Local golf courses need volunteers for upcoming tournaments
Rockland United Soccer Club 2012 registrations
Clarence Castors/Beavers - playing in EOJHL All Star Game
There is Public Skating at the CIH Arena
Rockland and Navan Cruise Nights
Clarence Creek Castors (Beavers) - local champs
Rockland Peewee Minor AA brings home the Gold
from Toronto tournament
Katie Weatherston's Hockey Camps
Alfred's Benoit Pouliot (also played for Clarence Creek)
Ottawa Public Library offering free X-country ski passes to
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Local golf courses need volunteers for upcoming
tournaments
 Now that her two-year term as Ottawa Valley Golf Association (OVGA) president
has ended, Jean Stone-Seguin can devote even more time to her duties as head of the host committee for the 2012
Canadian Amateur men's golf championship.
 The event, perhaps the third-most significant golf tournament in Canada behind the men's and women's
Canadian Opens, will be held Aug. 7-10. The field of roughly 240 players will split the first two rounds between
Camelot Golf and Country Club in Cumberland and Club de Golf Outaouais in Rockland, and the final two rounds will
be played at Camelot.
During the OVGA AGM, Stone-Seguin said the committee's goal was to line up 200-250 volunteers
for the championship. Links for signing up are available on the home pages of the websites of both clubs: www.camelotgolf.ca and www.golf-outaouais.ca. Read more...
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| Rockland United Soccer Club 2012 registrations |
 The Rockland United Soccer Club (RUSC)
is now taking registrations for their upcoming season which will include house leagues, gender-based teams, competitive
teams and for this year, adult teams. As noted below, there are several ways to register.
RUSC president, Duane Rudeen, tells us that registration started on January 17 and will continue until March 31.
They will be holding an Open House "walk in registration" this Saturday at 687 Laurier Street in Rockland
(The Rockland Museum building) from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 29th is the last date for Regular Registration then as of March 1, they will be charging
a late fee of $25
For 2012, they plan to have individual house leagues for U4, U5, U6 and U7 and they are planning on gender-based
teams at U9 and U11. For competitive players, they are having Competitive Team tryouts at Rockland District High
School from Thursday, February 23 through March 2. The schedule is on their website.
This year, they are looking at having four Adult teams for the coming summer. Registration is through the RUSC
and they will forward the names to the relevant adult team coaches. After that, they get ready for the season.
They are always looking for coaches, especially for their House League teams.
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Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League:
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(Note: we published this story a few weeks
before the event, and asked the team to contact us about the individual players who would be named to the All Star
teams, however they did not reply to our request. -Editor)
The Clarence Creek Castors (Beavers) will have players in the upcoming Eastern Ontario Junior
Hockey League All Star Games. We will announce them shortly. See their photo below.
Two games are coming up to demonstrate EOJHL talent. They are on
February 11th, 2012, at the Walter Baker Sports Centre, 100 Malvern Drive in Nepean. Info:
- Prospects: Game 2:15 Rink A
- Veterans: Game 2:45 Rink B
- Tickets $10.00 at door
Click here for more information
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| There is Public Skating at the CIH Arena |
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 Did you know that you can skate at the new Canadian International Hockey Arena? They will have public skating there until
March.
Here is their hand-out schedule:
- Monday 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Seniors only)
- Wednesday 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Pre-schoolers and their parents)
- Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
- (Free Public Skating on Tuesday's for seniors and Thursday's for pre-schoolers and ther parents)
Unless designated as free, there is a cost: $4 for adults; $2 for seniors; $2 for children and
students with a student pass.
The phone number is: 613-446-6299
Their email is: info@cihacademy.com
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Rockland, Navan and Alexandria Cruise
Nights
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Rockland - Every Tuesday
A&W / Rockland Cruise Nights
May 17 to September 13, 2011
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Rockland Plaza (at the A&W)
Hwy 17 & Chamberland Street
Jean Luc Martin 613 294 2632
Louise Martin 613 299 3171
sales@themartinshomes.ca
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Navan - Every Thursday
Navan Cruise Night
May 5 to September 15, 2011
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Navan Arena, Colonial Road (LocationMay Change!)
BBQ and free door prizes.
Ray Lanthier at 613-835-3397
or rlanthier@xplornet.com
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Rockland - One Sunday Per Month
Boston Pizza Restaurant
May 22, June 12, July 17, Sept. 11, 2011
4:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m
Free to car owners and the public. Open
to all years, makes and models.
larysmway@sympatico.ca
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Alexandria - Every Thursday
Alexandria Cruise Night
May 12 to October 6, 2011
Runs from 6:00 PM until Dusk
at the Dairy Queen.
Bruno Lauzon at 613-525-3850
www.alexeazycruiser.com
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Curran - Two dates
Canadian Classic Cars Annual Show
Sunday, May 29, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Paul Dube at 613-673-2277
www.canadianclassiccars.ca
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Cumberland - Annual Event
Cumberland Heritage Village
Museum 2011 Car Show
Sunday July 17th from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.
Contact: Patricia Lamarche at
613-833-3059 Ext. 232
patricia.lamarche@ottawa.ca
cumberlandmuseum@ottawa.ca
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There are many Cruise Night locations and Car Show activities throughout the region. Their website
says:
Ottawa Cruise Nights
is the place for information on Ottawa and area cruise nights and classic car shows. If you live in the Ottawa
area and love classic cars, street rods, custom cars and going to cruise nights, this is the site for you. You
will find photos of a wide variety of vehicles from vintage automobiles to sports cars, street rods, pickup trucks
and muscle cars.
Click here
for more information and many photos.
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Clarence Creek Castors:
Hockey champs honoured by C-R Council |
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The Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League champs, the Clarence Creek Castors (Beavers)
were honoured at the May 2 Clarence-Creek Council Meeting
(We have the individual presentation pics if anyone wants them?)
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Rockland Cobras:
The Peewee Minor AA brings home the Gold from Toronto tournament |
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The Eastern Ontario Cobra’s Peewee Minor AA team from Rockland were recently crowned champions
at the Toronto Royals 2010 Peewee ‘AA’ Tournament in Toronto last December.
 An impressive effort of teamwork and determination placed the team
first overall with a 3-0 record through the round robin play. Game one entailed a hard fought physical battle versus
the home team Toronto Royals with the Cobras earning an opening tournament 6-3 victory.
Game two allowed the Cobras to hit their stride in a close battle with a determined Goulding
Park Rangers in a heated affair that resulted in a 4-2 victory.
With confidence on the Cobras side, the boys finished out the round robin play with a dominant
5-0 victory over the Toronto Penguins.
The Semi-final versus the undefeated second place team from group B paired Vaughn Rangers versus
Cobras which finished with a confident 3-0 Cobra victory.
The Cobra parents were fired up and were certainly the teams extra man on the ice during the
tournament. The loud cheering and the “cow bell” kept the teams’ heart beat racing, as well as the parents on the
opposing team! The enthusiastic support from the families was important as the players were feeding off the energy.
The Championship game placed the two undefeated teams to play for the bragging rights. The Willowdale
Blackhawks came out strong and proved to be a determined opponent that wanted to keep the title in Southern Ontario.
A close fought game and increasing pressure from the Blackhawks pulled the boys together and took a 2-0 lead that
the Cobras would hold to the final buzzer to take the Championship.
Head coach Brian Melee says local Rockland area players Nathan Melee, Maxime Habel and Samuel
Labre were key in the path to victory.
Great job team! The players would like to pass on their appreciation to the families and fans
as at moments, sounded as if we they had 1000 people cheering them on.
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| Feature: Alfred's
Benoit Pouliot (also played for Clarence Creek) |
 (Courtesy the Orleans Star) Growing up in Alfred, half way between Montreal and Ottawa, Benoit Pouliot had to choose his National
Hockey League allegiance.
Would he be a Montreal Canadiens supporter or cheer for his home-province Ottawa Senators? He chose the…Pittsburgh
Penguins?
Nowadays Pouliot doesn't go to see either the Sens or the Pens play. Recently, he was in town to play with the
Canadiens against the Senators at Scotiabank Place. Playing in the NHL is a long way from the time he spent with
the junior B Clarence Creek Beavers.
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| Ottawa Public Library offering free cross-country
skiing passes |
For Ottawa Residents:
For library goers: As a pilot project, for Ottawa residents who are library goers, 75 Gatineau Park crossss-country
ski passes are now part of the Ottawa Public Library's collection as a result of a new partnership between OPL
and the NCC. The pass, which is borrowed from the library like any other circulating item, provides free access
to the trails for an adult or a teen (ages 13-17). The loan period of the pass is one week and it can be used multiple
times during that period. Info: www.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca. |
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Five Gym-Free Fitness Ideas
for 2011
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 Fitness should be fun and affordable. It should not be boring, time-consuming or costly. Make your exercise
routine a bit more exciting this year with some fitness activities you can do without an expensive gym membership.
- Sports Hoop Your Way to Slimmer Shape
- Try a New Activity You've Never Done Before
- Join a Walking or Running Group
- Join a Sport
- Visit Your Library
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For the full story, click here.
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| Katie Weatherston's Hockey Camp coming up March
14 |
 Since we posted this information on our web site we learned from Doug Janney, president
of the Clarence-Rockland Girls Hockey Association that the December workshop was a big success with approximately
65 young women attending the school.
The second of two all-girls hockey camps being put on by Katie Weatherston, Olympic Gold Medalist, 2006 Olympics, will be held from March 14 to March 16 at the Jean-Marc Lalonde Arena, 1450 Avenue du Parc, between
9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The camps include three hours of on-ice time and three hours of off-ice time per day. They
are for young women born from 1996 to 2004 (ages 8-16) and the cost to participants is $225.
Weatherston started the camps in 2005 in her home town of Thunder Bay. She offers annual week long summer camps
in Ottawa, Thunder Bay, and Kenora.
"My camp provides female hockey players with the tools they need to improve their skills and raise awareness
of the opportunities that are available to women through sport," says Weatherston. "Our goal is to offer
the players a well organized, fun, and educational camp at a low cost."
This is the first year that she offered two Christmas Break Hockey Camps and two March Break camps in the Ottawa
region.
March Camp
The second Rockland camp will take place in March from Monday
the 14th to Wednesday the 16th, Jean-Marc Lalonde Arena, 450 avenue du Park Avenue, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This camp will include two hours and 20 minutes of on-ice time and four hours of off-ice time per day. Again they
are for young women born from 1996 to 2004 (ages 8-16)
at a cost of $225.
You can learn more about these camps at the Katie Weatherston Hockey Camp web site.
The Clarence-Rockland Girls Hockey
Association also carries some information.
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Navan Arena fire forces game
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Players in a men’s hockey league were forced from the Navan Arena after a fire started in the canteen Tuesday
evening. Ottawa firefighters and paramedics responded to a call after the fire filled the arena lobby on Colonial
Road with smoke.
Paramedics checked one person for possible inhalation of toxic fumes at the scene.
Crews responded within seconds
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Ottawa paramedics’ spokesman Steven Leu said crews were able to respond within seconds after
receiving the call just after 10:30 p.m. because the paramedics station is right across the street from the arena
on Colonial Road.
No one was injured or taken to hospital after the fire filled the lobby with smoke. Twenty-two people were in the
arena at the time.
Damage to the building is estimated at $5,000 and damage to the contents is estimated at $10,000. There is no word
on the cause of the fire.
Video action at the Navan Arena - More...
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LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS
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Follow the Clarence Creek
Castors on the EOJHL site
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 In the news...
(Arnprior EMC - Posted Jan 27, 2011) At Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) in Stittsville
Sunday afternoon, Stittsville Royals' goalie Erik Miksik turned in his second outstanding performance against the
Junior Canadians in six days. He turned aside 43 shots to backstop Stittsville to a vital 5-4 victory. Ottawa outshot
Royals 47-28.
The loss left the defending league champions just a point up on Ottawa West Golden Knights
for second place in the Metro Division. Clarence Creek Beavers
have all but clinched top spot in the Metro after two more weekend triumphs. More...
From Wikipedia:
The Clarence Beavers (Castors) are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Clarence Creek, Ontario. They play
in the Eastern Ontario Junior
Hockey League.
You can check out their web page for team, game and contact information.
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Follow the Clarence Creek Skating
Club on their own web site
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 The Clarence Creek Skating Club is a community based skating club that teaches children
and adults the basic and advanced art of skating. The club encourages everyone to skate for pleasure or for sport
- to the best of their abilities. More... |
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Follow the Cumberland Phantoms
on their own web site
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The Cumberland Phantoms Atom "A"
Hockey Team belong to the Ottawa
District Minor Hockey Association and
hail out of the most Eastern part of Ottawa.
Their home arenas are the Ray Friel Centre
and the R.J. Kennedy Arena in Cumberland
Village. The team consists of 17 talented
9 and 10 year-old boys who always try
their best.
"We give our all while we are on the ice and
ensure that we ALWAYS have fun," says
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"we always have fun!"
The Cumberland Phantoms invite you to tour their web site and view the schedule, check the standings and read the
player profiles.
(NOTE: This website has evidently been removed!) More...
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