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OIW member June Coxon shares the following: Co-authors Katherine Day and Wayne Jackson will discuss their book River, Road and Rail – Woodroffe Memories. The book captures 90 years of life, through memories of 84 residents, tracing the history of Woodroffe Village from the days of the First Nations through to the arrival of the Honeywell family and beyond. Date: Monday, February 20, 2012 Time: 6 pm to 8 pm Place: Library and Archives Canada. Costs $. See the web site for details.

Contact: web: http://www.mediaclubofottawa.ca/

(Submitted by Theresa Jobateh on 05 February 2012 to run from 20th February until 21st February)

Ian McKercher announces the release of his novel "The Underling". Description: "Ottawa, Canada, 1934. Seventeen-year old Frances McFadden is plucked from the tedium of school routine and the control of a domineering mother to work for the new Bank of Canada. Like many hard-working women of her generation, she comes to wield tremendous power without any of the trappings of authority. Many noble acts, some skinny-dipping. In late August 1939, Frances is sent on a secret mission to Warsaw, where the Polish gold reserves tempt a rapacious neighbour". As a special treat, Ian will read from the novel at the February 23rd reading night.

Contact: web: http://gsph.com/index.php?ID=685&Lang=En

(Submitted by Theresa Jobateh on 27 January 2012 to run from 27th January until 24th February)

OIW Member JC Sulzenko Posts Video on YouTube A new video designed to help children and families talk about Alzheimer’s disease premiered on YouTube this week at http://youtu.be/WsaHth8bm0s With some 500,000 Canadians over 65 already affected by such an illness, many families need new skills to support someone living with it and each other. Since that number will grow significantly in coming years, more and more families will face such challenges. The video, released in conjunction with Alzheimer’s awareness month, demonstrates how the play What My Grandma Means to Say,’ written by JC Sulzenko of Ottawa, can be performed for elementary school-aged children and their families by senior students or community theatre groups. See the attached news release for full details

Attachment: release-youtubevideo-JAN26.doc

Contact: email: info@jcsulzenko.com web: http://www.jcsulzenko.com

(Submitted by Randy Ray on 26 January 2012 to run from 26th January until 29th February)

Award-winning North Gower author, Emily-Jane Hills Orford, is once again running her very popular creative writing classes for young authors. "Let's Write a Novel" (ages 10-14) starts Saturday, January 21st (until March 10) from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nepean Creative Arts Centre in Bells Corners. Learn the craft of novel writing, including characterizations and description, to develop plot, believable characters, and a finished storyline. For more information or to register, phone the Nepean Creative Arts Centre at: 613-596-5783

Contact: tel: 613-489-1768 email: ejhomusic@gmail.com

(Submitted by Emily -Jane Hills Orford on 03 January 2012 to run from 21st January until 10th March)