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IF YOU HAVE NEWS, Call the Editor at 235-0853 or write to the GLEBE REPORT P,O. Box 4794, Station E, Ottawa, Ontario First Avenue Schoo renovation is now confirmed By Liz McNab During December, the Ottawa Board of Education decided to renovate First Avenue School. This was a reversal of their previous decision to tear down the building and build a new school in its place. On December 10, the Board met to discuss the question of First Avenue School. The architect, Alistair Ross, who will be Permit parking lobe discussed If you're a Glebe resident with no place to park your car, you might be interested in two upcoming information meetings where the City will explain its plans to issue permits for onstreet parking. Glebe residents WEST of Bank St. are invited to attend a meeting at the Glebe Community Centre, 690 Lyon Street, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26. Glebe residents EAST of Bank St. are invited to a meeting at First Avenue School, 73 First Ave., at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 27. Details of the project can also be obtained from the City's Physical environment Department at 523-1990. in charge of the renovation, was present and questioned by the trustees about various aspects of renovation and rebuilding. After this discussion most of the trustees voted in favour of renovation, although trustee Wilson opposed it on financial grounds and trustee Francis voted against it because he felt that the whole question of First Avenue School should be reconsidered, taking into account its programme, location, and build- ,ing. At the same meeting, the Board also discussed the programme changes at First Avenue and Hopewell school s. At an earlier meeting it had been decided that both First Avenue and Hopewell should have -SK-French Immersion streams and that the immersion stream at Hopewell should be phased in over a number of years. At this meeting it was decided that the phasing-in should start with SK-2 at Hopewell next year, and that a grade should be added each following year until 1985. It was also decided that all children in the French Immersion stream Grade 6 should attend Hopewell next year, and First Avenue for the following yeaxs until phasing-in was complete in 1985. Both these decisions were confirmed at a special meeting of the Ottawa Board of Education held on December 15,1980. Work continues THE NCC SAYS IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR PATTERSON'S CREEK. The Glebe Tenants' Association has called on the City and the Provincial government to take measures to preserve the stock of low-rental housing available in the Glebe. In a policy brief, the Association said fewer and fewer rental units in the Glebe can be afforded by low- and middleincome families. And it said there are also fewer homes in TO COMPLETE REPAIRS TO Tenants ask for government help the Glebe- that can be bought by low- and middle-income people. "The City should commit itself to replacing the low-rental units lost in the inner city over the last several years," the brief states. The Tenants' Association advocated a ban on reconversion NEWS STONEWORK AROUND Photo: Jinny Slyfield of Glebe buildings to singlefamily homes, and asked the city to "improve and more effectively enforce" property standards by-laws. It also stated that it wants the province to continue rent controls and, in addition, make more non-profit housing units eligible for the alreadyexisting Rent Supplement Programme. Glebe shoemaker dies: "everybody s friend" By Alfred Holden An era has ended. Bill Moskaluk, the Glebe Shoemaker who quietly repaired the footware of Glebe residents for more than forty years, died early this month of a heart attack at age 65. In an age when nearly everything was manufactured to be thrown away, Moskalukwhose small Bank St. shop (International Shoe Repair) was as much a meeting place for Glebe residents as it was a shoe repair shop-- made a living fixing things people said couldn't be fixed. -"He's sure going to be missed in the Glebe, as a shoemaker, a friend, and a business neighbour," said Bill Willis, of the McKeen-Willis Glebe IGA. "Everybody was his friend". Dorothea McKenna, a Strathcona Ave. resident and long-time friend of the Moskaluks, recalled how Bill was "the only shoemaker in town who could fix the Royal Canadian Mounted Police riding boots." "He was a pretty good shoemaker. He told me once that it was getting difficult to get shoemaking help, but he kept my shoes going long after the manufacturer would have liked." Joe Badali, of Badali Brothers, recalled how Bill's shop "was always a friendly place where you could stop by for a chat." Badali said Bill had been planing to retire soon , because "he was getting a bit tired." Bill's shop was written up last November in the GLEBE REPORT's "Grand Old Guard" series of articles about long- BILL MOSKALUK, IN HLS BANK ST. SHOP LAST NOVEMBE,R. established Glebe businesses. He became famous beyond the borders of the Glebe a few years ago, when, alter his thumb was cut off in an accident at work, doctors successfully sewed it back on. Bill's triumph was made pub- lic in THE CITIZEN. "One thing I couldn't fix myself," he told friends afterward. Bill Moskaluk will be remembered as a kind, quiet gentleman, and a master of his trade. 46 ELGIN ST. January 24, 1981, GLEBE REPORT -3
EDITORIALS Staff changes made at Glebe Report These past few months have seen a number of staff changes at the GLEBE REPORT, so we thought we'd devote a few columninches to fill readers in on what's what and who's who, and to thank publicly former staff who've moved on to other endeavours. First of all, we have a new editor to start the new year. She's Beverley Rix, a Second Avenue resident who has contributed to the BOOKS column in the GLEBE REPORT from time to time. Beverley replaces Mamie Johnstone, who left the GLEBE REPORT to accept another position in November. Mamie doesn't leave without malting her mark on the paper. Her organizational abilities helped her get more news about more things in the GLEBE RE- PORT than ever before. Luckily, she's let the new staff in on some of her secrets. Also new this month is our advertising manager, Ellen Scho- It is with considerable regret that the GLEBE REPORT must announce that because of rising costs, our advertising rates are going up. January 24, 1981, GLEBE REPORT 4 waiter, another regular contributor to the paper and the artist responsible for last month's colorful cover. Ellen replaces Elyse Munroe, who resigned in December. We'd like to thank Mamie and Elyse for the ideas and time they gave to the GLEBE RE- PORT. A lot more goes into putting out this newspaper than its once-a-month appearance on Glebe doorsteps would suggest It's work that takes time and a lot of tender loving care. We hope that in the coming year the new staff will be able to continue to put out a package that readers find informative and attractive. Finally, a word about typesetting: the GLEBE REPORT, after last month's experiment with typesetting, rented some equipment which we hope to buy. We're continuing last month's experiment with a new, smaller, easier-to-read typeface. Glebe Report advertising rates to go up The GLEBE REPORT regrets any inconvenience this may cause our advertiser s. Effective February 1, the new rates will be: Full page (10" x 14") $185 Half Page (10" x 7") $105 Quarter page (6" x 4") $65 51/2", x 21/2" $30 31/2" x 2" $25 YAGHI'S Food Market 186 Fifth Ave. 234-7801 Open 7 days, 7:00 to midnight glebe report ESTABLISHED 1973 The GLEBE REPORT is a monthly newspaper...an adventure in community journalism... we receive no government grants or subsidies. Advertising from Glebe merchants pays our bills and printing costs. 6000 copies are delivered free to Glebe homes and copies are available at many Glebe stores. EDITOR: Beverley Rix, 235-0853 ADVERTISING MANAGER : Ellen Schowalter, 233-3266 ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Alfred Holden, 235-2139 BUSINESS MANAGER: Sally Cleary, 235-7814 GRAPEVINE PAGE: Myrne Davis, 237-1404 PHOTOGRAPHER: Jinny Slyfield EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Grace Andrews STAFF THIS ISSUE: Judy Pollock, Sonja Goodale, Freda Binns, Alison Hardy, Donna Crabtree, Liz Pritchard, Pat Thomson, Belinda Silberman. DELIVERY ENQUIRIES: Sylvia Holden, 235-2139 THIS MONTH'S COVER: Ellen Schowalter. DISTRIBUTION STAFF: Allison Dingle, Sylvia Holden, Maree Sigurdson, Fran Clarke, the Francis Family, Marjorie Lynch, the Pater son family, and Dorothea McKenna. THE NEXT GLEBE REPORT WILL BE OUT FEBRUARY 13... Feb. 2 IS OUR DEADLINE FOR COPY AND ADVERTISLNG. Our deliverers Pasqualino DiSaverio, Jimmy Brennan, Vivian Hostetler, Roger Short, Bonnie and John Kruspe, the Knox family, Ag&ie Macintosh, Beverley McLean, Erica Lee, the Kuelz family, the Barber family, Michael Pickersgill, Marika Weaver, Tanya Durr, Grant Finlayson, Jacques Neatby, the Kubasiewicz family, Mary Sheffield, the Couture family, Dorothy McKenna, Camay Coghlan, Christian Burgsthaler, Barry Thompson, Elizabeth Mountfort, Tammy and Laird Close, Nancy Savignac, Ken Scott family, Derek and Bradford Sigurdson, the McCaffrey family, MacPhail House, Coleen Davies, Blaine Marchand, the McIninch family, p. Reilly-Roe family, Joanne Thomson, Malcolm Binns, th e Elwood family, the Fischler family, the A. Connidis family, Anne and Tate McLeod, Robert Thomson, R. Wilson family, the Schowalter family, the Hawkins family, Beth and Jeremy Mercer, Stacey Nininger, Debbie Weir, Sheila Jenkins Keith and Kylie Tanner, the Benoit family, Christiane and Paul Lemieux, the Clarence-Smith family, Chris and Audrey Bonyun, John and Findlay MacNab, George and Roger Wright, Jonathan and Robert Parker, the Trevor Lyons family, the R. Smith family, the Pfaff family, Matthew and Sarah Deline, the Jaimet family, Martin Keyserlingk, Gail, Alexander, and Christopher Graser, the Rigby family, Peter Jaques, Michele MacKinnon, Sally and Jenny Bitz, Doris Moulton, Melanie Young, Nathalie Kovacs, Karen Lancaster, Simon Leech, Douglas and Steven Bryce, Shirley and Scott Smith, Jayme and Lindsey Evans, Mary Catherine Courtright, the Collin family, Peter Loveridge, Stefan Reinecke, Michael and Jonathan Schatzky, Harold Seaborn Jennifer MacLeod. Geoffrey Rider, John Robertson, Robert Smith, Brian Low, Debbie Thomas Melanie and Patrick Travers, Mamie Johnstone, Cia Christensen, and Howard Smith, Bonnie Johnson.
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