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D12 THE OTTAWA CITIZEN CITY THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2003 Hot new Ottawa restaurant leaves customers 'raving' cj) Support your bed retailor! )3 Mr. Chiarelli has awarded the key three times to city residents. The recipients were former Nepean mayor Ben Franklin for public service; the Bradley family of Navan for community work; and farmers Willard and Wy-att McWilliams, also of Navan, for organizing relief for drought-stricken western farmers. Mr. Chiarelli also awarded the freedom of the city to Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, who was born in Ottawa.

1 tV rUri VI 1 ml wry Maureen Cunningham, who runs a management consulting firm, helps fiance Stephen Beckta in his new restaurant on weekends. The couple plans to marry in September. umn 'fm 5 1 Kyocera 5135 Small, sleek, clamshell design Cool blue display Michael prentice Ottawa Buzz Food and wine lovers are buzzing about Beckta Dining and Wine, a restaurant opened in Ottawa last month by Stephen Beckta, a graduate of Algonquin College's sommelier program, i Mr. Beckta made his name in the wine world in New York City when he was in his mid-20s. He was featured in a New York Times article in 1998 under the headline: "Hey, is that sommelier old enough to drink?" The 29-year-old Mr.

Beck-ta's recently-opened restaurant at 226 Nepean St. is close to Parliament Hill, and is already attracting crowds of politicians and their staff. Former real estate tycoon Robert Campeau, who recently moved back to Ottawa from Europe, has been spotted dining there. Mr. Beckta has hired Stephen Vardy, a well-known Ottawa restaurant chef, to head the cooking staff.

Mr. Beckta's fiancee, Maureen Cunningham, who runs an Ottawa management consulting firm, helps out in the restaurant on weekends. The couple plans to marry in September. 1 Mr. Beckta says customers are "raving" about his restaurant, and the response has been beyond his expectations.

Sample items from the dinner menu: Charred leg of Alberta spring lamb, $28; grilled rib-eye steak with Bearnaise sauce, $32; butter-basted halibut $26. Mike Nemesvary, the Ottawa man who raised more than $1 million for victims of spinal cord injuries, will be honoured with the key to the city next week. Mayor Bob Chiarelli is giving the award to Mr. Nemesvary for his achievements since he lost the use of his arms and legs in a trampoline accident. The ceremony will be on Wednesday.

Mr. Nemesvary, who is 42, became a hero to millions of people around the world by circling the globe in a modified Chevy Blazer to raise funds for the 'Round The World Challenge, a charity he established to fund spinal-cord research. The key to the city is a symbol that can be awarded by the mayor to worthy citizens or visitors. Since Ottawa was greatly expanded by amalgamation in 2001, -yr "Ljf Samsung f''-Z SPH-a460 jy iX-Ready I L-to 11 technolgy i it Audiovox CDM-8500 A FREE PARKING on weekends I 190 Slater 1 31 Gloucester 210 Gloucester jfcT Ottawa 1 566 Carling Avenue (613) 724-6422 Billings Bridge Plaza (61 3) 733-8992 fix Motmyi 16 nngtones VV mC for more WZfmf(n I realistic sound OclAz Downloadable 0l fV'Wrrl ringtones and screensavers iX-Ready technology 7 backlight colours Marlen Cowpland will not be back as host of the TV show Celebrity Pets, in which she did two seasons of campy interviews with well-known people about their pets. The show had run its course, all associated with it agree.

Mrs. Cowpland, 44, wife of technology entrepreneur Michael Cowpland, found it hard work. "We had all had enough," Merilyn Read, Ottawa-based producer of the show, says. "It was never intended to go beyond two seasons." Ms. Read has just completed a special for CTV, Jann Arden Takes Manhattan, likely to air this fall.

She expects shortly to move from Ottawa to Toronto to take a new job. John and Shirley West-einde, who run a large construction business, plan two big celebrations in the space of three days next month. Both parties will be outdoors at their beachfront home on the Ottawa River in Nepean. The first, on July 9, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Westeinde Construction. The second, on July 11, will mark Mr.

West-einde's 65th birthday, which falls on July 14. Mr. Westeinde says he plans to slow down in the next year, and let younger family members get on with the business. Sailing the Greek Islands is part of this summer's plans for Michael Potter, founder of the Cognos technology company, and Veronique Dhieux, who will wed at their home on Soper Place in Rockcliffe Park on July 19. The couple plans to spend part of the summer travelling with their daughter, Lilli An-gelique, and Mr.

Potter's two daughters from his previous marriage. The family is also spending part of the summer visiting Ms. Dhieux's family in France. Mr. Potter says he hopes the wedding will be in the garden of the couple's home.

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