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A battle for bragging rightsYouth from a Lowertown Community Resource Centre program celebrated police week with a tour of the Elgin Street police station on May 16. The youth were planning to challenge a number of offi cers in a game of basketball, but an impromptu opportunity to speak with the police unit’s tactical force captured the group’s attention instead.

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EMC news – Centretown’s community association is ask-ing all residents to come out and participate in shaping the future of their neighbourhood, which could include restrict-ing height allowances for de-velopers.

The Centretown Citizens Community Association will host a public meeting on May 30 on the Centertown’s com-munity design plan at the McNabb Community Centre from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The as-sociation is seeking input from all area residents in an effort to ensure the document is what the community wants.

“It is important to get ev-eryone to come out and partic-ipate,” said Joan Spice, an as-sociation board member who is organizing the event.

Spice asked Coun. Peter Hume and Diane Holmes and the city’ general manager of planning and growth manage-ment John Moser to attend. As of May 17 only Holmes has confi rmed, Spice said.

The meeting will consist of a few opening remarks and presentations, including one from board member Judy For-est, who will present the com-munity design plan at the be-ginning of the meeting.

At the association’s May 15 meeting, Spice presented the most recent plans for the process. Board members con-cluded it is very important for residents to come out and par-ticipate to ensure the plan is what area residents’ desire.

Holmes agreed. “You want to attract people

to the meeting, have them be in favour of the CDP (com-munity design plan) as it is,” Holmes said.

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EMC news - A contentious proposal to create a mental-health memorial on the site where Nadia Kajouji’s body was discovered along the Rideau River garnered the support of the Old Ottawa East Community Association at a meeting on May 7.

The proposal to mark the spot at Clegg’s Landing where the body of the 18-year-old Carleton University student was found on April 20, 2008 after she took her own life was met with some opposition at an initial meeting on March 13.

Kajouji’s well-publicized disappearance was followed

by the discovery she had taken her own life at the urging of a Minnesota nurse whom she chatted with online. He was found guilty of aiding her sui-cide last year.

The circumstance is an op-portunity to create a positive response to a unique situa-tion, said Catherine Pacella, a community association board member who is now leading the memorial initiative, adding that it could be an opportunity to raise awareness and create support for those affected by mental health issues.

It was suggested that the memorial might gain more community support if it was a simple marker featuring

Kajouji’s name and the dates of her birth and death, but some community association members felt that would be a missed opportunity.

“For me, the important thing is the recognition of that story,” said board member Ste-phen Pope.

“Initially, it was a strong statement on mental health,” he said, adding that he was becoming less interested in the project as talk strayed from that mission.

There was still vocal oppo-sition to the idea before it was approved by the community association’s board on May 7.

Jim Strang, a resident of King’s Landing, said he was

“very much against” spending public or community associa-tion money on any kind of me-morial.

“If it’s about grieving, that can be done in their own home, church or even under a tree,” Strang said, adding that he would rather see commu-nity association funds spent on something “more lively for children.”

Board member Ron Rose felt the community association should not spend its money on the memorial, but that in-dividuals interested in such as project could contribute their own funds.

See SPACE, page 11

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EMC news - For the fi rst time ever, the crumbling Main library branch is on the list for fi xing up.

It doesn’t mean the Ot-tawa Public Library has com-pletely given up on fi nding a new home for the beleaguered branch, the library’s chief ex-ecutive and board chairwom-an say, but it acknowledges the fact that the branch can’t continue without some help.

“This puts it front and cen-ter,” said Jan Harder, library board chairwoman and coun-cillor for Barrhaven Ward. She was quick to add that a new Main branch is not Ot-tawa Public Library’s strate-gic plan.

“Normally, what we do is separate Main and leave it all by itself, but since we are in not in a position to be building a brand new library, it has to

be included,” Harder said.“It’s still operating … it

needs to be taken care of,” said Danielle McDonald, the new head of the library. “As far as I’m concerned, while we have it and while it’s still here, it needs to be looked at as a branch. Lots of people visit that branch and it is tired looking. It needs to be ad-dressed.”

The report, which the li-brary board received on May 14, doesn’t identify what ren-ovations will be undertaken at the Main branch or how much the city plans to spend. It sim-ply puts Main to the top of the list for renovations.

“It is our biggest fi xer-up-per for sure,” Harder said.

A condition report for the branch will come to the library board next month. That report was requested in 2011 to ex-amine the building’s remain-

ing lifespan, the potential for expansion or other uses and renovation options and costs.

By all accounts, it doesn’t look good.

Harder said one of the li-brary’s walls has pulled away

from the fl oor and a structural engineer must be consulted before a stack of books can be moved.

“We’re going to have to decide what’s in the best in-terests of the library. To invest

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The branch was built in 1971, opened in 1974 and received its last signifi cant modifi cation in 2004.

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EMC news - A group of Lowertown residents who are looking to revitalize Bingham Park are looking for input from the surrounding com-munity to determine how the project should proceed.

The plan to revitalize the park, located at 145 Cathcart St., began fi ve years ago. Or-ganized by Lowertown resi-dent Michael Kirkpatrick, a committee was formed and has been meeting regularly and has applied for a number of grants to fund the project.

The committee has received funding from the Chance Foundation, a non-profi t or-ganization that works to im-prove the lives of children, and Desjardins Caisse popu-laire Rideau d’Ottawa, along with a matching grant from the city, giving the committee about $80,000 to work with, according to Kirkpatrick.

With money available, the committee now wants to hear from residents about what changes and improvements they’d like to see at the park.

“We want to get as many people’s thoughts on what they want the park to be,” Kirkpatrick said. The com-mittee is planning to conduct a survey to solicit ideas from the community.

The committee’s plan for the park envisions a histori-

cal neighborhood park that becomes a focal point for the community and promotes lo-cal pride.

“We picture it as a place for anyone to go, kids play, older kids might want to do exer-cises, and some people might want to have a picnic and there is so much that a park can do for a community and it is a source of pride,” Kirkpat-rick said.

The committee would also like to see an improved play structure, something that would appeal to all ages. It would also like to see new park benches installed.

“That is our focus, but there are some other ideas, like converting the infi eld to grass,” Kirkpatrick said of the baseball diamond located at the park.

Other ideas that have been discussed include commemo-rating the history of the park, originally donated to the com-munity in the 1890s by then-mayor Samuel Bingham, who wanted a safe place for chil-dren of the area to play.

The survey will ask resi-dents questions about the importance of the park and how often it is used. It will also touch on the ways people use the park and ask about any safety or cleanliness con-cerns.

The survey will also go into detail about play struc-

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Kirkpatrick said he is look-

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and it will be nice to know our efforts made a difference for all of Lowertown’s families,” Kirkpatrick said.

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The current zoning for the area allows for 12-storey buildings. According to Hol-mes, developers would like to see the zoning changed to 27-storeys – a height the com-munity does not openly wel-

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“If developers win on the

Centretown design plan then there will be nothing left for us to discuss, and that is what they want,” Holmes said.

Spice is looking to garner support for the current zoning in the plan and urges residents to come out and voice their opinions.

Battle regarding downtown zoning in plan

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The City of Ottawa has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment and Functional Design Study to address relocation of the existing 1220 mm watermain located under Highway 417 from Lees Avenue to Hurdman Bridge Pumping Station (HBPS). The main objectives of the study are to identify a preferred route for the watermain and develop a project phasing plan. There is currently a long overlap of the existing watermain and Highway 417, which will be exacerbated by the upcoming highway widening. The need to relocate this portion of the watermain was identified in the Risk Assessment for the Highway 417 Transmission Watermain as a long-term solution. The relocation would reduce the risk of impact to the travelled lanes in the case of a failure of the watermain, as well as to improve accessibility for maintenance purposes. The report recommended that a route selection be undertaken in the near future to secure corridors for its relocation. This watermain is the primary feed for the areas east of the Rideau River and north of Industrial Avenue, as well as the entire East Urban Community.

This study will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA). The study will include identification and evaluation of alternative alignments, selection of a preferred alternative and a functional design of the preferred alternative.

There is an opportunity at any time during the Class EA process for interested persons to provide comments. With the exception of personal information, comments received become part of the public record.

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EMC news - In an effort to better serve the community, the Lowertown Community Association will be knocking on doors this spring to pro-mote its work and increase membership.

An estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people reside in the neighbourhood adjacent to Parliament Hill. Vera Etches, the association’s membership chairwoman, said she would like to reach out at least 2,000 of those residents over the course of the campaign.

“We hear from our politi-cal partners the best way to increase interest and members is to go door to door,” Etches said. “So we are looking for people to go down streets the fi rst and second week of June.”

Lowertown is defi ned by three waterways, the Rideau Canal to the west, the Ot-tawa River to the north and the Rideau River to the east. Rideau Street is the southern boarder, dividing Lowertown and Sandy Hill.

At a meeting on May 14,

residents from the section of Lowertown east of King Ed-ward Avenue expressed con-cerns that the road divides the community.

Six lanes wide and regular-ly clogged with truck traffi c from the nearby Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, King Edward Avenue has long been a bar-rier running through the com-munity.

President Marc Aubin said one of the association’s goals is to forge stronger ties across the entire community, and the executive team is always look-ing for ways to reach out to the residents on the east side of the community.

One of those residents, Nancy Miller-Chenier, sug-gested hosting association meetings on the east side of King Edward as a way of at-tracting more residents from the area.

Miller-Chenier has been staging heritage walks in here neighbourhood, which has also stirred interest in both the community and the as-sociation. Aubin encouraged current members of the asso-ciation to play a part as well,

taking any chance they get to sign residents up on the asso-ciation distribution list.

Unlike many other asso-ciations in the city, there is no cost to join the Lowertown Community Association, something that has sparked debate among the board mem-bers. Some feel the lack of a

fee serves as a selling point for membership, while others feel it restricts the associa-tion’s activities.

“We are looking at it, but we are not sure what the poli-cy would be,” Aubin said.

Etches added there is a lot of potential for new members

in the 29 high-rise condo-miniums scattered across the community, noting there are condominium associations that could be contacted for potential partnership.

“This is a very important area and needs a focused ef-fort,” Etches said.

Some residents at the meet-ing agreed to participate in the door-knocking efforts.

Etches encourages inter-ested residents to sign up as a member by emailing the Lowertown Community As-sociation at [email protected].

Lowertown association seeks new members

SubmittedBoard members Liz Bernstein, Leah Fleetwood and Nic Moyer of the Lowertown Community Association attended a board retreat over the winter to discuss the future directions the association would like to take. The association aims to increase their membership this spring.

Association would like to foster an better connection with its community

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A sample of summer camps in your neighbourhood includes:

• Just-In-Credible Camp features “kid approved” weekly activities coupled with amazing and interactive special events. Children are grouped based on age and interests. Staff create a coopera-tive and positive environment where children thrive! Camp is offered week-ly throughout the summer for ages 5 to 9 at Cyrville Community Centre.

• Capital Adventures Camp, for children ages 6 to12, will take you on a recre-ational tour of a variety of local histori-cal landmarks, including Parliament Hill, Rideau Canal, and much more. Discover what makes the National Capital region unique! This camp is offered August 20 to 24 at the Sawmill Creek Community Centre and Pool.

• Outdoor Adventures Camp, for children ages 6 to12, will introduce campers to orienteering, hiking, knots, shelter building, and much more. Excursions include day trips to Rideau Provincial Park. This camp is offered July 16 to 20 and August 13 to 17 at the Sawmill Creek Community Centre and Pool.

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EMC news - Booze-fuelled student antics are making Sandy Hill a nightmare neigh-bourhood, a city committee heard on May 17.

Almost a dozen Sandy Hill residents came out in support of changes to the way the city’s noise bylaw is enforced, but many said there needs to be even more attention to fi x the “free-for-all party destina-tion” reputation Sandy Hill is gaining.

Christopher Collmorgen, president of Action Sandy Hill, said 20 per cent of the to-tal noise complaints in Ottawa come from Sandy Hill.

Resident May Morpaw said the widespread tolerance of open drinking in the streets of Sandy Hill is leading to increasingly frequent and intense parties, including a neighbourhood-wide St. Pat-rick’s Day bash that left the neighbourhood in shambles and included noisy revellers throwing glass bottles off roof-tops. Carl Martin, who also lives in the neighbourhood, said even longtime Sandy Hill residents had never seen any-

thing like it.Another resident, Leanne

Moussa, said she has called bylaw services only to be told, “What do you expect, living in Sandy Hill?”

Camille Lachausseur, a Sandy Hill mother, said her children’s health and ability to learn are being affected by the constant nighttime partying.

“I don’t want them to grow up thinking that this is normal behaviour,” she said.

Lachausseur said there is a “double standard” for young people.

“Why is there a double standard for young people … if I walked down the street like this, I would be given a ticket,” she said.

Lachausseur worried about Sandy Hill becoming “the next London or Kingston,” re-ferring to university cities that have recently experienced al-coholic-fuelled vandalism.

Glouces t e r-Sou thga t e Coun. Diane Deans countered that noisy student parties aren’t just a downtown prob-lem.

“The O-Train has transi-tioned our neighbourhood,” she said. “It started downtown and it’s primarily downtown, but it’s moving out.”

The bylaw changes will allow enforcement offi cers to issue fi nes to tenants, not just their noisy guests. Bylaw offi cers will also be able to carry batons after receiving new training. There will also be a pilot project beginning this year that will see a small

group of bylaw enforcement offi cers assigned to work un-til 3:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until September. Previously, bylaw services shifted responsibility for the issue over to the police after 2 a.m. – when many in-toxicated patrons are heading home from bars.

The late-night pilot project will be reviewed to see if that strategy should continue be-yond 2012.

Most of the comments the city received were in support of the changes, but some said the amendments don’t go far enough. They wanted the city to fi ne landlords if their ten-ants are noisy.

Linda Anderson, the city’s bylaw chief, said it would be unfair to fi ne landlords who don’t live at the property be-cause they don’t have the legal tools to evict noisy tenants. Tenants can be evicted if they disturb others in the building, but the tenant board could give them more chances.

John Dickie, head of the Eastern Ontario Landlords Association, spoke in sup-port of the changes, but said there wouldn’t be much point in laying bylaw charges on landlords, if the city tried to expand the rules in the future.

“Our members want these problems to be solved,” Dickie said, adding, “we don’t have a magic wand we can wave to solve this problem.”

Council will still have to vote on the noise bylaw changes.

File photoResidents supplied these photos of debris following out-of-control parties in Sandy Hill on St. Patrick’s Day. Neighbourhood residents spoke in favour of changes to strengthen the city’s noise bylaw.

Party hosts on hook under bylaw changesSandy Hill described as student-party epicenter

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Attachment parenting has become a dirty word these days.

But should it be? Most parents probably practice some form of this parenting philosophy, which includes responding to a baby’s cries, holding your baby without fear of coddling and practic-ing positive discipline. Why all the controversy?

For one thing, a recent Time magazine cover, showing a women breastfeeding her three-year-old, has exposed some of the deeper elements of a parenting philosophy that also recommends extended breastfeeding, baby-wearing and bed-sharing.

The cover, released on the heels of a new book by French feminist Elisabeth Badinter, seems to support Badinter’s central argument that modern women feel pressured into practicing traditional mother-ing practices that tie them to the home, at the expense of their careers and the develop-ment of their identities out-side of all-consuming mother-

hood.Sounds pretty controver-

sial. But how much truth lies behind the controversy?

To give credit where it’s due, Dr. William Sears, one of North America’s predominant experts on attachment parent-ing, does not recommend his parenting tools to be used as a Bible. In The Attachment Parenting Book, Sears writes that “attachment parenting is an approach to raising chil-dren rather than a strict set of rules.” The overarching goal of the tools, writes Sears, is “opening your mind and heart to the individual needs of your baby and letting your knowl-edge of your child be your guide to making on-the-spot decisions about what works

best for both of you.”It doesn’t sound so bad,

right? In fact, Sears sounds a lot like the “gentle spirit,” de-scribed by 26-year-old Jamie Lynne Grumet, the mother pictured on the cover of Time.

Where Sears starts to get controversial is in his presen-tation of questionable science. Despite acknowledging that attachment parenting tools such as baby-wearing and bed-sharing may not be the best thing for all parents all of the time, Sears takes ev-ery opportunity throughout his book to point out the sup-posed benefi ts of these tools, much of them presented in the negative. “Infant animals separated from their moth-ers showed imbalances in the

autonomic nervous system ... had an abnormal heartbeat, and showed disturbances in sleep patterns,” he writes.

He concludes that sepa-ration from mothers causes chronic stress, and increases the likelihood that children will be withdrawn, depressed and experience abnormal heart growth. Although these supposed “scientifi c” facts are actually quite sketchy, they serve to induce fear and guilt to those who are unable or un-willing to religiously practice every element of attachment parenting all the time.

But, you may think, so what? We live in a free soci-ety. We can practice whatever form of parenting we want. And yet, how much of the institutionalized information available to fi rst-time parents presents a balanced approach to styles and choices?

A quick glance at the web-sites of many pre-natal classes offered in Ottawa shows that even our local institutions are perpetuating the myths of all-or-nothing attachment

parenting. It’s one thing to provide links to breastfeed-ing supports. It’s another thing entirely to link to sites that condemn bottle-feeding and offer courses called “the benefi ts of baby-wearing and co-sleeping,” without also of-fering up alternative methods, such as “stroller-sizing and sleep-training.”

Further exacerbating the situation for nervous, fi rst-time parents is that many in-ternational institutions, such as the World Health Organiza-tion, are now recommending women breastfeed children until two years of age. Un-derlying these policies is an attempt to protect women in developing countries, where lack of access to clean water and an abundant supply of food make extended breast-feeding the safest option.

Although this guideline is largely irrelevant in the devel-oped world, where men and women have access to good nutrition, along with lifestyles that require them to work and live independently, it offers

another institutionalized op-portunity – as Badinter argues – to pressure mothers back into the domestic sphere.

“Why wouldn’t people wear their babies and breastfeed two-year-olds?” commented one friend on Facebook. “I’ve lived in the developing world long enough to see that it’s the most natural way to be a mother. It’s the West that has disrupted the process.”

Last time I checked, mater-nal and child health records in many developing countries were appalling. Besides, none of us live in mud huts, nor in villages with other women to support us in the task of rais-ing our children. We have ed-ucation that we’d like to use and the majority of us have a need and desire to balance motherhood with other de-sires and responsibilities.

So perhaps it’s time to take Sears and the whole attach-ment parenting thing at face value, scrap the sketchy sci-ence and fear-mongering, and just do what feels best for us and our kids.

BRYNNALESLIE

Capital Muse

The downside of Attachment parenting

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Little kids understand dandelions. Look at the pretty fl ower, they say. Look, Mommy, I picked a pretty fl ower for you.

Grownups with lawns don’t understand dan-delions. They have lost the ability to appreciate a pretty yellow fl ower and they want green grass instead.

Grownups don’t understand how to get rid of dandelions, except by using chemicals which are outlawed in most places. So dandelions thrive, which is great for children and not so great for grownups with lawns.

Women understand dandelion strategy. They let it be known that there’s a device that picks dandelions without the picker having to stoop.

Men love devices and bring one home. Wom-en say they can’t understand how the device works. Men, showing off, say, here, let me do it. Next thing you know, men are using the dande-lion device.

But the experts, and there are millions of them, take a dim long-run view of the dandelion device and all other cures. They say that no strat-egy outside of paving the lawn works against dandelions.

So here’s a radical idea. Maybe we should just come to terms with them. Let dandelions be dandelions. Rejoice in yellow fl owers all over the lawn.

Ancient civilizations survived without green lawns and so can we.

We just have to get used to it. Croquet will be a problem, for example. Golf courses might disappear, which is too bad, although it would save millions of dollars in green fees and new

wedges.True, the issue of mowing the lawn will sud-

denly become complicated. For a time it will seem nicer: no pushing the lawnmower around. But then things other than dandelions will pop up and we might want to cut them, but we can’t do so without cutting the dandelions. The risk then is that the dandelions will become overwhelmed by, among other things, grass.

Another problem is that dandelion season does not last forever. Modern man being what he is, he will undoubtedly attempt to extend the dandelion season, by artifi cial means if necessary.

There will be new dandelion-stimulating chemicals, demands to ban them and that that old battle beginning again.

No one said that dandelions would be a bed of roses.

But don’t forget the positives, one of them be-ing the glory of all that yellow, the other being not having to pick all that yellow.

Traditionalists will take a dim view of the new pro-dandelion approach. They will do irrational things, such as writing letters to the editor and running for city council. But there are reasons for even them to be encouraged.

Because it is always possible that when we want dandelions to grow, they won’t. This fol-lows an age-old principle of gardening, which can be stated as follows: the harder you try to make a particular plant grow, the greater the like-lihood of an entirely different plant growing in its place.

In other words, it is possible that the best way to get rid of dandelions is by trying to grow them.

Dandelions are like that. They know when they are not wanted. They take pride in popping up the morning after the proud male has picked the lawn clean with the dandelion device. Who is to say that they will not do the reverse — a disappearing act at a precisely the moment when we want them to appear?

If that theory holds true, we are faced with the grim possibility that the lawn is here to stay, and that will have to mow it again.

Rejoicing in little yellow fl owers

A fi tting memorial for our lost sons and daughters

CHARLES GORDON

Funny Town

The taboo against talking about youth suicide is starting to break.

After much debate the Old Ottawa East Community As-sociation has agreed to create a memorial recongnizing men-tal health issues, in memory of 18-year-old Nadia Kajouji, the Carleton University student who took her own life in April of 2008.

The community association agreed to replace a makeshift memorial, created by Nadia’s family, with something more

permanent to offer support to others who struggle with men-tal health issues that may lead to suicide.

The idea sparked much de-bate among members of the community association.

Some worried the site would attract or even encourage sui-cidal people.

Unfortunately out of sight does not necessarily mean out of mind.

In the past, far too many of us have remained fearfully qui-et in the wake of the death of one of our sons or daughters.

Fears that took many forms, but boiled down to the same ar-gument: if we talk about youth suicide it only serves to encour-age others.

The cracks in this tired and old argument started to show following the deaths of teens Daron Richardson, 14, in 2010 and Jamie Hubley, 15, in 2011.

The parents of Daron and Jamie talked openly about their children’s struggle with mental health issues, a problem that resonated with people across Canada.

More important, it sparked

discussion about what has be-come a national epidemic.

One in fi ve children suffer a mental health problem — but only a third of those get the help they need, according to the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa.

Every one of us either know or have come into contact with a child who has mental health issues.

This discussion has encour-aged positive change.

It has sparked fundraisers and events raising awareness about youth mental health is-

sues across Ottawa this sum-mer, including the city’s Drag-on Boat festival in June.

The Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa has used money from recent fundraisers and donations to hire four new youth and family counsellors serving at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and schools among Ottawa’s four English and French school boards.

On a national level, a private member’s bill has proposed creating a national suicide pre-vention strategy.

Canada is the only G8 na-tion without a national suicide prevention strategy.

This is an example how healthy discussion about a national problem can trans-late into a prescriptive policy change.

These positive changes have become organic memorials to the memories of Nadia, Daron, Jamie — for all our sons and daughters who lost their lives battling mental health issues.

A memorial more fi tting than any statue or bench we could erect in their memory.

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B) One word — pesticides, and I would only use organic ones.

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D) Weeds are just another of God’s cre-ations — live and let live.

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Ottawa-East EMC - Thursday, May 24, 2012 11

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

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EMC news - New Police Chief Charles Bordeleau got the pomp and circumstance of his offi cial change of com-mand ceremony at the Shenk-man Arts Centre on May 14.

The ceremony was held lat-er than usual, partially because of the availability of Senator Vern White. Organizers also wanted to hold the event dur-ing police week to celebrate policing, Bordeleau said.

He had already had his offi -cial swearing in ceremony on

March 5, but received the for-mal Tipp Staff at the change-of-command. The Tipp Staff is a replica of the original, presented in 1863 to the fi rst police chief, Robert Ross. Several former police chiefs were in attendance.

The ceremony also includ-ed an offi cial presentation of the Ottawa Police Service co-lours.

“It’s an honour for me to lead this police staff now into the future,” Bordeleau said. “Every day to wake up and to be the chief of police for the

nation’s capital is such a huge honour.”

The formal inspection by the new chief included offi -cers, civilians, volunteers and auxiliary offi cers.

He said his priorities are guns and gangs, domestic vio-lence and traffi c enforcement.

He indicated he also wants to encourage offi cers to con-tinue work in schools educat-ing students and parents about gang activity recognition. Bor-deleau fl agged the contiued creativity by offi cers conduct-ing traffi c enforcement, such

as those who recently posed as homeless people to catch distracted drivers.

“The chief of police is one of the most important jobs in the city,” said Mayor Jim Wat-son, who was joined by Coun. Eli El-Chantiry.

Sen. White offered a formal address, refl ecting briefl y on his 31 years of service where he worked in 16 communi-ties.

“I wish Chuck all of the luck he’ll need some nights,” Sen. White said. “I think he’ll do a tremendous job.”

Brier DodgeSenator and former Chief Vern White, left, passes the cer-emonial Tipp Staff to new Chief Charles Bordeleau on May 14 at the Shenkman Arts Centre during the offi cial change of command ceremony.

From COMMUNITY, page 1

Resident Heather Jar-rett was also opposed to the idea of a suicide or mental-health memorial and said that neighbours have told her “it feels like the fl avour of the month.”

Instead, Jarrett said she would prefer a rest and con-templation space that is “life affi rming.”

In the end, the community association’s board did settle on supporting a rest and con-templative area, but one that recognizes mental health is-sues. The fi nancial contribu-tion was approved in a 5-4 vote on May 7.

Jarrett also expressed wor-ry that the spot could become a space sought out by people intent on “copy-cat” suicides. Community association pres-ident John Dance said the po-lice department in Aberdeen,

Wash. said there have been no suicides at a high-profi le me-morial to rocker Kurt Cobain, who took his own life.

The details of the perma-nent memorial haven’t been ironed out, but it could take the form of a seating boulder with a plaque or a memorial bench, which could cost be-tween $2,500 and $5,000. The community association would contribute part of the cost.

The spot is currently marked by a more makeshift memorial bench with items set up by Kajouji’s family.

Kajouji’s mother, Deborah Chevalier, didn’t respond to requests for comment before this paper’s deadline.

Old Ottawa East resident Claire McMenemy initially proposed the permanent me-morial, but her family will be moving away from Ottawa soon, so she passed the proj-ect over to Pacella.

A space for refl ection proposed

New police chief offi cially welcomed

FileThe Old Ottawa East Community Association voted to support a fi nancial contribution to erect a memorial ac-knowledging mental health issues at the Rideau River site where Nadia Kajouji’s body was found in 2008.

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EMC community - The Old Ottawa East Community Activities Group is looking at starting a new after school program for this upcoming school year, an entire year earlier than initially planned due to greater-than-antici-pated interest from families in the community.

The not-for-profi t organi-zation works in partnership with the city to bring various programs to residents in Old Ottawa East.

Since the opening of the refurbished fi eld house in Brantwood Park, the group has offered a number of pro-grams in there, including art programs, bridge programs and pre-school activities.

Claire Farid, chairwoman of the group, said an after school program has always been amongst the group’s priorities, but 2013 had been

seen as a more realistic goal. The growing interest from

parents in the community, however, has led the group to re-evaluate the start date.

“The past couple of months CAG (community activity

group) has been approached to start the program a year early,” Farid said. “So we have begun to consult with the communi-ty and consult with the parents and look at how many people are interested in starting the

programming this year.”According to Farid, the lo-

cation will be a great place for after school programming.

“It is an amazing park lo-cated right on the river with a great play structure,” Farid

said. “It is a wonderful place for children to be because they get to be outdoors and an ideal location for the after school program.”

The group is currently look-ing at the logistics of pushing

the start-up of the program ahead.

“Right now we are looking at what the age range would be, the schools we would draw from, you know, all the practical issues,” Farid said. “We are still in the explorato-ry stage, looking at whether it is feasible. But whatever we do, we are tying to make sure it has the same standard of high quality programming as our other programs.”

The group has determined one thing; it would a small program which would accom-modate 16 children from the area.

Farid, who has children of her own, understands the im-portance of both having a pro-gram and letting parents know early if it will be a possibility.

“My children are passed that stage, so unfortunately for me it is not going to work out,

but I think it is really im-portant, the kids go to a lot of different schools, and I think it is one way that kids can get to know one another,” Farid said.

The group has asked inter-ested parents in the commu-nity to send in their feedback, either through email at [email protected] or by call-ing 613-230-0076. The group is looking at making decision by June so parents are urged to send in their comments as soon as possible.

Michelle NashClaire Farid, chairwoman of the Community Activities Group in Old Ottawa East is seeking community say in whether they should start up an after school program for September. Parents are encouraged to contact the group in the next two weeks.

Brantwood Park after-school program seeks inputHuge interest pushes new program’s launch forward by a year

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Do you want Ottawa to be a clean, safe and green great place to live, work and play?Well, you are not alone! This is the goal of the

Vanier Beautification group led by Marguerite

Beaulieu and Lucie Marleau. This group has

Vanier’s well-being close to heart and has started a

number of programs to improve their community’s

quality of life.

Some initiatives include:

Adopting a Garbage Bin

Adopting a Flower Box

Dealing with unkempt properties “Eyes on Vanier” walkabout

In collaboration with the Vanier Business

Improvement Area (BIA), the Vanier Beautification

group works to improve their community through

programs like the City of Ottawa’s graffiti removal

program. The group’s proactive community

involvement style has inspired other organizations

throughout the City to roll up their sleeves

and do the same work. As their actions have

demonstrated, the Vanier Beautification group

adheres to a belief in a city and community that

is clean, free of garbage, and a great place to call

home. Most importantly, they help strengthen

the image of the National Capital as a leader in

community engagement.

Members of the group work throughout the Vanier

community (streets, parks, school yards, etc.) and

keep an eye on all events and activities that take

place. In an effort to bring safety and security to

the community, members report all issues to 311 or

www.serviceottawa.ca. It goes without saying that

their dedication has brought great improvement to

the community and that we are all very fortunate

to have their commitment for our community.

The ongoing work of the Vanier Beautification

group continues to be highlighted in our city;

however, they are always looking for new

volunteers and are always in need of help. Do you

have time this summer? Why not use a few of

those hours to beautify your community or better

yet, come out to the next group meeting? To

participate or learn more about upcoming events

or projects, visit the Together for Vanier website at

www.togetherforvanier.com or send an e-mail to

[email protected].

Come out and show your community pride by

joining your neighbours in becoming an ambassador

for Vanier!

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Keeping WatchConst. Ryan Pierce, Staff Sgt. Atallah Sadaka, Sgt. Stephane Tracy, Staff Sgt. Roger Giansson, Kay James and Brian Dickson helped offi cially launched the revival of the Rockcliff e Park neighbourhood watch program on May 17 at the Rockcliff e Park Community Police Centre. A number of residents came out to celebrate and sign up to be street captains.

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EMC news – After hear-ing loud and clear parks are a number one priority in Vanier, Domicile has committed to donating money to help re-vamp Optimiste Park.

Domicile Developments Inc. has proposed a building at the site of an existing Esso gas station at 222 Beechwood Ave. that would feature four-storeys along Beechwood, but with a 10-storey setback

The Vanier Community Association saw the proposal as an opportunity to beautify their neighbourhood and re-quested the developer help fund the revitalization of Op-timiste Park.

After much discussion fol-lowing Domicile’s fi rst pub-licly presentation about the building on March 19, Do-micile president John Doran said putting money back in the park is a win-win for both them and Vanier.

“They weren’t pushy, they were straightforward,” Doran said. “We are coming into a neighbourhood and they have a need and know we would

benefi t from it too.”The amount is around

$50,000 – but Doran said it depends on whether they re-ceive approval to build and sell enough units.

The condominiums went on sale on May 16.

“It is so early in the game, we need to succeed in selling the units, we need to succeed in the zoning, but when some-one comes to us and asks a question, it is important we make that decision now,” Doran said. “And enhancing a park that will be at your door-step, makes sense.”

Vice-president of the Va-nier Community Association, Elaine Léger said they are happy with the news and un-derstand it is conditional on the building being developed.

“This is good news,” Léger said. “We are very happy they have shown a commitment to the community.”

Optimiste Park is up for renewal by the city in 2016. Any money Domicile would give would go towards that re-newal project. For Léger this means huge potential.

“My goal is to have all the

parks in Vanier to be back to the way they looked when it was the city of Vanier,” Léger said.

Doran said it is important as a developer to create ties to the neighbourhood they are proposing to develop in.

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EMC entertainment - For-tunée Shugar never led a typi-cal life.

She and her family were expelled from war-torn Egypt when she was just a little girl in 1956. She remembers liv-ing in a small motel room for almost three years with her family, and having no posses-sions

“I think a lot of that shaped my way of seeing the world,” Shugar said from her Nepean home, where walls are cov-ered with her art work.

When she and her fam-ily moved to Montreal a few years later, she remembers how she started feeling alone as she had to learn English very quickly.

“I think I always felt a little bit different than other people, because I came from a place so far away and so foreign to everyone,” Shugar said.

While she doesn’t remem-ber much of bombs falling and total blackouts that were commonplace in her native Egypt before she left, Shugar believes her vivid imagination stems from everything that’s built up inside of her because of that experience.

That’s why through her art, the artist wants to create a feeling in those looking at her work and go beyond just the visual.

“I don’t understand how it

works, but something comes from somewhere and it goes through me and ends up on the canvass,” Shugar said.

The feelings that ran through her when she trav-eled to the gardens of Monet and the asylum where Van Gogh rested and painted are the inspiration for her latest solo exhibit, Impressions of Impressionism, being held at the Foyer Gallery May 30 to

June 17.“My intention was to bring

out what was inside me when I was there and what I’ve been carrying ever since I was there,” Shugar said. “I was very, very moved.”

Through impressionism, Shugar recreates what she saw when she visited these places in France and recreates her feelings of being there.

When she arrived last sum-

mer to Monet’s gardens, she described how she felt she was in a “magical place.”

Through her art, she hopes those who see it will be taken to a different place too.

“It’s not about understand-ing it, it’s about feeling it,” Shugar said. “It’s a different way of looking, it’s not only looking with your eyes, it’s using a different part of your psyche, a different part of

you – if you just allow it to travel.”

Shugar admits she used to be afraid of living the life of an artist and the uncertainty of work.

But no matter what she was doing, she wanted to be cre-ative – whether it was enroll-ing in an animation program at Algonquin College or de-signing clothes.

“When you’re a creative

person, it doesn’t just come like that,” Shugar said. “It has to mellow and stew somewhere in your heart and soul until it’s ready to show itself. You can’t create on de-mand. It’s like a good stew – it needs to cook for a while, it needs to simmer, bubble up and eventually it all gels to-gether.”

She’s passionate about ev-erything she does, including side jobs where she teaches art to developmentally de-layed adults, children and holds cooking classes for children.

“That love of something, it just bursts out of me,” Shugar said. “I don’t do it for any other reason other than it has to come out.”

For those interested, Shugar also has work on display at the Michael Gennis Gallery, a new art gallery in Westboro.

“I’m starting to branch out a little bit,” she said.

Shugar will also be at the Foyer Gallery during her solo exhibit at select times for those who want to come in and meet her, including:

• May 30, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.• June 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.• June 6, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.• June 16, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.• June 17, 2 pm.. to 5 p.m.• Or by appointmentFor more information on

Shugar and her upcoming ex-hibit, visit her website at for-tuneeshugar.com.

Artist shares ‘impressions of impressionism’ in upcoming exhibit

Kristy StraussNepean artist Fortunée Shugar will have a solo exhibition called Impressions of Impressionism at the Foyer Gallery from May 30 to June 17.

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EMC news – Reducing the number of city wards and cre-ating a borough system will likely be on city council’s agenda later this year.

Addressing his one out-standing campaign promise during an online live chat hosted by Metroland reporter Laura Mueller on May 17, Watson said he would like to see the size of council reduced before the next municipal election in 2014.

“For our city, compared to almost every other Cana-dian city, we have a higher number of elected offi cials. I would like to see tat [sic] reduced in time for the next election,” Watson wrote in the live chat that appears monthly on his website, jimwatsonottawa.ca.

“I made a commitment to bring forward this term of council, and I hope to do that before the end of this year to seek public and council in-put,” he added.

Watson proposed the bor-ough system in August of 2010 during the municipal

election campaign, saying it could help reduce the dis-connect some Ottawans still feel more than a decade after amalgamation.

While Watson has said he doesn’t think amalgamation was a bad idea, the process hasn’t been without chal-lenges.

In 2010, he suggested re-ducing the number of council-lors – and wards – from 23 to between 14 and 17.

To boost representation, that was suggested to be sup-plemented by four boroughs with members that could have full jurisdiction over local matters for their area of the city.

The idea would save mon-ey, Watson said during the election, and bring Ottawa’s elected representation in line with other cities.

The issue will form part of the work of the governance renewal subcommittee, which so far has looked at a lobby-ist registry for the city. A look into the number and structure of the city’s citizen advisory committees is also underway.

MAYOR SUGGESTS MUSEUM MOVE

Also during the May 17 chat, Watson suggested LeB-reton Flats might be a good location for a new science and technology museum.

The current Canada Sci-ence and Technology Muse-um on St. Laurent Boulevard was already in the news last week for raising the age of admission without parents for a sexuality exhibit geared towards teens.

Watson was responding to a question about rumours of a new casino coming to Le-Breton Flats following the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s call for propos-als for a new gambling facility in Ottawa.

During the chat, Wat-son said LeBreton Flats is an unlikely candidate for a casino because the land is owned by the National Capital Commission, which already has plans to build housing there.

But there is also a plan to include a “nationally signifi -cant building” at LeBreton Flats, and Watson suggested that a revitalized science and technology museum would be at the top of his list.

“I personally would love to see a new science and technology museum move from a former bread factory on St. Laurent to a new site

at LeBreton Flats,” Watson wrote. “It would compliment the spectacular war museum and help bring more tourists

to our city.” Canada’s capi-tal is the best spot for such a national museum, and the large high-tech sector in Ot-

tawa could help shoulder some of the costs to build the new museum, Watson said.

City council to discuss borough system before 2013Mayor Jim Watson wants to reduce the number of city councillors and wards

FileMayor Jim Watson confi rmed that he wants city council to discuss reducing the number of wards – and adding a borough system – before the end of 2012 during his monthly online chat, hosted by Metroland reporter Laura Mueller this month.

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To me, my dolls were real little peo-ple. Babies, really. I loved every one

of them and made awfully sure I treated each of them equally. All in like favour, as was the saying back then.

There weren’t two alike. I had about six, all precious to me. They were all shapes and sizes, with some I could cuddle, as if they were real babies and had to be handled with special care.

Although I tried not to show it, one of my most pre-cious dolls was one I got as a surprise one Christmas.

I had longed for it after seeing it in the Five and Dime Store in Renfrew, sure I would never have it. But there it was under the tree on that wonderful day back in the 1930s, when there was little money for such frivolity.

One of my dolls was not one you could cuddle. First of all, I was frightened she might break. You see, her arms, legs and face were made of china. Aunt Lizzie had brought it all the way from Regina one year, not taking a chance on sending it in the hand-me-down box that came regularly fi lled with cast-offs her sons could no longer wear.

This one came with a name already on a little tag

pinned to her lacy dress. It wasn’t a name I would have ever picked for such a beautiful doll. She was named Claire, but I thought she was much more suited to be called Margaret. Of course, my love for Princess

Margaret Rose had a lot to do with my choice.

I could spend hours play-ing with my dolls. I dressed and undressed them, sat them in the swing, making it into a pretend school room and took on the persona of Miss Crosby, our teacher at the Northcote School. Of course, I was never as strict as was Miss Crosby.

Other than the china doll and the one I got as a Christ-mas surprise, there was noth-ing exceptional about my other dolls. One or two had the paint almost worn off their faces before I learned you couldn’t wash them with

soap and water. But I loved them just as dearly as the others.

I went through a real ritual before I went to bed at night. Father, one Christmas, had made me a doll crib. Pale blue. It was big enough to hold most of my dolls, except the china one because I couldn’t take a chance on her being broken through

the night from the thrashing about of one of her crib mates.

Yes, I was sure, they breathed, turned in the crib and like me and my sister, pushed and shoved to get a share of the bed. So this doll slept on a little padded quilt Mother made.

It was on the fl oor beside the crib and well away from the path of anyone who might be making a trip through the kitchen during the night.

At bedtime, before I climbed the stairs to the big hall which served as a bedroom for Audrey and me, I gathered my dolls around me and crouched on the fl oor beside the little blue crib. I sang a song to the dolls. Then, just like Mother did before we climbed into our beds upstairs, I closed my eyes and said a soft prayer under my breath that they would be safe during the night.

I placed them on the fl an-nelette mattress Mother had made, which matched the nightgown I myself wore to bed. I made sure they were on their backs, the china doll on the mat at the foot of the crib and then I covered them gently with the little blanket Mother had also made out a fl annelette remnant. And then I checked each doll to

make sure it was in what I thought was a comfortable position.

Only then was I ready for bed.

Often a miracle happened over the night. While I was asleep in my bed upstairs, I wouldn’t hear it, but when I got up in the morning, I would see that there had been a stirring during the night.

I would remember exactly how I had placed the dolls in the little blue crib. But they would have moved. One or two would have changed places. Wasn’t Sally at the foot of the crib the night before? And now she was cuddled at the head, with her face turned to the kitchen wall.

I would marvel at the miracle before my eyes. My dolls really were babies after all. Hadn’t this just proved it?

It would be many years before I could come close to explaining the miracle that I saw some mornings in the kitchen of that old log house.

Was it a real miracle? Was it fantasy? Or was it my beloved sister Audrey, who was always out of bed long before me in the morning, who moved the dolls around so that her little sister would cling to a childhood dream for just a few years longer?

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EMC news - Summer is of-ten referred to as construction season, and it will be no differ-ent in Orleans.

Hwy 174 is set to undergo fi xes on 200 joints, and full resurfacing between the split and Montreal Road.

Work is scheduled for eve-nings and weekends; lane clo-sures are planned for 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays, and 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. on weekends.

The construction period is planned for July until late No-vember.

An inquiry was fi led last summer at city hall regard-ing the status of the highway. It was said the area is a chal-lenge because of the way the road was constructed.

Quoting a response to his inquiry, Cumberland Coun. Stephen Blais said “the two interior lanes in both direc-tions run over a concrete base. This base has moved at many of the joints and has resulted in an uneven riding surface. These breaks, if left untreated, will result in accelerated dete-rioration and could pose safety risks.”

The project is being funded as part of the Ottawa on the Move capital works program.

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EMC news - Making life-changing fi tness choices and setting a new record will be the theme of the day when hundreds of gather on Parlia-ment Hill on June 9 for the Great Canadian Boot Camp.

Katherine Robitaille, an Ottawa fi tness trainer, is help-ing to organize the event with Paul Plakas, the star of Cana-dian fi tness shows X-Weighted and Taking It Off, who will be in town holding a semi-nar called Lean, Fit and Pain Free in the 21st Century. Fol-lowing the seminar, the pair will lead the Great Canadian Boot Camp and are hoping to draw more than 317 people in order to break the Guinness World Record for largest boot camp.

“Wouldn’t it be great knowing that you contributed to breaking that record?” Ro-bitaille said. “Ottawa is a very fi t, outdoorsy city and I think it’s a great moment for us to shine in front of no better backdrop than our Parliament Hill.”

The event promises to push people, but in a good way. The sequences of exercises in a boot camp are timed rather than given a set of reps, so that one person who is very fi t can train next to someone who is just beginning, as Robitaille explains, everyone uses the

allotted time to their own per-sonal capacity, working at their own level and their own pace.

“Put simply, one can expect to have a great experience in the open fresh air, moving their bodies in ways that feels good for them,” Robitaille said.

The boot camp is open to the public and is a free event.

The seminar costs of $99 per ticket, but the fee is to

cover the cost of the venue and Plakas’ fl ight. Plakas will be donating any profi ts from the seminar to charity.

“If you look at what we spend every day on coffee, take-out lunches, even gym memberships that we seldom use, this seminar is not expen-sive in terms of value,” Rob-itaille said. “We’d love to of-fer it all for free, but our room

at the Chateau Laurier isn’t free, nor is Paul’s fl ight from Alberta free either. In fact if any profi ts are made at all, Fitness Anywhere will prom-ise to donate them to a local charity.”

The boot camp event is free, however – events at Parliament Hill are restricted from charging fees – and the setting for the challenge was

important, Robitaille said. “We really want to have

The Great Canadian Boot Camp there as this setting is perfect,” she said. “So instead of having the boot camp in our room at the Chateau and limiting the capacity, we’re moving it there in the hopes that it will make this a great Canadian event.”

Stacey Carter, from Hali-

fax, held a similar event in her hometown. She is contacted Robitaille to see if this was something Ottawa would be interested in and is lending her assistance to the Parlia-ment Hill event.

For Carter, who has lost more than 45 kilograms since she started her own weight loss journey, boot camps are more than just a workout.

“I was overweight all my life and didn’t really see it as a big deal,” Carter said. “When I decided to start losing weight I was really lost about what to do. I didn’t realize how lost until I attended Paul’s (Plakas) boot camp ... I am happy to say that because of the boot camps I have attended and the things I’ve learned from Paul, I have been successful reach-ing my weight loss goal, kept my weight off and am now living an extremely active, exciting life, doing things I never would have thought possible.”

Carter will be at the semi-nar next month and said she is looking forward to it as much as her very fi rst one.

Tickets for the seminar can be purchased online at www.fi t-anywhere.com.

The boot camp will go on rain or shine. In the instance there is severe weather, the camp will be held indoors at the Chateau Laurier.

Submitted Stacey Carter lost 45 kilograms by taking boot camp classes. Carter will be participating in the Great Canadian Boot Camp being held on Parliament Hill on June 9.

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EMC food - Fresh cinna-mon buns, homemade and served warm from the oven for breakfast, are one of the better things in life.

In this recipe, the food processor does all the mixing and kneading. Once you try it and discover just how quick and easy it is, you’ll be ready to make cinnamon buns again and again.

To make morning prepara-tion even easier, do some of the prep the night before.

You can measure the dry ingredients, prepare the cin-namon-brown sugar fi lling and even butter the baking pan ahead of time.

Dough• two cups fl our• one tbsp. baking powder• 1/4 tsp. baking soda• 1/2 tsp. salt• 1/4 cup vegetable oil• one cup buttermilk

Filling• 1/4 - 1/3 cup softened butter (not margarine)• 1/2 cup brown sugar• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Measure the dry ingredi-

ents for the dough into the food processor. Cover, and pulse for about six seconds to mix them.

Your food processor should have a removable insert in the lid for pouring liquids. Take out the insert and with the motor running, pour the oil and buttermilk through the opening into the dry ingredi-ents.

Continue processing until the dough forms a ball. This takes about one minute.

Turn the dough out on a lightly-fl oured surface, and shape it into a ball. With a rolling pin, roll the dough out to make a rectangle 38 centimetres long and 25 cen-timetres wide. The long side should be facing you.

For the fi lling, spread the softened butter over the dough, then sprinkle with the brown sugar and cinna-mon. Roll up the rectangle

tightly, starting from the long side closest to you. Pinch the seam to seal.

With a sharp knife, cut the roll in half, then mark each half into fi ve portions of equal width.

Cut through the roll where you’ve marked it.

Marking the dough fi rst, then cutting it, will help you in making slices that are even in width.

Arrange the slices, cut side up, in a greased round 22 cen-timetre (nine-inch) cake pan.

Place eight slices around the edge of the pan and two in the middle. This gives them room to expand as they bake.

Bake at 400 F (200 C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Remove from the oven, and set the pan on a cake rack.

Cool for about fi ve minutes in the pan before serving.

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EMC news - Only weeks after taking up residency at Brewer Park, organizers of the Ottawa Farmers’ Market are fi nding the biggest headache is the lack of parking at the new location.

The market opened at Brewer Park on May 6 after moving the original location at Lansdowne Park. Market manager Linda Cook has been watching closely to ensure all shoppers enjoy their visit to the new location, including keeping a close eye on park-ing issues.

“It is only the fi rst few weeks and there have been some parking issues, but (cus-tomers) are getting it,” Cook said. “It is not too bad in the morning (but) Brewer Park is a busy park. It is only going to get more congestion as the day goes on.”

The market is working with Carleton University to pro-vide free parking passes and Cook is encouraging shoppers to take advantage.

“The best thing is to down-load the parking pass, print it out and put it in windshield and go straight to Carleton,” Cook said.

Close to the canal and Bank Street, biking, walking and public transportation all re-main viable options, she said.

Residents in Old Ottawa South have been quick to

warm to the new Sunday mar-ket in their neighbourhood.

“It has been fabulous, they have been pouring in from Old Ottawa South,” Cook said.

Captial Coun. David Cher-nushenko, who is an Old Ot-tawa South resident himself, said it has been delightful to have the market so close by, but acknowledged he has heard about the parking con-cerns, too.

“Well as a resident, it is nice to walk out the door,” Chernushenko said. “And I have heard a lot of positive comments, but it hasn’t come with out challenges and I hear that as a councillor and as a neighbour.”

Chernushenko’s own home is further away from the im-mediate traffi c concerns, but he has heard from a number of people about the traffi c.

“Now my challenge is to get as few people to come out with their cars, to try and get as many people to leave the car at home,” he added.

An avid cyclist, Chernush-enko said there are excellent cycling routes for people to take and if people do need to drive to go straight to Car-leton.

“The designated spot is at Carleton University, spare ev-erybody, including yourself any trouble and go straight there,” Chernushenko said.

All in all, Chernushenko is happy the market remained close to Lansdowne Park.

“Markets are gathering places, you see neighbours and get time to talk to each other and there aren’t enough of those,” Chernushenko said.

There are a number of up-coming events at the market, including a sample tent. Cook was happy to announce Sparky and Winston, two Clydesdale horses, are back pulling a wagon through streets of Old Ottawa South.

The market is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the parking pass can be obtained by going to ottawafarmersmarket.ca.

Cycling or walking best way to Brewer market

File The Ottawa Farmers’ Market moved from Lansdowne Park to Old Ottawa South’s Brewer Park on May 6. The move leaves little on site parking and organizers are encouraging shoppers to take advantage of the free parking at Carleton University.

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EMC sports - The Ottawa Royals Futuro under-10 boys soccer team has undertaken an ambitious campaign to collect 1,000 pairs of soccer cleats to send to underprivileged chil-dren in India.

The campaign, Cleats 4 Kids, was started by Futuro coach Sanjeev Parmar and is aiming to gather as many cleats as they can by June 30. The campaign was given country-wide attention when the team was named the Bank of Montreal team of the week as part of a nationwide cam-paign to promote youth soc-cer. The Futuro team was rec-ognized for its achievements on and off the fi eld on May 9.

“This team is based on a program that goes beyond soccer,” said Parmar in a statement. “As coaches, our goal is to provide each player with the ability to reach his potential.”

“When we’re not on the fi eld, we’re building as a team or reaching out to the com-munity. Being recognized as BMO Team of the Week is truly an honour and a testa-ment to the fact that we have something special.”

Being named a team of the week offers the Futuro’s a chance at winning a $125,000 fi eld refurbishment.

Pete Gauvin, the bank’s manager for the Ottawa metro region, said the level of com-munity involvement displayed by both the players and coach-es played a part in the team being honoured.

The campaign, Gauvin ex-plained, is about recognizing youth soccer teams that dem-onstrate team pride, spirit, community commitment and passion for the game.

“When you look at this team here, the way they are collecting the cleats, reaching out and giving back - it is all about team building,” Gauvin said. “It is not just about practicing which makes you good at the game; it is about team spirit which gives you that winning attitude. It is not about just winning the game.”

Parmar travels once a year to India through his coach-ing company, Parmar Sports Training, to work with the lo-

cal coaches to divert troubled youth to playing soccer.

Parmar has always brought pairs of cleats with him for the children.

Working with his business

manager, Bobby Jaswal, they decided it was time to take on a larger donation project and started the non-profi t organi-zation Cleats 4 Kids with the goal of collecting 1,000 pairs of shoes.

The team is also collecting any available soccer gear, in-cluding shoes that may need small repairs.

They are also accepting monetary donations, Jaswal said. At a recent fundraiser in Stittsville, a local daycare donated $90, which is enough to purchase fi ve new pairs of cleats at a discounted price.

The team has already made an incredible effort.

“The kids are pretty amaz-ing, parents have been su-per helpful, but the children, they have been able to go to their principals, making an-nouncements in their schools, and setting up boxes in their schools,” Jaswal said. “We just kind of mentioned the ini-tiative to them (the team) and they took it on.”

Families and soccer play-ers alike can donate their used or new cleats at a drop box at DiSalvo Sports Soccer Store at 1408 Bank St. or at Louis Riel High School in Orleans. Jaswal also welcomes feed-back on new locations for drop boxes.

The goal is to collect child-sized cleats, but Jaswal said adult sizes are also appreci-ated. For more information on the cleat drive, please go to Cleats 4 Kids website at cleat-s4kidscanada.com.

The BMO contest will name 15 weekly winners which will be entered for a chance to be voted by Cana-dians as BMO Team of the Week 2012 Champion.

On top of winning a fi eld refurbishment, the grand prize for the winning team includes a road trip to a Canadian pro-fessional soccer game and a $5,000 donation to the win-ning team’s charity of choice.

Submitted The Ottawa Royals Futuro under-10 boys team is collecting cleats to send to underpriveldged children in India. Their eff ort has gained country-wide recognition when the team was named Bank of Montreal’s team of the week winner on May 9.

Futuro’s boys team collecting cleats Ottawa squad named team of the week

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A water safety event was hosted at Petrie Island on May 16 to raise awareness in pre-venting drowning.

“It’s important to be wa-ter wise when we’re out there having fun this summer,” said Coun. Mark Taylor.

THEY HIGHLIGHTED THE FOLLOWING WATER SAFETY

TIPS:

• Always keep children within arms’ reach near water

• Never leave a child alone in water

• Make sure children and weaker swimmers wear life jackets or personal fl oatation devices

• Supervise and swim with children only when free of al-cohol, drugs and distractions

The event was hosted by the Ottawa Drowning Prevention Coalition, made up of repre-sentatives from a variety of organizations.

They demonstrated how the city prepares for water rescues,

with lifeguards doing a mock rescue, and an Ottawa Fire Ser-vices rescue boat on display.

Later in the same day, the Ottawa Fire Services water rescue unit was called to ac-tion near the Britannia Yacht Club after a person was tossed

overboard off a sailboat. The boat operator was unable to re-trieve him due to rough water and wind. The man, who was wearing a life jacket, was in the water for about 25 minutes before a fi re services boat was able to rescue him.

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City of Ottawa lifeguards Owen Proud, left, and Rob Laniel work on mock victim Becky Peer as Julia Tunney monitors. The lifeguards demonstrated what they would do in case of an incident at Petrie Island on May 16.

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EMC news – The Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa has introduced a new program aiming to help its most at risk clients.

Youth in Transition, a program that started up in January and run jointly with the Cana-dian Mental Health Association, matches high-risk clients – youth ages 16 to 24 – with a case worker who can help them navigate the net-work of services available citywide.

Often, getting access to the proper mental health services could take “several years and a three inch fi le” said Dan Sabourin, director of community and housing services at the bureau.

Youth in the bureau’s street-involved pro-grams with mental health issues have issues with housing, and many with addictions and legal troubles.

Trying to deal with the appropriate agencies can quickly weave into a messy web of phone calls and wait lists, appointments and profes-sionals.

Not to mention that many of the youth in the program have never been formally diag-nosed with a mental-health issue because they haven’t seen a family doctor in years.

When the youth services bureau took a poll of the youth living in their shelters and hous-ing, they found 45 per cent reported having been diagnosed, or showing symptoms of men-tal health problems.

Eva’s Initiative, based out of Toronto, re-cently reported 54 per cent of those polled had mental health issues – and 84 per cent didn’t have the proper support available.

With the Youth in Transition program, 20 Ottawa youth are now set up with a case work-er who meets with them at least twice a week. With four workers who started in January, the program will be capped at about 45 clients.

“I’m probably the fi rst professional adult they’ve trusted,” said Sean Perrault, who is one of the four workers. “These are the most mar-ginalized youth we see, and we’re able to break down those walls.”

Perrault works to untangle the web of agen-cies and appropriate services and make sure that the youth are referred to the proper people, while also providing counseling.

“They feel that they’re taken care of,” said Sabourin. “Before, we would have just dealt with crisis management. There was so much demand on the system; workers were just do-

ing their best to manage.”Many of the youth aren’t in a typical school

system with guidance counselors or profes-sionals to make the often-needed referrals to access help.

That’s why the Youth in Transition program can be accessed through self-referral of youth coming to the drop-in clinic.

A client coming to the centre for lunch, to use the computers, laundry facilities or other services would just have to wander a few feet to fi nd a staff member who could help them refer themselves into the program.

The transition from a youth under 18 to a legal adult can often wreak havoc on clients who are already in the system, which is why the program serves youth up to 24.

Turning 18 can often start the waitlist pro-cess all over to gain access to appropriate ser-vices.

“That year on the wait list can have huge impacts,” Sabourin said. While waiting, the case workers are staying up to date and making sure they still having counseling and accessing groups.

Having a caseworker dedicated to co-ordi-nated, long-term care has already made a dif-

ference in many of the youth already in the program.

Perrault proudly refl ected on one of his cli-ents, who entered a detox program and has stayed sober since. Sabourin mentioned anoth-er who was able to fi nish high school and get their diploma with the help of the case worker.

“We’re inspiring hopes and helping these young people develop into proper adults,” said Perrault.

New program connects the dots for high risk youth

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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]: (613) 725-3166 x258

Pet Adoptions

This neutered male, tricolor Rottweiler and German Shepherd mix dog is approximately six years old. He was surrendered to the shelter by his owner on May 9, and is looking for a family who will take him for walks every day. Trips to the dog park would be great, too! Max has a friendly and polite way of meeting new people, and he will happily show you all of the commands that he has mastered. He gets along with other dogs and kids who are familiar with large dogs. He lived with cats in his previous home. Max needs an assertive and confi dent owner who will expose him to all sorts of new people and places, because Max can be a bit leery of new things. A crate would be a comfortable place for Max to feel at ease as he gets used to his new home.

TAKE YOUR DOG WITH YOU ON YOUR WEEKEND GETAWAY

This unaltered male, green and yellow Budgie is about a year old. He was brought to the shelter as a stray, and is one of two budgies currently available for adoption. Budgies are curious and playful birds that can form a strong bond with their owners. They do best in pairs or larger groups and like to feel like part of a fl ock. If you have room in your family for another fl ock member, contact the adoption centre to enquire about Echo!

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It’s that time of year when weekend getaways are appealing, and summer vaca-tion time is just around the corner. The OHS receives a higher number of dogs surren-dered or abandoned as strays in the summer months because their owners cannot fi nd care for them during their holidays.

But why not pick a getaway that’s fun for the whole family, furry members and all?

Camping with your canines can be a lot of fun, and a learning experience for everyone involved.

Don’t forget, all these new smells and sites can be very exciting for a dog, and you have to be able to restrain your canine com-panion in the presence of distractions, such as deer, squirrels and other critters.

If you are going to camp with a dog (or dogs), it is important that the dog is well-behaved around other people (both adults and children) and animals. Your dog will need to understand when play time is over and how to be quiet. You may want to consider taking the dog to basic training which will help both you and the dog in the new environment – it will make you a better, more responsive dog owner, and it will help you keep your canine companion comfort-able in the new place.

You know your dog better than anyone. You know what may provoke a defensive

reaction, and you need to know the steps to take to appropriately deal with any situation that may arise.

Make sure your dog is up-to-date on vaccinations because dogs can encounter unvaccinated animals while camping. Dog licenses should also be current, and microchip and identifi cation tags must be up-to-date. A second set of tags with your cell phone number (or perhaps the number of the cot-tage or the campsite you will be staying) may be a good idea.

Dogs can get stressed out when their rou-tine changes. Too much stress can lead to er-ratic behavior, even illness. Getting your dog used to many scenarios in the weeks before your trip is easy and fun. Put up your tent in the back yard before you camp and let your dog get used to it. Bring your dog’s bed, and a tarp or plastic sheet to help keep it clean and dry – and to help keep your dog warm. Bringing the bed that a dog is most used to is as much behavioral support as comfort.

Camping may mean an increase in physi-cal activity for your dog, so make sure your dog has plenty of water.

Even if your dog is well-behaved, you will need to keep him or her on a leash. It is unfair to other campers if your dog wanders into their campsite, and regardless of wheth-er your dogs is friendly, he or she could run

into various scenarios and unfriendly people or animals. Make sure your dog’s leash, collar and buckle are in good condition and will not break if he or she suddenly lunges. Bring extras, just in case.

Be sure to stoop and scoop! Your com-panion’s waste is not only a nuisance to other campers, but is bad for the environment, especially if you are near a water source.

Bring a muzzle with you. Even if your dog is not aggressive and you never have to use it, it is a great safety precaution. If your dog is injured, his or her behaviour can and change and panic or fear may cause your dog to react differently than normal. The muzzle will prevent him or her from biting you or others trying to administer fi rst aid.

Don’t forget extra treats for your canine companion. It’s a treat for you to get away from it all, and you should try and make the experience extra special for your companion animal, too! You may not like certain types of bones or treats because of the mess they make in your home – but camping is a per-fect outdoor place to offer these treats!

Remember: your behavior with your dogs affects ALL campers with dogs! Keep your dog quiet, exhaust your dog with exercise, keep your dog on a leash at all times and never, ever leave your dog alone at a camp site.

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EMC news - Elizabeth Manley proudly displayed her silver medal for fi gure skating to hundreds of St. Pius X High School students in the school’s cafeteria on May 15.

But the medal, won during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, means more to her than a win for Canada – for her, it’s a win in life.

“This is my medal for life. I was exactly where you are today. I chose the right path and you can too,” Manley told the crowd of high school stu-dents.

Building on the school’s recent Mental Health Aware-ness Week, the school invited Manley along with former su-perintendent Mike Bain, now the chairman of the Youth Ser-vices Bureau.

Bain had the entire cafete-ria on their feet when he asked those to stand who have dealt with mental health issues be-fore and introduced Manley, who told of her struggles with mental health issues.

With brothers who all played hockey, Manley grew up on the ice and attended Woodroffe High School as a teenager.

“School was very diffi cult time for me,” she said, add-ing her parents got divorced when she was in Grade 9 and her mother struggled to make

ends meet.“We struggled and had

no money and to keep me in (fi gure skating), we had to give up a lot,” Manley said. “I didn’t have a lot of clothes, no makeup, just so we could pay a skating bill.”

She also said what a tough time she had making friends since her schedule consisted of practicing skating, training and going to school during the

morning.“I had no friends, no social

life, no phones and comput-ers. No connection to the real world,” Manley said. “I lived in a rink.”

When Skate Canada called and said they were sending Manley to the United States, she packed up her life and headed to Lake Placid.

There she lived in the attic of a boarding house, where

her depression continued.“I wanted to just disap-

pear,” she said. “I unpacked and sat there the whole night and cried, and thought, what’s happening to me?”

She told the crowd of teens how her new training coach would tell her she looked fat, and she stopped eating to try and lose weight.

But Manley said she kept gaining weight and even start-

ed losing her hair.She knew something was

wrong, and called her mom.“We found four bald spots

in the back of my head the size of grapefruits,” Manley said. “We knew there was a problem.”

She packed up, came back to Ottawa and after visiting numerous doctors she was diagnosed with clinical de-pression and a nervous break-

down – a diagnoses that was unimaginable at the time.

“This was in the 1980s, where the term mental health you just didn’t bring up,” Manley said. “You didn’t want to hear the word.”

When she began talking to a psychologist, she said she jumped at the chance to be helped.

“I easily could’ve taken my life, or harmed myself, but I grasped the opportunity to get help,” Manley said.

Even though she got help, Manley said she still faced critics in the weeks leading up to the Calgary Olympics and almost didn’t compete.

But then, one day while she was practicing, the Canadian Olympic hockey team came to watch her skate, and didn’t say a word to each other.

When she fi nished, the hockey coach approached her and said something that she couldn’t believe.

“He said, ‘Our hockey team has their toughest game to-night and I needed my team to watch a real champion train,’ ” Manley said.

“‘I needed them to be mo-tivated by a real champion, so thank you for doing that.’

“We have a lot of hockey, football players, and some fi gure skaters here today,” she told the students.

“Don’t let anybody ever tell you that you can’t do it. Win in life.”

Kristy StraussOlympic champion Elizabeth Manley spoke to St. Pius X High School on May 15 about her personal struggles with mental health. She showed students the silver medal she won at the 1988 Olympics held in Calgary, saying it symbolizes her win at life.

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May 25Everyone is welcome to

a charity event presented by the Indonesian Canadian Congress, Friendship and Harmony, Indonesian Night 2012, will be held on May 25 from 7 p.m. at the Library & Archive Canada Auditorium, 395 Wellington St. Admission is $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Portions of proceeds will go to orphanages in Indonesia and Canada. For more information please call Retty Hendarna at 613-737-3288 or go to www.indone-siacanada.org.

June 1The annual Food Aid

Barbecue is taking place at Festival Plaza, City Hall on Friday, June 1 this year. For only $10, hamburgers pre-pared by The Works will be served alongside chips and a drink from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be plenty to see and do at Festival Plaza, with music and celebrity milking competitions at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. As well, the Ottawa Food Bank’s Capital Beef Cookbook will be on sale for only $15 along with specialty barbecue aprons to get you ready for Father’s Day and the barbecue season.

June 2Garage sale at St. Ignatius

Martyr Parish, Parish Hall at 518 Donald St. The sale starts at 9 a.m. and there will be a number of white elephant ta-ble items, outdoor equipment, garden tools, housewares, and small electrical appliances.

June 16The annual Main Event is

around the corner and once again we are looking for vol-unteers to help make this the biggest neighbourhood party of the year in Old Ottawa East. Held on Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the front lawn of St. Paul University, this event includes a community garage sale, barbecue, music, arts and craft market and children’s entertainment.

Our fourth water garden tour, presented by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horti-cultural Society on Saturday, June 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tour will showcase seven varied styles and sizes of

water gardens during the day and one spectacular evening pond. Tickets are $15 per person. Tour booklet and wristband for this self guided tour are available at www.ottawawatergardens.com or at Ritchie Feed and Seed after May 21.

June 22Child Haven International

is hosting its 27th annual fundraising dinner in Ottawa on June 22 at 6 p.m. at the Tudor Hall, 3750 N. Bowes-ville Rd. Tickets are adults $60 and $30 for children. Contact Linda Uhryniuk at 613-730-5412 or Child Haven at 613-527-2829 or visit our website at www.childhaven.ca.

June 26Please join the Embellise-

ment Vanier Beautifi cation for their annual Garden Party on June 26. Following a short board meeting at 7 p.m., the festivities will begin. For more information please email vanierbeautifi [email protected].

August 3-6Come and celebrate the

180th Anniversary of the Rideau Canal from August 3rd to 6th! From boating and outdoor leisure enthusiasts to heritage buffs and art lovers, the four-day celebra-tion offers fun, interactive entertainment for the whole family. The party runs for the entire August long weekend, August 3rd to 6th - don’t miss out! For a complete list of activities, visit www.rideaucanalfestival.ca.

TuesdaysThe Hog’s Back 50+ Club

meets every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the front room of the Boys and Girls Club, 1463 Prince of Wales Dr. at Meadowlands Drive and Hog’s Back Road. Bring a bag lunch or come for cards, crafts, friendly chatter and camaraderie. Drop in and check us out. For more information call Shirley at 613 - 225 - 8089

In Harmony, a woman’s chorus is welcoming new members. Practices would be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. If interested please call Chris Peacock at 613-

722-0066.

FridaysFive pin bowling league is

encouraging senior citizens over the age of 50. Members range in age from 50 to 90. There is no registration fee. The league is a fun, non-competitive league, and experience is not required. Bowling takes place each Friday afternoon between 1 and 3 p.m. at Walkley Bowl-ing Centre, 2092 Walkley Rd. Ottawa. Participants are placed on mixed four person teams. To register, telephone Roy or Jean Hoban, 613- 73l-6526.

Moms, are you looking for something to do with your infant/preschool age child this winter? There is a Mom & Me Playgroup meeting at East Gate Alliance Church. This drop-in playgroup con-sists of a casual time of play and ends with circle time. It takes place the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. We are located at 550 Codd’s Rd., off Montreal Road. More information can be found at www.eastgateal-liance.ca or by contacting [email protected], or at 613-744-0682.

OngoingThe Overbrook Commu-

nity Association is currently looking for volunteers to deliver their community newsletter. Right now zone coordinators are needed for deliveries in sections east of Lola Street. Bundles of newsletters are available at reception at the Overbrook Community Centre, 33 Quill St., for volunteers to deliver over the next week or please contact [email protected] for more information on how to volunteer.

Ottawa Newcomers’ Club invites women new to Ottawa to join and make new friends.

Activities include: bridge, scrabble, walks, luncheons and dinners, book club, sight-seeing and events, travel cafe and craft and chat. Check out the website: www.ottawanew-comersclub.ca. For info call 613-860-0548 or [email protected].

The Eastern Ontario Um-pires Association (EOUA) is looking for individuals, male and female 18 years of age and over, who are interested in offi ciating fast pitch and slo-pitch softball. The EOUA is affi liated with Softball Canada, Softball Ontario and

Slo-Pitch Ontario. Training and clinics are provided. Please call George at 613-722-2620 for more informa-tion.

Become a runner, become a faster runner. And help our cause. The Ottawa Running Club is a local grass-roots non-profi t that donates over $10,000 a year to charities lo-cal and abroad. Based out of three Bridgehead locations in Ottawa, the club teaches how to run, not just which direc-tion to run. For full details visit OttawaRunningClub.com.

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