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2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston presented the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, May 4, 2012.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. Created in 1992, under the auspices of the late Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn, the GGPAA are presented each year to Canadian performers whose extraordinary lifetime achievements have contributed significantly to the enrichment of Canada’s cultural life.

2012 GGPAA for Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award Laureates

Janina Fialkowska, concert pianist

Paul-André Fortier, dancer, choreographer, teacher and artistic director

Denis Marleau, theatre director, stage designer and artistic director

Deepa Mehta, film director and screenwriter

Rush, rock band

Mary Walsh, writer, comedian, director and political satirist

2012 Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts Laureate

Earlaine Collins

2012 National Arts Centre Award Laureate

Des McAnuff, director, writer, composer and artistic director

by Jean Labelle

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Cuts For Cancer

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Once again this year, Diann Lalande and Sylvie Simard of Diann’s Beauty Salon, opened up their hears and their salon to raise money for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Diann and Sylvie drew in record crowds to the 12th annual event. The pair donated all of the days styling fees to the cancer foundation. And today’s tally is just over $7,500.00!!!

These donations are raised in our community to improve wait times, provide close to home access to care, to improve the quality of life for those living with cancer and to support research and access to new therapies. These funds are targeted to help all our local friends and neighbours right across the Ottawa region.

Some of the young ladies waited years to cut their hair in order to donate their ponytails to the Angel Hair For Kids organization.
Leeann Shane had beautiful, long flowing red hair that took her many years to grow and she was smiling the whole time Diann and Sylvie took turns carefully removing her golden locks.

Diann and Sylvie started the first ever Cuts For Cancer event back in 2000 and to date have raised close to $50,000.00!!!

Thank you Diann and Sylvie for this wonderful event and for all that you do in our community of Orleans!

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One Nite Wonders

Thursday, April 26, 2012

One Nite Wonders, presented by the Lift Foundation and Women for Mental Health, was an exceptionally fun event that was held last night at the Shenkman Arts Centre.
The evening began with cocktails in the beautiful foyer of the Orleans Arts Centre, where guests mingled and got reacquainted with friends and business associates alike.

Hosted by Valerie Pringle, the evening kicked off with Annie Lennox (Henrietta Southam) who launched into a set of her greatest hits.
The evening continued with such favourites as Diana Ross and the Supremes (Jamilah Murray & Diane Lang), ABBA (Sarah Briones, David Cork & Lisa Elliot), and The Rat Pack consisting Ottawa’s well know Chiefs, just to name a few of the artists.

The highlight of the evening was when Nathalie Holmes spoke so eloquently and delivered a powerful message about her own struggles with mental health issues.

The purpose of the evening, of course, was to raise funds and bring awareness of mental health issues into the open. In today’s world, it is a statistical reality that someone you know has a mental illness and is unable to talk about it. Through the Women for Mental Health campaign of the The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health, the evening raised in excess of $250,000.00!!!
Women for Mental Health is a philanthropic program at The Royal, bringing together like-minded women who will inspire conversations and support for mental health – to shift attitudes and make real progress in changing the way people think about this condition, and this they did last night, in a big way!

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4/20 Ottawa Ontario Canada 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012

RCMP estimate between 5000-6000 people gathered on Parliament Hill to partake in the annual 4/20 event by smoking marijuana.
The aim is to bring about changes to the current laws to make marijuana legal.
April 20, widely known in marijuana culture as “4/20,” is a day when thousands of people gather for “smoke-ins” in cities across North America.

Previous years photos can be found here:

http://www.labellephoto.com/?p=2271
http://www.labellephoto.com/?p=834

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Cystic Fibrosis – Thank You!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Last night the Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s Ottawa Chapter had their post 65Roses Gala meeting and volunteer appreciation get-together.
We had a very good year and look forward to striving again this coming year to raise awareness and funds towards the goal of a cure or control for cystic fibrosis.
Thank You!