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Canada Day is a special day for all us to celebrate our great country I would like to say that this has been a very humbling experience, and it is my honour to have been re-elected to represent you at Queen’s Park and to serve Carleton for the next four years.

If you require assistance on any matter, please contact me at any time.

It’s why I’m here. My staff and I will be happy to assist.

Happy Canada Day

Canada Day is a special day for all of us. It is a day to be celebrated at every level – nationally, provincially, in your community, and most of all, with your family. Canada Day has a special meaning for each of us. For my family, it is one of the most meaningful days of the year.

My parents arrived in Canada when I was just a one-year-old girl. They had a suitcase with some clothes, and $50 cash.

Within months, my father was working and supporting his family, build-

ing a new life in a new country. Canada, to him, was a safe place where his family could grow and flourish. He could never have imagined that the little girl he brought to Canada would one day grow up to become a Member of Provincial Parliament.

Canada Day, to my family, is a chance to reflect on our beautiful country, and the wonderful life we have been able to have here. I hope that you can take the time with your family to reflect on what being a Canadian means to you.

Out and About

Canada Day is usually the busiest day of the year for us with events throughout the Carleton riding. We are looking

forward to taking part in the Osgoode Canada Day Parade, which will take place at noon this year. North Gower’s annual bike parade is at 1:30 p.m., followed by a celebration at the Alfred Taylor community Centre. Greely has a full day of events beginning at 11 a.m; Vernon has events starting at noon; and Stittsville has activities starting at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart High School.

In Riverside South, there will be fireworks at Claudette Cain Park, just north of the Vimy Bridge.

The celebration is from 8-10 p.m.

The Dickinson Days Parade in Manotick took place on June 3, the day after the provincial election. It was fun to be a part of the parade and to see so many familiar faces in the crowd. I got the chance to chat with many people whom I had not seen in almost three years.

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Thrasher says truck study MVCA’s biggest accomplishment over past five years

By Manotick Messenger Staff It has been a long decade of hard work for outgoing Manotick Village Community Association President Grace Thrasher, but it was a 10-year period of accomplishments.

Thrasher stepped down as the MVCA President after sitting on the board for the past 10 years, including the last five as MVCA President. She will remain on the board as the MVCA Past President, but for her, the heavy lifting is done. As she steps down,

she has been replaced as MVCA President by Irene Staron.

While there have been several issues that Thrasher and the MVCA have dealt with over the last five years, one problem rises above the others, and it keeps getting worse.

“The problem with trucks has always been there, but with the growth in the south end of the city, there is never-ending truck traffic because of the construction in the area,” she said.

Thrasher said that the most important accom-

plishment of the MVCA over the last five years was the truck study done by the MVCA. The Manotick truck traffic study is a detailed and thorough document that can be used as a tool by the city to try to improve the truck traffic situation in Manotick, particularly at the corner of Bridge and Manotick Main Streets.

Thrasher said that after the election in the fall, the MVCA is hoping to work with the newly-elected Rideau-Jock councillor to help alleviate the truck problem in the village.

While getting the truck study done was an exhausting yet rewarding process, Thrasher said that she enjoyed serving the community as the MVCA president.

“It was a really good experience,” Thrasher said. “We had some challenges, especially with COVID. We were unable to hold in-person events, and as a result, some of the annual things like Manotick Shiverfest had to be postponed. It was also difficult to hold meetings virtually. Although we were able to still have

meetings virtually, it’s not the same as having live events in person.”

The recent provincial election gave an example of the challenges.

“Hosting an all-candidates meeting online is very different from having a live meeting,” she said. “But I think that not being able to hold events was the most difficult part of COVID for the MVCA board.”

Thrasher said that although she has stepped down as president, she will still be actively involved in the community.

She is also confident that the work she has done, as well as the work of the MVCA, will move forward in a smooth transition. She has worked closely with Staron to prepare her for her role as president.

“Irene lives on my street so she sees and is fully aware of the truck and traffic problems, just like I am,” she said.

Thrasher said she is very excited about the return of the Manotick Community Picnic and Soap Box Derby later this summer.

cold and windy day as our staff and volunteers were at the Richmond Family Fun Day. The weather did not stop a large crowd of people from turning out to enjoy the activities. I handed out small Ontario flags to kids, and had many great discussions with families throughout the day.

I was lucky enough to attend an event at Manotick Place on the evening of June 18, as the Manotick Kiwanis Club’s Next Generation Club received their charter to become the first club of its kind in Canada. It is truly inspiring to see a group of young people and students form a club and dedicate their time and

efforts to be volunteers and leaders in the community.

I would like to recognize Shayla Hotchkiss, who has been a volunteer in our office in the past. It is great to see how she is growing into a leadership role in the community at such a young age. Congratulations to the Manotick Kiwanis Club and

to the Next Generation Club on this remarkable achievement.

Connecting with people at community events is very important to me. Even if it’s just to say a quick hello, it’s always a pleasure to meet new people, see old friends, or listen to the concerns of residents in Carleton.

OFFICE NOTICE: My office is open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. If you require assistance on any matter, please contact me at any time. Even if it’s not a provincial issue, I’ll make sure to connect you with the proper office.

- Goldie Your voice at Queen’s Park

goldie continues from page 2 The Osgoode Porch Fest was held the following weekend. It was wonderful to see the activities and live music throughout the village.

Congratulations to the organizers and everyone who participated to make the event a success. It was a great day!

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Manotick Kiwanis helps launch Canada’s first Next Generation Club

By Manotick Messenger Staff History was made at Manotick Place Saturday night.

The Manotick Next Generation Kiwanis Club received its charter, becoming the first club of its kind in Canada and the fourth in North America.

The club grew out of the Key Club, sponsored by the Manotick Kiwanis Club at high schools in the area. The Kiwanis Key Club is an international service organization for high school students. As a student-led organization, Key Club’s goal is to encourage leadership through serving others. Key Club International is the high school branch of the Kiwanis International family, classifying as a Service Leadership Program and more specifically as a Kiwanis Youth Program.

The charter night drew a large crowd of Kiwanis Club members from the Manotick

club and from the Ottawa club.

Longtime Manotick Messenger publisher and editor Jeff Morris was the guest speaker.

It was the first time Morris has spoken publicly about his stem cell transplant and his ongoing battle with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood plasma cancer. Morris was hospitalized for most of November, 2020. In 2019, he lost a quarter of his skull to a tumour and required emergency brain surgery. Morris spoke about the miracle that led to his cancer diagnosis, and the positive effects that battling cancer has had in his life.

He also spoke directly to the young people in the Kiwanis Club, telling them the things that he wished he could go back in time and tell his 18-year-old self, including the true meaning of the word ‘hero.’

“Everyone in this room is a hero,” he said. “The word ‘hero’ is often misused. You

aren’t a hero if you score a goal in the Stanley Cup or get a touchdown in the Super Bowl.

Maybe you can be a role model, but not a hero. Heroes are people that make selfless sacrifices to make their community a better place. Every person in this room is part of the 10 per cent who give, not the 90 per cent who take. Those are true heroes.”

Kiwanis International Past Governor Phil Rossy served as the emcee for the evening.

Rossy praised the commitment and dedication of the young Kiwanians, and congratulated them on becoming the first Kiwanis Next Generation Club in Canada.One of the Next Generation members, Milind Kumar, is a leukemia survivor who gave a riveting speech about the role volunteering has played in his life.

Kumar told his story of how he woke up one night with severe back pain. He was taken to hospital, where it was discov-

Aaya Mahdi, left, receives the Manotick Kiwanis Next Generation Club charter from Phil Rossy and Debbie Mulvihill.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER kiwanis continues from page 4 Aaya Mahdi, who just finished her first year of studies at the University of Ottawa, is the President of the new club. She has been a volunteer in the community for several years and became involved in the Key Club while she was a student at John McCrae Secondary school in Barrhaven.

“I wanted to start a volunteer group at our school, but I didn’t know how,” Mahdi said. “I found the Key Club, and then I found the Manotick Kiwanis Club, who sponsored Key Clubs at different schools. I contacted them and we had a meeting at the library, and it took off from there.”

Mahdi said she was introduced to volunteer work by her mother, who is a social worker.

“I always loved helping out,” she said. “I loved setting up and taking down for volunteer events. I loved getting out and meeting people and being a part of something positive. I even did a puppet show for kids at the local public library.”

With guidance from the Manotick Kiwanis Club, Mahdi put the word out at her school about the new club. She called a meeting, which included some free pizza.

“People kept coming to the meetings, even when there wasn’t pizza,” she said.

The club started by doing things like reading to kids at

the library, or making sandwiches for homeless people at the Ottawa shelter.

Mahdi said the club was doing well, and it was growing. Then, in March 2020, COVID-19 arrived.

“The club had begun to grow,” Mahdi said. “We had a very successful first year.

And then, COVID hit.”

With Mahdi and many of the club members in Grade 12 during the 2020-21 school year, the club had to adapt.

“It was challenging for us to stay active during that year, but we did some memorable things,” Madhi said.

“We produced a video for front line workers to thank them for everything they had done during the pandemic. We were also able to help run the Relay for Life event.”

Several schools run a Relay for Life event each year.

The event is a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. With one of the members of the group fighting leukemia, the event took on special meaning. Kumar was Madhi’s doubles partner on the McCrae high school badminton team, and they have been friends for years.

“A lot of things were put on hold during the pandemic and the lockdowns,” Mahdi said. “But cancer didn’t stop.

It was important that we were able to have an event.”

Throughout the year, the club found creative ways

to raise funds and to keep the students engaged. They hosted virtual trivia nights and had other online events.

The year was not the way the group wanted to spend their last year of high school, but Mahdi said the lessons learned in being resilient and adapting to unexpected situations proved to be invaluable.

Mahdi said that the most important thing their Key Club learned from the Manotick Kiwanis Club was developing leadership skills.

“Traditionally in a Key Club, the President will bring in projects and everyone will work on them,” she said. “I wanted our club to be different, and have every member come up with a cause. We had 70 members in our club, and each member brought in a cause they wanted to do a project for. I wanted every person in the club to experience being a leader. Kiwanis is a great service organization, but it is also a great leadership institution.”

Although she is now a student at uOttawa, Mahdi went back to McCrae to visit the club and see how things were going. Part of being in a leadership position in a Key Club is to ensure that the next group of leaders is ready to step in and run the club.

“I hope what we started continues to grow from year to year,” she said.

Members of the Manotick Kiwanis Next Generation Club pose for a photo after their charter night Saturday.

With the Manotick Kiwanis Next Generation Club, Mahdi is also hoping for growth.

“There was a group of us that stayed in Ottawa to go to school, but many of our members went to Queen’s, or Western, or a school in another part of the prov-

ince,” she said. “We have a solid group now and we are hoping to grow as word gets out about who we are and what we are doing. We are meeting once a month so it is a low commitment, but we will have a lower commitment with a bigger impact in the community.”

Rossy and Manotick Kiwanis President Debbie Mulvihill presented the club’s charter to Mahdi. Both praised her and the group for the tremendous work and initiative they have taken to get the club off the ground and to grow volunteerism in the community.

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Longtime Manotick Messenger publisher Jeff Morris was the guest speaker for the Kiwanis charter night.

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MESSENGER Editorial

The Trudeau government is on a quest for censorship

Gordon Ramsay is no Gerry Thomas

We often talk about how different of the convenience that triggered a whole things are today than they were a genera- new way of thinking. They still had to tion ago. We look back at all the things be cooked for 45 minutes to an hour, but there was no preparation and no clean up. we didn’t have. Cameras in our phones. from Sign first; then we’ll discuss the details.

For me, frozen dinners were among the Texting. Facebook. Instagram. GPS. Page 6, Manotick Messenger, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 the other Nobody would trust a real estate agent or used car dealership with that approach, but that’s how first things I learned to cook. The frozen Do you see the theme? the Trudeau government is trying to sell its plan to regulate the internet. dinner provided something But what about our food?

The government is trying to rush new censorship legislation through Parliament at lightning that was convenient, safe My youngest stepson respeed. Through Bill C-11, the Trudeau government plans to hand the CRTC the power to control Our C Ommunity and simple. I liked Swanson cently got a job at one of the what content Canadians can access online. This includes filtering feeds on popular apps like Net- local golf courses. He loves frozen dinners. I think they flix, YouTube and Messenger TikTok. tasted good to me because to cook, and we are happy Editorial As if that wasn’t bad enough, the government is deliberately choosing not to disclose the scope his newfound passion has of the pride I had in being of these new regulatory powers until after the bill becomes law. a 12-year-old actually being replaced the FortNite addicAre you more Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has promised up and down that user-generated content, tion of a couple years ago. able to make my own dinner. than aCanadian fifth might grader? meaning content a typical upload to YouTube or share on Twitter, will not be He is working in the kitchen, grilling hot The Swanson staples were fried chickdogs and wraps, and washing dishes. But en, Salisbury steak, turkey or meat balls. regulated through Billapproaching C-11. next week, it is a good time for us all to With Canada Day reflect on what it means to be Canadian. every time I think of calling him Sponge The chicken pieces were real, but they But Ian Scott, the chair of the CRTC, which will be responsible for applying the regulations on Do we take being Canadian for granted?

Bob, I am reminded about how much the were small. Somewhere, Swanson had acBetter yet, how do new says Canadians feel about beingcontent Canadian?will Some us game. the government’s behalf, user-generated beoffair look upon immigrants and refugees as opportunists, not wanting to give but The wants ensure are you exposed to enough Canadian content average kid knows about food and cook- cess to a farm of dwarf chickens or Shetverygovernment willing to take.claims Perhaps,itfor some to people, that Canadians is true, but when attend a celebration for new Canadians, such as the one hosted by Nepeaning than I did when I was a kid. He makes land Chickens or something. online.Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre at Mother Teresa High School in Barrhaven last The Salisbury steak was a piece of homemade pasta, seafood dishes, and alBut thisyou raises serious questions. month, can see the excitement and the thankfulness in the eyes of every new Canadian. ready knows more about food preparation ground beef smothered in sodium sauce.

First, is the government competent to decide what should count as Canadian content?

They understand, perhaps better than all of us, what it means to be In order to get the Salisbury steak cooked than I ever will.

Canadian. the CRTC’s process in making that determination is flawed. A biopic of the Trump Currently, So how can the rest of us have that feeling? on the inside, the rest of the meal had to He watches Gordon Ramsay Bev McRae photo and Robpresidency, entitled Gotta LovehasTrump, is considered by the CRTC as Canadian content, while The The Conservative government a solid idea.

At the school’s 50th Anniversary Party, Manotick Co-operative Nursery School honouredhave its longest-servbecome the hottest surface known to man. ert Irvine.

We didn’t that.

We had Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Handmaid’s Tale, based on legendary Canadian writer Margaret Atwood’s famous novel, is not. garden bench, which will be installed with a plaque in the school’s ing teacher/volunteer with a memorial and Andrew Cohen, President of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are chalEating the peach cobbler was like taking Gerry Thomas.

When I think back of my playground.

Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy Erler and June Hodge celebrate June’s 29 years as a supmiddle and highquestion, school students take theclearly citizenship Onlenging the competence the toanswer istest. no. ply teacher, teacher and volunteer. cooking exploits as a kid, Gerry Thomas a bite of the planet Mercury. It was too The Canadian Citizenship Challenge, funded in part by CIC and run by the Second, what happens theseegovernment wantstheto use the CRTC’s new powers to Historica-Dominion Institute,if will students studydecides Discover it Canada: hot to taste, and I was far too impatient was my big influence.

Rightswhat and Responsibilities Citizenship then take a mock citizenship influence we see and of share onlineandbased on standards other than Canadian content?

I thought of him while wandering to allow the food to cool down. Within an test.

Sometimes it’s best just to say nil It’s “This easy will to foresee mission creep.

Today, government wants to promote Canadian content. around Your Independent Grocer last hour of eating the scorching dessert, the be a fun way for students to learn aboutthe Canada and feel proud I’m finding myself at one of those bizarre cross- wonder about things like how come “underneath” is of our shared history and accomplishments,” said Minister Kenney. “As we But tomorrow, with the CRTC’s powerful new tools to regulate theroads internet, Bill C-11 could where everything I love abouteassports is about a word but no oneaever says “overneath” learn about our past and the people and events that made Canada what it is week.

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Moffatt, Jeffrey Morris, Greg Newton, Phill Potter, dinner since the 1980s, but they are still the Swanson company was avalanched about South African the horns aren’t really At that point, it was my turn. The cashier Display rates areculture, available We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada a part of their everyday lives. South African sports scanned my Diet Coke and V-8 Fusion, and Iturkeys was Charlie Senack, Grace Thrasher. out there.

I almost grabbed one, but I with unsold Thanksgiving one through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. on request.

The Manotick enthusiasts have commented that they had never all set.

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I had never been so happy to pay five cents for a sible for the as loss unsoMember, Ontario Community Newspaper Association By the way, when Gerry Thomas died, ners.plastic Men complained of the lack Apparently, some now wealthy marketing genius bag just to get the hell out because there. licited phoCanadian Community Newspaper Association came upmanuscripts, with the idea to mass produce and market do you think they had to pre-heat the of taste in the food, while women loved theseorhorns a World Cup Jeffrey Morris was the 2008 OCNA Columnist of tos otherasmaterial usednovelty. The plan worked, and now the rest of the world must endure the Year. His book, From the Other Skide, is availthe independence the dinners gave them. crematorium to 400 and poke holes in for the publication shrilling soundspurposes. of his quick buck. able at Manotick Office Pro, Barrhaven UPS Store, futuristic and provided a taste him?

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Problem of truck traffic in Manotick must be addressed by new council

The Editor, Last week a petition signed by over one thousand residents was submitted to City Council to remove the heavy truck traffic from the core of Manotick. It was disappointing that no mention was made by any councillor sitting around the council table.

This issue is something I campaigned on in 2018, which has been left unresolved throughout another term of Council.

It’s plain for anyone to see that Manotick Main and Bridge streets were never designed to accommodate heavy and constant truck traffic through the village.

Not only this, but the setbacks of the homes, shops and businesses on the street are insufficient.

When you look at the glaring lack of safety of the many residents, seniors and students, it begs the question, why has this issue been ignored?

Excuses aside, the fix is relatively straightforward.

Manotick Main Street from Bankfield to Century Road East and Bridge Street must be removed from the Official Truck Route.

Thankfully, Manotick has several roads already designated as truck routes, all of which run around the village, not through it.

Century Road should be redesignated as part of the truck route. This would not only remove these trucks from Main Street but would continue to provide them with access to the 416 via First Line and Bankfield.

Trucks travelling westbound over the Rideau River already have two alternative crossing points: the bridge on Roger Stevens Drive to the south or the Vimy Memorial Bridge to the north. Both of these bridges are already on the existing truck route.

Although this issue has been left unaddressed for far too long, it has the potential to get much worse.

City Council has ap-

Truck traffic in Manotick has been a problem for years, and it is growing with the construction projects going on in Richmond, Barrhaven, Riverside South and Greely.

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proved the construction of two mega warehouses, one in the Merivale Business Park on Prince of Wales and another in North Gower at Roger

Stevens and the 416.

Manotick will be stuck in the middle of these two trucking centers.

This issue has festered long enough. The solu-

tion is straightforward, uses common sense and offers existing alternatives.

Why is getting it done so difficult? Now is the

time to act. I’m ready to get the job done.

David Brown Candidate for Council, Ward 21

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New faces on the The Board of the Manotick Village and Community Association held its first in-person Annual General Meeting since 2019 on Tuesday June 14 at 7p.m. at the Manotick Arena. At this milestone AGM our President, Grace Thrasher, and Treasurer Nancy Horne, announced their retirement from the Board. Elections were held and approved officers are Irene Staron, former Director at Large standing as President and a new Board member, Zachary King as Treasurer and Board appointee Peggy St. John is our new Director at Large.

We thank Grace for her 10 years of tireless service and exceptional leadership in our community.

Her contributions have earned her the prestigious 2022 City Builder Award presented personally by Mayor Jim Watson. You make us proud, Grace!

We wish you all the very best!

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lem solving. Since the concepts are not broad, and there isn’t much interpretation to be done, it’s more just problem solving, which is what makes me enjoy those classes the most.”

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Truck Traffic

Councillor Scott Moffatt provided updates about development projects in the Village and spoke as well of the challenges and pedestrian safety issues on Bridge Street. Thanks to the submission of the MVCA’s Truck Traffic Report of 2021 to the City and the media exposure brought on by the frustration of our community with the glacial speed of arriving at any mitigating solutions, studies are in progress by the City.

Transportation Master Plan

Speaking of truck traffic, did you know that that approximately 800 trucks per day go through the intersection of Bridge &

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Career Goals: “After Why did policies, you get recinca for City high school I hope to go to volvedsomewhere in what you City do? ommendations university near and the coast; hopefully inof “Ieastgot involved in interest Student survey.

Issues kinesiology. My top choice Council because I saw init to Manotick residents schools are University of as Brunswick an stormwater opportunity make clude flow in New in St. John, to and Dalhousie in Halifax. rural areas, the establishAfter that, I hope to pursue ment of municipal drains, a career in either athletic and orplanning therapy, education.” to mitigate future flood risks. The goal is to have a master After suffering numerous plan approved concussions, Melita Wycheby fall of turned to coaching.

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Your place is so Norway, because Carleton University. Ivy as I’ve gained many opis such beautiful the Councillor (22), Mayor St. Mark, and Algonquin vigilance was rewarded Favourite Subjects: What is your Greatest there portunities, and gotten to all over the country College.

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“Earnand you have. you! I with the places smiles of your “Math and Thank Chemistry. network with other youth ing the title of Student Coun- and amazing hiking. The Truck an election enjoy doing labs and prob- atyoung ones accolades next and location I wish to travPets: traffic Two dogs,isEwok like myself.” cil President my school. issue plans to was el to is and Iceland,friends. because it’s and Pixie,and and aMVCA cat. from family The process not easy, a very open country, with but I perseveredIn and made ithours, talk to ALL the munici8 your supPart-time Work: “Cheer- through, even though there very kind citizens, and lots pal candidates about their port helped raise $1100. to see.” leading and tumbling coach were setbacks along the thoughts solutions. at Kemptvillefor Infinity in way. It has alsoThat’s been a very a LOT of cotton Why did you get inKemptville.) rewarding Visit our MVCA webaccomplishment, candy (we ran out of sugas I’ve gained so many op- volved in what you do? siteFavourite at www.manotickvca. ar) and a LOT of non-stop in Student Subjects: portunities, and gotten to “I got involved org AGMI presensaw it “Mathfor and the Chemistry. from because our Ispinnetwork with spinning other youth Council as an opportunity to make enjoy doing labs and prob- like myself.” tation.

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• Ottawa Futsal Club entering their 29th season indoor • Old Time Fiddle Music & Dance - East Osgoode Greely soccer. Youth boys & girls, women, men & coed. Players / Assoc, First Friday of each month, invites & welcome teams wanted. All skill levels. League starts October ends all Musicians, Dancers & Listeners. Greely Community April 2020. Please go online at www.futsalottawa.com.

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Shroomfest raises $91,500 for local charities, including $5k for WDMH A little break for the pandemic didn’t slow Shroomfest supporters down. In May, they came together again for an evening of fun and fundraising. The result? $91,500 was raised for 32 different community organizations, including $5,000 for the Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation General Equipment Fund.

The funds will be directed to the General Equipment Fund to support WDMH’s new electronic health record system, called Epic. It will change how patients are cared for – providing a simpler, more seamless journey through the hospital and the health care system.

Kyle Jones, Clinical & Education Lead for Epic Implementation, was on

hand at the cheque presentation to share more details about one of the key benefits of the new system - Single Sign-On. “The new secure software will allow clinicians to use a single tap of their name badge to sign in and out of multiple programs at the same time. They can move from location to location on different computers.

Single Sign On saves providers valuable time so they can focus on patient care.

Thank you for your generous support!,” he said.

Justine Plummer, Manager of Direct Mail & Events agrees. “We have such a supportive community, and we are so grateful to everyone who helped to make Shroomfest such as successful event!”

Shown at the presentation are (l-r): Kyle Jones, Manager of Education, Project Management, and Clinical Informatics; Justine Plummer, Manager of Direct Mail & Events, WDMH Foundation; and Shroomfest organizer Al Graham.

Modification of bringing LRT to Barrhaven goes up by $50 million

By Charlie Senack The cost of bringing light rail closer to commuters in Manotick, Richmond and the surrounding area has gone up again.

The future light rail transit route out to Barrhaven has been slightly modified so homes won’t need to be demolished. While good news in some respects, the fight for Manor Park residents is far from over.

Under the first plan which was approved in November 2020, some residents in Manor Park and Cheryl Gardens would be forced to vacate and their homes bulldozed.

The new plan will see the elevated tracks go down the middle of Woodroffe between Knoxdale and Hunt Club, in what the staff report calls a 600 metre “pinch point.” It comes with a price tag of up to $50 million additional dollars.

The previous decision would mean over 360 tenants in the affordable housing complexes would have to move. The decision was a fairly easy one for the city to make with subsidized housing already hard to come by in Ottawa. And with housing prices rising in the capital, it would also mean the city would have had to pay more for the privately-owned land.

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The modified plan wasn’t recommended originally because of complex needs which would need to be achieved, including utilities and underground water mains.

But for residents who fought to keep their houses intact, it’s far from over. The owners of Manor Village are in the midst of transforming their properties located at Majestic Drive and Woodroffe Avenue. Tenants have been offered buyouts of received eviction notices, with the landlord looking to remodel and upgrade the units.

So far 35 Manor Village tenants have been handed N13 eviction notices. Legally they aren’t obligated to leave

— at least not yet — but eviction orders can be later issued by the Landlord and tenant board.

For the townhomes which have already had the work complete, they are going on the rental market for $3,000 a month, and are being catered to students and professionals who are looking for room rentals.

Under the new name “Woodroffe Place”, the units are being branded as a fourbedroom house with a private yard, renting for $3,200 a month minimum.

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Work will include: new roofs, internal retrofits, new and additional windows, and substantial electrical and plumbing upgrades. Parts of units will also be demolished

and reconfigured.

Smart Living Properties says they understand moving can be “inconvenient and stressful”, adding they successfully negotiated relocation deals and that tenants were generously compensated — “a much higher amount than legally required.”

The new total price tag for Barrhaven’s light rail transit system sits at $3.52 billion, but no finding or timelines have been made available.

Even once shovels do go in the ground, it will take at least another decade before light rail transit is rolling through Barrhaven. A new upcoming council could also change or alter Phase 3 plans.

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Community engagement process underway in search for next police chief The Ottawa Police Services Board has launched its community engagement process to help inform the search for the next Chief of the Ottawa Police Service. The community engagement process is being led by Ottawabased firm, Hefid.Solutions, in collaboration with the executive search firm, Odgers Berndtson, previously hired by the Board to assist in the recruitment.

Hefid.Solutions has designed an engagement strategy intended to give all Ottawa residents an opportunity to be heard on what they would like to see in the future leader of the police service.

The engagement strategy includes multiple options for providing feedback including an online survey, group engagement sessions, and oneon-one interviews.

To complete the survey, you can use the following links: English: https://bit.ly/OPSChiefSurvey [bit.ly] French: https://bit.ly/chefduSPO [bit.ly] The survey will remain open until July 13, 2022.

WARD 21 REPORT

by Councillor Scott Moffatt

You can also participate by virtually attending a bilingual, French and English, facilitated session on July 8, 2022, at 5:30 pm through Zoom. To register to attend this facilitated session, please contact our team and we can provide you with the information.

Hefid.Solutions will also be holding a series of targeted, one-on-one interviews and group sessions with various representatives in the community to further solicit feedback and ensure input from a range of stakeholder interests. For more information about this community engagement opportunity, please visit https://letshearyou.ca/ projects/.

Hefid.Solutions will be compiling all of the community feedback into a report that will be presented to the Board

at its July 25 monthly meeting. The feedback will be used by the Board and Odgers Berndtson to inform the development of the job posting, as well the interview process for potential candidates.

The Board is very much looking forward to hearing from residents on what they would like to see in the next Chief of the Ottawa Police Service!

Civic Events Funding Back in 2019, Council approved the new Community Funding Framework addressing some challenges with the previous funding model. Included under this framework is funding for Civic Events, which will be used to deliver family-friendly events in local Ottawa communities and neighbourhoods. This funding envelope includes $65K of annual funding, allocated

to a maximum of $3K per event.

The purpose of Civic Events, as approved by Council, funding is to fund events that: • Promote neighbours meeting neighbours in their local, geographic community.

• Include multiple activities, family entertainment and attractions Appeal to residents • in a specific geographic neighbourhood/district or ward • Promote community well-being by welcoming all community members • Promote equity and inclusion Funding for the Civic Events Fund was allocated through an open call for proposals for one-time event funding. The call for proposals was directed towards small community organiza-

tions hosting one-to-two-day community events that build relationships among neighbours.

The City of Ottawa Allocations Committee reviewed every application and provided a rating based on the organization’s alignment with the goals of community funding, the goals and objective of the event, the financial position of the organization, and the viability of the event budget.

Once the ranking was complete, further adjustments to rankings were made to reflect the equity lens which includes, but was not limited to, priority groups, priority neighborhoods, service areas, wards, and whether resources are being targeted and aligned to areas of the city facing the greatest needs or greatest inequities.

A total of $172K was re-

quested from 62 agencies through the open call for proposals launched on May 16, 2022. The City Allocation Committees approved a total of 37 applications for a total allocation amount of $65K. Local recipients in 2022 include the Kiwanis Club of Manotick for Dickinson Days; Canada Day in the Gower; Manotick Soap Box Derby & Picnic in the Park; and Richmond Family Fun Day. Over 10% of the fund comes to our ward and our dedicated volunteers throughout the great communities here.

Congratulations to all recipients.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please email me at Scott.Moffatt@ ottawa.ca or contact me by phone at 613-580-2491. For information on Ward 21 issues, please visit TeamTwentyOne.ca.

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We’ll all have glowing hearts as we see thee rise on Canada Day O Canada! Happy Canada Day!!! ’Eh! At 155 you don’t look a day over 1867! Whether Conservative, Liberal, and maybe one day NDP, you always stand on guard for thee.

Things have changed, you are more modern. John A. Macdonald might eat at McDonald’s.

George-Étienne Cartier might drive on his parkway. They would likely eat together while texting away – to each other, of course. A Beaver Tail for desert – trust me, you’ll like it. A Loonie, a Toonie, what is this funny money?

Don’t bother, just tap it.

Some entertainment.

Shania Twain Stompin’ on Tom Connors at the Arcade on Fire, listening to a kd Lang – Céline Dion – Drake mix while having fun at a Blue Rodeo after listening to some – Nickelback. Come on, we’ve all done it. They sold mil-

lions of records… Don’t want to admit it; here’s your Nickelback!

Or would you prefer to go to Timmies for some Bieber balls.

Feeling sporty, how about some hockey. Newsflash: the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1867. Oops! Sorry.

I meant 1967. Too soon…

The Senators are back, the Canadians are still around, and the Québec Nordiques – well, let’s not go there.

Ok, let’s just say they got caught in an Avalanche.

Don’t despair. Let’s all hum the Hockey Night in Canada theme song – you know, the one the CBC couldn’t keep. No wor-

ries, because The Great One, is still, the great one.

Of course, there’s more to life than hockey. Ok, there isn’t, but we’re suppose to say that. Actually – ask Penny Oleksiak. She has seven swimming medals from two Olympics.

Yes, she kicked American posteriors!!! (We should say… But, as Canadians, we are always polite. Even when kicking American posteriors!!! I’m just saying: 1812, 1812, 1812…!)

We may tease our guntoting American cousins, but so long as they stay on their side of the border and leave our igloos alone, we love them.

There is more to Canada than teasing our cousins. Here are some fun facts from NARCITY Toronto. Did you know there’s a crater on Mars named after the town of Gander, Newfoundland?

Come From Away, ’Eh! Yes, ’eh is an actual word

– according to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary.

Superman and Wolverine are Canadian. The North Pole is in Canada – just write Santa; but don’t forget the postal code: H0H 0H0. Apparently, the townspeople of Nanaimo, B.C. race their bathtubs; in water... It’s a B.C. thing, I guess. Our national sport is lacrosse. Just kidding, it’s hockey…

It is lacrosse. Whoever made that decision must have been smoking something that’s now legal.

O Canada. We make fun of you. And it took us almost a hundred years to create your flag. But it’s red, white, and beautiful; and we love you!

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July 1 will bring a much-deserved Canadian celebration Once each year, on July 1st, we in Canada stop to celebrate another year of Confederation. We have every right to be proud of our country, its people, places, achievements, and a future of greatness. It gives us an opportunity to pay attention to what is significant in the social, and political and intellectual development of our country and its present environment.

THis week,

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Our past was not drab. It was exciting in its happening and diversified enough to suit most storytellers. It was full of sharp contrasts, in motive of exploration and settlement. Thinking

of the past concerns us as children of our forefathers; what we do this year concern us as parents of our children.

We cannot drive into the future looking in the rearview mirror. Writer Edmund Burke said: “People will not look forward to posterity who never looks back to their ancestors.”

Who are our ancestors? Not only the people on our individual family trees, but all

those who have preceded in the building of this nation – the First Nations Peoples, Champlain’s first settlers, all nationalities, religions, free-traders, or protectionists, those who owned many acres and those who never owned any. It was no disgrace in their day to have work-hard hands or sleep on a bed of straw; the men and women, we recall, paid the price of what we are.

This is not to say that

we must indulge in nostalgia to the point where it becomes romanticizing.

When we look back upon our history, we see things fixed and frozen as they happened, but everything that happened was a product of fluid circumstances.

The events, here and worldwide even before confederation are important to our thinking because they help us to understand why Canada embarked upon the

unique and successful effort of welding two nationalities and all those who have come to Canada from other countries into one nation. History is not going to begin another chapter; it never does; history runs on.

Love of one’s country involves knowing what the country was, what it is, and what it may become – and then working toward the resulting ideal. Onward Canada to more great things!

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Bad weather won’t stop first Richmond Family Fun Day since 2019 Everyone has heard of Christmas in July.

But Richmond Winter Carnival in June was definitely a first.

The Richmond Family Fun Day took place at the

Richmond Fairgrounds Sat., June 18. While the weather forecast said 11 degrees and overcast, the reality was much different. The wind chill was closer to zero, and the strong, gusting winds

were wreaking havoc with tents and overhead canopies set up by organizations who had displays at the event.

The Richmond Village Association had a booth and a hot popcorn maker, which

proved to be the most popular item of the afternoon.

For the kids, there were pony rides, a bouncy castle, a petting zoo, and a chance to see a fire truck and meet fire fighters thanks to the

City of Ottawa Fire Department and the Richmond Fire Station.

The Richmond Public Library had a booth set up at the event, as did recently re-elected Progressive Con-

servative MPP Goldie Ghamari. Throughout the day, Ghamari was meeting and greeting families, thanking voters for their support, and giving out small Ontario flags to children.

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Residents, visitors and hosts have a great day at Osgoode Porchfest

It was a unique event that proved to be the perfect event for a community that has not had a true summer event in three years.

The Osgoode Porchfest brought the community together. Food, games, music, and a reason for people to socialize and celebrate summer made the event a true success.

While there was a lot of activity in front of the O-Ya Centre and in front of the Red Dot, there were musicians set up at houses and businesses throughout the village. At O-Ya, politicians like MPP Goldie Ghamari and Councillor George Darouze were set up to meet and greet residents. There were dancers of all kinds, including Indigenous dancers performing in front of O-Ya. There were magicians, clowns, and food kiosks set up around the village.

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Student says Ontario Education System doesn’t fit the needs of all students The Ontario education system does not benefit all students. The current system is made to cater to only one specific learning style, this type of learner are those who can function early in the morning, absorb a lot of information in a short amount of time, can write tests and are compliant. Throughout this short essay, these ideas will be further explained and research will be used to support the arguments at hand.

Most Ontario high schools start at 8:00 a.m. in the morning, therefore students must be awake as early as 7:00 a.m.

These early start times do not support adolescents’ natural sleep patterns which affect their social and emotional well being. Our current education system expects adolescents to want to learn early in the morning.

According to a study done by the University of Washington on later start times in high schools, “Research to date has shown that the circadian rhythms of adolescents are simply fundamentally different from those of adults and children,” said lead author Gideon Dunster, a UW doctoral student in biology. “To ask a teen to be up and alert at 7:30 a.m. is like asking an adult to be active and alert at 5:30 a.m.,” said Horacio de la Iglesia, a UW professor of biology.

This is just once again proving that waking kids up at an early time is setting them up for failure academically, socially, and emotionally. Adolescents go to sleep at later times not because they are trying to affect their sleep schedules but because it’s biological and they can’t control it.

However, the school systems early start times disrupt adolescents’ natural sleep pattern.

“This has severe consequences for health and well-being, because dis-

rupted circadian rhythms can adversely affect digestion, heart rate, body temperature, immune system function, attention span and mental health.”

Again this study shows that early start times for adolescents are not beneficial. Many teachers in the current system punish their students and even treat them differently by holding them to a lower standard.

According to Dr. Cindy Gellner from the University of Utah, “They are getting late to school and then they are getting notices about being in truancy because they are tardy all the time.

This is not entirely their fault. Studies show that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep often suffer from physical and mental health problems and a decline in academic performance.”

This is evidence that some adolescents legitimately are unable to attend class on time due to lack of sleep and should not be looked down upon as this affects their mental health. Through looking at two different studies on sleep and school start times it is evident that an 8 am high school start time will affect a students success in the inability to be alert so early in the morning, their different circadian rhythm and punishment for tardiness.

Another reason the Ontario education system does not benefit all students is because the most frequently used form of assessments are tests that hold a lot of weight towards final marks.

Tests do not reflect on how smart or not smart a person is, they also do not cater to all learning styles, and they force students to compete against each other.

According to an article

by Zachary Jason from Harved Ed Magazine, “There are many factors that can impact a student’s test score negatively, including stress, lack of language skills, and lack of special needs accommodations.”.

Most Ontario students have to write multiple tests a week, and have to write an exam at the end of the semester in each class that has a big impact on final marks.

When a student has to write this many tests it doesn’t always allow them to show how smart they really are. In elementary school there are all different kinds of learning, no specific style is forced upon you. When you get to high school you have to learn the way the system wants you to or you’ll fail.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER education continues from page 16 Jason also writes: “The transition from the tactile and creative to the cerebral and regimented. Mehta calls it the switch from “child-centered learning to subjectcentered learning. In third grade I cut with scissors, smeared glue sticks, and doodled with scented magic markers.

By 12th grade I was plugging in formulas on a TI-83 and writing the answers on fill-in-theblank worksheets.”

This shows how what you learn in high school lacks creativity and is not related to what you do in the real world.

Our current system in Ontario has turned learning into a competition and has put students up against each other by creating a hierarchy from

A to F. According to an article called ‘What are the Most Common Arguments as to Why School is a Waste of Time’ published by University of the People, “It is also argued that tests stress students out for no good reason, and that it defeats the purpose of learning and really enjoying the process. Testing students in school takes away from the genuine pleasure of learning for ourselves, and makes it into one big race.”

According to experts, it is clear that tests do not reflect on how smart or not smart a person is, they also do not cater to all learning styles, and they force students to compete against each other, which in turn

does not benefit students in our current system.

The concluding reason as to why the Ontario Education System does not benefit all students is because it doesn’t teach us basic life skills. In school, students are not taught how to manage their personal finances, how to prepare for the future and are given a false reality as to how they will be expected to spend their money.

In high school many students start getting jobs. An important part of having a job is knowing how to manage money.

Savannah Cooks from Indian Trail High School and Academy says: “About 25 per cent of 13-18-yearold high school students may not have

the skills to manage basic personal finances,” according to a 2013 study by EverFi, Inc., a technology company focusing on educating children.

This is a necessity for youth as they enter the real world. There’s more to life after high school than just post secondary that we aren’t really educated on in high school. According to the article from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, “Given these new realities, Alcodray argues high schools can’t afford to be focused exclusively on college prep; rather, they should be preparing students for “what next.”

And what’s next should be defined in terms of the spectrum of real opportunities

that’s likely to greet them post-graduation day.

We need to be taught the realities of buying a house, paying off a credit card and paying taxes.

Our current education system also fails to teach us how we will be expected to spend our money in the future. According to an article written by U of A, “Often, we get so wrapped up in preparing our youth for college or some kind of technical training that we forget about basic skills that they will need such as balancing their checkbook, obtaining things like housing, insurance, and utilities when they do get income.”

This research shows how the education

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Overall, the Ontario education system has failed students. It is made to cater to only one specific learning style, this type of learner are those who can function early in the morning, absorb a lot of information in a short amount of time, can write tests and are compliant. In order for students to feel adequately prepared for the future, a reevaluation of courses is needed so that the curriculum is better fit to all learning styles, teaches basic life skills and enables for flexibility.

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This has been great throughout the pandemic, because I have been able to get out and do something new.”

Favourite Subjects: Calculus, Physics and Chemistry School Activities: “This year I’ve been part of the Rowing Team, as well as the track team, where I raced in the 2000m steeplechase and 1500m at the Eastern Conference Meet. I’m not a competitive runner, but it was a lot of fun. I also played varsity basketball in grades 9 and 10.”

Other Activities/Interests: “During the school months I play ringette for Metcalfe. This year was my

last year, but I’m hoping to play for fun at university.

During the summer I love spending time at my family cottage, as well as going on camping trips in Algonquin and Killarney.”

Career Goals: “I will be attending Carleton University in the fall to study Aerospace Engineering. It’s a five year program with co-op. I’m not entirely sure what I want to do after my degree, but I’ve got a few years to figure that out.

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Manotick Brewers tied with Orleans for first place in GOFL East standings Only two games separate first place from last place in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League East Division.

At press time, the Manotick Brewers and Orleans Rebels are tied for first place with five wins and three losses for 10 points, with the Kars Aces just a half game back with a 4-3 record for eight points. The Osgoode Chiefs sit in fourth place in the four-team division with a 3-5 record for six points.

On Wed., June 8, the Manotick Brewers had a big night at the Manotick Centennial Park ball diamond, as they beat the Orleans Rebels 8-1.

Luc D’Entremont was the winning pitcher, while Chris MacFarlane tagged Orleans pitcher Jeff Barber for a home run.

The second game of the Wednesday doubleheader in Manotick saw Orleans bounce back with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Valley A’s.

The following night, the rain came down and wiped out a handful of games. The Brewers were scheduled to visit the Micksburg Twins, while the Kars Aces were scheduled to visit the Ottawa Valley A’s.

On Monday, June 13, Cory Baldwin had a strong game for the Osgoode Chiefs, allowing just two solo home runs in a 4-2

win over the Kars Aces in Osgoode.

Cole Hodges hit a three-run inside the park home run for the Chiefs, while Kristian Knapp and Matt Alkerton homered for the Aces.

On Wed., June 15, the Manotick Brewers continued their hot streak, beating the Ottawa Valley Aces 8-3 in Manotick.

Luc D’Entremont was the winning pitcher for Manotick, while Chris MacFarlane and Tyler Branchaud hit home runs in the win.

The A’s bounced back in the second game of the double header, as they edged the Osgoode Chiefs 5-4.

In Orleans, the Kars Aces ran into a hot Orleans Rebels offence as the Aces fell 14-5.

Despite the loss, the bright spot of the game for Kars was a grand slam by Kristian Knapp.

Nick Ellis started the game and took the loss for the Aces, before being relieved by Kurtis Summers.

Andy Barber was the winning pitcher for Orleans with Derek Barber and Spencer Rodd hitting home runs.

Ellis bounced back for the Aces, putting in a strong pitching performance Mon., June 20 as the Aces beat the Osgoode Chiefs 5-1 in Osgoode. Danny Powers knocked a two-run

homer off Osgoode pitcher Cory Baldwin for the Aces.

The Aces kept it going Wed., June 22 with a 9-4 win over the Micksburg Twins in Manotick.

The Aces fell behind 3-0, but fought back and cruised to the win.

Gregg Garrity was the winning pitcher for the Aces, helping his own cause with a two-run home run. Nick Ellis also hit a two-run homer for Kars. Brad Porter came in on relief for Garrity to finish the game on the mound.

John Enright was the losing pitcher for Micksburg, as he and Noah Fleurie split pitching duties. Scott Conroy had a home run for the Twins.

Thursday night (June 23) in Shawville, the host Quyon Flyers beat the Manotick Brewers 11-2.

Trevor Lahey earned the win, while Luc d’Entremont suffered the loss for the Brewers.

Steve McCord hit a two-run bomb for the Flyers, while Jared Murray blasted a three-run shot in the sixth. Murray’s home run was a walk-off, as it triggered the mercy rule.

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Osgoode pitcher Cory Baldwin was the winning pitcher as the Chiefs beat the Kars Aces 4-2 June 13.

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DJ Meisner and Ethan Fullerton have been playing minor hockey together since the age of five.

Local hockey players headed to Brick U10 tournament in Edmonton Two local minor hockey players are heading to Edmonton to play in the Brick Invitational Tournament in Edmonton next week.

Every summer since 1990, North America’s most promising young hockey players face off at The Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament.

Bill Comrie, avid hockey supporter and founder of The Brick, envisioned the tournament as a way to support Canada’s most beloved sport.

Comrie has two sons who played in the NHL, including former Ottawa Senator Mike Comrie.

Traditionally, the tournament features some of the best U10 players in North America. There are seven teams from the USA and seven from Canada competing. The Brick Invitational is a week-long tournament for U10 division hockey players that takes place at the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, and runs between the last week of June and first week of July every summer.

Ethan Fullarton and DJ Meisner grew up playing in the Osgoode Rideau Minor Hockey Association together since the age of five. Since then, they have worked hard on improving their skills and shown an incredible amount of passion for the sport.

Goalie Ethan Fullarton and

forward DJ Meisner #8 are proudly representing the Toronto Pro Hockey Development Group 2012, with head coach Lindsay Hofford.

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of Pro Hockey Development, a professional hockey coach and former Assistant General Manager-Director of Scouting for the Arizona Coyotes.

DJ Meisner (forward) and Ethan Fullerton (goalie) will be representing the area while playing for the Toronto Pro Hockey Development 2012 team at the prestigious Brick Invitational U10 Hockey Torunament in Edmonton.

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To better understand the groundwater aquifers, private wells will be sampled across rural south Ottawa.

We are looking for volunteers to be part of this study and receive free groundwater sampling of wells.

Volunteers must live within the City of Ottawa and have a well on their property. Well sampling will take place during the months of June through September 2022.

The purpose of the study is to develop maps of expected groundwater quantity and quality to help support development planning.

All homeowners who participate will receive a free copy of the results from their well water (valued at about $1500) and a summary report. No homeowner names, personal information or addresses

will be published or released. Field staff are required to follow all COVID-19 safety protocols.

Availability is on a first-come-first-served basis.

The City of Ottawa is conducting a groundwater mapping study across rural south Ottawa in information, partnership please with Ontario Survey.

For more contact Geological the project phone line at 613-580-2424 ex.39355 (3well) or email WellWaterStudy@Ottawa.ca.

To better understand the groundwater aquifers, private wells will be sampled across rural south Ottawa. We are looking for volunteers to be part of this study and receive free groundwater sampling of wells. Volunteers must live within the City of Ottawa and have a well on their property. Well sampling will take place during the months of June through September 2022.

The purpose of the study is to develop maps of expected groundwater quantity and quality to help support development planning.

All homeowners who participate will receive a free copy of the results from their well water (valued at about $1500) and a summary report. No homeowner names, personal information or addresses will be published or released. Field staff are required to follow all COVID-19 safety protocols.

Availability is on a first-come-first-served basis.

For more information, please contact the project phone line at 613-580-2424 ex.39355 (3well) or email WellWaterStudy@Ottawa.ca.

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MANOTICK MESSENGER

South Carleton Strom defenders tackle a Sacred Heart player during their NCSSAA Junior Boys high school rugby playoff game at South Carleton last week.

The Storm led the game 13-12 at halftime, but wound up losing to the visitors from Stittsville by a 26-14 score.

South Carleton only had a junior team in boys rugby this year, with hopes of developing enough players to enter a senior team for next year.

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