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Official Dedication of the Commemorative

Town Clock Plaza And

Community Builders Wall

Come along to Colonial Road in Navan, in front

of the Firehall, and join in the festivities!!

Saturday , June 16 at 2PM

The first nominees to the Wall will be unveiled.

Joanne Griffin will play her Calliope

THE NEW OAK TREE

Just a couple of years ago Don Murray,

“Dancing Don”, bought the Old Mill property on Trim

Road and set up his beautiful hardwood furniture

store. From the age of 12, when he made his first cof-

fee table, Don has always been keen on furniture.

And when anyone takes a walk through this amazing

store, filled with such high quality hand crafted piec-

es, one can’t help to feel and see the beauty of the

pieces on display.

If you are lucky enough to get Don as your

salesman, he will convince you to redecorate and to

make every piece of furniture fit cosily into your

home.

Don came to Navan because John Morgan, a

local fellow, convinced Don that a Navan store had

great potential. After getting in touch with Ted Gul-

liver, the former owner of this property, they talked

and “voilà”! The restaurant is gone and now we have

a wonderful furniture Store. Don travels all across

Canada promoting his chain of stores. One is located

in Cochrane, Alberta, while the other is in Pembroke,

Ontario. Navan remains his flag ship store.

With proceeds from store sales Don supports

various clubs and causes. The Navan Lions Club and

Curling Club as well as the Navan Women’s Institute

and some local youth sports groups have benefitted

from his generosity.

Don is a happy camper. He loves his job, en-

joys the challenges, and relishes travelling and deal-

ing with the public. He has an understanding partner

and keeps busy making prize winning wine in his

spare time. “Always have a reason to get up in the

morning “, is his secret to a long happy life. I also think

his sip of cognac every so often helps!!

Right now he is looking for a Management

Certified Accountant. If anyone is interested send

your resume to

Don Murray, CEO

Founder of The New Oak Tree

3495 Trim Road

Navan, Ontario, K4B 1N2

We sure are glad you have made your new home

here in Navan Don!! By Sheila Minogue-Calver

BUSINESS CARDS ROTATED BI-MONTHLY Electronic version available on the website www.navan.on.ca

JUNE 2012

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NAVAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Next Meeting June 18th, at 7:30 p.m. in the arena hall.

Everyone is welcome.

NCA YOUTH DANCES The Navan Community Association youth dances are

for 10-14 year olds. The last dance of this year’s sea-

son is June 8th from 7-10:30 pm with a $5.00 admission

at the Navan Arena. (For dance rules go to

www.navan.on.ca) The dances will resume in Sep-

tember 2012.

WANTED Volunteers to help with the watering and cleaning of

the flower beds at the Frank Kenny and Colonial en-

trance and the Trim and Navan roads entrance to the

village.

Call Sheila at 613-835-4296 or email at samc@travel-

net.com.

RECORD SNOWFALL IN NAVAN!!

Now that I've got your

attention....Navan has-

n't had an outdoor

skating rink for the past

few years. Our goal is

to see Navan youth

and families benefit

from an outdoor skat-

ing rink for the 2012-

2013 winter season and

for years to come. Why

talk about it now when

the cold wheather

seems so far away?

The idea of a winter

wonderland has been

brought to our attention

and the sooner we get

started on the idea, the

more chances we have of having part of that plan

come to life by next winter for our community to en-

joy. We are therefore looking to form a committee of

volunteers that would be interested in participating in

this project. Should you be interested in being a part

of this ''cool'' committee, please contact me at 613-

835-2984 or at egrandmaitre@hotmail.com.

Emmanuelle Grandmaitre

Parks & Recreation Director

Check out the Community Calendar on the

NCA website: www.navan.on.ca

If you are a non-profit group and have an

event you'd like to have added, please let us

know.

And be sure to "Like Us" on the NCA Face-

book page. The link is on the NCA web site.

Chair: Philippe Grandmaitre Secretary: Christina MacPherson

Treasurer: Dale Borys

Youth: Tom Devecseri

Safety: Fred St.Pierre

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Meeting night 2nd Tuesday

of each month

“Margaret's replacement ... very big shoes to fill!!

Hi! My name is Debbie Newton and I am going to be

the new Administration Support for the Navan Fair

Board. I grew up on a dairy farm outside of Vankleek

Hill. My family is still involved with the local fair. I

lived in Navan for seven years, moved to Orleans then

three years ago we moved to Bourget. I have just re-

tired after 36 years as a goverment employee at the

Department of National Defence. I have been an ac-

tive member of the Navan Curling Club since 1993,

where I was the secretary during the 1994-96 sea-

sons. In the past years we have volunteered ei-

ther serving or selling tickets at the Beer Garden dur-

ing the fair. I will do my best to fill Margaret’s shoes

and hope to meet you all during the fair.

President: Mark Hamilton

Admin: Debbie Newton/Marg MacNeill

Tel.#: 613-835-2766

Email: navanfair@bellnet.ca

www.navanfair.com

. Info on: www.navan2navan.com

and facebook Michael O Meara

Willard McWilliams came across this in his travels and

thought it would be great to share with you all.

“NINE FAMOUS IRISHMEN” In the young Irish disorders, in Ireland in 1848 the

following nine men were captured, tried and convicted of

treason against Her Majesty, the Queen, and were sen-

tenced to death. John Mitchell, Morris Lyene, Pat Donahue,

Thomas McGee, Charles Duffy, Tomas Meagher, Richard

O’Gorman, Terrence McManus and Michael Ireland.

Before passing sentence, the judge asked if there was any-

thing that anyone wished to say. Meagher, speaking for all,

said:

“My lord, this is our first offense, but not our last. If

you will be easy with us this once, we promise, on our work

as gentlemen, to try to do better next time. And next time-

sure we won’t be fools to get caught.”

Thereupon the indignant judge sentenced them all to be

hanged by the neck until dead and drawn and quartered.

Passionate protest from the entire world forced Queen Vic-

toria to commute the sentence to transportation for life to far

away wild Australia. In 1874, word reached the astounded

Queen Victoria on the success of some of the men who had

been transported 25 years before.

This is what was uncovered:

- Sir Charles Duffy had been elected Prime Minister of

Australia.

- Thomas Francis Meagher, Governor of Montana

- Terrence McManus, Brigadier-General, United States

Army

- Patrick Donahue, Brigadier-General, United States Ar-

my

- Richard O’Gorman, Governor General of Newfound-

land

- Morris Lyene and Michael Ireland were Attorney Gen-

eral of Australia

- Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Member of Parliament, Mon-

treal Minister of Agriculture and President Council, Do-

minion of Canada

- John Mitchell, prominent New York Politician. This man

was the father of John Purroy Mitchell, Mayor of New

York City at the outbreak of World War I.

BILLOTING – We have received offers of 9 home for

billeting which is wonderful but if anyone is interested

in opening your homes to some of these visitors (1 or

2) a few more would be great.

We will be keeping them pretty busy so just the com-

forts of a room locally would be wonderful. Anyone

interested please send and email to marga-

ret.macneill@sympatico.ca with your name, address and

number.

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NAVAN LIONS Meeting nights: 2nd & 4th Monday each month

at the Navan Curling Club – Lions Den

What do the Lions do with the monies they generate?

All the money that the Navan Lions generate

in one year is used to support all our local, national

and global charities and organizations to improve

people lives. Just some of the ones that we have sup-

ported for a number of years:

- Ottawa Treatment Centre – over $4000

- Kevin Frost (blind skater) – over $3500

- Jeun’ Espois (Jamaica student vol. – over $3000

- Bursary (Student) – since 1967

- Established the Hannah Billings Fund which has given

out over $35,000 supporting families of terminally ill

children.

- Cumberland Resource Centre – over $15,000

- Sarsfield Home Bingo program – over $8000

- Foster Parents – for over 25 years

Also thousands of dollars to all our local chari-

ties such as Heart & Stroke, Cancer, Diabetics, Alz-

heimer etc. If you want to know more about what we

do or want to come and join us, feel free to call Hal

MacPherson our membership chair at 613-835-3502.

President: Lion Tony Fiorentino 613-835-9319 Secretary: Lion Chris MacPherson

Treasurer: Lion David Grattan

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

2012 FOOD AID BBQ The annual Food Aid BBQ is taking place at Marion

Dewar Plaza, outside of City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave.

West on Friday, June1 from 11 am to 2 pm. The BBQ

will bring the Ottawa Food Bank that much closer to

raising over $150,000 - the necessary funds to sustain

its beef program for a year.

For only $10, hamburgers prepared by The WORKS will

be served alongside chips and a drink. There will be

plenty to see and do with music, a live broadcast by

580 CFRA, displays by rural businesses, and a

celebrity milking competition.

NAVAN COMMUNITY GROUPS PRESENTS:

JUNE 24TH, 2012

NAVAN MEMORIAL CENTRE ARENA

HALL at 6:00pm to 9:00pm

1295 Colonial Road, Navan

DONATIONS APPRECIATED

Funds to support the:

Mollypenny Navan2Navan

a CHEO clown Twinning project

www.therapeuticclowns.ca www.navan2navan.com

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The Therapeutic Clown Program at CHEO A member of the Child Life Specialists’

team, Mollypenny works as a Therapeutic Clown

to assist children, youth and their families cope

with the stress of illness, injury and having to stay

in the hospital. This program has been in existence since

September 2001, and although it was originally

funded by Therapeutic Clowns of Canada, it is

now funded by anonymous donors. Laughter and play are important aspects

of physical, social and emotional development

and recovery. Children who face health altering

challenges respond to opportunities that create

an environment of playfulness and moments that

alter the sterile view of the hospital. Room to room, visits provide healing

laughter, a caring attitude, respect, encourage-

ment, comedy, a little magic and red nose trans-

plants! It is not necessarily about the traditional

tricks of the trade such as fancy magic tools, but

rather the energies that we all possess inside us

like listening, intuition, sensitivity, emotional crea-

tivity, and more. In her previous career, Mollypenny was a

nurse who worked in the operating room (OR).

She now works as a Therapeutic Clown, every

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For more information, please visit: http://

www.therapeuticclowns.ca/

Navan2Navan Twinning Project The Navan Twinning Project is an initiative

to form an ongoing connection between Navan,

Ireland, (who we were named after) and Navan,

Ontario. A delegation went to Navan, Ireland in

2011 and was graciously received by council,

the Shamrock Committee and residents of

Navan, County Meath. In August this year over 40 musicians and

friends are traveling to Navan to walk in the foot-

steps of Michael O’Meara, who named our vil-

lage back in 1861. They will also be performing

on Sunday under the Domes and mingling with

our residents.

Some of the funds from the Strawberry So-

cial will be used to help support the many activi-

ties the committee have planned for them along

with a memento to remember their visit.

For more information on this project, contact

margaret.macneill@sympatico.ca.

NAVAN PLAYGROUP The Ottawa-Orleans Early Years Centre is holding a

playgroup for children (Birth to age six) every

Wednesday from 9:15-11:00 am (English & French) at

Heritage Public School, 1375 Colonial Road, Navan.

Everyone is welcome. No playgroup at Navan for the

months of July and August.

NAVAN BOOKMOBILE Thursdays 2:30—4:15 p.m.

At the Firehall, 1246 Colonial Road.

OC TRANSPO ROUTE 202 Tuesday shopping bus is free until June 30th. The bus

leaves Navan Arena at 9:18 a.m. with stops along

Smith and Mustang and then along Navan Road to

Place D’Orleans and then St. Laurent Shopping Cen-

tre. Return trip leaves St. Laurent at 2:30 p.m. and

Place d’Orleans at 2:45 p.m.

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NAVAN WOMEN’S INSTITUTE The last meeting before summer is at Castello's restau-

rant on Wednesday, June13 at 6PM.

KNOTTY KNITTERS We meet throughout the summer at Café Latte Cino

every Tuesday from 1 to 3PM.

On Saturday, June 23 from 1 to 4PM we are hav-

ing a Knit in Public Day. Come along with a friend and a chair to the

Town Clock Plaza, on Colonial Road, in front of the fire

hall, and knit with the Navan Knotty Knitters. If you

need help with a project we have some very capable

knitters that can help you. If you would like to learn to

knit we can teach you.

2012 OTTAWA CARLETON PLOWING MATCH AUGUST 24th and 25th

At the Brophy Farm

EVERYONE WELCOME!

4810 Brophy Drive, Between Hwy 416 & Twin Elm Road

(between Manotick and Richmond)

Aug. 24th - VIP Plowing at noon

Aug. 25th – competition & Antique Show

9:00 am: Registration for plowman

10:00 am to 3:00 pm: Plowing & Exhibits

Lunch available

www.ottawaplowmen.com

Navan Author, Dr. Jerry Calver

Dr. Calver signs his book, "Biologics" for an ad-

miring fan.

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

8 a.m.—3 p.m. In the Blue Building

Table rentals $10.00

For table rental or more information call Wendy at

613-824-1439

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ORLEANS-GLOUCESTER CHRISTIAN

WOMEN’S CLUB Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 at 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Orle-

ans United Church, 1111 Orleans Blvd.

Feature: Wedding Scrapbooking with Nicole Dona-

tucci

Musician: Ruth Ann Panainte

Speaker: Carol Rodgers “Letting Your Life Become A

Legacy”

$5 – includes refreshments and free babysitting - res-

ervations/cancellations essential.

Call Shirley: 613-841-5143 or Phyllis 613-747-3928

WE NEED YOUR HELP In 2009, Louise and I, Charles-Henri, have set-

tled with our family in a property located on what use

to be Mr. and Mrs. Savage’s farm land. Since our arri-

val, we have been looking in various places to find

pictures of the property before it was purchased by

Talos Construction LTD. They have built several homes

and had the main street – Henn Street – was named

on behalf of Mr. Walter Henn.

Today, we are turning to the Navanites to help

us find pictures of what the property used to be with

the farm house and its buildings. We would like to

borrow the pictures temporarily in order to be able to

scan them for our project.

Please call Charles or Louise at 613-429-0166.

Your help is greatly appreciated!

Thank you

PICK UP OR DELIVERY: 1-866-439-0439

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2-645 Belfast Road

Ottawa, Ont.,

1-613-244-0030 Wood Finishing Products

Lacquer, Stains, Spray Equipment

THE 231 AND PRESTO

I am pleased to share good news with the resi-

dents of Navan with regard to Transit. Effective July 1,

riders taking the 231 will no longer pay more to take

the bus than their suburban neighbours. Beginning in

July, rural pass holders will pay the express rate which

will be $119 per month instead of $145. This change

will save riders $312 per year. A single ride will cost

$4.00 if using the new Presto card or $4.65 paying

cash. 3 tickets will be needed instead of 4. Currently

riders pay $5.25 for a cash fare.

200,000 Presto cards will be available free be-

tween June 10th and October 31st. Residents can or-

der the card online at Prestocard.ca or pick one up at

the City of Ottawa Client Service Centre at 255 Cen-

trum or the Cumberland branch of the Ottawa Public

Library.

Presto cards will be transferable and can be

shared amongst family members. A photo card will

no longer be required and it will be easier to load the

card. Those using the current Ecopass will see pricing

change effective July 1 to match other monthly pass-

es - the current discount will no longer be available.

Ecopass users who switch to Presto will find the same

convenience they enjoyed with Ecopass, such as au-

to-renewal and remote payment. Plus, with PRESTO

there is no need for a photo, you can share your card

with another person, and you can choose to switch

from monthly payments to pay-per ride any time you

wish, saving money in months when you don’t ride

every day.

For more information, please visit octranspo.ca

or call my office at 613-580-2489. Visit my website at

www.stephenblais.ca or follow me on twitter

@stephenblais.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Blais

Councillor, Cumberland Ward

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THE THIRD SPACE Held in St. Mary’s Parish Hall, on the Corner of Smith

and Trim Roads. Please drop in and meet your friends,

share some refreshments, have a card game, WiFi

available, swap a book. Fair-trade coffee and tea.

Open to all. A drop in centre, a third space between

home and work. The last Saturday of June.

Sponsored by St. Mary’s Anglican Church

NAVAN COMMUNITY SUNDAY

SCHOOL

CLOSING SERVICE & ANNUAL POT

LUCK LUNCH

SUNDAY JUNE 3rd, 2012

ST. MARY'S ANGLICAN CHURCH - 10:00 A.M.

POT LUCK LUNCH - ST. MARY'S HALL

__________________________________________________

NAVAN/VARS UNITED CHURCH 1129 Smith Road, Navan Village

Minister: Rev. Bill Brown * Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. A friendly greeting awaits you!

Wheelchair accessible www.navan‐vars‐united.org (613) 835‐4030

For information regarding Navan Community Sunday School

Contact: Kelly at (613) 835-4447

HERITAGE PUBLIC

SCHOOL

CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABELS Reminder that Heritage Public School collects

labels from Campbells' products, which they can then

redeem for supplies for the school - sports equipment,

books, art supplies, science products and so on. Best

to give them the whole label, definitely the part with

the UPC code. Eligible labels include Campbell's

Soups (condensed, Gardennay, Creations, chunky,

chili, bowls, Ready to Serve, Soup at Hand, Hearty

Noodles, Healthy Request Bowls), Habitant Soups, V8

products, Campbells broth, Prego Pasta Sauce, Gold-

fish crackers. Labels can be given to any Women's

Institute member, or dropped off at the school.

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NAVAN CO-OPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Navan Cooperative Nursery School is

seeking a new director for the upcoming

school year. The N.C.N.S runs a part time

program for children 2 1/2 to 5 years of

age. Candidates must have their Early

Childhood Education degree, and possess at

least 5 years experience. For more infor-

mation, please contact Jacqueline Crawford

at infoncns@gmail.com or 613-835-4392.

Navan Nursery School will continue to accept

registration until all spaces in both programs are

full. The Nursery School is a non-profit preschool

offering morning programs for children 2 1/2 - 5

years of age from 9:00-11:30. The school offers

your child a warm and nurturing learning envi-

ronment, age appropriate activities and outings.

Opportunities to develop social and cognitive

skills. Please visit our website at

www.ottawakids.ca/ncns for registration infor-

mation.

Thanks to CTAS/Navan Fair for their continued

support of our school and their commitment to

the children of our great community.

7TH ANNUAL INFANT INFORMATION DAY

Saturday June 2, 2012, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

South Fallingbrook Community Centre

998 Valin St., Orléans. For more information 613-824-

0633 ext. 221 or email lyne.proulx@ottawa.ca

TENNIS ANYONE?? The courts are ready for play, and many tennis

enthusiasts have been enjoying their use! If you wish

access to the courts please call Susan at 613-835-

3845 to arrange pick up of a key. A fee of $5.00 will

be charged to obtain a key and to receive a one

year Navan Community Association Membership.

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What a wonderful place in which we have

chosen to live.

Articles or announcements must be submitted to

navannugget@navan.on.ca by 20th of the month

to be included in next month’s issue of the news-

letter.

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