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Mayor meets with Progressive Conservative MPPsMayor Jim Watson, left, met with area Progressive Conservative MPPs on Dec. 13, including Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark (former mayor of Brockville and the PC’s critic for municipal aff airs and housing), Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa Ma-cLeod , and Ottawa Deputy Mayor Steve Desroches (councillor for Gloucester-South Nepean). They discussed topics of mutual interest, including the city’s transit plans and waste diversion. MacLeod said that she and Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack McLaren, who was also at the meeting, house the city’s two dumps in their ridings, so that topic is of great interest to their constituents.

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The Ottawa Farmer’s Mar-ket is considering a temporary move to an Old Ottawa South park during the reconstruction of Lansdowne Park.

The proposal would see the market move to Brewer Park starting in May of next year, when work at Lansdowne is expected to get underway. Phillip Powell, manager of li-censing, permits and markets at the city, presented the pro-posal to the Old Ottawa South Community Association last month.

“This option is walking distance from their current site,” Powell said. “The farm-ers wanted to ensure all their regular customers would still be able to come out.”

The market would be locat-ed in the park along a section of Sloan Avenue. The market will only be open on Sunday – it is usually open on Thursday eve-nings at Lansdowne as well.

The move would be tempo-rary, lasting for the two or three years Lansdowne is expected to be under construction.

Association board member Brendan McCoy said the ex-ecutive only learned about the news at the Nov. 15 meeting, but found the prospect of hav-ing the market in their neigh-bourhood interesting.

“It is certainly exciting,” he said.

McCoy’s family walks to the market at its current lo-cation, but he said having it around the corner would be a bonus for the community.

But here were several con-cerns raised by board members. Traffi c and parking stand out, McCoy said, as well as the pop-ularity of the park in summer.

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One of the most successful drug busts in Ottawa has been partially credited to the citi-zens of Vanier by police Chief Vern White.

The culmination of an 18-month investigation into an organized drug ring operating in the Ottawa area, police an-nounced on Dec. 8 they had arrested 22 people and seized approximately $2.5 million in assets, cash and precious met-als, 13 vehicles, 14 fi rearms and a variety of drugs with a total street value of $2.7 million.

During the press conference announcing the conclusion of the investigation, White was quick to credit Vanier resi-dents for their assistance.

“It is thanks to concerned citizens in Vanier, who called police about drug dealing, that the Ottawa police street crime unit began an investigation,” White said.

But the vigilant Vanier residents have been working to clean up their streets for quite a while. For four years, they have been working hard to improve a neighbourhood they see as a great place to

live, taking back their streets, public gardens and parks.

But the fi ght is not yet over and residents want everyone to know a little hard work does go a long way.

Kathryn Greer-Close and her husband moved to Vanier a little more than fi ve years ago. At the time, they did not have any children, but now have three. Greer-Close admits she did not notice any criminal activity at fi rst, as she was too busy with work and had little time to become engaged in her community. It wasn’t until she had a small baby at home

and there was an article in the Ottawa Citizen depicting her street as unsafe because of a recent shooting did she take notice.

“I just thought, I can’t have this said about my neighbour-hood,” Greer-Close said. “I know my street and my park and it was not what they made it out to be.”

She contacted the Vanier business improvement area ask-ing what she could do and talk-ed to more people on her street. It was the push Greer-Close needed to make a difference.

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File photoA devastating fi re in March left a signifi cant section of New Edinburgh’s shopping district on Beechwood Avenue in ruins. The New Edinburgh Community Alliance has created a special committee to ensure developers are aware of the community’s hopes when the site is fi nally redeveloped.

Task force to keep watchfuleye on Beechwood siteMichelle [email protected]

Members of the New Ed-inburgh Community Alliance heritage committee will be keeping a watchful eye on any development proposed for a Beechwood Avenue site left vacant following a fi re in March.

Michael Histed, the head of the heritage and development committee is heading a new Beechwood task force, which Histed said was created to en-sure the community’s views are considered for any devel-opment for the area.

“Beechwood is an important part of the neighbourhood, par-ticularly the part where the fi re had been,” Histed said. “We want to maintain the shopping district, which has always been an important aspect to living in New Edinburgh,” Histed said.

The fi re destroyed a large portion of what is the main shopping district in New Ed-inburgh. The fi re started in the basement of the Home Hard-ware at 19 Beechwood Ave.,

and in total six businesses burned down. The task force is a new concept for the alli-ance, Histed said, one that was inspired by comments made at the community group’s annual general meeting in October.

“We thought it would be important to have input on what gets developed there,” he said. “I think it is important for the neighbourhood to have a voice concerning the kind of neighbourhood we are going to have.”

Histed said they are looking forward to being part of the de-velopment conversation when the time comes to talk to de-velopers. Some of the factors the committee has highlighted as concerns when it comes to the redevelopment of the site include parking and height of buildings.

“It is too soon to say, we don’t even know who the de-veloper is going to be, but ob-viously, things that we would like to bring to the table are parking, (and) the higher you go, the more dense it becomes

there,” Histed said. “We al-ready have parking concerns in the area. We would like to see shopping still maintained – which obviously would need parking. These are some of the challenges.”

The group plans on iron-ing out the details of these and other positions in the new year. Histed said a lot of what was happening with the site has been on hold because of issues the current landlord is having with its insurance company related to the fi re marshal’s report.

“Up until now has been the waiting game. Now we are moving into the next phase,” Histed said.

Most importantly, the head of the heritage and develop-ment committee said they want to be an active participant in the process.

“I think New Edinburgh has had a good history of looking out for the neighbourhood,” Histed said. “We are not there to say no, we are there to work with them.”

From MARKET on page 1

There were several concerns raised by board members, how-ever.

Traffi c and parking, Mc-Coy said, stand out as potential problems, along with the fact the park is already busy during the summer months.

“It is going to be a challenge on some Sundays, yes, it is a big park, but it has a whole bunch of uses, which add to traffi c in the area,” McCoy said.

The Ottawa Farmer’s Market runs on about 27 Sundays from May to October at Lansdowne Park. Powell said the impact to the community is considered small.

He added they have secured an agreement with Carleton University for parking purpos-es at their parking located just across Bronson Avenue from Brewer Park.

Capital Coun. David Cher-nushenko said although the

market will have some chal-lenges concerning parking, it is defi nitely a positive addition to the community.

“I see this as positive. Yes, there are downsides to it, but there are a lot of people that do

go to the Ottawa Farmers’ Mar-ket who will now be in walking distance,” he said.

Powell is also working with the vendors on a long-term agreement with the city to re-turn to Lansdowne Park.

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Claire Lauzon, Vice-President of Ma Cui-sine on Dalhousie St. in The Market was proud to put up the Grand Prize in this

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families have the opportunity to enjoy sports and leisure time together.

initiatives to help the most vulnerable in our society

Something we are particularly proud of in this budget is Ottawa on the Move, the largest infrastructure project in our city’s history. Through

commuters, cyclists and pedestrians.

Ottawa on the Move will help ensure the long term sustainability of our city, while paying immediate dividends, which is especially important as we prepare to host the country for the nation’s 150th anniversary

But of course these are the holidays and what’s really on your mind is spending Christmas with

continually impressed by the generosity and goodwill of our residents.

annual Mayor’s Christmas Celebration, people in this city are always ready to donate to those less fortunate. Together we raised tens of thousands of pounds of food for families who need it, and that’s something we can all be proud of.

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The Vanier community rink volunteers are looking for more help this winter to make their outdoor rink a great place to skate.

The rink, located at the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre, was revitalized last season when a number of par-ents in the area took charge. Dubbing themselves the Rink Rats, the team would shovel and fl ood the rink to ensure safe skating conditions for the community. Stefan Cherry, leader of the volunteer-driven initiative, said last year they

had about 15 dedicated volun-teers come out to keep the rink going. This year, he would like

to see that number double. “If we have enough volun-

teers, really, ultimately, every-one would only have to put in a couple of hours a week or even a month,” Cherry said.

He said last year went very well, adding the biggest invest-ment for any of the volunteers was getting the base ice es-tablished. Volunteers helped smooth and pack the snow with snowshoes and buckets with weights. This year, Cherry said they are hopping to get a lawn roller to do the job.

As far as volunteer time is concerned, Cherry said he wants to meet with all the ea-

ger volunteers to establish a schedule and set up a rotation.

Now in its second year at the community centre, Cherry is hoping that by letting more people know about the rink in the fi rst place, more families and parents will be interested in participating.

“To me this is a great way to build a community. Skat-ing outside, you get to know your neighbourhood and your neighbours,” Cherry said. “Let’s celebrate Vanier as a community.”

Interested volunteers can contact Cherry at [email protected].

Vanier Rink Rats looking for help this winter

Submitted photoStefan Cherry of the Vanier Rink Rats says the group is looking for more volun-teers to maintain the out-door rink this winter.



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A 20-year deal to turn Ot-tawa’s household garbage into energy got city council’s sup-port on Dec. 14.

The contract passed despite a “no” vote from Somerset Ward Coun. Diane Holmes and questions from other council-lors about how the city would pay for the new agreement with Plasco Energy Group.

The city’s environment committee endorsed the deal just two days earlier.

The contract will make Ot-tawa the fi rst city in the world to use Plasco’s plasma gasifi -cation technology to take left-over residential garbage and turn it into electricity.

But some people questioned whether the city was taking a leap of faith on the technol-ogy, which is untested at the commercial level. Plasco has operated a demonstration plant at the Trail Road landfi ll site since 2008, and has processed 6,694 tonnes of garbage there.

The permanent deal would see Plasco process 300 tonnes of garbage a day, although the contract includes provisions allowing the city to change that amount.

There is also a three-year “ramp-up” period during which the contract could be changed or cancelled. But while the new plant could be up and running as early as 2016, it also means the city may not be certain the technology works until 2019, and that’s a long time to wait, Holmes pointed out during the Dec. 12 environment commit-tee meeting.

City manager Kent Kirkpat-rick said the deal is a good one for the city because it ensures Plasco covers the capital costs of building the facility.

“We have been very, very diligent in protecting the city’s interests if this works out … and if it doesn’t (work out),” he said.

Part of that confi dence comes from the willingness of international investors to put their money into Plasco’s plan. The “due diligence” of corporations that are invest-ing millions of dollars into the projects is something the city can take as a sign of faith. If that money is still there in 2013, when Plasco could begin constructing the facility, it’s a good sign, Kirkpatrick said.

The city’s only obligation, said Plasco chief executive Rod Bryden, would be to de-liver the trash and pay a tip-ping fee of $83.25 per tonne – roughly double what it costs the city to dump garbage at the Trail Road landfi ll now.

That concerned some coun-cillors, like Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt, who wondered how the city would pay for the additional costs. He didn’t want to see it added to residents’ garbage bill.

City treasurer Marion Simu-lik committed to “smoothing out” the costs over a period of time, and said she would bring council options for how to do that in the new year. The $10 million in savings from the city’s new waste-collection contract that kicks in next fall might help, she said.

The biggest fi nancial benefi t to Plasco is the extended life it will give to the Trail Road landfi ll, Simulik said. The city estimates it would cost $248 million in 2011 dollars to fi nd a new landfi ll. Without Plasco, the city would be forced to do that in 2042, but using the new technology would extend the dump’s life until 2070.

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The sports dome at Lans-downe Park will fi nd its new home at a University of Ot-tawa sports fi eld planned for Lees Avenue.

The dome, which is oper-ated by Coliseum Inc. and is currently located at Frank Clair Stadium, must be moved dur-ing the upcoming reconstruc-tion of Lansdowne Park.

While the idea of putting the dome in Ledbury Park in River Ward was fl oated ear-lier this year, the city’s fi nance committee decided it would be

better to partner with the uni-versity to provide some public uses at the new fi eld the uni-versity plans to construct in the Nicholas Mann gateway area.

The Ledbury Park option would have cost the city about $5 million to move the dome, and it’s not something that Col-iseum Inc. wanted, according to a city report, so legal action may have ensued. Coliseum is willing, however, to go along with the Lees Avenue option. The university already makes use of the dome in its current location at Lansdowne Park.

The estimated cost to con-

struct a sports facility at 200 Lees Ave. is $7.9 milion: $5.5 million for the fi eld, dome and bleacher installation and $2.4 million for renovations to the existing building to accommo-date locker rooms.

The city has negotiated for $2.9 million in prepaid rent from the university, which would save the city money and allow the dome to be moved and ready in time for the uni-versity’s 2012 football season.

The leftover balance of $2.1 million from what the city bud-geted it would spend to relo-cate the dome to Ledbury Park

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Coliseum Inc. has a contract to operate the dome until 2015 and the company and city have been working to relocate the dome since 2010.

Other locations considered included Carleton University and the RA Centre. Orleans Coun. Bob Monette thought the dome should be moved to the Ottawa Baseball Stadium.

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New-look city website debutsBeacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney unveiled the look of the city’s website, ottawa.ca, during the Dec. 13 meeting of the information technology subcommittee. The refreshed website was set to launch on Monday, Dec. 19 with a more streamlined look, with tabs for residents, visitors and business.



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The approval of a 23-storey tower on Cathe-rine Street hinged on a struggle between old and new visions for the area, a struggle that might soon become a thing of the past.

The debate over whether to approve addi-tional height for the proposed SoBa tower at 203 Catherine St. centered on which city plan to follow: an old, 1980s-era secondary plan for Centretown, or a new community design plan for the area that’s just being wrapped up.

The old plan calls for offi ces, hotels, parking lots, wholesale operations or other commercial uses on the corridor beside the Queensway, and the site’s zoning allows for a height of 18 me-tres. But the new community design plan, which is in the fi nal stages, would see the city add residential uses, open space and big-box stores to that list. More importantly, the forthcoming Centretown plan would allow heights of up to 77 metres, or 25 storeys, on Catherine Street.

So the city’s planning committee was faced with a dilemma on Dec. 5 – toss out the 23-sto-rey proposal from Lamb Development Corp. be-cause it doesn’t comply with the outdated plan that’s currently enforced, or assume city council will approve the new draft community design plan and approve the SoBa plan.

In the end, the committee approved the plan, and council followed suit, with the ward’s coun-cillor, Diane Holmes, dissenting during the Dec. 14 council vote.

These dilemmas will be a thing of the past af-ter the new community design plan is approved, and that’s one step closer following the release of the fi nal version of the CDP last week. It is available online at midcentretown.wordpress.com and the city’s planning committee will vote on it in April. In the meantime, comments can be directed to city planner Robert Spicer at rob-

[email protected] said that just because city staff and

the urban design review panel agree that the ar-chitecture of the building looks nice, it shouldn’t justify the height increase.

“The question is, is the building architectur-ally signifi cant enough to warrant an extra 17 storeys,” Holmes said. “I am concerned that the draft plan is leading all development even though it’s not a document that has been approved.”

The 244-unit condo tower will replace a three-storey mixed-use building with a daycare.

But a taller building would be a better fi t for the block off Bank Street, said city planner Bliss Edwards. Toronto’s self-professed “condo king,” Brad Lamb, originally proposed a wider 15-storey tower, but the city’s urban design re-view panel and staff convinced Lamb to make the tower taller and thinner, on top of a seven-storey podium.

SoBa debate highlights urgency of Centretown CDP

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Just to show you how far we have pro-gressed, here is an article in a recent Toronto newspaper entitled “How to snail-mail your holiday greetings.”

“Snail-mail,” of course, means “mail.” In other words, a Toronto newspaper thinks that you need to know how to write a Christmas letter and put it in the mail.

Who knows, maybe we have progressed so far down the electronic slippery slope that nobody knows a how to write something on paper, put it in an envelope, put a stamp on it, carry it to the nearest postal outlet and slide it through the proper slot.

The Globe and Mail article describes the holiday greeting card as “an ancient art form.” Complicated advice is offered, such as “make a list.” Also: “Assemble all the addresses before you start, and make sure to write them down in the same place for next year.” Wow. Also, when sitting down to write Christmas cards, make sure there is a chair underneath you.

Here’s another suggestion: “Add a personal touch.” This means that “cards should include the recipient’s name (written by hand), as well as a quick sentence or two.” An example is helpfully included: “Hope you’re keeping warm out in Moose Jaw.”

Are you with us so far? Is this getting too complex for you?

The Globe article goes on to suggest that whatever little event you include in your quick sentence or two, “be sure that said event is a positive one.” This means that your little quick sentence shouldn’t say “too bad about the Leafs,” or “the furnace is broken.”

That’s too bad in a way because for some people the only news that really has a lasting

impact on them is the bad news. And, as we know, sometimes bad news can be quite enter-taining.

Decades ago, there was a family of my parents’ acquaintance who regularly included in their Christmas card a detailed account of every illness, injury and other misfortunate that had befallen everyone in the family and a few oth-ers who happened to live nearby. It went on and on, nicely handwritten on all the available sides of a Christmas card. There was nothing positive in it, just this seasonal litany of unhappiness.

Unbeknownst to them, we began to fi nd this amusing. Every year, when the card arrived, we would assemble for a dramatic reading, cluck-ing sympathetically at some of the more serious illnesses and howling in laughter at the account of hangnails, stubbed toes, fl at tires, toothaches, runny noses, lost wristwatches and body parts that somehow don’t just feel right.

What a loss it would have been if that family had restricted its coverage to positive events.

The Globe article goes on to provide some genuinely useful advice, such as the suggestion that family photographs are not appropriate for co-workers and that newsletters are for relatives and close friends only and “avoid using them as a platform for bragging.”

The subject of newsletters has long been a controversial one among snail-mailers. I used to hate them until I wrote one one year and realized how much less painful to the writing hand the Christmas card process had become. Now I ask myself the question: “Did anything newsworthy happen this year?” If no, no letter. If yes, I write something and try not to make it a platform for bragging. Other newsletter au-thors may also resist the temptation to brag, yet I can’t help noticing how accomplished their grown children all are.

If the snail-mailed Christmas card has indeed become an ancient art, not all of its practitio-ners will feel total grief at it replacement by the e-card. That family photo looks much better on a screen when you email it, and the savings on cards, printer ink and postage can be consider-able. What you worry about is people bragging about their computers.

Ancient art of the Christmas card

CHARLES GORDON

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Take extra care on the roads this winterIt’s December, in Canada. It’s

going to snow. Maybe not anytime soon by the looks of recent weather, but it’s going to snow.

This isn’t really news to anyone who lives here in, but whenever an inch or two of the white stuff hits the ground during the fi rst snowfall of the season, you just have to listen to the morning traffi c report on the radio to hear the number of car crashes.

This is the time of year Ottawa police and Ontario Provincial Police offi cers are called to respond to

numerous collsions across Ottawa. Some are nothing more than a fender-bender, while others result in serious injury and even death.

Every year drivers have to go through a period of readjustment to winter weather. One concern this season is the unusually warm weather we’ve been experiencing, which will result in another “fi rst snow” situation leading to yet an-other period of readjustment to the wintry conditions.

With a signifi cant snowfall ex-pected this week just in time for the

holiday weekend, paying attention to driving conditions and adapting your driving habits to them takes on added meaning.

You may have top-of-the-line, just-installed brakes, or snow tires, but your car can’t stop in a Decem-ber snowstorm the way it did during a hot July day.

After a heavy snowfall, people are going to slow down. It makes sense if you can’t see the lines on the road.

Getting around in the winter is not anyone’s idea of fun, but it

has to be done, and it can be done safely.

As motorists making use of the roads, we all have a responsibility to look out for each other.

It is important to allow more time for travelling to your destination, and to allow more space between your vehicle and the one in front of you.

Gone are the days jumping into the car, turning the key, putting the car in gear and running out onto the open road.

Soon you will need to take time

to warm up the car and scrape off the windshield and brush the mounds of snow off the roof of your vehicle.

It’s not pleasant, but during win-ter driving conditions, more so than in summer weather, we all share the road, and we all have to put up with the same delays, frustrations and conditions.

If we all put in a little extra time and caution when we head out on to the roads this winter, it will mean we’ll all arrive at our destinations in one piece this season.

THIS WEEK’S POLL QUESTIONAre you disappointed by the lack of snow so late in the year?

A) Yes. I love outdoor winter sports and the lack of snow has me itching for a good blizzard.

B) No. I can’t stand driving through icy, snowy conditions.

C) As long as there is snow for Christmas, it doesn’t matter too much to me.

D) Only days after Canada exits the Kyoto accord, nature gives us another sign that all is not right with the planet.

LAST WEEK’S POLL SUMMARYAre the Ottawa Police doing the right thing to warn women, particularly sex trade work-ers, to be on their guard?

A) Yes. It’s their job to look after the safety of all residents.

B) I agree with the warning, but they should have provided more de-tail to allow us to better identify the threat.

C) No. Since they were unable to reveal any more detail, they’re only causing unnecessary panic in the streets.

D) I’m more concerned it took them so long to link a series of unsolved homicides.

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The secret to happinessAt this time of year, retail-

ers everywhere are trying to sell us happiness. But the reality is, if you want to be most content in life, it’s time to get married and have a large family, or get married and have no children at all. As long as you get married, you’ll be happier than your single counterparts, or so the results of a new study out of the University of Virginia would suggest.

Each year in December, the university’s National Marriage Project publishes a report comparing survey data on individuals across the United States to determine the variation of contented-ness among singles, couples, and families. “When Baby Makes Three: How parent-hood makes life meaningful and how marriage makes

parenthood bearable,” released this month, shows that those who report being “very happy”, rather than just “pretty happy”, or “not too happy” with their current status in life, are united in matrimony. Married men and women were 11 to 28 per cent more like likely to report that they were “very happy,” in life when compared to their unmarried peers.

Perhaps surprisingly, how-ever, while couples with one to three children reported average happiness or less,

those with four children or more were considerably more likely to report being “very happy.” Those with no children also reported being happier than their unmarried peers or those with aver-age-sized families. Closer examination of the report’s fi ndings reveals that the secret to a happy life may come down to the quality of our intimate relationships. Those in contented marital or family situations admitted they saw more “value in life,” than singles, leaving one to conclude that perhaps the secret to happiness is be-ing altruistic.

“Spousal generosity,” for example, was a notable commonality of happy lives and relationships. Offering to make your partner coffee in the morning, or taking the

time to listen to his day can go a long way toward con-tentedness. In the same vein, equally sharing housework around non-gender-specifi c lines – husband doing the laundry, wife mowing the lawn – contributes to greater marital and life happiness.

Those who reported being “very happy” also said they spent quality time with their partners on a regular basis. Carving out weekly date nights and regular couples’ getaways proved to be a valuable way for people to feel connected to their spouses and feel generally happier with life. Those with large families – four children or more – reported an equal or greater share of scheduled quality time with their families.

On the fl ip side, the petty

distractions from relation-ships – like work and debt – seemed to have a negative impact on the overall happi-ness of individuals. Women, in particular, who reported being overworked at the offi ce – especially those with family responsibilities – were more likely to be discontent than women who worked regular hours or part-time. Both men and women with zero debt reported being considerably more happy than their debt-ridden counterparts, while those with more than $10,000 in consumer debt were more likely to cite depression as a problem.

If you’re not ready to go out and procreate to make up the difference, or if you already fi nd yourself in a one-to-three-child home,

riddled with consumer debt, you may still be able to take advantage of the virtues of a contented life cited by the happiest survey respondents.

In every element of the study, it seemed people who spent quality time with their loved ones and demonstrated selfl essness were the most happy. Regardless of one’s station in life – married, single, divorced, with a big family, or childless – it would seem we are more likely to feel content in life when we focus on human connections. Perhaps it’s time to ignore the subliminal messaging of retailers, toss aside the expensive Christ-mas packages, forsake over-time at work, scrap the desire for relentless independence, and instead make more time for the people we love.

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Katimavik students raise money for Partage VanierKatimavik Vanier students held a bottle drive recently as part of their community invest-ment project to help raise money for the local Vanier food bank, Partage Vanier.In front, from left, are Anne-Farley, Ashleigh Baxter, Sophie Miranda and Emely Long-pre. The back row, from left, is Meryn Avery, Jean-Christophe Leboeuf, Stephane Gallant and Matthew Chan. The six young people and their project leader collected $310 for the Vanier Community Service Centre, which runs the food bank.

Arts Court gets funding advanceStaff

The city’s fi nance and economic development com-mittee made quick work of a request to advance $40,000 in funding for the downtown Arts Court.

The group will also get an-other $50,000 of its funding by mid-February and the rest of the $183,000 it’s expecting

by early May.Both the committee and

council signed off on the re-quest with no discussion.

The arts hub asked the city to give part of the money it was granted for 2012 earlier as it hit an end-of-year funding crunch.

The city owns the facil-ity and has run its operations since 1993. City funding for

the Ottawa Arts Court Foun-dation has increased by 100 per cent since 2004, and mon-ey from the city makes up half the foundation’s budget.

The Ottawa Arts Court Foundation manages the space and is one of seven arts partners working closely with the city on the Arts Court Re-development project.

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After a long wait, people living in the neighbourhood near Beaverpond Drive and Blair Road fi nally have a crosswalk one group of resi-dents say is necessary to keep pedestrians safe.

The residents had been lobbying city council for a crosswalk at the intersection of Beaverpond and Blair for a number of years. The speed limit on Blair is 70 kilometres per hour, and there is no con-trolled crossing area for pedes-trians. It was not until this past summer when Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, fi rst elected in 2010, followed up on a campaign promise for the area.

“I have been working on this since I came into offi ce,” Tierney said.

He was joined by Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess on Dec. 9 to offi cially open the new stoplight pedestrian cross-walk. Danthia Perry came to the event and when the com-memorative ribbon was cut, she began to cry.

“Ever since I fi rst heard

about this crosswalk, I have been crying,” Perry said.

Her daughter was only 13 when she was crossing the intersection with her brother when she was hit by a car. For the next year, Kloee was in a full body cast and Perry said even after two years, she still has no memory of the ac-cident.

“This crosswalk means so much to me,” Perry said.

Shortly after Kloee was hit, Perry began calling then-ward councillor Michel Bellemare to solve the problem.

That was when the city put

what are called “shark teeth” on the road, to warn motorists to slow down, but for Perry and many of the other resi-dents it was not enough.

“She (Kloee) is 15 and she still doesn’t like to cross the road by herself,” Perry said. Perry and her family moved away from the area because of the accident and the safety risk.

“I would run across, even when I was nine months preg-nant,” said Julie Douglas, a resident from Beaverpond Drive. “Now it is so nice to know that I can cross safely.”

Douglas and her now 11-month-old daughter were among those who attended the event. Tierney said as a rookie councillor, he knew he was go-ing to have a hard time getting the crosswalk installed, but he made it one of his top priori-ties for the ward.

Funding for the crosswalk was provided by the city’s transit priority program, as Blair Road has been recog-nized as a transit priority cor-ridor in the city’s offi cial plan.

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The Wabano Aboriginal Centre for Aboriginal Health is packing up their offi ces and moving to several temporary locations while the fi nal phase of the centre’s expansion proj-ect is completed.

The Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health is currently constructing its new 2,250-square metre complex to ex-pand their health and commu-nity service programs. Con-struction to the new building has been underway since the May and the existing build-ing at 299 Montreal Rd. now needs to be connected to the expansion.

To make room for the con-struction, the centre’s health clinic and all of its program-ming will move to temporary locations in the east end.

“It is going to be business as usual, just in different lo-cations,” said Carlie Chase, a spokeswoman for the centre.

The clinic will be running out of the Montfort Hospital while all of Wabano’s pro-gramming will be run out of the Hardini Centre at 225 Donald St.

“There will be some pro-gramming which will take place in other parts of the east end, but for now, everything will be run out of the Hardini

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bers will remain the same and Chase said the website will be continually updated with information regarding their programs.

The fi nal date for everyone to be out of the building is Jan. 9.

Chase said all the program-ming will be up and running out of their new locations on Jan. 11.

Once the new centre is com-plete, it will continue to focus on health in a holistic manner, maintaining that to heal the physical being, the mental be-ing also needs to heal.

The expansion project, Chase added, is still in need of donations. So far, the com-munity has raised $3 million of the $9 million needed for the expansion project.

“We want to be able to build this building and we want the community to help, we hope they will help,” Chase said.

Chase said interested do-nors can make donations on the Wabano Centre for Ab-original Health’s website, or by contacting Chase at [email protected].

Doors to the new centre will open in the fall of 2012, and its programs and services will be displaced until the opening of the new facility.

Photo by Michelle NashBeacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, left, and an emotional Danthia Perry offi cially open a new stoplight pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of Blair Road and Beaver-pond Drive on Dec. 9. Perry’s daughter Kloee was seriously injured while trying to cross the busy street two years ago.

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A former Kanata resident’s debut novel was nominated for two awards this year, including the 2011 Giller Prize Reader’s Choice Award.

Nerys Parry, who grew up in Bridlewood and now lives in Old Ottawa South, recently published her fi rst novel Man & Other Natural Disasters. The book was also nominated for the Colophon Prize for fi c-tion.

“It felt really good,” said Parry about the nominations. “I felt to be in pretty good company, especially for a de-but novelist.”

Her book was a fi nalist for the Colophon Prize and tied for seventh out of more than 130 books for the reader’s choice award.

“It was a really nice win,” she said. “It was a wonderful opportunity.”

The idea for Man & Other Natural Disasters came to her 11 years ago when she was pregnant with her second child, living in New Zealand.

“I was hanging up laundry,” said the Industry Canada em-ployee. “All of a sudden I had this voice come to me, this paragraph, which is still in the novel, the prologue.”

The novel follows the main character Simon who is liv-ing in a fugue state as he tries to navigate his memories and come to terms with his past.

“The fugue, it’s a neurosis that can occur,” said Parry. “It’s where someone takes on a whole new personality and past and history and that takes over their lives.

“The whole point was to try and get to the true story. It was clear he wasn’t telling the truth.”

The novel is based on his-torical events that occurred in Calgary in the 1960s involv-ing the Freedomite Doukhobor movement.

“It’s based on true histori-cal events,” said Parry. “It talks about terrorism.”

She said while she was completing her research many sources didn’t want to discuss that time period.

“They didn’t want to talk about that time, it was an em-barrassment,” she said. “I think we need to look at what hap-

pened in the past, try to under-stand what the people felt like, what gave rise to such extrem-ism and realize that it’s in us.

“The more we know about it the better able we’ll be to face it honestly.”

Parry will be at Mother

Tongue Books, located at 1067 Bank St., on Friday, Dec. 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with two other authors as part of the Three Women/Three Books event. The authors will discuss sex, politics and religion in writing.

“We will be sharing our views on what it is like being a woman writer tackling taboo subjects, and reading some of the juicier sections of our books,” said Parry.

She added attending events and reader’s groups are one of her favourite things to do, aside from writing.

“The things people fi nd in the book that you didn’t see yourself are always surprising and interesting. I love talking with the readers,” said Parry. “You remember why you wrote it, it’s to hear what the readers think.”

She hopes that others enjoy reading Man & Other Natural Disasters as much as she did writing the book.

“Hopefully it’s an enjoyable read; it’ll open peoples’ eyes to something they’re not aware of.”

For more information, visit Parry’s website at www.nery-sparry.com.

Submitted photoFormer Bridlewood resident Nerys Parry’s debut novel was nominated for two awards this year. Man & Other Natural Disasters was a fi nalist for the Colophon Prize and tied for seventh out of more than 130 books for the 2011 Giller Prize Reader’s Choice Award.

Debut novel nominated for awards

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She joined the community association and became de-termined to help clean up her neighbourhood green space, Emond Park.

Still, she admits there are still days where she ques-tions if she should be raising her children in this neigh-bourhood.

That’s why the news of the recent efforts by police put a smile on Greer-Close’s face.

“It was amazing news to hear,” she said.

Even though she has been less involved in the commu-nity association in order to focus on her children, she did say it is important for residents to not rest on their laurels.

“You have to stay on top of it,” Greer-Close said.

It’s a message that’s not lost on the Vanier Community As-sociation, which recently es-tablished a health and safety committee to address issues such as crime, drugs and pros-titution, among others.

All members of the com-munity are invited to attend the monthly meetings.

Geoff Derry, who leads the committee, said the fi rst meet-ing on Nov. 29 was not well attended, despite an open invi-tation to residents.

“Without community in-volvement, there is nothing we can get accomplished,” Derry said.

So far the committee does have a long wish list, ranging from creating a plan to deal with problem properties to concerns about open drug use in areas of the neighbourhood, but he said the list is a bit pointless without enough help to see initiatives through.

“We would love to have anyone participate,” Derry said.

The president of the com-munity association, Jevone Nicholas, agreed.

“Certainly there was a fair amount of pressure on us to take on this role, but if we do not have any participation, it will be hard to get anything done,” Nicholas said.

For more information about the health and safety commit-tee or about joining the Vanier Community Association in-terested individuals can email [email protected] or [email protected]

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The holiday season is always bitter sweet for those who work with struggling families in the community. It’s a time when families, who are already facing issues such as poverty, mental health, and addictions, are seemingly stretched to the seams with increased expenses, stresses, and overall expectations. However, ‘tis also the season of tremendous generosity, where individuals and organizations come together to give of their time and money to help the most vulnerable members of our community.

The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa is extremely grateful to the community for the assistance that it provides over the holiday season. The Holiday Gift Program of the CAS held its 27th annual gift drive this year, and received more than 6 000 thousand gifts from over 90 organizations, schools, businesses and individuals in the community.

Over 50 volunteers have spent the last few weeks picking up and preparing the toys, which have been distributed to families living with financial difficulty in the Ottawa community. On any given day, the CAS in Ottawa provides services to approximately 2 000 families in need within the community. Without the generosity of the Ottawa community, many of these families would be dealing with the additional burden of trying to provide a festive holiday season for their children with little means. These gifts, so carefully selected and decorated by donors, are given to parents for them to give to their children, providing beautiful opportunities for increasing parenting capacity and creating space for positive and loving interactions.

On behalf of the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa and the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa, I would like to thank all of you who have so generously given of your time, money, and commitment to the children and youth in our community. We are all so humbled by your generosity.

I have seen firsthand what your contributions over the course of the year have meant to children and families. I wish that you could hear of all the stories of resilience and hope. Those stories are a testament to your understanding that it does indeed take a village to raise a child.

Happy holidays to you and your family.

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Turkey Day foretold what kind of Christmas Mary would have

EMC Lifestyle - “Well, it will either make us or break us” Father said as he loaded the last plucked and cleaned turkey onto the fl at-bottomed sleigh. It joined several oth-ers, a dozen or so chickens, trussed and ready for the oven, Mother’s famous sticky buns, and pounds of home-made butter. The sleigh had a layer of hay on it, and over top, enough sparkling white fl our- bag sheets to com-pletely cover the entire bed. Once everything was laid out, all in neat rows, Mother covered it all with still more clean sheets. Everything was anchored down with bricks which served the dual purpose of keeping our feet warm in bed on cold winter nights.

The sleigh only had one seat, and that held Father, Mother and me. The three brothers and my sister would follow out the lane, onto the Northcote Side Road, and into Renfrew in the cutter. We had risen long before the night sky started to lose its blackness. Chores were done, a lunch packed, and we were bundled up like mummies. It was Turkey Fair day in Renfrew!

We passed neighbouring farms, and could see lamps glowing in their windows. Many of them would be heading into town too.

The success of selling ev-erything on the sleigh had as

much to do with where we ended up on the main street, as it had on what we had to of-fer. We strived to be right in the middle of Raglan Street.

Once we arrived, Father would claim our place, and then unhitch the team and walk it over to the drive shed a few blocks away. I tried not to stay close to the sleigh.

I couldn’t bear to watch Mother and Father with the

anxious looks on their faces, as town residents walked up and down examining ev-ery sleigh parked along the street...looking for the plump-est bird, the cheapest chicken, and perhaps go home with a dozen buns and a pound of homemade butter.

It was every farmer’s dream that one of the big packers from the city would come along and buy all the fowl with one fell swoop. Over their winter clothes these men wore white coats, much like the one worn by old Dr. Murphy. Embroidered on the front, in red, would be the words: Canada Packers. I didn’t want to be anywhere near our sleigh to watch them

look over our wares, and continue on.

We children had the day to ourselves. We wandered in an out of the stores, my favourite being the Five and Dime, while my sister Au-drey preferred Walker’s with its array of grown-up dresses and real silk stockings. The three boys, forbidden to go anywhere near the poolroom, I was quite sure wandered in on the pretense of using the bathroom.

I had to go back to the sleigh when the town clock struck 12. It was lunch time. My sister Audrey and I had two choices.

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EMC Lifestyle - One Christmas, I had bought lots of eggnog, then visiting relatives brought more. We were going away right after Christmas that year, and there was more eggnog than we could drink.

I put the unopened cartons in the freezer and, like so many things in my freezer, forgot about them.

I have to confess that I didn’t discover them until Easter, four months later. I thawed the eggnog in the refrigerator then tasted it. Not only did it taste as fresh as the day I bought it, but it hadn’t lost any of its creamy consistency.

It may sound strange but, when you haven’t had eggnog for four months and you’re not having it with a lot of rich Christmas food, having eggnog at Easter is a real treat.

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Add another 1/3 of the egg-nog, and stir, then mix in the remaining dry ingredients. Finally, stir in the last of the eggnog.

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includes four appearances in theNHL all-star game (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2008), and he’s one of five Senators on the fan ballotfor the 2012 mid-season affair,set for Jan. 29 at Scotiabank Place. To vote for Gonchar and his Ottawa teammates, logon to vote.nhl.com on your computer or mobile device, ortext the last name of a player to81812. Voting closes on Jan. 4.

comes with being near the end of your career. You have that experience and you’re sharing it with the younger players.” Make no mistake about it — Gonchar hasn’t forgotten where he came from. Way back in 1994-95, he was a shy young rookie himself in a foreign land, someone who admits he didn’t really know the English language that was prevalent in the Washington Capitals dressing room. But thanks to veterans such as Peter Bondra, Dmitri Khristich and Calle Johansson, a youthful Gonchar soon found his way and grew into a major component of the blue-line corps in Washington and later on in

his second season with a young Senators team that is competitive almost every night. “If you look at me personally, my success is going (along) with the success of the team,” said Gonchar. “And we’ve been playing well as a team. Based on that, it’s easier for me to pick my moments and feel my partners.… I play well when everybody else is doing well.” Gonchar’s hockey resume

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Sergei Gonchar has seen pretty much all the highs and lows the game of hockey can offer a player. He hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 and owns a pair of medals from the Olympic Winter Games — silver in 1998, bronze in 2002, both earned while representing his homeland of Russia. And he’s also experienced the frustration of injuries and a playoff run cut short before its time. In short, the 37-year-old native of Chelyabinsk, Russia, is just the kind of guy that the young players now making their way onto the Ottawa Senators blue line need to lean on for advice. Gonchar, who’s now toiling in his 16th National Hockey League season, is always more than happy to oblige when younger Senators blueliners such as Erik Karlsson, Jared Cowen and David Rundblad come his way. “I think when you’re an older guy, it’s kind of natural,” said Gonchar. “You’ve been around, you have some experience and you’ve played with different partners (over the years). As a younger player coming in, you don’t have that experience, you don’t have that chance to play with as many guys. “So when you’ve been through it yourself and you see those (younger) guys going through that, you try to help them in any way you can. It kind of

round pick (14th overall) by the Capitals in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. “During the game, you want to do things right away. Sometimes, when you’re a defenceman, you’re trying for the big hit or you’re trying to jump (up in the play) and your timing is not always good. So when you’re patient and you’re waiting for that moment to come, you’ll have that chance. “But being patient when you’re young is probably the toughest thing to do.” Just ask Gonchar, who’s feeling much more comfortable in

UPCOMING SENATORS GAMESMontreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators: Tuesday, December 27, 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet East)Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators: Friday, December 30, 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet East)New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators: Monday, January 2, 7:30 p.m. (Sportsnet Sens)

EVENTS AT SCOTIABANK PLACESens Skills presented by Metro: December 28, 1 p.m.Professional Bull Riders: January 14, 7:30 p.m.MBNA Capital Hoops Classic: January 18, 6 p.m. (women) and 8 p.m. (men)Disney On Ice… Presents Treasure Trove: February 15, 7 p.m.; February 16, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; February 17, 7 p.m.; February 18, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and February 19, 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.Simple Plan: February 24, 7 p.m.Hedley: March 14, 7 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.CapitalTickets.ca, by phone at 613-599-FANS (3267) or 1-877-788-FANS (3267); in person at The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d’Orléans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull and at the Scotiabank Place box office.

WHEN TO WATCH:DECEMBER 23: AT CAROLINA, 7 P.M. (SPORTSNET EAST)

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The offensively challenged Canadiens haven’t exactly soared out of the gate just yet, but still expect to be among the Eastern Conference’s playoff contenders when all is said and done. After a slow start, top free-agent acquisition Erik Cole has picked up the pace on the scoresheet, but the Habs could also use more from the likes of Michael Cammalleri and Brian Gionta. Meanwhile, Max Pacioretty is showing signs that he’s a star of

the future. Montreal’s goal-scoring struggles turn up the heat even more on netminder Carey Price, who works behind a blue-line corps that has just added Tomas Kaberle to its ranks, but is still missing Andrei Markov.

Friday, Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m.,Sportsnet East

While the Flames’ fortunes have improved in recent games, they still face a dogfight to land a playoff berth in the highly competitive Western Conference. Jarome Iginla remains Calgary’s iconic leader and also the centrepiece of the Calgary attack. It’s a group that also counts on Olli Jokinen, Alex Tanguay and Rene Bourque, among others, to produce offensive contributions. Jay Bouwmeester is the steadying force on a blue-line brigade that has been

riddled by injuries, but has found a home for former Binghamton Senators standout Derek Smith. The Flames’ hopes largely ride on the play of workhorse goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff, who’s again carrying the bulk of the load in net.

Jarome Iginla is the captain and unquestioned leader for the Calgary Flames (Photo by Graig Abel/NHLI via Getty Images).

Max Pacioretty has emerged as a growing offensive threat for the Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images).

Senators defenceman Sergei Gonchar is more than willing to use his wealth of NHL experience to help guide some of the younger players now patrolling the blue line in Ottawa (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images).

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This unaltered female, white Dwarf and Himalayan rabbit is about seven months old. She was brought to the shelter as a stray on November 19 and is now available for adoption. Her red eyes stand out against her pure white fur coat, and she’s looking for a home where she can be social with her owners and have plenty of exercise and healthy food. Rabbits love human companionship, and that’s all Carla wants for Christmas!

The holidays present many hazards for pets. The same things that make Christmas special may cause problems for your animals. Here are the OHS’s tips to help keep your companion animals safe, healthy and happy during the holidays:

The busy social season1. Holidays are a busy time for visiting

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The glittering Christmas decorations3. Christmas ornaments should be “pet-

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4. Barricade the water trough around the tree to prevent your pet from drinking the water, which may be dirty and contain pine needles, which are indigestible.

5. Be careful with Christmas lights! Secure electrical cords and conceal outlets. Pets may chew on cords; and keep pets away from open fl ames.

6. Some Christmas plants are toxic to pets. Keep your pets away from mistletoe, holly, poinsettias and amaryllis. If ingested, they may cause vomiting, diarrhea and/or other problems. If your pet has ingested something you’re unsure about, call your veterinarian!

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which could be dangerous play toys for pets.8. You’re not the only one looking under

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The sumptuous holiday fare9. Table scraps and left-overs aren’t just

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When I went back for my lunch, I would let my eyes wander over the sleigh. I would be overjoyed if I saw the rows of chickens and turkeys diminished. Always, Mother’s sticky buns would

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The brothers and my sis-ter always beat us home in the cutter. By the time we hit the Northcote Side Road, Father would have lit the lan-tern, and hung it on the post

at the front of the sleigh. It provided little light, which really wasn’t needed anyway. The team of horses knew the road as well as did Father. How well we did at Turkey Fair Day had everything to do with how well we spent Christmas. Hopefully there would be enough money for a few oranges...one in each of our stockings, and a few small gifts from the Five and Dime. If it was a good day, we could be assured of yet another Christmas when San-ta would once again fi nd his way out to our old log house in Northcote.

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EMC News – The tale of one of the Dragon’s Den’s great-est success stories continues to evolve.

Two years after her appear-ance on the highly-acclaimed CBC Television reality show, Andi Marcus says her compa-ny, Mistura Beauty Solutions, is still feeding off the momen-tum, pushing ahead with new products and new partnerships.

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“They (Rexall) have been, to us, like family and they really bend over backwards for us. They gave us trials when no-body else would, really pushed for sales, their cosmeticians are fantastic. It’s just a wonderful family of pharmacies to be a part of.”

The friendly and “warm-hearted” management style has also endeared Mistura to the pharmaceutical company, Ker-win adds. “For them, being part

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“Moving forward, Mistura will have a permanent home on fi ve shelves in the cosmetic de-partment at select stores, with the possibility of expanding into more. We look forward to being part of Mistura’s line expansion and continued suc-cess.”

It helps, too, to have a prod-uct that’s a good seller and re-ceives favourable reviews from those who buy it.

“We always receive great feedback on the Mistura prod-uct line from our customers,” noted Rexall Beauty Advisor Elysa Panzica. “It’s very easy to use and convenient for women on the go or busy moms. The Mistura 6-in-1 Beauty Solu-tion leaves a fl awless airbrush fi nish, while also looking and feeling natural on the skin.”

EvolvingMarcus says the company is

constantly evolving and suc-cessfully launched its “all-nat-ural lip plumpers” earlier this year. “We have three shades that work on, again, 99 per cent

of the population. Beautiful colours, and actually they’ve been one of our best-sellers this year…we’ve been selling out of them pretty consistently,” she said.

A repackaging of its fl ag-ship product has made it more cost effective, there is now an ‘Essential Kit’ which Marcus describes as “a mini variety of our products,” and Mistura also features its own brushes.

To help the company cope with its new lines and ever-ex-panding client base, the offi ce staff has doubled to six in less than two years.

“And we’re looking to hire retail management fi rms to be feet on the street for us in stores to support the sales,” she said. “We’re trying all avenues to get our brand out there.”

In addition to Rexall Pharma Plus, Mistura Beauty has also found a home in 50 Lawtons Drugs Stores in the Maritimes and is in about 28 Sears stores.

“Plans are in place to speak with Jean Coutu and London Drugs, so that’s our next chal-lenge. We’re looking forward to that,” Marcus said.

It’s been a whirlwind made-in-Canada expansion for the company and a trend the own-er expects to continue in the months and years ahead.

Andi Marcus


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