There might be something of a lesson to be learned from society’s treatment of alcohol. A temperance movement began in the mid-19th century and took hold of society so much that by the early 20th century, prohibition reigned. Alcohol was illegal.

In another incident, a Richmond resident called the police to report observing a suspicious vehicle driving to and from the end of King Street near the Jock River. The vehicle was described as a grey Toyota Camry with an Ontario license plate.

It was pointed out that input received from reporting by residents allows the police to focus resources. All information received is helpful to the police in assigning its resources as the police look at the number of calls received from the area in determining the police resources which are assigned to the area.

Responding to public input, Saunders Farm is holding two special evenings this summer on which the mazes will be open to be explored via flashlight. “Flashlight Maze Craze” evenings will be held on both Friday, July 10 and Friday, August 14, with darkness adding yet another challenge to these age-old routes to nowhere.

The farewell ceremony included a slide show that included a picture of every grade five student at least once; the presentation of farewell certificates to the leaving students; a recitation of memories from past years; a formal goodbye by vice-principal Scott Beckstead; and a windup cake and punch reception.

Only 17 of the 250 to 300 streets in Stittsville have Neighbourhood Watch representatives on them and only 202 residents out of 25,000 are members of Neighbourhood Watch.

Father Bill Penney, who is now chaplain at the Ottawa Hospital, used his feet to raise thousands of dollars for both St. Clare’s and St. Philip’s in the recent Nordion/Ottawa Hospital 5K walk and 5K run.