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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/New+exhibit+shows+love+can+sometimes+be+messy</link>
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		<title>New exhibit shows love can sometimes be messy</title>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Condo+towers+proposed+for+Civic+community</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Condo towers proposed for Civic community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news -Ashcroft Homes is proposing to build two condominium towers where the former Ottawa Humane Society stood at 101 Champagne Ave., a move that has some residents concerned about the impact such a development could have on a nearby park, traffic levels and a community design plan that hasn't been completed yet.

</p><p>"We have a number of ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Taylor+wants+redevelopment+of+Ron+Kolbus+centre%2c+Facility+needs+to+be+strengthened%2c+councillor+says</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Taylor wants redevelopment of Ron Kolbus centre, Facility needs to be strengthened, councillor says</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news -Bay Coun. Mark Taylor has a vision for the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre that includes a pool, gym facility and indoor meeting space.

</p><p>"This would be a multiyear project," said Taylor. "We're looking to work with the community to put together a grand design."

</p><p>While he said budget constraints are tight, he wants to see just over $1 ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Humane+Society+offers+reward+after+dead+cat+found+in+trash+bin</link>
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		<title>Humane Society offers reward after dead cat found in trash bin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The Ottawa Humane Society is offering a reward for any information leading to charges in the case of a dead cat found in a trash bin behind an apartment complex on Morisset Avenue.

</p><p>The cat, a female calico, was found on Jan. 20 in a dumpster behind 1411 Morisset. Its back legs were tied together with an electrical cord and a press ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/'State+of+the+city'+maps+out+council's+2012+goals%2c+Watson+aiming+to+get+youth+summit%2c+sesquicentennial+plans+underway</link>
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		<title>'State of the city' maps out council's 2012 goals, Watson aiming to get youth summit, sesquicentennial plans underway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news -A summit for youth, plans for Canada's 150th birthday celebrations and a new award, the Order of Ottawa, are a few of the new ideas Mayor Jim Watson highlighted in his first-ever state of the city address.

</p><p>Delivered to city council on Jan. 25, the morning after United States President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Bridgehead+gets+parking+reprieve+in+exchange+for+landscaping</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Bridgehead gets parking reprieve in exchange for landscaping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Bridgehead got a big reprieve on $35,500 it would have owed to the city for a lack of parking at its new roastery, but the coffee chain won't be keeping that cash in its pocket.

</p><p>Instead, Bridgehead has plans to invest money in re-greening and landscaping the city's road allowance in front of its Anderson Street facility.

</p><p>Combine ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Police+board+limits+search+for+chief+to+within+its+ranks%2c+At+least+six+good+candidates%2c+El-Chantiry+says</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Police board limits search for chief to within its ranks, At least six good candidates, El-Chantiry says</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news -Ottawa is set to promote its first police chief from within its ranks in a dozen years.

</p><p>During a meeting on Jan. 23, police services board members agreed that limiting the search for Vern White's replacement to members of the Ottawa police is the best plan.

</p><p>"They, like me, feel the service is more than ever able to pick the chief ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/St.+Pius+X's+Oake+named+among+Canada's+40+outstanding+principals</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>St. Pius X's Oake named among Canada's 40 outstanding principals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC community -Jennifer Oake may have been named one of Canada's 40 outstanding principals for 2012, but the St. Pius X High School principal said her staff makes the school a better place.

</p><p>"I've worked with lots of inspirational people," said Oake, who's been the school's principal for six years. "I've been very fortunate to work with ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/OC+Transpo+to+keep+pledge+to+release+GPS+data+after+all</link>
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		<title>OC Transpo to keep pledge to release GPS data after all</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.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Watson+honours+NAC+maestro</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Watson honours NAC maestro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Ottawa Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor David Currie began his 20th season with the OSO on a high note as he was presented with a key to the city.

</p><p>The honour, which was bestowed upon Currie just prior to the start of a 20th-anniversary concert at the National Arts Centre on Jan. 23, was the first of this term of ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.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.emcottawawest.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.emcottawawest.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 ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Caption+Only</link>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Tenants+turning+McAuley+Place+into+a+community</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Tenants turning McAuley Place into a community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC community -When Hibo Ismail moved into McAuley Place almost three years ago, a large room just off the entrance of the building had become a dusty, unwelcoming storage area.

</p><p>But on Jan. 25, the bright and repainted lounge was buzzing with people who came out to celebrate the renaissance of community spirit in the building.

</p><p>Ismail, ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.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.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Men+step+up+to+end+cycle+of+violence+against+women</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Men step up to end cycle of violence against women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Ron Couchman admits he didn't always know how to deal with the cycle of violence against women.

</p><p>"I engaged in binge drinking. I was angry, and short-tempered. I got in fights at bars with other men," he described his life from seven years ago.

</p><p>He said if he knew about a woman in his life who had been hit by a man, he'd stand up ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Busting+out+moves+to+raise+money+for+breast+cancer</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Busting out 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.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Ice+dreams+take+flight</link>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Entering+the+Year+of+the+Dragon+at+T%26T+Supermarket</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Entering the Year of the Dragon at T&amp;T Supermarket</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Even though Monday January 23rd was the official start of the Chinese New Year, T&amp;T Supermarket on Hunt Club Road in Ottawa South offered celebrations and special events to their customers and guests on Saturday and Sunday (January 28th and 29th) to allow working families to join with their children in welcoming the year of the dragon in proper ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Hospital+adds+local+food+to+patient+menus</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Hospital adds local food to patient menus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -Patients at the Queensway Carleton Hospital will get to sample some of the best local foods thanks to a $43,000 provincial grant.

</p><p>The grant was announced at the hospital on Jan. 27, with tasty, locally grown goodies on tap for staff to try out.

</p><p>Mel Foster of Foster Farm in North Gower said he was delighted to be part of the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Shadow+'city+council'+to+spread+green+word</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Shadow 'city council' to spread green word</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news -A new community-driven shadow city council is being created to ensure Ottawa residents can voice their concerns about the environment to their municipal government. 

</p><p>The initiative, brought forward by Ecology Ottawa, was organized and created through existing members. The concept is to have a committee which stands as an alternative ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Students+told+to+think+before+they+click+online%2c+Commissioner+brings+privacy+message+to+Ottawa+elementary+school</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Students told to think before they click online, Commissioner brings privacy message to Ottawa elementary school</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC Community -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 which of them had a Facebook account and most of the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Men+experience+joy+of+cooking+at+Caldwell+Family+Centre</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Men experience joy of cooking at Caldwell Family Centre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC Community -No matter what their challenges are, men at the Caldwell Family Centre are finding a way to make social connections, while at the same time learning a thing or two in the kitchen.

</p><p>"They're in varied situations," said Jim Devoe, the centre's executive director. "Predominantly, they're people who live in social housing and even if ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Residents+hears+about+Woodroffe+proposal</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Residents hears about Woodroffe proposal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News -The Whitehaven and Glabar Park communities came out to hear about a redevelopment of a single home bungalow at 936 Woodroffe Ave. on Jan. 18.

</p><p>Novatech Engineering is proposing a redevelopment of the bungalow that could see seven, three-storey-tall dwellings built in place of the current home.

</p><p>"Nobody wants to live next door to ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Author+tells+tale+of+ill-fated+voyage+of+MS+St.+Louis</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Author tells tale of ill-fated voyage of MS St. Louis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC Community -The first Spanish word Herbert Karliner learned was manana. The word was one he heard often from the Cuban police officers aboard the MS. St. Louis while he waited to see if he and 936 other Jews fleeing Nazi Germany would be allowed to seek refuge on the Caribbean island.

</p><p>Karliner was 12 years old when he boarded the MS St. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Winchester+enjoying+veteran's+role+with+Senators</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Winchester enjoying veteran's role with Senators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Time flies, it's often been said, when you're having fun.

</p><p>Maybe that's why  even at the ripe old hockey age of 28  Jesse Winchester might seem a little young for the veteran's role with the Ottawa Senators. But given the team's roster turnover in the past year, the native of nearby Long Sault, Ont., has quickly moved up the ranks in terms of ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120202/news/Ottawans+take+part+in+Israeli+dragon+boat+race</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Ottawans take part in Israeli dragon boat race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC Community -Ottawa residents will be sailing away to the Holy Land in May thanks to an Israeli dragon boat initiative.

</p><p>Debbie Halton-Weiss, chair of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa came up with the idea after participating in last year's Dragon Boat festival in the capital. The team she participated with was called the lions and managed to ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawawest.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>Local events and happenings over the coming weeks  free to non-profit organizations

</p><p>Fax: 613-224-3330, E-mail: patricia.lonergan@metroland.com

</p><p>February 4: Friends of the Farm would greatly appreciate your used books for our used-book drop-off on June 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Building 72 at the Central Experimental Farm ... </p>]]></description>
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