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<strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> Vol. 39* cvn No. 6<br />
Serving the <strong>Glebe</strong> community since 1973<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> business: yesterday, today and tomorrow<br />
Issue no. 427 FREE<br />
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 <strong>Glebe</strong> community<br />
today. Portrayed above left to right are: James McKeen, Neil MacDonald, unidentified woman and Gordie McKeen in photo circa 1931.<br />
Today, along the full length of Bank Street and the avenues that cross it,<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> businesses are literally facing the concrete reality and impact of road<br />
reconstruction. They are also anticipating the more shadowy uncertainty of a<br />
future that will undoubtedly be deeply affected by the outcome of decisions<br />
and rulings on Lansdowne Park. Although several years of dealing with Lansdowne-related<br />
issues have understandably left some people feeling pessimistic,<br />
most business owners remain cautiously optimistic. Some among them<br />
are even determined to see this as an opportunity to nurture their creativity<br />
and network of connections in order to create a more bountiful, if differently<br />
shaped, tomorrow.<br />
Through it all, there does run a theme and a message that “business as usual”<br />
in the <strong>Glebe</strong> still means listening to and caring for individual customers, delivering<br />
excellent, reliable service and products and actively cultivating community.<br />
These attitudes among independent business owners constitute an<br />
ethos in the <strong>Glebe</strong> and may well be a legacy of some of the long-established<br />
family businesses such as the centenarian McKeen Grocery (photo above),<br />
Davidson’s Jewellers, <strong>Glebe</strong> Meat Market, Home Hardware and Britton’s that<br />
have all left their mark on the business landscape. All these businesses have<br />
demonstrated, over generations, remarkable resourcefulness when faced with<br />
trying historical events and economic changes. As a brief account of Britton’s<br />
story of surviving and thriving in the <strong>Glebe</strong> was already highlighted by Clyde<br />
Sanger in the May <strong>2011</strong> issue of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, we have chosen in this <strong>June</strong><br />
issue to take a look at the other four businesses as they celebrate milestones<br />
and anniversaries. For this feature, please turn to p. 20.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 13<br />
Mark your calendars<br />
Public meeting – Bank Street Reconstruction<br />
Feedback Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., GCC<br />
<strong>June</strong> 7-17 Music and Beyond (See page 36)<br />
<strong>June</strong> 21<br />
<strong>June</strong> 23<br />
<strong>June</strong> 23-July 3<br />
<strong>June</strong> 30<br />
July 5-6<br />
July 9-<strong>10</strong><br />
July 23-August 5<br />
Lansdowne Park Court Challenge<br />
(See page 9)<br />
Public viewing of GNAG Community Art<br />
Competition finalists, 7-8:30 p.m, GCC<br />
(See page 16)<br />
Ottawa International Jazz Festival<br />
(See page 24)<br />
The Pantry closes for the summer.<br />
Reopens Thursday, September 1<br />
Special City Council (Committee of the<br />
Whole) Lansdowne Partnership Plan reports<br />
<strong>10</strong> a.m., Andrew S. Haydon Hall, (See page 9)<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Art in Our Gardens and Studios Tour<br />
(See page 25)<br />
Ottawa Chamberfest<br />
WHAT’S INSIDE<br />
Abbotsford . . . . . . . . 2<br />
Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />
Books. . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />
Business . . . . . . . 18-19<br />
Councillor’s <strong>Report</strong> 15<br />
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />
GCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />
GNAG. . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> History . . . . . <strong>10</strong><br />
Grapevine . . . . . .38-39<br />
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
Religion . . . . . . . . . . 37<br />
Schools . . . . . . . .26-30<br />
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . 36<br />
AUGUST 19 ISSUE<br />
EDITORIAL DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JULY 29<br />
ADVERTISING DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
2 <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> COMMUNITY COMMUNITY<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> 3<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Centre celebrates<br />
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PHOTO: JULIE HOULE CEZER<br />
Ramping it up<br />
Abbotsford@The <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre<br />
By Julie Ireton<br />
Historic Abbotsford House on Bank Street has an important spring renovation<br />
planned. The seniors’ centre is getting a safe, accessible, new entrance to<br />
replace the temporary ramp that’s currently at the front of the building. “It’s<br />
a big project. We had to work with Heritage Ottawa and it’s been quite a process<br />
to get this ramp in. We’ve been through all the loop holes,” explains Tony<br />
Hickey, director of Environmental Services at the <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre. When the new<br />
long-term care facility was built in 2004, Abbotsford House was physically<br />
separated from the <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre and consequently, its accessible entrance was<br />
lost.<br />
“It was necessary to come up with an immediate solution to this issue, because<br />
so many of our clients would be excluded from our programs if the only<br />
way into the building involved climbing stairs,” explains Janice Bridgewater,<br />
director of Community Programs. The quickest, most economical solution at<br />
the time was the construction of a temporary plywood ramp which covered the<br />
existing stairs. “Since the front façade of the building has a heritage designation,<br />
this move was not well received by Heritage Ottawa. They made it very<br />
clear that any permanent solution would need to comply with the building’s<br />
former appearance, because in the late 1800s ramps did not exist,” she explains.<br />
So the <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre found a heritage architect who would look at the<br />
specific heritage and city-code requirements. Now, a plan is in the works.<br />
The temporary ramp will be removed from the front of the stone house and<br />
its original 1872 look will be restored. The new ramp will be attached to the<br />
solarium on the south side of Abbotsford. Flagstone that matches the house<br />
will be used at the new entrance. “This option will allow for an attractive, safe<br />
and easy entrance for all of our clients with disabilities,” says Bridgewater.<br />
“Although this option has not been without its challenges, we have managed to<br />
surmount them all so far.” They hope to have construction under way by <strong>June</strong>.<br />
“When the ramp is complete, we will turn our energy to restoring the front of<br />
the building,” explains Tony Hickey. Initially, we will focus on the necessary<br />
repairs to the stairs, but the dream is to someday construct a porch similar to<br />
the original structure which is evident in our many archival photographs.” But<br />
it won’t be a cheap renovation. Abbotsford House depends on community support<br />
and donations for programs and improvements. The home was originally<br />
built well over a hundred years ago, so many upgrades have been necessary<br />
over the years and not all of those changes were in keeping with the home’s<br />
heritage. Tony Hickey says restoring the front façade of the home is a good<br />
start. “We’re looking at bringing Abbotsford back in other ways such as restoring<br />
the hardwood floors and marble fireplaces. And we’d love donations to<br />
make that happen,” says Hickey with a laugh.<br />
CBC reporter Julie Ireton regularly writes about events and programs at<br />
Abbotsford and the <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre.<br />
Architectural drawing of the proposed ramp<br />
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT GOYECHE<br />
May I be your doctor?<br />
by Nili Kaplan Myrth<br />
Eight years ago I tucked our toddler into bed and made my way downstairs to<br />
the dining room table that doubled as my desk in the small house that we rented<br />
in Melbourne, Australia. I turned on my computer and began to write. I was a<br />
graduate student, a young mother. While my husband and son spent their days<br />
exploring playgrounds and beaches, I spent my days as a medical anthropologist<br />
chatting with people about their experiences of health and illness, their<br />
bodies, their emotions, their personal and community well-being. That night I<br />
paused the interview I was transcribing and decided to take my passions as a<br />
social scientist and apply them to a career in medicine. I completed my PhD<br />
and returned to North America to publish my Australian research. We also had<br />
our second child (born at home with the assistance of a midwife – an incredible<br />
experience that cemented my belief that it is possible to provide care with<br />
a focus on well-being and empowerment). Then I moved to Ottawa and began<br />
medical school.<br />
Fast forward to my third year of medical training: cup of tea in hand and<br />
my feet in moccasins, our two young boys tucked into bed, I sat down every<br />
night at my desk to memorize another medical text book. Frustrated with the<br />
emphasis on the pathophysiology and science of medicine rather than the skills<br />
of listening and caring, I collaborated with other physicians, nurses, midwives,<br />
social workers, psychologists, health researchers and lay caregivers to write a<br />
book, Women Who Care, about Canadian women’s personal and professional<br />
experiences of health care and caring.<br />
Suffice it to say that a lot has happened since that fateful night in Melbourne.<br />
It has been a blur of 32 hour shifts in the hospitals; volunteering on the board of<br />
governance of our children’s day care; moving houses a few times; launching<br />
a feminist book group; planning a speaker series for women medical trainees;<br />
organizing a breakfast to bring together professionals and members of the public<br />
and government to talk about violence against women; teaching a women’s<br />
studies course on women’s health; working my way through the Family Medicine<br />
residency program; chairing a residents’ committee for the Ontario College<br />
of Family Physicians; and giving birth to our third child. In two months, I<br />
will complete my training – as my daughter would say, holy guacamole! – and<br />
I will begin to work as a family doctor. I wouldn’t have been able to get to this<br />
point without dear friends and the support of many people in the community<br />
(and hundreds of cups of coffee at Bridgehead, Wild Oat and Morala).<br />
I am opening my family medicine practice this July in association with another<br />
family doctor who recently set up a clinic in the <strong>Glebe</strong>. I will welcome<br />
approximately 1,500 new patients, giving priority to those without a current<br />
family doctor. Although I will provide care to people of all ages and stages of<br />
life, I expect to set aside some clinic time specifically for infant, child, adolescent,<br />
GLBTQ health and women’s health counselling (sexual, reproductive<br />
and mental health, prenatal and postpartum care, lactation support, attachment<br />
parenting, menopause, geriatric women’s health).<br />
More information about my clinic hours and how to register as new patients<br />
will be available in early to mid <strong>June</strong> on my website, http://www.mydoctor.ca/<br />
drkaplanmyrth.<br />
Nili Kaplan Myrth, a young doctor/mom with a background in medical anthropology,<br />
is looking forward to taking on new patients.<br />
What about Dad?<br />
Why parenting research needs<br />
to include fathers<br />
It’s important to understand how fathers contribute to the lives of teens.<br />
by Catherine Horvath<br />
Parents are important. Most of us intuitively know this to be true from our<br />
own life experience, whether we are parents or not. This deceptively simple<br />
statement accurately sums up a large body of research into parenting. But have<br />
you ever wondered about some of the details that might lie behind it? Such as,<br />
what exactly do good parents do that makes a difference? Are some parents a<br />
better fit with some kids than others? Can we teach people how to be better parents?<br />
It is exactly these kinds of questions, and many more, that are the focus<br />
of research studies into parenting.<br />
We have learned a great deal from parenting research. For instance, we know<br />
that how parents act, whether or not parents feel they are effective parents and<br />
how parents think about parenting affect their children’s behaviour and wellbeing.<br />
However, there are also still many things we do not know. For example, we<br />
do not know very much about fathers. This is because the majority of parenting<br />
research has traditionally collected data only from mothers. It is important for<br />
parenting research to be done which includes fathers in order to correct this.<br />
Including fathers in parenting research will allow us to examine questions such<br />
as, are mothers and fathers different? How? How does having two parents who<br />
have different parenting styles affect a child? When are differences good and<br />
when can they be a problem?<br />
I am currently pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of<br />
Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Lee in the Family Psychology<br />
Lab. It is exactly some of these questions that I hope to answer in my thesis<br />
research. I am currently looking for parents of teenagers to participate in one of<br />
two studies. The purpose of the study is to examine if there are links between<br />
the ways mothers and fathers think about parenting, how they act as parents,<br />
and how their adolescent children act. I believe that it is very important to include<br />
both fathers and mothers in parenting research, so for this study we are<br />
looking for two parents of a teenager to participate; they can be biological, step<br />
or adoptive parents, as long as they are involved in the teenager’s life.<br />
If you are interested in participating you need to be:<br />
• the father or mother of a teenager aged 14-17 years old;<br />
• the other parent of your teenager must be willing to participate too;<br />
• willing to take 30 minutes to fill-out a questionnaire online at: http://<br />
www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/fampsy/eng/projects.asp.<br />
Your choice to participate is completely voluntary and anonymous. Upon<br />
agreement to participate you may provide an email address to receive a $5 e-<br />
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for Catherine Horvath at the Family Psychology Lab: 613-562-5800, extension<br />
4462 or send an email to: fampsy@uottawa.ca.<br />
Catherine Horvath is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University<br />
of Ottawa who is interested in families and teenagers.<br />
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FRONT PAGE PHOTOGRAPH: McKeen’s Grocery Store, circa 1931<br />
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Celebrating our community<br />
In this month when we celebrate the milestones of a number of our local<br />
businesses and the 38 th anniversary of the launching of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>,<br />
I would like to highlight the message communicated in the very first issue in<br />
<strong>June</strong> 1973, (decades before personal computers or social media):<br />
“The first edition of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> is a little like a letter to an old friend.<br />
We hope it is entertaining and informative. But what we want more are your<br />
replies. Neighbourhood communities are being challenged more and more to<br />
decide their own futures, to choose which way they will grow. To do this effectively,<br />
people must be informed.<br />
“At the same time, most of us feel swamped by the amount of information<br />
coming at us continuously by print, air waves and picture tubes. The <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
<strong>Report</strong> will print and circulate the information you need to make decisions<br />
… about this unique and attractive community. But that information can only<br />
come from you. That’s why we want a letter back. A letter, picture, story,<br />
ideas for contests, reflections on the past-communication makes a community.<br />
Please write soon.”<br />
Today, in <strong>June</strong> <strong>2011</strong>, the quantity of information at our fingertips has grown<br />
exponentially while the desire and need for communication and meaningful<br />
exchange remains the same, as essential as ever to forging and sustaining<br />
community now and in the future. You are part of the conversation. We again<br />
welcome and encourage your views whether in the form of articles or letters,<br />
arguments or reflections.<br />
At press time, we impatiently await the <strong>June</strong> 21-23 Ontario Superior Court<br />
hearings for the Friends of Lansdowne legal challenge. It will finally afford<br />
the community a full hearing on arguments contesting the legality of decisions<br />
taken by the City of Ottawa on Lansdowne Park. In addition to the enormous<br />
effort and expense that this legal challenge has entailed, the community is now<br />
dealing with the “shovels in the ground” for the Bank Street reconstruction.<br />
While early days for this time-limited project show it to be progressing well,<br />
we really want to encourage residents to give their full support to the businesses<br />
which are still offering the very same services and good quality products<br />
that they have always provided. So despite the inconvenience of reaching the<br />
shops, make the extra effort and not only shop in the <strong>Glebe</strong>, but let the store<br />
owners know that you appreciate their presence and their involvement in the<br />
community.<br />
I hope you can enjoy some “down-time” with your friends in the <strong>Glebe</strong>. See<br />
you next in August!<br />
Notes from the boardroom<br />
ANNIVERSARY ISSUE<br />
This is the 427 th edition of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> to hit your front porch since<br />
the paper came into existence on <strong>June</strong> 17, 1973. Community members<br />
have gathered together 427 times over those 38 years to write, take photographs,<br />
edit, proofread, secure advertising, do layout, pay the bills, and<br />
finally deliver to every home in the <strong>Glebe</strong> this fount of local information.<br />
Communities that work together build nations that work together. It’s<br />
a good thing. With this our anniversary issue, we salute the myriads of<br />
volunteers who have given generously of their time and energy over the<br />
years to bring this newspaper to your door.<br />
ian McKercher<br />
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BEST<br />
ZOË SPEAKS UP<br />
Open letter to the Mayor<br />
Dear Mayor Watson,<br />
Thank you for your open letter in last month’s <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> about the appeal<br />
to the Ontario Municipal Board over Lansdowne Park and Sylvia Holden Park.<br />
The press release from the GCA and OSCA issued after their settlement said:<br />
“both neighbourhood associations continue to harbour profound reservations<br />
about the impact of the redevelopment on their communities, particularly with<br />
regards to traffic congestion, parking and commercial development on Bank<br />
Street. But they reluctantly agreed to drop their appeal in exchange for …<br />
modest concessions ...” This is hardly the “very positive” settlement you suggest.<br />
Again to quote: “OMB appeal costs ‘stack the deck against community<br />
associations’.”<br />
The number of residential units has NOT been capped at 280 units: the next<br />
two lines of the by-law permit an unspecified number of residential long-term<br />
care and retirement residences anywhere on the site.<br />
To suggest that a six metre by six metre “passive park” is fair compensation<br />
for the loss of more than 60,000 square metres of public land to developers is<br />
beyond comprehension.<br />
We were pleased to read that you “will continue to work with our councillor<br />
and community organizations to ensure the city is much more sensitive to<br />
the concerns and aspirations of all residents surrounding Lansdowne.” Note,<br />
however, that very considerable improvement will be required on past performance.<br />
Meanwhile we took our substantial concerns to the only court of appeal<br />
available to us. The Lansdowne Park plan currently permits 450,000 square<br />
feet of commercial and shopping centre development under the guise of “ancillary<br />
use”; allows unlimited “residential” development under the guise of<br />
“retirement home” and “residential care facility”; and drastically reduces the<br />
greenspace on a site designated by the city as a “greenspace destination” and<br />
confirmed in its entirety as public greenspace in the list approved by council<br />
in April <strong>2011</strong>. Together with our community associations we did not consider<br />
this plan to be acceptable.<br />
Frank Johnson, OMB appellant<br />
A fond farewell<br />
Editor, <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Twenty five years ago, my husband and I arrived in Ottawa at the end of our<br />
respective postings in Washington, D.C. where we had met. I wasn’t sure if my<br />
adaptation to Ottawa was going to be an easy one. I had been posted here eight<br />
years before and the small town feeling did not suit me very well. I was born in<br />
Mexico City and love big cities.<br />
A happy solution was to settle down in the <strong>Glebe</strong>. By October of that same<br />
year, our daughter Michelle was born and with her, my connection to this community<br />
was also born. We joined different playgroups which were a perfect<br />
introduction to Canadian life not only for Michelle but for me as well. We sang<br />
songs, read books and played games with friends we made for life.<br />
Receiving so much from this community, I felt the need to give back. As a<br />
volunteer, I took part in the organizing committee for the first Good(s) and<br />
Services Auction at Mutchmor Public School, helped for several years in the<br />
book sale for First Avenue, the Spanish school on Saturdays at Corpus Christi<br />
and finally, as a member of the school council at <strong>Glebe</strong> Collegiate.<br />
By then, Ottawa felt like home and particularly the <strong>Glebe</strong>, where every<br />
month brought wonderful surprises – the sweet fragrance of wild roses while<br />
biking along the canal in <strong>June</strong>, the change of colors in September, the wonderful<br />
sunset reflection at Brown’s Inlet in August, an early sunrise in March, the<br />
cheerful sight of kids playing hockey at Brown’s Inlet in February, or the Taste<br />
of the <strong>Glebe</strong> in January and so much more.<br />
Above all else, it’s the people : friends and neighbors, who made these past<br />
25 years an extraordinary experience. As we move to a new community in<br />
Southampton, Ontario, Charles, Michelle and I bid farewell to the <strong>Glebe</strong> and<br />
the many friends we leave here. Thank you. You have touched our lives in a<br />
very special way. We hope that we will see you again and that we will cross<br />
paths again.<br />
Cheers!<br />
Luz Maria Alvarez-Wilson<br />
More than nuts<br />
Editor, <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
I hover. When I am out with my two year old I have to watch his every step.<br />
I am a parent of a child with a severe gluten intolerance. If my son finds a stray<br />
Cheerio or a Goldfish cracker, he’s likely to eat it. That’s all it takes to make<br />
him sick. I used to let him run around with snacks – nut free, of course. Everyone<br />
knows about nut allergies. But I didn’t realize how hazardous other foods<br />
can be to children until I found out about my son’s condition.<br />
Now when we go to the park, or playgroups, I am so relieved when I see<br />
children sitting in designated snack areas to eat. I probably look like a maniac,<br />
but when I see children running around with food, like the fairy tale character<br />
Gretel, I follow the gluten crumbs and collect them…to keep the area safe for<br />
my child. It is stressful to be so paranoid, but we have to be so careful with him.<br />
I want him to be able to play like all of the other children. I want him to be able<br />
to run free at the park and run around at playgroups. I want him to have normal<br />
childhood experiences without a nervous mom hovering over him.<br />
So I want to say “thank you” to all of the parents and caregivers out there<br />
who are keeping their snacks well contained. This is one case where I would<br />
like to thank people for being selfish. Please do not offer children food unless<br />
their caregiver is there to make sure it is safe. The most innocent offerings can<br />
make children sick.<br />
If you could please pass the message along to others including your child’s<br />
caregiver and other parents, it would make the neighbourhood a safer environment<br />
for so many children with allergies and sensitivities.<br />
Tracy Parrish<br />
Seeking words of wisdom<br />
Dear Kangaroo,<br />
I have been meaning to write to you for about ten thousand years but did not<br />
get around to it, mainly due to some difficulties posed by those two legged<br />
animals called humans. I am hoping that maybe we could get together and find<br />
a solution but that might be too much so I am writing you instead.<br />
Quite frankly, I don’t know what the solution is as far as four-legged, sometimes<br />
two winged, animals are concerned. You see these humans are a devilish<br />
lot even though they invent theories and things called religions to excuse<br />
themselves. They are extraordinarily clever at inventing all sorts of destructive<br />
things like guns and bombs; so they have the capacity to destroy everything,<br />
themselves included. But I have to hand it to them since they are capable of the<br />
most incredibly good ideas, and wonderfully beautiful works of art, literature<br />
and music. The problem is that they may get around to destroying everything<br />
before doing the good.<br />
So what can we do before we are obliterated? We could employ one of their<br />
incredible space machines and fly off to another planet before it is too late.<br />
But no. I know that there are a number of clever humans who could find solutions<br />
to the problem. There was, for example, a German called Adolf Schickelgruber,<br />
alias Hitler, who thought that by eliminating all those who did not agree<br />
with him, it would simplify the problem enormously. Unfortunately, he ended<br />
up destroying much of his own country as well as much of Europe before committing<br />
suicide. There have been others like him and will probably be more. So<br />
what are we going to do?<br />
John Leaning, a two-legged animal living in Ottawa<br />
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Remembering<br />
friends and colleagues<br />
a column in the Ottawa Citizen followed<br />
by a radio program on station<br />
W13<strong>10</strong> (formerly CKOY). The radio<br />
show actually started out with gardening<br />
but evolved into another general<br />
call-in show. She was also host<br />
of a television program on plants and<br />
gardening on CJOH. In addition to<br />
writing for many other local publications,<br />
including 50 Plus magazine,<br />
Margaret had a career as a writer and<br />
senior editor in several federal government<br />
departments. This included<br />
Deidre Nishimura Jones<br />
The <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> has enjoyed and<br />
benefitted from the talents of many<br />
gifted contributors over the years.<br />
Writers, photographers, artists, along<br />
with production team members have<br />
given their time, energy and skills to<br />
generate valuable articles and shape<br />
readable stories that inform our community<br />
and reflect their interests. We<br />
are sad to say that two of our past<br />
contributors have passed away recently.<br />
As you may remember from<br />
the short obituary in the November<br />
20<strong>10</strong> issue, Deidre Nishimura Jones,<br />
a talented copy editor known for her<br />
high standards for accuracy and consistency,<br />
died in late October 20<strong>10</strong><br />
at the age of 65, after a three-year<br />
struggle with cancer. More recently,<br />
Margaret Negodaeff, a writer and<br />
resident of the <strong>Glebe</strong> for many years,<br />
died on January 29, <strong>2011</strong> at the age<br />
of 61. She had suffered from liver<br />
and kidney problems for most of the<br />
last decade.<br />
Maggie, as she was known to her<br />
friends and colleagues, had a varied<br />
career in media and communications.<br />
She wrote an informative<br />
travel column for the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
for several years. Readers may remember<br />
the photo accompanying<br />
her column showing Maggie wearing<br />
one of her signature glamorous<br />
hats. Many knew her best for her<br />
gardening interests. First there was<br />
speech writing for several Cabinet<br />
ministers.<br />
Her book Honour Due, about Dr.<br />
Leonora Howard King, celebrates<br />
the life of this adventurous female<br />
forerunner to Norman Bethune. Dr.<br />
King was the 19 th century medical<br />
worker who brought western medical<br />
knowledge to China. Ever versatile,<br />
Margaret was also known to do voice<br />
work such as speaking in the role of<br />
Queen Victoria in the original Sound<br />
and Light show on Parliament Hill.<br />
For a more in-depth look at Margaret<br />
Negodaeff’s life, please see the<br />
interview with Margaret Negodaeff<br />
by Randal Marlin that appeared in<br />
the February 13, 2004 issue of the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on page 17. (Archives<br />
can be searched by year at www.<br />
glebereport.ca.)<br />
Margaret Negodaeff<br />
Photo: Soo Hum<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> stories<br />
Delivering the March edition of the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> felt a bit like doing an extreme<br />
sport – ice-logged paths and steps<br />
threatening a fall any second! However,<br />
I managed just fine and that memory<br />
will be soon forgotten as spring comes<br />
and I take pleasure in seeing how the<br />
bulbs are coming up in my neighbours’<br />
gardens, followed by summer flowers.<br />
In the fall months, the leaves are sometimes<br />
so deep that the steps up the<br />
porches are hidden and I have to feel my<br />
way through the crunchiness. Having<br />
a reason to step onto people’s porches<br />
gives me the opportunity to glance more<br />
closely at a pot of flowers or a fresh<br />
paint job that I have admired from the<br />
street when passing the house on other<br />
days.<br />
I began delivering the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
about seven years ago when I retired.<br />
The paper is a great community resource<br />
with a strong volunteer ethic. After<br />
enjoying it from a reader’s perspective<br />
for many years, I wanted to contribute in<br />
a modest way. It takes about 15 minutes<br />
on a Saturday morning once a month<br />
(depending on how many of my neighbours<br />
I bump into on the way!) except<br />
for the month of July.<br />
Now I am more involved with the<br />
paper as I often proofread which gives me the chance to read a lot of the paper<br />
before it is printed and distributed. More recently, I have become a member<br />
of the board of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> Association and have come to appreciate the<br />
thought and hard work that goes into the production of what has to be the best<br />
community newspaper in Ottawa.<br />
valerie Bryce<br />
Delivering<br />
sometimes a challenge<br />
Delivering the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> gives you an idea of what difficulties Canada<br />
Post personnel must encounter. Apart from winter’s un-shovelled walkways<br />
and lethally slippery front steps, the main problem is often where to put the<br />
ruddy thing.<br />
For every tidy soul with a special box marked “Newspapers” or at least a<br />
good-sized holder, there are a dozen with a tiny – or half rusted shut – metal<br />
mailbox. These boxes may be attached near the door, or on a wall or railing,<br />
or around the side or back of the house. They may be just above floor level,<br />
so you have to bend double; or six feet up, so you have to stretch. Many older<br />
houses have a slot in the door instead, again in any of three doors and at the<br />
top, middle or bottom. Some slots are about four inches by 5/8 of an inch –<br />
what on earth does the postman do with magazines? Some are armed against<br />
cold drafts (and <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>s) by spring-loaded metal baffles that close on<br />
your fingers like a snapping turtle if you’re not fast enough. Oddest of all are<br />
the houses that apparently receive no mail at all, since they’ve made no provision<br />
for it: no box, no slot, nothing. If there’s a screen door unlocked you can<br />
leave the paper inside; otherwise it goes on the doorstep. But is that where<br />
Canada Post leaves the bills?<br />
A volunteer carrier<br />
Speaking<br />
as a <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> captain…<br />
On the second Thursday of every month (but July), I, as just one of 11 captains,<br />
await circulation manager Zita Taylor’s cheery call announcing “They’re<br />
in!” The freshly printed <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>s are piled in heaps at her home, inside in<br />
the winter and outside in the summer. Zita is eager to get them out of her home<br />
and into the hands of every Glebite by the weekend. I rush over and fill my car<br />
with bundles of papers, and am soon off on my route.<br />
I prefer to deliver my bundles early in the morning, before people are up, and<br />
before school buses and rush hour traffic can hinder my progress. It’s just me,<br />
my radio, the cats and birds, the fresh snow, and sometimes, the pouring rain.<br />
My routine leads me out of my car, checking the number of papers needed, up<br />
the steps to the house, back in the car, and away again. As I do this 20 times<br />
while trying to dodge puddles, snow, and to navigate unshovelled steps, I can<br />
develop quite a healthy glow by the time my car is empty. Spurring me on to<br />
finish quickly is the anticipation of settling at home with a cup o’ tea and a new<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> to read. And I read it with a clear conscience – I have done my<br />
part as one of the many volunteers that make this great paper possible. It’s a<br />
good way to start the day!<br />
Donna Edwards<br />
Launching the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
by Penny Sanger<br />
As the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> is celebrating<br />
its 38 th anniversary, it seemed like<br />
an apt time to revisit the story of its<br />
launching in <strong>June</strong> of 1973. We are<br />
indeed fortunate that the first editor,<br />
Penny Sanger, still lives in the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
and can be seen riding her bicycle<br />
around the community. She generously<br />
agreed to share her memories<br />
and thoughts about how that took<br />
place. Should any of you readers<br />
have additional perspectives on this<br />
story, you are welcome to send them<br />
to editor@glebereport.ca.<br />
Sometime around 1973, we had<br />
a new neighbour who had the same<br />
left-ish political ideas as I, and we<br />
both had been roped into delivering<br />
a newspaper in Centretown that was<br />
serving some purpose to do with<br />
neighbourhood planning. Why not<br />
have a newspaper for the <strong>Glebe</strong>, we<br />
asked ourselves?<br />
In short, the neighbour in question<br />
agreed to get the advertising and I<br />
collected the stories. We got some<br />
cost estimates and agreed on a date<br />
for printing the first issue up in Renfrew.<br />
A bunch of us laid out the four<br />
page issue on our dining room table,<br />
with holes for the ads that were to<br />
have been collected. My neighbour<br />
Sally Cleary typed the columns.<br />
But, suddenly neither the neighbour<br />
– who had collected a few ads – nor<br />
the ad money was anywhere to be<br />
found... Panic!<br />
I think it was Clyde Sanger who<br />
then had the brilliant idea that we<br />
get a new young artist friend of ours<br />
to ilIustrate the story we had heard<br />
from our twin sons about <strong>Glebe</strong> Collegiate’s<br />
new principal. He had held<br />
a special assembly to tell the students<br />
that they should dress suitably for<br />
school. To make the point as vivid<br />
as possible, he slowly removed his<br />
jacket, tie and maybe his pants – on<br />
the stage! With these drawings taking<br />
the place of the missing ads, we<br />
made the deadline. But, of course,<br />
we still had no money. Someone<br />
suggested going to the Bank of Nova<br />
Scotia and, on the basis of our good<br />
word, they lent us $200 which we<br />
gradually re-paid.<br />
We talked up the paper with our<br />
friends who had great ideas, talents<br />
and interests: Randal and Elaine<br />
Marlin were very supportive; John<br />
Leaning (NCC architect, planner<br />
and writer) suggested columns; Ted<br />
Britton agreed to write a sports column;<br />
Gwen McKinnell contributed<br />
a famous Scottish Christmas cake<br />
recipe and became the cookery columnist;<br />
Monica Pine drew and painted<br />
for the paper, and Sylvia Holden<br />
proved to be amazing at organizing<br />
volunteers to deliver house to house.<br />
Each issue seemed to draw in new<br />
people with new ideas and talents. It<br />
was all volunteer and a much smaller<br />
paper, of course. We generally took<br />
the summers off except the year<br />
(1976) when one of my sons asked to<br />
put out a summer edition. He and his<br />
girlfriend succeeded in publishing<br />
the Not the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, a spoof on<br />
all the worthy community activities.<br />
Some of us also had a sort of unwritten<br />
agreement that each editor<br />
would only stay a few (two-four)<br />
years and hand it on to someone else<br />
who had different ideas and contacts.<br />
This seemed to work. After the<br />
next editor took over, I did continue<br />
to contribute if I was asked or had<br />
something special to say.<br />
From the start, we saw this as a<br />
newspaper that was to be completely<br />
independent and not a voice for either<br />
the GCA or GNAG. As far as motivation<br />
for my involvement, I suppose<br />
because I’d worked as a journalist<br />
and was then a stay-at-home mother<br />
with four sons, it seemed like a fun<br />
thing to do.<br />
When Clyde and I and our sons<br />
came to the <strong>Glebe</strong> about 40 years<br />
ago, it was less defined as a community<br />
and not so well off. The<br />
issues commanding people’s attention<br />
during that period were the<br />
growing suburbs to the south and<br />
the car traffic they generated which<br />
was cutting across the <strong>Glebe</strong> to get<br />
downtown and threatening the safety<br />
of our children walking and biking to<br />
and from school. There was growing<br />
concern about high-rises, especially<br />
those along the canal which blocked<br />
views and light from houses around<br />
them. At about that time too, problems<br />
related to garbage disposal<br />
were growing. Our response was<br />
often quite direct as demonstrated by<br />
the time someone talked McKeen’s<br />
(now Metro) into giving us space for<br />
a tin can collection. The cans had to<br />
be washed and flattened; soon there<br />
was a huge pile with volunteers sort<br />
of dancing around on top, to squish<br />
the cans.<br />
Now, community papers are much<br />
larger and the numbers are proliferating.<br />
In my estimation, the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
is on the whole wonderful, and<br />
there’s so much of it: photos, line<br />
drawings and artwork, a wide range<br />
of news stories and columns. I am in<br />
favour of breaking news and strong<br />
editorials, and trying something new<br />
like twinning with a parallel publication<br />
in India or Africa to explore<br />
similar big city issues.<br />
Penny Sanger, editor of the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
<strong>Report</strong> from <strong>June</strong> 1973 to December<br />
1974 and a contributor thereafter, is<br />
still very active in <strong>Glebe</strong> community<br />
issues.<br />
List of <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> editors<br />
Penny Sanger <strong>June</strong> 1973-July 1974<br />
George Gooderham, Sean Leaning & Clark Johnson August 1974<br />
George Gooderham & Sean Leaning September 1974<br />
Penny Sanger October-December 1974<br />
Helen Gooderham January-July 1975<br />
Valerie Hostetler & Jennifer Penny August 1975<br />
Helen Gooderham September 1975-<strong>June</strong> 1976<br />
Toby Sanger, July 1976<br />
Toby Sanger & Magda Kubasiewicz August 1976<br />
Helen Gooderham September-December 1976<br />
Sue Pike January-<strong>June</strong> 1977<br />
Alfred Holden July-August 1977<br />
Sue Pike September 1977-May 1978<br />
Alfred Holden <strong>June</strong>-August 1978<br />
Sue Pike September 1978-January 1979<br />
Alfred Holden February 1979<br />
Sue Pike March-April 1979<br />
Leslie Goodson May 1979<br />
Leslie Goodson & Ian Mackenzie <strong>June</strong>-August 1979<br />
Marnie Johnstone<br />
September 1979-November1980<br />
Alfred Holden December 1980<br />
Beverley Rix January-<strong>June</strong> 1981<br />
Danielle Hamelin July 1981<br />
Beverley Rix August 1981-July 1982<br />
Margie Schieman & Beverley Rix August 1982<br />
Beverley Rix September-November 1982<br />
Joan McConnell December 1982-<strong>June</strong> 1983<br />
Daniel Sanger July 1983<br />
Joan McConnell August 1984-September 1984<br />
Joan McConnell-Over October 1984-August 1986<br />
Pattie LaCroix & Marilyn Smulder July 1985<br />
Joan McConnell-Over August 1985-August 1986<br />
Ellen Schowalter September 1986-<strong>June</strong> 1987<br />
Sabrina Naqi August 1987<br />
Ellen Schowalter September-November 1987<br />
Inez Berg December 1987-September 1997<br />
Susan Jermyn October 1997-December 2002<br />
Elaine Marlin January 2003-May 2005<br />
Jeanette Rive <strong>June</strong> 2005<br />
Elaine Marlin August 2005<br />
Suzanne Landis September 2005-January 20<strong>10</strong><br />
Julie Houle Cezer<br />
February 20<strong>10</strong>-present<br />
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Cosmic Pathways Healing<br />
Fair, Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 19<br />
by Maike Dombrowsky<br />
If ideas about guidance, healing arts and health pique your curiosity, you<br />
will want to experience the eighth annual Healing Fair on Sunday <strong>June</strong> 19, at<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre. This non-profit fair has so much to offer to the<br />
Ottawa community and I am thrilled and honoured to be part of the planning<br />
committee this year. Karen Osborne, Executive Director of the ever-growing<br />
event, will once again present the Ottawa community with many opportunities<br />
to experience a wide variety of unique healing modalities, alternative health<br />
care practitioners and a wide spectrum of the healing arts.<br />
Having been a visitor for many years now, I find that what strikes me most<br />
about the fair is that I had the opportunity to experience and try out new<br />
healing modalities and talk to practitioners in a welcoming, informative and<br />
safe setting. My biggest impression was that everyone I met was professional,<br />
friendly, courteous and willing to answer any questions I had. As a visitor you<br />
can sample a smorgasbord of healing modalities offered in 20 minute minitreatments<br />
or consultations for only $<strong>10</strong> each.<br />
You could make it a special day just for YOU. This is what I have done<br />
in years past; I treated myself and received nurturing and healing through<br />
complementary health care therapies. It was a day of pampering my body,<br />
mind and soul, and I look forward to each fair for weeks in advance. You can<br />
invite friends or family members to come along. Enjoy their company and<br />
treat yourselves to a fun filled day that encompasses learning and healing.<br />
Some of the healing modalities I have experienced over the past included:<br />
massage therapy, crystal healing, Bowen therapy, shamanism, life coaching,<br />
therapeutic touch, quantum healing, zenith omega, aromatherapy, sound healing,<br />
Reiki and psychic readings.<br />
The admission fee of only $8 gives you a chance to observe healers at work<br />
on clients, gather hand-out materials, shop for spiritual and health related<br />
products such as body care products, jewellery, crystals, cards and books and<br />
hear numerous inspirational and informative presentations such as “Demystifying<br />
Mysticism, a Rhythmic Sound Journey” and a concert performance featuring<br />
native drums, gongs and crystal bowls by Jody Marsolais.<br />
The Pantry vegetarian tea room will offer a variety of organic light meals<br />
and refreshments, some of which are gluten and dairy free.<br />
A portion of this year’s proceeds will go to: Friends for Peace www.friendsforpeace.ca<br />
and The Otesha Project www.otesha.ca.<br />
Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 19<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue<br />
<strong>10</strong> a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
Admission donation of $8 per person. Website: www.cosmicpathways.ca<br />
Sample Sessions: $<strong>10</strong> each (treatment or consultation, approx. 20 min).<br />
Please come early to purchase and reserve your sample sessions to avoid disappointment.<br />
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Technology<br />
can bring health benefits<br />
by Philip Marsh<br />
While many experts point to the<br />
electronic age as the catalyst behind<br />
an epidemic of obesity and inactivity,<br />
some of these gadgets are actually<br />
helping people get more fit and<br />
active! One great example is the new<br />
Xbox Kinect system from Microsoft<br />
and its success story with my dad is<br />
one that I would like to share with<br />
you now.<br />
My dad is turning 84 this summer,<br />
and over the years, he has developed<br />
severe arthritis in his knees, hips,<br />
back and hands. A lifelong smoker<br />
who managed to finally quit when<br />
he turned 80, Dad was never athletic,<br />
but enjoyed golfing and bowling,<br />
which managed to keep him moving.<br />
My concerns about his health were<br />
mainly around his mobility, his balance<br />
and keeping him from spending<br />
his days and nights just watching TV<br />
and sleeping.<br />
A few years ago, I bought him the<br />
Nintendo Wii, which was one of the<br />
first systems that provided a kinetic<br />
interface with the game players. One<br />
of the popular games was bowling<br />
so I thought that Dad would enjoy it<br />
and maybe use it occasionally when<br />
he was bored. When I set it up for<br />
him and showed him how to get the<br />
games started on his own (Dad hates<br />
technology, using his bank card is the<br />
limit of his comfort zone), he seemed<br />
to find it manageable and not too intimidating.<br />
A few times each week,<br />
Dad played the bowling game and<br />
would sometimes have a friend over<br />
to play, which made it as much social<br />
as it was active for him, but he would<br />
never venture to the other games that<br />
were offered with it because of fear<br />
of the technology.<br />
This past fall, when the Kinect<br />
system was introduced, I went over<br />
to play at a friend’s house and realized<br />
it was perfect for my dad! I<br />
purchased the Kinect camera and<br />
game system, packed my own Xbox<br />
up and flew out to see Dad in Nova<br />
Scotia. After I finished connecting<br />
the various components, we started<br />
the game, and with no controller to<br />
connect or set up, Dad was hooked!<br />
We bowled for an hour each day and<br />
before I left, he had mastered the<br />
system, starting it up and shutting it<br />
down. When the neighbourhood kids<br />
discovered that Dad was the first kid<br />
in the neighbourhood with the Kinect,<br />
they started to visit a few times<br />
a week, showing up after shovelling<br />
the laneway or bringing baking<br />
so they could check out the boxing,<br />
bowling and other games. I hated to<br />
admit it but Dad was finally “the cool<br />
kid”!<br />
I have watched a video of us bowling<br />
together to see what benefit it has<br />
for him, aside from the social side<br />
with the neighbours, which is I think<br />
the best benefit of all! Dad bowls<br />
almost every day, 3-4 games which<br />
take around 30 minutes. During this<br />
time, he is standing, moving and activating<br />
a number of muscles including<br />
his legs, shoulders and arms. He is<br />
re-learning balance without knowing<br />
it and he has to focus more and think<br />
strategically; he is getting his heart<br />
rate elevated enough to at least aid in<br />
his circulation, make him more alert<br />
and to get increased blood flow to his<br />
extremities. When he is playing with<br />
an opponent, the benefits are even<br />
better, because after each frame, he<br />
sits down to watch, then gets back up<br />
to bowl again. He repeats this <strong>10</strong>-12<br />
times each game which means over<br />
3-4 games, he has done the equivalent<br />
of 30-40 half squats which are<br />
building his leg/stabilizers and elevating<br />
his heart rate even more than<br />
playing alone!<br />
Best of all was the phone call that<br />
came from my dad in the middle of<br />
the afternoon a few weeks ago. He<br />
was very excited as he told me that<br />
he had missed a perfect game by 1<br />
pin! He had eight strikes in a row,<br />
and wanted to rub it in! He laughed<br />
and told me he had to go because his<br />
goal now was to roll a perfect game.<br />
Dad has never been an excitable<br />
person, certainly not relative to sport,<br />
so after he hung up, I fully realized<br />
just how terrific these games and this<br />
technology can be for seniors and<br />
those who cannot or do not get out.<br />
Having my dad laughing, so proud<br />
and now, so goal-oriented, made<br />
me feel proud. That night I headed<br />
home to start practising so that when<br />
we played together again, I could at<br />
least compete with my dad, the full<br />
time bowler! Every now and then, he<br />
mentions that he has been sweating<br />
a little during the games, wondering<br />
if he is “working out.” I tell him that<br />
he is just playing a game, having fun<br />
and that he should just keep at it until<br />
he finds his perfection. Next step will<br />
be to have us both connected online<br />
so we can bowl together, he in Nova<br />
Scotia and I in the <strong>Glebe</strong>. I can’t wait<br />
to explain how that all works!<br />
Philip Marsh is regional manager<br />
for the Running Room as well as a<br />
running coach active in numerous<br />
community fitness programs.<br />
Lansdowne Park court<br />
challenge begins <strong>June</strong> 21<br />
by <strong>June</strong> Creelman<br />
Almost exactly one year following the City of Ottawa’s decision to go ahead<br />
with the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, the court case challenging the legality of<br />
that decision is going to be heard by the Ontario Superior Court.<br />
The Friends of Lansdowne’s application contends that city council broke its<br />
own rules and failed to exercise the good faith and due diligence required of<br />
public officials. According to lawyer Steven Shrybman, there is considerable<br />
evidence that city council misrepresented the costs of the deal to taxpayers.<br />
The hearing, at the Elgin Street courthouse, will be open to the public and is<br />
expected to last three days from <strong>June</strong> 21 to 23.<br />
As noted on the website www.letsgetitright.ca,“The Friends of Landowne”<br />
is a grassroots coalition of citizens who care about the future of Lansdowne<br />
Park. [Their] goal is to promote Lansdowne Park as a sustainable, accessible<br />
public space for the benefit of all. [They] support a revitalization of Lansdowne<br />
Park which is fair, open, fiscally responsible and consistent with the<br />
site’s heritage values.”<br />
Find out more at www.letsgetitright.ca.<br />
<strong>June</strong> Creeelman is president of the Friends of Lansdowne.<br />
Alternatives yet possible<br />
On May 25, the organizers of the Lansdowne Park Conservancy initiative<br />
welcomed a group of concerned citizens to the Mayfair Theatre and presented<br />
their alternative plan for sustainable and affordable future use of Lansdowne<br />
Park. They acknowledged that other viable plans could well be proposed with<br />
an open competition and encouraged others to do so. In concluding their proposal,<br />
they outlined the net benefits that would accrue to the city with respect<br />
to social and park outcomes, and compared them with those under the OSEG<br />
plan. The following summary is from the Lansdowne Park Conservancy.<br />
Net Park and Social Benefits<br />
City gains with Conservancy<br />
City gains with OSEG<br />
1. A public, spacious heritage development 1. A private highrise/shopping centre<br />
2. Sylvia Holden Park protected, maintained 2. Sylvia Holden park lost<br />
3. Less density means less traffic 3. Greater density means more traffic<br />
4. All Heritage protected 4. Heritage ignored<br />
5. A reserve fund ensuring no taxpayer cost 5. No reserve fund<br />
6. Greater tourism potential 6. Lower tourism potential<br />
7. Promoting local business, profits local 7. Promoting chains, profits removed<br />
8. Swimming pool and pavilion 8. No swimming<br />
9. Concert shell and promotion of arts 9. No concert shell<br />
<strong>10</strong>. Outdoor winter skating, hockey, rinks <strong>10</strong>. Curling rinks, public skating<br />
11. Works within zoning, no OMB challenges 11. Contrary to Official Plan<br />
12. Competitive bid, ready for RFP 12. Sole sourced bid, legal challenges<br />
13. Stadium design, low maintenance steel 13. Stadium uses high maintenance wood<br />
14. Use of solar, follows city/province plan 14. No use of solar<br />
15. Large space for Farmers to expand 15. No room for Farmers to expand<br />
16. Profitable to city and taxpayer 16 Taxpayers pay $307 million<br />
17. Less complicated, lower risk 17. Extremely complicated, higher risk<br />
For more information, contact the Lansdowne Park Conservancy at 613-898-1284<br />
info@lpc-cpl.ca or www.lpc-cpl.ca<br />
Meeting of interest<br />
Special City Council (Committee of the Whole)<br />
Lansdowne Partnership Plan reports<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday July 5 and 6 at <strong>10</strong>:00am.<br />
Andrew S. Haydon Hall<br />
Call Dawn Whelan 613-580-2424 ext 21837<br />
Dawn.Whelan@ottawa.ca or Henry.Catherine@ottawa.ca<br />
Billings Estate<br />
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by Emily Pearce<br />
Interested in learning more about<br />
your local history? Now is your<br />
chance to discover more about Ottawa<br />
at Billings Estate National<br />
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family story is chronicled from humble<br />
pioneer origins to becoming one<br />
of the most respected names in the<br />
Ottawa Valley.<br />
Explore the roots of the Billings<br />
Bridge community through stories,<br />
artefacts and interactive displays.<br />
Connect with the family on a personal<br />
level as the tale of four generations<br />
is told through images, scents and<br />
sounds. One cannot help but feel the<br />
excitement from staff as this exhibit<br />
marks a major change for the museum.<br />
“Visitors can experience the<br />
community’s history in a new light,”<br />
says Brahm Lewandowski, Museum<br />
Administrator.<br />
“The history is now accessible to<br />
a wider variety of audiences,” says<br />
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Billings Estate operates Wednesday<br />
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p.m. from May to October. Museum<br />
admission fees are $6 for adults, $5<br />
for seniors, $3.50 for children and<br />
$15 for families. Billings Estate National<br />
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Cabot Street off Pleasant Park, is<br />
the perfect place to bring the whole<br />
family. So pack a picnic or stay for<br />
tea and discover this summer’s new<br />
interactive exhibit. For further information,<br />
contact Billings Estate<br />
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Thirty Years Ago in the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Vol. 9 No. 6, <strong>June</strong> 12, 1981 (24 pages)<br />
Ian<br />
McKercher<br />
TOADOPHILES<br />
OF FINDLAY AVENUE<br />
The toads of Findlay Avenue continued<br />
to live a charmed and protected<br />
life thanks to area residents. The City of<br />
Ottawa was persuaded to build two tiny<br />
ramps over its new curb so that toads<br />
could cross the street and safely reach<br />
the waters of Brown’s Inlet.<br />
An anonymous neighbour posted a<br />
TOAD CROSSING sign to warn motorists<br />
to be careful. So far, only one toad<br />
had been seen using the ramp and he<br />
was going the wrong way. However, these efforts seemed to be working, as<br />
plenty of young tadpoles were observed in the inlet. Throughout this epic<br />
struggle, the toads and residents have been subjected to a barrage of publicity,<br />
mainly from the Ottawa Citizen and the CBC.<br />
GCA SEEKS INCORPORATION<br />
At the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Association annual meeting held on May 26, Bruce<br />
Rosove was elected president. The membership directed the executive to take<br />
initial steps towards incorporation of the association. A second general meeting<br />
in September would make the final decision on the issue.<br />
UNISEX IN THE GLEBE<br />
The <strong>Glebe</strong>’s first unisex hair salon, Silver Scissors Hair Studio, opened at<br />
851 Bank Street (corner of Fifth, current site of <strong>Glebe</strong> Fashion Cleaners),<br />
under the dynamic direction of 31-year-old Nick Nickolas. Shampoo, cut and<br />
styling cost $8 for men, $<strong>10</strong> for women. (Silver Scissors moved to 857B Bank<br />
Street in 2005.)<br />
BOOKSELLERS ORGANIZE<br />
The eight booksellers operating in the <strong>Glebe</strong> had just formed a professional<br />
organization to be known as the <strong>Glebe</strong> Booksellers Association. Arkum Books,<br />
Book Bazaar, Patrick McGahern Books, Architecture Book Store, Christopher<br />
Hinchliffe Books, Octopus Books, Avenue Bookshop and House of Speculative<br />
Fiction together carried over <strong>10</strong>0,000 titles and hoped that the association<br />
would promote the <strong>Glebe</strong> neighbourhood as a major book-buying destination<br />
in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.<br />
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Horticulture Building<br />
should remain in-situ<br />
by Joan Bard Miller<br />
From April 18-21, Heritage Ottawa and Jean-Claude Dubé argued to the<br />
Conservation Review Board (CRB) that the City of Ottawa should respect,<br />
not repeal, the heritage designation by-law that currently protects the Horticulture<br />
Building and its property at Lansdowne Park. At the four-day hearing,<br />
testimony was given by city representatives; Sean Fraser, Ontario Heritage<br />
Trust; Heritage Ottawa volunteers; independent objector, Jean-Claude Dubé;<br />
and three public delegations.<br />
The city’s plan for the nearly <strong>10</strong>0-year old building involves repealing the<br />
heritage designation by-law and relocating the building to the planned urban<br />
park at a “mirror location” at the east end of the Aberdeen Pavilion. The city<br />
promises to rehabilitate and redesignate the building once it is relocated. The<br />
objectors argued that the building will be threatened once its protective heritage<br />
designation is removed and that its current location has heritage value that<br />
should be respected.<br />
The CRB released its hearing report on Friday, May 27 and agreed with<br />
the objectors on both accounts and recommended that the by-law not be repealed.<br />
In its 31 page report, the CRB noted the historic location as part of<br />
a group of exhibition buildings and that the proposed location in the urban<br />
park “does not substitute for being at the centre hub” of the exhibition and<br />
sports activity at Lansdowne. It goes on to say, “The City’s position that<br />
there is merit in clustering the Horticulture Building with the other heritage<br />
elements of Lansdowne Park (Aberdeen Pavilion, Rideau Canal and Queen<br />
Elizabeth Driveway) seems an artificial strategy with no basis in the history<br />
of the site.”<br />
During the hearing, the city acknowledged that the building had to be moved<br />
to accommodate retail and parking. The city’s heritage consultant, John Stewart,<br />
argued that the Horticulture Building would be overtaken by tall buildings<br />
in its own location, but after the recent OMB mediation, which removed the<br />
high-profile buildings next to the Horticulture Building, this argument is no<br />
longer applicable.<br />
The Conservation Review Board (CRB) is a quasi-judicial body that hears<br />
disputes and makes recommendations to the municipal council on heritage<br />
matters including issues such as designation bylaw amendments and repeal.<br />
The Conservation Review Board’s decision is not binding and the final decision<br />
rests with the new city council. At the time of writing, a staff recommendation<br />
is anticipated for July. Please consult the GCA website at www.glebeca.<br />
ca/committees/heritage for updates or contact Joan at heritage@glebeca.ca.<br />
Joan Bard Miller is chair of the Heritage Committee of the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community<br />
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From <strong>June</strong> 6, for at least two weeks, southbound buses will use Fourth Avenue.<br />
Bank Street Reconstruction<br />
PUBLIC MEETING<br />
Monday, <strong>June</strong> 13, 7-8:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre<br />
175 Third Avenue<br />
(corner of Third Avenue and Lyon Street)<br />
Hosts<br />
Councillor David Chernushenko<br />
and City of Ottawa<br />
Residents and merchants<br />
will learn more about the project and give feedback.<br />
Everyone in the community is welcome.<br />
GCA update<br />
on Bank Street reconstruction<br />
by Catherine Waters<br />
The reconstruction of Bank Street<br />
in the <strong>Glebe</strong> started on May 24<br />
and the detours of buses and traffic<br />
were put into action. While some<br />
access remains south of Fifth Avenue,<br />
the majority of Bank Street is<br />
now closed to all traffic. The Bank<br />
Street Reconstruction project is due<br />
to continue until mid-November,<br />
when all the underground work is<br />
scheduled for completion. Streetscaping<br />
will take place in spring of<br />
2012.<br />
The GCA and the BIA continue to<br />
meet regularly with the city and the<br />
contractors to ensure that, as much<br />
as possible, we are able to function<br />
normally in the neighbourhood. The<br />
Bank Street Reconstruction Advisory<br />
Committee (BRAC) meets biweekly,<br />
chaired by Councillor Chernushenko,<br />
to discuss the ongoing<br />
construction work and to plan for the<br />
streetscaping design. In addition, the<br />
BIA block captains and GCA area<br />
reps meet with the project manager<br />
and contractor team every week to<br />
deal with specific issues taking place<br />
that week.<br />
During the first few weeks of the<br />
construction, the focus for the GCA<br />
has been on the safety precautions<br />
taken for the detour routes in the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong>, in particular Holmwood and<br />
Fifth avenues and O’Connor Street.<br />
Crossing guards (including the police)<br />
are in place to ensure that children<br />
going to and leaving school are<br />
NCC ROAD CLOSURES<br />
safe, a radar speed sign on lower<br />
O’Connor warns drivers of their<br />
speed as they pass the park and fences<br />
have been erected.<br />
The GCA has pressed the city to<br />
provide as much timely information<br />
as possible to residents close to<br />
Bank Street about the construction<br />
work and the movement of heavy<br />
vehicles, as well as the disruption of<br />
water services for overnight work.<br />
For residents with street parking<br />
permits who are unable to find parking,<br />
Lansdowne Park is available for<br />
free parking with certain conditions.<br />
Residents who have questions about<br />
this parking should contact the City<br />
of Ottawa on 3-1-1.<br />
The GCA will be monitoring the<br />
construction work throughout the<br />
summer and will present the concerns<br />
and questions of residents to<br />
the city through the BRAC and the<br />
weekly construction meetings. To<br />
raise concerns and ask questions,<br />
residents should call the City of Ottawa’s<br />
main contact line 3-1-1 or e-<br />
mail311@ottawa.ca. For residents<br />
who wish to contact the GCA or their<br />
area rep. please email: bankstreet@<br />
glebeca.ca. For more information,<br />
you can visit the GCA website:<br />
www.glebeca.ca, with a link to the<br />
City of Ottawa website and Councillor<br />
Chernushenko’s website: www.<br />
capitalward.ca.<br />
Catherine Waters is chair of the<br />
GCA Bank Street Reconstruction<br />
Committee.<br />
EVENT NAME EVENT TYPE EVENT LOCATION START END<br />
Sunday<br />
Bikedays<br />
Underwear Affair<br />
TELUS<br />
Walk to Cure<br />
Diabetes<br />
Walmart Children’s<br />
Miracle Network<br />
Heel ‘n<br />
Wheel-a-thon (SBD)<br />
Festival<br />
Franco-Ontarien<br />
Parkway<br />
Closure<br />
Large Scale<br />
Small Scale<br />
Small Scale<br />
Small Scale<br />
JUNE <strong>2011</strong><br />
CBD, ORP<br />
& Rockcliffe Pkwy<br />
CBD between HBR and<br />
Pretoria Bridge<br />
Rideau Canal Pathways,<br />
Experimental Farm<br />
Confed / QED and CBD<br />
between Confederation<br />
and Pretoria Bridge<br />
During SBD<br />
CBD/Anniversary Park<br />
May 22 Sept. 4<br />
<strong>June</strong> 11 <strong>June</strong> 11<br />
<strong>June</strong> 12 <strong>June</strong> 12<br />
<strong>June</strong> 11 <strong>June</strong> 12<br />
<strong>June</strong> 12 <strong>June</strong> 12<br />
Major Scale QED/Festival Plaza <strong>June</strong> 14 <strong>June</strong> 21<br />
AUGUST <strong>2011</strong><br />
RONA MS Bike Tour Small Scale CBD and HBD Aug. 6 Aug. 7<br />
ANCOP Walk Small Scale CBD and QED Aug. 13 Aug. 13<br />
Fresenius Alive to<br />
Strive (SBD)<br />
Tribute to<br />
Veterans Ride<br />
Small Scale<br />
CBD from Hog’s Back<br />
to Pretoria Bridge<br />
Aug. 14 Aug. 14<br />
Small Scale IPD – ORP – QED Aug. 27 Aug. 27<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2011</strong><br />
Canadian<br />
Triathlon<br />
Parkway use CBD Sept. 3 Sept. 3<br />
Army Run Large scale CBD and QED Sept. 16 Sept. 18<br />
Terry Fox Run Large scale CBD Sept. 16 Sept. 19<br />
Hike for CHEO Pathway<br />
CBD between Hogs Back<br />
and Bank Street<br />
Sept. 25 Sept. 25<br />
CBD: Colonel By Drive, ORP: Ottawa River Parkway, HBR: Hog’s Back Road<br />
QED: Queen Elizabeth Driveway, IPD: Island Park Drive<br />
SBD: Sunday Bike Day<br />
GCA<br />
Great response to GCA<br />
membership campaign<br />
by Elizabeth Ballard<br />
Plan to attend the GCA’s Annual General Meeting, 7:30 p.m. <strong>June</strong> 14 at the<br />
GCC to listen, give some input or join one of the committees. Below, you will<br />
find a quick update on what your community association has been doing and<br />
what’s happening this summer.<br />
Membership<br />
We’ve finished the GCA’s May membership drive with a great response but<br />
if you were missed and wish to join, you can do so at the GCA’s AGM <strong>June</strong> 14,<br />
or at the desk at the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre.<br />
Heritage Committee<br />
At the time of writing, the City of Ottawa staff recommendation for the proposed<br />
Clemow Estates East Heritage Conservation District is slated to be presented<br />
to the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee (OBHAC) <strong>June</strong> 16,<br />
Planning Committee <strong>June</strong> 21 and city council July 13. Public representations<br />
are invited at the meetings on <strong>June</strong> 16 and <strong>June</strong> 21. Any changes to these dates<br />
will be posted on the GCA website. The revised district study and plan can be<br />
found on the GCA site under heritage activities.<br />
Appeal to the OMB on Rezoning of Lansdowne Park<br />
Concerned about the cost of carrying the OMB appeal to a hearing phase, the<br />
GCA, like the Old Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA), negotiated<br />
a settlement with the city and OSEG. Terms of the agreement are posted on the<br />
website.<br />
The GCA/OSCA settlement is hardly satisfactory, but it amended the zoning<br />
to protect the park area as “open space,” reduced building heights, assured a<br />
small public space in the vicinity of the Sylvia Holden Park corner and guaranteed<br />
an opportunity to consult on traffic management (see Traffic Committee<br />
below).<br />
The city also agreed to fund up to $30,000, shared by the GCA and OSCA,<br />
to mitigate the reconstruction of Bank Street and the planned Lansdowne development,<br />
with the city manager authorizing all expenditures. Once specific<br />
uses of that fund are proposed and authorized they will be announced.<br />
Traffic Committee<br />
GCA, OSCA and Holmwood representatives will be meeting with the city<br />
and traffic management consultants to reduce the impact of increased day to<br />
day traffic that the Lansdowne Park mixed-use development would bring to the<br />
community every year and the additional traffic and parking demands posed by<br />
stadium events.<br />
Environment Committee<br />
You may want to be inspired by the GCA’s declaration of a pesticide free<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> on the website and use the website to review the range of issues on the<br />
Environment Committee’s agenda, including promoting sustainable technologies<br />
to graffiti to involvement with the mid-town bridge planning.<br />
Northeast <strong>Glebe</strong> Parks Committee<br />
A positive community consultation in April persuaded the GCA to ask that<br />
the city undertake technical feasibility reviews of two tot play area sites: one in<br />
the woodsy southwest corner of Central Park, the other at Elgin Street and the<br />
traffic island near Pretoria Bridge. Both sites would expand the <strong>Glebe</strong>’s limited<br />
useable parkland. Passers-by will notice that a volunteer-crew cleaned up the<br />
southern slope and southwest corner of Central Park East to improve safety and<br />
security in the park area.<br />
As the pressure of intensification continues, the GCA continues to work to<br />
preserve Central Park’s 99-year heritage as a natural, pastoral oasis of green<br />
within our urban environment. Discussions about a belvedere and a power<br />
kiosk are ongoing and your input is welcomed at the AGM or by writing to<br />
neglebeparks@glebeca.ca.<br />
Education Committee<br />
The Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) has established a<br />
working group with representatives from local schools and community associations<br />
to identify solutions to address the accommodation challenges some of<br />
our schools are experiencing. The GCA Education Committee is participating<br />
in the working group to contribute a community perspective to the process. A<br />
link to the OCDSB webpage can be found on our website (www.glebeca.ca).<br />
If you have innovative ways to approach this complex issue or want to express<br />
a community perspective, please email: education@glebeca.ca and plan<br />
to attend the public meeting <strong>June</strong> 22 at Lisgar High School.<br />
Great <strong>Glebe</strong> Garage Sale<br />
Even with the Bank Street reconstruction going on, people came out and had<br />
fun looking for deals and sharing their finds with friends and strangers. The<br />
25 th anniversary for the GGGS has been a great fundraiser for the Ottawa Food<br />
Bank (OFB) through donations from buyers and vendors, plus store merchants<br />
along Bank Street. We’ll have the grand total of the OFB collection in the<br />
August <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> issue. Thank you to all who participated, played music,<br />
danced, face painted and made hotdogs for the masses. Cheers to all!<br />
Bank Street Reconstruction<br />
Call 311 or email 311@ottawa.ca if you have concerns about the reconstruction.<br />
And remember to support your local Bank Street merchants during the<br />
reconstruction.<br />
Elizabeth Ballard is vice president of the GCA Board and has written this<br />
update in consultation with other GCA team members.<br />
gca@glebeca.ca<br />
www.glebeca.ca<br />
Facebook group:<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Community Association<br />
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What if the<br />
characters<br />
in a vampire<br />
novel left<br />
their world—<br />
and came into<br />
yours?<br />
Find out on<br />
Friday, <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>th at 7pm<br />
as we launch<br />
Allison Van Diepen's<br />
The Vampire Stalker.<br />
Cake, wine<br />
(and other refreshments<br />
for the under 19 crowd)<br />
and vampires –<br />
a perfect Friday night!<br />
Allison will do a reading and<br />
there will be some time<br />
for Q and A.<br />
<strong>10</strong>18 Bank St.<br />
(across from<br />
Lansdowne Park)<br />
613.232.7406<br />
www.kaleidoscopekidsbooks.ca
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For Sale<br />
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Festival on <strong>June</strong> 17th - 20th in support of The Hospice at May Court<br />
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BIA on the Bank Street<br />
reconstruction project<br />
BIA<br />
by Christine Leadman<br />
May 24 marked the first day of the reconstruction of Bank Street. The <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
BIA organized a successful BBQ at the MVP Lounge to kick off the project. It<br />
was a great opportunity for our construction team, Ottawa Greenbelt, to meet<br />
business owners and residents alike. Mayor Jim Watson, MPP Yasir Naqvi and<br />
Councillor David Chernushenko also visited the BBQ.<br />
Communications<br />
A construction project of this magnitude requires a strong communication<br />
strategy. The <strong>Glebe</strong> BIA has assembled a volunteer team of 15 block captains<br />
who will be at the centre of this strategy. The GCA area reps will parallel their<br />
efforts by taking over the communications for <strong>Glebe</strong> residents. The BIA block<br />
captains will be responsible for disseminating information to neighbouring<br />
businesses within a designated block. A list of the block captains is available<br />
for businesses through the BIA office at info@glebebia.com. Construction e-<br />
bulletins are also sent to all businesses in support of their efforts. If a business<br />
is not receiving the bulletins please contact the email above and provide your<br />
contact information.<br />
Problem solving during reconstruction<br />
The first two to three weeks will be an adjustment for everyone. The Great<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Garage Sale provided an ideal opportunity to demonstrate to people that<br />
the area is quite accessible and that the free parking at Lansdowne is a great advantage<br />
to shoppers. Situations may well develop that will conflict with smooth<br />
business operation. Examples of these might be the shifting of fences or trucks<br />
idling in front of businesses. Contacting your block captain and/or the BIA office<br />
should be the first course of action in order to be sure that such issues are<br />
rectified immediately. Fabrice Cote is the key contact for the <strong>Glebe</strong> BIA for<br />
on-street issues and liaison with block captains and businesses. Ken Larose and<br />
Scott Luchak represent IBI, project consultants, and are the dedicated on-street<br />
problem-solvers for construction crews and our first responder to the BIA and<br />
block captains. Changes will undoubtedly happen as the project progresses<br />
which will affect detours, access routes, etc. With each change, we will have<br />
to adapt and ensure the best level and means of access for both the businesses<br />
and residents.<br />
Construction Site Office<br />
Please note that a construction site office has been established on Bank Street<br />
for base operations. Block captain and area rep meetings are held at the office<br />
every Friday morning to provide them with the upcoming work plan for the<br />
next week to ten days. The first meeting was held on Friday, May 27 and will<br />
continue weekly until such time as they can be moved to bi-weekly.<br />
Obtaining Information<br />
Information regarding the project is also available on the City of Ottawa<br />
website www.ottawa.ca as well as on Councillor David Chernushenko’s site<br />
for additional information. Calls related to noise, traffic, etc. should be made to<br />
311 and identified as a call related to the Bank Street reconstruction. The call<br />
centre is equipped with a series of contacts for specific problems. However, if<br />
you are not satisfied, please contact the councillor’s office.<br />
BIA In Action<br />
The <strong>Glebe</strong> BIA has been busy coordinating logistics leading up to the construction,<br />
including updating contact information, recruiting volunteers, an<br />
internal facebook for business (NING) and more. Efforts are now being undertaken<br />
to improve the signage that is currently in place. The BIA is working<br />
with the project consultants to create more visually appealing signage and<br />
more locations to better promote the businesses and the accessibility of the<br />
area to commuters.<br />
The BIA is also embarking on a comprehensive marketing and promotion<br />
campaign that will be rolled out in the next few weeks. This will include several<br />
elements such as a website, social networking, advertising (print and radio),<br />
giveaways and possible on-site events. I am sure many of our regulars will be<br />
excited to hear of the many initiatives that will be taking place in the area. We<br />
hope that you will also share with your friends, families and neighbours to<br />
keep our main street vibrant and healthy.<br />
Christine Leadman is the executive director of the <strong>Glebe</strong> BIA.<br />
COUNCILLOR’S REPORT<br />
Ottawa needs a plan<br />
for energy costs<br />
Councillor<br />
David<br />
Chernushenko<br />
Summer has arrived in the <strong>Glebe</strong>.<br />
The Lansdowne Farmers’ Market is in<br />
full swing, but so is road construction.<br />
And, as usual, gas prices have been rising<br />
in tandem with the thermometer.<br />
Higher energy costs hit all of us hard,<br />
as individuals, as business owners and<br />
as a city. For example, I just learned<br />
that OC Transpo spent far more on<br />
fuel than budgeted in the first quarter<br />
of <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
I warned of just such a possibility in<br />
December, when city council debated<br />
and approved 2.5 per cent as the maximum<br />
target for a tax increase. Although I voted to approve the target, I also<br />
wanted to put my concern on record: should electricity and fuel prices continue<br />
to rise in <strong>2011</strong>, that target might not be feasible. So we must begin identifying<br />
and implementing measures to make Ottawa less vulnerable to price increases.<br />
Predicting higher energy prices may not qualify me as a sage, but not acting<br />
to reduce Ottawa’s energy consumption – since we can’t control the price –<br />
would qualify me and my fellow councillors for a giant dunce cap. After all,<br />
we know that sprawling, car-dependent urban design, low-density residential<br />
and shopping areas and poorly insulated buildings will lead to a higher cost of<br />
living for all of us. That’s because energy prices have a big impact on the cost<br />
of literally everything: from transportation to clothing to food.<br />
If we don’t get a grip on our energy costs very soon, it will be impossible<br />
to hold municipal taxes to a level we can afford. With this goal in mind, I am<br />
working on a proposal for the mayor to create a special working group with<br />
two objectives:<br />
1. steering the city towards smarter energy consumption, and<br />
2. supporting economic development in clean and renewable energy<br />
technologies and services.<br />
Ottawa has great potential to generate a strong clean-tech economy and to<br />
make use of these innovations right here at home.<br />
Speaking of right here at home, this summer many of us will be driving to<br />
cottages, camps and holiday destinations. The next time you cringe at the gas<br />
pump, remember these two fuel-saving tips: slow down on the highway, where<br />
decreasing your speed from 120 to <strong>10</strong>0 km/h uses 20 per cent less fuel. In the<br />
city, leaving your engine idling while parked is both a by-law infraction and a<br />
waste of money. As they say: “Idling gets zero miles per gallon.”<br />
Let’s all drive smarter this summer.<br />
Capital Ward Walk<br />
On a fine April morning, about 25 residents skipped the royal wedding to<br />
join me on the first Capital Ward Walk, touring the Oblate lands in Old Ottawa<br />
East. Based on the high turnout and positive feedback, participants enjoyed<br />
and appreciated this opportunity to engage with their councillor and neighbours.<br />
I’d like to lead another Capital Ward Walk in the <strong>Glebe</strong> in the early fall.<br />
Please check www.capitalward.ca for updates.<br />
Infill Study<br />
The City of Ottawa has heard from hundreds of residents concerning its<br />
study of Small-Scale Infill Housing in Mature Neighbourhoods.<br />
The prevailing opinion was fairly uniform: greenspace is preferable to paving<br />
and parking; mature trees should be protected; front entrances look nicer<br />
than garage doors; main floors should be near grade level; and single-family<br />
dwellings should match the height, mass and scale of neighbouring homes.<br />
There will be another public meeting, likely in <strong>June</strong>, to discuss ways to<br />
encourage better infill by changing the city’s by-laws, permit regulations<br />
and urban design guidelines. Some proposed solutions are listed here: http://<br />
tinyurl.com/ottawainfill.<br />
Bank Street Reconstruction<br />
There’s no doubt that digging up Bank Street is a huge inconvenience to<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> residents. I’ve been working with the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Association,<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong> BIA and the city to minimize the disruptions, to ensure everyone’s<br />
safety and to keep residents informed.<br />
The city is implementing a number of safety measures along the designated<br />
detour route for buses and local traffic. There is a temporary fence between<br />
Lansdowne Community Park and O’Connor (at Holmwood). Speed radar display<br />
boards are being installed and monitored and there are extra crossing<br />
guards along the detour route. The city is requesting additional enforcement<br />
from the Ottawa Police when necessary. Meanwhile, OC Transpo will use<br />
quieter, low-emission hybrid buses as much as possible on Routes 1 and 7 and<br />
may adjust the service depending on ridership. In addition, the city is providing<br />
free parking at Lansdowne Park unless event parking is underway.<br />
For information and updates on road closures and other issues, please see<br />
my website at www.capitalward.ca, and the city’s website at http://tinyurl.<br />
com/bankreconstruction, where you can sign up for email updates.<br />
Please make a special effort to support <strong>Glebe</strong> businesses this summer. We<br />
need them as much as they need us!<br />
David Chernushenko<br />
613-580-2487<br />
David.Chernushenko@ottawa.ca<br />
OTTAWA FARMERS’ MARKET<br />
Sundays • May 1–October 30 • 8 am – 3 pm<br />
<strong>10</strong>15 Bank Street • Lansdowne Park • Ottawa<br />
ORLÉANS FARMERS’ MARKET<br />
Fridays • May 13–October 7 • 11 am – 6 pm<br />
240 Centrum Blvd • Centrum Plaza • Orléans<br />
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reveal promotion<br />
This is not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale<br />
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Incredible May events and more excitement in <strong>June</strong><br />
Mary<br />
Tsai-<br />
Davies<br />
May started with the exquisite Mother’s<br />
Day Glamour in the <strong>Glebe</strong> Jewellery<br />
Show followed by the foot-stompin’<br />
Lobster Kitchen Party. We finished off<br />
the month with a BBQ and a flashmob at<br />
the Great <strong>Glebe</strong> Garage Sale.<br />
On May 6, <strong>Glebe</strong> ladies enjoyed an<br />
evening of high jewellery fashion from<br />
traditional to modern, formal to chic.<br />
Over 30 designers showcased their<br />
beautiful wearable works of art during<br />
the fifth annual Glamour in the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Jewellery Show. May 26 had an East<br />
Coast flavour. The third annual Lobster Kitchen Party was a night of delicious<br />
lobster, lobster poutine, strawberry shortcake along with live entertainment,<br />
dancing and gales of laughter from our more than <strong>10</strong>0 guests. We sure know<br />
how to party the East Coast way!!! A big thanks to Jim Foster from Pelican<br />
Grill who supplied the scrumptious menu and to performers Vienna Circle<br />
who entertained the dancing crowd. Special thank you to Suzanne Joyal and<br />
her team of volunteers for organizing an unforgettable fun time.<br />
May ended with a traffic stopping flashmob coordinated and choreographed<br />
by GNAG’s very own Dance Coordinator, Kailena Van de Nes. Over <strong>10</strong>0<br />
GNAG dancers and staff surprised shoppers during the Great <strong>Glebe</strong> Garage<br />
Sale with their fun and high-energy number. If you missed it, check it out on<br />
YouTube. Just search GNAG flashmob.<br />
GARDEN DESIGN & CONSULTATION/COACHING<br />
Want a lovely garden but don’t know how to get there?<br />
Work along with your personal gardening coach to<br />
create your own garden and learn how to maintain it.<br />
JOSIE PAZDZIOR<br />
H: 613.233.7894<br />
M: 613.986.7894<br />
josiepaz@rogers.com<br />
GNAG<br />
GNAG Community Art Competition<br />
I am excited to announce that GNAG has selected three finalists for the Community<br />
Art Competition. In February, GNAG invited artists/ designers/ teams<br />
to submit art proposals to be installed in the two-storey atrium/stairwell of the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre for a five-year period. Out of 19 submissions, three<br />
were selected to move on to the second phase. We are now looking for community<br />
input.<br />
You are invited to a public viewing of all three submissions at the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Community Centre on Monday, <strong>June</strong> 23 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. This is also an<br />
opportunity to meet the artists. They will be on hand to present their maquettes<br />
and answer questions about their proposals. During this time, we ask you to<br />
give us your comments on each proposal.<br />
The Art Selection Committee will take your comments into consideration<br />
for its final review. The recipient of the commission will be announced in the<br />
August issue of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>. The art work will then be developed in<br />
cooperation with community members through workshops beginning this fall.<br />
Keep an eye on our website to check out the workshops to be offered.<br />
The chosen candidates and their bios are as follows:<br />
1. Alisdair MacRae and Negar Seyfollahy<br />
Alisdair MacRae is an artist working in sculpture and installation. He received<br />
his MFA from Bard College, New York, complementing his BFA from<br />
the University of Victoria. MacRae plans to examine issues of community and<br />
exchange, experienced through a do-it-yourself approach that enables social<br />
and economic interactions.<br />
Negar Seyfollahy was born in Tehran, Iran and immigrated to Calgary in<br />
1998. She pursued Archaeology and Heritage Studies and earned a bachelor<br />
of Architectural Studies from Carleton University. She participated in design<br />
and development of theatre set design, housing and mixed-use buildings and a<br />
community revitalization project for Batawa, Ontario.<br />
Seyfollahy and MacRae have collaborated on previous public art competitions<br />
in Ottawa, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta.<br />
2. Cynthia O’Brian and Karina Bergmans<br />
Cynthia O’Brien has a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.<br />
Living in Ottawa, Canada, she is an active member of the arts community.<br />
O’Brien’s unique clay sculptures have discussed human relationships through<br />
nature with a quirky sense of humour. O’Brien’s work can be found in the collections<br />
of the City of Ottawa and the Canada Council Art Bank.<br />
Karina Bergmans works in the media of fibre art, sculpture, installation, and<br />
public interventions. She also designs and manufactures the KBergmans.com<br />
clothing line. Her work has been exhibited in Brooklyn, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa<br />
and Almonte. Karina has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council<br />
and the City of Ottawa.<br />
3. Svetlana Swinimer<br />
Swinimer’s artistic career, which spans many decades and several countries,<br />
started with oil paintings on mythological and historic topics. Rapid development<br />
in science and technology caught her attention in 1997, and influenced<br />
her to create science-based installations, incorporating sculptures, photography<br />
and video. This, in turn, brought Swinimer to her current work, which additionally<br />
uses computer technology and digital photography. More specifically,<br />
by experimenting with modern technology and latest materials, she developed<br />
a new body of work, which involves photographing her art, printing the resulting<br />
images on transparencies and organizing them into three-dimensional<br />
presentations.<br />
GNAG wishes you a happy summer!<br />
On behalf of the <strong>Glebe</strong> Neighbourhood Activities Group, I would like to<br />
wish you a Happy Sunny Summer. We hope to see your child at some of our<br />
summer specialty camps. www.gnag.ca.<br />
Mary Tsai-Davies<br />
613-233-8713<br />
www.gnag.ca<br />
tsaidavies@gnag.ca, info@gnag.ca<br />
Facebook group: GNAG<br />
MPP’S REPORT<br />
For a better tomorrow<br />
MPP<br />
Yasir<br />
Naqvi<br />
Earlier this spring, the McGuinty government<br />
tabled Ontario’s <strong>2011</strong> Budget.<br />
We have experienced difficult times<br />
since the 2008 world financial crisis and<br />
we face many challenges as we emerge<br />
from the first truly global recession in<br />
over 80 years. But, Ontario is turning<br />
the corner and conditions are starting<br />
to improve. Jobs are coming back and<br />
we are focused on securing education,<br />
health care and other key public services<br />
that ensure our high quality of life and<br />
make Ontario stronger for the future.<br />
Results show that our plan is working.<br />
Ontario has recovered 91 per cent of jobs lost during the recession, 84 per cent<br />
of which are full time and the deficit for 20<strong>10</strong>–11 is projected to be $3 billion<br />
lower than forecast a year ago, at $16.7 billion.<br />
As you know, Ontario, like governments everywhere, undertook strong<br />
measures to stimulate our economy through investment in infrastructure and<br />
key sectors of our economy during the recession. The evidence is everywhere<br />
around us: new or improved public spaces, upgrades to transportation infrastructure,<br />
revitalized social housing and more. We’ve also made necessary investments<br />
in a clean, reliable and modern electricity system, a system that was<br />
in a serious state of disrepair when we came to government.<br />
We’re proud that the high school graduation rate is now 81 per cent, a 13<br />
per cent increase since 2003; that we have the shortest recorded wait times<br />
for health services in Canada; and that we are continuing to upload costs from<br />
municipalities that were downloaded by the previous government, a value of<br />
$125 million in 20<strong>10</strong>-11 for the City of Ottawa alone.<br />
We are also working hard to manage your government responsibly through<br />
meaningful and thoughtful initiatives, not reckless cuts or careless attacks on<br />
our valued public services and those who deliver them. We have identified savings<br />
of nearly $1.5 billion across government over the next three fiscal years.<br />
We’re keeping the momentum going in our five-year Open Ontario Plan by<br />
investing in the key drivers of our prosperity and quality of life – specifically<br />
education and healthcare.<br />
The <strong>2011</strong> Budget contains new strategic investments to create more than<br />
60,000 new spaces at colleges and universities by 2015-16, with a $64 million<br />
investment in universities and colleges this year that will grow to $309<br />
million in 2013-14. The budget also commits an additional $44 million over<br />
three years for literacy and basic skills programs. Full-day kindergarten will<br />
be available in nearly 800 schools in September <strong>2011</strong> and fully implemented<br />
in September 2014, benefiting 247,000 children and their families across the<br />
province.<br />
Our government is also investing an additional $15 million over the next<br />
three years to provide 90,000 more breast cancer screening exams for women<br />
at risk, as early as age 30. We are investing $<strong>10</strong>0 million annually to enhance<br />
pharmacy services and support available through the Ontario Drug Benefit<br />
Program, benefitting seniors and social assistance recipients.<br />
The budget lays out funding for our comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions<br />
Strategy, which will initially focus on children’s mental health – an<br />
area of great need – and will soon be expanded to all age groups. For this program,<br />
our government has committed $257 million over the next three years.<br />
These proposals will make real differences in the lives of families. We understand<br />
that a well-educated and healthy workforce will strengthen Ontario’s<br />
economy and attract investment and jobs. And working alongside Ontarians,<br />
we are ensuring that Ontario continues to make progress and turn the corner<br />
to a brighter future.<br />
To learn more, you can visit www.ontario.ca/budget, visit my online office<br />
at www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca, or you can always contact my community office at<br />
613-722-6414.<br />
Yasir Naqvi<br />
613-722-6414<br />
ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org<br />
800 Bank St., Ottawa 613.567.3168<br />
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Our Canadian Organic heirloom vegetables are<br />
available at McKeen’s Metro in the <strong>Glebe</strong>,<br />
& The Field House at Parkdale Market,<br />
and, of course, through our year-round home delivery service.
18 <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> BUSINESS BUZZ BUSINESS BUZZ<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> 19<br />
BY TANYA MILLER<br />
See and taste the<br />
difference at Naji’s<br />
Naji’s Lebanese Restaurant is<br />
a dream come true. “I’ve always<br />
wanted to open my own restaurant,”<br />
says Naji Zarka, owner of Naji’s<br />
restaurant. “And I was able to make<br />
my dream happen in the location I<br />
wanted. If it was not in the <strong>Glebe</strong> I<br />
would not have opened the restaurant.”<br />
After waiting <strong>10</strong> years, Naji<br />
says he almost gave up his search for<br />
a leasing opportunity in the <strong>Glebe</strong>.<br />
But with the support of his family he<br />
persevered, and sure enough, the former<br />
Sugar Mountain space on Bank<br />
Street between First and Second Avenue<br />
became available.<br />
Naji says his family has helped<br />
him every step of the way – from<br />
honing his recipes to building the<br />
fixtures and lending a hand in their<br />
spare time. “This was not a restaurant,”<br />
Naji explains. “We had to install<br />
the plumbing in the restrooms,<br />
the kitchen, the prep areas. But we<br />
got lucky, we did the job right and<br />
within three-and-a-half months, we<br />
were able to open the door with a<br />
liquor license and a fully-equipped<br />
restaurant.”<br />
They stripped its purple walls and<br />
bright floor colours, too, and transformed<br />
it into an elegant restaurant<br />
of contrasting textures that seats 28<br />
comfortably. What Naji has created<br />
is an atmosphere that is perfect for<br />
family gatherings, special events, as<br />
well as more intimate reservations.<br />
Since his first customers braved the<br />
wintry winds to line up for opening<br />
Contrasting textures and earth colours create a welcoming décor for enjoying<br />
delectables.<br />
PHOTO: JULIE HOULE CEZER<br />
night on February 3, Naji and his<br />
family have welcomed many first<br />
time visitors and now, repeat diners.<br />
“As time goes by, we’re noticing<br />
that people are repeating their visits,”<br />
says Naji. “People are getting<br />
more comfortable; they’re sitting<br />
down longer, they’ll have a dessert,<br />
a coffee, they’ll talk. We can’t ask<br />
for better.” That has a lot to do with<br />
the unique and wholesome menu<br />
Naji has assembled. “It’s not a typical<br />
Lebanese restaurant,” says Naji.<br />
“My style is definitely different from<br />
other restaurants out there, in terms<br />
of recipes and in terms of style.”<br />
Naji says everything is homemade,<br />
including the sauces and yogurt.<br />
“Nothing is bought; we buy the<br />
ingredients, we prepare it, we do it<br />
from scratch,” says Naji. Naji says<br />
he doesn’t rush, but rather, cooks<br />
and prepares everything on demand.<br />
“It’s not like when you’re busy and<br />
you turn up the fire to make it cook<br />
faster, and when you’re not busy, you<br />
turn down the fire and it gets filled<br />
with bacteria because there’s nothing<br />
burning it,” says Naji. “Everything<br />
here is cooked properly. The way we<br />
do it is we give it all our love. The<br />
way that you would eat at my restaurant<br />
is as if you were coming to my<br />
house.”<br />
At Naji’s, you can see the difference<br />
with their selection and wellproportioned<br />
meals and taste the difference,<br />
too – even the wines amplify<br />
the flavours. Although there are a<br />
few vegetarian-friendly options, Naji<br />
says he would like to add more because<br />
there isn’t enough variety in<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong>. The rest of the menu is<br />
mostly traditional Lebanese dishes,<br />
which features Naji’s favourite, a<br />
medley of meats.<br />
Naji is there seven days a week<br />
putting his heart and soul into the<br />
meals to ensure the best possible<br />
quality. He says he is determined to<br />
maintain this despite any disruptions<br />
generated by the Bank Street reconstruction.<br />
“I’m going to do my best<br />
to keep the service as it is now,” says<br />
Naji. “I have to, or else I won’t be<br />
happy either. We’re going to have to<br />
bite the bullet for this year, which is<br />
tough being our first year. The summer<br />
time is when we’re trying to get<br />
our exposure, but in the long run it’s<br />
good for us.” But Naji says he isn’t<br />
too worried because with barely any<br />
advertising he has already seen customers<br />
from Gatineau, Quebec, and<br />
as far west as Kanata. “All that’s<br />
through word-of-mouth from our<br />
friends and guests coming in,” says<br />
Naji.<br />
Naji’s is open Monday to Saturday<br />
from 11 a.m. to <strong>10</strong> p.m., and on Sundays<br />
from 12-9 p.m.<br />
Naji’s Lebanese<br />
Restaurant & Take-Out<br />
753 Bank Street<br />
613-695-7733<br />
info@najis.ca<br />
www.najis.ca<br />
Discovering the hidden patio at Irene’s Pub<br />
It feels like home<br />
at Irene’s Pub<br />
It seems as though it was in the<br />
cards for Kara and Alex Golota to<br />
preside over Irene’s Pub and it is<br />
evident that they are completely<br />
invested in its future. Before Kara<br />
and Alex assumed ownership last<br />
December, her parents, Frank and<br />
Sharon Johnson, ran Irene’s for<br />
almost four years. “My dad has a<br />
story about Irene [Corey],” says<br />
Kara. “He said that she was a seer<br />
of some kind. She said [to Frank],<br />
‘One day your son-in-law is going<br />
to take over this business.’ That was<br />
five years ago.”<br />
Although Alex did dream of owning<br />
his own theatre one day, the<br />
lighting designer says that the original<br />
owner, Irene Corey, did not<br />
even know he existed at the time she<br />
made that statement. Kara says they<br />
never imagined his dream would<br />
materialize this way, but it happened<br />
very naturally. “We’ve been<br />
patrons for a long time and we come<br />
here to hang out,” says Kara. “We’re<br />
actually patrons first and proprietors<br />
second.” Alex says the transition<br />
has proved challenging for some<br />
regular customers. “We don’t want<br />
them to change the way they talk to<br />
us, the way they feel about us,” says<br />
Alex.<br />
Kara says many people have told<br />
her it’s rare to find a place where<br />
the owners enjoy hanging out. But<br />
why wouldn’t they, when they have<br />
the only dust-free patio in the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
during the Bank Street reconstruction?<br />
Kara and Alex are embracing<br />
the opportunity to capitalize on that<br />
perk and even joke about adding<br />
construction specials. “Maybe we’ll<br />
set up a toll booth in the back alley<br />
because that’s the new Bank Street,”<br />
Kara teases.<br />
PHOTO: JULIE HOULE CEZER<br />
It’s that upbeat attitude that has<br />
lured <strong>Glebe</strong> residents and out-oftowners<br />
to Irene’s since 1985. That,<br />
and the reputation it has as a hotspot<br />
for live music. “We’ve got the old<br />
feeling of soul in here,” says Alex.<br />
“I’d like to think that if Bob Dylan<br />
wanted to find a pub in Ottawa, this<br />
is where he would come.”<br />
Kara and Alex have been expanding<br />
their music portfolio and are very supportive<br />
of local talent. Three nights<br />
a week you can listen to live music<br />
at no expense. Alex can’t emphasize<br />
it enough. “We are really, really<br />
all about live music,” he says. They<br />
cover the costs, and all they ask in return<br />
is that audiences do the same, by<br />
considering making a donation to the<br />
bands. It’s a small price to pay for live<br />
music, good food and great company<br />
– but Irene’s slogan may need to be<br />
upgraded to “great food”.<br />
“We are just getting rave reviews<br />
about the food,” says Kara. She says<br />
there was a time when the food wasn’t<br />
so good, but that’s all changed since<br />
their new kitchen manager arrived.<br />
Another improvement includes increased<br />
accessibility, with the instalment<br />
of an accessible washroom on<br />
the ground level.<br />
That’s just the beginning of their<br />
vision. “We want the world to find<br />
out about Irene’s,” says Alex. Kara<br />
explains that it’s comforting when<br />
you’re travelling abroad and you find<br />
a pub that has that familiar feeling<br />
of home. “So when people who are<br />
travelling come to Irene’s, we want<br />
them to feel the same way.”<br />
Irene’s Pub<br />
885 Bank Street<br />
613-230-4474<br />
www.irenespub.ca<br />
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PHOTO: JULIE HOULE CEZER<br />
20 <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> 21<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> business: yesterday, today and tomorrow<br />
BY JULIE HOULE CEZER AND TANYA MILLER<br />
McKeen Grocers: A Hundred Years and Counting<br />
Multiple generations of McKeen family members have been redefining and<br />
reinforcing the family tradition of serving as <strong>Glebe</strong> grocers ever since grandfather<br />
James McKeen officially opened his newly built store in January 1911<br />
at 901 Bank Street. While store locations or business associates may have<br />
changed, the McKeen family business has always stayed true to its core values.<br />
In the words of the current Jim McKeen, the source of their business strength<br />
has been “dedication to our community, our employees and our role as suppliers<br />
of quality grocery merchandise in a constantly evolving industry.”<br />
The challenges of change and healthy competition have led Jim and his staff<br />
to explore and pursue new approaches to sourcing food. For example, concerns<br />
about global food safety and an interest in securing local, organic, nutrientdense<br />
food has led McKeen to join “Savour Ottawa”. This organization sources<br />
local suppliers of high quality produce, meat, deli, bakery and groceries. Mc-<br />
Keen is even trying his own hand as a producer by growing some organic garlic<br />
on his own acreage a half hour out of town. Other innovations in business<br />
operations that affect communication and distribution include running their<br />
delivery service in-house, embracing “Twitter” and expanding online options<br />
to reach existing and new customers among the Old Ottawa South and <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
neighbourhoods. He noted that Internet sales have increased substantially and<br />
anticipates that it will continue its upward trend.<br />
Make no mistake about it, the McKeens are thoroughly grounded in the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> experience; generations have attended pre-school, primary and secondary<br />
schoos as well as all the extra-curriculars from Brownies to Little League<br />
and the lively activities of the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre. The store at 754 Bank<br />
Street. (currently known as McKeen Metro) has provided a steady presence<br />
at and sponsorship of community and fundraiser events for many years. Jim<br />
McKeen has fond memories of setting up BBQs at the Great Great <strong>Glebe</strong> Sale<br />
or at schools with Bruce & the Burgers. He and his family have been staunch<br />
supporters of community events such as Taste in the <strong>Glebe</strong> and initiatives such<br />
as Bury the Wires concerts and Save Old Ottawa South Library.<br />
It is telling that this generation’s Jim McKeen gets quite passionate about<br />
issues affecting the community which he regards as quite unique, not only<br />
because its distinct borders allow it to “be a village within a city,” but that<br />
residents and businesses generally communicate well to the betterment of the<br />
other. “The <strong>Glebe</strong> will always be a vital and involved community. The business<br />
community is equally driven. One thing you can count on is change and<br />
the grocery industry is no different. Development of local food suppliers of all<br />
sorts will be paramount.” He certainly has no plans to retire from his active<br />
role in the community any time soon and on behalf of his family, would like<br />
to thank the residents of the <strong>Glebe</strong> for their continued support. He is still looking<br />
forward to working alongside “neighbours” “to ensure our community remains<br />
a strong, sustainable, caring and friendly place to live, work and shop.”<br />
At its core, involvement in the community has allowed McKeen’s to gain an<br />
understanding of customer needs and to develop a dynamic capacity to meet<br />
those demands – for one hundred years and counting. Surely, a celebration of<br />
achievement and resilience is in order.<br />
Davidson’s Jewellery:<br />
Genuine quality service and jewellery<br />
Davidson’s Jewellers at 790 Bank Street has been a familiar landmark and<br />
destination in the <strong>Glebe</strong> since 1939. As one of their first clients, 89 year-old<br />
Jean MacDonald, well remembers, she was so pleased with her first – and all<br />
subsequent purchases – that she has always relied on Davidson’s for their high<br />
quality service. At the beginning, the firm was more of a traditional jeweller<br />
that carried giftware, as well as crystal and china. However, owner-operator<br />
John Anderson has noted that it has evolved, “Today we really have no focus<br />
in the giftware market,” says Anderson. “We focus more on fine jewellery but<br />
also on custom design.”<br />
As passersby can tell from their dazzling window displays, Davidson’s has<br />
a plethora of diamonds, gold, pearls, gemstones, platinum, sterling silver, pendants<br />
– and jewellery, for him, too. If you’re more interested in preserving<br />
your collection, Davidson’s also offers a service with trained technicians and<br />
experienced goldsmiths for appraisals, repairs and re-styling, as well as hand<br />
engraving, pearl re-stringing, arthritic shanks and complimentary jewellery<br />
cleaning.<br />
Striving to offer both high quality jewellery and professionalism in their<br />
services Davidson’s is proud to qualify as “a member of the Canadian Jeweller’s<br />
Association and the American Gem Society, which is actually something<br />
that less than five per cent of jewellers in North America qualify for in terms<br />
of professionalism, knowledge, qualifications, and the way that we operate in<br />
an ethical type of atmosphere,” says Anderson.<br />
As far as their clientele is concerned, they are loyal, come from all over Ottawa<br />
and have often been patrons of the business for generations. “We draw<br />
from almost an equal distribution across every postal code in Ottawa,” says<br />
John. “What we see in some cases is second and third and fourth generation<br />
clientele, whose family has shopped here year after year.”<br />
Having served the community for the last 72 years, this summer of road reconstruction<br />
will be no exception. In fact, unlike previous years, summer hours<br />
will include Saturdays so that sales and services will be available from Tuesday<br />
to Saturday. Although John Anderson thinks that they might not be as visible<br />
to the <strong>Glebe</strong> community given the Bank Street reconstruction, Davidson’s<br />
has been through worse. He says they were victim to two “smash and grabs”<br />
in the 1980s after which they installed the buzz-in system to enhance security.<br />
John suspects it may deter some potential customers, but inside the store, the<br />
no-pressure, friendly staff awaits you. As an added bonus, they’re anxious to<br />
pay the tax on your pearl purchases throughout <strong>June</strong>.<br />
While Anderson says they’re always looking for fresh jewellery lines and<br />
designers unique to the Ottawa market, it’s clear that some things never change<br />
at this <strong>Glebe</strong> institution. As far as Jean MacDonald is concerned, it’s already<br />
“top notch service, and the workmanship [at Davidson’s] is beyond reproach.<br />
You couldn’t find a fault.”<br />
PHOTO: TANYA MILLER<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> business: yesterday, today and tomorrow<br />
Management staff celebrate 40 years: Ann Atchison, Glenn Foran, Melissa<br />
Doorbar and Chuck Hillock.<br />
Home Hardware: A fixture in our community<br />
The celebration of Capital Home Hardware’s 40 th anniversary in <strong>2011</strong> was a<br />
reminder that probably every home in the <strong>Glebe</strong> sports a coat of paint, a piece<br />
of hardware and materials for a do-it-yourself project that were sourced at the<br />
community hardware store at 736 Bank Street, probably with sage advice from<br />
dealer-owner Chuck Hillock and his staff. Hillock has been in the hardware<br />
business for over forty years, ever since his parents purchased Capital Hardware<br />
at the corner of Bank and Fifth in 1970, and he brings a lot of expertise<br />
to clients asking about home maintenance and renovation. Nonetheless, he is<br />
still looking for feedback to make the store better and is thankful to customers<br />
not only for their compliments but also for their critique and suggestions.<br />
Moreover, there is always more to learn about the home hardware business, as<br />
with changes in technology, over 50 per cent of what they sell today did not<br />
even exist in 1970. It seems that there is always a learning curve to navigate,<br />
which is one way to keep the job creative and fun. That’s what keeps Hillock<br />
looking forward to each day at work.<br />
Speaking with characteristic enthusiasm about his business, his employees<br />
and the community, he generates a very positive tone that invites communication<br />
about everything from hand tools or plumbing supplies to any upcoming<br />
fundraiser in the community that he has come to know so well. He sees community<br />
involvement as the core of success in his business and his life here.<br />
He feels that one of the joys of having a community-based business has been<br />
building and maintaining relationships with <strong>Glebe</strong>, Old Ottawa South and Ottawa<br />
East customers who often become friends. Even when they move away,<br />
they will drop in to say hello when visiting Ottawa, perhaps bringing their<br />
children along to explore the racks and aisles that boast new sporting goods or<br />
bicycle parts.<br />
Having been engaged in the community for so many decades, he has seen his<br />
share of change and is finding it exciting to see young families moving in and<br />
creating a whole new cycle. Hillock just looks forward to getting to know new<br />
people and to serving their needs as customers. Of course, with the opening<br />
of the Bridlewood store in 2009, Hillock is not as omnipresent as he used to<br />
be, but he is still a regular and welcoming figure at Capital Home Hardware.<br />
In fact, Hillock will be involved in getting creative about the best way to get<br />
products to the customers during the Bank Street reconstruction.<br />
As far as the larger community is concerned, Chuck Hillock always says<br />
“yes” when Capital Home Hardware is invited to participate in or sponsor<br />
an event. Certainly, it is hard to remember a community event in the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
that has not had the double HH logo associated with it. In addition, the store<br />
is expanding its contributions to the larger community by participating with<br />
other dealers in fundraising for Rogers House, which is a hospice for pediatric<br />
palliative care affiliated with CHEO. For Chuck Hillock and Capital Home<br />
Hardware, co-operating with others in ongoing projects has just become part<br />
of doing business in a community you want to nurture.<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Meat Market:<br />
Ahead of the curve in quality and service<br />
When you are looking for outstanding quality in meats for a special occasion<br />
or holiday gathering, you will undoubtedly think of the <strong>Glebe</strong> Meat Market<br />
nestled in its two-tone grey building with red trim at 869 Bank Street. It has a<br />
stellar reputation and offers a wide range of high quality meats from the common<br />
to the exotic. Well ahead of its time in terms of sourcing local products,<br />
this family business has spent many years cultivating good relationships with<br />
local and regional farmers to obtain the highest quality stock at marketable<br />
prices. So, while offering other specialties from frozen meat pies, deli and<br />
cheeses to various lines of sauces, relishes, jams and desserts, the market’s<br />
main attraction is the wide array of meats, and the fact that it more closely resembles<br />
the traditional butcher shop of yesteryear, complete with knowledgeable<br />
staff and personal service. Although Manager Stéphane Sauvé laments the<br />
passing of the “time when it was part of the social fabric to go to the butcher’s<br />
and get all your meats,” he accepts that as demand has changed, the market<br />
has also had to become somewhat more specialized in the services they offer.<br />
Nonetheless, the <strong>Glebe</strong> Meat Market seems to have successfully combined<br />
honouring both the old style and new tastes to create a very satisfying shopping<br />
experience. It should come as no surprise, then, that the market does no<br />
advertising and attracts its customers only by word of mouth with some 50-60<br />
per cent of them coming from the <strong>Glebe</strong> and the balance from all over Ottawa.<br />
Stéphane and his sister Julie are the second generation of the Sauvé family to<br />
be involved in running the <strong>Glebe</strong> Meat Market. Originally opened in 1920 by<br />
the Faith Brothers some 91 years ago, the business was bought by their parents<br />
André and Simone Sauvé in 1975 and moved<br />
to its current location in 1979. The older Sauvés<br />
bought and renovated the building at Bank<br />
and Regent in a style that they deemed more<br />
in keeping with the more traditional architecture<br />
in the <strong>Glebe</strong>. Now, Stéphane, ever interested<br />
in reducing the environmental footprint<br />
of the business, is thinking about other possible<br />
improvements to the building: perhaps with the<br />
investment in a new roof in the future, he will<br />
also include a bank of solar panels or a rooftop<br />
garden to grow herbs for use in the business.<br />
While he is certainly listening to his customers’<br />
preferences and stocking more diverse products<br />
to meet their increasingly international<br />
With a vintage sign, you know<br />
you are in the right place.<br />
tastes, he wants the physical space to reflect the spirit of the family business<br />
and to respect the fact that this generation is building on the solid foundation<br />
created by their parents. In the next few years, the younger Sauvés are looking<br />
to strengthen current relationships with area farmers, bring in innovations and<br />
making the experience of going to the <strong>Glebe</strong> Meat Market even better than it<br />
is now.<br />
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THEATRE<br />
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<strong>Glebe</strong> playwright’s<br />
Momma’s Boy at the Fringe<br />
Rachel Eugster as Daphne, Bronwyn Steinberg as Ginny and Will Somers as<br />
Jordan in Eleanor Crowder’s Momma’s Boy<br />
by Caroline Bowden<br />
It has been a hectic couple of<br />
months for <strong>Glebe</strong>-based playwright/<br />
director Eleanor Crowder; not only<br />
has she just overseen the successful<br />
run of GNAG’s latest theatre production,<br />
gleeBE the Musical, but she is<br />
now in the middle of rehearsals for<br />
her entry in Ottawa’s annual Fringe<br />
Theatre and Arts Festival. Momma’s<br />
Boy is the first play Eleanor has written<br />
specifically for the festival and<br />
she describes it as “a chocolate box<br />
romance which bites back.” She says<br />
the inspiration for the play came<br />
after a “truly crazy” flight into Sioux<br />
Lookout this past winter.<br />
“It’s more intimate. Romantic, domestic,<br />
small scale. I usually write<br />
for thirty or more people with <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
shows! My three-act shows are usually<br />
for kids, so everyone plays myriad<br />
parts. Here I can play with intensity<br />
and reality. Three actors, three<br />
characters, one tight story. I’m having<br />
fun.”<br />
One of those actors is Rachel Eugster,<br />
Eleanor’s theatrical partnerin-crime<br />
at GNAG. The two have<br />
collaborated on eight GNAG theatre<br />
productions so far, with Rachel<br />
as the musical director for most of<br />
them, but this is the first time they<br />
have worked together in an actor/<br />
director relationship. Rachel plays<br />
matriarch Daphne, who is as tough<br />
as the goats she raises and lavishes<br />
with love at her Sioux Lookout<br />
homestead, but she knows when<br />
to play it soft where her daughter,<br />
Ginny is concerned.<br />
Also appearing in Momma’s Boy<br />
are Fringe veterans Bronwyn Steinberg<br />
and William Somers in the roles<br />
of Ginny Smart and Jordan Banks.<br />
Ginny is back from Toronto for<br />
home comforts while she writes a<br />
thesis. However, there is a secret she<br />
is hiding as to why she left university.<br />
Jordan is a teacher down on his<br />
luck, looking for work in northern<br />
Ontario. As a city boy, he might be<br />
in for a bit of a surprise once he hits<br />
Sioux.<br />
Fans of Eleanor’s Salamander<br />
Shakespeare Company (formerly<br />
Shakespeare Young Company) will<br />
recognize Will from last summer’s<br />
touring production of Romeo and<br />
Juliet, which played in Central Park.<br />
Bronwyn is a local actor and director<br />
and was recognized as Emerging<br />
Artist of the Year by the 20<strong>10</strong> Rideau<br />
Awards. Anyone familiar with<br />
Eleanor’s previous work will not be<br />
surprised to learn that music plays<br />
a role in this production too. Rachel<br />
describes it as “the driving pulse” of<br />
the show. And those who attended<br />
the recent production of gleeBE the<br />
Musical will hear some familiar<br />
tunes: “three crazy fine songs which<br />
needed another airing,” as Eleanor<br />
puts it, including the poignant “Is<br />
This The House?”<br />
When asked why Momma’s Boy<br />
will be a must-see production at this<br />
year’s Fringe, Eleanor replies, “Major<br />
Ottawa talent on stage, together<br />
for the first time: Bronwyn Steinberg,<br />
William Somers, Rachel Eugster. My<br />
work combines serious themes and a<br />
very playful approach.”<br />
Rachel adds, “Eleanor is a brilliant<br />
playwright. Anyone who knows her<br />
work is familiar with her economy<br />
of language and her ability to make<br />
a single phrase or gesture convey an<br />
entire history.” Momma’s Boy also<br />
gives Eleanor a chance to explore<br />
more adult material than she might<br />
in a GNAG show, where we try to<br />
keep the shows family-friendly. “Her<br />
work in recent years has been primarily<br />
with kids, community theatre<br />
actors and pre-professionals. This<br />
will be a rare chance to see an Eleanor<br />
Crowder show performed by professionals.”<br />
Momma’s Boy will be appearing<br />
as part of the Ottawa Fringe Theatre<br />
and Arts Festival, which runs <strong>June</strong><br />
16-26. Check the festival website at<br />
http://www.ottawafringe.com/ for<br />
performance information. The play<br />
contains mature content and is not<br />
recommended for children.<br />
Caroline Bowden has performed<br />
in several GNAG theatre productions<br />
since 2003. She last appeared as one<br />
of the singing/dancing divas in Murder<br />
at the Avalon.<br />
PHOTO: ELEANOR CROWDER<br />
FILM<br />
At the flicks with Lois and Paul<br />
BY LOIS SIEGEL<br />
POM Wonderful Presents:<br />
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold<br />
Directed by Morgan Spurlock<br />
Product placement in Hollywood motion pictures is<br />
almost a given these days. If you can read the label on<br />
a beer bottle in a movie, you can be sure that company<br />
paid for the exposure. Morgan Spurlock, who stuffed his<br />
face with McDonald’s food for a month in Super Size<br />
Me, has taken advertising one giant step further. He paid<br />
for his entire film by placing company products within<br />
the movie: 1.5 million of them. It’s a first for this new<br />
extreme sport: exploitation of products for financial gain.<br />
And it worked … .The film is the ultimate blockbuster of co-promotion … . I’ll<br />
scratch your back if you scratch mine. Does this work? Spurlock is determined<br />
to find out.<br />
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is a documentary<br />
about the process of product placement. It’s delightfully entertaining and informative<br />
about how all this works. Spurlock makes cold calls to companies.<br />
He often gets turned down by some of the biggies, e.g. Coke, Pepsi…. so he<br />
goes to a media placement agency. They can predict the next big trends in<br />
advertising. Then he goes to the companies. We see him moving from one<br />
boardroom to another as he asks corporations to give him money for his film.<br />
Many are dubious; others kick in to various degrees. The bonus for him is that<br />
in exchange for placement in his film, he gets things for his production: clothing,<br />
flights, hotels, cars … .<br />
He’s looking for a headliner ‘brand’ for his film. That’s where POM comes<br />
in. POM Wonderful buys into his scheme. And POM is everywhere in the film<br />
…. And so are other products that are constantly scattered throughout the production.<br />
You can’t miss them: Subway, Dr. Pepper, FedEx even Mane ‘n Tail<br />
shampoo – with directions for use for humans and animals.<br />
The film is a laugh-riot. It’s fast-moving: the sponsors keep flashing their<br />
products. If there’s an interview, there’s a sponsor sign behind the interviewee.<br />
It becomes a guessing game of ‘spot-the-sponsor,’ except you don’t have to<br />
guess… they’re always there – in your face.<br />
Spurlock talks to a lawyer who normally charges $770 per hour for advice.<br />
The lawyer appears in the film pro bono as an advertisement for himself with<br />
his name clearly positioned on the screen. Spurlock also asks Ralph Nader for<br />
advice. Nader, who always warns people about company control, is delighted<br />
with a new pair of Merrell shoes he receives for free. Spurlock has bribed<br />
Nader to sell out!<br />
So POM becomes the official beverage in the film for a cool million dollars.<br />
Thirty-second commercials for POM appear throughout the movie. Spurlock<br />
appears on “Late Night with David Letterman” wearing a POM suit. Everyone<br />
only drinks POM in the picture. The POM boardroom table is littered with<br />
funny-shaped POM bottles. And POM people drink POM. You get the idea!<br />
“Being successful is taking chances.”<br />
POM did… and it worked. I went out the next day and bought four bottles of<br />
different flavored POM: blueberry, cherry, lime and pomegranate. I had never<br />
tried it before. I liked it.<br />
Father’s Day Celebration<br />
Tuesday-Saturday: 9:00am - 6:00pm<br />
BY PAUL GREEN<br />
In A Better World<br />
Directed by Susanne Bier<br />
(Denmark 20<strong>10</strong>)<br />
Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier (Brothers, After<br />
the Wedding) paints on a broad canvas. Her subject<br />
matter is nothing less than the human condition in all<br />
its subtleties and complexities. In this, her latest outing<br />
(Danish title: Hævnen), Bier demonstrates with<br />
extraordinary finesse her unsurpassed mastery of the<br />
delicate interplay between escalating actions and reactions<br />
and their accompanying emotions.<br />
In short, what to do when confronted with evil? Is<br />
it ever appropriate to fight back and if so, how? What lessons can we offer<br />
our children? Two fathers – Claus, whose wife has just died of cancer, and<br />
Anton, a doctor separated though not divorced from his wife Marianne, also a<br />
physician. And two boys: Elias, whose gentle nature and good looks mark him<br />
out for bullies, is the son of Anton who shuttles between Denmark and Africa<br />
where he runs a medical clinic. At school, Elias befriends Christian, an intense<br />
lad whose relationship with his father has hit choppy waters since his mother’s<br />
death. Christian resents bullies and to cut short the harassment faced by his<br />
friend, stages a coup de force, that, while successful in the short term, augurs<br />
badly for the future.<br />
By turn, both fathers and sons come face to face with bullies and manifestations<br />
of evil and the two generations react very differently. What is it Christian’s<br />
father says to him? “... you cannot go around beating up people every<br />
time they cross you, that’s how wars are started.” Claus, when he separates two<br />
boys who are fighting, encounters a bully/father who strikes him in full view<br />
of Christian and Elias. Claus subsequently calls out the loutish father on his<br />
behaviour and exposes him for what he is. The boys, however, are unimpressed<br />
and ramp up the confrontation with tragic results.<br />
For his part, Elias’ father has his own issues to deal with in the refugee camp.<br />
A series of knife attacks on pregnant women is linked to a sadistic militia boss,<br />
known only as “the big man”. Inevitably perhaps, this man turns up wounded<br />
and the doctor must decide what to do with him.<br />
Unlike in After the Wedding, where the orphanage scenes served as bookends<br />
to the main story, Bier has seamlessly interwoven the African scenes with narratives<br />
unfolding in Denmark. Father and son talk at cross-purposes; Christian<br />
suspects Claus of desiring his mother’s death. As for Anton and Marianne,<br />
dealing with their son’s travails may bring them back together. In Bier’s universe,<br />
there are no easy answers. Ordinary people grapple in good faith with<br />
forces beyond their control and muddle through, gaining insight along the<br />
way. The viewers if they are patient with the film’s intricate structure – loose<br />
threads, then strands that turn into major themes – will have their eyes opened<br />
in similar fashion. Despite increasing levels of dramatic tension, Bier remains<br />
fully in control, serving up no clichés and hitting nary a false note en route to<br />
a dénouement in which protagonists and viewers alike are forced to confront<br />
… themselves. Competent, restrained acting (the two boys are splendid) and a<br />
literate script do the rest.<br />
In Danish and Swedish with English subtitles. Running time: 113 minutes.<br />
DVD release anticipated for early summer.<br />
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Musical interludes in <strong>June</strong><br />
First Baptist Church at the corner of<br />
Laurier and Elgin<br />
by James Calkin<br />
Thursdays in <strong>June</strong>, the downtown First<br />
Baptist Church at Laurier and Elgin<br />
streets, presents a series of lunch hour<br />
musical interludes. This is another in a<br />
series of increasingly popular midday<br />
musical getaways. What better way to<br />
spend a spring noon hour in the downtown<br />
core than by listening to some of<br />
Ottawa’s top classical musicians in the<br />
sumptuous acoustics of this heritage<br />
structure?<br />
Well-known organist James Calkin<br />
opened the series Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 2<br />
with a concert of works by Bach and<br />
Widor followed by Wesley Warren on<br />
Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 9. The amazing mezzosoprano<br />
Whitney O’Hearn is featured<br />
in the third concert on Thursday, <strong>June</strong><br />
16. Baroque violinist Kevin James delights<br />
with pyrotechnics from the Italian<br />
baroque on Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 23. Finally the unusual duo combination of organ<br />
(Karen Holmes) and French horn (Damian Rivers-Moore) is featured just before<br />
Canada Day on Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 30. <br />
Concerts run each Thursday in <strong>June</strong> from 12:15-1:00 p.m. Admission is $5<br />
at the door. For more info, surf over to:http://firstbaptistottawa.ca/congregational/poster.pdf.<br />
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Jazz Festival<br />
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub plays closing night.<br />
by Megan Marshall<br />
Ottawa’s jazz festival should be<br />
appropriately named the Jazz Explosion<br />
this year due to the stellar<br />
and overwhelming line-up. Running<br />
from <strong>June</strong> 23-July 3 in Confederation<br />
Park downtown, this year’s festival<br />
promises to blow your musical<br />
mind with acts including Youssou N’<br />
Dour, Paco De Lucia, Brad Mehldau,<br />
Joshua Redman, Pink Martini and<br />
myriad others. But don’t just go for<br />
the ‘known’ names or headliners!<br />
There are a multitude of under-theradar<br />
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as one hears the name, memories of<br />
Led Zeppelin creep into mind. Do<br />
not be fooled. Plant has long since<br />
departed from the psychedelic rock<br />
roots of Zeppelin; his six Grammy<br />
winning, multi-platinum project with<br />
Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, was indeed<br />
a bluegrass-folk album. Stemming<br />
from this, Plant’s latest album,<br />
Band of Joy, features Patti Griffin<br />
and Buddy Miller, both guitar masters<br />
bridging the gap between folk<br />
and jazz. Though you may show up<br />
to see the legend of Zeppelin, you’ll<br />
walk away with a newfound respect<br />
for the artistry and musicianship of<br />
Robert Plant.<br />
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Elvis Costello & the Imposters<br />
grace the main stage on <strong>June</strong> 24.<br />
Anyone dubious of Costello’s ability<br />
to provide sensational jazz is simply<br />
ignorant. With over 30 major release<br />
albums under his belt, ranging from<br />
rock to classical, there is no questioning<br />
his vast musical abilities. His<br />
latest album, The Future Lies Ahead,<br />
is a perfect melange of roots, rock,<br />
with a twist of jazz.<br />
Saturday <strong>June</strong> 25 hosts one of<br />
Canada’s legends to the main stage:<br />
k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Band. Although<br />
known for her hit “Constant<br />
Craving” and renowned cover of<br />
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, lang<br />
has always had a spark that is hard<br />
to pinpoint. Her music ranges from<br />
easy listening to rockabilly and much<br />
in-between. The band’s latest album,<br />
Sing It Loud, may at first appear to<br />
be a rockabilly project, but upon listening,<br />
the guitar detail offers much<br />
more of a jazz influence than rock.<br />
This night is guaranteed to be a<br />
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On closing night July 3, Daniel<br />
Lanois’ band Black Dub will shock,<br />
stimulate and make you beg for more.<br />
The band consists of jazz virtuosos<br />
Brian Blade (drums), Trixie Whitley<br />
(vocals, drums, guitar, keys), Jim<br />
Wilson (bass & keys) and of course<br />
Daniel Lanois (vocals, pedal steel<br />
and guitar). Together, this exceptional<br />
group will electrify your soul. Do<br />
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ART<br />
Mapping<br />
the mythical landscape<br />
by Bhatboy<br />
Move over doodle art, I have created<br />
my own colouring project for all<br />
ages complete with its own Ottawa.<br />
It is a map of a mythical landscape<br />
crafted of the imagination that has<br />
grown from my experience of growing<br />
up in the <strong>Glebe</strong>. Many aspects of<br />
the map are autobiographical; it is<br />
only natural that many aspects of my<br />
world should seem familiar to other<br />
Glebites. A keen colourist will find<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre, the<br />
Aberdeen Pavilion and the Church of<br />
the Blessed Sacrament surrounded<br />
by bodies of water that seem vaguely<br />
familiar.<br />
I have always been fascinated by<br />
maps and their abstract representation<br />
of the world. Any one place can<br />
be mapped a thousand ways according<br />
to what you choose to chart: elevation;<br />
rainfall; political allegiance;<br />
number of cats per household. Each<br />
map of the same area will be different.<br />
Maps tell the story of the passing<br />
of time. With their shifting boundaries,<br />
and evolving statistics, they are<br />
fluid, yet they are imagined and created<br />
by individuals.<br />
Mutchmor appears as a self enclosed<br />
enclave with market gardens<br />
and a public school, reflective of<br />
my childhood when I had little perspective<br />
and my world was small<br />
without significant views. In the<br />
summer, my parents would put me<br />
in the back of the car and drive me<br />
to our cottage near Algonquin Park.<br />
This too appears in the map as The<br />
Independency of Lock, named after<br />
my family. This appears as a detail<br />
in the top left hand corner of the<br />
map. As I grew older, I made road<br />
trips to San Francisco, and Detroit;<br />
these appear at the periphery of my<br />
consciousness, at the edge of the<br />
kingdom.<br />
Amongst the islands of familiarity<br />
within, are mountains of the unknown,<br />
valleys of seclusion, and<br />
cold snowy glaciers of solitude as<br />
the map is also an escape, a vacation,<br />
a journey to places that are safe, and<br />
places of adventure. This is the exploration<br />
of life which we should all<br />
undertake. For some of us, this is the<br />
past, for others, it is our future, for<br />
what is life, if it is not an adventure?<br />
Colouring the map should be a vacation<br />
from life. Whether we choose to<br />
colour it in an organized fashion, or<br />
in a random disorderly way is reflective<br />
of the individual who colours; it<br />
is our own expression of life. Some<br />
will choose not to colour it at all.<br />
Personally, I prefer to use a pencil<br />
crayon rather than a felt tip pen as<br />
I find the colours softer and easier<br />
to blend from one to the other. You<br />
can choose to colour the political<br />
boundaries, or to follow the gentle<br />
flow of the topographical features.<br />
The boundaries are fluid and open to<br />
expression unlike the doodle arts and<br />
colouring books that I used to colour<br />
as a child.<br />
I was driven to create my own<br />
maps at a young age and as I matured,<br />
so did the concept of what<br />
these maps could be. I am currently<br />
working on mapping an entire world<br />
whose cultures parallel our own like<br />
a distorted mirror image, telling the<br />
story of mankind’s transformation<br />
of a planet. With our exploration of<br />
the planet, our perspective of it has<br />
changed from being a boundless<br />
world to a self contained globe. This<br />
map is the landscape of my own life,<br />
compete with dragons.<br />
Bhat Boy’s colour it yourself map<br />
of Zurn is 27 x 32 inches and retails<br />
for $20 at Mrs Tiggy Winkles and the<br />
Gordon Harrison Gallery on Sussex<br />
Drive. Pencil crayons not included.<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> art tour<br />
of our gardens and studios<br />
by Martha Bowers<br />
This summer, a group of <strong>Glebe</strong> residents are reviving the popular “<strong>Glebe</strong> Art<br />
in Our Gardens” tour. This event will be held on the weekend of July 9 and <strong>10</strong><br />
and will feature the artwork of a number of <strong>Glebe</strong> artists – painters, potters,<br />
sculptors, jewellers – who will display their art in their gardens and studios.<br />
In past years, this event has attracted visitors, art lovers and gardeners from<br />
throughout Ottawa and beyond.<br />
With the reconstruction of Bank Street, this summer will be especially challenging<br />
for <strong>Glebe</strong> residents and businesses alike, and it will be important to<br />
continue to support our local commercial enterprises and welcome people to<br />
our neighbourhood. The “<strong>Glebe</strong> Art in Our Gardens and Studios” tour will<br />
attract many visitors to the <strong>Glebe</strong> on a midsummer weekend to stroll along<br />
our quiet side streets to view the work of talented local artists and to enjoy the<br />
delights of our lovely gardens.<br />
Brochures listing the artists’ names as well as a map showing the studio and<br />
garden locations will be available in <strong>Glebe</strong> shops and at the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community<br />
Centre. Information will also be available on the website www.glebearttour.ca.<br />
Be sure to mark July 9-<strong>10</strong> on your calendar. We look forward to meeting old<br />
friends and new who will support our artists and businesses.<br />
Thank you for helping to make the “<strong>Glebe</strong> Art in Our Gardens and Studios”<br />
tour a success this July!<br />
Martha Bowers is a long time resident of the <strong>Glebe</strong>.<br />
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Rob<br />
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SCHOOLS<br />
Strategic Plan<br />
The new plan provides an inspiring<br />
narrative with its four pillars: wellness,<br />
engagement, leadership and learning,<br />
or WELL. Wellness emphasizes<br />
mental health which is in line with the<br />
new mandate from the province under<br />
Bill 177: for us to be responsible for<br />
student wellbeing as well as achievement.<br />
Under engagement, we include<br />
our continued efforts to make the district<br />
accessible to citizens, and under<br />
leadership, continued improvements in<br />
governance. Under learning, we will strive to correlate student achievement<br />
with factors which drive it, through student survey data, as well as to focus on<br />
equity gaps in student achievement. Now above provincial averages in most<br />
Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) scores, we need to focus<br />
on improving the district average by reducing gaps associated with gender,<br />
ESL, special education and poverty.<br />
I would propose that we not focus solely on EQAO but also conceive of<br />
indicators such as arts proficiency. We currently track achievement utilizing<br />
certain indicators, but I am concerned that we do not track income levels.<br />
Underlying the strategic plan will be a Board Improvement Plan (BIP). That<br />
plan will set out more concretely the initiatives under the strategic plan and<br />
performance indicators used to measure our success in achieving our goals.<br />
The BIP then will help guide each school’s improvement plan (SIP).<br />
Budget <strong>2011</strong>-12<br />
We are in the throes of passing the budget for next year. The staff recommendation<br />
calls for a $780 million operating budget. It also calls for most of our<br />
reserves to fund permanent spending. I have great difficulty with this and with<br />
increasing transportation overspending.<br />
The overspending and use of our reserves, if left untouched, will result eventually<br />
in a $6 million, then $12 milion, then $18 million deficit to be covered<br />
by cuts elsewhere. If one assumes no new money for education provincially at<br />
this time, additional resources can realistically only come from cuts. Staff are,<br />
in effect, proposing a multi-year budget plan to increase staff in certain areas<br />
and cut in others, but they are presenting only the first year of the plan.<br />
Transportation spending has climbed now to a projected $4 million of overspending<br />
beyond funding. That means that other areas of the budget ante up.<br />
I do not see transportation as essential to school, however it is a market share<br />
item. There is compelling analysis which shows we’re severely underfunded<br />
for transportation by comparison to the local Catholic board. We either need to<br />
achieve funding equity or cut our transportation services in order to not jeopardize<br />
our learning environment.<br />
Before and After Care at Schools<br />
The province is requiring that all sites with all-day kindergarten provide<br />
before and after school care. The current school year affected sites without<br />
existing daycares. As the years proceed however, both all-day kindergarten<br />
and before and after school services provision will be running up against established<br />
daycare providers.<br />
There have recently been meetings at the Board with parents and early childhood<br />
educators from daycares concerned about the future. There are several<br />
issues such as fees, March break and summer child care, quality standards,<br />
etc. Consultation is needed before we declare a preferred model of delivery<br />
– Board run, third party run, or some hybrid. This may happen by mid-fall followed<br />
by staff recommendations in November.<br />
Accommodation<br />
The local area accommodations exercise looking at space, programming<br />
strength, community building and related issues is ongoing. The Community<br />
Working Group (CWG) is sifting through information regarding all scenarios,<br />
looking at numbers. Its recommendations will be tabled in the fall. While the<br />
CWG may decide to have a public open house before the end of <strong>June</strong>, its recommendations<br />
will only be tabled in the fall. The Board is expected to make a<br />
decision as to what to do by early winter.<br />
The CWG has representatives from seven affected schools and six community<br />
associations. Meetings are public with public Q&A on each agenda. To<br />
interact with the CWG, be sure to contact your school council or community<br />
association.<br />
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BY SEEMA AKHTAR<br />
We had a fabulous time at Spring Fling! and raised over $2,500 for our nursery<br />
school.<br />
We’d like to thank all of our sponsors:<br />
Alex’s Bread and Deli, The Art of Cake, Atelier Pika Ltd., Bloomfields,<br />
Bridgehead, Confidence Booster, David’s Tea, <strong>Glebe</strong> Emporium, <strong>Glebe</strong> Spa,<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Trotters, JD Adam Kitchen Co., Kaleidoscope Books, Kathrin Von Dehn<br />
Designs, Life of Pie, Magpie, Mrs. Tiggy Winkles, Naji’s Lebanese Restaurant,<br />
Octopus Books, Oresta, Pedi Pleasures, ReadiSetGo, Starbucks, Studio<br />
B, Thann, Truffle Treasures and Yarn Forward.<br />
All GCNS mums were also treated to the annual mother’s day tea parties at<br />
the nursery school last month. Each class prepared yummy muffins, tea and<br />
beautiful treats for their mums. Lucky us!<br />
Seema Akhtar is the communications chair for the GCNS.<br />
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Student vernissage<br />
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“After-school” students perfect their work for the vernissage.<br />
by Joanne Gallop<br />
With the school-year-end fast approaching, the Creative Arts After School<br />
class is busy organizing its vernissage. This annual showcase is a display of selected<br />
work from the year, and all the students have the opportunity to choose<br />
their favourite pieces to present. “This is a wonderful event, and the students<br />
get to show off their work to family and friends,” says Karen Cameron, director<br />
at Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool (GMCAPS). “They participate<br />
in selecting the final pieces, work with the teachers to set up the presentation<br />
and even help serve refreshments to their guests. It’s great to see them so<br />
involved.”<br />
“It’s an exciting time for the school-age kids,” adds Sandy Bulchack, senior<br />
creative arts teacher. “Many of our projects take weeks to complete, so they<br />
have invested a lot of time and effort into them. It’s fun for the students to<br />
see how people react to their art – and for them to talk about the process and<br />
inspiration behind it. They continue to amaze us with their maturity and enthusiasm.”<br />
The students’ vernissage will take place on <strong>June</strong> 21 and 23, at 4:30 p.m., at<br />
Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool. It’s a hot ticket and a very busy<br />
evening. If you’d like to join us, get in touch with your favourite “after-school”<br />
artist to add your name to the guest list!<br />
Calling all junior artists. If you’ve got a small creative person at home, there<br />
are still some spaces available in our Creative Arts Kindergarten and Preschool<br />
programs starting in September. These programs take place on weekday afternoons<br />
and there is an optional pick-up and lunch program from both First<br />
Avenue and Mutchmor public schools. Please contact Karen Cameron at good<br />
morningpreschool@gmail.com for enrolment details.<br />
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Look forward, looking back<br />
Graduating class of <strong>2011</strong><br />
By Theo<br />
As I sit back and relax at my computer,<br />
I think about my eight years<br />
at Corpus Christi School and my approaching<br />
years at Immaculata High<br />
School. I attended a “shadow day”<br />
at Immaculata this morning, shadow<br />
day being when a Grade 6 student<br />
follows around a Grade 7 class, and<br />
I would like to share a few thoughts<br />
about moving forward from elementary<br />
school to high school. I speak<br />
for my friends as well when I say that<br />
I am very much looking forward to<br />
entering a new, exciting environment<br />
with new faces and new learning material.<br />
Grade 6 and Corpus Christi in general<br />
have been wonderful periods of<br />
my life. The teachers at our school<br />
have always encouraged me to do the<br />
best work possible in academics and<br />
to be the best person possible in life.<br />
I have grown used to and learned to<br />
enjoy walking through the hallways<br />
of our small school and seeing our<br />
teachers. Over time I hope to feel the<br />
same way about the huge hallways<br />
of Immaculata and their equally<br />
amazing teachers. I have made many<br />
friends at Corpus who I will remain<br />
close to in the future and wonderful<br />
memories which will stay with me<br />
always. I find it hard to believe that<br />
after such a long and positive time at<br />
Corpus, I will be walking into such a<br />
vast new school.<br />
I have particularly enjoyed the “Art<br />
at Lunch” program at Corpus Christi,<br />
a volunteer-run program designed to<br />
expand students’ many art-oriented<br />
talents, the many available sports,<br />
especially badminton, ultimate Frisbee<br />
and soccer, the classes which are<br />
always taught in a student friendly<br />
manner, as well as recess and lunch,<br />
which are obviously a great part of<br />
the average day in elementary school.<br />
Immaculata is especially exciting<br />
because it expands on all of the<br />
things listed above. The art classes<br />
are very educational and most of<br />
all, they are great fun. The sports<br />
programs are also amazing, offering<br />
around 15 main sports with an exceptional<br />
intramural program for casual,<br />
fun sports. Recess is not an option at<br />
Immaculata, but instead, they have a<br />
short break between blocks two and<br />
three. The homework at Immaculata<br />
is one thing that will be difficult<br />
to get used to after more laid-back<br />
homework assignments. There will<br />
still be projects and tests.<br />
Corpus Christi will always be my<br />
home because of the long time I have<br />
spent here but, hopefully, Immaculata<br />
will serve as a good stand-in for<br />
the one school I will always love the<br />
most. Really, who knows? Maybe<br />
Mac will replace Corpus as my favourite<br />
school one day. The memories<br />
I have of Corpus Christi will<br />
never be forgotten but I believe that<br />
there is still plenty of space for more<br />
excellent memories. So, in conclusion<br />
I would like to say, “Look out<br />
Immaculata! Here comes Corpus<br />
Christi and the graduating class of<br />
<strong>2011</strong>!”<br />
Theo is a graduating student at<br />
Corpus Christi.<br />
PHOTO: PATTI MURPHY<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
Yes, students are smarter<br />
at Mutchmor Public School<br />
Elizabeth Todd Doyle, event co-ordinator for “Are You Smarter than a Mutchmor<br />
Student” and CBC reporter Giacomo Panico, the event MC, draw a question<br />
for the parents.<br />
By Elizabeth Todd Doyle<br />
It came down to one question as 150 Mutchmor students sat on the edge of<br />
their seats, biting their nails. Dressed in dapper brown velour with the overtime<br />
question in hand, the game show host leaned forward and paused dramatically<br />
before turning to the adult team on stage. “How many teachers teach at<br />
Mutchmor School?” The parents huddled. It was a hard question. Finally, their<br />
answer: “Eighteen.” Wrong. Mutchmor students leapt to their feet, cheering<br />
wildly, rushing the stage and claiming their prize – boxes of Smarties. Candy,<br />
yes, but also bragging rights for the rest of the year.<br />
This scenario took place at the April 28 fundraiser “Are You Smarter Than a<br />
Mutchmor Student?”, held at the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre where parents and<br />
students gathered to find out who really does know more. Hosted by local radio<br />
personality Giacomo Panico and organized by the Mutchmor Parent Council,<br />
students and parents squared off over topics such as mathematics, medieval<br />
technology and cartoon characters. In addition to trivia and curriculum-related<br />
questions, parents and students were also required to use a rotary-dial phone<br />
successfully and assemble a transformer.<br />
Community businesses also vied for top prize, with representatives from<br />
The Works, Feleena’s Mexican Restaurant, Acorn Early Learning Centre and<br />
GNAG. School Board Trustee Rob Campbell joined the adult team. They lost<br />
– to the combined K-6 teams from Mutchmor School. Everybody won as families<br />
enjoyed a silent auction offering items from many local <strong>Glebe</strong> and Ottawa<br />
businesses: hot meat pie slices from Life of Pie and a bake sale that added a<br />
sweet touch to the event. The evening was a success by any measure: not only<br />
was money raised for student events and supplies, but students, teachers and<br />
the community enjoyed a high-energy match of wits.<br />
And the winning answer? Mutchmor School actually has 18.5 teachers.<br />
To get a feel for the event, test yourself! Some sample questions: What two<br />
mammals lay eggs? Platypus and echidna. Who breaks tie votes in the House<br />
of Commons? The Speaker of the House. What is the name of Hermione’s<br />
pet cat? Crookshanks, and in which popular book is the invention called a<br />
“squishy” found? Captain Underpants.<br />
Elizabeth Todd Doyle is a member of the Mutchmor School Council.<br />
The African drum/dance troupe Masabo perform for Mutchmor students.<br />
More arts at Mutchmor<br />
By Sean and Ada<br />
This semester Mutchmor Public School students were lucky to attend two<br />
special arts performances. The first performance was the group Masabo. It featured<br />
African music, dance and storytelling from Cote d’lvoire in Senoufo. The<br />
second show that the students attended was a traveling production of Charlotte’s<br />
Web, a play put on by the Upper Canada Playhouse. Each of the actors<br />
played multiple characters in the 45-minute production. It was another fantastic<br />
show. We would like to thank the Mutchmor School Council for their support<br />
in bringing a variety of arts performances to Mutchmor.<br />
Sean and Ada, students at Mutchmor Public School, received support from<br />
Andrea Pollock, University of Ottawa.<br />
PHOTO: LARRY STONEBRIDGE<br />
PHOTO: LARRY STONEBRIDGE<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
Glashan bakes smart cookies<br />
By Lia and Kennedy<br />
Glashan is well known for its successful<br />
athletic programs. However,<br />
it also has a stellar academic side as<br />
well. Recently, Glashan students participated<br />
in the <strong>2011</strong> Carleton Ottawa<br />
Math Olympics (COMO). Forty-seven<br />
teams from the Ottawa Carleton<br />
District School Board and the Ottawa<br />
Carleton Catholic Board, along with<br />
some area private schools, took part<br />
in this day-long math competition<br />
for Grade 7 and 8 students. Glashan<br />
was represented by two teams of four<br />
students who trained their brains during<br />
lunch hours with their coach, Ms.<br />
Roberts, solving puzzles and math<br />
problems.<br />
At the event, the teams worked<br />
their way through challenges involving<br />
tangrams, graphing calculators<br />
and even cryptology. The teams<br />
placed very well, including three individual<br />
wins and one team winning<br />
the whole competition and the other<br />
team placing seventh. Sebastian,<br />
the team mascot, was there to cheer<br />
them on. This is the fourth year in a<br />
row that Glashan has won COMO.<br />
This wouldn’t have happened without<br />
Ms. Roberts, who dedicated her<br />
lunch breaks to preparing the participants.<br />
Speaking of math, many Glashan<br />
Grade 8 students recently took part<br />
in the <strong>2011</strong> nation-wide Gauss Math<br />
Contest. Students subjected themselves<br />
to an hour of brain scrambling<br />
Glashan Math Olympians get gold.<br />
math problems. They did very well,<br />
with Keyanna achieving a perfect<br />
score of 150. Congratulations!<br />
Glashan’s tech team was also successful<br />
in Waterloo at the Skills Canada<br />
Ontario competition. Members<br />
of the team participated in events<br />
such as robotics, animation, video,<br />
construction and technology challenges.<br />
They had fun and enjoyed<br />
an educational weekend of competition<br />
and learning from other technology<br />
exhibitions. All the teams had a<br />
strong showing with Soren, Parnav,<br />
Agastya and Patrick finishing second<br />
in animation.<br />
However, all these activities are<br />
winding down and school is coming<br />
to a close. Graduation is fast<br />
approaching and the Grade 8 students<br />
are making the most of their<br />
time here. Next year they’ll be off<br />
to high school, well-prepared and<br />
ready to learn more. They’re nervous<br />
to be making the transition, but<br />
its time to move on to the next stage.<br />
Dresses are flying off the racks and<br />
students are preparing themselves<br />
for final goodbyes to friends who are<br />
like family to them. Although students<br />
are excited for summer, the last<br />
few days of school will be sad ones.<br />
Glashan is an unforgettable school<br />
that has left its mark on many young<br />
teenagers and the graduating class of<br />
20<strong>10</strong>/<strong>2011</strong> is no exception.<br />
Lia and Kennedy are Grade 8 students<br />
at Glashan Public School.<br />
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PAINTING AND PHOTO BY LAUREN DANIEL<br />
GCI painters<br />
take to the Wild Oat<br />
by KELLeY CLOER<br />
Grade 12 artists from <strong>Glebe</strong> Collegiate<br />
Institute (GCI) are taking a big step and<br />
hanging their work for all to see on the walls<br />
of the Wild Oat starting <strong>June</strong> 15. The exhibited<br />
works will be among the most successful<br />
works from the 20<strong>10</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> school year<br />
and cover a range of themes: emotions,<br />
nature, war, exploitation, nature versus the<br />
machine, sensuality and literature.<br />
The students have been working on individual<br />
themes that they chose at the beginning<br />
of the semester. Over the course of the<br />
semester, they have developed the theme<br />
starting with a rather detailed collage, progressing<br />
to a drawing and a painting study<br />
and finally to the acrylic painting which<br />
represents its full development and realization.<br />
Before beginning the painting, the students were taught four basic painting<br />
techniques in order to allow them to create paintings with richer textures.<br />
This constitutes the final summative project for art teacher Kelley Cloer’s<br />
Grade 12 art classes at GCI. As you will see, each work consists of an acrylic<br />
painting on stretched canvas on toned background.<br />
The Wild Oat is located at 817 Bank Street and welcomes artists of all ages.<br />
Kelley Cloer is an art teacher at <strong>Glebe</strong> Collegiate Institute.
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Fred Fox congratulates students at Mac!<br />
By Susie Kruzlics<br />
Immaculata is gearing up for<br />
exams before a well-deserved summer<br />
break for both students and<br />
staff! After the number of events our<br />
community held over the spring, the<br />
energy at school is a testament to the<br />
talent, perseverance and commitment<br />
of students and staff alike. At the end<br />
of April, our school welcomed a very<br />
special visitor: Fred Fox, brother of<br />
Terry Fox. Students and staff wore<br />
red in memory of Terry. Grades 7-<strong>10</strong><br />
students attended an assembly where<br />
Fred addressed our community, expressing<br />
gratitude for the fundraising<br />
Immaculata had done for cancer<br />
research. Just last year, Immaculata<br />
raised over $42,000 for cancer charities.<br />
Our school is proud of our reputation<br />
for having diverse students<br />
consistently dedicated to causes<br />
beyond our school. Immaculata has<br />
already committed to participating in<br />
Bear Hug 4 next year, the board-wide<br />
fundraiser with all proceeds directed<br />
to cancer-related causes.<br />
The beginning of May brought<br />
our annual food fair and Culture Appreciation<br />
Day as part of Catholic<br />
Education Week. Approximately <strong>10</strong>0<br />
students volunteered to represent diverse<br />
countries and prepared display<br />
boards, costumes, music and, most<br />
impressively, a multitude of delicious<br />
dishes for visitors to sample! Every<br />
year this event draws parents, community<br />
members and alumni staff<br />
and students. This year certainly did<br />
not disappoint! Thank you to Mrs.<br />
Jennifer Martinez for organizing the<br />
event, and to the student hosts, parent<br />
volunteers and community members<br />
who supported this event!<br />
Grade 12 students “Spring Clean the Capital” on Main Street between<br />
Riverdale and Pretoria.<br />
In mid-May, Immaculata celebrates<br />
Life Week during which our<br />
community recognized every stage<br />
of life. One of this week’s highlights<br />
was participation by a group of our<br />
students in the annual March for Life<br />
to Parliament Hill. Many other excursions<br />
also took place in April and<br />
May. Students in religion class participated<br />
in the annual “Spring Clean<br />
the Capital” event where our school<br />
adopts Main Street each year. Some<br />
other highlights included excursions:<br />
law students to the courthouse,<br />
psychology students to the Royal Ottawa<br />
Hospital, science students to the<br />
University of Ottawa and Museum<br />
of Nature, Employment Connection<br />
students to Algonquin College,<br />
White Pine book club members to<br />
Toronto to attend the Ontario Library<br />
Association’s Forest of Reading®<br />
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to theatre performances. Grade 7/8<br />
mosaic arts students also visited the<br />
Ottawa Police Station to view mosaic<br />
pieces on display, high school<br />
arts students went to the National<br />
Art Gallery, and world religions<br />
students toured temples, mosques<br />
and churches around Ottawa. Thank<br />
you to all staff and hosts involved in<br />
these experiential learning opportunities!<br />
A big thank you also goes out<br />
to all employers who attended our<br />
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annual Coop Fair. Our coop department<br />
is very proud of consistently<br />
being able to connect our students<br />
with exceptional employers through<br />
work placements. A visit from employers<br />
presented an opportunity for<br />
our students and staff to express their<br />
thanks and to brainstorm ideas for<br />
placements in the next school year.<br />
As we wind down our year, congratulations<br />
goes out to our spring<br />
athletes for another exceptional season<br />
in many spring sports. You represent<br />
Immaculata very well, and<br />
we are proud of your efforts, dedication<br />
and sportsmanship! To our<br />
retiring staff board-wide, especially<br />
Mrs. Dianne Walsh, retiring math<br />
teacher from Immaculata, we wish<br />
you all the joys and relaxation retirement<br />
has to offer. Thank you for your<br />
many years of service to our students<br />
and community. We will miss you.<br />
And last, but certainly not least, a<br />
big congratulations goes out to our<br />
graduating students. You did it! We<br />
wish you all the best in all your endeavours<br />
and sincerely hope you will<br />
return to Immaculata to update us<br />
about all your accomplishments.<br />
To our students, staff and community,<br />
have a wonderful, restful summer.<br />
Susie Kruzlics is a teacher at<br />
Immaculata High School.<br />
(Right to left) Author J. FitzGerald McCurdy with White Pine book club student<br />
Natasha Watt and Red Maple book club students Maria Madana and<br />
Meghan Lowe<br />
<strong>June</strong> Special<br />
PHOTO COURTESY OF IMMACULATA HIGH SCHOOL<br />
Keeping Shannen’s dream alive!<br />
By Shahla Khan Salter<br />
The children returned from school<br />
smelling like diesel fuel. All day at<br />
school, they inhaled it. It was in their<br />
clothes, their hair, their bodies. The<br />
fumes came from ruptured fuel lines<br />
which dumped fuel into the ground<br />
on which their school stood. Parents<br />
removed their children from the<br />
school. Declared a toxic waste site, it<br />
was closed. Portables were set up on<br />
a strip of land between an airstrip and<br />
the fenced off contamination site.<br />
The portables were damaged, poorly<br />
heated and smelled. Nine years have<br />
passed and nothing has changed. The<br />
portables remain in their sorry state<br />
and the school remains closed. There<br />
is no playground, no library, no playing<br />
field, no music program, no art<br />
room. Only a handful of the computers<br />
work and they serve four hundred<br />
students.<br />
This is reality for the children of<br />
Attawapiskat, a reserve on the west<br />
coast of James Bay, Ontario, where<br />
the only school serving the community<br />
closed due to the largest ground<br />
fuel contamination in Canada – over<br />
sixty thousand gallons. So the children<br />
of Attawapiskat launched the<br />
campaign to reach out to non-Aboriginal<br />
children all across Canada and<br />
invited them to write to the federal<br />
government and demand a school for<br />
Attawapiskat. By 2007, thousands<br />
answered the call. In reply, the federal<br />
government made promises it<br />
never kept. The children continued to<br />
write. In 2008, then Minister of Indian<br />
Affairs Chuck Strahl told the children<br />
of Attawapiskat that the federal<br />
government could not afford a school<br />
for them. The result? The Grade 8<br />
class of Attawapiskat sent three students<br />
to Parliament Hill to meet with<br />
him and personally demand a school.<br />
One of those students was a girl<br />
named Shannen Koostachin. Only<br />
13 years old, Shannen spoke on Parliament<br />
Hill before thousands, pleading<br />
for a new school in Attawapiskat<br />
and seeking help to ensure that every<br />
First Nations child in Canada receives<br />
a proper education and a comfortable<br />
school. Shannen was nominated<br />
for the International Children’s<br />
Peace Prize. Then, in 2009, Strahl<br />
promised a school in Attawapiskat.<br />
It was never built. Tragically in May<br />
20<strong>10</strong>, Shannen,15, died in a car accident.<br />
But her dream survived.<br />
Now the campaign for equal education<br />
for First Nations children and<br />
a new school for the children of Attawapiskat<br />
is known as “Shannen’s<br />
Lady Evelyn Alternative School students on the Hill<br />
Dream”. This school year, core<br />
French teacher, Annie Atnikov of<br />
Lady Evelyn Alternative School,<br />
attended a meeting of elementary<br />
teachers where she heard about<br />
Shannen’s Dream from Breadwinner<br />
book author, Deborah Ellis. She was<br />
deeply moved.<br />
Atnikov said, “She asked five hundred<br />
teachers if we believed there<br />
could be a world without war. Most<br />
did not raise their hands. She then<br />
said, ‘if we can’t dream, how can we<br />
ever change it?’ It made me so sad<br />
that as teachers we cannot imagine a<br />
better world. I thought if a young girl<br />
of thirteen from a remote community<br />
can dream and make it to Parliament<br />
to share her hope, I can for sure do<br />
something about it as well.” So Atnikov<br />
brought Shannen’s Dream to<br />
her Lady Evelyn students. She shared<br />
Shannen’s video with her classes<br />
and invited Shelley Steele of Heartspeak<br />
to talk to her students about<br />
Shannen’s Dream. At the same time,<br />
Atnikov shared her concerns with her<br />
colleagues. Soon, every class at Lady<br />
Evelyn from grades 3 to 6 and their<br />
teachers joined the campaign. One<br />
of Atnikov’s colleagues is Grade 3/4<br />
homeroom teacher Danielle Fontaine.<br />
Fontaine attended an evening event<br />
that teachers held with Member of<br />
Parliament Charlie Angus, whose<br />
constituency includes Attawapiskat.<br />
What she heard about the history of<br />
the First Nation education system<br />
further motivated her to inform her<br />
students about Shannen’s Dream.<br />
Fontaine said her students “immediately<br />
wanted to write letters and send<br />
bricks to Attawapiskat for the building<br />
of a school. They wanted to raise<br />
money.” Fontaine knew her students<br />
understood when one said, “dis-<br />
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unequally and unfairly.” The<br />
class learned about the history of Aboriginal<br />
people in Canada and sang<br />
the song, written by Charlie Angus,<br />
“Diamonds in the Snow,” dedicated<br />
to Shannen’s Dream.<br />
Fontaine said, “All the children<br />
learned compassion. I think (the)<br />
children learned you can take action<br />
and take responsibility and show integrity.<br />
That you don’t have to shrug<br />
your shoulders and say, ‘oh well, its<br />
not my problem.’ Shannen Koostachin<br />
changed the way I teach. I<br />
want to teach for justice.” Fontaine<br />
contacted other schools, inviting<br />
their participation in the Shannen’s<br />
Dream Day of Action. Held on April<br />
27, <strong>2011</strong> on Parliament Hill, Lady<br />
Evelyn students were joined by other<br />
Ottawa schools and were led by the<br />
family and friends of Shannen Koostachin<br />
demanding a school for the<br />
children of Attawapiskat. Students<br />
spoke to the crowd demanding fair<br />
treatment for First Nation children<br />
and delivered their letters to Prime<br />
Minister Stephen Harper via MP<br />
Paul Dewar. Dewar responded, “The<br />
leadership shown by students here<br />
in Ottawa and from Attawapiskat<br />
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truly inspirational – and we, as members<br />
of Parliament, should follow up<br />
with action.”<br />
Angus joined them. He said, “I was<br />
really moved by the determination of<br />
students in Ottawa to fight the systemic<br />
discrimination faced by children in<br />
Attawapiskat and other reserves. The<br />
youth showed real leadership and<br />
solidarity. I was particularly moved<br />
when Chris Kataquapit of Attawapiskat<br />
spoke to the Ottawa students<br />
and told them he considered them to<br />
be his brothers and sisters. Kids can<br />
change the world.” As Cindy Blackstock<br />
of the First Nations Child and<br />
Family Caring Society noted, this<br />
march of friendship showed that<br />
“reconciliation was not only possible<br />
– it was happening.”<br />
Children at Lady Evelyn School,<br />
and thousands of others, are joining<br />
with First Nation children to demand<br />
that the Canadian government<br />
treat all children respectfully. According<br />
to Chair of the Lady Evelyn<br />
Alternative School Parent Council,<br />
Joey Gunn, “the growth that I saw<br />
(at Lady Evelyn) was the realization<br />
of empowerment. Many of the<br />
ills of the world are caused or helped<br />
by people keeping silent. It can be a<br />
cynical world, and people don’t think<br />
they can make a difference and that<br />
is just not true.”<br />
Once again the federal government<br />
has promised to build a school<br />
in Attawapiskat in 2013. Equal education<br />
for First Nation peoples will<br />
benefit all our children. While we<br />
hope Shannen’s Dream comes true<br />
and the federal government keeps<br />
its promise, let us also demand it.<br />
For more information on Shannen’s<br />
Dream, see http://www.fncfcs.com/<br />
shannensdream/.<br />
Shahla Khan Salter chairs the<br />
Health, Environment and Diversity<br />
Committee of Lady Evelyn Alternative<br />
School’s Parent Council and is a<br />
mother of three children.<br />
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Over The Hedge garden tour<br />
<strong>June</strong> 25-26<br />
by Christine Lamothe-Moir<br />
After our long Ottawa winter and cold spring, are you looking for some gardening<br />
inspiration and ideas, or looking forward to the pleasure of an early<br />
summer walk in a beautifully tended garden? If so, here is an event to mark<br />
on your calendar. The Ottawa Botanical Garden Society (OBGS) is planning a<br />
country garden tour with a “twist” for <strong>June</strong> 25-26, which will take you down<br />
country roads and give you a peek “over the hedge” into twelve enchanting<br />
and inspiring private gardens just west of Ottawa. This tour is part of the ambitious,<br />
creative planning and fundraising activities of the OBGS with their<br />
motto “Dare to Dream!” to create a national botanical garden on 34 acres of<br />
non-mission land at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa.<br />
The fabulous gardens on the tour are located in Kanata, Dunrobin, Kinburn,<br />
Arnprior, Burnstown, Pakenham and Almonte. The Over the Hedge tour will<br />
feature the natural woodland retreat of a well-known local potter, featuring<br />
some 700 different species of plants and ferns native to Eastern and Northern<br />
Ontario; an inviting garden built to express a couple’s life-long love of nature<br />
and showcasing the late Juan Geuer’s metal and wood sculptures; a boldly<br />
designed garden and infinity pool unifying the house with the peaceful surroundings<br />
of the Kanata rockeries. You will also find unique examples of creative<br />
landscaping incorporating riverside vistas and limestone outcroppings for<br />
beautiful properties in Pakenham, Almonte, Arnprior and Dunrobin; and the<br />
artistic reflections of the gardeners in magical and imaginative theme areas as<br />
well as pools, fountains and rocky trails. One gardener has been developing her<br />
“hosta” garden for 17 years with over 500 varieties of this stunning versatile<br />
plant.<br />
The self-guided tour runs over two days: Saturday, <strong>June</strong> 25 and Sunday, <strong>June</strong><br />
26, from <strong>10</strong> a.m. to 4 p.m. each day (rain or shine). Your passport booklet<br />
provides maps, garden highlights and information on local restaurants and tea<br />
shops, designer boutiques, an octagonal gallery, destination nurseries and other<br />
fascinating points of interest. The tour would make a lovely getaway weekend<br />
by booking into one of the many charming and historic hotels and B&B’s in<br />
the area.<br />
The “twist” offers the option of visiting the gardens as part of a fun “car<br />
rally” with no time or speed considerations. If you do not have partners, we<br />
will make sure that you are part of a team. Instructions will be provided. There<br />
will be a few special surprises for which unique prizes will be given.<br />
Passport booklets are $35 per person which includes both the garden tour and<br />
the optional “car rally”. They can be purchased in the three following ways:<br />
• at the points of sale listed on our website; or<br />
• directly online on our website with your credit card for $38 ($35 for the<br />
booklet and $3.00 for mailing); or<br />
• by cheque for $38 ($35 for the booklet and $3.00 for mailing) payable<br />
to the Ottawa Botanical Garden Society and mailed to the OBGS with<br />
your return mailing address, email address if you have one, telephone<br />
number and an indication of whether you would like to participate in the<br />
“car rally”.<br />
You can get more information and purchase passport booklets at the following:<br />
www.ottawagarden.ca or at overthehedge@ottawagarden.ca. By mail:<br />
Ottawa Botanical Garden Society, P.O. Box 4726, Postal Station E, <strong>10</strong>8 Third<br />
Avenue, Ottawa ON K1S 2L0.<br />
Christine Lamother-Moir is a member and volunteer of the Ottawa Botanical<br />
Garden Society (OBGS).<br />
Le jardinage,<br />
la meilleure thérapie<br />
Marc Landreville<br />
Le jardin, pour moi est devenu un<br />
espace où je peux relaxer, me ré-éduquer<br />
et retrouver une paix intérieure,<br />
à l’extérieur. Cela n’a pas toujours<br />
été le cas. Plusieurs années passées,<br />
quand je vivais chez mes parents,<br />
nous avions une très belle cour avec<br />
un superbe gazon, des grands arbres<br />
et un joli potager; mais cette cour<br />
‘appartenait` à ma mère et mon père<br />
y faisait l’entretien. Pas moyen de<br />
se tailler une petite place à moi tout<br />
seul. Quand mon épouse et moi sommes<br />
emménagés ensemble en appartement,<br />
encore moins d’espoir de<br />
se créer un petit monde à l’extérieur.<br />
Ce n’était que cinq ans plus tard, en<br />
achetant une maison en banlieu, que<br />
j’ai trouvé mon oasis, mon coin du<br />
paradis, mon jardin.<br />
Et quelle chance! L’arrière-cour<br />
jouit d’au moins huit heures de soleil<br />
par jour durant l’été : les plus gros<br />
arbres se situent au nord et à l’est du<br />
terrain. La cour avant aussi baigne<br />
dans le grand soleil, interrompu pour<br />
peu de temps par l’ombre du fier érable<br />
devant la maison.<br />
Au tout début, l’arrière-cour était<br />
une toile vide, sauf pour quelques<br />
buissons et une haie de cèdres. Mais<br />
avec le temps, j’y ajoutai des cerisiers,<br />
un lilas, une vigne trompette, des clématites,<br />
des lobélias bleues et rouges,<br />
des roses, des framboisiers, plusieurs<br />
vivaces, un étang et tout récemment,<br />
un pêcher. Les plantes et les fleurs<br />
font une valse multicolore dans la<br />
brise estivale : l’écarlate des lobélias<br />
cardinalis et des hémérocalles (lillies),<br />
l’orange des trompettes (campsis<br />
radicans Indian Summer) et des<br />
asclépiades (Butterfly Weed), les violets<br />
des lilas et des lavandes, le bleu<br />
du `Monkshood’ et du lobelia bleu,<br />
le rose des campions et des échinacées<br />
et le jaune des tournesols et des<br />
gaillardes, tous sur une toile de vert<br />
(gazon, vignes, hostas, etc.).<br />
GARDENING<br />
BEST<br />
Le jardin, pour moi, n’est pas<br />
seulement un endroit de tranquilité<br />
et de beauté, mais il est aussi<br />
thérapeutique et éducatif. Né avec<br />
un caractère plutôt nerveux, je me<br />
suis heureusement trouvé un passetemps<br />
qui me permet de ralentir, de<br />
penser à autre chose et surtout, de<br />
créer. C’est à travers le jardinage que<br />
j’ai apprivoisé une vertue, qui autrefois<br />
m’échappait complètement : la<br />
patience. L’on ne peut pas presser<br />
Dame Nature. C’est en observant la<br />
transformation et les interrelations<br />
des plantes, le mouvement et le rôle<br />
des insectes ainsi que les changements<br />
de températures et les conditions<br />
atmosphériques que j’ai appris<br />
au sujet de l’impact que je peux<br />
avoir sur l’environnement, mon jardin<br />
et sur ma façon de penser. Le jardin<br />
nous enseigne aussi à partager;<br />
je reçois plusieurs visiteurs dans ma<br />
cour: colibris et autres oiseaux, diverses<br />
papillons, abeilles de toutes<br />
tailles, guêpes, des libellules et des<br />
crapeaux (parfois un lièvre et une<br />
moufette et des écureuils). Rien ne<br />
me fait plus plaisir que d’offrir des<br />
fruits fraichement récoltés chez moi<br />
à un(e) ami(e) ou à un membre de<br />
ma famille. C’est aussi amusant de<br />
s’échanger des plantes et même des<br />
histoires de succès entre jardiniers<br />
amateurs. Nous sommes toujours à<br />
la recherche de cette plante insaisissable,<br />
presqu’impossible à faire pousser<br />
dans sa cour; dons mon cas, c’est<br />
le coquelicot bleu de l’Himalaya.<br />
Toujours pas de succès.<br />
En somme, le jardinage me redonne<br />
mille fois en bonheur ce que je<br />
lui donne en labeur. C’est un passetemps<br />
fortement recommandé pour<br />
ceux qui, comme moi, recherche<br />
cette paix intérieure à l’extérieur.<br />
Marc Landreville qui travaille<br />
depuis plusieurs années au magasin<br />
UPS Store est grand amateur du jardinage.<br />
RECREATION<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> touches in Prescott<br />
Shakespeare alfresco<br />
by John and MiCHÈLe<br />
Harding<br />
With summer in bloom, the famous<br />
line from one of Shakespeare’s sonnets<br />
comes to mind: “Shall I compare<br />
thee to a summer’s day”<br />
The amphitheatre overlooking the<br />
marina in Prescott is a serene location<br />
to enjoy beautiful summer weather.<br />
From July through mid August, the<br />
St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival<br />
(www.stlawrenceshakespeare.ca)<br />
will be presenting Twelfth Night and<br />
All’s Well That Ends Well. In addition<br />
to Ian Farthing, the accomplished<br />
artistic director, Rebecca Campbell,<br />
formerly of the NAC, is the new general<br />
manager; and Andrea Robertson,<br />
Prix Rideau Award winner for Outstanding<br />
Costume Design in last season’s<br />
production of Macbeth, brings<br />
her talent back to the St. Lawrence.<br />
Alleyn Abel, a committed volunteer<br />
is also a former Glebite. Alleyn’s<br />
childhood home was on Broadway<br />
at the Queen Elizabeth Driveway<br />
and later on Clemow Avenue. The St.<br />
Lawrence Shakespeare Festival and<br />
the Town of Prescott are enriched<br />
by the dedication of such individuals<br />
and these cultural connections with<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong>.<br />
The heritage element, as seen in<br />
many historic buildings, also has a<br />
current <strong>Glebe</strong> connection. Our little<br />
1830s stone house, diagonally across<br />
from the post office, was constructed<br />
as a commercial building. It was a<br />
tailor shop in the mid 1800s; then<br />
became the surgery for two doctors<br />
from 1900-1969. Following that<br />
period, it was transformed into residential<br />
use. For about <strong>10</strong> years up to<br />
20<strong>10</strong>, it was neglected and empty.<br />
After extensive rehabilitation, we<br />
are pleased it is being considered<br />
for historical recognition. The staff<br />
at the <strong>Glebe</strong> UPS Store in The Fifth<br />
Avenue Court has been enormously<br />
helpful in assisting with photocopying<br />
faded documents and sections<br />
from historical reference books.<br />
The Rideau Canal Waterway often<br />
is associated with Fort Henry in<br />
Kingston. However, there is a fort<br />
closer to the <strong>Glebe</strong> and that is Fort<br />
Wellington in Prescott. This Parks<br />
Canada National Historic site is an<br />
enjoyable visit for all ages. Staff is<br />
dressed in period costumes, describe<br />
life in the fort, and play games with<br />
children. Over $2 million has been<br />
allocated to enhancing this attraction,<br />
including the display of a preserved<br />
British gunboat hull from the<br />
1812 era.<br />
As you wander around town, you<br />
can visit the Forwarders’ Museum,<br />
near the clock tower and the Grenville<br />
County Historical Society, in<br />
the former railway station. You may<br />
see us in our little garden at the corner<br />
on Centre Street, across from the<br />
post office. Stop for a chat. Some<br />
marginal perennials from the previous<br />
garden in the <strong>Glebe</strong> are thriving<br />
in this slightly milder zone along<br />
the St. Lawrence. These summer’s<br />
day delights in Prescott are only<br />
a 45-minute drive south from the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong>.<br />
John and Michèle Harding, former<br />
residents of the <strong>Glebe</strong>, encourage<br />
summer visitors to come spend a day<br />
enjoying the history and theatre to be<br />
found in Prescott.<br />
PHOTOS: JOHN HARDING<br />
Our house revitalized with plants from the <strong>Glebe</strong>.
LANGUAGE<br />
BOOKS<br />
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In other words<br />
by Kate Maxfield<br />
If you are a fan of poetry, you don’t want to miss what’s happening at the<br />
Clocktower Brew Pub at Bank and Isabella on <strong>June</strong> 29. The Carleton University-based<br />
poetry magazine In/Words has been holding its reading series at<br />
The Clocktower for over a year. Every month they host a featured reader. In<br />
the past, they have been joined by poets such as Rob Winger, Monty Reid and<br />
Michelle Desbarats, to name just a few.<br />
This <strong>June</strong>, In/Words is proud to present Claudia Coutu Radmore, an awardwinning<br />
poet who uses Japanese forms such as Haiku and Tanka in her work.<br />
After the featured reader, an open mic set will follow, where audience members<br />
are encouraged to sign up and read their own work. The best reader of<br />
the night is awarded a Grand Prize Bean Salad and everyone gets the chance<br />
to meet and share their work with an enthusiastic crowd who are passionate<br />
about writing.<br />
It all happens at 9 p.m.in the basement of the Clocktower Brew Pub, the last<br />
Wednesday of every month. The reading series is a pass-the-hat-production,<br />
so bring a loonie or two and help promote local poetry.<br />
Please check out the In/Words blog for more details about their monthly<br />
reading events, as well as information on their Monday Night Writer’s Circle<br />
at http://inwordsmagazine.wordpress.com/<br />
Kate Maxfield works in the <strong>Glebe</strong> when she is not actively editing literary<br />
submissions or out on the town at poetry events.<br />
Tel: 613-746-2367 GreentreeCo@sympatico.ca<br />
www.GreentreeOttawaRentals.ca<br />
PHOTO: JULIE HOULE CEZER<br />
Celebrating<br />
Languages of Life<br />
By Caroline Brown<br />
Few people know that the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
is harbouring one of the most industrious<br />
women in Ottawa. No, she is<br />
neither a diplomat nor Member of<br />
Parliament. She is the founder of<br />
the invaluable translation and interpretation<br />
agency Languages of Life<br />
Incorporated, and her name is Bryna<br />
Monson. In 1979 Monson started<br />
the agency from her very own living<br />
room whilst immobilized with a<br />
broken leg. Starting fresh, she built<br />
up a stockpile of translators and interpreters<br />
to assist people who could<br />
not speak either of Canada’s two official<br />
languages whether it was in<br />
hospitals, with social services or in<br />
legal matters.<br />
Monson explains why she started<br />
the agency. “I wanted to help<br />
people who needed help. When I<br />
was a social worker working with<br />
cancer patients in Ottawa Civic<br />
Hospital, I would see patients and<br />
doctors unable to communicate because<br />
of a language barrier. It was<br />
very difficult for me to see that.”<br />
Monson often says it was a blessing<br />
that she broke her leg and was<br />
able to initiate the translation service.<br />
Today the agency has moved<br />
out of her living room and into Fifth<br />
Avenue Court. Languages of Life is<br />
a non-profit charitable organization<br />
now with over 400 translators and<br />
interpreters for over <strong>10</strong>0 languages.<br />
Yet despite the notable expansion<br />
of the enterprise, the caring nature<br />
at the heart of this essential service<br />
has always remained true. No<br />
matter what the case, Languages<br />
of Life provides a 24/7 service.<br />
Whether it is a midnight request for<br />
an interpreter in the cell block or an<br />
obscure and rare dialect needed in a<br />
hospital, the call is always met with<br />
a prompt response. This can be a<br />
fast paced job, but Monson takes it<br />
all in her stride.<br />
It is quality just as much as speed<br />
that matters when sending out a<br />
translator or interpreter. Languages<br />
of Life deals with prominent organizations<br />
such as the Ottawa Police<br />
Service, the RCMP, law firms, insurance<br />
companies and health services,<br />
all of whom require an unbiased,<br />
confidential service. A sure indication<br />
of the quality of service Languages<br />
of Life provides is evident<br />
in a letter written by Debra Frazer,<br />
director general of the Ottawa Police<br />
Service. “The Ottawa Police Service<br />
is proud of its longstanding, successful<br />
partnership with Languages<br />
of Life,” she wrote to Monson. “Regardless<br />
of the time of day – or night<br />
– Bryna’s agency quickly responds<br />
to their needs. She has earned our<br />
confidence and trust with the high<br />
calibre of her work and the integrity<br />
that underlies it.”<br />
With impressive accolades like this<br />
it is no wonder Monson’s office walls<br />
are lined with awards and letters of<br />
support from the likes of the Governor<br />
General. In 1994 she received the<br />
ATIO Award (Association of Translators<br />
and Interpreters of Ontario) for<br />
her contribution to the development<br />
of the language profession. She was<br />
the first non-translator candidate to<br />
receive the award. She won the 1995<br />
Whitton Award for her contribution<br />
Bryna Monson stands near her Fifth<br />
Avenue Court office.<br />
to community activism and Mayor<br />
Larry O’Brien declared Canadian<br />
Multiculturalism Day 2007 a celebration<br />
of the achievements of Languages<br />
of Life.<br />
Unsurprisingly, Bryna Monson’s<br />
reputation now precedes her. She<br />
is a hard working, say-it-straight or<br />
don’t-say-it-at-all kind of lady. Her<br />
direct approach can often seem intimidating<br />
but those who know her<br />
well know this is just surface deep<br />
and inside she has a heart of gold.<br />
This is made clear by the amount of<br />
time and energy she has so lovingly<br />
invested in the agency. In addition to<br />
serving the entire Ottawa-Carleton<br />
region, Monson conscientiously<br />
supports her local <strong>Glebe</strong> neighbourhood.<br />
Languages of Life has been in<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong> for 22 years and Monson<br />
loves the location. She has a close<br />
relationship with many of the local<br />
businesses and makes sure they all<br />
get a dose of her wicked sense of<br />
humour.<br />
What has made this small nonprofit<br />
charitable organization such<br />
a success? The agency is now in its<br />
third decade of operation. Six chiefs<br />
of police and six mayors have come<br />
and gone yet Languages of Life still<br />
remains, with Monson firmly placed<br />
at the helm. When asked, Monson’s<br />
response is simple, “You work from<br />
the heart, not from the head. Otherwise<br />
close your doors.”<br />
A wine tasting fundraiser for<br />
Languages of Life will be held on<br />
<strong>June</strong> 15, 6:30 p.m. at the Heart and<br />
Crown on Preston Street. Tickets<br />
are $30. In September, the agency<br />
will hold its second silent auction<br />
fundraiser in Fifth Avenue Court,<br />
which will draw in people at a time<br />
when the Bank Street construction<br />
will be well underway. For enquiries<br />
about tickets or donations,<br />
please contact the office at 613-<br />
232-9770.<br />
Caroline Brown who regularly<br />
writes on the arts for the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
has been working with Bryna at<br />
Languages of Life since December<br />
20<strong>10</strong>.<br />
PHOTO: GRANT JEFFREY<br />
Summer reading picks<br />
Summer for the Kids<br />
How Things Work in the Yard by Lisa Cambell Ernst.<br />
Award-winning author and illustrator Lisa Campbell Ernst<br />
takes a closer look at the great outdoors as she celebrates<br />
young children’s inquisitiveness about the world around<br />
them. Campbell Ernst describes the inner workings of<br />
acorns, bubbles, puddles, ants, wagons, clouds and birds<br />
in detailed, yet easy-to-understand, language. Her meticulous<br />
and cleverly labelled drawings inventively illustrate<br />
the functioning of everyday objects.<br />
50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children<br />
Do) by Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler. In a time when<br />
children are too often coddled, 50 Dangerous Things (You<br />
Should Let Your Children Do) reminds readers that climbing<br />
trees is good for the soul, and that a pocket knife is not<br />
a weapon. This book explains how to “play with fire” and<br />
“taste electricity” while learning about safety. With easyto-follow<br />
instructions, it includes activities like walking a<br />
tightrope, skills like throwing a spear, projects like melting<br />
glass, and experiences like sleeping in the wild.<br />
Summer Fiction & Poetry<br />
Methodist Hatchet by Ken Babstock. Acclaimed by Time<br />
magazine as “one of the best things to happen to poetry in Canada,”<br />
the always-excellent Ken Babstock returns with his fourth<br />
collection. Marooned in the shiftless, unnamed space between a<br />
map of the world and a world of false maps, these poems cling<br />
to what’s necessary from each, while attempting to sing their<br />
own bewilderment. The resultant chords of resignation, exaltation<br />
and despair are bracing. Even the poem itself – the idea of<br />
a poem – as a unit of understanding is shadowed by a great unknowing.<br />
Fearless in its language, its trajectories and frames of reference,<br />
Methodist Hatchet gazes upon the objects of its attention until they rattle and<br />
exude their auras of strangeness. It is this strangeness, this mysterious stillness<br />
that is the big heart of Ken Babstock’s playful, fierce, intelligent book.<br />
And Also Sharks by Jessica Westhead. The forlornly funny<br />
stories in And Also Sharks celebrate the socially awkward,<br />
the insecure, the unfulfilled, and the obsessed. A disgruntled<br />
follower of a self-esteem blog posts a rambling critical<br />
comment. On the hunt for the perfect coffee table, a pregnant<br />
woman and her husband stop to visit his terminally ill<br />
ex-wife. The office cat lady reluctantly joins her fellow employees’<br />
crusade to cheer up their dying co-worker. A man<br />
grieving his wife’s miscarriages follows his deluded friend on<br />
a stealth photo-taking mission at the auto show. In this collection,<br />
society’s misfits and losers are portrayed sympathetically, and sometimes<br />
even heroically. As desperately as these characters long to fit in, they also take<br />
pride in what sets them apart.<br />
Jessica Westhead will read at Octopus Books with Jennifer Whiteford and<br />
Iain Reid on <strong>June</strong> 23.<br />
Canadian Politics<br />
Canadian Labour in Crisis: Reinventing the Workers’<br />
Movement by David Camfield. Does Canada have a working-class<br />
movement? Though many of us think of ourselves<br />
as middle class, most of us are, in fact, working class: we<br />
work for a wage. And though many of us are members of<br />
unions – the most significant organizations of the workingclass<br />
movement in Canada – most people do not understand<br />
themselves to be part of this movement. Canadian Labour in<br />
Crisis asks why this is so. Through an analysis of the contemporary<br />
Canadian working-class movement and its historical<br />
development, David Camfield offers an explanation for its current state and<br />
argues that reform within the movement is not enough. From the structure of<br />
organizations to their activities and even the guiding ideology, Camfield contends<br />
that the movement needs a radical reinvention – and offers us a new way<br />
forward in reaching this goal.<br />
Rogue in Power: Why Stephen Harper is Remaking Canada<br />
by Stealth by Christian Nadeau. Now that we face four<br />
years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority government,<br />
it is an ideal time to learn more about the secrecy and fierce<br />
control with which Harper’s government functions. Canada is<br />
being transformed from a country with a long, proud history to<br />
a place that many of us hardly recognize. What is happening?<br />
According to political scientist Christian Nadeau, the changes<br />
stem from a platform for radical change that is being successfully<br />
carried out by the Harper government. Nadeau looks at<br />
how Harper and the Tories are systematically dismantling political, social and<br />
cultural institutions – and with them traditions and values – that many of us<br />
hold dear. Rogue in Power is a compelling exploration of how Canada is being<br />
refashioned in broad daylight while the public neither seems to notice or care.<br />
Octopus Books opened in 1969. Located in the <strong>Glebe</strong> since 1976, it is currently<br />
at 116 Third Avenue (613-233-2589 | www.octopusbooks.ca). It will<br />
be a difficult summer for all <strong>Glebe</strong> Businesses, and we would love to see you<br />
out! We’ll be open throughout the Bank Street Rehabilitation Project with our<br />
regular wide and varied stock (including kids books, cookbooks, fiction and<br />
politics). We also do special orders.<br />
WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOURS ARE READING<br />
Here is a list of some titles read and discussed in various local book clubs:<br />
TITLE (for adults)<br />
AUTHOR<br />
The Secret Daughter 1<br />
Shilpi Somaya Gowda<br />
Nomad 2<br />
Ayaan Hirsi Ali<br />
Conceit 3<br />
Mary Novik<br />
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 4 Muriel Barbery<br />
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart 5 Mathias Malzieu<br />
Amandine 6<br />
Marlena De Blasi<br />
Cleopatra: A Life 7<br />
Stacy Schiff<br />
Still Alice 8<br />
Lisa Genova<br />
Any book by 9<br />
Jane Jacobs and/or Witold<br />
rybczynski<br />
The Children’s Book <strong>10</strong><br />
A.S. Byatt<br />
The Winter Vault 11<br />
Anne Michaels<br />
The Help 12<br />
Kathryn Stockett<br />
TITLE (for children & teens)<br />
AUTHOR<br />
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 13 Alan C. Bradley<br />
Blindsided 14<br />
Priscilla Cummings<br />
Books on Mythology 15<br />
various authors<br />
Judy Moody Books 16<br />
Megan McDonald<br />
An Ocean Apart 17<br />
Gillian Chan<br />
Shakespeare’s Secret 18<br />
elise Broach<br />
1 Abbotsford Book Club<br />
2 Broadway Book Club<br />
3 Can’ Litterers<br />
4 Dow’s Lake Book Club<br />
5 OnLine Audio Book Club: www.DearReader.com<br />
6 OnLine Fiction Book Club: www.DearReader.com<br />
7 OnLine Nonfiction Book Club: www.DearReader.com<br />
8 OPL Sunnyside Branch Sunny Reads<br />
9 Seriously No-Name Book Club<br />
<strong>10</strong> The Book Club<br />
11 Anonymous1<br />
12 Anonymous 2<br />
13 Kaleidoscope Book Club for Adults Who Like Kids Books<br />
14 OnLine Teen Book Club: www.DearReader.com<br />
15 OPL Sunnyside Branch Guysread Book Club<br />
16 OPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 7-9<br />
17 OPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club <strong>10</strong>-12<br />
18 OPL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 13-15<br />
If your book club would like to share its reading list,<br />
please e-mail Micheline Boyle at grapevine@glebereport.ca
SPORTS<br />
RELIGION<br />
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Cycling in the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
by Jamie Harkins<br />
Promoted for its numerous health<br />
and social benefits, cycling is a great<br />
way to commute around the City of<br />
Ottawa this summer and ease the<br />
challenges of getting around the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> during the Bank Street reconstruction.<br />
According to Capital<br />
Ward councillor David Chernushenko,<br />
cycling provides a more efficient<br />
way of getting to work downtown<br />
and to neighbourhood shops<br />
while exercising and injecting “freedom”<br />
into a commuter’s daily life.<br />
“To me, it just becomes the way that<br />
I will get around, unless it’s impossible,”<br />
said Chernushenko. “Unless<br />
it’s just too darn far or I’m really<br />
late, or it’s so hot or it’s so cold, I<br />
will ride my bike. To me it’s just a<br />
natural reflex. We’ve chosen to have<br />
one car and it sits in the driveway<br />
most of the time and that’s where I’d<br />
rather it stay.”<br />
Anjelica Hodgson, an associate<br />
with Kunstadt Sports, said she<br />
cycles daily from Barrhaven to<br />
work and finds that biking in the<br />
city – except for aggressive drivers<br />
– is amazing with positives outweighing<br />
the negatives, while also<br />
providing an opportunity to get out<br />
and socialize. “Being active in a<br />
different way is a really different<br />
thing than playing a team sport,”<br />
Hodgson said. “You’re by yourself,<br />
but you get to meet a whole bunch<br />
of different people that ride their<br />
bikes. There are the high-end racers<br />
that do it and there are the very casual<br />
people, the people in-between<br />
that ride to work and the people<br />
that just do tours with groups of<br />
friends,” she said. “They ride only<br />
on the weekend. You really do get<br />
to meet a whole bunch of different<br />
people. I like it so much, just that<br />
aspect of it.”<br />
Chernushenko, a “fanatical cyclist”<br />
for 25 years, bikes to work<br />
daily during the warmer months,<br />
but thinks that biking in the city is<br />
problematic. However, with greater<br />
awareness on the part of both drivers<br />
and cyclists, better cooperation by<br />
both, sharing the road could become<br />
a reality. He said that in this area, the<br />
Bank Street reconstruction will make<br />
driving around the <strong>Glebe</strong> a problem<br />
these summer months, but hopping<br />
on a bike instead can ease the tension<br />
of getting from point A to B. “Biking<br />
and walking could be a better way<br />
PHOTO: JULIE HOULE CEZER<br />
of getting around than driving,” said<br />
Chernushenko. “I’m trying to not<br />
scare people away from the <strong>Glebe</strong>.<br />
I’m trying to encourage them to keep<br />
coming down and, in fact, by doing<br />
it by bike, it might actually make it<br />
simpler.”<br />
Peter Conway, an associate of Mc-<br />
Crank’s Cycles, said the rehabilitation<br />
of Bank won’t help any of the<br />
stores including the bike shops;<br />
nonetheless, supporting your local<br />
businesses – including bringing in<br />
bikes for tune-ups and repairs at Mc-<br />
Crank’s during the rehabilitation –<br />
will help make a difference. Conway<br />
said in his 18 years of running his<br />
business along Bank Street, he felt<br />
most misinformed by the city council<br />
this time around on when the major<br />
work on the street would begin.<br />
“I think more than anything else, the<br />
city did us no favours by choosing<br />
to tear up the street, but not tell us<br />
that they were doing it before all of<br />
us make our orders,” Conway said.<br />
“That’s not just the bicycle industry,<br />
but everyone that runs a seasonal<br />
business.”<br />
“Other than ensuring we still have<br />
adequate bike parking posts and<br />
racks to lock our bikes, there really<br />
isn’t anything special we can do<br />
during the reconstruction for bicyclists,”<br />
said Chernushenko. Unfortunately,<br />
Chernushenko said the Bank<br />
Street rehabilitation will not provide<br />
any better bicycling incentives<br />
to customers of the <strong>Glebe</strong> once the<br />
work is completed. The street will<br />
essentially remain the same once<br />
all the work is done, with no new<br />
bike lanes for cyclists due to funding<br />
and space constraints; nonetheless,<br />
Chernushenko said that with<br />
innovative measures to improve<br />
the current roadway infrastructure<br />
in the <strong>Glebe</strong>, cycling could be better.<br />
“We could go much further,” he<br />
said. “We could, for example, take<br />
Percy and Lyon and produce yields<br />
to cyclists or we could even introduce<br />
fewer stop signs for drivers<br />
and cyclists towards the intersections.<br />
There are other innovative<br />
measures that we could be taking,<br />
but it does not at all harm safety,”<br />
Chernushenko added. “They don’t<br />
minimize safety, but allow traffic to<br />
flow better. They slow it down, but<br />
don’t force it to stop.”<br />
Jamie Harkins is the sports reporter<br />
for the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
GLEBE CHURCHES<br />
CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic)<br />
Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 613-232-4891<br />
www.blessedsacrament.ca<br />
Pastor: Fr. Randal Hendriks, CC<br />
Associate Pastor: Fr. Francis Donnelly, CC<br />
Masses: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 9:30 a.m.<br />
Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Sundays, 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 8 p.m.<br />
(elevator available, loop system for people<br />
with impaired hearing also available)<br />
ECCLESIAX<br />
2 Monk Street, 613-565-4343<br />
www.ecclesiax.com<br />
Sundays: 11:07 a.m.,* Art & worship service<br />
View community art gallery by appointment.<br />
*NOTE: Sunday service time of 11:07 a.m. is the right time!<br />
FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
Fourth Avenue at Bank Street, 613-236-1804<br />
www.fourthavenuebaptist.ca<br />
Minister: Rev. Clarke Dixon<br />
Services: Sundays, 11 a.m.<br />
Junior church and nursery available<br />
(parent/tot room available at the back of the church)<br />
GERMAN MARTIN LUTHER CHURCH<br />
499 Preston Street at Carling Avenue, 613-233-1671<br />
Pastor: Christoph Ernst<br />
Service: Sundays, <strong>10</strong> a.m., with Sunday school<br />
(first Sunday of month, 11:15 a.m., English service)<br />
GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH<br />
650 Lyon Street at First Avenue, 613-236-0617<br />
www.glebestjames.ca<br />
Minister: Rev. Christine Johnson<br />
Music Director: Robert Palmai<br />
Worship: Sundays, <strong>10</strong>:30 a.m.,<br />
Sunday school, <strong>10</strong>:30 a.m.<br />
(wheelchair access, FM system for people with impaired hearing)<br />
OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH<br />
600 Bank Street, 613-594-4571<br />
www.ottawa-ocuc.org<br />
Minister: Rev. James Chang (cell: 613-618-9166)<br />
Sundays: Worship, 11 a.m.<br />
(Mandarin with English translation)<br />
Sunday school: 11:15 a.m. (for all ages)<br />
THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (Quaker)<br />
91A Fourth Avenue, 613-232-9923<br />
http://ottawa.quaker.ca<br />
Clerk: Bob Clarke, clerk.ottawafriends@gmail.com<br />
Worship: Sundays, <strong>10</strong>:30 a.m., silent Quaker worship<br />
ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH<br />
Reflect, Focus, Delight – Make church a part of your life.<br />
Bank Street at First Avenue, 613-235-2551<br />
www.stgilesottawa.org<br />
Interim Moderator: Rev. Wayne Menard<br />
Worship: Sundays, <strong>10</strong>:30 a..m.<br />
Church school and nursery care available<br />
(Wheelchair access at First Avenue door.)<br />
ST. MATTHEW’S, THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN THE GLEBE<br />
130 <strong>Glebe</strong> Avenue near Bank Street, 613-234-4024<br />
(office/weekday access 217 First Avenue)<br />
www.stmatthewsottawa.on.ca<br />
Rector: The Rev. Canon Pat Johnston<br />
Open doors: Please come in and visit, Mon.-Fri., 11:30-1:30 p.m.<br />
Weekly service: Wednesdays, 7:15 a.m., Eucharist & fellowship<br />
Thursdays, <strong>10</strong> a.m., Eucharist & coffee<br />
Thursdays, <strong>10</strong> a.m., drop-in nannies/stay-at-home<br />
parents group<br />
Sundays: Eucharist, 8 a.m., Choral Eucharist, <strong>10</strong> a.m.<br />
Choral Evensong, 4 p.m., <strong>June</strong> 19<br />
An ecumenical summer<br />
in the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
by Jean Currie<br />
There are many church buildings in the <strong>Glebe</strong>. The architecture of each reflects<br />
the decade it was built as much as the denomination that meets inside.<br />
This summer three of our local congregations will be sharing their buildings<br />
and worship leaders for Sunday services during July and August. There are<br />
nine Sundays during this time so each congregation will host three services.<br />
All will start at <strong>10</strong>:00 am.<br />
While there are some differences<br />
in theology and church government,<br />
these denominations have a similar<br />
understanding of Christianity<br />
and the life and teachings of Jesus.<br />
Our worship services follow a similar<br />
pattern. We gather together to<br />
worship God, we learn from scripture<br />
and sermon, we respond with<br />
praise, love and service to others.<br />
The music, the prayers and even<br />
the coffee time that follows will be<br />
familiar to all three congregations.<br />
It is good for all of us to meet and<br />
get to know each other as we share<br />
worship time.<br />
The three churches were built in<br />
times when most Canadian families<br />
attended church regularly. They can<br />
all hold more people than we see<br />
on a regular Sunday. July and August<br />
are quiet months in the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
when many people are travelling<br />
out of town; the churches have lots<br />
of extra space! Ministers, organists,<br />
church office staff and janitors also<br />
need a vacation so joining together<br />
makes practical sense too.<br />
Everyone is invited to the services.<br />
You don’t need to be a member<br />
of one of the hosting churches. You<br />
don’t need to be Christian. If you<br />
want to see what happens in these<br />
big buildings, which are so much a<br />
part of the <strong>Glebe</strong> streetscape, just<br />
come by any Sunday. Experience<br />
an hour of peace in the presence of<br />
the Creator and a group of friendly<br />
people. None of our buildings is airconditioned<br />
so dress should be cool<br />
and casual. Shorts and sandals are<br />
just fine.<br />
Sunday school scales down in<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong>-St. James United Church<br />
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church<br />
St. Giles Presbyterian Church<br />
summer but we can offer nursery care and/or crayons and paper for little ones.<br />
Services last about an hour and include prayers, scripture reading, a sermon<br />
and hymns to sing together as well as other music. All three churches have big<br />
pipe organs and good acoustics. Everyone gets a user-friendly printed bulletin<br />
to help follow what is going on. You will be invited to stay for coffee (or lemonade)<br />
and conversation afterwards if you wish. See you in church!<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong>-St. James United, First Avenue at Lyon Street<br />
Sundays July 3, <strong>10</strong>, 17<br />
St. Giles Presbyterian, Bank Street at First Avenue<br />
Sundays July 24, 31, August 7<br />
Fourth Avenue Baptist, Bank Street at Fourth Avenue<br />
Sundays August 14, 21, 28<br />
Jean Currie is the administrator at St. Giles Presbyterian Church at First<br />
Avenue and Bank Street.<br />
PHOTOS: JEAN CURRIE
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BEST<br />
GRAPEVINE<br />
This space acts as a free community bulletin board for <strong>Glebe</strong> residents. Drop off<br />
your GRAPEVINE message or COMMUNITY NOTICE at the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> office,<br />
175 Third Avenue, including your name, address and phone number or e-mail<br />
grapevine@glebereport.ca. FOR SALE items must be less than $1,000.<br />
For rates on boxed ads appearing on this page,<br />
please contact Judy Field at 613-231-4938 or by e-mail at<br />
advertising@glebereport.ca.<br />
GRAPEVINE<br />
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS<br />
CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL<br />
FARM and EXPLORER ROSE<br />
TOUR, <strong>June</strong> 12, 1 p.m. The FCEF<br />
rose team will be available to answer<br />
your questions. Information on the<br />
collection will be available to help<br />
you with a self-guided tour of the<br />
roses. Location: Park at the Canadian<br />
Agriculture Museum, south of<br />
Prince of Wales Traffic circle, follow<br />
signs. Donations are gratefully accepted.<br />
FRIENDS OF THE FARM BOOK<br />
SALE, <strong>June</strong> 18 and 19, <strong>10</strong> a.m. to 4<br />
p.m. Thousands of books to choose<br />
from. Stock up on your summer<br />
reading. Location: Building 72,<br />
C.E.F., east off Prince of Wales traffic<br />
circle.<br />
FRIENDS OF THE FARM PEO-<br />
NY TOURS, <strong>June</strong> 11, 9 a.m. to noon.<br />
Guided tours of the Peony Beds at<br />
the Central Experimental Farm. Get<br />
tips on what would work best in your<br />
garden and ways of keeping your peonies<br />
happy. Location: Peony Beds,<br />
Ornamental Gardens, C.E.F. Park at<br />
the Canadian Agriculture Museum,<br />
south of Prince of Wales Traffic<br />
circle. Donations are gratefully accepted.<br />
FRIENDS OF THE FARM<br />
STRAWBERRY SOCIAL, July<br />
1, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.: $6. Admission<br />
into the Canadian Agriculture<br />
Museum: free. Location: Memory<br />
Park, Agriculture Museum, Prince<br />
of Wales, south of traffic circle. 613-<br />
230-3276, info@friendsofthefarm.<br />
ca, www.friendsofthefarm.ca<br />
FRIENDS OF THE FARM VIC-<br />
TORIAN TEA, Aug. 7, 2-4 p.m.<br />
Admission FREE, Formal tea $6,<br />
served on the lawns of the Arboretum.<br />
Bring a patio chair and listen to<br />
live music. Enter the best hat contest<br />
and don period costume (optional).<br />
Location: Bldg. 72, C.E.F., east off<br />
Prince of Wales traffic circle. 613-<br />
230-3276, info@friendsofthefarm.<br />
ca, www.friendsofthefarm.ca<br />
FRIENDS OF THE OTTAWA<br />
PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIA-<br />
TION (FOPLA). By the Book, a<br />
used bookstore and cafe operated by<br />
the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library<br />
Association (FOPLA), is holding<br />
its monthly half-price book sale<br />
on Sat., July 2, from <strong>10</strong> a.m. to 4<br />
p.m., at 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive.<br />
Drop by for great buys on hundreds<br />
of books (most under $2).<br />
“THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK”<br />
is the theme of The Ottawa Book<br />
Arts Show & Sale, Sat., <strong>June</strong> 11,<br />
<strong>10</strong>:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Library<br />
and Archives Canada building, 395<br />
Wellington St. Free admission. Vendors<br />
offering bookbinding, paper,<br />
prints, letterpress books and materials,<br />
wood engraving and books as<br />
art. A speakers program and an exhibition<br />
“The Nature of Words” runs<br />
all day. www.cbbag.ca or 613-852-<br />
7560.<br />
LANGUAGES OF LIFE is presenting<br />
its annual fundraiser of a<br />
wine tasting event on <strong>June</strong> 15 at 6.30<br />
p.m. at the Heart and Crown on 353<br />
Preston St. Tickets are $30. Available<br />
only at our office. 613-232-<br />
9770. Ticket deadline is <strong>June</strong> 13.<br />
OTTAWA BOTANICAL GAR-<br />
DEN SOCIETY OVER THE<br />
HEDGE, A COUNTRY GARDEN<br />
TOUR WITH A “TWIST”. <strong>June</strong><br />
25 and 26. Visit 12 beautiful privately-owned<br />
country gardens west<br />
of Ottawa in the Kanata, Dunrobin,<br />
Kinburn, Arnprior, Burnstown,<br />
Pakenham and Almonte areas. The<br />
“Twist factor” is the option of participating<br />
in a Car Rally For more<br />
information and Passport Booklets<br />
go to www.ottawagarden.ca or email<br />
overthehedge@ottawagarden.ca<br />
<strong>10</strong> MILE RUN, July 20, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Join the Friends of the Farm and<br />
the Run Ottawa Club for a runners’<br />
challenge. Take part in a <strong>10</strong> mile run<br />
on the C.E.F. Location: Morningside<br />
Lane, C.E.F. Info and registration:<br />
http://www.runottawaclub.com.<br />
ART<br />
ART ON THE FARM, Aug. 20, <strong>10</strong><br />
a.m. to 4 p.m., Rain date August 21.<br />
FREE. Artists working in various<br />
mediums display and sell original<br />
works under the trees of the Central<br />
Experimental Farm. Location: NCC<br />
Driveway and Maple Drive, C.E.F.<br />
613-230-3276, info@friendsofthefarm.ca,<br />
www.friendsofthefarm.ca<br />
GLEBE ART IN OUR GARDENS<br />
AND STUDIO TOUR, July 9-<strong>10</strong>.<br />
Pick up a brochure listing artists and<br />
locations in <strong>Glebe</strong> stores or visit the<br />
website: www.glebearttour.ca.<br />
MUSIC<br />
AWAKENING, a concert of inspirational<br />
music with local singers, Andy<br />
Duffy and Gracenotes, Karen Lahaise<br />
and more. Sat., <strong>June</strong> 11, 7 p.m.,<br />
Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans.<br />
Sponsored by the Ottawa Cursillo<br />
Movement. Tickets ($15-20, plus tax<br />
and handling) available with Capital<br />
Tickets at Sports Express or call box<br />
office at 613-580-2700. For info, call<br />
Armando Prini at 613-741-3828.<br />
INSPIRATION concert with Marc<br />
Coderre, Louise Rathier, Bonnie and<br />
Jim McIntyre, Debra Scarpelli and<br />
Karen Lahaise, Sun., <strong>June</strong> 26, 5-7<br />
p.m., St. Joseph’s Church, Sandy<br />
Hill, $<strong>10</strong> ticket at door. www.circlenine.org.<br />
AVAILABLE<br />
HOUSE HELPER. Mature, reliable<br />
Russian-speaking woman living<br />
in the area offers help with cooking,<br />
laundry, ironing, light cleaning and<br />
yard work, pet minding, child and elderly<br />
care, etc. Rate is $13 per hour.<br />
References available. E-mail alexandra662213@hotmail.com<br />
or call<br />
613-233-9825 and leave a message.<br />
PARKING SPACE, Fifth Ave. &<br />
O’Connor St. with direct street access<br />
at all times. $<strong>10</strong>0 per month.<br />
Call 613-233-1673<br />
PARKING SPOT in driveway Rupert<br />
St., two blocks from Bank &<br />
Fifth, $75/month. Leave message<br />
for Ceci at 613-236-4153 or e-mail<br />
ccranston@comnet.ca<br />
PIANO TEACHER, first year<br />
Bachelor of Music student with<br />
grade 8 RCM, looking to teach beginners,<br />
young and old. Will come to<br />
your house (provided you live in the<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> or nearby). Please call Nick @<br />
613-234-6395, and leave a message.<br />
FOR SALE<br />
DINING ROOM TABLE, antique<br />
mahogany, Duncan Phyfe, double<br />
pedestals, 62” long x 42” wide x 29”<br />
high. $800. Call 613-233-1673.<br />
SIX MAHOGANY LADDER-<br />
BACK CHAIRS in excellent condition.<br />
$650. Call 613-233-1673.<br />
TREADMILL, PaceMaster ProSelect,<br />
calorie expenditure display, aerobics<br />
point system, heart rate for age<br />
selected, graphic display window.<br />
Original cost $3000. Used less than<br />
1200 miles. Price $500. Private sale.<br />
Call 613-237-4302.<br />
FOUND<br />
SET OF KEYS on Second Ave. between<br />
Bank and O’Connor. Please<br />
call 613-563-0571.<br />
LOST<br />
WATERMAN HEMISPHERE<br />
BALLPOINT PEN at the <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Garage Sale. Green marble lacquer<br />
toned with a gold tip, with the clip<br />
missing. These may have been discontinued<br />
and the pen was a present<br />
many years ago. Please email<br />
e_j_watford@yahoo.co.uk.<br />
WANTED<br />
HOME TO<br />
BUY. Couple enjoying<br />
living in<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong>. Presently<br />
renting and<br />
wish to purchase<br />
a home in the<br />
area. If you are<br />
thinking of selling<br />
this spring/summer/fall please<br />
call Rhonda & Leo at 613-252-0580<br />
or email at roni_sims2000@yahoo.<br />
ca.<br />
APARTMENT, ONE BEDROOM<br />
for mature woman with <strong>10</strong>-year-old<br />
Corgie – August 1. Please call 613-<br />
627-5562 and leave message.<br />
NANNY for <strong>Glebe</strong> family. Full-time,<br />
live out, experienced nanny required<br />
for 6-month infant, August/September<br />
onwards. Experience, CPR/First<br />
Aid certificates and references necessary.<br />
Salary negotiable. Call 613-<br />
680-3328 or e-mail stephanierodger@hotmail.com.<br />
Where to find us<br />
In addition to free home delivery, you can find copies of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> at ABBAS Grocery, Acorn Early Learning Centre, Adishesha Yoga, Alex’s Bread & Deli, Arbour,<br />
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,<br />
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,<br />
Glashan Public School, <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre, <strong>Glebe</strong> Fashion Cleaners, <strong>Glebe</strong> PharmaSave Apo thecary, <strong>Glebe</strong> Smoke Shop, <strong>Glebe</strong> Tailoring, <strong>Glebe</strong> Trotters, <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
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<br />
Centre, Kunstadt Sports, Lady Evelyn School, Magic Mountain, Mayfair Theatre, McKeen Metro <strong>Glebe</strong>, Mister Muffler, Morala’s, The MVP Lounge, Naji’s Lebanese<br />
Restaurant, <strong>10</strong>7 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar, Ottawa Antique Market, The Palisades, The Pantry, Personal Concepts, Prana Chiropractic, RBC/Royal Bank, Reflections, Roast<br />
‘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<br />
Avenue Court), Von’s, W Hair, Wallacks, Watson’s Pharmacy and Wellness Centre, The Wild Oat and Yarn Forward & Sew-On.<br />
BEST<br />
Personal Training in your home<br />
Group Classes at Dovercourt<br />
and <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centres<br />
carolthedogtrainer.ca<br />
LUNENBURG<br />
RENTAL<br />
Large 5 bedroom house<br />
on Lunenburg harbour<br />
in Nova Scotia. Flexible<br />
weekly/monthly rentals.<br />
Call 416-921-3212 or email<br />
jackiebryers@gmail.com<br />
CATHERINE ST.<br />
MINI STORAGE<br />
SECURE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SELF STORAGE<br />
MONTHLY RATES ***<br />
MAX. SECURITY ***<br />
HEATED & AIR-CONDITIONED ***<br />
399 CATHERINE ST. 613<br />
BETWEEN BAY AND PERCY<br />
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED<br />
HOME RENOS AND<br />
REPAIR - interior/exterior<br />
painting; all types of flooring;<br />
drywall repair and installation;<br />
plumbing repairs and<br />
much more.<br />
Please call Jamie Nininger<br />
@ 613-852-8511.<br />
THANK YOU<br />
to all my students this year.<br />
Hope you have a great summer!<br />
Please feel free to check out the<br />
other offerings on my website:<br />
www.EquitableEducation.ca<br />
Keep smiling!☺<br />
handyman<br />
Will do plumbing, electrical,<br />
carpentry, drywall, painting,<br />
ceramic work. Bathroom,<br />
kitchen, and basement renovations.<br />
Warranted, insured,<br />
bonded. Peter: 613.797.9905.<br />
Piano Tuning<br />
I am a professionally trained bilingual piano tuner.<br />
I have serviced pianos in the Ottawa area for 28 years.<br />
Allow me the opportunity to bring out the best sound<br />
in your piano.<br />
Denis Lanctot<br />
Tel. (613)422-1234<br />
E-mail: denislanctot@rogers.com<br />
www.denislanctot.com<br />
Halifax — One Bedroom Sublet for Summer<br />
Well priced furnished and equipped, walking distance to<br />
downtown, waterfront and universities.<br />
Ideal to call home for summer. Balcony, laundry, lease can<br />
be renewed in September.<br />
Call 613-234-6744 or 613-513-5642<br />
WE SELL<br />
BOXES<br />
AND<br />
PACKING SUPPLIES<br />
234-6888<br />
Bicycle Tune-ups<br />
for spring<br />
• Whatever your bicycle needs<br />
• Flat repair<br />
• Basic clean, oil & adjustment<br />
• Full tear down rebuild<br />
contact: Teo BorZA<br />
613-563-9641<br />
teobike1@gmail.com<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Guitar repair<br />
- Professionally trained luthier<br />
- Set-ups and structural repairs<br />
- Custom parts and wiring<br />
Guitar lessons also available<br />
www.glebeguitar.ca<br />
jeromejdj@gmail.com<br />
tel: 613 220 4950<br />
Rent<br />
A<br />
Plaster<br />
rePairs<br />
Keep your home<br />
looking good!<br />
613-224-8063<br />
dougcorrigan@hotmail.com<br />
housecleaner<br />
Mature Europian lady willing<br />
to clean your home.<br />
Excellent references.<br />
Bonded.<br />
Call Irene: 613.249.8445.<br />
Wife Household Organizers<br />
“Every working woman needs a wife!”<br />
Regular & Occasional cleaning<br />
Pre & Post move cleaning and packing<br />
Pre & Post renovation cleaning<br />
Blitz & Spring cleaning<br />
Organizing cupboards, basements...<br />
Perhaps a waitress ???<br />
rent-a-wife-ottawa.com<br />
Tel: (613) 839.5309<br />
Cell: (613) 298.1140<br />
advertise<br />
your business in<br />
this space.<br />
For information<br />
or<br />
to place your ad,<br />
call Judy Field<br />
at 613.231.4938.<br />
Laurel 749-2249<br />
·Offices<br />
·Decks<br />
·Basements<br />
·Additions<br />
·Fencing<br />
·Windows<br />
·Doors<br />
·Flooring<br />
& more...
<strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
GWENDOLYN BEST<br />
www.gnag.ca<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Neighbourhood Activities Group<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Community Art Project Centre<br />
175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 2K2<br />
613-233-8713 or 613-564-<strong>10</strong>58 info@gnag.ca<br />
www.ottawa.ca<br />
Check out our upcoming Summer<br />
Guide full of cool programs,<br />
hot camps and fun workshops!<br />
GNAG.ca has all the details.<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre<br />
Community Art Project<br />
Public Consultation<br />
You are invited to a public viewing of the submissions by the<br />
three finalists at the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre on<br />
Monday, <strong>June</strong> 23 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm<br />
This is an opportunity to meet the artists.<br />
They will be on hand to present their maquette and<br />
answer questions about their proposals.<br />
Art Project<br />
<strong>Glebe</strong> House<br />
Would you or someone you know like to be<br />
on the <strong>Glebe</strong> House Tour. GNAG is looking for<br />
homes to feature on this popular fundraiser.<br />
newly renovated?<br />
green or eco friendly?<br />
historically significant?<br />
Is your home<br />
Tour<br />
Sunday, Sept 18, <strong>2011</strong><br />
1 - 4 pm<br />
grand or funky?<br />
a gardenerʼs paradise?<br />
an artistʼs fantasy?<br />
Give us a call at 613-233-8713 or info@gnag.ca