The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • 1

BREAKING NEWS AT OnAWACITIZEN.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012 SUNNY BREAKS, HIGH -8 OLLY RETURfi: one 1 i mm a V- flit i VX ii iMiWMk VI AM 2 Ci 4 Joyful Noise marks a comeback to the big screen after 20 years El '(' r. SPECIAL SECTION, Fl TFAN vf; 1 nnm 'This is the finest country in the world, and this is the capital of that country. I am often amazed there is anyone in this city who would not want to celebrate JEAN PIGOTT, 2002 MA 1924-2012 1 4 1 7v K. --HI 4 t'A-v 7 If 8Pf ROD MACIVOR, THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Jean Pigott was a mother, businesswoman, politician and visionary who never lost her community spirit and deep civic pride. DOUG FISCHER the late 1980s, after Jean Pigott had run the National Capital Commis Rooted in the Valley, she became Ottawa's No.

1 booster, proudly serving 6the greatest city on Earth' sion for five or six years, reporters assigned to cover her began to play a game they jokingly called: Find Jean's Nasty Twin. and '90s; and how she transformed the Ottawa Congress Centre from a financial basket case into a cash cow in the mid-'90s. And how she maintained a happy marriage for more than half a century, nurtured three successful children, tirelessly raised funds for dozens of causes, especially children and youth, bounced back from heart surgery in the late 1970s, and recovered from two strokes when she was 78 and 79. With all her accolades, though, Pigott will be most remembered as Ottawa's No. 1 booster, an optimist brimming with so much community spirit and civic pride that the Citizen once branded it "Jean's Jingoism." She took it as a compliment See BOOSTER on page A2 There had to he one, they thought, because an interview with Pigott always went the same way: she'd grinherbig grin and ask after your health, offer a cookie and some coffee, and then deftly deflect questions she didn't want to answer with charming chatter about her dreams for Ottawa.

Of course, there was no twin. But Pigott, who died Tuesday at age 87, worked hard to suppress the tough side of her character. ott was able to rescue her family's bakery empire in the 1960s; how she campaigned to become one of only two female MPs in the Conservative caucus in the mid-1970s; how she became the first female member of the Rideau Club in the late '70s; how she tamed bitter Tory factions as an adviser to two prime ministers; how she led the NCC through seven difficult years in the '80s "Oh, that Jean Pigott can be very intimidating," she confided to a reporter who finally let her in on the evil-twin game. "But that's not the way to win. You win by convincing people to share your vision and to want to be part of your team.

My management philosophy is based on the theory that you can never do anything alone." The approach helps explain how Pig "i jf In City: A singular woman, Ci. At ottawacitizen.com: Find articles, galleries and a book of ccn Just say no to Gateway? No thanks Afghan mission materiel missing in transit LIVE CHAT NOON Rebuilding the Liberals Peter C. Newman, Sheila Gervais, Susan Riley and Taylor Owen discuss the upcoming convention and the party's future with Editorial Pages Editor David Watson. Join the conversation at ottawacitizen.com IN SPORTS Sens roil to victory against slumping Penguins Four goals on four straight shots help Ottawa to a 5-1 win over injury-wracked Pittsburgh, Bl Nathan Cullen is bright and shiny as a new penny. In the NDP leadership race he is Luke Skywalker to Brian Topp's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Thomas Mulcair's Darth Vader.

His riding, Skeena-Bulkley Valley in B.C., straddles the proposed route of Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway pipeline. So it was inevitable that Cullen would wade in with a will, as we embark on what promises to be a bruising debate over the fate of this project, which the federal government hopes will link Rocks and sand used to conceal theft of cargo DAVID PUGUESE The Canadian Forces has acknowledged that military equipment being shipped back from Afghanistan has gone missing and military police are now investigating. Sea containers arrived in Canada and were found to be full of rocks and sand, an attempt by someone to hide the fact that materiel had been taken. According to the military, ammunition and uniforms were not among the missing equipment. "The Canadian Forces have had and continue to face missing but non-critical equipment in certain sea containers being transported from Afghanistan to Canada, by chartered vessel," John Nethercott stated in an email to the Citizen.

See THEFT on page A2 MICHAEL DEN TANDT Alberta's oilsands to the Pacific, and on which Canada's future eco-' nomic prosperity depends. Indeed, he would be remiss not to do so. See DEN TANDT on page A4 INDEX SJ canada.com breaks. Sunny 111 ,253 PUBLISHED BYTHE PROPRIETOR Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network 1101 Baxter Rd. Box 5020 Ottawa, GERRY NOTT, Publisher ARTS El BUSINESS Dl EDITORIALS A10 MOVIES E4 ASTROLOGY D8 CITY CI EGAN CI PUZZLES B2.D8 BIRTHS DEATHS Dll CLASSIFIED D9 GARDNER All SPORTS Bl BRIDGE D8 COMICS E5 LETTERS A10 TELEVISION B8 High -8, low -10.

Sunrise: 7:40 a.m. Sunset: 4:40 p.m. SEE PAGE BS WHERE PERSPECTIVES CONNECT Newspaper sales delivery 613-596-1950 Classified ad 613-829-9321 Main switchboard 613-829-9100 Toll-free 1-800-267-6100 $1.19 plus applicable taxes at retail $1.43 in outlying areas 81 -fVW iSw STANDARD FEATURES: BLUETOOTH REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY POWER WINDOWS LOCKS AIR CONDITIONING 17-IN. ALLOY WHEELS i 146 i VEHICLE PRICING IS NOW EASIER TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE ALL OUR PRICES INCLUDE FREIGHT, PDI AND MANDATORY GOVERNMENT LEVIES. Prices do not include applicable taxes and PPSA.

Consumers may be required to pay up to $799 for Dealer fees." i'ffffl'Jiwew jffljffiWwtsefldiiCij ibssh jwy '(sopimt -est rwmt ir.r Jiw'S Earn iliRK tie JUtamwiiita WiWxritiiWi CHEVRaijtrr.