Remembrance Day 2016
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www.vistas-news.ca Alta Vista-Canterbury Community Newspaper (FREE) Vol. 35 No. 9 November 2016 Remembrance Day 2016 Thanks to Veterans Affairs website, Otta- Canadian War Museum (10:40 a.m.) wa’s Capital, the Canadian Armed Forc- The Canadian War Museum is dedicated to Canada’s proud military es, RCAF Pipes and Drums, Canadian history. On November 11, at 11 a.m. a beam of sunlight shines through Forces Music Branch, and other websites a window into Memorial Hall to frame the headstone from the grave for the inspiration and information for of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. To observe this at 11 a.m., tickets are writing this piece. available on a first-come, first-served basis as of 9:30 a.m. Other spe- emembrance Day, celebrated in Ottawa is a truly moving event. A cial activities include choir performances throughout the day, practical Rcelebration with choirs, bands, veterans, families, dignitaries, ca- activities throughout the museum and more. Museum admission is free dets, religious leaders and all Canadians who just want to remember on Remembrance Day. leaves you shivery with emotion and shared memory. Elgin Street and Wellington are filled with waves, applause, and tears as we pay homage to the men and women who felt and feel called to contribute in their own special way to the goal of attaining peace in our world. The Canadian Forces Music Branch provides support to all elements of the Canadian Forces and is represented in Navy, Army or Air Force dress as well as the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa attire. The role of the CF Music Branch is to provide quality music that will support CF operations, help morale and promote DND and Canadian values here and abroad. Lest We Forget… On November 11, all over the country, ceremonies of remembrance provide an opportunity for us to reflect on the sacrifices of Canadian sol- diers. The red poppies symbolize the fields where between the crosses, the poppies grow. Here is a list of events that you may wish to attend. National War Memorial (10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.) The National Ceremony of Remembrance at the National War Me- Operation Veteran ensures that veterans eat for free at the Canadian morial in downtown Ottawa is organized every year by the Royal Ca- War Museum every day the museum is open. Every year, the program nadian Legion. There you will find the veterans on parade, the Prime invites students from across Canada to attend the wreath-laying cere- Minister, the Governor General of Canada, and the Silver Cross Mother mony at the National War Memorial and also attend a special tour of the – a woman whose child has died while serving in the military. The area War Museum, where students are invited to talk to veterans. becomes covered with wreaths and we are treated to the honour of a fly- Deadly Skies – Air War, 1914-1918 is a special program running until past. (www.legion.ca) January 29, 2017. This exhibit looks at how the first air war was expe- rienced. INDEX Beechwood Cemetery (10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) The National Mili- tary Cemetery holds a ceremony on the grounds of Beechwood Cem- Bookworm’s Delight 17 Health 9 etery. The ceremony honours all those who have fallen in the service Classified Ads 31 Library 27 of Canada and all Canadian Forces members interred at the cemetery. Community Calendar 30 Schools 5, 7 There is also a marching contingent including veterans, a band and a Computer Tricks and Tips 23 Science and Technology 21 children’s choir. Distribution of VISTAS 4 Sustainable Eastern Ontario 29 (Continued on Page 3 - Remembrance Day) Editorial Musings 2 Word Search 31 Film Review 20 Your Finances 19 idden in VISTAS is the Chinese symbol for Peace. HCan you find it? Page 2 VISTAS November 2016 VISTAS STAFF Editorial Musings Co-Editors: Marcia Gosse 613-731-2281 E-mail: [email protected] Seriously, Not Serious Christine Inrig o I thought I’d take a break from working on VISTAS to whip up this E-mail: [email protected] Slittle recipe, Apple Fritter Bread, that a friend had shared on Facebook. I Advertising Manager: Jim Doherty 613-523-2487 love to bake. It`s therapy for me. E-mail: [email protected] The photo on the recipe looked both easy and yummy. And everything Business Manager: Catherine Fyfe went so smoothly. I cut up the apples, made the batter, made the sugar, cinna- E-mail: [email protected] mon mixture and put it in layers in the loaf pan. Beautiful, it was beautiful. The Distribution Manager: Ernie McArthur 613-521-4658 loaf pan I used was found at the last Nearly New sale at the church and has a E-mail: [email protected] soft, well used, silvery patina to it; no doubt it was used by a church member over many years. I could feel the pan`s history as I filled it up. But then...the INFORMATION/SUBMISSIONS smoke detector went off. (Understand, please that the oven was clean!) Website: vistas-news.ca While I went to get a chair and a skewer to reach the detector to stop it E-mail: [email protected] from beeping, the second smoke detector went off at twice the volume...and Mailing Address: 271 Mountbatten Ave. Ottawa, K1H 5W2 they’re very close together. Climbing onto the chair, my hand was too shaky Circulation: 12,200 copies to hit the stop button, so I got a tea towel to cover the skewer to help me get DEADLINE for article submissions & community events: the button pushed. That didn’t work. I got my glass drinking bottle and, with 15th of the month prior to publication. E-mail: [email protected]. a little persuasion, managed to push the magic button on the smoke detector changing it to occasional beeping mode. ADVERTISING Of course, the ear pain was excruciating because of the proximity of the Ads should be submitted to the Advertising Manager, in electronic format second detector at the top of the stairs. Got a chair to work on that detector. copy / check for available ad sizes / basic advertising rates and approxi- Knocked a candle off the wall as I was reaching to push the button. Caught the mate size as follows: candle`s glass holder on the way to the floor (bonus!). After struggling to get the Full Page $250.00 (10” W x 13” H) right button pushed, feeling my blood pressure reaching sky high because the Half Page $140.00 (10” W x 6” H) da..n detectors only ever seem to succeed in raising my blood pressure and not Quarter Page $ 90.00 ( 5” W x 6” H) actually warning of imminent disaster, the house continued beeping. (Of course, Business Card $ 30.00 the smoke detectors actually alerted me to my oven problem, thankfully!) Classified ads are $10 (maximum 25 words). Down I went down to see what was up with the oven. I tried to get it to Accounts are due on publication. continue baking – it had a half hour left on the timer. Lights were flashing. DEADLINE for ads: 15th of the month prior to publication. “Feature not available” was the digital message. I looked at the loaf and it E-mail: [email protected]. appeared that every element in the oven had heated up to its max and the top of my loaf was scorched black. Did I mention that while this was going on, Please note: Opinions and information published in VISTAS through let- I was grilling a cheese sandwich on the burner? It was nicely blackened by ters we receive, community and association news or individual columns, the time I got to remove it from the burner. do not necessarily reflect the opinion of this newspaper. We reserve the So, back to the detectors. They both restarted screeching so I went to right to edit all submissions. calm them down and thought I would tear them off the ceilings and give them a talking to. Getting them returned to their beeping from their screech- VISTAS Needs Volunteer Carriers ing, I decided that the smart thing to do was to remove their batteries. Their Anoka, 34 papers Lynda Lane & Oxbow, 19 papers eyes were looking at me with that “just you wait...” attitude that comes with Bathurst, 19 papers Livingston, 28 papers electronic gadgets. I managed to remove the batteries and open the doors and Billings (Fairbanks to Alta Vista), McRobbie & Clontarf, 16 papers windows before my neighbours decided to call 911. 39 papers Micmac & McQuaig, 38 papers You have also to visualize the fact that the cats (Monty and Bella) flew Bloor, Penhill, Crestwood, 56 papers Mimosa, 30 papers vertically out of their comfy sleeping chairs and made for the safer lower Braeside (Randall to Kilborn), Pixley, Renova, 125 papers 20 papers Portal (west of Cavendish), Applewood floor – the basement. They returned to the first floor sometime early evening. Chomley, 40 papers & Cunningham (west of Alta Vista), I was very shaky and needed food. I was so frustrated about the loaf and Collins, 34 papers 23 papers the effort I put in to doing work for a questionable end result. The thing was, Devlin, 40 papers Prospect, 40 papers just before the batter hit the fan, I thought I was safe, the mixing and chopping Erie, 26 papers Randall (Alta Vista to Bank), 41 papers went perfectly, the pan was full, and it was going to be the best Apple Fritter Evans and Evans Place, 31 papers Roger (Alta Vista to Fairbanks), Bread in the world.