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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>FYI, ATEH’s Quality of Life award in the Ottawa Citizen, also see this moving story about mental health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>LYNNE BROWNE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Executive Director, </span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>DIFFERENCE-MAKERS LAUDED <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Community leader Marc Jolicoeur may not win a prize for his budding Movember ’stache, but the lawyer is gaining other accolades, beginning with an award from the <b>St. Joe’s Women’s Centre</b> for making a difference in the community. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Some 150 guests attended Thursday’s fundraising dinner at St. Joseph’s Church banquet hall, including Westin GM John Jarvis, whose hotel sponsored the meal and service. Jolicoeur, regional managing partner at Borden Ladner Gervais, received a Quality of Life Award along with Newport Restaurant owner Moe Atallah and <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>the Alliance to End Homelessness, represented by its volunteer chair, Dan Sabourin,</span></b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'> from Youth Services Bureau (the alliance has become one of the primary advocacy groups for the homeless in Ottawa).</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Jolicoeur said he was honoured to be included among present and past recipients of the award and to be recognized by the women’s centre, a small organization that makes a great impact. He was nominated by photographer Michelle Valberg. Jolicoeur will be among the first citizens to receive an Order of Ottawa medal from the City of Ottawa at a Nov. 22 ceremony (winners are being announced Friday). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>********************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:3.75pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:19.2pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#0F243E'>From the </span></i><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>12 Nov 2012 Ottawa Citizen <a href="mailto:Carolyn001@sympatico.ca">Carolyn001@sympatico.ca</a> CAROLINE PHILLIPS </span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><h1 style='margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Moving stories about mental health: Shelley McKay tells of the abuse she endured<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Keeping “a stiff upper lip” was frowned upon at a reception the governor general’s wife, Sharon Johnston, hosted Wednesday at Rideau Hall for supporters of the Royal Ottawa’s Women in Mental Health philanthropic program. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Speaker Shelley McKay bravely shared with 175 women her story of mental illness, speaking in the Tent Room where portraits of British-born governors general hung on the pink-striped walls. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The former valedictorian and elite athlete held back her tears as she opened up about her post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by years of domestic abuse. She spoke of the fear, the shame, the isolation and her attempts to take her own life. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>McKay, who’s doing better now, ran a half-marathon in Stittsville last month for the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>“It was a tangible example of how I can live with mental illness and still be a strong, healthy, contributing member of my community,” said McKay, who received a warm hug from Johnston as listeners applauded her moving speech. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The philanthropic program has recruited 300 women and has so far raised $1.2 million to help with depression research, telemedicine, education and advocacy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Johnstons gave a fun glimpse into their enduring marriage at the event. In her speech, Sharon gave a plug to a young adult book by Shelley Peterson, wife of former premier David Peterson. It tackles the theme of mental illness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>She held up a copy, but didn’t mention the title, prompting Gov. Gen. David Johnston to shout out from the crowd: “What’s the name of the book?” Replied Sharon to her other half: “Are you testing me? It’s Mystery at Saddle Creek, and you’re going to read it this weekend!” </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>….</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>DIFFERENCE-MAKERS LAUDED <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Community leader Marc Jolicoeur may not win a prize for his budding Movember ’stache, but the lawyer is gaining other accolades, beginning with an award from the St. Joe’s Women’s Centre for making a difference in the community. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Some 150 guests attended Thursday’s fundraising dinner at St. Joseph’s Church banquet hall, including Westin GM John Jarvis, whose hotel sponsored the meal and service. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Jolicoeur, regional managing partner at Borden Ladner Gervais, received a Quality of Life Award along with Newport Restaurant owner Moe Atallah and <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>the Alliance to End Homelessness, represented by its volunteer chair, Dan Sabourin, from Youth Services Bureau (the alliance has become one of the primary advocacy groups for the homeless in Ottawa).</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Jolicoeur said he was honoured to be included among present and past recipients of the award and to be recognized by the women’s centre, a small organization that makes a great impact. He was nominated by photographer Michelle Valberg. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:21.6pt;line-height:19.2pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Jolicoeur will be among the first citizens to receive an Order of Ottawa medal from the City of Ottawa at a Nov. 22 ceremony (winners are being announced Friday). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Linda O'Neil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public Education Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>301-1355 Bank St., Ottawa ON, K1H 8K7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:loneil@cmhaottawa.ca" title="mailto:loneil@cmhaottawa.ca">loneil@cmhaottawa.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel: (613) 737-7791 Ext 135</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>