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Province improves mental health and addictions services

Ontario continues to make meaningful improvements to the province’s mental health and addictions system so that all Ontarians can easily access high-quality mental health and addictions services.

On February 19, with the proclamation of the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence Act, the new Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence has been formally established within Ontario Health. This new centre will serve as the foundation on which the province will build a comprehensive and connected mental health and addictions system.

“For the past year, we’ve been travelling the province to hear about the changes Ontarians expect to see in our mental health and addictions system,” said Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Serving as the foundation for Ontario’s new mental

Your voice in Queen’s Park Goldie Ghamari, MPP, Carleton

health and addictions plan, which will be announced in the near future, the new Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence will have a key role in improving the availability and quality of mental health and addictions services for all Ontarians, where and when they need them.”

The Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence will for the first time in Ontario’s history drive the broad, systemic transformation necessary to enable real and significant improvements to the quality and availability of services. The centre will do so by: • Acting as a central point of oversight for men-

tal health and addictions care; • Being responsible for standardizing and monitoring the quality and delivery of evidence-based services and clinical care, to provide a better and more consistent patient experience in communities across the province; • Working together with sector experts, communitybased providers, people with lived experience, families, caregivers and clinical researchers to create a consistent set of services and standards; and • Providing support and resources to Ontario Health Teams as they help patients navigate the system and connect patients to the mental health and addictions services they need.

The Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence will play a critical role to help standardize and organize the mental health

and addictions sector by providing the tools, data, performance indicators and common infrastructure to disseminate evidence and set service expectations. This will support the implementation of the new mental health and addictions roadmap and the province’s cross-government approach to meaningfully improve the care and services provided to Ontarians.

“With more than one million people in Ontario experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge every year, our government knows how important it is to fulfill our promise of making mental health and addictions a priority,” said Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. “By establishing a new Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence, we’re continuing to move in the right direction toward building

a comprehensive and connected system of services that works for all Ontarians.”

“We are extremely excited to have the new Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence as a part of Ontario Health,” said Matthew Anderson, President and CEO, Ontario Health. “We look forward to adapting what we know has worked to improve care for cancer and cardiac patients. In partnership with the many committed professionals working on the frontline, we can set evidence-based provincial standards to improve access and outcomes, establish routine reporting on how well the system is performing, and foster strong clinical leadership to champion targeted improvements for patients and their families.”

Ontario has a comprehensive plan to end hallway health care, which in-

cludes making investments and advancing new initiatives across four pillars: 1. Prevention and health promotion: keeping patients as healthy as possible in their communities and out of hospitals, including increasing access to earlyintervention mental health and addictions services.

2. Providing the right care in the right place: when patients need care, ensure that they receive it in the most appropriate setting, not always the hospital. This includes expanding community-based mental health and addictions services to alleviate pressures on hospital emergency departments.

3. Integration and improved patient flow: better integrate care providers to ensure patients spend less time waiting in hospitals when they are ready to be discharged.

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Messenger a finalist for five OCNA provincial newspaper awards TORONTO – The Manotick Messenger is a finalist for 2019 Ontario Community Newspaper Association Awards in five different categories.

The OCNA announced the three finalists in each category for its 2019 Better Newspaper Awards Competition on Friday. The Messenger is a finalist in five categories – the most among Eastern Ontario community newspapers. There are more than 200 OCNA member newspapers in Ontario.

A story written by Jeff Morris on the Kraft family is a finalist for Best Feature Story. In January, 2019, Kielli Kraft donated a kidney to her mother, Wendy, whose life was at risk if she did not receive a transplant. The donation of the kidney was made as a Christmas gift.

Wendy is a former employee of the Manotick LCBO, and fell ill shortly after retiring.

“The gesture of what Kielli did for her mom was one of the most beautiful and inspirational gestures I have ever seen in this community,” Morris said. “It was an honour to be able to tell their story.”

In addition to running the feature, the Messenger

helped establish and promote a GoFundMe page for the family. Kielli was working a retail job on Merivale Road and had no benefits. In order to donate her kidney and save her mom’s life, she had to take four months off work for the preparation, the surgery and her recovery. The GoFundMe page raised the equivalent of four months of her salary, so she was able to pay her rent, her bills, and buy food while she was recovering.

The other finalists in the Best Feature Story are the Manitoulin Expositor and the Minden Times.

An editorial on Nepean Eagles football coach Carlos Blizzard is up for Best Editorial. After an opposing team was caught cheating in an NCAFA football game, Blizzard pursued the issue in the name of doing what is right.

“Football is not about wins and losses,” Blizzard said in the editorial. “It’s 100 per cent about life lessons.

What kind of life lessons are we teaching the kids if someone cheats on us and we don’t stand up for ourselves?”

The Eganville Leader and Haliburton Highlander are the other finalists.

A photo by Mike Car-

roccetto of the East Nepean Eagles Intermediate Little League team celebrating their Ontario championship by drenching coach Matt Hamer with water is a finalist for Best Sports Photo.

The other finalists in the category are the Blyth/Brussels Citizen and the Brampton Guardian.

The From the Other Side column by Jeff Morris is a finalist in two categories.

Morris is a finalist in both the Columnist of the Year and Humour Columnist of the Year categories. His column has been a finalist for either of these categories 11 times in the last 15 years. He has won the province’s top humour columnist award twice, and the Columnist of the Year Award once. He has been a runner-up for the awards a combined eight times.

The other finalists in the Humour Columnist of the Year Award are Steve Galea of the Haliburton County Echo and James Culic of Niagara This Week. For the Columnist of the Year Award, Morris is a finalist with Culic and John Stewart of the Mississauga News.

The OCNA Awards Gala takes place in Vaughn April 3.

grams, to fill urgent gaps in care.

• Ontario is investing $3.8 billion over 10 years to create new mental health and addictions services and expand existing programs.

• Every year, more than one million people in Ontario experience a mental health or addictions challenge.

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Transit a mess due to lack of accountability, transparency As I write this column, the 2020 Transit Challenge in Ottawa is winding down. So far this week I have only taken the bus and the LRT Confederation Line to get around.

And yes, I was permitted the short drive to the Park and Ride.

This is the second year I have participated in the Transit Challenge, foremost, I believe, to have a realistic picture of the transit experience in Ottawa, the good and the bad. Last winter Light rail had not yet launched, so the only transit option was the bus.

I remember wondering how trains would change my commute. Now I can tell you. The commute is much longer.

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Barrhaven or Riverside South got me downtown in about an hour. Now it’s a bus, and a train and a longer walk at the end to my office. It has added about half an hour to my trek to work. That means three hours in transit a day.

Transit is supposed to make life easier. That has not been my experience. I have to plan more, dress for the worst weather, leave earlier than I want to, and suck up my general dislike for being in large crowds of people.

I won’t lie. It’s tiring. Just about everyone you talk to will tell you the same thing.

That said, I consider myself lucky because the buses have been on time; I have not been stranded on a broken down train, unlike the thousands who on Thursday, Feb. 20th as I write this column, were forced from the trains into the cold where no buses were waiting to take them on to their destinations.

Five months after launching the 2.1 billion dollar LRT, the Transit Commission was told the trains probably wouldn’t be running problem-free for another year. A year!

I have had residents beg me to force management to stop train service until reliability is guaranteed. We

can’t do that. No money, not enough buses or drivers to make that happen.

With all of that said, those who use public transit deserve credit. You have suffered through months of sub-par transit service. Yet, whether by choice or merely a

on me, nor has it been lost on Council as a whole. A lack of accountability and transparency has put our City in this transit mess. It is up to the same people, Council, to fix the system and deliver the service you expect and pay for.

lack of options, you continue to use the transit system. You all should be commended for your perseverance and patience. Inviting politicians to ride transit for a week is a valuable tool to showcase the challenges faced by riders every day. That is not lost

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Canada’s dairy sector faces uncertain future Troy Media - There’s been a lot of talk recently about meat alternatives, but dairy alternatives are also becoming more popular. And when it comes to dairy in Canada, given our quotas and high tariffs, the stakes are significantly higher.

Dairy alternatives can be seen everywhere from grocery stores to coffee shops. Rice milk, soy milk, and other substitutes like oat, almond, cashew, coconut and even hemp milk are widespread. It’s happened fast and their emergence certainly spells trouble for the dairy industry.

For the last 50 years, supply management has allowed Canada’s dairy industry to produce the milk needed to meet demand. It means access to fresh, high-quality supplies and prices that are as constant as they can get.

But recent trade deals with Asia and Europe will allow more dairy products into the Canadian market tariff-free. This created a breach in Canada’s supply management system, which is why the federal government is throwing almost $2 billion at dairy farmers, spread over eight years.

Alternatives will likely chip away at some of the Canadian dairy industry’s market share.

As domestic demand for milk and some other dairy products drops, so will the number of farms and processing plants.

Even if milk scores well on nutrition, the alternatives are getting traction for two fundamental reasons.

The first is the environment. An increasing number of consumers see the planet in their glass or on their plate.

The other hot-button issue is animal welfare.

Most Canadians don’t understand how dairy production works. As soon as they catch a glimpse of dairy genetics and how cows are impregnated, for example, concerns are raised for uninformed consumers.

The Dairy Farmers of Canada seems oblivious to what’s happening. The group’s aggressive advertising campaign is trying to make the case that dairy farming is ethical and responsible.

But as consumer choice broadens, this campaign shows how dairy farmers have lost touch with what buyers want.

The inability of dairy farmers to engage in new media platforms to help shape the conversation is astoundingly short-sighted. The industry has rarely shown willingness to listen to consumers and it’s paying for it now.

Dairy farming is in trouble and the current supply management regime is not helping. The sector’s infatuation with farm gate price fairness needs to give more space to innovative solutions to keep milk viable. Food innovation is about finding the unknown while providing an intuitive, valuable solution to a changing marketplace.

So what else can we do with milk?

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.

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The Olympic spirit still lingers in Lake Placid shoulders in that game, which remains posI was just a 16-year-old kid 40 years ago.

Yet, the memories are still vivid. I may not sibly the biggest upset in the history of the recall all of the exact details that everything sport.

That could never happen now. The Amerthat happened over those two magical weeks.

But I can always close my eyes, lean back, icans became too good, and we don’t hate the take a deep breath, and let my mind recapture Russians anymore. Hockey could have upsets, the feeling of what it was like to be in Lake but none will ever feel like that one did.

Although I did get to go to some hockey Placid in February, 1980.

I was lucky enough to have spent a big games in that Olympics, I was not at either chunk of that two-week period in Lake Pla- the USA-Soviet game or the USA-Finland game that clinched the gold cid. My father and I kind medal for the Americans. We of parked ourselves in the watched the games on TV village. When I returned FROM THE OTHER in Tupper Lake, New York. to Prescott to go back to Shortly after both games, class was dictated more by people were driving up and our South Grenville Giants Jeffrey Morris down the streets, honking basketball schedule than their horns and waving their it was by my academic flags. schedule. But, in fairness, It was a moment of national pride and unity at that time in my life, I thought it was basketball that was going to get me into and through that transcended sport, even at the Olympic level. university. It ended up being football.

While the hockey team remains the focal A few years before the 1980 Olympics, my father had purchased the Tupper Lake point of the 1980 Winter Olympics, there Free Press, a weekly community newspaper were other big stars as well. Speedskater Eric in the Adirondack Mountains of New York Heiden established himself as an Olympic State. Tupper Lake was a neighbouring town legend. The US won five gold medals in those of Lake Placid. My father worked down there games. The hockey team won one, Heiden a lot, we skied there every weekend, and we won the other five. He set four Olympic rerented a house for the winter from an elderly cords and one World Record, and he remains family of empty nesters who spent their win- the only athlete in Winter Olympics history to win five gold medals in one Games. ters in Florida.

There was British skater Robin Cousins, As we look back at the 1980 Games – Lake Placid just wrapped up a two-week celebra- Swedish skier Ingmar Stenmark, and who tion to mark the 40th anniversary of being the could forget Hanni Wenzel, who became the host town for the Olympics – we can’t help first gold medallist from Lichtenstein, which but thinking of the USA hockey team and the at the time had a population equivalent to that of Brockville.

Miracle on Ice. Forty years later, Lake Placid is still celeIt was a different time then. Now, most Canadians would never dare cheer for the brated. The athlete’s quarters were turned into Americans in hockey, even it they were play- a federal prison after the games – that was the ing the Russians. But in 1980, things were dif- plan all along – but it was a perfect example ferent. We were not threatened by USA Hock- of how a facility built for the Games created ey. We knew our place atop the hockey food jobs and opportunities. Lake Placid boomed chain, and they knew their place near the bot- as a tourist destination after the Games. Real tom. And Paul Henderson’ s goal at the 1972 estate values soared, and many people bought Summit Series was still fresh in our minds and second homes and chalets there. The arena is hearts. The Soviets were villains, both politic- widely used, and there is a US Olympic trainally and on the ice. Canadians jumped in as ing centre. You can even pay to be taken down passionately as our neighbours across the St. the bobsled run in a bumpy and uncomfortable Lawrence did to cheer on this rag tag group of ride at 50 mph by a professional bobsledder.

To me, Lake Placid is the Olympic Games college kids that would knock off the greatest team in the world to claim gold. As much as that were done the right way. The headlines it was America’s gold medal, we celebrated it, were not dominated by corruption or scandal too. It was the ultimate story of underdogs un- or cheating. It was about the world coming expectedly beating the one team we despised together in a small village to celebrate global friendship through sport. You can still take in the most.

While we remember the games and the ri- that Olympic spirit when you take in a deep valry, we often forget the political tensions in breath of Lake Placid air.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years. the US at the time. The Soviets had invaded It’s even harder to believe that the OlymAfghanistan, and we were in the middle of the Iranian hostage crisis. The United States pics have not gone back to that perfect little hockey team carried the free world on their town a couple hours to the south of us.

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Ford Government should learn from BC’s balanced budget

The Editor, I have to at least give Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari top marks for trying. Her February 14 column in the Manotick Messenger was an earnest attempt to depict the Ford Government’s flagrant bungling of the province’s finances as something positive. According to Ghamari’s headline, “Ontario maintains its commitment to balancing its budget,” although the evidence for that seems to be somewhat

lacking. As has been well reported in the press, the Ford Conservatives had maintained from the day they were elected that they had inherited a substantial deficit from the Wynne Liberals, to the tune of $15 billion. When the province released the actual figures in Sept 2019, it turned out that the deficit was less than half that amount at $7.4 billion. Needless to say, a deficit of $7.4 billion in a province that has a budget of almost $160 bil-

lion is so close to balance that it’s really only a minor tax increase from going into surplus, yet the Ford Conservatives have maintained that they simply must run deficits throughout their entire four-year mandate. The situation is so bad, apparently, that they will be forced to deeply slash healthcare, education, funding for autistic children—you name it—all in pursuit of that seemingly-unachievable “balanced budget.” They keep alleging that

there’s simply not enough money to cover those basic services, although there seems to be plenty to squander on anti-carbon tax stickers or the move to Tory-blue license plates, strangely enough.

Perhaps at the next meeting of Canada’s premiers, Mr. Ford should sit down with the NDP Premier of BC, John Horgan,

and ask him for some advice.

Horgan, who is the leader of an NDP minority government that holds power because of an agreement between the NDP and the BC Green party, has just tabled his third balanced budget. Not only is the budget balanced, but more money has been put into healthcare, education and child

to recovery. The “Millions” are behind you.

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Eve Spraggs, Manotick Ed. Note – Thank you to Eve and to everyone who messaged me and sent emails to me regarding my recovery. As for Andy, I’m sure that if he could figure out how Conservative policy, Stephen Harper, Pierre Poilievre, Lisa MacLeod or Goldie Ghamari were in any way the cause

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Reader thanks Morris for sharing his journey with brain cancer The Editor, Thank you Jeff Morris for one of your best articles yet. (A battle fought, a battle won, Manotick Messenger Feb. 14).

Thank you for sharing your fears, your hopes, your acceptance, and of course your humour, which seems to weave its way through a casual bump on the head to brain surgery.

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Favourite Subjects: “I have always been drawn to the languages. I love to write, and I’ve been enrolled in the French Immersion Program for 14 years, and I am proud to be bilingual. However, since I’ve started high school, I have also developed an interest in science. Chemistry is definitely one of my favorite

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What do you enjoy reading for pleasure?

“I enjoy reading fantasy and romance novels. I love the action and adventure of fantasy novels that keep you on the edge of your seat. The fantastical element of these novels transports me from my ordinary life and go on an amazing adventure. In terms of romance novels, I like it when a novel has a “happily ever after” to end

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Other Activities/Interests: “I’m a member of O-YA’s (Osgoode Youth Association’s) Youth Advisory Committee. Throughout the year we plan fun activities within the community of Osgoode for families and youth. Some of our activities include a yearly Block Party, a Haunted Walk, and a party before the Christmas parade. I also helped paint a community mural in Osgoode that depicts certain aspects of Osgoode unique to the community from the present and past. It features the farming

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Sports are, and have always been one of my passions, I was a competitive figure skater for five years,

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Figuratively and literally, a lighthouse is a beacon of hope I have a collection of Lighthouses - pictures, paintings, miniatures, ceramics, wooden, and other types - some solar power, battery and electric. A fun collection that started when daughter Sue lived in Nova Scotia. Lighthouses are everywhere in the Maritimes; Peggy’s Cove perhaps the most famous. Lighthouses can be seen sporting various patterns of plain, usually black and white, but sometimes even bright red, others alternating bands of colour, diamond patterns and spiral banding. These stand out against the clouds and sand, like arrows pointing the way. There are Lighthouses in Ontario too -

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along the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and one wonderful memory to me; The Lighthouse Dance Pavilion on the Rideau River near Osgoode!

Lighthouses swathed in fog or etched against the line between sea and sky cast a spell of beauty and romance few can resist. It seems to me that Lighthouses tend to direct our hearts outward, away from our own small lives.

We often think of hope as something hazy and in-

tangible, a vague optimistic feeling that has little use in this world. But in reality, hope is a practical thing. It is the light that leads us forward, the inspiration that encourages us to act, to create, to move ahead.

The light in the early Lighthouses was an open fire exposed to the elements, wind direction was critical to the success of the guiding lights. If the wind came from the direction of the land, the light became more visible to the sailor. If the wind was blowing inland, the flame was more difficult to see.

Like those early Lighthouses, our lives too are exposed to the rough elements. Is our light blown

POTTER continues from page 8 Why did you get involved in what you do? “I want to make a difference in the world. With Relay, we raise thousands of dollars for cancer research each year, which will hopefully lead to finding a cure for cancer. While working with the Osgoode Youth Association, we plan activities that allow community to get together and have fun, which I think is really important. I love being able to help people in any way that I can.�

Career Goals:

“Next year I hope to be enrolled in a Kinesiology or Health Sciences program as I work towards becoming a physiotherapist. Physiotherapists have the opportunity to help their patients through their healing journeys, which is a very gratifying experience.�

Comment: “Being involved with all these activities has taught me that what may seem small to one person, might mean the world to someone else. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out

there. You will make mistakes, but what you do with those mistakes differentiates you from everyone else. Persevere and never give up. If I gave up whenever I made a mistake, I would not be where I am today. Last but not least, I want to thank the amazing staff at Osgoode Township High School who have made my time here amazing. Thank you to Mrs. Leslie, Mr. McEwen, Mrs. Currie, Mr. Ward, Mrs. Bancej, Mr. P.W. and Mme Nordenstrom for going above and beyond to make my time at OTHS unforgettable.�

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Many families spend winter figuring out how to chase away cabin fever and endure frigid temperatures until spring and summer mercifully return. Parents thinking ahead to swimming pools and days lounging on the beach can put their daydreams to practical use by planning ahead for their youngsters’ summer vacations.

Youth recreational programs and summer camps can bridge the gap in care between the end of school and the day when classes resume. Due in part to high demand, parents who want to place their kids in summer rec programs or summer camps should being vetting such programs and camps well in advance of summer. The following are a handful of tips for moms and dads who want their kids to have fun and fulfilling sum-

mers. · Ask for recommendations. Speak with fellow parents and trusted friends about where they send their children. Personal recommendations can be very helpful, providing firsthand insight into a particular camp or program. Schedule appointments to visit camps that fall within your budget. Take your son or daughter along so he or she can get a sense of what camp will be like. · Explore all options.

Camps come in more flavors than ever before. Certain camps may be faith-based ministries while others may focus on particular sports.

Band camps and art camps may appeal to creative kids.

Also, there are plenty of general-interest camps that offer various activities without narrowing in on any par-

ticular one. Parents may need to choose between a sleepaway camp or day camps, depending on which camp experience they want for their children. · Inquire about camp schedules.

While many camps are flexible, day camps do not have the same level of flexibility as after-school programs. Arrangements will need to be made if care is required after regular camp hours. Speak with camp staff to see which types of afterhours programs, if any, are available. · Determine your camp budget. As varied as program offerings may be, camps also can vary greatly with regard to cost. Government-run camps may be less expensive than those offered by private companies. Day camps typically cost less than those

that provide room and board.

Find out if a particular organization subsidizes a portion of camp costs. Scouting programs often have a dedicated camp and may offer affordable options for scouts. Martial arts schools and dance centers frequently offer camp schedules.

If camp seems out of

reach, look into local summer recreation programs at parks or schools. Such programs may not be as extensive as those offered by camps, but they can quell kids’ boredom and keep children occupied during the day.

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Ghamari shows appreciation to local farmers at breakfast

By Jeff Morris Manotick Messenger

The Alfred Taylor Community Centre in North Gower was packed as Carleton Progressive Conservative MPP Goldie Ghamari hosted her Famers’ Appreciation Breakfast Sat., Feb. 15.

“The agricultural community is a big part of the Carleton riding, and this is an opportunity for all of us to show our appreciation for the contributions our local farmers make to our community,” Ghamari said.

The Carleton MPP also delivered a message to the large gathering from Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ernie Hardeman.

“Whether it’s at the farm

gate, in farmers’ markets or in their local grocery stores, Ontarians show their appreciation every time they seek out and choose local food – the food you carefully produce,” Hardeman said in his statement.

“That small but significant act shows the importance of the work you do,” he continued.

“Not only do you provide us with delicious, nutritious food to enjoy year-round, but you also create jobs in our communities across the province. Without your hard work and dedication, the rest of us could not experience the abundance of Ontario produce and products that we enjoy every day.”

Ghamari pointed out that most of the food for the free

breakfast was local, coming from farms in and around North Gower, Richmond, Manotick and Greely.

“The food industry in our riding is a key economic driver,” she said. Ghamari noted that one of the recent success stories was the deal Carleton Mushrooms recently made to be carried in Costco stores.

Ghamari said she has a special appreciation for the farming industry. Although her background is as a trade lawyer, dairy farming is in Ghamari’s roots.

Her parents, who immigrated from Iran, were among the many people who joined her for the breakfast.

“My grandparents were dairy farmers back in Iran,” Ghamari

said. “I think that’s one thing a lot of people don’t know about me.

But having grown up in a farming culture, I have a special appreciation for the hard work our local farmers do and their importance in our community.”

While the free breakfast was open to everyone in the community to appreciate the farming community, the event also gave her some important one-on-one time with many members of the local farming community.

“The event is a great opportunity to meet with local farmers and discuss the issues that are important to them,” Ghamari said.

The following day, Ghamari hosted a family skate day and free breakfast at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre.

Charlie Cuffari, Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari, Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre, and Darrell Bartraw man the grill at last week’s Farmers’ Appreciation Breakfast.

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Their grass-roots approach is unfortunately rare in today’s retail settings, larger clinics and manufacturer owned chains.

The unique and refreshing approach that sets Hearing Freedom apart from other providers was established nearly 20 years ago by Rosanne McNamee, Doctor of Audiology. After seeking employment, she was disheartened by interviews that had nothing to do with her knowledge and skills, but rather focused on the requirement to hit certain sales targets, to cut assessments short for efficiency and to limit prescriptions to one or two “preferred Manufacturers” for greater profit margins.

“That was not my idea of proper hearing health care,” says McNamee. “Each and every individual deserves what is best for them and their unique needs. The assessment must be thorough because it is the basis for everything else. In addition, there must be consideration for everything available in the market or you risk missing out on the ideal solution.” And so

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Write your Councillor

You can write Councillor Moffat at scott.moffatt@ ottawa.ca and Councillor Darouze at George.darouze@ ottawa.ca about road safety issues in your neighbourhood.

Both councillors are aware of the safety issues but if more people demand improved road safety, it helps them to move road safety to a higher priority of City Council.

Support the MVCA

The MVCA has already conducted two walkability audits in the Village core which have highlighted a number of safety issues that need to be addressed. For example, we have asked for an additional crosswalk on Main Street, an audible crosswalk signal at Bridge and Main and extension of sidewalks south on Main Street to Century Road. The full reports

can be found at www.manotickvca.org We also continue to raise the issue of truck traffic through the Village core and cycling safety along Bridge Street. You can support our efforts by writing to us at president@manotickvca. org or joining the MVCA for $10 annually. The more members we have, the greater the voice at City Hall!

Want to become more involved in your community?

In addition to lobbying to address road safety issues, the MVCA works with the local Councillor to ensure development aligns with the Manotick Secondary Plan and we partner with other Village organizations on projects to improve Manotick. A core of volunteers also organize three key community events: Shiverfest, the Soap Box Derby and Picnic in the Park and the Community Garage Sale.

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• Hearty breakfast with scrambled eggs, ham,

• ST. PHILIP’S CWL Annual Christmas Bake

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St James United Church, 5540 Main from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. in the Father Michael soccer. Youth boys & girls, women, men & coed. Players / Assoc, First Friday of each month, invites & welcome St, Osgoode amlevels. on second Saturday of each Hall, Dancers St. Philip Parish, 127 Burke Street, teams wanted. 8-10 All skill League starts October ends Gillissie all Musicians, & Listeners.

Greely Community month until June. Freewill donation is accepted. Richmond. Lots of home-made goods, including April 2020. Please go online at www.futsalottawa.com.

Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely. For additional info Bring your friends! pies, cookies, squares, fudge, pickles, jam and Early bird ends September 21st call 613 489-2697.

• Ottawa Futsal Club entering their 29th season

soccer.

Youth women, •indoor Friday Night Country Music &boys Dance & Clubgirls, The Greely Legion men & coed.

Players / teams wanted.

All skill the fourth Friday of each month. Bring along an instrument to levels.

League starts October ends April 2020. play, or come in to sing, listen and dance. Admission is FREE. Please go online at www.futsalottawa.com.

Greely Legion, 8021 Mitch Owens Road, ON. Information: 613-822-1451 or 613-826-6128.

miscellaneous other goodies will be available for • Ottawa Newcomers Club - For women who • Social Bridge Club in Manotick - Come join us sale. (613-838-2931) have recently moved to this area; (and those • every OttawaMonday Newcomers Clubat- For women whothe have recently • Thursday Fun Night for adults and children. An optional •who Tuesday Dance Party The Greely Legion hosts music on night 7:00 pm in basement have experienced a significant lifelive change), moved to this area; (and those who have experienced a supper at 5:45 pm.

Indoor soccer/games, crafts, or nursery the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 1:00 pm - 4:00 of St. Leonard’s Church (5332 Long Island Road). • 4-Hand Euchre at St. Philips Parish Hall, and would like to meet new people of similar significant life change), and would like to meet new for ages 0-11.

Parenting course, Alpha course, or Growing pm.

Bring along an instrument to play, or come in to sing, The cost is only $3 and light refreshments are 127 Burke Street, Richmond, will be held on interests by joining our many group activities. people of similar interests by joining our many group in Faith/Hearing God course for adults, 6:30 7:30 pm.

To listen and dance.

Admission is FREE. Greely Legion, 8021 provided. This club has been running for decades Wednesday, November 27th and December More information at: ottawanewcomersclub. activities. information at: ottawanewcomersclub.ca try itat out7:00 contact, discipleship@trinitybiblechurch.ca Road, ON. Information: 613-822-1451 or 613and we doMore not play for masterpoints.

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Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari hosted a Family Day Weekend Free Breakfast and Skate Day at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre on Sun., Feb. 16. A large turnout enjoyed the breakfast, which featured locally grown and produced food, as well as a morning on the ice.

road continues from page 14 We are always looking for new volunteers to help out with specific projects, issues or events. If you have an hour to spare, we could use your help.

If you are interested in becoming more involved, contact me at president@manotickvca. org and I can tell you about some of the opportunities we have. If you want more details about our activities, you can read about them at www.manotickvca.org

Around the Village

Claridge Homes have filed a plan of subdivision and zoning amendment application to build 55 single-detached homes on River Road between Earl Armstrong and Rideau Road. Fifteen homes will front on River Road while the remaining 40 units will be accessed via a street from River Road. This is part of the expansion of Riverside South along River Road. Details on the application (D07-16-20-0003) can be found at https://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans

Community Events Manotick Community Dance, February 28, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

This monthly family event

features music by Pippa Hall and the Ever Hopeful String Band.

Dances will be taught and are suitable for all ages. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for teens (12 – 18) and children under 12 are free. More information: www. manotickunited.com/events

favourite character to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Paper Bag Princess. More information: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/ event/paper-bag-princess-party

Paper Bag Princess Party – March 7, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Songs, stories and rhymes for children of all ages accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

This free event is being offered by the Manotick Public Library.

This craft party for children ages 4 and up, is being held at the Manotick Public Library.

Are you a dragon, a prince or a princess? Come dressed as your

Family Story Time, Saturday and Tuesday, 10:30 – 11 a.m.

YOMA – Friday Night

Drop In, 7-9:30 p.m.

Two programs for youth.

Pre-Teen Nights for youth in Grades 4-6, every other Friday from 6-8 pm. $5 per youth. Free weekly Drop-In for youth age 12-17 years from 7:00 – 9:30 pm. YOMA is also a resource for volunteer opportunities and employment opportunities for youth in the area. Visit the website or follow them on social media for more information. www.yoma.ca Follow us on Twitter @ manotickvca and Facebook and Instagram.

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Our 2020 Season Opening is fast approaching and Watson’s Mill Manotick Inc. is currently accepting applications from students who wish to join our dynamic staff!

Anticipated Positions:

• Youth Programming Assistant: $15.00/hour, 5 days/week, including some weekends.

Key tasks: develop and implement the Mini-Wheats Summer Camp; recruit and train volunteer youth leaders.

• Special Events and Marketing Assistant: $15.00/hour, 5 days/week, with frequent weekends and evenings.

Key tasks: coordinate and implement the 2020 schedule of events.

• Heritage Interpreters: $14.00/hour, 5 days/ week, including weekends and some evenings.

Key tasks: provide visitor services at Watson’s Mill (visitor reception, guided tours, gift shop) The number of work weeks is dependent on funding results (up to16 weeks, with potential fall hours).

Target start date: Tuesday 12 May 2020.

For expanded job descriptions and application instructions visit watsonsmill.com/home/meet-the-team/ The application deadline is 3 April 2020.

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Watson’s Mill, 5524/5525 Dickinson Street, Historic Dickinson Square, Manotick.

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Manotick Horticultural Society bringing in guest speaker The Manotick Horticultural Society will be meeting Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the RCMP Campground, 415 Nicholls Island Road.

Mary Ann Van Berlo’s 2.4-acre garden in Maitland, Ontario is known as a plant collector’s garden and is registered as a Monarch Waystation. Mary Ann will discuss the basic elements of garden design (line, colour, texture, shape and form, space, mass and movement) and will illustrate how these design elements work together to enhance a garden’s visual appeal.

Enjoy refreshments and home baking after the talk and chat with fellow gardeners. Bring your own mug for refreshments and help us reduce waste going to the landfill.

The cost is $5.00 per guest, members are free.

Shiverfest Quiz Night winners A full house was on hand for the final event of Shiverfest held at the Mill Tavern last month. The Manotick Village and Community Association hosted the weekend Shiverfest activities, culminating in the Trivia Fund Raiser for the Centennial Park Enhancement Project, which is being spear-headed by the Manotick Culture, Parks & Recreation Association. Just under $2,000 was raised. Kudos to Mary Cromie (Chair) and the Organizing Committee for Shiverfest, as well as the “A” Team of LeeAnne, Meghan, Rachelle, Dorene and Gabby of the Mill Tavern who ensured that all the contestants were very well looked after. The MVCA also fundraised at the Saturday afternoon Chili Cook Off. And it should be noted that the Mill Tavern’s Kitchen Manager Eric Tubman took home 1st place in the Professional Category at the Cook off. Quiz Night from left to right are Mike Smith, Stephen Grant (Quiz Master) David Wildman, Scotty Mills and Brad Young of “The Wreck Of The Ella Fitzgerald”.

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The MessengerSPORTS Three losses in four nights extend Royals’ losing streak to seven The February blahs reached a new level for the Richmond Royals Sunday.

The Royals played their final Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 junior hockey home game of the season Sunday at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre.

The Royals lost their seventh straight game, falling 6-2 to the Ottawa West Golden Knights.

The Royals have not won since beating Alexandria 5-1 on Sun., Feb. 2. The Royals have a 1-7-1 record in nine games this month. The loss to the Golden Knights was their third loss in four nights after they dropped games to Perth on consecutive nights.

On Sunday, Royals goalie Josh Lacelle faced 63 shots and made 57 saves. The

Golden Knights outshot the Royals 63-26, scoring twice in each period.

The Royals shot out of the gate with a pair of quick goals

by Adam Goodfellow. He scored from Noah Dioszeghy and Ethan Greene just 58 seconds into the game, and then scored his second from Greene and Ethan Guy just 70 seconds later.

But after that, it was all Golden Knights. Geronimo Whiteduck and Clay Byers scored to tie the score at 2-2 in the first. Sean Kearns and Keon Troccoli scored in the second, and Stef Mellios and Noah Haymes scored in the third.

Friday night in Perth, the Royals were downed 4-1 by the Blue Wings.

Captain Patrick Yates

scored the lone goal for Richmond, with Goodfellow and Ryan Mann picking up the assists. Trent Harris scored twice for the Blue Wings with Dylan MacTavish and Jordan Currie each scoring once.

The teams had also played Thursday night at TD Place, with the Blue Wings earning a 6-3 win.

Adam Goodfellow opened the scoring in the first period, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead on a power play goal from Curran Gilmour and Ryan Mann.

Richmond native Carson Kazda scored against his hometown team for Perth in the second, but Ryan Williams countered with a goal for the Royals from Cameron Mulholland and Ethan Greene. Alex Newell and

Trent Harris scored for Perth to give the Blue Wings a 3-2 lead at the second intermission.

In the third, Harris, Mack Miller and Matt Berry all scored for Perth while Ryan Williams countered with one for Richmond to make the final score 6-3.

The Royals close out the 2019-20 season Wednesday when they visit the Embrun Panthers.

Captain Patrick Yates scored the lone Richmond goal in a 4-1 loss to Perth Friday night.

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The MessengerSports Minor hockey playoffs underway for Osgoode Richmond Romans Minor Atom

The Osgoode Richmond Romans faced the Ottawa Sting as their Ottawa B Minor Hockey League playoff series began.

On Monday, Feb. 10, the Sting blanked the Romans 2-0.

On Feb. 14, the Sting were 6-2 winners over the Romans. Nolan Poirier and Carter Jones scored for the Romans with Simon St-Pierre assisting on both goals.

On Sunday, the teams skated to a 3-3 tie. Simon StPierre scored twice and Jake Holmes added one. Russ Dunse had two assists with Carter Jones and Mark Rathwell earning one each.

Major Atom

The Osgoode Richmond Romans opened up their Ottawa B Minor Hockey League playoffs with a 2-2 tie with Stittsville Feb. 12 in

Richmond.

Ryan Clost scored the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first goal from Austin Richer and Colton Hart, and Cameron Sheppard scored in the third from Danylo Ostapyk and Reid Hapke.

On Sun., Feb. 16, the Romans defeated Stittsville 5-4. Cameron Sheppard scored two goals and an assist for the Romans with Cameron Gibson scoring once and assisting on one.

Ryan Clost and James Haggar also scored with Peter Novak getting an assist. Jack Montgomery was the winning goalie.

The teams met again Wed., Feb. 19 in Richmond, with the Romans picking up a 1-1 tie. Cameron Sheppard scored an unassisted goal in the second period for the Romans.

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Romans faced the Stittsville Rams Feb. 13 in Osgoode, with the Rams winning 4-1.

Barnaby Dewan scored an unassisted goal for the Rams.

On Sun., Feb. 16 at the Bell Sensplex, the teams played to a 1-1 draw. Kaleb Benmore scored for the Romans from Wyatt Allen and Benjamin Diffey.

Major Pee Wee

The Osgoode Richmond Romans faced the Nepean Raiders Black in the first round of the Ottawa B Minor Hockey League playoffs.

In the opener Feb. 9 at the Bell Arena, the Raiders won 2-1. Logan Rasa scored the Romans goal shorthanded from Mason Arnold.

The teams faced off in Richmond Feb. 12 and it was, once again, a 1-1 tie.

Rasa scored for the Romans from Arnold and Michael

Chenier.

The Raiders won Feb. 15 in the third game of the series as they shutout the Romans 2-0.

Minor Bantam

The Osgoode Richmond Romans fell to the Ottawa Sting 4-1 in the opener of their Ottawa B Minor Hockey League series. Lukas Vandervecht scored for the Romans from Hudson Kosloski.

In the second game of their series, the Sting scored four goals in the third period to claim a 7-2 win in Manotick Feb. 14.

Garrett Rochon and Callum MacArthur scored with Tristan Easton and Hudson Kosloski picking up the assists.

The sting beat the Romans 3-1 the next day a the Brian Kilrea Arena. Garrett Rochon scored for the Romans from Alexander Oster.

Major Bantam

The Osgoode Richmond Romans began the consolation round of the playoffs Feb. 10 in Manotick with a 7-1 loss to the Mississippi Thunder Kings. Owen Ehrl scored the lone goal for the Romans.

On Sun., Feb. 16, the Romans were beaten 8-1 by the Ottawa Sting. Yang James scored the Romans goal from Antonio Caparelli and Mathis Fortin.

Major Midget

The Romans opened up their Midget B minor hockey playoffs Feb. 10 with a 4-2 loss to Casselman-Embrun.

Robert Allen and Connor Nock scored for the Romans with Noel Klassen earning two assists. Mitchell Cross also had an assist.

On Feb. 12, the Romansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third period comeback fell short as the Romans lost 3-2

to the Ice Dogs. Kalen Knor scored on the power play from Cameron Ferguson, and Jack Gillis scored an unassisted goal.

On Feb. 17, the Romans rebounded with a 6-2 win over the Ice Dogs. Nolan Edwards and Jack Gillis each scored twice, with Nolan Downey and Kaelen Knor adding one goal each. Dane Usher and Carter Edwards had two assists with one each going to Nolan Downey and Neil Klassen. Cameron Sunstrum was the winning goalie.

On Thurs., Feb. 20, Cody Croucher had the shutout in an 8-0 win for the Romans.

Jack Gillis had three goals and an assist, and Dane Usher had four assists. Nolan Downey and Noel Klassen had a goal and two assists each, while Cameron Ferguson and Carter Edwards each had a goal and an assist. Ryan MacLennan also scored.

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