Glebe Report - Volume 32 Number 8 - September 13 2002

278 First Ave. Photo: S. Jermyn 

Sept. 21 Glebe 

house tour 

"Glebe houses come in all 

shapes and sizes," says Christy 

Oliver, organizer of GNAG's Glebe 

house tour. 

The tour this year showcases 

six lovely Glebe homes Sat., Sept. 

21, from 1 to 4 p.m. Visitors can 

take a shuttle bus around the 

neighbourhod to travel from the 

classic Glebe homes on the ave- 

nues, to the "street car house" on 

Holmwood, to the empty-nester on 

Newton and the Lakeview Terrace 

house with its view of Dow's Lake. 

Sixty volunteers run the tour, 

acting as guides in each home. 

"In fact, our only expense is 

the shuttle buses," says Christy. 

"The home owners have been in- 

credibly generous. They really 

take pride in displaying their 

homes." 

Thanks to their generosity, the 

proceeds from the day will help 

subsidize GNAG's programs for 

children and youth at the commu- 

nity centre activities such as 

the monthly youth dances. 

Last year's Glebe house tour 

was a sellout, and this one is ex- 

pected to draw a crowd as well. In 

fact, organizers made a last- 

minute switch in the date to avoid 

a conflict with a Renegades foot- 

ball game. It rnight have created 

just too much traffic. 

Tickets, $15, are available at 

the Glebe Community Centre. 

HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS 

Both original and renovated 

homes are featured. In some 

homes, the architectural high- 

lights are the attraction, in oth- 

ers it is the imaginative decor. 

Imagine a room for kids, deco- 

rated in a castle theme. 

Crafters will enjoy the col- 

lectibles and needlepoint crafts 

that bedeck a traditional home. 

The "streetcar house" com- 

bines unique design with very 

con temporary furnishings. 

Feast your eyes on the fabu- 

lous eat-in kitchen with granite 

counters and cherry cupboards in 

a freshly renovated house. 

You will find beautiful bath- 

room ideas in a smaller house 

tile work in an Aztec theme. 

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i--,----L----- September 13, 2002 Vol. 32 No. 8 

Serving the Glebe community since 1973 FREE 

Public schools feel cuts to education 

Glebe area public schools are 

feeling the effects of changes en- 

acted by new supervisor Merv 

Beckstead. The Minster of Educa- 

tion took over the Ottawa Carleton 

District School Board this sum- 

mer, appointed Mr. Beckstead and 

directed him to work toward a 

balanced budget. 

The OCDSB had submitted a 

budget with a $23.3 million defi- 

cit. One of Mr. Beckstead's first 

steps was to cut 11 principals. 

This year, Dagmar Stonehouse, the 

principal at First Avenue, will 

also be responsible for Mutchmor, 

working half time at each. There 

are 360 pupils at First Avenue 

and 358 at Mutchmor. 

Four new teachers have been 

hired at Mutchmor and three more 

at First Avenue. 

At Glebe Collegiate Institute, 

principal Frank Allan and vice- 

principals Clay Plumadore and 

Patricia Kulka will be responsi- 

ble for 1,460 secondary students. 

GCI's students needing reme- 

dial assistance will get very lim- 

ited support as a result of Mr. 

Beckstead's cuts to special edu- 

cation 20 learning strategies 

classes have been cut to four. 

This round of decisions by Mr. 

Beckstead will cut the deficit by 

$4.7 million. 

At Hopewell School, Bernie 

Finnerty continues as principal. 

Susan Nouvet is Glashan's princi- 

pal and Valerie McKay is princi- 

Back row: Sergio Guerra, Ken Bhatt, Mike Tallim, Alex Tallim. Front: 

Henry Besser-Rosenberg, Ben Bowles and Kit Clancy worked or 

volunteered at the community centre day camps this summer. 

Wonderful kids at day camps 

"The children will always re- 

member their favourite counsel- 

lor," says Sharon Plumb, summer 

camp director at the Glebe Com- 

munity Centre. 

Each day, for nine weeks this 

summer, the camps welcomed as 

many as 162 kids between two- 

and 13-years-old. They came to 

the preschool, school-age or spe- 

cialty day camps with the car- 

pentry, tennis, mad science and 

pottery being particular hits. 

"We doubled the carpentry and 

tennis registrations by adding 

afternoon programs, which were 

most often full," adds Sharon, 

More pupils, fewer principals in our schools 

noting that kids from beyond the 

Glebe also attended. "We have de- 

veloped a city-wide reputation 

for great staff," she says. 

Mike Tallim, 20, co-ordinator 

of the SunQuest camp, agrees. 

"Some kids returned week after 

week. It was one of the fullest 

years ever. It says a lot about the 

counsellors. Kids and counsellors 

working together make it a fun 

time that's more important than 

the actual activities." He says 

working at the day camp i s 

"crazy. The kids are wonderful; I 

get paid to hang out with won- 

derful kids." 

pal at Lady Evelyn School. 

Corpus Christi Catholic School 

has 415 students this year, ac- 

cording to principal Jim Rogers. 

This is about 100 more than last 

year, due mainly to the closure of 

St. Margaret Mary's. 

INSIDE 

Letters 5 

Beefs or bouquets for Witmer? 

GNAG 7 

Register Sept. 14 

Coun. Clive Doucet 9 

Capital Ward's "to-do" list 

Sports 11 

Tense tennis final at St. James 

Business 14, 15 

The Glebe's corner stores 

Travel 18 

Remember the Alamo! 

Feature 19 

Our 'quirky' book reviewer, 

Sharon Drache 

School News 25-27 

First day of school brings 

changeS. to Mutchmor and 

First Avenue schools 

Books 28, 29, 31 

Anthony Westell's memoir 

Words 34 

Join the library reading group 

NEXT DEADLINE 

Photo: S. Jermyn 

Monday, September 23

NEWS Glebe Report September 13, 2002 2 

Good Morning Preschool 

Welcoming the new year 

BY KATE FAUGHN This is in addition to our 

The Good Morning Preschool is creative arts plus program for 

off to a great start again this four and five-year-olds where 

year. Liane Gallop, our director, children can participate on Mon- 

has enjoyed meeting all the new day, Wednesday and Friday af- 

children and welcoming back ternoons. This program offers a 

many familiar faces. balance of learning new concepts, 

Liane and teachers Melanie experimenting with materials and 

Bauman and Dawn McArthur are tools through art and drama, and 

pleased to welcome Karen Cam- a fun afternoon socializing with 

eron, as a new member of the Good friends. 

Morning Preschool teaching team. Good Morning Preschool is lo- 

Karen brings with her many years cated at 174 First Ave., corner of 

of experience worldng in our Bank Street. We offer separate 

community with children. core morning programs for two- 

Over the last few years we have and three-year-olds, afternoon 

expanded our afternoon creative creative arts programs for three- 

arts programs and due to its suc- to five-year-olds. Registration is 

cess are once again offering a ongoing and waiting lists are 

creative arts junior for three- maintained for all programs up 

year olds on Tuesday and Thurs- until the 2004/2005 school year. 

day afternoons. This fun-filled Some spaces are currently avail- 

program makes use of children's able in our afternoon programs 

literature as a basis for art and for one or more afternoons per 

drama activities. A new book ad- week. Call Liane Gallop at 276- 

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Dow's Lake Residents Association 

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Carling to the Canal Bronson to the Driveway 

Saturday, September 28 

9 am. - 1 p.m. Rain or shine 

Voluntary 10 per cent of sales to Food Bank 

Fall at Abbotsford House 

It is the most wonderful time 

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BY JULIE E. STEPHENS sented weekly followed by a 

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Summer isn't officially over as a movies that will be shown. 

season, but the day after Labour 

Day when the kids go back to 

school, and traffic patterns re- 

sume, we all seem to start getting 

our schedules back on track and 

routines in order. Like New 

Year's only better, it's a fresh 

start without all the guilt of not 

sticking to that long list of reso- 

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By popular demand a new ad- 

dition for the fall session that 

hopefully will be ongoing is a 

men'4 book club. If you are interested 

in joining this group, please 

attend the first meeting on Sept. 

23 at 10 a.m. in the Abbotsford 

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If you are 55 or older, you are might have. 

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Eleanor, left, with her trademark wide brimmed hat, tree 

planting with friends on Bank Street. 

Eleanor Stanfield, a true friend 

of the Glebe 

BY PHILIP MASON 

For those of us who live in and 

around the Central Park area of 

the north end of the Glebe, we are 

saddened by the untimely loss to 

cancer of Eleanor Stanfield. She 

had been a resident of Rosebery 

Avenue for more than three dec- 

ades, supporting both her hus- 

band Trevor Lyons with his den- 

tal practice and the Glebe gener- 

ally with her involvement in 

many outdoor and environmental 

activities. 

In fact it would be true to say 

that Eleanor was committed to the 

cont_inued greening and beautifi- 

cation of the Glebe. She, along 

with other members of Glebe- 

Community Association, the 

Rosebery Avenue Residents Com- 

mittee and the Central Park Re- 

newal Committee, spent countless 

hours working towards the revi- 

talization, renewal, planting, and 

caring of flowers, shrubs and 

trees in the public and private 

gardens throughout the area. 

Each spring and fall, clean-up 

and work parties are organized to 

maintain Central Park, particu- 

larly that portion between Bank 

and Lyon streets. Eleanor would 

ensure that all park users were 

informed as to these dates, even 

stopping dog walkers and de- 

manding their support, would 

work tirelessly on the day weed- 

ing, pruning and cutting back, 

then hound the city until the 

massive loads of debris were 

carted away. 

She also helped yearly in the 

now annual City of Ottawa pro- 

gram of planting of new trees. 

Eleanor was especially nur- 

turing and protective of the Glebe 

trees and would take a personal 

interest in the various saplings 

growing, especially those in Cen- 

tral Park and on Isabella Street 

and Bank Street, pruning them 

and making sure they had enough 

water to flourish, as she felt it 

was an important legacy to pass 

on to all who lived and visited the 

Glebe. We also remember her for 

the floral boxes and plots along 

Bank Street that she initiated and 

then inveigled local merchants to 

water and maintain. 

Eleanor was a co-recipient of 

both the Whitton and the Conunu- 

nity Pride Achievement Awards 

for her long standing support to 

this community. 

She will be missed. 

A memorial service is planned 

for 10 a.m., Sun., Sept. 15 at the 

Hulse, Playfair and McGarry fu- 

neral chapel at 315 McLeod St., 

and a tree dedication in Eleanor's 

name is being organized for Octo- 

ber. 

Philip Mason was a friend and 

neighbour. 

Eleanor in Central Park 

PLEASE RECYCLE gi

EDITORIAL PAGE 

Drache serves Glebe readers 

This month a feature story by Beverley Rix marks the 

contribution made by Sharon Drache to the Glebe Report. 

Sharon has been reviewing books for the Glebe Re- 

port since 1981. Her first review, May 15, 1981, of Donn 

Kushner's The Witnesses and Other Stories, congratulates 

the author for his fabulous command of language. Sharon 

encouraged Donn Kushner, a Glebe resident who taught 

biology at Ottawa U, to aim for the heights with his writing. 

Writing a book review almost every month for 21 

years, Sharon has been an enthusiastic supporter of the 

local literary scene. She has been a constant while Glebe 

Report editors have come and gone. She has also contrib- 

uted the occasional poem on the Glebe scene; the May 1981 

issue includes a seven-line nugget about the Book Bazaar. 

The Book Bazaar, selling used and rare books, was one 

of eight Glebe booksellers that advertised in 1981, on the 

page right below Sharon's book review. The half-page ad 

claimed that the Glebe book stores offered over 101,000 

books. Their group, the Glebe Booksellers Association, in- 

cluded Arkum Books, Patrick McGahern Books (used and 

rare), Architecture Book Store, Christopher Hinchliffe 

Books (antiquarian), Octopus Books, Avenue Bookshop 

(used and rare) and the House of Speculative Fiction as well 

as the Book Bazaar. 

Today, Glebe readers (and we do pride ourselves on 

being a reading neighbourhood) can find some book 

shops, but there is no Glebe booksellers association. Two of 

the four second-hand-book stores continue to flourish- 

Book Bazaar and Patrick McGahern Books. Shops selling 

new books focus on niche markets: Basilisk specializes in 

fantasy and sci fi, Prime Crime in mysteries and Octopus, 

now located on Third Avenue in the former Architecture 

Book Store, stocks left wing literature. You can buy books 

for children at toy shops and books for gardeners at 

Thorne and Company and East Wind. 

Book lovers will find of interest Clyde Sanger's re- 

view of Anthony Westell's memoir on pages 28, 29 and 

Janet Desroches's introduction to the reading group at the 

Sunnyside library on the Words page. 

Book lovers from the Glebe and beyond can look for- 

ward to the Ottawa International Writers' Festival later this 

September; Tom Thomson's Last Paddle, a mystery for 

young adults by former Glebe resident Larry McCloskey, 

will be launched there Sept. 28. 

Views expressed in the Globe Report 

are those of our contributors. We 

reserve the right to edit all submissions. September 13, 2002 4 

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Editor Glebe Report, 

September... children are back 

at school and all's well with the 

education system, or so Elizabeth 

Witmer assured us. According to 

her, Ottawa has welcomed the new 

regime with open arms. But is she 

right? How do YOU feel about the 

Ottawa Board takeover? School 

closures? Tax relief for private 

Editor, Glebe Report, 

As a member of the board of' 

directors of the Glebe Centre and 

honourary chair of its "Reaching 

for the Future" campaign, I would 

like to invite Glebe residents to 

participate in The Glebe Centre's 

coming campaign. 

The Glebe Centre, across from 

Lansdowne Park, has been part of 

our community for 117 years, 

providing seniors with a variety 

of services and residential care. 

Because the current facility is 

outdated and no longer able to 

meet the needs of seniors, a rede- 

velopment project has been initi- 

ated. Our capital campaign i s 

necessary to raise funds to renew 

and expand our services. 

The Glebe has a wealth of tal- 

ent and residents are well known 

for their commitments to their 

neighbours and the community at 

large. We are calling upon indi- 

LETTERS 

Beefs or bouquets for 

Elizabeth Witmer? 

schooling? Cuts to special ed and 

educational funding generally? 

Send your beef or bouquets to 

Elizabeth Witmer at eliza- 

beth_witmer@ontla.ola.org. Tel. 

(416) 325-2600 and copy to Pre- 

mier Ernie Eves at 

webprem@gov.on.ca, Tel. 

(416)325-1941. 

Harriet Smith 

Join the Glebe Centre's 

'Reaching for the Future' 

campaign 

viduals with experience in mar- 

keting, public relations, media 

relations, graphic arts, or fund 

raising to assist with our cam- 

paign. 

I've been involved with the 

Glebe Centre for many years and 

have derived much satisfaction 

from my work here. I hope you 

will join me in this opportunity 

to help ensure that the services, 

such as the ones the Glebe Centre 

provides, continue to be available 

to seniors, the often forgotten 

members of our community. 

If you can contribute a few 

hours of your time to this worth- 

while project, please call the 

Glebe Centre at 238-2727 and 

speak to Monique Archambault 

(ext. 333) or Mary Pal (ext. 

323)in the campaign office. 

Jim Watson 

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Come and register for either of 

these upcoming events on Mon., 

Sept. 19, 7 p.m. These well- 

attended weekend sales are ideal 

for those who are interested in 

buying or selling long-lost treas- 

ures at very affordable prices. 

Free admission. Call GCC at 233- 

8713 for details. 

* FALL FLEA MARKET 

Sat., Oct. 12, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

Fee: $30 per table or $55 per 

corner booth 

" ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE 

FAIR 

Sat., Nov. 23, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Fee: $40 per table or $75 per 

booth 

HOMEWORK CLUB PLUS 

Are your children having a 

tough time doing homework? 

Could they benefit from some tips 

and strategies to help boost their 

academic performance and sel f- 

esteem? If so, sign them up for 

Homework Club.. .Plus! 

Starting on Oct. 1 students 

from grades 1 to 6 can do their 

homework twice a week under the 

supervision of provincially cer- 

tified teachers. There will also 

be extra activities including edu- 

cational games, to help build 

their academic and social skills 

in the classroom. The program 

will run Tuesdays and Thursdays, 

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the quiet 

Steiner Room at the Glebe Cotnmu- 

nity Centre. Note: A 10 per cent 

discount will be given to children 

registered full-time in Q4. 

MATH AND SCIENCE TUTORING 

OFFERED TO STUDENTS 

GRADE 9-12 

Having trouble with math or 

science? You can now get help at 

lunchtime or after school in small 

groups or private sessions at very 

affordable rates. Sessions will be 

held two days a week to give stu- 

dents extra help in the grade 9- 

12 math and science programs of 

the new curriculum. Please 

specify your request for private 

or semi-private, subject, grade 

and if desired in French or Eng- 

lish. Sessions will be formed ac- 

cording to demand. Call GCC for 

details at 233-8713 or come to 

our registration on Sat., Sept. 14 

at 10 a.m. A school council mem- 

ber from Glebe Collegiate will be 

there to answer your questions. 

FENG SHUI WORKSHOP 

SAT. SEPT. 21 

Join Maggie Huang from East 

Wind (794 Bank Street) and learn 

about Taoist Feng Shui. 

This workshop will give par- 

ticipants an overview of Feng 

Shui, including its history and 

the fundamentals of Feng Shui 

(landforms, celestial animals, 

five elements, yin & yang, in- 

cluding the constant change and 

interplay of energy in the envi- 

ronment, as well as the use of the 

basic Ba Gua compass). 

We will also discuss the appli- 

cation of personalized "Kua Num- 

ber" to tap into your auspicious 

directions and locations to im- 

prove and enhance your love life, 

health, career, luck, fame, chil- 

dren and wealth. 

Sat. Sept. 21, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Cost $60. For further details, 

call 233-8713 or 567-0382. 

GLEBE HOUSE TOUR 

The third annual Glebe house 

tour will take place Sat., Sept. 21 

from 1 - 4 p.m. (The date was 

changed due to a conflict with the 

Ottawa Renegades Football game 

which would limit the parking 

available in the neighbourhood.) 

Tickets cost $15 and are avail- 

able at the Glebe Community 

Centre, 690 Lyon Street South 

open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 9 

p.m. and Saturday 9 to noon. 

(564-1058). You can reserve the 

tickets by phone using VISA. 

Visit six lovely homes in the 

Glebe. We have attempted to in- 

clude a variety of sizes, styles, 

furnishing and decor on the tour 

to show the range of homes in the 

Glebe. A shuttle bus will be pro- 

vided during the tour. Proceeds 

from the tour will be used to sub- 

sidize youth and children's pro- 

gramming at the Glebe Conurtunity 

Centre. Thanks to the generous 

owners for opening their homes. 

COSTUME AND UNIFORM SALE 

SEPT. 14 

Brownies, Scouts, Taekwon-Do, 

dance wear, Hallowe'en cos- 

tumes... 

Come buy or sell second-hand 

costumes and /or uniforms here 

at Glebe CC, Sat., Sept. 14, 9 a.m. - 

noon, 564-1058 or 233-8713 

GLEBE 'NEIGHBOURHOOD 

ACTIVITIES GROUP 

690 Lyon Street South 

Ottawa, ON, K1S 3Z9 Tel: 564-1056 

Registration for fall programs begins September 14 

If you would like to sell your 

second-hand costumes, uniforms 

or dance wear, please bring items 

marked with your name, phone 

number, the size, and expected 

price to the main hall at the Glebe 

Community Centre on Fri., Sept. 

13, between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. All 

unsold items and money must be 

picked up by 2 p.m. on the day of 

the sale. For further details 

please call 233-8713. 

GNAG PRESENTS NEW STAG- 

ING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ 

Directed by Eleanor Crowder 

Show times: 

Fri., Feb. 28/ 03 at 7:30 p.m. 

Sat., March 1/03 at 4: p.m. 

Sat., March 1/03 at 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets are available at the 

Glebe Community Centre begin- 

ning Dec. 14 & ongoing, $8 per 

person. 

HAVE EXPERIENCE? 

NEED EXPERIENCE? 

WANT EXPERIENCE? 

Be part of this community 

theatrical production of 

The Wizard of Oz! 

General calling for those who 

wish to be part of the Oz experi- 

ence (8 - 80 years): We need ac- 

tors, a musical director, musi- 

cians, wardrobe, back stage as- 

sistants, ushers, administrators 

and other theatre enthusiasts. 

If you wish to be part of this 

production, come to our informa- 

tion session on: 'Thurs., Sept. 26 

7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. or contact 

Mary TD at 233-8713 or e-mail 

to gnag@theglebeonline.com 

HI°er 

Broker 

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KELLER WILLIAMS OTTAWA REALTY 

GNAG 

AUDITIONS FOR THE 

MAIN CAST: 

Call 233-8713 and book your 

audition by Fri., Nov. 1. 

Grade 9 - Grade 12: Thurs., Nov. 

7, 4 - 6 p.m. 

Adult: Thurs., Nov. 14, 6- 10 p.m. 

OTHER WAYS TO GET 

INVOLVED IN THIS PRODUC- 

TION: 

You can register in one of 

these January workshops: 

*Adult/Youth Theatre workshop 

(14 years - adult): be part of the 

main cast (Dorothy, the tin man, 

the lion, etc.) 

" Children's theatre workshop 

(ages 8 - 12 years): you will be- 

come cats or munchkins in eight 

short weelcs 

* Set design & building workshop 

(youth & adult): Design a set; 

build a production! 

* Dance workshop (ages 8 - 12 

years): Newly choreographed 

dance numbers 

Are you interested or have any 

inquiries? Call us at 233-8713 

GNAG ANNUAL GENERAL 

MEETING SEPT. 25 

Wed., Sept. 25, 2002 at 7 p.m. 

at the Glebe Community Centre. 

If you would like to volunteer or 

are interested in becoming a 

board member, the nominating 

committee welcomes your call and 

can provide you with further in- 

formation. 

Please call Christy at 233- 

8713. Closing date for nomina- 

tions is September 18, 2002. 

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Come explore six beautiful homes 

in the Glebe. 

Saturday, September 21, 2002 

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 

564-1058 

$15.00 per person 

Shuttle bus service is available 

OTTAWA REALTY

GCA Glebe Report September 13, 2002 8 

EXISTING BUILDING 

BY JUNE CREELMAN 

CHANGES PROPOSED AT THE 

RUNNING ROOM 

The Running Room plans to 

build a two-storey addition next 

to its store at the corner of Bank 

and Clarey. This addition would 

-eliminate much of the current 

parking lot, leaving only three 

spots. Since this is seven parking 

spaces short of what a building of 

this size would normally require, 

the Running Room has applied for 

a cash-in-lieu of parking permit. 

Some neighbours, however, have 

expressed concern about the pro- 

posal, given the already congested 

nature of that area and existing 

problems with illegal parkers. 

The GCA will discuss this project 

and its position on the cash-in- 

lieu at its Sept. 24 meeting. 

Please come out if you are inter- 

ested in contributing to the dis- 

cussion. 

NOISE AT LANSDOWNE 

The GCA has received com- 

plaints about noise at Lansdowne 

during and after the Renegade 

games. One particular annoyance 

has been the helicopter that flies 

over the stadium at every game. 

GCA reps have been in touch with 

the councillor's office and Trans- 

port Canada to try to resolve 

ADDMON 

BANK STREET ELEVATION 

Drawing courtesy of the Running Room 

Proposed changes to the Running Room at 901 Bank Street. 

Zoning and noise are ongoing 

issues in the neighbourhood 

these issues and we are hopeful 

that some resolution will be 

forthcoming. 

222 STRATHCONA 

You may recall GCA's request 

that the committee of adjustment 

defer its hearing on this property 

to permit community consulta- 

tion. The 222 Strathcona project 

involves the conversion of the 

former Ontario Upholstery 

building into a residence with 

retail/commercial on the ground 

floor. The controversial part of 

the proposal was a small fourth 

storey addition and roof garden. 

In the end, the hearing was de- 

ferred and a community meeting 

was held. The project has now 

been approved with some revi- 

sions suggested as a result of 

community input. 

MONTHLY MEETINGS 

The GCA meets on the fourth 

Tuesday of every month at 7:30 in 

the Glebe Community Centre. If 

you would like to put something 

on the agenda, please call the 

president, Anne Scotton, at 231- 

2778 or contact us electronically 

at gca@theglebeonline.com. 

Next meeting: Tues. Sept. 

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'There is no sea wind in Upper Canada 

No westerlies 

that scrape 

across the land 

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curling interminably 

against the shore. 

No westerlies 

that wrap the sky 

and the ground 

in a single bound; 

that declare the seasons 

before the sun. 

Dear Glebe Report readers, 

Carol Shields says summer in 

Canada is a dispensation. I think 

it's a dispensation because we get 

a different to-do list, most of it 

much more enjoyable-gardening, 

fixing the porch, playing summer 

sports. Unfortunately, the sum- 

mer's over and our real to-do list 

is back in force. 

My to-do list for Capital Ward 

includes ensuring the Glebe 

Community Centre has funding 

for the renovation, that's the first 

priority, but there is a whole raft 

of community facilities that are 

in need of renovations. 

There's the Heron Park field- 

house that needs to be retro- 

fitted and outfitted with a bocce 

facility for the retired commu- 

nity there so that they can get out 

in the wintertime and maintain 

their activity level. There's the 

desperately needed renovations to 

the Old Firehall in Ottawa South 

and Old Town Hall in Ottawa East. 

There's the upgrading of the Lees 

Avenue soccer field, the greening 

of Landsdowne Park, moving for- 

ward on the recommendations of 

the Glebe traffic plan, and then 

there's 88 Bellwood hanging in 

the wings (formerly St. Margaret 

Mary's School). 

All these projects are related 

to the funding crisis that we have 

in the people services department 

at the city. You often hear me talk 

about roads and the cost of infra- 

structure, usually in contrast to 

public transit, but think about 

this-the Laurier Bridge needed 

$20 million for its repair (and it 

was needed) and we are spending 

$150 million in Kanata on wid- 

ening the 417 and Terry Fox 

Drive. Meanwhile, in the entire 

people services budget, out of 

which would come all of the com- 

munity projects listed above, 

there is only $20 million budg- 

eted annually for the entire city. 

And it will decrease under the 

budget directions by another five 

per cent in 2003. 

The problem is that just as 

bridges need to be renewed and 

rebuilt, so does community infra- 

structure. And this isn't hap- 

pening. Our people services 

budget hasn't kept pace with in- 

flation or growth, that's the rea- 

son you've seen very little change 

except for decay in all of the 

corrununity buildings in Capital 

Ward in the last decade. Again 

this year budget directions call 

for a decrease in conununity 

spending. There's an old saw 

which makes sense to me - "you 

pay for what you get." 

Quality of life is clearly re- 

lated to how much money we 

By 

Councillor 

Clive 

Doucet 

spend on our schools and com- 

munity services; to how much 

money we spend on our arts and 

heritage sector; to how much 

money we spend on transit. 

Ontario is now out-ranked by 

48 American states in per capita 

spending on education. In arts 

and heritage, the city spends $3.7 

million. The city of Calgary, 

smaller than Ottawa, spends $5.7 

million, Vancouver $6.5 million, 

Montreal $11.6 million. We are at 

the bottom of the big city barrel. 

In public transit, we do not have a 

single environmental assessment 

under way for expanding our 

transit network. We have 10 for 

roads. 

Sooner or later we will have to 

start keeping our budget in line 

with population and inflation 

growth. It's just a question of 

when. If not, we will have to con- 

tinue to accept a steady erosion of 

many of the community facilities 

and services which create a qual- 

ity of life for all. 

Cities need to develop patterns 

of consumption and renewal that 

contribute to local and national 

well-being. They can do this, but 

they need to make different deci- 

sions than are being made today. 

It comes down to priorities and 

what we think is important. Kyoto 

starts at home. Sustainable com- 

munities need sustainable budg- 

ets. We create sustainable envi- 

ronments, not because they're 

prettier, but because in the long 

term they make economic sense. 

Communities that work cost less 

and deliver more. 

COFFEE WITH CLIVE OCT. 4 

We are in the process of devel- 

oping a Capital Ward Business 

Group to support sustainable city 

initiatives. If you're a business 

person and would like to get in- 

volved, please call my office. You 

can also reach me through my 

Web site or at the monthly Coffee 

with Clive chat sessions that take 

place the first Friday of every 

month from 10 to 11 a.m. at 

Timothy's in the Glebe (Bank and 

Fifth Ave.). 

All the best, Clive Doucet 

110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa, 

KlP 1J1. Tel: 580-2487. Fax: 

580-2527. 

E-mail: clive.doucet@ottawa.ca 

Web site: www.clivedoucet.com 

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Sat., Sept. 21 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

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1 1 Glebe Report September 13, 2002 

St. James Tennis Club 

Matt Scoppa prevails at 

tense tennis finals 

BY JOHN WINS-PURDY AND 

FRANCISCO ALVAREZ 

It is that time of the year 

again. The St. James Tennis Club 

championships are finally upon 

us. For all players this tourna- 

ment is a display of their abili- 

ties that have progressed 

throughout the tennis season. Al 1 

categories are represented: men's 

doubles, mixed doubles, ladies 

doubles and ladies singles, but 

the main category that sent a buzz 

through the club was the men's 

singles. 

The main draw included 24 

competitors eager to play fun yet 

competitive matches. This year 

also marked the first tournament 

appearance of Matthew Scoppa, 

the Australian head pro and man- 

ager at the St. James Tennis Club. 

After two long weeks of hard, 

competitive tennis, the tourna- 

ment boiled down to the champi- 

onship game which found Matt 

Scoppa pitted against the de- 

fending champion, Marinus Wins. 

As the match unfolded in front 

of about 40 spectators, the audi- 

ence was exposed to an array of 

shot selection, ball control and 

technical wizardry. 

The first set went to a tie- 

breaker which developed into a 3- 

3 tie. Matt then took control, ex- 

hibiting his youthful strength 

and specialty shots to win the 

tie-breaker 7-4. 

This seemed to give Matt a 

boost of confidence as he took an 

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St. James pro Matt Scoppa 

early 3-0 lead in the second set. 

However, the wily veteran, 

Marinus Wins, valiantly fought 

back to even the score at 3-3. 

Tension grew and nerves were felt 

as the match went on. The come- 

back by Marinus, however, would 

not discourage Matt. He regained 

control, claiming the set 6-3 and 

won the close and highly enter- 

taining match 7-6, (7-4), 6-3. The 

vast experience and age-old 

tricks of Marinus were not enough 

to push the prevailing Matt 

Scoppa under. 

It ended with a friendly hand- 

shake and a sharing of compli- 

ments from both participants. 

Congratulations to Man Scoppa 

and Marinus Wins on a hard- 

fought battle. 

Francisco Alvarez 

Fostering a love of tennis 

Francisco Alvarez, the court 

manager at St. James Tennis Club, 

is combining his love of tennis 

with a bit of international devel- 

opment 

He is collecting new and used 

tennis equipment to be sent to 

children in Zimbabwe. 

The project is his independent 

study component of the OA gym 

class Francisco is taking at Glebe 

Collegiate. 

Through a contact at the Com- 

monwealth Games Association, 

Francisco, 18, has corresponded 

with Patrick, a 19-year-old in 

Zimbabwe. 

"It struck a note with me," 

says Francisco. "Patrick is sort of 

the same as me he's in a teach- 

ing course and wants to start his 

Shooting Stars girls basketball 

team registration September 19 

The Shooting Stars girls bas- 

ketball team is holding registra- 

tion for the 2002-2003 basket- 

ball season on 'Thurs. Sept. 19 

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Glashan 

Public School, 28 Arlington Ave. 

(Glashan Public School is located 

opposite the main bus station on 

the other side of Kent Street.) 

The Stars are a competitive 

basketball club for girls with 

teams at five levels: minor bantam 

(born 1991 & 1990), bantam 

(1989 & 1988), midget (1987 & 

1986), juvenile (1985 & 1984) 

and premier (1983 & 1982). 

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own tennis academy and spread 

awareness of playing tennis and 

keeping fit." 

"I love tennis too," says Fran- 

cisco. "This year I've been giving 

lessons and been a trainer at the 

club." 

He explains his hopes for the 

project. He is asking people who 

want to donate used or new tennis 

balls, rackets, shoes, etc., to call 

him and arrange to drop it at a 

collection point. 

The Commonwealth Games As - 

sociation will take it from there. 

The young coach from the 

Glebe is obviously pleased to be 

reaching out to the young coach in 

Zimbabwe. 

To donate equipment, call 

Francisco at 230-0381. 

The Stars also have a minor 

bantam and younger house league 

which is focused on introducing 

and developing basic basketball 

skills for beginning players. 

There is also a bantam competi- 

tive house league which plays 

teams from Barrhaven and Kanata. 

The Stars stress the develop- 

ment of basketball skills, team 

skills and having fun. If you are 

interested in a rewarding experi- 

ence, please come out to play! 

Our Web site, www. 

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telephone 282-5444. 

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our fitness studio allows you to 

stay in shape in climate con- 

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Members and non-members 

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The first expansion to the fa- 

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the opening of a 45,000 square 

foot fieldhouse in January 2003. 

The fieldhouse will have two 175' 

x 100' artificial turf fields and a 

three-lane jogging track. Members 

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13 Glebe Report September 13, 2002 N EWS 

Glebe Questions 

Kwaheri, Rafiki! 

Unless some good-hearted dog 

lover arranges it, there will not 

be a birthday party for Jack Rus- 

sell terriers in Brown's Inlet this 

November. Rafiki did not quite 

make it to his 16th birthday. Dr. 

Hussein Fattah, the most humane 

of veterinarians, came to our 

house on August 16, while Rafi 

was resting on his cushion; and i t 

was all over within a minute. 

The next day, I cycled over to 

the Arboretum, where a Russian 

black mountain ash was planted 

for Rafiki in 1998, and I hung his 

collar and his medals (tags, if you 

like) high up on the little tree. It 

was my modern equivalent of 

placing a sword and shield upon a 

knight's tomb. 

We all get quite weepy about 

our dogs, don't we? But, as read- 

ers of this column must know, 

Rafiki was a pretty special com- 

panion. He may not have started 

that way, the offspring of Ringo 

and Jane down in Oxford Mills, 

and given at birth the name of 

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ently a champion steeplechaser, 

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He didn't waste time learning 

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and he scorned the thought of 

running after tennis balls; which 

is why Speedo, trained to retrieve 

them usually won the races at the 

birthday party. He ran after 

By 

Clyde 

Sanger 

squirrels, but only with the idea 

of giving the stouter, nut-filled 

creatures some exercise. 

He saved his courage for the 

hazards of cottage life in the 

Georgian Bay. Courage? Sometimes 

recklessness, as when he kept at 

bay a black bear that had come 

scavenging, and when he bur- 

rowed under a dock after a rattle- 

snake. 

Swimming was his delight. As 

we plunged in for the morning 

skinny, he would bark a warning 

from the end of the dock and then 

fling himself in and catch us up, 

to see we came to no harm on the 

farther shore. He was once left 

behind as the family headed for a 

picnic on the reefs a mile away 

beyond several islands. An hour 

later, he had found his way to the 

campfire, swimming all the way. 

He took command on canoe 

trips, standing four-square in the 

bows, and he enjoyed sailboats, 

too. Once, though, he leapt from 

our Laser to join a nearby 

kayaker and all but drowned. 

There was a happy outcome, as 

our son Daniel depicted in a 

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CROSS TRAINING CENTRE 

Rafiki drying off after a swim 

cheerful painting that hangs in 

the kitchen. 

The Arboretum was his other 

joy: lots of good companions of all 

sizes to meet and sniff around, 

and that wonderful slope down to 

the Carleton Locks to stretch the 

thighs. In his last months that 

slope was the place where the 

spark of his spirit shone, and a 

dutiful plod became a gallop. 

With Rafiki gone, we are free 

to leave the front door open to the 

street, the garden gate unlatched. 

We are free of those evening 

wallcs, which slowed with age. We 

are free of those puddles, discov- 

ered in the passageway on recent 

mornings. 

But these are empty freedoms. 

He is missed in many ways and 

many places. At first, he was with 

us in memory everywhere - the 

toast and marmalade no longer 

shared at breakfast; the cracked 

porridge bowl out of which he 

slurped water in the bathroom; 

the sheets on our bed he used to 

Photo: Penny Sanger 

slip between on winter nights; his 

cushion in the centre of the sit- 

ting room - for he was a pivot 

around which the household so 

often revolved. 

Memories are bound to fade, 

and the verses written by poets 

like Byron and Robert Southey to 

their faithful but short-lived 

companions are mostly maudlin 

in their sentimentality. Only 

Kipling avoided the overblown 

eulogy. He wrote the simple 

warning: " Brothers and sisters, I 

bid you beware/ Of giving your 

heart to a dog to tear." 

But Rafiki, having swum his 

way across the River Styx (no 

need of Charon and his ferry 

boat!) and standing there barking 

back at us from the other shore, 

does deserve his special verse. So 

let me borrow a line from Virgil: 

"Tendebantque manus, ripae ulte- 

rioris amore." Or, to put it more 

directly in his own Swahili: Kwa- 

heri, Rafiki. 

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BUSINESS NEWS Glebe Report September 13, 2002 1 4 

Business matters in the Glebe 

BY BRUCE DONALDSON 

2 BUSINESSES ON BANK ST. 

CLOSE 

There were many days when 

this old scribbler looked up and 

down Bank Street to see relatively 

few people out shopping compared 

to other years. If true, it would 

follow that business would be di- 

minished accordingly. However 

such has not been the case. Most 

of the Glebe stores along Bank 

Street report that they have had a 

very successful first six months 

and are looking forward to good 

returns for the balance of the 

year! 

This good news is tempered by 

sadness that two businesses of 

long standing have decided to 

terminate their operations in the 

Glebe. 

Kamal has operated a restau- 

rant in the Glebe for many years. 

He has set a high standard of 

service and was always friendly, 

helpful and generous. Despite 

his problems, he always went the 

extra mile to please his clients. 

Eleven years ago a fire destroyed 

his restaurant at Bank and Third 

that he subsequently replaced on 

the second floor of a new building 

located on the same site as his 

original restaurant. He tells nr 

that this has not been profitable. 

Kamal is operating from his 

other location on Elgin Street 

next to Dunn's to provide the very 

popular falafels considered by 

some to be the best in the world. 

It is worth a visit to his current 

premises to have one of his tasty 

falafels. 

The other business to be ter- 

minated by its owner is True 

South. Bernice- Borden and her 

husband Enrique have operated a 

very attractive gift shop for 13 

years selling clothes and other 

products from Asia and South 

America. It was always inter- 

esting to talk to them after their 

return from some exotic location 

on a buying trip. It was even 

more interesting to see the imagi- 

native way that Bernice would 

display the new products in her 

store window. 

I understand that they will be 

keeping their living accommoda- 

tion in Ottawa for the foreseeable 

future and we hope that circum- 

stances will permit them to come 

back to the Glebe. 

THORNE & COMPANY 

While it is only early Septem- 

ber, it is time to think about 

planting bulbs to welcome the 

spring. Because of their popu- 

larity and their beauty Linda 

'Thorne of Thorne & Co. has in- 

creased the size of her long- 

stemmed bulb order this year and 

is expecting them soon. All her 

tulips will be the long-sternmed 

ones so that they can be planted 

at a depth that is out of the reach 

of the pesky squirrels. It worked 

for me and the squirrels were 

crying. The long-stemmed tulips 

have a depth of colour that their 

shorter cousins can't match and 

they may even last longer. 

GLEBE BUSINESS GROUP 

At the end of June the Glebe 

Business Group (GBG) met in the 

attractive Kamal restaurant. The 

meeting was chaired by Liam 

McGahern, who won the job about 

a year ago. 

A prime concern is our limited 

Custom Designed Additions and 

Major Renovations that respect the 

Craftsmanship and Architectural 

style of your home. 

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representation at City Hall 

pared to what we had before 

gamation. Our councillor, Clive 

Doucet, is doing an excellent job 

on the council, but he has such a 

large area to cover and so many 

issues to put forward to the city, 

it is unreasonable to expect him 

to provide us with the same attention 

as before. 

Therefore it is up to the Glebe 

Business Group to find ways of 

helping our councillor represent 

us. To this end representatives 

corn- were 

amal- area 

named to cover the business 

geographically and identify 

problems that require attention. 

While establishing a Business 

Improvement Area could be one 

approach, the feeling of the 

meeting was that we are not quite 

ready for that. 

A continuing issue is parking. 

The city has not yet recognized 

our parking problem sufficiently 

to take any action. Thus the GBG 

is prepared to consider a plan 

(should one be presented) to de- 

Buying a Duplex? 

When purchasing a duplex, it is important to 

understand the requirements of the Ontario Fire 

Code Retrofit Section (9.8). This section of the fire 

code applies to existing buildings with two 

self-contained units or more. The requirements of 

this code were to be met by July1996. The retrofit 

code (9.8) deals with four critical areas: fire 

separation, means of egress, smoke alarms and the 

electrical system. The electrical system may require 

inspection by the Electrical Safety Authority, if so 

determined by the fire prevention officer 

performing the retrofit inspection. 

As an expert in the older homes found in Ottawa 

South and the Glebe, Tracy Arnett can provide you 

with more information about the charms of 

owning a property in these areas. For inquiries or 

a referral regarding the Ontario Fire Code 

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1 5 Glebe Report September 13, 2002 BUSINESS NEWS 

velop a parking building behind 

Loeb's. 

Other meetings are expected to 

follow. 

YAGHI'S 

It is expected that sometime in 

September the current owner of 

Yaghi's, Liu Yixian, will be re- 

placed by Mr. Ling Qin. The store 

has not changed much in the last 

25 years other than it is much 

cleaner and tidier than when the 

original owner was there. 

The store has a heritage in that 

it unintentionally has been part 

of the education process of chil- 

dren in the nearby schools. In 

the late 1960s and '70s, Mr. Yaghi 

had to put up with a lot from 

children who considered it a 

challenge to try to get something 

for free. He, on the other hand, 

provided a barrier, so to speak, 

that the students could either try 

to leap over or negotiate around. 

Though the former was almost im- 

possible, many tried unsuccess- 

fully. They learned in the proc- 

ess (at least many of them did) 

that negotiation took longer, but 

could be successful if emotions 

were kept in check. 

Mr. Yaghi was an interesting 

experience for the Glebe kids who 

tried to optimize their allowance. 

I know because my children all 

went through the process. 

FIFTH AVENUE GROCERY 

On Fifth Avenue, near Bron- 

son, is the Fifth Ave. Grocery that 

has been serving the neighbour- 

hood for 26 years continues to 

flourish. Mr. and Mrs. Monsour, 

the owners, live in the same 

building as the store and provide 

a warm and friendly welcome for 

customers that makes one want to 

come back. They are mentioned 

here because this convenience 

store seems to have a stable client 

base that will maintain the op- 

eration unlike so many others 

that have had to fold. 

There are only a few small 

corner stores left in the Glebe 

two on Fifth, and one at O'Connor 

and Third. 

RUNNING ROOM 901 BANK 

The Running Room has an ap- 

plication to the city to allow a 

282.5 square metre two-storey 

building extension on their prop- 

erty where the parking lot is now. 

It is interesting to note that a 

little more than a year ago this 

column described their operation 

coincidental with their purchase 

of and move into the Boko build- 

ing. 

Since then, the company has 

grown from 40 stores across Can- 

ada to 52, of which two are in the 

U.S. Mr. John Stanton owns the 

company and has no plans at the 

present to go public. The head- 

quarters are in Edmonton. Not 

only is the company a remarkable 

example of an integrated growth 

organization, but its prime prod- 

ucts foster health and fitness. 

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Nancy and David Van Leeuwen 

are hustling to open their new 

store, Personal Concepts, before 

the middle of September. They 

have completely remodeled the 

space previously occupied by 

Teruko to make it a very attrac- 

tive gift display area. 

Their business is to provide 

gifts for special occasions that 

are unique in that they fit the 

occasion or the person who will 

be receiving the gift. As it was 

explained to me, a gift may be 

purchased in the store, for exam- 

ple, and a message or drawing 

added by engraving to make it 

personal and a perfect fit for the 

occasion. 

The business that they propose 

would seem to be a complemen- 

tary fit with the existing busi- 

nesses in our area. 

David is related to the Van 

Leeuwen family who owned a 

high-end specialty furnishing 

business in the Glebe a few years 

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17 Glebe Report September 13, 2002 NEWS 

Alexander Way awarded Pearson College scholarship 

BY LYNDA RIVINGTON 

For 17-year-old Alexander 

Way, going back to school this 

fall meant embarking on a totally 

new learning experience. 

Normally, he would be in 

Grade 12 at Lisgar. However, Al- 

exander was recently awarded a 

full two-year scholarship valued 

at $55,000 to the Lester B. Pear- 

son College of the Pacific on Van- 

couver Island where he is now 

studying for his International 

Baccalaureate (LB) Diploma. 

One of 10 United World Col- 

leges located on five continents, 

Pearson College offers a unique 

program for students at the Grade 

12 and first year university lev- 

els. These colleges share an edu- 

cational program, whi,ch promotes 

the values of respect, under- 

standing and peace. 

Established in 1974 in honour 

of former Prime Minister and No- 

bel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 

Pearson, Pearson College is lo- 

cated on Pedder Bay west of Vic- 

toria in an old growth rainforest. 

It honours Pearson's vision of 

uniting people in friendship and 

service in order to build peace 

through human understanding 

and strives to build a world that 

celebrates diversity. 

Each year, 200 students from 

every Canadian province and ter- 

ritory as well as 80 countries at- 

tend the college. One hundred 

new students are competitively 

selected annually for full schol- 

arship, 25 from Canada and 75 

from other countries. Alexander 

was one of only three Ontario 

students out of 70 who initially 

applied from the province who 

made the final cut. 

Stiff selection criteria focuses 

on academic excellence, leader- 

ship qualities and skills, commu- 

nity service and a well-rounded 

nature. A demonstrated interest 

in global and community issues is 

a "must." 

Alexander was initially at- 

tracted to Pearson College be- 

cause it offered learning on two 

levels - academic and community 

involvement. The college's goals 

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Alexander Way is studying at Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific. 

also cater to his own personal 

interests in learning about other 

cultures. He discovered that 

Pearson shares similar goals with 

the Children International Sum- 

mer Villages (CISV) program with 

which he been actively involved 

for several years. 

Through CISV, Alexander has 

experienced living in different 

countries and learning about 

other cultures. He spent three 

summers living with families in 

France and Austria and last year 

worked as a junior CISV counsel- 

lor for 11-year-olds overseeing a 

variety of community involvement 

and charity activities. He en- 

joyed this experience because "we 

educated ourselves while helping 

communities with their issues." 

"I feel that CISV prepared me 

for the courses offered at Pear- 

son. I expect to be very comfort- 

Back to school... back to work... 

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whipping up our new fall menu. 

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able with Pearson because of my 

experience with CISV. In addi- 

tion, Pearson will help prepare 

me for university. The college's 

focus on international develop- 

ment particularly appeals to me. 

Some of the kids going to Pearson 

really amaze me!" 

Alexander's other interests 

have also contributed to making 

him a well-rounded person. Fol- 

lowing pre-school playgroup at 

the Glebe Community Centre, A I- 

exander was in French immersion 

at First Avenue and Hopewell and 

attended Lisgar for high school. 

He played trumpet in the Hopew- 

ell and Lisgar bands and cello in 

the Lisgar orchestra. 

Athletics have always been a 

big part of his life. He played 

hockey with the Ottawa Centre 

Minor Hockey Association, base- 

ball for Glebe Little League and 

competitive soccer with the Ot- 

tawa Internationals and Ottawa 

United associations. In addition, 

he was on Lisgar's junior boys 

cross-country ski team, which 

won the 2000-01 provincial high 

school championship. He was also 

a hockey and soccer referee and 

worked part time as a fishmonger 

at the Pelican Fishery. 

Alexander's academic studies 

at Pearson will include languages, 

individuals and societies, inter- 

national affairs, experimental 

sciences, mathematics, fine arts 

and a required theory of knowl- 

edge course. In addition, he will 

participate in a challenging pro- 

gram of creativity, action and 

service, all of which will prepare 

him for university. 

It is worth noting that Pearson 

graduates receive three univer- 

sity credits and many gain ad- 

vanced placement in North 

American universities. 

In today's major business and 

diplomatic centres, there is a de- 

mand for international educa- 

tional institutions, which will 

help people adjust to unusual en- 

vironments and prepare them for 

further education at home. Alex- 

ander's two years at Pearson Col- 

lege will certainly prepare him 

for this world. 

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several of his CISV friends are 

thinking about it. If you know of 

a student who may be interested, 

check out the college's Web site 

at www.pearson-college.uwc.ca 

Alexander's Fourth Avenue 

home is somewhat quiet these 

days. He's in B.C., older sister 

Erin is at Queen's, leaving 

younger _brother and Canterbury 

student, Kielan, at home with 

parents Dan Way and Rosemary 

Cairns Way. However, Alexander 

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TRAVEL Glebe Report September 13, 2002 1 8 

San Antonio the Alamo and much, much more 

BY MARGARET NEGODAEFF 

"Remember the Alamo!" These 

words are imprinted on the minds 

of all American students and eve- 

ryone who has seen John Wayne 

play Davy Crockett in the Holly- 

wood flick about the most famous 

battle in Texas. 

The silver screen version 

shows the Alamo as a single mis- 

sion building in the middle of 

some sort of Texas desert. In fact, 

the Alamo was a community-cum- 

fort surrounding Mission San 

Antonio de Valero, which spread 

"civilization" to the surrounding 

Indian population. The historic 

battle took place in 1836, when 

189 defenders, including Crock- 

ett, Bowie (of Bowie knife fame) 

and Col. Travis fought Mexican 

General Santa Anna for the right 

to self-rule. All 189 died, but the, 

battle sparked a major push that 

ended in victory for Texas. 

The mission chapel and the 

long barrack are all that remain, 

but the city has created a fasci- 

nating museum and great gift, 

shop. No admission required, but 

donations are gratefully accepted. 

STROLLIN' DOWN THE RIVER 

San Antonio is best known for 

its delightful Riverwalk, a unique 

blend of serene gardens, hotels, 

shops and eateries galore. The 

Riverwalk will delight the most 

jaded traveler with quiet spots to 

dream, restaurant and tour boats 

that ply the river day and night, 

and great music clubs where you 

can suck on a yummy prickly 

pear margarita or a Lone Star 

beer. Riverwalk food runs the 

gamut from authentic Mexican to 

Good 01' Texan barbecued ribs. 

Many of the hotels border or 

overlook the Riverwalk. We stayed 

at the Marriott Riverview. I've 

been in a lot of hotels on my trav- 

els, and all I can say is this one 

was simply flawless. 

The Riverwalk and neighbour- 

ing Market Square - the largest 

outdoor Medcan market outside 

Mexico - host fiestas throughout 

the year, so be prepared to kick 

up your heels and join the fun! 

ART, ART EVERYWHERE 

San Antonio prides itself on 

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neighbourhood of boutiques, gal- 

leries and coffee houses, as well 

as the meticulously preserved 

homes of 19th century German 

families. Fans of contemporary 

art may enjoy the Blue Star Arts 

Complex and Art Pace, a founda- 

tion that offers emerging artists 

from around the world a resi- 

dence program to create and ex- 

hibit their work. 

The Guadalupe Cultural Arts 

Center has been designed to pre- 

serve and cultivate the region's 

Chicano, Latino and Native 

American heritage through dance, 

literature, media, theatre and 

visual arts, and Chicano music. 

GARDENS OLD AND NEW 

The San Antonio Botanical 

Garden was my hands-down win- 

ner for pure sensory pleasure. 

Apart from formal and display 

areas, including a Garden for the 

Blind and the Kumamoto En Japa- 

nese garden, you can literally 

take a walk across Texas by ex- 

ploring the Native Areas. Exten- 

sive collections, including origi- 

nal settlers' homes, represent the 

three distinct areas of Texas - the 

Hill Country, with stately live 

oaks, mountain laurel, the famed 

bluebonnets and red salvia, East 

Texas, with magnolia, sassafras 

and sweetgum, and Southwest 

Texas featuring mesquite, cenizo, 

ebony and the sabal palm. 

An interesting feature is a 

water-saver garden, with low wa- 

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1 like the Botanical Gardens 

because they are a work in prog- 

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programs such as encouraging 

urban kids to tend vegetable plots 

so they may gain both an appre- 

ciation of nature, and supplement 

their families' food stores with 

their very own produce. The gar- 

dens, a lovely home-style restau- 

rant and a superb gift shop are 

open daily, year round. 

Alas, no more room for beau- 

tiful San Antonio in this column, 

but for much more info., call toll 

free at 1-800-447-3372 or look 

them up on the Web at 

www.SanAntonioCVB.com. 

ACROSS THE SEA 

Two tidbits here - first, 

Northern Ireland's National Trust 

has launched a new Web site 

where you can hire a room at a 

historic mansion, book a cottage, 

organize a day at a country fair or 

research little-known facts about 

famous visitor attractions. Find 

them at www.ntni.org.uk. 

Second, a new walking trail 

from the medieval quarter of Lim- 

erick City covers more than 1,000 

years of history. The walking 

guide is available free from 

tourist information offices and 

other outlets. 

Across another ocean, Quest 

Nature Tours is offering all- 

inclusive cruise expeditions to 

CASUAL FOOTWEAR 

Antarctica during that cool con- 

tinent's summer months. Tours 

run November 19-December 2 and 

January 15-28. Call organizers at 

1-800-387-1483 or 

travel@worldwidequest.com and 

say hi to the penguins for me. 

In warmer climes, Hawaii's Big 

Island presents Puuhonua o Ha- 

naunau (no, I can't pronounce it) 

National Park, which preserves 

the area where kapu (tabu)- 

breakers could seek refuge. The 

park spans 180 acres of idyllic 

oceanfront land and is the last 

remaining example of an ancient 

sanctuary in the Hawaiian Is- 

lands. A place to go if Waikiki 

proves too much for your gentle 

Canadian soul. 

CLOSER TO HOME 

The Shaw Festival in Niagara- 

on-the-Lake is presenting 

Chaplin (The Trial of Charles 

Spencer Chaplin Esq.) from Aug. 

17 to Oct. 6. First presented as an 

Academy workshop in 2000, the 

play astounded the audience by 

delving into Chaplin's private life 

as he struggled with the psycho- 

logical tension between his two 

characters - the Jewish barber vs. 

the German dictator - during pro- 

duction of his first "talkie." 

Might well be worth a trip. 

That's it for now. Hope you had 

a wonderful summer! 

Margaret Negodaeff is a local 

business and travel writer. 

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(Just south of Fifth Ave) 

231-6331

19 Glebe Report September 13, 2002 FEATURE 

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me to stay to dinner. "Look at 

this," she says, flourishing what 

looks like half of a small castiron 

wrecking ball set on stubby 

legs. "This is how I make crêpes. 

You pour the batter on the top of 

the pan, and set it on its legs on 

the heat. The crêpe cooks in no 

time. Then you peel it off and do 

it again. It's easy really fast. I 

made 500 of them for my parents' 

60th wedding anniversary over 

two days, of course." 

This is her definition of 

easy? Five hundred crêpes in two 

days? This woman could teach 

Martha Stewart a thing or two. 

The crêpe pan is important 

in Sharon's life, because it was 

her grandmother's. It ties the 

nurture, hospitality and generosity 

of her domesticity inseparably 

to her Judaic faith, with its 

stress on tradition, on being an 

individual within a larger accepting 

group. Ironically, however, 

it was her religion that took 

her away from a strictly domestic 

role into a writing life. 

Sharon explains: "I had a degree 

in psychology, but wanted 

something more than to be a stayat-home 

mom. I was very involved 

in my orthodox faith, so I went to 

Carleton and completed all the 

course work for a masters in religion. 

One of my advisers told me 

that my essays were very good, 

but they all sounded like fiction. 

And that's what got me started 

thinking about writing fiction." 

She started with children's 

stories. Her goal was to write 

contemporary Jewish stories that 

would appeal to her children, stories 

set in Ottawa, not in New 

York or Israel. The result was a 

first story in which a group of 

Hasidim come to Ottawa. 

Since that time, Sharon's accomplishments 

have been many. 

She has published a novel, Ritual 

Slaughter, and two books of short 

stories, The Mikveh Man and 

Other Stories, and The Golden 

Ghetto. Her stories, both for children 

and adults, have appeared in 

several anthologies. She has 

written countless book reviews 

for many publications, including 

The Globe and Mail, The Ottawa 

Citizen, The Jerusalem Post, The 

Toronto Star, Books in Canada as 

well as .the Glebe Report. She is a 

member of PEN and has been a 

writer in residence at the Port 

Hope Public Library. She has 

served on the national executive 

of The Writers Union of Canada, 

Sharon Drache: a quirky and passionate life 

The Glebe Online 

A Carurtecte.d/Cowverukvtity 

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and, in 1998, won the Charlotte 

Whitton Award for Arts and 

Culture. 

Now Sharon has finished a 

new collection of short stories 

and a new novel, A Guest in My 

House, which has both a Canadian 

backdrop and the legendary fig- 

ure of the wandering Jew. Like 

countless other authors, she is 

worried about her chances in the 

present mess that is Canadian 

publishing. 

Her difficulties are all the 

more paradmdcal, since she has 

had support from very influential 

figures in the publishing world, 

including Jack McClelland, who 

was her agent after he retired 

from McClelland and Stewart. 

"Having Jack McClelland as my 

agent was the high point of my 

writing life. It was so exciting to 

have that support. He gave me en- 

couragement at a time when I 

needed it, and if it had been a few 

years earlier, I would have been 

published by McClelland and 

Stewart, without doubt" 

Although the state of pub- 

lishing in Canada is cause for 

discouragement, Sharon has de- 

cided that she will never s el f- 

publish her adult fiction. How- 

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ever, the children's stories are 

another matter. She and Ellen 

Schowalter are now collaborating 

to publish The Magic Pot as a 

children's book. "We published it 

originally in the Glebe Report and 

we always thought it had a fabu- 

lous potential. I have re-written 

it, and Ellen will do the illustra- 

tions." They hope to sell the book 

at a competitive price in their two 

niche markets, the Jewish com- 

munity and the Glebe. 

Although The Magic Pot is 

not a Glebe story, it is a story for 

our time. As Sharon says, "It's 

about accepting age, grandmoth- 

ers who are older, who are ugly 

and sick. It's about surviving and 

transforming. It's about what's on 

the inside, not on the outside. It's 

about being generous and giving. 

The girl in the story just happens 

to be Jewish. After someone criti- 

cized the story, I tried turning 

the text around so that you don't 

know that the grandmother is 

ugly until the third page. But that 

misses the point. I realized that 

this is the charm of the story - 

there's this ghoul right from the 

beginning." 

When she is asked to de- 

scribe her own writing, she says, 

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"My forte is magic realism. I like 

to think there is magic in every- 

thing. Life is magical. 

"My writing is quirky none 

of it is normal, even the chil- 

dren's stories. And I think that is 

quite Jewish, because it's idio- 

syncratic. The old story is that if 

you get 12 Jews in a room to- 

gether and they're all supposed to 

agree, you get 12 different opin- 

ions. I see this in my synagogue 

now." 

Sharon belongs to two alter- 

native synagogues, neither of 

which has its own building or 

clergy. "I like both groups very 

much, she says. "But I really like 

liturgy, so the conservative 

egalitarian one is very satisfying, 

especially since it appeals to my 

feminism, which is stronger than 

even I realized. 

"My forte is magic realism" 

"We always read from the 

Old Testament, and then someone 

gives a sermon. Everybody has an 

opinion about what the person 

said, and how he or she said it. 

They're not being critical, just 

lively, I love it. It's never boring 

and you never know what you're 

going to get. Everyone's on their 

own little planet, and yet there's 

this cohesiveness that comes in 

recognizing differences. And 

that's the great strength for Jews. 

"I like that kind of tension. I 

can use that in my stories, and I 

think Jewish writers work in this 

way. The writers I admire, like 

Richler, Roth, Singer and the 

wonderful Grace Paley all do this. 

Writers like them want to be 

heard in their own way, yet they 

appeal to everybody. 

"In any case, I have to say 

that what has saved my life in 

hard times is my Judaic faith. I 

have a whole new family. It's a 

structure, something I can be a 

part of, but apart from." 

Our time together comes full 

circle. Of course I stay for din- 

ner. The crêpes are delicious - 

stuffed with spinach and ricotta, 

sprinkled with cheese bubbling 

in the pan. There is fresh salad 

and fruit, ironed table linen and, 

as always, conversation that 

qualifies: "It's never boring and 

you never know what you're going 

to get." Except enlightenment. 

And friendship, of course. 

Beverley Rix is a former 

editor of the Glebe Report. She 

and Sharon Drache were neigh- 

bours on Second Avenue where 

their children grew up together 

and have been friends for many 

years. 

We are pleased to announce 

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HEALTH 

Lace up your shoes for the 

Cheerios Mother Daughter Walk 

We can all 

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ber, friend or co-worker who has 

experienced or been affected by 

some form of heart disease. 

Did you know that heart dis- 

ease is not just a disease that im- 

pacts men, but is rather common 

for women? Did you know that 

"eight times more women die from 

heart disease and stroke each 

year, than from breast cancer"? 

(Heart & Stroke: Heart Smart 

Women: A Guide to Heart Disease; 

1999 University Health Network). 

Both Suzanne Pinel and her 

daughter Anne-Marie understand 

the importance of a healthy and 

balanced lifestyle. Suzanne, this 

year's honourary chair, and 

BY ANNELIES VAN OERS 

Aromatherapy is the ancient 

holistic practice of using essen- 

tial oils to aid the body, mind and 

spirit in its healing journey. 

Through the controlled applica- 

tion and use of essential oils 

through such practices as mas- 

sage, steam inhalations, diffus- 

ers, spritzers, skin care products 

and compresses, the body absorbs 

essential oils. Once the oils enter 

our body and blood stream they 

can be of far-reaching benefit. 

The massage I use in my practice 

is a full body massage where the 

client is always covered with tow- 

els for modesty and warmth. The 

massage is very gentle and 

rhythmic, incorporating both 

acupressure points and lymphatic 

drainage techniques and lasts 

approximately one hour. 

WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL OILS? 

Essential oils are highly con- 

centrated, naturally dis ti 11 ed 

botanical extracts. They contain 

the life force of the plant and 

therefore these dynamic liquids 

are powerful and energetic in 

nature. Essential oils smell deli- 

cious, and when used with care 

and knowledge, can provide 

healing and restore balance. The 

scents as well as the chemical 

Anne-Marie will be participating 

in this year's Cheerios Mother 

Daughter Walk for Heart & 

Stroke. All funds raised at this 

year's walk are used for women's 

research for heart disease and 

awareness education. 

SUN., SEPT. 22 

Whatever your reason, please 

take the time to join Suzanne and 

her daughter Anne-Marie for the 

Cheerios Mother Daughter Walk 

for Heart & Stroke on Sun. Sept. 

22 at CFRB Dow's Lake at 9:45 

a.m. Registration takes place 

from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with 

lots of entertainment and a Health 

and Wellness Fair as well. Make 

it a family outing! Anyone can 

participate: family, friends, and 

co-workers, young and old, men 

or women; all are welcome. Join 

in a 2.5 km scenic walk along the 

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phone: 737-0651. Lace up! 

What is Aromatherapy? 

constitution of the oils make a 

vital contribution to its natural 

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The sale of essential oils is not 

regulated in Canada. I have seen 

many oils on the market that are 

adulterated with perfume or sim- 

ply diluted with a carrier oil. 

This allows the company to gain a 

bigger profit, as pure essential 

oils are expensive and therefore 

the profit margin is small. As a 

consumer it is best to buy from a 

country (such as England or 

Australia) where tight regula- 

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company that tests their oils for 

purity. Make sure that the testing 

is done by organizations that are 

not affiliated with the company. 

Annelles van Oers RAHP is a 

registered aromatherapist 

Annelles has been serving Ot- 

tawa and the Glebe area as a reg- 

istered aromatherapist for over 

four years. She has an active aro- 

matherapy massage practice and 

creates her own line of aro- 

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HEALTH 

How my family came to know 

the Glebe Centre 

BY RAE MCCARTHY 

Most of you know the Glebe 

Centre by sight the group of 

buildings on Bank Street across 

from Lansdowne Park. Many peo- 

ple confuse it with the Glebe 

Conununity Centre on Lyon Street, 

which serves the community at 

large. The Glebe Centre also 

serves the community, by pro- 

viding services and care for our 

seniors. 

The Glebe Centre is made up of 

three buildings; a 12-storey 

brick tower; a grey stone heritage 

building, Abbotsford House; and 

a two-storey extension, Bronson 

Place. These three share a com- 

mon entrance that opens on Monk 

Street. 

Part of Bronson Place is dedi- 

cated to people with various 

stages of dementia. The tower 

accommodates residents who re- 

quire varying degrees of care. 

Both are long-term care facilities. 

Abbotsford House is a seniors 

community centre that offers i n- 

house programs and outreach 

services. 

In March, just before her 83rd 

birthday, my mom moved to the 

seventh floor of the tower. For 10 

years following the death of my 

father, she had been living alone 

in her home though she had been 

diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She 

was supported by a familiar rou- 

tine, very good neighbours and 

two watchful daughters. However, 

as time passed, we were buying 

all her food and preparing it our- 

selves or asking homecare work- 

ers to do it. Nonetheless, mom was 

losing weight because she 

couldn't stay seated long enough 

to finish a meal. Her clothes 

needed organizing, her garbage 

needed collecting, and we worried 

about her wandering outside her 

familiar two-block area. We were 

running a long-term care facility 

for one person and were in a con- 

stant state of alert. As anyone 

who has dealt with a similar 

situation knows, it wears you out. 

About a year ago, my sister 

Lee and I placed my mom's name 

on the CCAC's (Community Care 

Access Centre) waiting list for 

placement in a long-term care 

facility. We toured five of these, a 

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time-consuming, but worthwhile 

process that helped us discern 

different styles, layouts and at- 

mospheres and, ultimately, make 

our choice. What we liked about 

the Glebe Centre was its friendly, 

low-key bustle, its feeling of 

"aliveness." Nonetheless, this 

spring, when the call came that 

mom had a room, we were faced 

with the usual gamut of emotions 

that surrounds uprooting a senior 

from her home. When we left her 

on that first day, despite the 

great kindness of staff, I felt both 

wonderful relief and heavy guilt. 

And we weren't home yet. 

My mom is a small woman, 

spry as a cricket (a gift which 

had contributed to our fears of 

her wandering). So, physically, 

she suited the seventh floor, but 

it soon became clear that men- 

tally it was beyond her. People 

with mild Alzheimer's can be in- 

tegrated successfully into the 

Tower, but my mom's condition 

had advanced to moderate. We 

were impressed by how quicldy 

staff reacted to her problems. 

Within a month, she had made the 

move to the first floor of Bronson 

Place. We were told that research 

suggests that people with Alz- 

heimer's are often anxious when 

they have to interact on a level 

that challenges them beyond their 

capabilities. This idea is cer- 

tainly borne out in our experi- 

ence. Bronson Place is a friendly, 

compassionate home that allows 

residents to wander from room to 

room, talk or not talk, engage in 

small tasks or not, and where no 

one gets upset if my mom takes a 

nap on another resident's bed. 

Each time I visit my mom, I leave 

knowing she is in the best place 

for her. 

I hope this brief account helps 

to explain a bit about The Glebe 

Centre and my connection to it. 

As more and more of us find our- 

selves in the position of caring 

for our aging parents and rela- 

tives, we need to be aware of both 

the challenges and resources 

available. In the months to follow, 

I will write more about this local 

facility and how it meets the 

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average sale price & increase 

YEAR AVERAGE SALE PRICE %CHANGE 

1980 $62,748 +1.37 

1981 $64,896 +3.42 

1982 $71,080 +9.54 

1983 $ 86,245 +21.35 

1984 $102,084 +18.37 

1985 $107,306 +5.11 

1986 $111,643 +4.0 

1987 $119,612 +6.7 

1988 $128,434 +7.4 

1989 $137,455 +7.0 

1990 $141,438 +2.9 

1991 $143,868 +1.4 

1992 $143,361 +0.4 

1993 $148.129 +3.0 

1994 $147,543 -0.4 

1995 $143,193 -2.9 

1996 $140,513 -1.9 

1997 $143,873 +2.4 

1998 $143,953 +0.1 

1999 $149,650 +4.0 

2000 $159,511 +6.6 

2001 $175,971 +10.3 

2002 fil June $200,173 

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REPORT 

Ottawa Carleton District 

School Board trustee report 

WHY HAS THE PROVINCE 

TAKEN CONTROL OF THE 

OCDSB? 

On Aug. 17, the provincial 

government announced the ap- 

pointment of a supervisor for the 

OCDSB i.e. the province took con- 

trol of our English language pub- 

lic education system here in Ot- 

tawa. The takeover was triggered 

by a series of events. The OCDSB, 

on June 5, submitted to the 

province a deficit budget for the 

2002-2003 school year, with 

revenues of $521.1 million and 

expenditures of $544.4 million. 

While this budget already had 

$9.2 million in cuts for 2002- 

2003, the Education Act states 

that school boards must submit 

balanced budgets. Consequently, 

Minister of Education Elizabeth 

Witmer announced on July 2 the 

appointment of an investigator, 

Mr. Al Rosen, "to review the fi- 

nances of the OCDSB and deter- 

mine whether the recommenda- 

tions from board staff would re- 

sult in a balanced budget." Re- 

leased Aug. 6, Mr. Rosen's report 

(available on the Ministry's Web 

site at www.edu.gov.on.ca) was 

highly critical of trustees, call- 

ing the financial crisis "self- 

inflicted" and reconunending that 

the Ministry take control of the 

OCDSB. 

My opinion, and that of the 

strong majority of trustees, is 

that the province has brought on 

the crisis. Mr. Rosen focused on 

the bottom line, assessing 

whether cuts were legally and 

logistically possible, rather than 

their impact on quality educa- 

tion. 

The province controls educa- 

tion funding and school boards 

across Ontario are facing finan- 

cial difficulty. The government's 

claim that there is more funding 

for education across the province 

is valid only if enrolment growth 

and cost increases are ignored. 

The province would have to aug- 

ment education dollars by at least 

$2.2 billion to match the funding 

level of 1994, the year before the 

Harris government took office. In 

February 2002, all 72 directors 

of education across Ontario 

(public, Catholic, English and 

French) wrote to the Minister ad- 

vising her that the funding prob- 

lem was reaching the "crisis" 

stage. A month earlier, Liz San- 

dals, president of the Ontario 

Public School Boards' Associa- 

tion, spoke about the legal re- 

sponsibility of school boards to 

develop balanced budgets. How- 

ever, she also noted the legal re- 

sponsibility of school boards to 

conform to special education leg- 

islation, the Occupational Health 

and Safety Act, and the Labour 

Relations Act, amdng others. 

Speaking for school boards, she 

asked the province: "Which law 

would you like us to break?" 

Finally, many boards that have 

submitted balanced budgets for 

2002-2003 have done so using 

"creative accounting." Reserves 

have been depleted, there are no 

funds for salary increases and 

capital funds are being redi- 

By 

OCDSB 

Trustee 

Lynn 

Graham 

rected to cover operating ex- 

penses. As far as I'm concerned 

the province should be held di- 

rectly accountable for forcing 

boards to adopt such extreme 

measures. 

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE 

SUPERVISOR, OF TRUSTEES? 

The supervisor of the OCDSB i s 

Mr. Merv Beckstead, former chief 

administrative officer for the 

City of Nepean and the Regional 

Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. 

Acting on behalf of the Minister, 

he is responsible for "preparing 

and implementing a plan by No- 

vember 25, 2002 to return the 

OCDSB to a balanced financial 

positon taking into account the 

investigator's recommendations 

and findings." He is fully in 

charge of the administrative and 

financial affairs of the OCDSB 

and, as the Minister's appointee, 

responsible for all decisions at 

the board. I understand his term 

of office is approximately one 

year. 

Mr. Beckstead has made it 

clear that he welcomes advicq 

from trustees as he makes deci- 

sions. The advisory role for 

trustees and other stakeholders 

will be possible through the con- 

tinuation of board, standing com- 

mittee and advisory committee 

meetings. As your democratically 

elected representative, I intend to 

be as involved as ever in our 

public school system, even if 

control is with the Minister and 

the supervisor. I will advocate for 

the needs of our students and I 

will continue to network with 

trustees across Ontario. The 

board took a principled stand in 

defense of public education. I 

don't believe we had any other 

option. 

WHAT CUTS ARE BEING MADE 

BY THE SUPERVISOR? 

On Aug. 17, Mr. Beckstead an- 

nounced the first round of cuts, 

reducing the $23.3 million defi- 

cit by $4.7 million. Eleven pairs 

of elementary schools are now 

"twinned" meaning there are 11 

principals for 22 schools. First 

Avenue and Mutchmor are sharing 

Dagmar Stonehouse, up until now 

principal at First Avenue, and 

Barbara Campbell, principal at 

Mutchmor for the past three 

years, is now principal at Castor 

Valley Elementary School. I ex- 

tend a heartfelt thanks to Barbara 

who provided wonderful leader- 

ship at Mutchmor. I wish Dagmar, 

highly respected by our commu- 

nity, all the best as she takes on 

"double duty." There will be a 

half-time vice-principal at one of 

the schools to assist Dagmar. 

The rest of the cuts were in 

special education, with the elimi- 

nation of 52 teaching positions 

and eight educational assistant 

positions. Students at both the 

elementary and secondary levels 

now have less opportunity for re- 

medial support during regular 

school hours in withdrawal set- 

tings and in the regular class- 

room. 

The supervisor did not consult 

trustees and community repre- 

sentatives, although he had staff 

input and access to board reports 

and minutes. The twinning of 

schools and a reduction of service 

in special education were among 

the proposals recommended 

(reluctantly) by staff during 

budget discussions and repeated 

in the Rosen Report. Indeed, pro- 

gram and service reductions are 

now inevitable as there is nothing 

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25 Glebe Report September 13, 2002 SCHOOL NEWS 

Another great year begins at Corpus Christi School! 

BY JIM ROGERS 

The 2002-2003 school year has 

had a great beginning. Our school 

population, as of the end of the 

first week of school is 415 stu- 

dents and continues to grow. We 

look forward to receiving the 

children who are still moving into 

our community. Corpus Christi is 

pleased to welcome Triona White 

as our Grade 4/5 teacher, Shauna 

O'Farrell as our physical educa- 

tion specialist, Elise Lalonde for 

the Grade 2 French immersion .; 

class, and Rebecca Harrison and 

Marion Mindorff as our special 

education resource staff. 

BUILDING THE SPIRIT 

TOGETHER! 

A welcome assembly for the 

student body was held the first 

day to welcome returning stu- 

dents and staff and extend a warm 

welcome to our new students and 

staff members. Following a short 

liturgy, a school year survival kit 

was shared with the students. 

Items chosen from the kit by 

class representatives, will re- 

mind the students throughout the 

school year of our school goal to 

continue to build a strong spir- 

ited school community. Survival 

kit items included: a heart - 

reminding all of us to follow the 

Gospel message to love one an- 

other; a star challenging all of 

us to shine brightly and always 

do our best; a chocolate kiss - to 

remind us that someone cares; 

confetti - to help celebrate the 

good times; a toothpick - 

encouraging us to pick the best 

qualities in our classmates; an 

eraser - reminding us that mis- 

takes can be corrected; and a 

penny - telling us that we are all 

special and valuable. 

The students have developed a 

wonderful welcoming spirit and 

each student will continue to be 

an ambassador of Corpus Christi's 

spirit. 

Students are actively engaged 

in the bilingual program (50 per 

cent English and 50 per cent 

French). They are s'etting up their 

clubs and activities for the year, 

such as environment club, patrol 

group, intramural sports teams, 

peer mediation, chess club, choir, 

piano and recorder lessons, par- 

ish visits and school liturgies. 

Practices for soccer and cross- 

country school teams will soon be 

under way. 

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met and arranged for the first 

school council meeting to be held 

on Sept. 17 at the school. All par- 

ents of children in the school are 

encouraged to participate in the 

association. We are fortunate to 

have a very involved and suppor- 

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team works very closely with the 

school to support programs and 

extracurricular activities. 

The staff and students wish to 

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successful fund-raising activity. 

This endeavour consumed a great 

deal of time on the part of many 

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First Avenue School News 

Looking back & moving forward 

BY MARCI MORRIS 

LOOKING BACK AND 

MOVING FORWARD 

It has been a summer of tur- 

moil and change for the Ottawa 

Carleton District School Board. 

The sleepy, relaxing days of July 

were replaced by the auditor's 

report, the installation of a 

provincially selected supervisor 

and major school changes in 

August. As with many schools in 

the board, these changes have 

meant that First Avenue Public 

School has been twinned with 

Mutchmor and Dagmar Stone- 

house, our capable principal, will 

be half time at each school. With 

over 700 students in the two 

schools, and no vice-principal at 

First Avenue, this will certainly 

create a busy, challenging year 

for Dagmar. 

Fortunately, this is Dagmar's 

third year at First Avenue and as 

she reduces her role to part-time 

principal, she leaves the leader- 

ship responsibilities in the very 

capable hands of the remaining 

staff. Under Dagmar's leader- 

ship, First Avenue teachers have 

taken on many more responsi- 

bilities than that of a classroom 

teacher alone. Each staff member 

offers leadership capabilities in 

one or more fields including aca- 

demics, athletics, arts, conflict 

resolution and special needs. In 

addition, the classrooms have 

been divided into "support class- 

rooms" so that teachers will have 

a teacher partner to help them out 

with teaching or discipline issues 

when there is no one available at 

the office. 

Although this is not an ideal 

situation for Dagmar, or the staff 

and parents of First Avenue and 

Mutchmor, all parties are very 

interested in making the best of 

the situation and finding a posi- 

tive way forward. Only time will 

tell how issues progress and how 

other changes mandated by the 

supervisor are implemented. 

NEW FACES 

First Avenue Public School be- 

gan its 2002-2003 school year 

with three new staff members. 

The new Grade 3 teacher is Kath- 

erine Lapner. Katherine grew up 

in Ottawa and graduated from 

Lisgar. She received her master 

of science degree from Ottawa U 

and her bachelor of education 

from Queen's. She was nominated 

for the Student Teacher Award 

and came to First Avenue very 

highly recommended. In addition 

to her academic qualifications, 

the school is looking forward to 

benefiting from Katherine's tal- 

ents in both music and athletics. 

When the board hiring freeze 

was lifted the last week in 

August, First Avenue was very 

fortunate to be able to offer a 

full-time position to Sylvie 

Lurette. Sylvie was a longtime 

occasional teacher last year in 

Grade 1 and has now permanently 

joined the First Avenue team. 

Sylvie's love of teaching and chil- 

dren and her knowledge of im- 

mersion programming is an ex- 

cellent addition to the school. 

Our last new staff member is 

Beth Merkley. Beth teaches 3/4 

time at Hopewell and then dashes 

over to First Avenue each after- 

noon to teach the gifted Grade 5 

math program. With her four 

years of teaching experience, and 

her MA in clinical psychology 

and bachelor of education, Beth is 

a welcome addition to the First 

Avenue team. 

CROSSING IN SAFETY 

This year, the student crossing 

guard duty will be fulfilled by 

Grade 5 students, and co- 

ordinated by Grade 5 teacher, 

Denis Arsenault. In addition, 

First Avenue has applied for, and 

been granted an adult crossing 

guard by the City of Ottawa at the 

corner of First Avenue and 

O'Connor. This will be a welcome 

addition to this busy corner. A 

special thank you to all the driv- 

ers who slow down at this corner. 

We are hoping that with the ad- 

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will be fewer safety issues. 

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Major changes happening 

BY ROGER SMITH 

The excitement of the first day 

of school was dampened by un- 

certainty and confusion, after 

Mutchmor's principal was moved 

out and the school was ordered to 

share a principal under a so- 

called "twinning" program to cut 

costs. 

Barbara Campbell was re- 

assigned to Castor Valley in 

Greely, while Dagmar Stonehouse, 

the principal at First Avenue, 

will now oversee Mutchmor as 

well. Louise de March, a special 

education resource teacher, will 

help out as acting vice-principal. 

But as students and parents 

crowded the schoolyard on the 

first day, trying to find new 

teachers and classes, ihere was 

widespread concern about how 

one principal could handle two 

schools and what it means in the 

ongoing fight to keep Mutchmor 

open. 

"You have to wonder about the 

future of this school," said one 

teacher, who preferred to remain 

anonymous. 

"It's an indication of the con- 

fusion and alarm it's created in 

this community," said school 

council president Ben Anthony. 

"It may just be the first tremor of 

the earthquake to come." 

`...the first hard task 

was saying good-bye 

and thanks to 

Barbara Campbell' 

Mutchmor parent Mitchell Beer 

announced that his group Our 

School, Our Community is 

launching a lawsuit to try to re- 

move Merv Beckstead, the super- 

visor appointed by the govern- 

ment to run the Ottawa school 

board. But for now, the priority 

seems to be making the best of a 

bad situation. And for many, the 

first hard task was saying good- 

bye and thanks to Barbara Camp- 

bell, 

"It's really hard," said Camp- 

bell, whose link with Mutchmor 

goes back to the days her parents 

moved into the Glebe and she 

walked her brother to school. "I 

had a great staff and a lot of plans 

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I'd begun to put in place, and I 

mourn the fact I wo,n't be able to 

follow them through." 

While Campbell tried to mask 

her sadness with enthusiasm for 

her new job at a rural school, her 

successor was swallowing hard at 

the prospect of running two 

schools, Dagmar Stonehouse says 

she put in 12-hour days at First 

Avenue and worries now there 

aren't enough hours in the day to 

spend as much time as she likes 

to, "hands-on" with the students. 

"That's going to be the cost," 

she said. "I won't be able to spend 

as much time with the kids at ei- 

ther school. I just don't know yet 

how this can be done, but I guess 

I'm going to find out. It's not an 

ideal situation, but my position 

is I'll just have to do the best I 

can." 

Stonehouse wants to reassure 

the Mutchmor crowd that she 

won't show any favouritism to 

First Avenue, where she started 

two years ago. So who will she be 

rooting for when the two schools 

clash on the sports field? The 

principal with two hats had a 

diplomatic answer for that one 

she'll wear two shirts and cheer 

for both. 

"Maybe I can cut my First Ave. 

jersey in half," she joked, "and 

sew it up with half a one from 

Mutchmor." 

It's not just Stonehouse who's 

being thrown into the deep end. 

With a hiring freeze lifted only 

the Thursday before school began, 

four new teachers were hired at 

the last minute. Mutchmor wel- 

comes Tracy Smith, junior kin- 

dergarten; Rhonda Birenbaum, 

Grade 2-3 enriched; Sean Aston, 

Grade 4-5; and Angela Ward 

Grade 5-6. 

And in an era when every 

penny counts, good news on the 

money front. Mutchmor took in 

$5,080 for parking on school 

grounds during the Ex. And 

though the Ex is moving, football 

is back. The first Renegades game 

brought $874 and the target for 

the entire season is $6,500, with 

all proceeds going to the school 

council. Thanks to all the volun- 

teers. Anyone who would like to 

direct traffic at future games 

should call Lynda Hall at 321- 

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Political arguments and pleasant journalistic tales 

THE INSIDE STORY: A 

LIFE IN JOURNALISM 

By Anthony Westell 

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 

253 pages, $29.99 

REVIEVVED BY CLYDE SANGER 

Tony Westell, with his wife 

Jeanie and two children, bought a 

five bedroom house on Powell in 

1964 for $24,000 "and worried 

about how we would ever repay 

such an enormous mortgage." He 

writes: "We survived the brutal 

winters to enjoy life in a small 

capital. In fact, the next 14 years 

were the best in my life so far." 

He enjoyed the Glebe, "a pleasant, 

old residential area," so much 

that he turned down an offer from 

his managing editor to move to 

Washington for The Globe and 

Mail. Well now, there's a pat on 

our back. 

Westell has had a remarkable, 

in fact unique, career in British 

and Canadian journalism. It is not 

unusual for someone to move from 

a decent position in Fleet Street 

to a reporter's job on The Globe 

and Mail; but Tony had been that 

prestigious creature, a lobby cor- 

respondent in the British House 

of Corrunons, as well as writing 

the "Crossbencher" political col- 

umn for Lord Beaverbrook's Sun- 

day Express, and he managed the 

transition to Toronto in 1956 

with an introduction from Roy 

Thomson. A lordly progress, for 

sure. 

At The Globe he was soon on 

the editorial board and, within 

eight years of landing in this 

country, he moved to Ottawa into 

the top job as bureau chief. Five 

years later, he moved on to the 

Toronto Star as national affairs 

columnist. Soon after that, he be- 

gan a connection with Carleton 

University, and eventually be- 

came director of the school of 

journalism and a full professor 

which amused him, since he had 

himself left school in Exeter at 

15. Along the way, he collected 

Pre-school (Ages 3-6) 

Elementary (Grades 1-6) 

After-school Programs 

three National Newspaper 

Awards, each in a different cate- 

gory: for reporting, editorial 

writing and staff corresponding. 

Altogether, an unbeatable record. 

Does that admirable career 

make for a good autobiography? 

Not by itself, it wouldn't. We have 

had scads of books about Cana- 

dian journalism. They have come 

from publishers, editors, foreign 

correspondents and reporters 

chock-full of amusing anecdotes. 

And there's the acerbic denun- 

ciation of herd journalism, 

Gotcha! How the Media Distort the 

News, that was flung out in 1994 

by George Bain whose career ran 

on parallel tracks to Tony's at 

The Globe and J-school (George 

ran journalism at King's College 

in Halifax). 

But Westell did more. At the 

age of 41 he decided he was tiring 

of daily news journalism, and he 

headed by stages for a more re- 

flective life through Carleton 

and through the Carnegie Foun- 

dation and the Americas Society. 

Out of this came several books 

and his uninhibited advocacy of 

free trade (and more) with the 

United States. He has believed in 

a benign convergence of the two 

neighbours from the 1970s ("the 

evidence was plain to see") and 

today he cheerfully predicts a 

federal union between the United 

States and Canada, probably 

vvithin 30 years. He has argued 

publicly about this with Mitchell 

Sharp, who was promoting his 

Third Option, and plenty of Cana- 

dian nationalists including the 

two Mels (Hurtig and Watkins). 

It is these argumentative 

passages in the last third of the 

book, as well as a pleasant 

sprinkling of journalistic tales 

throughout the memoir, that make 

The Inside Story: A Life In 

Journalism a worthwhile read. 

Working in London for the 

Northcliffe provincial chain of 

papers, he had occasional excite- 

ments, like covering the trial of 

Glebe Montessori School 

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Anthony Westell describes his 

the scientist-spy Klaus Fuchs. He 

claims that Clement Attlee as 

prime minister only allowed a 

news ticker-tape machine into 10 

Downing Street because he was 

told it would give him up-to-the- 

minute cricket scores, and was 

perplexed to find it also carried 

what journalists thought the 

cabinet was discussing. "Why," 

he asked his press officer, "are 

the cabinet minutes on my cricket 

machine?" 

But Westell considered the job 

too easy, requiring only facile 

reporting skills, and cast around 

for another challenge. His editor 

wanted to send him to New York 

as correspondent for the Evening 

Standard, but this involved an 

life in journalism 

interview with Beaverbrook in his 

Mayfair penthouse, to which Tony 

went shod in heavy brogues. He 

apparently didn't fit his lord- 

ship's specifications, as the edi- 

tor later recorded Beaverbrook's 

verdict: "Small head, big feet. 

Won't do." Which is how Tony 

Westell came instead to apply for 

and get a job in Canada in 1956. 

While following John Diefen- 

baker as he electioneered in rural 

Saskatchewan, Westell wrote a 

sympathetic piece picturing the 

misty-eyed old warrior ankle- 

deep in dusty ploughland. He 

writes it was "in my new jour- 

nalism style," taking steps away 

from hard news reporting. This 

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make The Inside Story a worthwhile read 

sis, has become common and of- 

ten debased since. One reason 

for going years later to Carleton, 

he writes, was "my concern about 

the way journalism was develop- 

ing. The new more interpretative 

and analytical reporting I had 

helped to introduce in the 1960s 

seemed to me in the 1970s to be 

degenerating into adversarial 

comment" 

Dief, mischievous as ever, did 

not return the kindness in the 

article. In the Commons he asked 

about a story Westell had written 

and referred to "Mr. Weasel I 

beg his pardon, Mr. Westell." 

On his long-held opinion about 

the relationship of Canada with 

the United States, the unarguable 

point he makes is that the, two 

countries have steadily increased 

their volume of trade and invest- 

ment with each other; this, de- 

spite many measures such as the 

Foreign Investment Review 

Agency and the National Energy 

Program. He strengthens his eco- 

nomic argument with mention of 

all the top Liberals Herb Gray, 

Mitchell Sharp, Donald S. 

Macdonald who came to accept 

the inevitable growth of this link 

and of American economic influ- 

ence. He put his argument best in 

his 1983 attack on Sharp's Third 

Option strategy: 

"Canadians, both as individu- 

ais and as a political nation, are 

more likely to prosper and fulfill 

themselves in free association 

with Americans than they are by 

seeking to protect themselves 

from U.S. competition and influ- 

ence. The desire to escape from 

U.S. influence, the desire to put 

distance between Canada and the 

United States, arises in large 

measure from fear of absorption 

by the United States and from 

jealousy of U.S. wealth, power and 

vitality. But fear and jealousy are 

corrosive in national as in per- 

sonal life; they feed the Canadian 

sense of inferiority, encourage 

parochial attitudes, and give rise 

in politics to nationalist policies 

that are bound to fail because 

they are against the tide of events 

and against the aspirations of 

most Canadians who wish to enjoy 

the maximum freedom to trade, 

invest, travel and exchange 

ideas." 

Anti-Americanism is... 

no longer a popular 

cause' 

For good measure he adds in 

this memoir: "Anti-Americanism 

flares from time to time, but it is 

no longer a popular cause. In fact, 

it is now possible to discuss the 

possibility that Canada's future 

may lie in some sort of union with 

the United States without being 

tarred and feathered in the me- 

dia." He compares this possible 

union with the present relation- 

ship Scotland has with the rest of 

the United Kingdom. Pursuing his 

views on closer union, in 1991 he 

helped organize a conference in 

Boston on the proposal to bring 

Mexico into NAFTA, and thé pa- 

per he wrote was translated into 

Spanish and "became part of the 

debate in Mexico where it was 

widely distributed. Now South 

American countries are moving 

toward free trade, with NAFTA as 

a model, so the ball I helped to 

set in motion is still rolling, and 

I hope will continue and gather 

speed." 

He may well consider that this 

activity is the most lasting and 

influential action that he has 

taken in his whole career. What 

surprises me is how narrow is the 

base on which he constructs his 

argument. Yes, our economies 

have become ever more closely 

entwined; but think of all the 

other issues in which we differ 

and indeed want to distance our- 

selves from the Americans and 

their government. 

He has himself touched on one 

or two areas of American life he 

deplores: the politicization of the 

courts, the inherently adversarial 

role of the media. My own fears 

are of losing some of the finer 

qualities of Canadian life and I 

am not jealous of anything Ameri- 

can! The maintenance in Canada of 

universal health care and of pub- 

lic medicine really is important 

has he ever asked how many mil- 

lion Americans cannot begin to 

afford health insurance, and how 

much even those who are insured 

have still to pay for a short hos- 

pital stay? 

We are not a nuclear weapon 

power, and many of us came to 

Canada at least partly for that 

reason. The American talk since 

Sept. 11 of a single military com- 

mand going beyond NORAD 

(whose usefulness is anyway 

surely past) to cover land and sea 

forces has been received with 

some embarrassment in Ottawa, 

for its implications are frankly 

frightening. The dilemma of water 

exports will grow as California 

gets more populous and more 

thirsty, and arguments over the 

application of NAFTA rules on 

water as a resource will crowd out 

valid arguments about restraint. 

Does Westell think that, with a 

closer union, we can turn the tap 

half-on, providing water while 

convincing them to conserve? 

These are not small matters. 

While we in Canada respect the 

multilateral approach in inter- 

national affairs, the latest exam- 

ple of the American approach of 

putting their own short-term in- 

terests first is their adamant op- 

position to the International 

Criminal Court and threat to 

withdraw peacekeepers. One can 

admire and enjoy the vitality and 

intellectual brilliance of sections 

of American society, never more 

visible than in Manhattan and 

Boston where Tony Westell has 

lived and worked. But I don't 

think he has traveled very far 

beyond New York, for instance to 

Arizona where privately run 

prisons scar the landscape. 

There is a hint that he hopes, 

if not believes, that the rest of 

the Americas will help balance 

the present preponderance of the 

United States as these other na- 

tions enter a hemispheric free 

trade area. The latest summary of 

attitudes (especially Brazilian) 

about the proposed Free Trade 

Area of the Americas, a project on 

the stocks long before the Quebec 

City meeting, is hardly encour- 

aging in this respect. 

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Orléans Client Service Centre, Theatre 

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A Rural Perspective: Official Plan Workshop 

Hosted by Councillor Dwight Eastman 

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 7 10 p.m. 

Kinbum Client Service Centre 

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A Rural Perspective: Official Plan Workshop 

Hosted by Councillor Glenn Brooks 

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 7 - 10 p.m. 

Manotick Arena 

5572 Doctor Leach Dr., Manotick 

Heritage Plan Consultation 

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101 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean 


Hosted by Councillor Clive Doucet 

Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 10 am. - 1 p.m. 

Old Town Hall, 61 Main Street 


Hosted by Councillor Doug Thompson 

Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 7 - 9 p.m. 

Greely Conununity Centre 

1448 Meadow Drive, Greely 

Somerset Ward Youth Forum 

Hosted by Councillor Elisabeth Arnold 

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 6:30 - 9 p.m. 

Ottawa City Hall, Festival Control 

110 Laurier Avenue West 

Facility Needs Consultation (Human Services Plan) 

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 1 - 5 p.m. 


101 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean 


Hosted by Councillor Diane Deans 

Monday, September30, 2002 - 7 - 10 p.m. 

Sawmill Creek Pool Facility 

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Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre 

(In Brittania Park, Pinecrest & Carling) 



Thursday, October 3, 2002 - 7 - 9 p.m. 

Ottawa City Hall, Festival Boardroom 


Woman's Municipal Access Meeting & Ottawa 20/20 

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Saturday, October 5, 2002 - 9 am. - 1 p.m. 

Ottawa City Hall 


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Saturday, October 5, 2002 - 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

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Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - 7 - 10 p.m. 

Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre 

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Compact Mixed Use Development and Urban 

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City Hall, Festival Boardroom 


Social Planning Council Workshop - Housing and 

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Author Cynthia Flood embraces the 'truly wacky' in new novel 

MAKING A STONE 

OF THE HEART 

By Cynthia Flood 

Key Porter Books, 

342 pages, $24.95 (paper) 

What is it about the West 

Coast that inspires magical fic- 

tion? Where the impossible is 

deliberately taken on to prove 

that real facts can be snatched 

from time and place, wildly 

shaping the lives of those touched 

most deeply by them. 

A few columns ago, Joan 

Givner's delicious saga of im- 

pregnating a man to prove a femi- 

nist point was written from 

Givner's new home on the B. C. 

gulf islands. Jack Hodgins with 

his trilogy, Spit Delaney's Island 

(1976), The Invention of the 

World (1977) and The Resurrec- 

tion of Joseph Boume (1979), and 

his student, Edna Alford, with A 

Sleep Full of Dreams (1981) and 

The Garden of Eloise Loon (1986) 

took readers to unexpected fic- 

tional realms whimsically linked 

to reality. I call Givner, Hodgins 

and Alford magicians, and now I 

add Cynthia Flood to the roster. 

But especially like Givner, 

Flood embraces the truly wacky. 

Did two terrible secrets that four 

people tried desperately to hide, 

.each in his or her own way 

Ahroughout their entire lives, 

-ever really happen, or were they 

invented? And the astonishing 

embellishment is what causes the 

_reader to reel an abortion that 

never aborted! Medical malprac- 

tice, or a mistake that could not 

be undone because the patient, of 

her own free will, chose to disap- 

pear. 

Dora Dow, née Cowan, who 

also calls herself Gladys Smith, 

was a grandmother unlike any 

other, and when she died the 

'autopsy on March 7, 1996, proved 

it. The troubled geriatric social 

worker who had to tell Dora's son, 

John, about the dead fetus stored 

By 

Sharon 

Abron 

Drache 

inside his mother since 1935, ex- 

cused herself immediately fol- 

lowing the interview and vomited 

in the woman's washroom. Dora's 

grown-up granddaughter, Tessa, 

perhaps put it best: "Grandma 

was never like anyone else!" 

Flood tracks Dora's life back 

to the beginning. Her lasting un- 

requited love (call it fascination 

with the devil) was rewarded, al- 

though she never knew it. When 

Owen Jones dies on Canada Day in 

1997, his own story of unrequited 

love replays, and parallels 

Dora's, beginning with their first 

encounter (when they first fell in 

love?) following two terrible 

public whippings which Owen 

receives in the school gymnasium 

for truancy, theft and rudeness to 

his teachers. "He lands face down 

at Dora's feet His legs and the 

polished floors are streaked with 

blood. The weals are purple, 

plum, maroon. Biting his lip so as 

not to cry, Owen pulls himself up. 

He stands absolutely straight. His 

eyes and Dora's meet. He limps to 

the gym door and slams it hard 

behind him, so hard the wall 

quivers." 

When Dora goes to sleep that 

night she tells her doll, Flora, 

what happened. He bled. He didn't 

ay. The principal couldn't malce 

him ay. Silently the doll listens 

to the whole story, every word. I 

wanted to help him off the floor. 

Oh how his legs looked, where he 

was whipped! 

The school whipping takes 

place in 1918, but Dora is not im- 

pregnated by Owen until 1935, 

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when she is already a wife and 

mother, or at least Owen chooses 

to believe that he impregnates 

Dora. 

If I have the sequencing 

straight, Owen meets Dora by 

chance when she is returning 

from her visit to Dr. Smythe, who 

is determined to remove the fetus 

from her, which has only recently 

died, but he cannot, because Dora, 

whom Dr. Smythe knows as Gladys 

Smith, has made up her mind to 

keep the fetus within her "as long 

as she lives." 

Every year subsequent to 

Owen and Dora's 1935 timely en- 

counter, Owen celebrates his 

imaginary son's birthday, a son 

whom he even names: Jerry. And 

oddly enough, the imagined son, 

Jerry, remains a sublime secret 

hidden inside the mother that 

Owen wanted so desperately for 

his beloved son. The years of 

celebrated, imaginary birthdays 

are so enchantingly bittersweet, 

they left this reader weeping. 

To say that Owen and Dora 

are control freaks is a limited 

assessment of their superbly ec- 

centric personalities. What is so 

wondrously intriguing is their 

will to shape their own lives as 

they wish their human birth- 

right, which they exploit to the 

fullest. 

The novel begins with a niece 

of Owen Jones reading to him and 

the other residents at the Bella 

Coola Nursing Home -- a fitting 

place for the novel to unfold. 

What stands out gloriously is 

Cheryl Preston's awareness of the 

rich lives these elderly seniors 

have led. Owen is but one exam- 

ple: "He's sticking it out, but not 

here with us. In his head. Of 

course he can't tell." That simple 

sentence says it all -- what sepa- 

rates the young and old, the life 

which has been lived, as opposed 

BOOKS 

Author Cynthia Flood 

to the life in progress. 

Which is richer, which de- 

fies time's ticker -- both, natu- 

rally, but in different ways. What 

is so amazing about Flood's novel, 

is the tandem lives of Dora and 

Owen. The stone fetus, which has 

served as a symbol for a powerful 

unrequited love becomes a bi- 

zarre medical fact after the 

autopsy on Dora's corpse. 

Flood has researched dili- 

gently. Her Vancouver landscapes 

are close enough to touch, the 

historical data riveting. 

Cynthia Flood's transition 

from the short story genre to 

novel is not as seamless as it 

could be. Still, the novel works on 

many levels and the fragmenta- 

tion is well worth putting up 

with. 

Her previous two short story 

collections are: The Animals in 

their Elements (1987) and My 

Father took a Cake to France 

(1992). 

Born in Toronto, Cynthia 

Flood received a bachelor's de- 

gree from University of Toronto, 

and a master's degree from Ber- 

keley. She has lived in Vancouver 

since 1969, and considers herself 

a longtime political activist in 

innumerable anti-war, women's 

and neighbourhood organizations. 

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RELIGION 

Britten's War Requiem 

at NAC October 7 

The boys choir from St. Mat- 

thew's Anglican Church joins 

conductor David Currie and the 

Ottawa Symphony Orchestra in a 

concert Mon., Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. at 

the National Arts Centre. 

The evening will feature Brit- 

ten's profoundly moving choral 

masterpiece, the War Requiem. 

For his text, Britten, a life-long 

pacifist, intertwined the heart- 

rending anti-war poems of Wil- 

fred Owen with the ancient Latin 

requiem liturgy. 

The result is a work crafted on 

three separate planes. The full 

Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, the 

Ottawa Choral Society and so- 

prano soloist Measha Bruegger- 

gosman, will perform the tradi- 

tional requiem. Tenor Darryl Ed- 

wards and baritone Mark Pedrotti 

sing the Owen poems, accompa- 

nied by a small separate chamber 

orchestra. The St. Matthew's boys 

choir will create a third, "other- 

worldly" space as they pray for 

the souls of the departed. At the 

end of the work all these separate 

voices join to symbolize life 

passing through death to the hope 

of an eternal paradise. 

The National Capital Region's 

largest orchestra, the Ottawa 

Symphony Orchestra presents 

five concerts each year at the Na- 

tional Arts Centre, under music 

director and conductor David 

Currie. Tickets to the Oct. 7 con- 

cert are available at the NAC box 

office and Ticketmaster outlets. 

Season tickets are available only 

through the OSO ticket office and 

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SOMA presents Rev. Arreak 

of Pond Inlet, Nunavut 

BY LAURIE-ANN COPPLE 

Rev. Joshua Arreak and team 

from St. Timothy's Anglican 

church in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, 

are coming to the Glebe to share 

their story of radical change and 

revival that has occurred in their 

arctic community. 

The team will appear at a 

service at St. Matthew's Anglican 

Church, on Sun., Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. 

Rev. Arreak comes to tell the 

story of a transformation in Pond 

Inlet, a story that has been cap- 

tured in the video Transforma- 

tions 2 that was released in June. 

The video features the his- 

tory of the conversion to Christi- 

anity of Pond Inlet's tribal chief 

Angwateesowok and the influence 

of John Turner who founded a 

mission in the tiny settlement. 

The story tells how Pond In- 

let has struggled with the social 

problems publicized in other 

northern conununities cultural 

loss, despair, drugs, glue sniffing 

and suicide. Rev. Joshua Arreak 

and his team bring news of the 

revival and community transfor- 

mation that occurred in Pond In- 

let in the 1990s. 

This dynamic team from Pond 

Inlet is hosted by SOMA (Sharing 

of Ministries Abroad). 

The video, Transformations 

2, is available at your local 

Christian bookstore. 

For further information, 

contact Laurie-Ann Copple at 

225-4999. 

Philip Yancey to speak at 

OCCSA fund-raiser banquet 

The Ottawa Christian Counsel- family services, as well as lim- 

ling Service Association (OCCSA) ited group therapy services and 

will host two fund-raising events educational presentations on a 

featuring Philip Yancey, one of variety of topics such as pallia- 

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tion. quested in the community. 

Mr. Yancey will be the speaker OCCSA offers services on a 

at an Ottawa Christian Counsel- sliding fee scale; it is the policy 

ling Association fund-raising never to turn away any individual 

banquet on Fri., Sept. 27, at the for financial reasons. Each year 

Tudor Hall, Bowesville Rd., at approximately 3,500 hours of 

5:30 p.m. On Sat., Sept. 28, Mr. counselling are provided. Sup- 

Yancey will lead a one-day con- plementary funding is critically 

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have appeared in 80 different of the dinner is $85 per person, 

publications, and the conference cost is $95. A 

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3 3 Glebe Report September 13, 2002 RELIGION 

Carleton University chaplaincy's 

response to 9/11 

BY TOM SHERWOOD 

CARLETON UNIVERSITY 

ECUMENICAL CHAPLAIN 

At 9:30 a.m. on Tues., Sept. 11, 

2001, a young student came into 

my office in tears. Her sister's 

husband had an appointment in 

the World Trade Center at 10 a.m. 

that day. They didn't know where 

he was. Students streamed into 

the chaplaincy over the next few 

hours to find a place to pray, to 

seek hope in the midst of fear, to 

struggle with others to find 

meaning in the crisis and suf- 

fering. During the course of the 

day, we learned that the young 

woman's brother-in-law was 

alive-he was at her wedding this 

summer, and I officiated. But an- 

other Carleton -student lost two 

friends in the tragedy. Many fac- 

ulty members lost friends, rela- 

tives and colleagues. One of the 

victims was a Carleton graduate. 

Universities are international 

communities today. They are also 

multifaith communities. 

The next day, I led a memorial 

service for the university a two- 

hour, come-and-go series of 

ceremonies and silences. I was 

assisted by Christian students, 

the Rev. Ian Victor of St. Giles 

Presbyterian Church, the Jewish 

Students Association staff per- 

son, the president of the Muslim 

StUdents Association and various 

professionals from counselling 

and health services. On the 

Thursday, Fr. Chris Dunn of 

Trinity Anglican Church came in 

to the chaplaincy centre for a few 

hours while I saw more students 

in my office. That Sunday evening 

in our worship service, we con- 

tinued to address the crisis. The 

date was particularly important 

for university students. It was 

the first week of classes. Resi- 

dence students had just moved in, 

barely knew their room-mates. On 

Sept. 11, students were just 

starting to find their new friends 

and communities of support for 

the coming year. Every student I 

talked to phoned family and 

friends on Sept. 11. 

In addition to Sunday worship 

and weekday groups in the chap- 

laincy, we organized several spe- 

cial events: a panel of speakers 

Centretown Conununity 

Health Centre 

Centre de santé 

communautaire du Centre-ville 

420 rue Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2N6 

from four different religions 

speaking against racism; a retreat 

on Living as Faithful Christians 

in a Multifaith World; a presen- 

tation on God and Evil by a Holo- 

caust survivor; a workshop by 

Murray Thomson on Building a 

Culture of Peace and a multifaith 

prayer service involving people 

from 11 world religions. 

Sept. 11 was a spiritual crisis 

for many young adults a year ago, 

shaking their faith, challenging 

their understanding of God, 

changing their relationship with 

life. It had the effect of exagger- 

ating other grief responses in the 

next few months, deepening other 

depressions that would have been 

more manageable in a normal 

school year. A few days later, 

when Mr. Dress-Up died, a num- 

ber of students came back into 

the chaplaincy with fresh grief 

and anxiety. Later in the year, 

student reactions were unusually 

extreme when anything bad hap- 

pened: a relationship ending, a 

grandparent dying, a student 

failing an exam or a course. 

This year at Carleton, we 

marked the first anniversary of 

9/11 with a multifaith ceremony 

of readings, prayers and silence 

on the 20th floor of the Dunton 

Tower, Lament for a Wounded 

World Words of Hope and Heal- 

ing. In memory of the victims and 

as a solemn, spiritual discipline, 

the ceremony concluded with a 

silent walk down 40 flights of 

stairs. 

There is always lots going on 

in the Carleton campus ministry: 

Sunday evening worship (7:30 

p.m. in the Humanities Theatre- 

Paterson 303), guest speakers, 

discussion groups, retreats. This 

fall, we have already scheduled 

three guest speakers: Hart Wiens 

on translating the Bible into Ca- 

nadian aboriginal languages, Ken 

McVay who monitors Holocaust 

denial Web sites for the Nizkor 

Project, and Vera Gara of Ottawa 

on her experience in a Nazi con- 

centration camp. 

Call the chaplaincy at 520- 

4449 or e-mail 

to m_s herwoo d@carleton.c a for 

more information. 

Centretown Community Health Centre presents an 

information session on September 24, from 1:00 p.m. to 

3:30 p.m., about "The Senior-Friendly Guide to Ottawa's 

Retirement Homes, 2002". 

Learn more about the retirement homes: where to find them, 

what they offer, how to compare, what to watch for, what 

they cost and much more. 

For further information, please contact Jayne Blair, RN, at 

233-4443. 

Copies of the book will be available for sale. 

Building healthier communities... together 

Ensemble... pour bâtir des communautés en meilleure santé 

THE GLEBE CHURCHES WELCOME YOU 

CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Roman Catholic) 

Fourth Avenue at Percy Street, 232-4891 

Pastor: Father Joe Le Clair 

Masses: Tuesday 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30 a.m. 

Saturday 4:30 p.m. 

Sunday 8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 8 p.m. 

(Elevator access for the handicapped. Loop system for the 

hearing impaired.) 

FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 

Fourth Avenue at Bank Street, 236-1804 

Minister: Rev. E.J. Cox 

Sunday Service: 11 a.m. 

Nursery and Sunday school provided 

GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH 

650 Lyon Street, 236-0617 

Minister: Rev. Dr. Jack Nield 

New Ventures in Celebration: 9:30 a.m. (informal worship) 

Worship (in Sanctuary): 11 a.m. with: 

Baby Nursery, Sunday school (ages 3-11), and 

Youth Alternative Worship (12 & up) 

(Wheelchair accessible, FM system for hearing impaired.) 

ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH 

Glebe Avenue near Bank Street, 234-4024 

Rector: Archdeacon Désirée Stedman 

Sunday: Said Eucharist: 8 a.m. 

Choral Eucharist, Church School & nursery: 10 a.m. 

Choral Evensong: 5:00 p.m. (first & third Sundays) 

Mon. to Fri.: Morning prayer, 9 a.m. 

Wednesday: Eucharist & breakfast, 7:15 a.m. 

Thursday: Said Eucharist, 10 a.m. 

Counselling by appointrnent: 234-4024 

(Handicapped accessible from parking lot. Loop system.) 

THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 

91 A Fourth Avenue, 232-9923 

Clerk: Peter Harkness, 231-3442 

Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. 

OTTAWA CHINESE UNITED CHURCH 

600 Bank Street, 594-4571 

Senior Pastor: Rod Bennett 

Sunday Services: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. 

Cantonese/Mandarin & English: 11 a.m. 

ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

Bank Street at First Avenue, 235-2551 

Minister: The Reverend Ian Victor 

Sunday Service Worship: 11 a.m. 

Church School: 11:15 a.m. 

(Wheelchair accessible) 

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION AND ST. NICHOLAS 

(ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA) 

55 Clarey Avenue, 236-5596 

Dean: The Archpriest Andrew Morbey 

Vigil: 5 p.m., Saturday 

Hours: 9:30 Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m. Sunday 

Vespers: 7 p.m., Wednesday 

* Services are mostly in English. 

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Hispanic Ministry) 

Bank St. at Fourth (Fourth Avenue Baptist), 852-4981 

Pastor: Rev. Pedro Morataya 

Sunday Service: 4 p.m. 

Sunday School: 3 p.m. 

to 

St. Matthew's Anglican Church 

* Find out what Christianity is all about*

WORDS 

Sunnyside branch library 

We're back with a full season of programming activities at the 

Sunnyside branch of the Ottawa public library. 

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS 

Time for Twos Mondays 10:15 

Storytime for three- to five-year-olds Mondays, 2:15 

Toddlertime Tuesdays 10:15 

Babes in the Library Tuesdays 2:15 (currently full) 

Storytime for three- to five-year-olds Wednesdays, 10:15 

MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK GROUP 

For girls eight, nine and ten Mon., Sept. 23, 7:30 

For girls 10, 11, 12 Tues., Sept. 24, 7:30 

GUYSREAD 

Guysread for boys eight- to 12-years-old Tues., Sept. 17, 7:30 

ADULT READING GROUP 

This month's book A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. 

Fri., Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. 

OTTAWA SOUTH PORCH SALE SEPT. 14 

Don't forget to stop by and look for bargain books at the Old Ottawa 

South Porch Sale on Sept. 14. 

New members welcome at the 

Sunnyside book discussion club 

BY JANET DESROCHES 

The Sunnyside book club meets 

monthly on the fourth Friday of 

the month, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the 

Sunnyside branch of the Ottawa 

Public Library. It is open to eve- 

ryone and new members are al- 

ways welcome. The group has been 

meeting for several years now, 

and has found the group discus- 

sions add another level to the un- 

derstanding of the chosen books, 

as well as expanding the appre- 

ciation of the books discussed. 

Members do not have to live in 

the Sunnyside area- to join the 

group, nor is there a requirement 

to commit to the whole year in 

order to join. Some people come to 

discuss a favourite book or a book 

they find particularly intriguing. 

Some people manage to come to 

every meeting; some only manage 

to come on occasion. Of course 

there is more of a sense of conti- 

nuity for those who make it to 

meetings most times. The only 

things necessary to join the group 

ire a love of good books and a de- 

sire to share that love of books 

with others. 

Titles for discussion are cho- 

sen based on participants' sug- 

gestions, Web sites devoted to 

book clubs and several books de- 

voted to discussions of good books 

or book discussion groups, such 

as Books of the Century and Book 

Discussions for Adults. Books are 

also selected on the basis of their 

being readily available through 

the library system. As one mem- 

ber noted, "I have a whole house 

full of books, I don't want to have 

to buy any more books." 

The group meets in the cozy 

atmosphere of the boys and girls 

department of the Sunnyside 

branch of the Ottawa Public Li- 

brary. Librarian Hélène Merritt 

and her able assistant Sue pro- 

vide the space, the publicity, 

help the group to find the books 

within the system, maintain the 

list of members, answer inquir- 

ies, and generally provide won- 

derful encouragement and sup- 

port. Janet Desroches generally 

leads the discussion, prepares 

lists of questions to encourage 

discussion. She also provides 

some literary criticism gathered 

from the Internet or other book 

review resources as well as 

authors' biographies. 

The group has also gone to 

lunch together and viewed films 

as part of their activities. This 

kind of informal get-together 

helps members to get to know one 

another better and build a spe- 

cial camaraderie which in turn 

adds to the enjoyment of discus- 

sion of books. 

Members' different back- 

grounds provide material that 

expands and adds breadth to an 

understanding and appreciation 

of the books. When reading My 

Antonia for example, the author's 

treatment of the isolation and 

deprivation of a young immigrant 

woman on the American frontier 

took on a deeper significance as 

several members compared and 

contrasted their experience of 

life on the Canadian Prairies sev- 

eral generations later. 

This year the group will be 

discussing A Fine Balance by Ro- 

hinton Mistry in September, and 

Where Nests the Water Hen, by 

Gabrielle Roy in October. Decem- 

ber will feature a work by Dick- 

ens, Bleak House, a change from 

the usual Dickens Christmas fare. 

Other titles for the remainder of 

the year will be selected at the 

September meeting. 

Peter McKercher 

Interior/Exterior Residential 

Renovation and Restoration 

370 First Avenue, Ottawa ON K1S 2H1 

Telephone (613) 237-0128 

FOR SALE 

"MUSICAL IWIRUMENTS: record- 

ers, altos & musical books for the 

instruments. Call 236-8758 6-10 

p.m.; 798-5555 ext. 12923 days. 

CUSTOM MADE QUEEN ANNE 

CAMEL back love seat, tuxedo 

style side chair, ottoman & extra 

cushions all in neutral pearl grey 

upholstery, exc. to mint condition 

$575 obo. 230-8685. 

BRIO DOUBLE STROLLER 3 yrs 

old ex. cond. Navy blue plaid, in- 

cludes rain cover & third child 

stand $470. 237-7125. 

WINDOWS - 44 original wood 

windows & screens. Sizes from 

14"x21" to 22"x46". Call 231- 

4938. 

2 ARM CHAIRS $50 ea; kitchen 

table $40; bridge table $30, an- 

tique dresser $300; electric 

typewriter $20; bookcase $20. 

232-8904. 

AQUARIUM - 20 gal. on wood 

cabinet stand w. cover, fluores- 

cent light, biowheel filter, heater, 

and thermometer; clean, good 

cond. $150 230-4201. 

ARTISANA WALL HANGING, 

100% wool, burgundy & red 

stripes, w. pockets for storing 

mail or magazines. Best offer. 

236-0955. 

THE HELPER 

Providing organizational and 

administrative services to small 

business and individuals since 

1992. "Lighten your load 

...brighten your day" 

Call 728-2310 

Glebe Report September 13, 2002 34 

Lansdowne 

Animal 

Hospital 

T. Zarkeciroari D.V.M., M.S. 

281 Stumyside Ave. 

(corner of Bank & Sunnyside) 

730-2460 

THORNE e3 CO. 

a garden and gift store 

The BULBS have arrived! 

Our selection of quality bulbs 

includes many varieties 

only found in catalogues, 

and we import directly from 

the grower in Holland. 

802 Bank Street 232-6565 

GRAF'EVINE 

LOST 

*CAT, half Siamese, female, at 

Central Park around Aug. 5, 

longtime family pet brought from 

France, missed by her sister 

Tweety, 233-1785. 

FOUND 

*SCOOTER, red, child-size, in 

Patterson Creek Park, Aug. 20, 

235-6435. 

WANTED 

OLD USED OR NEW TENNIS 

BALLS or rackets to be used for 

children in Zimbabwe. Any old or 

new tennis equipment would be 

appreciated. Thanks. Call 230- 

0381. 

HELP WANTED 

OCCASIONAL HELP, a few hours 

weekly, with vacuuming, ironing, 

leaf clean-up and other garden 

chores. Pay negotiable. 233-7894 

or josiepaz@rogers.com 

FULL TIME 

HELP WANTED 

Position available as video 

store clerk. Monday to 

Friday, noon to 5:00 pm. 

Call Diane at 236-2682. 

CARPENTRY 

RENOVATIONS/ 

REPAIRS 

Peter D. Clarey 

422-3714 237-2651

This space acts as a free community bulletin board for Glebe residents. Drop 

off your GRAPEVINE megsage at the Glebe Community. Centre, including your 

name, address and phone no. FOR SALE items must be less than $1,000. 

ACCOMMODATION WANTED 

*2 BEDROOM apt. wanted for re- 

tired person, must be quiet, 

clean, balcony or yard, no pets, 

low rent, 233-7392. 

CHILDCARE WANTED 

*OLD Ottawa South part-time 

caregiver wanted for two children 

3 and 5, 2-3 days/week. Duties: 

accompanying children to & from 

local school, outings & lunch 

preparation. Experience and / or 

ECE & references req. 730-0170. 

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE 

*WELL-KNOWN experienced 

childcare provider in the Glebe 

has space available for September 

and beyond. Looking for a 20- 

month or older child to join our 

happy group. Ref. available, 567- 

1594. TUTOR AVAILABLE 

* WATERLOO PHYSICS student 

available to help with math, 

physics or chemistry classes, 

reasonable rates, 232-9230. 

Guitar Lessons 

Experienced teacher offers 

beginner to advanced 

(Rock, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Country) 

Emphasis on Technique, 

Ear Training, Improvisation 

& Creativity. 

Home Studio 

in the Glebe. 

Call: 234-8656 

. Tuning, 

Rebuilding and 

Refinishing 

Sales and Rentals 

2 3 8 2 5 2 0 

flLflFl WtIfITMOUO 

pAno 1e,55cYric3. 

t7 IOUS get 

JudA E.CrarrlIpeal 

-7-50-18'50 

VOLUNTEERS 

* PALLIATIVE CARE information 

session will be held at the Glebe 

Centre Tues. Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. for 

those interested in becoming 

palliative care volunteers. Fol- 

lowing this, a 6-week training 

session will be offered to those 

volunteers, starting Tues. Oct. 1, 

at 7 p.m. Contact Jennifer 238- 

2727 ext. 353 . 

* THE GLEBE CENTRE invites you 

to spend an enjoyable hour as- 

sisting our residents who are un- 

able to feed themselves. You 

choose your schedule. The need 

is for 8 a.m. breakfast, noon 

lunch and 5 p.m. supper 7 days a 

week. Students, this is a great 

way to fill your community serv- 

ice commitment! Please contact 

Jennifer in Volunteer Services 

238-2727 ext. 353. 

*ENGLISH Language Tutoring for 

the Ottawa community is a chari- 

table organization which needs 

volunteers to teach English to 

adult immigrants in their homes, 

232-8566. 

"CANADIAN Museum of Nature 

needs volunteers to commit a 

half-day per week to the School 

Program from October to May. 

Training provided. Attend the 

Open House session Sept. 25, 

1:30-3:00 p.m. at the Museum, 

240 McLeod St., 566-4261. 

"CITIZEN Advocacy needs a vol- 

unteer to be matched with a Glebe 

resident who needs practical as- 

sistance and friendship. Partici- 

pate 2 or 3 times a month in ac- 

tivities you both enjoy, make your 

own schedule, 761-9522 or visit 

www.citizenadvocacy.org 

DRUM LESSONS 

by experienced professional 

player and teacher. Current 

drum instructor for Carleton 

University. 

Lorne Kelly 

(Metro Music) 

233-9688 or 

725-1119 

PIANO LESSONS 

Improved method gets 

results. 18 years experience. 

Royal Conservatory & 

others. Creative/innovative 

study & practise techniques. 

Accepting new students. 

Susan 233-4008. 

CATHERINE ST. MINI STORAGE 

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

FOR ALL YOUR 

STORAGE AND 

PACKING NEEDS 

KVN 

PPP' 

11111 

399 CATHERINE ST. 

(BETWEEN BAY AND PERCY) 

U-HAU 

AUTHORIZED DEALER 

234-6888 

NOTICES 

*GOOD MORNING Preschool, 174 

First Ave. at Bank offers separate 

morning programs for 2- and 3- 

year-olds & afternoon creative 

arts programs for 3- to 5-year- 

olds. Places still available in our 

afternoon programs, 276-7974. 

*DIVORCED or separated? Find 

help from the pain at Divorce 

Care. Support groups & seminars 

commence Thurs., Oct. 3 at Do- 

minion Chalmers Church, 355 

Cooper St., 235-5143. 

"REV. Joshua Arreak from Pond 

Inlet will speak at St. Matthew's 

Anglican Church (217 First Ave. 

near Bank) on Sun., Oct. 13, 7 

p.m., 225-4999. 

* ROAST JIM WATSON, Wed. Oct. 

16 at Hellenic Community Centre 

to support Easter Seals. Tickets 

$75. Call 226-3051. 

*ALZHEIMER Society workshops 

for family members and caregiv- 

ers: Legal and Financial Issues, 

Wed. Oct. 2, Defensive Behav- 

iours: Agitation & Wandering, 

Wed. Nov. 6, Advance Care Plan- 

ning, Wed. Dec. 4, The Brain & 

Behaviour, Wed. Jan. 15, all ses- 

sions between 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at the 

Perley & Rideau Veterans Health 

Centre, 1750 Russell Road, 2nd 

Floor Boardroom, $10/session 

incl. parking, 523-4004 or e- 

mail:ppoirier@alzheimerott.org 

WANTED 

HOT WHEELS 

Late 60's early 70's and/or 

accessories, any condition. 

Leave message: 

(613) 746-4837 

APARTMENT 

FOR RENT 

Beautiful Glebe 2 bedroom, 

fireplaces, library, dining 

room, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 

hardwood, $1,376. plus 

hydro, 232-7295. 

Peter Dawson Violins 

231-2282 

600 Bronson (@ the Queensway) 

GRAPEVINE 

NOTICES 

*SAM CLAM & Diver Dan, a musi- 

cal show for children aged 4-11 

years performed by Wendy DeMos 

at the Glebe Conununity Centre, 

Sat Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets $7 

per person or $20 per family. 

*HIKE for CHEO, Sept. 22 at the 

Hellenic Community Centre, 10 

km begins at 10:30 a.m., register 

between 9 and 10, 736-1776. 

*CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lot- 

tery 2002 launches Sept. 24, 783- 

9540. 

*BYTOWN Voices Choir fall term 

starts Wed. Sept. 11 at 7:30 at 

Trinity United Church at 1099 

Maitland Ave. New voices are wel- 

come in all sections, 521-4997. 

*GROUP Exhibition of emerging 

artists from Ottawa U's Visual 

Arts Department, 2 Daly Ave., 

opens Oct. 3, 5-9 p.m., 233-8865. 

* ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL, 

over 25 films on global issues 

presented by World Inter-Action 

Mondiale at the National Archives 

Auditorium and the Ottawa Pub- 

lic Library, 238-4659 or 

wia@web.net. 

*FRIENDS of the Farm present 

Bedtime for Gardens Lecture by 

Gillian Boyd, Oct. 16, 7-9 p.m., 

building 72 Arboretum, pre- 

registration; Craft & Tea Bake 

Sale, Nov. 9 & LO from 10 to 4, 

Building 72 Arboretum, 230- 

3276. 

0 cLIVAE-TIN 

SITTING 

Pet & house sitting in the comfort of your home 

Caring, reliable, mature 

Includes: 

mail pick-up, plant care, 

pet medication, etc... 

Reasonable rates 

Insured 

References 

Call Cleo @ 266-4957 

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* Regular & Occasional cleaning 

* Pre Sc Post move cleaning and packing 

*Pre&Post renovation cleaning 

* Blitz Sc Spring cleaning 

* Organizing cupboards, basements... 

* Perhaps a waitress??? 

Zatixei 749-2249

1\. Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group 

Glebe Community Centre 

690 Lyon St. South, Ottawa,'ON K1S 3Z9 

Tel: 564-1058 or 233-8713 

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530 p.M. - 7:3o ji.nt. 69c, Lyon Street South 

if' #11 1M LI ("'' Aftfunds raisedwitrgo to the GNAG's 

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gickets are avaiCab at the ÇCebe Community Centre 

Featuring six captivating Glebe homes beginning October 1, 2002 

Saturday,-September 21, 2002 

1:00-4:00 p.m. 

564-1058 

Tickets are $15.00 per person and are available 

, 

$30.00 

The Glebe community is invited to attend 

GNAG's Annual General Meeting 

Wednesday, September 25, 2002 

at the Glebe Community Centre 7:30 p.m. 

Fall 2002 Program Registration 

If you would like to become a volunteer or if you wish to 

forward a nomination, the Nominating Committee 

welcomes your call and can provide you with further 

GNAG offers a wide variety of exciting information. Please call Christy Oliver at 233-8713. 

programs for all ages. 

Closing date for nominations is September 18, 2002. 

Don't be disappointed; register todayWhiré-spabes last!

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