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HOMELESS FOR A DAY A group of Algonquin College students got a taste of life on the streets as they raised money for Operation Come Home.

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Carling Ave. clinic patients faced with HIV, hepatitis risk Approximately 6,800 potentially exposed EDDIE RWEMA eddie.rwema@metroland.com

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About 6,800 patients who underwent a procedure at a private Ottawa clinic might have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, according to Dr. Isra Levy, Ottawa’s chief medical officer of health.

Levy said the procedures at the centre of the scare are endoscopic procedures, such as colonoscopies, that were performed at a clinic run by Dr. Christiane Farazli located at 1081 Carling Ave., suite 606, across the street from the Ottawa Hospital Civic campus.

While those procedures are no longer being conducted at the clinic, he added, it remains in operation.

At a press conference on Monday, Oct. 17, Levy said the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario had inspected the clinic and found that some infection prevention and cleaning protocols were not always being followed.

Levy said the investigation found tools that had been inadequately sterilized, expired chemicals and a failure perform “deep cleaning” of instruments. Endoscopes are cleaned using a process that has several steps to make sure that they are properly scrubbed and disinfected between patients, a procedure that was not always followed at Dr.Farazli’s clinic.

Registered letters were sent on Monday to about 6,800 patients who were treated at the clinic between April 2002 and June 2011. As a result of its investigation and consultations with communicable disease experts, Levy said there is a very low risk that patients may have been exposed to Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus or HIV during the tests.

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Ross Angus, a Barrhaven resident, was identified as the man who was found dead in an elevator shaft at a construction site at 101 Richmond Rd. on Oct. 12.

Elevator technician dead after accident at Westboro condo construction site KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com

Ross Angus, a Barrhaven father known for helping keep young hockey players safe on the ice, has been identified as the elevator technician who was found dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft at a condominium development site in Westboro.

“It was just a numb feeling,” said his business partner, Rolf Loyens, referring to when he heard the news of his friend’s death. “(I’m thinking) of how sad I feel for his kids.”

Paramedics and firefighters responded to the workplace accident just before 10 a.m. on Oct. 12.

“Another worker just happened to spot him in the elevator pit and called 9-1-1,” said Messier, adding that 48-year-old Angus had severe upper body trauma when he was discovered.

Emergency officials worked to extricate him from the six-foot-deep pit at the bottom of the elevator shaft so they could treat him. Firefighters conducted CPR, and paramedics placed a breathing tube in Angus’s lungs and gave him intravenous medications.

According to Ottawa Fire Services, it’s not known how far Angus had fallen or how long he had been there before he was discovered.

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Light the Night casts spotlight on blood cancers EDDIE RWEMA eddie.rwema@metroland.com

More than 2,000 supporters are expected to bring hope to those with blood cancers at the second annual Light the Night 5k walk in Ottawa on Oct. 22.

Families, friends, neighbors and teams from Ottawa-area businesses will gather at Lisgar Field near city hall to raise money for research and to help support people coping with cancers like leukemia.

“Things are going really well. We have seen a great turnout so far and we are ready to walk this weekend,” said Lindsay McGahey, co-ordinator the Ottawa Light the Night campaign.

Organized by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the walk helps build awareness and celebrates the lives touched by blood cancers.

Money raised by participants provide support for lifesaving blood cancer research, free educational materials and events for patients and their families.

This year, organizers are looking to raise more than $325,000.

“Registration is going really well,” said McGahey. “So far we have more than 850 walkers and we are expecting between 2,000 and 3,000 to show up.”

She considers the event to be a casual walk to support the cause and is open to all regardless of their fitness level.

“Children, adults and seniors are all welcome,” she said. “It is also going to be an evening of hope.”

Participants will walk with illuminated balloons representing survivors, supporters and in memory of loved ones.

“Everyone carrying a white balloon will be walking for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer,” said McGahey.

Though much of the focus is to remember those who have died, McGahey said the walk itself is more of a recognition that much needs to be done to find a cure and to make the lives of those with blood cancers even better.

The event will kick off at 6 p.m. with a remembrance ceremony to honour the memory of those that have passed on.

Last year, the event raised $235,000.

“From what I understand, last year’s event was an amazing experience,” said McGahey.

“It was a very emotional and motivational night.”

In 2010, Light the Night walk raised $45 million across North America, with more than 250,000 walkers participating at more than 200 locations.

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Algonquin College students Erin Renwick and Kaitlyn Doxtater spent a night at the Minto Park to raise awareness to the issue of homelessness among youth.

Algonquin students get first-hand taste of life on the streets EDDIE RWEMA eddie.rwema@metroland.com

About 25 Algonquin College spent 24 hours outside in a downtown park last week, experiencing what it’s like to be homeless while raising money to support a local outreach organization.

Second-year students enrolled in the Community and Justice Services program pan-handled in front of Minto Park on Elgin Street from Friday afternoon to late Saturday afternoon raising money and awareness for Operation Come Home, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting street youth and helping prevent homeless youth from becoming homeless adults.

The initiative provides second-year students with a first-hand experience of issues the homeless face on a daily basis.

“Basically the premise of doing 24 Hours Of Homelessness is to really encapsulate the beginning to the end of a night and day that a youth may experience,” said 20-year-old Foster Hilt.

By spending a night in a park, Hilt said they are trying to raise awareness of problems dealt with on a daily basis by the homeless and encourage the public to support the cause.

“Right now, its October, its cold, its raining and this are definitely not ideal conditions, but in the same respect the ideal conditions for us to be able to do this and on a personal level be able to understand and sympathize with people that are going through this,” said Hilt.

This is the seventh year in a row

that students are participating in 24 Hours Of Homelessness project, which is run by Operation Come Home.

Cat Baron, a professor at Algonquin College said the event has a big impact on participating students and offers the community the chance to think about the fact that people are homeless in their city.

“It gives my students a little test of what it is like to be homeless, to not know where your next meal is coming from and to rely on the community around you for support,” said Baron. She added that the event helps them get a grasp of what it is really like to have nothing and to be at risk in this community.

“It gives them a small test of how it is like to be poor,” said Baron. “Poverty, as we know, is one of the main factors in criminal behaviour.”

The students raised about $5,000, which is lower than last year’s total of $7,840.

According to Baron, that was in part due to the terrible weather which affected the pedestrian traffic in the neighbourhood of the park.

Andrea Thomas, 21, thinks the fact that they will be working with homeless youth when they complete their program, being able to relate to them and being on the streets and experiencing what they go through helps them understand where they are coming from.

As for Hilt, the event allows them to take some steps in the right direction.

“We are all here doing this out of the goodness of own hearts and it is great to see the community and students coming together to support this great cause.”

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The city wants to take advantage of ultra-low interest rates currently available by borrowing $75 million for large infrastructure projects.

Those previously approved projects include the buying the former St. Thomas School property on Leeming Drive in Crystal Beach, complete reconstruction of the Bytown Bridges that cross the Ottawa River at Sussex Drive (including reconstruction of Sussex from King Edward Avenue to MacKay Street), as well as the construction on King Edward that

is ongoing between Sussex and Laurier avenues.

The loan will come with a 2.86 per cent interest rate – the lowest the city has seen for 20 years, accordin g to a city report.

Mayor Jim Watson said taking on the loan makes good sense, as the city is nowhere near the debt limit set by the province.

“Most people, when they buy a house, have a mortgage – they don’t put all the cash down. We’re in the same boat,” Watson said. He said the city is good shape financially because it is conservative in the amount of loans it takes out, as well as how much it spends. The city plans to pay back the loan over 10 years.

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City wants to elimintate car crash deaths, injuries Ambitious new road safety plan would add more red light cameras LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com

In a week after a cyclist was killed after being “doored” on Queen Street, Ottawa revealed an ambitious plan aimed at completely eliminating collision deaths and serious injuries.

“One traffic fatality or serious injury is one too many” – that’s the tagline of the new integrated road safety program.

“It’s a lofty goal,” admitted Kevin Wylie, the city’s manager of traffic management and operational support.

He was speaking to the city’s advisory committee on pedestrian and transit issues on Oct. 13, two days after 33-year-old Danielle Naçu was killed by a passing vehicle after striking the door of another vehicle that opened as she was cycling down Queen Street.

The proposed road-safety plan is actually an update of a strategy the city initiated in 2003, when it was a cutting-edge idea, Wylie said.

At the time, the goal was to reduce by 30 per cent the number of road users killed or seriously injured by 2010.

But city council questioned the plan’s effectiveness and stats supporting it were inconclusive. So council ordered the plan to be updated a year ahead of schedule in 2009.

The plan is only now coming back to city council, but Wylie said he thinks the strategy will be much more effective.

“We needed to refocus and strengthen partnerships,” he said.

A couple of ideas in the plan include increasing the number of countdown pedestrian signals in the city over the next two to three years, and increasing the number of red-light cameras across the city.

The proposed road safety plan has five areas of emphasis.

The first, distracted driving is the number-one problem on Ottawa roads, Wylie said. Non-intersection, single-vehicle crashes (where the cause can often be assumed as distracted driving, whether the driver admits to it or not) are particularly a problem in the city’s rural areas, where high speeds and long, straight roads with deep ditches pose a higher risk. Young men are the most frequent culprits, Wylie said.

Another focus area will be vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcycle drivers, and collisions involving people of different age groups, such as young drivers, seniors, and the effect on children.

Aggressive drivers will also be targeted, with emphasis on T-bone collisions, high-speed and turning crashes and read-end collusions.

Ways to clear the way for emergency vehicles to help them respond faster will also be looked at.

More than 690 people responded to an online survey, and dozens of people participated in a half-day workshop, including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, taxi drivers and other stakeholders.

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Donations move ‘da Vinci’ closer to Ottawa Hospital reality EDDIE RWEMA eddie.rwema@metroland.com

Efforts by the Ottawa Hospital to purchase a sophisticated da Vinci surgical robot received a major boost when two area charitable foundations announced their contribution of $1 million each to the campaign.

The combined gift from the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and the Stephen Greenberg Family Foundation, announced on Oct.13, brings the fundraising campaign within $1 million of its $5-million goal.

This past March, businessman and prostate cancer survivor Stephen Greenberg launched a campaign to raise $5 million to help the Ottawa Hospital buy the surgical robot that would allow doctors to perform intricate operations.

“It is very exciting for me to stand here knowing that very shortly a robot will arrive and most importantly that men in Ottawa who are prostate care patients will have access to the very best technology for surgery,” said Greenberg, shortly after announcing his gift at the Ottawa Hospital. Greenberg was diagnosed with prostate cancer three years ago, and took advantage of robot-assisted surgery in Detroit because the procedure was not yet available in Ottawa.

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Ottawa Hospital Foundation president Tim Kluke praised the dedication of the fundraising team led by Stephen Greenberg on Oct. 13, as two donations of $1 million were announced to help fund the purchase of a da Vinci Surgical System for the Ottawa Hospital. enquiries about what I can do to help bring a robot to Ottawa so that other prostate patients would have the same opportunity that I had,” he said.

The da Vinci Surgical System, which provides the surgeon with increased precision, vision and control, will revolutionize treatment for many prostate cancer patients. It will mean less blood loss and pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery.

Ottawa Hospital Foundation president Tim Kluke said the system is an incredible piece of equipment that allows the sur-

geon to perform complex surgeries in hard to reach areas for not only prostate cancer, but other forms of cancer as well.

“Today we are celebrating leadership in advancing quality health care here in Ottawa,” said Kluke. He saluted the tenacity and dedication of the Greenbergled fundraising committee.

“Thanks to his efforts and that of the committee, the hospital raised more $2 million dollars from the community.”

The hospital foundation is reaching out to the community to raise the remaining $1 million before the end of the year.

The news that the robot could be acquired before the end of the year has excited many, including Dr.Rodney Breau, a surgical oncologist at the Ottawa Hospital.

“This sort of technology can’t be available without community support,” said Breau. He said the robot will have an immediate direct impact on prostate and gynecologic cancers. “Our hope is that it will expand and be applicable to people with other cancers and non-cancerous problems that need to be treated by surgery.”

Linda Eagen, president and chief executive officer of the Ottawa Region Cancer Foundation, said by investing in the da Vinci system, they are helping in providing state-of-the-art treatment options for local cancer patients.

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Alex Munter, currently CEO of the Champlain LHIN, leaves the new galley kitchen near the physical therapy wing at the Queensway Carleton Hospital during a program launch in August 2011. The former city councillor will be moving to the chief executive role at CHEO starting in November.

Munter makes move from Champlain LHIN to CHEO KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com

Alex Munter, a former city councillor and current head of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, will replace Michel Bilodeau as the head of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Munter will take over as chief executive officer on Nov. 7, replacing Bilodeau, who is retiring.

“When you recruit a new CEO for an organization like CHEO, you feel a huge responsibility – a responsibility to both the families of this community and the hospital employees who work so hard to support them,” said Johanne Levesque, chairwoman of the CHEO board of trustees, in a media release.

Bilodeau announced his retirement plans in April, and will remain in an advisory role until the end of November.

When Munter was reached on Oct. 12, the day of the announcement, he said he was excited to hear of the appointment.

“CHEO has earned a very unique and special place in the hearts of people in our region,” he said. “And for me personally, it’s just a tremendous honour.”

He will leave his role as CEO of the Champlain LHIN, a position he said he “wasn’t looking to leave.”

“The LHIN is in very good hands,” Munter said, adding that Dr. Wilbert Keon, chairman of the LHIN’s board of directors, has demonstrated strong leadership along with the staff team.

Keon, who worked with Munter, said he feels “bittersweet” about his colleague’s appointment.

“He’ll bring tremendous, tremendous experience, youth, compassion, and know-how,” said Keon. “He’ll be a great CEO.” Keon said when someone like Munter leaves the team, filling the gap can be worrisome.

However, he said the LHIN is lucky to have its excellent staff and interim CEO Chantale LeClerc.

Munter left a legacy of being an outstanding CEO who was a master of community engagement, said Keon.

“He was a superb communicator, and he worked tirelessly.”

In his previous roles with the LHIN, City of Ottawa, University of Ottawa and Youth Services Bureau, Munter has gotten to know many members of the CHEO team, but he said his first order of business is to get better integrated with the hospital team.

He also wants to advance the vision of CHEO, which is being true to teaching and research, and to provide care closer to home.

“My objective will be to strengthen those services and help CHEO move forward,” said Munter.

Bilodeau is stepping down after a five-year term. According to the hospital’s board of trustees, Bilodeau has been instrumental in transforming the hospital which continues to be a provincial model in terms of reducing waiting times.

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Poor water quality at Westboro Beach has caused increased closures in the beach during wet weather, ongoing erosion in the Pinecrest Creek and has put the Ottawa River Parkway at risk for flooding, according to a city staff report.

That’s why the City of Ottawa is putting together a 50-year, $43-million plan to try and address the pollution problems.

“It’s a 50-year period because it’s such a big dollar amount, and so much infrastructure work that needs to be done,” said Kitchissippi Ward Coun. Katherine Hobbs.

A report that was brought to the Environment Committee on Oct. 18 indicated that the Pinecrest Creek and Westboro area developed with no storm water management plan in place.

“What we’ve ended up with is uncontrolled storm water which was a pollutant and it degrades the water quality,” said Hobbs.

The report added that infill and redevelopment occurring in the area will contribute to the ongoing pollution problem.

As part of the 50-year project, Hobbs said the city wants to protect and enhance the beach and creek’s natural features and functions, while also create an awareness campaign of what individuals can do to help reduce the run-off water.

Transit union approves city offer of one-year contract extension

problems with E. coli levels since 1998, and wet weather sources aren’t solely to blame for poor water quality.

“Gulls, other birds and waterfowl can also cause problems with E. coli,” said Hobbs, adding that wet weather is the key contributor to the high number of beach closures.

The project comes as part of the Ottawa River Action Plan which will include a series of other water improvement projects from across the city.

This particular project looked at the areas including Westboro, and west and south of the city past Hunt Club Road.

The project will affect Kitchissippi, College, Knoxdale-Merivale and Bay Wards.

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More than 2,500 transit workers will not walk off the job this winter after the Amalgamated Transit Union and the city signed off on a one-year contract extension on Oct. 14.

“I am pleased that the union membership has ratified this contract offer and I look forward to finalizing this agreement at the transit commission and council meetings this coming week,” said Mayor Jim Watson in a press release. “Ensuring that our commuters did not face another winter strike has been a significant priority for this council and we look forward to setting a positive framework to begin work on a long term contract starting this December.”

The Amalgamated Transit Union 279 ratified the extension to the current collective agreement between the union and the City of Ottawa until March 31, 2012.

The new agreement will give the union a two per cent raise for all members, which translates to about 40 cents an hour for most workers, covering the year of the extension from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.

The union’s president Gary Queale said the agreement also contains a condition that union members would maintain the city’s upcoming light-rail system, creating about 150 new jobs.

The agreement also contains a 0.5 per cent increase to the city’s contribution to the union’s pension plan, which covers 2,700 members.

“We believe it’s a good offer,” Queale said before the agreement was made, adding that the negotiating team unanimously supported the offer.

Before the agreement was made, Queale and Watson agreed that a one-year contract extension is better than having the current deal expire, and it would put off a potential work stoppage. But the final

Some of these things include rain barrels and building permeable pavement that would allow water run-off to go into soil rather than in the water.

“If there were two rain barrels in 25 per cent of households (near the bodies of water), there would be amazing improvements,” said Hobbs.

Also as part of the ongoing project, the city proposed that it would create roadside ditches and pipes at could treat the run-off water before it enters the bodies of water – which is something that is already in place at Britannia Beach. “(The city) would like to do that eventually,” said Hobbs. “But those are big investments.”

She added that Westboro Beach has had

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By agreeing to a one-year contract extension, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union will stay on the job through the winter, giving the city and union leadership time to hammer out a longer agreement. goal is to come up with a contract that covers a longer time period.

“We felt that we could make some progress on a couple of different issues in the short term so we could get down to the longer-term agreement later in the year,” Watson said. “The long-term goal is to get a long-term agreement.”

When asked if he thought the city and the union could agree to a lengthier deal during the next round of negotiations, Queale said he is hopeful.

“But we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”

Negotiations on the next contract could start as early as Dec. 1, he said, adding the union local and the city have been hashing out the one-year extension for about a month.

Now, the city’s transit commission will also vote on whether to accept the agreement on Oct. 19, and council would have the final sign-off during a special meeting.

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The city is embarking on a plan to create a 30-year waste strategy, and it wants your input.

Every Ottawa resident puts out an average of 360 kilograms of waste each year, and the city is looking at how to deal with that trash, recyclables and organics as it plans for the future.

The Trail Road landfill won’t last forever, and the city needs to think ahead, said River Coun, Maria McRae, the chair of the city’s environment committee.

“It’s important to have the road map of where we’re going to go,” McRae said.

“If we don’t start talking about this today, we’re not going to be prepared for the future.”

They city’s manager of solid waste services, Marilyn Journeaux, agreed.

“It will provide a lot of clarity and direction as to where we’re going,” she said.

“At the end of it, everything is on the table,” McRae added. “There is not one technology or one way of getting rid of waste that we’re not prepared to listen to.”

Some areas residents might tell the city to look at include incineration, recycling Styrofoam, or working with businesses

and institutions to strengthen their recycling programs, McRae said.

Residents can fill out a survey online at ottawa.ca/talkwaste or attend one of four “waste and recycling fairs” this month.

The following consultations will each kick off with a free pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. and run until noon: • Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex • Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Walter Baker Sports Centre • Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre • Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Stittsville Community Centre You can also fill out the questionnaire on Sunday, Oct, 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rideau Centre on the second level, in front of Sears.

Results of the consultation will be presented to the environment committee on Nov. 15. That will set the stage for a draft of the plan that will come forward in the spring of 2012. It could be put into action by the fall of 2012.

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Turnbull students urged to ‘change the world’ KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com

Students as young as six years old were encouraged to change the world at Turnbull School’s United Way Campaign launch on Oct. 13.

“When you have your United Way fundraiser, it means you’re raising money to make another kid’s life better,” said Max Keeping, who was the school’s special guest and chairman of the Ottawa United Way Campaign.

“No matter what way you do it, you have the power to make the world a better place.”

Students dressed in United Way red and white filed into the gym to watch three skits performed by students who demonstrated the organization’s three pillars: growing up great, belonging to community, and turning lives around.

In their skits, students touched on issues related to going to school without breakfast, helping new Canadians integrate into the school system, and the importance of soup kitchens.

Keeping thanked the students for delivering those important messages to their peers.

“I believe you are not going to wait until you’re grown up to

change the world,” Keeping told the students. “You can do it now and you are doing it now.”

Mary Ann Turnbull, the school’s director, said it’s been important for the school to give back to the community because the community has given to much to the Turnbull School.

She said when the school moved to its current location on Fisher Avenue 15 years ago, they were able to teach students on a beautiful property and she felt fortunate for it.

“The Ottawa community had been good to our school, and we had to think of how to give back to the community,” Turnbull said. “Not everyone is as fortunate as we are.”

From the beginning of Turnbull’s 20-year history, she said, it was important for her to teach young people how to be contributing, caring citizens.

“This caring wasn’t just something we did with each other here, but we have a responsibility to show caring to others in the bigger Ottawa community.

It’s simply the right thing to do.”

Over the past 15 years, Turnbull said the school has contributed a total of $217,436 to the United Way.

Urban boundary expansion passes council LAURA MUELLER laura.mueller@metroland.com

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Turnbull School launched its United Way campaign on Oct. 13 with dances and skits performed by junior and senior students.

In his speech to students, Keeping said that students can do little things to make the world a better place, such as cleaning their room without their parents asking and playing with another child who might look lonely at recess.

“You’ll get a warm feeling

inside, and you’ll feel good that you know you made a difference for someone,” Keeping said.

As part of the campaign, the school will hold a variety of fundraising activities including a tulip bulb sale, coin drops, movie family night and an Ottawa 67s hockey game.

A plan to expand Ottawa’s urban boundary by 850 hectares sailed through council on Oct. 12 with little fanfare.

The matter, which has been ongoing since 2009 and had cost the city upwards of $400,000 in legal battles at the Ontario Municipal Board, got council’s approval without any discussion.

However, Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess and Stittsville Coun.

Shad Qadri did dissent on the motion, which passed on consent without a recorded vote.

Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Peter Clark led the charge against the expansion during a planning committee meeting on Sept.

27, arguing that the location of parcels of land to be included within the city’s urban limits shouldn’t be changed from staff ’s original 2009 recommendation.

But Clark wasn’t in his seat when the item came up at council last week, so he couldn’t pause the vote for a renewed discussion, and the rest of council swiftly passed the matter.

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EDITORIAL

How many more lives need be lost?

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he city is mourning the loss of a 15-yearold Glen Cairn boy who took his own life last weekend.

Jamie Hubley, son of Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley, was a much-loved son and brother, a talented performer and a member of the A.Y. Jackson Secondary School Glee Club with his whole life in front of him. His death has sparked an outpouring of grief from classmates, horrified and saddened the boy felt there was no other escape from his pain other than suicide.

This week, thousands of people across the city are asking the same question – why?

In his own words, Jamie said he felt alone in his high school, after coming out this year as being gay. The teen wrote in his online blog that he was struggling with a deepening depression.

He was taking antidepressants, but said they just weren’t working.

His parents obviously loved their son very much and helped him as much as possible, taking him for treatment of his depression.

But was there something else that we as a community could have done collectively to help Jamie and other youth like him dealing with suicidal

thoughts?

Jeremy Dias, the founder of Jer’s Vision, an organization that works to address bullying, homophobia and discrimination in schools and youth communities, wants to introduce programs that make our schools more inclusive for queer youth. Canada needs a national suicide prevention strategy, one that includes a strategy for helping lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer youth, he said.

We agree. Canada is the only G8 country without a national suicide prevention strategy.

In September, our newspaper ran a series of articles about the issue of youth suicide (which can be found on our website at yourottawaregion. com). We learned suicide is the second leading cause of death for people age 10 to 24, according to Statistics Canada. On a grassroots level we need to teach the issue in schools and provide suicide prevention training for any adult who works with children.

This is a national problem in need of a national solution, from the ground up. It takes a village to raise a child – it might need a nation to save them.

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Not quite three cheers for the CBC

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n a couple of weeks, the CBC will be full of celebrations of itself, and we should celebrate too. Seventy-five years ago, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was formed and it has enriched our lives immeasurably.

It has done this mainly by providing intelligent content not available elsewhere. While private radio and television stations chased ratings by pandering to the lowest common denominator, the CBC has provided a steady diet of news, current affairs, arts coverage and smart talk.

For the longest time, the CBC has been one the things Canadians talked about when distinguishing ourselves from citizens of other countries. It was right up their medicare and hockey.

While some have criticized CBC as elitist, many of its greatest triumphs have been far from that — think of Wojeck, Wayne and Shuster, Country Hoedown, The Friendly Giant, The Beachcombers, The Royal Canadian Air Farce. It’s quite a history.

So how come so few of us feel like celebrating?

The main reason is a feeling that CBC is no longer interested in doing the things that made it great. There is basically no arts programming on television. The CBC used to pride itself on supporting Canadian artists — discovering them, paying

CHARLES GORDON Funny Town them, giving them a chance to perform and bringing them to an audience.

There is considerably less drama on television, a strength in the past. Original drama has been replaced by a series of reality TV shows. On radio, specialized music programming — classical and jazz programs that delighted their audiences — has mostly given way to a bland potpourri, designed to offend no one and thrill no one either.

This comes from trying to attract a wide audience and CBC people will say that’s necessary because government funding is inadequate and more advertising revenue is needed. For the advertising revenue to come there need to be large audiences. The large audiences, the CBC has decided, will not show up to watch and listen to the things CBC has always done best.

Is the new approach working? As far as

anyone knows, there has been no surge in CBC ratings, with one somewhat ironic exception: the CBC radio morning and afternoon drive shows, which do things the way the CBC always did them, with extended interviews, reviews and panels.

In Ottawa, CBC information shows do deservedly well.

In other areas, particularly TV, programmers are scuffling, too quick to make some decisions — redesigning the national news — too indecisive to make some others — which explains the survival of the embarrassing Don Cherry.

News, long a CBC strength, has become glib, overpackaged, superficial and inadequate. On Manitoba election night, viewers in other provinces searched CBC in vain for detailed results and found them, in full detail, on the much-maligned Sun News Network. CBC put its results online, as if that were enough for a network with national responsibilities. On Ontario election night, CBC was quick to cover what was on Twitter, causing at least one CBC loyalist to check out TV Ontario, finding results-based, no-nonsense coverage with experienced commentators and never going back to CBC. These are all small examples, but they show something. So does the local CBC’s recent decision to drop theatre reviews from its morning information show.

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“People listen to radio now in very short chunks,” explained a CBC producer.

“They’re expecting shorter items and they’re expecting things that set up their day.”

What’s a review last — three minutes?

When programmers make decisions like that, they are saying implicitly that their audience is not very smart. They might phrase it differently; they might say that their listeners lead busy lives and don’t have time for detailed commentaries or reviews. But it amounts to the same thing.

Here’s breaking news: We are never too busy for something interesting, even if it lasts as long as five minutes. Also, we are smarter than CBC programmers think.

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Community THIS WEEK’S POLL QUESTION Has the news that 6,800 people might have been infected with HIV at a local clinic changed your view of Ottawa health care?

A) Yes. I’m going to take a close look at all the practitioners I visit from now on.

B) No. It was only one rotten egg.

C) Only if I visit a new clinic. I’m confident my doctors operate clean facilities.

D) If nothing else it should prompt a sweeping investigation of the area’s clinics.

LAST WEEK’S POLL SUMMARY What do you think is responsible for the poor turnout in the provincial election?

32%

B) The fixed election date. With voting day set in stone, the campaign ends up being too long.

4%

C) The politicians. None of the leaders brought anything inspiring to the table.

32%

D) Lacking any sense of civic duty,

32%

people no longer appreciate how important it is to participate in the democratic process.

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Emily, an Ottawa teenager, felt on top of the world when she was in high school.

She was involved in her student council. She had tons of friends, and a boyfriend.

“I became what I thought was the best version of myself,” she said. “Then, I graduated.”

Emily outlined how the Youth Service Bureau helped her in her time of need after she graduated high school at a recent announcement made by the bureau that will see an expansion of its mental health walk-in clinic for youth.

The walk-in counseling clinic, which helps young people aged 12 to 20, recently received an $80,000 boost from Ottawa Public Health and a $40,000 donation from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund initiative.

Thanks to the donations, the walk-in clinic will expand its services from one day a week to two days a week.

“It’s outstanding to be able to offer this service in the community,” said Joanne

Lowe, executive director of the Youth Service Bureau.

“This innovative service means people can see a counselor when they need help the most.”

Since it opened in January, the youth mental health walk-in clinic has seen more than 225 youth and families who need help.

Lowe said clients who use the walk-in clinic struggle with a wide range of mental health issues like anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

“We’ve seen this succeed in Calgary and Toronto and now Ottawa, too,” said Lowe, adding that the bureau has had “wonderful client feedback.”

Natasha McBrearty, a counsellor with the Youth Service Bureau’s mental health walkin clinic, said her job has been a rewarding experience. She sees first hand how strongly motivated her clients get after a session with the walk-in clinic.

“Issues like family conflict can get in the way of hopes and dreams,” McBrearty said. “We know how important it is for people to get help.”

Photo by Kristy Wallace

The Youth Services Bureau announced that it will be expanding its mental health walk-in clinic for youth. Emily, a user of the Youth Service Bureau, spoke at an announcement made on Oct. 12 about new funding for the program.

McBrearty added that after working with Emily, she was reminded of the impact a single session can have on a client and counselor.

“We were inspired in our own lives by her courage to ask for help,” she said. “And we thank Emily for willing to share her story.”

Emily, who was advised to not give her last name as per the bureau’s policy, said the

walk-in clinic changed her life.

She said she even referred a friend to the service’s walkin clinic.

“I hope I can get the word out,” Emily said. “Sometimes, teenagers and youth need somewhere to turn to.”

For more information on the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, visit their website at www.ysb.on.ca .

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Hintonburg celebrates fifth annual Diwali party KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com

Hintonburg will be celebrating a Hindu holiday that symbolizes the victory of good over evil during its fifth annual Diwali party on Oct. 25 at its new location, the Connaught Public School gym.

“It’s just a fun thing to do and it showcases some of the culture within the community,” said Cheryl Parrott, from the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee which is co-hosting the event.

The idea for the event started in 2006 when Parrott was approached by the owner of Indian Express restaurant, who mentioned a community party centering on Diwali.

Parrott, who had never heard of the festival, thought it was a great idea.

The event, which has been held in Somerset Square in the last few years, includes authentic Indian food, music and the Bollywood for Fun dancers.

“It’s quite extraordinary,” said Parrott, adding that lines can get long for Indian sweets that sell out quickly.

Parrott said Hintonburg is a multicultural community, and celebrating diwali is a part of revelling in that diversity.

“In India, they celebrate many festi-

vals,” said Parrott. “So we thought why shouldn’t we do that, and celebrate another culture?”

Hintonburg’s Diwali party often attracts about 200 people, she said, but holding it at Somerset Square posed a few challenges. For example, she said last year the festival got rained out. So this year, Connaught Public School seemed like an ideal indoor location to hold the party.

The Diwali party, which is also a time of celebration and hope for humankind, good luck, and prosperity, will be hosted by the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee, Indian Express Food and Sweets and the Wellington West Business Improvement Area.

As part of the celebrations, Parrott said there will also be sparklers, lights and dancing to Indian music.

“I never knew anything about Diwali before, but I think it’s helped people understand,” she said.

The party will go from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Connaught Public School gym on Oct. 25.

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Island Park resident Vera Gara displays a diary entry she used as part of her new book, Least expected heroes of the Holocaust. The entry was written by her father, which also features a sketch of the family’s home.

Book pays tribute to ‘least expected’ heroes KRISTY WALLACE kristy.wallace@metroland.com

Vera Gara wanted to keep the memory of those who helped her family during the Holocaust alive, because they helped keep her alive.

She relaxes on a couch in her Island Park home with her husband, George, as she recounts why it’s important for her to pay tribute to those who helped Jews during the Second World War. Most don’t have familiar names. They’re not featured in history books and with a few exceptions, they don’t have movies named after them. But she remembers how they helped when she was moved from Hungary by cattle car to a work camp in a small village in Austria in 1944.

“They (the Nazis) had to hurry because they knew they were losing the war, and they wanted to get rid of the Jews,” Gara said.

She remembers how she was crammed in a barn on a hillside in the village with 17 other peo-

ple. Members of the group were forced to work in the woods, cutting trees.

But while there were quite a few members of the village who were Nazis, there were women in a nearby farm house who helped Gara, despite ever-present dangers. The mother of the household baked bread, her daughter named Lisl, who was about Gara’s age at the time, brought them her goat’s milk.

“She knew when she offered help, there would be danger,” said Gara, adding that the father of the household often kept his distance. At one point, he was even questioned by Nazis and asked if he was helping Jews.

“He said, I go to work at 4 in the morning, I come home at 5 at night, I get supper and I go to sleep,” remembered Gara.

“Surely he must have talked to the adults, but he kept in the background.”

After the war, Gara remembers visiting the farm in 1952 with her mother. Her father hadn’t lived

to see the end of the war.

The mother of the household took them in, and was ecstatic to see them again. “It was a great happiness, a genuine happiness,” Gara said, “She said ‘Stay, stay.’ ” It was only about six years ago when Gara got back in touch with the family, who she said she feels more at home with than any of her friends and relatives.

But a new book, which details her heroes from the Second World War, is also much more.

She said it serves as a reminder of the Holocaust, which she wants to make sure is remembered long after she’s gone.

“Not knowing is not going to help any of us, because it could happen again in different ways,” said Gara. “Even my own people tend to point fingers too, and I always say ‘For Heaven’s sake, don’t,’ because that’s where it starts.”

Least expected heroes of the Holocaust is expected to be published in November.

Mina Cohn and Paul Shapiro want to make sure memories of the Holocaust remain alive for future generations of people from all backgrounds, not just those who are Jewish.

That’s why Cohn has dedicated the last 20 or so years organizing Holocaust Education Month every year, and why Shapiro is traveling to Ottawa from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington as part of this year’s effort.

“This event is for the community,” said Cohn, chairwoman of the Holocaust committee for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa.

“Holocaust Education Month is open to everybody, and we’re trying to reach as many people as possible, and not necessarily those who are Jewish. We feel lessons of the Holocaust are universal, and should be part of everybody’s education.”

From Oct. 23 to Nov. 20, events will run as part of the month at different locations around the city. One of those events includes a special evening event with Shapiro, who’s director of the Centre for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the U.S. Holocaust museum.

During his talk at the Agudath Israel Congregation on Nov. 3, Shapiro will talk about how he made accessible 50 million documents locked away in the German town of Bad Arolsen.

Shapiro said these documents were closed off to the public for 60 years, and hold information on fates of loved ones for Holocaust survivors.

Without giving too much away, Shapiro said his talk will outline why the documents were there, what type of documents they are, and how this material can be used today.

“In these records, you have 17.5 million stories,” Shapiro said. “These are documents that

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Mina Cohn, chair of the Holocaust committee for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, has been involved in organizing the federation’s Holocaust Education Month for about 20 years. relate to the fates of 17.5 million people who were put in camps, murdered ... sent into forced labour by the Nazi regime in Germany.”

Shapiro said it was important for him to bring these documents out in the open because of his relationships with Holocaust survivors who now, even in their old age, are still looking for answers.

Holocaust Education Month will begin with a teacher’s workshop on Oct. 23 and 24, which will focus on those who saved Jewish people during the Second World War. Cohn said teachers from more than 21 schools in the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa Catholic District School Board, Western Quebec School Board and some private schools will take part.

“What we’ll do is show teachers how to teach the subject in class,” said Cohn. “Most lessons that you would think relate to this are not cheerful to study, but this a positive aspect and it deals with non-Jewish people who stepped up and saved Jewish people during the war.”

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From CLINIC on page 1 “The risk of associated infection is believed to be less than one in one million for hepatitis B, less than one in 50 million for hepatitis C, and less than one in three billion for HIV,” said Levy “Even though the risk of infection for those who had the procedures related to this issue is very low, we wanted to ensure that affected patients were made aware of the situation so that they can consider being tested for these infections if that is what they wish.”

The letters will provide people with general information and advise them to call their family doctor, and arrange a blood test if they’re concerned. They include information for patients who would like to be tested. These are free blood tests and patients will need to go to a laboratory to have blood taken. If a patient would like to be tested they have several options which are outlined in the letter.

“We are aware of the distress these letters may cause and we have worked to ensure that important information on how to be tested and how to seek medical advice is included,” said Levy.

He said that Ottawa Public Health has notified local family physicians of the issue to ensure they are able and ready to support any patient who comes to

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“If a patient does not have a family doctor, OPH will assist in arranging the testing,” Levy said.

OPH has established a dedicated information line for residents who have questions related to this issue. Any person who underwent endoscopy in the facility during the time period mentioned and who has not received a letter by Tuesday, Oct. 25 should contact OPH. A dedicated information line has been set up by OPH and can be reached at 613-580-2888. The phone line will be available between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Additional information can be found at www. ottawa.ca/health.

Patients are also being advised not to go to a hospital emergency department for blood testing. Hospitals will re-direct patients seeking blood tests for this issue to call OPH.

Did you receive a letter from Ottawa Public Health? We want to tell your story – email us at patricia.lonergan@metroland.com or call 613-221-6261.

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BY DAN PLOUFFE When the Pan American Games kicked off last Friday, Oct. 14 in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sultana Frizell was again not there for the start of a major event in her sport.

But this time, it was only because the Ottawa Lions women’s hammer thrower’s competition comes later on the Pan Am program, falling on her birthday, Oct. 24, so there was no need to arrive too far in advance.

Earlier this season, however, Frizell missed out on the most important event before the 2012 London Olympics when she had to watch the Aug. 27-Sept. 4 IAAF world athletics championships from home.

“It was heartbreaking for me,” Frizell says. “For about a week, I was walking around like someone had kicked my puppy.”

The 27-year-old thought she had achieved the qualifying standard required to compete in the worlds, but she discovered at the last moment that her throw that covered the necessary distance had come just before the official qualification period opened.

With barely a week before the qualifying window closed, and experiencing some major struggles with her form at the time, Frizell couldn’t pull off the standard in a last-ditch attempt.

It was tough to watch the competitors she knows so well competing on an Internet feed early in the morning instead of standing beside them in South Korea, but eventually it caused her to return to training with renewed fire.

And one day – after struggling for nearly a full year to get back into the kind of shape that saw her finish in the top-10 at the

2009 world championships – it suddenly clicked again when her Ukrainian coach said the word “around” and a single throw pointed her back on the right track.

The former University of Georgia athlete has been throwing good distances with her heavier training equipment in practice, and is excited to see what will happen once she fires the four-kilogram ball at the Pan Am Games.

It won’t be an easy task up against five more of the world’s top-20 ranked hammer throwers in the Pan Am region, but the goal, she says, is to win a medal.

Frizell, along with shot put world silver medalist Dylan Armstrong, is one of a very small number of top Canadian track-and-field athletes competing in Mexico since most felt the Pan Ams – which are being held about two months later than usual in steamy Guadalajara – would interfere with their preparation for the London Olympics next summer.

“I’ve heard that runners like to do their ‘base training’ in the winter, so I guess for them I understand why they’d miss it,” says Frizell, who tries not to think much about the Olympics because it can distract from the every-day goals required to be in top form.

“I’m not too sure exactly what base training means, I think they run up hills a whole bunch or something, but I’m a thrower – there’s no way in hell I’m running up hills, so Pan Am Games is no problem for me.”

Frizell, who now lives at the national team’s throws centre in Kamloops, B.C., a city that reminds her of Perth with a friendly country vibe to it, looks

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After missing out on the world championships back in the summer, Sultana Frizell is using the chance to compete at the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, as preparation for 2012 Olympic qualifying. at the Pan Am Games as a good opportunity to get some more experience in a multi-sport setting.

The fourth-place finisher from the 2007 Pan Am Games remembers having intestinal problems owing to the local food while in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, so she plans to pack plenty of her own food this time.

“I’m really excited for the Pan Ams,” says Frizell, who’s looking forward to seeing an old friend of hers from Perth, judoka Nicholas Tritton, and hopes to celebrate a medal win along with her birthday after the competition.

Canada is sending a young team to the Pan Am Games, the world’s largest multi-sport event of the 2011 with around 6,000 athletes from 42 countries competing in 36 sports, and representatives from the nation’s capital reflect that overall picture.

Roughly 60 per cent of the athletes from the Ottawa area are age 22 or younger, including seven that are under 19.

Former Nepean-Corona gymnast Talia Chiarelli, whose family now lives in Boston since her father Peter is general manager of the Boston Bruins, is the youngest of the group at age

16, and represents another one of the region’s best medal bets along with Frizell.

The Canadian artistic gymnastics team is fresh off an 11thplace result at the world championships in Tokyo and will look to improve on their bronze medal performance from the 2007 Pan Ams. The oldest Canadian competitor at age 64 is equestrian show jumping legend Ian Millar of Perth, who owns three gold, four silver and two bronze medals from previous Pan Am Games, dating back to the 1979 Games in Puerto Rico.

Other notable medal contenders from the region include John Conway and Aaron Feltham of the Canadian men’s water polo team, Rideau Canoe Club members Kristin Gauthier and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny in canoe-kayak, Ottawa Fury players Rachelle Beanlands and Christina Julien of the Canadian women’s soccer team, and the Ottawa Excalibur’s Sherraine Schalm in fencing.

Other local athletes competing at the Pan Am Games include Michael Robertson (athletics), Ashton Baumann (swimming), Karyn Jewell (swimming), Stephan Wojcikiewicz (badminton), Chris Bisson (baseball), Tyson Hinz (basketball), Cole Hobin (basketball), Phil Scrubb (basketball), Kellie Ring (basketball), Kadie Riverin (basketball), Jill Henselwood (equestrian), Selena O’Hanlon (equestrian), Kelleigh Ryan (fencing), Mo Zhang (table tennis), Pradeeban Peter-Paul (table tennis), PierreLuc Hinse (table tennis), PierreLuc Thériault (table tennis), Gabriela Dabrowski (tennis), Samantha Cornett (squash) and Melanie McCann (modern pentathlon).

‘He was a great family man and a loyal friend’ From ACCIDENT on page 1 Loyens said he had just talked to Angus the day before he died.

“We were just talking about business, talking about family and the upcoming trips we had planned,” Loyens said.

Angus mentioned that he was going to see his favourite football team, the Cleveland Browns, later this year, Loyens added.

He knew Angus for more than 12 years, and said his friend will be remembered as a family man.

“I think it’s important that he’s remembered as a fantastic father to his kids, and that he would do anything for them,” Loyens said.

“He was a great family man and a loyal friend. He was very giving to the community, coached

minor hockey for many years and he enjoyed it.”

Angus started his business, Pro-Formance Insights, and developed BodyArmour hockey gear, after witnessing a young hockey player get slashed by a skate blade.

The gear was made up of shirts and undergarments made with cut-resistant fabric.

“He decided there had to be a better way to protect kids,” said Loyen.

Angus leaves behind his son Dylan and daughter Mackenzie, both teenagers, and a teenaged stepson, Alex Gordon.

He worked for elevator company Schindler North America, which was the company subcon-

tracted by Ashcroft Homes for the developer’s new condominium building at 101 Richmond Rd. Paul Rothwell, spokesman for Ashcroft, said the company was “pretty devastated” when they heard news of Angus’s death.

Rothwell said nobody has questioned Ashcroft on the safety of the site since the incident happened, and that both Ashcroft and Schindler North America have safety procedures and policies in place.

“Despite that, it’s always a precarious thing,” Rothwell said.

“You can’t monitor every individual every minute, no matter how experienced they are.”

He said a letter was sent out to

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The accident that killed Ross Angus occurred at the multi-unit condo currently under construction at 101 Richmond Rd. the few occupants of the building the day after the incident, indicating that elevators would be out of service as the Ministry of Labour investigates.

“Our hearts and minds go out to the families, and we hope the disruption to everyone psychologically and physically is as short as possible.”

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Henderson runs away with OFSAA girls’ golf title DAN PLOUFFE Brooke Henderson was the only one who could tame the course on an unpleasant wet day at Loch March Golf and Country Club, and with the only sub-par round of the one-day tournament, the Grade 9 Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute student emerged as OFSAA girls’ golf festival champion.

“It’s really amazing,” says Henderson, who shot a 2-under 70 on Oct. 13 to win the same title that her older sister Brittany captured five years ago. “It’s nice to carry on what she did. It’s just a great feeling.”

Hitting 17 of 18 greens in regulation, Henderson credits great ball striking for her victory, which could have been even larger than a five-stroke margin if she had a few more putts drop for her.

It’s certainly not a common occurrence for a Grade 9 student to win against high school students of all ages from across the province, but the victory was hardly unexpected for anyone who’s ever watched the 14-year-old who covers 240 yards with her drives hit a golf ball.

This past summer when she was still 13, Henderson qualified for the U.S. women’s amateur through stroke play and even won a round of match play to reach the final 32, so even though it was her first year playing OFSAA, matching up against competitors up to Grade 12 age wasn’t at all intimidating. “(I got) used to playing older girls all summer,” says Henderson, who didn’t feel

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Brooke Henderson shot a 2-under 70 at Loch March Golf and Country Club to win the OFSAA girls’ golf festival by five strokes over Courtney Tolton in a field of around 120 golfers on Oct. 13. any nerves at all competing at OFSAA. “It was just like a regular tournament.”

Henderson enjoyed playing in an event that was close to home – a rare treat that happens infrequently – and having her grandparents on hand to watch her win.

“I did a lot of traveling this summer, and it was great. I played pretty well too and now it’s carried on into the fall,” says Henderson, who’s headed to big events in Texas and Florida in the coming weeks.

“Hopefully I’ll just continue to get better

and win more tournaments.”

Grace Howie from Earl of March Secondary School was the top golfer from the host national capital association, finishing in a tie for fifth place with a score of 78.

“I’m not too happy about how I played, but I had a fun group, so it was good,” says Howie, who traded the traditional post-round handshake for hugs with her foursome that included Henderson. “I was playing with my friends, so we were just laughing it up. It wasn’t my day, but hopefully next year will be better.”

The Grade 11 student is actually fairly new to the golf game, having only taken it up when she was at a sports school in Calgary, where she lived for five years before her family moved back to Ottawa for her father’s work as a lawyer.

“My coach was really good at teaching all the fundamentals,” says Howie, who won the national capital golf title the week before OFSAA and also won some big junior golf titles during the summer.

“It was really competitive with all the kids, and it was fun, so I learned quick.”

Louis-Riel’s Estée Deschamps and Marlies Klekner-Alt were next line for national capital finishers with scores of 81 and 84, which was good for top-10 and top-20 results respectively.

Other local participants included Hailey Joseph, Dawn Turner, Velda Wong, Paxton Mayer, Gabrielle Holden-Lathlin, Rachel Edwards, Chelsea Watson, Sonia Qin, Carly Ann Perron and Ping Lu.

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• OCT. 22 Our Lady of Mount Carmel is holding its annual fall fair in the parish hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come visit our popular baked goods table, enjoy a light lunch in our tea room, browse the fine things, craft and book tables. A silent auction is being held with proceeds to be distributed to the Shepherds of Good Hope and Overbrook-Forbes food banks.

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advance. There is a fee of $20 per person, but sliding scale is available. For more information and to register, see the website at: amydillonnv.wordpress.com , email: nonviolenceworkshop@gmail.com , or call 613-761-9997.

• OCT. 26 Are you interested in developing your public speaking and leadership skills? Visit Bytown Toastmasters! Their open house will take place at the Carleton Heights Community Centre at 1665 Apeldoorn. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. prompt to finish at 8:30 p.m. For more information visit: http://bytown.freetoasthost. net/index.html or call 613-680-3738.

• OCT. 27 Messy Church event takes place at 3191 Riverside Dr. from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. We will celebrate our theme “All Are Welcome” with crafts, music and worship, followed by a simple supper.

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Love to read? Then you won’t want to miss the Pleasant Park/Hawthorne Giant Used Book Sale on Saturday, Oct. 22. Featuring thousands of nearly new books for all ages at great prices, the sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pleasant Park Public School, 564 Pleasant Park Road at Lynda Lane. For more information, or to donate books, visit www.pleasantparkps.ocdsb. ca or call Laurel at 613-731-9678 or Anne at 613-260-5661.

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• ONGOING Westboro Nursery School spaces are still available for two and a half to five year-olds for fall 2011. We are a parent co-operative preschool located in the Dovercourt Community Centre and staffed by registered early childhood educators. Our creative hands-on, play-based curriculum includes introduction to French, sign language, school readiness, music, daily outdoor play and more. Visit: www.westboronurseryschool.ca, email: wns@westboronurseryschool.ca or call 613-860-1522 for details.

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Job Posting

Some of the things you’ll enjoy about working as part of the sales team at Metroland: • Being part of Metroland’s adventure in the online and offline world • Working in a fast paced innovative working environment • Advising clients on cutting edge technologies and industry trends • Becoming an expert in the Web, publishing, and delivery • Self-directed earnings potential

Manager, Digital Media Is working with energetic, passionate people right up your alley?

If so, Metroland Media Group is looking for you!

WHO ARE WE? Metroland Media, Ottawa Division, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and southern Ontario’s most trusted and respected community media source. Our digital media division, manages a network of leading community, specialty and vertical websites across Ontario reaching over 6 million unique internet users every month.

In this position, you will be called upon to: • Identify and discuss advertising needs with prospective customers • Understand and promote METROLAND MEDIA products and services relevant to each new potential client acquisition • Design proposals for customers based on needs assessment • Maintain positive and effective customer relationships

THE OPPORTUNITY As we continue to expand our successful digital sales initiatives, we are currently seeking an energetic, talented and self-assured Manager of Digital Media to drive new business sales throughout the Ottawa region. We’re looking for a motivated leader who demonstrates a sense of urgency, without creating unnecessary chaos. The ideal candidate will have strong management experience and a proven track record for attaining outstanding results through the motivation and development of a sales team. This role requires knowledge of the digital advertising space, the competitive landscape and a solutions oriented approach to selling.

Requirements: • A can-do attitude with a drive for success • Good Internet skills • The desire to earn the income you want based on sales results • Excellent communication skills • Media experience is an asset, but not required.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to provide his/her own transportation

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO • Manage and develop a team of “hunters” who are exclusively focused on generating new business/clients • Utilize your expertise to maximize revenue and develop strategies to ensure superior execution from your team • Consistently monitor team performance relative to targets and adjust plans accordingly to ensure that targets are achieved • Mentor your team and strive to make them better; we expect them to continually improve as a result of your expert leadership • Work through obstacles/objections with your team members, while ensuring superior customer satisfaction at all times • Ongoing reporting, tracking and forecasting

Metroland Media attributes its success and winning culture to its dedicated employees. We are committed to offering you a best-in-class total rewards package, ongoing growth and development opportunities, plus a dynamic and innovative working environment.

Forward your resume in confidence to Josh Max (josh.max@metroland.com).

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ABOUT YOU • A track record of successfully driving revenue, with a focus on acquiring new business • Previous experience in a sales leadership role, with preference given to with digital advertising sales experience • Demonstrated ability to coach and develop successful “hunters” • Top notch presentation/communication skills, with a natural ability to build positive relationships • Extensive knowledge of the local digital media/advertising landscape • Highly skilled in all Microsoft Office applications, with expert knowledge of Excel

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? • The opportunity to be part of a company at the cutting edge of the digital media industry; you’ll never get bored in our fast-paced, constantly evolving and challenging environment.

• We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll get a comprehensive benefits package, including 4 weeks vacation and a group RRSP plan • The sky’s the limit; our uncapped commission plan provides unlimited earning potential • The opportunity to work with other talented and awesome people

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Looking for your next career challenge? If so, Metroland Media Group is the place to be!

Interested candidates are requested to forward their resume, cover letter and salary expectations to john.willems@metroland.com Please reference “Manager, Digital Media” in the subject line.

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Free estimates,

Reasonable, References.

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Also available small weddings, my home, weekdays. The Rev. Alan Gallichan.

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STUFF THAT’S NOT ON A RESUME • Type-A personality, highly competitive, self-motivated and driven by results • A confident and influential leader with the ability to motivate and inspire • Proactive and optimistic, with a “can do” attitude • Can be decisive and demonstrate timely decision making, often under complex and demanding circumstances • Energized by deadlines/pressure with a passion for exceeding targets • A believer in digital media, where it is today and where it’s going

Metroland is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

BECAUSE YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS

Perhaps you haven’t found the right company to “click” with or the right opportunity to really show what you can do. We may have a career for you as a member of our multimedia sales team.

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