June 10, 2011 - Glebe Report

June 10, 2011 Vol. 39* cvn No. 6 

Serving the Glebe community since 1973 

Glebe business: yesterday, today and tomorrow 

Issue no. 427 FREE 

McKeen’s Grocery Store at Bank and Clarey, built in January 1911, was the first location for the hundred year family business that still serves the Glebe community 

today. Portrayed above left to right are: James McKeen, Neil MacDonald, unidentified woman and Gordie McKeen in photo circa 1931. 

Today, along the full length of Bank Street and the avenues that cross it, 

Glebe businesses are literally facing the concrete reality and impact of road 

reconstruction. They are also anticipating the more shadowy uncertainty of a 

future that will undoubtedly be deeply affected by the outcome of decisions 

and rulings on Lansdowne Park. Although several years of dealing with Lansdowne-related 

issues have understandably left some people feeling pessimistic, 

most business owners remain cautiously optimistic. Some among them 

are even determined to see this as an opportunity to nurture their creativity 

and network of connections in order to create a more bountiful, if differently 

shaped, tomorrow. 

Through it all, there does run a theme and a message that “business as usual” 

in the Glebe still means listening to and caring for individual customers, delivering 

excellent, reliable service and products and actively cultivating community. 

These attitudes among independent business owners constitute an 

ethos in the Glebe and may well be a legacy of some of the long-established 

family businesses such as the centenarian McKeen Grocery (photo above), 

Davidson’s Jewellers, Glebe Meat Market, Home Hardware and Britton’s that 

have all left their mark on the business landscape. All these businesses have 

demonstrated, over generations, remarkable resourcefulness when faced with 

trying historical events and economic changes. As a brief account of Britton’s 

story of surviving and thriving in the Glebe was already highlighted by Clyde 

Sanger in the May 2011 issue of the Glebe Report, we have chosen in this June 

issue to take a look at the other four businesses as they celebrate milestones 

and anniversaries. For this feature, please turn to p. 20. 

June 13 

Mark your calendars 

Public meeting – Bank Street Reconstruction 

Feedback Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., GCC 

June 7-17 Music and Beyond (See page 36) 



June 23-July 3 


July 5-6 

July 9-10 

July 23-August 5 

Lansdowne Park Court Challenge 

(See page 9) 

Public viewing of GNAG Community Art 

Competition finalists, 7-8:30 p.m, GCC 

(See page 16) 

Ottawa International Jazz Festival 

(See page 24) 

The Pantry closes for the summer. 

Reopens Thursday, September 1 

Special City Council (Committee of the 

Whole) Lansdowne Partnership Plan reports 

10 a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall, (See page 9) 

Glebe Art in Our Gardens and Studios Tour 

(See page 25) 

Ottawa Chamberfest 

WHAT’S INSIDE 

Abbotsford . . . . . . . . 2 

Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Books. . . . . . . . . . . . 35 

Business . . . . . . . 18-19 

Councillor’s Report 15 

Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

GCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

GNAG. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Glebe History . . . . . 10 

Grapevine . . . . . .38-39 

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Religion . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Schools . . . . . . . .26-30 

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

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Ramping it up 

Abbotsford@The Glebe Centre 

By Julie Ireton 

Historic Abbotsford House on Bank Street has an important spring renovation 

planned. The seniors’ centre is getting a safe, accessible, new entrance to 

replace the temporary ramp that’s currently at the front of the building. “It’s 

a big project. We had to work with Heritage Ottawa and it’s been quite a process 

to get this ramp in. We’ve been through all the loop holes,” explains Tony 

Hickey, director of Environmental Services at the Glebe Centre. When the new 

long-term care facility was built in 2004, Abbotsford House was physically 

separated from the Glebe Centre and consequently, its accessible entrance was 

lost. 

“It was necessary to come up with an immediate solution to this issue, because 

so many of our clients would be excluded from our programs if the only 

way into the building involved climbing stairs,” explains Janice Bridgewater, 

director of Community Programs. The quickest, most economical solution at 

the time was the construction of a temporary plywood ramp which covered the 

existing stairs. “Since the front façade of the building has a heritage designation, 

this move was not well received by Heritage Ottawa. They made it very 

clear that any permanent solution would need to comply with the building’s 

former appearance, because in the late 1800s ramps did not exist,” she explains. 

So the Glebe Centre found a heritage architect who would look at the 

specific heritage and city-code requirements. Now, a plan is in the works. 

The temporary ramp will be removed from the front of the stone house and 

its original 1872 look will be restored. The new ramp will be attached to the 

solarium on the south side of Abbotsford. Flagstone that matches the house 

will be used at the new entrance. “This option will allow for an attractive, safe 

and easy entrance for all of our clients with disabilities,” says Bridgewater. 

“Although this option has not been without its challenges, we have managed to 

surmount them all so far.” They hope to have construction under way by June. 

“When the ramp is complete, we will turn our energy to restoring the front of 

the building,” explains Tony Hickey. Initially, we will focus on the necessary 

repairs to the stairs, but the dream is to someday construct a porch similar to 

the original structure which is evident in our many archival photographs.” But 

it won’t be a cheap renovation. Abbotsford House depends on community support 

and donations for programs and improvements. The home was originally 

built well over a hundred years ago, so many upgrades have been necessary 

over the years and not all of those changes were in keeping with the home’s 

heritage. Tony Hickey says restoring the front façade of the home is a good 

start. “We’re looking at bringing Abbotsford back in other ways such as restoring 

the hardwood floors and marble fireplaces. And we’d love donations to 

make that happen,” says Hickey with a laugh. 

CBC reporter Julie Ireton regularly writes about events and programs at 

Abbotsford and the Glebe Centre. 

Architectural drawing of the proposed ramp 

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT GOYECHE 

May I be your doctor? 

by Nili Kaplan Myrth 

Eight years ago I tucked our toddler into bed and made my way downstairs to 

the dining room table that doubled as my desk in the small house that we rented 

in Melbourne, Australia. I turned on my computer and began to write. I was a 

graduate student, a young mother. While my husband and son spent their days 

exploring playgrounds and beaches, I spent my days as a medical anthropologist 

chatting with people about their experiences of health and illness, their 

bodies, their emotions, their personal and community well-being. That night I 

paused the interview I was transcribing and decided to take my passions as a 

social scientist and apply them to a career in medicine. I completed my PhD 

and returned to North America to publish my Australian research. We also had 

our second child (born at home with the assistance of a midwife – an incredible 

experience that cemented my belief that it is possible to provide care with 

a focus on well-being and empowerment). Then I moved to Ottawa and began 

medical school. 

Fast forward to my third year of medical training: cup of tea in hand and 

my feet in moccasins, our two young boys tucked into bed, I sat down every 

night at my desk to memorize another medical text book. Frustrated with the 

emphasis on the pathophysiology and science of medicine rather than the skills 

of listening and caring, I collaborated with other physicians, nurses, midwives, 

social workers, psychologists, health researchers and lay caregivers to write a 

book, Women Who Care, about Canadian women’s personal and professional 

experiences of health care and caring. 

Suffice it to say that a lot has happened since that fateful night in Melbourne. 

It has been a blur of 32 hour shifts in the hospitals; volunteering on the board of 

governance of our children’s day care; moving houses a few times; launching 

a feminist book group; planning a speaker series for women medical trainees; 

organizing a breakfast to bring together professionals and members of the public 

and government to talk about violence against women; teaching a women’s 

studies course on women’s health; working my way through the Family Medicine 

residency program; chairing a residents’ committee for the Ontario College 

of Family Physicians; and giving birth to our third child. In two months, I 

will complete my training – as my daughter would say, holy guacamole! – and 

I will begin to work as a family doctor. I wouldn’t have been able to get to this 

point without dear friends and the support of many people in the community 

(and hundreds of cups of coffee at Bridgehead, Wild Oat and Morala). 

I am opening my family medicine practice this July in association with another 

family doctor who recently set up a clinic in the Glebe. I will welcome 

approximately 1,500 new patients, giving priority to those without a current 

family doctor. Although I will provide care to people of all ages and stages of 

life, I expect to set aside some clinic time specifically for infant, child, adolescent, 

GLBTQ health and women’s health counselling (sexual, reproductive 

and mental health, prenatal and postpartum care, lactation support, attachment 

parenting, menopause, geriatric women’s health). 

More information about my clinic hours and how to register as new patients 

will be available in early to mid June on my website, http://www.mydoctor.ca/ 

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Nili Kaplan Myrth, a young doctor/mom with a background in medical anthropology, 

is looking forward to taking on new patients. 

What about Dad? 

Why parenting research needs 

to include fathers 

It’s important to understand how fathers contribute to the lives of teens. 

by Catherine Horvath 

Parents are important. Most of us intuitively know this to be true from our 

own life experience, whether we are parents or not. This deceptively simple 

statement accurately sums up a large body of research into parenting. But have 

you ever wondered about some of the details that might lie behind it? Such as, 

what exactly do good parents do that makes a difference? Are some parents a 

better fit with some kids than others? Can we teach people how to be better parents? 

It is exactly these kinds of questions, and many more, that are the focus 

of research studies into parenting. 

We have learned a great deal from parenting research. For instance, we know 

that how parents act, whether or not parents feel they are effective parents and 

how parents think about parenting affect their children’s behaviour and wellbeing. 

However, there are also still many things we do not know. For example, we 

do not know very much about fathers. This is because the majority of parenting 

research has traditionally collected data only from mothers. It is important for 

parenting research to be done which includes fathers in order to correct this. 

Including fathers in parenting research will allow us to examine questions such 

as, are mothers and fathers different? How? How does having two parents who 

have different parenting styles affect a child? When are differences good and 

when can they be a problem? 

I am currently pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of 

Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Lee in the Family Psychology 

Lab. It is exactly some of these questions that I hope to answer in my thesis 

research. I am currently looking for parents of teenagers to participate in one of 

two studies. The purpose of the study is to examine if there are links between 

the ways mothers and fathers think about parenting, how they act as parents, 

and how their adolescent children act. I believe that it is very important to include 

both fathers and mothers in parenting research, so for this study we are 

looking for two parents of a teenager to participate; they can be biological, step 

or adoptive parents, as long as they are involved in the teenager’s life. 

If you are interested in participating you need to be: 

• the father or mother of a teenager aged 14-17 years old; 

• the other parent of your teenager must be willing to participate too; 

• willing to take 30 minutes to fill-out a questionnaire online at: http:// 

www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/fampsy/eng/projects.asp. 

Your choice to participate is completely voluntary and anonymous. Upon 

agreement to participate you may provide an email address to receive a $5 e- 

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for Catherine Horvath at the Family Psychology Lab: 613-562-5800, extension 

4462 or send an email to: fampsy@uottawa.ca. 

Catherine Horvath is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University 

of Ottawa who is interested in families and teenagers. 

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Celebrating our community 

In this month when we celebrate the milestones of a number of our local 

businesses and the 38 th anniversary of the launching of the Glebe Report, 

I would like to highlight the message communicated in the very first issue in 

June 1973, (decades before personal computers or social media): 

“The first edition of the Glebe Report is a little like a letter to an old friend. 

We hope it is entertaining and informative. But what we want more are your 

replies. Neighbourhood communities are being challenged more and more to 

decide their own futures, to choose which way they will grow. To do this effectively, 

people must be informed. 

“At the same time, most of us feel swamped by the amount of information 

coming at us continuously by print, air waves and picture tubes. The Glebe 

Report will print and circulate the information you need to make decisions 

… about this unique and attractive community. But that information can only 

come from you. That’s why we want a letter back. A letter, picture, story, 

ideas for contests, reflections on the past-communication makes a community. 

Please write soon.” 

Today, in June 2011, the quantity of information at our fingertips has grown 

exponentially while the desire and need for communication and meaningful 

exchange remains the same, as essential as ever to forging and sustaining 

community now and in the future. You are part of the conversation. We again 

welcome and encourage your views whether in the form of articles or letters, 

arguments or reflections. 

At press time, we impatiently await the June 21-23 Ontario Superior Court 

hearings for the Friends of Lansdowne legal challenge. It will finally afford 

the community a full hearing on arguments contesting the legality of decisions 

taken by the City of Ottawa on Lansdowne Park. In addition to the enormous 

effort and expense that this legal challenge has entailed, the community is now 

dealing with the “shovels in the ground” for the Bank Street reconstruction. 

While early days for this time-limited project show it to be progressing well, 

we really want to encourage residents to give their full support to the businesses 

which are still offering the very same services and good quality products 

that they have always provided. So despite the inconvenience of reaching the 

shops, make the extra effort and not only shop in the Glebe, but let the store 

owners know that you appreciate their presence and their involvement in the 

community. 

I hope you can enjoy some “down-time” with your friends in the Glebe. See 

you next in August! 

Notes from the boardroom 

ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 

This is the 427 th edition of the Glebe Report to hit your front porch since 

the paper came into existence on June 17, 1973. Community members 

have gathered together 427 times over those 38 years to write, take photographs, 

edit, proofread, secure advertising, do layout, pay the bills, and 

finally deliver to every home in the Glebe this fount of local information. 

Communities that work together build nations that work together. It’s 

a good thing. With this our anniversary issue, we salute the myriads of 

volunteers who have given generously of their time and energy over the 

years to bring this newspaper to your door. 

ian McKercher 

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ZOË SPEAKS UP 

Open letter to the Mayor 

Dear Mayor Watson, 

Thank you for your open letter in last month’s Glebe Report about the appeal 

to the Ontario Municipal Board over Lansdowne Park and Sylvia Holden Park. 

The press release from the GCA and OSCA issued after their settlement said: 

“both neighbourhood associations continue to harbour profound reservations 

about the impact of the redevelopment on their communities, particularly with 

regards to traffic congestion, parking and commercial development on Bank 

Street. But they reluctantly agreed to drop their appeal in exchange for … 

modest concessions ...” This is hardly the “very positive” settlement you suggest. 

Again to quote: “OMB appeal costs ‘stack the deck against community 

associations’.” 

The number of residential units has NOT been capped at 280 units: the next 

two lines of the by-law permit an unspecified number of residential long-term 

care and retirement residences anywhere on the site. 

To suggest that a six metre by six metre “passive park” is fair compensation 

for the loss of more than 60,000 square metres of public land to developers is 

beyond comprehension. 

We were pleased to read that you “will continue to work with our councillor 

and community organizations to ensure the city is much more sensitive to 

the concerns and aspirations of all residents surrounding Lansdowne.” Note, 

however, that very considerable improvement will be required on past performance. 

Meanwhile we took our substantial concerns to the only court of appeal 

available to us. The Lansdowne Park plan currently permits 450,000 square 

feet of commercial and shopping centre development under the guise of “ancillary 

use”; allows unlimited “residential” development under the guise of 

“retirement home” and “residential care facility”; and drastically reduces the 

greenspace on a site designated by the city as a “greenspace destination” and 

confirmed in its entirety as public greenspace in the list approved by council 

in April 2011. Together with our community associations we did not consider 

this plan to be acceptable. 

Frank Johnson, OMB appellant 

A fond farewell 

Editor, Glebe Report 

Twenty five years ago, my husband and I arrived in Ottawa at the end of our 

respective postings in Washington, D.C. where we had met. I wasn’t sure if my 

adaptation to Ottawa was going to be an easy one. I had been posted here eight 

years before and the small town feeling did not suit me very well. I was born in 

Mexico City and love big cities. 

A happy solution was to settle down in the Glebe. By October of that same 

year, our daughter Michelle was born and with her, my connection to this community 

was also born. We joined different playgroups which were a perfect 

introduction to Canadian life not only for Michelle but for me as well. We sang 

songs, read books and played games with friends we made for life. 

Receiving so much from this community, I felt the need to give back. As a 

volunteer, I took part in the organizing committee for the first Good(s) and 

Services Auction at Mutchmor Public School, helped for several years in the 

book sale for First Avenue, the Spanish school on Saturdays at Corpus Christi 

and finally, as a member of the school council at Glebe Collegiate. 

By then, Ottawa felt like home and particularly the Glebe, where every 

month brought wonderful surprises – the sweet fragrance of wild roses while 

biking along the canal in June, the change of colors in September, the wonderful 

sunset reflection at Brown’s Inlet in August, an early sunrise in March, the 

cheerful sight of kids playing hockey at Brown’s Inlet in February, or the Taste 

of the Glebe in January and so much more. 

Above all else, it’s the people : friends and neighbors, who made these past 

25 years an extraordinary experience. As we move to a new community in 

Southampton, Ontario, Charles, Michelle and I bid farewell to the Glebe and 

the many friends we leave here. Thank you. You have touched our lives in a 

very special way. We hope that we will see you again and that we will cross 

paths again. 

Cheers! 

Luz Maria Alvarez-Wilson 

More than nuts 

Editor, Glebe Report 

I hover. When I am out with my two year old I have to watch his every step. 

I am a parent of a child with a severe gluten intolerance. If my son finds a stray 

Cheerio or a Goldfish cracker, he’s likely to eat it. That’s all it takes to make 

him sick. I used to let him run around with snacks – nut free, of course. Everyone 

knows about nut allergies. But I didn’t realize how hazardous other foods 

can be to children until I found out about my son’s condition. 

Now when we go to the park, or playgroups, I am so relieved when I see 

children sitting in designated snack areas to eat. I probably look like a maniac, 

but when I see children running around with food, like the fairy tale character 

Gretel, I follow the gluten crumbs and collect them…to keep the area safe for 

my child. It is stressful to be so paranoid, but we have to be so careful with him. 

I want him to be able to play like all of the other children. I want him to be able 

to run free at the park and run around at playgroups. I want him to have normal 

childhood experiences without a nervous mom hovering over him. 

So I want to say “thank you” to all of the parents and caregivers out there 

who are keeping their snacks well contained. This is one case where I would 

like to thank people for being selfish. Please do not offer children food unless 

their caregiver is there to make sure it is safe. The most innocent offerings can 

make children sick. 

If you could please pass the message along to others including your child’s 

caregiver and other parents, it would make the neighbourhood a safer environment 

for so many children with allergies and sensitivities. 

Tracy Parrish 

Seeking words of wisdom 

Dear Kangaroo, 

I have been meaning to write to you for about ten thousand years but did not 

get around to it, mainly due to some difficulties posed by those two legged 

animals called humans. I am hoping that maybe we could get together and find 

a solution but that might be too much so I am writing you instead. 

Quite frankly, I don’t know what the solution is as far as four-legged, sometimes 

two winged, animals are concerned. You see these humans are a devilish 

lot even though they invent theories and things called religions to excuse 

themselves. They are extraordinarily clever at inventing all sorts of destructive 

things like guns and bombs; so they have the capacity to destroy everything, 

themselves included. But I have to hand it to them since they are capable of the 

most incredibly good ideas, and wonderfully beautiful works of art, literature 

and music. The problem is that they may get around to destroying everything 

before doing the good. 

So what can we do before we are obliterated? We could employ one of their 

incredible space machines and fly off to another planet before it is too late. 

But no. I know that there are a number of clever humans who could find solutions 

to the problem. There was, for example, a German called Adolf Schickelgruber, 

alias Hitler, who thought that by eliminating all those who did not agree 

with him, it would simplify the problem enormously. Unfortunately, he ended 

up destroying much of his own country as well as much of Europe before committing 

suicide. There have been others like him and will probably be more. So 

what are we going to do? 

John Leaning, a two-legged animal living in Ottawa 

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Sophie Crump, Richard DesRochers, Oscar & Jane Dennis, Tina Dennis, Marilyn Deschamps, the Diekmeyer-Bastianon family, Pat Dillon, Sarah Dingle, the Dingle family, 

Giuliana, Al, Nina and Olive Di Stefano, Clive Doucet, Nicholas Doucet, Callum Duggan, Trent Duggan, Education for Community Living (GCI), Donna Edwards, 

Beth Farley, the Faught family, the Ferguson family, Matthew & Esmerelda Fernandes, Judy Field, Hannah & Joseph Fraser, the Good family, Stuart & Andrew 

Gordon, Gary Greenwood, Ginny Grimshaw, the Hamer-Wilson family, Martin Harris, Louis Helbig, Anouk Hoedeman, Matthew Hovey, Eric Hollebone, Gill 

Hunter, Christian Hurlow, Niall & Nolan Hymande, Jack & Lily Inskip-Shesnicky, Joan Irwin, Amara Isfeld, the Johnston family, Patrick & Joseph Kelly, Carly & 

Reilly Kimber, Liam Kirkpatrick, Bonnie Kruspe, the Kuffner family, the Lambert family, the Langevin family, Anik Lauziere, Joanne Lucas, Sam & Dawson Lyon, 

the Macdonald family, Maria MacIntosh, Emily & Oliver Maddox, the Magner family, Pat Marshall, Madeline & Tara Martin, Gordon McCaffrey, Fiona & Timothy 

McCarthy-Kennedy,Isaac McGuire, Ellen & John McLeod, Katie Millington, Julie Monaghan, Rebecca Morris, Diane Munier, Sana Nesrallah, Tracy Parish, Tracy, Frank 

& SpencerPaveck, Alexandra Pipe, the Pritchard family, the Quinn family, Beatrice Raffoul, Mary & Steve Reid, Nelson Reiis, Carley Richmond-Ward, Hannah & Thomas 

Rogers,Emile & Sebastien Roy-Foster, Myma & Alex Okuda-Rayfuse, Carter & Clara Saunders, Ellen Schowalter, Anita Sengupta, Casimir & Tristan Seywerd,the Short family, 

Kathy Simons, Judith Slater, Sobriety House – Bill Dalton, Kristen Soo, Victoria, Rebecca, Nicholas & Patrick Spiteri, Sebastian and Adrianna Spoerel, the Stephenson 

family, Mrs. Stevenson, Alex & Claire Stoney, Joanne Sulek, JC Sulzenko, Alexandra Sunderland, Karen Swinburne, Eric & Steven Swinkels, Ruth Swyers, Emmet & Niamh 

Taylor, John & Maggie Thomson, Daphne Towers, the Trudeau family, Caroline Vanneste, the Veevers family, Sophie Veronneau, Ward Walker, Katja & Tanja Webster, 

Sandra Webster, the Weider family, Elena Wells, Howard & Elizabeth Wong, Gillian & Jake Wright, Sue Ann Wright, Nora Wylie, the Young-Smith family, Zelda Yule. 

CALL Zita Taylor at 613-235-1214, e-mail: circulation@glebereport.ca, if you are willing to deliver a route for us.

6 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 GLEBE REPORT GLEBE REPORT 


Remembering 

friends and colleagues 

a column in the Ottawa Citizen followed 

by a radio program on station 

W1310 (formerly CKOY). The radio 

show actually started out with gardening 

but evolved into another general 

call-in show. She was also host 

of a television program on plants and 

gardening on CJOH. In addition to 

writing for many other local publications, 

including 50 Plus magazine, 

Margaret had a career as a writer and 

senior editor in several federal government 

departments. This included 

Deidre Nishimura Jones 

The Glebe Report has enjoyed and 

benefitted from the talents of many 

gifted contributors over the years. 

Writers, photographers, artists, along 

with production team members have 

given their time, energy and skills to 

generate valuable articles and shape 

readable stories that inform our community 

and reflect their interests. We 

are sad to say that two of our past 

contributors have passed away recently. 

As you may remember from 

the short obituary in the November 

2010 issue, Deidre Nishimura Jones, 

a talented copy editor known for her 

high standards for accuracy and consistency, 

died in late October 2010 

at the age of 65, after a three-year 

struggle with cancer. More recently, 

Margaret Negodaeff, a writer and 

resident of the Glebe for many years, 

died on January 29, 2011 at the age 

of 61. She had suffered from liver 

and kidney problems for most of the 

last decade. 

Maggie, as she was known to her 

friends and colleagues, had a varied 

career in media and communications. 

She wrote an informative 

travel column for the Glebe Report 

for several years. Readers may remember 

the photo accompanying 

her column showing Maggie wearing 

one of her signature glamorous 

hats. Many knew her best for her 

gardening interests. First there was 

speech writing for several Cabinet 

ministers. 

Her book Honour Due, about Dr. 

Leonora Howard King, celebrates 

the life of this adventurous female 

forerunner to Norman Bethune. Dr. 

King was the 19 th century medical 

worker who brought western medical 

knowledge to China. Ever versatile, 

Margaret was also known to do voice 

work such as speaking in the role of 

Queen Victoria in the original Sound 

and Light show on Parliament Hill. 

For a more in-depth look at Margaret 

Negodaeff’s life, please see the 

interview with Margaret Negodaeff 

by Randal Marlin that appeared in 

the February 13, 2004 issue of the 

Glebe Report on page 17. (Archives 

can be searched by year at www. 

glebereport.ca.) 

Margaret Negodaeff 

Photo: Soo Hum 

Glebe Report stories 

Delivering the March edition of the 

Glebe Report felt a bit like doing an extreme 

sport – ice-logged paths and steps 

threatening a fall any second! However, 

I managed just fine and that memory 

will be soon forgotten as spring comes 

and I take pleasure in seeing how the 

bulbs are coming up in my neighbours’ 

gardens, followed by summer flowers. 

In the fall months, the leaves are sometimes 

so deep that the steps up the 

porches are hidden and I have to feel my 

way through the crunchiness. Having 

a reason to step onto people’s porches 

gives me the opportunity to glance more 

closely at a pot of flowers or a fresh 

paint job that I have admired from the 

street when passing the house on other 

days. 

I began delivering the Glebe Report 

about seven years ago when I retired. 

The paper is a great community resource 

with a strong volunteer ethic. After 

enjoying it from a reader’s perspective 

for many years, I wanted to contribute in 

a modest way. It takes about 15 minutes 

on a Saturday morning once a month 

(depending on how many of my neighbours 

I bump into on the way!) except 

for the month of July. 

Now I am more involved with the 

paper as I often proofread which gives me the chance to read a lot of the paper 

before it is printed and distributed. More recently, I have become a member 

of the board of the Glebe Report Association and have come to appreciate the 

thought and hard work that goes into the production of what has to be the best 

community newspaper in Ottawa. 

valerie Bryce 

Delivering 

sometimes a challenge 

Delivering the Glebe Report gives you an idea of what difficulties Canada 

Post personnel must encounter. Apart from winter’s un-shovelled walkways 

and lethally slippery front steps, the main problem is often where to put the 

ruddy thing. 

For every tidy soul with a special box marked “Newspapers” or at least a 

good-sized holder, there are a dozen with a tiny – or half rusted shut – metal 

mailbox. These boxes may be attached near the door, or on a wall or railing, 

or around the side or back of the house. They may be just above floor level, 

so you have to bend double; or six feet up, so you have to stretch. Many older 

houses have a slot in the door instead, again in any of three doors and at the 

top, middle or bottom. Some slots are about four inches by 5/8 of an inch – 

what on earth does the postman do with magazines? Some are armed against 

cold drafts (and Glebe Reports) by spring-loaded metal baffles that close on 

your fingers like a snapping turtle if you’re not fast enough. Oddest of all are 

the houses that apparently receive no mail at all, since they’ve made no provision 

for it: no box, no slot, nothing. If there’s a screen door unlocked you can 

leave the paper inside; otherwise it goes on the doorstep. But is that where 

Canada Post leaves the bills? 

A volunteer carrier 

Speaking 

as a Glebe Report captain… 

On the second Thursday of every month (but July), I, as just one of 11 captains, 

await circulation manager Zita Taylor’s cheery call announcing “They’re 

in!” The freshly printed Glebe Reports are piled in heaps at her home, inside in 

the winter and outside in the summer. Zita is eager to get them out of her home 

and into the hands of every Glebite by the weekend. I rush over and fill my car 

with bundles of papers, and am soon off on my route. 

I prefer to deliver my bundles early in the morning, before people are up, and 

before school buses and rush hour traffic can hinder my progress. It’s just me, 

my radio, the cats and birds, the fresh snow, and sometimes, the pouring rain. 

My routine leads me out of my car, checking the number of papers needed, up 

the steps to the house, back in the car, and away again. As I do this 20 times 

while trying to dodge puddles, snow, and to navigate unshovelled steps, I can 

develop quite a healthy glow by the time my car is empty. Spurring me on to 

finish quickly is the anticipation of settling at home with a cup o’ tea and a new 

Glebe Report to read. And I read it with a clear conscience – I have done my 

part as one of the many volunteers that make this great paper possible. It’s a 

good way to start the day! 

Donna Edwards 

Launching the Glebe Report 

by Penny Sanger 

As the Glebe Report is celebrating 

its 38 th anniversary, it seemed like 

an apt time to revisit the story of its 

launching in June of 1973. We are 

indeed fortunate that the first editor, 

Penny Sanger, still lives in the Glebe 

and can be seen riding her bicycle 

around the community. She generously 

agreed to share her memories 

and thoughts about how that took 

place. Should any of you readers 

have additional perspectives on this 

story, you are welcome to send them 

to editor@glebereport.ca. 

Sometime around 1973, we had 

a new neighbour who had the same 

left-ish political ideas as I, and we 

both had been roped into delivering 

a newspaper in Centretown that was 

serving some purpose to do with 

neighbourhood planning. Why not 

have a newspaper for the Glebe, we 

asked ourselves? 

In short, the neighbour in question 

agreed to get the advertising and I 

collected the stories. We got some 

cost estimates and agreed on a date 

for printing the first issue up in Renfrew. 

A bunch of us laid out the four 

page issue on our dining room table, 

with holes for the ads that were to 

have been collected. My neighbour 

Sally Cleary typed the columns. 

But, suddenly neither the neighbour 

– who had collected a few ads – nor 

the ad money was anywhere to be 

found... Panic! 

I think it was Clyde Sanger who 

then had the brilliant idea that we 

get a new young artist friend of ours 

to ilIustrate the story we had heard 

from our twin sons about Glebe Collegiate’s 

new principal. He had held 

a special assembly to tell the students 

that they should dress suitably for 

school. To make the point as vivid 

as possible, he slowly removed his 

jacket, tie and maybe his pants – on 

the stage! With these drawings taking 

the place of the missing ads, we 

made the deadline. But, of course, 

we still had no money. Someone 

suggested going to the Bank of Nova 

Scotia and, on the basis of our good 

word, they lent us $200 which we 

gradually re-paid. 

We talked up the paper with our 

friends who had great ideas, talents 

and interests: Randal and Elaine 

Marlin were very supportive; John 

Leaning (NCC architect, planner 

and writer) suggested columns; Ted 

Britton agreed to write a sports column; 

Gwen McKinnell contributed 

a famous Scottish Christmas cake 

recipe and became the cookery columnist; 

Monica Pine drew and painted 

for the paper, and Sylvia Holden 

proved to be amazing at organizing 

volunteers to deliver house to house. 

Each issue seemed to draw in new 

people with new ideas and talents. It 

was all volunteer and a much smaller 

paper, of course. We generally took 

the summers off except the year 

(1976) when one of my sons asked to 

put out a summer edition. He and his 

girlfriend succeeded in publishing 

the Not the Glebe Report, a spoof on 

all the worthy community activities. 

Some of us also had a sort of unwritten 

agreement that each editor 

would only stay a few (two-four) 

years and hand it on to someone else 

who had different ideas and contacts. 

This seemed to work. After the 

next editor took over, I did continue 

to contribute if I was asked or had 

something special to say. 

From the start, we saw this as a 

newspaper that was to be completely 

independent and not a voice for either 

the GCA or GNAG. As far as motivation 

for my involvement, I suppose 

because I’d worked as a journalist 

and was then a stay-at-home mother 

with four sons, it seemed like a fun 

thing to do. 

When Clyde and I and our sons 

came to the Glebe about 40 years 

ago, it was less defined as a community 

and not so well off. The 

issues commanding people’s attention 

during that period were the 

growing suburbs to the south and 

the car traffic they generated which 

was cutting across the Glebe to get 

downtown and threatening the safety 

of our children walking and biking to 

and from school. There was growing 

concern about high-rises, especially 

those along the canal which blocked 

views and light from houses around 

them. At about that time too, problems 

related to garbage disposal 

were growing. Our response was 

often quite direct as demonstrated by 

the time someone talked McKeen’s 

(now Metro) into giving us space for 

a tin can collection. The cans had to 

be washed and flattened; soon there 

was a huge pile with volunteers sort 

of dancing around on top, to squish 

the cans. 

Now, community papers are much 

larger and the numbers are proliferating. 

In my estimation, the Glebe Report 

is on the whole wonderful, and 

there’s so much of it: photos, line 

drawings and artwork, a wide range 

of news stories and columns. I am in 

favour of breaking news and strong 

editorials, and trying something new 

like twinning with a parallel publication 

in India or Africa to explore 

similar big city issues. 

Penny Sanger, editor of the Glebe 

Report from June 1973 to December 

1974 and a contributor thereafter, is 

still very active in Glebe community 

issues. 

List of Glebe Report editors 

Penny Sanger June 1973-July 1974 

George Gooderham, Sean Leaning & Clark Johnson August 1974 

George Gooderham & Sean Leaning September 1974 

Penny Sanger October-December 1974 

Helen Gooderham January-July 1975 

Valerie Hostetler & Jennifer Penny August 1975 

Helen Gooderham September 1975-June 1976 

Toby Sanger, July 1976 

Toby Sanger & Magda Kubasiewicz August 1976 

Helen Gooderham September-December 1976 

Sue Pike January-June 1977 

Alfred Holden July-August 1977 

Sue Pike September 1977-May 1978 

Alfred Holden June-August 1978 

Sue Pike September 1978-January 1979 

Alfred Holden February 1979 

Sue Pike March-April 1979 

Leslie Goodson May 1979 

Leslie Goodson & Ian Mackenzie June-August 1979 

Marnie Johnstone 

September 1979-November1980 

Alfred Holden December 1980 

Beverley Rix January-June 1981 

Danielle Hamelin July 1981 

Beverley Rix August 1981-July 1982 

Margie Schieman & Beverley Rix August 1982 

Beverley Rix September-November 1982 

Joan McConnell December 1982-June 1983 

Daniel Sanger July 1983 

Joan McConnell August 1984-September 1984 

Joan McConnell-Over October 1984-August 1986 

Pattie LaCroix & Marilyn Smulder July 1985 

Joan McConnell-Over August 1985-August 1986 

Ellen Schowalter September 1986-June 1987 

Sabrina Naqi August 1987 

Ellen Schowalter September-November 1987 

Inez Berg December 1987-September 1997 

Susan Jermyn October 1997-December 2002 

Elaine Marlin January 2003-May 2005 

Jeanette Rive June 2005 

Elaine Marlin August 2005 

Suzanne Landis September 2005-January 2010 

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8 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 HEALTH COMMUNITY 


Cosmic Pathways Healing 

Fair, Sunday, June 19 

by Maike Dombrowsky 

If ideas about guidance, healing arts and health pique your curiosity, you 

will want to experience the eighth annual Healing Fair on Sunday June 19, at 

the Glebe Community Centre. This non-profit fair has so much to offer to the 

Ottawa community and I am thrilled and honoured to be part of the planning 

committee this year. Karen Osborne, Executive Director of the ever-growing 

event, will once again present the Ottawa community with many opportunities 

to experience a wide variety of unique healing modalities, alternative health 

care practitioners and a wide spectrum of the healing arts. 

Having been a visitor for many years now, I find that what strikes me most 

about the fair is that I had the opportunity to experience and try out new 

healing modalities and talk to practitioners in a welcoming, informative and 

safe setting. My biggest impression was that everyone I met was professional, 

friendly, courteous and willing to answer any questions I had. As a visitor you 

can sample a smorgasbord of healing modalities offered in 20 minute minitreatments 

or consultations for only $10 each. 

You could make it a special day just for YOU. This is what I have done 

in years past; I treated myself and received nurturing and healing through 

complementary health care therapies. It was a day of pampering my body, 

mind and soul, and I look forward to each fair for weeks in advance. You can 

invite friends or family members to come along. Enjoy their company and 

treat yourselves to a fun filled day that encompasses learning and healing. 

Some of the healing modalities I have experienced over the past included: 

massage therapy, crystal healing, Bowen therapy, shamanism, life coaching, 

therapeutic touch, quantum healing, zenith omega, aromatherapy, sound healing, 

Reiki and psychic readings. 

The admission fee of only $8 gives you a chance to observe healers at work 

on clients, gather hand-out materials, shop for spiritual and health related 

products such as body care products, jewellery, crystals, cards and books and 

hear numerous inspirational and informative presentations such as “Demystifying 

Mysticism, a Rhythmic Sound Journey” and a concert performance featuring 

native drums, gongs and crystal bowls by Jody Marsolais. 

The Pantry vegetarian tea room will offer a variety of organic light meals 

and refreshments, some of which are gluten and dairy free. 

A portion of this year’s proceeds will go to: Friends for Peace www.friendsforpeace.ca 

and The Otesha Project www.otesha.ca. 

Sunday, June 19 

Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue 

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Admission donation of $8 per person. Website: www.cosmicpathways.ca 

Sample Sessions: $10 each (treatment or consultation, approx. 20 min). 

Please come early to purchase and reserve your sample sessions to avoid disappointment. 

Maike Dombrowsky is founder of www.OttawaSoundHealingConference. 

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Technology 

can bring health benefits 

by Philip Marsh 

While many experts point to the 

electronic age as the catalyst behind 

an epidemic of obesity and inactivity, 

some of these gadgets are actually 

helping people get more fit and 

active! One great example is the new 

Xbox Kinect system from Microsoft 

and its success story with my dad is 

one that I would like to share with 

you now. 

My dad is turning 84 this summer, 

and over the years, he has developed 

severe arthritis in his knees, hips, 

back and hands. A lifelong smoker 

who managed to finally quit when 

he turned 80, Dad was never athletic, 

but enjoyed golfing and bowling, 

which managed to keep him moving. 

My concerns about his health were 

mainly around his mobility, his balance 

and keeping him from spending 

his days and nights just watching TV 

and sleeping. 

A few years ago, I bought him the 

Nintendo Wii, which was one of the 

first systems that provided a kinetic 

interface with the game players. One 

of the popular games was bowling 

so I thought that Dad would enjoy it 

and maybe use it occasionally when 

he was bored. When I set it up for 

him and showed him how to get the 

games started on his own (Dad hates 

technology, using his bank card is the 

limit of his comfort zone), he seemed 

to find it manageable and not too intimidating. 

A few times each week, 

Dad played the bowling game and 

would sometimes have a friend over 

to play, which made it as much social 

as it was active for him, but he would 

never venture to the other games that 

were offered with it because of fear 

of the technology. 

This past fall, when the Kinect 

system was introduced, I went over 

to play at a friend’s house and realized 

it was perfect for my dad! I 

purchased the Kinect camera and 

game system, packed my own Xbox 

up and flew out to see Dad in Nova 

Scotia. After I finished connecting 

the various components, we started 

the game, and with no controller to 

connect or set up, Dad was hooked! 

We bowled for an hour each day and 

before I left, he had mastered the 

system, starting it up and shutting it 

down. When the neighbourhood kids 

discovered that Dad was the first kid 

in the neighbourhood with the Kinect, 

they started to visit a few times 

a week, showing up after shovelling 

the laneway or bringing baking 

so they could check out the boxing, 

bowling and other games. I hated to 

admit it but Dad was finally “the cool 

kid”! 

I have watched a video of us bowling 

together to see what benefit it has 

for him, aside from the social side 

with the neighbours, which is I think 

the best benefit of all! Dad bowls 

almost every day, 3-4 games which 

take around 30 minutes. During this 

time, he is standing, moving and activating 

a number of muscles including 

his legs, shoulders and arms. He is 

re-learning balance without knowing 

it and he has to focus more and think 

strategically; he is getting his heart 

rate elevated enough to at least aid in 

his circulation, make him more alert 

and to get increased blood flow to his 

extremities. When he is playing with 

an opponent, the benefits are even 

better, because after each frame, he 

sits down to watch, then gets back up 

to bowl again. He repeats this 10-12 

times each game which means over 

3-4 games, he has done the equivalent 

of 30-40 half squats which are 

building his leg/stabilizers and elevating 

his heart rate even more than 

playing alone! 

Best of all was the phone call that 

came from my dad in the middle of 

the afternoon a few weeks ago. He 

was very excited as he told me that 

he had missed a perfect game by 1 

pin! He had eight strikes in a row, 

and wanted to rub it in! He laughed 

and told me he had to go because his 

goal now was to roll a perfect game. 

Dad has never been an excitable 

person, certainly not relative to sport, 

so after he hung up, I fully realized 

just how terrific these games and this 

technology can be for seniors and 

those who cannot or do not get out. 

Having my dad laughing, so proud 

and now, so goal-oriented, made 

me feel proud. That night I headed 

home to start practising so that when 

we played together again, I could at 

least compete with my dad, the full 

time bowler! Every now and then, he 

mentions that he has been sweating 

a little during the games, wondering 

if he is “working out.” I tell him that 

he is just playing a game, having fun 

and that he should just keep at it until 

he finds his perfection. Next step will 

be to have us both connected online 

so we can bowl together, he in Nova 

Scotia and I in the Glebe. I can’t wait 

to explain how that all works! 

Philip Marsh is regional manager 

for the Running Room as well as a 

running coach active in numerous 

community fitness programs. 

Lansdowne Park court 

challenge begins June 21 

by June Creelman 

Almost exactly one year following the City of Ottawa’s decision to go ahead 

with the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, the court case challenging the legality of 

that decision is going to be heard by the Ontario Superior Court. 

The Friends of Lansdowne’s application contends that city council broke its 

own rules and failed to exercise the good faith and due diligence required of 

public officials. According to lawyer Steven Shrybman, there is considerable 

evidence that city council misrepresented the costs of the deal to taxpayers. 

The hearing, at the Elgin Street courthouse, will be open to the public and is 

expected to last three days from June 21 to 23. 

As noted on the website www.letsgetitright.ca,“The Friends of Landowne” 

is a grassroots coalition of citizens who care about the future of Lansdowne 

Park. [Their] goal is to promote Lansdowne Park as a sustainable, accessible 

public space for the benefit of all. [They] support a revitalization of Lansdowne 

Park which is fair, open, fiscally responsible and consistent with the 

site’s heritage values.” 

Find out more at www.letsgetitright.ca. 

June Creeelman is president of the Friends of Lansdowne. 

Alternatives yet possible 

On May 25, the organizers of the Lansdowne Park Conservancy initiative 

welcomed a group of concerned citizens to the Mayfair Theatre and presented 

their alternative plan for sustainable and affordable future use of Lansdowne 

Park. They acknowledged that other viable plans could well be proposed with 

an open competition and encouraged others to do so. In concluding their proposal, 

they outlined the net benefits that would accrue to the city with respect 

to social and park outcomes, and compared them with those under the OSEG 

plan. The following summary is from the Lansdowne Park Conservancy. 

Net Park and Social Benefits 

City gains with Conservancy 

City gains with OSEG 

1. A public, spacious heritage development 1. A private highrise/shopping centre 

2. Sylvia Holden Park protected, maintained 2. Sylvia Holden park lost 

3. Less density means less traffic 3. Greater density means more traffic 

4. All Heritage protected 4. Heritage ignored 

5. A reserve fund ensuring no taxpayer cost 5. No reserve fund 

6. Greater tourism potential 6. Lower tourism potential 

7. Promoting local business, profits local 7. Promoting chains, profits removed 

8. Swimming pool and pavilion 8. No swimming 

9. Concert shell and promotion of arts 9. No concert shell 

10. Outdoor winter skating, hockey, rinks 10. Curling rinks, public skating 

11. Works within zoning, no OMB challenges 11. Contrary to Official Plan 

12. Competitive bid, ready for RFP 12. Sole sourced bid, legal challenges 

13. Stadium design, low maintenance steel 13. Stadium uses high maintenance wood 

14. Use of solar, follows city/province plan 14. No use of solar 

15. Large space for Farmers to expand 15. No room for Farmers to expand 

16. Profitable to city and taxpayer 16 Taxpayers pay $307 million 

17. Less complicated, lower risk 17. Extremely complicated, higher risk 

For more information, contact the Lansdowne Park Conservancy at 613-898-1284 

info@lpc-cpl.ca or www.lpc-cpl.ca 

Meeting of interest 

Special City Council (Committee of the Whole) 

Lansdowne Partnership Plan reports 

Tuesday, Wednesday July 5 and 6 at 10:00am. 

Andrew S. Haydon Hall 

Call Dawn Whelan 613-580-2424 ext 21837 

Dawn.Whelan@ottawa.ca or Henry.Catherine@ottawa.ca 

Billings Estate 

goes interactive 

by Emily Pearce 

Interested in learning more about 

your local history? Now is your 

chance to discover more about Ottawa 

at Billings Estate National 

Historic Site. Join us as the Billings 

family story is chronicled from humble 

pioneer origins to becoming one 

of the most respected names in the 

Ottawa Valley. 

Explore the roots of the Billings 

Bridge community through stories, 

artefacts and interactive displays. 

Connect with the family on a personal 

level as the tale of four generations 

is told through images, scents and 

sounds. One cannot help but feel the 

excitement from staff as this exhibit 

marks a major change for the museum. 

“Visitors can experience the 

community’s history in a new light,” 

says Brahm Lewandowski, Museum 

Administrator. 

“The history is now accessible to 

a wider variety of audiences,” says 

Lewandowski. Kids can get involved 

in local stories by completing a scavenger 

hunt, while others can enjoy 

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Charles and Hugh Braddish Billings. 

There is much to discover throughout 

the grounds including an ice house, 

beautiful gardens and even the original 

community cemetery. Take a 

break between venturing through 

time and exploring the grounds with 

a traditional Victorian tea service. 

Billings Estate operates Wednesday 

through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. from May to October. Museum 

admission fees are $6 for adults, $5 

for seniors, $3.50 for children and 

$15 for families. Billings Estate National 

Historic Site, located at 2100 

Cabot Street off Pleasant Park, is 

the perfect place to bring the whole 

family. So pack a picnic or stay for 

tea and discover this summer’s new 

interactive exhibit. For further information, 

contact Billings Estate 

at 613-247-4830 or visit ottawa.ca/ 

museums. 

Emily Pearce is communications 

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Services Unit of the City of Ottawa. 

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Seller Saved* over $6,000 Seller Saved* over $4,500 Seller Saved* over $4,000 

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$369,900 

263 Botanica — Civic/Dows Lake 

New Price 

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Photo: courtesy of Heritage Services Unit, 

City of Ottawa

GLEBE HISTORY 

MAKING OUR HISTORY 

10 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 11 

Thirty Years Ago in the Glebe Report 

Vol. 9 No. 6, June 12, 1981 (24 pages) 

Ian 

McKercher 

TOADOPHILES 

OF FINDLAY AVENUE 

The toads of Findlay Avenue continued 

to live a charmed and protected 

life thanks to area residents. The City of 

Ottawa was persuaded to build two tiny 

ramps over its new curb so that toads 

could cross the street and safely reach 

the waters of Brown’s Inlet. 

An anonymous neighbour posted a 

TOAD CROSSING sign to warn motorists 

to be careful. So far, only one toad 

had been seen using the ramp and he 

was going the wrong way. However, these efforts seemed to be working, as 

plenty of young tadpoles were observed in the inlet. Throughout this epic 

struggle, the toads and residents have been subjected to a barrage of publicity, 

mainly from the Ottawa Citizen and the CBC. 

GCA SEEKS INCORPORATION 

At the Glebe Community Association annual meeting held on May 26, Bruce 

Rosove was elected president. The membership directed the executive to take 

initial steps towards incorporation of the association. A second general meeting 

in September would make the final decision on the issue. 

UNISEX IN THE GLEBE 

The Glebe’s first unisex hair salon, Silver Scissors Hair Studio, opened at 

851 Bank Street (corner of Fifth, current site of Glebe Fashion Cleaners), 

under the dynamic direction of 31-year-old Nick Nickolas. Shampoo, cut and 

styling cost $8 for men, $10 for women. (Silver Scissors moved to 857B Bank 

Street in 2005.) 

BOOKSELLERS ORGANIZE 

The eight booksellers operating in the Glebe had just formed a professional 

organization to be known as the Glebe Booksellers Association. Arkum Books, 

Book Bazaar, Patrick McGahern Books, Architecture Book Store, Christopher 

Hinchliffe Books, Octopus Books, Avenue Bookshop and House of Speculative 

Fiction together carried over 100,000 titles and hoped that the association 

would promote the Glebe neighbourhood as a major book-buying destination 

in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. 

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This retrospective is filed monthly by Ian McKercher of the Glebe Historical 

Society (GHS). The GHS welcomes the donation or loan (for copying) of any 

item that documents the past in the Glebe (photographs, maps, surveys, news 

articles, posters, programs, memorabilia, etc.). You can contact Ian at 613- 

235-4863 or ian.mckercher@opera.ncf.ca. 

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Horticulture Building 

should remain in-situ 

by Joan Bard Miller 

From April 18-21, Heritage Ottawa and Jean-Claude Dubé argued to the 

Conservation Review Board (CRB) that the City of Ottawa should respect, 

not repeal, the heritage designation by-law that currently protects the Horticulture 

Building and its property at Lansdowne Park. At the four-day hearing, 

testimony was given by city representatives; Sean Fraser, Ontario Heritage 

Trust; Heritage Ottawa volunteers; independent objector, Jean-Claude Dubé; 

and three public delegations. 

The city’s plan for the nearly 100-year old building involves repealing the 

heritage designation by-law and relocating the building to the planned urban 

park at a “mirror location” at the east end of the Aberdeen Pavilion. The city 

promises to rehabilitate and redesignate the building once it is relocated. The 

objectors argued that the building will be threatened once its protective heritage 

designation is removed and that its current location has heritage value that 

should be respected. 

The CRB released its hearing report on Friday, May 27 and agreed with 

the objectors on both accounts and recommended that the by-law not be repealed. 

In its 31 page report, the CRB noted the historic location as part of 

a group of exhibition buildings and that the proposed location in the urban 

park “does not substitute for being at the centre hub” of the exhibition and 

sports activity at Lansdowne. It goes on to say, “The City’s position that 

there is merit in clustering the Horticulture Building with the other heritage 

elements of Lansdowne Park (Aberdeen Pavilion, Rideau Canal and Queen 

Elizabeth Driveway) seems an artificial strategy with no basis in the history 

of the site.” 

During the hearing, the city acknowledged that the building had to be moved 

to accommodate retail and parking. The city’s heritage consultant, John Stewart, 

argued that the Horticulture Building would be overtaken by tall buildings 

in its own location, but after the recent OMB mediation, which removed the 

high-profile buildings next to the Horticulture Building, this argument is no 

longer applicable. 

The Conservation Review Board (CRB) is a quasi-judicial body that hears 

disputes and makes recommendations to the municipal council on heritage 

matters including issues such as designation bylaw amendments and repeal. 

The Conservation Review Board’s decision is not binding and the final decision 

rests with the new city council. At the time of writing, a staff recommendation 

is anticipated for July. Please consult the GCA website at www.glebeca. 

ca/committees/heritage for updates or contact Joan at heritage@glebeca.ca. 

Joan Bard Miller is chair of the Heritage Committee of the Glebe Community 

Association. 

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BANK STREET 

12 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 13 

Bank Street Construction 

Bus Detour Map 

From June 6, for at least two weeks, southbound buses will use Fourth Avenue. 

Bank Street Reconstruction 

PUBLIC MEETING 

Monday, June 13, 7-8:30 p.m. 

Glebe Community Centre 

175 Third Avenue 

(corner of Third Avenue and Lyon Street) 

Hosts 

Councillor David Chernushenko 

and City of Ottawa 

Residents and merchants 

will learn more about the project and give feedback. 

Everyone in the community is welcome. 

GCA update 

on Bank Street reconstruction 

by Catherine Waters 

The reconstruction of Bank Street 

in the Glebe started on May 24 

and the detours of buses and traffic 

were put into action. While some 

access remains south of Fifth Avenue, 

the majority of Bank Street is 

now closed to all traffic. The Bank 

Street Reconstruction project is due 

to continue until mid-November, 

when all the underground work is 

scheduled for completion. Streetscaping 

will take place in spring of 

2012. 

The GCA and the BIA continue to 

meet regularly with the city and the 

contractors to ensure that, as much 

as possible, we are able to function 

normally in the neighbourhood. The 

Bank Street Reconstruction Advisory 

Committee (BRAC) meets biweekly, 

chaired by Councillor Chernushenko, 

to discuss the ongoing 

construction work and to plan for the 

streetscaping design. In addition, the 

BIA block captains and GCA area 

reps meet with the project manager 

and contractor team every week to 

deal with specific issues taking place 

that week. 

During the first few weeks of the 

construction, the focus for the GCA 

has been on the safety precautions 

taken for the detour routes in the 

Glebe, in particular Holmwood and 

Fifth avenues and O’Connor Street. 

Crossing guards (including the police) 

are in place to ensure that children 

going to and leaving school are 

NCC ROAD CLOSURES 

safe, a radar speed sign on lower 

O’Connor warns drivers of their 

speed as they pass the park and fences 

have been erected. 

The GCA has pressed the city to 

provide as much timely information 

as possible to residents close to 

Bank Street about the construction 

work and the movement of heavy 

vehicles, as well as the disruption of 

water services for overnight work. 

For residents with street parking 

permits who are unable to find parking, 

Lansdowne Park is available for 

free parking with certain conditions. 

Residents who have questions about 

this parking should contact the City 

of Ottawa on 3-1-1. 

The GCA will be monitoring the 

construction work throughout the 

summer and will present the concerns 

and questions of residents to 

the city through the BRAC and the 

weekly construction meetings. To 

raise concerns and ask questions, 

residents should call the City of Ottawa’s 

main contact line 3-1-1 or e- 

mail311@ottawa.ca. For residents 

who wish to contact the GCA or their 

area rep. please email: bankstreet@ 

glebeca.ca. For more information, 

you can visit the GCA website: 

www.glebeca.ca, with a link to the 

City of Ottawa website and Councillor 

Chernushenko’s website: www. 

capitalward.ca. 

Catherine Waters is chair of the 

GCA Bank Street Reconstruction 

Committee. 

EVENT NAME EVENT TYPE EVENT LOCATION START END 

Sunday 

Bikedays 

Underwear Affair 

TELUS 

Walk to Cure 

Diabetes 

Walmart Children’s 

Miracle Network 

Heel ‘n 

Wheel-a-thon (SBD) 

Festival 

Franco-Ontarien 

Parkway 

Closure 

Large Scale 

Small Scale 

Small Scale 

Small Scale 

JUNE 2011 

CBD, ORP 

& Rockcliffe Pkwy 

CBD between HBR and 

Pretoria Bridge 

Rideau Canal Pathways, 

Experimental Farm 

Confed / QED and CBD 

between Confederation 

and Pretoria Bridge 

During SBD 

CBD/Anniversary Park 

May 22 Sept. 4 

June 11 June 11 




Major Scale QED/Festival Plaza June 14 June 21 

AUGUST 2011 

RONA MS Bike Tour Small Scale CBD and HBD Aug. 6 Aug. 7 

ANCOP Walk Small Scale CBD and QED Aug. 13 Aug. 13 

Fresenius Alive to 

Strive (SBD) 

Tribute to 

Veterans Ride 

Small Scale 

CBD from Hog’s Back 

to Pretoria Bridge 

Aug. 14 Aug. 14 

Small Scale IPD – ORP – QED Aug. 27 Aug. 27 

SEPTEMBER 2011 

Canadian 

Triathlon 

Parkway use CBD Sept. 3 Sept. 3 

Army Run Large scale CBD and QED Sept. 16 Sept. 18 

Terry Fox Run Large scale CBD Sept. 16 Sept. 19 

Hike for CHEO Pathway 

CBD between Hogs Back 

and Bank Street 

Sept. 25 Sept. 25 

CBD: Colonel By Drive, ORP: Ottawa River Parkway, HBR: Hog’s Back Road 

QED: Queen Elizabeth Driveway, IPD: Island Park Drive 

SBD: Sunday Bike Day 

GCA 

Great response to GCA 

membership campaign 

by Elizabeth Ballard 

Plan to attend the GCA’s Annual General Meeting, 7:30 p.m. June 14 at the 

GCC to listen, give some input or join one of the committees. Below, you will 

find a quick update on what your community association has been doing and 

what’s happening this summer. 

Membership 

We’ve finished the GCA’s May membership drive with a great response but 

if you were missed and wish to join, you can do so at the GCA’s AGM June 14, 

or at the desk at the Glebe Community Centre. 

Heritage Committee 

At the time of writing, the City of Ottawa staff recommendation for the proposed 

Clemow Estates East Heritage Conservation District is slated to be presented 

to the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee (OBHAC) June 16, 

Planning Committee June 21 and city council July 13. Public representations 

are invited at the meetings on June 16 and June 21. Any changes to these dates 

will be posted on the GCA website. The revised district study and plan can be 

found on the GCA site under heritage activities. 

Appeal to the OMB on Rezoning of Lansdowne Park 

Concerned about the cost of carrying the OMB appeal to a hearing phase, the 

GCA, like the Old Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA), negotiated 

a settlement with the city and OSEG. Terms of the agreement are posted on the 

website. 

The GCA/OSCA settlement is hardly satisfactory, but it amended the zoning 

to protect the park area as “open space,” reduced building heights, assured a 

small public space in the vicinity of the Sylvia Holden Park corner and guaranteed 

an opportunity to consult on traffic management (see Traffic Committee 

below). 

The city also agreed to fund up to $30,000, shared by the GCA and OSCA, 

to mitigate the reconstruction of Bank Street and the planned Lansdowne development, 

with the city manager authorizing all expenditures. Once specific 

uses of that fund are proposed and authorized they will be announced. 

Traffic Committee 

GCA, OSCA and Holmwood representatives will be meeting with the city 

and traffic management consultants to reduce the impact of increased day to 

day traffic that the Lansdowne Park mixed-use development would bring to the 

community every year and the additional traffic and parking demands posed by 

stadium events. 

Environment Committee 

You may want to be inspired by the GCA’s declaration of a pesticide free 

Glebe on the website and use the website to review the range of issues on the 

Environment Committee’s agenda, including promoting sustainable technologies 

to graffiti to involvement with the mid-town bridge planning. 

Northeast Glebe Parks Committee 

A positive community consultation in April persuaded the GCA to ask that 

the city undertake technical feasibility reviews of two tot play area sites: one in 

the woodsy southwest corner of Central Park, the other at Elgin Street and the 

traffic island near Pretoria Bridge. Both sites would expand the Glebe’s limited 

useable parkland. Passers-by will notice that a volunteer-crew cleaned up the 

southern slope and southwest corner of Central Park East to improve safety and 

security in the park area. 

As the pressure of intensification continues, the GCA continues to work to 

preserve Central Park’s 99-year heritage as a natural, pastoral oasis of green 

within our urban environment. Discussions about a belvedere and a power 

kiosk are ongoing and your input is welcomed at the AGM or by writing to 

neglebeparks@glebeca.ca. 

Education Committee 

The Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) has established a 

working group with representatives from local schools and community associations 

to identify solutions to address the accommodation challenges some of 

our schools are experiencing. The GCA Education Committee is participating 

in the working group to contribute a community perspective to the process. A 

link to the OCDSB webpage can be found on our website (www.glebeca.ca). 

If you have innovative ways to approach this complex issue or want to express 

a community perspective, please email: education@glebeca.ca and plan 

to attend the public meeting June 22 at Lisgar High School. 

Great Glebe Garage Sale 

Even with the Bank Street reconstruction going on, people came out and had 

fun looking for deals and sharing their finds with friends and strangers. The 

25 th anniversary for the GGGS has been a great fundraiser for the Ottawa Food 

Bank (OFB) through donations from buyers and vendors, plus store merchants 

along Bank Street. We’ll have the grand total of the OFB collection in the 

August Glebe Report issue. Thank you to all who participated, played music, 

danced, face painted and made hotdogs for the masses. Cheers to all! 


Call 311 or email 311@ottawa.ca if you have concerns about the reconstruction. 

And remember to support your local Bank Street merchants during the 

reconstruction. 

Elizabeth Ballard is vice president of the GCA Board and has written this 

update in consultation with other GCA team members. 

gca@glebeca.ca 

www.glebeca.ca 

Facebook group: 

Glebe Community Association 

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BIA on the Bank Street 

reconstruction project 

BIA 

by Christine Leadman 

May 24 marked the first day of the reconstruction of Bank Street. The Glebe 

BIA organized a successful BBQ at the MVP Lounge to kick off the project. It 

was a great opportunity for our construction team, Ottawa Greenbelt, to meet 

business owners and residents alike. Mayor Jim Watson, MPP Yasir Naqvi and 

Councillor David Chernushenko also visited the BBQ. 

Communications 

A construction project of this magnitude requires a strong communication 

strategy. The Glebe BIA has assembled a volunteer team of 15 block captains 

who will be at the centre of this strategy. The GCA area reps will parallel their 

efforts by taking over the communications for Glebe residents. The BIA block 

captains will be responsible for disseminating information to neighbouring 

businesses within a designated block. A list of the block captains is available 

for businesses through the BIA office at info@glebebia.com. Construction e- 

bulletins are also sent to all businesses in support of their efforts. If a business 

is not receiving the bulletins please contact the email above and provide your 

contact information. 

Problem solving during reconstruction 

The first two to three weeks will be an adjustment for everyone. The Great 

Glebe Garage Sale provided an ideal opportunity to demonstrate to people that 

the area is quite accessible and that the free parking at Lansdowne is a great advantage 

to shoppers. Situations may well develop that will conflict with smooth 

business operation. Examples of these might be the shifting of fences or trucks 

idling in front of businesses. Contacting your block captain and/or the BIA office 

should be the first course of action in order to be sure that such issues are 

rectified immediately. Fabrice Cote is the key contact for the Glebe BIA for 

on-street issues and liaison with block captains and businesses. Ken Larose and 

Scott Luchak represent IBI, project consultants, and are the dedicated on-street 

problem-solvers for construction crews and our first responder to the BIA and 

block captains. Changes will undoubtedly happen as the project progresses 

which will affect detours, access routes, etc. With each change, we will have 

to adapt and ensure the best level and means of access for both the businesses 

and residents. 

Construction Site Office 

Please note that a construction site office has been established on Bank Street 

for base operations. Block captain and area rep meetings are held at the office 

every Friday morning to provide them with the upcoming work plan for the 

next week to ten days. The first meeting was held on Friday, May 27 and will 

continue weekly until such time as they can be moved to bi-weekly. 

Obtaining Information 

Information regarding the project is also available on the City of Ottawa 

website www.ottawa.ca as well as on Councillor David Chernushenko’s site 

for additional information. Calls related to noise, traffic, etc. should be made to 

311 and identified as a call related to the Bank Street reconstruction. The call 

centre is equipped with a series of contacts for specific problems. However, if 

you are not satisfied, please contact the councillor’s office. 

BIA In Action 

The Glebe BIA has been busy coordinating logistics leading up to the construction, 

including updating contact information, recruiting volunteers, an 

internal facebook for business (NING) and more. Efforts are now being undertaken 

to improve the signage that is currently in place. The BIA is working 

with the project consultants to create more visually appealing signage and 

more locations to better promote the businesses and the accessibility of the 

area to commuters. 

The BIA is also embarking on a comprehensive marketing and promotion 

campaign that will be rolled out in the next few weeks. This will include several 

elements such as a website, social networking, advertising (print and radio), 

giveaways and possible on-site events. I am sure many of our regulars will be 

excited to hear of the many initiatives that will be taking place in the area. We 

hope that you will also share with your friends, families and neighbours to 

keep our main street vibrant and healthy. 

Christine Leadman is the executive director of the Glebe BIA. 

COUNCILLOR’S REPORT 

Ottawa needs a plan 

for energy costs 

Councillor 

David 

Chernushenko 

Summer has arrived in the Glebe. 

The Lansdowne Farmers’ Market is in 

full swing, but so is road construction. 

And, as usual, gas prices have been rising 

in tandem with the thermometer. 

Higher energy costs hit all of us hard, 

as individuals, as business owners and 

as a city. For example, I just learned 

that OC Transpo spent far more on 

fuel than budgeted in the first quarter 

of 2011. 

I warned of just such a possibility in 

December, when city council debated 

and approved 2.5 per cent as the maximum 

target for a tax increase. Although I voted to approve the target, I also 

wanted to put my concern on record: should electricity and fuel prices continue 

to rise in 2011, that target might not be feasible. So we must begin identifying 

and implementing measures to make Ottawa less vulnerable to price increases. 

Predicting higher energy prices may not qualify me as a sage, but not acting 

to reduce Ottawa’s energy consumption – since we can’t control the price – 

would qualify me and my fellow councillors for a giant dunce cap. After all, 

we know that sprawling, car-dependent urban design, low-density residential 

and shopping areas and poorly insulated buildings will lead to a higher cost of 

living for all of us. That’s because energy prices have a big impact on the cost 

of literally everything: from transportation to clothing to food. 

If we don’t get a grip on our energy costs very soon, it will be impossible 

to hold municipal taxes to a level we can afford. With this goal in mind, I am 

working on a proposal for the mayor to create a special working group with 

two objectives: 

1. steering the city towards smarter energy consumption, and 

2. supporting economic development in clean and renewable energy 

technologies and services. 

Ottawa has great potential to generate a strong clean-tech economy and to 

make use of these innovations right here at home. 

Speaking of right here at home, this summer many of us will be driving to 

cottages, camps and holiday destinations. The next time you cringe at the gas 

pump, remember these two fuel-saving tips: slow down on the highway, where 

decreasing your speed from 120 to 100 km/h uses 20 per cent less fuel. In the 

city, leaving your engine idling while parked is both a by-law infraction and a 

waste of money. As they say: “Idling gets zero miles per gallon.” 

Let’s all drive smarter this summer. 

Capital Ward Walk 

On a fine April morning, about 25 residents skipped the royal wedding to 

join me on the first Capital Ward Walk, touring the Oblate lands in Old Ottawa 

East. Based on the high turnout and positive feedback, participants enjoyed 

and appreciated this opportunity to engage with their councillor and neighbours. 

I’d like to lead another Capital Ward Walk in the Glebe in the early fall. 

Please check www.capitalward.ca for updates. 

Infill Study 

The City of Ottawa has heard from hundreds of residents concerning its 

study of Small-Scale Infill Housing in Mature Neighbourhoods. 

The prevailing opinion was fairly uniform: greenspace is preferable to paving 

and parking; mature trees should be protected; front entrances look nicer 

than garage doors; main floors should be near grade level; and single-family 

dwellings should match the height, mass and scale of neighbouring homes. 

There will be another public meeting, likely in June, to discuss ways to 

encourage better infill by changing the city’s by-laws, permit regulations 

and urban design guidelines. Some proposed solutions are listed here: http:// 

tinyurl.com/ottawainfill. 


There’s no doubt that digging up Bank Street is a huge inconvenience to 

Glebe residents. I’ve been working with the Glebe Community Association, 

the Glebe BIA and the city to minimize the disruptions, to ensure everyone’s 

safety and to keep residents informed. 

The city is implementing a number of safety measures along the designated 

detour route for buses and local traffic. There is a temporary fence between 

Lansdowne Community Park and O’Connor (at Holmwood). Speed radar display 

boards are being installed and monitored and there are extra crossing 

guards along the detour route. The city is requesting additional enforcement 

from the Ottawa Police when necessary. Meanwhile, OC Transpo will use 

quieter, low-emission hybrid buses as much as possible on Routes 1 and 7 and 

may adjust the service depending on ridership. In addition, the city is providing 

free parking at Lansdowne Park unless event parking is underway. 

For information and updates on road closures and other issues, please see 

my website at www.capitalward.ca, and the city’s website at http://tinyurl. 

com/bankreconstruction, where you can sign up for email updates. 

Please make a special effort to support Glebe businesses this summer. We 

need them as much as they need us! 

David Chernushenko 

613-580-2487 

David.Chernushenko@ottawa.ca 

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Incredible May events and more excitement in June 

Mary 

Tsai- 

Davies 

May started with the exquisite Mother’s 

Day Glamour in the Glebe Jewellery 

Show followed by the foot-stompin’ 

Lobster Kitchen Party. We finished off 

the month with a BBQ and a flashmob at 

the Great Glebe Garage Sale. 

On May 6, Glebe ladies enjoyed an 

evening of high jewellery fashion from 

traditional to modern, formal to chic. 

Over 30 designers showcased their 

beautiful wearable works of art during 

the fifth annual Glamour in the Glebe 

Jewellery Show. May 26 had an East 

Coast flavour. The third annual Lobster Kitchen Party was a night of delicious 

lobster, lobster poutine, strawberry shortcake along with live entertainment, 

dancing and gales of laughter from our more than 100 guests. We sure know 

how to party the East Coast way!!! A big thanks to Jim Foster from Pelican 

Grill who supplied the scrumptious menu and to performers Vienna Circle 

who entertained the dancing crowd. Special thank you to Suzanne Joyal and 

her team of volunteers for organizing an unforgettable fun time. 

May ended with a traffic stopping flashmob coordinated and choreographed 

by GNAG’s very own Dance Coordinator, Kailena Van de Nes. Over 100 

GNAG dancers and staff surprised shoppers during the Great Glebe Garage 

Sale with their fun and high-energy number. If you missed it, check it out on 

YouTube. Just search GNAG flashmob. 

GARDEN DESIGN & CONSULTATION/COACHING 

Want a lovely garden but don’t know how to get there? 

Work along with your personal gardening coach to 

create your own garden and learn how to maintain it. 

JOSIE PAZDZIOR 

H: 613.233.7894 

M: 613.986.7894 

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GNAG 

GNAG Community Art Competition 

I am excited to announce that GNAG has selected three finalists for the Community 

Art Competition. In February, GNAG invited artists/ designers/ teams 

to submit art proposals to be installed in the two-storey atrium/stairwell of the 

Glebe Community Centre for a five-year period. Out of 19 submissions, three 

were selected to move on to the second phase. We are now looking for community 

input. 

You are invited to a public viewing of all three submissions at the Glebe 

Community Centre on Monday, June 23 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. This is also an 

opportunity to meet the artists. They will be on hand to present their maquettes 

and answer questions about their proposals. During this time, we ask you to 

give us your comments on each proposal. 

The Art Selection Committee will take your comments into consideration 

for its final review. The recipient of the commission will be announced in the 

August issue of the Glebe Report. The art work will then be developed in 

cooperation with community members through workshops beginning this fall. 

Keep an eye on our website to check out the workshops to be offered. 

The chosen candidates and their bios are as follows: 

1. Alisdair MacRae and Negar Seyfollahy 

Alisdair MacRae is an artist working in sculpture and installation. He received 

his MFA from Bard College, New York, complementing his BFA from 

the University of Victoria. MacRae plans to examine issues of community and 

exchange, experienced through a do-it-yourself approach that enables social 

and economic interactions. 

Negar Seyfollahy was born in Tehran, Iran and immigrated to Calgary in 

1998. She pursued Archaeology and Heritage Studies and earned a bachelor 

of Architectural Studies from Carleton University. She participated in design 

and development of theatre set design, housing and mixed-use buildings and a 

community revitalization project for Batawa, Ontario. 

Seyfollahy and MacRae have collaborated on previous public art competitions 

in Ottawa, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta. 

2. Cynthia O’Brian and Karina Bergmans 

Cynthia O’Brien has a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. 

Living in Ottawa, Canada, she is an active member of the arts community. 

O’Brien’s unique clay sculptures have discussed human relationships through 

nature with a quirky sense of humour. O’Brien’s work can be found in the collections 

of the City of Ottawa and the Canada Council Art Bank. 

Karina Bergmans works in the media of fibre art, sculpture, installation, and 

public interventions. She also designs and manufactures the KBergmans.com 

clothing line. Her work has been exhibited in Brooklyn, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa 

and Almonte. Karina has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council 

and the City of Ottawa. 

3. Svetlana Swinimer 

Swinimer’s artistic career, which spans many decades and several countries, 

started with oil paintings on mythological and historic topics. Rapid development 

in science and technology caught her attention in 1997, and influenced 

her to create science-based installations, incorporating sculptures, photography 

and video. This, in turn, brought Swinimer to her current work, which additionally 

uses computer technology and digital photography. More specifically, 

by experimenting with modern technology and latest materials, she developed 

a new body of work, which involves photographing her art, printing the resulting 

images on transparencies and organizing them into three-dimensional 

presentations. 

GNAG wishes you a happy summer! 

On behalf of the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group, I would like to 

wish you a Happy Sunny Summer. We hope to see your child at some of our 

summer specialty camps. www.gnag.ca. 

Mary Tsai-Davies 

613-233-8713 

www.gnag.ca 

tsaidavies@gnag.ca, info@gnag.ca 

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MPP’S REPORT 

For a better tomorrow 

MPP 

Yasir 

Naqvi 

Earlier this spring, the McGuinty government 

tabled Ontario’s 2011 Budget. 

We have experienced difficult times 

since the 2008 world financial crisis and 

we face many challenges as we emerge 

from the first truly global recession in 

over 80 years. But, Ontario is turning 

the corner and conditions are starting 

to improve. Jobs are coming back and 

we are focused on securing education, 

health care and other key public services 

that ensure our high quality of life and 

make Ontario stronger for the future. 

Results show that our plan is working. 

Ontario has recovered 91 per cent of jobs lost during the recession, 84 per cent 

of which are full time and the deficit for 2010–11 is projected to be $3 billion 

lower than forecast a year ago, at $16.7 billion. 

As you know, Ontario, like governments everywhere, undertook strong 

measures to stimulate our economy through investment in infrastructure and 

key sectors of our economy during the recession. The evidence is everywhere 

around us: new or improved public spaces, upgrades to transportation infrastructure, 

revitalized social housing and more. We’ve also made necessary investments 

in a clean, reliable and modern electricity system, a system that was 

in a serious state of disrepair when we came to government. 

We’re proud that the high school graduation rate is now 81 per cent, a 13 

per cent increase since 2003; that we have the shortest recorded wait times 

for health services in Canada; and that we are continuing to upload costs from 

municipalities that were downloaded by the previous government, a value of 

$125 million in 2010-11 for the City of Ottawa alone. 

We are also working hard to manage your government responsibly through 

meaningful and thoughtful initiatives, not reckless cuts or careless attacks on 

our valued public services and those who deliver them. We have identified savings 

of nearly $1.5 billion across government over the next three fiscal years. 

We’re keeping the momentum going in our five-year Open Ontario Plan by 

investing in the key drivers of our prosperity and quality of life – specifically 

education and healthcare. 

The 2011 Budget contains new strategic investments to create more than 

60,000 new spaces at colleges and universities by 2015-16, with a $64 million 

investment in universities and colleges this year that will grow to $309 

million in 2013-14. The budget also commits an additional $44 million over 

three years for literacy and basic skills programs. Full-day kindergarten will 

be available in nearly 800 schools in September 2011 and fully implemented 

in September 2014, benefiting 247,000 children and their families across the 

province. 

Our government is also investing an additional $15 million over the next 

three years to provide 90,000 more breast cancer screening exams for women 

at risk, as early as age 30. We are investing $100 million annually to enhance 

pharmacy services and support available through the Ontario Drug Benefit 

Program, benefitting seniors and social assistance recipients. 

The budget lays out funding for our comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions 

Strategy, which will initially focus on children’s mental health – an 

area of great need – and will soon be expanded to all age groups. For this program, 

our government has committed $257 million over the next three years. 

These proposals will make real differences in the lives of families. We understand 

that a well-educated and healthy workforce will strengthen Ontario’s 

economy and attract investment and jobs. And working alongside Ontarians, 

we are ensuring that Ontario continues to make progress and turn the corner 

to a brighter future. 

To learn more, you can visit www.ontario.ca/budget, visit my online office 

at www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca, or you can always contact my community office at 

613-722-6414. 

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613-722-6414 

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18 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 BUSINESS BUZZ BUSINESS BUZZ 


BY TANYA MILLER 

See and taste the 

difference at Naji’s 

Naji’s Lebanese Restaurant is 

a dream come true. “I’ve always 

wanted to open my own restaurant,” 

says Naji Zarka, owner of Naji’s 

restaurant. “And I was able to make 

my dream happen in the location I 

wanted. If it was not in the Glebe I 

would not have opened the restaurant.” 

After waiting 10 years, Naji 

says he almost gave up his search for 

a leasing opportunity in the Glebe. 

But with the support of his family he 

persevered, and sure enough, the former 

Sugar Mountain space on Bank 

Street between First and Second Avenue 

became available. 

Naji says his family has helped 

him every step of the way – from 

honing his recipes to building the 

fixtures and lending a hand in their 

spare time. “This was not a restaurant,” 

Naji explains. “We had to install 

the plumbing in the restrooms, 

the kitchen, the prep areas. But we 

got lucky, we did the job right and 

within three-and-a-half months, we 

were able to open the door with a 

liquor license and a fully-equipped 

restaurant.” 

They stripped its purple walls and 

bright floor colours, too, and transformed 

it into an elegant restaurant 

of contrasting textures that seats 28 

comfortably. What Naji has created 

is an atmosphere that is perfect for 

family gatherings, special events, as 

well as more intimate reservations. 

Since his first customers braved the 

wintry winds to line up for opening 

Contrasting textures and earth colours create a welcoming décor for enjoying 

delectables. 


night on February 3, Naji and his 

family have welcomed many first 

time visitors and now, repeat diners. 

“As time goes by, we’re noticing 

that people are repeating their visits,” 

says Naji. “People are getting 

more comfortable; they’re sitting 

down longer, they’ll have a dessert, 

a coffee, they’ll talk. We can’t ask 

for better.” That has a lot to do with 

the unique and wholesome menu 

Naji has assembled. “It’s not a typical 

Lebanese restaurant,” says Naji. 

“My style is definitely different from 

other restaurants out there, in terms 

of recipes and in terms of style.” 

Naji says everything is homemade, 

including the sauces and yogurt. 

“Nothing is bought; we buy the 

ingredients, we prepare it, we do it 

from scratch,” says Naji. Naji says 

he doesn’t rush, but rather, cooks 

and prepares everything on demand. 

“It’s not like when you’re busy and 

you turn up the fire to make it cook 

faster, and when you’re not busy, you 

turn down the fire and it gets filled 

with bacteria because there’s nothing 

burning it,” says Naji. “Everything 

here is cooked properly. The way we 

do it is we give it all our love. The 

way that you would eat at my restaurant 

is as if you were coming to my 

house.” 

At Naji’s, you can see the difference 

with their selection and wellproportioned 

meals and taste the difference, 

too – even the wines amplify 

the flavours. Although there are a 

few vegetarian-friendly options, Naji 

says he would like to add more because 

there isn’t enough variety in 

the Glebe. The rest of the menu is 

mostly traditional Lebanese dishes, 

which features Naji’s favourite, a 

medley of meats. 

Naji is there seven days a week 

putting his heart and soul into the 

meals to ensure the best possible 

quality. He says he is determined to 

maintain this despite any disruptions 

generated by the Bank Street reconstruction. 

“I’m going to do my best 

to keep the service as it is now,” says 

Naji. “I have to, or else I won’t be 

happy either. We’re going to have to 

bite the bullet for this year, which is 

tough being our first year. The summer 

time is when we’re trying to get 

our exposure, but in the long run it’s 

good for us.” But Naji says he isn’t 

too worried because with barely any 

advertising he has already seen customers 

from Gatineau, Quebec, and 

as far west as Kanata. “All that’s 

through word-of-mouth from our 

friends and guests coming in,” says 

Naji. 

Naji’s is open Monday to Saturday 

from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Sundays 

from 12-9 p.m. 

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Discovering the hidden patio at Irene’s Pub 

It feels like home 

at Irene’s Pub 

It seems as though it was in the 

cards for Kara and Alex Golota to 

preside over Irene’s Pub and it is 

evident that they are completely 

invested in its future. Before Kara 

and Alex assumed ownership last 

December, her parents, Frank and 

Sharon Johnson, ran Irene’s for 

almost four years. “My dad has a 

story about Irene [Corey],” says 

Kara. “He said that she was a seer 

of some kind. She said [to Frank], 

‘One day your son-in-law is going 

to take over this business.’ That was 

five years ago.” 

Although Alex did dream of owning 

his own theatre one day, the 

lighting designer says that the original 

owner, Irene Corey, did not 

even know he existed at the time she 

made that statement. Kara says they 

never imagined his dream would 

materialize this way, but it happened 

very naturally. “We’ve been 

patrons for a long time and we come 

here to hang out,” says Kara. “We’re 

actually patrons first and proprietors 

second.” Alex says the transition 

has proved challenging for some 

regular customers. “We don’t want 

them to change the way they talk to 

us, the way they feel about us,” says 

Alex. 

Kara says many people have told 

her it’s rare to find a place where 

the owners enjoy hanging out. But 

why wouldn’t they, when they have 

the only dust-free patio in the Glebe 

during the Bank Street reconstruction? 

Kara and Alex are embracing 

the opportunity to capitalize on that 

perk and even joke about adding 

construction specials. “Maybe we’ll 

set up a toll booth in the back alley 

because that’s the new Bank Street,” 

Kara teases. 


It’s that upbeat attitude that has 

lured Glebe residents and out-oftowners 

to Irene’s since 1985. That, 

and the reputation it has as a hotspot 

for live music. “We’ve got the old 

feeling of soul in here,” says Alex. 

“I’d like to think that if Bob Dylan 

wanted to find a pub in Ottawa, this 

is where he would come.” 

Kara and Alex have been expanding 

their music portfolio and are very supportive 

of local talent. Three nights 

a week you can listen to live music 

at no expense. Alex can’t emphasize 

it enough. “We are really, really 

all about live music,” he says. They 

cover the costs, and all they ask in return 

is that audiences do the same, by 

considering making a donation to the 

bands. It’s a small price to pay for live 

music, good food and great company 

– but Irene’s slogan may need to be 

upgraded to “great food”. 

“We are just getting rave reviews 

about the food,” says Kara. She says 

there was a time when the food wasn’t 

so good, but that’s all changed since 

their new kitchen manager arrived. 

Another improvement includes increased 

accessibility, with the instalment 

of an accessible washroom on 

the ground level. 

That’s just the beginning of their 

vision. “We want the world to find 

out about Irene’s,” says Alex. Kara 

explains that it’s comforting when 

you’re travelling abroad and you find 

a pub that has that familiar feeling 

of home. “So when people who are 

travelling come to Irene’s, we want 

them to feel the same way.” 

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BY JULIE HOULE CEZER AND TANYA MILLER 

McKeen Grocers: A Hundred Years and Counting 

Multiple generations of McKeen family members have been redefining and 

reinforcing the family tradition of serving as Glebe grocers ever since grandfather 

James McKeen officially opened his newly built store in January 1911 

at 901 Bank Street. While store locations or business associates may have 

changed, the McKeen family business has always stayed true to its core values. 

In the words of the current Jim McKeen, the source of their business strength 

has been “dedication to our community, our employees and our role as suppliers 

of quality grocery merchandise in a constantly evolving industry.” 

The challenges of change and healthy competition have led Jim and his staff 

to explore and pursue new approaches to sourcing food. For example, concerns 

about global food safety and an interest in securing local, organic, nutrientdense 

food has led McKeen to join “Savour Ottawa”. This organization sources 

local suppliers of high quality produce, meat, deli, bakery and groceries. Mc- 

Keen is even trying his own hand as a producer by growing some organic garlic 

on his own acreage a half hour out of town. Other innovations in business 

operations that affect communication and distribution include running their 

delivery service in-house, embracing “Twitter” and expanding online options 

to reach existing and new customers among the Old Ottawa South and Glebe 

neighbourhoods. He noted that Internet sales have increased substantially and 

anticipates that it will continue its upward trend. 

Make no mistake about it, the McKeens are thoroughly grounded in the 

Glebe experience; generations have attended pre-school, primary and secondary 

schoos as well as all the extra-curriculars from Brownies to Little League 

and the lively activities of the Glebe Community Centre. The store at 754 Bank 

Street. (currently known as McKeen Metro) has provided a steady presence 

at and sponsorship of community and fundraiser events for many years. Jim 

McKeen has fond memories of setting up BBQs at the Great Great Glebe Sale 

or at schools with Bruce & the Burgers. He and his family have been staunch 

supporters of community events such as Taste in the Glebe and initiatives such 

as Bury the Wires concerts and Save Old Ottawa South Library. 

It is telling that this generation’s Jim McKeen gets quite passionate about 

issues affecting the community which he regards as quite unique, not only 

because its distinct borders allow it to “be a village within a city,” but that 

residents and businesses generally communicate well to the betterment of the 

other. “The Glebe will always be a vital and involved community. The business 

community is equally driven. One thing you can count on is change and 

the grocery industry is no different. Development of local food suppliers of all 

sorts will be paramount.” He certainly has no plans to retire from his active 

role in the community any time soon and on behalf of his family, would like 

to thank the residents of the Glebe for their continued support. He is still looking 

forward to working alongside “neighbours” “to ensure our community remains 

a strong, sustainable, caring and friendly place to live, work and shop.” 

At its core, involvement in the community has allowed McKeen’s to gain an 

understanding of customer needs and to develop a dynamic capacity to meet 

those demands – for one hundred years and counting. Surely, a celebration of 

achievement and resilience is in order. 

Davidson’s Jewellery: 

Genuine quality service and jewellery 

Davidson’s Jewellers at 790 Bank Street has been a familiar landmark and 

destination in the Glebe since 1939. As one of their first clients, 89 year-old 

Jean MacDonald, well remembers, she was so pleased with her first – and all 

subsequent purchases – that she has always relied on Davidson’s for their high 

quality service. At the beginning, the firm was more of a traditional jeweller 

that carried giftware, as well as crystal and china. However, owner-operator 

John Anderson has noted that it has evolved, “Today we really have no focus 

in the giftware market,” says Anderson. “We focus more on fine jewellery but 

also on custom design.” 

As passersby can tell from their dazzling window displays, Davidson’s has 

a plethora of diamonds, gold, pearls, gemstones, platinum, sterling silver, pendants 

– and jewellery, for him, too. If you’re more interested in preserving 

your collection, Davidson’s also offers a service with trained technicians and 

experienced goldsmiths for appraisals, repairs and re-styling, as well as hand 

engraving, pearl re-stringing, arthritic shanks and complimentary jewellery 

cleaning. 

Striving to offer both high quality jewellery and professionalism in their 

services Davidson’s is proud to qualify as “a member of the Canadian Jeweller’s 

Association and the American Gem Society, which is actually something 

that less than five per cent of jewellers in North America qualify for in terms 

of professionalism, knowledge, qualifications, and the way that we operate in 

an ethical type of atmosphere,” says Anderson. 

As far as their clientele is concerned, they are loyal, come from all over Ottawa 

and have often been patrons of the business for generations. “We draw 

from almost an equal distribution across every postal code in Ottawa,” says 

John. “What we see in some cases is second and third and fourth generation 

clientele, whose family has shopped here year after year.” 

Having served the community for the last 72 years, this summer of road reconstruction 

will be no exception. In fact, unlike previous years, summer hours 

will include Saturdays so that sales and services will be available from Tuesday 

to Saturday. Although John Anderson thinks that they might not be as visible 

to the Glebe community given the Bank Street reconstruction, Davidson’s 

has been through worse. He says they were victim to two “smash and grabs” 

in the 1980s after which they installed the buzz-in system to enhance security. 

John suspects it may deter some potential customers, but inside the store, the 

no-pressure, friendly staff awaits you. As an added bonus, they’re anxious to 

pay the tax on your pearl purchases throughout June. 

While Anderson says they’re always looking for fresh jewellery lines and 

designers unique to the Ottawa market, it’s clear that some things never change 

at this Glebe institution. As far as Jean MacDonald is concerned, it’s already 

“top notch service, and the workmanship [at Davidson’s] is beyond reproach. 

You couldn’t find a fault.” 

PHOTO: TANYA MILLER 


Management staff celebrate 40 years: Ann Atchison, Glenn Foran, Melissa 

Doorbar and Chuck Hillock. 

Home Hardware: A fixture in our community 

The celebration of Capital Home Hardware’s 40 th anniversary in 2011 was a 

reminder that probably every home in the Glebe sports a coat of paint, a piece 

of hardware and materials for a do-it-yourself project that were sourced at the 

community hardware store at 736 Bank Street, probably with sage advice from 

dealer-owner Chuck Hillock and his staff. Hillock has been in the hardware 

business for over forty years, ever since his parents purchased Capital Hardware 

at the corner of Bank and Fifth in 1970, and he brings a lot of expertise 

to clients asking about home maintenance and renovation. Nonetheless, he is 

still looking for feedback to make the store better and is thankful to customers 

not only for their compliments but also for their critique and suggestions. 

Moreover, there is always more to learn about the home hardware business, as 

with changes in technology, over 50 per cent of what they sell today did not 

even exist in 1970. It seems that there is always a learning curve to navigate, 

which is one way to keep the job creative and fun. That’s what keeps Hillock 

looking forward to each day at work. 

Speaking with characteristic enthusiasm about his business, his employees 

and the community, he generates a very positive tone that invites communication 

about everything from hand tools or plumbing supplies to any upcoming 

fundraiser in the community that he has come to know so well. He sees community 

involvement as the core of success in his business and his life here. 

He feels that one of the joys of having a community-based business has been 

building and maintaining relationships with Glebe, Old Ottawa South and Ottawa 

East customers who often become friends. Even when they move away, 

they will drop in to say hello when visiting Ottawa, perhaps bringing their 

children along to explore the racks and aisles that boast new sporting goods or 

bicycle parts. 

Having been engaged in the community for so many decades, he has seen his 

share of change and is finding it exciting to see young families moving in and 

creating a whole new cycle. Hillock just looks forward to getting to know new 

people and to serving their needs as customers. Of course, with the opening 

of the Bridlewood store in 2009, Hillock is not as omnipresent as he used to 

be, but he is still a regular and welcoming figure at Capital Home Hardware. 

In fact, Hillock will be involved in getting creative about the best way to get 

products to the customers during the Bank Street reconstruction. 

As far as the larger community is concerned, Chuck Hillock always says 

“yes” when Capital Home Hardware is invited to participate in or sponsor 

an event. Certainly, it is hard to remember a community event in the Glebe 

that has not had the double HH logo associated with it. In addition, the store 

is expanding its contributions to the larger community by participating with 

other dealers in fundraising for Rogers House, which is a hospice for pediatric 

palliative care affiliated with CHEO. For Chuck Hillock and Capital Home 

Hardware, co-operating with others in ongoing projects has just become part 

of doing business in a community you want to nurture. 

Glebe Meat Market: 

Ahead of the curve in quality and service 

When you are looking for outstanding quality in meats for a special occasion 

or holiday gathering, you will undoubtedly think of the Glebe Meat Market 

nestled in its two-tone grey building with red trim at 869 Bank Street. It has a 

stellar reputation and offers a wide range of high quality meats from the common 

to the exotic. Well ahead of its time in terms of sourcing local products, 

this family business has spent many years cultivating good relationships with 

local and regional farmers to obtain the highest quality stock at marketable 

prices. So, while offering other specialties from frozen meat pies, deli and 

cheeses to various lines of sauces, relishes, jams and desserts, the market’s 

main attraction is the wide array of meats, and the fact that it more closely resembles 

the traditional butcher shop of yesteryear, complete with knowledgeable 

staff and personal service. Although Manager Stéphane Sauvé laments the 

passing of the “time when it was part of the social fabric to go to the butcher’s 

and get all your meats,” he accepts that as demand has changed, the market 

has also had to become somewhat more specialized in the services they offer. 

Nonetheless, the Glebe Meat Market seems to have successfully combined 

honouring both the old style and new tastes to create a very satisfying shopping 

experience. It should come as no surprise, then, that the market does no 

advertising and attracts its customers only by word of mouth with some 50-60 

per cent of them coming from the Glebe and the balance from all over Ottawa. 

Stéphane and his sister Julie are the second generation of the Sauvé family to 

be involved in running the Glebe Meat Market. Originally opened in 1920 by 

the Faith Brothers some 91 years ago, the business was bought by their parents 

André and Simone Sauvé in 1975 and moved 

to its current location in 1979. The older Sauvés 

bought and renovated the building at Bank 

and Regent in a style that they deemed more 

in keeping with the more traditional architecture 

in the Glebe. Now, Stéphane, ever interested 

in reducing the environmental footprint 

of the business, is thinking about other possible 

improvements to the building: perhaps with the 

investment in a new roof in the future, he will 

also include a bank of solar panels or a rooftop 

garden to grow herbs for use in the business. 

While he is certainly listening to his customers’ 

preferences and stocking more diverse products 

to meet their increasingly international 

With a vintage sign, you know 

you are in the right place. 

tastes, he wants the physical space to reflect the spirit of the family business 

and to respect the fact that this generation is building on the solid foundation 

created by their parents. In the next few years, the younger Sauvés are looking 

to strengthen current relationships with area farmers, bring in innovations and 

making the experience of going to the Glebe Meat Market even better than it 

is now. 


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THEATRE 


Glebe playwright’s 

Momma’s Boy at the Fringe 

Rachel Eugster as Daphne, Bronwyn Steinberg as Ginny and Will Somers as 

Jordan in Eleanor Crowder’s Momma’s Boy 

by Caroline Bowden 

It has been a hectic couple of 

months for Glebe-based playwright/ 

director Eleanor Crowder; not only 

has she just overseen the successful 

run of GNAG’s latest theatre production, 

gleeBE the Musical, but she is 

now in the middle of rehearsals for 

her entry in Ottawa’s annual Fringe 

Theatre and Arts Festival. Momma’s 

Boy is the first play Eleanor has written 

specifically for the festival and 

she describes it as “a chocolate box 

romance which bites back.” She says 

the inspiration for the play came 

after a “truly crazy” flight into Sioux 

Lookout this past winter. 

“It’s more intimate. Romantic, domestic, 

small scale. I usually write 

for thirty or more people with Glebe 

shows! My three-act shows are usually 

for kids, so everyone plays myriad 

parts. Here I can play with intensity 

and reality. Three actors, three 

characters, one tight story. I’m having 

fun.” 

One of those actors is Rachel Eugster, 

Eleanor’s theatrical partnerin-crime 

at GNAG. The two have 

collaborated on eight GNAG theatre 

productions so far, with Rachel 

as the musical director for most of 

them, but this is the first time they 

have worked together in an actor/ 

director relationship. Rachel plays 

matriarch Daphne, who is as tough 

as the goats she raises and lavishes 

with love at her Sioux Lookout 

homestead, but she knows when 

to play it soft where her daughter, 

Ginny is concerned. 

Also appearing in Momma’s Boy 

are Fringe veterans Bronwyn Steinberg 

and William Somers in the roles 

of Ginny Smart and Jordan Banks. 

Ginny is back from Toronto for 

home comforts while she writes a 

thesis. However, there is a secret she 

is hiding as to why she left university. 

Jordan is a teacher down on his 

luck, looking for work in northern 

Ontario. As a city boy, he might be 

in for a bit of a surprise once he hits 

Sioux. 

Fans of Eleanor’s Salamander 

Shakespeare Company (formerly 

Shakespeare Young Company) will 

recognize Will from last summer’s 

touring production of Romeo and 

Juliet, which played in Central Park. 

Bronwyn is a local actor and director 

and was recognized as Emerging 

Artist of the Year by the 2010 Rideau 

Awards. Anyone familiar with 

Eleanor’s previous work will not be 

surprised to learn that music plays 

a role in this production too. Rachel 

describes it as “the driving pulse” of 

the show. And those who attended 

the recent production of gleeBE the 

Musical will hear some familiar 

tunes: “three crazy fine songs which 

needed another airing,” as Eleanor 

puts it, including the poignant “Is 

This The House?” 

When asked why Momma’s Boy 

will be a must-see production at this 

year’s Fringe, Eleanor replies, “Major 

Ottawa talent on stage, together 

for the first time: Bronwyn Steinberg, 

William Somers, Rachel Eugster. My 

work combines serious themes and a 

very playful approach.” 

Rachel adds, “Eleanor is a brilliant 

playwright. Anyone who knows her 

work is familiar with her economy 

of language and her ability to make 

a single phrase or gesture convey an 

entire history.” Momma’s Boy also 

gives Eleanor a chance to explore 

more adult material than she might 

in a GNAG show, where we try to 

keep the shows family-friendly. “Her 

work in recent years has been primarily 

with kids, community theatre 

actors and pre-professionals. This 

will be a rare chance to see an Eleanor 

Crowder show performed by professionals.” 

Momma’s Boy will be appearing 

as part of the Ottawa Fringe Theatre 

and Arts Festival, which runs June 

16-26. Check the festival website at 

http://www.ottawafringe.com/ for 

performance information. The play 

contains mature content and is not 

recommended for children. 

Caroline Bowden has performed 

in several GNAG theatre productions 

since 2003. She last appeared as one 

of the singing/dancing divas in Murder 

at the Avalon. 

PHOTO: ELEANOR CROWDER 

FILM 

At the flicks with Lois and Paul 

BY LOIS SIEGEL 

POM Wonderful Presents: 

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold 

Directed by Morgan Spurlock 

Product placement in Hollywood motion pictures is 

almost a given these days. If you can read the label on 

a beer bottle in a movie, you can be sure that company 

paid for the exposure. Morgan Spurlock, who stuffed his 

face with McDonald’s food for a month in Super Size 

Me, has taken advertising one giant step further. He paid 

for his entire film by placing company products within 

the movie: 1.5 million of them. It’s a first for this new 

extreme sport: exploitation of products for financial gain. 

And it worked … .The film is the ultimate blockbuster of co-promotion … . I’ll 

scratch your back if you scratch mine. Does this work? Spurlock is determined 

to find out. 

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is a documentary 

about the process of product placement. It’s delightfully entertaining and informative 

about how all this works. Spurlock makes cold calls to companies. 

He often gets turned down by some of the biggies, e.g. Coke, Pepsi…. so he 

goes to a media placement agency. They can predict the next big trends in 

advertising. Then he goes to the companies. We see him moving from one 

boardroom to another as he asks corporations to give him money for his film. 

Many are dubious; others kick in to various degrees. The bonus for him is that 

in exchange for placement in his film, he gets things for his production: clothing, 

flights, hotels, cars … . 

He’s looking for a headliner ‘brand’ for his film. That’s where POM comes 

in. POM Wonderful buys into his scheme. And POM is everywhere in the film 

…. And so are other products that are constantly scattered throughout the production. 

You can’t miss them: Subway, Dr. Pepper, FedEx even Mane ‘n Tail 

shampoo – with directions for use for humans and animals. 

The film is a laugh-riot. It’s fast-moving: the sponsors keep flashing their 

products. If there’s an interview, there’s a sponsor sign behind the interviewee. 

It becomes a guessing game of ‘spot-the-sponsor,’ except you don’t have to 

guess… they’re always there – in your face. 

Spurlock talks to a lawyer who normally charges $770 per hour for advice. 

The lawyer appears in the film pro bono as an advertisement for himself with 

his name clearly positioned on the screen. Spurlock also asks Ralph Nader for 

advice. Nader, who always warns people about company control, is delighted 

with a new pair of Merrell shoes he receives for free. Spurlock has bribed 

Nader to sell out! 

So POM becomes the official beverage in the film for a cool million dollars. 

Thirty-second commercials for POM appear throughout the movie. Spurlock 

appears on “Late Night with David Letterman” wearing a POM suit. Everyone 

only drinks POM in the picture. The POM boardroom table is littered with 

funny-shaped POM bottles. And POM people drink POM. You get the idea! 

“Being successful is taking chances.” 

POM did… and it worked. I went out the next day and bought four bottles of 

different flavored POM: blueberry, cherry, lime and pomegranate. I had never 

tried it before. I liked it. 

Father’s Day Celebration 

Tuesday-Saturday: 9:00am - 6:00pm 

BY PAUL GREEN 

In A Better World 

Directed by Susanne Bier 

(Denmark 2010) 

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier (Brothers, After 

the Wedding) paints on a broad canvas. Her subject 

matter is nothing less than the human condition in all 

its subtleties and complexities. In this, her latest outing 

(Danish title: Hævnen), Bier demonstrates with 

extraordinary finesse her unsurpassed mastery of the 

delicate interplay between escalating actions and reactions 

and their accompanying emotions. 

In short, what to do when confronted with evil? Is 

it ever appropriate to fight back and if so, how? What lessons can we offer 

our children? Two fathers – Claus, whose wife has just died of cancer, and 

Anton, a doctor separated though not divorced from his wife Marianne, also a 

physician. And two boys: Elias, whose gentle nature and good looks mark him 

out for bullies, is the son of Anton who shuttles between Denmark and Africa 

where he runs a medical clinic. At school, Elias befriends Christian, an intense 

lad whose relationship with his father has hit choppy waters since his mother’s 

death. Christian resents bullies and to cut short the harassment faced by his 

friend, stages a coup de force, that, while successful in the short term, augurs 

badly for the future. 

By turn, both fathers and sons come face to face with bullies and manifestations 

of evil and the two generations react very differently. What is it Christian’s 

father says to him? “... you cannot go around beating up people every 

time they cross you, that’s how wars are started.” Claus, when he separates two 

boys who are fighting, encounters a bully/father who strikes him in full view 

of Christian and Elias. Claus subsequently calls out the loutish father on his 

behaviour and exposes him for what he is. The boys, however, are unimpressed 

and ramp up the confrontation with tragic results. 

For his part, Elias’ father has his own issues to deal with in the refugee camp. 

A series of knife attacks on pregnant women is linked to a sadistic militia boss, 

known only as “the big man”. Inevitably perhaps, this man turns up wounded 

and the doctor must decide what to do with him. 

Unlike in After the Wedding, where the orphanage scenes served as bookends 

to the main story, Bier has seamlessly interwoven the African scenes with narratives 

unfolding in Denmark. Father and son talk at cross-purposes; Christian 

suspects Claus of desiring his mother’s death. As for Anton and Marianne, 

dealing with their son’s travails may bring them back together. In Bier’s universe, 

there are no easy answers. Ordinary people grapple in good faith with 

forces beyond their control and muddle through, gaining insight along the 

way. The viewers if they are patient with the film’s intricate structure – loose 

threads, then strands that turn into major themes – will have their eyes opened 

in similar fashion. Despite increasing levels of dramatic tension, Bier remains 

fully in control, serving up no clichés and hitting nary a false note en route to 

a dénouement in which protagonists and viewers alike are forced to confront 

… themselves. Competent, restrained acting (the two boys are splendid) and a 

literate script do the rest. 

In Danish and Swedish with English subtitles. Running time: 113 minutes. 

DVD release anticipated for early summer. 

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Musical interludes in June 

First Baptist Church at the corner of 

Laurier and Elgin 

by James Calkin 

Thursdays in June, the downtown First 

Baptist Church at Laurier and Elgin 

streets, presents a series of lunch hour 

musical interludes. This is another in a 

series of increasingly popular midday 

musical getaways. What better way to 

spend a spring noon hour in the downtown 

core than by listening to some of 

Ottawa’s top classical musicians in the 

sumptuous acoustics of this heritage 

structure? 

Well-known organist James Calkin 

opened the series Thursday, June 2 

with a concert of works by Bach and 

Widor followed by Wesley Warren on 

Thursday, June 9. The amazing mezzosoprano 

Whitney O’Hearn is featured 

in the third concert on Thursday, June 

16. Baroque violinist Kevin James delights 

with pyrotechnics from the Italian 

baroque on Thursday, June 23. Finally the unusual duo combination of organ 

(Karen Holmes) and French horn (Damian Rivers-Moore) is featured just before 

Canada Day on Thursday, June 30.   

Concerts run each Thursday in June from 12:15-1:00 p.m. Admission is $5 

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Jazz Festival 

Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub plays closing night. 

by Megan Marshall 

Ottawa’s jazz festival should be 

appropriately named the Jazz Explosion 

this year due to the stellar 

and overwhelming line-up. Running 

from June 23-July 3 in Confederation 

Park downtown, this year’s festival 

promises to blow your musical 

mind with acts including Youssou N’ 

Dour, Paco De Lucia, Brad Mehldau, 

Joshua Redman, Pink Martini and 

myriad others. But don’t just go for 

the ‘known’ names or headliners! 

There are a multitude of under-theradar 

acts who will dazzle and inspire, 

such as the Brian Browne Trio, 

Craig Pedersen Quartet, Gord Grdina 

Trio, Jaga Jazzist, Jayme Stone, 

Megan Jerome, Mash Potato Mashers, 

My Tiny Circus, Renee Yoxon, 

Shooglenifty & the Peptides. There 

has been some speculation concerning 

some of the headliners due to acts 

which are not commonly known for 

being ‘jazz’; however those doubts 

will quickly be dispelled. 

On opening night June 23, Robert 

Plant & his Band of Joy are the 

headlining act. Of course, as soon 

as one hears the name, memories of 

Led Zeppelin creep into mind. Do 

not be fooled. Plant has long since 

departed from the psychedelic rock 

roots of Zeppelin; his six Grammy 

winning, multi-platinum project with 

Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, was indeed 

a bluegrass-folk album. Stemming 

from this, Plant’s latest album, 

Band of Joy, features Patti Griffin 

and Buddy Miller, both guitar masters 

bridging the gap between folk 

and jazz. Though you may show up 

to see the legend of Zeppelin, you’ll 

walk away with a newfound respect 

for the artistry and musicianship of 

Robert Plant. 

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MUSIC 

Elvis Costello & the Imposters 

grace the main stage on June 24. 

Anyone dubious of Costello’s ability 

to provide sensational jazz is simply 

ignorant. With over 30 major release 

albums under his belt, ranging from 

rock to classical, there is no questioning 

his vast musical abilities. His 

latest album, The Future Lies Ahead, 

is a perfect melange of roots, rock, 

with a twist of jazz. 

Saturday June 25 hosts one of 

Canada’s legends to the main stage: 

k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Band. Although 

known for her hit “Constant 

Craving” and renowned cover of 

Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, lang 

has always had a spark that is hard 

to pinpoint. Her music ranges from 

easy listening to rockabilly and much 

in-between. The band’s latest album, 

Sing It Loud, may at first appear to 

be a rockabilly project, but upon listening, 

the guitar detail offers much 

more of a jazz influence than rock. 

This night is guaranteed to be a 

packed park! 

On closing night July 3, Daniel 

Lanois’ band Black Dub will shock, 

stimulate and make you beg for more. 

The band consists of jazz virtuosos 

Brian Blade (drums), Trixie Whitley 

(vocals, drums, guitar, keys), Jim 

Wilson (bass & keys) and of course 

Daniel Lanois (vocals, pedal steel 

and guitar). Together, this exceptional 

group will electrify your soul. Do 

NOT miss this performance. 

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ART 

Mapping 

the mythical landscape 

by Bhatboy 

Move over doodle art, I have created 

my own colouring project for all 

ages complete with its own Ottawa. 

It is a map of a mythical landscape 

crafted of the imagination that has 

grown from my experience of growing 

up in the Glebe. Many aspects of 

the map are autobiographical; it is 

only natural that many aspects of my 

world should seem familiar to other 

Glebites. A keen colourist will find 

the Glebe Community Centre, the 

Aberdeen Pavilion and the Church of 

the Blessed Sacrament surrounded 

by bodies of water that seem vaguely 

familiar. 

I have always been fascinated by 

maps and their abstract representation 

of the world. Any one place can 

be mapped a thousand ways according 

to what you choose to chart: elevation; 

rainfall; political allegiance; 

number of cats per household. Each 

map of the same area will be different. 

Maps tell the story of the passing 

of time. With their shifting boundaries, 

and evolving statistics, they are 

fluid, yet they are imagined and created 

by individuals. 

Mutchmor appears as a self enclosed 

enclave with market gardens 

and a public school, reflective of 

my childhood when I had little perspective 

and my world was small 

without significant views. In the 

summer, my parents would put me 

in the back of the car and drive me 

to our cottage near Algonquin Park. 

This too appears in the map as The 

Independency of Lock, named after 

my family. This appears as a detail 

in the top left hand corner of the 

map. As I grew older, I made road 

trips to San Francisco, and Detroit; 

these appear at the periphery of my 

consciousness, at the edge of the 

kingdom. 

Amongst the islands of familiarity 

within, are mountains of the unknown, 

valleys of seclusion, and 

cold snowy glaciers of solitude as 

the map is also an escape, a vacation, 

a journey to places that are safe, and 

places of adventure. This is the exploration 

of life which we should all 

undertake. For some of us, this is the 

past, for others, it is our future, for 

what is life, if it is not an adventure? 

Colouring the map should be a vacation 

from life. Whether we choose to 

colour it in an organized fashion, or 

in a random disorderly way is reflective 

of the individual who colours; it 

is our own expression of life. Some 

will choose not to colour it at all. 

Personally, I prefer to use a pencil 

crayon rather than a felt tip pen as 

I find the colours softer and easier 

to blend from one to the other. You 

can choose to colour the political 

boundaries, or to follow the gentle 

flow of the topographical features. 

The boundaries are fluid and open to 

expression unlike the doodle arts and 

colouring books that I used to colour 

as a child. 

I was driven to create my own 

maps at a young age and as I matured, 

so did the concept of what 

these maps could be. I am currently 

working on mapping an entire world 

whose cultures parallel our own like 

a distorted mirror image, telling the 

story of mankind’s transformation 

of a planet. With our exploration of 

the planet, our perspective of it has 

changed from being a boundless 

world to a self contained globe. This 

map is the landscape of my own life, 

compete with dragons. 

Bhat Boy’s colour it yourself map 

of Zurn is 27 x 32 inches and retails 

for $20 at Mrs Tiggy Winkles and the 

Gordon Harrison Gallery on Sussex 

Drive. Pencil crayons not included. 

Glebe art tour 

of our gardens and studios 

by Martha Bowers 

This summer, a group of Glebe residents are reviving the popular “Glebe Art 

in Our Gardens” tour. This event will be held on the weekend of July 9 and 10 

and will feature the artwork of a number of Glebe artists – painters, potters, 

sculptors, jewellers – who will display their art in their gardens and studios. 

In past years, this event has attracted visitors, art lovers and gardeners from 

throughout Ottawa and beyond. 

With the reconstruction of Bank Street, this summer will be especially challenging 

for Glebe residents and businesses alike, and it will be important to 

continue to support our local commercial enterprises and welcome people to 

our neighbourhood. The “Glebe Art in Our Gardens and Studios” tour will 

attract many visitors to the Glebe on a midsummer weekend to stroll along 

our quiet side streets to view the work of talented local artists and to enjoy the 

delights of our lovely gardens. 

Brochures listing the artists’ names as well as a map showing the studio and 

garden locations will be available in Glebe shops and at the Glebe Community 

Centre. Information will also be available on the website www.glebearttour.ca. 

Be sure to mark July 9-10 on your calendar. We look forward to meeting old 

friends and new who will support our artists and businesses. 

Thank you for helping to make the “Glebe Art in Our Gardens and Studios” 

tour a success this July! 

Martha Bowers is a long time resident of the Glebe. 

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Strategic Plan 

The new plan provides an inspiring 

narrative with its four pillars: wellness, 

engagement, leadership and learning, 

or WELL. Wellness emphasizes 

mental health which is in line with the 

new mandate from the province under 

Bill 177: for us to be responsible for 

student wellbeing as well as achievement. 

Under engagement, we include 

our continued efforts to make the district 

accessible to citizens, and under 

leadership, continued improvements in 

governance. Under learning, we will strive to correlate student achievement 

with factors which drive it, through student survey data, as well as to focus on 

equity gaps in student achievement. Now above provincial averages in most 

Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) scores, we need to focus 

on improving the district average by reducing gaps associated with gender, 

ESL, special education and poverty. 

I would propose that we not focus solely on EQAO but also conceive of 

indicators such as arts proficiency. We currently track achievement utilizing 

certain indicators, but I am concerned that we do not track income levels. 

Underlying the strategic plan will be a Board Improvement Plan (BIP). That 

plan will set out more concretely the initiatives under the strategic plan and 

performance indicators used to measure our success in achieving our goals. 

The BIP then will help guide each school’s improvement plan (SIP). 

Budget 2011-12 

We are in the throes of passing the budget for next year. The staff recommendation 

calls for a $780 million operating budget. It also calls for most of our 

reserves to fund permanent spending. I have great difficulty with this and with 

increasing transportation overspending. 

The overspending and use of our reserves, if left untouched, will result eventually 

in a $6 million, then $12 milion, then $18 million deficit to be covered 

by cuts elsewhere. If one assumes no new money for education provincially at 

this time, additional resources can realistically only come from cuts. Staff are, 

in effect, proposing a multi-year budget plan to increase staff in certain areas 

and cut in others, but they are presenting only the first year of the plan. 

Transportation spending has climbed now to a projected $4 million of overspending 

beyond funding. That means that other areas of the budget ante up. 

I do not see transportation as essential to school, however it is a market share 

item. There is compelling analysis which shows we’re severely underfunded 

for transportation by comparison to the local Catholic board. We either need to 

achieve funding equity or cut our transportation services in order to not jeopardize 

our learning environment. 

Before and After Care at Schools 

The province is requiring that all sites with all-day kindergarten provide 

before and after school care. The current school year affected sites without 

existing daycares. As the years proceed however, both all-day kindergarten 

and before and after school services provision will be running up against established 

daycare providers. 

There have recently been meetings at the Board with parents and early childhood 

educators from daycares concerned about the future. There are several 

issues such as fees, March break and summer child care, quality standards, 

etc. Consultation is needed before we declare a preferred model of delivery 

– Board run, third party run, or some hybrid. This may happen by mid-fall followed 

by staff recommendations in November. 

Accommodation 

The local area accommodations exercise looking at space, programming 

strength, community building and related issues is ongoing. The Community 

Working Group (CWG) is sifting through information regarding all scenarios, 

looking at numbers. Its recommendations will be tabled in the fall. While the 

CWG may decide to have a public open house before the end of June, its recommendations 

will only be tabled in the fall. The Board is expected to make a 

decision as to what to do by early winter. 

The CWG has representatives from seven affected schools and six community 

associations. Meetings are public with public Q&A on each agenda. To 

interact with the CWG, be sure to contact your school council or community 

association. 

If you have a suggestion or a concern, or would like to be added to my 

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We had a fabulous time at Spring Fling! and raised over $2,500 for our nursery 

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Designs, Life of Pie, Magpie, Mrs. Tiggy Winkles, Naji’s Lebanese Restaurant, 

Octopus Books, Oresta, Pedi Pleasures, ReadiSetGo, Starbucks, Studio 

B, Thann, Truffle Treasures and Yarn Forward. 

All GCNS mums were also treated to the annual mother’s day tea parties at 

the nursery school last month. Each class prepared yummy muffins, tea and 

beautiful treats for their mums. Lucky us! 

Seema Akhtar is the communications chair for the GCNS. 

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Student vernissage 

at Good Morning Preschool 

“After-school” students perfect their work for the vernissage. 

by Joanne Gallop 

With the school-year-end fast approaching, the Creative Arts After School 

class is busy organizing its vernissage. This annual showcase is a display of selected 

work from the year, and all the students have the opportunity to choose 

their favourite pieces to present. “This is a wonderful event, and the students 

get to show off their work to family and friends,” says Karen Cameron, director 

at Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool (GMCAPS). “They participate 

in selecting the final pieces, work with the teachers to set up the presentation 

and even help serve refreshments to their guests. It’s great to see them so 

involved.” 

“It’s an exciting time for the school-age kids,” adds Sandy Bulchack, senior 

creative arts teacher. “Many of our projects take weeks to complete, so they 

have invested a lot of time and effort into them. It’s fun for the students to 

see how people react to their art – and for them to talk about the process and 

inspiration behind it. They continue to amaze us with their maturity and enthusiasm.” 

The students’ vernissage will take place on June 21 and 23, at 4:30 p.m., at 

Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool. It’s a hot ticket and a very busy 

evening. If you’d like to join us, get in touch with your favourite “after-school” 

artist to add your name to the guest list! 

Calling all junior artists. If you’ve got a small creative person at home, there 

are still some spaces available in our Creative Arts Kindergarten and Preschool 

programs starting in September. These programs take place on weekday afternoons 

and there is an optional pick-up and lunch program from both First 

Avenue and Mutchmor public schools. Please contact Karen Cameron at good 

morningpreschool@gmail.com for enrolment details. 

Glebe resident Joanne Gallop is a freelance writer, parent volunteer on the 

GMCAPS Board and mom of two enthusiastic creative arts students. 

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Look forward, looking back 

Graduating class of 2011 

By Theo 

As I sit back and relax at my computer, 

I think about my eight years 

at Corpus Christi School and my approaching 

years at Immaculata High 

School. I attended a “shadow day” 

at Immaculata this morning, shadow 

day being when a Grade 6 student 

follows around a Grade 7 class, and 

I would like to share a few thoughts 

about moving forward from elementary 

school to high school. I speak 

for my friends as well when I say that 

I am very much looking forward to 

entering a new, exciting environment 

with new faces and new learning material. 

Grade 6 and Corpus Christi in general 

have been wonderful periods of 

my life. The teachers at our school 

have always encouraged me to do the 

best work possible in academics and 

to be the best person possible in life. 

I have grown used to and learned to 

enjoy walking through the hallways 

of our small school and seeing our 

teachers. Over time I hope to feel the 

same way about the huge hallways 

of Immaculata and their equally 

amazing teachers. I have made many 

friends at Corpus who I will remain 

close to in the future and wonderful 

memories which will stay with me 

always. I find it hard to believe that 

after such a long and positive time at 

Corpus, I will be walking into such a 

vast new school. 

I have particularly enjoyed the “Art 

at Lunch” program at Corpus Christi, 

a volunteer-run program designed to 

expand students’ many art-oriented 

talents, the many available sports, 

especially badminton, ultimate Frisbee 

and soccer, the classes which are 

always taught in a student friendly 

manner, as well as recess and lunch, 

which are obviously a great part of 

the average day in elementary school. 

Immaculata is especially exciting 

because it expands on all of the 

things listed above. The art classes 

are very educational and most of 

all, they are great fun. The sports 

programs are also amazing, offering 

around 15 main sports with an exceptional 

intramural program for casual, 

fun sports. Recess is not an option at 

Immaculata, but instead, they have a 

short break between blocks two and 

three. The homework at Immaculata 

is one thing that will be difficult 

to get used to after more laid-back 

homework assignments. There will 

still be projects and tests. 

Corpus Christi will always be my 

home because of the long time I have 

spent here but, hopefully, Immaculata 

will serve as a good stand-in for 

the one school I will always love the 

most. Really, who knows? Maybe 

Mac will replace Corpus as my favourite 

school one day. The memories 

I have of Corpus Christi will 

never be forgotten but I believe that 

there is still plenty of space for more 

excellent memories. So, in conclusion 

I would like to say, “Look out 

Immaculata! Here comes Corpus 

Christi and the graduating class of 

2011!” 

Theo is a graduating student at 

Corpus Christi. 

PHOTO: PATTI MURPHY 

SCHOOLS 

Yes, students are smarter 

at Mutchmor Public School 

Elizabeth Todd Doyle, event co-ordinator for “Are You Smarter than a Mutchmor 

Student” and CBC reporter Giacomo Panico, the event MC, draw a question 

for the parents. 

By Elizabeth Todd Doyle 

It came down to one question as 150 Mutchmor students sat on the edge of 

their seats, biting their nails. Dressed in dapper brown velour with the overtime 

question in hand, the game show host leaned forward and paused dramatically 

before turning to the adult team on stage. “How many teachers teach at 

Mutchmor School?” The parents huddled. It was a hard question. Finally, their 

answer: “Eighteen.” Wrong. Mutchmor students leapt to their feet, cheering 

wildly, rushing the stage and claiming their prize – boxes of Smarties. Candy, 

yes, but also bragging rights for the rest of the year. 

This scenario took place at the April 28 fundraiser “Are You Smarter Than a 

Mutchmor Student?”, held at the Glebe Community Centre where parents and 

students gathered to find out who really does know more. Hosted by local radio 

personality Giacomo Panico and organized by the Mutchmor Parent Council, 

students and parents squared off over topics such as mathematics, medieval 

technology and cartoon characters. In addition to trivia and curriculum-related 

questions, parents and students were also required to use a rotary-dial phone 

successfully and assemble a transformer. 

Community businesses also vied for top prize, with representatives from 

The Works, Feleena’s Mexican Restaurant, Acorn Early Learning Centre and 

GNAG. School Board Trustee Rob Campbell joined the adult team. They lost 

– to the combined K-6 teams from Mutchmor School. Everybody won as families 

enjoyed a silent auction offering items from many local Glebe and Ottawa 

businesses: hot meat pie slices from Life of Pie and a bake sale that added a 

sweet touch to the event. The evening was a success by any measure: not only 

was money raised for student events and supplies, but students, teachers and 

the community enjoyed a high-energy match of wits. 

And the winning answer? Mutchmor School actually has 18.5 teachers. 

To get a feel for the event, test yourself! Some sample questions: What two 

mammals lay eggs? Platypus and echidna. Who breaks tie votes in the House 

of Commons? The Speaker of the House. What is the name of Hermione’s 

pet cat? Crookshanks, and in which popular book is the invention called a 

“squishy” found? Captain Underpants. 

Elizabeth Todd Doyle is a member of the Mutchmor School Council. 

The African drum/dance troupe Masabo perform for Mutchmor students. 

More arts at Mutchmor 

By Sean and Ada 

This semester Mutchmor Public School students were lucky to attend two 

special arts performances. The first performance was the group Masabo. It featured 

African music, dance and storytelling from Cote d’lvoire in Senoufo. The 

second show that the students attended was a traveling production of Charlotte’s 

Web, a play put on by the Upper Canada Playhouse. Each of the actors 

played multiple characters in the 45-minute production. It was another fantastic 

show. We would like to thank the Mutchmor School Council for their support 

in bringing a variety of arts performances to Mutchmor. 

Sean and Ada, students at Mutchmor Public School, received support from 

Andrea Pollock, University of Ottawa. 

PHOTO: LARRY STONEBRIDGE 

PHOTO: LARRY STONEBRIDGE 

SCHOOLS 

Glashan bakes smart cookies 

By Lia and Kennedy 

Glashan is well known for its successful 

athletic programs. However, 

it also has a stellar academic side as 

well. Recently, Glashan students participated 

in the 2011 Carleton Ottawa 

Math Olympics (COMO). Forty-seven 

teams from the Ottawa Carleton 

District School Board and the Ottawa 

Carleton Catholic Board, along with 

some area private schools, took part 

in this day-long math competition 

for Grade 7 and 8 students. Glashan 

was represented by two teams of four 

students who trained their brains during 

lunch hours with their coach, Ms. 

Roberts, solving puzzles and math 

problems. 

At the event, the teams worked 

their way through challenges involving 

tangrams, graphing calculators 

and even cryptology. The teams 

placed very well, including three individual 

wins and one team winning 

the whole competition and the other 

team placing seventh. Sebastian, 

the team mascot, was there to cheer 

them on. This is the fourth year in a 

row that Glashan has won COMO. 

This wouldn’t have happened without 

Ms. Roberts, who dedicated her 

lunch breaks to preparing the participants. 

Speaking of math, many Glashan 

Grade 8 students recently took part 

in the 2011 nation-wide Gauss Math 

Contest. Students subjected themselves 

to an hour of brain scrambling 

Glashan Math Olympians get gold. 

math problems. They did very well, 

with Keyanna achieving a perfect 

score of 150. Congratulations! 

Glashan’s tech team was also successful 

in Waterloo at the Skills Canada 

Ontario competition. Members 

of the team participated in events 

such as robotics, animation, video, 

construction and technology challenges. 

They had fun and enjoyed 

an educational weekend of competition 

and learning from other technology 

exhibitions. All the teams had a 

strong showing with Soren, Parnav, 

Agastya and Patrick finishing second 

in animation. 

However, all these activities are 

winding down and school is coming 

to a close. Graduation is fast 

approaching and the Grade 8 students 

are making the most of their 

time here. Next year they’ll be off 

to high school, well-prepared and 

ready to learn more. They’re nervous 

to be making the transition, but 

its time to move on to the next stage. 

Dresses are flying off the racks and 

students are preparing themselves 

for final goodbyes to friends who are 

like family to them. Although students 

are excited for summer, the last 

few days of school will be sad ones. 

Glashan is an unforgettable school 

that has left its mark on many young 

teenagers and the graduating class of 

2010/2011 is no exception. 

Lia and Kennedy are Grade 8 students 

at Glashan Public School. 

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by KELLeY CLOER 

Grade 12 artists from Glebe Collegiate 

Institute (GCI) are taking a big step and 

hanging their work for all to see on the walls 

of the Wild Oat starting June 15. The exhibited 

works will be among the most successful 

works from the 2010-2011 school year 

and cover a range of themes: emotions, 

nature, war, exploitation, nature versus the 

machine, sensuality and literature. 

The students have been working on individual 

themes that they chose at the beginning 

of the semester. Over the course of the 

semester, they have developed the theme 

starting with a rather detailed collage, progressing 

to a drawing and a painting study 

and finally to the acrylic painting which 

represents its full development and realization. 

Before beginning the painting, the students were taught four basic painting 

techniques in order to allow them to create paintings with richer textures. 

This constitutes the final summative project for art teacher Kelley Cloer’s 

Grade 12 art classes at GCI. As you will see, each work consists of an acrylic 

painting on stretched canvas on toned background. 

The Wild Oat is located at 817 Bank Street and welcomes artists of all ages. 

Kelley Cloer is an art teacher at Glebe Collegiate Institute.

30 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 SCHOOLS SCHOOLS 


Fred Fox congratulates students at Mac! 

By Susie Kruzlics 

Immaculata is gearing up for 

exams before a well-deserved summer 

break for both students and 

staff! After the number of events our 

community held over the spring, the 

energy at school is a testament to the 

talent, perseverance and commitment 

of students and staff alike. At the end 

of April, our school welcomed a very 

special visitor: Fred Fox, brother of 

Terry Fox. Students and staff wore 

red in memory of Terry. Grades 7-10 

students attended an assembly where 

Fred addressed our community, expressing 

gratitude for the fundraising 

Immaculata had done for cancer 

research. Just last year, Immaculata 

raised over $42,000 for cancer charities. 

Our school is proud of our reputation 

for having diverse students 

consistently dedicated to causes 

beyond our school. Immaculata has 

already committed to participating in 

Bear Hug 4 next year, the board-wide 

fundraiser with all proceeds directed 

to cancer-related causes. 

The beginning of May brought 

our annual food fair and Culture Appreciation 

Day as part of Catholic 

Education Week. Approximately 100 

students volunteered to represent diverse 

countries and prepared display 

boards, costumes, music and, most 

impressively, a multitude of delicious 

dishes for visitors to sample! Every 

year this event draws parents, community 

members and alumni staff 

and students. This year certainly did 

not disappoint! Thank you to Mrs. 

Jennifer Martinez for organizing the 

event, and to the student hosts, parent 

volunteers and community members 

who supported this event! 

Grade 12 students “Spring Clean the Capital” on Main Street between 

Riverdale and Pretoria. 

In mid-May, Immaculata celebrates 

Life Week during which our 

community recognized every stage 

of life. One of this week’s highlights 

was participation by a group of our 

students in the annual March for Life 

to Parliament Hill. Many other excursions 

also took place in April and 

May. Students in religion class participated 

in the annual “Spring Clean 

the Capital” event where our school 

adopts Main Street each year. Some 

other highlights included excursions: 

law students to the courthouse, 

psychology students to the Royal Ottawa 

Hospital, science students to the 

University of Ottawa and Museum 

of Nature, Employment Connection 

students to Algonquin College, 

White Pine book club members to 

Toronto to attend the Ontario Library 

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War Museum, and drama students 

to theatre performances. Grade 7/8 

mosaic arts students also visited the 

Ottawa Police Station to view mosaic 

pieces on display, high school 

arts students went to the National 

Art Gallery, and world religions 

students toured temples, mosques 

and churches around Ottawa. Thank 

you to all staff and hosts involved in 

these experiential learning opportunities! 

A big thank you also goes out 

to all employers who attended our 

PHOTO COURTESY OF IMMACULATA HIGH SCHOOL 

annual Coop Fair. Our coop department 

is very proud of consistently 

being able to connect our students 

with exceptional employers through 

work placements. A visit from employers 

presented an opportunity for 

our students and staff to express their 

thanks and to brainstorm ideas for 

placements in the next school year. 

As we wind down our year, congratulations 

goes out to our spring 

athletes for another exceptional season 

in many spring sports. You represent 

Immaculata very well, and 

we are proud of your efforts, dedication 

and sportsmanship! To our 

retiring staff board-wide, especially 

Mrs. Dianne Walsh, retiring math 

teacher from Immaculata, we wish 

you all the joys and relaxation retirement 

has to offer. Thank you for your 

many years of service to our students 

and community. We will miss you. 

And last, but certainly not least, a 

big congratulations goes out to our 

graduating students. You did it! We 

wish you all the best in all your endeavours 

and sincerely hope you will 

return to Immaculata to update us 

about all your accomplishments. 

To our students, staff and community, 

have a wonderful, restful summer. 

Susie Kruzlics is a teacher at 

Immaculata High School. 

(Right to left) Author J. FitzGerald McCurdy with White Pine book club student 

Natasha Watt and Red Maple book club students Maria Madana and 

Meghan Lowe 

June Special 

PHOTO COURTESY OF IMMACULATA HIGH SCHOOL 

Keeping Shannen’s dream alive! 

By Shahla Khan Salter 

The children returned from school 

smelling like diesel fuel. All day at 

school, they inhaled it. It was in their 

clothes, their hair, their bodies. The 

fumes came from ruptured fuel lines 

which dumped fuel into the ground 

on which their school stood. Parents 

removed their children from the 

school. Declared a toxic waste site, it 

was closed. Portables were set up on 

a strip of land between an airstrip and 

the fenced off contamination site. 

The portables were damaged, poorly 

heated and smelled. Nine years have 

passed and nothing has changed. The 

portables remain in their sorry state 

and the school remains closed. There 

is no playground, no library, no playing 

field, no music program, no art 

room. Only a handful of the computers 

work and they serve four hundred 

students. 

This is reality for the children of 

Attawapiskat, a reserve on the west 

coast of James Bay, Ontario, where 

the only school serving the community 

closed due to the largest ground 

fuel contamination in Canada – over 

sixty thousand gallons. So the children 

of Attawapiskat launched the 

campaign to reach out to non-Aboriginal 

children all across Canada and 

invited them to write to the federal 

government and demand a school for 

Attawapiskat. By 2007, thousands 

answered the call. In reply, the federal 

government made promises it 

never kept. The children continued to 

write. In 2008, then Minister of Indian 

Affairs Chuck Strahl told the children 

of Attawapiskat that the federal 

government could not afford a school 

for them. The result? The Grade 8 

class of Attawapiskat sent three students 

to Parliament Hill to meet with 

him and personally demand a school. 

One of those students was a girl 

named Shannen Koostachin. Only 

13 years old, Shannen spoke on Parliament 

Hill before thousands, pleading 

for a new school in Attawapiskat 

and seeking help to ensure that every 

First Nations child in Canada receives 

a proper education and a comfortable 

school. Shannen was nominated 

for the International Children’s 

Peace Prize. Then, in 2009, Strahl 

promised a school in Attawapiskat. 

It was never built. Tragically in May 

2010, Shannen,15, died in a car accident. 

But her dream survived. 

Now the campaign for equal education 

for First Nations children and 

a new school for the children of Attawapiskat 

is known as “Shannen’s 

Lady Evelyn Alternative School students on the Hill 

Dream”. This school year, core 

French teacher, Annie Atnikov of 

Lady Evelyn Alternative School, 

attended a meeting of elementary 

teachers where she heard about 

Shannen’s Dream from Breadwinner 

book author, Deborah Ellis. She was 

deeply moved. 

Atnikov said, “She asked five hundred 

teachers if we believed there 

could be a world without war. Most 

did not raise their hands. She then 

said, ‘if we can’t dream, how can we 

ever change it?’ It made me so sad 

that as teachers we cannot imagine a 

better world. I thought if a young girl 

of thirteen from a remote community 

can dream and make it to Parliament 

to share her hope, I can for sure do 

something about it as well.” So Atnikov 

brought Shannen’s Dream to 

her Lady Evelyn students. She shared 

Shannen’s video with her classes 

and invited Shelley Steele of Heartspeak 

to talk to her students about 

Shannen’s Dream. At the same time, 

Atnikov shared her concerns with her 

colleagues. Soon, every class at Lady 

Evelyn from grades 3 to 6 and their 

teachers joined the campaign. One 

of Atnikov’s colleagues is Grade 3/4 

homeroom teacher Danielle Fontaine. 

Fontaine attended an evening event 

that teachers held with Member of 

Parliament Charlie Angus, whose 

constituency includes Attawapiskat. 

What she heard about the history of 

the First Nation education system 

further motivated her to inform her 

students about Shannen’s Dream. 

Fontaine said her students “immediately 

wanted to write letters and send 

bricks to Attawapiskat for the building 

of a school. They wanted to raise 

money.” Fontaine knew her students 

understood when one said, “dis- 

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unequally and unfairly.” The 

class learned about the history of Aboriginal 

people in Canada and sang 

the song, written by Charlie Angus, 

“Diamonds in the Snow,” dedicated 

to Shannen’s Dream. 

Fontaine said, “All the children 

learned compassion. I think (the) 

children learned you can take action 

and take responsibility and show integrity. 

That you don’t have to shrug 

your shoulders and say, ‘oh well, its 

not my problem.’ Shannen Koostachin 

changed the way I teach. I 

want to teach for justice.” Fontaine 

contacted other schools, inviting 

their participation in the Shannen’s 

Dream Day of Action. Held on April 

27, 2011 on Parliament Hill, Lady 

Evelyn students were joined by other 

Ottawa schools and were led by the 

family and friends of Shannen Koostachin 

demanding a school for the 

children of Attawapiskat. Students 

spoke to the crowd demanding fair 

treatment for First Nation children 

and delivered their letters to Prime 

Minister Stephen Harper via MP 

Paul Dewar. Dewar responded, “The 

leadership shown by students here 

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truly inspirational – and we, as members 

of Parliament, should follow up 

with action.” 

Angus joined them. He said, “I was 

really moved by the determination of 

students in Ottawa to fight the systemic 

discrimination faced by children in 

Attawapiskat and other reserves. The 

youth showed real leadership and 

solidarity. I was particularly moved 

when Chris Kataquapit of Attawapiskat 

spoke to the Ottawa students 

and told them he considered them to 

be his brothers and sisters. Kids can 

change the world.” As Cindy Blackstock 

of the First Nations Child and 

Family Caring Society noted, this 

march of friendship showed that 

“reconciliation was not only possible 

– it was happening.” 

Children at Lady Evelyn School, 

and thousands of others, are joining 

with First Nation children to demand 

that the Canadian government 

treat all children respectfully. According 

to Chair of the Lady Evelyn 

Alternative School Parent Council, 

Joey Gunn, “the growth that I saw 

(at Lady Evelyn) was the realization 

of empowerment. Many of the 

ills of the world are caused or helped 

by people keeping silent. It can be a 

cynical world, and people don’t think 

they can make a difference and that 

is just not true.” 

Once again the federal government 

has promised to build a school 

in Attawapiskat in 2013. Equal education 

for First Nation peoples will 

benefit all our children. While we 

hope Shannen’s Dream comes true 

and the federal government keeps 

its promise, let us also demand it. 

For more information on Shannen’s 

Dream, see http://www.fncfcs.com/ 

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Shahla Khan Salter chairs the 

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Over The Hedge garden tour 

June 25-26 

by Christine Lamothe-Moir 

After our long Ottawa winter and cold spring, are you looking for some gardening 

inspiration and ideas, or looking forward to the pleasure of an early 

summer walk in a beautifully tended garden? If so, here is an event to mark 

on your calendar. The Ottawa Botanical Garden Society (OBGS) is planning a 

country garden tour with a “twist” for June 25-26, which will take you down 

country roads and give you a peek “over the hedge” into twelve enchanting 

and inspiring private gardens just west of Ottawa. This tour is part of the ambitious, 

creative planning and fundraising activities of the OBGS with their 

motto “Dare to Dream!” to create a national botanical garden on 34 acres of 

non-mission land at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. 

The fabulous gardens on the tour are located in Kanata, Dunrobin, Kinburn, 

Arnprior, Burnstown, Pakenham and Almonte. The Over the Hedge tour will 

feature the natural woodland retreat of a well-known local potter, featuring 

some 700 different species of plants and ferns native to Eastern and Northern 

Ontario; an inviting garden built to express a couple’s life-long love of nature 

and showcasing the late Juan Geuer’s metal and wood sculptures; a boldly 

designed garden and infinity pool unifying the house with the peaceful surroundings 

of the Kanata rockeries. You will also find unique examples of creative 

landscaping incorporating riverside vistas and limestone outcroppings for 

beautiful properties in Pakenham, Almonte, Arnprior and Dunrobin; and the 

artistic reflections of the gardeners in magical and imaginative theme areas as 

well as pools, fountains and rocky trails. One gardener has been developing her 

“hosta” garden for 17 years with over 500 varieties of this stunning versatile 

plant. 

The self-guided tour runs over two days: Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 

26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day (rain or shine). Your passport booklet 

provides maps, garden highlights and information on local restaurants and tea 

shops, designer boutiques, an octagonal gallery, destination nurseries and other 

fascinating points of interest. The tour would make a lovely getaway weekend 

by booking into one of the many charming and historic hotels and B&B’s in 

the area. 

The “twist” offers the option of visiting the gardens as part of a fun “car 

rally” with no time or speed considerations. If you do not have partners, we 

will make sure that you are part of a team. Instructions will be provided. There 

will be a few special surprises for which unique prizes will be given. 

Passport booklets are $35 per person which includes both the garden tour and 

the optional “car rally”. They can be purchased in the three following ways: 

• at the points of sale listed on our website; or 

• directly online on our website with your credit card for $38 ($35 for the 

booklet and $3.00 for mailing); or 

• by cheque for $38 ($35 for the booklet and $3.00 for mailing) payable 

to the Ottawa Botanical Garden Society and mailed to the OBGS with 

your return mailing address, email address if you have one, telephone 

number and an indication of whether you would like to participate in the 

“car rally”. 

You can get more information and purchase passport booklets at the following: 

www.ottawagarden.ca or at overthehedge@ottawagarden.ca. By mail: 

Ottawa Botanical Garden Society, P.O. Box 4726, Postal Station E, 108 Third 

Avenue, Ottawa ON K1S 2L0. 

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Garden Society (OBGS). 

Le jardinage, 

la meilleure thérapie 

Marc Landreville 

Le jardin, pour moi est devenu un 

espace où je peux relaxer, me ré-éduquer 

et retrouver une paix intérieure, 

à l’extérieur. Cela n’a pas toujours 

été le cas. Plusieurs années passées, 

quand je vivais chez mes parents, 

nous avions une très belle cour avec 

un superbe gazon, des grands arbres 

et un joli potager; mais cette cour 

‘appartenait` à ma mère et mon père 

y faisait l’entretien. Pas moyen de 

se tailler une petite place à moi tout 

seul. Quand mon épouse et moi sommes 

emménagés ensemble en appartement, 

encore moins d’espoir de 

se créer un petit monde à l’extérieur. 

Ce n’était que cinq ans plus tard, en 

achetant une maison en banlieu, que 

j’ai trouvé mon oasis, mon coin du 

paradis, mon jardin. 

Et quelle chance! L’arrière-cour 

jouit d’au moins huit heures de soleil 

par jour durant l’été : les plus gros 

arbres se situent au nord et à l’est du 

terrain. La cour avant aussi baigne 

dans le grand soleil, interrompu pour 

peu de temps par l’ombre du fier érable 

devant la maison. 

Au tout début, l’arrière-cour était 

une toile vide, sauf pour quelques 

buissons et une haie de cèdres. Mais 

avec le temps, j’y ajoutai des cerisiers, 

un lilas, une vigne trompette, des clématites, 

des lobélias bleues et rouges, 

des roses, des framboisiers, plusieurs 

vivaces, un étang et tout récemment, 

un pêcher. Les plantes et les fleurs 

font une valse multicolore dans la 

brise estivale : l’écarlate des lobélias 

cardinalis et des hémérocalles (lillies), 

l’orange des trompettes (campsis 

radicans Indian Summer) et des 

asclépiades (Butterfly Weed), les violets 

des lilas et des lavandes, le bleu 

du `Monkshood’ et du lobelia bleu, 

le rose des campions et des échinacées 

et le jaune des tournesols et des 

gaillardes, tous sur une toile de vert 

(gazon, vignes, hostas, etc.). 

GARDENING 

BEST 

Le jardin, pour moi, n’est pas 

seulement un endroit de tranquilité 

et de beauté, mais il est aussi 

thérapeutique et éducatif. Né avec 

un caractère plutôt nerveux, je me 

suis heureusement trouvé un passetemps 

qui me permet de ralentir, de 

penser à autre chose et surtout, de 

créer. C’est à travers le jardinage que 

j’ai apprivoisé une vertue, qui autrefois 

m’échappait complètement : la 

patience. L’on ne peut pas presser 

Dame Nature. C’est en observant la 

transformation et les interrelations 

des plantes, le mouvement et le rôle 

des insectes ainsi que les changements 

de températures et les conditions 

atmosphériques que j’ai appris 

au sujet de l’impact que je peux 

avoir sur l’environnement, mon jardin 

et sur ma façon de penser. Le jardin 

nous enseigne aussi à partager; 

je reçois plusieurs visiteurs dans ma 

cour: colibris et autres oiseaux, diverses 

papillons, abeilles de toutes 

tailles, guêpes, des libellules et des 

crapeaux (parfois un lièvre et une 

moufette et des écureuils). Rien ne 

me fait plus plaisir que d’offrir des 

fruits fraichement récoltés chez moi 

à un(e) ami(e) ou à un membre de 

ma famille. C’est aussi amusant de 

s’échanger des plantes et même des 

histoires de succès entre jardiniers 

amateurs. Nous sommes toujours à 

la recherche de cette plante insaisissable, 

presqu’impossible à faire pousser 

dans sa cour; dons mon cas, c’est 

le coquelicot bleu de l’Himalaya. 

Toujours pas de succès. 

En somme, le jardinage me redonne 

mille fois en bonheur ce que je 

lui donne en labeur. C’est un passetemps 

fortement recommandé pour 

ceux qui, comme moi, recherche 

cette paix intérieure à l’extérieur. 

Marc Landreville qui travaille 

depuis plusieurs années au magasin 

UPS Store est grand amateur du jardinage. 

RECREATION 

Glebe touches in Prescott 

Shakespeare alfresco 

by John and MiCHÈLe 

Harding 

With summer in bloom, the famous 

line from one of Shakespeare’s sonnets 

comes to mind: “Shall I compare 

thee to a summer’s day” 

The amphitheatre overlooking the 

marina in Prescott is a serene location 

to enjoy beautiful summer weather. 

From July through mid August, the 

St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival 

(www.stlawrenceshakespeare.ca) 

will be presenting Twelfth Night and 

All’s Well That Ends Well. In addition 

to Ian Farthing, the accomplished 

artistic director, Rebecca Campbell, 

formerly of the NAC, is the new general 

manager; and Andrea Robertson, 

Prix Rideau Award winner for Outstanding 

Costume Design in last season’s 

production of Macbeth, brings 

her talent back to the St. Lawrence. 

Alleyn Abel, a committed volunteer 

is also a former Glebite. Alleyn’s 

childhood home was on Broadway 

at the Queen Elizabeth Driveway 

and later on Clemow Avenue. The St. 

Lawrence Shakespeare Festival and 

the Town of Prescott are enriched 

by the dedication of such individuals 

and these cultural connections with 

the Glebe. 

The heritage element, as seen in 

many historic buildings, also has a 

current Glebe connection. Our little 

1830s stone house, diagonally across 

from the post office, was constructed 

as a commercial building. It was a 

tailor shop in the mid 1800s; then 

became the surgery for two doctors 

from 1900-1969. Following that 

period, it was transformed into residential 

use. For about 10 years up to 

2010, it was neglected and empty. 

After extensive rehabilitation, we 

are pleased it is being considered 

for historical recognition. The staff 

at the Glebe UPS Store in The Fifth 

Avenue Court has been enormously 

helpful in assisting with photocopying 

faded documents and sections 

from historical reference books. 

The Rideau Canal Waterway often 

is associated with Fort Henry in 

Kingston. However, there is a fort 

closer to the Glebe and that is Fort 

Wellington in Prescott. This Parks 

Canada National Historic site is an 

enjoyable visit for all ages. Staff is 

dressed in period costumes, describe 

life in the fort, and play games with 

children. Over $2 million has been 

allocated to enhancing this attraction, 

including the display of a preserved 

British gunboat hull from the 

1812 era. 

As you wander around town, you 

can visit the Forwarders’ Museum, 

near the clock tower and the Grenville 

County Historical Society, in 

the former railway station. You may 

see us in our little garden at the corner 

on Centre Street, across from the 

post office. Stop for a chat. Some 

marginal perennials from the previous 

garden in the Glebe are thriving 

in this slightly milder zone along 

the St. Lawrence. These summer’s 

day delights in Prescott are only 

a 45-minute drive south from the 

Glebe. 

John and Michèle Harding, former 

residents of the Glebe, encourage 

summer visitors to come spend a day 

enjoying the history and theatre to be 

found in Prescott. 

PHOTOS: JOHN HARDING 

Our house revitalized with plants from the Glebe.

LANGUAGE 

BOOKS 


In other words 

by Kate Maxfield 

If you are a fan of poetry, you don’t want to miss what’s happening at the 

Clocktower Brew Pub at Bank and Isabella on June 29. The Carleton University-based 

poetry magazine In/Words has been holding its reading series at 

The Clocktower for over a year. Every month they host a featured reader. In 

the past, they have been joined by poets such as Rob Winger, Monty Reid and 

Michelle Desbarats, to name just a few. 

This June, In/Words is proud to present Claudia Coutu Radmore, an awardwinning 

poet who uses Japanese forms such as Haiku and Tanka in her work. 

After the featured reader, an open mic set will follow, where audience members 

are encouraged to sign up and read their own work. The best reader of 

the night is awarded a Grand Prize Bean Salad and everyone gets the chance 

to meet and share their work with an enthusiastic crowd who are passionate 

about writing. 

It all happens at 9 p.m.in the basement of the Clocktower Brew Pub, the last 

Wednesday of every month. The reading series is a pass-the-hat-production, 

so bring a loonie or two and help promote local poetry. 

Please check out the In/Words blog for more details about their monthly 

reading events, as well as information on their Monday Night Writer’s Circle 

at http://inwordsmagazine.wordpress.com/ 

Kate Maxfield works in the Glebe when she is not actively editing literary 

submissions or out on the town at poetry events. 

Tel: 613-746-2367 GreentreeCo@sympatico.ca 

www.GreentreeOttawaRentals.ca 


Celebrating 

Languages of Life 

By Caroline Brown 

Few people know that the Glebe 

is harbouring one of the most industrious 

women in Ottawa. No, she is 

neither a diplomat nor Member of 

Parliament. She is the founder of 

the invaluable translation and interpretation 

agency Languages of Life 

Incorporated, and her name is Bryna 

Monson. In 1979 Monson started 

the agency from her very own living 

room whilst immobilized with a 

broken leg. Starting fresh, she built 

up a stockpile of translators and interpreters 

to assist people who could 

not speak either of Canada’s two official 

languages whether it was in 

hospitals, with social services or in 

legal matters. 

Monson explains why she started 

the agency. “I wanted to help 

people who needed help. When I 

was a social worker working with 

cancer patients in Ottawa Civic 

Hospital, I would see patients and 

doctors unable to communicate because 

of a language barrier. It was 

very difficult for me to see that.” 

Monson often says it was a blessing 

that she broke her leg and was 

able to initiate the translation service. 

Today the agency has moved 

out of her living room and into Fifth 

Avenue Court. Languages of Life is 

a non-profit charitable organization 

now with over 400 translators and 

interpreters for over 100 languages. 

Yet despite the notable expansion 

of the enterprise, the caring nature 

at the heart of this essential service 

has always remained true. No 

matter what the case, Languages 

of Life provides a 24/7 service. 

Whether it is a midnight request for 

an interpreter in the cell block or an 

obscure and rare dialect needed in a 

hospital, the call is always met with 

a prompt response. This can be a 

fast paced job, but Monson takes it 

all in her stride. 

It is quality just as much as speed 

that matters when sending out a 

translator or interpreter. Languages 

of Life deals with prominent organizations 

such as the Ottawa Police 

Service, the RCMP, law firms, insurance 

companies and health services, 

all of whom require an unbiased, 

confidential service. A sure indication 

of the quality of service Languages 

of Life provides is evident 

in a letter written by Debra Frazer, 

director general of the Ottawa Police 

Service. “The Ottawa Police Service 

is proud of its longstanding, successful 

partnership with Languages 

of Life,” she wrote to Monson. “Regardless 

of the time of day – or night 

– Bryna’s agency quickly responds 

to their needs. She has earned our 

confidence and trust with the high 

calibre of her work and the integrity 

that underlies it.” 

With impressive accolades like this 

it is no wonder Monson’s office walls 

are lined with awards and letters of 

support from the likes of the Governor 

General. In 1994 she received the 

ATIO Award (Association of Translators 

and Interpreters of Ontario) for 

her contribution to the development 

of the language profession. She was 

the first non-translator candidate to 

receive the award. She won the 1995 

Whitton Award for her contribution 

Bryna Monson stands near her Fifth 

Avenue Court office. 

to community activism and Mayor 

Larry O’Brien declared Canadian 

Multiculturalism Day 2007 a celebration 

of the achievements of Languages 

of Life. 

Unsurprisingly, Bryna Monson’s 

reputation now precedes her. She 

is a hard working, say-it-straight or 

don’t-say-it-at-all kind of lady. Her 

direct approach can often seem intimidating 

but those who know her 

well know this is just surface deep 

and inside she has a heart of gold. 

This is made clear by the amount of 

time and energy she has so lovingly 

invested in the agency. In addition to 

serving the entire Ottawa-Carleton 

region, Monson conscientiously 

supports her local Glebe neighbourhood. 

Languages of Life has been in 

the Glebe for 22 years and Monson 

loves the location. She has a close 

relationship with many of the local 

businesses and makes sure they all 

get a dose of her wicked sense of 

humour. 

What has made this small nonprofit 

charitable organization such 

a success? The agency is now in its 

third decade of operation. Six chiefs 

of police and six mayors have come 

and gone yet Languages of Life still 

remains, with Monson firmly placed 

at the helm. When asked, Monson’s 

response is simple, “You work from 

the heart, not from the head. Otherwise 

close your doors.” 

A wine tasting fundraiser for 

Languages of Life will be held on 

June 15, 6:30 p.m. at the Heart and 

Crown on Preston Street. Tickets 

are $30. In September, the agency 

will hold its second silent auction 

fundraiser in Fifth Avenue Court, 

which will draw in people at a time 

when the Bank Street construction 

will be well underway. For enquiries 

about tickets or donations, 

please contact the office at 613- 

232-9770. 

Caroline Brown who regularly 

writes on the arts for the Glebe Report 

has been working with Bryna at 

Languages of Life since December 

2010. 

PHOTO: GRANT JEFFREY 

Summer reading picks 

Summer for the Kids 

How Things Work in the Yard by Lisa Cambell Ernst. 

Award-winning author and illustrator Lisa Campbell Ernst 

takes a closer look at the great outdoors as she celebrates 

young children’s inquisitiveness about the world around 

them. Campbell Ernst describes the inner workings of 

acorns, bubbles, puddles, ants, wagons, clouds and birds 

in detailed, yet easy-to-understand, language. Her meticulous 

and cleverly labelled drawings inventively illustrate 

the functioning of everyday objects. 

50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children 

Do) by Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler. In a time when 

children are too often coddled, 50 Dangerous Things (You 

Should Let Your Children Do) reminds readers that climbing 

trees is good for the soul, and that a pocket knife is not 

a weapon. This book explains how to “play with fire” and 

“taste electricity” while learning about safety. With easyto-follow 

instructions, it includes activities like walking a 

tightrope, skills like throwing a spear, projects like melting 

glass, and experiences like sleeping in the wild. 

Summer Fiction & Poetry 

Methodist Hatchet by Ken Babstock. Acclaimed by Time 

magazine as “one of the best things to happen to poetry in Canada,” 

the always-excellent Ken Babstock returns with his fourth 

collection. Marooned in the shiftless, unnamed space between a 

map of the world and a world of false maps, these poems cling 

to what’s necessary from each, while attempting to sing their 

own bewilderment. The resultant chords of resignation, exaltation 

and despair are bracing. Even the poem itself – the idea of 

a poem – as a unit of understanding is shadowed by a great unknowing. 

Fearless in its language, its trajectories and frames of reference, 

Methodist Hatchet gazes upon the objects of its attention until they rattle and 

exude their auras of strangeness. It is this strangeness, this mysterious stillness 

that is the big heart of Ken Babstock’s playful, fierce, intelligent book. 

And Also Sharks by Jessica Westhead. The forlornly funny 

stories in And Also Sharks celebrate the socially awkward, 

the insecure, the unfulfilled, and the obsessed. A disgruntled 

follower of a self-esteem blog posts a rambling critical 

comment. On the hunt for the perfect coffee table, a pregnant 

woman and her husband stop to visit his terminally ill 

ex-wife. The office cat lady reluctantly joins her fellow employees’ 

crusade to cheer up their dying co-worker. A man 

grieving his wife’s miscarriages follows his deluded friend on 

a stealth photo-taking mission at the auto show. In this collection, 

society’s misfits and losers are portrayed sympathetically, and sometimes 

even heroically. As desperately as these characters long to fit in, they also take 

pride in what sets them apart. 

Jessica Westhead will read at Octopus Books with Jennifer Whiteford and 

Iain Reid on June 23. 

Canadian Politics 

Canadian Labour in Crisis: Reinventing the Workers’ 

Movement by David Camfield. Does Canada have a working-class 

movement? Though many of us think of ourselves 

as middle class, most of us are, in fact, working class: we 

work for a wage. And though many of us are members of 

unions – the most significant organizations of the workingclass 

movement in Canada – most people do not understand 

themselves to be part of this movement. Canadian Labour in 

Crisis asks why this is so. Through an analysis of the contemporary 

Canadian working-class movement and its historical 

development, David Camfield offers an explanation for its current state and 

argues that reform within the movement is not enough. From the structure of 

organizations to their activities and even the guiding ideology, Camfield contends 

that the movement needs a radical reinvention – and offers us a new way 

forward in reaching this goal. 

Rogue in Power: Why Stephen Harper is Remaking Canada 

by Stealth by Christian Nadeau. Now that we face four 

years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority government, 

it is an ideal time to learn more about the secrecy and fierce 

control with which Harper’s government functions. Canada is 

being transformed from a country with a long, proud history to 

a place that many of us hardly recognize. What is happening? 

According to political scientist Christian Nadeau, the changes 

stem from a platform for radical change that is being successfully 

carried out by the Harper government. Nadeau looks at 

how Harper and the Tories are systematically dismantling political, social and 

cultural institutions – and with them traditions and values – that many of us 

hold dear. Rogue in Power is a compelling exploration of how Canada is being 

refashioned in broad daylight while the public neither seems to notice or care. 

Octopus Books opened in 1969. Located in the Glebe since 1976, it is currently 

at 116 Third Avenue (613-233-2589 | www.octopusbooks.ca). It will 

be a difficult summer for all Glebe Businesses, and we would love to see you 

out! We’ll be open throughout the Bank Street Rehabilitation Project with our 

regular wide and varied stock (including kids books, cookbooks, fiction and 

politics). We also do special orders. 

WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOURS ARE READING 

Here is a list of some titles read and discussed in various local book clubs: 

TITLE (for adults) 

AUTHOR 

The Secret Daughter 1 

Shilpi Somaya Gowda 

Nomad 2 

Ayaan Hirsi Ali 

Conceit 3 

Mary Novik 

The Elegance of the Hedgehog 4 Muriel Barbery 

The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart 5 Mathias Malzieu 

Amandine 6 

Marlena De Blasi 

Cleopatra: A Life 7 

Stacy Schiff 

Still Alice 8 

Lisa Genova 

Any book by 9 

Jane Jacobs and/or Witold 

rybczynski 

The Children’s Book 10 

A.S. Byatt 

The Winter Vault 11 

Anne Michaels 

The Help 12 

Kathryn Stockett 

TITLE (for children & teens) 

AUTHOR 

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 13 Alan C. Bradley 

Blindsided 14 

Priscilla Cummings 

Books on Mythology 15 

various authors 

Judy Moody Books 16 

Megan McDonald 

An Ocean Apart 17 

Gillian Chan 

Shakespeare’s Secret 18 

elise Broach 

1 Abbotsford Book Club 

2 Broadway Book Club 

3 Can’ Litterers 

4 Dow’s Lake Book Club 

5 OnLine Audio Book Club: www.DearReader.com 

6 OnLine Fiction Book Club: www.DearReader.com 

7 OnLine Nonfiction Book Club: www.DearReader.com 

8 OPL Sunnyside Branch Sunny Reads 

9 Seriously No-Name Book Club 

10 The Book Club 

11 Anonymous1 

12 Anonymous 2 

13 Kaleidoscope Book Club for Adults Who Like Kids Books 

14 OnLine Teen Book Club: www.DearReader.com 

15 OPL Sunnyside Branch Guysread Book Club 

16 OPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 7-9 

17 OPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 10-12 

18 OPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 13-15 

If your book club would like to share its reading list, 

please e-mail Micheline Boyle at grapevine@glebereport.ca

SPORTS 

RELIGION 


Cycling in the Glebe 

by Jamie Harkins 

Promoted for its numerous health 

and social benefits, cycling is a great 

way to commute around the City of 

Ottawa this summer and ease the 

challenges of getting around the 

Glebe during the Bank Street reconstruction. 

According to Capital 

Ward councillor David Chernushenko, 

cycling provides a more efficient 

way of getting to work downtown 

and to neighbourhood shops 

while exercising and injecting “freedom” 

into a commuter’s daily life. 

“To me, it just becomes the way that 

I will get around, unless it’s impossible,” 

said Chernushenko. “Unless 

it’s just too darn far or I’m really 

late, or it’s so hot or it’s so cold, I 

will ride my bike. To me it’s just a 

natural reflex. We’ve chosen to have 

one car and it sits in the driveway 

most of the time and that’s where I’d 

rather it stay.” 

Anjelica Hodgson, an associate 

with Kunstadt Sports, said she 

cycles daily from Barrhaven to 

work and finds that biking in the 

city – except for aggressive drivers 

– is amazing with positives outweighing 

the negatives, while also 

providing an opportunity to get out 

and socialize. “Being active in a 

different way is a really different 

thing than playing a team sport,” 

Hodgson said. “You’re by yourself, 

but you get to meet a whole bunch 

of different people that ride their 

bikes. There are the high-end racers 

that do it and there are the very casual 

people, the people in-between 

that ride to work and the people 

that just do tours with groups of 

friends,” she said. “They ride only 

on the weekend. You really do get 

to meet a whole bunch of different 

people. I like it so much, just that 

aspect of it.” 

Chernushenko, a “fanatical cyclist” 

for 25 years, bikes to work 

daily during the warmer months, 

but thinks that biking in the city is 

problematic. However, with greater 

awareness on the part of both drivers 

and cyclists, better cooperation by 

both, sharing the road could become 

a reality. He said that in this area, the 

Bank Street reconstruction will make 

driving around the Glebe a problem 

these summer months, but hopping 

on a bike instead can ease the tension 

of getting from point A to B. “Biking 

and walking could be a better way 


of getting around than driving,” said 

Chernushenko. “I’m trying to not 

scare people away from the Glebe. 

I’m trying to encourage them to keep 

coming down and, in fact, by doing 

it by bike, it might actually make it 

simpler.” 

Peter Conway, an associate of Mc- 

Crank’s Cycles, said the rehabilitation 

of Bank won’t help any of the 

stores including the bike shops; 

nonetheless, supporting your local 

businesses – including bringing in 

bikes for tune-ups and repairs at Mc- 

Crank’s during the rehabilitation – 

will help make a difference. Conway 

said in his 18 years of running his 

business along Bank Street, he felt 

most misinformed by the city council 

this time around on when the major 

work on the street would begin. 

“I think more than anything else, the 

city did us no favours by choosing 

to tear up the street, but not tell us 

that they were doing it before all of 

us make our orders,” Conway said. 

“That’s not just the bicycle industry, 

but everyone that runs a seasonal 

business.” 

“Other than ensuring we still have 

adequate bike parking posts and 

racks to lock our bikes, there really 

isn’t anything special we can do 

during the reconstruction for bicyclists,” 

said Chernushenko. Unfortunately, 

Chernushenko said the Bank 

Street rehabilitation will not provide 

any better bicycling incentives 

to customers of the Glebe once the 

work is completed. The street will 

essentially remain the same once 

all the work is done, with no new 

bike lanes for cyclists due to funding 

and space constraints; nonetheless, 

Chernushenko said that with 

innovative measures to improve 

the current roadway infrastructure 

in the Glebe, cycling could be better. 

“We could go much further,” he 

said. “We could, for example, take 

Percy and Lyon and produce yields 

to cyclists or we could even introduce 

fewer stop signs for drivers 

and cyclists towards the intersections. 

There are other innovative 

measures that we could be taking, 

but it does not at all harm safety,” 

Chernushenko added. “They don’t 

minimize safety, but allow traffic to 

flow better. They slow it down, but 

don’t force it to stop.” 

Jamie Harkins is the sports reporter 

for the Glebe Report. 

GLEBE CHURCHES 

CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) 

Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 613-232-4891 

www.blessedsacrament.ca 

Pastor: Fr. Randal Hendriks, CC 

Associate Pastor: Fr. Francis Donnelly, CC 

Masses: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 9:30 a.m. 

Saturdays, 4:30 p.m. 

Sundays, 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 8 p.m. 

(elevator available, loop system for people 

with impaired hearing also available) 

ECCLESIAX 

2 Monk Street, 613-565-4343 

www.ecclesiax.com 

Sundays: 11:07 a.m.,* Art & worship service 

View community art gallery by appointment. 

*NOTE: Sunday service time of 11:07 a.m. is the right time! 

FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 

Fourth Avenue at Bank Street, 613-236-1804 

www.fourthavenuebaptist.ca 

Minister: Rev. Clarke Dixon 

Services: Sundays, 11 a.m. 

Junior church and nursery available 

(parent/tot room available at the back of the church) 

GERMAN MARTIN LUTHER CHURCH 

499 Preston Street at Carling Avenue, 613-233-1671 

Pastor: Christoph Ernst 

Service: Sundays, 10 a.m., with Sunday school 

(first Sunday of month, 11:15 a.m., English service) 

GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 

650 Lyon Street at First Avenue, 613-236-0617 

www.glebestjames.ca 

Minister: Rev. Christine Johnson 

Music Director: Robert Palmai 

Worship: Sundays, 10:30 a.m., 

Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. 

(wheelchair access, FM system for people with impaired hearing) 

OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 

600 Bank Street, 613-594-4571 

www.ottawa-ocuc.org 

Minister: Rev. James Chang (cell: 613-618-9166) 

Sundays: Worship, 11 a.m. 

(Mandarin with English translation) 

Sunday school: 11:15 a.m. (for all ages) 

THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (Quaker) 

91A Fourth Avenue, 613-232-9923 

http://ottawa.quaker.ca 

Clerk: Bob Clarke, clerk.ottawafriends@gmail.com 

Worship: Sundays, 10:30 a.m., silent Quaker worship 

ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

Reflect, Focus, Delight – Make church a part of your life. 

Bank Street at First Avenue, 613-235-2551 

www.stgilesottawa.org 

Interim Moderator: Rev. Wayne Menard 

Worship: Sundays, 10:30 a..m. 

Church school and nursery care available 

(Wheelchair access at First Avenue door.) 

ST. MATTHEW’S, THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN THE GLEBE 

130 Glebe Avenue near Bank Street, 613-234-4024 

(office/weekday access 217 First Avenue) 

www.stmatthewsottawa.on.ca 

Rector: The Rev. Canon Pat Johnston 

Open doors: Please come in and visit, Mon.-Fri., 11:30-1:30 p.m. 

Weekly service: Wednesdays, 7:15 a.m., Eucharist & fellowship 

Thursdays, 10 a.m., Eucharist & coffee 

Thursdays, 10 a.m., drop-in nannies/stay-at-home 

parents group 

Sundays: Eucharist, 8 a.m., Choral Eucharist, 10 a.m. 

Choral Evensong, 4 p.m., June 19 

An ecumenical summer 

in the Glebe 

by Jean Currie 

There are many church buildings in the Glebe. The architecture of each reflects 

the decade it was built as much as the denomination that meets inside. 

This summer three of our local congregations will be sharing their buildings 

and worship leaders for Sunday services during July and August. There are 

nine Sundays during this time so each congregation will host three services. 

All will start at 10:00 am. 

While there are some differences 

in theology and church government, 

these denominations have a similar 

understanding of Christianity 

and the life and teachings of Jesus. 

Our worship services follow a similar 

pattern. We gather together to 

worship God, we learn from scripture 

and sermon, we respond with 

praise, love and service to others. 

The music, the prayers and even 

the coffee time that follows will be 

familiar to all three congregations. 

It is good for all of us to meet and 

get to know each other as we share 

worship time. 

The three churches were built in 

times when most Canadian families 

attended church regularly. They can 

all hold more people than we see 

on a regular Sunday. July and August 

are quiet months in the Glebe 

when many people are travelling 

out of town; the churches have lots 

of extra space! Ministers, organists, 

church office staff and janitors also 

need a vacation so joining together 

makes practical sense too. 

Everyone is invited to the services. 

You don’t need to be a member 

of one of the hosting churches. You 

don’t need to be Christian. If you 

want to see what happens in these 

big buildings, which are so much a 

part of the Glebe streetscape, just 

come by any Sunday. Experience 

an hour of peace in the presence of 

the Creator and a group of friendly 

people. None of our buildings is airconditioned 

so dress should be cool 

and casual. Shorts and sandals are 

just fine. 

Sunday school scales down in 

Glebe-St. James United Church 

Fourth Avenue Baptist Church 

St. Giles Presbyterian Church 

summer but we can offer nursery care and/or crayons and paper for little ones. 

Services last about an hour and include prayers, scripture reading, a sermon 

and hymns to sing together as well as other music. All three churches have big 

pipe organs and good acoustics. Everyone gets a user-friendly printed bulletin 

to help follow what is going on. You will be invited to stay for coffee (or lemonade) 

and conversation afterwards if you wish. See you in church! 

Glebe-St. James United, First Avenue at Lyon Street 

Sundays July 3, 10, 17 

St. Giles Presbyterian, Bank Street at First Avenue 

Sundays July 24, 31, August 7 

Fourth Avenue Baptist, Bank Street at Fourth Avenue 

Sundays August 14, 21, 28 

Jean Currie is the administrator at St. Giles Presbyterian Church at First 

Avenue and Bank Street. 

PHOTOS: JEAN CURRIE

38 Glebe Report June 10, 2011 


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your GRAPEVINE message or COMMUNITY NOTICE at the Glebe Report office, 

175 Third Avenue, including your name, address and phone number or e-mail 

grapevine@glebereport.ca. FOR SALE items must be less than $1,000. 

For rates on boxed ads appearing on this page, 

please contact Judy Field at 613-231-4938 or by e-mail at 

advertising@glebereport.ca. 

GRAPEVINE 

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 

CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL 

FARM and EXPLORER ROSE 

TOUR, June 12, 1 p.m. The FCEF 

rose team will be available to answer 

your questions. Information on the 

collection will be available to help 

you with a self-guided tour of the 

roses. Location: Park at the Canadian 

Agriculture Museum, south of 

Prince of Wales Traffic circle, follow 

signs. Donations are gratefully accepted. 

FRIENDS OF THE FARM BOOK 

SALE, June 18 and 19, 10 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Thousands of books to choose 

from. Stock up on your summer 

reading. Location: Building 72, 

C.E.F., east off Prince of Wales traffic 

circle. 

FRIENDS OF THE FARM PEO- 

NY TOURS, June 11, 9 a.m. to noon. 

Guided tours of the Peony Beds at 

the Central Experimental Farm. Get 

tips on what would work best in your 

garden and ways of keeping your peonies 

happy. Location: Peony Beds, 

Ornamental Gardens, C.E.F. Park at 

the Canadian Agriculture Museum, 

south of Prince of Wales Traffic 

circle. Donations are gratefully accepted. 

FRIENDS OF THE FARM 

STRAWBERRY SOCIAL, July 

1, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.: $6. Admission 

into the Canadian Agriculture 

Museum: free. Location: Memory 

Park, Agriculture Museum, Prince 

of Wales, south of traffic circle. 613- 

230-3276, info@friendsofthefarm. 

ca, www.friendsofthefarm.ca 

FRIENDS OF THE FARM VIC- 

TORIAN TEA, Aug. 7, 2-4 p.m. 

Admission FREE, Formal tea $6, 

served on the lawns of the Arboretum. 

Bring a patio chair and listen to 

live music. Enter the best hat contest 

and don period costume (optional). 

Location: Bldg. 72, C.E.F., east off 

Prince of Wales traffic circle. 613- 

230-3276, info@friendsofthefarm. 

ca, www.friendsofthefarm.ca 

FRIENDS OF THE OTTAWA 

PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIA- 

TION (FOPLA). By the Book, a 

used bookstore and cafe operated by 

the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library 

Association (FOPLA), is holding 

its monthly half-price book sale 

on Sat., July 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 

p.m., at 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive. 

Drop by for great buys on hundreds 

of books (most under $2). 

“THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK” 

is the theme of The Ottawa Book 

Arts Show & Sale, Sat., June 11, 

10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Library 

and Archives Canada building, 395 

Wellington St. Free admission. Vendors 

offering bookbinding, paper, 

prints, letterpress books and materials, 

wood engraving and books as 

art. A speakers program and an exhibition 

“The Nature of Words” runs 

all day. www.cbbag.ca or 613-852- 

7560. 

LANGUAGES OF LIFE is presenting 

its annual fundraiser of a 

wine tasting event on June 15 at 6.30 

p.m. at the Heart and Crown on 353 

Preston St. Tickets are $30. Available 

only at our office. 613-232- 

9770. Ticket deadline is June 13. 

OTTAWA BOTANICAL GAR- 

DEN SOCIETY OVER THE 

HEDGE, A COUNTRY GARDEN 

TOUR WITH A “TWIST”. June 

25 and 26. Visit 12 beautiful privately-owned 

country gardens west 

of Ottawa in the Kanata, Dunrobin, 

Kinburn, Arnprior, Burnstown, 

Pakenham and Almonte areas. The 

“Twist factor” is the option of participating 

in a Car Rally For more 

information and Passport Booklets 

go to www.ottawagarden.ca or email 

overthehedge@ottawagarden.ca 

10 MILE RUN, July 20, 6:30 p.m. 

Join the Friends of the Farm and 

the Run Ottawa Club for a runners’ 

challenge. Take part in a 10 mile run 

on the C.E.F. Location: Morningside 

Lane, C.E.F. Info and registration: 

http://www.runottawaclub.com. 

ART 

ART ON THE FARM, Aug. 20, 10 

a.m. to 4 p.m., Rain date August 21. 

FREE. Artists working in various 

mediums display and sell original 

works under the trees of the Central 

Experimental Farm. Location: NCC 

Driveway and Maple Drive, C.E.F. 

613-230-3276, info@friendsofthefarm.ca, 

www.friendsofthefarm.ca 

GLEBE ART IN OUR GARDENS 

AND STUDIO TOUR, July 9-10. 

Pick up a brochure listing artists and 

locations in Glebe stores or visit the 

website: www.glebearttour.ca. 

MUSIC 

AWAKENING, a concert of inspirational 

music with local singers, Andy 

Duffy and Gracenotes, Karen Lahaise 

and more. Sat., June 11, 7 p.m., 

Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans. 

Sponsored by the Ottawa Cursillo 

Movement. Tickets ($15-20, plus tax 

and handling) available with Capital 

Tickets at Sports Express or call box 

office at 613-580-2700. For info, call 

Armando Prini at 613-741-3828. 

INSPIRATION concert with Marc 

Coderre, Louise Rathier, Bonnie and 

Jim McIntyre, Debra Scarpelli and 

Karen Lahaise, Sun., June 26, 5-7 

p.m., St. Joseph’s Church, Sandy 

Hill, $10 ticket at door. www.circlenine.org. 

AVAILABLE 

HOUSE HELPER. Mature, reliable 

Russian-speaking woman living 

in the area offers help with cooking, 

laundry, ironing, light cleaning and 

yard work, pet minding, child and elderly 

care, etc. Rate is $13 per hour. 

References available. E-mail alexandra662213@hotmail.com 

or call 

613-233-9825 and leave a message. 

PARKING SPACE, Fifth Ave. & 

O’Connor St. with direct street access 

at all times. $100 per month. 

Call 613-233-1673 

PARKING SPOT in driveway Rupert 

St., two blocks from Bank & 

Fifth, $75/month. Leave message 

for Ceci at 613-236-4153 or e-mail 

ccranston@comnet.ca 

PIANO TEACHER, first year 

Bachelor of Music student with 

grade 8 RCM, looking to teach beginners, 

young and old. Will come to 

your house (provided you live in the 

Glebe or nearby). Please call Nick @ 

613-234-6395, and leave a message. 

FOR SALE 

DINING ROOM TABLE, antique 

mahogany, Duncan Phyfe, double 

pedestals, 62” long x 42” wide x 29” 

high. $800. Call 613-233-1673. 

SIX MAHOGANY LADDER- 

BACK CHAIRS in excellent condition. 

$650. Call 613-233-1673. 

TREADMILL, PaceMaster ProSelect, 

calorie expenditure display, aerobics 

point system, heart rate for age 

selected, graphic display window. 

Original cost $3000. Used less than 

1200 miles. Price $500. Private sale. 

Call 613-237-4302. 

FOUND 

SET OF KEYS on Second Ave. between 

Bank and O’Connor. Please 

call 613-563-0571. 

LOST 

WATERMAN HEMISPHERE 

BALLPOINT PEN at the Glebe 

Garage Sale. Green marble lacquer 

toned with a gold tip, with the clip 

missing. These may have been discontinued 

and the pen was a present 

many years ago. Please email 

e_j_watford@yahoo.co.uk. 

WANTED 

HOME TO 

BUY. Couple enjoying 

living in 

the Glebe. Presently 

renting and 

wish to purchase 

a home in the 

area. If you are 

thinking of selling 

this spring/summer/fall please 

call Rhonda & Leo at 613-252-0580 

or email at roni_sims2000@yahoo. 

ca. 

APARTMENT, ONE BEDROOM 

for mature woman with 10-year-old 

Corgie – August 1. Please call 613- 

627-5562 and leave message. 

NANNY for Glebe family. Full-time, 

live out, experienced nanny required 

for 6-month infant, August/September 

onwards. Experience, CPR/First 

Aid certificates and references necessary. 

Salary negotiable. Call 613- 

680-3328 or e-mail stephanierodger@hotmail.com. 

Where to find us 

In addition to free home delivery, you can find copies of the Glebe Report at ABBAS Grocery, Acorn Early Learning Centre, Adishesha Yoga, Alex’s Bread & Deli, Arbour, 

The Arrow & the Loon, Berry’s Pet Food, Bloomfields Flowers, Brewer Arena, Brewer Pool, Bridgehead, Brittons, Cats R Us, Civic Shawarma & Pies, Corner Bar and Grill, 

Emerald Beauty Salon, Ernesto’s Barber Shop, Escape, Feleena’s, First Avenue School, The Flag Shop, Forno Antico, Francesco’s Coffee Company, The Flour Shoppe, 

Glashan Public School, Glebe Community Centre, Glebe Fashion Cleaners, Glebe PharmaSave Apo thecary, Glebe Smoke Shop, Glebe Tailoring, Glebe Trotters, Glebe 

Video, Home Natural, Hillary Cleaners, Hogans Food Store, Il Negozio Nicastro, Irene’s Pub, Isabella Pizza, Jericho Café, Kardish Foods, Kettleman’s Bagel Co., Kumon 

Centre, Kunstadt Sports, Lady Evelyn School, Magic Mountain, Mayfair Theatre, McKeen Metro Glebe, Mister Muffler, Morala’s, The MVP Lounge, Naji’s Lebanese 

Restaurant, 107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar, Ottawa Antique Market, The Palisades, The Pantry, Personal Concepts, Prana Chiropractic, RBC/Royal Bank, Reflections, Roast 

‘n Brew, The Royal Oak, 7-11, Scotiabank, Second Avenue Sweets, Silver Scissors, Slaysh,Spa Royale, Starbucks, Subway, SushiGo, Third Avenue Spa, UPS Canada (Fifth 

Avenue Court), Von’s, W Hair, Wallacks, Watson’s Pharmacy and Wellness Centre, The Wild Oat and Yarn Forward & Sew-On. 

BEST 

Personal Training in your home 

Group Classes at Dovercourt 

and Glebe Community Centres 

carolthedogtrainer.ca 

LUNENBURG 

RENTAL 

Large 5 bedroom house 

on Lunenburg harbour 

in Nova Scotia. Flexible 

weekly/monthly rentals. 

Call 416-921-3212 or email 

jackiebryers@gmail.com 

CATHERINE ST. 

MINI STORAGE 

SECURE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SELF STORAGE 

MONTHLY RATES *** 

MAX. SECURITY *** 

HEATED & AIR-CONDITIONED *** 

399 CATHERINE ST. 613 

BETWEEN BAY AND PERCY 

FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED 

HOME RENOS AND 

REPAIR - interior/exterior 

painting; all types of flooring; 

drywall repair and installation; 

plumbing repairs and 

much more. 

Please call Jamie Nininger 

@ 613-852-8511. 

THANK YOU 

to all my students this year. 

Hope you have a great summer! 

Please feel free to check out the 

other offerings on my website: 

www.EquitableEducation.ca 

Keep smiling!☺ 

handyman 

Will do plumbing, electrical, 

carpentry, drywall, painting, 

ceramic work. Bathroom, 

kitchen, and basement renovations. 

Warranted, insured, 

bonded. Peter: 613.797.9905. 

Piano Tuning 

I am a professionally trained bilingual piano tuner. 

I have serviced pianos in the Ottawa area for 28 years. 

Allow me the opportunity to bring out the best sound 

in your piano. 

Denis Lanctot 

Tel. (613)422-1234 

E-mail: denislanctot@rogers.com 

www.denislanctot.com 

Halifax — One Bedroom Sublet for Summer 

Well priced furnished and equipped, walking distance to 

downtown, waterfront and universities. 

Ideal to call home for summer. Balcony, laundry, lease can 

be renewed in September. 

Call 613-234-6744 or 613-513-5642 

WE SELL 

BOXES 

AND 

PACKING SUPPLIES 

234-6888 

Bicycle Tune-ups 

for spring 

• Whatever your bicycle needs 

• Flat repair 

• Basic clean, oil & adjustment 

• Full tear down rebuild 

contact: Teo BorZA 

613-563-9641 

teobike1@gmail.com 

Glebe Guitar repair 

- Professionally trained luthier 

- Set-ups and structural repairs 

- Custom parts and wiring 

Guitar lessons also available 

www.glebeguitar.ca 

jeromejdj@gmail.com 

tel: 613 220 4950 

Rent 

A 

Plaster 

rePairs 

Keep your home 

looking good! 

613-224-8063 

dougcorrigan@hotmail.com 

housecleaner 

Mature Europian lady willing 

to clean your home. 

Excellent references. 

Bonded. 

Call Irene: 613.249.8445. 

Wife Household Organizers 

“Every working woman needs a wife!” 

Regular & Occasional cleaning 

Pre & Post move cleaning and packing 

Pre & Post renovation cleaning 

Blitz & Spring cleaning 

Organizing cupboards, basements... 

Perhaps a waitress ??? 

rent-a-wife-ottawa.com 

Tel: (613) 839.5309 

Cell: (613) 298.1140 

advertise 

your business in 

this space. 

For information 

or 

to place your ad, 

call Judy Field 

at 613.231.4938. 

Laurel 749-2249 

·Offices 

·Decks 

·Basements 

·Additions 

·Fencing 

·Windows 

·Doors 

·Flooring 

& more...

June 10, 2011 

GWENDOLYN BEST 

www.gnag.ca 

Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group 

Glebe Community Art Project Centre 

175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 2K2 

613-233-8713 or 613-564-1058 info@gnag.ca 

www.ottawa.ca 

Check out our upcoming Summer 

Guide full of cool programs, 

hot camps and fun workshops! 

GNAG.ca has all the details. 

Glebe Community Centre 

Community Art Project 

Public Consultation 

You are invited to a public viewing of the submissions by the 

three finalists at the Glebe Community Centre on 

Monday, June 23 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm 

This is an opportunity to meet the artists. 

They will be on hand to present their maquette and 

answer questions about their proposals. 

Art Project 

Glebe House 

Would you or someone you know like to be 

on the Glebe House Tour. GNAG is looking for 

homes to feature on this popular fundraiser. 

newly renovated? 

green or eco friendly? 

historically significant? 

Is your home 

Tour 

Sunday, Sept 18, 2011 

1 - 4 pm 

grand or funky? 

a gardenerʼs paradise? 

an artistʼs fantasy? 

Give us a call at 613-233-8713 or info@gnag.ca

June 10, 2011 - Glebe Report

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