect she had. When it came to Lori Nash, she was a strong person in the community and very well respected by the community – especially Queenswood Heights.”

But she had one cause that was especially near and dear to her heart, and that was the public library system.

She served as president of the Friends of the Public Li-brary, which was honoured with three awards while she was serving in that role: the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Vol-untarism in Ontario, the Bro-dart Advocacy Award from Friends of Canadian Librar-ies, and the Baker and Taylor Community Service Award from Friends of the USA Li-braries.

She also has received nu-merous awards for her own individual contributions.

Last March, a meeting

room at the Cumberland li-brary branch was renamed in her honour.

Monette said while she was very appreciative of the re-naming, she never looked for recognition for any of her community work.

“She felt that it was im-portant that everybody have access to books and every-body in the community have access to research materials,” Monette said.

Coun. Jan Harder, Ottawa Public Library board chair, fondly remembered Nash as being the woman with the plan whenever the group had a crisis.

“Whether it was strategiz-ing at a conference over next steps or working on a budget presentation, this little “bit” of a woman had more pas-sion and energy than anyone I have ever known,” Harder said.

“I am just so sad to lose her. In library circles she is queen and we will miss her so very much.”

“Lori was a passionate sup-

porter of the Ottawa Public Library and a tireless mem-ber of the Foundation Board,” the library foundation said in a release. “She contributed much energy, many ideas, ad-vocacy and focused strategic direction during her tenure on the board, in support of her great passion – the library and the services it provides to our citizens.”

She also contributed to her community organization in Queenswood Heights on a

regular basis.Nash leaves her husband

Lorne, daughter Marcia Pas-cal, son Christopher, and granddaughters Kyle, Cas-sidy and Holly.

Friends are invited to sign a book of condolences at the Cumberland library branch this month.

“For Queenswood Heights, the queen was Lori Nash,” Monette said.

Lori Nash leaves behind legacy of advocacy

Photo by Rheal Doucette / Courtesy of the Ottawa Public Library

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His height and his hometown suggest a young man built for the hardwood game.

But big Ben Bishop III, a product of St. Louis, Missouri — a state situated in the middle of America’s heartland, between basketball-mad Kansas and Kentucky — never really gave the sport much of a thought. The great Canadian game, you see, had won his heart long before he grew to his current 6-7 stature.

“(Hockey) was the same season as basketball,” the 25-year-old Bishop said in answering a question he no doubt heard plenty of times as he grew up on the ice, far away from the court. “I always preferred playing hockey instead.”

Funny thing is, there is no real history of hockey in the Bishop family. His grandfather — the original Ben Bishop — is a former tennis pro “who played in a couple of U.S. Opens.” And his father, Ben Jr., and mother, Cindy, have

no real connection with the game in their past. Neither can take credit for his size, either: mom is 5-3, dad is 6-1, though Cindy has brothers in the 6-5 range.

Blame the St. Louis Blues for steering the youngest Bishop down the path he eventually wound up taking — one which has led him to his current opportunity tending goal for the Ottawa Senators.

“I remember I went to a Blues game when I was young and I told my dad I wanted to do that,” said Bishop. “So he signed me up for skating lessons ... I started playing when I was four and I just kind of stuck with it, so here I am now.”

Bishop, who played minor hockey for both the Kirkwood Stars and St. Louis Jr. Blues, started out as a forward — ironically, the position he’d be best suited for had he chosen hoops over hockey. But at eight years old, he got thrown between the pipes and he’s been a goaltender ever since. Now Bishop is the tallest one in National Hockey League

history.Naturally, playing for his

hometown team was a lifelong dream — one the Blues made come true when they selected Bishop in the third round (85th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. It truly became reality on Oct. 24, 2008, when he made his NHL debut in St. Louis colours against the Los Angeles Kings (“probably the most nervous I’ve ever been,” said Bishop).

But after spending the bulk of the last four seasons with the Peoria Riverman, the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate, Bishop knew it was time for a bigger opportunity. And when Senators starter Craig Anderson went down with a right hand injury suffered in a kitchen accident two weeks ago, a door opened for him — one that he’s happily stepped through — when Senators general manager Bryan Murray sent a 2013 second-round draft pick to St. Louis to shore up the organization’s goaltending depth.

“I’m over it,” Bishop said of turning the page on his biggest hockey dream. “I had my chance and (the Blues) had a chance to sign me this year if they wanted to, but we kind of went our separate ways. There’s no hard feelings at all. There’s an opportunity for me here, so it was kind of easy to leave.”

The words Bishop spoke on the day of the Feb. 26 deal that sent him to Ottawa sum up his sentiment as he embarks on the next chapter of his hockey life.

“Ottawa’s a great hockey city and it’s a great, fresh start for me,” said Bishop, who lost a training camp battle to former Senators netminder Brian Elliott for the backup job in St. Louis behind Jaroslav Halak. “I’m really excited. Words cannot describe how excited I am right now.”

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With their playoff hopes fading, the Leafs sacked coach Ron Wilson two weeks ago and replaced him with Randy Carlyle, who guided the Anaheim Ducks to a Stanley Cup crown in 2007. If Carlyle is to turn the tide, he’ll need continued high offensive production from Toronto’s two top guns, Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul. Also a key component to the attack is Mikhail Grabovski, who recently inked a new five-year contract with the Leafs. Jake

Gardiner offers bright hope for the future on the Toronto blue line, which is led by captain Dion Phaneuf. In goal, Toronto needs either Jonas Gustavsson or James Reimer to step up in a big way down the stretch.

Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.,Sportsnet East

After seeing a lengthy run of playoff participation end a year ago, the Devils seem poised to make their way back into the post-season. Up front, everything revolves around Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and veteran Patrik Elias, a dynamic trio that forms the core of the New Jersey attack. Centre Adam Henrique is one of two rookies making a major impact for the Devils this season — Swedish defenceman Adam Larsson is the other — with

Henrique’s efforts making him a prime Calder Trophy candidate. Trade deadline acquisition Marek Zidlicky adds some offensive punch to the New Jersey blue line, which also features the likes of Andy Greene and Anton Volchenkov. The ageless Martin Brodeur carries the bulk of the goaltending load.

Defenceman Dion phaneuf provides leadership for the Toronto Maple leafs as the team’s captain (Photo by Dale MacMillan/Getty Images).

Devils centre adam Henrique is a prime contender for the Calder Trophy as the nHl’s top rookie (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images).

wHen To waTCH:MarCH 16: vS. MonTreal, 7 p.M. (CBC)MarCH 17: vS. ToronTo, 7 p.M. (CBC)

MarCH 20: vS. new JerSey, 7:30 p.M. (SporTSneT eaST)MarCH 23: aT MonTreal, 7:30 p.M. (SporTSneT eaST)

UpCoMinG SenaTorS GaMeSMontreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators:Friday, March 16, 7 p.m. (CBC)Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators:Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m. (CBC)New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators:Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet East)

SCoTiaBanK plaCe evenTSVan Halen: March 21, 7:30 p.m.2012 JUNO Awards: April 1, 7:30 p.m.Harlem Globetrotters: April 7, 3 p.m.Larry The Cable Guy and Bill Engvall: April 13, 7:30 p.m.Stars On Ice: April 29, 4 p.m.Red Hot Chili Peppers: April 30, 7:30 p.m.Bryan Adams: May 4, 8 p.m.Chris de Burgh: May 5, 8 p.m.Johnny Reid: May 12, 7:30 p.m.Il Divo: May 20, 8 p.m.Monster Spectacular: May 26, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.CapitalTickets.ca, by phone at 613-599-FANS (3267) or 1-877-788-FANS (3267); in person at The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d’Orléans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull and at the Scotiabank Place box office.

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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: Website: www.ottawahumane.ca Email: [email protected] Telephone: (613) 725-3166 x258

Pet Adoptions

Zipper (A139976) is a handsome two-year-old Labrador Retriever mix who is full of life and raring to go! This en-ergetic fellow loves to stay busy and will need plenty of opportunity for exercise. He would make a great running partner or companion for an active owner who loves the outdoors. Zipper has participated in an obedience course during his stay at the shelter and has learned his basic com-mands. He is highly food-motivated and eager to please. With a bit of fine-tuning and guidance from his owner, this happy-go-lucky dog will make a wonderful pet. Zip-per loves to use his voice; for this reason, a single-dwelling home is a must. If you are an experienced owner looking for an active, affectionate, and playful dog, Zipper may just be the one for you! To learn more, please contact the Ottawa Humane Society at 613-725-3166 ext. 258 or come visit us at our new location, 245 West Hunt Club Road.

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Is a two-month-old unaltered male, gray and white Abyssinian swirl guinea pig. This little guy was surren-dered to the shelter by his owner on March 3.m Guinea pigs make delightful companions for both adults and families. Once settled in their new home, guinea pigs are inquisitive, friendly and talkative. Elvis is still young so he’s looking for owners who will give him love and attention so he grows into a social and affectionate pet. To find out more about Dove, Drift or other cats available at the Ottawa Humane Society, visit the OHS website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and descriptions of all of the animals available for adoption or stop by the Adoption Centre, weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you’re looking for a new pet, please contact the OHS Adoption Centre at 613-725-3166 ext 258, or visit our new shelter at 245 West Hunt Club Rd.

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The Rescue and Investigation Services (RIS) team at the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) has trained OSPCA agents and in-spectors who investigate suspected cases of animal cruelty or neglect.

Inthese cases, , the animals concerned may be removed from the owner’s prem-ises if they are in immediate distress. Agents or inspectors adhere to regula-tions under the Ontario Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) Act.

These agents may also lay charges where willful neglect or abuse can be proven. Charges are laid under the Crimi-

nal Code of Canada, primarily sections 444 through 447, or the OSPCA Act.

Distress as defined in the OSPCA Act:“Distress” means the state of being in

need of proper care, water, food or shel-ter; or being injured, sick or in pain, or suffering; or being abused or subject to undue or unnecessary hardship, privation or neglect.

In the OHS 2010-11 fiscal year, the RIS team logged 1,197 investigations and laid 33 charges of animal abuse and cruelty under the Criminal Code of Canada or the OSPCA Act.

In the same time frame, the OHS re-

ceived more than 1,500 emergency calls from members of the community.

The Provincial Animal Welfare (PAW) Act changes occurred in March 2009 and toughened the Ontario SPCA Act, creat-ing new provincial offenses and imposing stiffer penalties for those convicted of animal abuse.

Although legally mandated to en-force the animal cruelty provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada, the OHS does not receive any government funding, or funding from any animal welfare group, and relies on donations to perform this essential work.

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EMC news - Some baby raccoons in Navan have inspired a fundraiser for the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanc-tuary.

Simone Williams, whose fam-ily has owned Queenswood Stables for 30 years, said the raccoons were found in an area above the indoor arena.

“We called all around and no one would take them,” she said, add-ing that the lady she talked to at the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary said if staff could get the raccoons to eat from a dish they would come get them.”

Staff left out cat food.“Eventually we saw them,” Wil-

liams said of the racoons, which were later picked up by the wildlife sanctuary.

On April 15, starting at 7 a.m., riders will be able to get free lessons as long as they make an appoint-ment. Payment comes in form of a donation to the Rideau Valley Wild-life Sanctuary.

Pony rides are also available start-ing at 11 a.m. and more lessons will be available from 1 to 4 p.m.

Williams said they will also have crafts for children, barn tours and a bake sale.

The property covers about 20 hectares and backs on to a Trans-Canada Trail.

The stables branch out in a cir-cular fashion, with an indoor arena and office serving as the centre. The

stables hold 42 horses from a small Shetland pony named Bonnie to 16-year-old show veteran Mac, who is used by some of the more experi-enced riders.

Williams said the stables have seen business grow in the last few decades as they watch the city grow around them.

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Laura-Lee Brenneman, a Nepean resident who has been coming to the stables five times a week for more than two years, said that one of the things that impressed her at first was how much the staff care about the animals.

Brenneman has been riding since she was six years old.

“My mom said my first word was horsie,” she said.

Brenneman competes with her horse Kumara – which means sweet potato because of the colour of her hide – in the sport of dressage.

Monica Hynes, also from Nepean, rides at the stables three times per week. She said she started coming to Queenswood because the staff at the stables understand her goals

Hynes has been riding for 10 years. Her instructor is Oswaldo Laz-zuri, who earned second place in the Paulista Championship in 2006 and third place in the Sao Paulo Cup.

Hynes said she plans to compete with her mount Mac this summer.

“Working with him is like a part-nership,” she said. “I love animals and you get to know your horse and

how they think.”Williams herself has competed in

the Pan American Games and loves

the sport and the animals. Last year the stables hosted a

similar fundraiser for the Ottawa Hu-

mane Society. For more information on the fundraiser or the stables, visit www.queenswoodstables.com.

Mount up with free rides to help wildlife

Photo by Jennifer McIntoshLaura-Lee Brenneman is pictured with her horse Kumara just before her lesson at Queenswood Stables in Navan on March 7. The stables will be holding a fundraising day for the rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary on april 15.

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Orleans To March 16

Orleans Young People Theatre School is offering a March Break camp, with a end of week perfor-mance at the Shenkman Arts Centre. Call 613-580-2764 to register, space is limited.

March 23 to April 23Plant Portraits: the botanical

world through the eyes of artists at Trinity Art Gallery, Salon B, Shenk-man Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. Open 9 to 10 p.m. daily. For infor-mation visit ottawa.ca/arts, shenk-manarts.ca.

March 24A morning watercolour class is

being offered at Blackburn Hamlet Community Church, at 2598 Innes Rd., at 10 a.m. All materials will be provided and you will take home a nature scene that you will have paint-ed. Space is limited so sign up early by calling 613-837-2422. You must register no later than March 17.

March 24

A community walk will be held in honour of longtime Orleans volun-teer, friend and ALS client Jean Gou-let. The walk will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Louis Riel Dome, 1659 Bearbrook Rd. All proceeds will go to the ALS Ontario’s equipment and support services programs.

To March 26Daybreak Non-Profit Housing is

a vital part of the ongoing effort to solve the problem of homelessness in Ottawa. We’re looking for new directors for our board and volun-teers to serve on our committees. For more information, see www.daybreakhousing.com by March 26.

March 31Kids spring and summer used

clothing, toys, bikes and sports equipment sale at Terry Fox School, 6400 Jeanne D’Arc Blvd., from 9 a.m. to noon. Items to be sold can be dropped off at the school on March 30, between 6 and 7:30 p.m. Pro-ceeds 75 per cent to vendor and 25 per cent to school. Cash sales only, all sales are final. For further info or to volunteer please call Sara at 613-590-7396.

March 31RCAF Mixed Mess Dinner and

Dance at the Orleans Legion lower hall, commemorating the 88th an-niversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Entertainment by Lauren Hall. Celebration commences with pre-dinner drinks at 5:30 p.m. For more details and ticket informtion call the Legion at 713-841-6670.

Through April 2Greening Sacred Spaces and Or-

leans United Church are co-sponsor-ing a truckload rain barrel sale at $55 per barrel. Barrels must be ordered online at rainbarrel.ca/gssandouc by April 2. Pickup on April 14 at Or-leans United Church, 1111 Orleans Blvd. For more information contact Margaret Richardson at 613-824-3599.

April 15Help the Horses Help their Ani-

mal Friends. Queenswood Stables’ second annual free lesson day is a great opportunity to experience rid-ing. English style free riding lessons taught by experienced coaches of an international level. Newcomers to Queenswood (any level of riding) from 1 to 4 p.m. in 30-minute group

lessons. Please call to reserve your spot. Also barn tours from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and pony rides from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations to Rideau Val-ley Wildlife Sanctuary appreciated, with tax receipts available for dona-tions over $25. Call 613-608-4875 for details.

OngoingAttention graduating students.

bursaries are available from the Orleans Legion to assist with your post-secondary education expenses. To find out more about eligibil-ity and to download an application form, please go to www.rcl.zoneg5.ca/forms/BrBurApp.pdf or, pick up a form at the Orleans Legion, 800 Tay-lor Creek Dr. The deadline for sub-mission is the last Friday in March. If you have further questions call the Legion at 613-830-9984.

SundaysRag and Bone Puppet Theatre

presents On a Sunday Afternoon puppet plays for families, every sec-ond Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the music room of the Shenkman Arts Centre.

WednesdaysOrleans Toastmasters - Do you

want to lose your fear of public speaking, enhance your leadership skills, create a network of friends? Attend a one-hour meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at Orleans client service centre, 255 Centrum Blvd., room 328. Contact Bertillia Christian at 613-837-0443.

TuesdaysThe Orleans Raconteurs Toast-

masters Club meets the first, third, and fifth Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 3343 St. Joseph Blvd., in the Orleans police station in the second-floor board-room .You are welcome to attend a session as our guest.

OttawaMarch 24: Join us on Saturday,

March 24 at the eighth annual Ot-tawa Humane Society FurBall Gala at the National Gallery of Canada. Sponsorship opportunities, corporate tables and tickets are now available by calling 613-725-3166 ext. 263. For more information, visit www.ot-tawahumane.ca/events/furball.cfm.

Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: [email protected]

Changes to swim registration

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EMC news - Improvements are coming to the online aquatics program registration following another year that saw the system overloaded far too often.

Registration for city swim-ming programs opened on March 5 and the city’s website promptly crashed when too many people tried to register at once.

A record number of peo-ple signed up for swimming classes on the day registration opened. A total of 8,512 regis-trations were logged overnight in the first nine hours registra-

tion was open – almost 1,000 more than last year, which saw 7,575 registrations in the same timeframe.

It’s a good problem to have, said Bay Coun. Mark Taylor, chairman of the community and protective services com-mittee. But he agreed that some changes were in order to reduce the number of people who face a crashed ottawa.ca website when the try to reg-ister.

“Every year, we have the same problem,” Taylor said. “I obviously don’t want it to happen again next year … but there is a cost point there. The solution is going to be coming up with a new process.”

The city tried to tackle the issue this year by adding more servers to handle the influx of website traffic, but it wasn’t enough.

For next year, Taylor said the city is looking at re-jig-ging the system.

Instead of trying to add more servers at a large cost, Taylor said the city will be looking at a different process, such as spreading out regis-trations for certain programs over a period of time.

Aquatic program registra-tion is already split from the rest of the recreation program sign-ups for that reason. Last year, total land program reg-istrations only amounted to 6,980 – less than pool pro-grams for that year.

The software that powers the online registration sys-tem will also be upgraded by next year, said Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, chairman of the city’s infor-mation technology subcom-mittee.

Computer system sinks under demand


Mrs. Marie Venne turns 103years young at Amica at Bearbrook.

Mrs Venne engages in daily activities that stimulate her mind, body and spirit which in turn keeps her young at heart.

Mrs Venne celebrates her 103rd birthday with her family and friends. She was pleasantly surprised by receiving an autographed Ottawa Senators jersey donated by Michael Mynott, Mynott Construction.

From all of her friends and family at Amica at Bearbrook we wish her a Happy 103rd birthday.

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29. Language spoken in Russia 31. Split occupancy 34. Diacritics for s’s 36. Mobile camper 37. Affirmative (slang) 38. Bachelor of Laws 39. ___ Angeles 40. State police 41. U.S. gold coin worth 10 dollars 42. Bets on 45. Million barrels per day (abbr.) 46. Macaws 47. Julie Andrews and Judi Dench 49. Capital of Morocco 51. Oh, God! 52. ____ Carvey, comedian 54. Point midway between E and SE 55. Principle of Chinese philoshophy 57. Trauma center 58. Atomic #62

CLUES ACROSS 1. Duck cartoon character 6. Town in Guinea 11. Upright posture 12. Rest on your knees 13. Move upward 15. Disposed to take risks 18. Makes a sweater 19. Grooved surface of a tire 20. Identical in kind 21. Radiotelegraphic signal 24. “Picnic” author William 25. Bashkir Republic capital 26. Male highlanders 30. Doing several things at once 32. Title of respect

33. Old world, new 35. “Sophie’s Choice” actress 43. Encloses completely 44. Decaliter 45. Makes angry 48. Commercial free network 49. Latvian capital 50. Tycho __, Danish astronomer 52. Leave slowly and hesitantly 53. Harm to property 55. Dining, pool and coffee 56. Remove all traces of 58. Yemen capital 59. Passover feast and ceremony 60. Trenches

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Patience is a virtue, Aries. The best will be in store for you later in the week. There’s not much chance for adventure Monday or Tuesday, but things pick up on Wednesday.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21Taurus, a good night is in store this week. The night brings rewards you did not expect. Working hard yields more than financial success.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21Trust your instincts, Gemini. Someone who seems like they have your best interests at heart really may have ulterior motives. Heed Capricorn’s sage advice.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, you may feel like you’re the only one keeping the ship from sinking. However, this is not the case. Behind-the-scenes work is taking place, too.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, it seems as if drama is always following you. That’s because you tend to be the life of the party or prefer all eyes be on you. Think about being less conspicuous.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, it’s hard to keep friends if you are overly critical of the way they live their lives. Remember, no one is perfect — including you. Keep an open mind.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, start thinking about curbing your spending. Your finances are in trouble if you don’t make some changes. More is going out than is coming into your accounts.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, there’s not much you can do about the current situation. Complaining about things won’t solve anything, so why waste the breath? Better news is on the horizon.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21You’re in over your head, Sagittarius. Too many projects and not enough helpers can leave you feeling over-whelmed. You may want to tackle one thing at a time.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, new beginnings have arrived and you’re excited about all of the prospects. Others may share your joy but not to the extent that you do.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, it’s alright to be cautious with your decisions, but taking much too long could indicate you’re not ready for a change. Soon a spouse or partner will grow impatient.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20It’s hard to accept help sometimes, Pisces. But help is what you need right now. Accept it with open arms.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, even though your intentions are good, be careful with words this week. Rely on your actions and not just your words to convey the message.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you are absolutely sure your work week will go your way. Considering you weigh all the facts in decisions, there’s a strong chance you’ll be right.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, you are tempted to bend the truth a little this week. Be careful what you wish for, as it might be hard to recover a sense of trust if your actions are discovered.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, adjust your way of thinking to be more flexible. You should not always operate on a rigid schedule, but be more receptive to changes. Check with friends; see what they think.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, you are aware of what lies ahead, but you’re not eager to jump in and get started on the tasks that need your attention. Develop a plan and things will work out.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, your confidence returns this week but you are still treading carefully so as not to be disappointed later on. Trust in yourself and you likely won’t be disappointed.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Establishing a balance between humility and self-confidence is the key to being a well-rounded person, Libra. Therefore, don’t take the power of positive thinking to the extreme.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, although you are not overly excited about plans for the near future, you are capable of balancing fantasy with reality. Things will work out for the best.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, this week you realize that you don’t have as many answers as you thought you had. You can look for other answers by being in touch with friends and family.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Use this week as a time for renewal, Capricorn.Set lofty goals because this will serve as a challenge in order for you to really shine -- and you thrive on challenges.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, you may get caught up in your emotions about a certain person in your life. Take a step back and you’ll realize there’s no reason to get so excited.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, once you start focusing on what you want to do next, you find you have the motivation to get anything accomplished.



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