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Guardian Angels Catholic School provides Christmas gifts for St. Rose of Lima school community. – Pages 17-18 JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLAND

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Colin Menzel places a jelly bean on the roof of his gingerbread house at the Richmond Youth Gingerbread House Making Contest on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre in Richmond, sponsored by Youth Connexion of the city of Ottawa in partnership with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre.

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EMC news - The Richmond Village Association (RVA) is in danger of folding.

It all depends on whether a number of Richmond residents step forward and offer to be involved with the RVA going forward or not. If this does not happen, current president Don Flanders sees no option but to disband the organization. “We are now at a critical juncture in the history of the Richmond Village Association,� Mr. Flanders states in an email outreach to the community.

He states that if the positions of president, secretary, treasurer and two directors are not filled at or before the

RVA’s annual general meeting in February, then the organization will have to disband.

And even this may not be enough, as he points out that the RVA does not have at present a sufficient number of volunteers to run the community activities that it has organized over the years.

For example, the garden contest which the RVA has organized in past years has already been cancelled for 2013 due to this lack of volunteers.

Other community events and activities which the RVA organizes but which depend on volunteer help include the annual Richmond Village Garage Sale, the Christmas parade, the “Lighting of the Park� ceremony, the winter street banner contest, maintenance of the Rich-

mond village website, spring cleanup day in Richmond with its associated poster contest for students and beautification of Richmond through the hanging of flower baskets in the summer.

The RVA, as per its mandate to represent the views of Richmond residents on issues of concern, also plays a role in commenting on development proposals in Richmond and in monitoring initiatives such as the source water protection plan. The RVA also tries to be a community information source for the community through its website and facebook page and also through the distribution of flyers outlining upcoming community events and activities.

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EMC sports - The Goulbourn Recreation Complex and the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena are both venues for the 2013 Bell Capital Cup. These two Stittsville arenas are among 31 ice surfaces across the city of Ottawa being used in this tournament which is widely recognized as the world’s premier atom and peewee hockey tournament.

This year’s edition of the Bell Capital Cup tournament includes 19 divisions for atom and peewee minor hockey teams, involving 380 teams and more than 6,500 players. Teams from five different countries are expected to participate in the tournament including Canada (three provinces and one territory), China (Hong Kong), Finland, Germany and the United States (with teams from nine different states).

The 19 divisions in this year’s Bell Capital Cup includes two girls’ groups.

This is the 14th edition of the tournament which began in 1999.

The tournament, which begins this Thursday, Dec. 27, will run through to Tuesday, Jan. 1. In total, there will be more than 800 games played in the tournament.

Each division’s championship game will be played at Scotiabank Place, home of the Ottawa Senators, over the course of three days, from Sunday, Dec. 30 through to Tuesday, Jan. 1.

It is estimated that more than 20,000 visitors will be in the National Capital Region as a result of this tournament. Nearly 12,000 hotel rooms will be used during the event.

The Ottawa International Hockey Festival, the non-profit organization that runs the Bell Capital Cup tournament, has a mandate to support local children’s charities and minor hockey.

That’s why funds raised from this year’s tournament will once again go to support minor hockey and local charities. Last year $150,000 was raised through Bell Capital Cup initiatives, bringing the 13 year total for the tournament to more than $2.4 million.

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More projects planned for Seje in 2013 Special to the News EMC news - The Community Bible Church in Stittsville has been partnering with the village of Seje in Kenya since April 2011.

The objective of the partnership is to establish sustainable solutions in agriculture, clean water and education in the community of Seje which is in one of the poorest regions in Africa.

Seje is located in western Kenya near the Ugandan border. The region suffers from droughts for much of the year.

In addition, villagers as a rule do not have access to clean water as the region does not support wells from a geological perspective. AIDS and malaria are prevalent in the region. Half of the children do not survive to see their fifth birthday because of disease, primarily caused by dirty water.

The Seje community also has a high number of orphans who are at great risk since the community cannot adequately look after them. They receive minimal education, food and

medical assistance.

Through various fundraisers and support from sponsors, the Community Bible Church in Stittsville has partnered with the community of Seje on several projects already.

A school for orphans has been started. Initially supporting two classes, namely junior and senior kindergarten, the school provides quality education, food and health services for orphans.

A water system that draws water from a nearby river was built. The system filters

and chlorinates the water and then pumps it up a hill into a storage container. The system is solar powered and has distribution lines to sites such as the school. The Seje community volunteered its time to dig over two kilometers of trenches through dry, rocky ground to install the water system. The first phase of the project is nearly complete.

Ten dilapidated huts have been rebuilt. They are the homes of those who are sick or elderly and could not do it themselves.

A community centre that serves multiple purposes such as meetings and events was built. This community centre, which should be operational this December, will also be used as a temporary school facility.

The Community Bible Church/Seje partnership has also provided funding to support emergency health needs.

The primary objective of the Community Bible Church/ Seje partnership in 2013 is to build upon what has been done and work towards establishing community sustainability.

Projects planned for 2013 include adding another grade for the school, doubling the capacity of the water system, teaching farming techniques specific to the regional con-

ditions and acquiring four acres of farmland that will be owned and operated by the community, with the agricultural produce primarily used to support the school.

There is a need for more sponsors for children in order to add the additional class planned for 2013. In addition, there is a need for volunteers to work on project teams or help with fundraising.

Anyone interested in helping out in any of these ways should contact Ron Killeen at ron.killeen@sympatico,ca or Pastor Steve Stewart at steve. stewart@cbcstittsville.com More information can be found on the Community Bible Church’s website at www. cbcstittsville.com/home/sejeproject

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But all of this community involvement and work is now at risk as the RVA faces this leadership and volunteer crisis.

At the upcoming annual general meeting this February, the executive positions of president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer will all be vacated. If they are not replaced, then the future of the RVA looks bleak. The positions of president, secretary, treasurer and at least two director positions must be filled at the annual general meeting for the RVA to be able to continue.

And even this may not be enough unless a number of Richmond residents come forward and offer to help with one or more of the RVA events and activities.

The RVA was established in 1997 as an organization to represent the interests of Richmond residents on issues of concern. It also organizes events and activities of a community nature.

Current RVA president Don Flanders can be contacted at donflan@magma.ca

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Giving to Food Bank Robin Derrick, left, on behalf of the Stittsville Food Bank, accepts a giant cheque representing the donation of $1,751.38 to the Food Bank from the Stittsville Public School Council as the proceeds from the Santa’s Seconds Sale which was held at the school on Friday, Dec. 14, with student Jessica Tomacic, centre, and Sabrina Kemp, right, Stittsville Public School student Jenna Sayer, right, presents a giant cheque representing representing the School Council. At the sale, students were able to purchase previouslya donation of $1,351.99 to Habitat for Humanity (National Capital Region) to Scott loved items to give as Christmas presents to family and friends, with the proceeds going MacDonald, left, fund development manager for Habitat for Humanity. The funds were to the Food Bank. raised through a penny drive which was held at the school.

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EMC news - The generosity of businesses and individuals in the Stittsville community has been so great that the Stittsville District Lions Club has had to double the size of its sign at Village Square Park on which it thanks all those who have contributed $100 to help with the Christmas lights at the park.

The original two-panel sign thanking donors has now become a four-panel sign to make room for the additional donors.

These new panels give thanks to the following donors: Stittsville Automotive Service Centre Ltd., Matt Wigney Enterprises, Bell Plumbing, Kavanagh Family Investments Ltd., Stittsville Legion, Shoppers Drug Mart, Bill Bradley, Stittsville Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Novatech Engineering, R.D. Richardson Real Estate, Holitzner Homes, Deloitte Management Services, Stittsville IDA Drug Mart, Dr. Roy Kang (denist), Lion Paul Riddell, Dr. Do Dental, DeMarco Construction, Granite Ridge Specialty Care, Motion Works Physiotherapy, Hinton Automotive, The Mixing Bowl, Earth Movers, Main Street Optical, Rose-Lyne Gauthier LLB, Kimberly Martinuk State Farm, Howard and Molly Maguire, Stittsville Physiotherapy Centre, Napoli’s CafÊ, Sharkey’s Towing and Autovation Inc. Donors listed on the first two panels of the sign included Hudson Insurance, Capital Services Snowplowing, Brown’s Your Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart (Stittsville), Kellco Car Care, Primrose Capital & Excavation, Blondehead Farms Inc., Marg’s Drapery, Restore All Amsted Developments, Stittsville

District Lions Club, Wayne Beaten Enterprises Inc., The Glen Scottish Restaurant, Stittsville Trailers, Stittsville Signs, Vos Trailers, Kodiak Snowblowing Inc., Royal Bank (Stittsville), Tony Olsen Enterprises, Canadian Golf and Country Club, Stittsville Ranges, Murray Refrigeration, Capital Water Supply Ltd., Dr. Jack Newton (Dentistry), Napoli’s CafĂŠ, Bowmac Gunpar (1996) Inc., Reginald and Lesley Roe and Stittsville Pool & Spa. The Stittsville District Lions Club not only purchases replacement lights for the Christmas lights display at Village Square Park but also provides the manpower to put up the new lights and ensure that all of the lights are working prior to the formal “turning onâ€? ceremony following the annual Parade of Lights.

The Lions Club is helped in financing the purchase of these new lights that are needed every year by donors, both corporate and individual.

In the past, these sponsors were acknowledged by individual signs which were placed on the trees in the park. However, these signs would be blown by the wind and required ongoing vigilance throughout the holiday season.

This year, for the first time, the Stittsville District Lions Club went with a fixed sign on which the sponsors are listed.

Produced by Stittsville Signs and Glass which is located next to Village Square Park, the sign has been erected along Stittsville Main Street at the edge of Village Square Park.

The sign features the Lions logo at its top, along with the phrase “Thank You To Our Sponsors.�

The sign features both blue and yellow, the two traditional Lions Club colours.

Stittsville Legion happenings Special to the News

On New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, Laurie Hall will be performing in the downstairs lounge at the Stittsville Legion Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. to help celebrate at the branch’s New Year’s Levee. Everyone is welcome.

Pool is played at the Legion Hall every Sunday at 1 p.m. It is open to everyone, not just Legion members. For more information, please

email Fred Appel at appelpit@rogers.com Lunch is served at the Legion Hall every Friday at noon. Everyone is welcome to drop in and enjoy the lunch and some fellowship.

On Friday evenings, there is darts, music and a movie at the Legion hall. Again everyone in the community is welcome to drop in for a visit and friendship. Bingo is played every Wednesday starting at 6:45 p.m. at the Legion Hall. The next bingo will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

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Singing at TD Canada Trust Leo Maiorino, left, of Stittsville, playing the guitar, is joined in singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at the TD Canada Trust branch at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carp Road in Stittsville on Thursday, Dec. 20 at noon by Alfonso Movilla, right, district vice-president for Ottawa West for TD Canada Trust.

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SVA covers Parade of Lights expenses John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

The general principle that each SVAsponsored community event should be self-sufficient and cover its own expenses is to remain in place. SVA-sponsored community events include not only the Parade of Lights but also the annual Canada Day celebrations, Villagefest in the fall and the Art and Authors in the Park event in the spring.

The SVA executive also discussed possible changes to the annual Parade of Lights such as charging a fee for commercial/business entries.

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EMC news - This year’s Parade of Lights attracted a record number of floats and entries, over 50, but it also attracted some red ink for the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) which organizes the annual event.

The SVA incurred expenses of about $1,000 while there was no offsetting revenue this year. In previous years, the SVA has received some corporate sponsorship which has helped offset these expenses.

This year there were no corporate sponsorships associated with the event.

Expenses incurred by the SVA included an appearance fee for the highland pipe band that traditionally leads the parade, cost of a public address system at Village Square to announce the floats as they passed by on Stittsville Main Street and for use at the Lighting of the Park ceremony which follows the parade and a small cost for the delivery and pickup of the traffic control barriers.

At its December executive meeting, the SVA agreed to cover these Parade of Lights expenses from SVA reserve funds, although it was generally agreed that this should be an exception rather than the rule for SVA events.

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EMC news - The nativity story came alive at Christ Church Ashton on Sunday morning, Dec. 16.

This happened thanks to the youth of the church’s Sunday School who put on a pageant telling the story of the birth of the Baby Jesus.

Costumed Sunday School youth assumed the various roles in the pageant such as Ella Wiggins as Mary, holding the Baby Jesus; Cameron Toswell as Joseph; Eric Wiggins, Evan Gwin and Luke McKessock as the Three Kings; Erin Lyons as an Angel; and Sara Lyons as a sheep.

The story was narrated by Carlee Lyons.

Following the worship service, members of the congregation joined the cast of the Sunday School pageant for refreshments in the parish hall.

This presentation of the Sunday School pageant began a busy week at Christ Church Ashton. There was caroling in the village on Tuesday evening, Dec. 18 while the Anglican Church Women held a Christmas dinner on Thursday evening, Dec. 20.

Christ Church Ashton held two services on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24 as well as a morning worship service on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25.

Rev. Jim Kirkpatrick is the minister at Christ Church Ashton.

Brian Hull is the Rector’s Warden while Kirk Hansen is the People’s Warden. Ivan Warner is the treasurer while Colin Price is the envelope secretary.

Pat Sample, Karen Wiggins and Jennifer Bulman look after the church’s music ministry while George Margita looks after property matters.

Jeff McKessock is in charge of the Sunday School while Marion Jones heads the Anglican Church Women.

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Cameron Toswell plays the role of Joseph in the Sunday School nativity pageant at Christ Church Ashton in Ashton on Sunday, Dec. 16.

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Erin Lyons plays the role of an Angel in the Sunday School nativity pageant at Christ Church Ashton in Ashton on Sunday, Dec. 16.

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Dec. 16 are, from left, Eric Wiggins, Evan Gwin and Luke McKessock.

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ather than looking back at the year that was, let’s look ahead to what lies in store for the city of Ottawa and its residents in the coming 12 months.

Yes, there were significant events in the history of this city last year -- the Lansdowne Park court decisions and the approval of the light rail plan stand out as two of the biggest -- but with those things in the past, what does the turning of the calendar

year have in store for us? If we had our way, here are a few things that we think everyone living here can agree would be good things for the capital.

With any luck, the Ontario Liberal party will wrap its leadership contest up in due course and recall the legislature as soon as possible in the new year, allowing the entire province to get on with the business of rejuvenating Ontario. Between labour conflicts, questionable

conduct by elected officials, troubled government agencies and a stagnant economy, there is too much that needs to be sorted out at Queen’s Park for the prorogation to last much longer.

Speaking of labour strife, we hope the Ministry of Education and teachers’ federations can come to an agreement that allows for our children to receive the education they deserve under conditions that allow government to rein in the

deficit while respecting the collective bargaining rights of teachers. That’s a tough task considering the current climate, but it’s the challenge at hand.

Closer to home, Ottawa needs to finally move forward with the Presto program or move on. A system that makes the most of existing technology to ensure maximum convenience for transit riders while minimizing cost and increasing efficiency for OC Transpo is

what we expect.

If Metrolinx, the provincial agency behind Presto, can’t deliver this type of system, the city needs to find someone who can.

With the city’s Official Plan up for review, now is the time to bring the preamalgamation patchwork of zoning bylaws under one roof, making planning easier for staff and the rules easier to understand for developers and residents alike.

When it comes to transparency, the city needs to prove its commitment to openness by being upfront about projects such as the temporary parking lot on

Lees Avenue. Over the fiveplus years it’s expected to take to finish the LRT project this isn’t going to be the only temporary measure the city will need to take, but it can surely do so in a more transparent way.

There are other things we’d like to see, too: the return of professional hockey to the ice at Scotiabank Place, more work to make Ottawa one of North America’s most cyclingfriendly city and the genesis of planning for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017.

We accomplished much as a city in 2012. Let’s keep up the good work in 2013.

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A bit of perspective for 2012 human beings earning a meagre wage. Ban the robocalls. If we are to be called, let a human being do the dialing, for Pete’s sake, and pay him some money.

4. Social media — or, more precisely, talking about social media. Facebook, Twitter and whatnot are either going to survive or not.

Who knows? But do the mainstream media have to be so fixated on them, as if they were as newsworthy as war, starvation or, more to the point, climate change? A related bad idea in the mainstream media is treating Twitter feeds as if they were news. Nobody cares about somebody’s 140 characters and, as we’ve seen in recent tragic events, they are often horrendously wrong.

5. Siri. Hey, you can talk to you phone and tell it what to do. You can tell it to play you a samba or call your uncle. You can ask your phone where the nearest sushi is. What a contribution to mankind. Think of the useful products that could be coming out of our economic system, think of the serious problems our economic system could be solving if it wasn’t expending all its creative energy on phones.

6. Condos. Enough already. Our city needs at least some small houses, small stores. We’re losing them every day as new condos rise, ever higher. The arguments for intensification are familiar to us all. But this is getting too intense.

Since this a complicated world, we must take account of some ideas that are iffy. They may be good, they may be bad. We’ll just have to wait and see. In this category we would place such things as postal delivery changes, every-other-week garbage pickup and additional lanes on the Queensway.

We shouldn’t omit thoughts of the best ideas of the year. There were some. As always, the NCC Christmas lights were gorgeous downtown, although perhaps a bit cut back, in the Scrooge-ish spirit of the times. The Rink of Dreams at City Hall is terrific. Check it out at night if you haven’t seen it. By year’s end it will have accommodated more skaters than the National Hockey League. And finally, here’s a good idea that not everyone expected: light rail.

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n the midst of all this seasonal joy and hilarity and sing-songing and retrospecting, there is a constant need for perspective, an imperative to bring us back to earth.

With that in mind, this is exactly the right time to present the Worst Ideas of 2012, with a special emphasis on the National Capital Region.

1. A casino for downtown. What more needs to be said? Negligible contribution to the economy, if any, social problems galore. The truly classy cities of the world shun casinos.

It would be nice if we could be among them.

Think how it would improve the life, not to mention the image of the city, if downtown got a new library instead of a new casino.

2. Two-tier recess. This one might have gone unnoticed if not for coverage in the Citizen.

Some elementary schools are adopting a plan under which special programs are available at recess for children whose parents fork over the money. Can you imagine any responsible educator even looking once at such a program?

The kids with less money stand and watch the kids with more money have fun? The reason we have public schools is so that every child can receive the same level of education. If these programs are that good, the school boards should pay for them and make them available to all. Either that or ditch the idea altogether.

3. Robocalls, political or otherwise. It’s bad enough that they have been allowed to intrude into elections, but even without that it’s bad.

Why should machines be allowed to disturb us in our homes? It’s bad enough that telemarketers interrupt our dinners, but at least these are

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Acclaimed actors in International Film Series John Curry

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EMC news - Omar Sy, Sarah Polley, Mads Mikkelsen and Chris O’Dowd. Four actors, all acclaimed in their own way. And what is to be a common thread linking them all?

None other than they will all be in one of the four films shown in the first-ever International Film Series being offered by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville. The films will be shown during the Film Series’ four month run at the Empire Theatre at Kanata Centrum in Kanata, with one of the four films being shown on one Thursday each month starting this coming January.

Omar Sy will be starring in “The Intouchables,” a French film with English subtitles that will be shown on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. This film, featuring the development of an improbable bond between a wealthy quadriplegic and a young offender of Senegalese descent who is hired as a livein caregiver, became the second highest grossing French film of all time in France, so you know that it’s good.

For her performance in the film, Omar Sy received the Cesar Award (France’s equivalent of an Oscar) for best actor. He was the first black actor to win the award.

Born in France, Omar Sy, who is now 34 years of age, has been acting since the year 2000 when he made his film debut as a taxi driver in the film “La Tour Montpamesse infemale.”

That brings us to Sarah Polley, a Canadian actress, singer, film director and screenwriter who first came to widespread

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attention for her role in the television series “Road to Avonlea.”

Her film “Stories We Tell,” which is the first feature length documentary that she has directed, will be shown on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. as the second film to be shown in this International Film Series being held by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville.

This film had its world premiere at the 2012 Venice Film Festival and had its North American premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

The film is about Sarah Polley herself and her own family.

Sarah Polley made her debut as a director with the film “Away from Here” which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

So far, one French actor and one Canadian actor/director.

That’s brings us to Mads Mikkelsen, a Danish actor who stars in “A Royal Affair,” a film that will be shown as part of this International Film Series on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m.

This 2011 film is an histori-

Mads Mikkelsen cal drama set in 18th century Denmark at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark. It features a romance that developes between the Queen and the royal physician.

This film has been selected as Denmark’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.

Mads Mikkelsen, for his part, has received accolades for his film work. He played the villain Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film “Ca-

sino Royale.” At the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, he received the Best Actor Award for his role in another film called “The Hunt.”

The final film in this International Film Series being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville is “The Sapphires,” a 2012 Australian film that is based on a popular stage show in Australia.

One of its stars is Chris O’Dowd, who has appeared on TV in both Britain and Ireland.

The film tells the story of “The Sapphires,” four indigenous women who form a musical group and travel to Vietnam in 1968 to sing for the troops in the war there.

This film had its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

All four of these films – “The Intouchables,” “Stories We Tell,” “A Royal Affair,” and “The Sapphires” will be part of the International Film Series that will run from January through April (one Thursday evening a month) at the Empire Theatre at Kanata Centrum in Kanata. That’s when you will have the opportunity to see these actors –

Omar Sy, Sarah Polley, Mads Mikkelsen and Chris O’Dowd – display their work, as well as see the work of numerous other actors who are making their mark on the international film stage.

And what’s so great about all of this is that a pass to see all four of these movies is only $36 for one person.

These passes are available for sale now at the Gaia Java Coffee Company shop at the Stittsville Shopping Centre (Shoppers Drug Mart plaza) at 1300 Stittsville Main Street and also at the ward office of city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road.

For more information about this International Film Series, please call Valerie Wright, a member of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville, at 613836-9125 or send an email to filmseries@stittsvillerotary. com .

The Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville is sponsoring this International Film Series in partnership with Film Circuit, the film outreach arm of the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Fitness Depot: Dedicated to Your Fitness and Health

by Brian Turner

As the old year ends and the new approaches, more than a few of us will take a look in the mirror and decide it’s time to shape up. Maybe we’ll join a gym, but many of us will look to purchase home exercise equipment as a more convenient, comfortable, and private alternative to fitness club membership. But where to turn? Which elliptical, treadmill, rower, or exercise bike to buy? It’s easy to get lost in the myriad of websites, media ads, and avalanches of flyers overflowing our mailboxes. It’s also very easy to choose the wrong piece of equipment, that no matter how often you use it or how well designed it is, won’t deliver the results you’re looking for. And of course there’s the risk of injury because you didn’t get the appropriate advice you needed before purchasing a piece of fitness equipment that your body or physical condition isn’t suited for.

Fitness Depot has been providing solutions to all these problems and concerns for over 20 years in Ottawa and their long list of satisfied and physically fit clients provide strong testament to their customercentered way of doing business. First, all of the associates you’ll meet at either Fitness Depot location (499 Industrial Ave in the east or 255 Kanata Ave in the west) are experts on the products and accessories they offer. They have been specifically trained by North America’s major fitness equipment manufacturers and receive continual education and updates on new designs and features. They are all fulltime employees and were chosen because of their commitment to physical fitness and excellent customer service.

Second, if you want to try any of Fitness Depot’s equipment or products before you buy, it’s as easy as riding a bike because they’re all set up in their comfortable and roomy facilities for demo purposes.

There’s no guessing from looking at a picture on the box or at some video as to whether or not you’re choosing the right product. Fitness Depot’s staff also take the time to ask the right questions to make sure that what you buy is right for you and other members of your family who might use it, and for your home. There’s no use getting the perfect home gym system if it won’t fit in your family or exercise room. In fact in most cases the associate you first meet will be the one to guide you through choosing and purchasing the right equipment and accessories to accompanying the delivery truck to your home to ensure a done-right-the-first-time set-up and to make sure you’re completely comfortable with all the features and operations.

And since they’re a depot, they carry everything they offer in stock and can arrange most installations on a same-day basis. Why wait days or weeks when you want to start your new life now?

Some us of will enter Fitness Depot for the first time after being gym or club members and will be pleasantly surprised to find the same reputable major brands that our fitness club uses. Fitness Depot’s equipment suppliers are very carefully chosen and only ship to specialty retailers. You don’t have to be a fitness veteran to recognize names like LifeFitness, Precor, or Octane just to name a few. And commercial gyms and clubs also purchase their equipment from Fitness Depot. So the same expert associates that local gyms rely on, are there to serve you as well. And they’re happy to handle special orders for those rare occasions when someone is looking for a hard to find item that isn’t normally stocked.

More than a few of us have experienced (or know someone who has) the difficulty that can arise when a fitness machine requires service or repair. With purchases from some retailers, the only choice is to package it up and send it back. But Fitness Depot runs a complete service centre in Ottawa that’s as close as your computer mouse. And since they offer their own in-house extended service plans, affordable peace of mind comes along with professional technicians. Whether it’s a simple adjustment or minor repair, or part replacement, it’s all part of Fitness Depot’s A to Z white-glove customer service.

For Ottawa’s truly largest selection of fitness equipment and gear at the guaranteed lowest prices, with service that’s as fit as a fiddle, there really is only one choice with two great locations: Fitness Depot. East end manager Paul Riley and west end’s Kevin DeForge and their very physical teams are on site and on track Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, and on Sundays from noon to 5:00 pm. You can reach them by phone at 613-247-8888 (East) or 613-591-8988 (West). Their website at www.fitnessdepotottawa.com has full details and specs on everything they sell. Good quality home fitness equipment means a long term relationship that brings much more value than flashy offers on unknown brands. With Fitness Depot, nothing’s holding you back from a fit future.

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Councillor looks back on 2012 John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - New trafďŹ c signals. A new sidewalk. A new ice surface. Pedestrian improvements along Huntmar Drive. An expanded Bryanston Gate Park. A new Park and Ride at Scotiabank Place. And when added to Ottawa-wide initiatives like the rejuvenation of Lansdowne Park and advances in the LRT project, 2012 was a good year on the municipal government front, at least in the view of city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri..

In looking back on 2012, councillor Qadri says that city council has worked well together as a team under mayor Jim Watson and with city staff in moving forward with projects in the past year.

He particularly pointed to the Lansdowne Park and LRT projects, saying that these two projects along with the opening of the new Ottawa Convention Centre are deďŹ ning accomplishments for the current council.

Councillor Qadri also points to the “Ottawa on the Move� initiative to fund infrastructure improvements in the city, noting that a new sidewalk along Stittsville Main Street at Bell Memorial Park and pedestrian improvements along Huntmar Drive north of Maple Grove Road were both realized thanks to this initiative.

He admitted that the recent auditor general’s report had identiďŹ ed some deďŹ ciencies at city hall but he noted that city staff has reacted quickly to the report and has acted on most of the recommendations.

Councillor Qadri says that the auditor general’s report is necessary as it helps keep the city on a “mindful path.�

He feels that the city’s budget for 2013 with a 2.09 percent tax increase is a good one that takes into account the needs of the ever-expanding city.

As for Stittsville improvements in 2012, councillor Qadri points to the installation of trafďŹ c signals at the intersection of Stittsville Main Street and Wintergreen Drive/ Mulkins Street, noting that it took 23 years to get them in place but that ďŹ nally all of the trafďŹ c conditions were met to get them installed. He said that the intersection is now far safer thanks to the trafďŹ c signals, both for Wyldewood residents and also for those using the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena.

Councillor Qadri also points to the opening of the new ice pad at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in 2012. “That is a great addition to this community,� he said, noting that the new ice surface is fully accessible and can be used for sledge hockey.

Councillor Qadri is also pleased with the refurbishment and enlargement of the Bryanston Gate Park which can now better serve both the Bryanston Gate community and parts of the adjacent Jackson Trails community. He also feels that the small toboggan hill that is now part of the park is a good addition to the community.

Councillor Qadri is pleased as well with the establishment of the new Park and Ride at Scotiabank Place which he feels is taking some pressure

Shad Qadri off the Park and Ride at Eagleson Road and the Queensway. He notes that there will be more bus services running through the lot in the future, particularly when an on-ramp from the lot to the adjacent Queensway becomes a reality.

He expects that this will happen sometime in mid-2013.

Councillor Qadri says that he worked with members of the community in responding to the Environmental Assessment dealing with a new landďŹ ll on the Waste Management site on Carp Road. He says that he met with the Ontario Minister of the Environment along with representations of the community coalition opposing the new landďŹ ll site to put forward the community’s concerns about the proposal.

Councillor Qadri said that in the past year he has been working with several other councillors on examining

the city’s planning policies “through what we call a suburban lens.�

The group is looking at city planning policies to see how they should be changed to allow for more intensiďŹ cation in urban and suburban areas without impacting on safety or quality of life.

Councillor Qadri is also pleased that in 2012 he was able to get the go-ahead for the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the widening of the Carp Road between Hazeldean Road and the Queensway. While this will probably take a year or two to complete, councillor Qadri is happy that the EA is now “on the table.�

Councillor Qadri admits that there have been “hiccups� in the rollout of the new Presto card for OC Transpo but he is willing to wait until this coming April when it is to be released. He notes, though, that if the Presto card is not up and running in April, then the city has to look at another system.

Councillor Qadri, in cooperation with the Stittsville Village Association, has taken steps recently to ensure that new businesses and developments in Stittsville respect the name of Stittsville and use it to identify their location. He says that keeping the identity of Stittsville and indeed any other similar historic community in the city is very important. He says that Stittsville has a well deďŹ ned history that should be respected.

He attributes some confusion on the matter to the fact that the Stittsville ward boundaries and Canada Post’s Stittsville mail addresses are not identical in all cases.

Trivia Challenge Night John Curry

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EMC news - Trivia will once again be running wild at the Lions Hall in Stittsville on Friday, Feb. 22.

That’s when the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville will be hosting its eighth annual Trivia Challenge Night – ten rounds of ten questions each, all trivia-related.

Each round has a prize while there are also three grand prizes - $500 for ďŹ rst

place, $350 for second place and $150 for third place. Teams of eight people are able to compete for these prizes.

The funds raised by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville through holding this annual Trivia Challenge Night help the Club with its community and international projects which have included helping fund the Dave Smith Drug Treatment Centre and the Ottawa Rotary Home, a fresh water well in Ghana, a library and community centre in Luweero in Uganda,

building a gazebo at a women’s shelter and developing youth leadership.

For more information about the eighth annual Trivia Challenge Night being held by the Rotary Club of Ottawa- Stittsville on Friday, Feb. 22, or for information about sponsorship opportunities in the event, please contact Rotary Club members Theresa Qadri at 613-620-6245 or at theresaq@rogers.com or Brad Spriggs at 613-836-1637 or at bradspriggs@rogers. com

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And, while it has been offered in the Nepean area for over 30 years, it has never been offered outside the Nepean boundaries â&#x20AC;&#x201C; until now. Starting on Monday, Jan. 7, the Duffer Doo program is coming to Richmond. It will be offered at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre on Monday mornings as of that date.

The Duffer Doo program is designed to encourage and enhance a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development with crafts, songs, games and theme-related activities. In the program, youngsters get to socialize with their peers and with caring staff in a fun environment.

For more information about this Duffer Doo program, please contact Mary Lou Davidson, program coordinator for Richmond/Goulbourn for the Community Programs Branch of the city of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department at 613-580-2424, ext. 33271 or via email at mary-lou. davidson@ottawa.ca .Additional information about this Duffer Doo program and about rural recreation programs in general can be obtained by visiting the website www.ottawa.ca/ruralwest .

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THANK YOU FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, my son was 6 years old. One night, while he was brushing his teeth, he looked up at me and told me what he wanted for Christmas. He said that even though he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in Santa anymore, he still wished for a toy car. It was one of those cars that climbs walls, turns over and just keeps going and going. He told me that he knew he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to get it because we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford it. I was devastated. My little boy wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t asking for much, but he was right; we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the means to get this for himâ&#x20AC;?.

This story is from a mother who has received help from the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aid Society of Ottawa. Due to external circumstances beyond her control, life wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what she had envisioned for her children. When her worker found out about her situation, she immediately went to the volunteers who manage the Holiday Gift Program in search of this toy. After a few days, the toy was found and a call was made to Mom. Mom was in tears, because she ďŹ nally got a chance to make her little boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wish come true.

After the holidays, the worker received a voicemail explaining how this little boy, Christmas morning, opened his gift and started jumping for joy, squealing with excitement. Mom said when she tucked her little boy in that night, he thanked her, told her it was the best day ever and that now, he BELIEVED! This is just one example of how together, we can make a difference. If you could see the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces light up when they open their gifts or the smile spread across their face from ear to ear, you would be witness to the magical moments the holiday season can bring.

On behalf of the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO) and the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aid Foundation of Ottawa (CAFO), thank you to all who have given their time, money and commitment to the children, youth and families of our community. This year, CASO received more than 9,000 gifts from over 140 organizations, businesses, schools and individuals. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had approximately 10 volunteers donate over 850 hours collecting, sorting and preparing these gifts for pick-up.

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At Goulbourn Middle School At the jelly bean/candy jar guessing game table at the fundraiser which was held for the Ottawa Mission at Goulbourn Middle School on Tuesday, Dec. 18 are, from left, Adam Rehman who is trying to figure out how many candies are in the jar; Wesley Usher, who is writing down his guesses; and Brianna Zrinyi, who is looking after the guessing game table.

Fundraiser for Ottawa Mission Goulbourn Middle School student Chloe Lawrence, right, purchases an origami swan, a traditional piece of the Japanese art of folding paper, from students Emma Laight, left, seated, and Melissa Bretzloff, centre, seated, who are treasurers for the fundraiser for the Ottawa Mission which was held at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 18. This is the second year for this fundraiser which was the idea of Emma Laight as a way of raising funds to help the Ottawa Mission.

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EMC news - It was a convoy carrying the true spirit of Christmas.

The three-vehicle convoy left Guardian Angels Catholic School in Stittsville on Friday morning, Dec. 14, headed for St. Rose of Lima Catholic School (formerly Bayshore Catholic School) in the Bayshore area of Ottawa.

The two schools have been partnered under an Ottawa Catholic School Board initiative which sees one school help out another which may have a school community that has more needs than found elsewhere.

In this case, the convoy vehicles were jammed with gift baskets, over 30 in total, which were assembled by classes at Guardian Angels.

The classes were given information about the receiving family at St. Rose of Lima School, including the ages of those who would be receiving gifts in the gift basket, so that appropriate gifts could be included.

The gift baskets, each packed with gifts, were loaded into the three waiting vehicles, leaving just enough room for the driver, and off they went to St. Rose of Lima School.

At St. Rose of Lima, the receiving families each were invited to the school on an evening to pick up the gift baskets

and take them home, ready for distribution on Christmas.

In addition, each receiving family also received a $50 shopping gift card thanks to the generosity of Guardian Angels Catholic School and its School Council.

Mrs. Donna Bekkers-Boyd, principal of St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, who was one of the drivers in the convoy, said that each receiving family has its own unique story.

A number are new Canadians who are working hard in their new country but who perhaps do not yet have the financial security that allows for a lot of family Christmas gift giving.

So, having the students and families at Guardian Angels Catholic School in Stittsville show such generosity and such a true spirit of Christmas where giving rather than receiving is encouraged has meant a brighter and more joyous Christmas experience for the receiving families at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School.

St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, renamed this school year, is named in honour of St. Rose of Lima, who is the patron saint of indigenous people, of the Americas, of gardeners, of florists, of Peru, of India, of the Phillippines, of Latin America and of embroiderers, among other causes.

St. Rose of Lima, who was the first person born in the

Americas to be canonized by the Catholic Church which happened back in 1671, was

famous for her holiness. Her days were filled with acts of charity and industry as she

helped the sick and hungry in her community. She helped care for the poor while her

nights were devoted to prayer and penance in a little grotto which she had built.

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Standing among some of the gift-wrapped gift baskets in the foyer of Guardian Angels Catholic School in Stittsville, all set to be transported to the St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in the Bayshore area for distribution to families of the school community there, are, from left, Guardian Angels Catholic School student Katie Berube; St. Rose of Lima principal Donna Bekkers-Boyd; Ottawa Catholic School Board district supervisor Tony Arthur; St. Rose of Lima teacher Cathy Weisenberg; Guardian Angels Catholic School principal Andrea Green; and Guardian Angels Catholic School student Holly Saunders.

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Members of the Schriemer family of Munster, all home schooled, who are winners in the Winners at St. Philip Catholic School in Richmond in the 2012 Remembrance Day contest 2012 Remembrance Day contest sponsored by the Richmond Branch 625 of the Royal sponsored by the Richmond Branch 625 of the Royal Canadian Legion are, from left, Canadian Legion are, from left, Victor Schriemer, third in the senior poem category; Maggie Johnson, second in the junior essay category; Sarah Doiron, third in the junior Nelia Schriemer, first in the intermediate poem category; Tessa Schriemer, first in the essay category and also special mention in the junior black and white poster category; junior black and white poster category; and Maria Schriemer, second in the senior essay and Tali Stuyt, special mention in the junior essay category. category.

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EMC news - Posters, essays and poems were all part of the 2012 Remembrance Day contest sponsored by the Richmond Branch 625 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

And winners in the contest included students from South Carleton High School, Munster Elementary School, Richmond Public School and St. Philip Catholic School. In addition, there were also home schooled winners.

The contest had several categories, based on the finished product of poster, essay or poem and also based on age â&#x20AC;&#x201C; senior, intermediate and junior.

In the senior black and white poster category, first place went to South Carleton High School grade 11 student Heather Sanders, with SCHS student Shelby Heath placing second and Dan Sanders of South Carleton placing third.

In the senior essay category, South Carleton High School student Bethany Mowat placed first. Second place went to Maria Schriemer of Munster, who is home schooled, while third place was captured by Michaela McConnell, another South Carleton student.

In the senior poem category, South Carleton High School grade 12 student Isabella Sedgwick placed

first. South Carleton student McKenna Bebee was second while Victor Schriemer of Munster, who is home schooled, was third.

In the intermediate essay category, Alysha Aziz of South Carleton High School placed first while in the intermediate poem category, homeschooled Nelia Schriemer of Munster placed first.

In the junior colour poster category, Emily Toswell of Munster Elementary School was first, with Hannah Hodgson of St. Philip Catholic School in Richmond second. Third place went to Leah Fitzmorris of St. Philip Catholic School.

In the junior black and white

poster category, Tessa Schriemer of Munster, who is home schooled, was the winner. Special mention went to Sarah Doiron of St. Philip Catholic School.

In the junior essay category, Zachary Wallace of St. Philip Catholic School was first, with Maggie Johnson of St. Philip placing second.

Sarah Doiron of St. Philip was third.

Special mention went to Tali Stuyt of St. Philip Catholic School.

In the junior poem category, AvaRaye Konopliff of St. Philip Catholic School was the winner.

In the primary colour poster category, Kailey Lewis of St. Philip Catholic School was first, with Syd-

ney Burland of Richmond Public School placing second.

Third place went to Kody Lorraine of Munster Elementary School while Alexandra Steenbakkers of St. Philip received special mention.

Sonia Buffone of St. Philip Catholic School won the primary black and white poster category with Emily Lalonde of Munster Elementary School placing second. Third place went to Lauren Mousseau of Munster Elementary School.

A special mention went to Darcy Castellarin for the story/poem which he submitted.

The winners in each category each received a monetary prize.

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Winners at Munster Elementary School in Munster in the 2012 Remembrance Day contest sponsored by the Richmond Legion are, from left, Emily Toswell, first in the junior colour poster category; Kody Lorraine, third in the primary colour poster category; Emily Lalonde, second in the primary black and white poster category; and Lauren Mousseau, third in the primary black and white poster contest.

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Richmond Legion Remembrance Day contest winners are, from left, Sonia Buffone, first in the primary black and white poster category; Alexandra Steenbakkers, special mention in the primary colour poster category; Ava-Raye Konopliff, first in the junior poem category; and Kailey Lewis, first in the primary colour poster contest. All are students at St. Philip Catholic School in Richmond.

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Elizabeth Douville, left, who looks after the Remembrance Day contest sponsored by the Richmond Legion, and Richmond Legion president Brian Goss, right, congratulate Richmond Public School grade two student Sydney Burland, centre, for her second place finish in the primary colour poster category.

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Winners at South Carleton High School in Richmond in the 2012 Remembrance Day contest sponsored by the Richmond Legion e, from left, Bethany Mowat, first in the senior essay category; Shelby Heath, second in the senior black and white poster category; Heather Sanders, first in the senior black and white poster category; and Dan Sanders, third in the senior black and white poster category.

South Carleton High School winners in the 2012 Remembrance Day contest sponsored by the Richmond Legion are, from left, Alysha Aziz, first place in the intermediate essay category; McKenna Bebee, second place in the senior poem category; Michaela McConnell, third place in the senior essay category; and Isabella Sedgwick, first in the senior poem category.

Goulbourn Jubilee Singers

the Junior Jubilees or JJ’s. Again, just like with the adult choir, everyone is welcome and there are no auditions. For more information about the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers or the JJ’s, log onto www.gjsingers.com or call Sandra at 613831-8414 or Elizabeth at 613-838-6078.

The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers have now been making beautiful music in the community for over 35 years. The choir originated in Stittsville and Goulbourn and continues to welcome members from Stittsville as well as from surrounding communities.

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Junior Jubilees or JJ’s, which is the youth choir associated with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, also welcomes all boys and girls ages 8 to 14.

This youth choir performs selected pieces at Goulbourn Jubilee Singers concerts and have developed quite a reputation for their delightful singing.

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Choir practices are held at the Stittsville United Church on Fernbank Road in Stittsville every Wednesday.

And singing is not restricted to adults. The

time, now retired music teacher at Goulbourn Middle School, challenges the singers to improve their musical choral skills as they provide music in the community. The Jubilee Singers are also fortunate to have Doll Creelman and her amazing musical talents as the group’s accompanist.

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EMC news - There was “The ATeam.” Now there’s “The T-Team.”

The A-Team, of course, was made famous in the American action-adventure television series that ran for five seasons in the 1980’s, featuring Col. John “Hannibal” Smith (George Peppard) and his team of do-good, innovative personalities who are on the run from the military police. “I love it when a plan comes together,” was a pet phrase by Hannibal Smith when one of the team’s far-fetched plans works.

The T-Team is a trio of three members of the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) executive who have agreed to work together to organize the SVA’s rain barrel sale which will be held this coming spring. The SVA first-ever rain barrel sale this past spring proved to be very successful, with over 400 rain barrels sold.

Members of this “T-Team” are SVA vice-president Theresa Qadri and SVA directors Tim LaPlante and Tanya Hein. Tanya was the chief organizer this year’s event but is unable to commit as much time and effort to the 2013 sale because of the birth of a child in October. However, she has agreed to work on the project to a lesser degree which is why Theresa

Qadri and Tim LaPlante have agreed to be part of the “T-Team.”

Of course, Mr. LaPlante is no stranger to the rain barrel sale and just like the television “A-Team” had its Mr. T in the character of B.A. Baracus, so too this SVA “T-Team” has its own Mr. T in the person of Mr. LaPlante.

He was instrumental in the success of the rain barrel sale earlier this year.

As owner of the Stittsville Sobeys store, he distributed thousands of flyers about the rain barrel sale to customers. He also had a sample of the rain barrel on display at the store.

In addition, on delivery day for the rain barrels, his staff was involved in the unloading of the rain barrels.

The rain barrel sale generates numerous phone calls. Tanya Hein handled all of these calls for the first rain barrel sale but now she will have the help of Theresa Qadri in answering these calls.

Tim LaPlante will once again this year work on publicizing the rain barrel sale and will also be involved on the delivery/pick up day.

The rain barrel sale earlier this year was a major fundraiser for the SVA, with 407 barrels sold. The selling price of these barrels, which are recycled containers, is $55 each, with the SVA receiving $10 for each barrel sold.

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“I wonder why they province did this,” he said.

“Is the Ottawa taxpayer getting the best value for money,” he asks.

He bases his assertion on a May 20, 2011 letter of agreement from the Ontario Minister of Transportation, Bob Chiarelli, to Watson detailing gas tax funds and guidelines for the public transportation program.

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El-Chantiry, a card-carrying Liberal, agrees that MacLaren could be headed in the wrong direction.

“If he’s aware of a backroom deal, I’m not aware of it,” councillor El-Chantiry says.

MacLaren was among the first to tap into Presto problems in Ottawa, bringing his concerns to Chiarelli in November 2011. He said nothing was done.

“Maybe instead of being part of the solution he is part of the problem,” MacLaren said.

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EMC news – Ditch the Presto smart card system and go with Gatineau’s city-bus cards, MPP Jack MacLaren said during a press conference at the Terry Fox transit station on Friday, Dec. 14.

Presto has ballooned into a multimillion-dollar boondoogle, MacLaren said, on par with other McGuinty Liberal initiatives such as eHealth, ORNGE and the closure of two gas plants in southern Ontario. Auditor General Jim McCarter’s report shows the costs of the GTA/Ottawa intended system could exceed $700 million.

“It’s another in a long line of Liberal scandals,” said the CarletonMississippi Mills MPP, who added that no Presto system in the world is operational and none will likely be operational. Why the government would “reinvent the wheel” is baffling to him.

City councillors such as Eli ElChantiry say they aren’t downplaying the problems with Presto. But the costs are on par with cards in other cities: London, England’s was $1.7 billion; Sydney, Australia’s was $1.23 billion; San Fransico’s in 1999 was $353 million; Chicago’s a year later was $505 million, according to figures published in the Toronto Star last week.

The city also has assurances that city of Ottawa taxpayers won’t be on the hook for any costs related

to the Presto card if the technology doesn’t come together properly by April 2013.

MacLaren still insists the city should cut its losses over the tapand-go card system and start over.

“City council should drop it. It was sole-sourced, overpriced, didn’t work, never will – they’re better off going with the Gatineau system instead,” MacLaren said.

El-Chantiry goes on the attack when it comes to MacLaren’s assertion that Presto cards will never work.

“I don’t know what qualifications in technology he has to make that statement,” said the West CarletonMarch councillor.

MacLaren questions why the government would have the governmental agency Metrolinx consult for a transit card system when it did dubious work on the eHealth – a system to create electron health records. But he doesn’t question the need for a card system.

“It’s a sound concept,” he said.

“All transit commissions need a oneswipe system. You need something that will let you ride from one end of Toronto to another. There’s six other private companies out there that have the technology right now.”

MacLaren is asking Ontario’s auditor general to investigate the Ottawa sole-source contract with Presto.

He continues to insist the province threatened to withhold $32.5 million in provincial gas tax funding if the city didn’t award the transit payment

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Programs for seniors in Richmond area Special to the News

Smith of the Rural Ottawa South Support Services by Thursday, Jan. 10 at 613-692-4697, ext. 238.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a dinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club program which will begin on Monday, Jan. 21, running from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond.

This will take place on the third Monday of each month.

The cost is only $7.50 per person but those attending must register a week before by calling Bonnie Smith of the Rural Ottawa South Support Services at 613-692-4697, ext. 238.

A caregivers support group program is also being offered. It will be held on the fourth Monday of each month, with the initial session

being held on Monday, Jan. 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond.

This caregivers support group is for anyone who is caring for a spouse, parent or family member. It will deal with effective strategies that can be engaged to help in this caregiving task.

Those interested in being part of this caregivers support group should call Bonnie Smith of the Rural Ottawa South Support Services at 613-692-4697, ext. 238 to register.

The Rural Ottawa South Support Services also has an office right in Richmond that will be open on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and also on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond, this Richmond office can be contacted by phone at 613219-6982.

For more information about the Rural Ottawa South Support Services and the programs and services which it offers, please contact program coordinator Bonnie Smith at Bonnie.

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EMC news - Attention, all seniors in the Richmond area.

The Rural Ottawa South Support Services, which is offering senior programs in the Richmond community, has several programs which it is offering for seniors in the Richmond community.

Starting in January, the Rural Ottawa South Support Services will be offering a breakfast club, a diners program and a caregivers support group program in Richmond.

The breakfast club will be held on the second Monday of each month and it will begin on Monday, Jan. 14 at 9 a.m. at Royals Restaurant on Perth Street at Lennox Street in Richmond.

Those planning to attend should call Bonnie

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Smith@rosss.ca or by phone at 613-692-4697, ext. 238.

Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSA) is a non-profit, charitable organization created in the spring of 2011 when Rideau Community Support Services and the Osgoode Home Support Program merged. It strives to be a centre of excellence in the delivery of rural community support services while advocating for the rights of seniors, caregivers and adults with physical disabilities.

ROSSS has office locations in Manotick and Metcalfe as well as Richmond. It has both full and part-time staff as well as over 250 volunteers who assist in almost all aspects of its programs.

ROSSS provides a variety of programs and services for seniors and adults with physical disabilities in the rural south area of the city of Ottawa.

These programs and services include transportation services, meal services, home help and maintenance programs, caregiver services and support and personal care programs.

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One dollar becomes six to help eliminate polio John Curry

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EMC news - How does $1 become $6?

Easy. Just donate the money to the Rotary Club of Ottawa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stittsville to support Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s End Polio Now campaign.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right! A one dollar donation can grow to six dollars thanks to a couple of commitments that have been made.

First of all, the Rotary Club of Ottawa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stittsville has committed to matching the ďŹ rst $1,600 donated by members of the public to the End Polio Now campaign.

So, your $100, for instance, is now $200.

But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more.

The federal government, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), will match any donations made to Rotary for this cause. So, the $200 now be-

comes $400.

And, on top of this, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made the same offer, so add another $200 to those Rotary funds, bringing the total to $600.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how a $100 initial donation, for instance, becomes $600. It is matched by the Rotary Club of Ottawa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stittsville (up to $1,600). This amount is then doubled by CIDA and then also doubled by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. There is

a one million dollar cap on the CIDA and Gates matching funds donations.

This offer of matching funds from CIDA and the Gates Foundation is good until March 1, 2013.

This End Polio Now campaign is meant to be a ďŹ nal push to get rid of polio in the world. This will be happening in the last three countries in the world where polio is still epidemic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

All donations of $20 or more will

be issued an income tax receipt as well.

Those wishing to donate to help eradicate polio in the world once and for all should send cheques to 28 Renshaw Avenue, Stittsville, Ont. K2S 1G9. The cheques should be made payable to the Rotary Club of Ottawa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stittsville.

For more information, please contact Rotary Club of Ottawa - Stittsville member Leo Maiorino at 613371-6975.

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More than a book about stained glass windows Special to the News

EMC news - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goulbourn Stained Glassâ&#x20AC;? is a new Goulbourn Township Historical Society book authored by Bernie Shaw.

In her foreword to the book, Historical Society president Barbara Bottriell notea that this was more than a book about stained glass windows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a book about windows,â&#x20AC;? she writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it is really about the families to whom the windows were dedicated and their ancestors who first crossed the seas to come to GoulR0011834253/1227

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The connection of each window to Goulbourn township is outlined in the book.

Author Bernie Shaw, in his preface to the book, notes that the book attempts to give a representative picture of early life in Goulbourn Township illustrated through the lives of the families remembered in the church window memorials.

Churches and their stained glass windows which are dealt with in the book include Stittsville United Church, St. Thomas Anglican

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The book also contained a brief description

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The book features full colour photos of 105 stained glass windows found in Goulbourn churches.

It is selling for $20 a copy and can be ordered with a cheque sent by mail to the Goulbourn Township Historical Society, P.O. Box 621, Stittsville, Ontario K2S 1A7. The cheque should also include $3 for postage for one copy or $5 for postage for two copies.

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Santa Claus, centre, provides a candy cane to Andrew Peacock, left, and James Peacock, Tiana Michalski, left, chats with Santa Claus as Santa’s elf Helene, right, looks on during right, during his visit to the meeting of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville at the Santa’s visit to the meeting of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville on Tuesday morning, Stittsville Villa Retirement Community in Stittsville on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

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Adam Michalski, left, sits on Santa’s knee during Santa’s Santa Claus, left, and Leo Maiorino, right, lead a Christmas karaoke singalong in the lounge at the Stittsville Villa visit to the Christmas meeting of the Rotary Club of Retirement Community following the Christmas meeting of the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville in the adjoining Ottawa – Stittsville on Tuesday morning, Dec. 18. meeting room.

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EMC news - Santa Claus paid his annual pre-Christmas visit to the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

And while there, he got to meet Lt. Col. Douglas Martin, the Canadian military man who tracked Santa’s Christmas Eve travels around the world in the four year period of 2001-2005.

That’s when Lt. Col. Martin was stationed at NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) headquarters in Colorado Springs in the United States where he was in charge of the Santa tracking operations, something that NORAD has been doing for over half a century.

Lt. Col. Martin told those at the Rotary meeting that “Santa cams” in numerous countries capture images of Santa as he goes through them on his Christmas Eve travels. He said that NORAD is able to track Santa’s movements on Christmas Eve thanks to the use of satellites which can detect infra-red light.

Usually these satellites are looking for infra-red light caused by missile launches but infra-red light is also produced by Rudolph’s red nose, so the satellites are able to pick up on this and easily locate the position of Santa’s sleigh.

Lt. Col. Martin noted that children can phone NORAD on Christmas Eve and get the most current information on where Santa is on his around the world travels. He said that 60 to 70 volunteers at NORAD answer these phone inquiries that evening. The phone line is 1-877-HI-NORAD while there is also a website at www.noradsanta.org.

And just as Lt. Col. Martin was finishing up his remarks about Santa and NORAD, well, who should appear at this Rotary meeting at the Stittsville Villa Retirement Community’s meeting room but the jolly gentleman himself, ringing his Christmas bells and accompanied by his faithful elf Helene.

Santa then distributed gifts to all of the youth at the meeting, having each one sit on his knee as he chatted with them and then gave each one a present. And Santa had his sense of humour with him at this early morning event. As four from the Bell family – Chelsea, Jessica, Holly and Ed – made their way to his knee, he was heard to remark that there were more bells there at the event than are found on a Christmas tree.

But Santa wasn’t laughing, although everyone else was, when Ed Bell, who works part-time at Tim Hortons, was asked what he wants for Christmas and someone shouted out “A Tim Hortons franchise.” We don’t know if Santa has the power to

give these away.

Santa must have felt a little better when Sam Spriggs, in his wish list, said that he was hoping for a laptop for Christmas.

Santa seemed much more comfortable with this request.

After distributing gifts to all of the youth present and also chatting with a couple of Rotary adults, Santa was off to join Rotary Club member Leo Maiorino in a karaoke singalong in the adjacent lounge area at the Stittsville Villa Retirement Community. Santa even did some dancing as Leo led the Villa residents in the lounge area in some Christmas caroling with such

songs as “Joy to the World.”

And then, just as quickly as he had arrived, jolly Santa was gone, off to continue preparations for his world-wide travels on Christmas Eve, while the Christmas singing continued in the lounge area.

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There will be no Friendship Club luncheon in the month of December. The next Friendship Club luncheon will be on Wednesday, Jan. 30 where there will be an election of the Club executive and the financial statement for 2012 will be presented.

Note that the Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s January, February and March luncheons will be held at the hall at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena in Stittsville. Club luncheons are held on the last Wednesday of each month at 12 noon.

There is still a need for a recording secretary for the Club.

To join the Friendship Club, please contact Lorraine Gillies at 613-599-3297. Everyone is welcome and the cost is only $15 per year.

Friendship Club activities at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena are shuffleboard on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. (contact Shirley Healey at 613-831-2712); carpet bowling on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. (contact Helen James at 613-836-6766 or Mary Lou at 613-836-4291); and bridge on Fridays at 1 p.m. (contact Lorraine Gillies at 613-599-3297).

Friendship Club activities at the Pretty Street Community Centre are exercise on Mondays at 10 a.m. (contact Helen James at 613-836-6766); bridge on Fridays at 1 p.m. (contact Ray Huffman at 613-836-6363); and euchre on Fridays at 7 p.m. (contact Heather Brown at 613-838-2743).

The Friendship Club used to offer line dancing but this activity has been discontinued due to insufficient participants.

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EMC News - The Goulbourn Township Historical Society promotes local history.

Among its activities are identifying and marking heritage buildings in the community, encouraging historical research and promoting interest

in local history. The Historical Society also runs an annual photo contest and holds regular monthly meetings featuring guest speakers.

For more information about the Goulbourn Township Historical Society, contact Historical Society president Barbara Bottriell at 613-836-2305.

What was left of the Christmas tree was dragged out to the back of the woodshed.

Standing in the kitchen, in the farthest corner away from the Findlay Oval, was not enough to save the sprigs of the Spruce tree, most of which had been swept up and fed into the fire box.

The decorations, loops of silver rope saved year after year, the clip-on candle holders which always terrified Mother, so sure was she the whole place would go up in smoke, and the few felt animals we attached to the branches, were finally wrapped in issues of the Renfrew Mercury and packed away for another year.

The house was back to normal and a new year was beginning. It was time to get back to the Saturday night house parties.

In the summer time, most of the community activities centred around the church, but in the winter socializing was done in the homes.

I loved the Saturday night house parties. No formal invitations were necessary and it was beyond me how anyone knew where the party was being held. My much older and wiser sister, Audrey, said she was sure Central would simply start ringing everyone who had a phone and told them where the next party was taking place. At that time in my life, I thought that was a perfect explanation.

When the party was at our house, everything movable was shoved against the kitchen walls to make way for the square dancers. Of course the house had to be cleaned from top to bottom too. Even the bedrooms upstairs had to be readied -- thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the youngest of us ended up.

Neighbours started coming early in the evening. Horses and sleighs lined up in the yard. None had to be tied as they seemed to know they were expected to stay put, which always amazed me. Enough food would be brought to feed half of Renfrew County. Sandwiches filled 11-quart baskets which had been lined with spanking clean flour bag tea towels. These were of the simplest kind: roast pork, roast beef, egg salad - canned salmon was unheard of. Anyone who wanted to be real fancing brought bologna which was my very favourite.

Slab cakes and molasses cookies were taken out to the summer kitchen to keep chilled and covered with more tea towels.

Saturday night house party was a way of life Before anyone arrived, Mother would have the big shiny kettle boiling and at least two white aluminum tea pots simmering with green tea on the back of the stove.

Of course there were no clothes closets, so the coats were piled on the nearest bed and it wlways amazed me that no one went home wearing some elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coat. Around the kitchen stove, galoshes and rubber boots were kept warm for the trip home.

At our house, the baking table was moved into the parlour for euchre and another game was always going on around the old pine table in the kitchen. There was much pounding of fists, loud laughing and frivolity at both tables and I often wondered if they took the game as seriously as I thought they did.

Music filled the house. Uncle Alec Thom would bring his fiffle. Mother would take her mouth organ out of its blue velvet box. Father would grab two spoons. One of the Beam boys would tune up his guitar and there was always someone ready to call for a square. The youngest of us would be upstairs in a bedroom playing Parcheesi or jacks and as the night wore on, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t unusual for five or six of us to stretch out crossways on a bed and fall asleep.

When the Saturday night house party was at a neighbourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home and I was one of the ones bedded down, it was a mystery to me how I would wake up the next morning in my own bed. I would have no recollection of being carried out to the sleigh, or of being put into my bed. I would be wearing the same clothes I had worn that evening. The only thing missing would be my galoshes, so I often didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to get dressed for church the next morning.

When the party was at our house, I always hoped there would be some cookies or slab cake left to be enjoyed on Sunday, but there wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a crumb of left.

By Sunday morning, everything in the kitchen would be back to normal. Mother and Audrey would have washed the dishes, and the furniture would all be back in place. The parlour door would once again be closed and a braided mat rolled up against it. There was no need to heat a room that was never used in the winter time except for the Saturday night house party.

And so it went all winter long. As normal as going to church every Sunday or going into Renfrew to peddle chickens and butter, the Saturday night house party was a way of life back in those Depression years. The price was right too.

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Make food safety part of your holiday menu EMC lifestyle - Whether you are eating at home or at one of the city’s many restaurants, Ottawa Public Health is reminding residents to keep food safety top of mind during this busy and festive time of year.

Residents can avoid food-borne illness by following safe food handling, storage and cooking practices at home, and by choosing restaurants that consistently meet safety guidelines.

Health Canada estimates that there are between 11 and 13 million cases of food-borne illness in Canada every year. Foodborne illness –sometimes called food poisoning– usually results from eating food or drinking water contaminated by diseasecausing bacteria or the toxins they produce. Here are some tips that will make this holiday season safer for you, your loved ones and your guests.

Preparation, thawing, storage and sanitation: * Wash your hands for at least 15 seconds with soap and water, especially after sneezing, smoking, coughing, using the washroom, touching pets, changing diapers, or touching raw meats or eggs. * Wash all vegetables and fruits, including those that you peel or cut, such as melons, oranges and cucumbers. * Thaw foods in the refrigerator. Turkey or chicken should be thawed in the refrigerator and never at room temperature. * Be sure to cover and store raw meat or marinades on the bottom shelf of your refrigerator to avoid spilling liquids on ready-to-eat foods. * Wash, rinse and sanitize utensils, cutting boards and food preparation surfaces and be sure to use separate work areas to avoid cross-contamination of raw and ready-to-eat foods.

Remember, your hands can also transfer bacteria from raw to cooked foods.

Cooking: Cook all ground beef, pork and fish products until it registers an internal temperature of 71 C (158 F) on a cooking thermometer for 15 seconds.

Turkey and stuffing: * Cook turkey and stuffing separately. * Cook turkey until it registers an internal temperature of 82 C (180 F) on a cooking thermometer for 15 seconds. * Refrigerate leftovers within two hours of cooking.

Raw egg products: Prepare foods that may contain raw eggs, such as eggnog, hollandaise sauce and caesar salad dressing, fresh every day using pasteurized eggs.

Meat, soft cheeses and appetizers: * Keep cold foods such as cheese and meat platters at a temperature of 4 C (40 F) or below. Tip: Place the serving dish over cubed or crushed ice. * Keep hot foods such as appetizers at a temperature of 60 C (140 F) or above. Tip: Use a hot plate, slow cooker or chafing dish.

Dining out Did you know that Ottawa Public Health restaurant inspections are posted online? Inspectors visit food establishments, both on a routine and complaint related basis, to make sure any

deficiencies are quickly corrected, and prepare a report about each visit. This report is posted online shortly after the inspection and includes any deficiencies found at the establishment.

Food poisoning can feel like the flu. Symptoms may include stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or fever. If you suspect that your health has been compromised because of food, contact your family doctor or visit a walk-in medical clinic.

For more food safety tips, visit ottawa.ca or to report a suspected food-borne illness call Ottawa Public Health information at 613-580-6744 (TTY: 613-580-9656).

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Campgrounds operated from 1890 to 1974 John Curry john.curry@metroland.com

EMC news - Stittsville was a summertime destination for a host of people for over three quarters of a century.

These were the people, both young and old, from near and far, who attended religious camp meetings in Stittsville.

Such camp meetings were an outgrowth of the development of charismatic wings of major religious denominations which were rooted in the socalled Holiness Movement of the last half of the 19th century and first part of the 20th century.

This Holiness Movement, originating very much in Methodism, began in the 1850’s in the United States, based on a Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection.

Adherents of this Holiness Movement sponsored “holiness” camp revival meetings.

This Holiness Movement should not be mistaken for the Holiness Movement Church founded by Rev. Ralph Horner which was instrumental in formalizing and creating the annual camp meetings in Stittsville.

The Holiness Movement Church of Rev. Horner was one of many groups of adherents of the Holiness Movement who, searching for personal holiness, left main line Protestantism, especially Methodism, in the 1890’s.

Camp meetings were preferred by these Holiness Movement adherents probably for a number of reasons, not the least of which that the size of the crowds drawn to these camp meetings was far too large for any permanent church building. In addition, as charismatic, evangelism based religions, these groups

were not tied to ritual and hence a church building and its surroundings were not as important to them. It was more in keeping with their beliefs that they meet in a tent, surrounded by nature.

And, perhaps most importantly, these camp meetings were enjoyable for those attending.

The campgrounds in Stittsville are now just a memory, an area of Stittsville which now includes houses and sports fields. But from 1890 to 1974, these campgrounds, first known as the Holiness Church campgrounds and, after 1959, as the Free Methodist campgrounds, were a religious summer recluse for many.

This area of Stittsville was probably used for religious camp gatherings prior to 1890.

These campgrounds eventually extended from Manchester Street through to Poole Creek. The site is now the location of Long Meadow Way and Forest Heights Avenue as well as the soccer pitch and second ball field at Alexander Grove park.

The campgrounds had their initial development with the founding of the Holiness Movement Church in Canada, an evangelistic movement founded by Rev. Ralph Horner which had its roots in the Ottawa area and eventually spread over much of the world.

A merger in 1958 of the Holiness Movement and the Free Methodist Church, with the continuation of the name Free Methodist Church, saw the campgrounds in Stittsville come under the jurisdiction of the Free Methodist Church.

In the early days of the campgrounds, starting in the

A group of young campers at the Free Methodist Campgrounds in Stittsville line up, ready to enter the meeting place or tabernacle which was built in 1926 and served for more than 40 years before the roof collapsed under heavy snow.

It was then replaced by a steel frame building.

1890’s, a small but faithful group of Holiness Movement adherents converged on the site. The camp at that time was held in July, with both farm and city folk attending. Tents were set up on the grounds, along with a large tent in which main services were held each day of the camp meeting. Special speakers and singers were brought in for these services.

The initial site of the campgrounds was adjacent to Manchester Street. Among its permanent buildings were a parsonage, a barn and an open shed for horses.

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As time went on, strong bonds of friendship grew up among those who attended the camp meetings and gradually regularly-attending families erected small cottages on the site. The first row of these cottages, leading in from the gate on Manchester Street, included those of families such as the McGregors, Roes, Pritchards and Warrens.

These camp meetings in Stittsville became more popular with the advent of the 20th century and this brought about the need to purchase more property which the Holiness Movement Church did in both 1905 at a cost of $250 and again in 1911 at a cost of $600.

The property holdings were increased to about 35 acres in total at a later date, with the site extending northward to Poole Creek.

The first meeting tent was replaced by a larger one on the site. A pathway ran from the campgrounds site to the Holiness Church which was

on a hill along Stittsville Main Street. The property for this church was purchased by the Holiness Church in 1898.

This building still stands today, having housed MacDougall Sales and Services for years and later Captain Sandy’s Travel and still is used for commercial uses.

More and more cottages were built on the campgrounds’ site as the years went by, reaching over 20 at one point. A few of the cottages, such as the Manchester family cottage, were two storey buildings.

It developed that mothers and children would spend the summer at the campgrounds with the fathers joining them on the weekends, arriving either by train or by car.

The campgrounds had a dining tent for meals and later a dining hall building was constructed. In the summer of 1926, the Holiness Church built a meeting place or tabernacle on the site to replace the use of a meeting tent. The

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building featured ventilation in the roof which could be opened during the warm summer services.

This wooden tabernacle served for more than 40 years before the roof collapsed under heavy snow.

A steel frame building was then erected which was removed after the 1974 camp season when the campgrounds was closed down by the Free Methodist Church. The Free Methodist Church had property in the Picton area to use as a large central summer campground, making the Stittsville campgrounds and five other similar camps surplus to its needs.

The summer activity at the Stittsville campgrounds had increased after the merger of the Holiness Movement Church with the Free Methodist Church in 1959.

In 1961, new washrooms and showers were built at the campgrounds at a cost of more than $10,000. A 30 foot by 60 foot swimming pool with change rooms was also built on the site as the Mapledene youth camps, which were formerly held at a Brockville site, were transferred to the Stittsville campgrounds. Fire had damaged the facilities at the Free Methodist Church camp in Brockville, with the result that its operation, including its Mapledene youth camps, were transferred to the Stittsville site.

In addition, another tabernacle was erected at the Stittsville site for youth work, crafts and other programs. A number of new cottages also sprung up on the site.

In these Mapledene youth camps, boys and girls in groups of 100 to 125 met for periods of a week to ten days during the summer season. As many as 50 tents were pitched on the grounds to house these young people.

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A full program of camp activities was provided, including crafts, religious education, swimming and sports of all kinds.

The program would normally consist of Bible study and crafts in the mornings, with recreation including swimming in the afternoon and a worship service in the evening.

These youth camps were attended by young people from many points not only in Ontario and Quebec but also in northern New York State.

An aluminum youth centre was erected on the site for the use of these young people and a motel-type dormitory was built, named McFarlane Lodge in honour of Rev. Charles McFarlane of Smiths Falls who was a director of the Stittsville camp for many years. Space over the dining hall was also used as a dormitory.

In 1952, a work party planted 1000 seedling trees at the Stittsville campgrounds.

The construction of the swimming pool and some of these other campgrounds improvements were carried out through the sale of some of the campgrounds property by the Free Methodist Church.

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Starting in 1967, the swimming pool was made available for use to village residents at certain times of the day. This tradition lasted until the campgrounds closed in 1974 and indeed was then carried on for two years by Goulbourn townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recreation department. However, vandalism at the isolated location forced abandonment of the pool and its swimming program.

In 1979, Goulbourn township agreed to purchase eight and a half acres of the former Methodist campgrounds in Stittsville for $85,000.

The purchase also gave the township four acres of land along Poole Creek as well as one and a half acres of land as the parkland allocation for a planned housing development for the rest of the acerage.

The $85,000 used for this purchase came from the $113,000 received by the township from the new Amberwood Village development that was getting underway at that time. This $113,000 was a payment made in lieu of a parkland allocation in the Amberwood subdivision. The rest of the Methodist campgrounds acerage was eventually purchased from the Free Methodist Church by Rideau (Stolp) Homes which developed a 66 lot subdivision on the site.

Once the campgrounds in Stittsville closed after the 1974 season, the various buildings and cottages were removed from the site over the next couple of years. A fire caused severe damage to one of the remaining cottages while vandalism did cause damage to some of the remaining structures.

Although the Free Methodist Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camp at Bloomfield in the Picton area has now replaced the Stittsville campgrounds, its development benefited from the Stittsville site. In 1990, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Stittsville campgrounds, a new motel was dedicated at this Wesley Acres Camp at Bloomfield. This motel was built thanks to funds from the earlier sale of the Stittsville campgrounds.

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By Shad Qadri, Councillor Ward Six Stittsville City of Ottawa

December 31st 2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR! I sincerely wish that everyone is enjoying their holidays and family time. I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year and look forward to representing Stittsville and the City of Ottawa in 2013. This past year representing our community has been gratifying, fantastic and an absolute honour.

As a community, Stittsville continues to grow and be a place of destination for not only residents who live in the community, but for people across the Nation’s Capital.

We have accomplished a lot together as we continue to put our community on the map. On behalf of my office staff and myself, I would like to say thank you for making 2012 another unforgettable and positive year for the Stittsville community.

I wish you all the best in 2013 and look forward to working with all of you in the New Year as we work together in making Stittsville the shining jewel in all of Ottawa.

FREE BUS RIDES ON NEW YEAR’S EVE! OC Transpo is the safe way to go during the holidays. This year, OC Transpo is offering additional hours of free service on New Year’s Eve, with free service starting at 8 p.m. on December 31 for all OC Transpo routes and Para Transpo. **Sponsored by Safer Roads Ottawa, CAA North and East Ontario, and MADD Ottawa

WANT A RIDE HOME? CALL OPERATION RED NOSE Impaired driving (on any level) is a national problem that Operation Red Nose addresses by offering drivers an alternative way to get home safely when feeling impaired during the holiday season. This volunteer service is a benefit to all residents and I hope that residents take full opportunity of this service over the holiday season.

Four easy steps to arriving home safe and sound with your vehicle in your own driveway: 1. Call Operation Red Nose - 613-820-NOSE (6673) 2. Let them know where you are 3. Let them know where you are going 4. Let them know who is travelling with you* * Your vehicle must have enough functioning seatbelts to accommodate yourself, both the Volunteer Driver and Navigator, as well as any additional persons travelling with you.

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SKATING SEASON NOW OPEN ON THE RINK OF DREAMS! The second outdoor skating season of downtown Ottawa’s Rink of Dreams is now open!

Weather permitting; the Rink of Dreams, located at Marion Dewar Plaza at City Hall, will open every day, from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m., including holidays, until the end of the skating season in March 2013. A heated change hut is open every day from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. More information is available at ottawa.ca.

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DID YOU KNOW? CENTENNIAL FEVER Like many communities across Canada, Stittsville wanted to celebrate the 1967 centennial in a big way. To raise money for its activities, people decided to put on a musical. “Practically everybody in town took part,” remembers Kay Garvie who wrote many of the skits for the show. It was called “Confounded Confederation” and a resident named Corrie Johnson wrote some of the music. Margaret MacDougall, organist at the United Church, played all the music for the items in the show, plus the numbers in between. It took place in 1964 in the auditorium of Stittsville Public School and it was a great success. Clive Morris chaired the Centennial year committee and his enthusiasm and drive contributed a great deal to the success of all activities.

One of the activities that started 1967 off was a torch relay, with Stittsville boys lighting a torch from the Centennial Flame in Ottawa and running back all the way to Stittsville, each boy running a leg and handing it off to the next boy until it arrived safely back in the village.

The torch was used to light a Centennial flame in Stittsville. *Information regarding the “Did you know…” story was taken from the book Stittsville a Sense of Place by Barbara Bottriell, 1998.

As your Councillor, I always welcome your input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville. Please be advised that my office is now closed for the holidays and will re-open on Friday January 4th, 2013.

For all municipal issues, especially snow concerns requiring an immediate response, please contact the City’s Call Centre by phoning 3-1-1, emailing 311@ottawa.ca, or visiting www.serviceottawa.ca.

Staff are on hand to assist you.

You are also welcome to phone my office at 613-580-2476 and leave a phone message, as I will be checking my messages daily throughout the holidays.

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Programs at library Special to the News

EMC news – The Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library has programs for the youngest of patrons.

Babytime is one of the drop in these programs. Taking place on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., this 30 minute program features stories, poems, songs and more for the youngest of children, from newborns to those 17 months of age.

Another drop in program is storytime, happening on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. for youngsters aged 3 to 6, along with their parents or caregivers. This 30 minute program features stories, rhymes and songs.

Now for a program that requires registration. Children must have a library card to register for this program.

Toddlertime is one reading program for youngsters that requires registration. This program features stories, rhymes and songs for toddlers aged 18 to 35 months and their parents or caregivers. It will be happening on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m., lasting 30 minutes.

Note, though, that while registration is required for this program, this registration should be done by phone by calling the Stittsville library branch at 613-836-3381.

Historical Society Special to the News

EMC news - What do the Rotary Club, firefighting and Masonry have in common?

Well, the connection for them is that they will all be topics dealt with in programs offered by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society in 2013.

The history of the Rotary Club will be the topic at the Saturday, May 18 while the history of firefighting will be the topic at the meeting on Saturday, June 15.

The Goodwood Masonic Lodge in Richmond will be the topic at the meeting on Saturday, Oct. 19.

On Saturday, March 16, the Historical Society’s program will welcome Linda Preston and Cheryl McCoy of Richmond who will tell about their writing and publication efforts dealing with the publication of “Voices of Goulbourn.”

On Saturday, April 20, Grant Perry of Stittsville will make a presentation on antique time pieces.

On Saturday, Nov. 16, Dave Brown will make a presentation on “Military Men.” On Saturday, Feb. 16, the Historical Society meeting will be centred around Heritage Day .

Goulbourn Township Historical Society memberships are available for $15 a year for one person and $20 a year for a family membership.

Members can be obtained by contacting the Historical Society at goulbournhistoricalsociety@gmail.com .

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EMC news – Sacred Heart Catholic High School will be involved in the Cappies program again this school year.

This is the program in which high school drama productions are reviewed by students from other participating schools, with some of the reviews being published in the Ottawa Citizen.

The program winds up with a gala, Oscar-like evening at the National Arts Centre in June where various awards, the Cappies, are handed out. Sacred Heart’s production this year will be a Robin Hood-themed play that will be staged this coming April…Fairwinds Dental is a new dental office that is opening at the Shoppes of Fairwinds shopping area at the corner of Hazeldean Road and Huntmar Drive (where Food Basics and Toys R Us are located). It is located in the same building on the site where the Pennington’s outlet is…The Ottawa Public Library has its 18th annual Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest underway now, with a deadline of Feb. 11 for submissions of either poems or short stories. This is a contest for young authors and poets between the ages of 9 and 17. Winning submissions are published in an anthology by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association, sponsor of the contest.

Contest details are available at www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/ AwesomeAuthors ... The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is currently looking for a youth to serve as a youth liaison member on the SVA executive. There could be even two or three if the interest is there. The youth liaison member would help the SVA in undertaking initiatives of interest to youth in the community….The new Shoppers Drug Mart right at the northeast corner of Hazeldean Road and Huntmar Drive at

the Shoppes of Fairwinds shopping area will be opening on Thursday, Jan. 10, with a grand opening slated for Saturday, Jan. 12…The Pointe of Grace Dance Company on Iber Road raised funds for its competitive dance team with a Christmas gift basket draw…Euchre players are reminded that the weekly Thursday evening euchre parties at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street get underway again on Thursday, Jan. 3, running from then through to April under the auspices of the Lions Club. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the euchre playing beginning at 7:30 p.m. This is a great deal because you not only get an evening of fun playing euchre but there is always a snack of sandwiches and goodies provided. Everyone is welcome to attend…The congregation of Stittsville United Church is participating in a shared worship service with those from the Richmond, Ashton/Munster and Merivale/Fallowfield churches at St. Paul’s United Church in Carp this coming Sunday, Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m.…The Stittsville Food Bank is there to help the less fortunate in the community. This is s year-round commitment and your donations are always welcomed and needed.

Donated non-perishable food items can be dropped off at bins located at Stittsville Sobeys, Brown’s Your Independent Grocer and Giant Tiger as well as at Holy Spirit Catholic Church and at the ward office of city of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri. Monetary donations are also most welcome and can be sent by mail to Stittsville Food Bank, P.O. Box 878, Stittsville, ON K2S 1B1. The phone number to arrange for assistance is 613-831-0451…The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is going to continue its participation with the Federation

of Community Associations (FCA) which involves community associations from across the city of Ottawa, with immediate past president Marilyn Jenkins most likely to attend FCA meetings on behalf of the SVA. Current SVA president Phil Sweetnam wants to remain focussed on issues within and directly affecting the Stittsville community and feels that he does not have the time nor interest to be involved with FCA matters…Donna Wiegand, who is a member of the Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa) which has its gallery at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road, is having a solo exhibition of her work called “Up Close and Personal” at Francesco’s Coffee Company at 857A Bank Street south of Fifth Avenue, running from Friday, Jan. 4 through to Wednesday, Jan. 30….

Santa Claus paid a visit to the three year class at the Stittsville Cooperative Nursery School…If you want to see one of the visual highlights of the Christmas season in Stittsville this year, you should not miss the display of Christmas lights which Ross Connor has set up in the area which is usually his extensive Japanese garden in Amberwood. The display, which features lights of all colours – blue, red, green, white., you name it – can be easily seen from Springbrook Drive where Poole Creek goes under the street and the Amberwood postal kiosk is right there. Mr. Connor, who is a well known artist, took about two weeks to string all of the lights on the various trees and small shrubs in the garden, running extension cords here and there to get power to all of them. There are about 2,000 lights altogether in the display. Its setting adjacent to the Poole Creek walkway and Poole Creek adds to its luster…

Public swimming, skating at GRC EMC news - Florida or some sunny destination may be one option for some for the Christmas holidays.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: john.curry@metroland.com Thursday evening euchre parties hosted by the Stittsville District Lions Club at the Lions Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville will begin for 2013 on Thursday, Jan. 3, with the doors opening at 7 p.m. and the euchre beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome.

The Ottawa West Arts Association (owaa) will be launching a new exhibition of work by local artists on Saturday, Jan. 5 at the owaa gallery at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville. Called “Halcyon Days,” this new exhibit will run through to Friday, March 1. The gallery is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. This new exhibit, like all exhibitions at the owaa gallery, will include a People’s Choice balloting to determine the favourite artwork as determined by viewers. Fill out a People’s Choice ballot when you visit this new exhibit.

The 2013 Richmond Road Races will take place on Sunday, Jan. 13, based at South Carleton High School in Richmond.

10K race at 10 a.m. 5K race a few minutes later. Registration is at www.runottawaclub.com The Stittsville Royals of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League will host the visiting Renfrew Timberwolves on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville.

The Breakfast Club seniors program offered by the Rural Ottawa South Support Services will be held on Monday, Jan. 14 at 9 a.m. at Royals Restaurant on Perth Street in Richmond.

This Breakfast Club will be meeting on the second Monday of each month. Please call Bonnie Smith of the Rural Ottawa South Support Services by Thursday, Jan. 10 to confirm attendance at the Jan. 14 Breakfast Club.

The Stittsville Royals will play the Ottawa Junior Canadians in an Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League game on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville.

A Diners Program for seniors offered by the Rural Ottawa South Support Services will be held on Monday, Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. This Diners Program will be meeting on the third Monday of each month. Cost is $7.50 per person. Registration at least a week prior to the event is required by phoning Bonnie Smith of the Rural Ottawa South Support Services at 613-692-4697, ext. 238 or via email at Bonnie.Smith@rosss.ca The 2013 annual meeting of the Richmond Agricultural Society will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. in the upstairs hall at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre arena

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The Stittsville Royals will play the Shawville Pontiacs in an Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League game on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville.

A caregivers support group meeting hosted by the Rural Ottawa South Support Services will be held on Monday, Jan. 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Anglican Church Hall on Fowler Street in Richmond. This caregivers support group will be meeting on the fourth Monday of each month. Please call Bonnie Smith of the Rural Ottawa South Support Services at 613-692-4697, ext. 238 to register for this program.

The eighth annual Trivia Challenge Night hosted by the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville will be held on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Lions Club Hall on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers and its associated junior choir The Junior Jubilees will present their spring concert “Alphabet Soup” on Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Cairn United Church on Abbeyhill Drive at Old Colony Road in Kanata.

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Zak Attar places some goodies on his gingerbread house at the Richmond Youth Gingerbread House Making Contest at the Richmond Memorial Community Centre on Wednesday evening, Dec. 19, sponsored by Youth Connexion of the city of Ottawa in partnership with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre.

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