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	<title>Ottawa South - News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/OC+Transpo+agrees+to+release+GPS+data</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>OC Transpo agrees to release GPS data</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.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Canterbury+grad+draws+on+animation+training+to+launch+career+with+Pixar</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Canterbury grad draws on animation training to launch career with Pixar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>When Benjamin Su was chosen for a visual arts program at Canterbury High school, little did he know it would be a starting point to a successful animation career.</p><p>And when Disney's animated classic "Brave" is released this coming summer, the Canterbury community should be proud one of their own graduates contributed to this project.</p><p>"Brave" is ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Shots+fired+on+Cedarwood+Drive</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Shots fired on Cedarwood Drive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>A residence in Ottawa south's Herongate neighbourhood was shot at numerous times early Tuesday morning.</p><p>Police were called to an address in the 2000 block of Cedarwood Drive in the early morning hours of Jan. 24.</p><p>There were no injuries reported from any of the residents.</p><p>Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/'Let's+clear+the+air'</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>'Let's clear the air'</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ottawa Public Health</p><p>Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has recently released recommendations for a renewed smoke-free strategy designed to protect children and non-smokers from second-hand smoke while reducing smoking rates.</p><p>This joint initiative between Ottawa Public Health and bylaw services, in consultation with other city departments, includes ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Hillcrest+students+recognized+with+award+for+creating+a+Black+History+Club</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Hillcrest students recognized with award for creating a Black History Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - Four Hillcrest High School students who helped create a Black History Club have had their efforts recognized.</p><p>Students Faduma Mahmoud, Kimberly Jean, Maka Mohamed and Robel Yosef were on Jan. 28 awarded the Black History Ottawa community builder's student leadership award for being positive role models and for advocating the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/South+Ottawa+family+named+'Good+Bears'+for+CHEO%2c+Riverside+South+couple+active+supporters+of+hospital</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>South Ottawa family named 'Good Bears' for CHEO, Riverside South couple active supporters of hospital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>A south Ottawa couple has been inducted into CHEO's Order of the Good Bear in appreciation of their ongoing fundraising efforts for the children's hospital. </p><p>Matt and Dayna Robinson from Riverside South were officially inducted on Tuesday, Jan. 24 with their three children. </p><p>The Robinsons have been active supporters of CHEO ever since their ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.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.emcottawasouth.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.emcottawasouth.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 candidates ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Pint-sized+pupil+pulls+for+polar+bears</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Pint-sized pupil pulls for polar bears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Olivia Clement, an eight-year-old Grade 3 student at St. Andrew Catholic School student has taken up the cause of polar bears after managing to raise $200 to protect their Arctic habitat. </p><p>Judy Clement, Olivia's mom, said Olivia came up with the idea after watching the movie Dolphin Tale.</p><p>"She said she wanted to do something to help an ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Centretown+tenants+turn+McAuley+Place+into+a+community</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Centretown tenants turn 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, along ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/No+parking+on+Uplands+after+Lulu+traffic+'nightmare'</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>No parking on Uplands after Lulu traffic 'nightmare'</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - After the local city councillor raised concerns about traffic and parking after a warehouse sale at the new CE Centre, "no-parking" signs have been installed along Uplands Drive.</p><p>The Lululemon sale at the new trade-show centre on Jan. 20 led to a backlog of vehicles on Uplands Drive and Hunt Club Road leading to the CE Centre at 4899 ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Watson's+first+key+honours+orchestra+maestro</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Watson's first key honours orchestra 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 council ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Chapman+Mills+could+gain+pedestrian+bridge</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Chapman Mills could gain pedestrian bridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - One of the city's busiest trails could become a year-round attraction in south Nepean.</p><p>The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) is asking for the public's help in securing funds for a 35-metre pedestrian bridge across an inlet of the Rideau River in the Chapman Mills Conservation Area. </p><p>The concept is one of the many that ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/'State+of+the+city'+offers+a+few+new+ideas</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>'State of the city' offers a few new ideas</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 the morning after United States President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, Watson's speech was ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Hopewell+students+learn+less+is+more</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Hopewell students learn less is more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - 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 gym full of Grade 7 and 8 students which of them had a Facebook account and most of the students ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Grant+keeps+things+fresh+at+hospital</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Grant keeps things fresh at hospital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>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 project. The farm ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Busting+out+all+the+right+moves+to+fight+cancer</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Busting out all the right moves to fight 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.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Educator+named+outstanding+principal</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Educator named outstanding principal</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.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Men+step+up+to+end+violence+against+women</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Men step up to end 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 to ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Humane+Society+offers+reward+in+case+of+dead+cat</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Humane Society offers reward in case of dead cat</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 dumpster 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.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/Vern+White+tribute+dinner</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Vern White tribute dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC News - The Barrhaven branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will host police Chief Vern White on his final day as chief. He is scheduled to become a member of the Senate on Feb. 20.</p><p>The Feb. 19 event will be a charity fundraiser for Project s.t.e.p., a youth drug addiction charity that White has long supported.</p><p>Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20120202/news/New+'city+council'+to+spread+the+green+word%2c+Ecology+group+wants+'bottom-up+approach'</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>New 'city council' to spread the green word, Ecology group wants 'bottom-up approach'</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.emcottawasouth.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>February 4:</p><p>Join us at the ultimate girls day out from 10-4 at The Rideau Carleton/Raceway-</p><p>Free admission - with every $5 donation, you receive a ballot/for a chance to win/the grand prize (value $600). The first 100 donations will also receive a free gift bag. All donations are in support to Ovarian Cancer Canada. Also enter to win two ... </p>]]></description>
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