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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/School+board+approves+Kars%2fRideau+Valley+merge%2c+New+school+to+operate+under+one+administration+in+Sept.+2012</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>School board approves Kars/Rideau Valley merge, New school to operate under one administration in Sept. 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Students at Kars Public School and Rideau Valley Middle School will officially become a united student body after the Ottawa Carleton District School Board approved a recommendation to merge the two schools into one organization beginning September 2012. </p><p>The two schools have shared the same building since January 2011, and the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Residents+share+the+love+at+Osgoode+AGM</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Residents share the love at Osgoode AGM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - About 50 residents came out to the Osgoode Village Community Association's annual general meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26, which quickly became a love-in for the village and everyone in it. </p><p>Mayor Jim Watson had nothing but kind words for the association, whose members were quick to point out that he is the first Ottawa mayor to ever ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Greely's+Kay+Johnston+recognized+for+life-long+volunteering</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Greely's Kay Johnston recognized for life-long volunteering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Greely resident and long-time volunteer Kay Johnston was awarded the Mayor's City Builder Award on Wednesday, Jan. 25 for her commitment to helping those around her.</p><p>Johnston, 80, has lived in Greely for nearly 50 years, and has spent much of that time volunteering for various charitable and community programs around the ward. She was ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Cheers+could+lead+to+Chapman+Mills+pedestrian+bridge</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Cheers could lead to Chapman Mills pedestrian bridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - One of the city's busiest trails could become a year-round attraction in south Nepean.</p><p>The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) is asking for the public's help in securing funds for a 35-metre pedestrian bridge across an inlet of the Rideau River in the Chapman Mills Conservation Area. </p><p>The concept is one of the many that ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Exclusive%3a+OC+Transpo+set+to+release+bus-location+data+March+22</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Exclusive: OC Transpo set to release bus-location data March 22</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Following the outrage that ensued after OC Transpo management backtracked on a promise to release bus-location data openly to the public, the transit agency is set to keep its commitment and release the information by March 22.</p><p>Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, a commissioner who is also chairman of the information technology ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Busting+out+all+the+moves+to+raise+money+for+breast+cancer</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Busting out all the moves to raise money for breast cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - A one-day event offering the chance to participate in a number of activities for people of all fitness levels, will give Ottawans a different way to raise money to support breast cancer awareness and treatment. </p><p>The Bust A Move campaign was launched on Jan. 23 at the Ottawa Athletic Club, encouraging residents to start to organize ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/South+family+named+%22Good+Bears%22+for+CHEO</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>South family named "Good Bears" for CHEO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - An Ottawa South couple has been inducted into CHEO's Order of the Good Bear in appreciation of their ongoing fundraising efforts for the children's hospital. </p><p>Matt and Dayna Robinson from Riverside South were officially inducted on Tuesday, Jan. 24 with their three children. </p><p>The Robinsons have been active supporters of CHEO ever ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Everything+for+nothing+on+the+web%3f</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Everything for nothing on the web?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>If there was a way to sneak into the NHL All-Star Game without paying, some of us would have. Most of us wouldn't.</p><p>That's the way we were brought up. If somebody is selling something and you want it, you pay for it. But if someone offered us a pirated version of the all-star game video for nothing over the Internet, a lot more of us would take ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Web+Poll</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Web Poll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>THIS WEEK'S POLL QUESTION</p><p>Is the city's police services board right to limit its search for a new chief to internal candidates only?</p><p>A) They're the experts - if they feel the right person is in-house, hire away.</p><p>B) No. It should be the city's policy to open up all job application processes.</p><p>C) If they've identified qualified candidates ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Short+list+for+new+police+chief+too+short</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Short list for new police chief too short</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The city has picked up a nasty habit.</p><p>In the interest of harm reduction, an intervention is in order as our elected representatives appear to have learned little from the Lansdowne reconstruction fiasco.</p><p>In that case, council voted to accept a proposal from a sole supplier, and then had to attempt to explain why they didn't need to explore ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Health+unit+calls+for+safe+snow+shoveling</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Health unit calls for safe snow shoveling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The recent winter weather has prompted warnings from health units about the importance of properly shoveling snow. </p><p>A full shovel of wet snow can weigh as much as 11 kilograms and an hour of snow shoveling can use as much energy as running 15 kilometres. </p><p>Area health units are recommending individuals over the age of 40 who are usually ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/The+stuff+of+life</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>The stuff of life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>It's been six weeks since Christmas, and I'm finding it difficult to get around my house. Everywhere I step there are toys, toys and more toys. My mom called the other day to say she was ordering a table top hockey game for my son's birthday in February. </p><p>"Dear God, no!" It was the only thing that came to mind. "Mom, we can't cram another toy ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Birds+That+Make+for+Popular+Pets</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Birds That Make for Popular Pets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Though cats and dogs may garner the most attention, birds are popular pets as well. But which birds make good pets? Finches and parrots are the birds most often chosen as pets.</p><p>- Finches: Finches are small colorful birds that can handle cages well, making them one of the more popular pet options. Finches don't talk and are generally quiet and ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Snails%3a+Fish+Tank+Friends+AND+Foes</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Snails: Fish Tank Friends AND Foes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The home aquarium enthusiast hopes his or her fish tank is one that enables marine life to happily grow inside of its confined perimeters. An aquarium that is relatively self-sufficient, requiring only routine cleaning and feeding, is often the goal.</p><p>With this in mind, many enthusiasts set to recreate the natural ecosystem that would be present ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Metcalfe+school+collecting+old+electronics</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Metcalfe school collecting old electronics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Metcalfe's Community Christian School is trading old for new as it recycles old electronics to buy a new sound system for the school. </p><p>The elementary school on Glen Street in Metcalfe is collecting old cell phones, printer and toner cartridges and digital cameras to send to Think Recycle, a North American recycling company that will ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Cupid+takes+the+stage+in+Just+Kiddin's+latest+play</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Cupid takes the stage in Just Kiddin's latest play</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Love is the main character in Just Kiddin' Theatre's latest comedy of errors, which takes the stage in Metcalfe just in time for Valentine's Day. </p><p>The youth theatre's teen group will stage When Cupid Comes Out To Play, a madcap farce set in Metcalfe's Osgoode Township High School. </p><p>Most of the play takes place at the school's ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Elton+John+tribute+singer+inspired+by+soundtrack+of+his+youth%2c+%22The+Rainman%22+Donnie+Leafloor+comes+to+Kemptville+Feb.+4</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Elton John tribute singer inspired by soundtrack of his youth, "The Rainman" Donnie Leafloor comes to Kemptville Feb. 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Classic rock fans know him as The Rainman, but Kanata musician Donnie Leafloor has another alter ego: Captain Fantastic.</p><p>Leafloor brings Captain Fantastic: A Tribute to the Music of Elton John to the North Grenville Municipal Centre Theatre on Feb. 4. Leafloor and his seven-piece Captain Fantastic Band cover the songbook of composer ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Residents+going+bald+for+wishes+in+Metcalfe</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Residents going bald for wishes in Metcalfe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - Few people wish to go bald, but several Ottawa South residents are going bald for wishes this weekend. </p><p>Vernon resident Kim Sheldrick and her two sons Michael and Matthew Bates will host their fourth annual Go Bald for Wishes event at the Metcalfe Lions Den on Saturday, Feb. 4 to raise money for Make a Wish Foundation Eastern Ontario. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Poilievre+celebrates+Queen's+Jubilee+with+new+stamp</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Poilievre celebrates Queen's Jubilee with new stamp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Nepean-Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre wasted no time celebrating the Queen's diamond jubilee on Jan. 25, kicking off her 60th anniversary at Manotick's post office to promote Canada Post's new commemorative stamp.</p><p>The stamp is a clean, white stamp featuring an image of Queen Elizabeth II in her early senior years. It was officially ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/Hopewell+students+learn+less+is+more</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Hopewell students learn less is more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Students at Hopewell Avenue Public School learned new tools of how to stay safe while using social networking websites during a talk delivered by Canada's privacy commissioner on Jan. 24.</p><p>Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart asked a gymnasium full of Grade 7 and 8 students who has a Facebook account and most of the students raised ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcmanotick.ca/20120202/news/What's+Happening+this+week</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>What's Happening this week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>February 4: </p><p>Kids craft day at the Osgoode Township Museum: Love bugs! On Saturday, Feb. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m., children can join us for a fun-filled kids craft day to create Valentine Love-Bugs to give to their special friends. Using lollipops, paper, scissors and other fun craft materials, children will create great gifts to give to their friends ... </p>]]></description>
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