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Sounds a bit scandalous and probably quite troubling, but don’t fear,

there is no bordello going in Wellington West. Autoerotic is a work of fiction, but the social media marketing campaign built around it is very real. They have even set up a real telephone number to book a faux appointment: 613-721-0281.

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newest brainchild of Hintonburg theatrical duo Sterling Lynch and Wayne Current. Lynch is the writer and Current is the director, and they have been doing this since their days at Connaught Public School.

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Kickstarter launched for doc Just desserts?

Funds raised will make film accessible for all audiences

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By Jacob Hoytema

Kitchissippi resident and former CTV Ottawa journalist, Anna-Karina Tabuñar, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the final phase of postproduction for her documentary film Talent Untapped. The film is, in the words of its website, “a tribute to people with visible and invisible disabilities,” focusing on the under-representation of disabled people in the workforce.

Tabuñar launched the Kickstarter on May 23 with a goal of $38,700. She says she wants to use the money to make the film accessible for audiences of any ability. This includes providing embedded description for those with seeing disabilities, captions for the deaf and hearing-impaired, and if funding allows, an American Sign Language version.

Tabuñar says the Kickstarter hasn’t started off as well as she had hoped, raising only about four thousand dollars in its first two weeks. She has witnessed widespread support for the film among the community, however, and says that this could translate into

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financial contributions.

“There is a demand, and there is appetite for this kind of film,” says Tabuñar. “People want to be part of a change, and they want to join this movement.”

A “movement” is frequently how Tabuñar describes what she wants to achieve with the project. Besides simply telling the stories of disabled people and their experiences in finding employment, the producers’ goal is to change the mindsets of business owners and reverse some of the pre-conceptions around hiring disabled people.

“I know that this documentary film is going to

Talent Untapped’s director Anna-Karina Tabuñar and lead editor Kevin Friel, aim to shine a light on the underutilized potential of those living with disabilities.

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be a game changer in the way that businesses hire,” she says.

“A lot of employers don’t consider this demographic.”

She adds that businesses can no longer afford not to hire disabled people. “They have to get on this bandwagon or they’re going to be left behind,” she says.

Tabuñar explains that one in eight people are disabled, Continued on page 23

Ottawa West Community Services (OWCS) invites Kitchissippi residents to “Pie a (Political) Guy” on June 26. Councillor Jeff Leiper has agreed to take a pie in the face, but only if OWCS can raiseß at least $1000. Once the funds are tallied, Leiper will take a face full of cream and crust in a bid to aid area seniors.

Last year’s barbeque gave residents the chance to pie staff members, but for this year’s event, OWCS’ Sarah Doiron aims to enhance community involvement and double the A unique fundraiser has captured the attention of fundraising goal from Kitchissippi residents. Andrea Tomkins $500 in 2014 to $1000.

Doiron approached Leiper at Hintonburg Park during seniors still living at home for over one of his many pop up office three decades, OWCS, which is hours and Leiper didn’t hesitate to primarily funded by the Ministry of take part, she says.

Health and the City of Ottawa, In addition to attractions such as enables this vulnerable demographic a bake sale, live music and prizes to maintain independence through from local businesses, the purchase various programs. of a ticket enters the attendee into a “Respite and homemaking is raffle for the chance to have the where a lot of our demand comes honour of throwing the pie. from as well as house cleaning, Providing support services to Continued on page 26

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“We (my father and I) own this restaurant – Mia’s Indian Cuisine – it’s a family business, and came from his passion, and also now mine. He has been in Canada more than 20 years – he arrived as a refugee. After much time he was not granted papers, and so in 2003 took sanctuary in the First Unitarian Church for 19 months until he was given special government asylum. It was a hard time, but he is strong. We [his family] were able to join him in 2005

from Bangladesh. After getting his papers the weather was the hardest thing to get used to! We had never seen snow or minus 30!

My Dad has been a chef all his life, and cooked in many countries – England, Germany, Tanzania.

He started when he was very young – 15 or 16, cooking for professors and students living in the Students Hall at the university, so all his life he has been cooking.

I am his first son, and I studied at Algonquin in food management, and then worked for more than 5 years in an Indian restaurant.

Then we had a plan – let’s go for our own place. That was three years ago and here we are, and I feel that we are a success story.

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They are very good. He is also a master of naan and tandoor that comes from our region of Bangladesh. The naan recipe is famous – his own secret, very old and unique.”

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An open letter to the community of Hintonburg about Emma Robe Dear Editor, I was overwhelmed by the community’s response to the death of my sister, Emma Robe, and for the heart-felt appreciation that was expressed to me by so many people for her dedication and work to make Hintonburg a safe, caring and environmentally conscious neighbourhood.

The ‘Celebration of Emma’s Life’ organized by her friends and neighbours on May 9, in her beloved Teacup Garden, was a beautiful and unforgettable event. I was deeply affected by kids arriving with huge containers of tea and lemonade in their carts, neighbours carrying and erecting portable tents, women setting up tables with sandwiches and treats, a table with flowers and candles on which I was able to place photos of Emma. People brought chairs, knitting; a young girl brought and played a lovely piece on her violin; the garden was transformed into a loving, gathering place within 15 minutes. And people stood and shared their stories and remembrances of Emma. It was an extremely moving and special occasion, especially for me.

My appreciation and thanks do not stop there. Neighbours and friends helped me pack up Emma’s apartment, moving furniture, books and other items, and distributing them to various recipients. I cannot convey my gratitude adequately for all this help.

Hintonburg community, you are very rich in love and care and so very, very special. Please accept my thanks from the bottom of my heart. Your generosity of spirit helped me in my feeling of loss.

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Making way, for the highway How the Queensway came to Kitchissippi

By Dave Allston

For the past fifty years, the Queensway has been a normal part of life in Kitchissippi. Also known as Highway 417, this 181.4 km highway has grown over the years to accommodate the growing population to the west and east of Ottawa’s core.

Now making up 42 interchanges from the Quebec border to Arnprior, the Queensway is integral to Ottawa’s linkage to the outside world. It’s easy to hop on the Queensway at one of Kitchissippi’s three interchanges to reach a destination quickly. Tough to imagine that some people in the neighbourhood did not welcome the highway’s arrival with open arms.

The story of the Queensway begins back in late 1892, when the newly formed Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company began acquiring small tracts of farmland running west through Nepean Township from LeBreton Flats.

Lumber king J.R. Booth was behind the endeavour. He pursued this particular route to access the west as conveniently as he could: with a path that was as flat as possible and on land he

could acquire as cheaply as possible. His goal was to serve his vast land and lumber holdings along the line, particularly at the Chaudiere Falls, and later on the south side of Carling in what is now Carlington.

In 1905, the line was sold to the Grand Trunk Railway. The GTR went bankrupt in 1923.

The line was taken over by the Canadian government and merged into the Canadian National Railway. Use of the track declined over the years, with the final trains running in 1952 on what was then known as the Renfrew subdivision line of the CNR. The Greber Plan was published in 1950, under the direction of Prime Minister Mackenzie King, who foresaw a total reorganization and modernization of Ottawa’s road and rail network. One of the key recommendations was the creation of an east to west expressway along the existing CNR line. Thus in 1954, the Federal District Commission (the forerunner of the NCC) began acquiring additional properties alongside the former Canadian National Railway route to expand the corridor from the

original CNR right-of-way of 80 feet, to 180 feet. Rail lines were removed and preparations began towards the construction of a much-needed throughway.

Ottawa Mayor Charlotte Whitton was particularly involved in the process. She helped bring together all three levels of government to share the

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The Parkdale off-ramp (looking east) pictured here in 1971. Photo courtesy of the City of Ottawa archives (CA-24212).

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This was the scene in 1955 before the railway tracks were removed near Island Park. That’s the Kitchissippi United Church in the background. Photo courtesy of the City of Ottawa archives (CA-24213)

Wishing to avoid potentially dangeroussounding names that had been used in planning of this “expressway” and “throughway,” Mayor Whitton personally selected its unique name.

This is how it became known as the Queensway.

On October 15, 1957, Queen Elizabeth II set off an explosion of dynamite at Hurdman’s Bridge, commencing officially the construction of the Queensway.

The Queensway was constructed in four phases.

Phase one ran from Riverside east to Montreal Road and opened to traffic on November 25, 1960.

Phase two from Richmond Road (Bayshore) to Carling (Kirkwood) was opened in October of 1961. Phase three ran from Carling to O’Connor Street. The first part of this phase opened in May of 1964, which completed the Carling Avenue interchange and extended the Queensway to Bronson. The remainder of the phase to O’Connor opened that September.

Phase four was the most complicated, from O’Connor to Riverside, crossing the Rideau Canal and Rideau River. The Queensway was completed on October 28, 1966.

Thus it was on May 18, 1964 when Kitchissippi’s portion of this important roadway was first opened.

Three interchanges at

Parkdale, Island Park and Kirkwood enabled local residents to travel to the east and west quickly, where previously they would have had to travel via Richmond Road or Carling Avenue. The new highway also directly influenced the establishment of Westgate (1954) and Hampton Park (1961) malls, adding more convenience for local residents.

The Queenway permanently altered the map of Kitchissippi.

Virtually all of the streets between Island Park and Bayswater were severed, and some homes were now faced with a wall or fence blocking them from their neighbours. In 1967, many streets along this route were officially renamed with “North” and “South” to even further create this division.

To accommodate the new road, the neighbourhood traffic grid was altered in several locations. Island Park Drive was relocated slightly to the west. It previously ran where Island Park Crescent does now. Some streets were widened and many dead ends were created. A large number of houses – some of them only a few years old, built during the post-WWII housing boom – were demolished. Some homes were moved, which was not an easy task. In one

case, the NCC allowed Island Park Drive to be used to transport a house from Hamilton Avenue to Hull, but the move left many trees broken on Island Park and a trail of broken power lines on the Quebec side.

There were roughly eight houses removed from each street from Island Park to Bayswater Avenue to accommodate the widening, and some street blocks were wiped out entirely, including the south side of Edgar Street.

Many area homes were damaged during the blasting and construction as well. The change to residents of previously quiet streets such as Westmount and Kirkwood, and particularly two-lane thoroughfares such as Island Park and Parkdale, was substantial.

For more photos – including some great aerial shots – please see the web version of this story online at kitchissippi.com. Do you have a story to share about the early days of the Queensway? We’d love to hear! Send your email to editor@kitchissippi.com and you might see it in the next issue.

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A ‘ruff’ life for some park patrons Fisher Park’s new leash laws are now in effect

Story and photo by Andrea Cranfield

A new bylaw that recently came into effect allowing dogs to run off leash at Fisher Park may have some people barking mad.

Fisher Park, located between Holland and Harmer Avenue N., has changed from being a park where dogs had to be on leash at all times to a park where dogs now have designated hours where they can run leash free. Whether or not to allow dogs to run leash free has been a controversial issue that has had people weighing in on both sides of the debate.

A lengthy consultation process was started about a year and a half ago after a group of local dog owners started pushing to have the rules changed.

Thirty-one residents who live within a five-block radius of Fisher Park signed a petition requesting some off leash hours and submitted it to the City. There were 85 eligible submissions. Of those, 46 (54 per cent) people voted in favour of having off leash hours, while 39 (46 per cent) people voted against.

It was decided that dogs would be allowed off leash from 5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. year round, so that they would not interfere with children’s programming in the park. Leased dogs are still

“It’s not exactly what everybody was looking for. Nobody was looking for this particular set of hours but as a compromise I think it shows the way forward for how we can achieve things in the Kitchissippi Ward.” allowed at all hours.

In the proposal, the dog owners had asked for a different set of hours that were broader and differed according to season, since there are more people using the park in the summer compared to the winter.

“It’s not exactly what everybody was looking for. Nobody was looking

for this particular set of hours but as a compromise I think it shows the way forward for how we can achieve things in the Kitchissippi Ward,” says Councillor Jeff Leiper.

Leiper says the new hours were decided upon because not many other people are using the park during the designated off leash hours.

“Having dogs allowed off leash means that the park is useful for a few more hours every day,” says Leiper. “It’s a really busy park but after 8:30 at night, usage really drops off and it’s nice to be able to add those additional hours for the dog owners.”

Hilary McVey, a dog owner who frequents the park, admits the situation is challenging because there are so many different park users, including school children who use it as their schoolyard. And not everyone wants to see dogs running around.

“We understood that there are a lot of uses and we didn’t want to say we want it to be off leash all the time, because we knew that wasn’t a realistic thing to ask for… but we thought we had proposed some pretty sensible times,” she says.

McVey is a little disappointed with the new off-leash hours. “The hours that were given are not very practical versus when people are actually wanting to use the park.”

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Some of the dog walkers at Fisher Park: Kim Pilon with Libby, Audra Curley with Nahla, Yuri Cho with Louie, and Hilary McVey with Annabelle.

are still against having any off leash hours at all.

“I received some feedback from people who are still very much opposed to this …

You’re always going to be seeking a compromise that’s not necessarily going to make everybody happy,” he says.

Julian Bromwich lives across the street from the park. He says there have been problems with dogs being off leash in the past.

“Lots of times those really big dogs are off leash and running around and they knock little kids over,” says Bromwich.

“The dogs are constantly tearing through the playground and knocking little kids off their feet. It happens all the time,” he says, nodding at his three-year-old son Xander.

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Leiper recognizes that some people are afraid of dogs, and off-leash dogs can make them wary and dampen their enjoyment and use of the space.

“The point that’s always made by responsible dog owners is that they do have their dogs under control and so it’s always controversial,” says Leiper.

McVey understands that some people are afraid of dogs but says the people who let their dogs run free at Fisher Park are very careful about making sure their dogs don’t approach anyone who doesn’t want them around.

“In my understanding, there’s never been an incident at Fisher Park where a dog has bitten someone or anything like that,” says McVey. She adds that the dog owners are very careful about not budding in on other people using the park. For example, when the middle school kids come outside for their gym class, McVey says the dog owners gather up their pooches and leave.

“We’re not interested in trying to stake our claim and pushing other users out, we want to work around other people who use it. It should be additive, it shouldn’t take it away from any other group that’s already using it,” says McVey. Leiper says that some people are also concerned that dog owners don’t clean up after their dogs, but McVey counters that the dog owners who meet every morning are very conscientious in keeping the park clean.

“The groups that I know that go and use it … we clean up after our own dogs and certainly after any other dogs that have left a mess,” she says.

This issue is compounded by the fact there aren’t many off leash dog parks in the area. Hampton Park is a 25-minute walk away from Fisher Park.

Leiper says it was important to accommodate the dog owners because there aren’t many other options for people to take their dogs within walking distance.

“I see people driving in the morning to places where dogs are allowed off leash and we’re trying to encourage a walkable neighbourhood. So if we can open up the dog off-leash hours in parks that are located closer to people, that helps keep a certain number of cars off the road too,” he says.

McVey wants people to know that the dog owners who pushed for off-leash hours are not people who only care about dogs.

“All of our kids use the park, it’s not like we’re some group of renegade people who just care about dogs. We care about everybody and we are very conscientious … we really do care about all the different users of the park,” she says.

Overall, Leiper says he is pleased with the compromise regarding the new off leash hours.

“It’s a really controversial issue.

I’ve received some [feedback from] people who are upset that we’ve done this,” says Leiper. “I’ve also received a lot of notice from people who are pleased that they’ve received this compromise.”

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR As a grade twelve, I often found myself grumbling about the freshmen who swarmed the cramped corridors of Nepean High School. It annoyed me when they walked the wrong way on the stairs (keep to the right!), or stood in the middle of the hallway to talk to their friends, effectively blocking the wave of students that was building behind them.

However, I had to remind myself that I was once like them – oblivious, confused, and absolutely terrified. I remember how hard it was to navigate the stairwells and hallways, and how one wrong turn could lead you straight to The Stoop when you were trying to find the cafeteria.

Even as I became more comfortable with the school itself, other issues began to arise. I appreciate all that Nepean has given me, although I’d be lying if I said that high school was filled with only good experiences. It’s surprisingly easy to feel absolutely alone in a school populated with one thousand-some-odd students.

But Nepean gives students the opportunity to get involved. A wide range of sports teams, clubs, and school events are offered to help make high school a little more bearable for many students. One of these opportunities is Knightwatch.

Knightwatch is Nepean’s own newspaper, and this special issue – a joint project with the Kitchissippi Times – showcases all the effort that so many students put into the publication this year.

Knightwatch gives students the opportunity to get their voices out and to have their opinions heard. It supplies them with a place to publish poems and short stories, editorials and personal essays. Without contributions from the student body, without help from willing faculty members like Ms. Walker, and without Ben Barone, the publisher, there would be no Knightwatch.

Nepean gives students the opportunity to get involved.

Soon, we’ll reflect on our experiences in high school. Some of us will reminisce about the fond memories while others will look back with a sense of disdain, but I think we can all be proud of what we accomplished in our short time at Nepean and the legacy we left behind. As we graduate and move on to other endeavours, I believe that our time at Nepean has prepared us for whatever lies ahead.

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“The kids were really grateful for everything that they got. We would pack little presents for them and they would be so excited and to see the smiles on their faces was really nice. I haven’t been since grade eight but I’m going back after I graduate.”

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Young people today spend hours subjected to celebrity news, posts, pictures, et cetera. Watching celebrities display a luxurious and excessive lifestyle for a prolonged amount of time can lead to very unrealistic expectations of living standards.

Teenage celebrities like Kylie Jenner (17) utilize social networking websites like Instagram to post pictures of overly extravagant possessions. In one instance she posted her arm stacked with 6 bracelets, all worth roughly $7,000 each (think of how many years of university tuition that is). This is absolute excess at its finest.

People are constantly being bombarded with these images of a luxurious life, but the public will never see what it is like for the single mother with 3 children who can not afford to feed them each day.

A simple trip to the grocery store and one is bombarded with celebrity news. There are countless publications solely surrounding celebrity gossip lining the checkout counter. From OK! to People, and National Inquirer, they are all centred around selling celebrity culture. The world might as well end if Beyonce and Jay Z are having marital troubles, but there is an eerie silence regarding societal issues such as domestic violence or ongoing wars. Celebrity news takes the headlines above world events.

While many people are engrossed with cyberstalking their favourite celebrities, today’s society is displaying an immense flaw in itself. When a celebrity dies, a vast amount of sympathy is shown by people who had absolutely nothing to do with their lives. Many media outlets are flooded with news surrounding the death. In contrast to the outpouring of news and emotion regarding a celebrity’s death, thousands and thousands of innocent people are killed by disease and murdered in war-torn countries each day. This begs the question: how will we

end wars if people don’t know or care that they are happening?

Why do we worship the celebrities we do? Do they showcase intelligence and admirable qualities? Or just beauty and mild to no degrees of talent? For example, Miley Cyrus.

Whether she has any talent is debatable, but she certainly has a devoted following; 12.9 million Instagram followers and 18.6 million Twitter followers, to be exact.

When you think of Miley Cyrus, is it her records and musical abilities that come to mind? No. It is her attention seeking antics and overtly sexual behaviour. It seems as though her whole persona is centred around getting attention, not entertaining her viewers.

What is it about her that evoked tens of millions of people to decide to follow her

The world might as well end if Beyonce and Jay Z are having marital troubles, but there is an eerie silence regarding societal issues on various social media outlets? Does she provide anything to those viewers, or is she just an object of sexuality, fame and popularity? It is up to you to decide the value that these mundane celebrity personalities add to our society, and why people become so easily transfixed by them.

What does it actually mean to be famous? Our attention revolves around everything famous rather than what’s worth being famous for. It is time to put down the gossip magazines and to focus on what we can do to improve ourselves and each other.

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The Top 5 High School Movies of All Time

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By Grace MacLeod As the class of 2015 figured out, high school is nothing like the movies. Nonetheless, these films about teenage hood are a staple for any movie lover and, because of this, we thought it would be appropriate to count down the Top 5 High School Movies of All Time. Here are the films that made the cut.

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Coming in at number 5 is Grease: A musical about Danny and Sandy, a summer fling who happen to end up at the same high school for their senior year. Grease, one of my all time favourite films, will satisfy anyone who likes a classic romance, musical, or comedy. If you haven’t seen this one, get to it!

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Number 4 on our list is Dazed and Confused. This 1993 film follows the adventures of incoming high school and junior high students on the last day of school, in May of 1976. One of the best aspects of Dazed and Confused is that it features young actors, such as Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck, when they had yet to become major Hollywood stars.

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Third on our list is Mean Girls. We’ve all seen it and, love it or not, it’s a classic for our generation. Mean Girls made its debut in 2005, but many lucky NHS students have watched it in the classroom at least once throughout their high school experience. Because, you know, it’s super educational.

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Finally, our pick for Top High School Movie of All Time is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. What else? Another John Hughes classic (really, all of his movies could’ve made this list) following typical senior Ferris Bueller’s day off school. From an inspiring job of faking sick, to an impromptu joy ride in a forbidden Ferrari, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a skip day of dreams – and an awesome movie.

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We are proud of our community school and our students. We would like to extend our gratitude to our parents, School Council and Community Partners who have offered unwavering support to the charitable causes our students championed.

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We wish to extend deep appreciation for the gifts of time, products and services you have so graciously donated.

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Sunny days are ahead for Westfest.

Along with a return to Richmond Road, this iteration of the Westboro festival will also feature entirely solar-powered stages, thanks to a partnership with Ottawa startup Solar On Site. It’s all part of a larger, green festival movement that has been a long time coming for Westfest founder, Elaina Martin.

“As a free festival, it’s nearly impossible for me to ‘green,’ in almost any way,” says Martin. “As soon as I thought that that was a possibility, I jumped on it.”

Martin was approached by the team at Solar On Site about the possibility of renting their mobile, solarpowered generators to power the stages at Westfest. The higher cost of the renewable power source isn’t troubling Martin. She’s focused on the social impact of her festival.

“It’s all about social. I’ll pay to be able to do my part, to be a pioneer at doing my part, and showing others that they can do it too. That’s really what our partnership is about this year,” Martin says.

For Matthew Payne, one of the founders of Solar On Site, Westfest is the ideal stage to showcase what his generators can do. “The green movement is a strong one. And we’re here to lead it as best we can in Ottawa,” Payne says. “Being able to prove

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what we’re capable of at Westfest is hopefully going to jumpstart a movement.”

The solar startup was incorporated last November by four Ottawa entrepreneurs who have known each other since high school. They grew up with massive events like Bluesfest in their backyards and saw an opportunity to make a difference.

“At this point just attaching a few solar panels to your business or your house, I think, is not the only thought that is available. We can really take this energy anywhere with our mobile units,” Payne says.

These units – solar-powered generators on trailer beds – follow the

sun for more efficient power conversion and store up to six hours of power at a time. This means that rain or shine, the show will go on.

Both Payne and Martin are hoping that Solar On Site catches on with other festivals in Ottawa after Westfest is over.

“I know that if we’re successful at it, it could really change our whole industry. And I want that,”says Martin.

Payne says that Martin is “the first promoter to really understand and get what we’re trying to accomplish and really be willing to take us on.… Her energy is incredible.” Pun, perhaps, intended.

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Porch View Dances comes to Ottawa Exploring movement in dance with Westboro families

By Judith van Berkom

Award-winning Torontobased dance group, Kaeja d’Dance, and Ottawa’s Tara Luz Dance, have been working with two Westboro families in the weeks leading up to Westfest to produce seven-minute dance performances on June 13.

These so-called Porch View Dances (PVD), created by professional choreographers, and performed by local families will take place in the front yards, porches and driveways of homes in Westboro during Westfest.

As part of the Canadian Dance Festival, PVD aspires to bring dance to everyday citizens, working with largely inexperienced individuals and families. PVD is the brainchild of Karen Kaeja with Allen Kaeja as co-founder and choreographer. This is their fifth year organizing and performing Porch View Dances and their first in Ottawa.

Allen Kaeja will work with the Hume family on Highland Avenue in Westboro and Anik Bouvrette (of Tara Luz Danse, Ottawa) is working with the Baker-Craze family on Denbury Avenue.

“They want people who can’t dance,” explains Doug Hume, father of five children between the ages

One of two Porch View Dance family participants: Joanne and Doug Hume with their five children: Catharine (11) Sarah (8) Annie (6) Mary (3) Jacqueline (2). Photo by Al Goyette

of two and eleven, adding that he is “dance challenged.”

The family met with Kaeja in May. Kaeja sampled their ability to move by introducing the “circle” dance. “We all had to move and mimic one person in the group who called ‘change’ giving the next person a chance to introduce a different move. “It was really amazing, really fun and a bonding experience,” Hume says of the initial movement exercises with choreographer, Allen Kaeja.

Hume sees a dramatic shift in people’s willingness to attend dance performances in traditional settings and Porch View Dances emerging as a result.

He sees technology being partly responsible for the decline in attendance.

The Hume household doesn’t own a TV or have access to the Internet.

Research and printing of children’s projects for school are done at the local library.

Doug Hume is a composer, author and musician.

Joanne Hume is an accom-

plished visual artist and musician. Catherine Hume (11) plays the piano and violin, sings in a choir and is involved in figure skating, golf, running, and ultimate.

Sarah (8) plays piano and mandolin, sings in a choir, plays soccer, hockey and does weights. Annie Hume (6) plays the guitar, hockey and soccer. This is a busy family who is encouraged to develop their creativity.

Doug and Joanne Hume are both part-time teachers at Woodroffe Public School.

The family owns two pianos and an 1870’s pipe organ, and Joanne Hume’s artwork graces the family living room.

The performance will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 13. The guided route begins at 464 Denbury Ave., home of the Baker-Craze family. The crowd will then walk to the Hume family home at 589 Highland Ave. and finish at Westfest on Richmond Road. In between the performances by Baker-Craze and Hume families, there will be short site-specific dance vignettes performed

by Mocean Dance of Halifax.

For more information about Kaeja d’Dance go to kaeja.org.

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Celebrating cultures at the library As part of Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) the Ottawa Public Library is organizing Celebrating Cultures events in conjunction with Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (Olip).

Last year’s celebration at Carlingwood included a “Learn to Hula” session with local dance instructor Cynthia Martin, a screening of Lester Alfonso’s film Twelve about the immigrant experience of a group of Canadians who arrived in

Talent Untapped Continued from page 3 and the statistic comes closer to one in three for seniors. Thus, as Canada’s population ages, disabled people will make up a larger percentage of the employable population.

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This year’s event is taking place on June 25. Activities include a lesson and presentation on Bollywood Dancing offered by Bollywood for Fun and a special screening and discussion of Dan Weldon’s My Macondo which features Colombian journalist Julio Roca as he travels through the

disabled people is a liability. While many employers may originally hire disabled people “as a gesture of the heart,” Tabuñar says many soon discover that they are harder working, more punctual, and have higher morale than the average employee.

towns and villages of Colombia’s Banana Zone to verify events and locations described in One Hundred Years of Solitude, a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. There will also be a very special Cultural Evening Storytime and craft with Beth Murray from Carlingwood’s Children’s Department.

All events are drop-in. For more information go to the OPL website at biblioottawalibrary.ca/en.

Those who wish to donate to the Kickstarter or find out more about the project can visit the film’s website at talentuntapped. org. Tabuñar assures potential donors that there is no risk of their money going to waste, since Kickstarter won’t actually charge anyone until the

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There isn’t a set premiere date or venue for the film yet, but Tabuñar says she hopes to hold the first screening in Ottawa during the week of December 3, which is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

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Shannon de Haan, an operating nurse at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital, spent a decade working toward her goal of volunteering on the Mercy Ship, an international, faith-based, charity that uses hospital ships to deliver transformational surgeries and health care to people around the world.

Hers is a story about making a difference, one person at a time, and the satisfaction of working selflessly to better the lives of those otherwise left to suffer and die.

A visiting pastor’s stories of work on the Mercy Ship sparked de Haan’s dream back in 2002. Originally from Chatham, Ontario where she completed her nursing training, de Haan worked on a post-operative floor in Moncton, New Brunswick for two years after graduation and moved to Ottawa, where her family had relocated, in 2006, to take a course as an operating room nurse.

In nursing school, she kept her goal in mind of becoming an operating nurse. “That’s where everything is happening,” says de Haan, adding that it’s the best place to be as a nurse.

Having gained the needed training and experience, she applied for her first trip in 2012.

Mercy Ship originated in Texas and now has offices located all over the world. According to the Mercy Ship website, their work has directly benefitted over 2.48 million people.

Volunteering requires a lengthy application form, several references, and experience. Acceptance is also dependent on the specific surgical needs at the time since space is so limited. Nurses commit to a minimum of two weeks.

De Haan describes her fear of asking her boss for leave from her job at the Civic Hospital.

“It was very important to me,” she says. “Do I quit if she says no?”

Her boss agreed to give her time off. “It was a huge answer to prayer,” says de Haan. In 2014, under a different boss, she received the same, positive response and was able to volunteer for two months, this time in Madagascar.

“There are volunteers from all over the world,” says de Haan, adding that on her first volunteer experience – six months in 2012 – there were 45 different nationalities working together, English being the common spoken language. Local day workers are hired and paid by international donors mainly to translate on the ship. Many of the patients are children, unable to communicate in English.

Volunteers on the Mercy Ship, including doctors, surgeons, physiotherapists, teachers, engineers, and staff required to run a surgical ship – cooks, cleaners, plumbers, electricians – pay their room and board. Space is limited to 450 people.

Shannon de Haan volunteers with the Mercy Ship, an international faith-based charity that provides health care to the world’s poor. Photo submitted by Shannon de Haan

De Haan shared a room with five other girls on her first trip, sleeping on bunk beds with one common bathroom.

“It’s great for meeting like-minded people,” she says. “The friends you meet are one of the best parts.” In fact, she is still friends with her bunkmate and travels regularly with a Swiss friend she met on the Mercy Ship – to Morocco, Madagascar, South Africa.

The Mercy Ship stays in a given port for eight months and travels to the Canary Islands to be refitted before going to Many of the Mercy Ship patients are children, unable to the next location. communicate in English. Surgeries are live-saving and Months ahead of time, transformational. Photo courtesy of Mercy Ships© volunteers work to secure patients in need, and space for the on-shore Hope she assisted during cataract surgery Centre and Dental Clinic. The ship for a young girl. The girl – blinded by has five operating rooms, a CT her condition – had never seen her scanner, an accredited school for mother. When the bandages were grades one to 12, and five chaplains. taken off her eyes, de Haan watched As a charitable organization, they as the child saw her mother for the depend on donations. In the past, first time. they had three ships, but didn’t have Many children arrive at the Mercy the funds to keep them up-to-date. A Ship with burns that become donation of $20 million is paying for contractures (a permanent shortening a brand new ship to be built in of a muscle or joint). Volunteer China. plastic surgeons treat the contractures In addition to five operating and free up the affected areas. rooms staffed with five surgeons, five One young boy arrived with a anesthetists, and operating room large tumor under his chin. He had nurses, a doctor works in a recovery been ostracized from his community room that accommodates 15 patients. and was very isolated. He was slowly These patients’ caretakers (usually a suffocating to death and his airway family member) sleep under the would eventually have closed off. It patient’s bed. would have been a long, slow, “It’s such a warm community,” de horrifying death. The surgery to Haan explains, “a different world.” remove the benign tumor took 12 One surgeon, specializing in cleft hours and the excised tumor weighed palate and other facial surgeries, has 7.4 kg. De Haan says he’d still be like been on the Mercy Ship for 30 years. that if it wasn’t for the Mercy Ship.

It’s where he met his wife and raised More information about Mercy two children.

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Westfest weekend is finally upon us, and of course there is no shortage of entertainment on hand. So to simplify life just a little bit, here are a few things that you really should not miss out on this year.

Adults-only soiree Brand new for this year is Westfest’s adult literature showcase, Westfest Lit. Saturday evening promises a provocative and fun evening curated by Ottawa writer, former Xpress columnist, spokenword performer and poet Sylvie Hill.

Taking place in the basement lounge of the Barley Mow, this evening features a stable of sexy writers ready to share their most titillating work with an adventurous audience. Some readers for the evening include retired vibrator saleswoman Jasmine Aziz, comedian Janna Klostermann, and musician/poet Danniel Oickle.

Taking place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., this should be a fun way to fill some time before the musical headliners hit the stage for the night.

Speaking of music Of course Westfest has some legendary headline acts in Sarah Harmer and Lynn Miles, but there is one other act that should count as a must-see. And that’s The Acorn, or in this case a solo performance by Acorn main man Rolf

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A sweet kind of fundraiser for OWCS Continued from page 3 home maintenance, grass cutting, odd jobs, snow removal and other yard work,” Doiron explains, adding the centre also offers several on-site programs.

Leiper, who has held many ‘pop up’ office hours in Kitchissippi seniors’ centers, hopes his participation will not only raise funds for OWCS but also the profile of the organization.

“The fundraising for OWCS shouldn’t be a once a year thing. I’d love for OWCS to be on people’s radar year round. The work that they’re delivering as a contractor to the health sector is fantastic,” Leiper says.

Seniors are one of the most receptive populations to his outreach as a City Councillor, Leiper says, with concerns ranging from pedestrian safety to community planning. Baby boomers and those beyond, wish to remain active and OWCS is an outlet for engagement, Leiper continues.

“I had not expected the degree to which the flavour of pie would become a topic of discussion,” Leiper laughs. “It’s going to be a surprise to me until I’m licking it off my face.”

“The benefit is not just to the seniors who are benefitting from the services that OWCS is providing,” Leiper says.

“A lot of the volunteers are themselves seniors. There’s a big benefit that I’m cognisant of in terms of providing a volunteer opportunity for active seniors in my community who are seeking to make a meaningful contribution.

Anytime an organization provides that opportunity, I think we need to leverage that.”

While Leiper waits for the desserts to leaven before the big day, the flavour of pie being thrown has gripped the community.

The Wellington West BIA is rooting for a classic

citrus projectile and taken to Twitter using #keylime, while Leiper says salted caramel would be an on-trend delight.

Dioron divulges that she is in talks with several area bakeries to supply the pies.

“I had not expected the degree to which the flavour of pie would become a topic of discussion,” Leiper laughs. “It’s going to be a surprise to me until I’m licking it off my face.”

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JUNE 12 - TELLERS AT THE WELL SERIES OF THE OTTAWA STORYTELLERS This month Ottawa storytellers Marie Bilodeau & Nicole Lavigne will present Twisted Tales. Old tales become strange and modern in this fairy tale mash up at the West End Well. 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. This is the final spring event by Ottawa StoryTellers. They’ll be back on the second Friday of September.

Free (pass the hat).

JUNE 13 - PLANT SALE Friends of Churchill Recreation Centre will be holding a plant sale on Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during Westfest on Richmond Road. Cash only please.

JUNE 13 -CANADA DANCE FESTIVAL ‘PORCH VIEW DANCES’ On Saturday, June 13 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., watch the Canada Dance Festival presents ‘Porch View Dances’ - an innovative community dance project in which audience members travel from house to house to see new dance works created by professional dance choreographers, and performed by local families in the front yards, porches and driveways of their own homes - right in Westboro! Led by a walking guide and master of ceremonies, the neighbourhood dance tour starts at 2 p.m. at 464 Denbury Avenue (@ Byron), with four performances and site-specific dance installations over 1.7km / 60 minutes. (For more information see page 23.)

JUNE 13 TO AUGUST 1 This free Ottawa Cougars Recreational Soccer program is taking place in Laroche Park in Mechanicsville on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the Hintonburg Recreation Association.

JUNE 14 - HERITAGE OTTAWA WALKING TOUR OF HINTONBURG Named for Joseph Hinton, a shopkeeper and civic official, the village of Hintonburg was incorporated in 1893. The tour will take you through the heart of this interesting, eclectic and socially varied neighbourhood, rich in heritage. Linda Hoad and Paulette Dozois, community leaders, will be the guides.

Heritage Ottawa members, $5.00; non-members, $10.00. Participants are asked to meet at St-François d’Assise Church, 20 Fairmont Ave. For information call 613-230-8841, email info@heritageottawa.org or go to heritageottawa.org.

JUNE 19 - SOLSTICE PARTY AND POTLUCK DINNER Summer Solstice Party at Carruthers-Stirling

Park (195 Carruthers - just south of Scott St.).

Hintonburg’s own Street of Rock Youth Choir perform at 7 p.m. Neighbours are holding a potluck in the park starting at 6 p.m. Come for the event at 7 p.m. or come and join the potluck and stay for the event. Hintonburg t-shirts will be on sale ($15) as well as lemonade and popcorn. Please bring a donation of non-perishable food or money for the Parkdale Food Centre. Everyone is welcome. Sponsored by the Neighbours of Carruthers-Stirling Park, Street of Rock, and the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Colombia (6:308:15 p.m.) and a cultural evening storytime and craft from 6:45 p.m. -7:45 p.m.

JUNE 19, 20, 21 - GUIDED TOURS OF MEDITATION GARDENS This event is part of Ottawa Garden Days.

Tours take place at 5 p.m. on June 19; 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 20; and 4 p.m. on June 21 at the First Unitarian Congregation, 30 Cleary Ave. Pollinator tours will be held June 20 at 4 p.m. and June 21 at 2 p.m. A 20th anniversary garden celebration will also be held June 20 at 2 p.m. All activities are free, donations welcome. For information go to facebook.com/events/1598652803753951.

JULY 27 TO JULY 31- CAMP AWESOME It’s another year of Camp Awesome at Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park)!

This day camp offers a fun-filled program for children four to 12 years of age. Program includes outdoor play, stories, songs and crafts. Camp runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, cost and registration contact Kitchissippi United Church office at 613722-7254 or go to kitchissippiuc.com.

JUNE 20 - MECHANICSVILLE DAY Mechanicsville Day will be taking place from noon to 3:00 p.m. at Laroche Park. Drop by for free children’s games, bouncy castle, and food ($).

JUNE 21 - FUNDRAISER FOR USC CANADA’S RECOVERY WORK IN NEPAL Take in exhibits and a children’s art corner, eat a Nepalese inspired buffet, see a slideshow, talk with Kate Green on what the USC is doing to help, and donate to the USC for Nepal rural recovery. At the West End Well, 969 Wellington St. W. from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

For more information please go to westendwell.ca.

JUNE 23 - STRAWBERRY SOCIAL Join us for our Strawberry Social with bitesized sandwiches and mouth watering locally grown strawberries with cake and ice cream.

St. George Parish (415 Piccadilly) Tuesday, June 23 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bring your family for dinner and you sure won’t be disappointed. Kids and adults are welcome. Adults $10.00, children $5.00.

JUNE 25 - CELEBRATING CULTURES AT CARLINGWOOD LIBRARY All events are drop-in. Join us! Learn Bollywood dancing with ‘Bollywood For Fun’ (Ottawa’s Bollywood Fusion Dance Group) from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Stay for a special film club screening of My Macondo, a look into

JUNE 26 - ARTS NIGHT Drop by and see artists talk about, demonstrate, and perform their arts: Dr. Monia Mazigh, literary artist; Charles Spratt, painter; and musicians Hana Ahmad-Yousuf and daughter Nuha. First Unitarian Church 30 Cleary Ave. (off Richmond Rd.) at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $5. For more information, call 613-725-1066.

JULY 11 - QI-GONG WORKSHOP This free QI-Gong workshop taught by Master James Foo will be taking place from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Group Healing will follow from 1-3 p.m. at Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park Dr,). Space is limited. For more information go to jamesfoo.ca, call 613762-8893 or email afung46@hotmail.com.

JULY 11 - PARKDALE MARKET PARTY Come and celebrate the Parkdale Market Birthday Party on Saturday, July 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Parkdale Market parking lot. There’ll be free birthday cake, food samples, wandering musicians and community information tables.

SOCIAL SENIORS Join in an afternoon of cards, bridge, euchre, board games and socializing every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Hall, 153 Woodroffe Ave. All seniors are welcome to attend this weekly nondenominational social gathering. For more information contact Ellena at 613-728-4018 or Celine at 613-234-0853.

FRIDAY OPEN MIC NIGHTS Show off your musical chops and bask in the applause at the Westboro Legion! We have the sound equipment so just bring your talent and instrument(s). For information, call the branch any afternoon: 613-725-2778.

YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS For up-to-date news on your neighbourhood, stay in touch with your community association. Information about events, traffic changes, development, neighbourhood clubs, volunteer opportunities and board meetings is available from the following Community Association websites.

Champlain Park Community Association champlainpark.org Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association chnaottawa.ca Hintonburg Community Association hintonburg.com Hampton-Iona Community Group hamptoniona.wordpress.com Island Park Community Association islandpark.wordpress.com McKellar Park Community Association mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com Mechanicsville Community Association facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA Wellington Village Community Association wvca.ca Westboro Beach Community Association www.westborobeach.ca Westboro Community Association lovewestboro.wordpress.com

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