May 13, 2005 - Glebe Report

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May 13, 2005 I Vol. 35 No. 5 

Serving the Glebe community since 1973 

Frog Hop by Pat Durr, Prismacolour, 1986, 0 CARCC 2005 

Leap LIA,to sprifwgwatch 

for the.se outdoor eveKts 

Many outdoor community events will take place during the next six 

months before snow and ice return. Mark these dates on your calendar. 

More details about the events will appear in future issues of the paper. 

',Great Glebe Garage Salesat.,may 28, all day 

Art in the Parksat., June 4, and Sun. June 5, I 0 am. to 5 p.m. 

at Central Park, Strathcona Avenue at Bank Street, and Clemow Avenue at 

O'Connor Street 

Art in our Gardenssat., July 16, and Sun., July 17, 11 am. to 5 

p.m. 

Opening of the wading pool at Lansdowne 

Parklast week of June, precise date depends on the weather 

',Glebe Little League-5°th anniversary in junegames at 

Lansdowne ball diamOnds 

Otta wa Super Ex 2005Thurs., Aug. 18 to Sun., Aug. 28last 

year for this event at Lansdowne Park? Rolling Stones concert 

Glebe House TourSun., Sept. 18, 1-4 p.m.Tour six stunning 

houses featuring a variety of architectural and decorating styles, all proceeds go 

to support youth and children's programs at the GCC. 

Walk 'tu l You Shop, Car-free Cities celebration 

Sat., Sept. 24sponsored by the GCA and Glebe Business Group. Will 

feature many walking tours and special displays on Bank St. Info: Chris 

Bradshaw at 230-4566, 252-1552 

',Glebe Church TourSun., Oct. 23second annual tour of local 

churches 

',Pumpkin Patchsat., Oct. 29Glebe businesses, in co-operation 

with Glebe schools and organizations, will decorate the community with 

hundreds of carved pumpkinslook for contests, special activities, the work 

of local artists, a candlelit neighbourhood walk from 5-8 p.m. Orange T-shirts 

in children's sizes will be sold, with profits going to a new Community Fund 

for special community projects. 

Congratulations to our Essay 

Contest winners! 

A winners' circle of three writers was chosen from the many good 

entries to this year's 500-word Essay Contest. Walter Joseph MacDonald, 

for his essay Trudeau, and Colleen Sloan, for her untitled essay, were 

chosen by judge Rick Taylor in the Over 18 category. 

In the Under 18 category, judge Rita West chose Jasmine Lefresne's 

essay The Secret Life of Barbie. 

See pages 30 and 31. 

We have been delighted with the response to the Glebe Report's four 

2005 contests: the photo, drawing and essay contests and the short story 

contest for young writers. 

There had been a lot of interest expressed in the short story contest for 

students in grades 1 to 8. However, only a small number of entries were 

received by the April 22 deadline. So the deadline for this 

contest has been extended to Friday, May 20. See page 40 

for Short Story Contest rules. 

Don't forget the Food Bank! 

On Saturday, May 28 the Great Traditionally a contribution of 10 

Glebe Garage Sale (GGGS) will per cent of profits has been donated 

once again turn our neighbourhood to this worthy organization, resulting 

into a huge, festive market and street in a much-needed annual $10,000 

party. First launched by the Glebe boost to the Food Bank's budget. 

Community Association in 1986, This year, the GCA hopes to raise 

the 2005 event will mark the 20th $20,000 for the 20th. Tax receipts 

year that GCA volunteers have are available for donations over $10 

organized and advertised the sale. and for smaller amounts by request. 

As Glebites we receive many 

TO DONATE 

benefits from the GGGS: recycling By mail: send a cheque to Ottawa 

our no-longer-needed possessions, Food Bank, 1317B Michael Street, 

finding some great bargains, greet- Ottawa, ON, KlB 3M9. 

ing our neighbours, malcing new On line: use your credit card at 

friends and pocketing a little money www.theglebeonline.com. 

at the same time. 

In person: at the Glebe 

In the midst of the fun, frolic and Community Centre on Saturday, 

financial gain, sometimes the pri- May 28 and Sunday, May 29 only. 

mary goal of raising money for the Cheques only, no cash. 

Food Bank is forgotten. See more page 3. 

40M. 

A unique treasure from the 2004 sale. 

GREAT GLEBE GARAGE SALE 

20th year! 

Saturday, May 28 rain or shine 

Abbotsford House 2 

GGGS 3,29 

Editorial 4 

GCA 5-7 

Word on the street 8 

GNAG 9 

Around the Glebe 10 

Councillor Doucet 11 

The Greenbergs 12 

Glebe Questions 13 

Business 15,16 

Sports 18,19 

The Good Old 

Days 21 

INSIDE 

Art 

22-24 

A wedding in the Glebe, 

part 4 25 

Music 26,27 

Yoga 28 

Essay contest winners 30,31 

Y's Owl Maclure 32 

Trustees 33,34 

School news 35-39 

Books 40,41 

Church 42 

Grapevine 43 

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Photo: Lois Siegel

NEWS Glebe 

Rocking for seniors 

Hawaiian style 

BY MARY PAL 

The Glebe Centre's newest 

residence was rocking on Sat., April 

30, as participants of the eighth 

annual Rock-a-Thon spent the 

afternoon raising funds for seniors. 

By day's end, $23,667.50 had been 

raised and pledges are still coming 

in. 

Nine teams took turns keeping 

their chairs rocking, including a celebrity 

team with MPP Jim Watson, 

who has been Honourary Chair 

since the event began; Kevin 

Nelson, of Majic 100; Mayor Bob 

Chiarelli; MPP Richard Patten; 

Councillor Clive Doucet; former 

Councillor Inez Berg; The Glebe 

Centre's Executive Director, Dawn 

O'Leary; and Board President Gary 

0' Byrne. 

Four teams were formed by 

groups outside The Glebe Centre: 

event sponsor Capcorp's Team; Yet 

Keen Seniors' Centre; the Celebrity 

Team; and the Community Team, 

which included Loeb Glebe owner 

Jim McKeen and manager Karen 

Carmody; along with various 

community volunteers and firefighters. 

The Glebe Centre teams 

were formed by staff in the longterm 

care home and in Abbotsford 

House, crafters and teddy-bear makers 

in Abbotsford House, members 

of the Abbotsford Council and even 

a team of residents who called 

themselves the "Rockin' Babes." 

In keeping with this year's 

Hawaiian theme, rockers were 

entertained by a lively assortment of 

singers and dancers, including the 

Ottawa Valley Theatrical Seniors, 

resident Helen Hudson and daughter 

Susan Galvin playing Hawaiian 

guitar, Abbotsford House volunteer 

Nell Khandldiar who kept the crowd 

hopping with her surfin' calisthenics, 

and the talented duo of 

Kathryn Cruikshank and Sarah Kehler 

whose song-and-dance numbers 

had the audience clapping along. 

The committee of volunteers who 

ran the event provided Hawaiianstyle 

refreshments, served by 10- 

year-old hula girls Hanna Glover 

Illustration: Gwendolyn Best 

and Meredith Pal. Two floors of the 

new building were decorated to put 

everyone in a Hawaiian mood. The 

afternoon's tally of pledges was 

recorded on a large palm tree poster 

designed by volunteer Emily 

Brascoupé. Beautiful gift baskets 

were presented to rockers who had 

collected the greatest amounts in 

pledges. 

Two-thirds of the amount raised 

came from generous sponsors: event 

sponsor Capcorp Financial; major 

sponsors RBC Dominion Securities, 

Royal LePage and Governor's Walk, 

operated by Dymon Management, 

(purchaser of the former Glebe 

Centre tower on Holmwood Avenue); 

contributing sponsors Collins 

Barrow, Emond Harnden, Giant 

Tiger, JSI Telecom, Manulife 

Financial, McKeen Loeb Glebe, 

Medico-Dental Pharmacy, Sodexho 

Canada, The Ottawa Citizen and the 

Tri-Co Group; rocking chair 

sponsors Barry Hobin & Associates 

Architects, Elite Draperies, Independent 

Linen Service, Rhodes & 

Williams, Snelling Paper, Wescom 

Solutions and Praxair Medigas; and 

supporting sponsors Abbotsford 

Council, BFI Waste Services, CCEA 

and Rock-a-Thon Alumni. The 

committee is grateful for their 

support and generosity. 

All funds raised support seniors' 

programs provided by The Glebe 

Centre to its residents and clients 

throughout the community. 

A big thank you to all who helped 

out at the event. If you missed the 

Rock-a-Thon, you can still send in a 

tax-receiptable donation by calling 

230-5730. 

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Report May 13, 2005 2 

The Susan Jermyn Award 

for Writing 

Susan Jermyn, former editor of the Glebe Report, passed away in 2003. 

To honour her memory, the paper's board of directors established the 

Susan Jermyn Award for Writing at Glebe Collegiate Institute, her alma 

mater. 

This will be the third year that the award will be given to a graduating 

student who has demonstrated originality and ability in writing as well as 

the development of writing slcills throughout a creative writing course. 

, Readers are invited to contribute to the permanent fund in Susan's 

memory. The Ottawa Community Foundation will send tax receipts for 

donations of $20 or more. Please send cheques to: 

The Susan Jermyn Award Fund 

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3 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 N EWS 

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for the next federal election 

MP Ed Broadbent during 

last year's NDP nomination 

meeting for Ottawa Centre. 

The May 4 announcement that MP Ed 

Broadbent would be retiring from politics 

was a surprise to many. Mr. Broadbent, 

respected as a veteran politician and 

statesman, especially for his work in 

human rights and social justice, has made 

a huge imprint on the Canadian political 

landscape. He leaves politics to spend 

more time with his wife Lucille, who is 

undergoing treatment for cancer. 

In the next federal election, Ottawa 

Centre will still be one of the most 

interesting political races to watch. 

Liberal Richard Mahoney and Green 

Party candidate David Chernushenko both 

intend to run again, as do many 

candidates from smaller political parties. 

be the wild card in this contest, will be 

The Tory contender, who could 

chosen on Sunday, May 15 at the GCC. The contenders are Guy Dufort, 

Keith Fountain and Idris Ben-Tahir. Paul Dewar, who opposed Ed 

Broadbent for the NDP nomination last time, is expected to try to be on the 

ballot this time but he may face some strong contenders. 

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Glebe Garage Sale? 

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donations of any you don't sell. Our 

volunteers use everything: fabric, yarn, glue 

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name it, to create crafts for our November 

fundraising Bazaar. Please drop them off at 

Abbotsford House, 950 Bank Street. 

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BY KEN LEESE 

The 20th annual Great Glebe 

Garage Sale (GGGS) will happen on 

May 28, RAIN or SHINE! 

The annual GGGS is one of the 

many things that make living in this 

vibrant community so wonderful. 

For a few hours on the day of the 

sale, the population of our neighbourhood 

swells with people 

coming from the suburbs, nearby 

towns and, sometimes, from other 

cities. The streets and sidewalks are 

alive with pedestrians in search of 

deals and hidden treasures, or the 

simple pleasure of a walk in a 

festival atmosphere. 

The Glebe Community Association 

endorses charitable donations 

to The Ottawa Food Bank. We 

encourage vendors to donate 10 per 

cent of their earningstax receipts 

will be issued for donations (see 

page 1). We raised more than 

$12,000 last year and hope this 

year's sale will significantly increase 

this amount. 

Here are some simple tips that 

will improve our annual community 

event: 

'SAFETY: Street congestion has 

made emergency-vehicle access 

very difficult in past years. This 

year, emergency routes along 

O'Connor from Fifth to Strathcona, 

on Fifth from O'Connor to 

Bank, and on Strathcona from 

O'Connor to Metcalfe, will be "no 

parking" zones similar to other 

special events. NOTE: These will 

be tow-away zones during the 

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Great Glebe Garage Sale, 

Saturday, May 28 

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230-0222 

911 Bank St. 

GGGS. Parking enforcement will 

also concentrate on no-stopping 

zones and double parking. 

*CARS: Find a good spot to park 

your car. Walking, biking or skating 

your way through the different 

streets in the Glebe will give you a 

better treasure-hunting advantage 

than being stuck in traffic as the sale 

gears up. Mutchmor (and perhaps 

other Glebe schools) will sell 

parking spots to raise funds. 

Although we don't have definite 

information as this article goes to 

press, it's also possible that free 

parking will be available at 

Lansdowne Park that morning. If 

you're a Glebe resident, try to park 

your vehicle off the street to make 

room for the many visitors we expect 

again this year. 

"LARGE ITEMS: Most vendors 

will be more than happy to hold 

large items purchased until the 

afternoon when the traffic 

has 

dwindled. An impromptu sales receipt 

can easily be drawn up with a 

deposit and an exchange of telephone 

numbers. 

'CASH: There are only a few ATMs 

in the Glebe; at every Garage Sale, 

they are depleted early on. 

*TRASH: Vendors, please place a 

garbage can by the curb for litterwith 

the large crowds this event 

attracts, there can be a large amount 

of litter produced. Buyers, please 

hold on to your litter until you see a 

garbage can and then stash the trash. 

Rain or shine, buyer or vendorhave 

fun on May 28! 

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EDITORIAL PAGE 

Thanks and farewell 

The pen is once again being handed on to a new editor. After two 

and a half years at the editor's desk, I am now about to refocus 

attention on my busy family life. 

A sincere thank you to all the staff and volunteers and, of course, 

to our readers, for your terrific support and for making the job such 

an interesting and rewarding experience. I am grateful to GNAG, 

the GCA executive, the staff at the GCC and Councillor Doucet 

and his office for their generous help in getting information to us 

so efficiently and reliably. 

There are well over 200 volunteers involved in producing and 

distributing each of the 11 issues published each year. The term 

"volunteer" includes so many different groups: columnists and 

other writers, photographers, artists, the board of directors, 

proofreaders and assistants and that essential group, the 140 

carriers and sub-deliverers. Although regular staff members 

receive modest honoraria, they too volunteer many hours of work, 

doing whatever it takes to get the job done. There are no slackers 

on this wonderful team. 

The involvement of such a large number of individuals, year in, 

year out, is what keeps the paper relevant and vibrant. It is the 

reason that this is the community's paper in a very real sense. 

In June, the Glebe Report will celebrate its 32nd anniversary as 

the community paper for the Glebe and Dow's Lake area. Kudos 

to all the contributors, advertisers and readers who have helped 

keep this not-for-profit venture alive and lively. Here's to the 

future! 

Elaine Marlin 

The Annual General Meeting of the 

Glebe Report board will take place 

on Thursday, May 26 at 8 p.m. 

at the Glebe Community Centre 

in the meeting room off the entrance lobby. 

Everyone is welcome to attend. 

Where to find us 

In addition to free home delivery, you can find copies of the Glebe 

Report at the Sunnyside Library, Brewer Pool, Brewer Arena, 

Mutchmor School, the Glebe Community Centre, Lady Evelyn School, 

Corpus Christi School, First Avenue School, the OCDSB & the Ottawa 

South Community Centre, as well as at the following local shops: Alpha 

Video, Arbour, The Arrow & the Loon, Boomerang Kids, Booster Juice, 

Bridgehead, Britton's, Civic Shawarma & Pies, Ernesto's Barber Shop, 

Forno Antico, The Fresh Fruit Co., GamePower, The Glebe Café, Glebe 

Fashion Cleaners, Glebe Pharmasave Apothecary, Glebe Photo, Glebe 

Tailoring, Glebe Trotters, Glebe Video, Hillary Cleaners, Inniss 

Pharmacy, Isabella Pizza, Kardish Foods, Kettleman's Bagel Co., Lava, 

Loeb Glebe, Mister Muffler, Morala's, The 107 Fourth Avenue Wine 

Bar, Phase II, Reflections, The Royal Oak, 7-11, Third Avenue Spa, 

Timothy's, Von's, West Coast Video and The Wild Oat. 

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are those of our contributors. We 

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5 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 

GCA 

GCA position on Bank Street reconstruction 

APPROVED BY THE GCA BOARD 

ON APRIL 26 

PRINCIPLES 

Bank Street, recognized in the 

Official Plan as a primary "main 

street," is important to all residents 

of Ottawa. In the Glebe, Bank Street 

serves as a gateway to a major city 

facility (Lansdowne Park) and to 

national events (Winterlude, the Tulip 

Festival). The design standards 

on Bank Street and the amount of 

funding set aside for the streetscape 

must be in keeping with its importance 

to Ottawa's national image. 

Bank Street is also the Glebe's 

"main street" and the reconstruction/redesign 

must support and enhance 

its mixed use, its role as a 

vibrant commercial street with 

many small businesses, and its role 

as the heart of a major residential 

neighbourhood. 

The Glebe has a distinct sense of 

identity and community. Bank Street 

in the Glebe should have a cohesive 

look and styleincorporating 

unique public art and street furnitureall 

the way from the 

Queensway to the Rideau Canal. 

Bank Street is characterized by a 

high level of pedestrian use, and 

priority should be given to providing 

an improved and safer pedestrian 

experience on its sidewalks and at 

pedestrian crossings. 

While respecting the principles 

and recommendations of the Glebe 

Traffic Plan, and understanding that 

the roadway must accommodate and 

balance the needs of a range of uses 

vas fiVaNivs 419ele. 

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BY DIANA TYNDALE 

Three cheers and a bouquet of spring flowers to all 

who responded to our appeal (in the April issue of the 

Glebe Report) for "garden angels/anges-jardins" 

volunteer gardeners to take care of the 50 curbside 

0 

planter boxes in our neighbourhood. Thanks to your 

enthusiasm, nearly all the boxes now have adoptive 

parents to look after them over the spring and 

summer. The Glebe is going to look gorgeous! 

We can always use more volunteers, either to adopt one of the 

remaining "orphan" planters or to help out with watering and 

maintenance when people are out of town during the summer. We would 

also be happy to accept donations of drought-tolerant plants. 

For more information, please contact Diana Tyndale (Environment 

Committee chair) at 233-0666 or gca.envirocom@magma.ca. 

and users, the needs of public transit 

and of vehicles coming to the Glebe 

as a destination should take precedence 

over through traffic. 

All aspects of the design should 

create a "greener" street, be environmentally 

sustainable, and be integrated 

with adjacent parks, green 

spaces and any new seating areas. 

The look and scale of all streetscape 

elements should respect and 

enhance the heritage resources and 

historic character of the Glebe. 

The design must be aesthetic, 

functional and accessible all year 

round. 

As this is a "once in a lifetime" 

opportunity to re-do Bank Street, an 

investment must be made that will 

meet the infrastructure needs of the 

next half-century. 

Disruption to businesses and impacts 

on local residents during the 

construction process should be minimized 

through careful sequencing 

and planning. 

PRIORITIES 

Based on the above principles, the 

GCA has established the following 

priorities: 

Bury all hydro and telephone 

wires. 

Create a safer and more pleasant 

pedestrian experience. 

"Green" Bank Street and make all 

design and operational aspects environmentally 

sustainable. 

Add pedestrian-level lighting 

while minimizing the number of 

poles. 

Remove parking meters. 

Demarcate and improve the north 

and south entrances to the Glebe. 

SPECIFIC NOTES/COMMENTS 

ON THE APRIL 5 OPEN HOUSE 

PRESENTATION 

*The Glebe is a cohesive community 

that extends from Pretoria Street to 

the Rideau Canal. We are not in 

agreement with the notion that the 

"north end" of the Glebe should be 

treated as a separate "arts district." 

*The design options presented for 

lighting and bicycle racks were 

generally too modern and intrusive 

and not in keeping with the Glebe's 

heritage and village character. 

*There is support for the notion of 

opening up Central Park and 

bringing the park to the street with 

benches and trees on Bank Street. A 

similar greening of Bank Street at 

Lansdowne, with a green median 

and the integration of parkland at the 

Rideau Canal, could also be done. 

*There must be designated areas for 

benches, newspaper boxes, notices 

and bike racks to meet community 

needs while reducing sidewalk 

congestion. 

*Several more opportunities exist to 

plant trees along Bank Street than 

were identified at the open house. 

*We have some concerns that the 

sewer capacity may not be sufficient 

to meet the needs of population 

growth over the next 50 years due to 

urban intensification, and that 

related sewer projects (e.g., at Lansdowne) 

are not being considered as 

part of the current reconstruction. 

(1-2r)ir 

Annual General 

Meeting 

Tuesday, June 7 

7:30 pm 

Glebe Community Centre 

Guest Speaker: 

Ned Lathrop, 

Deputy City Manager 

Planning for Ottawa's Future 

GLEBE COMMUNITY ASS 

L'ASSOCIATION COMMUNAUTAI RE DU GLEBE 

Nominations for 

Board of Directors 

The Glebe Community Association will elect 

its Board of Directors at the Annual General 

Meeting. All members of the Association, 

including incumbents, are eligible to serve 

in the positions listed below. 

CIATION 

20th 

Yea 

President 

Vice-President (2) 

Secretary 

Treasurer 

Past President 

Membership Co-ordinator 

Assistant Membership Co-ordinator 

Publicity Co-ordinator 

Area Directors: (16) 2 to 3 for 

each of 6 Zones 

Business 

Education 

Environ ment 

GNAG Liaison 

Heritage 

Tenants 

Traffic 

Committee Chairpersons 

or representatives for: 

Neighbourhood Planning 

Parking and Streetscape 

Recreation/Garage Sale 

Seniors 

Social Planning 

Lansdowne Park 

If you would like to participate in the direction of your neighbourhood association, 

or if you wish to forward a nomination, the Nominating Committee would welcome 

your call. The closing date for nominations is June 1. Please call or contact: 

June Creelman Bob Brocklebank Doreen Drolet 

232-7826 236-9128 237-3907 

E-mail: gca@theglebeonline.com 

Website: theglebeonline.com/gca 

Sponsored by the Glebe Community Association 

to support 

The Ottawa Food Bank 

Saturday, May 28th 

9 am to 3 pm 

Rain or Shine 

To help support the Ottawa Food Bank, the 

Glebe Connnnunity Association asks that you 

donate 10% of your sales to the Ottawa Food 

Bank, 1317B Michael Street, Ottawa MB 3M9. 

greatglebegaragesale@gmail.com 

Saturday, May 28th 

9 am to 3 pm

GCA MEMBERSHIP Glebe 

"For nearly 40 years, the Glebe 

Community Association has worked 

to represent community interests. 

We need your continued support. 

Having a membership of thousands 

of residents gives our organization 

credibility. This credibility is vital as 

we negotiate with the city on projects 

like Bank Street, traffic, or new 

construction projects. 

Our board of directors, committee 

members and block representatives 

are unpaid and give hundreds of 

volunteer hours to the community to 

make the community what it is 

todayone of the best places to live 

in the city." 

GCA President June Creelman, 

Area 

Dow 's Lake 

Doreen Drolet, vice president in charge of membership (right) with 

assistants Cindy Delage (left) and Martha Bowers. 

AREA REPRESENTATIVES 

Area boundaries are described north to south, west to east 

Area 2A 

south of Fifth to canal./ 

Craig to Bank 

Area 2B 

south of Fifth to canal/ 

Bronson to Craig 


How to become a member 

In the next few weeks, a 

neighbour will be knocking at your 

door asking you to become a 

member or to renew your membership 

in the Glebe Community 

Association. If you aren't at home 

when a canvasser calls, please take 

out a membership at the front desk 

of the Glebe Community Centre, 

175 Third Avenue, or register on line 

at www.theglebeonline.com. Fill in 

the online membership form and 

then pay with your credit card or 

mail a cheque to the GCA at 175 

Third Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1S 

2K2. The membership fee is only $5 

per household. 

Area 3A 

Glebe to Second/ 

Bronson to Bank 

Catherine Bell 

Brian Carroll is also a Dow's Lake 

Rep for purposes other than 

membership. 

Street Reps: 

Bob Fong-Jean, Leezah Cohen, 

Mary Ann Macintosh, David and 

Dorothy Archer, Catherine Bell, Dick 

Seaborn, Raluca and Serban 

Dragnea, Carolyne Curran, Susan 

Killann, Sandra Herrick, Marsha 

Scuce, Doug Cargo, Kathy Al Zand, 

Cam Robertson, Cathy Simons 

Area 4A 

Queensway to Renfrew/ 


Christine McAllister 

Street Reps: 

Christine McAllister, Judy Wilson, 

Frank Oakes, Ruth Hartanto, Rebecca 

Ostapchuk, Shawn Lynch, Martha 

Green 

Area 5A 

Glebe to Second/ 

Bank to canal 

George Holland 

Street Reps: 

Susan and Doug Wyatt, David Delage, 

Tom Quinn, Paul McEachern, 

Nicholas Robinson, Jeff Rector and 

Denise Logan, Gaylene McCutcheon, 

Frank Szadkowski 

Anne Scotton & 

Cindy Delage (top of page) 

Street Reps: 

Faith Schneider, Eleanor Bennett, 

Jenifer Cepella, Ann Thompson, 

Kathy Mahoney, Megan Wallace, Jane 

Klingaman, Kristin Teitelbaum, Sheila 

Steeves, Fran Cherry, Ian Austen, 

Diane Nymark, Betsy Springer, 

Graenne Chase, Emily Brascoupé, 

Regis Alcorn, Bertrand Braschi, 

Lester Johnson, Christine Howman, 

Adrian Zahl, Nina Meyer, Tom 

Schatzky, Anne Scotton, Jenny Bitz 

Robinson, Susan Bucsi 

Area 3B 

Third to Fifth/ 


Area 5B 

Third to Holmwood/ 

Bank to canal 

vacant: 

your name 

here? 

Chris Bradshaw 

(10 years as an Area Rep, 

first in Area 6, now in Area 5B) 

Street Reps: 

Sandra and Grant MacLeod, Beatrice 

Raffoul, Karen Campbell, Edith 

Boucher, Lindy Samson, Anne 

Donnadieu, Mike Mankowski, 

Merwan Hassan, Chris Bradshaw, 

Sheila Mcaffrey, Harriet Smith, Doug 

Woolidge, Robert Brandon, Jennifer 

Adam, Bob Brocklebank 

Allan Rosenzveig & 

Caroline Vanneste 

Street Reps: 

Allan Rosenzveig, Adrian Bélanger, 

Alexandra Bennett, Sharon 

Chisholm, Andrea Ross and Mark 

Blevis, Caroline Vanneste, Carol 

Bradley, Sylvia Williams, Jeff Bloor, 

Fiona Gilfillan, Ginny Grishaw 

Brian Mitchell 

Street Reps: 

Mary Ann Guy, Brian Mitchell, Kate 

Preston Thomas, Chris Tucker, Brad 

Christakos, Justine Price 

Area 4B 

Powell to Clemow/ 


your name here? 

VACANTyour 

name your name Martha 

here? here? Bowers, Street Reps: 

acting 

Street Reps: 

Martha Bowers, Ivan Ross Vrana, Colleen 

Leighton, John Horvath, Peter Dudding, 

Ian McKercher, Roger Smith, Mary Lou 

Bienefeld, William Brown, Jennifer Tiller, 

Jennifer Mills, Linda MacDougall, Cornelia 

Wagner, Odile Waslander, Joyce Barbour, 

Rachelle Handleman 

(15 continuous years as Area Rep 

and a term in the 80s as well) 

Street Reps: 

Ann Croll, Hannah Reid, Monique 

Archambault, Catherine Culley, 

Janet Still, Inez Kettles, Valerie 

Lasher, Suzanne Harrison, John 

Westdal, Karen Yundt, John 

McLeod, George Wright, John 

Bennett 

VACANT- 

Doreen 

Drolet, 

acting 

Anne Illing, Margaret Ford, Wiebke Merck, Christine 

Hollander, Pamela Cross, Lynne Green, Cathy 

Robinson, Ross Reid, Dudleigh Coyle, Debbie Carrière, 

Michael Delage 

Area 6B 

Patterson to Linden Terrace/ 

Area 6A 

Queensway to Strathcona/ 

Monique Punt, Paul Durber, Audrey Bank to canal Bank to canal 

Leslie Fulton 

Street Reps: 

Deborah Margo, Leslie Fulton, Mary 

Kovacs, Jane Bower, Brian Tomlin, 

Anne Hennessy, Daphne Keen, 

Elizabeth Ballard 

The GCA would like to thank 

some of its longest-serving Street Reps. 

Mike Mankowski 

Greg VanKoughnett 

Harriet Smith

7 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 GCA 

Get involved in 

your community association 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

Join us for our annual general 

meeting on Tues., June 7, 7:30 p.m. 

at the Glebe Community Centre. 

Elect a new board, find out what 

we've been up to this year and hear 

from our councillor and schoolboard 

trustees. Our special guest speaker 

this year is Mr. Ned Lathrop, 

Deputy City Manager for planning 

and development. This is a rare 

chance to hear from one of the city's 

most senior staff members about 

planning for Ottawa's future. 

BRONSON & CARLING 

The city's plans to re-do the 

Bronson- Carling intersection are 

moving forward. Right now, most 

collisions occur when cars northbound 

on Bronson try to turn left on 

to Carling. It is proposed that left 

turns be permitted only on a 

dedicated turn signal. A longer holding 

lane for turning cars will also be 

created. The GCA, Glebe Collegiate 

School council and concerned residents 

are still working with city staff 

to resolve a few concerns such as the 

alignment of Carling with Glebe 

Avenue. 

FRONT-YARD PARKING 

There may be good news for the 

residents on Fifth, Patterson, 

Strathcona, Allan Place and Cobalt, 

who found out that their front-yard 

parking spots were illegal. At the 

request of the GCA, council has 

passed a motion to allow existing 

front-yard parking spots established 

before 2001 to be regularized. If 

owners apply for parking variances, 

these spots may be made legal and 

curb cuts could be made when the 

road is reconstructed. NOTE: The 

GCA's position and subsequent city 

motion relate only to the regularization 

of pre-established spots and 

not to the creation of new spots. 

Front-yard parking has always 

been controversial in the Glebe. 

While some support it, saying there 

are no other places to park, other re-: 

sidents have opposed it to preserve 

green spaces and traditional streetscapes. 

If you have front-yard 

parking and are not sure it is legal, it 

is best to check with the city. If 

you're thinking of creating a spot, 

remember: you need to apply for a 

variance. 

NEWSPAPER BOXES 

The arrival of two new free daily 

papers has sparked new concerns 

about the number of newspaper 

boxes on Bank Street. They have 

proliferated to the point where they 

are a visual eyesore, a hindrance to 

pedestrian circulation and a barrier 

By 

June 

Creelman 

to streetscape improvement (i.e., 

taking up space that might otherwise 

be used for benches, planters, 

bicycle racks, meeting spaces, etc.). 

The Glebe Business Group, the Bank 

Street North Business Improvement 

Association and the GCA have all 

passed motions asking the city to 

implement new regulations to reduce 

the number and control the location 

of these boxes. It's expected that city 

authorities will be debating this issue 

later this month. 

SUPPORTING SUNNYSIDE - 

Our neighbours at the Old Ottawa 

South Community Association have 

formed a new committee to support 

the Sunnyside Library. The GCA 

board supports the creation of a new 

local organization: Friends of 

Sunnyside Library. One of our board 

members, Caroline Vanneste, is actively 

involved in creating this new 

organization jointly with Old Ottawa 

South. You can do your bit to support 

the Sunnyside Library by purchasing 

a book bag, to be on sale later this 

month and during the Great Glebe 

Garage Sale. If you want to get 

involved, call Caroline at 236-9370 

or e-mail the GCA. 

BANK STREET 

RECONSTRUCTION 

The GCA is continuing work on 

planning for the Bank Street 

reconstruction. Rather than take 

definitive positions on issues like 

sidewalk and traffic-lane width, 

we've established a set of principles 

and priorities (see page 5). We're 

continuing to hold dialogues with 

the city on our desire to have hydro 

wires buried. The city has taken our 

comments 'seriously and has initiated 

a planning exercise to determine 

which types of streets warrant the 

extra expenses of underground 

wires. This means that communities 

like ours will not have to fight on a 

case-by-case basis. We expect that 

there will be a second public open 

house on the Bank Street 

reconstruction at the end of June. 

SOMERSET FIRE RELIEF 

Thank you to everyone who has 

contributed to the Somerset Street 

Fire Relief Fund. We will be 

wrapping this up at the end of May 

and distributing the proceeds to the 

two affected families, both of whom 

had children attending Glashan 

Public School. 

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NEWS 

BY JOY McALPINE 

The City of Ottawa's first open 

house to present some initial plans 

for the reconstruction of Bank 

Street, held on April 5 at the Fourth 

Avenue Baptist Church, was a 

smashing success. Roughly 200 

people viewed the 19 display boards 

detailing the functional and preliminary 

design study. Sounds of 

socializing and ideas being exchanged 

filled the air. 

David Hatton, project team 

member and engineer, discussed the 

importance of understanding the 

space limitations of Bank Street. He 

emphasized the need for trade-offs. 

"An excellent trade-off example is 

providing pedestrians with wider 

sidewalks, which also provides 

more area for landscaping and 

reduces clutter at the expense of onstreet 

parking and a cycling facility." 

Wendy Davies of the Glebe 

disliked the trade-off concept, 

stating: "We have one chance to get 

it right." She wants more planters 

and the hydro poles gone, but thinks 

there is not enough money for both. 

Robert Brocklebank, GCA vicepresident 

and member of the Public 

Advisory Committee, wants more 

pedestrian access: "We only dig up 

Bank Street every 56 years or so, so 

let's bury the hydro wires while 

replacing ancient water and sewer 

mains." He noted that getting rid of 

hydro poles is a complex issue because 

some of the poles service 

roads off Bank Street. The city has 

established two committees for the 

Bank Street project: the Public 

Advisory Committee (PAC) consisting 

of representatives from the 

public and a Technical Advisory 

Conunittee (TAC) consisting of city 

employees with technical expertise 

relevant to the project. 

Diane McIntyre, a longtime GCA 

board member, wanted to elhninate 

parking on Bank Street and create a 

bike lane. She also suggested the 

construction of a subway under 

Bank Street. 

The word on the street 

eloper, thinks benches, fancy lampposts, 

more trees, attractive garbage 

containers and a statue in the middle 

of the street would be nice additions 

to Bank Street. 

Ian Boyd of Compact Music, and 

a representative of the Glebe 

Business Group, remarked: "We are 

definitely on the same page as the 

city project team." He thinks that 24- 

hour parking with no peak periods is 

needed and newspaper boxes could 

easily be located on side streets 

allowing more room for pedestrians. 

Wider sidewalks, he added, are a 

good idea. 

Days later, I chatted with people 

on Bank Street enjoying a sunny and 

warm April Sunday. I saw Shirley 

and Susan, who mentioned that they 

like to frequent their old neighbourhood 

for the shopping. We discussed 

what improvements could be made 

to Bank Street. Shirley felt that 

wider sidewalks would better accommodate 

shoppers and big strollers, 

while Susan would appreciate a 

more cycle-friendly Bank Street and 

thought fancy lampposts would look 

lovely. 

Then, I couldn't help but notice 

Pat and Dawn casually walking 

along as their two young daughters 

were blowing bubbles. I asked them 

what changes they would like to see. 

Pat suggested street musicians and 

artists. Dawn thought good evening 

lighting would be a great idea. We 

waved goodbye as they walked to a 

coffee shop before heading back to 

the east end. 

Street and hopes never to encounter 

speed bumps here. 

Wanda and Alex were pushing 

their grandson Xander in his stroller 

when I stopped them to chat. These 

Glebe residents do not want to see 

Bank Street turn into a throughway 

like Bronson. They also feel that 

disallowing parking on Bank Street 

will hurt its shops. 

Glebe Report May 13, 2005 8 

54 MASON TERRACE 

OTTAWA, ON K1S OK9 

Free Saturday parking. 

turned down 

On May 4 the city's Transportation Committee voted against a motion by 

Councillor Clive Doucet, acting on behalf of the Glebe Business Group, to 

ban metered parking from the Glebe on Saturdays. Local merchants were 

seeking a free two-hour parking zone along Bank Street to allow customers 

a more leisurely shopping experience. 

The GBG also sought relief from steep fines and overly zealous parking 

enforcement in the Glebe. Merchants see the current situation as 

discriminatory against business owners in this neighbourhood. 

A motion was passed to restrict parking enforcement officers to one round 

of ticketing in the morning and one in the afternoon. 

Transportation Committee also voted to reduce parking fines in the city 

parking lot behind Loeb Glebe from $50 to $25. 

On the roadunusual sighting 

Early morning, May 7 one female, one-metre high wild turkey 

sauntering across Clemow near Bronson. 

Looking for 

lunch in all the 

wrong places? 

is the right place! 

Philippe Giguère, a young -Glebe 

resident and future architect or dev- 

Next, I spotted Guy and Laureen, 

who often bike or drive to the Glebe. 

Guy appreciates parking on Bank 

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9 Glebe Report May 13,2005 GNAG 

The GNAG Board of dir6ctors in 1975 or 2005we're not sure. 

Saturday Night Fever 

& leadership camp for teens 

BY KAREN REYNOLDS 

It was Saturday Night Fever in the 

Glebe on April 9 as over 250 Glebites 

of all ages gathered at the Glebe 

Community Centre for a funky '70s 

dance. The dance celebrated the 

30th anniversary of GNAG's incorporation 

in April 1975. Scotton 

Hall was transformed into a 

swinging discothèque, complete 

with a disco ball and the sounds of 

classic tunes filling the dome. 

Thanks to Glebe businesses In- 

Fusion Bistro, Starbucks and Sugar 

Mountain for generously providing 

prizes for the dance contests. Many 

thanks to Glebe Community Centre 

staff and volunteers for making this 

event possible. 

D'arcy, too young to remember but 

feeling the vibes. 

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opportunity to learn and teach in a 

creative and exciting atmosphere. 

Each activity-packed two-week 

session will end with a graduation 

ceremony and breakfast for participants 

and their parents. 

GNAG staff members say: "When 

parents ask their child, 'How was 

leadership camp today?', we want 

every participant to answer, 'Awesome!' 

Our goal is to excite them and 

make their summer fulfilling and 

amazing. We are running this program 

to encourage them to take pride 

in who they are, to encourage them 

to be individuals, learn leadership 

skills, teach their peers, but most 

importantly, to offer them a safe, 

cool, and wicked way to spend their 

summer." 

Robert Boutros, owner, is pleased to welcome Leslie, 

Silvijo, and David as new additions to the talented team 

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Do you love reading? Do you want to 

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Come to a week-long camp and be 

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Ages 13-16 

No studying required, just interest! 

No homework! 

Prep for high school and university! 

Patterson's Creek taken from Linden Terrace 

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Doors Open 

Different activities each day: 

A mock "trial" of Shylock. 

Debate when, if ever, it is "right" to 

use violence. 

Develop a city plan for our 

community. 

Instructor: John Stroud 

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LL.B (Law) U of Victoria 

M.P.A (Public Admin) U of Victoria 

M.Phil (Political Theory) U of Oxford 

PATTI MCKAY, GCC DIRECTOR 

Reminder! Doors Open Ottawa takes place 

the weekend of June 4 and 5. This year, the Glebe 

Community Centre will be participating on Sunday June 

5 from ioa.m.-4p.m. Ever wondered what the history is 

behind that domed Glebe landmark at the corner of Lyon 

and Third? Visit us as we throw open our doors to offer 

tours mixed with both history and insight into our 

favourite community centre! 

Historic 

Pole 

Have you ever noticed 

this unusual pole on 

Bank Street near Central 

Park? According to 

Barry Thomas, who is an 

enthusiast of streetcar 

restoration, "this is a 

streetcar pole for sure.. I 

believe there is one other 

left in the city." 

The pole is wellknown 

to city heritage 

experts who say that it 

may be removed and 

stored during Bank 

Street reconstruction. 

Photo: Neil Brommell 

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Got the shoes. 

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11 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 COUNCILLOR'S 

How should the city grow? 

Dear Glebe Report readers, 

CHARLOTTE WHITTON AWARDS 

AND DANCE, FRI., MAY 20, GCC 

Don't forgetanother edition of 

the Charlotte Whitton Awards 

honouring community contributions 

in Capital Ward is upon us. The 

event will be on the evening of Fri., 

May 20 at the Glebe Community 

Centre. Reception at 6:30 p.m.; 

awards presentation at 7:30 p.m.; 

and dance, 9 p.m. to midnight 

featuring the band WAG. If you'd 

like to attend, please RSVP my 

office. (See below.) 

Photo: City of Ottawa Archives 

Mayor Charlotte Whitton at the 

ballot box in the 1952 municipal 

election. The late Charlotte Whitton 

was Ottawa 's (and Canada 's) first 

female full-time mayor, an alderman 

for Capital Ward and a resident of 

Renfrew Avenue. 

COFFEE WITH CLIVE 

HAS MOVED 

As I've mentioned in previous 

columns, in the interest of supporting 

another of the ward's many 

coffee shops, my monthly drop-in 

chat session has moved from its 

former home at the Wild Oat to the 

Second Cup in Old Ottawa South 

(corner of Sunnyside and Bank). 

Coffee with Clive happens the first 

Friday of every month from 10-11 

a.m. It's a great chance to chat about 

city issues in an informal, 

neighbourhood setting. The spring 

and summer sessions at the Second 

Cup will be particularly pleasant on 

the outdoor patio they've built. 

Hope to see you there. 

BANK STREET 

RECONSTRUCTION 

CONSULTATION 

The city's consultation is moving 

along well, with the second of three 

open houses set for mid- to late 

June. One of the issues I'm working 

to resolve is how to find room in the 

budget to include the burial of hydro 

wires in the project. This has come 

up as a consensus priority from the 

community association and from the 

business community. 

THE ALTA VISTA CORRIDOR 

A TALE OF TWO CITIES 

Things are hopping at city hall 

these days and the focus is on how 

we are going to grow. On one side, 

you have the Mayor and four innercity 

councillors calling for an end to 

the long-held planning view that we 

need a four-lane car and truck route 

from Conroy to Nicholas through 

the Alta Vista corridor as part of our 

medium- to long-term transportation 

By 

Councillor 

Clive 

Doucet 

REPORT 

planning network. 

On the other side, you have some 

councillors from the high-growth 

areas of the south end, supported by 

city staff and consultants, saying that 

we need to preserve the theoretical 

road capacity of a four-lane roadway 

from Conroy to Nicholas in our 

Official Plan as a means of servicing 

the city's growth over the next 20 

years. 

On Mon., April 11, I joined the 

Mayor and Councillors Holmes, 

Bedard and Legendre to put forward 

an alternative proposal for the Alta 

Vista corridor that would provide a 

simplified, less-costly car and rapidtransit 

connection from Riverside 

Drive to the hospitals. Our alternative 

proposal also included: 

*a new parking lot for the hospitals 

with a 20-year lease 

*a request for proposals for two 

community/sports activity areas in 

the corridor, extending boundary to 

boundary 

a cycling, commuter and recreational 

path along the entire corridor 

use of the corridor lands beside 

Springhurst Park in Ottawa East for 

recreational purposes, consistent 

with other parts of the corridor 

an Official Plan Review in 2006 to 

consider the removal from the 

Official Plan of the Alta Vista 

Transportation Corridor as a car and 

truck route 

We want to improve access to the 

hospitals, but at a $15-million dollar 

cost, not hundreds of millions. There 

are thousands of employees at the 

hospitals complex, and right now, 

there is no direct, rapid-transit link 

for public transit or ambulances. My 

proposal and the Mayor's will give 

people from the entire region that 

rapid-transit link, which will then 

free up road space for folks who 

wish to drive from the south end. 

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT 

We add roughly 100 kilometres of 

new road every year to our road 

system. Meanwhile, we can't even 

afford to clean and repair what we 

have now. Just the northern section 

of the Alta Vista car and truck road 

would cost somewhere around $200 

million. Realigning Riverside Drive 

through an old city dump, for 

example, doesn't come cheap. If 

growth is dependent on more 

expressways, bridges, collectors, 

interchanges, etc., then we need to 

think about slowing it down until we 

can figure out how to grow in a way 

we can afford. This is exactly what 

many cities are doing. 

Councillor Capital Ward, 

110 Laurier Avenue West 

Ottawa,ON KlP 1J1 

Tel: 580-2481 

Fax: 580-2527 

e-mail: clive.doucet@ottawa.ca 

website: www.clivedoucet.com 

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FEATURE Glebe 

BY MAGGIE NEGODAEFF 

Glebe families come and go over 

the years, and some come home 

again. One of the most communityminded 

is that of the late Irving 

Greenberg (of Minto fame)his 

still-active philanthropist wife 

Shirley, their son Dan, who still 

lives here, and daughters Phoebe 

and Martha. Lately, the Greenberg 

name has cropped up again in the 

news, for a generous financial gift 

that will help build a new Great 

Canadian Theatre Company (now 

named the Irving Greenberg Theatre 

Centre). 

This spring, I contacted Shirley 

Greenberg in Mexico and Barbados, 

where she resides during the winter, 

then in Lake Simcoe. We chatted on 

line about her husband's career and 

her own. Back in 1956, she says, 

while working as a secretary at a law 

office, she met Irving, whose 

company, Minto, was a client. After 

a three-year courtship they married 

Irving Greenberg 

in 1959, the marriage lasting until 

Irving died in 1991. "In the early 

days of my marriage and throughout 

our time together, I traipsed around 

after my husband when he inspected 

homes and buildings," she remembers. 

And, for a couple of years, 

Shirley took over furnishing model 

homes, but family demands and law 

school finally precluded such in- 

Good neighbours good people 

volvement, "except for ceremonial 

occasions." Her nephews now run 

Minto and daughter Phoebe is the 

only immediate family member who 

is still an owner. "I did not go to law 

school until 1973, when I was forty 

and my youngest child was nine," 

says Shirley. "I opened my own law 

firm, practising in association with 

Catherine Aitken, who is now a 

judge." 

"I couldn't pass up the 

opportunity to help create 

a centre that would 

benefit women in the 

community" 

Irving Greenberg had begun in 

construction "in a small way" in the 

early 1950s. Minto was incorporated 

in 1955, so this year is its fiftieth 

anniversary. Irving was, in fact, the 

first person in Ottawa to set up a 

condominium, in Parkwood Hills, 

where the family lived for a 

while. "The impetus to move 

from Parkwood Hills to the 

Glebe came as a result of 

Irving's involvement in politics 

(he ran for the NDP) in the 

1960s," says Shirley. "We 

bought the Clemow property, but 

didn't move right awayit 

seemed rather large and 

imposing." But the couple 

warmed to the house and then 

Occupied it for 20 years. Now, 

son Dan and his wife Barbara 

Crook live there. 

"I loved living in the Glebe," 

says Shirley Greenberg. "I was 

able to get to law school quickly 

and later walked to my 

downtown office. Yet our house 

was on this quiet street facing 

Patterson Creek and lovely 

parks, and there was no through 

traffic. Shops and restaurants 

were just a block or two away 

and schools were also close. 

When I was too tired to cook, I 

could send the children to the 

Kentucky Fried Chicken!" 

Shirley Greenberg has always 

been active in the women's 

movement. With a few friends, she 

founded the Ottawa Women's Centre 

on Lewis Street near Elgin. To pay 

the rent, they passed the hat at 

weekly meetings. "It was as a result 

of my involvement that I decided to 

go to law school in 1973." 

volved in many philanthropic 

endeavours, Shirley's 

first "big" donation 

was to help create the 

Women's Health Centre 

at Riverside Hospital 

(now Campus). "I 

couldn't pass up the opportunity 

to help create a 

centre that would benefit 

women in the community," 

she says. This 

was a unique project of 

which she is very proud. 

"My children have supported 

me and helped 

make this centre a 

reality." 

Again, in consultation 

with her family, Shirley 

has donated a substantial 

sum to the University of 

Ottawa Law School, 

Shirley Greenberg Photo: Virgil Broodhagen which is honouring her 

this year on June 1. "I 

At the University of Ottawa, 

wanted to create some- 

Shirley Greenberg continued to be thing of lasting benefit to women. 

very active, helping form the Although half the law students, or 

National Association of Women and even more, are women these days, 

the Law. "How did my husband like they still don't show up in leadership 

my involvement with the women's positions to the extent that I think 

movement? My husband had mixed their talents should take them. Being 

feelings. Always for the underdog, more aware of their history will help 

he was happy to advance women's motivate them." She was also "very 

status and later on to support my grateful" for the opportunity to learn 

decision to go to law school, but the and practise law. 

early groups were very fluid with no Finally, what does Shirley 

history, so...many husbands were Greenberg like best about the Glebe? 

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this. The times were very bours who care about their cornexciting!" 

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By 

Clyde 

Sanger 

On a recent visit to a nephew's 

house I came across an intriguing 

little book with the title On 

Parenting. Of course, I had to dip 

into its grab bag of homely advice to 

find out what we had done wrong 

(or maybe right) in the upbringing 

of our sons. 

You can guess quite a lot of it. 

Keep a door jamb unpainted on 

which to record your children's 

birthday heights. Kiss them 

goodnight, even if they are already 

asleep. Get to know their teachers. 

"Really listen to your children. Let 

them know that you understand and 

empathize with their feelings." And 

an odd one: "Never give your child a 

drum." 

As a breakfast cook, I liked this 

one: "Remember the three universal 

healers: 

Calamine lotion, warm 

oatmeal and hugs." But there was a 

glaring omission. "Go on a road trip 

with one of your children at a time." 

That's my prime advice to parents. 

Of course, you need to wait until 

they can drive better than you do. 

I have tried it three times. First, 

when Toby was driving down alone 

from the Yukon and I bought a oneway 

ticket to meet him in 

Edmonton. We had six great days, 

camping in provincial parks, visiting 

the Batoche battlefield and a pottery 

at the charming harbour of Rossport 

and debating lengthily why 

Saskatchewan folk don't move their 

clocks forward in the spring. 

Then Daniel decided to return to 

his Kenyan birthplace and we drove 

from Nairobi into the midst of 

Road trips - and Matt's Marathon 

elephants in Masai Mara. And on to 

Zanzibar and other splendid 

memories. Finally, Matthew told us 

he had qualified for the 2005 Boston 

Marathon. His running mate and 

neighbour in Ottawa South, Gary 

Stein, was driving down early. Matt 

and I followed a day later. 

The unplanned usually happens. 

At the American border an African 

with a huge suitcase was waiting for 

a ride. Baki was from Burkina Faso 

("the land of honest men") and was 

aiming to catch a flight to Paris that 

evening. In faltering French I began 

to say nice things about Moslems 

until he said he was a Catholic 

convert and was really Alexandre. 

We dropped him on a Boston street 

where he found a French-speaking 

taxi-driver. The gods smile on Baki. 

Boston was beautiful: magnolia 

trees along Beacon Street and 

forsythia bursting out. Everyone en 

fête for the Marathon, giving away 

T-shirts and Powerbars. We stayed 

with Matt's high school friend, 

Jonathan Leaning, and wife Debka 

Colson in Jamaica Plains on a street 

where the children ride scooters and 

toss basketballs, and the parents sit 

on verandah steps with coffee. The 

transplanted Glebe at its best. Their 

youngest child Tati beat happily on 

an African drum. 

I suggested we might scout out the 

Marathon route on Sunday, but 

wisely Matt chose to explore the city. 

We tramped round the public 

gardens ("Make way for ducklings") 

and crossed to the North End, where 

the Freedom Trail now has a 

memorial to Holocaust victims that 

is indescribably moving. 

Up before dawn on Monday and 

Matt was carried off on a special bus 

to the start far away at Hopkinton. At 

noon a pair of fighter jets screamed 

over the city, announcing the start. 

We waited for hours by the finish 

along Boylston Street. I sneaked into 

a third-floor boardroom of the Lenox 

Hotel and saw the wheelchair 

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contestants arrive to cheers and 

Canadian Jacqueline Gareau, winner 

in 1980, being crowned as grand 

marshal. Then a hotel flunky turfed 

me out into a street crowded with 

jubilant Ethiopians. They cheered 

their man, Hailu Negussie, for he 

beat all those Kenyans. But my pride 

in Kenya had its moment with fourtimes 

winner, Catherine Ndereba, 

who smiled gorgeously under her 

laurel wreath. 

Meanwhile, Matt and Gary were 

keeping a fair pace an hour behind. 

They passed Framingham (10k) 

where my wife Penny was born and, 

at Wellesley College (20k), the pack 

veered off to brush the hands of all 

the laughing girls. At 30k they faced 

the Heartbreak Hill of awesome 

repute, "but it was mostly hype", 

said Matt. On the last four miles 

through Boston the crowd was 

"something else" and the two friends 

crossed the finish line holding hands. 

Photo: Clyde Sanger 

They were clocked in at three hours, 

42 minutes. 

Everywhere heroes in aluminum 

warm-up cloaks were being hugged. 

We found the friendly 39 bus to get 

back to the Leanings and Debka 

sketched the best way out of the 

chaotic city. Matt drove in darkness 

through the White Mountains to a 

cosy log cabin in the woods. Next 

day, at Mount Washington Hotel in 

Bretton Woods, where the post-war 

world was restructured, the Boston 

Globe told Matt he had come in 

number 6318. And so home. 

Lots of human stories. One pair 

took more than six hours and he 

proposed to her on the finish line. 

But what of number 17,549, Jason 

Pisano, the last runner (walker?) to 

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Gluttony in the Glebe, book 2 

BY ALEXIS PALMER 

Following the success of last 

year's Gluttony in the Glebe 

cookbook, staff at The Body Shop at 

797 Bank Street will be publishing a 

sequel. The title is Gluttony in the 

Glebe II: Dining on the Deck. The 

price is $10. The recipes range from 

a golden carrot soup to tabouleh to 

venison marinades to great summer 

cocktails. We hope to launch the 

cookbook in the next month, so keep 

an eye out for it! 

The proceeds of the book go 

towards our Stop Violence Against 

Women campaign. Last year, we 

sent a local woman, who is a 

survivor of violence, to Outward 

Bound's Women of Courage program. 

This year, we hope to do the 

same. 

Women of Courage is a specially 

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The program allows women to 

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to their regular lives with a renewed 

sense of strength and competency. 

The course is a seven-day journey 

that focuses on increasing selfesteem 

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supportive relationships with other 

women, atid enhancing body awareness 

and a sense of physical strength. 

The groups are made up of eight to 

ten women, accompanied by two 

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expanding its operations to include 

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dogs. The self-serve dog wash (selfserve 

for owners, not for dogs) is in 

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There is a hypo-allergenic line as 

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which sell for $5 a package. Info at 

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ECOCITÉ 

Retail space has already been 

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development planned for Bank 

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Kids' Books, an independent 

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space About 50 per cent of the 

dwelling units in the green condominium 

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L'Amicale francophone des 

quartiers Glebe, vieil Ottawa Sud et 

Est a vu le jour en septembre 2002. 

L'Amicale se veut une association 

souple ayant comme objectif l'épanouissement 

de la vie en français 

dans nos quartiers. L'association 

forte de plus de quarante membres 

et d'une missive courriel hebdomadaire 

a organisé un pique-nique 

automnal, une fête de Noël, et 

maintenu la missive hebdomadaire 

jusqu'au printemps 2003. Et depuis, 

plus grand chose.... mais l'Amicale 

est en train de renaître ! 

SANDY HILL 

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Cet hiver, un groupe de francophones 

et francophiles s'est attelé A 

la tâche et sont maintenant prêts A le 

faire savoir. Le printemps arrive et 

les projets se concrétisent: des 

activités sociales et le développement 

d'un site Web pour commencer, 

et suivra la formalisation de l'Amicale 

A l'automne. 

Le site Web se propose de regrouper 

les ressources francophones 

locales, et comprendra un babillard 

pour se retrouver et se tenir au courant 

des activités dans nos quartiers. 

Du côté social, la première rencontre 

prévue sera un dîner partage avec 

des activités pour toutes la famille, 

au centre communautaire du Glebe, 

le 11 juin prochain de 17h30 

20h30. Surveillez vos journaux 

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pas A nous écrire A l'adresse courriel 

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Trevor Dawson (#5) of Holmwood Avenue, making a key block to keep a last 

touchdown drive alive during last year's championship game. Generals beat 

the Canterbury Mustangs 18 to 6. 

The Generals 

are on the march 

BY SEAN MILLER 

Ottawa is regarded for many 

things across the country, but 

generally not for football. Many 

would be surprised to learn that 

Ottawa boasts the largest minor 

football league in Canada, and this 

year the National Capital Amateur 

Football Association will be 

marking its 50th anniversary. The. 

NCAFA contains 12 clubs. One 

team, whose area includes the 

Glebe, is experiencing a remarkable 

turnaround. 

In the 2004 season, the Generals' 

Tyke-level teamthe youngest age 

group--captured the Maison D'Or 

East Division Championship in a 

roundrobin tournament, played 

during half-time at the Ottawa 

Renegades' home games. They also 

won the Rowe Cup. For other age 

groups, the Generals have moved 

from the basement in the standings 

to the middle of the pack. Quinn 

believes that the club can build upon 

last year's success. To do this, he explained, 

the club will need to 

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Will Knoll and Owen Taylor with the Rowe Cup. The boys were offensive 

linemen for the 2004 East Ottawa Generals Tyke team that captured both the 

Maison d'Or Ottawa Renegades East Division Championship (played last 

year during half-time at Renegades games). 

Until last year, the East Ottawa 

Generals had been regarded as a 

laughingstock. The club had not had 

a successful season in over a decade, 

players and coaches had lost their 

fervour for the game, and new recruits 

were increasingly harder to 

come by. But before the 2004 

season, something changed. A new 

generation of coaches and parents, 

who had seen their children growing 

increasingly more frustrated with 

their football club, took over the 

team. 

Mark Quinn, the club's current 

co-president, was one of those 

parents. Quinn has an excellent 

sporting pedigree: both his father 

and his uncle played for the former 

Ottawa Roughriders, and his brother 

played in the NHL for 14 years, 

including seasons with the Senators. 

In a recent telephone interview, he 

explained how a "core group of 

players and coaches" has brought a 

new attitude to the club. This new attitude 

immediately produced results. 

continue recruiting new "blood" into 

the organization. 

While the Generals are now 

seeing an increase in enrollment, 

some of their area neighbourhoods 

are still under-represented. Children 

from the Glebe, Rockcliffe and 

Centretown make up less of the 

roster than their counterparts from 

Vanier or Sandy Hill. Quinn believes 

this is because parents in those areas 

thought their children would not 

have a positive experience. He wants 

that impression to change. 

With a new generation of parents, 

players and coaches involved, the 

East Ottawa Generals are again experiencing 

success. Quinn recalled 

how, last season, "it was heartwarming 

to see the kids who have 

struggled on the field get to raise a 

trophy"something he hopes will 

continue for many years. 

For more info on the East Ottawa 

Generals, go to www.eastottawa 

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19 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 SPORTS 

2007 FIFA World Youth Soccer Championship 

at Lansdowne Park 

The Canadian Soccer Association 

has announced that Ottawa has been 

selected as one of the cities that will 

host the 2007 FIFA World Youth 

Championship in Canada. It joins 

Edmonton, Toronto, Victoria, 

Vancouver and Montréal in serving 

as a host city. The FIFA World Youth 

Cup is the world's second largest 

soccer event (after the World Cup) 

and is watched by hundreds of 

millions of television viewers. The 

championship is expected to 

generate significant economic 

impacts in Canada, including 

millions of dollars for host cities 

such as Ottawa. 

The international matches will be 

held at Frank Clair Stadium in July 

Glebe Little League turns 50 

With a parade through the Glebe 

ending at Lansdowne Park, the 

Glebe Little League was launched in 

1954. 

Abby Polonetsky described the 

organization's early days in the 

Glebe Report issue of June 10, 

1994: "The Glebe Little League 

Baseball Association (GLL) is one 

of the oldest in Canada. It was the 

first chartered Little League 

organization in Ottawa, established 

in 1954 with four teams of 11- and 

12-year-olds who played on two ball 

diamonds built at Lansdowne Park 

by the Gyro Club... .In 1991 the City 

of Ottawa built two new Little 

League diamonds at Lansdowne 

Park, complete with fences, dugouts 

and lights....The GLL exists as a 

volunteer organization. In addition 

to registration fees, we raise monies 

to cover the cost of our operation by 

holding barbeques at Lansdowne 

Park and by soliciting local business 

groups to sponsor individual teams." 

She went on to thank a long list of 

2007, and the grounds and facilities 

of Lansdowne Park will be converted 

into "Soccer Central" for this worldclass 

event. The University of 

Ottawa will also provide training 

facilities for the championship. 

Steve Troy, Chair of the Ottawa 

Bid Committee and President of the 

Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association, 

was jubilant about the 

announcement: "We're very 

fortunate to be hosting one of 

soccer's greatest events in the capital 

region. We have over 100,000 soccer 

players and many soccer enthusiasts 

to rally behind the championship. 

We're going to show Canada and the 

world that we're the 'Capital of 

Soccer' in 2007." 

"generous and loyal sponsors." 

Wearing team shirts bearing the 

names of local businesses is a Glebe 

tradition. 

One family which made a special 

contribution to local baseball was the 

Britton family. Lionel Britton, after 

whom the tot lot at Fifth Avenue and 

O'Connor Street is named, was a 

founding member of the Glebe Little 

League. He spent 20 years assisting 

with league activities, 10 of those as 

league president. His son Ted took 

over both Lionel's involvement in 

baseball and his business, Britton's 

Smoke Shop after his father's death 

in 1978. As sports writer for the 

Glebe Report, and earlier for The 

Glebe News, Ted brought fame to 

local players at Lansdowne and kept 

interest in the sport high. 

This year, games get underway in 

early May. There is also a summer 

competitive league in July and 

August with tryouts in June. GLL 

will be hosting the Minor District 

Playdowns this summer. 

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Glebe welcomes Ottawa 

Race Weekend 

BY LAURIE DAVISON 

Plans for the Ottawa Race 

Weekend are gearing up, yet another 

sign that spring has come around 

again. The Ottawa Race Weekend, 

to be held this year on May 27-29, 

has been a beloved community 

event for the last 30 years, bringing 

thousands of people from across 

Canada, the United States and further 

afield to the capital city to run, 

walk or skate. 

The feature events of the weekend 

are the ING Ottawa Marathon and 

the MDS Nordion 10K, both of 

which run through the Glebe. The 

weekend also includes the ING 

Ottawa Half Marathon, MDS 

Nordion 5K, ING Ottawa Family 

2K, and inline skate events. In 

addition to the races, there are pasta 

dinners, awards ceremonies, seminars 

and Canada's largest sport and 

fitness expo. 

The Race Weekend is also a major 

fundraiser for the Ottawa Hospital 

Foundation, having raised more than 

$3.5 million over the past four years. 

For those looking to get involved, 

raising pledges for the Ottawa 

Hospital can add extra meaning and 

inspiration to your run. 

Cheering stations along the route 

give out prizes, making it a great 

way for the whole family to spend 

the day. Better yet, get the kids out 

to volunteer. The Race Weekend organizers 

have always credited the 

success of the event to the thousands 

of people from the community who 

come out and lend a hand, manning 

barricades, helping at registration or 

handing out medals. 

"Glebe residents have always 

been very supportive of the event," 

said Susan Longbottom, Race 

Weekend President. "After the 2004 

event, runners were posting messages 

on our website, thanking people 

in the Glebe who sat out on their 

lawns and cheered for them as they 

passed by. That encouragement 

means a lot to our participants!" 

While there are road closures in 

the area on both Sat., May 28, and 

Sun., May 29, they are kept to a 

minimum and won't interfere with 

the Great Glebe Garage Sale, held 

that same 'weekend. 

GLEBE AREA ROAD CLOSURES 

AND LANE REDUCTIONS 

Saturday, May 28: 

Colonel By Drive 

(from Daly to Bronson)-4-8 p.m. 

Queen Elizabeth Drive 

(from Laurier Bridge to Dow's 

Lake)-4-8 p.m. 

Southbound lane reductions on 

Bronson-6-7:30 p.m. from 

Lakeside south to Colonel By 

Lakeside Drive 

(between Queen Elizabeth Drive 

and Bronson)-6-7:30 p.m. 

Sunday. May 29: 

Colonel By Drive 

(from Wellington to Hogsback) 

5 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Queen Elizabeth Drive 

(Dow's Lake to Laurier Street 

Bridge) 5 a.m.-2 p.m. 

(Alcatel Sunday Bikedays, presented 

by the NCC, is cancelled on Colonel 

By Drive on Sun., May 29info: 

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For more information about the 

event, whether you want to register 

for an event or sign up to volunteer, 

see www.ncm.ca or visit your local 

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21 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 THE 

Hot topics in the Glebe Report News from 1 

Volume 3, Number 5, May 17, 1975 

BY IAN MCKERCHER 

Two front-page articles and two 

letters to the editor cried out against 

the ravenous appetite of Lansdowne 

Park for expansion thirty years ago. 

Lansdowne general manager, 

Charles Sim, was anxious to annex 

more parking space by expanding 

Lansdowne Park north of Holmwood 

between Bank and O'Connor. 

Ottawa's Board of Control voted 

against expropriating housing on the 

north side of Holmwood for 

parking, but agreed to prioritizing a 

multi-level parking garage in the 

south-west corner of the park near 

the Bank Street bridge. Second 

priority would be an amateur sports 

hall to be built near O'Connor and 

Adelaide. This building, to be 

designed with citizen input, would 

replace the Coliseum which, 

although heavily used, needed major 

repairs. 

77.11r.R7., ' 

Dave and Lee 's Country Store 

There was $10,000 in the Lansdowne 

Park budget for "prettying the 

dusty lot at the south-east corner of 

Bank and Holmwood". The GCA, 

which worked on a plan three years 

ago for the same lot, said they hadn't 

been told of the new proposal but 

would like to see the area made more 

attractive and usable. 

The new C.A. Fitzsimmons 

Company building was under 

construction at the corner of Bronson 

and Carling. The eight-storey 

office tower was to be completed by 

December 1975. 

David and Lee Hudson, of Dave 

and Lee's Country Store, at 855 

Bank Street, were holding an 

organizational meeting to consider 

organizing a food co-op in the Glebe. 

They hoped to combat high prices 

for natural foods by buying in bulk 

from local producers. They 

especially wanted to attract senior 

citizens as members, and helpers, as 

people on fixed incomes are hard hit 

by high food prices. 

Full-page gardening ads from both 

Capital Home Hardware (850 Bank 

Street at Fifth), and McKeen-Willis 

Garden Centre, (behind the store at 

754 Bank Street) competed for the 

attention of green thumbs in the 

Glebe. 

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THE OTTAWA EVENING CITIZEN, 

LATE MAY-EARLY JUNE, 1928 

FILED BY IAN MCKERCHER 

FEATURES 

Serialized fiction stories seem to 

have been a popular Citizen feature 

in 1928. Chapter XXX of Girl Alone 

by Anne Auston and installment LI 

of Three Generations by Warwick 

Deeping appeared in the May 30 

Citizen. 

A daily column titled On the Air 

listed the radio programming 

available that night. Only two 

Canadian stations were listed, 

CFCA and CKCW, both in Toronto. 

The rest were American, from as far 

away as Chicago and Atlanta. 

Daily notices of steamship movements 

between New York and 

Europe filled a column. As well, an 

article titled British Mails From 

Ottawa noting that letter mail posted 

by 10 p.m. in Ottawa would reach 

the Empress of France sailing out of 

Quebec City the next day. 

ADVERTISING 

Charles Ogilvy was advertising a 

sale of all-wool English motor rugs 

for $3.95, claiming these as "a 

splendid opportunity for the motorist-the 

traveler-the camper or the 

cottager." 

Freiman's Great Annual May sale 

was featuring three-piece chesterfield 

suites from $159, and ninepiece 

dining room suites from $159 

in solid oak and from $195 in 

walnut. 

Two trouser suits were available 

for $16.50 and women's gingham 

smocks and dresses were going for 

$1.29 or two for $2.50. 

The Chateau Laurier Grill advertised 

a businessman's lunch served 

daily from 12-2:30 p.m. for $1. 

Canadian National Railways 

advertised The Washingtonian, 

luxurious through-train service 

leaving Ottawa's Union Station 

every day at 3:30 p.m. for Washington 

via New York and Philadelphia. 

Every refinement of accommoda- 

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(1928). 

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drawing room-sleeping cars, dining 

cars and first-class coaches. 

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unfinished attic, built in 1926, 

$7,500. 

New, brick veneer, 7 rooms, bath, 

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Woodlawn Avenue: A very 

desirable home with southern 

exposure and unobstructed view is 

offered on this quiet avenue. There 

are five bedrooms and den, with hot 

water heating, two fuel fireplaces, 

heavy wiring, hardwood floors, good 

garage, rear lane. Price reduced to 

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The countdown to Art in the Park 

2005 has begun! Circle June 4 and 5 

on your calendar, and think warm 

and sunny! Organizing for the festival, 

which now starts in December, 

has become a true labour of love. 

The event has grown over the past 

12 years, from a neighbourhood picflic 

put on by Bhat Boy and a few 

artist friends, to become the biggest, 

most important artist-run festival in 

the nation's capital. If you have never 

attended before, we are at Central 

Park between Patterson and Clemow, 

from Bank to O'Connor. We'll 

be there, rain or shine. 

"Artist-run" is the important term 

here. The true essence of Art in the 

Park is that it allows the artists to 

interact with the public on their own 

terms. For the first time, we are 

screening applicants to make sure 

only artists who make their own 

work from scratch with original de- 

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signs are involved. The festival has 

become so popular that many applicants 

who make mass-produced, 

although wonderful, objects want to 

be there (we are directing them to 

the many venues with the "unique 

art sale" moniker that, in fact, have 

become showcases for "products," 

not art). 

An important objective is to encourage 

beginners, as well as polished 

professionals. Therefore, we 

are not jurying on the basis of some 

subjective criteria about how good 

the art is, but rattier we judge the applicant 

on the originality and artistic 

integrity of their work. We have also 

established an area for students, who 

are charged a much lower entry fee. 

Make sure you find the student area, 

as this is where the bravest, freshest 

art is likely to be found. 

Like last year, the festival will be 

two days long. We are really grateful 

for all the support from the Glebe 

Report, GNAG and Councillor Doucet's 

office in helping us get started 

this year. We were able to get an 

excellent user-friendly website up 

by Januarywww.artinfoboy.org. 

We are excited about the art-related 

groups who want to come and be 

part of our festival. They will add so 

much to the weekend. Be sure to 

check out the booth of The First International 

Puppet Festival (to be 

held in Almonte in early August). 

The Fringe Festival will be previewing 

some work and PHOoM Dance 

Troupe will be presenting a new 

work just for our event. There will 

be amazing live music (we are an 

acoustic event!) and much more to 

delight the faithful crowds who 

come out in droves each year. 

The best-kept secret last year (and 

I know this because I did a market 

survey by having my own space in 

this area) was the "upper" park by 

Patterson Creek. Many visitors didn't 

know that about a third of the 

artists and activities were located 

across Clemow under the shade of 

the gorgeous trees beside the creek. 

This year, the space will again be 

filled with art, amenities and entertainment. 

Here, you will also find a 

lovely natural amphitheatre where 

much of the entertainment will take 

place. Festival-goers will be able to 

buy locally-made food and drink, 

including Bridgehead coffee, while 

they sit on the grass, rest up, and 

enjoy the art and music. 

We are very proud of Art in the 

Park. One of my fondest memories 

from last year was the day before the 

festival started, seeing a neighbour 

of the park on her knees with a shovel 

and a broom, busily cleaning old 

winter dirt and debris off the steps 

down from Clemow. She was pitching 

in to help make "her" neighbourhood 

art festival look its best. I 

saw this lovely lady later the next 

day, strolling amongst the art in a 

beautiful flowing summer dress, a 

couple of friends in tow. They 

looked so happy. That gave me a 

boost after the last hectic days of 

making sure everything, including 

the weather, was going to be okay. 

See you in the Park on June 4 and 

come back the next day too with 

more friends! Hours: 10 a.m.-5p.m. 

Chandler Swain is the co-ordinator 

of Art in the Park 2005.

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Artguise Gallery 


presents Printemps 

a series of new works 

by Rob Elliott 

which runs to June 1 

Former owner/curator of Toronto's 

infamous Swizzle Gallery, Rob creates 

small ink drawings and converts them into 

magnified fluid images with complimentary 

hues and loose registration. His pieces are 

bright, playful and eye-catchingreminiscent 

of popular imagery 

from the 1950s. 

For a preview, check out 

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ART 

The Showcase of the Arts will be a 

show and sale featuring artistsl 

instriActors 7aya Krishnan, 

Maggie eox avid Lindsay frlarmen, 

as well as members of the Abbotsford 

art, pottery &stained-glass classes, 

to be held at 

Abbotsford House 


on Thurs., May 26, from ii a.m.-3 p.m. 

Refreshments will be served 

and 10 per cent of all proceeds will be donated to 

71bbotsford Centre. 

yor information, call 230-5730. 

through her... 

/I new series of oil paintings 

based on erystal Veshara's 

childhood memories of farm life, 

will be held at the Canada 

Agriculture itoluseum, Exhibitions 

euilding #88, Prince of 

Wales Drive, Central Experimental 

Yarrn. The exhibition, to 

be seen daily from 9 am. to 5 

FIFTH AVENUE 

FINE ARTS 

FESTIVAL 

Thursday, June 2 -Saturday, June 4 

from 3-8 p.m. 

along Fifth Avenue 

from Bank Street to Morris Street 

runs from 7une 2 to Sept. 5. Meet 

the artist at the vernissage, 9une 2, 7-9 

p.m. 4dmission to the museum and exhibition 

is free during the vernissage. Viewing 

is free with admission to the museum. 

Tickets: adults $6, students and seniors 

(60+) $5, children (three-14) $3, children 

under three free, families (two adults (.0 

three children) $13. Crystal eeshara is a creative drawing instructor at the 

glebe Community Centre. T.o find out more about her, the exhibition or her. - 

work, please call 224-8638 or e-mail her at info@crystalbeshara. corn. 

This year's CanAsian Art theme 

focuses on the globalization of 

Eastern and Western cultures 

For additional information contact 

David Kealey at 235-4105. 

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TULIP ART FESTIVAL 

The Tulip Art Festival runs May 5-23, centred at Ottawa's City Hall on 

Festival Plaza. Admission: 3 weekday and weekend. Access: free 

with a Tulip Experience Passport. Highlights include an exhibition of 

iso Ottawa artists displaying and selling their work, a Tulip Art 

Garden with iso five-foot-tall tulips painted by the artists and the 

Bell Canada Children's Art Garden showcasing wooden tulips painted 

by area school children. 

You are invited to attend the 

estivaff 

This Victoria Day Weekend 

May 21st, 22nd and 23rd 

6rickville Community Centre 

10:00am to 5:00pm 

Lunch ai the Starving Artists' Cafe 

Catered by "Brewed Awakenings" 

ADMISSION: $5.00 

A POET IN THE PARK 

Ask JC Sulzenko to write 

a poem for you 

or as a gift 

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Sunday, June 5 

Art in the (Central) Park 

$5.00 per poem 

Proceeds to the Ottawa Food Bank 

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Bhat Boy, left, and Alexander Thomas sitting on a 

mail box with amused classmate, standing. 

BY BHAT BOY 

It was 30 years ago this month 

that I first appeared in the Glebe 

Report. I was sitting on a mailbox at 

the corner of Lyon and Clemow with 

Alexander Thomas when someone 

took our photograph. The following 

month, it appeared in the paper with 

the caption "Male Boxes." 

bring me into the 

community's field of 

vision, and to get my 

business off the ground. 

As an art student, I was 

overjoyed to have the 

opportunity to make 

money selling house 

portraits. 

After graduating from 

college, I recognized the 

value of my relationship 

to the community and 

promoted my work by 

becoming involved with 

community events. In 

return, the community 

came out and supported 

me in the things I 

endeavoured to do. We 

would talk to each other 

through the Glebe 

Report. In 1993, I 

founded Art in the Park 

and, with the help of the 

paper, got it up and 

running. 

In 1995, Ian Van Lock 

went to California and 

came home Bhat Boy. It was at the 

height of the Glebe Community 

Centre crisis, when the building was 

doomed to be sold off by the city. 

It was war! Everyone was pitching 

in. I was in the basement of the 

community centre painting protest 

signs with the children. The month 

was June and it looked like a sweat- 

but the kids sure didn't mind, nor 

did the Glebe Report. So, I was 

accepted by my community and that 

made me real. 

Sometimes I like to think of myself 

as the community's superhero, 

and I would like to think that my 

community thinks of me the same 

way. All through this is the common 

thread of the Glebe Report which 

Pen and Ink Orcaring 

by 

Ian Van Lock 

has helped me converse with my 

community. My life would have 

certainly been different, these 30 

years, without it. Oh, by the way, I 

still do house portraits. 

Bhat Boy has contributed art 

work for over 10 Glebe Report 

covers including this month's Art in 

the Park dragon. 

Photo: Janet E. Harris 

The protest banner for Save the GCC, produced in June 1996. 

Ottawa, January 14, 1983 

In 1983, I did my first Glebe Report 

cover. The circulation manager, 

Sylvia Holden, called me at Glebe 

Collegiate to ask my permission to 

use a drawing of mine she had seen 

in a school calendar. At the time, it 

was the most exciting thing that had 

ever happened in my life. I still have 

about 10 copies buried deep in a closet 

somewhere. 

Sylvia went on to commission a 

drawing of her home. I was already 

busy selling pictures by that time, 

and I remember charging her the 

recently raised fee of $25. My name 

was Ian Lock then. By 1989, I was 

in my second year at the Ontario 

College of Art and Design, and I had 

' become Ian Van Lock. I was still 

drawing houses and I was now 

charging $150. 

I was going to spend my third 

year of college in Florence, Italy, 

and was eager to promote business 

when another story was published 

about me. The article helped to 

shop factory down there. We marched 

in protest along Bank Street to 

the meeting at Lansdowne Park. I 

was with the kids at the front of the 

mob, waving the signs we had 

painted. 

We were the first ones to arrive in 

the big, empty chamber where the 

meeting was about to be held. About 

ten people from the city were calmly 

sitting behind a long table at the 

front of the room, no doubt starting 

to wonder if anyone was going to 

show up for their meeting. 

I wish I had a photograph of the 

look on their faces when the mob 

behind us started flooding through 

the door. It was somewhere in the 

course of the evening, when Jim 

Watson thanked Bhat Boy for his 

contributions, that I made my public 

début. 

The Glebe Report was quick to 

pick up on it. I am sure many adults 

were skeptical about my 

reincarnation as Bhat Boy at first, 

Summer Day Camps 

for Children 

July - August, 2005 

at Glebe-St. James United Church 

ART AND DRAMA Grade 1,2,3 

July 18 to 22, 9:00 to 4:00 

Theme: CHINESE MYTH 

ART Grade 1,2,3 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 1:00 to 4:00 

Theme: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS 

ART AND DRAMA Grade 4,5,6 

July 11 to 15, 9:00 to 4:00 

Theme: CHINESE MYTH 

MADHOUSE DAY CAMP Ages 4-6 

July 4 to 8, OR Aug. 29 to Sept 2, 

9:00 to 11:30 

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WORKSHOP Ages 9 to 12 

Aug. 2 to 12, 9:00 to 4:00 

VACATION BIBLE CAMP 

"CAMP AWESOME" Ages 4 to 12 

July 25 to 29, 10:00 to 3:00 

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email:glebestjames.church@bellnet.ca

25 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 FEATURE 

Wedding in the Glebe: 

Part 4 

BY EMILY BRASCOUPE 

Some people believe that a 

photograph is worth a thousand 

wordsI am one of those people. 

So naturally finding the perfect 

photographer is important to making 

my wedding memorable. The Glebe 

and nearby neighbourhoods boast 

many reputable wedding photographers:Your 

first task is to identify 

the style of photographs you are 

interested in. The two main types of 

wedding photography are portrait 

and documentary. Portrait is a very 

traditional style, consisting of a 

posed group. Documentary-style 

photography will tell the story of 

your day, often starting while you 

prepare in the morning and 

continuing up to your first dance 

the shots are called "candids." Most 

photographers will offer both styles, 

but will usually specialize in one 

or you may be more attracted to one 

style than another. There are so 

many photographers in Ottawahere 

is a sampling. 

Reportage photographer, Jennifer 

Buter, recommends using 20 per 

cent portrait and 80 per cent documentary-style 

photography. This is 

the ratio she tends to work with, 

unless otherwise requested by the 

couple. The combination offers 

flexibility in style and will give a 

finished product that will capture 

tasting memories. Jennifer is 

looking forward to her first season 

of wedding photography as she has 

recently moved to Ottawa from the 

photo fabulous! 

Reportage studio in Vancouver. Reportage 

wedding packages start at 

$1,150. To view Jennifer's portfolio 

or for more information, visit www. 

reportagephoto.com. 

Photolux Studio, at 197 Preston 

Street, recently won five first-place 

awards at the 25th annual Wedding 

and Portrait Photographers International 

Convention. I had the 

pleasure of meeting Frank Cava of 

Photolux at a bridal fair and was 

impressed with both his professionalism 

and his portfolio. The 

studio is known for its photojournalist 

style and is very popular. 

Custom coverage and packages are 

both availablewww. photolux 

studio.com/ weddings.html. 

Bill Grimshaw has been a career 

photojournalist since 1975. He now 

works in the Glebe as a wedding, 

editorial and freelance photojournalist. 

On his website, he 

specifies that he enjoys shooting 

wedding photographs in a relaxed 

photojournalist style. He has been 

very popular for his use of creativity 

while shooting. With all his years of 

experience, Grimshaw has an 

excellent portfolio and practical 

knowledge of wedding photography. 

Bill Grimshaw's pricing is specific 

to each wedding and he is willing to 

discuss pricing options with couples 

to meet their needs. For more 

information and to see his online 

portfolio, visit www.grimshaw 

photo.com. 

Finally, I researched Andrew 

Balfour Photography, located on 

Holmwood Avenue. This studio was 

established in 1990. Andrew Balfour 

is a charismatic and experienced 

photographervery easy to talk to 

and full of great ideas for wedding 

photos. Balfour, who worked at 

other photography studios in Canada 

and the U.S.A. before opening his 

own studio, loves the opportunity to 

photograph weddings because of the 

singularity of each moment he 

shoots. Wedding packages listed on 

line start at $1,750, which includes 

an album of thirty 8"x10" photos. 

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As I plan the last few details for 

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fast time is passing. There is so much 

to do, but I often get given the good 

advice to take time for myself before 

the wedding. To stay relaxed, I take 

time to pray and meditate. I have 

also enjoyed renting funny wedding 

movies or watching my favourite 

sitcom weddings. 

Stay tuned for A Wedding in the 

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MUSIC Glebe 

Baobab youth group in action. 

GAHU-FEST! 

'Baobab Tree Drum Dance 

Community will be rhythmically 

celebrating its 10th anniversary with 

a concert and dance on Saturday, 

May 28 at 7 p.m. at the Glebe 

Community Centre. Traditional 

music from Ghana will be the focus 

of the concert which will feature 

performers well-known to Glebe 

residents: Kwasi Dunyo, master 

drummer from Ghana; Cantiamo 

Girls Choir, directed by Jackie 

Hawley; and, of course, the Baobab 

Youth Performers and Akpokli. 

After an intermission, everyone 

will have a chance to break out as 

Mighty Popo and band take to the 

stage with a set of vibrant African 

pop music for dancing. As an added 

bonus, there will be an afternoon 

public workshop from 2:30-4:30 

p.m. with Kwasi Dunyo on the 

drumming and dancing of Gahu, a 

traditional piece from Ghana. 

Participants in the afternoon 

workshop will have the chance to 

perform in the evening in a massed 

Gahu! 

This event will also offer food, a 

cash bar and a balloon pop raffle 

with fabulous prizes. All proceeds 

will support the ongoing educational 

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activities of Baobab Tree. Concert/ 

dance tickets are available at the 

Ottawa Folklore Centreadults $20, 

students and seniors $15 and children 

$10. Workshop-plus-concert 

tickets are available from info@ 

baobabtree.orgadults $30, students 

and seniors $20 and children 

$15. Tickets also available at the 

door. 

ABOUT BAOBAB 

Directed by Kathy Armstrong, 

Baobab Tree has been offering 

public classes, performances and 

events celebrating West African 

music since 1995. The organization 

infuses its work with cultural 

connections to the village of 

Dagbamete in Ghana. For ten years 

it has raised money and awareness 

for education and health concerns in 

that region. Many of Baobab Tree's 

members have visited Ghana over 

the years and the youth group is 

planning to return in the summer of 

2006. In addition to sheer musical 

fun, drumming and dancing is a 

great way to relieve stress, improve 

mental flexibility and build 

community. 

For more information please call 

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Sunday. May 22. at 2:30 p.m. 

at St. Matthew's Church, Glebe Avenue near Bank Street. 

Folk songs from around the world, 

tickets: adults 2o, students/seniors 15. 

Kevin Reeves director. 

Information at www.seventeenvoyces.ca. 

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at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Bank Street, near First Avenue 

Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. 

Thomas Annand, harpsichordist. 

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Piano-playing over the past 

100 years...should I purchase or 

renovate a vintage piano? 

BY THOMAS LLOYD 

A hundred years ago, no family 

home in Ottawa was complete 

without a piano. Inside many stately 

downtown houses, the piano was the 

central attraction. Movies and 

telephones had not yet made their 

appearance. Everyone would 

congregate in the parlour after the 

evening meal to make music 

together. It was a less stressful time 

and people made their own fun. 

During its heyday in the 1920s, 

piano-making was a huge industry 

in the United States and Canada, 

even surpassing automobile production 

in total dollars spent. There 

were over 300 piano factories in the 

United States and Canada, and 

several in each large city. Wood and 

material quality were very high, as 

was the workmanship of the period. 

The year 1929 brought the great 

stock-market crash. That same year, 

the first "talking" movie was 

produced, and the telephone and 

radio gained acceptance. A whole 

new era had begun. Luxuries such as 

pianos became unaffordable. The 

Roaring Twenties were over and the 

dirty thirties saw the production of 

pianos come almost to a halt. Player 

pianos, which had become sophisticated 

in the 1920s, were simply too 

costly to produce, and the bright 

minds who invented and patented 

innovations in their designs were 

suddenly out of work. 

Piano production did not revive 

much during the 1940s, as World 

War II diverted all energies in North 

America to self-defence and war 

production. Not until the late 1940s 

did piano production begin again, 

but with instruments requiring less 

labour to build. They were now in 

competition with radio, television, 

colour movies, telephones and 78- 

rpm records. Piano lessons for 

children and shared music-making 

by adults continued, but no longer 

was piano-playing the dominant 

home entertainment. 

The 1960s brought the emergence 

of electrical instruments. Everyone 

wanted to play music in a rock and 

roll group. Music-making was once 

again glorified, but the piano itself 

was now more marginalized. As the 

70s, 80s and 90s evolved, pianoplaying 

now found itself in a new 

era, an era where people rushed 

around between aggressive career 

choices and an ever-expanding list of 

leisure-time activities. Gradually 

Japan, then Korea, and now finally 

China and Indonesia, became the 

centres of piano production. 

With greater and greater 

affluence, a new wave of piano 

buyers has emerged. Homeowners 

whose children have graduated from 

uni-dimensional keyboards, together 

with increasingly sophisticated 

music aficionados, purchase pianos 

for themselves. 

How do vintage pianos shape up 

today, upwards of 100 years after 

they were Produced? To the 

prospective piano buyer, they may 

offer an excellent opportunity. 

Refinishing a vintage piano is an 

expensive, time-consuming task, 

suitable for professionals, or at least 

an enlightened hobbyist. The 

cabinets are large and old-fashioned 

looking, but these instruments offer 

the trained pianist a fine instrument 

at a low price. The mechanism of the 

piano is usually restorable, but will 

require an experienced piano 

technician. When purchasing a used 

piano of this sort, it's a good idea to 

bring the technician to look at the 

piano you are considering to get a 

picture of the costs of refurbishing, 

moving and refinishing the 

instrument. This will help avoid 

pitfalls and surprises later. 

Today, the piano is as relevant as 

ever, offering parents a chance to 

instill discipline, confidence and the 

joy of playing music in their 

children. Studies have proved that 

almost every person innately likes 

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piano. 

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Taking yoga to Ottawa's high-risk populations 

BY SARADA EASTHAM 

For Mary, a resident of a local 

women's shelter, learning yoga has 

enriched her ability to deal with the 

challenges in her life. "The classes 

have helped me to heal," she says, "I 

am more able to cope with stress and 

feel less pain, because of the classes. 

I love my yoga time. It is time just 

for me." 

For the last few years, the Ottawa 

Radha Yoga Centre has been 

offering classes to women like Mary 

and to other special-needs groups in 

the Ottawa area, including people 

living with multiple sclerosis and 

cancer; immigrant women; and 

teens who are mothers, pregnant or 

living on the streets. This year's 

focus has been on offering classes to 

at-risk youth. Already, partnerships 

have been formed with Ottawa 

advocacy groups such as St. Mary 

Home, a centre for pregnant teens, 

and the Youth Services Bureau. 

There are many options for 

, 

Galitcha fundraiser will take place at the GCC on June 18. 

people who have the social resources 

to access yoga. However, for those 

who do not, the culture around yoga 

can be intimidating. This is 

incredibly sad, because it is often the 

most vulnerable populations who are 

able to gain the most from the 

practices of yoga. 

So how can yoga help people? 

What makes it a radical healing modality 

that can work for everyone? 

Yoga is about union. It is about 

bringing your body, mind and spirit 

together. This is an ideal practice, 

especially for those who are in crisis 

situations, as it can help them to 

focus and find relaxation under any 

circumstances. It is very moving to 

watch the participants get to know 

their bodies and begin working 

through healing and the restoration 

of self-esteem. 


To enable this valuable work to 

continue, the Ottawa Radha Yoga 

Centre is planning a summer fundraiser 

and has enlisted in the help of 

some of Ottawa's favourites. 

Galitcha, a world-renowned 

Ottawa-based group that weaves a 

vibrant tapestry of East Indian, 

jazz and global music, will be 

performing, along with several 

classical Indian dancers, at the 

Glebe Community Centre, June 

18, 8 p.m. Tickets are $20/$10 

students. All proceeds will go 

directly to the Outreach program. 

To find out more or to purchase 

tickets, call the Ottawa Radha Yoga 

Centre at 236-3545 or contact by e- 

mail at radha@ca.inter.net. 

Tickets are also available through 

the Ottawa Folklore Centre (1111 

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Friends of Sunnyside 

Library springing forward 

BY JENNY HAYSOM 

The Friends of the Sunnyside 

Library are out from hibernation, 

our aching backs and frazzled 

nerves having recovered from last 

October's book sale. Building on 

that successful event, which raised 

over $9,000 in 

only four hours, 

the Friends are 

back on the 

fundraising 

beat. Our next 

venture will be 

a Sunnyside 

Library book 

bag, something 

stylish and sturdy 

to lug your 

literary loot! 

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The design 

on our bag will be a smiling 

sunburst drawn by Jacqueline Law, a 

four-year-old library patron and 

Sunnyside fan. Children's librarian 

Sue Townley has been gathering art 

submissions from her desk since 

March break, and has a super 

collection of smiling sunshines. We 

are hoping to mount and display 

these wonderful illustrations at the 

library. Thank you to all the children 

who participated! 

Book bags will be ready by the 

end of the month, in time for 

launching at the Great Glebe Garage 

Sale. We also 

anticipate 

having them 

available at the 

library's circulation 

desk 

and at other convenient 

locations 

throughout 

the community. 

Bags will be $10 

each As with 

the book sale, 

profits will be held in trust by OSCA 

and used for the improvement and 

development of programming space 

at the Sunnyside branch. For further 

information, please contact Jenny 

Haysom by email (jlhaysom@ 

rogers.com) or by phone (730-6459). 

The Swampwater Dixieland Jazz Band in 2003 when musicians braved the 

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the Francophone, multicultural and senior communities. To be on the ballot, 

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Essay Contest winner 

Judge Rita West 

THE SECRET LIFE OF BARBIE 

B Y JASMINE LEFRES NE 

Throughout the ages, Barbie has 

been portrayed as the perfect 

companion for every little girl. She 

represents everything most women 

dream of; she's talented, accomplished, 

beautiful and popular. All 

these things are incredible, but at 

what point do we start questioning 

this perfect existence? It is my belief 

that Barbie's life is not the paradise 

we are lead to believe. If we look 

deeper into the most appealing 

aspects of her life, such as her 

accomplishments, her social skills, 

and her beauty, we begin to identify 

certain patterns which contradict 

Barbie's image as the "perfect woman." 

Over the past 46 years, Barbie's 

accomplislunents have amazed us 

again and again. Her numerous 

professions alone are enough to earn 

our admiration. But is it wise for her 

to take on so many things? Since her 

first appearance in 1959, Barbie has 

had over 75 professions, including 

doctor, dentist, teacher, and even 

President. On top of all these demanding 

careers, Barbie still seems 

to find time to excel in other 

activities such as scuba diving, 

horseback riding, and surfing. The 

amount of activities she has taken on 

suggests Barbie is an over-achiever 

and a perfectionist. The desire to 

succeed at as many things as she can 

would add a significant amount of 

stress to her life. 

Whenever we see or hear of 

Barbie, she is never alone. Whether 

she is with her friends, her, sister, or 

her boyfriend, Barbie is constantly 

surrounded by people. This constant 

under 18 

JUDGE'S COMMENTS 

The winner of our under-18 essay 

contest is Jasmine Lefresne, age 14, 

a student at Glebe Collegiate 

Institute. 

Jasmine Lefresne's essay, The 

Secret Life of Barbie, charmingly 

and disarmingly deconstructs one of 

our most beloved cultural icons. 

Although the portrait she paints of 

Barbie is not pretty, it is incontestably 

witty and wise. 

Rita West is a writer, artist and - 

retired librarian who is a frequent 

contributor to the Glebe Report. her 

essay, Pain Changes E-verything 

(which was first aired on CBC Radio), 

was featured in the March 11 

issue of the Glebe Report. 

companionship is another factor 

which could potentially influence 

her stress level. If Barbie were alone, 

perhaps she could take some muchneeded 

time to relax and unwind 

from the daily pressures of her hectic 

life. With Barbie's perfectionist 

attitude, always being surrounded by 

people would force her to constantly 

go above and beyond to prove that 

she can not only do anything, but 

that she can do anything perfectly. 

Barbie's amazing looks are the 

envy of many children and women 

alike. It seems that she is blessed 

with a skinny body, blonde hair, and 

stunning blue eyes. But perhaps 

"blessed" is not the appropriate 

word. In reality, Barbie would have 

an 18-inch waist and weigh 110 

pounds. Not only is her waist 

incredibly small, Barbie's weight 

falls 30 pounds under that of an 

average 30-year-old woman. This 

sounds like her appearance is not so 

much a blessing, but an eating 

disorder. It's very possible that 

Barbie's constant search for 

perfection is also applied to her 

physical image. If she felt that her 

body was somehow imperfect, it is 

very likely that she would do 

everything in her power, including 

starving herself, in order to obtain 

her desired image. 

In conclusion, it is clear to me that 

Barbie is an over-achieving 

perfectionist. Whether it's her job, 

her appearance, or her social life, 

Barbie feels the need to excel at 

everything she does to the point of 

unhealthiness. It is my opinion that, 

after 46 years of living this charade, 

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31 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 CONTEST 

Congratulations to our Essay Contest winners 

JUDGE'S COMMENTS 

I picked two winners. These two essays, MR. TRUDEAU and the untitled 

essay, were very well written, heartfelt and memorable. I suggested a title of 

A PLEA FOR COMPASSION for the untitled one. 

UNTITLED quietly but effectively connects the wretched and the 

beautiful. In understated, heartfelt prose, the public horrors of genocide in 

Rwanda are linked to a moment of poignant compassion when a small girl 

hugs a homeless person. 

This essay needs some tinkering with punctuation in the middle of the 

fourth paragraph. I also think the title of Romeo Dallaire's book should be 

used, as well as the title of the Lonely Planet book about the kindness of 

strangers. The last paragraph needs some attention to the semicolons, etc. 

MR.TRUDEAU is a sincere homage, perhaps one might say, a passionate 

defence of a great man. This essay eloquently reacquaints us with the kind of 

man we could use in the current unsettled weather of our political climate. 

In this essay, the last third of the first paragraph might need a bit of work 

to give it clarity of meaning. 

UNTITLED 

(A PLEA FOR COMPASSION) 

BY COLLEEN SLOAN 

Earlier this year I read Romeo 

Dallaire's book describing the 

genocide in Rwanda. It contains 

many horrific images and is an 

account that makes you want to cry 

or scream, to rage against something 

or someone or maybe just hide in a 

hole and never come out. 

Earlier today I read an article 

online about a 9-year-old girl who 

was speaking to a group of business 

people and about her response to the 

homeless. 

Her message seems 

simple enoughbe nice to them. 

According to the article, her 

message moved several people to 

tears. 

These two events are seemingly 

distant and disconnected from each 

other, and yet I have a strong sense 

that they are not as disconnected as 

they seem. In my mind they 

converge and I am slowly realizing 

that they are all part of a bigger 

picture. The picture of humanity. 

Romeo Dallaire describing the 

systematic annihilation of nearly a 

million people, and the world's 

lackadaisical response (or lack of 

response) to the horror and this 

small girl talking about giving a hug 

to a homeless man are both just 

telling us what it means to be 

human. 

Since the publication of LGen 

Dallaire's book many people in the 

world have vowed never to let this 

kind of thing to happen again. 

Canada has just changed its foreign 

policy in part with the idea in mind 

of preventing the Icinds of atrocities 

that happened in Rwanda, but I have 

to admit I'm a little skeptical. It was 

less than a year ago that I was in 

Guatemala reading about their 36- 

It's All 

year-long civil war; about the 

decimation of the indigenous 

population, about babies having their 

fingernails pulled out and their 

genitals cut off or their heads 

smashed against stones, about 

women being raped, tortured and 

killed, about entire villages being 

wiped out in a single afternoon. 

It got to the point where if I saw a 

baby on the bus with intact 

fingernails I would secretly rejoice at 

the wonder. 

My friend finally brought me the 

Lonely Planet book on the kindness 

of strangers, stories of people who 

had been unexpectedly kind and 

caring and demonstrated unusual 

grace, and suggested I might try 

reading that instead. 

Which brings us back to the small 

girl. 

Everywhere in the world, we see 

this juxtaposition between the 

wretched and the beautiful, the 

things that we almost can't bear to 

look and those that we want to grab 

hold of and keep close to our hearts. 

I think we are touched by both 

because if we really look deep down 

in our own hearts we recognize that 

within each one of us lies both the 

capacity to be wretched and the 

capacity to be beautiful. We can at 

times be indifferent to suffering, and 

at other times reach out and give all 

we have to remind someone else of 

their own beauty. 

This one small girl is reaching out 

and reminding homeless people; 

those who might be depressed, 

mentally ill, smelly, dirty, and 

marginalized that they are human 

too. A striking reminder to us all that 

we are at our most human when 

someone sees both the wretched and 

the beautiful in us and hugs us 

anyway. 

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Writer Rick Taylor teaches 

writing at Carleton University. 

He will be giving a Writers in the 

Community workshop at the 

GCCShaping Material For 

Memoir and Travel Writingon 

June 11 from 1-3 p.m. He is the 

author of House Inside the 

Waves: Domesticity, Art and the 

Sulfing Life and is now working 

on an unusual book about 

swimming called Water and 

Desire. 

MR. TRUDEAU 

BY WALTER JOSEPH 

MacDONALD 

Just like the other tens of 

thousands of people that morning I 

felt a calling to set aside whatever 

was happening in my personal life 

and get myself to Parliament Hill. 

The line could have been fourteen 

hours instead of the four that it was, 

and that would have been quite 

alright. The spiritual energy that 

seemed to concentrate itself upon 

the Mahogany coffin was an 

experience we will not likely see 

any time soon. Similar to the 

winning goal in the final game of the 

Russian Canadian play off series, 

and Expo '67, all eyes fell upon the 

same page: A great unifying 

experience. On a personal note it 

was a day like no other. Moved to 

the point of tears I knew that in 

almost perfect alignment, give or 

take a day or two, twenty years 

prior, Mr. Trudeau had delivered his 

eloquent eulogy at my father's 

funeral. The sense of synchronicity 

in the air for me was uncanny. Even 

the whether [sic.] was remarkably 

similar. A man bearing a microphone 

approached my group fromacross 

the green; and somehow I 

knew he was coming toward me. I 

was very pleased to say a few words. 

The sense of equanimity and harmony 

on that hill was really something 

to behold. I fell in love even. 

Finally I was at the coffin. Unbeknownst 

to me my photo was taken 

and appeared in the paper the 

following day. I looked just like my 

dad on a previous occasion long 

before in a photo that shows him 

peering quizzically at Mrs. Trudeau. 

If these are the final words that 

fall upon my sheaf of paper I can always 

make the claim that the Right 

Honourable Pierre Trudeau referred 

to my writing as eloquent and 

sincere. It was never a surprise to me 

that Richard [Gwynn] adopted the 

word magus in referring to him. As 

my mother says, aptly and simply, 

"he was quite a boy". It is a 

compliment he would enjoy. He was 

many things that certain critics 

claimed he was not. 

18 and over category 

Judge Rick Taylor 

Mr. Trudeau was a deeply 

emotional man, and he was anything 

but arrogant. Yes the Jesuits told 

those boys that they were the leaders, 

but an arrogant boy that does not 

make. Pierre Trudeau was a figure 

who represented the true meaning of 

humility, and if this comment evokes 

rage and disbelief in certain readers, 

then good I say, good; not to put you 

down, because that is wrong, but 

rather to enlighten. And if you think 

now, that I am being arrogant, you 

are sadly mistaken. Humility is 

nothing more than a true assessment 

of one's own strengths and 

weaknesses; of one's qualities, and 

in so doing, to enjoy a true 

appreciation of others. What 

appeared to be arrogance, was, on 

the contrary, a person who decided 

to embrace the light; and in so doing, 

had a great time dancing and 

pirouetting across an international 

stage, showing each and every one of 

us what was available to us if we 

chose to embrace our [own] light. 

Arrogant? No. One of the brightest 

lights I have ever seen? Absolutely. 

For a man to stand head and 

shoulders above everyone else at 

international gatherings in terms of 

his ability to consider ideologies and 

beliefs far different than his own is 

the antithesis of arrogance. That is 

humility in action. Ask Nelson 

Mandela or [Mikhail] Gorbachev 

what they think about this, and they 

will agree. 

There are those too who would 

say that Mr. Trudeau }mew nothing 

of self sacrifice. To me he [was] the 

embodiment of self sacrifice. How 

could it not be so? How easy it 

would have been for him to spend a 

lifetime in coffee shops talking 

philosophy and literature; something 

that was a real option for him. If ever 

there were a human being who 

understood what discipline and selfsacrifice 

means, it was Pierre Elliot 

Trudeau. To become the fascinating 

human being that he was would require 

nothing less. Some people 

strive to be the Prime Minister. Mr. 

Trudeau strove to be a whole person. 

An honest man. Someone who did 

not want to become the Prime 

Minister. How wonderful! 

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Herb Westman 

BY LINDSEY COLE 

At first glance, Herb Westman is a 

friendly, warm man who seems like 

the average person. But he has been 

through a lot. Having a disabled 

child is one challenge that separates 

him from many people in society. 

Her name is Kristi and she has 

epilepsy. She is the eldest of three 

children and Westman says he is 

very proud of her. She currently 

lives in a group home in Ottawa, but 

comes home to the family's Glebe 

apartment every weekend and for 

holidays. 

Westman, who has lived in the 

Glebe for the past nine years, is a 

man with many accomplishments. 

One of his greatest achievements 

has been helping to lead the Y's Owl 

Maclure Co-operative 

Centre for 

the past two 

years. Y's Owl 

Maclure is a 

centre that was 

established to 

provide employment 

and 

day-support 

groups for the 

developmentally 

disabled. (It 

is a non-profit 

charitable 

organization, 

formed by the 

Y's Men's Club, 

a service club of 

Photo: Lindsey Cole the YM/YWCA. 

The centre is 

partially funded by the Ministry of 

Community and Social Services.) 

The centre allows adults with 

disabilities to work for companies 

and gain independence, as well as 

experience. Westman says this is 

essential: "The impact of receiving 

money is tremendous. Employees 

gain significant self-esteem by 

working and bringing home some 

money." This revenue helps fund 

some of the centre's programs and 

co-op members also get to take some 

money home. 

By signing contracts with 

companies around Ottawa, Y's Owl 

Maclure gives members the 

opportunity to see what having a job 

is like. Not only that, but, as Herb 

Westman's wife Carole says: "Members 

of the group regress more 

quickly if they are not stimulated. 

The day programs and employment 

opportunities build confidence." 

Many members of the group work 

for companies like Wal-Mart. Their 

jobs vary from shrink-wrapping to 

shredding. These contracts are a big 

part of Y's Owl Maclure, Westman 

says. "They need as many contracts 

as possible to help bring in revenue. 

Funding from the provincial government 

isn't enough. The centre needs 

these contracts." 

Westman says that the centre is 

currently looking for more work 

opportunities. Westman stresses the 

importance of contracts to members: 

"When they have a chance like this, 

they become more independent. 

People with disabilities then feel like 

they are regular members of society. 

Some people with developmental 

disabilities don't have a sense of 

money, but it's that cheque and 

getting it like everybody elsethat's 

a big thing." 

Y's Owl Maclure is also looking 

for more board members. The 

current board members are parents 

and members of the community. 

Westman says the job has been very 

rewarding for him and he wouldn't 

have changed anything. He is very 

proud of the centre and wants to see 

its continued success. The centre has 

a waiting list of over 200 people. 

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CONTINUING AND COMMUNITY 

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 

UPDATE 

The board's continuing and 

community education department is 

involved in a number of initiatives, 

including a new program with 

Canada Homestay International. In 

the program's initial phase, parent 

volunteers from high school 

communities will be asked to host 

children from Japan between the 

ages of 15 and 17 this summer. The 

board hopes this will lead to the 

development of International 

Education programs in the 2005-06 

school year. The department has 

extended its successful Parents as 

Partners program to include grades 

7 and 8, and is exploring the 

possibility of expanding the 

program to grades 9 to 12. In 

summer programs, the St. Paul 

Centre for the Arts program is being 

expanded for 2005. The board will 

also be conducting French as a 

Second Language and International 

Language camps, as well as 

programs aimed at addressing 

numeracy and literacy challenges. 

TEAM ESTABLISHED TO 

SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS 

The board has established a 

supporting school success team that 

works in the schools to promote 

student success. The team is 

comprised of a number of teachers 

working under the direction of the 

principal of the staff development, 

evaluation and research department. 

James McCracken, Director of 

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working directly with classroom 

teachers to provide support that is 

By 

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Trustee 

Kathy 

Ablett 

geared towards helping all students 

succeed. 

SPIRITUAL THEME EXTENDED 

FOR ANOTHER YEAR 

Trustees agreed that the current 

spiritual theme, Gathered in One 

Spirit, will be extended throughout 

the 2005-06 school year. The theme 

also supports the board's focus of 

"inclusion." Maintaining the theme 

for an additional year will allow the 

system to enhance existing inclusion 

initiatives. 

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This was truly a week to celebrate 

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Understanding and improving student test results 

STANDARDIZED TESTING 

The recently released book, 

Signposts of Success: Interpreting 

Ontario's Elementary School Test 

Scores, by Wilfrid Laurier University 

Professor David Johnson, is receiving 

substantial media attention. 

Prepared for the C.D. Howe Institute, 

the author concludes that 

successful elementary schools are 

not necessarily those with high 

scores on standardized tests, but 

those that consistently score higher 

than other schools in neighbourhoods 

with similar socio-economic 

conditions. 

To evaluate each school in the 

province, Johnson has used the 

results from the grades 3 and 6 

provincial assessments in reading, 

writing and mathematics over a 

four-year period (between 1999 and 

2002). These tests, mandated by the 

Ministry of Education for Ontario 

students in these grades, are 

developed and implemented by the 

provincial Education Quality and 

Accountability Office (EQA0) 

www.eqao.com. 

At the OCDSB, our EQAO Grade 

3 results are lagging behind the 

provincial average, but by Grade 6 

they are comparable, and by grades 

9 and 10 they exceed the provincial 

average. To learn more about our 

schools and provincial achievement 

results, visit the OCDSB District 

Profiles at www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/ 

schools.htm. 

In his research, Johnson compares 

average EQAO results from grades 3 

and 6 to predicted values that talce 

into account students' socio-economic 

characteristics (household income, 

education of parents, 

housing, first language at home, 

etc.) in order to highlight the 

importance of considering achievement 

data in the context of other 

information about the students and 

schools. Johnson's results indicate 

that test results can differ, even 

when socio-economic conditions are 

the same. 

By 

OCDSB 

Trustee 

Lynn 

Graham 

"Good schools," as he calls them, 

are schools that exceed expectations. 

Characteristics common to these 

schools include: teachers working as 

a team, teachers using learning 

resources, effective parent-school 

communications, good use of 

volunteers, strong extra-curricular 

programs and principals acting as 

strong leaders. 

With some exceptions, schools of 

both English language boards in the 

Ottawa area did not perform well, 

according to Johnson's analysis. 

This means that, when socioeconomic 

conditions are accounted 

for, most of the schools in Ottawa 

should have had higher rankings on 

EQAO tests than they actually had. 

Certainly, there are many criticisms 

and valid concerns about standardized 

testing. However, it is 

important that school boards take 

these results and the analyses of 

them seriously and try to determine 

if the findings can improve student 

learning. 

The OCDSB is doing just that. 

Our staff members review EQAO 

assessments and reports (such as 

Johnson's) in order to understand the 

reasons for the results and to develop 

strategies that will ensure success for 

all students, not just on provincial 

assessments, but throughout their 

academic careers. For more information 

on the Johnson report, 

including each OCDSB school's 

assessment, visit www.cdhowe.org/ 

english/publications/policystudy_40 

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APPRECIATION 

Thank you to Elaine Marlin for 

her tremendous work as editor of the 

Glebe Report over the past two and 

a half years. She has demonstrated a 

real interest in our students and 

schools and current education 

issues. I have certainly benefitted 

from her knowledge and sound 

advice. All the best, Elaine, as you 

take up new challenges 

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Mr. Howe was the father of another one of the Glebe's favourites, the 

late Dr. Jim Howe. Al was a pharmacist who supported and helped 

the members of this community for 27 years. As" a staunch health 

advocate, Al banned cigarette sales in his Pharmacy and was very 

active in having it banned for all Pharmacies. His zest for life led him 

through many great adventures around the world. This fact he said 

towards the end gave him great comfort to know he had lived life to 

the fullest and had no regrets. He will be missed. 

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Despiteor maybe, because of 

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and bargain-hunters of all 

ages and raising valuable funds for 

the school council. Proceeds from 

this year's sale will go towards 

playground improvements. 

Putting together this annual event 

takes a lot of hard work and our 

thanks go out to all the people who 

contributed to its success: the 

students, who collected over 27,000 

books; this year's steering 

committee, who worked long and 

hard in the months and weeks 

leading up to the sale and 

throughout the sale itself; and the 

over 300 volunteers, who helped 

sort, shelf, price and sell the books. 

This was the 22nd edition of the 

book sale and, judging by the 

enthusiasm of students, staff, 

parents and other "customers," the 

tradition looks set to continue to be 

strong over the coming years. 

First Avenue School Council 

would like to extend a special thanks 

to Jennifer of J.D. Adam & Co. for 

donating the work aprons used by 

members of the book sale steering 

committee and other volunteers. 

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Camp in Montreal. Designed to tie 

into the Grade 6 science curriculum, 

which includes a unit on space, this 

year's three-day trip offered just the 

right mix of education and fun. 

During their stay, the campers 

followed a special program based on 

NASA's training program for 

astronauts. Structured around 

experimentation and scientific 

workshops, it included training 

sessions on four NASA-type zerogravity 

simulators and the 

completion of a space mission on a 

full-scale simulator of the space 

shuttle. 

WELCOME TO 

PRINCIPAL MIVI JANSEN 

In mid-April, Mivi Jansen arrived 

at First Avenue School to assume the 

role of Acting Principal. She takes 

over from Gayle Singer, who has 

taken leave for the remainder of the 

school year. Over the past nine 

years, Mivi Jansen has been 

principal at Arch Street Public 

School, Woodroffe Avenue Public 

School and Robert E. Wilson Public 

School; for many years, she worked 

in French Immersion at Rockcliffe 

Park Public School. 

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from education in June 2004, she 

happily accepted the challenge of 

joining the First Avenue students, 

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BY KEN ROSS 

About half of Hopewell Public 

School's April council meeting was 

dedicated to considering alternatives 

to the current system of determining 

morning and afternoon registration 

for kindergarten. If there are any 

supporters for the method that has 

been used for many years, they 

didn't show up at the meeting. The 

issue, in a nutshell, is that currently, 

if you wish to make sure your child 

is registered in the morning 

kindergarten class (whether senior 

or junior), you are pretty much 

obliged to line up the night before in 

order to get a secure position on the 

sign-up sheets. 

Ken Blogg, Hopewell's principal, 

opened proceedings with a short 

statement expressing his concern 

that the current system is discriminatory 

against single parents or 

others who simply don't have the 

resources to stand outside overnight 

in minus 300 weather. He added that 

he had received enough letters and 

phone calls expressing dislike for 

the status quo to convince him that 

there is a strong desire among many 

parents to see it changed. 

After canvassing his colleagues, 

the principal came up with a list of 

three possible alternatives: 

Option 1operate junior kindergarten 

in the morning and senior 

kindergarten in the afternoon 

Option 2junior kindergarten and 

senior kindergarten operate in both 


the morning and afternoon, with the 

youngest in each grade in the 

morning classes . 

Option 3the principal makes up 

the class lists based on criteria such 

as child care arrangements, special 

needs, age, male/female ratio and 

other factors 

One parent noted that offering 

choice is important and would 

therefore support Option 3. But the 

first option had a lot of support. "Just 

getting rid of the vigil," said one 

parent, "makes me happy." Some 

parents, having experienced afternoon 

classes, said that they'd 

discovered they liked them. There is 

a prejudice against afternoon class 

time that, in the opinion of many at 

the meeting, is undeserved. 

Late in the meeting, talk turned to 

Option 2. Some saw it as the worst 

method, since it is both arbitrary and 

open to lobbying. But Option 2 also 

had its supporters. One parent said, 

"It's a problem to opt for one extreme 

or the other. You don't want 

something that leaves no flexibility 

to deal with children having special 

needs." 

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end, not by way of making any 

decision, but just to get a sense of 

where support lay. Parents were 

asked to support any option they 

could live with, and they could vote 

more than once. The results were- 

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Option 3: 16. 

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lmmaculata News 

BLOOD DONOR CLINIC 

On Fri., April 22, 55 brave souls 

gave blood at our school's second 

blood donor clinic of the year. 

(Canadian Blood Services' goal for 

us was to book 55 donors and collect 

36 units. We ended up with 34 units 

of blood and 10 deferrals.) This 

means that, for each unit collected, 

there is a possibility that three lives 

can be saved. The organizers, Mme. 

Charron and Mrs. Kelly-Wiggins, 

extend their appreciation to staff 

who also donated, covered classes 

for other staff donors and popped in 

to encourage our students. Great 

community effort! A special thank 

you to Suzanne Birnbaum, our 

parent volunteer, who handled the 

registration/check-in table with 

expertise. 

We had many first-time donors 

and the students were so proud of 

themselves! It is our hope that they 

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Thon runs from Thurs., May 19 to 

Thurs., May 26. Students are asked 

to get sponsors from family and 

friends (no door-to-door soliciting). 

The Read-a-Then will culminate in 

an extended lunch and BBQ 

celebration. Funds raised from this 

school-wide event will be donated to 

the Canadian Diabetes Association, 

the Free the Children school social 

justice project, the school prom and 

the student council. Get involvedreadget 

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MAYeNEWS 

The best way to access the school 

newsletter is through the school 

website: http://ww2.occdsb.on.ca/ 

ima. The link for the MayeNews 

newsletter appears on the right-hand 

side of the page. There you can find 

more information about student 

winners of various awards (Kiwanis, 

Provincial Qualifier Historica Fair, 

Spirit of the Capital and badminton 

champion). 

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BY REDMOND O'BRIEN 

On March 11, 14 students and 

'three teachers from Immaculata high 

school, excited beyond belief, 

boarded the plane for Consuelo in 

the Dominican Republic. We were 

embarking on a one-week cultural 

experience during which we would 

live with host families. Apart from 

developing a close relationship with 

our host family members and 

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family living in third-world poverty, 

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elderly people. Despite the 

devastating poverty, life, in its 

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collective spirit of love. The men 

were working in the sugarcane 

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connecting with the women, children 

and elderly. We also visited the 

schools attended by the children 

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program allows blues musicians to 

visit Ottawa area schools and teach 

students the roots of blues music 

and how it has influenced other 

music such as jazz and rock. 

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sing and speak to the students: 

Lester Quitzau, who is a Canadian 

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privilege of working with Sharon 

Riley and Stephen Lewis for five 

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GCI NEWSLETTER Glebe 

6E1 students get into publishing 

BY IAN HOBSON 

My Grade 12 Communication Technology class at Glebe Collegiate published a school newsletter in April. All of the students submitted articles for 

publication. The students then had the opportunity to do sample layouts of stories written by their peers and so, many different samples of the newsletter were 

produced. One of the samples was chosen by a class vote for reproduction and circulation at Glebe Collegiate. 

Below are three items developed by the students. Say "Doh" to Uni Tuition, written by Yu Fei Huang and Ann Dinh, considers the real cost of university; 

It Works!!! a restaurant review by Jamie Kronick and Cody Elliot and, finally, Curriculum? More Like Curricusuck. In this article students Aman Singh, 

Graham Barr and Connor Wilson lament the loss of Grade 13. The Grade 12s would like to thank the Glebe Report's Editor Elaine Marlin for visiting our class 

and offering great advice. 

Other articles included: 

'Gang CultureAbdul Farhan 

.8/3 Women's DayThanh Mac 

Candy Store a Mountain of Fun!Lindsay Anderson, Dana Anderson-Croteau 

Youth Drowning in...Beer AdsDavid Brousseau, Tor Potter, Scott Roberts 

Phys-Ed vs. ObesitySarah Weitzman, Jackie Lafontaine 

40 or NotIan White, Theo-Jo Garcia-De Vries 

Standardized Tezting iz Bad 4 are EdumacationAlex Bissell 

DietsLe Giang 

SAY "DOH" 

TO UNI TUITION 

BY ANN DINH 

& YU FEI HUANG 

Lisa Simpson's average is A+ + +, 

which translates to 100%. She was 

mentored by late 077man Bleeding 

Gums Murphy. She won the regional 

Reading Digest contest; served a brief 

term as Little Miss Springfield; co- 

invented the Lisa Lionheart doll; allstar 

goalie in pee-wee hockey; 

discovered Jebediah Springfield was a 

pirate; helped Mr. Burns recover his 

fortune; passed second grade as the 

first female cadet at Rommelwood 

Military Academy; became mayor of 

Springfield and is doing a better job 

than her adult counterpart...and the 

list goes on. 

The chance of her not getting into 

the country's top universities is as slim 

as Homer going on a no-fat diet. Her 

worries about paying for the tuition 

are non-existent. 

What is wrong with this pic-ture?! 

Lisa Simpson is a cartoon! !! 

She lives in a town called Springfield 

where stresses and worries disappear 

at the end of each episode. 

The average student is not Lisa 

Simpson and Springfield is not real. 

They do not stay eight years old 

forever. Us mortals all grow up and 

the freedom of growing up comes 

with a huge price. Putting aside feeling 

stressed-out from work overload and 

worries about getting into a first 

choice, students are also burdened 

with the worries about paying for 

their tuition and if they're going away. 

Lucky Lisa Simpson, her stress 

ends with every episode. 

If Lisa Simpson were the real one 

preparing to go to university, she 

would go bonkers, literally. The average 

students today find themselves 

juggling between endless piles of 

homework and assignments, 

part- 

time jobs, volunteering, trying ta become 

the perfect student. 

Lisa Simpson says, "Look at 

the facts!" 

Fact: The average student entering 

university has no clue on how much 

their tuition will actually be. 

Fact: The average university tuition 

has been increasing drastically. 

Fact: Tuition is at an all-time high of 

an average of $5,678 for a full-time 

school year and that price is 

considered mediocre compared to 

international students; they pay almost 

double the amount. 

Staying at home? There will be the 

cost of tuition and the additional cost 

of books, which is about $900 ta 

$1,200. That is $6,578 ta $6,878 for 

a year. In fodtyears, the total would 

add up to $26,3 I to $27,512. 

Going away? On top of the costs of 

tuition and books, students must also 

think about the cost of living in 

residence and the meal plans, which 

add up ta about $7,651. Students will 

find themselves spending about 

$1,000 on things such as 

transportation, entertainment and 

other extra costs. In a year, that will be 

about $14,229 ta $14,529; in four 

years, the total university experience 

will cost about $57,000 to $60,000 

for students going away. 

Unless their parents are rich or 

they live in Springfield, senior students 

find themselves carrying a heavy debt 

load. 

Like something Lisa would say: 

OFFBEAT takes New York! 

Photo: Fred Daly 

GCI's stomp group, OFFBEAT, came back victorious from a recent 

competition in New York city with high marks: 98%, 99 %, 99%, the gold 

medal and a trophy. The above photo shows the group outside Columbia 

University just after its performance at the Heritage Festival. 

"With every problem cames a 

solution." Luckily for students they 

have various ways ta clean up the 

financial messes. Solutions include 

scholarships, bursaries and loans. 

Teachers, governments and schools 

encourage students ta apply for things 

such as scholarships and bursaries, but 

they're not for everyone. Unless that 

student has outstanding marks, great 

school involvement and extracurricular 

participation, then the 

scholarships available are very 

minimal. Students who get involved 

have to juggle their time, which might 

cause marks ta suffer; without 

outstanding marks, a student can not 

be qualified for certain scholarships. 

It's a vicious cycle. 

The scholarships remaining are 

targeted towards minority student 

groups, such as students who are 

differently able, have special needs or 

belong to a particular organization. 

That leaves the average student out in 

the cold. 

But of course, there are also the 

bursaries. However, they are mostly 

for students with financial needs. 

What about students whose parents 

are well-off but refuse to pay their 

tuition? These students will be faced 

with huge financial problems as well. 

For the students whO feel that 

scholarships and bursaries are not for 

them, there are also the choices of 

getting students loans such as Ontario 

Student Assistant Program or bank 

loans. Depending on the 

circumstances, loans may vary from 

$7,000 to $40,000. 

Research conducted in Economic 

CLA4U have shown that students 

who graduate with an average debt 

load of $25,000 are slower in starting 

a family, buying a house, etc., because 

the strain from the debt is too much. 

This reason makes the OSAP route 

undesirable. 

But of course, students can always 

go with the part-time job route. 

According ta statistics, a student who 

works part-time can earn up ta 73 per 

cent of the tuition money, but the 

percentage varies depending on the 

student's wage and hours. However, 

the biggest problem that teachers 

have been noticing with students who 


Illustration: Yu Fei Huang 

work part-time is that they don't have 

time ta do school work and marks 

suffer. 

These solutions may seem like 

problems more than solutions, but 

the key is ta weigh all the costs with 

the benefits, or think of strategies ta 

pay for the university tuition. A 

strategy that students can use is to get 

an OSAP loan whire working a parttime 

job; the money earned should 

be saved up and paid in a lump sum 

for the loan. That way the debt won't 

be sa immensely huge and students 

can get rid of some of the debt once 

they graduate. 

However, students should not let 

these financial problems scare them 

away, because "money isn't 

everything," said Ms. Simpson. 

University gives young adults the 

opportunity ta be independent, gain 

life experiences and make new 

friends. Putting aside the financial part, 

going ta university is one of those lifealtering 

experiences, in a good way. 

Students should make the best of 

their time in university and even go 

crazy once in a while. Hey, Lisa did 

(who can forget the episode with her 

running around like a savage?) and 

she is still as perfect as ever. 

"We love you Lisa Simpson! 

You're one heck of a role model! 

(for an eight year old...)." 

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BY JAMIE KRONICK 

& CODY ELLIOT 

The Worksa locally owned and 

operated burger restaurant, now 

with its third location, this one located 

the Glebecommits itself to 

in 

providing their customers with a great 

burger, a friendly environment, and a 

very refreshing welcoming attitude. 

With an amazing selection of over 60 

high-quality burgers, over 35 

delectable milkshakes, and something 

to please absolutely everyone, The 

Works is turning into the classic 

neighbourhood burger joint where 

people go to chat over a good meal 

at a very affordable price. 

Ion Aimers is the man behind The 

Works. This self-made man debuted 

in the restaurant world working at 

The Keg Steakhouse in Victoria, BC. 

After climbing the corporate 1-adder 

and growing in seniority, Ion moved 

to Ottawa and started his first 

restaurant, LA Wings, located in the 

Byward Market. After three very 

successful years in the market, Ion 

wanted more, so he sold the 

restaurant and began working 

towards a vision; that vision has 

materialized as The Works. 

The Works opened their first 

restaurant on Beechwood in 

November of 2001. With no 

reputation to build on, Ion and The 

Works had to lead by example with 

their high-quality foods. After creating 

a massive buzz in the Beechwood 

area, with people coming from all 

over to taste these burgers, Ion 

decided to open another restaurant 

in Westboro. After another big 

success in Westboro, Ion, wanting to 

expand yet again, his newest location 

opened in the Glebe this past 

November. 

Quality and atmosphere are what 

keep people coming back to The 

Works again and again. So what 

makes this restaurant different from 

other burger places? The Works is by 

IT WORKS!! 

no means fast food as there are no 

TVs and no bar in any of the restaurants. 

Someone can come in 

during their lunch break and order a 

plain burger with just ketchup and 

mustard on it, but it's still going to take 

20 minutes to make. That's what 

makes The Works special. It's a family 

restaurant with the emphasis on being 

a place you can go to relax. It's a 

throwback to the era of the classic 

burger joint where kids can go after 

school, hang out and enjoy 

themselves, or a family can come for 

a nice sit-down meal. 

When Ion started The Works chain 

he knew where he wanted to put his 

restaurants. He purposely didn't put 

them in shopping malls and instead 

opted to have them in 

neighbourhoods with a strong sense 

of community. He advertises in local 

papers rather than citywide 

distributed ones, appealing to people 

in communities. 

If Ion could recommend anything 

from the menu he would tell you to 

get the Hamburger Mary: a brokenyolk 

fried egg, crispy bacon, ripe 

tomato, cheddar & mayo on your 

choice of patty. The idea for the 

burger stems from his earlier days in 

Montreal. In terms of milkshakes, he 

would recommend Ryan's Ashbury 

Shake: a mix of peanut butter, caramel 

& Oreo invented by his son. 

,The restaurant met and exceeded 

our expectations from a burger joint 

again and again. We were amazed 

with the variety and quality of the 

burgers and toppings, the friendliness 

of the staff, and how personable. Ion 

Aimers was. He agreed to meet with 

us on such short notice to answer our 

questions, showing his dedication to 

the community. It made our overall 

experience that much more 

enjoyable. If you're looking for a place 

to have a great meal in a great 

atmosphere, head on over to The 

Works. 

NEWSLETTER 

CURRICULUM? MORE LIKE CURRICUSUCK 

BY AMAN SINGH, GRAHAM BARR 

& CON NOR WILSON 

The new curriculum and the 

elimination of OAC have spurred 

controversy over the past few years. 

It was a long road to change the 

education system and it has been two 

years since the last of the OACs 

walked across the stage at graduation. 

But -what are teachers' and students' 

opinions on the system? Should it be 

changed, and how has it affected 

students and teachers on an academic 

and personal level? We took to the 

streets to find out. 

The pressures of the last year of 

high school are much more intense 

for the students. They have to think 

about what is the next step in their 

liveswhether they want to go 

straight into the workforce or 

continue education. Grades are of utmost 

importance if university or 

college is your selected path. Since 

Grade 13 has been eliminated, many 

teachers at Glebe have noticed 

heightened stress levels in students. 

And more and more students are 

getting part-time jobs, as well as the 

added workload that comes with the 

condensed curriculum. Our surveys 

have shown that 80% of Grade 12 

students carry a part-time job 

throughout the year. Some teachers 

even saw a drop in homework and 

assignment quality since the 

curriculum had changed. Sloppy work 

and poor explanations were backed 

up with excuses like "I was too tired to 

complete the work" and "I forgot to 

do it, I was busy preparing for my 

calculus test." Teachers have also 

noticed that students, worried about 

admission to university or college and 

the future in general, can develop 

depression, unhealthy diets and a lack 

of sleep. 

"It is a maturity issue," says a teacher 

at Glebe Collegiate. "Many 

students aren't prepared to face the 

challenges of the application and 

attendance of university. There is a 

realizationtoo late for somethat 

university is now here; many want an 

extra year to adapt and mature." 

Students at Glebe seem to be in a 

lot of stress in Grade 12. At Glebe 

there is an even division between 

people that want Grade 13 back and 

people that don't. While competing to 

get into university, students are forced 

to work unreasonable hours at night 

to make enough money to pay for 

tuition fees. Many of the teachers 

believe that the students are too 

young to go into college/university, 

and that the competition is unhealthy 

for immature students. 

It seems apparent that both 

students and teachers agree that the 

Grade I 2s are under far more 

pressure than what they would have 

experienced in the old curriculum. 

With university acceptance being a 

must for a top job, students vie for 

grades and money to guarantee a spot 

in a university. This is a difficult task, 

and takes a person with experience to 

handle such a situation. The age at 

which we graduate may be too 

young. With an 8% loss of graduation 

diplomas earned from 1998 to 2003, 

more students seem unable to handle 

the stress. The new curriculum is still 

new and as the years go by hopefully 

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BOOKS 

Book picks for older children 

BY JILL McMILLAN 

This year marks the 200th birthday 

of Hans Christian Andersen, a 

giant in the history of children's 

literature. In celebration of this anniversary, 

I decided to spotlight a 

number of childhood favourites. In 

the tradition of many classic tales, 

this was not a task for the faint of 

heart. The books I finally settled on 

are merely a sample of those I read 

as a youngster and continue to enjoy 

to this day. I hope they just might 

tide over those who are eagerly a- 

waiting the next adventures of a 

certain bespectacled boy-wizard. 

AGES 7-9 

Booky: A trilogy 

by Bernice Thurman Hunter 

(Scholastic Canada Ltd., 485 pgs., $14.99) 

This collection chronicles the author's 

experience growing up in 

Depression-era Toronto. The realities 

of "the dirty thirties" are never 

glossed over, as Booky deals with 

her father's unemployment, being 

kicked out of the school lunch 

program, and the stigma of having 

to wear a charity sweater. But 

despite these hardships, the author 

manages to convey how her optimism 

and imagination helped her 

persevere during this difficult period 

of history. 

Go Jump In the Pool 

by Gordon Korman 

(Scholastic Canada Ltd., 168 pgs., $6.99) 

The second book in the Macdonald 

Hall series, Go Jump in the 

Pool re-teams Bruno and Boots, 

students at a private boarding school 

with a knack for coming up with 

creative, if unortho'clox, ideas. In this 

installment, following their school's 

defeat at a swimming competition, 

the pair convinces the rest of the 

student body to raise funds for a 

swimming pool. 

AGES 10-12 

The Egypt Game 

by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 

(Yearling, 240 pgs., $8.99) 

When Melanie Ross first meets 

April Hall, she's not quite sure what 

to think. Before long, however, their 

shared enjoyment of imaginary play 

and ancient Egypt makes them best 

friends. After stumbling across an 

abandoned lot, they decide to take 

their games further and eventually 

there are six Egyptians instead of 

two. But soon, frightening events 

from beyond their imaginary world 

threaten more than just their game. 

The High King 

by Lloyd Alexander 

(Yearling, 304 pgs., $8.99) 

Few novels have combined high 

adventure, enchantment and friendship 

as successfully as The High 

King. The last installment of The 

Prydain Chronicles, this remains one 

of my favourite books of all time. 

The true destinies of Taran, an 

Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his friends 

are finally revealed in this wonderful 

conclusion to a series loosely inspired 

by Welsh mythology. 

A Solitary Blue 

by Cynthia Voigt 

(Simon and Schuster, 250 pages, $8.99) 

In this coming-of-age story, a 

young boy named Jeff grows up 

quickly after being abandoned by his 

mother. Afraid of more changes, he 

tries to keep his and his father's 

routine as regular as possible. But 

everything is turned upside down 

when, years later, his mother Melody 

invites him to spend the summer 

with her in Charleston. Slcillfully 

moving from the voice of a young 

boy to that of an adolescent, the author 

weaves a powerful story about 

disillusionment and healing. 

The Glebe Report Writing Contest 

for Young Writers deadline extended 

Format: 

A short work of prose fiction in English-300 word limit. 

The challenge is to create an interesting, short, snappy piece. 

New deadline: Friday, May 20 

Winners for this short story contest will be announced in our 

June issue. A winners' circle will be chosen from among the 

entrants, rather than awarding first, second and third prizes. 

Categories: Grades 1, 2 and 3 

Grades 4, 5 and 6 

Grades 7 and 8 

Contest Rules: 

The name and contact information of each contestant should 

be on a separate page from the work of fiction submitted. 

All entries should be double spaced and legible. 

We encourage writers to work independently. 

Copying the work of another writer or submitting the writing 

of anyone but the entrant is strictly forbidden. 

To be eligible, a writer must live in the Glebe 

or Dow's Lake area; or attend Hopewell, Glashan, 

Immaculata or a school located in the Glebe. 

One entry per person. 

Send or bring entries to: 

The Glebe Report 

Glebe Community Centre 

175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2K2 

e-mail: glebereport@bellnet.ca 

(please do not send as an attachment if using WordPerfect) 

WHAT.YOUR NEIGHBOURS 

ARE READING 

Here is a list of some titles read and discussed recently in various 

local book clubs: 

A Complicated Kindness 1 

Miriam Toews 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Tima2 Mark Haddon 

Any title and/or video based on books by3 

An Unfinished Season4 

Coal Run 5 

Race to the Pole6 

Whispering to Witches7 

Enduring Love8 

A Wrinkle in Time9 

Runawayl° 

The Master 

One Hundred Years of Solitude 

The Da Vinci Code 

Angle of Repose 

lAbbotsford Book Club 

2Dow's Lake Book Club 

3 No-name Book Club 

40PL Dear-Reader OnLine AudioBooks Club 

50PL Dear-Reader OnLine Fiction Books Club 

60PL Dear-Reader OnLine NonFiction Books Club 

70PL Dear-Reader OnLine TeenBooks Books Club 

8 OPL Sunnyside Branch Adult Book Club 

90PL Sunnyside Branch Mother-Daughter Book Club 

10Type A Reading Group 


Pierre Berton 

Ward Just 

Tawni O'Dell 

Ranulph Fiennes 

Anna Dale 

Ian McEwari 

Madeleine L'Engle 

Alice Munro 

Colm Toibin 

Gabriel Garcia Marquez 

Dan Brown 

Wallace Stegner 

If your book club would like to share its reading list, please call 

Micheline Boyle at 233-9971 or e-mail: glebereport@bellnet.ca. 

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41 Glebe Report May 13, 2005 BOOKS 

By 

Sharon 

Abron 

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A most sophisticated and secular Jewish/Canadian writer 

THE ALMOST MEETING 

By Henry Kreisel 

NeWest Press, 

149 pages, $18.95 (paper) 

The late Henry Kreisel's (1922- 

1991) collected stories written 

between 1954 and 1981 are a 

welcome and important reprint in 

NeWest's Landmark Edition. Back 

in 1981, The Almost Meeting was 

one of the books I reviewed during 

my first year as books columnist for 

the Glebe Report, and there's 

more.... 

A few years earlier, I had written 

to Dr. Kreisel, who was then chair of 

Canadian Studies at the University 

of Alberta in Edmonton. I had read 

his novels, The Rich Man (1948) 

and The Betrayal (1964), both in 

McClelland and Stewart's New Canadian 

Library Series, and I realised 

that, like A.M. Klein (1909-1972) 

and Adele Wiseman (1928-1992), 

Henry Kreisel belonged to the first 

generation of Jewish/Canadian immigrant 

fiction writers. 

At the time, I was studying 

Canadian Literature at Carleton, 

writing an essay on Klein, a victim 

of depression, who had become a 

recluse in the last 17 years of his life 

except for occasional visitors. I had 

wondered if Kreisel was one of 

those visitors. 

Author Henry Kreisel 

Kreisel wrote back: "...You ask 

about A.M. Klein. I have had a long, 

silent, almost mystical bond with 

him ever since 1942, when I first 

read him...Whether I knew him 

personally is more complex. I met 

him almosttwice." These 

quotes are taken from Kreisel's May 

14, 1980 letter to me, published in 

his memoir, Another Country 

(1986). He was also generous 

enough to write on October 7, 1980: 

"You stood in a way as godmother to 

the story, The Almost Meeting." A 

fine reward for this reviewer, a 

fledgling Jewish/ Canadian writer, 

whose first collection of stories, The 

Mikveh Man, was not published 

until 1984. 

In 1988, when Henry was named. 

an Officer of the Order of Canada, 

we hosted a dinner party in our 

Glebe home for Henry and his wife, 

Esther. For me, Kreisel is the most 

sophisticated of Jewish/Canadian 

fiction writers, probably because his 

writings are the most secular. He was 

born in Vienna and fled the 

Anschluss (1938) as a young man, 

only to be interned as an enemy 

alien, first in England and then in his 

adopted country, Canada. German 

was his first language, but during his 

internment, he abandoned German 

and embraced English. In Another 

Country, he addresses the 

disengagement that writing in a 

second language brings with it. 

Henry struggled and triumphed. 

English became both home and 

havenhe loved reading, writing 

and teaching its literature. 

In the afterword of this Landmark 

Edition, E.D. Blodgett writes: 

"Literature was not simply a text for 

Kreisel, it was a vast and intricate 

system of notation, and its 

interpreter was less critic than 

musician. His role was to activate the 

text, and through its actualization his 

audience had the sense that it could 

get no nearer the text than the 

inflection Henry gave it. He 

belonged to that line of teachers that 

understands that part of teaching is 

its oracular dimension." Blodgett 

also writes: "While Kreisel placed 

his life in a wholly secular 

dimension, his writing is for the 

most part a vibrant aspect of the 

Jewish Diaspora." 

A part of and yet apart from 

summarize the pervading mood in 

Henry Kreisel's collected stories. In 

The Almost Meeting, a legacy is 

passed from one generation to 

another, while the people involved in 

playing out events appear to matter 

only peripherally. Stories including 

Chassidic Song, Broken Globe and 

Annerl explore secular as opposed to 

religious faith. The fragility of 

marriage is the theme of The 

Anonymous Letter, with a young 

boy discovering that his father is 

having an extramarital affair. The 

Homecoming, the longest story of 

the collection, is bittersweet, 

portraying Kreisel's love of family 

and community. Holocaust survivor 

Mordecai Drimmer returns to his 

hometown, Narodnowa. An antisemitic 

peasant tells him the one 

good thing Hitler did was to rid the 

town of its Jews. Yet miraculously, in 

the ruined Jewish quarter, Mordecai 

finds his mother's brother, the only 

survivor of their family. Then 

Mordecai meets Rachel, who is 

mourning the death of her husband. 

With destruction all around them, the 

two Holocaust survivors fall in love. 

Kreisel's characters' respect for 

their parents is sacrosanct, where the 

author fears to tread, except 

obliquely. In Travelling Nude, a son, 

rather than informing his fathtr that 

he has lost his job as an art teacher, 

invents a riotous story about hiring a 

live female model to sit for his 

students. For the entire first half of 

the story, the focal point is the 

model, travelling stark-naked except 

for her high heels and handbag, to a 

circuit of small towns outside 

Edmonton with populations of 1,500 

or less. 

In all Kreisel's stories, there are 

varying degrees of irony, reflecting 

the irony of his own life. Having his 

Jewish/European origins torn away 

from him by the Nazis, he was incarcerated 

in the countries he fled to 

for safety. Yet ironically, these 

countries, first England, and then 

Canada, became his protectors and 

nurturers. Henry Kreisel's gifts as 

author, teacher and university 

administrator have left a lasting 

legacy to the canon of Canadian 

literature. Sadly, he died of cancer at 

the age of 68. His wife, Esther, died 

shortly after. They have one son, 

Philip, and two grandsons. 

Henry with his wife, Esther 

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With tulips rising, it's unusual to 

think of Christmas carols. But for 

the Hospice at Maycourt, that's 

what's happening. With the spring 

fundraiser, Hike for Hospice, just 

completed, staff and volunteers are 

not only grateful for the recent donations, 

they're also remembering a 

large winter gift. "It blew us away," 

says Megan Doyle, Director of 

Development for the Hospice. It was 

a $12,000 donation, raised through 

the sale of a specially-produced CD 

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musicians were from the church's 

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There is no formal affiliation 

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illness and for their 

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singers and musicians on 

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Info: 230-3276 

*FERRET FROLIC The Ferret 

Rescue Society of Ottawa 

and Area is proud to 

present the Spring 

Ferret Frolic on 

May 29, 2-5 

p.m., in Vincent 

Massey Park, Section 

K. This annual event 

invites ferrets, their owners and 

curious onlookers to witness a 

variety of hilarious ferret competitions. 

Tube races, sock stuffing 

and best costume are among this 

year's events. Participants will have 

the opportunity to ask ferret experts 

about the habits and personalities of 

these often misunderstood pets. For 

info:, call 762-7852 or visit the 

website at www.ferretrescue.ca. 

WANTED - P/T ASSISTANT 

CLOTHING BUYER/ 

MERCHANDISER 

Basic knowledge of bikes 

an asset. Good sense of 

fashion a must. Contact: 

jose@joemamma.ca for 

interview. 

THE HELPER 

Organizing and assistant services. 

Knowledgeable, resourceful, 

reliable. One-time projects or 

ongoing support. Serving in the 

Glebe Since 1992. 

Call 728-2310 

CATHERINE ST. IYIINISTORAGE 

MONTHLY RATES*MAX.SECURITY*HEATED*AIR-COND 

11=11 

FOR ALL YOUR 

STORAGE AND 

PACKING NEEDS 

KO1 

nowlio 

399 CATHERINE ST. 

(BETWEEN B.AY AND PERCY) 

U+IAUL 

ALTTHORIZED DEALER 

Rent-j2f-Wife Ottawa 

0041 atowta/n rteech a atifr I/ 

* Regular & Occasional cle,aning 

* Pre & Post move cleaning and packing 

* Pre&Post renovation cleaning 

* Blitz & Spring cleaning 

* Organizing cupboards, basements... 

* Perhaps a waitress??? 

&uyel 74,9-224,9

GNAG, Committed to the Community 

Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group 

175 Third Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2K2 

564-1058 or 233-8713 

e-mail: gnag@theglebeonline.com 

web-site: www.theglebeonline.com 

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GLEBE LEADERSHIP CAMP 

FOR AGES 12 - 15 YEARS 

Join The Glebe Community Centre's own leadership program. 

These camps prepare youth for leadership roles not only for work in 

recreation but for life. Wepromote confidence, initiative and enthusiasm 

and help create the drive to 'take charge' and be somebody'. 

We will also focus on communications skills and help prepare 

young people for future employment. Participants will be certified 

in First Aid and CPR. We will outline the core areas of leadership 

through hands-on experience. 

Session 1 Session 2 

Community Service and Development The Extreme Leader 

July 4 - July 15 (2 weeks) 

August 8 - August 191(2 weeks) 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $325 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $325 

August 22 - Sept 2 (2 weeks) 

July 18 - July 29 (2 weeks) 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $325 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. '-$325 

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A 

the MOSt fabulous garage sale ever! Clean 

that basement, empty your garage, clear 

,t! your attic. This is your opportunity to pass 

Ad, 

, on some or your treasures to eager ...,41fttlyers. 

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No driveway? No front porch? 

Corne and register for your table ut 

Registration: Glebe Community Centre 

Thursday, May 19, 6:30 p.m. 

Cost: $30 per table outside 

Tables available from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. 

Call 233 - 8713 for more details. 

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Canadian g'uffp Festiva( 

Nay 5 - .9Way 23 $15.00 

tS4 

Turip Experience Passports 

avaiCabre at the Grebe Community Centre. 

Enjoy tqe beauty of the turips andmany free-gifts with your passport.

May 13, 2005 - Glebe Report

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