Lewis, Elma Joyce (nee Ford)
Lewis, Elma Joyce(nee Ford) Joyce passed away peacefully on Friday, December 11th at The Perley and Rideau Veterans Health Centre in Ottawa. She was 86. She was devoted to her …
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Gerald \Gerry\” Kenny 1934-2009″
Gerald “Gerry” Kenny1934-2009 Gerald “Gerry” Hale passed away at Jeffrey Hale Hospital on December 21, 2009 at the age of 75 years old, husband of Mrs. Joan Luckman. He …
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“The creation of a school board ombudsman is a gift to the public”
In 1981, Norway became the first country to establish through legislation, an Ombudsman for Children. Today, in Europe, children’s commissioners or “ombudsmen” are part of the political landscape, with some …
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Yes, we can
We hear a lot of cynicism from our young people these days: Voter turnout for the 18 to 24 crowd in recent Canadian federal elections has been around 25. We …
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Shutting down Parliament: The arrogance of power
The first duty of leaders in a democratic society like ours is to respect the institutions that put constraints on their power. Messy. Inconvenient. Frustrating. Democracy is all those things. …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1850 The Morning Chronicle We wish you a happy new year. Eighteen hundred and forty nine has gone; but the events which have occurred in it have been so momentous …
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Cathy’s List of top Canadian news stories for 2009
1. The Recession 2. H1N1 – The Swine Flu 3. The Afghan Mission 4. Car Industry Collapse 5. Newfoundland Chopper Crash 6. NFL – Off-ice Battles – 7. Obama visits …
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Walking in a Winter Nightmare
It has become fashionable lately to discuss the modern city in terms of friendliness. A city can have a friendly architecture or a friendly outlook. It can be tourist-friendly or …
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Four soldiers and a journalist die in Afghanistan
The holiday season had a tragic ending for four Canadian Forces soldiers serving in Afghanistan and a journalist embedded with the troops in Kandahar province. The four soldiers, serving with …
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First-year success for Turkey Can challenge
“It all started last year,” said QHS Community Learning Centre Coordinator, Ed Sweeney. “When Mr. Thomson and I saw the work that was put into the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre’s …
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