#bullying #kids #Ottawa Public Health #parents #school

Event offers parents support with bullying

The Ottawa Bullying Prevention Coalition presented its first-ever event for parents to help their children with bullying. The ** Bullying - What Can Parents Do? Let’s Talk About It… ** event this evening brought together key partners including mental-health experts, researchers, and school board and police representatives to support parents, with the goal of building a more supportive and safe community for all those impacted by bullying. ...

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Local Ottawa Duo Recognized by Scholastic & Usher's New Look #BIGGERTHAN Book List

Reading can help children surpass their own expectations and overcome obstacles. When children find the right book at the right time, the world opens, and everything becomes possible. In conjunction with Scholastic’s “Open a World of Possible” reading initiative and Usher’s New Look BIGGERTHAN Words initiative, the “ BIGGERTHAN Booklist Challenge ” gave students in grades 3–8 the opportunity to actively connect with and share the power of reading in their lives. ...

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#garage sales #kids #tourism #used stuff

Up for auction: Two 12-foot fiberglass rabbits, Mussie the “Muskrat Lake Monster”, and more from Storyland

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/922be75309e24c398f6264c8f8fde100.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0bb10f06409d4ee2a6203846f6c5b6f5.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bd7756ca80fe4063b2196ae59a703788.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/421c7459859446678c93bf7a6fb08b78.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1439d832b5e84690b0dd6a68802d076b.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/490636b05a1949bcb93bbc2f0ebd1b24.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/a63f45cca19f422790b25bf7f22e8a06.jpg) What an interesting auction coming up on September 21 in Renfrew. Colin Latreille Auction Services is selling off all the old stuff from Storyland , the small amusement park that closed in 2011. ...