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By Margaret Brand The Review-Mirror Rideau Centennial Ele- mentary School welcomed past teachers and students to their Canada 150 event last Wednesday where they screened a documen- tary on the school's histo- ry. The event also gave visitors an opportunity to visit the school's memory wall which featured a timeline of memorabilia from its history. Around 100 people attended the event. "We felt it was impor- tant to celebrate and honor all the people who had a connection to Rideau Cen- tennial throughout the years," said Principal Dawn Bouchard. The students inter- viewed teachers and stu- dents from the school's past and assembled those interviews into a 50 minute documentary which is available on YouTube. "I was really pleased with the final documen- tary from the aged eight to 11 years old. Their final documentary came out very professionally," said the principal turned super- vising documentary pro- ducer. "They learned so many different skills they wouldn't have had the experience to have learned," she said. The 23 students attend- ing the school will be going to South Crosby Public School next year and the project served as part of a legacy which the last class was leaving to the community. The stu- dents conducted inter- views from students and staff from across the years. "To be quite honest I know more about Rideau Centennial than any other school because of this pro- ject," said Bouchard. Wednesday also marked a transition for the Thursday, May 18, 2017 Serving North Leeds and area since 1893 Vol. 126, No. 19 $1 incl. tax Canada Post Contract No. 40021501 Former teachers were some of the guests at Rideau Centennial last Wednesday when a student made documentary on the school was screened for parents, past and present students and staff. 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On Tuesday Parks Canada could not confirm that a decision had been made to delay the opening of navigation due to high water conditions. Management has delayed a celebration scheduled for Jones Falls this Friday, May 19 to May 26 to mark the open- ing of the navigation sea- son and the return of enhanced interpretation at the site. With the uncertainty Ontario Waterway Cruises had no choice but to can- cel the two cruises they had scheduled for their Kawartha Voyageur from Kingston to Ottawa and a return which they had scheduled from May 20 to June 1. The spring cancella- tions follow the boat's early exit from the canal last year when autumn cruises were cancelled when low water levels, after a summer drought risked the safe passage of such a large boat. Voyageur Captain John Ackert isn't surprised by the vagaries of weather which they've encoun- tered this year. "This high water situa- tion happens about every ten years. That's what you have to expect. The last time was in 2009. 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The Leeds and the Thousand Islands Com- munity Control Group met Friday to receive an update on the recent flood conditions experienced by much of Eastern Ontario over the past week. This was the group's fifth meeting since May 2. Energy Ottawa repre- sentative Murray Hall, confirmed water levels decreased anywhere from 2 to 7 inches on inland lakes and tributaries since May 8. "Properties and resi- dences along Marble Rock Road are stable at this point. We've seen a slow stabilization on Charleston Lake, Gananoque Lake and at the Gananoque dam this week as the water is making its way to the St. •Continued on page 5 Inside this Week Rideau Valley Guide 2017-18

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