Manotick/Winchester - News http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca Manotick/Winchester en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Local+scouts+take+home+top+honours Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Local scouts take home top honours EMC News - What began in 1907 when Lt. Gen. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell took a group of youth to a camp on Brownsea Island, has grown to more than 28 million youth and adults, boys and girls, taking part in scouting programs in 155 countries and territories worldwide. Thirteen of the award recipients are from the Rideau area scouting ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Winchester+family+finds+new+home+with+heart Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Winchester family finds new home with heart EMC News - This is the house that Lisa and Mark built. And Mary-Lee, Keith, Jack and Wayne and Sandra and Sue. Alvin and Estella put in a little work, and Hannah and Kaine did their part, too. In fact, there’s a whole long list of people who worked shoulder to shoulder, volunteering time and muscle and skill, to build the house that Lisa and Mark ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Work+wraps+up+on+Belmeade+Rd. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Work wraps up on Belmeade Rd. EMC News - With dignitaries conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony last week to mark the end of the reconstruction, residents of Belmeade Rd. officially got their road back. A joint project of the Township of North Dundas, the City of Ottawa and both the provincial and federal governments, the $2.5 million reconstruction of Belmeade Rd. saw the ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Village+park+pathways+a+reality+at+last Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Village park pathways a reality at last EMC News - Thanks to a group of more than a dozen dedicated community volunteers and Manotick's own D & G Landscaping, construction of a new pathway linking McLean to West River Road got underway Aug. 16 at McLean Park. Five days later, more than a dozen volunteers had successfully completed the job.

"It's about connecting neighbourhoods and ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Double+Decker+Bus+serves+up+world-class+fries+with+gratitude Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Double Decker Bus serves up world-class fries with gratitude EMC News - It's become Manotick's best-known landmark since Watson's Mill. The red double-decker bus on Manotick Main Street has created a french fry frenzy not only in the village but throughout the Ottawa region as well.

On Aug. 18, CTV News showed up to interview Double Decker Bus owners Ken Dale and Cindy McDonald about how their food ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Long-held+dream+of+a+waterfront+now+a+reality Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Long-held dream of a waterfront now a reality EMC News -The air was crackling with excitement as a crowd of nearly 400 proud residents gathered at the Nation River in Chesterville last Thursday to witness the official unveiling of a project more than 15 years in the making: the new Chesterville Waterfront.

The opening ceremonies began with a flotilla of kayakers from the Chesterville Kayak ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Health+and+safety+tips+for+seniors+at+home Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Health and safety tips for seniors at home EMC News - Today we are seeing more and more seniors enjoying longer and healthier lives than previous generations did.

With aging there maybe increased risks of impaired physical or mental abilities, which can threaten senior's independent living priorities. There are several issues related to aging that include but are not restricted to ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Police+lay+charges+in+%22project+big+task%22 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Police lay charges in "project big task" EMC News - Following a three-week investigation dubbed "Project Big Task" which commenced July 26, 2010, the Ottawa Police Service Organized Auto Theft Section, Intelligence Section and Surveillance Unit, in collaboration with the Gatineau Police Service and MRC des Collines, arrested several men in relation to a string of ongoing thefts from ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Residence+lets+seniors+stay+at+the+place+they+call+home Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Residence lets seniors stay at the place they call home EMC News - It's never easy to make plans for the future, but it's especially difficult when those plans include moving out of your cherished home, and leaving your friends, family and the community you love behind.

At some point, many seniors realize they're no longer able to keep up with the maintenance their home requires, or decide they don't ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Opposition+blasts+province+over+LHIN+meetings Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Opposition blasts province over LHIN meetings EMC News - House won't resume in the Ontario legislature for another three weeks, but that doesn't mean accusations and controversy have taken a summer holiday.

On Aug. 12, a media release from the opposition PC caucus tore into the McGuinty government, calling for accountability over what it calls "illegal" and "secret" meetings held at the ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Chesterville's+Garlic+Day+a+smash%2c+mince+and+dice Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Chesterville's Garlic Day a smash, mince and dice EMC News - Garlic heads got a chance to admire the pungent qualities of the stinking rose as the Chesterville Farmers' Market celebrated Garlic Day Aug. 21.

Visitors to the market, now in its seventh season, watched a cooking demonstration and met garlic guru Paul Pospisil, who, along with his wife Mary Lou, founded what is now the Perth Garlic ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/OCDSB+director+of+education+resigns Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 OCDSB director of education resigns EMC News - Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) director of education Dr. Lyall Thompson announced his resignation last week, effective Aug. 31. Dr. Thompson held the position since Sept. 1, 2008, and cited personal reasons for his departure.

In a press release, he stated, "This was a difficult decision to leave OCDSB. During the past ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Valley+Gun+and+Hunting+Show+at+Carp+fairgrounds+Sept.+4-5 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Valley Gun and Hunting Show at Carp fairgrounds Sept. 4-5 EMC News - An event billed as the largest gun and hunting show in Ontario is coming to Carp this weekend.

The second annual Valley Gun and Hunting Show is set for the Carp Agricultural Society Fairgrounds and W. Erskine Johnson Arena Sept. 4 and 5.

The event will host vendors from across Ontario and Quebec and show organizer Dave Arbour, who ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Dairy+Scholarship+recipient+hails+from+Osgoode Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Dairy Scholarship recipient hails from Osgoode EMC News - His name is Craig McDiarmid and when he's not hard at work on his parents' Osgoode dairy farm, he's at Queen's University getting ready to take on his second year enrolled in the Life Sciences program. Growing up on his family's dairy farm near Osgoode, Mr. McDiarmid took an active roll in the day-to-day management of the herd.

This ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/CDLS+experience+breeds+children's+book Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 CDLS experience breeds children's book EMC News - Ask someone if they know what Cornelia de Lang Syndrome is, and you'll likely be met with a look of puzzlement. That's because the genetic disorder is both rare and frequently misdiagnosed.

Nathalie Wendling and John Glatzmayer of Manotick found that out after spending three years trying to find out what was wrong with their daughter ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Police+take+back-to-school+focus+this+month Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Police take back-to-school focus this month EMC News - Ottawa Police will be focusing on school bus and school zone safety, as well as tailgaters, for September's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP).

In 2009, tailgating caused 4,973 rear-end collisions - the most frequent type of collision accounting for one-third of Ottawa's total collisions.

These collisions resulted in one ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Manotick+feral+kitten+crisis+crying+out+for+help Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Manotick feral kitten crisis crying out for help EMC News - It's a sad situation that should come as no surprise to residents of Manotick and neighbouring communities. Unfortunately, most residents have no idea what is lurking in their very own backyards, under decks and garages. Dozens upon dozens of vulnerable kittens are turning up in droves right in downtown Manotick. Hiding out by day and ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/CAYFO+in+urgent+need+of+school+supplies Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 CAYFO in urgent need of school supplies EMC News - All school-aged Ottawa area children and youth deserve to succeed in school and Child and Youth Friendly Ottawa needs your help to fill the 5,000 requests.

Approximately 4,000 children and youth in the Ottawa area will return to school this fall without basic school supplies - help us to make sure that this does not happen.

Child & ...

]]> http://www.emcmanotickwinchester.ca/20100902/news/Fifth+annual+Serbian+Festival+on+this+weekend+in+Ottawa Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Fifth annual Serbian Festival on this weekend in Ottawa EMC Event - All cultural enthusiasts are eagerly invited to the 5th Annual Ottawa Serbian Festival. This event showcases the rich history of the Balkan culture, which includes savouring delicious Serbian foods, partaking in traditional Serbian and other cultures' folk dances, and enjoying both modern and traditional Serbian music. If you like to ...

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