West Carleton - News http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca West Carleton en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Series+of+fall+programs+resume+at+Constance+Bay+Community+Centre Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Series of fall programs resume at Constance Bay Community Centre EMC News - September means it's back to school, and back to the Constance Bay Community Centre for young and old alike, to learn new things, improve skills, refresh old friendships and start new ones.

Here's how to register for the Fall Programs at the Community Centre. Please share this information with everyone you know who might be ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Summer+holidays+come+to+an+end Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Summer holidays come to an end EMC News - As students took their first steps into the classrooms of area schools on Tuesday, Sept. 7, the EMC is wishing everyone a safe and happy 2010-2011 academic year.

Principals, teachers, students and parents, don't forget to let your community newspaper know about upcoming events. Contact Theresa Fritz in the newsroom at 613-688-1667, or ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/City+agrees+to+cover+cost+of+damaged+mailbox%2c+eight+months+after+a+snowplow+damaged+it+in+Fitzroy+Harbour Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 City agrees to cover cost of damaged mailbox, eight months after a snowplow damaged it in Fitzroy Harbour EMC News - Eight months after their mailbox was permanently damaged by a City of Ottawa snowplow, Chantal and Dale Lancaster are getting the compensation they felt they deserved.

It was January when the couple's mailbox at 231 Moorhead Dr. in Fitzroy Harbour was struck by a City of Ottawa vehicle. They contacted the city and assumed the matter ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Arnprior+one+of+30+sites+selected+for+new+Family+Health+Team Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Arnprior one of 30 sites selected for new Family Health Team EMC News - Local residents in need of a physician or greater access to various medical services will soon be able to find what they are looking for right in the community.

The provincial government announced last Tuesday it is creating 30 new Family Health Teams across the province to provide better access to family health care, and one of them ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/St.+Michael's+Catholic+Church+marks+150+years+in+Fitzroy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 St. Michael's Catholic Church marks 150 years in Fitzroy EMC News - Roman Catholics from Fitzroy Harbour and area have been gathering for mass at St. Michael's Catholic Church for 150 years, and this holy place of worship will be celebrated this month.

On Sept. 18, the milestone church anniversary will be marked with a special mass and dinner. Mass will begin in the church at 4 p.m. and will be ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Grain+looks+promising+as+newly+formed+GFO+prepares+for+future Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Grain looks promising as newly formed GFO prepares for future EMC News - The Grain Farmers of Ontario are striving to be one voice for all producers and have an impact nationally and globally according to their chairperson.

Don Kenny of Stittsville was elected chair, as of Jan. 1 for the newly formed organization, which is an amalgamation of the Ontario Corn Producers, Ontario Wheat Producers and Ontario ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Champlain+LHIN+gets+%2427+million+to+expand+Aging+at+Home+Strategy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Champlain LHIN gets $27 million to expand Aging at Home Strategy EMC News - The Ontario government is providing over $27 million for the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). The announcement was made on Aug. 31 will help LHIN expand their successful Aging at Home Strategy, which includes 31 local programs.

The program provides services to seniors in their own homes helping them to live healthy ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Cullen+withdraws+from+mayoral+race%2c+will+seek+re-election+in+Bay+ward Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Cullen withdraws from mayoral race, will seek re-election in Bay ward EMC News - He's back!

Bay ward councillor Alex Cullen could find himself in a familiar role following the Oct. 25 municipal election.

Cullen, who announced his candidacy for mayor in January, held a press conference at the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre Aug. 31 during which he officially announced he'd withdrawn from the race and ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Ottawa+Scene Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Ottawa Scene CONCERTS

Engelbert Humperdinck - the Legacy of Love Tour comes to Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets at the NAC box office or by calling 613-755-1111.

Roger Waters bring The Wall to Ottawa for the final time Oct. 17 when a performance at Scotiabank Place. For tickets, visit www.capitaltickets.ca.

THEATRE

The ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Super+Ex+may+have+vacated+Lansdowne+Park+but+will+never+leave+Ottawa%2c+organizers+vow Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Super Ex may have vacated Lansdowne Park but will never leave Ottawa, organizers vow EMC News - Ottawa's Super Ex isn't leaving the city. It is merely relocating.

"There will be a Super Ex next year, and if there isn't it will be over my dead body," said David Presley, the former president of the volunteer board that operates the Super Ex.

Presley and his wife Lyn have been involved with the Ex for their entire lives. The two ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Two+Ottawa+thoroughfares+remain+on+worst+roads'+list Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Two Ottawa thoroughfares remain on worst roads' list EMC News - Driving down some of the roads in Ottawa can be an absolute nightmare. Your tire falls into one of the many potholes you're trying desperately to avoid, your head bounces off the roof of your car after you've hit an uneven patch of asphalt, and you drive 10 km under the speed limit to make sure your suspension isn't destroyed.

This ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Ottawa's+Light+Rail+Transit+Project+advances+to+preliminary+engineering Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Ottawa's Light Rail Transit Project advances to preliminary engineering EMC News - Ottawa's Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project continues to hit major milestones.

Following approval of the Provincial Environmental Assessment, the City of Ottawa has now received formal authorization from both the federal and provincial governments to move to the next stage of the project. This allows the city to engage Capital Transit ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Big+changes+on+way+for+Ottawa.ca Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Big changes on way for Ottawa.ca EMC News - The City of Ottawa invites everyone to take a new look at its online window to city services, ottawa.ca.

Live today, the city's main web platform has an exciting new look and feel that respects visitors' time and puts their top tasks just a click away from the homepage.

Changes include:

* a "How Do I...?" section for task-oriented ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/School+buses+have+returned+to+area+roads Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 School buses have returned to area roads EMC News - Once again, the time has come for motorists to be on the look out for our region's youth as our kids head back to school. The Ontario Provincial Police want to remind everyone that school buses were back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

OPP officers will be out ensuring that motorists are reminded of the rules of the road in regards to ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Hospital+announces+Canada's+first+men's+health+research+chair Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Hospital announces Canada's first men's health research chair EMC News - It's not always about how to treat the disease, but rather the impact that treatment could have on one's overall quality of life.

That was the message shared by Dr. Anthony Bella when discussing the Ottawa Hospital's (TOH) men's health research chair the first of its kind in Canada.

"It's basically something that came from the ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/Ottawa+launches+the+fifth+annual+Fall+Cleaning+the+Capital+campaign Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Ottawa launches the fifth annual Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign EMC News - Mayor Larry O'Brien, councillor Maria McRae, chair of the Transportation Committee, Barrhaven councillor Jan Harder and Gloucester-South Nepean councillor Steve Desroches, in partnership with Tim Hortons, helped to kick off the fifth annual Fall Cleaning the Capital Campaign Aug. 31.

"Ottawa's 5th annual Fall Cleaning the Capital ...

]]> http://www.emcwestcarleton.ca/20100909/news/September+-+Schools+Zone+Traffic+Safety+-+It+Could+Save+a+Life Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 September - Schools Zone Traffic Safety - It Could Save a Life EMC News - September is here .....Time for thousands of kids to return to school. With this comes a change in routine as parents and students plan to get to and from school. At the beginning of every school year the Ottawa Police experience a spike in the number of traffic complaints related to school zones. We would like to remind you of some ...

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