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Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri wanted nothing to do with a gang of eight of city councillors who suggested the city budget’s proposed tax rate hike go beyond two percent to fianance infrastructure upgrades. And he says the surprise discovery by the city that it had a large surplus means those infrastructure concerns can be being dealt with without hiking taxes more than two per cent. See COUN., page 2

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The group of eight councillors who balked at the city’s draft budget included veteran councillors Rick Chiarelli and Diane Deans, who had made headlines in the week leading up to the Dec. 13 council meeting to adopt the 2018 budget by proposing a dedicated infrastructure levy to shore up spending on crumbling roads. In the end, that was rejected and in what File photo has become the status quo under the reign Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri says it is important of Mayor Jim Watson, property taxes will go council stick to the two per cent tax hike target as up by two per cent — or $76 for the average homeowner. Bus fares will rise by 2.5 per they have agreed to do in the past. cent.

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Watson’s motion took that extra cash and pumped it into spending on city infrastructure — things like parks and roads. The extra money is almost exactly the same amount that the proposed infrastructure levy by the eight councillors would have raised.

“At the start of our term, we as a city council sat at the table and unanimously agreed to hold at a residential tax increase of 2%.” Coun. Shad Qadri

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A surprise cash infusion ended up being the ultimate compromise to maintain the city’s capital assets without having to go back into taxpayers’ pockets above two per cent. A last-minute motion from Watson took full advantage of better-than-forecast finacial numbers — which edged the city into a surplus, rather than a deficit. And that meant there was an additional $10 million to play with. The amount forecast for the city-wide reserves at the end of the year was $12 million. The city treasurer said that number now looks like $22 million.

“This motion allows us to live within our means without accumulating more debt, or go back to taxpayers for more money,” Watson said. In the back and forth on the budget numbers, Qadri clearly lined up with Mayor Watson. “Some of my councillor colleagues put a motion on the table recommending that the municipal property tax increase of 2% should be raised by an additional 0.5% with the additional revenue to go into general infrastructure improvement projects,” Qadri

said. “I was not in support of this motion for a few reasons. I felt that a motion of this nature with no specific projects identified for its use would not act in the best interest of all of Ottawa’s wards,” he said. “Additionally, I felt that putting a motion recommending a tax increase at the last minute of the budget approval without any form of public consultation or the time required for a proper report to assess its use would be unfair to our residents who work hard to pay their taxes every year.” Qadri said councillors in the past had agreed on a two per cent limit on property tax rate hikes, and they should stick to that. “At the start of our term, we as a city council sat at the table and unanimously agreed to hold at a residential tax increase of 2%,” Qadri said. “At this budget meeting, I felt this was not the time to point fingers but to see how we can all work together to find a common solution,” he said of the surprise surplus cash being able to address some of the infrastructure issues that were being raised by some city councillors. Still, at the end of the day, five city councillors did vote against the budget, including Deans. “A day of reckoning is coming in 2019,” Deans cautioned. — with files from Jennifer McIntosh

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Future park will get Kavanagh name BY BRIAN DERYDEN brian.dryden@metroland.com

A park that is expected to take shape in Stittsville in 2018 will be called Kavanagh Green after a naming proposal was accepted by the city. According to Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri, to honour the Kavanagh family’s historical significance to the community, the name was proposed for a future park to be constructed at the southwest corner intersection of Hazeldean Road and Stittsville Main Street. The park is expected to be under construction in 2018 and is expected to be a seniors-friendly environment. Park features are expected to include items that will help to promote an active lifestyle for seniors and all other members of the community. Kavanagh family members have had a long history in Stittsville and have had a major impact on the community over the years. “For nearly a century, the Kavanagh family members have made important contributions to the community of Stittsville and surrounding areas which include owning and operating the popular Stittsville Flea Market for 25 years and volunteering with the Food Bank, Holy Spirit Church and the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice,” states an explanation of why the naming honour is being bestowed on the Kavanagh name.

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Winter transit changes impact Stittsville commuters BY BRIAN DRYDEN brian.dryden@metroland

With OC Tranpso’s winter bus schedule about to take effect on Dec. 24, some changes to service are being touted as improvements to service in the western end of the city. Some of the service changes that will impact directly on commuters in Stittsville and Kanata include: • Frequency of service on Routes 63 and 64 will Kristine Geary’s

be increased to every 12 minutes during the busiest hour of the morning eastbound and afternoon westbound service. • Hours of service on Route 167 will be extended to 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. northbound, and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the southbound direction. The route will also be modified to serve the Abbottsville Crossing and Blackstone communities via Westphalian Ave., Rouncey Rd. and Abbott Rd. This change will reduce walking distances for transit users. • Route 252 will be extended to serve the Blackstone community via Hope Side Rd. and Cope

Dr., and the frequency of service will be increased to every 15 to 20 minutes. The route will also be modified in Bells Corners and will operate north on Moodie Dr. to join the new West Transitway Extension at Moodie Station. • Route 256 will be extended to serve Bridlewood Trails via Akerson Rd. to reduce walking distances. The route will also be modified between Bells Corners and the Transitway to serve Old Richmond Rd. east of Moodie Dr. and serve Robertson Rd. The route will no longer serve Bayshore Station in the morning.

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West Ottawa Ladies Chorus gives its last performance of fall at Glen Cairn Church by Barbara Bottriell Special to the News

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The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus gave its last performance of its fall season on Wednesday, Dec. 13, singing at the annual Christmas luncheon of the Glen Cairn United Church Women (WCW). A festive atmosphere prevailed in the Glen Cairn United Church thanks to holiday decorations. The Ladies Chorus presented a program of familiar and some lesser known Christmas carols and winter songs from their repertoire. The Ladies Chorus’ presentation of “Where Shepherds Lately Knelt” was one much appreciated song, given its flute accompaniment and unique arrangement. The Ladies Chorus rendition of “A la Nanita Nana” in which the many voices of the choir sounded like one was another popular piece. The audience joined in the singing of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and laughter erupted on hearing the lyrics of the song “No Time To Diet,” especially because audience members had just finished enjoying a delicious lunch. The Ladies Chorus was directed for this performance by member Bev Armbruster in the absence of the choir’s director Robert Dueck who unfortunately was too ill with a cold to conduct the group. Bev is a member of Glen Cairn United Church and directed its choirs for years. One of the audience members complimented the Ladies Chorus on its blend and balance, its solid sound and its dynamics.

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It’s early name was Struggletown. But Stanley’s Corners went on to become quite a bustling community in the view of Sarah Holla, acting education officer at the Goulbourn Museum. She outlined the development of the community just south of Stittsville in a recent presentation to the members of the Rotary Club of Ottawa — Stittsville at a recent club meeting. The earliest settlers in the area were veterans of the War of 1812 who were granted land in the RichmondGoulbourn area to form a line of defence against the Americans in case of future conflicts. These early settlers referred to the area now known as Stanley’s Corners as Struggletown because it was a struggle living there. The area was heavily forested with settlers living in fear of fire breaking out at any time. The community came to be known as Rathwell’s Corners after John Rathwell who was a school teacher. The Rathwell house at the southwest corner of what is now Huntley Road and Flewellyn Road became known as a stopping place with Mrs. Rathwell known for her hospitality. The house was later owned by a John Manchester and then by Jonathan Stanley who put an addition on the house for use as a general store. In 1896, Stanley’s Corners got a post office with Jonathan Stanley as the first postmaster. A community was usually named after its first postmaster and hence the community took on the name Stanley’s Corners. Stanley not only operated the general store and post office but also opened a cement factory, starting about 1915. It manufactured brick, tile and cement blocks. But Stanley’s Corners had more than just the store, post office and cement factory. There was a cheese factory that began in 1896, run by a co-operative of local farmers. Farmers transported their milk to the factory where cheese was made and then shipped out on the train at Stittsville. McCaffrey’s sawmill was also located at Stanley’s Corners, providing lumber for sidewalks in Ottawa. Stanley’s Corners was also the site of St. Thomas Anglican Church and cemetery. The church opened in 1866 and was at Stanley’s Corners for almost 100 years, being gutted by a fire in 1964 which began with a lightning strike to the church steeple. It was known for its stained glass windows, most of which were saved in the fire. In 1970, a new St. Thomas Church opened in Stittsville. The cemetery has remained at Stanley’s Corners. Stanley’s Corners also had a school, S.S. No. 10. It began as a log building and then was a frame building before

it was housed in a brick building constructed in 1927. This building, after it closed as a school with the opening of Goulbourn Public School in 1967, became the home of the Holy Spirit Catholic Mission for a number of years. This Mission was a forerunner of the current Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Stittsville. In addition, Stanley’s Corners was the seat of the Goulbourn township

municipal government, with a town hall built there in 1872. This town hall served not only for political meetings but also as the site for community dances and events. It was clad in cement block brick from the cement factory at Stanley’s Corners, probably around 1930. This building has served as the home of the Goulbourn Museum since 1990 when the museum was started.

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Yoshi has added these 12 additional gift bags to the Christmas care bags which he has delivered to the 15 ladies who have exited prison and now live at the Elizabeth Fry halfway house at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa. This means Yoshi has almost doubled the number of gift bags that he has delivered this week. He was very busy making up the bags, filling them with gifts that were provided by many. The main gifts are from the Holy Spirit CathoCORRECTION NOTICE In the ad beginning December 26, 2017, the two Gift with lic Women’s League while there are Purchase offers on page 2 were printed with incorrect also some given by individual parishioners of Holy Spirit Parish as valid dates. The correct valid dates are 12/26 – 12/28/17. well as other Stittsville residents and We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Here comes a fascinating election year

here were four recent federal byelections in Canada, three of which were won by the governing Liberals. And while they are only byelections, it still amazes that a Liberal government that has backed away from electoral reform, has seen its finance minister pilloried for possible ethics violations and hurtful policies, has struck out with a free trade deal with China and is reeling in the renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement, takes three out of four byelections. Imagine if the Liberals were doing everything that they promised in the last election campaign — it would be landslides everywhere. Alabama’s Dec. 12 election, that elected Democrat Doug Jones over Republication judge Roy Moore demonstrated that voters will not accept everything. The allegations of sexual misconduct by Roy Moore, while just allegations and not proven in court, were enough to turn a rock solid Republication state into a Democratic state, albeit by just the narrowest of margins. Voters stood up for decency and were not all slaves to their traditional voting patterns. Just where is this tipping point that sees a politician lose the support of the majority? This is always uncertain, which is what will make this June’s provincial election in Ontario

such an interesting happening. Are people disenchanted and fed up with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, given her problems with hydro, political scandals, questionable budgetary accounting measures and more … the list goes on and on! Will the voters decide that it is time for a change or will the Liberals once again turn back the Conservatives, now under leader Patrick Brown? Who knows? But that’s what makes elections so watched — you just never know the outcome. The year 2018 is a municipal election year as well, with voting day in October. This may be a most interesting civic election because it would appear that some incumbent city councillors, perhaps sensing a restlessness among the voters, recently opposed Mayor Jim Watson in advocating for a special extra tax levy for infrastructure spending. This may be the tip of the iceberg, revealing discontent among the populace for the steady-as-you-go ways of the current mayor. Some new ideas may be coming into play and this might — or might not — impact the election that is coming up. That’s why elections are such fascinating events. You just never know when the electorate will opt for different ideas and different faces. So hang onto your hats — 2018 promises to be a most interesting voting year.

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ast year around this time, I took up a new hobby. Like my grandparents before me, I committed to doing a daily crossword. You may think this is an obvious pastime for a writer. But until I embarked upon a 1,000-clue Christmas crossword last December, I’d never given the activity another thought. Now that I’ve completed at least 365 of them, I realize crosswords are a great way to learn about popular culture, history and geography. My late grandfather’s crossword dictionary-thesaurus in hand, I’m able to stretch my mind in a whole new way, because crosswords, as it turns out, are also a fantastic way to boost one’s vocabulary. Yes, there are certain clues that come up time and again. The word “oreo” frequently fills in the vowel gap. But

Within the top ten list are some pretty unusual words. Recuse, for example, is number three on the list. The word spiked in January and March this year when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has to Capital Muse remove himself from investigations of Hilary Clinton. Merriam-Webster tells us recuse means “to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular there are many words I’ve never come across before and some which case” and “to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of have different meanings than I’d interest.” previously thought. Another rare word that made the Crossword or not, it seems people across the world are stretching their top ten –syzygy. What an awesome word! I have no idea how to say it, vocabularies. Merriam-Webster and frankly I’d never seen the word releases a daily list of word lookuntil this month. But a lot of people ups trending on their site. In early December they released the top ten searched it around the time of the solar eclipse in August and again most searched words of 2017. As a newly-minted word nerd, I think it’s during this month’s supermoon, so a pretty cool way to see what’s been it’s number six on the list. MerriamWebster defines syzygy as “the top of mind for people this year.

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nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (such as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system.” Others in the top ten? Gyro, hurricane, gaffe and empathy. Dotard, an old word that was used by North Korean President Kim Jong Un to describe U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet is one of my favourites on the list. Apparently, it describes “a person in his or her dotage.” The dictionary folk add that dotage is “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.” But my absolute favourite is the number one searched word on Merriam-Webster in 2017 – feminism, defined as “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” and “orga-

nized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests.” From Wonder Woman and the Handmaid’s Tale to the Women’s March in Washington and the #MeToo campaign, Merriam-Webster says there were a lot of triggers for this word in 2017. I, for one, hope feminism stays top of mind well into the new year. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some word games to play.

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What’s up, doc, around Stittsville? *Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast has appointed former Holy Spirit Parish pastor Rev. Stephen Amesse as associate rector of St. Patrick’s Basilica in Ottawa as of Dec. 23. *The Friendship Club offers exercise classes on Mondays and Thursdays. For more information, please contact Helen at 613-836-6766. It also offers shuffleboard on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For information, please contact Shirley at 613-831-2712. Euchre is played on Fridays (contact Heather at 613-838-2743) and for information on the Friday bridge, please contact Lorraine at 613-599-3297. New members are always welcome. For membership information, please contact Lorraine at 613-599-3297. *Tickets for the Catch the Ace lottery draw being held by the Stittsville District Lions Club in support of the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata are available at Bradley’s Insurance on Stittsville Main Street, at Stittsville Automotive on Neil Avenue at Carp Road, at Kodiak Snow Blowing on Carp Road and from Lions Club members. Tickets can also be purchased on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Each weekly draw takes place at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Lions Hall. Tickets are $5 each. Only 200 are sold for each draw. The prize money increases each week until the Ace of Spades is drawn. *There’s a new exhibition at the Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa) gallery in the foyer of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) which will be in place until Jan. 12. There are 24 pieces of art on exhibit, the work of 16 different artists. Those viewing the exhibition should fill out a People’s Choice ballot for a favourite pieces in the exhibition. The results of this People’s Choice balloting is always highly anticipated by the artists involved in the exhibition. The owaa gallery is open seven days a week whenever the GRC is open. *The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) executive enjoyed a Christmas social at the ALE Restaurant at Amberwood on Wednesday, Dec. 13. It should be noted that the SVA has changed its meeting night from the second Thursday of each month to the second Wednesday of the month. *The ALE Restaurnat at Amberwood was also the site for a Christmas breakfast for the Board of Directors and staff of the Goulbourn Museum last Friday morning. The Museum’s December Board meeting followed the breakfast at the same location. *Peter Holmes of Stittsville attended the “Wreaths Across Canada” ceremony at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood in Ottawa on Sunday, Dec. 3. A Stittsville Pathfinders choir sang at the event. *A new group, called the Wine, Women and Words Book Club, has been formed at St. Thomas Anglican Church. It is designed for ladies who are busy professionals, busy moms,

Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa

Lots happening in the community workers, students and others looking to get to know other women in the church and in the community at large. It will be a bi-monthly informal book club-style gathering for women. The first book to be discussed will be “What is the Bible” by Rob Bell. The group’s first meeting will be on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Tara MacDougall’s house. Anyone interested in attending should contact Tara at ntaramacdougall@gmail.com *The Stittsville Lionettes hosted a Christmas party on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17 in the Lions Den at the Stittsville Medical Centre building on Stittsville Main Street. It was a pot luck finger food event. The Lionettes also collected small gifts to be given to children who will be spending Christmas with their mothers at Interval House. *The route of OC Transpo Route 252 is being extended to serve the Blackstone community via Hope Side Road and Cope Drive, with the frequency of service increasing to every 15 to 20 minutes. *Deanne Ferguson was honoured as the Stitts-

ville Minor Hockey Association volunteer of the month for November. She is always willing to help new SMHA volunteers with their duties, particular as a team manager as she plays this role for her son’s team. *The Stittsville Novice B2 Knights team won the recent Richmond Munster tournament. *Grade seven and eight classes at Sacred Heart High School recently prepared 430 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. *Carp puppeteer Sarah Argue is the granddaughter of long time Stittsville area resident Joan Flewellyn. Her father Brian, who now lives in Carp, grew up in Stittsville. *St. Stephen Catholic School students recently presented 266 pajamas to radio station CHRI’s pajama drive. To celebrate the huge number, the school held a school-wide pajama day on Tuesday, Dec. 12. *The U-Rock Music School of Stittsville is holding its fourth annual winter concert on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the Brass Monkey in Ottawa. The show will get underway at 2 p.m. Tickets are now on sale from U-Rock.

Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule “A” attached hereto for the purposes of the Kanata South Link Project including the widening of Hope Side Road, Old Richmond Road and West Hunt Club Road from Eagleson Road to Highway 416 and including the construction and/or installation of an additional travel lane in each direction, multi-lane roundabouts, traffic signals, signalized trail crossings, improved lighting, paved shoulders, sidewalks, multi-use pathways, works to address drainage and water quality and minimize and mitigate impacts to the Greenbelt and all other works and improvements ancillary to the Kanata South Link Project including but not limited to utility relocations. The drawings referred to in Schedule “A” forming part of this Notice are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedule “A” attached hereto. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice. The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

December 21, 2017 Councillor’s Column Keeping You Informed Budget 2018 Passed at Council Last week, City Council officially approved the budget for 2018. There was a fruitful discussion surrounding the needs of the City moving forward and one of these important needs identified was Infrastructure in Ottawa. Throughout the draft 2018 budget discussions, we have heard at our committee meetings and from public comments that infrastructure plays a key role in making sure that our city is well maintained for residents to productively move forward on a daily bases. City Council saw this need and voted to approve the strategy to address the tax-funded infrastructure gap within the next 10 years beginning in 2018. There was also a motion presented at this meeting to see how that 10-year term could potentially be shortened. However, some of my Councillor colleagues put a motion on the table recommending that the municipal property tax increase of 2% should be raised by an additional 0.5% with the additional revenue to go into general infrastructure improvement projects. I was not in support of this motion for a few reasons. I felt that a motion of this nature with no specific projects identified for its use would not act in the best interest of all of Ottawa’s wards. Additionally, I felt that putting a motion recommending a tax increase at the last minute of the budget approval without any form of public consultation or the time required for a proper report to assess its use would be unfair to our residents who work hard to pay their taxes every year. At the start of our term, we as a City Council sat at the table and unanimously agreed to hold at a residential tax increase of 2%. As a City Council, I believe that we need to be more proactive in finding solutions to problems. At this budget meeting, I felt this was not the time to point fingers but to see how we can all work together to find a common solution. Over the years, some referred to Ottawa’s City Council as being a giant sand box. To which I say: let’s continue to build the best sand castles. City Treasurer, Marian Simulik, later at the meeting revealed that an additional $10 million of surplus was available from the 2017 fiscal year. News of this $10 million was very welcome and is indicative of the sound financial management from the City of Ottawa’s diligent financial staff. As a result, I was proud to support Mayor Watson and Councillor Cloutier’s motion to put that $10 million toward the much-needed infrastructure improvements. In the end, the 0.5% tax increase motion was not approved and the motion to invest the additional $10 million surplus into infrastructure was approved in its place. As a result, for the fifth year in a row, the property tax increase will remain at two percent or less.

The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

For a full update regarding the details of Budget 2018, please visit my website at ShadQadri.com

Dated at Ottawa this 21st day of December, 2017.

Merry Christmas, Stittsville!

CITY OF OTTAWA

As we move full-tilt toward this year’s festive holiday season, I would like to take a moment to wish all residents of Stittsville and across the City of Ottawa a very, Merry Christmas!

Gordon E. MacNair Director, Corporate Real Estate Office Schedule “A” Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows: All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1. Part of PIN 04734-0044 (LT) being part of Lots 24 and 25, Concession 6, Rideau Front, Nepean, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on Plan 4R-23918, except Parts 1 and 2 on plan 4R-27136, subject to an easement over Part 2 on Plan 4R-23918, except Part 2 on plan 4R-27136 as in NS261645 geographic Township of Nepean, City of Ottawa, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 18551-1-Rev02.dgn, Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 18551-2-Rev01.dgn, and Parcels 1 and 2 on Property Sketch No. 18551-3 Rev02.dgn. 2.Part of PIN 04632-0261 (LT) being part of Lots 24 and 25, Concession 5, Rideau Front, being part 1 on plan = 4R-21040, geographic Township of Nepean, City of Ottawa, designated as Parcel 1 on Property Sketch No. 18551-4-Rev04.dgn.

Holidays are a time to be spent with loved ones, friends, and family. They are a time to relax, and a time to celebrate all of the wonderful gifts that the year has had to offer. However you choose to celebrate this Christmas, from my office to yours – may your days be merry and bright. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Always Listening As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca.

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Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26.

Schedule “B”

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND

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IN THE MATTER OF an application by the City of Ottawa for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “A”, “B”, and “C” attached hereto for the purposes of the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit System project (“Stage 2 LRT Project”), including, but not limited to, facilitating the construction, operation and maintenance of light rail infrastructure, tunnel guideway corridors, tunnel portals, at-grade guideway corridors, guideways, stations, station entrances and station to surface access points, platforms, multi-use pathways, bridges and bridge approaches and including temporary easements, varying in duration from 36 to 61 months as described in Schedules “A”, “B” and “C” hereto, for purposes including, but not limited to, construction of station entrances, traffic management and detours, storage of excavated materials and construction materials and equipment, temporary power supply and to enter on the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and material for construction, grading and relocation of utilities and for construction of berms, walking paths, multi-use pathways, fences, retaining walls, landscaping features and all other improvements and works ancillary to the Stage 2 LRT Project. The drawings referred to in Schedules “A”, “B”, and “C” forming part of this Notice are available for viewing during regular business hours at the City’s Client Service Centre, 1st Floor, City Hall, City of Ottawa, 110 Laurier Avenue West. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the lands described in Schedules “A”, “B”, and “C” attached hereto. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice. The approving authority is: The Council of the City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1.

Part of PIN 04328-0006 (LT), PART LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R2241; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_006a.dgn

Part of PIN 04328-0008 (LT), PART LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5R2150; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_008a.dgn

Part of PIN 04328-0011 (LT), PART NORTH 1/2 LOT 16 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER PART 2, 5R5704; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_009a.dgn

Part of PIN 04065-0115 (LT), PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 1 TO 10 AND 14 TO 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT AS IN CT228448. TOGETHER WITH AS IN NS77745; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART 5 ON PLAN 5R-284 AS IN OC56030; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART 6 ON PLAN 5R-284 AS IN OC56038; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2 AND 5 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF HYDRO OTTAWA LIMITED AS IN OC9564; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 2 AND 3 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351818; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PART 9 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351819; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 9, 10 AND 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1351820; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11, 12, 13 AND 17 TO 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 8, 9, 10, 15 AND 16 ON PLAN 4R-26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11, 12, 13 AND 17 TO 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 11 AND 12 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PARTS 17, 18, 19, 22 AND 23 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER PART OF LOT A, CONCESSION 3, RIDEAU FRONT, GLOUCESTER, BEING PART 22 ON PLAN 4R-26193 AS IN OC1397616; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OVER PARTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 ON PLAN 4R26193 IN FAVOUR OF PART LOT A CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N705355 AND OT36783, EXCEPT PART 18 ON 5R284, EXCEPT PART 1 ON 5R213, EXCEPT PARTS 19 AND 21 ON EXPROPRIATION PLAN NS275909, EXCEPT PARTS 1 AND 2 ON 4R23974 AS IN OC1604515; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN GROSS OVER PARTS 1 TO 10 AND 14 TO 16 PLAN 4R26193 AS IN OC1709561; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT AS IN OC1721440; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_053.dgn

Part of PINs 15975-0001 (LT) to 15975-0232 (LT) being part of the common elements on OTTAWACARLETON STANDARD CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 975 AND ITS APPURTENANT INTEREST; SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH EASEMENTS AS SET OUT IN SCHEDULE A AS IN OC1726177; CITY OF OTTAWA designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_054.dgn

Part of PIN 04055-0160 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER AS IN CT222630, EXCEPT THE SUBJECT TO THEREIN; TOGETHER WITH CT222630; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_058c.dgn

Part of PIN 04055-0161 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N477925; TOGETHER WITH N477925; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_059b. dgn

The expropriating authority is: City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Dated at Ottawa this 7th day of December, 2017.

CITY OF OTTAWA

Gordon E. MacNair Director, Corporate Real Estate Office Schedule “A’’ Confederation Line – West Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

All right, title and interest in the following lands: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Part of PIN 03957-0526 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PART 3 AND 4, 4R1473, SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486, OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_015c.dgn Part of PIN 03957-0524 (LT), LOT 326, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn Part of PIN 03957-0523 (LT), LOT 325, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 5 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn Part of PINs 15168-0001 (LT) through to PIN 15168-0038 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 168; PART BLOCK 104, PLAN 305, PART 1 4R2371, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT212416, AMENDED BY LT291824; OTTAWA, SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BELL CANADA OVER PART 1 PLAN 4R16200 AS IN OC27304, designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_076a.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of sixty-one (61) months in the following lands: 5. 6.

Part of PIN 03957-0526 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PART 3 AND 4, 4R1473, SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486, OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_015c.dgn Part of PINs 15168-0001 (LT) through to PIN 15168-0038 (LT) inclusive, being part of the common elements on CARLETON CONDOMINIUM PLAN NO. 168; PART BLOCK 104, PLAN 305, PART 1 4R2371, AS IN SCHEDULE ‘A’ OF DECLARATION LT212416, AMENDED BY LT291824; OTTAWA, SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BELL CANADA OVER PART 1 PLAN 4R16200 AS IN OC27304, designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18689-PRP_076a.dgn

8. Part of PIN 04055-0159 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3 RIDEAU FRONT GLOUCESTER AS IN CT160457 AND GL73833, EXCEPT AS IN CT222630, N477925, CT198296, N566618, N439357, N314150, N711427, CT115669 AND CT135137; TOGETHER WITH CT160457; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a permanent easement in the following lands: 9.

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of thirty-six (36) months in the following lands: 10.

Part of PIN 04055-0161 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER AS IN N477925; TOGETHER WITH N477925; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 2 on drawing 18692-PRP_059b. dgn

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Part of PIN 04055-0169 (LT), PART LOT 6 CONCESSION 3RF GLOUCESTER PART 1, 5R1022 (ALSO KNOWN AS MAC STREET); SUBJECT TO CT140679, GL78966, CT121531, CT135137, GL78361, GL83079; SUBJECT TO N755440, N755447, N755457 GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 3 on drawing 18692-PRP_075.dgn

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of fifty-five (55) months in the following lands: Part of PIN 03957-0524 (LT), LOT 326, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcels 2 and 3 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn 8. Part of PIN 03957-0523 (LT), LOT 325, PLAN 372212; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 4 on drawing 18689-PRP_016c.dgn 9. Part of PIN 03957-0527 (LT), PART LOT 329, PLAN 372212, PARTS 1 AND 2, PLAN 4R1473; SUBJECT TO INTERESTS, IF ANY, AS IN CR384866 AND CR369486; OTTAWA/NEPEAN designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18689-PRP_096a.dgn

Schedule “C”

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Confederation Line – East Those lands in the City of Ottawa described as follows:

An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement for a period of sixty-one (61) months in the following lands: 1.

Part of PIN 04363-0007 (LT) PCL 21-25, SEC GL-2OF; PART LOT 21, CONCESSION 2OF, PT RDAL BTN LTS 20, 21, CONCESSION 2OF, CLOSED BY BYLAW CT129546 (LT430246), PART 1, 4R7647; TOGETHER WITH LT744156; GLOUCESTER designated as Parcel 1 on drawing 18695-PRP_007.dgn

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The Richmond Royals played the Ottawa West Golden Knights twice in the past week, earning a split in the games. On Wednesday, Dec. 13 in a game at the Richmond arena, the hometown Royals lost 5-3 to the visiting Golden Knights. But the outcome was different on Sunday, Dec. 17 when the

Lots of goals in Town League Special to the News

Scoring in all three Stittsville Town League games last week reached double figures. Fifteen goals in total were scored in the game between the Rams and the Poop Squad while 13 goals were tallied in the game involving Molson’s and Scapillati Flooring. A total of 12 goals were scored in the Pro2Col/Laurysen Kitchens game. The Poop Squad led the Rams 4-1 after the first period and 7-2 after the second period before skating away with a 10-5 victory. Jacob Wright scored four goals for the Poop Squad while Mike Byrne chipped in with two goals. Single markers were tallied by Taylor Collins, Zac Rodier, Luke Martin and Connor Band. Mike Webley, Tyrone Vine, Nick Duhn, Thomas Nesbitt and Chris Monteith scored for the Rams in this game. Molson’s defeated Scapillati Flooring 8-5 in a game that saw Molson’s lead 2-1 after the first period but then fall behind 4-2 after two periods of play. However, Molson’s unleashed a six goal attack in the third period to end up winning by an 8-5 score. Kyle Gourgon scored two goals for Molson’s in this game. Also scoring for Molson’s were Dominik Rozman, Zack Hervato, Brady Clouthier, Wayne Hall, Jeff Wark and Chris King. Scoring for Scapillati Flooring in this game were Tyson Stewart, Derek Lowry, Kyle Murray, Troy Haas and Shane Hiley. In the other Stittsville Town League game last week, Pro2 Col tripled the score on Laurysen, winning by a 9-3 count. It was 2-2 after the first period but then Pro2Col erupted for five unanswered goals in the second period to take a 7-2 lead into the third period. Paul Doyle had three goals for Pro2Col in this game while Pat Kavanagh and Cody Waite both scored two goals. Mitch Kerwin and Ryan Donnelly both had a single goal. Dean Galasso, Corey Laurysen and Braeden Moffit scored for Laurysen in this game.

two teams faced off again on Richmond arena ice. This time the Richmond Royals managed a 5-4 win, although it took a shootout. In the game on Wednesday, Dec. 13, Ottawa West led 2-1 after the first period and 4-2 after two periods of play before skating away with a 5-3 victory. Andrew Hudson, Patrick Yates and Alex Vala scored for the Royals in this game. Picking up assists were Danny Carroll, Jared Carle, Alex Vala, Owen Scott, Ryan Pawlikowski and Brendan Wood. Ottawa West peppered Royals goalie William Anderson with 56 shots in this game. The Royals had 32 shots on the Ottawa West net. In the Sunday game between the two teams, Ottawa West also had a bucket load of shots at the Royals net, 50 in total. The Royals had 30 shots at the Ottawa West net. But although the shots on net were about the same as in the previous game, the scored was different as the Royals scored in a shootout to record a 5-4 victory. It was 1-0 for Ottawa West Golden Knights after the first period but the Royals came back to tie the game in the second period. With the scored tied 1-1 going into the third period, both

teams scored three goals in the period, bringing about an overtime session. Nothing was settled in the overtime, so it was on to a shootout which the Royals won, getting a 5-4 victory. The shootout went five rounds before Richmond gained the upper hand when Cooper Desbiens scored while the Ottawa West player failed to score. Scoring for the Royals in this game were Matt Eardley, Danny Carroll, Mitchell Mercier and Alex Vala. Picking up assists in the game were Alex Vala, Patrick Yates, Andrew Hudson, Jared Carle and Matt Eardley. In between these two games last week against the Ottawa West Golden Knights, the Richmond Royals travelled to Perth on Friday, Dec. 15 to play the hometown Perth Blue Wings. The Royals led 1-0 after the first period but Perth took a 2-1 lead after the second period and skated away to a 5-2 victory. The Blue Wings directed 48 shots at the Royals net while the Royals managed 31 shots on the Perth net. Ryan Pawlikowski scored both of the Royals’ goals in this game. Alex Vala earned two assists while Matt Eardley collected one assist.

Notice of Completion

North Island Link Watermain Class Environmental Assessment Project File Available for Review The City of Ottawa has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study to determine the preferred route for the construction of a new 610 millimetre watermain in Manotick. The North Island Link watermain will provide additional capacity and reliability of water supply to the urban area south of the Jock River. The Class EA determined the preferred watermain route is to follow an alignment along the southern border of David Bartlett Park, and continue north on McLean Crescent to Barnsdale Road where it crosses the Rideau River to Rideau Valley Drive. A new 305 millimetre watermain will also connect to the existing watermain on McLean Street. The study was undertaken in accordance with the requirements for “Schedule B” projects under the Municipal Class EA (2000), as amended 2007, 2011 and 2015. A Class EA Study report has been prepared documenting the problem statement, existing conditions, evaluation of route options and the selection of the preferred solution, public and agency consultation as well as potential construction impacts and mitigation measures. The Report is available for public review at the following locations for a period of 30 calendar days, starting on Thursday, December 21, 2017: City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

Manotick Public Library 5499 South River Ottawa, Ontario K4M 1J3

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Interested persons should provide written comments within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice to: John Bougadis, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Planning Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Tel: 613-580-2424, ext.14990 Email: John.Bougadis@ottawa.ca If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Ottawa, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order). Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by Monday, January 22, 2018. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City of Ottawa at the address listed above. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. If there are no requests received by Monday, January 22, 2018, the project will proceed to design and construction as presented in the Class EA Study. The Honourable Chris Ballard Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto ON, M7A 2T5 Tel: 416-314-6790 Fax: 416-314-6748 This Notice first issued on Thursday, December 21, 2017.

Jack MacLaren Member of Provincial Parliament Carleton-Mississippi Mills

A Very Merry Christmas It’s late December once again and we all come to reflect on the year that has come and gone. Each year we find time seems to go by faster and faster and we end up having less time to concentrate on the truly important things in life, friends and family. That is why we all are so privileged and blessed to have this special time of the year where we can slow down, take stock, and enjoy this season of giving. This year I think of how blessed I am to welcome another member to my family into the world, my new grandson Thomas. This year, as I have in years past, I wish you all a very merry Christmas. May god bless you and your families in the new year. Contact Information Constituency Office of Jack MacLaren, MPP Carleton-Mississippi Mills 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Suite 100 Kanata, Ontario K2M 1P6 Telephone: (613) 599-3000 E-Mail: jmaclaren-co@ola.org. www.jackmaclarenmpp.com Let’s Stay In Touch Stittsville News - Thursday, December 21, 2017 11

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Sunday December 24th Advent Four – 10:30 a.m. @ St. James

CHRISTMAS AT ST. ANDREW’S “Blue Christmas” - December 21, 6:30 pm Christmas is not always just a happy time. This service of worship is to help us remember those we have lost, and find hope and peace together.

Advent 4 - Sunday, December 24th Parish Advent 4 Eucharist, St John’s, 10:00 am Christmas Eve - Sunday, December 24th St Mary’s 6:00 pm Carols; 6:30 pm Eucharist St Paul’s 8:00 pm Carols; 8:30 pm Eucharist St John’s 3:45 pm Carols; 4:00 pm Family Choral Eucharist St John’s 7:45 pm Carols; 8:00 pm Choral Eucharist St John’s 9:45 pm Carols; 10:00 pm Choral Eucharist Christmas Day - Monday, December 25th Parish Christmas Eucharist, St John’s, 10:00 am

Saturday December 23rd Quiet Service – 7:00 p.m. @ St. James

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - 7:30 pm Sr. Choir, Hand-bell Choir, and lots of Christmas carols.

Christmas Eve 4:30 p.m. @ St. James (Family Service) 7:00 p.m. @ St. Johns 9:00 p.m. @ Christ Church Christmas Day 10:00 a.m. @ St. James St. John’s Sixth Line 1470 Donald B Munro Dr.

Pastors: Rev. Luke Haggett, Rev. Ken Roth, Pastor Shawn Veitch

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GLEN CAIRN UNITED CHURCH 140 Abbeyhill Dr., Kanata Rev. Brian Copeland

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HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PARISH A Welcoming Community 1489 Shea Road, (corner of Abbott) Stittsville, Ontario K2S 0G8

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KANATA BAPTIST CHURCH

6255 Fernbank Road

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Sunday Services 9 & 11:15am

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Youth Group Mondays at 7:oopm

Rev. Grant Dillenbeck Church: 613-836-4962 email: suchurch@primus.ca Visit our web site: www.suchurch.com

Growing, Serving, Celebrating Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Pastor Shaun Seaman Minister of Discipleship & Youth: Jessica Beaubien info.trinity.kanata@gmail.com 1817 Richardson Side Road 613-836-1429 • www.trinitykanata.ca

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Theresa Qadri seeking Liberal nomination Special to the News

Theresa Qadri of Stittsville has put her name forward for the Liberal nomination in the new provincial riding of Carleton. She has submitted her nomination papers and is now awaiting confirmation of their acceptance. No date has yet been set for a nomination meeting but the provincial election is scheduled for June. There is currently no incumbent for this new provincial riding of Carleton which stretches from Stittsville and Ashton in the west to Riverside South and Findlay Creek in the east. It runs in a swatch across the south part of the city of Ottawa, taking in the for-

mer Goulbourn, Rideau and Osgoode townships. The Conservatives have a candidate already in place, Goldie Ghamari, a lawyer, who has already been canvassing in the riding and has appeared at numerous community events in recent months. Theresa Qadri, who is the wife of city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri, has been active in the Stittsville community. She is chair of the Stittsville Food Bank and a member and former president of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville. She also served on the Stittsville Village Association board of directors for a number of years and regularly organized the Association’s annual

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Canada Day celebrations. She works as a real estate agent. She worked alongside her husband Shad when they operated the ShowBiz Entertainment store at the Stittsville Shopping Centre in the 1990’s. She says that she feels that she can represent families and people as an

MPP, pointing out that she knows what hard work is. “I know work, I know people,” she says. Theresa also points out that she knows much of the riding, not just the Stittsville part where she lives. Her husband’s parents live in Greely while

she grew up in the Blossom Park area. She skated at Leitrim as a child. Another candidate seeking the Liberal nomination in the new Carleton riding is Kim Elliott, a Findlay Creek resident. He is an accountant and has volunteered in his community over the years.

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Garnet Vaughn had the most lone hands at the euchre at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Lynda Viau had the ladies high score with Peggy Manion placing second. Norm Legault had the men’s high score with Grant Small as the runner-up. Sheila Casagrande had the low score while Lynda Viau had the hidden score. Euchre hosted by the Legion’s 55 Plus Club is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate.

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Proposed 19-lot subdivision finally moving ahead Beside Riverbend Golf and Country Club Special to the News

It’s been in the works since 2009, but a proposed 19-lot subdivision beside the Riverbend Golf and Country Club is finally moving ahead. The subdivision application, submitted on Dec. 9, 2009, had been put on hold pending the resolution of issues related to Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) issues. There are two farming operations nearby, one

an operational dairy farm with 150 milking cows and another one with 25 cattle. There are Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ MDS guidelines that have to be respected when a change of land use on lands adjacent to farming operations is being considered for municipal approval. The MDS guidelines are a land use planning tool developed by the Ontar-

io Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to prevent conflicts in land uses between farming operations and other land uses. The guidelines determine setbacks between new development and existing livestock facilities. The types of land uses involved are also taken into consideration in applying the guidelines. The City of Ottawa’s agricultural and rural affairs committee has now approved rezoning of the site to permit the proposed 19-lot subdivision. Each lot will be 0.8 hectares in size and accessed by a new road off Frank-

town Road. The city has determined that the proposed subdivision meets the requires of the MDS guidelines and will not conflict with the surrounding agricultural land uses. The site has the Heron Lake Estates subdivision immediately to the west while the Riverbend Golf and Country Club is immediately east of the new subdivision. There’s been a hydrogeological investigation and a terrain analysis to ensure that adequate private services can be installed for the lots in the new

subdivision. There’s also been an environmental-impact statement done to ensure that any potential impacts to the site and the surrounding area’s natural features from the new subdivision will be mitigated. With regard to the adjacent Jock River and its existing flood plain, the landowner has obtained a cut-fill permit from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority that ensures that the proposed road construction and home building area on each lot will be outside of the flood plain.

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New Hazeldean Gardens slated to open Aug. 1, 2018 By John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

The new Hazeldean Gardens retirement residence in Stittsville is scheduled to open Aug. 1, 2018. Hazeldean Gardens general manager Dianne Hartson-Lalonde identified this opening day for the 172-suite facility in a presentation at a recent Stittsville District Lions Club meeting. But those interested will be able to get a view of the new facility even earlier than Aug. 1 as the Hazeldean Gardens will be opening several demonstration suites in the facility in March. At this time the “Stittsville Station” bistro with a model train running around it will also be open. Ms. Hartson-Lalonde listed off the features that will be part of this new retirement residence. These include not only the bistro in the lobby area but also a solarium greenhouse, a theatre, a salt water swimming pool, a craft room, a fitness room, a library, a spa, a crafts room, both covered and open parking areas and more. “There’s everything you would need in a retirement residence,” she exclaimed. She explained that prices will range from studios starting at $2,900 per month to one bedroom suites starting at $4,500 per month to two bedroom suites starting at $6,800 per month. There is a $750 per month charge for a second person in a suite or studio. Each unit will have a three-quarter size refrigerator, a sink and cupboards and an area for a microwave or toaster. Ms. Hartson-Lalonde said that in retirement residences, most residents have their breakfast in their rooms rather than going downstairs to the dining room. She also noted that the Hazeldean Gardens retirement residence will be an “aging in place facility” able to accommodate a resident who moves from independent living to a situation requiring more care, even up to palliative care and

end-of-life care. Hazeldean Gardens has also partnered with the City of Ottawa for development of a park area to the east of the building in the vicinity of the Welcome to Stittsville sign at the corner of Hazeldean Road and Stittsville Main Street. There will be a putting green, a shuffleboard court and other attractions in this area, all open to members of the community. Hazeldean Gardens has been receiving lots of resumes submitted by those who would like to work at the facility. Employment opportunities include nurses, public service workers, a chef, housekeepers and others. Ms. Hartson-Lalonde said that there will be lots of activities going on at Hazeldean Gardens, saying that there will be 150 to 200 activities offered each month. She said that the goal of Hazeldean Gardens is to keep the seniors living there as independent and as healthy as possible. She noted that it is a family operated facility, with the owners really caring about the care received by residents. A veteran of working in retirement residences herself, she said that in all of her work experience she has never met owners like those of the Hazeldean Gardens who are so concerned about the service and care provided to residents. This new Hazeldean Gardens retirement residence, which is being constructed on part of the site of the former Stittsville Flea Market on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville, is owned and will be operated by Murray Jackson and his son Allan Jackson and by Wit Lewandowski, his wife Terry and his cousin Vicki Jackson, wife of Murray Jackson. Previously this ownership group has built and operated two other retirement residences, Rideau Gardens in Ottawa and Quinte Gardens in Belleville. Both facilities are no longer owned or operated by this ownership group.

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On December 13th, City Council approved the 2018 budget. This budget maintains the predictability of the previous seven budgets in that it focuses on priorities that matter the most and carries a 2% property tax increase. You likely heard talk of a proposed 2.5% increase but that was withdrawn following the announcement that the City had a surplus for the second straight year and $10M of that surplus would be dedicated to infrastructure renewal. In Parks & Recreation, planning and consultation will be undertaken for improvements to Beryl Gaffney Park using the master plan for that plan and the $560,000 identified in the budget. Blue Rock Park, in Kars, will see improvements, as will King’s Grant Park and Richmond Lions Park and Gordon & Ivy Scharf Park in Manotick. New parks will be created in the form of Lela Scharf Park, Mud Creek Park and the Spring Pond Parkette, all in Manotick. Also in Manotick, a new park is planned for construction in the new Riverwalk development. Sarah McCarthy Park will be constructed in Richmond. The total funding commitment for these parks, using 2017 and 2018 budget dollars, is $1.7M. When it comes to traffic improvements, planning is slated for the intersections of Prince of Wales Drive & Bankfield Road, Prince of Wales Drive & Barnsdale Road, First Line Road & Bankfield Road and Rideau Valley Drive & Barnsdale Road. Previously budgeted works are also expected to be carried out this year at Moodie Drive and Fallowfield Road. The biggest issue across the City, and in every other municipality for that matter, is infrastructure renewal. For 2018, Rideau-Goulbourn will see the resurfacing of Rideau Valley Drive South as well as a small portion of Fallowfield Road around Moodie Drive. Another major renewal project for 2018 is the McBean Street Bridge. There will also be many culvert replacements throughout the ward. In cases like Rideau Valley Drive North, these culvert replacements are the precursor to full resurfacing. The previously mentioned $10M injection into renewal will be discussed early in the new year as recommendations are presented to the Finance & Economic Development Committee on how to allocate those funds. In other areas, the 2018 budget adds 25 new Ottawa Police officers, 14 new paramedics, $100,000 for rural transportation to be distributed through service agencies, including Rural Ottawa South Support Services. This budget also sees increases to social services spending and increased transit to suburban growth areas as OC Transpo continues to prepare for the opening of LRT in 2018.

Here comes a busy, fun-filled 2018 Special to the News

Seventy-seven different activities celebrating Richmond’s 200th anniversary year will be held in Richmond in 2018. Up to 22 different performers will be providing entertainment throughout the year. And 10,000 people are expected at the gala weekend of celebrations from Friday, June 15 to Sunday, June 17. These are just some of the figures cited as Cydney Green, chair of the Richmond 200th anniversary organizing committee, described the celebrations planned in 2018 to mark the 200th anniversary year of Richmond at a recent meeting of the Richmond Village Association (RVA). While there will be events happening throughout the year, much of the focus will be on the weekend of June 15-17 which will be the gala time of celebration. Friday, June 15 will include an opening ceremony, a fish and chips dinner hosted by St. Philip’s Catholic Church, a pub night and fireworks. Saturday, June 16 will include activities like a 10 km race, a parade, the unveiling of a new mural on the exterior of the Richmond arena, children’s activities and displays, entertainment in the arena and on the fairgrounds, a craft fair, an art show and an evening dance. Sunday, June 17 will see an ecumenical service, children’s activities, country music in the arena, fiddling and step-dancing in a tent on the fairgrounds, a barbecue and anniversary cake for everyone. There will also be a weekend encampment by re-enactors plus musketry and other drills by members of the 200th Regiment of Foot re-enactment group. There will be guided trolley tours around the village hosted by

the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. There are also attempts being made for a display of historical carriages on the gala weekend and a pancake breakfast is in the planning stages. Almost all of the activities on this gala weekend will be free. Food, a cash bar and a dance will cost money but virtually everything else will be free so that families can attend and enjoy the celebrations. While this gala weekend will be a focus of the community’s 200th anniversary celebrations, there will be other events taking place throughout the year. There will be a family fun skating night, a margueritaville evening, a Jock River canoe race, a clean-up the village event, a curling bonspiel, a talent night, a scavenger hunt and more. And everything will be started off with a New Year’s Eve gala in the upstairs hall at the Richmond arena on Dec. 31. Among the features of this gala will be wine at dinner, a cash bar, a photo booth and more. Tickets are now on sale both from the organizing committee and also at Scotiabank in Richmond, which is matching the revenue from the sale of the first 50 tickets sold at the bank. Tickets are $100 each so this will be a $5,000 donation from Scotiabank. Ms. Green puts the cost of all of these 200th anniversary activities in Richmond at around the $200,000 mark. She notes that already close to $120,000 has been raised thanks to the work of Tino Bevacqua and others and also thanks to the generosity of local businesses and residents. The federal government has contributed $40,000 while the city is providing $29,000, half of which will offset rental fees for city facilities. Other major sponsors include Scotiabank, TD Bank and Talos Homes, while

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Cydney Green (left), chair of the organziing committee for Richmond’s 200th anniversary celebrations in 2018, is with Tino Bevacqua (right) who is a member of the committee. there have also been numerous other donors of varying amounts. Sponsorships and donations are continuing to happen. Ms. Green said that everyone from the “grassroots up to the corporate boys” are all contributing to help make these 200th anniversary celebrations a success. The anniversary celebrations are being viewed as an opportunity for Richmond to put its best foot forward to let people all across the city of Ottawa know what a vibrant community it is. The celebrations are not only being planned for current residents and former residents who may return for the celebration weekend, but also are being staged in the hope that they will attract Ottawa residents out to the community so that they can see what a great community Richmond is. There has been no definite decision made yet but if there are some funds remaining after the celebrations, there could be a legacy project undertaken. There has been talk of a pair of stone walls erected at Memorial Park on which families could have their names engraved as a memento of the 200th anniversary of the community. Another possibility might be placing floral planters along Richmond’s main streets. It may happen that a couple of the more successful and popular fundraising events held for the 200th anniversary celebrations such as the barn dance or the “A Taste of Richmond” event or the golf tournament may be continued in future years to provide ongoing funding for a village beautification program.

If you have any questions about any of the items listed above or anything else on the budget, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Members of the musical group Gracenote who are singing at the Advent vespers service at St. Philip Catholic Church in Richmond on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10 are (from left) Lynn Lane, Allison Fagan and Diane Coulterman. Missing from the photo is the group’s pianist Andy Duffy.

Advent vespers with Gracenote at St. Philip Catholic Church Special to the News

Advent vespers at St. Philip Catholic Church in Richmond not only meant that the church was filled with the harmonies of the musical group Gracenote but also meant that those in attendance got a reminder of staying alert in life, ready for whatever God may direct their way. This reminder came in the form of a dramatic reflection offered by pastor Rev. Bob Poole, with the assistance of deacon Louis Seward. Rev. Poole told a parable about a man searching for wisdom who visited a hermit on a mountaintop seeking the secret for such wisdom. However, before the hermit could tell him the secret, he had to run off to do something. This happened three times and each time the man fell asleep waiting for the hermits’ return. Deacon Seward got to poke a sleeping Rev. Poole with a stick on each of these occasions, providing a little drama and humour into the presentation. In any case, the conclusion of the parable was that the secret of true wisdom is to always be ready. “We live spiritually on the balls of our feet,” Rev. Poole said in referencing the parable to the season of Advent leading up to Christmas.

He noted that Mary, the Blessed Virgin, did not know what would happen but she was ready to respond to whatever came along in her life. She may not have understood what was happening but her faith gave her the strength to continue. He said that whatever happens, we should always stay on the balls of our feet, alert for whatever might happen, just like Mary did. This Advent vespers service on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m. is a service of music and liturgy that focusses on the theme of preparation for the coming Christmas. As was said at the Advent vespers service, “Advent is here – a time of preparation, getting ready, a time of expectancy.” This Advent vespers service was a combination of ceremony such as an Advent candle lighting ceremony, of liturgy with several readings and prayers and a number of songs sung by Gracenote including “Carol of the Bells,” “What Child is This?”, “The Night That Christ was Born,” “Joy to the World,” “Deck the Halls,” and more. Members of Gracenote include vocalists Diane Coulterman, Allison Fagan and Lynn Lane and pianist Andy Duffy.

Historical characters wanted for Richmond walking tour Special to the News

Do you want to step back in time in the New Year? There’s an opportunity to do just this as the Goulbourn Historical Society

is looking for Richmond residents interested in playing the role of an historical character during a walking tour of Richmond as part of the Richmond 200 festivities in June 2018.

About four men and one woman are needed to play these roles. There is no memory work or experienced required. An outgoing personality and an interested in

history would be assets. Anyone interested or for more information, please contact Barb Bottriell by email at goulbournhistoricalsociety@ gmail.com.

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Serving as MC’s for the outdoor concert at the “Christmas in the Country” event at St. Students perform at the outdoor stage at the “Christmas in the Country” event at St. Stephen Catholic School in Stittsville on Dec. 14 are students (from left) Kayla Hannah, Joey Gravelle and Kailee Leskiw. Stephen Catholic School in Stittsville on Dec. 14. John Curry/Metroland

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A number of lighted Christmas trees glowed in the evening darkness in the snow-covered school yard at St. Stephen Catholic School in Stittsville, providing a festive feel. It was another annual Christmas holiday celebration at the school, continuing the tradition of activities taking place not only inside the school but also outside in the school yard. It may have been chilly outside (minus 18 degrees Celsius but with no wind) but that did not dampen the Christmas spirit. Entitled “Christmas in the Country” this year, the outdoor activities at this Thursday, Dec. 14 John Curry/Metroland event included sleigh rides around the school A team of horses pulls a sleigh loaded with riders over snow-covered ground in the school yard, a bonfire and entertainment, with each yard at St. Stephen Catholic School in Stittsville at the school’s “Christmas in the Country” class or combination of classes presenting a holiday-themed song on the Cavanagh Construction event on Dec. 14.

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outdoor stage set up behind the school. Principal Bob Santos opened the entertainment stage at 5 p.m., welcoming everyone to the event and thanking his staff for their diligent and hard work in preparing everything for this evening of Christmas fun including decorating the school gym. And what entertainment was heard by those assembled around the stage, as youngsters in their snowsuits belted out Christmas song after song. So you heard “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Looked A Lot like Daddy”, “Run, Run Rudolph,” “Holly, Jolly Christmas,” “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Up on the Housetop” and “Jingle Bell Rock,” among others. It was an hour and a quarter of great holiday songs! Inside the school, the walls of the gymnasium were covered with Christmas decorations as parents and children enjoyed pizza and hot chocolate there, sitting at tables covered with Christmas-themed table cloths. And don’t forget the visit by Santa Claus himself! In the foyer of the school, there was a bake sale and balloon animals were being created. And don’t forget the raffle that was being held! All of the streets adjacent to the school were jammed with parked vehicles as parents and children made their way in the evening darkness and chill across snow-covered ground to the school and its bevy of activities, some inside, some outside but all offering lots of Christmas fun and merriment.

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Members of the G Notes Choir at Goulbourn Middle School sings during the group’s performance in the school’s Sounds of the Season concert on Thursday, Dec. 14.

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A music concert at Goulbourn Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 14 lived up to its name. It was called “Sounds of the Season” and that’s just what it provided, with the school gymnasium being filled with holiday music, at least for the most part. Sneaking into the musical mix were “Count On Me,” the 2010 Bruno Mars song detailing the importance of friendship which was sung by the G Notes Choir at the concert and the Jazz Band’s trio of songs which ranged from a James Bond theme to Deep Purple’s 1972 bluesy hit “Smoke on the Water” to the 1963 rhythm and blues song “Louie Louie.” Indeed, the playing of “Louie Louie” is something of a tradition at Goulbourn Middle School and was a favourite band piece for former long time Goulbourn Middle School music director Linda Crawford. These songs gave some flavour and diversity tot eh concert but it was still the Christmas tunes that got the toes tapping and faces smiling. The concert-concluding sing-a-long of both “Silent Night” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was a highlight of the concert. Goulbourn Middle School principal Scott

Martin welcomed all the parents and siblings who attended the evening concert in the school gymnasium. Music teacher Karen Wiggins expressed the hope to the audience that the concert would leave everyone with the holiday spirit after a toetapping experience. It was the school’s concert band under director Fred Donkor which led off the concert, playing three holiday favourites – “Frosty the Snowman,” “Up On The Housetop” and “Jingle Bell Rock.” The band’s performance was followed by the vocal offerings of the school’s G Notes Choir directed by April Soni. This 22-voice student choir not only sang the Bruno Mars song “Count On Me” but also presented seasonal songs “Let It Snow” and “Walking In A Winter Wonderland.” This G Notes Choir performance was followed by the school’s Jazz Band directed by Karen Wiggins which performed a trio of songs, after which the concert band again took the spotlight, playing a trio of Yuletide songs including “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Jingle Bells” and “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” Following the closing sing-a-long, it is a certainly that Karen Wiggins’ words proved true in that the audience left filled with the holiday spirit thanks to a toe-tapping Christmas concert.

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Goulbourn Middle School concert band director Fred Donkor (far right) directs the concert band as it plays “Frosty the Snowman” in the school’s Sounds of the Season concert on Dec. 14.

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Lots of whiskey in early days of Richmond Special to the News

Six hundred gallons of rye whiskey were being produced daily in the early days of Richmond. This was just one of the statistics author Larry Cotton offered for consumption in his presentation, “The Road to Richmond,” at a recent meeting of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society. While it pales by comparison to the 2,000 gallons daily distilled at Perth, the Richmond figure is still substantial for such a fledgling community. Cotton noted that early Richmond boasted several distilleries, as well as four breweries at one time. Local breweries were needed because there was no refrigeration at that time, meaning beer had to be consumed close to where it was brewed. Cotton noted that Richmond Landing, at the foot of the Chaudiere Falls, was home to several taverns. All to meet the growing needs of those landing from their river travel and their future journeys along the Richmond Road to Richmond and beyond. He noted that the bay at the foot of Parliament Hill is known as Brewery Bay, because that’s where the beer was brewed before being transported by scow to the taverns at the nearby Richmond Landing. A chief market for the breweries were the disbanded soldier settlers of Richmond who, besides being on half pension, retained their right to five glasses of beer a day as part of their settlement arrangements. That’s why taverns, many opened by fellow former soldiers, popped up.

That’s where the retired war veterans would go for their beer and, every three months, to pick up their pension monies. Cotton explained that a tavern operated by Maria Hill and her husband, Sgt. Andrew Hill, in Richmond was a real social centre for the Richmond community. Maria, who had served as a battlefield nurse in the War of 1812, and her husband were known as a “real social couple.” Taverns continued to be prominent in Richmond because of the timber trade. Initially, the Jock River was used for the square timber trade. Once it petered out along the Jock River, the square timber trade moved further up the Ottawa River, with thousands of men travelling through Richmond and up through Arnprior to the shanties of the Ottawa Valley. These shanties required a constant stream of supplies, which travelled through Richmond. And those travelling to the shanties, as well as those providing the supplies, seemed to be what Cotton called a “thirsty bunch.” So there were taverns all along the way, including in Richmond. Cotton pointed out that the military veterans came from what he termed a “culture of drink,” which they just naturally carried on when they settled in Richmond. This culture of drink was joined by a “culture of recreational violence,” which led to conflicts between the Protestants and Catholics. An Orange Lodge might be burned down or a Catholic Church might go up in flames. There were the Irish Catholics and Shriners who had worked on the Rideau Canal, and had remained

in the area. The so-called Shriners War between Orangemen and the Irish Catholics carried on for years. In the early years of settlement, elections featured barrels of whiskey provided by the various candidates. Voting would take place at a tavern. With no secret ballots, a voter had to declare his vote in front of the polling clerk, so that everyone knew how a person voted. It was only in the 1860s that the secret ballot was brought in. That’s when taverns were closed on voting day, cutting down on the violence that was a common occurrence previously. Cotton, who has written 22 books in his “Whiskey and Wickedness” series, explained that Richmond happened because of the British fear of losing the Canadian colonies to the United States. It was a fear that was heightened by the War of 1812, which caused the British to question the loyalty of many living in the British colonies in North America. Indeed, Cotton pointed out that in 1812, some 85 per cent of the population of Upper Canada was born in

the United States. So, Cotton explained, the British adopted a strategy that had been used by the Romans in ancient Britain. That was settling retired soldiers in an area, ensuring the presence of a loyal local population. The British thus established several military settlements in Upper Canada, including at Richmond and Perth, encouraging disbanded soldiers to take up land in these settlements. This kept these soldiers away from Britain, where there was agrarian-based dissension brewing at the time, while also populating Upper Canada with a loyal population that could take up arms if necessary against any American invasion. These disbanded soldiers were offered free land, ranging from 100 acres to larger acreages for officers. Captain George Lyon, for instance, assembled 11,000 acres, Cotton said. The construction of the Rideau Canal as a transportation route away from the American border completed the British strategy for defending the British colonies in North America.

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Freda Dolan (left) and Dale Crichton (second from left, behind) look over copies of books by historian Larry Cotton as the author (seated, right) looks on following his presentation about “The Road To Richmond” at a recent meeting of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society.

Photo winner for third year in row For Goulbourn Museum’s Christmas card Special to the News

For the third year in a row, a photograph taken by Jordyn Simpson of Stittsville is on the cover of the Goulbourn Museum’s Christmas card. The grade 12 student at South Carleton High School snapped the winning photo while volunteering as an event photographer at the Museum’s Old Fashioned Christmas and Outdoor Artisan Market on Nov. 19. Jordyn, 17, was one of two volunteer photographers at the event that day. Her photo was chosen from over 700 images taken that day. “It feels amazing to have Submitted my photo on the ChristJordyn Simpson of Stittsville, a grade 12 student at South Carleton High School, displays the Goulbourn Museum Christmas mas card a third year in a row,” says Jordyn. “I’ve cards for the last three years, each of which features a photograph taken by her. never purposefully tried to take a photo specifically for the card. They were all unplanned shots, so it’s pretty cool to me.” This is the third year that the Goulbourn Museum forming for 15 years now. 2002 as a retirement project for Special to the News has included the commuThe singing group started in Goulbourn in its members. The Top of the Hill Singers have been perThe Top of the Hill Sing- nity in its Christmas card ers regularly perform in Goul- design. “We value our volunteers bourn but only as volunteers at and especially enjoy fosterseniors residences. The group has recently performed at the ing and celebrating their Richmond Lodge and the creativity,” says the Museum’s acting manager Tracey Stittsville Villa. The Top of the Hill Singers is conducted by Donaldson. These Christmas cards Vickie Iles with Bonnie MacDiare being sent to Museum armid as the accompanist.

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members, donors, volunteers and contributors. An avid photographer, Jordyn has photographed the past three Christmas events at the Museum as well as the Father’s Day Flashback in June. “I enjoy photography because I love capturing the little moments that most people would miss or forget to appreciate in our day to day lives. It is also an artistic outlet for me,” she says. Although Jordyn loves taking pictures, she is planning to study Community and Justice Services at Algonquin College next year. “Aside from photograph, I have a passion for helping others and I’ve always been interested in the police justice field, so the Community and Justice Service program will be a great fit for me.” To keep a finger on her creative pulse, Jordyn has started her own business doing photography on the side. “It’s called “Manual Focus Photography” and it will be found on Facebook and Instagram soon. The Goulbourn Museum is a registered charity located at 2064 Huntley Road in Stittsville. The Goulbourn Museum tells the story of Ottawa’s oldest military settlement, namely Richmond.

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A coop education placement this semester may be showing Sacred Heart High School grade 12 student Kaitlin Clarke her future job. Kaitlin is doing a coop placement at Guardian Angels Catholic School where she spends every weekday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., helping students and specifically helping two students, one in grade five and one in kindergarten. At this placement, she is learning about different disabilities that students may have and how to help them cope with these challenges. Kaitlin initially was not sure about what to do for her coop placement but she ran into a former teacher who suggested that she do her placement in a school setting, helping a resource teacher. Indeed, this placement has turned out so

well that Kaitlin now feels that she would like to be a resource teacher in the future. She enjoys seeing students being happy at school, realizing that they would probably be struggling and not so happy if there was no one there to help them. Indeed, she feels that she is actually making a difference in their lives. While her coop placement will end after the current semester at the end of January, she will still be busy at school because she hopes to participate in the school play again this year. She has taken drama classes since grade nine but last year was the first time that she had participated in the school play “Night of the Living Dead”, something which she found “stressful but fun.” She says that there was a lot to do in a short time, ranging from memorizing lines to learning positions on stage. It was “definitely

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With heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved Randy passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning, December 14th, 2017. He was only 57. Beloved husband and best friend of Sheila. Dearly loved father of Jason (Brandi) and Randy Jr. and stepfather of Shareece DesRochers (Philip Mumford) and Shane DesRochers (Jennifer). Cherished Grampa of Jaiela, Boston and Jason Oake Jr., Liam and Quinton Racine, Zavier and Declan DesRochers and Great-Grampa of Ares Oake. Dear brother of Brett Oake (Donna), Roger Oake, Loren Oake, Faye Traversey (Brian) and Kay MacDonald (Wayne). Dear son of Evelyn (late Edward) Oake and son-in-law of Clayton (late Doris) Traversey. Also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews and many many wonderful friends. Relatives and friends were invited to a funeral service that was conducted in Emmanuel Anglican Church, 287 Harrington Street, Arnprior on Thursday morning, December 21st at 11 o’clock. Rev. Cathy McCaig officiating. In memory of Randy, please consider a donation to the Irvin Greenberg Family Cancer Centre, 3045 Baseline Road, Ottawa K2H 8P4. Arrangements in the professional care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior. Condolences/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

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August 7, 1944-December 16, 2017 (Retired-Professional Financial Advisor) Passed away after a brief illness at the Queensway Carleton Hospital Saturday, December 16, 2017. Bob Neumann of Arnprior at the age of 73. Son of the late Kenneth and Emily (Chatterton) Neumann. Dear brother of John Neumann and Harold Neumann (Gayle Anglen), both of Arnprior. Will be fondly remembered by his nieces Sunshyne Mason (Gerald Levesque) and Tahverlee Anglen. Arrangements by the Boyce Funeral Home Ltd., Chapel, Visitation and Reception Centre, 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior. Friends are invited to join Bob’s family during visitation Thursday, December 21, 2017, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. A Private Family Service will take place at 12:00 p.m. in the Boyce Chapel. Cremation to follow. Interment at Sand Point Public Cemetery at a later date. In Memoriams to the Arnprior Food Bank would be appreciated. Condolences/Tributes/Donations at www.boycefuneralhome.ca

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Peacefully, at Stoneridge Manor on December 13, 2017, at the age of 95. Loving wife of the late Clarence Drummond. Dear mother of six sons; late Ron (Gail), Brian (Lillian), late John (Lynda), Wayne (Nancy), Barry (Jean) and Stephen. Proud grandmother of thirteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. Beloved daughter of the late William G. Dunlop and his wife the late Annie McKay. Dear sister of Fred (late Dorothy) and sister-in- law Dorie Dunlop. Predeceased by brothers Nelson, Gordon, William, Melville, Norman and sisters Effie (Cliff) Robertson, Mary (Hugh) McClymont and Alice (Neil) McIntosh. Friends may visit the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Service will be held at Boyd’s Church, Innisville at 1:00 on Saturday. Interment to follow at Boyd’s Cemetery, Innisville. For those who wish, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com

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Here is a rundown of events at the Richmond Legion for 2018. January 20: Robbie Burns Dinner Entertainment by Pipers and dancers; February 10: Valentine’s Dinner at 6 p.m. with music by Albert & The Collection; March 17 St Patrick’s Dinner at 6 p.m. with music by Paddy Stewart; April 21 Spring Fling Hot and Cold Buffet

with music by Pam and Doug Champagne. Tickets for each of these events are $23 per person and are available from Shirley Morris, so please call her at 613-838-3721. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. and please note there will be no tickets sold at the door. You must pick up and pay for your ticket by the Monday preceding each event. The summer barbeques will return on Friday, May 25 and will be held every second Friday until September 28, running from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Please watch for our events in the quarterly Richmond Village Association event flyer and

check our website at www.richmondlegion.ca for all the latest news! Exercise classes geared to seniors take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 9 a.m.; coffee is served each weekday at 10 a.m. and euchre is played every Friday afternoon at 1p.m. Movies are shown every second Wednesday at 2 p.m. (check our website www.richmondlegion.ca for details). Everyone is welcome! Thanks again to the Stittsville News for all their support over the years! Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year to all!

*Santa Claus was at the Rev. Michael Gillissie Parish Hall at St. Philip’s Church last Sunday, Dec. 17 where the St. Philip Knights of Columbus hosted Santa’s Lunch. HJot dogs and drinks were served as Santa greeted the youngsters in attendance. Donations to the Richmond Food Bank were accepted at the event.

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merson reasoned it out this way: if you didn’t expect much for Christmas, you wouldn’t be disappointed. But, my sister Audrey, much older and wiser than both of us, said we put too much emphasis on gifts and missed all the joys of getting ready for that special day, not looking at all the happiness around us. I was much too young to have an opinion one way or the other, and to really understand what they meant. All I knew was that Santa would come regardless, and that’s all that mattered to me. Until that year when Audrey sat me down and gave me something to think about other than what would be under the tree on Christmas morning. We were sitting on the old creston couch in the kitchen. Mother had gone to Briscoe’s General Store to get brown sugar and molasses for her special Christmas cookies. Apple pies and sticky buns had been made early that morning, and were cooling down on the bake table to be wrapped and moved to the summer kitchen to freeze. I could smell apples and cinnamon. And then Audrey pointed to the big Christmas tree

that filled one whole corner of the kitchen. All the family had gone back in the bush on the sleigh to pick it out, coming home to a supper of baked beans and ham cooking in the oven, our wet clothes draped on chairs around the Findlay Oval to dry out. And she reminded me of the fun we had after supper, decorating the tree with the few balls, tinsel saved year after year and the homemade paper links, and how we laughed when Emerson almost fell off the chair putting the angel on top of the tree. I looked over at the tree and tried not to notice the piles of needles that had already fallen off after a week in the hot kitchen, now waiting to be swept into the stove, my heart warmed from the memory of it all. And then Audrey, still with her arm around my shoulder, reminded me of the school concert, and how that year I finally was allowed to play an angel — after years of being a sheep — and how I got a whole bag of hard Christmas candy from Santa. And I remembered the joy of that magical evening at the Northcote School. “And what fun we had at Uncle Alec’s and Aunt Bertha’s last week,” she said, smiling over

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the memory. And in my mind’s eye, I saw Uncle Alec playing the fiddle and Mother her mouth organ, and all of us singing Christmas carols — their big family with enough children to make up a whole choir. But, I remembered, too, bundled up in the sleigh cutting across the 20-acre field on a crystal clear night with the stars so bright it looked like daylight, the snow-packed field, a blanket of diamonds and the beautiful sounds coming from the bells around the horses’ necks. Sheer joy filled my whole body remembering the magic of the night. As my sister talked about all the joys of the Christmas season, she never once mentioned the gifts we would find under the tree. And then, she began reminding me of the wonderful dinner we would have when we came home from church on Christmas morning. The turkey would be cooked, the pies would be warming on the

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very back of the stove, the table would be set and we would be using the white linen tablecloth Mother had brought from New York, and which we brought out only for very special occasions like Christmas. “Think of that table full of all the foods we love ... and remember there will be lots of people who won’t have a Christmas dinner ... there will be no money for food for them,” Audrey said, looking right at me, and I knew she was telling me there were many things to be thankful for, besides presents under the tree. I hoped she wouldn’t go into Mother’s lecture about being grateful for every morsel we put in our mouths and reminding us of the starving Armenians ... I had no idea who they were, and I still thought they probably lived in Arnprior. I fell asleep on Audrey’s shoulder, waking only when Mother came back from Briscoe’s General Store. May I take this opportunity to wish all my faithful readers a wonderful Christmas, and may you all share it with loved ones around you, remembering the true meaning of this special time. Interested in an electronic version of Mary’s books? Go to https://www.smashwords.com and type MaryRCook for ebook purchase details, or if you would like a hard copy, please contact Mary at wick2@sympatico.ca. Mary Cook is a local columnist who appears regularly in the Ottawa, Ottawa Valley and Brighton newspapers.

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Scotiabank donates $3,000 to Stittsville Minor Hockey Special to the News

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At the presentation of a $3,000 donation to the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) from Scotiabank in Stittsville are (from left) Scotiabankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marcel Sauve, Brenda Norwood, Carol-Lynn Fifield, Cathleen Wansa and Scotiabank branch manager Tricia Brydges who is presenting the cheque to Ryan Goodwin of the SMHA and Usha Peart, Mark Weizenbach and Michael Richards, all of Scotiabank.

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Scotiabank in Stittsville has helped out the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) again this year. This has marked five straight years that Scotiabank has supported the SMHA through its national program that is supporting minor hockey across the country. Scotiabank has provided $3,000 in funds to the SMHA. In addition, each of the 65 SMHA teams has received a supply of bags, toques, discount cards and other hockeyrelated items, with a total value of about $200. In addition, Scotiabank is the avenue through which minor hockey players can apply to be flag-bearing skaters at the opening of Ottawa Senators games. The SMHA provides minor hockey opportunities for over 1,100 young hockey players aged 4 to 19 years old. The House Division teams, known as the Stittsville RAMS, played in the Lanark Carleton Minor Hockey League (LCMHL) while the Competitive Division teams, also known as the Stittsville RAMS, play in the Ottawa B League (OBMHL) at the Tier 3 level. The SMHA is also affiliated with the Ottawa Valley Silver Seven at the Tier 2 A and AA levels. In addition, the SMHA is affiliated with the Ottawa Valley Titans at the Tier 1 AAA level. The objectives of SMHA are to foster, improve and perpetuate the sport of hockey; to encourage sportsmanship and fair play among its members; to exercise a general supervision and direction over its players, team and game officials and executive officers with emphasis on the enhancement of healthy recreation, good sportsmanship and citizenship; and to provide equal opportunity for all eligible players within the prescribed Association boundaries to participate in the sport.

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THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE ANSWERS IN NEXT WEEKS ISSUE.

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HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You may be operating on some false information, Aries. It’s better to get the facts before going forward in the coming days. You may end up changing directions midweek.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Running yourself ragged, especially early in the week, will cause all of your energy stores to fizzle out, Leo. You need to learn to pace yourself better for the long haul.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you might be seeking answers in the wrong places. Refine your parameters and look in a new direction, especially if a resolution is taking awhile.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, if you are feeling upset because someone is getting more attention than you, you may need to focus your thoughts elsewhere. Think of what makes you special.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 You are always one to lend a helping hand, Virgo. But now you may need to call in some favors of your own. Don’t be afraid to ask for help this week.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if family life is taking over and tiring you out, shift your gears in another direction. You need to recharge and let your other interests take over for awhile.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Your emotions may be all over the map in the coming days, Gemini. The secret is to surround yourself with people who will guide you in the right direction.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, think financial decisions through before acting. Patience is a friend when making important financial decisions, and it’s time to take such matters more seriously.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, words shared at work may have you worried you’ve burned some bridges. It’s not the case. Others still look to you for help and guidance and value your input.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, there is a time for joking around and a time for being serious. This week you may have to lean toward the latter. Others may not share your joviality right now.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, try something outside of your wheelhouse in the coming days. You have a knack for teaching yourself new skills, and you are a fast learner.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It’s common to make life assessments throughout the year, Pisces. Jot down some easy changes you can make for the future.

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Sunday” 39. Junction between two nerve 1. Sharp pain cells 5. Military hats 41. Greek goddess of the dawn 11. Software app on a network 42. Fight (abbr.) 44. Thin, narrow piece of wood 14. Genus of freshwater mussels or metal 15. Continent 45. Ribosomal ribonucleic acid 16. Afghani monetary unit 46. Type of kitchenware 17. Recovered 49. Specialty of The Onion 19. Ribonucleic acid 51. Major Mexican river 20. Refers to end of small 55. Kilometers per hour intestine 56. Species of mackerel 21. Ethiopia’s largest lake 60. Bones 22. Hostelry 61. Interest rate 23. Defunct American auto62. New York Mets legend maker 64. 19th letter of Greek alphabet 25. Denotes origin by birth or 65. Shawl descent 66. Gracefully thin 27. Part of a watch 67. Type of deciduous tree 31. Stare with mouth open wide 68. Not classy 34. Found in granite 69. Taro corm or plant 35. Competing 38. Stone film “__ Given

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DEC. 24 Everyone is welcome to attend the Christmas Eve service of carols and readings at the Munster United Church on Munster Road in Munster on Sunday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. DEC. 27 The Richmond Royals will host the Westport Rideaus on Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 8:30 p.m. in a Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 game at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena) at the corner of Perth Street and Huntley Road in Richmond.

will be held on Sunday, Dec. 31 in the hall at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena) on Perth Street at Huntley Road in Richmond. Cocktails at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m,. Three course meal with four menu selections. Cash bar, party favours, photo booth, midnight snack. Music by The Cougar Chick Tribute Band. Tickets $100 per person available at Richmond200.ca or at 3441 McBean Street in Richmond or from members of the Richmond 200 organizing committee.

JAN. 7 The Richmond Royals will host DEC. 31 the Perth Blue Wings on Sunday, A New Year’s Eve gala celebrat- Jan. 7 at 1:30 p.m. in a Central Caning Richmond’s 200th anniversary ada Hockey League Tier 2 game at

the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena) at the corner of Perth Street and Huntley Road in Richmond.

the Winchester Hawks on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 1:30 p.m. in a Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 game at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre (arena) at the corner JAN. 14 of Perth Street and Huntley Road in The 36th annual Richmond Road Richmond. Races will take place on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 in Richmond. Start JAN. 20 line on McBean Street at South CarThe Goulbourn Township Hisleton High School. 10K run starts at torical Society is holding its annual 10 a.m. 5K run starts at 10:10 a.m. general meeting on Saturday, Jan. Races presented by Bushtukah and 20, 2018 at St. Paul’s United Church organized by Run Ottawa. Online on McBean Street in Richmond. registration open now. Closes on There will be a turkey dinner with Jan. 9 at midnight. Post-race lunch homemade pies (Cost $18 per perand awards presentation in cafetori- son) served at 12 noon, Following um at South Carleton High School. the meal, the Board of Directors and committee heads will present The Richmond Royals will host their annual reports on activities in

2017. Directors will be elected. JAN. 27 The U-Rock Music School of Stittsville is holding its fourth annual winter concert on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. ast The Brass Monkey in Ottawa. Show starts at 2 p.m. Tickets available now. FEB. 17 The Goulbourn Township Historical Society will mark Heritage Day 2018 with a display entitled “The Great Ice Storm – 20 Years After” on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Come out and reminisce about the Great Ice Storm of 1998.

Happenings at Stittsville Legion ‘Knight of the Blind’ by Barb Vant’Slot Special to the News

Stittsville Legion president would like to wish all Legion members a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year. Many thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who have helped out at the Legion Hall and with all the veterans activities throughout the past year. A New Year’s Eve party and dinner will be held on Sunday, Dec. 31 at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. There will be cocktails at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets at $50 per person will be on sale at the bar at the Legion Hall. The band “Bustin’ Loose” will be providing the entertainment. On Monday, Jan. 1, the Stittsville Legion will host an open house with live music by the “Diplomats” running from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. A light snack will be avail-

able. The next book club meeting will be held on Monday, Jan. 22. The book of the month will be “Pope Joan” by Donna Woolfolk Cross. There is no book club meeting in December. Legion memberships are now due. As of Dec. 1, the cost is $55 per person. WEEKLY EVENTS (Everyone in the community is welcome to attend these events unless otherwise stated) Euchre hosted by the Legion’s 55 Plus Club is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street. Everyone is welcome to participate. An “Acoustic Jam Night” is held at the Legion Hall on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event is open to everyone. There’s no stage and a relaxed atmosphere prevails on these evenings. However, percussion is not allowed. For more information, please email Brenda

Hamilton at singersoloist@sympatico.ca or call her at 613-2869173. An “Open Mic and Sing-along” with Bill Martin will be held every Friday starting at 8 p.m. in the downstairs lounge at the Legion Hall. Come and enjoy some country and some rock ‘n roll music. Everyone is welcome to attend. There is no cover charge. The knitting/crochet club meets at the Legion Hall on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. except for holidays. For more information, please contact June Warner at 613-836-1167. There are no Friday dinners during the month of December. The Stittsville Legion’s website can be found at www.stittsvillelegion.com. Upcoming events at the Stittsville Legion are always posted on the billboard sign at the front of the Legion Hall, easily seen by those passing by on Stittsville Main Street.

Special to the News

Lions Clubs have a special mission to help the visually impaired. This mission stems from a time at the Lions International convention in 1925, when Helen Keller challenged Lions Clubs to be “Knights of the Blind.” The clubs took up this challenge, and over the years, they have worked to help the blind and visually impaired. Lions Clubs not only carry on this work helping the visually impaired, but they have also implemented the Helen Keller Fellowship, an award which is presented to Lions Club members for their work in helping the visually impaired. At a recent meeting, the Stittsville District Lions Club presented a Helen Keller Fellowship award to Lions member Brenda Miller, making her a “Knight of the Blind.” Helen Keller was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. John Curry/Metroland An author, political activist and lecturer, Stittsville District Lions Club memshe is one of the most famous deaf people in history and exemplified how a deaf per- ber Brenda Miller holds her Helen Keller ‘Knight of the Blind’ plaque. son could excel in a hearing world.

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CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE OF MASSES December 23 – 4th Sunday of Advent 5:00 pm December 24 – 4th Sunday of Advent 9:00 am; 10:30 am CHRISTMAS EVE 4:00 pm; 7:00 pm; and 10:00 pm CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00 am

December 30 – Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 5:00 pm December 31 – Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 9:00 am; 10:30 am December 31 – MARY MOTHER OF GOD 5:00 pm January 1 – MARY MOTHER OF GOD 10:00 am All welcome Stittsville News - Thursday, December 21, 2017 39

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Ottawa area’s premier retirement residence, located in the heart of Stittsville Conveniently located on the site of the former landmark Stittsville Flea Market, Hazeldean Gardens promises to be the Ottawa area’s number one retirement residence. Hazeldean Gardens will be a full-service residence offering a continuum of care including Independent Living and a broad range of Assisted Care tailored to individual needs. This means that our residents can “age in place” by accessing higher levels of care as their needs change. Registered nursing staff will be on site at all times, providing residents and their families reassurance that help will be available whenever it may be needed. All Independent Living suites will be equipped with kitchenettes, so that residents have the option of preparing some of their own meals or making a snack. In addition, many units have special features such as walk-in closets, balconies, and ground floor units have walk-out patios, which are perfectly suited to pet lovers.

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• Games rooms for cards, billiards, shuffleboard, darts and Nintendo Wii • Hair salon offering aesthetic services; luxurious spa with whirlpool tub • Auditorium with kitchen facilities for large gatherings and community use • All suites with individual temperature control; step-in shower with bench seat • Resident storage lockers and free personal laundry facilities on each floor • Full range of care and services for those with physical disabilities • Secure unit with outdoor patio for those needing Alzheimer’s/dementia care • Back-up generator to maintain secure electrical power supply throughout the building

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