May 13, 2005 - Glebe Report
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39 <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2005</strong> GCI<br />
BY JAMIE KRONICK<br />
& CODY ELLIOT<br />
The Worksa locally owned and<br />
operated burger restaurant, now<br />
with its third location, this one located<br />
the <strong>Glebe</strong>commits itself to<br />
in<br />
providing their customers with a great<br />
burger, a friendly environment, and a<br />
very refreshing welcoming attitude.<br />
With an amazing selection of over 60<br />
high-quality burgers, over 35<br />
delectable milkshakes, and something<br />
to please absolutely everyone, The<br />
Works is turning into the classic<br />
neighbourhood burger joint where<br />
people go to chat over a good meal<br />
at a very affordable price.<br />
Ion Aimers is the man behind The<br />
Works. This self-made man debuted<br />
in the restaurant world working at<br />
The Keg Steakhouse in Victoria, BC.<br />
After climbing the corporate 1-adder<br />
and growing in seniority, Ion moved<br />
to Ottawa and started his first<br />
restaurant, LA Wings, located in the<br />
Byward Market. After three very<br />
successful years in the market, Ion<br />
wanted more, so he sold the<br />
restaurant and began working<br />
towards a vision; that vision has<br />
materialized as The Works.<br />
The Works opened their first<br />
restaurant on Beechwood in<br />
November of 2001. With no<br />
reputation to build on, Ion and The<br />
Works had to lead by example with<br />
their high-quality foods. After creating<br />
a massive buzz in the Beechwood<br />
area, with people coming from all<br />
over to taste these burgers, Ion<br />
decided to open another restaurant<br />
in Westboro. After another big<br />
success in Westboro, Ion, wanting to<br />
expand yet again, his newest location<br />
opened in the <strong>Glebe</strong> this past<br />
November.<br />
Quality and atmosphere are what<br />
keep people coming back to The<br />
Works again and again. So what<br />
makes this restaurant different from<br />
other burger places? The Works is by<br />
IT WORKS!!<br />
no means fast food as there are no<br />
TVs and no bar in any of the restaurants.<br />
Someone can come in<br />
during their lunch break and order a<br />
plain burger with just ketchup and<br />
mustard on it, but it's still going to take<br />
20 minutes to make. That's what<br />
makes The Works special. It's a family<br />
restaurant with the emphasis on being<br />
a place you can go to relax. It's a<br />
throwback to the era of the classic<br />
burger joint where kids can go after<br />
school, hang out and enjoy<br />
themselves, or a family can come for<br />
a nice sit-down meal.<br />
When Ion started The Works chain<br />
he knew where he wanted to put his<br />
restaurants. He purposely didn't put<br />
them in shopping malls and instead<br />
opted to have them in<br />
neighbourhoods with a strong sense<br />
of community. He advertises in local<br />
papers rather than citywide<br />
distributed ones, appealing to people<br />
in communities.<br />
If Ion could recommend anything<br />
from the menu he would tell you to<br />
get the Hamburger Mary: a brokenyolk<br />
fried egg, crispy bacon, ripe<br />
tomato, cheddar & mayo on your<br />
choice of patty. The idea for the<br />
burger stems from his earlier days in<br />
Montreal. In terms of milkshakes, he<br />
would recommend Ryan's Ashbury<br />
Shake: a mix of peanut butter, caramel<br />
& Oreo invented by his son.<br />
,The restaurant met and exceeded<br />
our expectations from a burger joint<br />
again and again. We were amazed<br />
with the variety and quality of the<br />
burgers and toppings, the friendliness<br />
of the staff, and how personable. Ion<br />
Aimers was. He agreed to meet with<br />
us on such short notice to answer our<br />
questions, showing his dedication to<br />
the community. It made our overall<br />
experience that much more<br />
enjoyable. If you're looking for a place<br />
to have a great meal in a great<br />
atmosphere, head on over to The<br />
Works.<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
CURRICULUM? MORE LIKE CURRICUSUCK<br />
BY AMAN SINGH, GRAHAM BARR<br />
& CON NOR WILSON<br />
The new curriculum and the<br />
elimination of OAC have spurred<br />
controversy over the past few years.<br />
It was a long road to change the<br />
education system and it has been two<br />
years since the last of the OACs<br />
walked across the stage at graduation.<br />
But -what are teachers' and students'<br />
opinions on the system? Should it be<br />
changed, and how has it affected<br />
students and teachers on an academic<br />
and personal level? We took to the<br />
streets to find out.<br />
The pressures of the last year of<br />
high school are much more intense<br />
for the students. They have to think<br />
about what is the next step in their<br />
liveswhether they want to go<br />
straight into the workforce or<br />
continue education. Grades are of utmost<br />
importance if university or<br />
college is your selected path. Since<br />
Grade <strong>13</strong> has been eliminated, many<br />
teachers at <strong>Glebe</strong> have noticed<br />
heightened stress levels in students.<br />
And more and more students are<br />
getting part-time jobs, as well as the<br />
added workload that comes with the<br />
condensed curriculum. Our surveys<br />
have shown that 80% of Grade 12<br />
students carry a part-time job<br />
throughout the year. Some teachers<br />
even saw a drop in homework and<br />
assignment quality since the<br />
curriculum had changed. Sloppy work<br />
and poor explanations were backed<br />
up with excuses like "I was too tired to<br />
complete the work" and "I forgot to<br />
do it, I was busy preparing for my<br />
calculus test." Teachers have also<br />
noticed that students, worried about<br />
admission to university or college and<br />
the future in general, can develop<br />
depression, unhealthy diets and a lack<br />
of sleep.<br />
"It is a maturity issue," says a teacher<br />
at <strong>Glebe</strong> Collegiate. "Many<br />
students aren't prepared to face the<br />
challenges of the application and<br />
attendance of university. There is a<br />
realizationtoo late for somethat<br />
university is now here; many want an<br />
extra year to adapt and mature."<br />
Students at <strong>Glebe</strong> seem to be in a<br />
lot of stress in Grade 12. At <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
there is an even division between<br />
people that want Grade <strong>13</strong> back and<br />
people that don't. While competing to<br />
get into university, students are forced<br />
to work unreasonable hours at night<br />
to make enough money to pay for<br />
tuition fees. Many of the teachers<br />
believe that the students are too<br />
young to go into college/university,<br />
and that the competition is unhealthy<br />
for immature students.<br />
It seems apparent that both<br />
students and teachers agree that the<br />
Grade I 2s are under far more<br />
pressure than what they would have<br />
experienced in the old curriculum.<br />
With university acceptance being a<br />
must for a top job, students vie for<br />
grades and money to guarantee a spot<br />
in a university. This is a difficult task,<br />
and takes a person with experience to<br />
handle such a situation. The age at<br />
which we graduate may be too<br />
young. With an 8% loss of graduation<br />
diplomas earned from 1998 to 2003,<br />
more students seem unable to handle<br />
the stress. The new curriculum is still<br />
new and as the years go by hopefully<br />
some wrinkles will be ironed out.<br />
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