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WELCOME TO THE 2009
PETAWAWA, ONTARIO,
CANADA
SPORTSMAN SHOW
APRIL 24, 25 & 26, 2009
http://www.petawawashow.com/
Serving Eastern Ontario and the entire
Upper Ottawa
Valley Region including:
Arnprior, Barry’s Bay, Chalk River, Cobden, Deep River,
Eganville, Pembroke, Petawawa, Renfrew and all points in
between.
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Career
Showcase - Options 2009
Friday May 1
Pembroke Memorial Centre
The event brings High
School Students from all over Renfrew County,
to see interactive displays, job fair and participate in
skills competitions.
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The Deep River
Library Arts Committee (LAC)
ART SHOW 2009
May 4-16
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Every Tuesday, 1P.M. Progressive
euchre,
at the Legion. Deep River & Area 49ers. $2.00.
Members bring snacks so a light lunch is available & we always have
coffee & tea. Come & check us out. A fun afternoon.
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Line Dancing
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Every Monday night at the
Bears Den, Deep River Ontario
7 30 pm
call Carol Field 589 2644
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Indoor archery season
Dec-Mar
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Basement of St. Anthony's
Catholic Church, Chalk River
Wednesday Nights 6pm - 8pm
more info: Cathy McKay 613-584-9673
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Deep River Tia Chi Club
Instructor: Ken Chaplin
Weekly beginner classes Wednesday
5:45-7:15
Morrison School Gym |
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Ottawa Valley Tia Chi Club
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On
January 10th there
will be a beginner workshop in Pembroke, from 9-12
am, at Champlain Discovery School ( across from the
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Walking in
the Halls
Every Tuesday and
Thursday
6:30-8:30
In the Halls of Mackenzie High School
December - March
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February 2009 in the Ottawa Valley
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There is a
lot going on in the Ottawa Valley or with
the Expatriates
and we are
just touching the surface in this
newsletter. Many thanks to a number of
people near and far who sent us interesting
information, photos and updates for the
newsletter.
Dianne and Liz
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It might interest your
readers to learn that of the top 100 best books of
the past 12 months, according to Globe and Mail
reviewers, two are by authors with Deep River
connections (see below). I think everyone knows
Kristen den Hartog and Tracy Kasaboski but not
everyone might remember that Charles Wilkins'
father, also named Charles Wilkins, was a much
beloved English teacher at MacKenzie high school
(then called Deep River High School) in the 1950's.
I remember Charles Wilkins Junior, or Charlie as we
called him, as a good friend of my youngest brother,
Dougie Cornwell. The Wilkins lived on Parkdale and
we lived on Spring in what we used to call Skunk
Hollow. Charles Wilkins Senior wrote many wonderful
songs about Deep River. I can still sing some of
them now - 50 years later. Here is a sample.
"Blue hills and
purple, soft shadow of mystery grey,
Red-golden sunset, to end a perfect day,
Towering above us, Mount Martin keeps watch as we
roam,
Proudly we love her, Deep River, our home."
By Charles Wilkins Senior
Linda Cornwell - Still
Proud Ex-Deep Riverite
Globe and Mail Books Section November 29, 2008
GLOBE 100 -
One
hundred reasons to read books
The best
of the past 12 months, according to The Globe and Mail's
reviewers
More about
Charles Wilkins the Author
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Check out
Joanne's Blog, and...
Video and Photos on
Facebook
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There are no shortage of things to do in the Valley in the
Winter, bundle up and go out an enjoy yourself.
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Wrong! This summer
will see new things happening at the waterfront. The steep
hill in front of the Centennial Rock which in recent years
has become the playground for our resident geese population
will be getting a face lift.
Find our more about the project and how you can help....]
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made out to
The Town of Deep River
Deep River Waterfront
Improvement Project,
Town of Deep River,
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Charles Wilkins was born in Toronto, grew up in a
number of Ontario towns and cities,
including Deep River and Cornwall, and studied
biology and physics at the University of
Toronto. He has lived, among other places, in Israel and
the Bahamas, and has been a
full-time writer since 1976. Wilkins has written a dozen
books, numerous magazine stories, and a number of CBC
and stage scripts.
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In the Land of Long Fingernails
(Viking Canada, 2008) |
Books by Charles Wilkins:
- In the Land of Long Fingernails
(Viking Canada, 2008), which a Globe and Mail review
described as follows: “If Raymond Chandler had
written a memoir, I could imagine it reading like
this.”
- Walk to New York: A Journey Out of the
Wilds of Canada. Penguin, 2004.
- A Wilderness Called Home: Dispatches from
the Wild Heart of Canada. Penguin, 2001.
- The Circus at the Edge of the Earth:
Travels with the Great Wallenda Circus.
McClelland & Stewart, 1998.
- Breakfast at the Hoito: And Other
Adventures in the Boreal Heartland. Natural
Heritage, 1997.
- Breakaway. McClelland & Stewart,
1996.
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Awards:
- Listed, Globe and Mail 100 Best Books for
Walk to New York, 2004.
- Finalist, Writers’ Trust of Canada Non-Fiction
Prize for The Circus at the Edge of the Earth,
1998.
- Listed, Globe and Mail 100 Best Books for
The Circus at the Edge of the Earth, 1998.
- NOWW’s Elizabeth Kouhi Award for a career
contribution to the literature of Northwestern
Ontario.
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Lisa is an award winning Ottawa Valley Photographer/Videographer and one of Canada's top whitewater
paddlers. She enjoys showcasing a combination of action,
lifestyle and inspiration.
She brings together her interests and travels to show
us the world both near and far. |
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Website to see the unique and creative images she has
captured.
http://utronki.redbubble.com
www.lisautronki.com
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The Deep
River Library Arts Committee (LAC)
Photography show run
Feb.23 - March 7, 2009.
Opening Night:
Monday February 23rd
7:00-9:00 PM Deep River Library
More information |
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DRAMSC Special
General Meeting
Special General Meeting on
Saturday March 28, 11am at the Deep River Town Hall.
The Board of Directors will be asking the general
membership to approve the incorporation of DRAMSC.
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The 2009 registration dates are:
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Friday March 27, 7pm to 9pm at the
Deep River Town Hall
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Saturday March 28, 10am to 1pm at the
Deep River Town Hall
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Wednesday April 1, 7pm to 9pm at the
Chalk River Resource CentreForm More
Information:
www.dramsc.ca
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Update
from Petawawa Research Forest
- The
Maplefest is scheduled in April and organized by
the Chalk River and Area Lions Club
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Two cross-country trails at the PRF are open: the
HSA and the Hawk Loop. The trails were cleared by
volunteers from the Friends of the PRF and the Deep
River X-Country Ski Club, along with forestry students
from Algonquin College.
- The
Friends have purchased three benches to be placed
along trails at the PRF.
- The
Friends have created and placed interpretive signs on
the Chalk River Water Trail at the Visitor Centre.
- A 12-foot
banner celebrating the 90th anniversary of the PRF
was placed at the Visitor Centre.
- A glacial
erratic from the PRF was engraved to commemorate the
establishment of the Petawawa Research Forest in 1918.
It was placed at the Visitor Centre at a ceremony in
October.
- A
donation was made to the school sugarbush program to
assist in their purchase of supplies. Over 800 local
students toured the sugarbush this year, learning about
nature, maple syrup and the PRF.
- Our
founder, Kris Morgenstern, passed away on
December 31, 2008. He is missed by all members of the
Friends. He led the efforts to have the Friends of PRF
incorporated and established as a charitable
organization, and he spent many hours volunteering on
behalf of the Friends.
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Why not make your own Sugar bush
and Maple syrup?
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