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Late night confrontation cited in Blaskie death SHERRY HAAIMA Sherry.haaima@metroland.com

A 41-year-old Arnprior man has died after a late night confrontation at a home in town.

Police report that Corey Blaskie was showing no signs of life when they responded early Sunday morning to a 911 call about a break-in in progress at an Edward Street home.

Blaskie died following a confrontation with two of the homeowners, say police, who were called at 12:20 a.m.

While police are still investigating, no charges have been laid in the incident.

See ‘DEATH’ Page 2

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ARNPRIOR CTV News at 6 anchors Graham Richardson and Carol Anne Meehan interview Arnprior Mayor David Reid in front of an enthusiastic crowd topping 250 at Robert Simpson Park Tuesday evening. The popular newscast, which included weatherman J.J. Clarke and sports reporter Terry Marcotte, led with a story on Arnprior and followed up with other segments focusing on the town’s development pains, history and a sports program. Meehan later said she has always loved passing through town.

For more details on her impressions and how the show went, see the story and photos on page 3.

All-candidates forum moved to Thursday Run for Terry Sunday FOOTBALL SPLIT With the high school football season beginning next week, Renfrew and Lanark senior teams have been split into separate divisions.

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The Arnprior forum for the four candidates vying to become Renfrew-NipissingPembroke MPP in the provincial election Oct. 6 has changed date and location.

The Greater Arnprior Chamber of Commerce has gracefully agreed to move its all-candidates meeting to Thursday, Sept. 22 (from Wednesday) to resolve a conflict with a forum in Renfrew hosted by area teachers.

The Arnprior forum has also been

moved from the Nick Smith Centre to Arnprior District High School. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, Progressive Conservative candidate John Yakabuski, who opened a campaign office at the Arnprior Mall Wednesday, said he would attend the Arnprior session but not ones focused on one issue, such as the Sept. 21 forum. For more election news, see pages 12 and 13.

Come out to the Arnprior Agricultural Society track this Sunday, Sept. 18 for the Terry Fox Run from 1 to 4 p.m. The run will be held in memory of Eileen Currie, sister of organizer Rita Clouthier (see her letter Page 9).

Last year, the local run raised $4,590 and school events garnered another $4,353 for cancer research.

Arnprior is named in the Terry Fox Run’s top 20 of 2010. The town was 11th in terms of funds raised per participant with each individual raising an average $199.57.

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Police warn public about offender’s possible return DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com

An Arnprior offender who is ordered to stay away from a large group of people was released from jail Sunday, Sept. 11.

Andre Leblond, 56, pleaded guilty in August to eight charges, including five of criminal harassment against five different people; the other offences are weapons-related.

A judge in Pembroke Aug. 23 heard about Leblond’s incidents dating back to 1995 in Arnprior and McNab-Braeside. That year a woman entered his house where he pointed a shotgun at her head, the court was told.

Other incidents related to the court included Leblond making a knife blade at his work, following women home from work, calling people up to 20 times a day, keying cars, and holding a tomahawk while confronting a neighbour about loud music.

Arnprior OPP met with many of Leblond’s 70 victims twice before his release to explain what to do should he attempt to contact them or come within 100 metres of their home or work. Many are employees of Arnprior Aerospace where he used to work.

Leblond has been in jail since March 30 when police executed a public safety warrant at his Arnprior home and Quebec cottage.

They say they found 33 firearms secured improperly.

He received credit for his 147 days in jail before trial. He is on probation for three years.

Investigating officer Det. Const.

Jennifer Calder can’t confirm Leblond is returning to Arnprior, but says there is cause for people to be vigilant. “There are people in the public concerned,” Calder said. “We are concerned, too.”

Leblond, has a number of conditions to follow, including: • a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., seven days a week; • abstain from owning or possessing weapons and firearms for 10 years; • follow a probation order for treatment and counselling; • not be within 100 metres of homes and places of employment of the victims or others on a court list; • not drive a vehicle, except to and from work; • not possess a GPS. “If people feel their safety is in jeopardy or that he (is) not abiding by his conditions, call police,” Calder said. “If people do see him driving and don’t think it’s to and from work – call immediately and police will follow up right away.”

An OPP officer is stationed outside 44 Edward St. Sunday afternoon.

Death incident involved break-in: OPP

Continued from front “OPP investigators have determined that Blaskie died following a confrontation with two of the homeowners,” says a Monday evening OPP press release.

While neighbours suggested it was a father and son who were involved in the incident, official details have been slow to emerge.

Initially, all police would say is they were investigating a death at a home at 44 Edward St. in Arnprior.

An autopsy was performed Monday, but police say the results will not be released at this time. They released the victim’s name Monday night and disclosed they had attented the scene because of a call about a break-in that was happening.

Neighbours have said the family in the

Edward Street home has been victimized by thieves at least a couple of times recently. The home is next to a well-used trail going through town.

The police investigation is continuing under the direction of OPP Detective Inspector David MacDonald of the Criminal Investigation Branch.

In its Monday release, the OPP reminded the public to be aware of their personal safety at all times and to call 911 to report serious crimes in progress.

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It was a festive, upbeat atmosphere at Robert Simpson Park Tuesday evening. People in lawn chairs, children laughing and dancing, speakers, lights and sound equipment everywhere.

But it wasn’t a band playing in the popular Concerts in the Park series. It was the crew from CTV – Ottawa on their Home Town Tour.

Anchors Carol Anne Meehan and Graham Richardson, along with weatherman J.J. Clarke and sports reporter Terry Marcotte, set up at the gazebo for News at 6. The weather was overcast but dry, perfect for live television.

“A very enthusiastic group,” Richardson said of the 250 or more at the event, after Clarke warmed them up with a few jokes.

“I love Arnprior. I remember driving through it as a child long before the bypass,” Meehan said later. “The heritage buildings along the river were always striking. And I love the large wide streets and lovely old homes. I was very impressed with the waterfront park. It was just beautiful and we were so lucky with the weather.”

She said they were all thrilled with the crowd, and met many very loyal fans, especially the red hat ladies. And made some new ones.

“All around we consider our hometown stop in Arnprior a

huge success,” said the Pembroke native.

The lead story was about the temporary closure of the cafeteria at Arnprior District High School, detailed in a recent issue of the Arnprior Chronicle-Guide.

Interviewed were students Melissa Logan, Tyler Pike and Brock Smith, along with principal Neil Farmer. Many more were filmed in the hallways and at Gord’s Convenience Store.

Clarke was surrounded by Arnprior kids holding foam microphones during his currentweather conditions segment.

A second local story dealt with the tension between the Arnprior keeping its small town charm but allowing for modest growth.

Mayor David Reid, in an interview, talked about the issue. So did radio reporter Peter DeWolf.

CTV visited Robertson’s Furniture in the downtown core, a rarity in larger centres; John Robertson was interviewed. Simply Elegant’s Joyce Landers said boxstores have turned Carleton Place’s downtown into “a ghost town,” before urging members of sports teams and other recipients of small business contributions to shop locally in exchange for the support.

Realtor Mike Delfalco talked about promoting Arnprior as being 40 minutes from Kanata.

Richardson did a third piece on Arnprior’s history as a lumber town. Throughout each segment, many beautiful images of the town were shown, including

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An interview with Doug Scheels gave viewers a chance to learn a bit about the town’s history and see some archival photographs.

Marcotte interviewed Paul Lawson about his successful skating camp.

Earlier that day, in its morning news show, CTV sister station A Channel interviewed Metroland Media – Ottawa managing editor Jason Marshall and director of advertising Paul Burton about the Renfrew Mercury and its sister papers.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Braeside post office location sought SHERRY HAAIMA sherry.haaima@metroland.com

McNab-Braeside will keep the promise to maintain a post office in Braeside, but it’s not completely clear where that will be.

It seemed the ongoing issue of postal service in the village might be closer to resolution when Canada Post and the union covering postmasters recently downgraded the office, meaning the location is provided by the postmaster instead of the corporation.

Fire Station 3 in Braeside had been considered a suitable location when Canada Post and municipal officials toured the facility earlier this year, but the fire department says fitting the service into that building might not be the right thing to do.

Fire Chief Ken Walton, fire prevention officer Karen Barsoski and members of the department were at a special council meeting Monday, Sept. 12 to voice their concerns.

Also present was Linda Lacroix, who hopes to become the postmaster and was looking for a commitment from council that a location would be provided for her to lease.

The position is about to be posted, Lacroix explained, and among the requirements is a confirmed suitable location.

“We want to support the fact of a post office in the township, we’d just like to have more opportunity to discuss it,” said Walton.

Among the fire department’s concerns are space for parking and vehicles in the way of fire vehicles and secure storage for their files and other materials, including fire prevention materials, Walton told council.

Station 3 is also the only one with a meeting room and stairs suitable for training.

McNab-Braeside fire Chief Ken Walton expresses concerns about the possibility of a post office at the fire station in Braeside.

Front right is Linda Lacroix, who hopes to become the postmaster for the Braeside location.

Photo by Sherry Haaima Prevention officer Barsoski stressed the importance of the fire service and the prevention sector in particular, which she and the department have been working to build and strengthen.

The hope was to build on what has been established and bring fire prevention and the officers closer to the public with their own accessible space.

Mayor Mary Campbell pointed out

M-B mayor applauds Canada Post move to use civic addresses SHERRY HAAIMA sherry.haaima@metroland.com

The first step in addresses that better reflect geographic location in the Township of McNab-Braeside has been taken.

On Sept. 12, township council passed a resolution supporting correspondence from Canada Post outlining changes that include customers using their civic addresses and not requiring a rural route number.

Currently, some rural routes fall under Renfrew and others under Arnprior, explained McNab-Braeside Mayor Mary Campbell.

This means people using online map features and searching for addresses using the township’s name don’t get the needed results.

The reallocation of rural routes and postal walks offers the opportunity to begin the process of correcting the realignment of municipal and postal addresses by using McNab-Braeside as the municipal name in the postal address, says coun-

cil’s resolution.

While the overall process will take some time and some residents will balk at an address switch, it’s a needed change, says the mayor.

“If we’re going to do it, we’re going to have to start somewhere,” said Campbell.

“We’re sending a signal.”

There are only a handful of residences affected this time around, but Canada Post says other addresses in the municipality not using the township’s name will be converted at a later date.

Coun. Aldene Styles said she felt many township residents would be unhappy with the change.

She was the lone vote against council’s resolution supporting the change.

Use of civic addresses makes mail delivery much easier for carriers, especially when someone has to fill in temporarily, said Campbell.

All affected customers will receive a letter from Canada Post and will have a one-year grace period to implement the change.

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the resolution that was later passed did not specify a location.

She noted a number of options, including the RA Centre and the recently-purchased building on property on Russett Drive next to the township office.

Walton said the department would have to see the locations and discuss any changes with township and Canada Post officials.

Campbell said all options will have to be explored, but discussions did seem to suggest the station as the best location.

Council passed the resolution stating municipal space will be provided at cost to the successful candidate with rental rates subject to an annual cost-of-living increase.

Outfitting the post office and liability associated with public access is the responsibility of the postmaster and Canada Post.

Members of the fire department will join council on a tour of the Russett Drive building next Tuesday.

Council pledged to keep the service in the village when Canada Post closed the Braeside office earlier this year.

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Riverkeeper gathers data along the Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown and photographer Mike Beedell are set to leave the Red Pine Bay boat launch last Thursday morning.

Mayor Mary Campbell and Garry Brake shared a lot of information about the Ottawa River with Brown, who travelled most of its length this summer gathering water samples and hearing from municipal stakeholders. Brown said the overall health of the river is good, but people have to stay vigilant if they intend to improve it even more.

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Warning that new national standards for rivers are imminent was the message from Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown on her local stops while canoeing much of the river this summer.

Brown and three others in two canoes conducted The Great River Project, a 900-km journey to document the state of the Ottawa.

She said municipalities should ready themselves for the new regulations – meant to bring all waterways up to healthy levels. Had the last Arnprior council kept it closer in mind, it may have gone for an option other than the new treated sewage pipe leading into the river, she said.

The pipe came up often when Brown met for morning coffee and cupcakes with McNab-Braeside Mayor Mary Campbell and others at Red Pine Bay beach on Sept. 8. None were pleased with what is considered an outdated method.

However, when Brown met with Arnprior Mayor David Reid and others at the Galilee Centre at noon that day, she learned the Ministry of Environment approved the pipe because the sewage goes through a second level of treatment, making it very clean.

Brown seemed satisfied with the answer.

Still, the federal regulations are kept from being implemented because municipalities want more money to cope. No one is sure when the regulations will be in force.

LANDFILL LINER Meanwhile, another issue discussed with Campbell that morning was the Arnprior Landfill Site. Campbell said if a liner is installed the buffer zone would be reduced and her township could approve nearby development.

“Why should we curtail our tax base because Arnprior won’t put in a liner?” Campbell said.

Brown is more concerned with landfill contaminants reaching the river, and asked Reid about it later.

“It would be great to get a liner,” she said.

Reid said small municipalities rely on meeting provincial policies, and that “in an ideal world we’d do it all,” he said. Piggybacking on projects approved for the City of Ottawa is the best Arnprior can hope for.

He added the town is working on infrastructure upgrades to the water and wastewater plants, along with replacing distribution pipes.

Brown later agreed that a liner would prove “costly” for taxpayers.

She also discussed the disposal

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of biosolids produced at the newly upgraded wastewater plant, learning they are taken to the landfill. Town staff was unsure if private sewage along MacLean Avenue was also taken there. The news didn’t sit well with the Riverkeeper.

Reid then mused aloud about improving incineration technology. He also mentioned potential commuter rail as helpful from an environmental angle.

Brown was interested, particularly since the track snakes across the river in various areas.

Reid said Arnprior has about 3,500 households, with a third having at least one person commuting to the city for work. Add in personal trips, plus about the same number from McNab-Braeside’s 2,000 households, and the train could become useful.

QUARRY EXPANSION PLANS Another issue in Braeside has to do with drainage. Campbell explained that the area is built on fractured limestone called alvar, and may be above an underwater lake. Liquids travel quickly through cracks in rock and could containment nearby homes and the Ottawa River if government fails to proceed with caution.

“You have to be careful about development,” Campbell said. “They (nearby residents) are concerned about the (possible) expansion of the quarry, and the dump.”

Brown was very interested in Tembec’s work adjacent to Red Pine Bay. A large tract of land there is being dug for bark used in mulch.

The company pulled down buildings to lessen the property taxes, but doesn’t intend to pay the $100,000 or more to have

an Environmental Assessment (EA) done.

An EA is needed before development can take place.

Campbell said the waterfront property would be ideal for homes and public buildings. She envisioned people leaving the new Braeside beach or returning from the boat launch to walk through the Tembec area for a wedding at a recreation centre.

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Talk turned to the best way to consume water and dispose of sewage. Campbell insisted that the “culture” of those who enjoy a rural lifestyle says drinking ground water is safer than municipal water pumped with chemicals.

She added that private septic systems 128 JOHN STREET N. have improved greatly, but that a town’s highest energy costs go toward wastewaDOWNTOWN ARNPRIOR ter plants.

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Too bad the provincial government treats urban wastewater treatment plants as a priority far ahead of septic tanks and pods, she added.

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Town to consider building new sports field in Arnprior DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com

They’re already here – so you might as well build it.

The town’s parks and recreation advisory committee will discuss at Monday’s meeting the possibility of building a new sports field in Arnprior.

It’s been an ongoing discussion between the town and high school for a few years now, but this is the first time talks have been formalized.

Arnprior District High School teacher Andrew Schneider, who has coached student athletes for 10 years, penned a letter to the committee saying how shocked he was upon arrival

that a school with 1,000 students only had one field. Others have three or more.

Although student enrollment has dropped, he wrote, the grass on the field has no time to recover before the next sports group takes to it.

USED TOO MUCH “This field is far from a lost cause, but it needs to be used half as much as it currently is,” Schneider wrote. “If the construction/conversion of a new field in this community is something that is being considered, please let me reassure you that it would be a worthy long-term investment.”

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Developer Don Johnston’s plan to build an apartment and townhouses across the parking lot from the Grove Nursing Home met with some resistance at a Monday public meeting held during Arnprior council proceedings.

The public meeting was held to seek approval to move from a residential zoning 1 to residential zoning 3, meaning Johnston could increase the density from single detached homes to allow for more people to live in the area.

The development would see 40 townhouses, and 52-unit three-storey apartment building, along with a road layout and serving easements. It could mean homes for about 230 people, primarily seniors.

Town planner Robin Smith explained the development would have to have a 10metre buffer zone against Gillies Grove, along with a five-metre setback to protect plant and animal species.

However, two residents on hand were more interested in learning about the effects on ground water they use.

Mayor David Reid said a second public meeting will be held to discuss water, stormwater, drainage and other issues.

A written submission listing five concerns was sent by Arnprior District Memorial Hospital (ADMH) and Grove Nursing Home president and CEO Eric Hanna.

He said the corporation “is not opposed to the rezoning” so long as certain issues are resolved.

He wrote sewer capacity could be affected with a new development, and that ADMH remains in a constrained financial position and couldn’t share upgrading costs.

ADMH is also considering an expansion of bed numbers at the nursing home,

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There is talk of converting one of the baseball diamonds at MacLean Park into a field for rugby and other sports.

It is less costly than starting from scratch in another location.

However, a town official said there are other locations that could accommodate a sports field.

The committee meeting is set for Sept 19, 6:30 p.m., at Nick Smith Centre. It is open to the public.

Other issues the committee will consider in the coming months include a tennis club formation and facilities; yacht club and its usage; a lacrosse program; the boat launch; and a sports club as a fundraising source.

and is asking council to keep that in mind when it considers whether or not sewer capacity can accommodate a subdivision.

He wrote that the one water service line to the nursing home doubles as a source of water for emergency services.

“We would be concerned should the plan of a subdivision reduce the current flow of water to our facility, jeopardizing the effectiveness of emergency services (e.g. water for the fire department).

Increased traffic in the area is also a concern for residents who “enjoy a quiet and calm setting” in the natural beauty of the Grove.

Finally, Hanna asked that councillors ensure landscaping near natural buffers and wetlands retain the natural beauty of the property.

Council approved the zoning change. It will be at least late October before the issue is raised at council again.

McNab-Braeside council will also look at the development, since it abuts the township at Division Street.

WINDOW CONTRACT PAINS The Arnprior and District Museum board wanted town council to award a window contract to a company that didn’t put in the lowest bid.

The board recommended Toner Carpentry win the job at $27,145, rather than Shanab Management at $23,800. The reasoning is: Toner did work at the museum in the past; they are based in Almonte they are local; and they do good work.

Council asked curator Janet Collins about the lowest bidder. She said they are from Nepean, which some councillors consider local. And they have a solid reputation. Council also worried that not going with the lowest could leave the town open to litigation, if a company is reputable. Council opted for the lowest bid.

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ADMH raises issues with development near the Grove DEREK DUNN

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 - THURSDAY, SEPT. 22

NOTICE OF COUNCIL’S INTENTION TO PASS AN AMENDING BY-LAW TO REMOVE A HOLDING SYMBOL PART LOTS 3 & 4, CONCESSION C FOURTH AVENUE, ARNPRIOR TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Arnprior will meet on Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 6:30 pm, at the Town Hall, 105 Elgin Street, Arnprior, to pass an amending by-law to remove a holding symbol from a parcel of land zoned for a residential development (two townhouse blocks and a semi-detached dwelling block) fronting onto Fourth Avenue, as shown on the attached key plan.

The holding symbol was placed on the land pending entering into a development agreement for the lands and to require security be posted for the works associated with this development. The holding symbol will be removed from the lands to allow development to proceed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the by-law is available for inspection during regular office hours at the Town Hall, or by contacting Robin Smith, Planner, at (613) 623-4231 ext. 223 or rsmith@arnprior.ca.

Dated at the Town of Arnprior this 15th day of September, 2011.

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Jacquie Farrow-Lawrence, Clerk 105 Elgin Street West Arnprior, ON K7S 0A8

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It was a tough choice for all the right reasons among the members of the town’s 150th anniversary committee.

There were at least a half dozen high quality entries in the logo contest. A huge party to celebrate the town’s birth in 1862 is in the works for next summer.

Everyone from school children to professional graphic artists submitted work, much of it incorporating the number 150 with white pines or the museum.

In the end the winner was a logo that incorporated the number with the bridge. Graphic designer and part-time East Side Mario’s bartender Francis Dupuis was on hand with about a dozen other finalists at Monday’s Arnprior council meeting to hear the news. Council endorsed the committee’s recommendation, making it official.

Councillors suggested having many of the entries on display at the library or another municipal building.

The nomination period for the 150th anniversary painting – to be on display at town hall, with the artist earning proceeds from reprints – has been extended. Some artists submitted sketches, but have been granted time to produce final products, said committee chairwoman Lynn Grinstead.

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The winner of the 150th anniversary logo contest was the above image of the Madawska Bridge and falls. Councillors at Monday’s meeting were impressed with others, too. not proactively searching for trailers in driveways “Thank you very, very much for instead of just responding to complaints. a job well done,” Verch said. “Now Coun. Dan Lynch said he gets complaints about it’s really a joy to live in Arnprior demolition derby vehicles in front lawns in the and not in the bush.” weeks leading up to the Fall Brawl.

Mayor David Reid suggested deferring a decision on upping the fines until the bylaws are “updated.”

There will be no changes until at least late November. pro·tec·tion -noun The current bylaw will continue to address derelict vehicles on residential properties.

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Robert Verch, speaking on behalf of residents living along Van Dusen Drive, thanked council for moving quickly to have the road paved. He also thanked work crews for not allowing any inconveBYLAW UN-ENFORCEMENT niences, and to town employees for grooming the Arnprior Council has turned ditches. down a staff recommendation to set fines at $105 for infractions such as parking a trailer, boat or recreation vehicles at private homes.

Reeve Walter Stack said the town is approving developments that include many townhomes.

Few have backyards large enough to keep things like campers, so they would have to park them in their driveways.

He indicated it wouldn’t be fair to prevent homeowners from keeping them on their property.

He also said the town doesn’t allow for tented garages to cover them, either; something he appeared to not support.

Staffer Robin Smith said the bylaws are on the books and her recommendation is simply to increase the fines. If council wants to do away with the bylaws, that is for another time.

Some neighbours may find recreation vehicles and sports machines unsightly. But Stack said there is a difference between someone coming and going with their fishing boat, and someone else with a rusty car sitting on Francis Dupuis won the logo contest, but he was up their front lawn.

Coun. Ted Strike said he hopes against some stiff competition. Any one of about a bylaw enforcement officers are half dozen or more submissions could have easily done the town proud.

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ARNPRIOR CHRONICLE-GUIDE - September 15 2011

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LETTERS

It takes a nation

Company steps up when community needs it

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et’s talk about suicide.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10 to 24, according to recent numbers from Statistics Canada.

Studies show a significant percentage of adolescents contemplate a plan or attempt suicide without seeking or receiving help.

The issue exploded onto the radar of this area’s parents last year after the parents of Daron Richardson publicized the details of their 14-year-old daughter’s suicide on Nov. 15, 2010.

During a press conference following his daughter’s death, Richardson said he and his wife talked about difficult subjects with their daughter like alcohol and drug abuse and sex.

But they never discussed mental health.

“I wish we did talk about it before,” he said. “But we just didn’t think it was there.”

Dr. Ian Manion, a CHEO clinical psychologist, said in many cases parents don’t seek help because of the stigma of mental health issues.

This week, we begin a three-part series that discusses the issue of youth suicide and what we as a community can do to combat the problem.

Because the first step in facing any problem is talking about it.

We’re hoping this series will help educate people about mental health issues and enable parents, family, friends – everyone – identify the resources available in the community.

It only takes one caring person to make a difference, but we have to be comfortable with asking the hard questions.

One of the first steps should be taken by our government – did you know that Canada is the only G8 country without a national suicide prevention strategy – basically a playbook that allow different agencies and groups to work together to combat the issue.

On a grassroots level, we need to teach the issue in schools, provide suicide-prevention training for any adult who works with groups of children.

Parents must learn how to identify potential mental health problems, a skill that begins with knowing how to talk to their child.

Children lack emotional maturity and they have never been taught the language skills need to express their emotions.

So many keep it bottled up inside – and some just can’t handle it.

This is a national problem in need of a national solution, from the ground up.

It takes a village to raise a child – it might need a nation to save them.

Editorial Policy The Chronicle-Guide welcomes letters to the editor. Senders must include their full name, complete address and a contact phone number. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and content, both in print and online at www.yourottawaregion. com. To submit a letter to the editor, please email to john.carter@metroland.com, fax to 613-623-7518 or mail to Arnprior Chronicle-Guide, 8 McGonigal St., Arnprior, ON K7S 1L8.

Taxi drivers are fully qualified To the editor: I would like to clarify a few things for Mr. Dennis Harrington of Home Support.

To deny that Home Support is not a subsidized taxi service is wrong. When you transport people around for money, Mr. Harrington, you are a taxi service. No matter what name you put on it.

To imply that taxis in town are running without proper insurance and fully qualified drivers is wrong. I know the ramifications of all the legal aspects of my business. My parents didn’t raise no fool.

A few years ago when Arnprior was under the Gibeau regime, it was decided by council that they deregulate the taxi business, strongly opposed by the taxi owners at the time, but looking back it was a positive thing. It has been proven time and over again that government plus business equals more cost.

Now town council is considering getting back into the taxi business. Maybe they can get all the taxis some grants to offset our expenses. No system is perfect. But Mr. Stack’s comment that Home Support is the only public transportation in the Valley is false. Or did I just miss the last 15 years of us serving the public?

Karl MacNamara A-1 Taxi co-owner

Park great place for concerts To the editor: We would like to thank the sponsors of Sunday Concerts in the Park at Robert Simpson Park this summer along with those talented people who entertained the audiences.

The three concerts that we attended were wonderful and it was such a pleasure sitting

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Roseanne, George McNeill Arnprior

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To the editor: For the past several months I have followed the articles in the Chronicle-Guide re. the above noted subject (Braeside Quarry).

I find it most disturbing that Mrs. Moore continues her attempt of discrediting the Miller Group with their operation, which is in keeping with the Miller Group reputation for sound and environmental sensitive business in all of their locations, including McNab Township.

Prior to moving back to my hometown of Arnprior, I lived in the historic village of Unionville, which is one of the four villages that make up the Town of Markham, Ontario.

Miller Group headquarters is located in the centre of Markham, just south of Hwy. 7 off Woodbine Avenue.

As a resident there, I was aware of their very busy operation. It functioned at a high rate of productivity and did so without contaminating or causing concern to the local residents, both corporate and homeowners.

Markham is known as a major Corporate Centre just north of Toronto.

It should be remembered that in 1996 the Miller Group purchased Smith Construction, the decades-old business of the Smith family, which included the quarry that has been operational for decades.

Their offices were always based in Arnprior.

They were prominent in highway construction throughout the Ottawa Valley.

I believe that the McNab residents were happy to have an employer located in their immediate neighbourhood to provide work for both unskilled and skilled labour.

It also demonstrates that Mrs. Moore, et al has a short-term memory of the quick response that the Miller Group made during, and after, the July 29 2009 storm, that saw numerous roads, private driveways, culverts, cottages and even railway overpasses extremely damaged and made impassable after that Friday’s deluge.

At the time I am confident that most local residents, including the Moore family, were thankful to have an aggregate resource so close at hand to assist.

The Miller employees were on site with the aggregate, and any heavy equipment necessary to respond immediately to the disaster for McNab. More recently when McNab was attempting to prepare the ‘Braeside Beach’ for their River Days’ celebrations, Miller once again responded in short order to help, and insure, that the event was ready and enjoyable by all.

Miller has always been well known as a good corporate sponsor of many worthwhile community initiatives, i.e. Arnprior Hospital.

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Remembering Eileen this Terry Fox Day To the editor: I knew at the beginning of 2011 that I would hold this year’s Terry Fox Run in memory of my sister Eileen.

In February she was told by her doctors that she had only a few months to live. Chemotherapy and radiation had bought her some time, but for her time was running out.

From the beginning, time was Eileen’s enemy. Her case was unusual in that the first time around a hospital error led to an 18-month delay from the time she was tested and the mass on her lung was detected, to the time she was actually informed and treatment was started.

On Dec. 20, 2006, Eileen was to have her lung removed. Minutes before she was to get anaesthetic, she suffered a stroke and surgery was cancelled. The next day at a family meeting, Dr. Sealey informed us that Eileen could never have surgery. Radiation treatments followed and Eileen seemed to rally.

When cancer was detected in her other lung, she endured radiation and chemotherapy treatments. By the summer of 2010, Eileen had lost 52 pounds with the aggressive treatments. Fearing it would be her last birthday, we organized a party, attended by 95 family members and friends.

Despite being so desperately thin

and weak, Eileen glowed with happiness and was heard to say several times, “I never knew I was so loved.”

When Eileen was told in February 2011 she had just months to live, she was also informed the cancer was now in her brain. She may have staggered with the news of her forthcoming death, but she refused to stop her daily pattern of living.

Her first stop every day was her favourite store, the Op Shop. Eileen delighted in her shopping for other people, especially babies.

Although my great granddaughter Isabella is just six months old, her drawers and closets are bursting with clothes up to size four purchased by Eileen. Some day in the future, I hope to tell Isabella about Eileen.

On Saturdays, accompanied by sisters Caroline and Mary, made the trip to Pembroke for her favourite pastime, bingo. It is not surprising that a bingo card is engraved on her headstone and buried with her urn is – you guessed it – her bingo bag!

Caroline, owner of the cemetery plot and headstone, was honoured when Eileen requested they share their final resting place. Below their names is written ‘God made us sisters; love made us friends.’

In her final days, Eileen was never

alone. Her immediate family, her friend Lavern and we, her many siblings and relatives, were her constant companions. She smiled as she heard the same goodbye words from everyone: ‘I love you Mom.” “I love you Nanny.” “I love you Eileen.”

When Eileen first learned of her impending death, I used to phone her and announce: “This is Mrs. Stevie Wonder calling and I want to sing a song for you.” I would then proceed to sing the song I just called to say I love you.

Eileen would laugh and say, ‘O you are a nut, but I like your song.”

When I said my final goodbye to Eileen, she opened her eyes and smiled.

I said, “I love you Eileen and because you’re awake I’m going to sing our favourite song. “I just called to say I love you. I just called to say I care. I just called to say I love you and I mean it from the bottom of my heart.”

That’s as far as I got. It’s hard to sing and cry at the same time. Eileen died the next day.

I am holding the Terry Fox Run Sunday, Sept. 18 in memory of Eileen. Drop up to the agricultural society track between 1 and 4 p.m. and we’ll chat about Eileen and days gone by.

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Rising costs forcing too many to exist on too little To the editor: Recently Minister of National Defence Peter McKay did a stint as a recruit soldier in the Forces to see what it was like.

Wouldn’t it be great to see a dozen or so ministers living on $1,000 per month, clothing, food, paying rent or mortgage, possibly heating, hydro and phone bills and caring for a wife and three children!

Fossil fuel domino effect, shafting, gouging, or just plain greed, call it what you will, it is quickly taking its toll on those at the low-end of the pay scale and they are struggling more and more

to make it from pay cheque to pay cheque to eke out a living. More rely on food banks and sadly proper nutrition and health issues are reflected in our youth. Feeding of our many youngsters has never become clearer when a family can buy noname pop at four litres for $2 but four litres of 2 per cent milk is $7.49.

It is any wonder our schools now have as part of their curriculum a meal session where children are fed because their parents can’t afford to feed them at home.

We all should be burning with shame.

A year ago gasoline was

around 97 cents a litre and today it is $1.25. This costs a whopping 25 per cent to 28 per cent is being added to everything from ham and eggs to cereal and bread, tires and computers.

Why is it that when oil was at $97 a barrel last year it was also 97 cents a litre and this year when oil is at $85 a barrel gasoline is $1.25 a litre!? Talk about gouging!

Few and anyone on the lower end of the pay scale has seen anything even comparable to a cost-of-living increase that helps them to keep their heads above water and the super-inflated costs of oil and its devastat-

ing domino effect is hurting too many families.

Farmers are also taking a whack as the fuels they use to plough, cultivate, plant and harvest crops and care for livestock only add to their costs and this in effect is following along on the food-chain increasing the price of the most needed staple of all … food $1,000 a month!

Many will argue that they are struggling to do it on less and with milk at $7.49 I believe it.

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Arnprior shelter overrun with cats

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The Arnprior and District Humane Society is bursting at the seams with cats.

“We currently have 153 cats in the shelter and several more in foster care,” says shelter manager Stephanie Cantrell. “This is by far the worst year we have had for stray and abandoned cats, and unfortunately, there seems to be more people looking to give up their pets than take new ones home.”

The shelter is appealing to the public to help deal with the problem. Adopting a cat or making a financial contribution will go a long way towards providing some relief, say officials.

As Arnprior is a no-kill shelter, a boost in population means pretty tight quarters. Cantrell cautions adopting an animal is a big decision.

“Becoming a pet owner comes with a lot of responsibility and cost,” she says. “It is a 10-20 year commitment to that animal and it is not a decision that should be made impulsively.

The shelter adoption fee is $160 for cats or kittens, which includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, deworming, microchipping and a health guarantee.

The shelter on Didak Drive is open Monday to Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

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Dunn said the group has gotten support from all political parties. The now deceased NDP leadderek.dunn@metroland.com er Jack Layton told the Initiative to “keep doing A series of Arnprior area events will be held what you are doing.”

Renfrew-Nippissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Galin and around Sept. 21, the International Day of lant suggested the department be placed under Peace.

One of the people spearheading a move to have the Auditor General’s office, since it oversees other departments. DND officials are also supportive, the federal government create a Department of she said.

Peace, like many other countries Dunn isn’t a typihave, is Arnprior’s Theresa Dunn. cal flower-power pas“The month of September is a sivist. She doesn’t focused time for being attentive to oppose DND, saying peace, both locally and globally,” they are servants Dunn said. that do what they The Department of Peace would are told by those be an amalgamation of various who reflect the will branches from existing departof the population. It ments, and cost little to create and is at the grassroots maintain, she said. The justice delevel that her group partment has aspects of mediation wants to influence to and the Department of Nation Dechange popular misfence (DND) has peacekeeping proconceptions. grams, along with others that could “We need to be form the new branch, she said. aware that we are not The Canadian Department of safe from violence in Peace Initiative brings attention to our cushy lifestyle,” the concept and practices of peaceDunn said. “If someful means, believing if violence one decided to start perpetuates violence then peace Photo by Derek Dunn a conflict with the will bring about peace.

In 2009, an act to establish a de- Theresa Dunn is involved with numerous French (Quebecois), partment of peace was submitted events leading up to International Day of there would be more supporters for fightin Parliament and endorsed by 23 Peace Sept. 21. ing than finding a MPs. In June 2011, two motions were presented to Parliament to support a depart- solution.”

She also said peace is won with great difficulty ment of peace and a civil peace service.

A new bill is expected to be presented this Sep- through the courage of millions such as Martin Luther King Jr., Ghandi and others in the resistember.

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Day of Peace events At noon on Saturday, Sept. 17, the Environmental Action Council is hosting the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup starting at the gazebo at Robert Simpson Park with a free barbecue. Volunteers will participate in a nationwide initiative to preserve and protect waterways.

For more information, call Eric or Mandi Burton at 613-622-5719.

Essencia Spa & Yoga is holding a ‘towards peace’ yoga session Monday, Sept. 19. Tina Lyons, owner of Essence Spa & Yoga at 158 John St. (beside the Gallery Gift shop), will instruct a Yin Flow yoga class from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.

Island View Retirement Suites at 30 Jack Cres. will show ‘Soldiers of Peace’ at 7 p.m. in their theatre on Sept. 20. Donations towards the Accessible Garden would be appreciated. For more

information, contact Kimberley O’Shaughnessy at 613-622-0002 or email koshaughnessy@islandviewsuites.ca.

Arnprior Public Library will provide a display of books on peace themes on Sept. 21.

On the same day, commemorate the 30th anniversary of the International World Day of Peace at the Galilee Centre’s Blessing of the Peace Pole & Garden at 5:45 p.m. Afterward will be a yoga session at 4:15 p.m.

Mike Nickerson will hold a forum on Shifting Society’s Goals at 7 p.m. at the Arnprior Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Donations to the Seventh Generation Initiative and the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative would be welcome. For more contact Theresa Dunn at 613-897-5055 or email therdunn@sympatico. ca.

The Arnprior & District Fish and Game Club would like to extend a sincere thank you to local area businesses and individuals who contributed prizes and auction items to our dinner held on 10-09-2011. Without your support we would not have been able to have an event of such calibre and reach new fundraising heights. Needless to say the dinner was a huge success and we would also like to thank everyone in attendance for his or her continued support.

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“Over the last 50 years we’ve learned a lot about non-violence and preserving our interests,” she said. “Conflict and struggle won’t go away. But the peace model shows you how to struggle without killing each other.”

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Current economies benefit from war, and the powerful have a stake in maintaining the status quo, she added, but that thousands of Canadians emigrated here to escape violence – making this country ideal for a peace de-

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A&O Auto Parts Jim Fraser’s Towing Jim’s Auto Glass Carleton Auto Parts Metro Arnprior Sportland Curves Home Hardware Valley Vision Ottawa Valley Physiotherapy Prior Pools Arnprior Golf Club Arnprior Aerospace Paul Perreault Rona Sheel Window Brent Shultz Irish Spring Charters Mountain Creek Golf Club Prior Engagements SunLife Financial Gourley’s Variety First Choice Haircutters Clint Duff Antrim Truck Stop Arnprior Truck Centre R&M Truck Centre The Miller Group Madawaska Golf Club

Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions. We look forward to next year’s event, which will be held on Saturday September 8th, 2012.

If you or your business would like to participate in next year please call Murray Hughes 613-623-6744.

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Initiative aims to create Department of Peace

Ontario election

More advance polls, first satellite office and new technology added this election STEVE NEWMAN steve.newman@metroland.com

The tabulated DRO will also be available from Oct. 1 to 5 for disabled people and others who have qualified to cast a special ballot.

Information on how to obtain a special ballot is available at the main and satellite office, or by visiting the Elections Ontario website of www.wemakevotingeasy.ca.

All other ballots will be hand counted, both from advance polls and on Election Day. Another voting change is the elimination of the proxy vote.

Previously, someone could cast proxy votes for up to two people. The polling stations have also met stricter accessibility standards this time, says MacDonald.

Voters with questions or concerns can reach the returning office at the toll-free number of 1-866-532-3174, or 613-732-2907. The toll-free line is available 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

The number at the satellite office in Renfrew is 613-432-6889.

The public’s visiting hours at the Pembroke and Renfrew offices are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. six days a week, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Voters’ notice of registration cards (NRC) will indicate where voters are to cast their ballot. The NRCs were scheduled to be mailed out Sept. 14.

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We will be offering for sale the complete Estate of the late Violet MacIntyre to be held at her former home located at

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This sale consists of the complete household contents including antique furniture, good dishes, household items, lawn and garden items as well as a 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale 2 dr. sedan in excellent condition.

(The car will be offered for sale at 1:00PM)

Saturday October 22nd, 2011

9:30 AM sharp

To be held at our home located at 3624 Farmview Rd., Kinburn.

We will be offering for sale items from 3 Estates as well as items from a number of other consignors. This sale consists of good household items, some shop tools and an excellent offering of contemporary and Antique furniture in excellent condition.

Dear Mr. Donalds, I can’t thank you enough for being such an inspiration. My future will be a success thanks to you. You are the best.

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Lewis McDonald of Renfrew is back for his second straight provincial election as the chief returning officer for the riding of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke.

The retired teacher from Renfrew Collegiate Institute is working out of the returning office in the Pembroke Mall beside the Dollarama. For the first time, the riding will also have a satellite office.

“No federal or provincial election in the riding has had a satellite office before,” said MacDonald.

This will save travel time for residents in such areas as Arnprior, McNab-Braeside, Calabogie, Admaston-Bromley and Renfrew, whether it’s to register as a voter, vote in the advance polls, or deal with other issues.

The satellite opened last week at 342 Raglan St. in Renfrew, beside the O’Brien Theatre, where staff includes election officer Alexis O’Neil of Douglas and four other members.

There will also be more communities with advance polls, but reduced voting periods for some in RenfrewNipissing-Pembroke. In the 2007 provincial election, there were eight locations with 10 voting days.

This time, only Arnprior, Renfrew, Pembroke, Petawawa and Barry’s Bay have advance polls for 10 days, for the period of Sept. 21 to 30.

The Arnprior location is the Arnprior Shopping Mall.

All advance polls will be open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting on Election Day (Thursday, Oct. 6) will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The riding will have 245 polls at about 95 locations, including several sites in Arnprior.

Voters, of which there are 72,015 in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, will also be eligible to cast special ballots at the main returning office and the satellite office if they’ll be away, or unavailable, during the scheduled voting periods.

All ballots will be hand counted, except special ballots that are cast at advance-poll ballots at the main and satellite offices of the returning officer. Those ballots will be counted electronically, by a tabulated deputy returning officer.

“It’s new voting technology to help people with disabilities to cast a vote on their own,” said O’Neil.

“It’s a machine that has technology for visual impairment and hearing impairment, and foot pedals for those who have upper-body mobility problems.”

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The Greater Arnprior Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Provincial All Candidates Meeting on September 22nd at Arnprior District High School.

Doors will open at 6:30 pm with the meeting starting at 7:30pm.

The format will be the same as previous all candidates meetings starting with opening remarks from the candidates followed by written questions from the audience that have been collected and given to the mediator to read. At the end of the evening there will be time given to the candidates for their closing remarks.

We strongly encourage residents to attend and bring your questions.

– Limited Seating Available – Joining Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski, second from left, at his Arnprior campaign office opening Wednesday is campaign manager Zig Mintha, Mervyn Tripp, Arnprior office manager Nina Sullivan and Elmer Raycroft.

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Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski invited the oldest supporter present, 92-year-old Mervyn Tripp, to cut the ribbon at the opening of his Arnprior campaign office Wednesday With a little more than 20 days until the Oct. 6 provincial election, Yakabuski said he continues to hear from families in the riding who can’t make ends meet.

“Whether it’s hydro rate increases, tax increases or HST on so many essentials, people are struggling,” he said. “How are we going to afford four more years under the McGuinty government?”

Provincial PC leader Tim Hudak and

the party offer tax relief for families and small businesses “On Oct. 7, I want Ontario to be a different place,” said Yakabuski.

He thanked the many volunteers in attendance for their continued support.

Yakabuski said he was impressed with the bright and spacious location, outfitted solely with borrowed items and volunteers. Located in the former Pet Valu store at the Arnprior Mall, Arnprior is one of five offices he has in the riding.

“We’re going to have visibility and signage in as many communities as possible,” he said.

The office will be open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Location: Arnprior District High School Doors Open – 6:30 p.m.

Meeting starting at 7:30 p.m.

Candidates raise tax, health concerns Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke Liberal candidate John O’Leary charged that Progressive Conservative policies would force municipalities to raise property taxes.

O’Leary also welcomed a group of firefighters tour the province in support of the Liberals.

The Firefighters for McGuinty bus was scheduled to visit the riding today (Thursday).

“We are proud to support John and are looking forward to pitching in to raise awareness about his campaign in the riding,”

said Chris Francescone, executive regional vicepresident of the Ontario Professional Firefighters Association.

Meanwhile in a speech Wednesday, O’Leary maintained that the Hudak PCs “downloading scheme” will “drive up your property taxes.”

The City of Ottawa said that the PCs are going to cause a property tax hike of six per cent, or $186 per household, said O’Leary.

“It will be the same or worse here in Renfrew County.

Meanwhile, NDP candi-

date Brian Dougherty expressed concern this week about the erosion of local health care under Liberals and Conservatives.

The Arnrprior electrician and father of two says people are telling him they are frustrated because Ontario’s health care system is falling short of meeting their needs.

“Services are being cut as the system becomes more inaccessible for many vulnerable Ontarians,” he said after meeting with area residents at the Renfrew Fair and Bonnechere Manor.

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Teachers to host candidates debate Sept. 21 Teachers will be looking for answers when they host an all-candidates debate at Renfrew Collegiate Institute on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

The county’s education unions − the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation − are hosting the 7 p.m. event in the RCI gymnasium. The moderator will be RCI teacher Jeff Barber, who is president of the OSSTF District 28.

Candidates, who will be randomly as-

signed a speaking order, will provide introductory remarks for one minute each.

The debate will feature 10 education answers from the event hosts.

Candidates will be given one minute to reply to a question. After all candidates have replied, there will be opportunity for a short debate for two to three minutes.

After the 10 education questions are answered, written questions will be taken from the audience. The same format will be used for those questions.

The debate is expected to last until about 9:30 p.m.

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Several area stops on Rural Ramble STAFF The Rural Ramble in the Ottawa Valley has several Arnprior and McNab-Braeside stops this year.

The Arnprior and Waba museums, Braeside’s Ballintotas Alpacas and the Kippen Road Tarten Weaving are on list. The four-weekend celebration of rural living began last weekend with its adventure and exploration segment.

This weekend’s theme is agriculture and food and the stops include this Saturday’s Renfrew County Plowing Match. The annual event runs 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Queen’s Line farm of Ron and Shirley Kasaboski.

The history and heritage weekend Sept. 24-25 includes stops at the Waba Cottage Museum and Gardens and the Arnprior Museum, which will have a blacksmith demonstrating his trade.

Both museums will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The McDougall Mill Museum in Renfrew will be featuring Bill Burwell’s steam engine and steam-cooked corn on the cob.

The arts and culture weekend Oct. 1 and 2 features a stop at Ballintotas Alpacas at 78 Braeloch Rd, where visitors can meet the alpacas and take in button-making and nuno-felting demonstrations.

At 272 Kippen Rd. in McNabBraeside, rural ramblers can take in tarten displays and scarf hand-weaving demonstrations at Kippen Road Tarten Weaving.

There are also many more stops up and down Renfrew County during the four weekends.

Organized by the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA), the Rural Ramble is a free, selfguided driving tour set against a backdrop of beautiful fall colours. The ramble includes many natural and human-built wonders of the region, the various agricultural and rural operations of the scenic countryside, the rich history and heritage of Ottawa Valley residents, as well as the area’s vibrant arts and

cultural communities.

“This is the second year with the new extended Rural Ramble format, and we are pleased to see so many new sites participating,” noted Lauren McIllfaterick, OVTA communications co-ordinator. “The 2011 Rural Ramble promises to be exciting with more sites, new prizes and contests, and no admission fee to the public.”

Each year, more than 2,000 visitors flock to Renfrew County to enjoy the fresh air and glorious fall colours while experiencing some of the best of what the Ottawa Valley has to offer. With an unprecedented 41 sites participating this year, there are lots of new things to see and do, including: • take home a free Whitewater Premium Candle Co. ‘pumpkin soufflé’ tea light from Simple Things; • learn dog tricks and enjoy agility demonstrations at Cricket’s Canine Country Club; • participate in creative tiedye and poetry workshops with Rri-joice Tie Dyes and Literacy Plus at the Bonnechere Caves; • enjoy soap making demonstrations at Opeongo Mountain Meadow Soap • take in maple syrup making at Mapleside Sugar Bush.

An exciting addition to the 2011 event is the Rural Ramble passport, which are included in the event guide. Ramblers’ are encouraged to fill out the passport with a signature from a staff or volunteer at each site they visit.

Completed passports can be dropped off at the last site visited each weekend and they will be entered into a draw for a prize pack featuring unique gifts from participating Rural Ramble sites and valued at over $500.

The passports also include a spot for Ramblers to vote for their favourite Rural Ramble site. The site with the most votes (one per weekend) will be named ‘Rural Rambler’s Choice’.

“The passport and the Rambler’s Choice Awards are fun examples of ways event organizers are working to keep the annual festival fresh and new,” said Mc-

FAIR FUN Arnprior Lions Don Gougeon and George Harding ham it up at the 157th Renfrew Fair.

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Travis Fraser: club champion at Madawaska Golf Club KEVIN RYAN Madawaska Golf Club

Travis Fraser is the 2011 Men’s club champion at the Madawaska Golf Club.

Fraser defeated defending Men’s club champion Perry Freda on the first hole of a sudden death playoff after both players finished the two-day event tied at even par 140.

Fraser fired a second-day, tournament record score of 65 to go with his 75 on day one. Freda fired even par on both days to get into the playoff.

Jon Freda opened the tournament with a one-under-par 69 to lead all day-one shooters. However, his second-day score of 73 left Jon at 142, which was two strokes off the pace. Gary Grainger finished in fourth position with a 146.

The B flight champion for 2011 is Ken Ledgerwood who fired a total of 151, including a 72 on the opening day. Sean Riordan and Dean Dimonte tied for second place at 158 followed by Wayne Stiles, Ray Kulchyski and Rob Carruthers all at 161.

Hayden Pleau captured the C flight championship with a twoday total of 170. Brent Mosley and Wayne Carty tied for second spot with a 172. Terry Smeltzer

finished in fourth with a 175, followed by Bob Sherrard with a 176 in fifth.

Doug Carty captured D flight with a 178. Matt Oliver was alone in second spot with a 185, followed

by Doug Neeley and John Kohli at 190.

Ken Ledgerwood captured the low net Marcellus trophy for the event with a two-day net score of 125, which ties the low net score in the tournament’s history.

Congratulations to all of the winners and to Ted Davies and El Strauss who organized the two-day event and the prize table, which was outstanding. Special thanks to some of the lady members who scored and spotted for the two days and to Martyn Munro and his staff for the exceptional course conditions.

Congratulations to Ray Kulchyski who captured the Men’s match play championship with a hard fought victory over Jay Grainger.

The next event on the Men’s tour is the closing Field day on Sept. 18.

Remember to check out the website for all of the news and results from the club: www.madawaskagolf.com.

Good luck to all of the golfers throughout the year.

Madawaska men’s club champion Travis Fraser receives his trophy from defending champon Perry Freda. Top left, main organizer Ted Davies presents Hayden Pleau with the C flight champion trophy. Left, Davies presents Doug Carty with the D flight champion trophy. Right, Davies presents Ken Ledgerwood with the B flight championship trophy.

Ledgerwood also won the Marcellus trophy.

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NEW LOOK Renfrew-Lanark league convener Kris Wylie was passed on the news at the end of the school year by the Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (EOSSAA). Wylie is a football coach at Perth and District Collegiate Institute, a team that would have to travel almost 450 kilometres round trip, to play a game in Deep River.

With gas prices rising, it was a tough cost for athletic departments to swallow.

For most sports under the EOSSAA banner, Renfrew County and Lanark County are self-contained leagues, with the winner from each advancing to the EOSSAA championship.

There will still be a Renfrew-Lanark champion, as the league will operate similar to Ottawa – with the east and west champion deciding who will represent the league at the National Capital Bowl.

“We’re still going to have a LanarkRenfrew battle after our league winners have been determined,” Wylie said. “This definitely alleviates money issues, it’s become quite expensive.”

In the Ontario University Athletic conference, made up of 10 teams, varsity football teams play eight games before playoffs. This season, with addition of three teams, the local high school season would feature a nine-game schedule.

“As 20-year-olds, you might be able to handle it,” Wylie said. “It just became too much for teenagers.” He said the new alignment allows for more time between games, which gives players time to heal, train and learn new skills.

Arnprior defensive coordinator Steve Staye saw the extreme of it, as he coached his team through a record number of games. “We played 13 games,” he said, noting that the in-class component can

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Football is a sport where rivalries matter.

But senior high school football fans will not see Arnprior square off against Almonte, or Renfrew and Carleton Place do battle in regular season action, as the league divides into Lanark and Renfrew county divisions.

In the previously mixed Ottawa Valley and Lanark league, teams were beginning to play too many games in too short a season. Arnprior District High School played the most games of any high school team in Ontario last year on their way to winning the provincial title – with their championship game lucky number 13.

League expansion, with Mackenzie High School in Deep River and Fellowes High School in Pembroke joining, along with the addition of Notre Dame Catholic High School in Carleton Place, has forced the decision to split the senior league.

“We’ve just gotten too big as a league,” said Almonte District High School coach Chris Spratt. “We’ll miss each other for sure, but the bottom line was we were playing too many games in too short of a time, kids could get banged up.”

The junior high school teams in Lanark and Renfrew will not split, and will play a six-game schedule this year.

also suffer. “It is too many, I think, and obviously they have an academic responsibility as well.”

Not everyone will be happy with the new league, but money talks – and less spent on referees, equipment and transportation will make school athletic directors happier with their budgets.

“I liked the big league,” Wylie admitted.

“But as far as longevity for football and deciding enrollment, I think this is what’s best for all schools to prosper.”

The league had to divide to play a shorter schedule, but Wylie said the new system of Renfrew and Lanark is not set in stone for future years.

The Kingston league uses a different system to divide the schedule. A ranking system evaluated the last five years of play and ranked the teams accordingly.

Wylie plans to travel to Kingston to see the schedule in action and evaluate what the best thing for the local league moving forward.

“Football’s getting bigger and bigger,” Staye said. “[The change] surprised many of the coaches, but it makes sense.”

Several coaches have echoed the sentiment that the division may allow for more Valley schools to add a football program.

“We just grew, we grew into a bigger league, it’s good for football,” said Spratt.

“Hopefully the Valley will have a few more teams.”

The new-look league will take some time to grow on coaches and players, but traditions such as Turkey Bowl will still run deep.

“It’ll take time, but the rivals are always here, they haven’t disappeared. They’re still intense,” Spratt said.

This season, the Lanark senior league will include Almonte District High School, Carleton Place High School, Notre Dame Catholic High School, Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute, Perth and District Collegiate Institute, and St. John Catholic High School.

The Renfrew senior league will feature Arnprior District High School, Renfrew Collegiate Institute, Mackenzie High School and Fellowes High School.

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SEASON OPENERS The Arnprior High School football teams begin their season Friday, Sept. 23 with two away games. The seniors play in Deep River and the juniors go to Almonte. The seniors go to Pembroke Thursday, Sept. 29, while the juniors hold their homeopener at 1 p.m. when Smiths Falls comes to town. The students will celebrate with a red and white day and hold their annual pigskin parade.

The Town of Arnprior is encouraging everyone to participate in cleaning up the shorelines of the Ottawa and Madawaska Rivers! The mission of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is to promote understanding and education about shoreline litter issues by encouraging Canadians to rehabilitate shoreline areas through cleanups. The vision of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a fully engaged and committed Canadian public keeping all Canadian shorelines free from litter.

For further information, please contact Abby Barclay at Town Hall at 613-623-4231 ext. 222 or abarclay@arnprior.ca 496588

Special Feature

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PICKING UP THE PIECES

Grappling with suicidal thoughts leaves youth feeling isolated.

Part one of our three-part series tells how realizing they aren’t alone can be like flicking on a light switch – and the tragedy that can happen without that illumination.

LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com

W

illiam Ross is something of a magician.

First, his sleight-of-hand tricks impressed his friends

at school.

Eventually, he moved on to fooling staff and fellow patients at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario’s mental health ward.

But before that, Ross tried to pull his trickery on Ottawa police officers, who had to cart him to CHEO in a squad car to prevent the amateur Houdini from escaping his handcuffs and harming himself.

And lately, the 17-year-old Ottawa resident has been working magic on his own life, astounding family and friends with his seemingly supernatural ability to bounce back from the darkest deadend track.

In less than a year, Ross went from what appeared to be a pretty well-adjusted teenager who loved BETA testing video games and cooking, to a shadow of himself, obsessed with compulsive thoughts of trying to end his life. And now, mere months later, he has rebounded, an outcome his mother, Suzanne Ross, could barely bring herself to dream of.

Suzanne, who comprises a large part of her son’s support system, still lives by a phrase repeated to her by a relative of her own: “You can be cautiously optimistic when things are going better, knowing that there could still – and probably will – be slips and things that are going to happen,” Suzanne says. “It’s not going to happen overnight.”

DIMMING THE LIGHTS By the same token, William didn’t get to that dark place – a deep depression he likens to all the lights being turned out – overnight.

“Everything up until that point was like dimming out the lights,” he says.

William says he really began to slide down the slippery slope to self destruction after last summer.

Some romantic relationships that went foul didn’t help his tendencies towards obsessive compulsiveness and anxiety, William says.

But it was surrounding himself with a social circle that turned out to be more focused on partying and backstabbing than trust and friendship kicked the process into high gear.

He was partying too much. Peer pressure led to alcohol and “mild” drug use.

Photos by Laura Mueller

William Ross has made huge strides in tackling his demons since last summer, when he tried to take his own life and ended up at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario for treatment. Spray-paint art is a recent addition to William’s repertoire. Right, he creates a painting earlier this spring as a gift for his grandfather.

OUT OF THE DARKNESS A series about youth suicide Part 1: Two youths struggle with suicidal thoughts - with radically different outcomes “I’ve had a little bit of a shadowy, dark past,” he says. “Over time, things had just gotten worse.”

When Suzanne looks back, she realizes that all the classic warning signs were there.

Her son wasn’t sleeping at night, but he would sleep during all hours of the day – when he was home. Most of the time, he was out with friends – partying, although she didn’t know it.

“I thought it was a normal progression – to give him a bit of independence,” she says. “He never gave me a reason not to trust him.”

Eventually William lost the energy to do any of the activities he was so passionate about. He didn’t care to test out video and computer games to help work out the bugs before they hit the market. The sharp-witted teen’s interest in school waned. And most obviously

for Suzanne, her son completely stopped taking over the kitchen of their two-storey Orleans home to whip up a culinary masterpiece.

“When I look back those are all signs,” she says. “If you notice a change in your child’s behaviour, pay attention to it, because it may be nothing, but in our case it was a clue.”

The clues started long before William’s back-to-back visits to CHEO last autumn, which wasn’t his first visit to the hospital’s mental-health ward.

In fact, it all started in the very home in which William still lives with his mother, father and brother.

William’s spirit started to crack when he was only six, but it wasn’t until more than six years later that William finally admitted to his mother why. He had been raped by someone close to the family.

By that point, William was already undergoing therapy for anxiety, a process that lasted three years.

“I talked about how I didn’t really trust people; how I didn’t really trust myself,” he says.

He thought releasing the secret helped him get over that hurdle, but looking back, he says he was wrong. His world continued to crumble.

It wasn’t until last year, he began to pick up the pieces.

By the end of the summer, William couldn’t force himself to stop fixating over harming himself.

Every object, from ballpoint pens to

pieces of string, became weapons of self harm in William’s obsessive gaze.

Luckily for William, it only took one attempt for him to recognize he needed help.

Less than 12 hours after putting three thin, shallow cuts into his chest with an X-Acto knife, William was talking to a psychologist at CHEO. Before his family even clued in to what was happening in his head, William asked his mother to drive him to the hospital before he couldn’t stop himself from severely hurting himself.

“I knew that I wanted it, but I didn’t want it,” he says. “It was like in the short term, I had wanted to hurt myself, but I knew that eventually I might not want this, and I just needed help.”

William spent three weeks at CHEO

If you’re a teen in crisis or their guardian, the Youth Services Bureau has a free, 24-hour help line. Call 613-260-2360 or 1-877-377-7775 (toll free) crisis@ysb.on.ca

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Unable to cope with his emotions, Jesse committed suicide at 17

From page 20

GEOFF DAVIES

J

esse Graham loved to win. And often, he did.

On the soccer pitch, in the classroom, in excited debates or board games, Jesse found joy in things that pushed his limits. He loved to push back.

Those who loved him smile as they remember his mile-wide competitive streak. They laugh to think of his firedup rants, notorious for leaving everyone in stitches. He was a fierce friend, a devoted son, and now a full year has passed since his death.

The beam in Jesse’s basement bedroom was low, so it was easy enough for his father, Jeff, to lift up his dangling body and untie the noose. It wasn’t quite six in the morning by the time Jesse – brother to Katie, Zachary, Kelsie, Jarred and Lauren – was stretched out on the floor of their home in Balderson, Ont., with his mother and father bent over him, performing CPR. By the time the paramedics arrived, the boy who loved to win, who dreamed of becoming prime minister or practising law, was dead.

“We never had a real inkling that Jesse was suicidal,” says his mother Shelly, who is a nurse.

“He never once said to us ‘I’m depressed.’ He didn’t look depressed… he didn’t do all the things… the signs of suicide that you look for. He didn’t give anything away.”

Randy Thompson, 19, and Jesse were best friends through high school, right up until Jesse hanged himself in the early hours of June 18, just days away from graduation, at the age of 17.

“I went through a couple months of just numbness,” says Randy.

He was right there to witness the changes in his friend.

At 16, Jesse was a ball of fire. He was clean-cut, not into the same drinking and dosing scene as some of his peers.

He went to youth group at his church every Thursday. He liked to hang out with the brainier kids. He liked debates, not chit-chat, and attacked them with the same ballistic energy that made his teacher hide the classroom dodge ball and his friends steer clear of him during soccer games.

A year later, he wasn’t himself. His parents noticed it, his friends did too. He was angry.

“He’s 17 and lots of boys get angry at 17, because they’re finding their way.

So you try to give him space; give him enough room to kind of figure things out,” says Shelly.

Obstacles multiplied and hope dwindled. Jesse kept his pain to himself. He never sought help, but he sought comfort elsewhere. Beer, liquor, cigarettes, pot, sometimes harder stuff. Jesse tried to get out of his own tormented head,

Photo by Geoff Davies

Shelly and Jeff Graham hold up a photo of their son Jesse who committed suicide just over a year ago. The Balderson couple hopes his story helps others in similar situations. but it made things worse.

Jesse’s grades first started slipping as he began Grade 11. For a guy remembered as exceptionally bright, with test results placing him among the country’s most gifted kids, this was unusual.

Shelly’s description of her son fits both a perfectionist and a buzzing mind. Nothing, even the simplest assignment, was worth handing in unless it was just right.

Not long before, he used to cruise through the curriculum without a problem. But now he was lagging behind, and getting in trouble in the classroom to boot. What was happening?

LOOKED LIKE DEFIANCE “We didn’t have a clue. It looked like laziness, it looked like defiance,” says Shelly. “We realize now it was none of the above. He was frustrated with himself and he didn’t know what was wrong with him.”

Toward the end of his life, Jesse started to figure it out. After doing some research online, he announced to his family that he thought he had Attention Deficit Disorder. The family doctor concurred, and started him on Concerta, a psychostimulant similar to Ritalin. That was a couple of months before his death, says Shelly.

ADD, says Shelly, was just part of his problems. The other part wouldn’t become known until after Jesse’s death, after his suicide note was published on the front page of a major daily newspaper.

The Grahams’ phone rang one day, a few weeks after Jesse’s death.

On the line was Louise Brazeau-Ward.

Brazeau-Ward is an internationally-renowned expert on dyslexia. She started the Canadian Dyslexia Association, after witnessing her own son’s struggles with the condition. At Heritage Academy, the specialty school she runs in Aylmer, Que., she teaches kids how to overcome dyslexia.

The article in the newspaper said your son had ADD, she said to Shelly, but why didn’t it mention his dyslexia?

Dyslexia? The Grahams had never

suspected their son had the condition, which impairs ones ability to read and write.

No one, not even his teachers, had noticed anything out of the ordinary.

But there were signs, and you could see them in his suicide note. Lisa Taylor does screening and testing for the association. With her 20 years of experience in the field, they were brutally obvious.

“I call them no-brainers,” she said in an interview at her Kanata office.

Taylor says she spent two hours picking out possible indicators in Jesse’s note: capital letters reversed; hesitations, where Jesse started writing one letter and chose another; back-and-forth switches between cursive and printing.

“At 17, you don’t reverse your B’s and D’s.”

On behalf of the Canadian Dyslexia Association, Brazeau-Ward offered to test the Grahams’ two youngest children – Jarred, 12, and five-year-old Lauren – for dyslexia, as the condition is hereditary and often shared among family members. They made the offer “in Jesse’s honour,” declining payment for tests that can cost around $450 each.

Turns out the hunch was right. The association’s testing found Jarred to be mildly dyslexic. After a separate assessment by the school board, he now uses computer programs to level the educational playing field. Lauren proved to be too young for test results to be conclusive, but her mother expects she’s not out of the woods yet. Meanwhile, their cousin was also identified as having similar learning disabilities, just as she was putting high school behind her.

On the living room couch of the family home, Jeff can still quote the words from his son’s final message. “I hate myself,” Jesse wrote. “My life’s a lie.”

“I believe the lie was he put on a happy face. He had all this pain inside,” says Shelly.

Now that Jesse’s gone, no test can be done to prove it, but his parents believe he suffered from dyslexia, and that it helped pushed him over the edge.

“It makes me wonder how many kids are out there that haven’t been picked up.”

before asking to be discharged, but a breakdown the next day sent him back to CHEO in a police car after authorities were called to his home when he threatened to harm himself.

Help came in the form of talking.

William went back to CHEO, and through the Children and Youth - Specialized Psychiatric and Mental Health Services program (a partnership with the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre), he dedicated himself to tackling his demons.

There, he tried everything. From counselling to art therapy to deep breathing, William says he was open to anything.

“I was tired of fighting myself,” he says.

He stayed on that track after he left CHEO and started a stint in the outpatient program at the Royal Ottawa.

For three months, he made daily treks to the Royal to attend family therapy, individual therapy, stress therapy, to learn calming techniques, meditation and different ways of coping. But most importantly, he was able to connect with other people who were in the process of overcoming their own issues.

“It was the talking – it was the other people, and it was knowing I’m not alone,” William says. “Knowing there are other people going through different issues, other people going through similar issues, other people going through the same issues.

“Knowing there are other problems, problems that are worse and problems that are – not necessarily better, but different – I learned that I’m not alone, and that was the biggest thing.”

Now, more than a year after he hit rock bottom, William says he has a new definition of “normal.” Knowing that he is just one of many people dealing with mental illness has made all the difference. And now he thinks of mental illness as what it is – just one type of the many ailments that may strike a person in his or her lifetime.

It was when people stopped treating him differently that he was able to make progress, he says. Just having people there to listen – not judge, offer advice, or give opinions – made his road to recovery possible.

William says he doesn’t have any regrets today because the experience helped shape him and make him a stronger person. But that could have been much different if he had succeeded in his attempts to kill himself.

“If I had killed myself, I would have somehow gotten myself back to life so I could kill myself again for doing that.

That’s how stupid it was,” he says.

When he thinks back to that point in his life, he often reminds himself – and others going through a similar ordeal: “No matter how bad your situation is, you’re always comfortable somewhere.”

Getting to the comfortable place isn’t impossible, William says, and he is living proof.

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‘My life’s a lie’: Jesse Graham

‘It was knowing I’m not alone’

Community

Community Calendar

Gill show tribute to county’s 150th Burnstown sculptor Richard Gill’s fall show Oct. 1 to 10 displays his ongoing fascination with the history of area settlements.

Renfrew County’s 150th anniversary has compelled him to document and preserve some images of lost landscapes and present day landmarks that dot the surrounding countryside where he has resided since 1972.

Relentless research of archival material has provided him with some of the visual details necessary to conceive historical images that depict the early explorers, settlers and communities, the days of the big timber, riverboats on the Ottawa River, and the K & P Railway, to note just a few.

A brief journey to Jamaica inspired a special series of works that form an exotic contrast to the local subject matter.

These works capture the splendour of old plantations and the captivating character, colourful culture and endearing nature of the people native to the Island.

Gill has spent most of his adult life in Canada honing his skills as a full time sculptor and craftsman, which has resulted in the beautifully executed detailed works rendered in clay that

are his hallmark.

His fall show opens Saturday, Oct. 1 at Bittersweet Gallery in Burnstown.

It continues daily to Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

La Leche at the Early Years Centre provides mother-to-mother breastfeeding support in a relaxed atmosphere from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

A Parent Cafe runs today and Sept. 22 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Early Years Centre in the Kenwood Centre. Talk about parenting issues and cook a nutritious meal or snack.

Registration is required.

• SEPTEMBER 17 A Fall Harvest Yard Sale at the Arnprior Shopping Centre Parking Lot from 8 a.m. until noon. Save up all your goodies and donate to a great cause - the Arnprior-Braeside-McNab Seniors at Home Program. Donation drop-offs from 6 to 8 a.m. For more, call 613-623-7981 or email susansarsfeild@cssagency.ca.

Arnprior Market downtown on Elgin Street 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. theme this week is ‘The Great Outdoors’ with fly-casting and golf demonstrations. All products are produced within 100 km of Arnprior. Check the website www.arnpriormarket.ca.

The fourth annual Wellness Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Nick Smith Centre. Free admission, though non-perishable items or money will be accepted for the Arnprior and District Food Bank. Pre-register your attendance for entry in a draw at koula@healinginthevalley.ca or 613-433-9657.

Curling club open for bookings The Pakenham Curling Club is getting ready for another year.

There has been new work done to improve the club, making it a great place to hold anniversaries, birthdays, showers, stags or business meetings.

Bookings can be made through Tom McCann at 613-624-5250.

The club also caters small events, providing hot or cold dinners or sandwich platters. Contact Martha at 613-839-1160 for more information.

Club cookbooks are available throughout the area in stores and at the club. Call Brenda for information and locations at 613-2564418.

New members are always welcome.

Check out the club on the web at pakenhamcurlingclub.ovca.com.

The community calendar is offered as a free public service the Chronicle-Guide provides for non-profit groups. Notices appear as space permits. Please submit your intformation at least two weeks prior to the event and include a daytime contact name and phone number in case we need to reach you for information or clarification. Keep submissions under 30 words and in the format shown. Notices can be emailed to derek.dunn@metroland.com or dropped off at our 8 McGonigal St. office in Arnrprior.

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Full Gospel Business Men’s Breakfast 9 a.m. at Kenwood Corporate Centre, Boardroom at 13 Edward St. N. Speaker: Fred Milnes,retired minister from White Lake. Tickets: $8. All welcome.

WANTED: Juvenile Hockey Players & Coaching Staff

At noon the Environmental Action Council is hosting the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup starting at the gazebo at Robert Simpson Park with a free barbecue. Volunteers will participate in a nationwide initiative to preserve and protect our water. For more information, contact Eric or Mandi Burton at 613-622-5719.

• SEPTEMBER 18

Please Contact: Mike Defalco 613-623-2602 Or Email mike-defalco@coldwellbanker.ca

Hymn Sing and Pipe Organ Recital at Emmanuel Anglican Church, 287 Harrington St. Please join us at 4 p.m. to enjoy the talents of guest organist Gille Leclerc, M. Mus. and the Cranmere Singers of Ottawa under the direction of Frances MacDonnell. Admission is free.

This event is part of the congregation’s 150th anniversary celebration and will feature the singing of 12 hymns that have been chosen by church members. As part of this event, the RCCO will present a plaque recognizing the historic significance of the 1901 Casavant Organ. All are invited to come and sing.

• SEPTEMBER 20 Island View Retirement Suites at 30 Jack Cres. will show the movie ‘Soldiers of Peace’ at 7 p.m. in their theatre. Donations towards Accessible Garden would be appreciated. Contact Kimberley O’Shaughnessy tel: 613-622-0002, email: koshaughnessy@islandviewsuites.ca.

Mississippi Squares free dances in September - modern square dancing and lessons on Tuesdays, Sept. 20 and 27 at 7:30 to 10 pm. Come 496043

alone or bring friends. Free chilli supper on the 20th at 6:30 p.m. Call 613-256-0603 or 613283-2446 or 613-623-7575 or 613-253-2960 for details. Visit www.mississippisquares.ca.

• SEPTEMBER 21 Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the International World Day of Peace. At Galilee Centre, Blessing of the Peace Pole and Garden, 5:45 p.m. Peace/Shanti/Shalom/Pax - Yoga Session: 4:15. All are invited to join at the Blessing of the Peace Pole and / or the Yoga Class. Contact: Jack Lau OMI. 613.623.4242 ext 28 jlau@ galileecentre.com.

All are invited to an evening to learn about Christian Meditation with guest speaker Martin Malina, a pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pembroke., 7 p.m. at St John Chrysostom Parish Hall, 295 Albert St., Arnprior. Cost is a freewill offering. The event is sponsored by the Ottawa Area and Arnprior Area Christian Meditation Groups. Christian Meditation is described as the prayer of silence, stillness and simplicity. The topic for this evening is being free: Searching for the True Self through Christian Meditation.

Pakenham Horticultural Society meet at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United. Plant and paraphernalia auction sale. It’s a club fundraiser. Donate and buy back all kinds of garden related items including books, houseplants, seeds, bulbs. For info, call Fern Martin at 613-624-5104.

Every Wednesday until next June, Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish hall, 18 Dochart St., Braeside, will hold a four-hand euchre.

Start time 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Catholic Women’s League. Lunch, prizes, 50/50 draw.

For more, call Carole Frood at 613-623-7496.

Boost your public speaking skills by visiting the Arnprior Toastmaster Club. They meet on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. in September, second floor of the Arnprior Hospital. For more information, contact Annette Bose at ambbose@ gmail.com or 613-832-4027.

• SEPTEMBER 22 Mike Nickerson, researcher/author on sustainable economy will hold a lecturette/ discussion forum on Shifting Society’s Goals at 7 p.m. at the Arnprior Public Library. Donations to the 7th Generation Initiative and the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative would be welcome. Contact: Theresa Dunn 613-897-5055, therdunn@sympatico.ca.

A CPR Skills and AED Awareness Event takes place at the Nick Smith Centre, 6 p.m. Registration deadline is Sept. 16. Call 613-623-7301.

On Thursday, ontrac Employment Resource Services is offering a free ‘Safe Food Handling Course’ from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Certificates will be awarded upon successful completion of course. Course will be taught by a public health Inspector. Call 613-623-4680 to save your seat.

Seniors’ Social at First Baptist Church, 279 Alicia St. from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Come for a time of fellowship. Tea, coffee and treats will be served. All are welcome. Come and invite your friends too. If you have questions or need to make arrangements for a ride, please call Nancy at 613-623-9065.

All-Candidates meeting for the provincial election is changed to Thursday at the Arnprior District High School. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7:30 p.m.

The Greater Arnprior Chamber of Commerce regrets any inconvenience the change may have caused. For more, call 613-623-6817.

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Vets dinner, tag day coming up for cadets

M&M GRAND RE-OPENING

The schedule for the 2360 1st Army Defence Regiment (Lanark & Renfrew Scottish) Royal Canadian Artillery Cadet Corps is heating up with a number of upcoming activities.

On this Sunday, Sept. 18, cadets will serve dinner at the Legion Week veterans dinner at Arnprior Legion Branch

174. On Sept. 24, watch for cadets out in front of local businesses during the fundraising tag day and show your support with a donation.

An army cadet information booth will be set up in the Arnprior Mall on Saturday, Sept. 24 in conjunction with the tag day fundraiser.

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New Arnprior M&M Meat Shop owner Stephen Dodd is all set to cut the ribbon at a grand re-opening event on Saturday, Sept. 10. Dodd is flanked by former owner Sandy Bellerose and Arnprior Mayor David Reid, and joined by staff, officials and Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital volunteers. The event raised $1,450 for ADMH.

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Seniors at Home fall programs resume STAFF

month. If you’ve never come out to any of its programs or used any of its services, now is the time to see what the organization is all about. The agency is here for anyone aged 60 and over and for individuals of any age with disabilities.

Seniors at Home offers programs such as Friendly Visiting, Telephone Security/Assurance, Diners Club, Friendship Days and a Carefor Foot Clinic.

The return of fall brings with it the start of some of Arnprior-Braeside-McNab Seniors at Home popular programs.

Programs such as the Diners Club and Friendship Days are back, and as well some new programs are beginning such as the Computer Club.

Seniors at Home has many new things happening this

There are also Computer Classes, Frozen Meals, Hot Meals, Home Maintenance/Help, an Income Tax Clinic, Seniors Grocery Shopping, Community Garden and Heritage Arts.

The Prior Book Worms Book Club meets Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

Call the Seniors at Home office to register. New members are always welcome. As well Seniors at Home runs various transportation services for in-town and

Mall parking lot, 8 a.m. to noon.

Donation drop-off between 6 and 7:30 a.m. at mall parking lot.

• Saturday, Oct. 1, Joint Fundraising Dance with Renfrew Home Support, Renfrew Legion, 8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets $10, lunch, silent auction, door prizes, spot dances, 50/50. Entertainment by Mike Fahey, Peter Dawson & A Classic Country Review and Cruise-N-Country.

• Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 Diners Club at PJ’s Restaurant.

Those Nicholas Boys will be entertaining. Tickets available until noon Tuesday, Oct. 4.

out-of-town medical transportation and Para-Transit.

If you or someone you know think that you might benefit from one of these programs or services, the agency invites you to call the office at 613-623-7981 for more information.

Dates to remember: • Thursday evenings beginning Sept. 15 to Oct. 20, Living a Healthy Life Chronic Conditions Workshop at the Kenwood Centre Boardroom, 6 to 8:30. Call 1-877-240-3941.

• Saturday, Sept. 17, Fall Harvest Yard Sale at the Arnprior

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Klics Ice Cream Parlour & Internet Cafe opens this Saturday at 128 John St., across from O’Brien Theatre.

Angela Yach and her mother Bonnie Labelle got the name from the clicking sound of a computer’s keyboard.

They plan to have two computers in the

shop. Folks will also be able to make their own specialty coffees while enjoying ice cream.

“We want it to be a fun place for families,” Yach said. “There isn’t anywhere you can just go and talk and have a nice time with plenty of space.”

Klics will be open seven days a week, mostly from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays it will open until 9 p.m.

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Mother and daughter tea Bonnie Labelle, left, and Angela Yach will open a new ice cream parlour and Internet cafe this weekend on John Street.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD BBQ BASH Campanale Homes hosted a barbecue in its Riverwood Estates Community in Arnprior Sept.

10. The annual event began four years ago as a way for the company to thank clients who have purchased homes and those living in the community. This year’s event included a raffle that benefitted Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital’s Partners in Caring campaign. At left, Campanale Homes vice-president Vince Campanale, left, joins barbecue chefs Matthew Finne and Cory Fulford for a photo. At right, siblings Hailey and Nathan Kneebone will be joining the community in March when they move to Arnprior with their parents Vickie and Gavin.

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I love the way each season brings a new set of sounds.

Winter’s silence is broken by the rifle cracks of branches freezing in the night and the soft warbles of finches celebrating the glow of the warming morn.

Early spring sunsets are alive with the booming hoots of Barred Owls and the penetrating choruses of frogs and toads.

And summer brings the lively dawn concerts of thrushes and warblers.

Well, those seasons and sounds have come and gone, and we now slip into the colourful embrace of the autumn.

But the fall is not without sound and, in fact, one of the greatest symphonies is now underway.

Joining the Field Crickets

tive songs by rubbing are the last of the seatogether the bases of son’s musicians – the their wings.

Katydids and Tree Recently I watched Crickets. two of these fascinatKatydids are esing insects perform pecially familiar to their concerts. anyone who has lived One late afternoon a bit farther south I kept hearing the where they are more high-pitched trills of numerous and dia Tree Cricket comverse.

Michael Runtz ing from shrubs near Fortunately a the house, so I decidcouple of species Nature’s Way ed to look for it. frequent our region.

Whenever I apSome sing their name proached the shrub while others produce the singing would stop. Finally only washboard rasps.

These late summer musi- I stood still and waited patientcians play the same instru- ly.

This tactic eventually worked ments for they all stridulate, that is they make sound by rub- and after scrutinizing the shrub bing body parts together. Field with my binoculars I finally Crickets, Katydids, and Tree spotted a Forbe’s Tree Cricket.

Crickets produce their distinc- Unlike Field Crickets, which

are black, Tree Crickets are pale green and have long legs, small heads, and paddle-shaped wings held flat over their back.

This one was perched in the entrance of a curled leaf, its lovely green wings fully open and held upright over its head.

They were rapidly vibrating back and forth, their thick veins on their inner edges rubbing together and creating the distinctive high-pitched trill.

I watched with fascination as the little fellow played its instrument, using the curled leaf as an amplifier.

Apparently some species chew holes in leaves to achieve the same effect. Incidentally, only the males sing and they do so to attract a mate.

The next night I heard the raspy song of a Katydid rising

from the garden.

Under the glow of a house light I could see the large green grasshopper perched on a plant stem.

I set up my telescope so that I could watch from a distance and not disturb it. It soon performed by, like the Tree Cricket, rubbing together the inner edges of its wings.

These bear zipper-like structures that produce the insect’s raspy, name-giving song.

The concertos of Tree Crickets and Katydids are performed for the benefit of the female ear.

However, female Katydids also stridulate, but their answers are much briefer.

I guess it doesn’t require a lot of effort to play “yes!”

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Canadian Forces bassoonist to perform at festival The Ottawa Valley Music Festival will finish its 2011 season in Arnprior with a very special guest, award-winning bassoonist Elliott MacDonald.

MacDonald will perform as part of Vivaldi and the Italian Baroque on Sun-

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Ottawa River Waterfront at Buchams Bay. 2 bedroom winterized cottage in a great location close to the city. Great sunrises and sunsets. Excellent swimming and boating at your front step. MLS #798614

Near Arnprior Golf Course on 2.5 acres, sits this 3 bedroom newer home, double-car garage, 3 bathrooms, wonderful working kitchen. Hardwood and ceramic radient heatedd floors. MLS #799127

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All the upgrades have been done!The basement is completely finished,the landscaping professionally done and the decorating is gorgeous!Move-in and put your feet up.New Price $549,900. MLS #803431. We will negotiate

1.5 acres on the Bonnechere R. with miles of boating on the Ottawa R. $79,900.

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1 acre on the Madawaska R.with a 1/10th ownership in a waterfront lot directly across from this property $64,500 MLS #793282

88 Hayes St.,Arnprior (Sandy Beach) 2-3:30

Donna Nych Broker of Record 613-623-7303

Great neighborhood close to the Ottawa R.and The Grove.Open-concept 2 bedroom back-split nicely decorated with numerous updates including roof,hardwood floors,bath,siding on the 28x30 garage/workshop,interlok walk and patio complete with a hottub! A great property for the handiman who will appreciate this excellent workshop/garage. $254,900 MLS #802473

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Great Space both inside and out. Private rear yard with large deck, small patio area, storage shed. This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is a four level split featuring hardwood floors on main level, 2 new baths, spacious lower level family room w/wood pellet stove, double garage, paved drive, newer shingled roof, central air. Come and see for yourself on Sunday. Asking $259900 NEW PRICE MLS#802083

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Brick 2 bedroom bungalow with full finished lower level. MLS #798031 $229,900 Your host Donna Defalco 613-623-7303

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G2400 SQUARE FOOT BRICK BEAUTY ON BEAUTIFUL 2 ACRE PROPERTY IN MCNAB TOWNSHIP. MLS #801473 $469,900 G1300 SQUARE FOOT RAISED RANCH, WITH FINISHED LOWER LEVEL, MLS #805207 $289,900 Call Mike or Donna Defalco 613-979-2601 613-884-7303

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GWALKOUT 2 +1 BEDROOM BUNGALOW 2.5 BATHS,ATTRACTIVE DECKING, ON THE BEAUTIFUL MADAWASKA RIVER MLS# 796472 $439,900 Quality here throughout his 3 bedroom brick bungalow with attached AND detached garage. Pool, gazebo, drop dead 1.96 acre landscaped property. MLS #802416 $429,000 Call Mike or Donna Defalco 613-623-7303

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GWATERFRONT ACREAGE ON THE MADAWASKA RIVER $299,000 G6PLUS ACRES IN MCNAB TOWNSHIP $119,900 GVACANT COMMERCIAL LAND IN THE TOWN OF ARNPRIOR $49,900

Attention Families. 4 bedroom beauty in Arnprior, offering an oversized backyard for children and pets, swimming pool, lower in law suite, MLS #805770 $409,900, Call Mike or Donna Defalco 613-623-7303

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Unique 4 +1 bedroom home, massive stone fireplace, vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and more! Great piece of waterfront property offering a trout pond, gardens, privacy. $499,900 MLS#800970

Deep lot, eat in kitchen with access to side deck. Family room and den on lower level. Total heating and hydro approx $200 per month. MLS# 795692 $184,900

Looking for privacy, waterfront and nature on your doorstep, then this is it! 4.8 acres, year round, lower level walkout.

Bright and spacious, many updates, hardwood and ceramic flooring. MLS802529 $379,900

Looking for privacy, waterfront and nature on your doorstep, then this is it! 4.8 acres, year round, lower level walkout. Bright and spacious, many updates, hardwood and ceramic flooring. MLS 798449 $199,900

4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath upgraded home. ½ acre landscaped lot with views of two rivers. 150 ft of waterfront on the Madawaska River. Den, 3 season sunroom, salt water inground pool. You won’t be disappointed! $599,900 MLS#800155

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Immaculate 4 bdrm bungalow, spacious fam/games room, wallto-wall windows overlooing perennial gardens, golf course & lake.

Screened sun room, acre + lot, landscaped private setting adjoining golf course. Deeded lake access. MLS 802115 $419,000

Turn of century brick 4 bdrm home in heart of Calabogie village on 4.4 acres. Walk to shopping. Mins to lake, golf, ski hill. MLS 798297 $239,900

Charming home in White Lake surrounded by perennial gardens on half acre lot, imposing living room, separate artist’s studio, master w/gas fireplace. MLS #789304 $249,900

Retirement living on White Lake. Mobile in Glenalee Retirement Park - 2 bdrm large fam/den facing lake, 4 season sun rm, freshly painted, detached garage, lake view, immediate occupancy. MLS 804070 $170,000

Commercial warehouse (30’x60’) with garage plus two bedroom bungalow on 2 acre lot minutes from Arnprior.

MLS #805040 $225,000

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Super 3+1 bedroom bungalow located on a family friendly street with no rear neighbors. Main floor laundry, oak kitchen w/walk-in pantry. Oak hardwood flooring in living, dining and family room. Enjoy the finished lower level w/large recreation rm, den, 4th bedrm, workshop/utility. Deck to fully fenced back yard.

Double attached garage w/inside access. $279,900 MLS# 781903

Beautiful log home on the Ottawa River near Westmeath, ON in the heart of cottage country.

MLS 775838 $269,900

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NEW LISTING

End unit Fairbrooke Court. Hardwood, 2 fireplaces, huge yard. Great condition! $219,900 MLS# 803606

Spruce END unit. 3 bed, ensuite, hardwood, fenced yard plus much more! MLS# 802339 $212,900

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Teachers hit books before students at workshops LYNN DENAULT Co-ordinator of elementary programs

As parents and students were getting ready for the first day of school, many teachers were also busily preparing for a new school year. Educators from across Renfrew County had the opportunity to participate in a variety of voluntary, local professional development sessions funded by the School Achievement Division of the Ministry of Education.

The two-day workshops have been offered regionally across the province since 2004.

As always, there was great interest shown as more than 100 teachers, principals, and educational assistants attended one or more workshops. Participants included employees of the Renfrew County Catholic and Renfrew County public district school boards,l as well as recent Faculty of Education graduates who are anxious to learn more about current research-based strategies and practices.

The sessions took place from Aug. 22 to 31 in Renfrew and

Pembroke. Presenters included curriculum and board personnel from both local English-language school boards.

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lem-solving and planning using the ‘big ideas’ of differentiated instruction for all students and co-operative learning in the classroom.

The sessions allowed educa-

Photo courtesy Lynn Denault

OPEN HOUSE 2-4 PM SUN. SEPT. 18TH @ 303 Bayview Drive, Constance Bay A Chalet style 3 bedroom home backing onto hundreds of acres of Torbollton forest.

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New Listing! Waterfront! 1222 Bayview Drive, Constance Affordable all year round waterfront bungalow on Buckhams Bay, great for first time buyers or those looking for a year round cottage. If you are willing to put in a little work and TLC this spot could be the perfect spot. an affordable $249,900

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Log Home! 3810 Grainger Park Road, Rural Kinburn Beautiful log bungalow complete with 3 bedrms, open concept living, dining & kitchen with cathedral ceilings & exposed log beams, newer steel roof, finished rec rm, forced air oil, c/air, Vermont Casting woodstove, detached 26’ x 26’ garage, pretty 1 acre lot, 15 mins west of Kanata! $349,900

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MLS#806283 GALETTA 3 BEDRM, 2 BATH ON LARGE LOT. GREAT KITCHEN, DETACHED OVERSIZED SINGLE GARAGE. CLOSE TO ARNPRIOR & KANATA.

Denis Lacroix Broker $227,900

613-862-0811 www.denislacroix.com

MLS #805999 PINEGROVE VIRTUALLY MAINTENANCE FREE! LOCATED ON LARGE LOT JUST MIN. FROM ARNPRIOR & HWY 17-GREAT FOR COMMUTERS.

$399,900

MLS #795446 GLASGOW COUNTRY DREAM HOME! MINUTES FROM ARNPRIOR & RENFREW.

$439,900

MLS #803369 BRAESIDE EXECUTIVE HOME ON 2 ACRES. ALL THE EXTRAS!

MLS #802646 PINEGROVE WELL-MAINTAINED 5 BEDRM BRICK HI RANCH. 4 CAR GARAGE/WORKSHOP. MINUTES TO TOWN.

$184,000

MLS #798688 RENFREW GREAT FAMILY HOME IN IDEAL CENTRAL LOCATION. MANY RECENT UPGRADES.

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MLS#803700 RENFREW ENJOY THE OUTDOOR SPACE. LG. DEEP 101 SPINDLE DRIFT COURT. CALABOGIE - Saturday September 17th, 1-3 pm 3+ BEDRM CUSTOM GOLF COURSE HOME. PANORAMIC VIEWS! MLS #790176 LOT. DECK AND PATIO. FENCED BACK YARD.

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unlocked, he said.

So people should lock their cars and not leave any valuables in sight, he said.

Residents can also deter thefts with sensor lights and surveillance cameras and by calling if they see or hear anything suspicious, he added.

“Call us anytime,” he said, noting a recent call resulted in the arrest of the culprit nearby. Police have a much more dif-

john.carter@metroland.com

“We like to catch them in the act … it’s much easier than following up a crime.”

Sunday

Valley Wide Real Estate Brokerage

September 18 2 - 3:30 p.m.

Sunday

Valley Wide Real Estate Brokerage

September 18 2 - 4:00 p.m.

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The residents of Isabella Street and the surrounding neighbourhood in Arnprior have had enough of petty thievery in their area, especially during the summer.

Jason Durand is urging neighbours be on the lookout for thieves and vandals lurking around and immediately call police.

While not blaming the fair board, he says there always seems to be a spate of incidents in their “sleepy little neighbourhood” adjacent to the fair 1538 MCLACHLAN ROAD, WHITE LAKE grounds in late July and August.

WATERFRONT - $599,900 “It’s very predictable … every Executive style 2 story waterfront home on 1.06 acres backing onto the Madawaska River. Full walkout lower level. year we go through this and the Four bedrooms, 5 baths. Beautiful views of the waterfront week before the fair seems to be from most rooms. Extensive decking. Screened-in porch.

Hot tub deck (tub included). Gourmet Kitchen with granite the worst time,” he said. counters and plenty of cupboards. Fabulous sunroom.

This year his vehicle was broHome is heated by radiant heating. Stone exterior all around. www.1538mclachlanroad.com Oversized 2 car garage. One of a kind! ken just prior to the fair. Last When it comes to real estate, Yirka speaks your language!!! (German, Czech, Polish, Slovak, English) year, four of five homes on the street had items stolen around the same time.

Durand says the thieves tend 143 Elgin St. W., Arnprior to target spare change and small www.mincomkargusrealestate.ca items such as CDs. “It’s probably a crime of opportunity … not KARGUS Clint Pettigrew premeditated,” he noted.

Sales Representative He said the culprits are prob613-614-4740 ably most often teens passing through the area. “Unfortunately, someone’s going to be caught and someone’s going to be hurt,” SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 he added, suggesting an angry from 2 to 4 pm repeat victim could lose his tem72 Ottawa Street per if he catches a thief in the act.

Durand said there has been an informal street meeting held to discuss the problem. One suggestion is the return of a street light, like one down the block, to deter thieves, he said. People are split on the issue, as some like the darkness, he said.

Another would be to install street cameras, but that would be expensive and could be unpopular too, he said.

SOLID ALL BRICK HOME Neighbours would also like to WITH TIMELESS CHARM AND CHARACTER see more police patrols in the area around fair time. However, Main floor has a bedroom, den, formal dining room, “police are doing the best they galley kitchen and a living room with gas fireplace.

Finished lower level excellent for a teenager who wants can with the manpower they their own space. Newly carpeted master bedroom on have,” Durand said. Residents second floor. Home is in a great neighbourhood, close need to help by being more vigito schools, playground and Robert Simpson Park. New lant, he added. rear deck.

He said a Neighbourhood MLS # 807189 Price $179,900 Watch has been considered and 496482 the residents would like to work OFFICE closer with Arnprior’s Commu613-623-7922 nity Policing committee.

Police say there have been 330 White Lake Road Arnprior, Ontario several incidents in the Charles- Enright Real Estate DIRECT Elizabeth-Isabella area this sum- Brokerage 613-623-0000 Angela Havey mer. As well, Anderson’s Autowww.angelahavey.ca Broker of Record body was vandalized.

Arnprior OPP Staff Sgt. Mike Forrester said the town has a OPEN HOUSE relatively low number of breakSaturday, Sept 17th ins. It tends to go in cycles, with 2 – 4 p.m. different areas of town being hit, 28 Bluff Point Drive he explained.

Calabogie Arnprior OPP cleared up a

ficult time tracking down a night-time thief if the victim doesn’t call until the next morning, he said.

613-623-7834

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Jenn Spratt, Sales Rep 613-623-4846

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number of break-ins two months ago with one arrest, he noted.

Forrester agreed that most minor thefts are crimes of opportunity and temptation. Young thieves don’t tend to break car windows, but target vehicles left

Breath-taking craftsmanship! ...and breath-taking views of the lake. Scandinavian log home for the discerning buyer. MLS #772865 $699,900

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Valley Wide Real Estate Brokerage

September 18 2 - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday

Valley Wide Real Estate Brokerage

September 18 2 - 3:30 p.m.

59 Creek Dr., Fitzroy Harbour

88 Hayes St., Arnprior

Monica Scopie, Broker 613-622-4629

Donna Nych, Broker of Record 613-623-7303

Saturday

Sunday

September 17 2 - 4:00 p.m.

September 18 2 - 4:00 p.m.

4493 River Road

72 Ottawa St.

Liz Kargus, Broker of Record 613-623-1053

Clint Pettigrew, Sales Rep. 613-614-4740

Saturday

Realty Solutions Ltd.

Independently Owned & Operated Brokerage

September 17 1 - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday

Realty Solutions Ltd.

Independently Owned & Operated Brokerage

September 18 1 - 3:00 p.m.

101 Spindle Drift Crt. Calabogie

177 Fourth Ave. Arnprior

Bernice Horne, Broker 613-601-1040

Bernice Horne, Broker 613-601-1040

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Enright Real Estate Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

September 17 2 - 4:00 p.m.

28 Bluff Point Drive Angela Havey, Broker of Record 613-623-0000

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Driver error has been the cause of several collisions in the area this summer. As a result, the OPP is encouraging drivers to refocus their attention on driving when behind the wheel, and nothing else.

Many drivers have become cavalier with their driving and multi-task while in the vehicle, say police.

Driving is a skill which required your full attention.

“Driver error often results in no consequence, you hit the shoulder and correct.

But driver error can sometimes result in serious or fatal consequences. Drifting into oncoming traffic while reaching for something can take your life, or someone else’s.”

The OPP stress that every time you get into the driver’s seat of a vehicle, you need to take the task seriously. The responsibility of operating a motor vehicle on today’s busy roads needs to be emphasized, they say.

“It’s a great responsibility not to be taken lightly. We must all do our parts to create safer driving conditions with responsible driving practices.

“Drive time is not play time, lunch time, or reading time, it’s drive time. Drive carefully and you’ll drive again tomorrow.”

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Naturally treed with lots of open spaces and excellent trails throughout. Extremely picturesque. Lots of wildlife–perfect for a hunt camp or a weekend get-away. MLS #804529

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Naturally treed with lots of excellent trails throughout. Gently rolling topography. Lots of wildlife. MLS #804530

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Character of the “old”.

Modern convenience of the “new”. Pride of ownership is evident in this lovely family home on a large lot. 3 bdrm, 2 full bath (ensuite). $ 239,900

COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST. Lovely bungalow on country lot with ravine. Open concept, bright, main floor family room. Detached two car garage. Newer septic, windows, roof and more. MLS #795656 $264,900.

Solid cute home with large lot and screened in porch. Newer hardwood flrs in kitchen, original hardwood flrs under carpet in LR. Full bath down. 2 piece located “in” the master bedrm. Main floor den could be an office.

Double garage, two large garden sheds, fenced lot $199,000 MLS#803480

DUPLEX OR SINGLE You decide.

W This 2 storey NE home is currently used as a legal, retrofitted duplex. Each unit has separate hydro, heat, entrance. Two tenants at $650 per month will stay. OR if you are looking for an affordable single with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and a main floor den…simply remove one wall. MLS#788379 $169,900

Older 2 storey with 1970’s addition on charming private lot. Newer windows, main house has original tin roof, updated 4 piece bath.

Large country kitchen with original tin ceiling, original plank flooring.Main house is LOG covered by siding.. mls# 804266

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Excellent opportunity to purchase 228 acres featuring a 2006 custom designed 3 bdrm bungalow, a detached, heated 4 car garage and a 30 x 100 hip roof barn. Open concept bungalow impeccably maintained, hrdwd floors, fully finished basement. Inground pool.

Excellent hobby farm - horses or livestock or a recreational property.

3944 Farmview Rd., Kinburn $589,900

never lived in 3200’ sq ft bungalow situated on a beautiful 9 acre naturally treed lot. 4 bdrm, 3 bath open concept home with cathedral ceilings. Pine, slate and ceramic floors, extremely large principal rooms, all new stainless appliances. Covered front porch, 2 decks on rear. Full, partially finished basement offering an additional 3200 sq ft of living space - walk out.

Man made pond in front yard. Serene living. MLS#796268

3714 Kinburn Side Rd. $184,900

3 bdrm 2 storey, excellent condition. Country style kitchen, large living room, formal dining room. Large back yard, septic tank recently replaced. Seconds to the 417 and 20 minutes to Kanata.

MLS #806241

197 Old Pakenham Rd., Fitzroy Harbour $259,900

2 storey, 4 bdrm on a quiet cul de sac in the “Harbour”.

Newer flooring, newer roof, eat in kitchen, finished basement, paved drive, hot tub – great neighbourhood.

MLS #787987

Solid 4 bedroom older home on good sized lot. Original hardwood floors and wood trim in good condition.

Windows have been upgraded..

Gas furnace.

Main floor famly rm.. Large formal living and dining rms with 9 foot ceilings.$189,900. MLS #803175

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613-620-2537 Head Pond Rd N., Arnprior, $699,000

14 acre waterfront lot on Lake Madawaska - one of a kind lot, very private.

Within 5 minutes of Arnprior but geographically located in Mississippi Mills. Zoned Rural allowing for many uses - single family home, hobby farm, home based business. Build your dream home - 3 minutes to 417 interchange but extremely private. MLS#795488

529 May Dean Dr., Vydon Acres - $379,900

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New windows, roof, front door and filled with many upgrades. MLS# 802403 $159,900

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Canadian Pickers headed for the Ottawa Valley DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com

Dust off those antiques and sharpen up your bargaining skills because Sheldon Smithens and Scott Cozens, the Canadian Pickers, are heading to the Ottawa area.

The pickers are not sure if they will be winding down the back roads of Lanark or Renfrew counties, or at a flea market in the Ottawa suburbs, but the History Television stars are coming to town to kick some tires, and name a price.

“I don’t think we’re exactly sure where we’re going,” admitted Cozens, during a telephone interview from Calgary, Alta.

“We’ll take a flyer or go to a flea market, or go knock on some doors.”

They are scheduled to be in the greater Ottawa area from Thursday, Sept. 22 to Tuesday, Sept. 27.

If you think you have something valuable enough to land you a spot on the show, they are encouraging you to let them know.

“If you are interested in being on Canadian Pickers, and have lots of vintage items, memorabilia, collectibles, or antiques to sell for cash, then let us know,” stated a press release.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

show up in your driveway, don’t break out the mop and broom to tidy up.

“If it’s organized and neat, chances are it’s going to cost more,” said Cozens.

“We’re (used to) crawling through people’s stuff.”

The Canadian Pickers show has a loyal following, but also traces its roots to shows like American Pickers, Pawn Stars, and even the more genteel Antiques Roadshow.

“We are appreciative of our fans,” said Smithens. “You can’t go into a Tim Hortons in this country without being recognized.”

“We’ve never had anyone come up to us that we didn’t appreciate having come up to us,” said Cozens.

Sometimes their fans’ devotion knows no bounds, with one family waiting in the pouring rain, under a tree, for four hours for a chance to meet them.

The pair have their own theories as to why their show is so popular.

“I think there are now a lot of younger people who are getting in to their (relatives’) estates,” said Smithens.

The two men came into the picking business through their families. Smithens’ grandparents were in the antiques and auction business, while Cozens’ grandmother and mother were collectors.

“I am more a buyer and Sheldon is more a seller,” said Cozens.

“Thank God there is that bal-

Already, the pair has great expectations for eastern Ontario.

“Your history is so much deeper and richer than it is one the Prairies,” said Cozens.

For anyone who has watched the show, the pair TM often fly by the seat of their pants and, WATERFRONT PRIVATE COUNTRY LIVING through a combination of luck and a quick eye, usually find what they are looking for.

“We’re looking for people that have lots of 1014 Goshen Rd. stuff and they McNab/Braeside don’t mind be3+2 bedroom house with 2 1/2 baths 2.2 acre waterfront lot ing on TV,” said Humphries Road. $59,900 (HST included) on 2 acres. Many upgrades and ready to Smithens. move into. Bus for McNab Public School Option to purchase additional 20 +/While the at the door! $289,900 MLS #805431 acres Call for more info. travelling companions are looking for antiques that are in reasonably good condition, Office: 613-432-9123 if their white Ottawa: 613-791-8123 van should 496583

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ance!” said Smithens with a laugh.

For all of the haggling and sweating through dusty old barns, for the two men, their recipe for a successful TV show is quite simple.

“It’s two guys out on the road, having fun,” said Smithens.

“We’re just a couple of regular guys.”

CONTACT INFO Anyone interested in being part of an upcoming episode is asked to call 416-531-2500, ext.

657, or email canadianpickers@ cineflix.com to see if you qualify.

Photo courtesy of Canadian Pickers/Cineflix

Scott Cozens, left, and Sheldon Smithens will be bringing their History Television show, Canadian Pickers, to a neighbourhood near you next week. Do you have what it takes to be on the show? They want to hear from you if think you do.

Church Directory WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GRACE-ST. ANDREWS, ARNPRIOR:

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM PARISH FAMILY

Minister: Rev. Andrew Love Join us Sundays at 10 a.m. for: Worship, Nursery (0-2 yrs), Kids Exploring Faith: (3 yrs up) A warm welcome to ALL!

Sunday Mass Saturday 4:30 pm Sun. 8:30 am & 10:30 am “You are most welcome” Rev. John N. Burchat 295 Albert St. 623-2282 www.saintjohnchrysostom.org

(613-623-3176; 269 John St. N.)

BRAESIDE PASTORAL CHARGE Rev. Dr. Richard Hollingsworth 623-2360 Glasgow United Sunday 9:00 am Castleford Sunday 10:00 am Braeside Sunday 11:00 am Sunday School During Service

BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST Pastor Bruce Donald (Fellowship Baptist) 613-623-4863 156 Landrigan Street South Sunday Worship 10:30 am Children's Bible Classes Nursery Wednesday Prayer/Bible Study 7:00 pm

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 279 Alicia St. at Norma Phone: 623-3993 Pastor Lee Dyck Associate Pastor Ken Wood Sunday Service at 9:30 a.m.

Awana Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Youth Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

Children, Youth & Adult Ministries Visit us at: www.fbc-online.ca

ELGIN ST. BAPTIST CHURCH (Baptist Convention of Ont. & Que.) 135 Elgin St., Arnprior Ont. K7S 1N9 Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.

Pastor: The Rev. Julie-Ann Morton Office Phone: 613-622-1069

PEACE

PRESBYTERIAN ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

PENTECOSTAL GLAD TIDINGS CHURCH Reverend Clark Young 613-623-2943 116 Baskin Drive West Sunday Service: 10:30 am Children/Youth Ministries Weekly Programs churchoffice@gladtidingsarnprior.com

WEST CARLETON CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Growing in Faith!

Reverend Mark Redner 3794 Diamondview Road Kinburn Friday Healing Service 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

613-288-8120 www.wcca.ca

PARTNERS IN HARVEST RIVER OF LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

ARNPRIOR SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

Rev. Milton A. Fraser B.A., M.Div. 613-623-5531 80 Daniel Street, Arnprior, Ontario

Morning Worship & Sunday School - 10:30 am

63 Victoria St., 622-5929 Sunday Celebration 10:30 a.m.

Children/Youth Ministry 0 - 18

63B Victoria Street 622-7960 Pastor Djojo (Joe) Sekulic Saturday Services 9:30 am - Sabbath School 11:00 am - Worship Service

LUTHERAN ST. JOHN’S

49 McLachlin St. S., Arnprior Pastor John Jacobs 623-4562 Sunday service, Sunday School & Nursery 10:00 am

WORD OF FAITH C.F.C.M.

THE ROCK CHURCH

59 Madawaska St. Arnprior, K7S 1S1 622-7729 Pastor Joe Moniz Sunday Celebration 10 am Children’s Ministry Wednesday Prayer & Praise 7:00 pm www.therockchurch.ca

ANGLICAN

287 Harrington St (at Ottawa) Canon Roger A. Young 623-2554 Worship Services Sunday at 8 a.m.

Sunday at 10 a.m. with Sunday School and Supervised Nursery Thursday 10 a.m.

JOY LOVE HOPE FAITH

www.emmanuelanglican.ca

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PA trip, canoe lessons planned KAYLA REINHERT & DON GOUGEON Youth Corner

ming and skating sounds great to me!

We have some exciting new programs this year and Marion with M.Y Cards n Crafts has helped us out with one of them.

On Oct. 5 from 6-8 p.m., we will be making Cards in A Tin as

It seems like school has just started and already we have a PA Day! On Monday, Sept 26, Renfrew County schools have a PA day, which means our first PA Day trip. Thanks to the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport funding the busing, we can lower the cost of PA Day fun.

This trip will be to Pirate Adventures in Ottawa. Hey-o matey, bring a friend for some fun. The trip will include a day on the ship and time to play at Mooney’s Bay (weather permitting, we will be swimFlyer prices in effect September 16 to September 18, 2011 ming too).

245 DANIEL ST., ARNPRIOR The trip leaves at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 4 p.m.

The cost for this is $20 and includes the bus and admittance to the park.

Ages 9-16 can register at the Nick Smith Centre. Registration is due no later than Monday, Sept 19.

Ever heard of long canoeing?

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Alastair Baird will be instructing youth on how to long From September 14 to September 20, 2011 canoe at Robert Simpson Park 236 MADAWASKA BLVD. ARNPRIOR 613-623-4791 from 6-8 p.m.

Paddle like the voyageurs for a good time!

The cost is $5, or free with a Grade 5 or 9 pass. Open to ages 9-16.

Preregistration is mandatory and due by Sept 21, so stop on by the Nick Smith Centre today.

We are still looking for parents who are interested in par ticipating in our Family Involvement Pass program.

Why not? Free EFFECTIVE TODAY. ENDS SEPTEMBER 21st access for your DOWNTOWN ARNPRIOR 80 Elgin Street family to swim- 496587

part of her series. The cost is $15 a participant and includes everything you need to make an awesome craft.

Registration is due no later than Sept 28, so don’t wait!

Arnprior Life is out, which means that our programs are

started to be registered for. Take a look inside for many of our special programs.

In high school and want to volunteer? Then check out our volunteer opportunities section, or high school only programs and more in the book!

Fall is our busiest time, and programs are filling up as we speak. Keep an eye out for fly-

ers in the schools to talk about our after-school program, and all our programming for youth from Grade 8 right up to Grade 12.

For more information, contact Kayla or Don at the Nick Smith Centre at 613-623-7301, email kmenkhorst@arnprior. ca, or Facebook ‘Nick Smith Centre’.

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Nearly-new washers, dryers, fridges, stoves freezers. Warrantied, delivered. Appliance repair, parts for sale, disposal, dishwasher installation. Support your locals! For viewing, Marc 613-889-9768.

Arnprior *HOT TUB (SPA) Covers-Best Price. Best quality. All shapes and colours. Call 1-866652-6837. www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper ATTENTION HUNTERS Kodiak outdoor compound bow 2009 50-60 lbs Draw arrows, broadheads and release 2 target bags and deer decoy $600 OBO 613-250-9832 FREE 120 PAGE CATALOGUE from Halfords. Butcher supplies, leather & craft supplies and animal control products. 1800-353-7864 or email: jeff@halfordhide.com or visit our Wed Store: www.half ordsmailorder.com

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HUNTER SAFETY Canadian Firearms Course. Courses and exams held throughout the year. Free course if you organize a group, exams available. Wenda Cochran, 613-2562409.

Fresh & Local & Tasty!

FIELD TOMATOES Call to place your order for bushel, half-bushel or 4 litre baskets.

613-432-9726

McGregor’s Stands are Open in Renfrew, Pembroke, Eganville, Petawawa and our Farm Stand Fresh produce also available: Strawberries, Raspberries, Sweet Corn & Beans Call 613-432-9726 or visit mcgregorsproduce.com and Facebook for updated information and Stand locations.

351 Lochwinnoch Rd. McNab/Braeside (follow our signs) CL26063 FIREWOOD

16” DRY MIXED firewood, pickup or delivered. McLeod Building Supplies, 432-3942.

Mon-Fri 8-5:30 pm; Sat 8-4pm. Visa, mastercard and debit card accepted

FRIGIDAIRE FRIDGE, 18.5 cu. ft., 3 years old, like new, $350. ALL CLEAN, DRY, Call 613-623-7465 SPLIT HARDWOOD - READY TO BURN. LIKE NEW 5 x 8 trailer, $120/FACE CORD removable box with (tax incl.), (approx. barn doors. $900 firm. 4’x8’x16”). reliable 613-433-3441 prompt free delivery to Nepean, Kanata, Stittsville, Richmond, Mano1/2 orders WHOLESALERS tick. available & TURKEY LOVERS 613-223-7974.

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TURKEYS, GEESE & DUCKS All Natural, Vegetable Grain-Fed (no animal bi-products) Now TakingORDERS orders for NOW TAKING FOR Thanksgiving & Christmas CHRISTMAS

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HUNTING

FIREWOOD for sale.

Call (613) 432-5129

PETS

DOG OBEDIENCE starts Sept 18. Basic obedience and more.

Fall classes.

613-432-7781 613-433-0051 DOG SITTING. Experienced retired breeder providing lots of TLC. My home. Smaller dogs only.

References available. $17$20 daily. Marg 613-721-1530.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Germany and Czech, World Champion Bloodlines. Black and tan. 613-622-5599 www.lindenhof.ca CARS FOR SALE

FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Early Bird Special. All Hardwood.

613-839-1485

2004 BUICK Rendezvous, Excellent condition, will safety. $4000 613-623-5319

HUNTING GERRY BLAIR & SON Firewood, all hardOne twin antique bed wood. Dried one year ATTENTION HUNTERS with built in springs, no plus. 613-259-2723 Kodiak outdoor mattress, $100. Call compound bow 2009, 613-697-0496 Carp MIXED HARDWOOD 50-60 lbs, area dried 1 year. draw arrows, $100/face cord.

Free broadheads and reTOP DOLLAR we pay lease, 2 target bags for used guitars, amplifi- delivery to most area’s.

613-229-4004 and deer decoy ers, banjos, etc. No $600 OBO. Hassle - we even pick 613-250-9832 up! Call Mill Music, Renfrew, toll free FARM HUNTER SAFETY CA1-877-484-8275 or loNADIAN FIREARMS cal 613-432-4381 COURSE, CARP. WHITE CEDAR LUMOctober 21st, 22nd, BER, Decking, fencing, POULTRY & SMALL 23rd.

Wenda Coall dimensions, rough ANIMAL chran 613-256-2409 or dressed. Timbers Buy/Sell/Trade HUNTER SAFETY CAand V-joint also Sun Sept 18, 2011, NADIAN FIREARMS available. Call Tom at Renfrew Fairgrounds.

COURSE, Arnprior.

McCann’s Forest Prod- Registration 7am till October 14th, 15th , ucts 613-628-6199 or 9am. Sale 9am till 16h.

Wenda Co613-633-3911 12pm. More informachran 613-256-2409 www.cedartom.com tion (613) 433-9389 Members of the Turkey Farmers of Ontario

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS, 71 Sullivan Cres includes heat, water, fridge, stove, and parking with plug-in, laundry on site, $625/725 per month. Info 819661-0638

1 Bedroom apartment located on Richardson Side Road. (between Carp & Stittsville). $635/mo+ heat & hy4 BEDROOM/3 BATH, dro. Call Scott 6132 STOREY ON 22 266-0021 ACRES in Woodlawn.

Hardwood/tile through BEDROOM, out, double attached 1 garage,above ground available immediately pool, close to schools in clean, quiet building 20 mins to Kanata. near the Grove. No $439,900 613-832- pets, no smoking, no children please. First 3047 and last month deposit required. $625/month GOOD INVESTMENT plus hydro. (613)613Opportunity, Duplex, 0395 1-3 bedroom and 1-1 bedroom fully rented.

Tenants pay utilities, 2 BEDROOM APARTGarage, large yard, 2 MENT on 1st floor of a blocks from shopping. quiet, well maintained, 153,900. For more in- no smoking building.

613formation call 613- $740+hydro.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

ALWAYS CLEAN, MODERN Secure 1&2 Bedroom apts. on First Avenue. Fridge, stove, parking incl. Discounts for mature tenants.

623-8537 after 6pm

HOUSES FOR SALE

2 BEDROOM APT in clean, quiet building at 131 McLachlin St, near Grove. Only suitable for senior or mature tenTWO -1 ACRE building ants.

No pets. lots for sale. McLachlan $700/month plus Road, White Lake 613- utilities. 613-622-0042 623-0885 H. McLachlan 2 BEDROOM CONDO secure/quiet building, elevator, 5 min INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL SPACE walk to downtown, balcony, well maintained, paved parking, UP TO 3000 sq ft, a/c, washer and dryer, central heating, low $800.00 per/mth Hymaintenance, parking, dro extra. 613-832common washrooms, 9251 or 613-601Daniel Street Arnprior. 9253 doug.johnston@kingdonholdings.com, 613- 2 BEDROOM, Large 622-7931 Apartment, totally renovated, few blocks from downtown Arnprior, LivHOUSES ing room, dining room, FOR RENT balcony, secure building with elevator, inter3 BEDROOM in Brae- com, washer, dryer, side, $900 plus utilities, storage in apartment, 4 parking fridge/stove, Laundry appliances, hook-ups, First and last with-plug, $870+hydro required.

613-432- 613-622-0224 5566 2-BEDROOM Large, GREAT LOCATION. bright, fireplace, 5 ap(OTTAWA) Huge 3 pliance, washer&dryer, bedroom looks like 4 Will reduce rent for bedroom + family one person. room, sunny finished LARGE Penthouse, top basement, 3.5 baths, floor, 1750 sq.ft., Luxufully fenced + Deck & ry living. Alicia St. 613central A/C, 6 appli- 623-2103 ances, all windows curtained, garage, large 2-BEDROOM, secure driveway.

Available renovated equipped, anytime in Sept or Oct. laundry on site, parkJUST $1400/MONTH. ing, smoke-free, petfree, View of river, Call 613-315-9103 many extras, referencLARGE 3 BEDROOM es, 613-296-4521 house.

Completely renovated.

Between 54 MADAWASKA, 1 Renfrew and Arnprior. bedroom, second floor, Close to McNab new bath, kitchen, heat School. A must see. included. $575+hydro. $995/mth plus utilities. First and last, no smokAvailable Nov 1st. ing, no pets. 613-4336000 613-432-9040

Enjoy The Benefits of Independent Living Today - Secure Building - All on one level - Self Contained 1 Bdrm & Studio Apts - Min. to Shopping/Transit - Wheelchair Accessible

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT above Danny Mac’s Pub, 51 John Street N., Arnprior and includes washer/dryer. $ 720/month + hydro, no pets, no smoking.

Please call Kevin at 613-761-3124

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

MATURE ADULT LIVING in Arnprior. Two bedroom apartment, $775/month, heat & water included, close to downtown and shopping. Available Nov 1st. NO DOGS, 613875-5362 NEWLY RENOVATED Spacious 2-bedroom apt. Arnprior, Heat & air incl. 1000 sq.ft., open concept, new hardwood, laminate floors, new appliances, porcelain tile kitchen, bathroom and entrance. Private deck, no smokers, no pets.

Available Oct. 1st. $795/month, First and Last required. 613-6233008

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

MUSIC, DANCE INSTRUCTIONS

VERY LARGE 2 bedroom apartment, upstairs, Arnprior Towne Center, no pets, mature tenants only, $750/month, Nov.1, 2011, 613-623-0866

GUITAR INSTRUCTION; Professional, award-winning guitarist with over 45 years experience now accepting guitar & bass students. Beginner to advanced. Call Brian at 613-831-8990, Glen SHARED ACCOMMODATIONS Cairn.

ROOM TO RENT, $425 all inclusive, Working, non-smoking, Close to all amenities, 613-623-9719 MUSIC, DANCE INSTRUCTIONS

ESTABLISHED MUSIC STUDIO offering Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar and Voice lessons. Register now!

All ages welcomed.

ONE BEDROOM, Call 613-832-3910 Fridge, stove, parking, central location. $540/month.

Leave message at 613-6462897 or 613-4326779.

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PIANO LESSONS, Peer/private lessons for enjoyment and/or exam preparation.

Conservatory.

Reasonable.

613-6239719 WORLD CLASS DRUMMER (of Five Man Electrical Band) is now accepting students. Private lessons, limited enrollment, free consultation. Call Steve, 613831-5029. w w w. s t eve h o l l i n g worth.ca

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ARTICLES 4 SALE

Everything piling up while you are away at work?

Need some help around the house while recovering from surgery or having a baby? Maybe you need someone to care for a loved one while you get out for a much needed break. Some of the services I can offer you are: laundry/ironing, meal preparation, “light” housekeeping, respite and companionship. I am a mature and experienced certified Personal Support Worker with many references.

Please contact Box M, c/o The Renfrew Mercury, 35 Opeongo Rd Renfrew, ON K7V 2T2.

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EXPERIENCED home daycare provider, in the village of carp, has full-time spaces available. Smoke free, Healthy food, crafts, indoor/outdoor activities, receipts, CPR/first aid certified.

613-8395277

SERVICES

Professional Handyman “Honey Do This” Company specializing in small jobs. Painting, plumbing, carpentry.

Creative solutions with reasonable rates. 30 years experience. Bill Weiss 613-570-1488, Renfrew, Arnprior, Calabogie weissmaintenance@ gmail.com

KANATA-HAZELDEAN LION’S CLUB BINGO. Dick Brule Community Centre, 170 Castlefrank Road, Kanata.

Every Monday, 7:00pm.

CAREERS

YARD SALE, Saturday September 17th, 7am2pm, 163 Usborne Street, Arnprior. Something for everyone.

DRIVER/LABOURER DZ License, Clear Driving Abstract(Required) 40 Hour Week/Full Benefits

HOUSE CLEANING STITTSVILLE LEGION HALL, Main St, every Wed, 6:45 p.m.

CLEAN SWEEPS has openings for new clients starting immediateCOMING ly. Call 613-623-5359 EVENTS or 613-323-6910

Stone Fence Theatre FALL GROUP DISCOUNTS

PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AT Renfrew County Recycle Centre 610 Lisgar Avenue (Hwy. 132) Renfrew

MORTGAGES & LOANS

$$MONEY$$ Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 90% No income, Bad credit OK! Better Option Mortgage #10969 1-800-2821169 www.mortgageontario.com

For groups of five or more. Your organization can earn money and your members can save up to 25% if you bring the gang to enjoy a supper theatre performance of

The Opeongo Opera in Eganville Sept. 23, 24 & 30, Oct. 1 & 15 or in Killaloe, Oct. 27 & 28.

Box office: 613-756-3081 or Toll-free 1-866-310-1004 www.stonefence.ca

CAREERS

AUTOMOTIVE BODYSHOP MANAGER POSITION AVAILABLE Due to management restructuring, and promotions from within our dealership, we require an experienced manager for our busy, successful collision centre.

This person must be an ambitious, customer focused, insurer friendly individual, able to lead a skilled team and obtain quality results.

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SERVICES

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ARNPRIOR LAWNCARE, Dump runs, Branches small tree removal. Appliance removal, Moving available with trailer. Support Your Locals. Fast Service. Marc 613-889-9768, or 613-623-9768, Arnprior ANGEL GUIDED PSYCHIC READINGS Past life, financial, and more. Let Spirit guide you. Call Natalie at 613-6227695 $80 per session.

CARPENTRY, REPAIRS, Rec Rooms, Decks, etc.

Reasonable rates, 25 years experience. 613832-2540 CERTIFIED MASON 10yrs exp., Chimney Repair & Restoration, cultured stone, parging, repointing. Brick, block & stone. Small/big job specialist. Free estimates. Work guaranteed. 613-250-0290.

DUMP RUNS, Mowing, house cleaning and more. Licensed and insured, senior discounts, Quality work, low prices, cheapest in town guaranteed. Call CYS 613-622-5923

CLASSIFIEDS WORK PUBLIC NOTICE

**PLEASE BE ADVISED** There are NO refunds on Classified Advertising, however we are happy to offer a credit for future Classified Ads, valid for 1 year, under certain circumstances. **RECEIPTS FOR CLASSIFIED WORD ADS MUST BE REQUESTED AT THE TIME OF AD BOOKING** **WORD AD COPY TAKEN BY PHONE IS NOT GUARANTEED FOR ACCURACY. For guaranteed wording please fax your word ad or email it to us.

ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of Tannis Ras and Earl Deavey please call 613-735-6866 ask for Chris PERSONALS

Dessert Party & Fashion Show SEPTEMBER 28 6:30 pm St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall, Renfrew Tickets: $10 available at Douglas Moore Fashions 432-3226 Table reservations call 432-5535 CL26031

GARAGE SALES YARD SALES

HUGE INDOOR GARAGE SALE, Electronics, decor, furniture, and Spa Equipment from Artful Body Spa, Sept.

17, 8 am, 136 John Street.

H&R BLOCK TAX COURSE Enroll today. Classes starting in September.

Employment Opportunities for successful graduates.

Call 613-735-2525 24 hours NEEDED NOW-AZ DRIVERS & OWNER OPS-. Great career opportunities. We’re seeking professional, safetyminded Drivers and Owner Operators.

Cross-Border and IntraCanada positions available. Call Celadon Canada, Kitchener.

1-800-332-0518 www.celado ncanada.com

PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 Weekly Mailing Brochures from home. 100% Legit! Income is guaranteed!

No experience required. Enroll Today! www.nationalworkers.com

CARRIERS NEEDED

WANTED: 2 part-time personal care workers to cook, do dishes &personal care of bedridden woman in Carp area. Start Aug 8/11 until mid-Sept. Students welcome. $12-$15 hourly based upon experience. katherine@ecowellness.com

TOWN OF

ARNPRIOR various routes Seeking reliable people to deliver the Arnprior Chronicle-Guide every Thursday

2011 Fall Tours

Christmas in Branson 9 Days: November 14-22, 2011

Contact Chris Paveley

Including transportation, accommodation, 8 breakfasts, 4 dinners, 6 top performances in Branson: Danny O’Donnell, Shoji Tabuchi, Joey Riley, The Baldknobbers, The Presleys and Buck Trent.

Syracuse Getaway 3 Days: November 4-6, 2011

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KANATA LEGION BINGO, Sundays, 1:00pm. 70 Hines Road. For info, 613592-5417.

GENERAL HELP

HELP WANTED

YARD SALE, 30 Hugh Street S., Friday SepARE YOU SINGLE? tember 16th, 1-5 and Is the Fall TV lineup all Saturday September that’s in store> Misty 17, 8-12.

River Introductions can make you put down the remote and meet someCOMING EVENTS one great to share your life with. www.mistyriverintros.com (613)2573531

HANDYMAN SERVICES, Yard clean-up, dump runs, painting, Are you troubled by household repairs, etc. someone’s drinking?

613-850-7509 We can help.

Al-Anon/Alateen FamiINTERIOR PAINTING, ly Groups References available, 613-860-3431 for free estimates, Please call 613-623BINGO 0747 SEND A LOAD to the dump, cheap. Clean up clutter, garage sale leftovers or leaf and yard waste. 613-2564613

FARM HELPER required, experience running farm equipment necessary. Apply in person 9-4 WEEKDAYS only. Nesbitt Agreggates Renfrew, 1766 Lochwinnoch Rd, Renfrew.

613-4325764

Moving Sale

High end Gendron buffet/hutch, dining table 8 chairs,Gendron King sleigh bed set, wall unit, sofa, chairs, tables, apt. fridge LG, music equipment, treadmill, book cases many more items.

Sat. Sept.

17th Rain or Shine, 11-4pm only. 32

Ashbury St, Arnprior, behind Tim/Wendy’s.

Apply in confidence, with resumé and references to: Shawn Jamieson Fixed Operations Manager Vic Bennett Motors 375 McNeely Ave. Carleton Place, ON Email: bennettmotors@primus.ca Phone: 613-257-2432

Experienced residential house cleaner part/full time required For west end location.

Must be self-efficient and able to work in a team. Potential for top salary. Police check, cell phone and car required.

Email qualitymaidinc@gmail.com or 613-832-4941.

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adrienne.barr@metroland.com

Toll Free 1-800-884-9195 613-432-3655 ext 31

Including transportation, accommodation, 2 breakfasts and shopping excursions to the Waterloo Premium Outlets, the Carousel Mall and the Salmon Run Mall.

Fully Escorted Tours, call for our full catalogue!

Jamieson Travel & Tours 613-582-7011

Toll Free: 1-888-582-7011

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Good, honest, caring help is closer than you think.

CHILD CARE

GARAGE SALES YARD SALES

BINGO

TICO:50013556

www.jamiesontravel.com

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ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER NEW VEHICLE DEALERSHIP POSITION AVAILABLE Due to management restructuring, and promotions from within our dealership, we require an individual with automotive sales experience to support our sales team with a range of responsibilities.

We offer an excellent compensation package, including salary, commissions, and departmental success-based bonus.

Apply in confidence, with resumé and references to: Jim Whitmarsh Sales manager Vic Bennett Motors 375 McNeely Ave. Carleton Place, ON Email: jaswhitmarsh@hotmail.com Phone: 613-257-2432

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Valid Class 1/ Class 2 Drivers Licence Required • Annual Salary Range $58,000 - $78,000 • Plus $14,400 per annum Living Allowance For details and to Apply Online visit dtl.ca

Inquires and Resumes Email: work4dtl@dtl.ca Telephone: 780-742-2561

Contact

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ADVENTURE CENTRE SUPERVISOR Winter Season - Full Time

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Calabogie Peaks Resort is looking for an Adventure Centre Supervisor for the 2011/2012 winter season. This individual must possess excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

HELP WANTED

Full Time Hairstylist Wanted

Our ideal applicant will have the ability to work well under pressure, have advanced computer skills, and have experience supervising a staff that handles cash.

Hourly Rate $15.00 Please visit the “Careers” tab on our website for more information

Job Posting Job Title: Permanent Full-Time District Service Representative Department: Circulation Department Location: Ottawa Job Summary: This is a challenging role that requires an enthusiastic and energetic individual who is a self starter with strong communication, organizational, computer and problem solving skills. Experience is not necessary as on-the-job training will be provided for the right candidate.

No telephone inquiries. Please forward your resume to: Calabogie Peaks Resort P.O. Box 90 Calabogie, ON K0J 1H0 Email: careers@calabogie.com Fax: 1-877-533-5170

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221 Westbrook Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K0A 1L0 Web Site:www.ozmerch.com

OZ Merchandising is currently seeking to fill the following positions:

Office Manager The Office Manager performs and/or oversees a variety of associated managerial tasks such as corresponding with customers and suppliers, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.

The ideal Candidate will have an upbeat attitude, exposure to managing in a small office environment and experience in facilities and rental services environment.

Position Accountabilities: • A flair for dealing with customers in a patient and understanding manner • Excellent verbal & written communication skills • Detail oriented and highly organized • Ability to handle multiple demands and prioritize tasks • Address timely concerns in a timely and professional manner.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his /her transportation • Previous customer experience an asset • Bilingualism in English and French an asset

Custodian Typical Duties: Dusting, sweeping, mopping, scrubbing floors. Carpet cleaning. Cleaning of washrooms. Removal of garbage. Snow and General ground maintenance.

Skills: Ability to work independently in a fast paced, environment. Attention to detail.

Knowledge of chemicals and equipment related to profession.

Required Qualifications: ‘G’ class drivers license along with a clean driving record. Minimum 3 years of building/company cleaning experience; Sound knowledge of all cleaning duties and responsibilities; Good interpersonal communication and organizational skills.

Competencies, Competencies: Action oriented, Drive for Results, Composure, Customer Focus, Creativity, Learning on the Fly, Time Management • Excellent attention to detail • Ability to build and develop effective relationships within the team and with carriers • Strong communication skills • Exceptional customer service skills • Solid organizational skills and time management skills with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-line oriented environment What we can offer: • We offer competitive compensation package including mileage allowance • Comprehensive benefits package • We offer rewarding opportunities for development and advancement

Interested candidates may submit their resume to: OZ Merchandising 221 Westbrook Road Ottawa, ON K0A 1L0 Attention: Human Resources or by fax to 613-831-2151 or by e-mail to hr@ozoptics.com

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their resume and cover letter no later than September 20, 2011 to the attention of Janet Lucas at janet.lucas@metroland.com / Fax: 613-224-2265. No phone calls please and only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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COLLISION ESTIMATOR Due to increased business, Reid Brothers Collision Centre is looking to hire a Collision Estimator.

No experience required.

Will provide training on site.

The successful applicant must have great communication and customer service skills.

In return, Reid Brothers offers: • competitive wages • Monday – Friday work week • optional benefits Please forward resumes to: Randy Clarke Reid Brothers Collision Centre 340 White Lake Road, Arnprior Phone: 613-623-8844

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The Arnprior and District Family Health Team (AFHT) provides primary health care to a rostered population of patients. The AFHT is seeking to fill the position of an Administrative Assistant to be part of our interdisciplinary team of health care professionals. This position requires an ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment. The Administrative Assistant reports directly to the Executive Director and provides support to the Lead Physician and to the Board of Directors.

Qualifications and Competencies: • Appropriate university degree and/or relevant administrative experience; experience in the health care field • Proficiency in: Windows, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel), Website maintenance, Simply Accounting, Email and Internet • Demonstrated competence in word processing, minute taking, public liaison, telephone message intake, meeting organization and follow up • Exceptional organizational, interpersonal and communication skills • Work effectively, both independently and as part of an inter-disciplinary team.

Please forward cover letter and curriculum vitae by Friday, September 23, 2011 to: edafht@bell.net We thank all applicants, however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Are you bright? Are you hard-working?

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Project Coordinator for monitoring production status and actively expediting projects

Perhaps you haven’t found the right company to “click” with or the right opportunity to really show what you can do. We may have a career for you as a member of our multimedia sales team.

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In this position, you will be called upon to: • Identify and discuss advertising needs with prospective customers • Understand and promote METROLAND MEDIA products and services relevant to each new potential client acquisition • Design proposals for customers based on needs assessment • Maintain positive and effective customer relationships Requirements: • A can-do attitude with a drive for success • Good Internet skills • The desire to earn the income you want based on sales results • Excellent communication skills • Media experience is an asset, but not required.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his/her own transportation Metroland Media attributes its success and winning culture to its dedicated employees. We are committed to offering you a best-in-class total rewards package, ongoing growth and development opportunities, plus a dynamic and innovative working environment.

Forward your resume in confidence to Nancy Gour (ngour@metroland. com) by September 30, 2011.

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Want to know what it’s like to work here? Have questions about our products and services? We invite you to check us out at www.pillar5pharma.com We currently have immediate openings for: • Maintenance Electrician/Production Mechanic • Technical Services Specialist • Temporary Production Support (includes Packagers, Material Handlers, Forklift Drivers)

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Pillar5 Pharma (a former Pfizer site with a 50 year legacy of success) provides high quality contract manufacturing services to Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health markets throughout the world.

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New Business Acquisition Sales Representative

Manager, Digital Media Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley?

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WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and southern Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division, manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.

WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario, reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.

THE OPPORTUNITY As we continue to expand our successful digital sales initiatives, we are currently seeking an energetic, talented and self-assured Manager of Digital Media to drive new business sales throughout the Ottawa region. We’re looking for a motivated leader who demonstrates a sense of urgency, without creating unnecessary chaos. The ideal candidate will have strong management experience and a proven track record for attaining outstanding results through the motivation and development of a sales team. This role requires knowledge of the digital advertising space, the competitive landscape and a solutions oriented approach to selling.

THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for New Business Acquisition Sales Representatives to sell the company’s fastest growing product - Deals4U.ca This innovative program promotes local businesses to local consumers through a special “daily deal.” You’ll use your knowledge of what’s great about our city to develop and grow the local market by securing commitments from the most desirable local households, businesses, and services including restaurants, spas, nightclubs, retailers, theaters, tourism venues, and more. This position offers salary (commensurate with experience) and generous commissions based on revenue, sales targets and company goals

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Manage and develop a team of “hunters” who are exclusively focused on generating new business/clients • Utilize your expertise to maximize revenue and develop strategies to ensure superior execution from your team • Consistently monitor team performance relative to targets and adjust plans accordingly to ensure that targets are achieved • Mentor your team and strive to make them better; we expect them to continually improve as a result of your expert leadership • Work through obstacles/objections with your team members, while ensuring superior customer satisfaction at all times • Ongoing reporting, tracking and forecasting

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Develop and cultivate leads using multiple sources including cold calling and door-todoor prospecting • Continuously set up face-to-face meetings with qualified prospects (15-20 appts. per week) to present our marketing solutions • Generate compelling proposals for potential advertisers, demonstrating how our programs will meet their business needs • Explore and exhaust all possible leads to ensure that we don’t miss out on any opportunities • Maximize advertising revenues by acquiring prospect commitment • Address customer requests/concerns in a timely and appropriate manner, ensuring superior client satisfaction at all times • Consistently meet and/or exceed monthly, quarterly and annual targets

ABOUT YOU • A track record of successfully driving revenue, with a focus on acquiring new business • Previous experience in a sales leadership role, with preference given to with digital advertising sales experience • Demonstrated ability to coach and develop successful “hunters” • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications, with expert knowledge of Excel

ABOUT YOU • Proven track record as a hunter, exclusively focused on acquiring new clients and converting new business leads • Previous sales experience, with preference given to those with digital advertising sales experience • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships with potential clients • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Sound knowledge of sales and marketing practices • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications

Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!

Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to ngour@metroland.com.

Please reference “New Business Acquisition Representative” in the subject line.

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to ngour@metroland.com Please reference “Manager, Digital Media” in the subject line.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry • Ongoing development and opportunities for advancement • We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 3 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry; you’ll never get bored in our fast-paced, constantly evolving and challenging environment.

• We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 4 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people

Metroland is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A confident and influential leader with the ability to motivate and inspire • Proactive and optimistic, with a “can do” attitude • Can be decisive and demonstrate timely decision making, often under complex and demanding circumstances • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going

STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A hunter mentality, with the confidence and drive to excel at generating and closing new business • Highly motivated by monetary incentives • Extremely ambitious with an outstanding work ethic and unprecedented drive for immediate results • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going

Metroland is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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ANNE LAVOIE LEBRUN, TAMMI JOY On behalf of the late Tammi Joy Lebrun (nee St. Michael) of Arnprior who went to be with the Lord on the 11th of August 2011.

Jalee, Jayce and Palmer want to welcome their new baby brother Brady Derek Keith Munro Born on July 25, 2011 Proud parents are Teri-Lynn Purdie and Derek Munro

Thanks to the family and friends for your love, support, and kindness during Tammi’s courageous battle with cancer.

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On behalf of my husband, the late James (Jim) A. McEwan, Claybank Ontario, who passed away on August 26, 2011 at the Grove Nursing Home, Arnprior.

I wish to thank my family and friends for their love and support and for the visits helping with Jim. Thank you for the many flowers, cards, phone calls, food and the luncheon after the funeral.

Thank you Jason Marshall for a beautiful eulogy. The pallbearers, Derek Slater, Bert McLean, Art Leavoy, Brian Laderoute, Mark Marshall and Bruce Fraser.

Harpist Sonya Hass and organist Cheryl Mielke.

Thank you to Pastor Julie Ann of the Elgin Street Baptist Church, Arnprior and the Grove Nursing Home.

Also, I would like to give a special thank you to Andre and Debbie and the staff of Pilon Funeral Home for your love and care given to me and my family.

God Bless you, Love Marjorie

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Metroland Media’s Digital Video Group seeks talented freelance writers to create compelling, original web content on a variety of topics. Those with experience writing on health and automotive topics are especially encouraged to apply.

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We would like to thank Giant Tiger and Arprior Home Hardware and our staff who volunteered their time, Brian Arthur; Megan Luckasavitch; Katie McEwen; Phil Murphy and Cindra Proulx (Director) for making the Second Annual Pineridge Children’s Festival an overwhelming success.

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Experience writing for the web and an understanding of web content strategies would be assets.

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Thanks also to Eldon Smith and the staff at Boyce Funeral Home for their professional, caring and understanding, which helped to ease our burden during this most difficult time.

Special thanks to Rev. Milton Fraser of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church who officiated at Tammi’s funeral. Also to the wonderful ladies of the congregation who took care of the luncheon at the church.

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Emmett and Blanche Leclair would like to thank all those who attended their 60th Wedding Anniversary party. It was great to see everyone again at a happy occasion.

Our thanks to John & Diane Sidney for the DVD of our younger life together. To Kathy, Lynda, Teresa, Andrea, Jodi, and Brenda for the pictures. Special thanks to Brenda and Bill, Andrea and Kyle, Jodi and Scott for all their work in making all this possible.

To Martin for surprising us playing the bagpipes.

Metroland Media’s Digital Video Group

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A special thank you to Jordon Greenough for the delicious birthday cake. Our thanks to Monty and the boys for their great music – you made the night.

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The family of the late Susannah “Susie” MacMillan wish to extend a sincere thank you to relatives, friends and neighbours for their support of food, flowers and cards at the passing of a dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Thank you to the members of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Arnprior for providing a lunch at the farm following the funeral service.

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SCOTT, Lenard & Lois

Jamieson, Angus MacLachlan

In loving memory of dear parents and grandparents Lois (passed away September 23, 1988) and Lenard (passed away November 9, 2001)

Wesley Swant

September 11, 1945 – August 21, 2011

Notice of Interment Tom passed away in Calgary, Alberta on August 21, 2011. A Mass of Christian Funeral will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Church in Fitzroy Harbour on Saturday September 17, 2011 at 11 am.

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Thomas (Tom) Stanton

In loving memory of a dear father, grandfather, husband and brother who passed away Sept. 19, 2010.

God called him home, it was His will, But in our hearts we love him still; His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away.

We often sit and think of him When we are all alone, For memory is the only thing That grief can call its own.

Isabelle, Eileen and Swant family

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COADY, Sean Douglas In loving memory of our dear son, who tragically was taken too soon, September 16, 2006.

Every day our hearts are filled with sorrow, Wondering how we will make it through tomorrow.

Our time with you was precious, And the memories we have are too.

The love we share together keeps us close to you.

Maybe we cannot touch your hand or see your smiling face, Maybe we cannot hear your voice or feel your warm embrace, But, there is something we will always have, Tucked safely in our hearts, Our love for you… your love for us… will never let us part.

“Those we love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as our life remains.”

Love, Mom and Dad

COADY, Sean Douglas Remembering my fun and loving brother… my best friend… who left this earth, much too soon, September 16, 2006.

Five years have passed… not a day goes by that I don’t think of you and wish for one more laugh, one more hug.

Time passes… the grief remains, but I know that you would say…

Keep my memory with you, For memories never die.

I will always be there with you, When you look up in the sky.

When your heart is heavy And you feel you are alone, Reach deep down inside yourself For your heart is now my home.

I will always be there with you I will never go away I will live on within your heart Each and every day.

“In my mind I see you and in my heart I keep you…”

Love, Erin

Retired Manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia

The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of ones we loved so well; And while they sleep a peaceful sleep, Their memory we shall always keep.

Zadow Constance “Connie”

Keith, Linda, Barrie, Bruce and Families COADY: In remembrance of a precious grandson, Sean Douglas, who passed away September 16, 2006.

Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard, but always near Still loved, still missed and always dear.

Five years have passed, but he’s still with us, In our thoughts from day to day May all those who knew and loved Sean Give him a thought, a prayer and a place in your memories.

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BLASKIE, Corey Suddenly at Arnprior on Sunday morning, September 11, 2011. Corey Joseph Blaskie aged 41 years. Son of Martin Blaskie and the late Diane (nee Sullivan). Loved husband of Jennifer Prince. Dear father of Colby (Dakota) and CoraLee (Devon) and grandfather of Ty. Stepfather of Haley and Shelby. Brother of Dean. Sonin-law of Gary Burnette (late Gail). Fondly remembered by aunts and uncles: Heather (Alphonse), Donnie, Laverne, John (Margaret), Kim, Garfield (Sally) and Doug. An informal gathering of family and friends will take place at Corey and Jennifer’s home, 61 Tierney Street North, Arnprior on Saturday afternoon, September 17th from 2 to 4 p.m. Cremation. Arrangements entrusted to the care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home & Chapel, 50 John Street North, Arnprior.

Passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Fairview Manor, Almonte in his 88th year. Beloved husband of the late Grace Jamieson.

Loving father to Ruth Davie (Gary) and Elizabeth Jamieson. Cherished grandpa to Nathan, Trevor, Brendan, Daniel and Darcy. Special thanks to the exceptional angels that cared for dad at the Fairview Manor.

Friends were invited to call at the Almonte Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 154 Elgin Street, Almonte on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from 1 p.m. until time of memorial service in the chapel at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Pilon Family

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Condolences/Tributes/Donations www.pilonfamily.ca

August 25, 1941– September 3 2011 Connie passed away in the Queensway Carleton Hospital on Saturday morning, September 3, 2011. Connie Zadow of Kanata and formerly of Arnprior in her 71st year. Beloved wife of the late Franklin Zadow (2008). Daughter of the late George Burgess and Margaret Howison. Dear sister of Norma (Russell) Pettigrew of Stonecliffe.

Predeceased by brother Bevot Burgess and sister Doris ”Dot” McCelland. Sister-in-law of Carol Ann (Jim) O’Brien, Ralph (Diane) Zadow and Lowell (Diane) McCelland. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Private Family Arrangements by The Boyce Funeral Home Ltd, Chapel, Visitation and Reception Centre, 138 Daniel Street N. Arnprior. Interment Deep River Community Cemetery. In memoriams to the Children’s Wish Foundation or the Queensway Carleton Hospital would be appreciated by her family.

Condolences, tributes or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com.

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Arthur William November 11, 1916—September 11, 2011 SQDN LDR (Ret); RCAF DFC; BEM; Burma Star Born in Sand Point Ontario on November 11, 1916. Died in Groves Park Lodge, Renfrew Ontario on September 11, 2011. Lived a long full life courageously. Died of old age in his 95th year.

Survived by his devoted wife Bette (nee Smith) and a loving family, Joanne (Don Gagan), Vancouver and Castleford, John (Gail), Kelowna B.C. and Laura (John Cooke), Renfrew. Predeceased by son Robert (Bobby), brother Dalton and sisters Viola and Frances. Will be fondly missed by his grandchildren Stephanie (Chad), Marc (Trina), Neil (Katie), Amy (Jeff), Nell (Mark) all of Vancouver, Natalie and Georgia of Renfrew and great grandchildren Liam, Jacob and Adelaide. Art served with remarkable distinction in WW II. He loved his family, boats and the Ottawa River. The family is deeply grateful to the caring staff at Groves Park Lodge. A celebration of Art’s life will take place at the family home in Sand Point on Saturday September 17, 2011 between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital “Partners in Caring” . Arrangements by The Boyce Funeral Home Ltd., Chapel, Visitation and Reception Centre, 138 Daniel Street N. Arnprior

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152 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

4X4 FULLY LOADED READY TO WORK 116,000KM ST#11462A

23,888 $

2WD, AUTO A/C ST#11623A 43,000KM

Z71 2WD ONLY 30,000KM ST#11556A

4X4, HEATED LEATHER SEAT, 8 PASSENGER ONLY 28,000KM ST#3416

25,888 $

SOLD

239 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

149 MADAWASKA BLVD., ARNPRIOR A Valley Tradition Since 1954

$

17,888

* Prices include all fees only HST extra. All fees and taxes included in bi-weekly payments. Rates from 7.9%. Some may be rental returns. Finance terms vary from 36 to 84 months. See Reid Bros for complete details.

CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK GMC

38,888

$

230 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

220 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

2007 HONDA CRV $

4X4 FULLY LOADED WITH REMOTE STARTER ONLY 52,000KM ST#3423

26,888

13,888 152 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

177 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

4X4 FULLY LOADED ONE OWNER TRADE ONLY 32,000KM ST#11546A

2010 CADILLAC CTS LOADED WITH SUNROOF, HEATED LEATHER ONLY 7,500KM ST#3470

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO 2010 GMC SIERRA, REG CAB

$

2010 GMC SIERRA, REG CAB 2009 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB

133 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

JUST TRADED FULLY LOADED 4X4 ST#11597A

ONE OWNER TRADE, LOADED WITH HEATED LEATHER, 81,000KM ST#11269A

18,888

$

$

131 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

152 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

11,888

15,888

2007 BUICK ALLURE

$

220 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

150 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

2006 JEEP LIBERTY $

ONE OWNER TRADE WITH ONLY 76,000KM ST#11622A

15,888 $

142 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

276 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS

FULLY LOADED WITH REMOTE STARTER, ONLY 59,000KM ST#3443

LOADED AUTO 4X4, 123,000KM ST#11075A

26,888

ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 24-hour around the clock

FULLY LOADED ONE OWNER TRADE 66,000KM ST#11431A

$

12,888

2010 BUICK LACROSSE CXL ONE OWNER TRADE, FULLY LOADED WITH HEATED LEATHER, ONLY 36,000KM ST#11635A

HEATED LEATHER SUNROOF, CHROME WHEELS, ONLY 32,000KM ST#3451

14,888

180 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS

$

142 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

FULLY LOADED WITH ONLY 34,000KM ST#3447

2007 BUICK ALLURE CXL $

JUST TRADED FULLY LOADED, AUTO 62,000KM ST#11628A

MANUFACTURERS’ WARRANTY 3 months/5000 km

141 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

142 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

INSPECTION 150+ points coverage

REMOTE STARTER, FULLY LOADED ONLY 61,000KM ST#3448

12,888

21,888

$

260 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

$

121 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

FULLY LOADED TRADE IN, 81,000KM ST#11577A

$

ONE OWNER TRADE V8, 6SPD STD, ONLY 4280KM ST#3474

2008 PONTIAC VIBE

$

110 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

31,888

A/C AUTO ONLY 31,000KM ST#3479

10,888

$

2010 CHEVROLET CAMERO

$

$

266 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

2007 CHEV COBALT LS

2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS

Tel: 613-623-3137 www.reidbros.ca

$

308 Bi Weekly Fees Tax Incl.

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