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FRIDAY • April 27 • 2018

Students from St. Joseph Catholic High School staged the Hunchback of Notre Dame earlier this month as part of the annual Cappies program. From left to right are Esmeralda played

by Siobhan McMahon, Clopin Trouillefou by Laura “Lou” Komocar, Quasimodo by Jaebets Joseph, Sister Marie by Ellen Grickites, Sister Antoinette by Irina Reunova, and Gypsy Dancer

by Mackenzie Hayley. For more Cappies coverage, see page 9. For more photos, see the Barrhaven Independent Facebook page.

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The IndependentNEWS

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A big night for the Barrhaven Independent at provincial newspaper awards Special to the Barrhaven Independent MARKHAM -- In a ballroom in Markham filled with Ontario’s top community newspaper publishers, journalists, photographers and designers, it was the Barrhaven Independent and Manotick Messenger that came away as the big winners.

The sister publications won three Ontario Community Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Competition awards and placed second in a fourth category. The awards were given out at the annual OCNA Awards Gala, held in Markham Friday.

“We are a small, family business with only two full time employees and a handful of part time employees and contributors,” said Jeff Morris, the editor and publisher

of the Independent and the Messenger. “The incredible support from the community and our readers enables us to produce a newspaper that is on par with some of the biggest and best publications in Ontario.”

Morris won the 2017 Stephen Shaw Award as the province’s Reporter of the Year. He had previously won the award in 2008 and was a finalist in 2010. Todd Vandonk of Peterborough This Week was second, while Kim Zarzour of the Richmond Hill/Thornhill Liberal was third. Morris said his award was a reflection of the community support he mentioned.

“It’s presented as an individual award, but it really is a community award,” he said. “We get a lot of tips and direction from our readers, and from our photographer,

Mike Carroccetto. In 2017, we had a few incredible stories that were presented to us. There is a lot of luck involved.”

Two stories that appeared in the Independent won provincial awards. One was story on how MPP Lisa MacLeod’s Private Members Bill on funding for exceptional situations will help a Barrhaven family with two children fighting unrelated cases of cancer. It was selected out of 73 stories as the best health and wellness story in the province.

Another story on workers at a new home near Prince of Wales and Bankfield who unearthed human remains while building a deck won the award for the province’s best news story. Morris wanted a fresh angle on the story, and tied it to a missing high school student

who went missing in the area in 1994. When he questioned the police on scene, they were unaware of the teenager who had been missing for more than two decades. Forensic tests confirmed that the remains did, in fact, belong to the missing student.

In addition to the three first place awards, the Manotick Messenger earned a second place award for best arts and entertainment story for a feature on Manotick dancer Deirdre Barnes.

She is part of Britney Spears’ Las Vegas Show, and was also a dancer on the Justin Bieber “Believe” Tour and she has been on Dancing With the Stars. She took a week off to return home to Manotick and help the young dancers at the Denise Smith School of Dance, where she grew up learning to dance.

Barrhaven Independent editor Jeff Morris holds an armful of awards at the annual Ontario Community Newspaper Association awards gala in Markham Friday. Morris was named the province’s 2017 reporter of the year.

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The Minden Times also won three provincial first place awards, while the Burks Falls

Almaguin News, Mississauga News and New Hamburg Independent won two each.

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Ford tells local Tories he will eliminate tax for minimum wage earners The ice storm did not stop Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford from rolling up to the Nepean Sportsplex on his new campaign bus, for his first campaignstyle rally in Ottawa.

On Monday April 16, about 700 Ottawa Conservatives packed the Nepean Sportsplex for a rally held by Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, who has represented the community at Queen’s Park for the past 12 years.

Some keynote politicians, both past and present, were in attendance. They included former Mayor of Ottawa Larry O’Brien, Deputy Leader of the Federal Conservatives Lisa Raitt, and Former Government Leader of the Senate, Marjory LeBreton.

This was Ford’s first rally in Ottawa since being elected leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives on March 10.

He said the Nepean event was the largest and loudest crowd he has ever seen.

The new Ontario PC leader took the opportunity to bash the Wynne Government, and re-

assured supporters that she will be out of office come June.

“Over the last 15 years, we have seen this province get destroyed,” Ford food the crowd. “We have watched our debt grow 300 per cent to the largest national debt in the entire world.”

One of the main points that came up during the 20-minute rally was the cost of Hydro. Earlier on in the day, Ford was in Orleans where he said he spoke to a woman who told him she was unable to pay her hydro bill or rent.

“My heart breaks when I hear people like that because they’re struggling,” said Ford. He added that he would fire the CEO of Hydro One, who made $4.85 million last year in salary and benefits.

Ford also promised that if elected, his Government would not charge tax on minimum wage workers who earn less than $30,000 a year.

“The liberals decided to put (the minimum wage) up to 14$ (an hour), but what they don’t realize (is that) people on minimum wage are getting gouged with taxes,”

Lisa MacLeod and other PC candidates helped welcome Doug Ford to Nepean, where the new Ontario PC leader made an campaign-style stop at the Sportsplex on April 16.

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said Ford. “The common sense approach is let’s help the most vulnerable people in our society.”

Last week Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne was in Nepean at Tailgators Bar and Grill in Merivale Mall for the launching of Bob Chiarelli’s campaign.

They both took jabs at MacLeod, and held up a brochure that MacLeod has been handing out at the doors saying she has helped open 20 schools since being elected into Queen’s Park in 2006.

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“(Lisa MacLeod) may have cut the ribbon, but Kathleen Wynne delivered the cheque,” said Chiarelli.

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Leod acknowledged the comments Chiarelli made, and said that the Liberals are getting scared leading up to the June 7, election. She added

that Ford’s crowd size was much bigger. About 100 people attended Chiarelli’s campaign launch on April 7, compared to 700 at Ford’s.

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A cold glass of lemonade and a warm smile

A letter from Barrhaven to Humboldt

He would just smile and flash a mouthful Mr. Jackson rang the doorbell, backed off of the front step, and took off his straw hat. of an old picket fence, and his eyes would He was an African-American man with the give me a warm twinkle that would cut lean build and rough, strong hands of some- through the leathered skin on his face.

We went through this Friday after Frione who had worked hard for his entire life.

I wasn’t sure whether he was a 60-year-old day after Friday. Mr. Jackson would come to who looked like he was in his 80s, or a man the door, ring the bell, back up, and take off his hat. I would ask him in for lemonade or in his 80s who looked like he was 60. water, and he would say, “Thank you sir, but Likely the latter.

Mr. Jackson came to cut our grass every no sir.”

I was familiar with the effects of racism in Friday, late in the afternoon. He rode his old bicycle through our neighbourhood in the United States. I remember playing footFrisco, Texas, pulling his lawnmower behind ball on a team near Buffalo. My best friend him. It was hot that summer, reaching 100 on the team was an African-American who degrees Fahrenheit more than 60 straight worked at 3M for his day job. When he and days. Because I was travelling so much, fly- his wife and family moved into their new ing to either Denver or Nashville on Monday house in a middle class neighbourhood in mornings, returning home Thursdays, and Buffalo, he was sitting on his front step when the police circled three times then often back on the before approaching him. road again for week“What are you doing here, end trade shows, I was boy?” thankful that Mr. Jack- FROM THE OTHER How’s that for a Welcome son was there to take Wagon? care of our little oneBut meeting Mr. Jackson sixth-of-an-acre patch Jeff Morris of Texas. I told him he gave me a look at racism from a whole new perspective. He could use our lawnmower, but he liked to use his. He was par- was probably a generation or two removed ticular – an artist – kind of like Prince picking from working in the fields and singing “Cotton Eyed Joe.” As for me? As self-righteous as out the right guitar for each song.

My thoughts drifted to Mr. Jackson after I I might have thought I was, I am only three saw what happened in Philadelphia at Star- or four generations away from marching in bucks earlier this month. Two black men the Orange Parade.

COUNCIL Finally, one day as Mr. Jackson finished, I were arrested for sitting in Starbucks, waitCORNER ing for a friend to show up. Maybe you saw walked up to him with a glass of lemonade. the video that went viral. Police came in, ar-Dodge “Sir,” I said, “I would be honoured if you Mayor Suzanne rested them, and off they went without mak- would sit in the shade on the step with me and have a glass of lemonade.” ing a sound.

He awkwardly accepted, and we sat down.

I would have freaked out, but then again, He was quiet at first, but I broke the ice.

I am not black, and I would not have realized “So do you think the Cowboys will make that making a fuss would only lead to more the playoffs this year?” violent consequences against me.

NOT SO He smiled at me, and began to talk footI loved the scenario their defenceTHE lawball. yer painted on the news last Monday night.GUY NEW We had found our common ground.

Could you imagine if they were two white Tim Ruhnke Each week, before he left, I gave him a $20 women arrested? Imagine the 9-1-1 call?

“This is Starbucks. There are two soccer bill.

“But it’s only $12, sir,” he would say. moms sitting here and they haven’t ordered “I know,” I would reply. “But you should yet. One has a baby, and the other is pregnant. For God’s sake, get the SWAT team here charge $20.”

He would thank me, backing up, and off and do something!”

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71st anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson They say that a picture can tell 1,000 broke the colour line in Major League Baseball. Other than Martin Luther King and words. If that’s the case, the look in Mr. JackSusan Vallom maybe Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson is the son’s eyes could write an untold American most important black man in American his- history. What has he gone through? What has he endured? Why was his America so differtory.

Every Friday, I would invite Mr. Jackson in ent that the one I was living in now?

Twenty years have passed since that glass for a glass of water or a glass of lemonade.

He would never come through our front of lemonade. I imagine Mr. Jackson has BLAKE’S passed on, now. door. He grew up in a time and a place where I think I will pray for him tonight. I will that wasn’t what you do. I would alwaysTAKES try pray that he has found peace, and I will pray to convince him to come in. “It’s okay,” I even Blake McKim that souls in Heaven are colourless. said once. “We’re Canadian.”

Dear residents of Humboldt, Even though it may feel like the world has moved on from the horrible thing you are still dealing with, they haven’t.

We are telling you this because we have been there. We are Barrhaven.

We have seen as much tragedy in this young century as any community in Canada.

So when we say our hearts are with you, believe us. They are. More than you would know.

Let’s start with Jennifer Teague.

She was just a teenage kid when she was abducted and murdered while walking home from her bus stop after her shift at Wendy’s. It shocked us all.

It changed our community, peeling a thick layer of innocence from our day-to-day lives.

We felt the same way many of you do. It could have been my kid. It could have been your kid.

Since then, it just seems like we have been hit with tragedy after tragedy. Maddy Otto, a little girl who was going into kindergarten and loved to wear super hero costumes, was stricken down just two days after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. High School student Kyle Schober died of testicular cancer.

Michael Swan was shot dead by intruders in front of his girlfriend over a bag of weed and some cash. Cisco Williams, a promising basketball player, crashed his car into a pole and died just hours after writing his last high school exam. A third MTHS student, Junior B hockey player Eric Leighton, would die following an explosion in shop class. And you may have heard BARRHAVEN

of the concussion legislation called Rowan’s Law. Rowan Stringer was a high school rugby player from Barrhaven who died after suffering a head injury during a game here.

And if all that wasn’t enough, then we had our bus crash. A double decker bus filled with students and commuters slammed through the gates and was T-boned by a VIA rail train.

Six were dead, many were injured, and a community was left in shock.

It was the emotional knockout punch after a decade of body blows to our souls.

But we’re still here. Each one of those tragedies – and there were more that weren’t mentioned – hit us hard. But they made us stronger. They made us hug our children more, smile at strangers on the sidewalk more, and they have brought us together as a community.

As a community, you will grow abnormally strong. You will never forget, even when it feels like the rest of Canada has moved on.

Last week, almost everyone in Barrhaven wore hockey jerseys to support you. Families still have hockey sticks outside their front doors to show support. If a town could actually hug another town, we would be hugging you.

So, Humboldt, all we can do is let you know that the thoughts and prayers of everyone in this community are with you. Every black cloud has a silver lining, and the strength of your community will eventually be yours.

We are thinking of you.

With warmth and friendship, The people of Barrhaven

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Tickets for 12th annual Taste of Barrhaven at LDHSS on sale now There are lots of Spring events coming up that are being put on by the Stonebridge Community Association. Join your neighbours in cleaning up the parks and entrances of the Stonebridge community on April 28th. Gloves, bags and treats will be provided at Kilbirnie Park from 9am. After a successful craft and vendor show in November, there will be another one held on April 29th from 10am-3pm at the Stonebridge Golf Club. This is a great opportunity to get your Mother’s Day Shopping done early. For more information, please visit stonebridgeca.com.

Taste of Barrhaven 2018

Taste of Barrhaven is held annually, and this year it will take place on Monday May 18th from 6-9pm in the atrium of LongfieldsDavidson Heights High School. This will be the 12th anniversary of this event and will sample restaurants, wineries and craft brewers from Barrhaven.

Twenty-five exhibitors will provide samples of their signature dishes, and your tickets allow you access to the full event. For more information on the event or to purchase tickets, please visit tasteofbarrhaven.ca.

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‘If not for this man and his generosity, I would not be here’ Barrhaven resident ‘Stuntman Stu’ reflects on meeting the Israeli bone marrow donor who saved his life From the Canadian Jewish News Two years ago, Barrhaven resident Stuart Schwartz was already well known in the Ottawa area as the popular host of the Majic 100 morning radio show, as well as the home game announcer for the Ottawa Senators.

Stuntman Stu, as he is known, also appears at many local community events and charity fundraisers. So he had the support of a large fan base, in addition to his own family and friends, when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016 and chose to share both his diagnosis and his journey publicly.

When, after undergoing aggressive treatment, it became apparent that Schwartz would need a bone marrow transplant – and soon – his medical team searched both locally and across Canada for a match, but none was found.

They then reached out to Ezer Mizion, a non-profit organization that manages the largest international bone marrow registry, and found a perfect match.

David Levi, a 50-year-old Israeli tour company manager from Yahud, Israel, had almost forgotten the day, nearly a decade earlier, when his older sister had convinced him to go along when she registered to be a bone marrow donor. They had both given DNA sam-

ples that were kept in the “bank,” one of which was matched to Schwartz.

“After a few weeks, she told me I am a perfect match and asked if I would be a donor,” said Levi. He answered immediately that he would. “I didn’t even ask my wife before I said ‘yes,’ because I felt that it is my body and my decision,” he said.

The process of donating was, according to Levi, very easy and painless. First, he had daily injections for four days “to grow the white blood cells.” On the fifth day, he went to the hospital and was hooked up to a machine for about 6½ hours to extract his bone marrow. Two days later, the transplant took place.

“I asked them not to tell me about the patient.

The only thing I wanted to know was whether it was successful,” said Levi.

It was successful.

Schwartz’s life was saved and he wanted to meet the donor, so he asked Ezer Mizion to arrange a meeting. Urged by his wife to agree to the get together because it might encourage other people to become donors, Levi gave his consent and allowed Ezer Mizion to facilitate the reunion.

At the Ottawa airport on March 19, the emotional encounter took place between Schwartz and Levi, two men who under any other circumstance would probably never have met,

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but are now connected by their shared DNA. They embraced and each one called the other a hero.

The following evening, Schwartz took Levi and his family (his wife and two children accompanied him on the trip) to an Ottawa Senators game. “The game was overwhelming,” said Schwartz. “They gave a standing ovation for both of us at the game.”

The men plan to keep in touch and Schwartz, who has never been to Israel, is hoping to visit the country with his family sometime soon. He also is hoping that their story will encourage people to register to become donors. He has partnered with Ezer Mizion to create Stu’s Pool, a dedicated pool of donors who financially sponsor bone marrow testing.

“If you have any hesitation, look at me,” said Schwartz. “I am alive today because of this man and this organization. If not for

David Levi, left, and Stuart (Stuntman Stu) Schwartz meet at the Ottawa airport on March 19.

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this man and his generosity, I would not be here.”

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in the Canadian Jewish News and on www.cjnews. com on March 28, 2018. Our special thanks to them for

sharing this story with such importance and relevance to our community and allowing us to reprint it.

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LDHSS student channels ‘fear and anger’ into school play I could no longer see what was happening behind my back. That is scarier than anything that might be said to my face.

Over the four months of rehearsal we spent on the show, my cast members and I worked hard to provide a realistic portrayal of many aspects of bullying in hopes of creating conversation to recognize and end all types of bullying.

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Sam Pomerant is a Grade 11 student at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School. He played the part of Aaron Kendall.

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Just months before marijuana is legalized in Canada, a Barrhaven teen is speaking from personal experience about pot, and why it should be more easily accessible.

Emma Boniface says her mother, Genevieve Gendron, has Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a debilitating type of arthritis that affects the spine, and includes pain and stiffness from the neck down to the lower back.

Boniface was one of the keynote speakers last Friday during the annual 4/20 pot rally on Parliament Hill, and at just the age of 14. She even helped with the countdown to 4:20 p.m.

“She was prescribed a lot of opioids, including fentanyl,” said Boniface, a Grade 9 student, of her mother. Fentanyl is a synthetic drug 75 times more potent than morphine, and usually prescribed as a pain medication.

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oids cold turkey, cannabis was there to help,” she said. “It’s what really brought her back to life.”

Boniface said it was important for her to speak at this year’s 4/20 rally because youth are the ones who are going to be most impacted by the legalization of marijuana. She feels the government is only legalizing marijuana for profit and tax revenue. Boniface is concerned that only four cannabis dispensaries will be opened in Ontario, with the closest being in Kingston.

Boniface does not yet use cannabis, but she plans to start using it after she’s of legal age.

Organizers of the 4/20 rally in Ottawa say they are thinking of planning a protest at the government run cannabis dispensary in Kingston once it opens.

“The reason why Canadians want to get cannabis legalized is so people who need it can get it,” said Boniface. “How are Ottawa residents supposed to get

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Sam Pomerant (left), seen with Kaia Portner (Emily) in the opening scene from The Bullying Collection, played the character Aaron Kendall in the Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School play. The Bullying Collection was staged in the school’s auditorium earlier this month.

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Like most of my friends, I would scroll through my social media feeds and often see exaggerated stories or falsehoods about myself. So, last year, because I was a victim of cyber-bullying, I decided to delete my Instagram account.

Everywhere we turn, you hear a lot about cyber-bullying on social media. It’s the most popular first world problem. The common suggestion is that we should turn off our phones.

In theory that might work, but cyber-bullying is still a collection of mean comments.

Online bullying is often very subtle, however.

After I had deleted the app, the word got out. According to my friends, the bullying has continued.

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While friends are important, some people find that making new friends — particularly in adulthood — can

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• Start at school. School is often the first place children make friends, but school also can be a great place for adults to meet new people. By attending school functions, you will be thrust into a circle of people similar to you. Parents who get to know their childrens’ friends’ parents may find that they have more in common than just their children.

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The Independent#MYBARRHAVEN Karara brings the world of fine dining to the take out counter

Over the past few years, Barrhaven has become a destination for foodies. There are a number of outstanding restaurants with a variety of styles in the community.

And for those who may not feel like going to a restaurant, there are some great take out options. One of those is Karara Indian Takeout at 4100 Strandherd Drive.

The Barrhaven Karara is one of four in Ottawa.

When Karara opened its first restaurant in 2009, the idea was simple: make food to enjoy with family at home, show that Indian food served in takeout style without having a “fastfood” touch. Using highquality raw ingredients, classic cooking techniques with natural spices and herbs, they brought features from the realm of fine dining to the world of quickservice restaurants.

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- They spend lot more on our ingredients than many other restaurants.

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- They make every order as per customer taste as they do not buffet or recycle food. Their recipes feature reduced sodium, heavy creams, oil and never do sour cream, monosodium glutamates thus keeping their total calorie footprint well controlled across their menu.

- Almost all of their menu items are gluten free with no wheat flour or sugar additives added to the sauces made.

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your property’s resale value more than others, so before you invest your time and money, be sure the project will pay off in the long run.”

In order to receive the best bang for your buck, Johnstone recommends these three outdoor improvement tips: 1. Build a deck or patio. A new deck or patio is a great way to add a focal point to any backyard. Not only

do these structures add to a property’s visual appeal, but they also provide homeowners with the means to enjoy their outdoor living space to the fullest. During the summer months, a patio is a great place to entertain guests, barbecue, and enjoy leisure time with friends and family. Whatever your motivation, a deck or patio will encourage you to get out and enjoy the summer, all while

adding a healthy amount to your property’s bottom line.

2. Install a sprinkler system. On average, homeowners use 50 per cent more water than necessary on their lawns, adding to their monthly bills and causing their grounds to flood. Automatic lawn sprinklers are an easy way to avoid this as they are designed with busy lifestyles in mind. Although installation can be costly, you

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Landscaping is one of the best ways to add visual interest to your outdoor living space for a relatively small fee. Whether you choose to garden or install a built-in fixture like a pond, beautifying your backyard is a great way to create an attractive and serene environment that builds your home’s equity.

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‘I just want to enjoy every moment I can with my kids’ 28-year-old mother of three focuses on her family and tries to be positive as she battles ALS

By Jeff Morris Stephanie Hall takes a second to reflect on her situation.

“Twenty-eight-yearold women aren’t supposed to be diagnosed with ALS,” she said. “But here I am.”

Despite her illness, Hall will be hosting the Party With a Purpose ALS Dinner and Benefit Concert featuring a popular Montreal band, the Cranes. The fundraiser takes place May 12 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Orchard View Wedding and Event Centre, 6346 Deermeadow Drive in Manotick Station.

The fundraiser will be in memory of Cecil Landon of Barrhaven, an ALS sufferer who passed away in November, just 10 months after being diagnosed. The Cranes were one of Landon’s favourite bands. When Landon was in his final stages of ALS before his passing, members of the band went to his home and played some of his favourite songs outside his window.

“The fundraiser is not for me,” Hall quickly said. “It’s a fundraiser for ALS research and to help other people. I wanted to do something for research so that it might help find a cure so that another family won’t have to go through what we are going through.”

Hall’s diagnosis was delivered to her on Oct. 17, 2017, after what she said was a year of appointments with her family doctor and a number of specialists. For Stephanie, and her husband, Nick, the news was devastating.

“We had never even considered ALS,” she said.

“It started out as cramping in my legs. To be told that I had ALS was a shock to say the least.”

Known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, Amyotrophic

Lateral Sclerosis is a motor neuron disease that destroys the links to the nervous system. This disease will eventually impact her ability to walk, speak, eat and breath.

There is currently no cure.

“We didn’t really know anything about the disease,” Hall said. “We had heard of it, and we knew about the ice bucket challenges from a few years ago, but we didn’t really know what it would mean as far as day-to-day challenges go.”

Although Stephanie and Nicholas and their extended family is planning for the worst, she is also trying to live in the moment as much as possible.

In January, Stephanie and Nick took their three children to Disney World. For Stephanie, it was a chance to do everything fun with her kids to create happy memories for them. She and Nick both know that, as time progresses, happy memories will play an important role in the lives of their children, Riley, Caden and Hunter, who range in age from five to seven.

Breaking the news of her diagnosis to her children was one of the toughest things that Hall has ever had to do.

“They don’t understand a lot of what it means,” she said. “They are just little. They know that I have ALS, and they know that I need more help to do things. Every day, I just try to stay positive especially for them.

We don’t know what the future holds.”

Hall has a strong network of supporters and specialists, and she is also in touch with other ALS sufferers in the Ottawa area.

“Those connections are important,” she said.

“Sometimes it’s good to talk to other people that are going through similar

challenges. Sometimes, though, I just want to keep to myself and be alone.”

The Halls have moved to Osgoode to live with Nick’s parents, Perry and Carole. Stephanie’s medication costs $4,000 every three months, and they are not covered under any health insurance plan.

There will also be additional costs for the family as Nick will have to take more time off work to be with his wife and children, and also for the cost of caregivers.

The family has a Go Fund Me page to help

with their expenses. The page is at www.gofundme.com/stephaniechristiansen.

“We are very fortunate to have had support from the community,” she said.

“I hope people will support the ALS community.

ALS affects more people in the community than you would think. I hope people can come to the fundraiser as well.”

The Facebook and Event Bright sites for tickets and information on the fundraiser can be found on Google by entering ‘Party with a purpose ALS.’

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The local 28-year-old woman was diagnosed with ALS in October.

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Great job by Hydro Ottawa workers after unexpected ice storm Who would have expected an ice storm in April - specifically April 15 – 17? Certainly not Hydro Ottawa and yet 72,000 customers were affected.

There were 200 incidents, 33,900 calls handled and over 35 poles were broken... yikes! As you may know I serve on the Board of Hydro Ottawa. This took an incredible amount of collaboration from all Hydro Ottawa employees... great job everyone!

Canada Day seems like a long way off but it isn’t, time passes swiftly and will a lot faster once the nice weather arrives and we can get out and garden! Darrell and his team need our help so if you see invitations for fundraisers for MattamyHomes Canada Day in Barrhaven please do support these events as you can.

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Stonebridge Community Association Clean Up the Neighbourhood

On Saturday April 28th from 9am to 12pm the Stonebridge Community Association would like to invite you to join your friends and neighbours in cleaning up the parks and entrances of our neighbourhood. Gloves, bags and treats will be provided at Kilbirnie Park. Rain date is April 29th.

Stonebridge Mother’s Day Craft and Vendor Show

On Sunday April 29 at 10am to 3pm, at the Stonebridge Golf Course, there will be a Stonebridge

Mother’s Day Craft and Vendor Show where you can get your Mother’s Day shopping done while supporting Barrhaven area small businesses. There will be free gift bags for the first 40 visitors, gift basket raffles, and business showcases throughout the event!

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Top Shelf Youth 4 on 4 Ball Hockey Tournament

Top Shelf Youth 4 on 4 Ball Hockey Tournament will take place on Saturday May 26th, 2018 at the Cedarview Alliance church. This outdoor tournament is comprised of the following age categories: 7-8 years 9-10 years, 11-12 years, and Minor Bantam and Major Bantam divisions.

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Harder continues from page 18 Vimy Oak Tree Planting Ceremony

Rain or shine, on May 7th at 10am the Manotick and Barrhaven Legions will jointly plant and dedicate a commemorative Vimy Oak tree in Claudette Cain Park.

Go to www.vimyoakfoundation.ca/vimy to learn how the wonderful story of

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TICK, TALK, THIS MOMENT IN TIME. Anne Stanton-Loucks , Environmental Health Advocate, Ottawa Public Health discusses identifying ticks causing Lyme Disease ,dis-

pelling myths, protecting your family etc. 7:30pm, on Wednesday May 19th at the Barrhaven Garden Club, 76 Larkin Dr.,Guests $5.00, Info 613 825-4257, Barrhavengardenclub.ca

A Taste of Barrhaven

A Taste of Barrhaven, a community service initia-

tive of the Rotary Club of South Nepean, is an annual food sampling event benefiting children’s causes in our community. We are making preparations for this year’s event, to be held on Monday May 28th 2018 in the Atrium of Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School from

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Barrhaven Classic Car Show

Fallowfield Park and Ride will be held at the

Corner of Fallowfield and Woodroffe from 10am to 4pm on Sunday August 12th, 2018. Show off your Classic, Custom and Rods.

Food Trucks, Vendors and Music. $5. Per Vehicle.

Dash Plaques for first 150 Cars. Prizes based on your knowledge of Classic Cars.

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Join us at our Visitors Day, 7:15-8:30 a.m., Wed., May 2 (Broadway Bar and Grill, Barrhaven. Cost is $10, includes breakfast)

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Barrhaven’s Evraire takes on head coaching job with Sooners’ NFC entry “Looking forward to what will be an exciting journey,” said Evraire.

As a player, Evraire played for the Ottawa Sooners before moving on to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.

He was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and played for nine seasons in the CFL for Ottawa, Saskatchewan and Hamilton.

He was a CFL All-Star in 1992.

Evraire was the head coach for the Invaders in their first three years. He guided them to the NFC final in 2011 and 2012, but came up on the short end both times in losses to the Tri-City Outlaws in Kitchener-Waterloo and to Montreal in 2012.

Ken Evraire was the coach of the Ottawa Invaders of the Northern Football Conference from 201012, reaching the championship game twice. The former CFLer coached the Nepean Eagles tykes last year, but has rejoined Ottawa’s NFC entry as coach of the new Ottawa Sooners.

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Evraire, a long time CFL receiver and local football coach, has been named the head coach of the Ottawa Sooners’ new senior Northern Football Conference club. The announcement was made by Ottawa Sooners Club President, John Allarie.

“We are pleased to welcome Ken Evraire to the Ottawa Sooners Football Club,” said Allarie. “Ken’s history with the Ottawa Invaders inaugural year and his experience as a professional player made him our first choice to be head coach. Ken has also coached minor football, and he has a great reputation in the football community.”

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SPRING COMMUNITY UPDATE #PROGRESS On February 6, 2018, I had the pleasure of joining Barrhaven Councillor Jan Harder and Provincial and Federal dignitaries for a special Affordable Housing announcement and the grand opening of the Multifaith Housing Initiative Complex at 435 Verona Avenue.

Community City Building

• Official opening of the House of Sport at the RA Centre, which houses various local and national Sporting and Multi-Sport Organizations

• Confederation Line of our Light Rail Transit (LRT) System opening to the public in November 2018

• Official opening of the newly expanded and renovated Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) on April 28, 2018

• Record $80 million invested into cycling and pedestrian infrastructure in this Term of Council

• 136 new affordable housing units to be completed in 2018, with 142 more to be built in 2019

• Additional $10 million being invested into road repairs and resurfacing in 2018 to bring the total roads budget to $ 45.2 million

• New Red Light cameras being installed and a new 30 km/h speed policy in school zones being implemented

• Partnership with Library and Archives Canada and $73.3 million funding secured for the new Ottawa Central Library

• 75 new Police Officers and 52 new Paramedics hired • Implemented the low income transit pass, EquiPass, and single-ride fare, EquiFare

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BARRHAVEN

4+1 BEDROOMS • TOTALLY UPGRADED

BARRHAVEN BARRHAVEN 4+1 BEDROOMS • TOTALLY UPGRADED

4+1 BEDROOMS • TOTALLY UPGRADED

CRAIG HENRY

BARRHAVEN

CRAIG HENRY

4 BEDROOM • SEMI-DETACHED

4 BEDROOM • SEMI-DETACHED

CRAIG HENRY

CRAIG CRAIG HENRY HENRY

4 BEDROOM BEDROOM • SEMI-DETACHED SEMI-DETACHED CRAIG HENRY 4 •

4 BEDROOM BEDROOM •• SEMI-DETACHED SEMI-DETACHED 4

4+1 BEDROOMS • TOTALLY UPGRADED BARRHAVEN

4+1 BEDROOMS • TOTALLY UPGRADED

BARRHAVEN BARRHAVEN

22 BEDROOM BEDROOM • •2 2 BATH BATH • • BUNGALOW BUNGALOW BARRHAVEN BARRHAVEN

14 COLINDALE AVE

14 COLINDALE AVE

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM

14 COLINDALE AVE

14 14 COLINDALE COLINDALE AVE AVE

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 14 COLINDALE AVE OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM PM OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 PM

BARRHAVEN FREE NO OBLIGATION FREE NO OBLIGATION HOME HOME EVALUATION! EVALUATION! 2 BEDROOM • 2 BATH • BUNGALOW

BARRHAVEN 2 BEDROOM • 2 BATH • BUNGALOW 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM •• 22 BATH BATH •• BUNGALOW BUNGALOW

FREE NO OBLIGATION HOME EVALUATION! J J J J JU JU ST ST UST USTUST UST SO SO SO SOSO SO LD LD LD LLDD LD

J J J J JU JU ST ST UST USTUST UST SO SO SO SOSO SO LD LD LD LLDD LD

J J J J JU JU ST ST UST USTUST UST SO SO SO SOSO SO LD LD LD LLDD LD

FREE FREE NO NO OBLIGATION OBLIGATION HOME HOME EVALUATION! EVALUATION!

FREE NO OBLIGATION HOME EVALUATION!

SOLD IN A WEEK SOLD IN A WEEK

4 4 BEDROOM BEDROOM • • SEMI-DETACHED SEMI-DETACHED

SOLD SOLD IN IN A A WEEK WEEK

SOLD SOLD IN IN A A WEEK WEEK

3 3 BEDROOM BEDROOM • • SINGLE SINGLE FAMILY FAMILY

SOLD SOLD IN IN A A WEEK WEEK

4 BEDROOM 2.5 BATHS 4 BEDROOM 2.5 BATHS

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3 BEDROOM • SINGLE FAMILY

4 BEDROOM 2.5 BATHS

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