Glebe Report June 2014

Serving the Glebe community since 1973 www.glebereport.ca June 6, 2014

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Vol. 42 No. 6

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Meeting at Holmwood and Bank

This corner, a favourite public space for meeting, reflecting, resting and exercising, began its radical change as of June 2012. Starting with the clear-cutting of trees in the former Sylvia Holden Park. The pictures above highlight moments in that transformation ending with two of many aerial views taken from the 12th floor of Lord Lansdowne.

The new Lansdowne Park is fast becoming a reality and this summer will see many Lansdowne firsts.

According to Bernie Ashe, CEO of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) thet is spearheading the transformation of Lansdowne, it is a “complex construction project with many phases.” He has confirmed that OSEG and the Glebe Community Association have discussed the possibility of a summer open house for the Glebe, Old Ottawa South and Old Ottawa East neighbourhoods, but any details must await the June 17 public meeting.

In addition, OSEG plans to invite Redblacks season ticketholders to Lansdowne on July 9 as a test run for game-day logistics. As noted below and on page 14, the GCA Traffic Committee will hold an information meeting on June 17 at the Glebe Communty Centre on game-day traffic and parking preparations. On July 18, CFL labour/management negotiations permitting, the Redblacks will hold their first home football game at Lansdowne’s TD Place. On July 20, the Ottawa Fury FC will hold its first Lansdowne soccer game. And plans are afoot for an official park opening, with a tribute to Lansdowne’s storied history, on August 16.

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July 5-6 July 13-15

Glebe Report AGM, GCC, 7 p.m.

Glebe Community Association AGM, GCC, 7 p.m.

Second Wind, by Clyde Sanger, book launch, Octopus Books, 5 p.m.

Capital Ward Bike/Walk, Glebe Collegiate Institute, 10 a.m.

Festival in the Park, Dalhousie South Park, Glebe Annex,11 a.m.

GCA Traffic Committee Lansdowne game day info meeting, GCC, 7 p.m.

New Art Festival, Central Park, 10 a.m.

Glebe Neighbourhood Cycle Ways info session, St. Giles, 4 p.m.

GCA monthly meeting, GCC, 7 p.m.

O’Connor Bikeway public consultation, Ottawa City Hall, Colonel By Room, 6:30 p.m.

Glebe Art in our Gardens and Studio Tour, 10 a.m.

Jacques Ellul conference, www.ellul.org

Abbotsford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,25,31 BIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Books . . . . . . . . . . 37,39,40,41 Business . . . . . . . . . . 16,17,18 Councillor’s Report . . . . . . . 12 Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-23 GCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Glebe Today . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 GNAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Grandparents . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Lansdowne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MP’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Music, Film . . . . . . . . 26,27,28 Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,36 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,34 Viewpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Traffic Plans for the Re-opening of Lansdowne Tuesday June 17 • Glebe Community Centre, 7 – 9 p.m.

An information meeting hosted by the Glebe Community Association.

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A scene of happy chaos unfolded on Great Glebe Garage Sale day, May 24, as families and eager bargain-hunters sought treasures amidst a carnival atmosphere of balloon animals, real animals, music, delicious snacks, and people cruising the streets in every mode of transportation imaginable. Photos of the child with the balloon hat, and the 11-year-old Second Avenue “parrot in residence,” were submitted by Glashan student/photographer Art Kaplan-Myrth.

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The new director of Abbotsford at the Glebe Centre is looking forward to “a change and a challenge.” Karen Anne Blakely will take over the helm from Janice Bridgewater, who recently retired after close to 40 years at the senior’s centre. “I’m really looking forward to this. But I expect to be seeing Janice as an instructor and volunteer. I know she’s already on the roster to lead exercises for seniors and Karen Anne Blakely, the new she’ll show me the ropes,” said Blakely.

Blakely, a social worker by training has director of community programs worked for the past 10 years at Jewish Family at Abbotsford.

Services Ottawa with a focus in multicultural senior support. Throughout this time, Blakely has been involved in various projects with Abbotsford’s Janice Bridgewater and knows the values of their respective institutions are closely aligned. “I’ve been on committees with Janice, including the joint transportation committee that works towards an integrated transport system for moving seniors to appointments,” said Blakely.

She says she’s used to working with seniors across the city. It will be new and different to serve people in a specific catchment area such as the Glebe and Ottawa South. She’s looking forward to meeting with Abbotsford staff, members and volunteers and hearing their feedback about programs and new opportunities.

And the staff is welcoming their new leader. “Once again, I think we have struck gold,” said Pat Goyeche, co-ordinator of community programs at Abbotsford. “We are really looking forward to working with Karen Anne. She has great community service and management credentials, plus a warm and welcoming personality.”

Given tight budgets, the sector is heavily reliant on volunteers and Blakely says she recognizes the importance of volunteer recruitment and retention. “I’ve read the executive director’s report and I see the number of volunteer hours that are dedicated to Abbotsford. I think we need to continue to be creative in terms of showing those people our appreciation.” But Blakely notes she’ll want to get to know others in the community, including local businesses. “We need to do outreach to them, specifically to businesses that serve seniors.” Given her specific experience, the new director has a special interest in reaching out to “vulnerable seniors,” including those who are on low incomes, with disabilities or from multicultural communities.

The Glebe Centre heartily welcomes Karen Anne Blakely, who begins her new role as director of community programs at Abbotsford on June 9.

Julie Ireton is a journalist who regularly writes about the comings and goings at Abbotsford at The Glebe Centre.

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By Dr. Jay Mithani

Expressions of uncertainty and anxiety in the exam room about glaucoma are often for good reason. Glaucoma has the potential to silently rob patients of their vision before they actually notice. “Am I at risk for glaucoma?” and “A family member has glaucoma; should I also be worried?” are common questions. Glaucoma is a complex disease that your optometrist will often painstakingly attempt to detect at each visit, in an effort to preserve your vision for as long as possible.

Concisely put, glaucoma is a disease of accelerated loss of retinal nerve cells. Typically, glaucoma does not cause any pain, but causes irreversible damage to the optic nerve; ultimately, visual field defects (or missing portions of one’s vision) can result if not detected in its early stages. Given its propensity to result in peripheral vision loss, it is commonly known as the disease that causes “tunnel vision.”

A common misconception is that glaucoma is always a direct result of very high intraocular pressures. There is no strict cut-off for normal intraocular pressure – each individual has his or her own “norm” and pressures measured over many years allow for proper identification of abnormal levels. Furthermore, intraocular pressures are just a single variable in assessing risk for the degenerative disease (Rhee, 2013).

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progression. Newer tests can also provide further critical information about optic nerve health and glaucoma risk.

Assessing current glaucoma risk depends on a number of objective and subjective measurements. The most critical evaluation is of the optic nerve (which connects the eye to the brain) at the slit lamp microscope, with a lens positioned directly in front of the eye.

The optic nerve is anatomically similar to a doughnut; there is a region in the middle void of any nerves that progressively gets larger over time as one naturally loses nerve cells. If this central region gets larger at an accelerated rate from one visit to the next, there is a problem – particularly if there is asymmetry between the eyes (Schuster, 2012). Similarly, significantly increasing intraocular pressures between visits raises another flag. One or more of these flags will prompt the practitioner to have the patient perform an automated visual field test.

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The Glebe Report – a collective endeavour Given the fast turnaround from the May 2014 issue and the exigencies of trying to cover the provincial election, this production cycle has seemed busier than ever. Time has flown by.

Suddenly, my last issue as editor of the Glebe Report is being put to bed and I am getting ready to hand over the reins to the new editor, Liz McKeen. What reflections do I have to share with readers after four and a half years? I certainly do not have space here to do justice to all the contributors who create and re-create the Glebe Report each year.

First and foremost, I would remind readers that the content of the Glebe Report begins and ends with them.

From providing feedback to becoming contributors, our readers, who seem to care a great deal about what happens in their community, define the soil from which the content grows. Over the years, I have noticed that their interests continue to broaden, the talent pool runs deeper and there always seem to be so many more stories to tell. Readers’ decisions to become actively involved with the Glebe Report may vary from an “aha, I could do that” response to a newspaper ad to taking up a personal challenge from

a friend to be the first to contribute to the community paper. I am very thankful that colleagues and neighbours are excited to use their skills, time and energy to draw, paint, photograph and write about subjects that matter to them, and that they recognize that through the vehicle of the paper, they can step forward and engage with the community.

As editor, it has been my goal and my privilege to pay attention to a broad range of perspectives, to invite people to participate, to recognize passionate commitment to a subject and to engage with individuals looking for a path of expression. But I am only one of many editors in the history of this 41-yearold community paper that has provided each generation of contributors and the community as a whole with a print version of a speakers’ corner and a record of its community narrative. It has been both a challenge and a great honour to have had the opportunity to add my voice to the collective endeavour that is the Glebe Report.

And it is very much a collective endeavour. Whatever the editorial content each cycle, the newspaper that hits the streets and now goes online is the product of teamwork by indi-

viduals who bring great skill and attention to crafting their pieces of the production puzzle. All the members of the production team and the roster of proofreaders ensure that an ever-improving reflection of the community lands on your doorstep and opens to the click of your mouse. Ultimately, it is a great gift that comes home to you.

Thank you.

Julie Houle Cezer

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Deadlines for submissions: July 25 for articles July 30 for advertising The next issue of the Glebe Report: Friday, August 15, 2014 COVER: Soo Hum, “Brown’s Inlet Bio-Blitz”, May 31 FRONT PAGE: Soo Hum, Julie Houle-Cezer “Holmwood and Bank”

Deadlines: For 2014 editorial and advertising deadlines, see website at glebereport.ca. Deadlines are also published in the print edition, available free at Glebe businesses. Articles assigned or approved by the editor are to be received in the office by 5 p.m. on the editorial deadline date.

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Contact information: Please include your name, phone number, home address, email address. For articles, please send one line of relevant biographical information on the author.

Photos: Include with your article submission. Send colour, high-resolution (200-300 pixels per inch, or a minimum 2-megabyte file), uncropped photos as .jpg attachments, or bring CD, DVD, or originals for scanning to the office.

Please include captions and photo credits (photographer’s name) in the body of the email.

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Content: Coverage includes reports on current and emerging issues important to the community, as well as articles reflecting the wide range of interests and perspectives of people residing and working in the Glebe. We seek original, unpublished articles that create context and convey up-to-date information on common concerns. We highlight initiatives, projects, programs, events, services and businesses in the community. We invite you to submit profiles, opinion pieces, book reviews, creative writing and essays, photography and art work for consideration. All ages are welcome to submit articles.

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The Glebe Report welcomes original submissions, but cannot promise publication. The Glebe Report reserves the right to edit material, and final editing decisions reside with the editor.

Contributors this issue

Kofi Arthiabah Micheline Boyle Martha Bowers Richard Brancker Laura Brandon Teddy C. Gillian Campbell Rob Campbell David Casey Elsa Cattelan Julie Houle Cezer David Chernushenko Martha Cooper Neil Copeland Brian Cote Christine Currie Sukie D. Paul Dewar Clive Doucet Adelle Farrelly Nadine Faulkner Sheri Segal Glick Roland Graham Paul Green Luca H. Soo Hum Julie Ireton Isabel Will E. Jessup

Gregoire Jodouin Art Kaplan-Myrth James M. Madeline Laurie Maclean Christine McAllister Diane McIntyre Ian Miller Doug Milne Isabella Mindak Brian Mitchell Dr. Jay Mithani Sina Naebkhil Yasir Naqvi Kevin O’Donnell Dorothy A. Phillips Bill Price Mary Richardson Wendy Robbins Joe Scanlon Lois Siegel Jaqueline Stol Ildiko Sumegi Mary Tsai-Davies Larry Wasslen David Wright Xena Zeus

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Introducing Liz McKeen, your next Glebe Report editor

By Julie Houle Cezer

I am thrilled to introduce you to Liz McKeen, my successor and your new Glebe Report editor as of June 30. Of course, for some of you, she may need no introduction, as she has been living in the Glebe since 1989. Her daughters, Christine and Emily, attended school at First Avenue, Hopewell and Glebe Collegiate, participating in GNAG’s afterschool programs for many years. She and her family have been living on Fifth Avenue for some 25 years, serving as attentive staff to several cats, and occasionally playing reluctant hosts to bold raccoon intruders sleeping off a gluttonous rampage or two through the grape arbour.

With a father in the Air Force, Liz, along with her mother, brother and three sisters, had the opportunity in her early years to live in different parts of Ontario and Manitoba as well as abroad in France. Although she returned to Ottawa in the 1970s, she has continued to enjoy travelling when circumstances have permitted.

In fact, she will be taking a short trip to Europe in early June before settling into her position as editor.

With university degrees in both English and Psychology, a Master of Library Science and 35 years as a manager at Library and Archives Canada, Liz certainly brings a high level of education and professional experience to the challenges that are part and parcel of the position. Fortunately for her future readers and colleagues, she also has a real love of learning and a curiosity about language that has motivated her to pursue a publishing certificate from Ryerson University even as she tries her hand at shortstory writing in a local writing group.

When she is not finding her way around the computer, a style guide

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or a dictionary, she is off riding her bicycle – you will probably encounter her pedalling along the canal bike paths or exploring nooks and crannies of the Glebe. Or, she may be taking fitness courses, limbering up in Iyengar yoga classes or learning new songs as a member of the Atlantic Voices choir.

Having volunteered both as a proofreader and a member of the board of directors, and worked as a copy editor over the last two years, she comes to the editorship well acquainted with the operations of the Glebe Report. I am very confident that she will serve the community and the Glebe Report executive team with a high degree of competence, creativity and integrity.

She is looking forward to the challenges ahead and observes, “From my vantage point as copy editor, I have seen the enormous effort and energy and the long hours that go into putting out the Glebe Report every month.

I’ve been impressed again and again by the dedication and commitment of this small band of volunteers. I intend to do my best to uphold this tradition and carry on publishing a quality community newspaper that reflects the ideas and concerns of the neighbourhood and captures the temper of the times.”

You are encouraged to drop by the office at the Glebe Community Centre after June 30 to say hello, or contact her to contribute to the newspaper by emailing editor@glebereport.ca or calling 613-236-4955.

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Another Glebe Report first The Great Glebe Garage Sale on May 24 marked the launch of a Glebe Report first, a photo booth in front of the Glebe Community Centre. Inviting customers of the festive street market to have their photo taken with their treasured finds was quite the success in itself. The photos taken will be uploaded to the Glebe Report website’s photo gallery at glebereport.ca.

The occasion also allowed the editors to mingle and chat with people who might wish to contribute writing, photography and artwork to the paper. “We were on a direct route to the bathrooms in the community centre, so we got a lot of foot traffic. I think we raised the profile of the Glebe Report just a little, and we now have a few more volunteer writers and photographers to call upon.

It was a fun day,” says Liz McKeen. The Glebe Report welcoming committee members that day were (left to right): incoming editor Liz McKeen, web editor Elizabeth Chiang (in mask), chair of the board Bob Brocklebank, and outgoing editor Julie Houle Cezer.

While each took turns encouraging passersby to “show and share” their Garage Sale purchases for the photo booth, it was Bob Brocklebank who proved to be the superstar in generating interest and corralling potential participants, some of whom were wildly enthusiastic while others required a bit of coaxing. The brainchild of web editor and photographer Elizabeth Chiang, the booth got off the ground thanks to an improvisational attitude and a lot of good humour on the part of everyone involved. Smile, you’re on un-candid camera!

Traffic Plans for the Re-opening of Lansdowne Tuesday June 17 – Glebe Community Centre – 7– 9 p.m.

After two years of construction, Lansdowne Park will begin a phased opening this summer with football or soccer games taking place most weekends starting July 18.

On June 17, the Glebe Community Association will host an information meeting with representatives from the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group to explain transportation arrangements that will be in effect for the events at Lansdowne starting in July.

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Nina & Jasmine Acharya, Jennie Aliman, Tyler, Luke & Claire Allan, Charlie & Sydney Allen, Melanie and William Alton, Marcia Aronson, james attwood, the Aubry family, Lucy & Thomas Baird, Adrian Becklumb, Beckman Family, Inez Berg, Mary Lou Bienefeld, Daisy & Nettie Bonsall, Robert & Heidi Boraks, the Bowie family, John Francis Brandon, Jonah & Benjy Brender,the Brown family, Alice Cardozo, virginia carver, Darlene Charron, Jack & Will Coffey, Nathaniel Collins Mayer, the Coodin family, denys cooper, Scott Cowan, Eleanor Crowder, georgia davidson, Richard DesRochers, Oscar & Jane Dennis, Marilyn Deschamps, Tara Dibenedetto, the Diekmeyer-Bastianon family, Pat Dillon, Sarah Dingle, the Dingle family, Giuliana, Al, Nina & Olive Di Stefano, Callum Duggan, Education for Community Living (GCI), Donna Edwards, Elma Estable, the Faught family, Judy Field, Joann Garbig, Zoe Goodwin-Sutton, Gary Greenwood, Ginny Grimshaw, the Hamer-Wilson family, Henry Hanson, Martin Harris, Louis Helbig, the Hook family, Cheryle Hothersall, Matthew Hovey, Christian Hurlow, Niall & Nolan Hymander, the Illing-Stewart family, Jack & Lily Inskip-Shesnicky, jeevan & Amara Isfeld, Janna Justa, Carly & Reilly Kimber, Mr. & Mrs Laing, the Lambert family, Justin Leyser, Jaiden and Vinay Lodha, Annaline Lubbe, Joanne Lucas, jim lumsden, Sam & Dawson Lyon, Maria MacIntosh, the macdonald family, Jennifer, John, Owen & Ian MacNab, william maguire, Pat Marshall, felip matic, Isaac McGuire, natalie mezey, Julie Monaghan, Rebecca Morris, Diane Munier, Sana Nesrallah, sachiko okuda, Tracy Parrish, Brenda Quinlan, the Quinn family, Beatrice Raffoul, Mary & Steve Reid, barbara riley, Jacqueline, Lucy and Adam Reilly-King, ned rogers, Anna Roper, Emile & Sebastien Roy-Foster, bruce rayfuse, Lene Rudin-Brown, sidney rudin-brown, Penny & Nelson Riis, Carter & Clara Saunders, Casimir & Tristan Seywerd, Kirk shannon, the Short family, Kathy Simons, Judith Slater, Victoria, Rebecca, Nicholas & Patrick Spiteri, Sebastian and Adrianna Spoerel, grady, ella, audrey kennedy squires, the Stephenson family, Alex & Claire Stoney, steve strtak, Joanne Sulek, Emily and Cara Swab, Karen Swinburne, Eric & Steven Swinkels, Ruth Swyers, Emmet & Niamh Taylor, Mackenzie Thomas, Spencer Thomas, John & Maggie Thomson, the Trudeau family, Caroline Vanneste, the Veevers family, Sophie Veronneau, Erica Waugh, Caroline Warburton, Katja & Tanja Webster, the Weider family, patrick and ciara westdal, Allison Williams, Howard & Elizabeth Wong, jo wood, Gillian & Jake Wright, Sue Ann Wright, Nora Wylie, the Young-Smith family, Gord Yule.

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See glebereport.ca for supplementary letters.

Many months of negotiations have concluded in a two-year extension of The Pantry’s rental agreement. Above Carolyn Best initials the agreement in the presence of Don Mason and Janet Conley-Paterson representing the City of Ottawa.

Last fall, more than a thousand of us signed a petition to save The Pantry in the Glebe Community Centre. We collectively asked the City to renew the lease arrangements and to preserve this valued gathering space and resource for our community. We also asked that the City “recognize the broad community benefits of maintaining this important space, in its current configuration, well into the future.”

I am delighted to report that, after seven months of ongoing effort, discussions and negotiation, we seem to be headed towards having a rental agreement for a two-year extension of this delightful tearoom operated

by Carolyn Best. There will be some changes to furnishings as required by the City, but efforts have been made to ensure that the tearoom will still be a cosy and welcoming space.

I sincerely hope that this will be a space and a service that we will continue to enjoy well into the future. This

has been a long, drawn-out process – a labour of love – with efforts by many who wanted to respond to our petition and community needs.

In particular, I want to thank City of Ottawa’s Don Mason, as well as Janet Conley-Patterson, Glebe Community Centre director, who met weekly over the past months to patiently hammer out details of the agreement and discuss space utilization and furnishings. Thanks also to Kate McCartney of Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group who, working with Elaine Marlin and me, developed a usage policy for this community space that will help guide future rental agreements.

Some things are worth fighting for, and I am very thankful that Carolyn hung in and did not throw in the towel when it would have been easier just to slide away.

I hope to see you soon in The Pantry, our community tearoom, to raise a cup for community solidarity!

Diane McIntyre

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GNAG Community Survey

‘Yaghi’s’ kind gesture remembered Editor, Glebe Report I have just driven past Yaghi’s Mini Mart on Fifth Avenue and I agree with Anne Woolley, who said in her letter to you last month that something should be done about the old store.

I should mention that a long time ago during the ice storm (not the recent one that caused power outages over Xmas, but a small one some years earlier at Easter), while my stepdaughter was taking photos of the trees around Brown’s Inlet covered in beautiful ice, I visited Yaghi’s

for the first time to get some stuffing spices for a goose my wife was going to take down to my father the following day. I think it was a Sunday. “Yaghi,” who was alive at that time, gave me a much-needed pink gin (Angostura bitters, gin and water). I never shopped at his store, but have never forgotten his kind gesture, which was probably against all the laws of Ontario.

I am sad that his store is in such poor condition.

Richard Brancker

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Find Out What The Home Down The Street Sold For!!

GNAG will soon host its strategic planning session to define our strategic objectives for the few years. We would like feedback on what we do well and Mary what we could be doing even better.

Tsai-Davies Our goal is to serve the community in the best way possible. Please share your feedback with us by taking time www.gnag.ca to respond to the five survey questions below. To make it easier, a full survey is also accessible through our homepage on our website: gnag.ca. Please fill out the survey on this page and leave it at the front desk of the G.C.C. GNAG is a non-profit group that works to enrich our community by delivering recreational, social, and cultural activities and services.

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

As I prepare for the AGM and review our activities over the past year, I notice that I sound like a broken record. I have appealed in the past 10 Glebe Report columns for volunteers to expand the GCA’s connection with residents, and … it’s working!

Many new people have joined GCA committees, supported GCA initiatives, and so far, four new-to-the-GCA people have stepped forward for nomination to the board.

This is the accomplishment I am most proud of – engaging residents is directly related to the important issues in our neighbourhood. Without you, we can’t press forward on the issues we care about. So, regardless of the amount of time you may be able to contribute, if you’ve been thinking you should be involved or there is a particular issue you care about, send us an email to see how we can make it work for you.

Speaking of issues, we have tackled quite a few important ones this year. We continue to work hard on Lansdowne, but have changed our approach from reactive to proactive and to figuring out how to live with such a neighbourhood-changing development. Our monthly meetings with OSEG have been very useful for information sharing, which helps us better understand how the development will impact our day-to-day lives (and then decide on advocacy if needed). We are looking for new members and a new chair for the GCA Lansdowne Committee – if this is an area of interest for you, let us know.

In addition, the Traffic Committee has provided extensive comment on the City’s Transportation Master Plan, cycling plan and city-wide parking policy review.

Our Planning Committee has been occupied with the infill and conversion zoning review, another full-year activity, in addition to working on Ontario Municipal Board consultations and helping residents with individual development issues. Back in October we also had a spirited debate on the Second Avenue parking garage (which is currently on hold until next year). Later in the year, when the community realized we would lose the Mutchmor skating rink for the winter, the GCA supported GNAG and the St. James Tennis Club by donating $2,000 towards the new rink at the tennis club (which many people enjoyed). This spring, the Environment Committee has been active in supporting the Glashan Greening project and has worked to preserve and protect the ecology at Brown’s Inlet, hosting a well-attended BioBlitz on May 31. And of course, we organized the Great Glebe Garage Sale!

Well-known Glebe residents Doug and Cheryl Casey are shown receiving the 2013 Glebe Heritage Restoration Award recently from Glebe Community Association Heritage Committee Chairperson Johanna Persohn (in centre). The award was given in recognition of their outstanding heritage restoration of 20 Clemow Avenue, the self-designed personal home of famous Ottawa architect, Werner E. Noffke.

2013 HERITAGE AWARD

The Glebe Community Association Heritage Committee recently presented its 2013 Glebe Heritage Restoration Award to Doug and Cheryl Casey for their outstanding heritage restoration of 20 Clemow Avenue. This house was designed in 1913 by Werner E. Noffke, who owned and lived in the home with his family from 1914 to 1923. Attending the presentation in front of 20 Clemow were several members of the GCA Heritage Committee along with chairperson Johanna Persohn, who made the presentation.

The exterior of the home has been fully restored to exacting heritage standards and includes complex restoration of all masonry work; the disassembly and reconstruction of the roof utilizing its original red clay tiles, supplemented as required by other identical salvaged tiles; exact re-creation of irreparable intricate copper eaves troughs; and the restoration of the original garage and small storage building.

Although the interior of the house required substantial work to bring it up to today’s standards of comfort and practicality, the restoration retained or reused original woodwork and special glazing, and importantly, features a salvageable example of the original, rich, fabric wall-covering that once graced most of the interior walls. This historic heritage home is now being enjoyed by its new owners.

The substantial care taken in the restoration of one of Ottawa’s most important heritage homes ensures that it will continue to make a major contribution to the heritage streetscapes of Clemow Estate East Heritage Conservation District, the Glebe and Ottawa for another 100 years.

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Spring news from the Glebe Annex Community Association

Christine June marks the end of the year for the McAllister Glebe Community Association (GCA), and like the ending of the school year, www.glebeca.ca is a busy month for us – the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be on June 10; we’re hosting a Lansdowne-opening information session on June 17; and our final regular meeting of the year is on June 24 (all at the Glebe Community Centre). I hope many readers are able to join us at some or all of these meetings.

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By Doug Milne SPRING CLEANING

Spring has arrived, and already the hard-working members of the Glebe Annex Community Association (GACA) have readied our Dalhousie South Park for the children of the area.

On May 3, member-residents raked leaves and picked up the accumulated winter trash, leaving the area spic and span. Another crew of more than 24 volunteers working as part of the city-wide “Clean up our City” campaign rooted through the hedges and along the walkways, retrieving everything imaginable and filling 28 bags of litter and another 25 bags of compostable materials. The hard workers were rewarded with coffee and Timbits, courtesy of Tim Horton’s on Bronson. Abba’s Corner Store and Grocery (corner of Bell and Henry) offered free water and juices for quick pick-meups. Over coffee and a photo of this ambitious crew, president of the association, Sylvia Milne, complimented the crew on their work and their commitment to making our neighbourhood more livable and attractive to passersby.

GACA is also celebrating the success of its Make Our Streets Safe survey. The Safety Committee, under the direction of Peggy Kampouris, organized an evening event during which an outside group, along with resident-volunteers and Councillor David Chernushenko, walked our streets at night and collected comments on dangerous conditions in our

neighbourhood. City of Ottawa staff, with the help of Councillor Chernushenko, reviewed the findings and have committed to installing 13 new streetlights in areas that were deemed unsafe. More news on safety concerns is expected shortly.

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Throughout the winter, the executive directors have been working on projects that are of interest to many, as they have the potential to greatly improve the overall environment in the Glebe Annex. Some of these projects include: youth representation on our board; management of graffiti; conservation of trees in development sites; vigilance with regard to traffic and safety issues; park renewal schedules; monitoring of Bronson redevelopment plans and area development/planning.

The association receives documentation from the City regarding site plans and development applications and responds regularly with your opinions, so it is important that you continue to share your concerns and opinions with us, so that we may accurately represent your community views. Please use our website, www. glebeannex.ca, for easiest communication.

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enjoy our little park. Plan to bring chairs, meet your neighbours, mingle with GACA directors, enjoy some treats, tell us what’s on your mind and help us build a strong, cohesive and

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MP Paul Dewar

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“With all your columns about improving walking and cycling, I assumed you were some kind of anti-car radical!” These were the words of a Capital Ward resident who, upon meeting me for the first time recently, expressed relief that my “agenda” is not so much about forcing or “guilting” drivers out of cars as it is about ensuring that everyone has some genuine choices. I would like most of us, for most of our trips, to be able to actually choose which mode of transportation we would like to take, without fear or any tradeoff between safety, convenience and comfort.

My agenda, if that is the right term, is to improve transportation choices in the city of Ottawa, to reach the point where walking, cycling and riding a bus or train (often in combination) would be as viable, convenient and secure as driving. In many cases, maybe even faster, cheaper or less stressful.

I think the City of Ottawa bumper sticker on my car says it nicely: “I bike, I drive.” Like many citizens of this town, I do not belong exclusively to one camp, and am not hostile to either.

My guiding principle, as councillor, has been to increase choices for Ottawa residents at large. A few projects have been very ward- or neighbourhoodspecific; but really, when it comes to moving around a city, there are no borders.

Many people besides Capital Ward residents can make good use of a safer way to cross the Bronson bridge over the Rideau Canal, a wider sidewalk through the Glebe, or signalized crossings on the National Capital Commission’s driveways.

When seeking support at the Council table or from the general population for a specific project that provides more space for pedestrians and cyclists, or priority at a traffic signal, or even a dedicated structure like a footbridge, I try to reinforce what I consider to be the most important message of all: The fact that you cannot see yourself using this lane, light, crossing or footbridge does not make it a waste of money. Rather, every time these investments in convenience and safety lead someone to make a trip by foot, bicycle or bus rather than by car, it benefits everyone. That includes everyone who opts to use a car to commute or run an errand.

How so? Many people forget that a large proportion of pedestrians, cyclists and public-transit users are making conscious decisions not to drive. Each non-car trip they make is one fewer car in your way on the road, and one more parking spot available to you. It’s also one fewer taxpayer requesting a very expensive road- or bridge-widening project in the hopes that it will solve congestion (it won’t.) And I haven’t even begun to list the health, environmental and social benefits, nor the cost savings of a broad shift toward active and public transit.

We have made some great gains on this front in the last few years, but we have a lot of work still to do. With that in mind, here are some recently approved, soon to be implemented or still conceptual projects of particular benefit to those who live in, shop in or pass through the Glebe.

Recently implemented (or soon to be) projects

• Speed limit reduction on Bank Street from 50 km/h to 40 km/h (completed) • New signage and road markings to improve cycling safety on the Bank Street Bridge over the Rideau Canal (stage one in June, stage two after Lansdowne completion) • Signalized crossing of Queen Elizabeth Driveway at Fifth Avenue (midJuly opening) • Redesigned Main Street with wider sidewalks and full cycle tracks (2016 completion), plus bike lanes on Lees Avenue and the McIlraith Bridge At public consultation or awaiting detailed design

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• Glebe Neighbourhood Cycling Plan, with various improved routes through the Glebe (June 25 open house) • O’Connor Bikeway, a North-South segregated bike lane from Parliament Hill to Lansdowne (June 26 public consultation) • Changes to the on- and off-ramps connecting Colonel By and Bronson Avenue (late 2014) and a signalized crossing of Bronson south of the bridge over the Rideau Canal (2015) • Footbridge over the Rideau Canal at Fifth and Clegg (estimated 2020-25) UPCOMING EVENTS

See capitalward.ca for full details.

Capital Ward Bike/Walk: Join me on a bike tour (or shorter walking route) of streets where new cycling infrastructure has been proposed. Saturday, June 14, 10 –11:30 a.m., Glebe Collegiate Institute.

Vitality Lunch for Seniors: Meet your City service providers and enjoy a healthy, free lunch. The Palisades, 480 Metcalfe, Monday, June 23, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. See capitalward.ca to RSVP. Glebe Neighbourhood Cycling Plan: Public open house. Wednesday, June 25 (details to be confirmed) O’Connor Bikeway Study Public Consultation: Thursday, June 26 (details to be confirmed).

613-580-2487 david.chernushenko@ottawa.ca

Glebe Report June 6, 2014

Alarming immigration policy shift Foreign worker program a case in point

New Democrats have called for an immediate, full and independent review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in light of recent revelations that some employers have exploited loopholes in the program to hire overseas workers for jobs that people in Canada could fill. In some cases, people in Canada were laid off or had their wages or hours cut as a result of their employer hiring foreign workers. The foreign workers themselves in many instances also faced exploitative working conditions. While we welcome the government’s moratorium on hiring overseas workers in the food service industry, we believe that only a transparent review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will allow for the problems to be properly addressed.

The foreign worker program is one example of the shift in the government’s immigration policy towards viewing the value of newcomers and immigration primarily from an economic standpoint. Since 1967, family reunification has been accessible to immigrants and has, in fact, until recently been one of the priorities of Canada’s immigration system. It is generally recognized that newcomers do better adjusting to their new communities if they have a family support network around them.

Under the current government, the sponsorship of a loved one is quickly becoming a luxury. Effective in January, the Conservative government increased by 30 per cent the income that sponsoring families will need to have to sponsor relatives; lowered the cut-off age for sponsorship of dependents (children) of emigrating parents from age 22 to 19; and capped the sponsorship of parents and grandparents at 5,000 applications. Last, but not least, processing times, under this Conservative government, have grown immensely.

We also see this shift towards economic considerations through the government’s failure to commit to assisting refugees in Syria, and its mean-spirited cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) for refugees. The government has tried to make the cuts to the IFHP a wedge issue, by pitting vulnerable people in Canada who lack access to health services against another group of vulnerable people (refugees). This is counterproductive and ultimately leads to a race to the bottom.

Applying for Canadian citizenship is also becoming much more difficult. The Conservative government is planning significant changes to the citizenship legislation through Bill C-24. The bill proposes tripling the citizenship application fee. The legislation also eliminates the counting of pre-permanent-residency time of foreign workers and international students towards their citizenship residency requirement. These proposed changes will effectively double the wait time for citizenship eligibility for foreign workers and international students beyond that of newcomers without previous experience in Canada.

In Ottawa Centre, I have also seen a large increase in the number of constituents who have been asked to complete a residency questionnaire as part of their citizenship application, significantly lengthening the processing of their application to up to four years. In many cases, the documentation required as part of the questionnaire is incredibly onerous, especially for people who may have spent several years living, working and paying taxes in Canada as permanent residents. In some instances, constituents have been asked to provide translations of passport stamps in languages where there are no official translators in Canada. Many constituents have expressed extreme frustration with this questionnaire and feel that they are being unfairly targeted.

As a result of the concerns expressed by constituents regarding the residency questionnaire, I requested data from the government regarding the number of citizenship residency questionnaires they’ve administered over the last five years.

The government replied to my request by stating that they only started collecting statistics two years ago.

If the government really wanted to make improvements in the immigration system, it would be focusing the investment of its resources on dealing with the backlog in processing replacement immigration documents and immigration applications. People should not be waiting up to six months for a replacement record-of-landing document or citizenship certificate document required to access other important government programs and services such as pensions and driver’s licenses.

Everyone agrees that permanent residency status or citizenship in Canada holds enormous weight and importance. Applications should be rigorously assessed.

However, applicants should also be treated with fairness and efficiency. We wish to encourage talented and well-educated people to come to Canada, but we also need to ensure that when they come here they are able to put their skills, credentials and knowledge to use. The government should commit to streamlining and accelerating credential recognition for internationally trained professionals. It is estimated that nearly $5.9 billion a year is lost through systemic underemployment of newcomers. Lastly, we must ask ourselves whether the ability to sponsor a family member really should be a financial luxury.

One of the great things about our country is the diversity of the people who live here. Newcomers contribute culturally, socially and economically to Canada in so many ways. They deserve to be treated with respect and appreciation.

613-946-8682 paul.dewar@parl.gc.ca Twitter @PaulDewar www.pauldewar.ndp.ca

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Vitality Lunch

A Wellness Event Just for Seniors Monday, June 23, 2014 12 p.m.

The Palisades Ballroom 480 Metcalfe Street Seniors living in Capital Ward are invited to join Councillor David Chernushenko for a complimentary healthy lunch and to learn about aging well with special guest speaker Dr. Jayda Siggers, PhD Clinical Nutrition.

Come early to meet special guest, Mayor Jim Watson. Also, visit the City of Ottawa’s information booths and sample smoothies at our demonstration bar.

This event is hosted by Capital Ward Councillor David Chernushenko, and is proudly sponsored by The Palisades Residence — Symphony Senior Living.

Doors open at 11 a.m.; lunch served at 12 p.m.

Free parking available at Loblaws.

Free shuttle service is also available, courtesy of The Palisades.

To RSVP, please email info@capitalward.ca or call 613-580-2487.

Please include any dietary restrictions.

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Revisiting community planning

by Brian Mitchell

By Neil Copeland

photo: julie houle cezer

Glebe residents are encouraged to turn out for an information meeting at the Glebe Community Centre on Tuesday, June 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. when representatives from the City of Ottawa, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) and the Glebe Community Association will provide details on: • traffic management plans associated with this summer’s sporting events; • the work to date of the Lansdowne Transportation Operations Monitoring Committee; • information on the shuttle routes for satellite parking; • special OC Transpo services that will be running on Bank Street; • site plans for getting 25,000 people into and out of Lansdowne quickly and safely.

There will also be information on hand about bylaw enforcement and what area residents should do if problems arise, or if they have a suggestion on how the traffic management plan for sporting events at Lansdowne could be improved.

The information will also be posted afterwards on the GCA website (www.glebeca.ca). A similar information session is planned for the fall when the retail operations at Lansdowne are scheduled to open.

Brian Mitchell is chair of the GCA Traffic Committee.

Glebe Report June 6, 2014

View of Heirloom Orchard planted with nine rows of saplings.

My eye on the (almost) newly minted urban park

By Julie Houle Cezer

On any hot summer’s day in a downtown neighbourhood, pedestrians instinctively show they understand the value of public parks when they seek the shade of trees or choose to eat their lunch on a park bench. Whether pocket, linear or expansive and multiuse, public parks, particularly in the downtown core, are an optimal way to provide social and health benefits to all age groups. Where they are in short supply relative to the population, as is the case in the Glebe, residents are understandably vigilant about sustaining the existing network of parks and expanding common green space where possible.

So, what do members of the community know so far about the urban park that will have its official opening at Lansdowne in August? Work on the urban park broke ground almost a year ago; yet, activity there has largely been overshadowed by the complexity and local impact of construction of the commercial and residential buildings and the upgrading of the stadium. Moreover, available plans for the 18-acre urban park have generally been longer on concept than on detail.

Perhaps the site has not attracted a lot of public scrutiny because this part of the overall “revitalization” process was subject to a competitive process and was generally well received by the public.

Granted, much of the work that the Vancouver design firm Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg and local firm D&G Landscaping began to implement last July has involved installing underground utilities and infrastructure. It is only recently that the public space above ground has begun to take shape and be clearly visible from beyond the fence.

In the photo above, for example, the foreground captures part of a shuttle loop which will accommodate buses arriving at the eastern gate of Lansdowne. Contained within that loop will be the much-anticipated Heirloom Orchard, with fruit trees planted reportedly with the expectation that the fruit can be harvested for human consumption.

Adjacent to the loop you can see the rink for recreational skating and curling, located to the east of the Aberdeen Pavilion, which will operate from November to mid-March. A bit further south you can make out the small (beginners’ level) cement skateboard park that forms a part of the

Children’s Garden. (It will be interesting to see how the city’s skateboarding community makes use of this facility, given the rebuild at McNabb Park in Centretown.) Unfortunately, I have not as yet had an opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Civic Gardens just east of the Horticulture Building, but I assume they will claim a portion of the 800 trees promised for the Lansdowne site.

In addition to the open spaces mentioned above, residents may be familiar with other features of the Lansdowne urban park, which comes under the jurisdiction of the City of Ottawa. It will be overseen and programmed by Ottawa Parks and Recreation as “a highly flexible programming space with readily accessible infrastructure to facilitate events, while at the same time attracting day-to-day use by residents” (2012 Programming Committee Report). The Aberdeen Pavilion, the Horticulture Building, Aberdeen Square (location of the Ottawa Farmers’ Market), the Great Porch and Lawn will all be available for rental to private parties, with first option granted on certain dates to stadium users.

So, how accessible will these facilities really be to the taxpaying but non-fee-paying residents, or even to those who opt to pay fees for an event or program? What criteria will be used to determine free versus fee-paying events and programs? The projected urban park operating budget in the 2012 report indicates that revenues from rentals, registrations and advertising would offset approximately 61 per cent of expenditures, resulting in a loss of $290,000. When combined with the $1.65 million for maintenance and utilities, this would account for just under $2 million dollars, the figure estimated to be the annual cost of operation of the urban park.

How does the City ensure that the taxpayers who, through taxes, are paying for revitalizing Lansdowne, have equal access to their own park? Is the urban park an asset intended to provide service or to generate revenues for the City – or both? If the latter, how is the balance struck? What criteria are used in decision-making?

By deadline, I did not yet have solid answers to what residents can expect on the question of access, but the Glebe Report has been promised some explanations. Stay tuned, as the Lansdowne beat goes on … as it has for decades.

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In the May 2014 issue of the Glebe Report, Bobby Galbreath reported that the Glebe Community Association Board had approved the establishment of a subcommittee within the GCA Planning Committee to explore the need for a community plan, and the benefit that it might bring to controlling the inevitable change that we face.

Recently, I discovered in the archives of the Glebe Report that a significant planning effort was undertaken in the late 1970s. The Glebe Neighbourhood Study was conducted by staff from the Planning Branch of the old City of Ottawa in partnership with Glebe residents and business people.

Jim McCarthy reported in the June 1978 issue, “The purpose of the plan, in sum, is to maintain and improve the facilities and the neighbourhood community atmosphere of the Glebe as a comfortable and enjoyable place to live, grow up, and do business in for people of many different interests, backgrounds, ages, and income levels.” Committees were organized, by areas and interests, in Transportation, Commercial, Land Use and Recreation/Social Needs. With regard to Land Use, building height was a major issue, probably as a result of a few new high-rise developments along Chamberlain and the Queen Elizabeth Driveway. It appears the City

had imposed a moratorium during the study to restrict all new buildings in the Glebe to three storeys or 10.7 metres. Any building proposals for four storeys or more would only be given consideration if a special need was being addressed. The intent was to preserve the “village-like” atmosphere that existed in the Glebe neighbourhood. This study was used by City staff to create a Glebe Development Plan that was finalized in 1980.

“A significant planning effort was undertaken in the late 1970s. The Glebe Neighbourhood Study was conducted by staff from the Planning Branch of the old City of Ottawa in partnership with Glebe residents and business people.”

This Glebe Development Plan is a 95-page, detailed planning document prepared by the City’s Planning Branch, which identifies community proposals, Planning Branch modifications if any, and City Council actions, item by item. Based on an economic study of Bank Street (Capital Ward) conducted by Peat, Marwick and Partners, the Glebe Development Plan recommended modest growth in

small-scale businesses on Bank Street, with a regional orientation to supplement the existing businesses serving the local neighbourhood and to prevent overdevelopment.

Under Mayor Marion Dewar, many of the detailed community proposals received City Council approval and were implemented. A few proposals required third-party consultations, such as the safe pedestrian crossing at Fifth Avenue and the Driveway, which received NCC approval just this year. The community proposal for a safe pedestrian crossing on Bronson Avenue near Third has yet to be given a priority over vehicle traffic flow. With the exceptions of the seniors and heath care facilities on Bank Street between Holmwood and Wilton Crescent, and the almost-completed “urban village” at Lansdowne Park, we have successfully maintained our village-like atmosphere on Bank Street.

Let’s update this community plan and share it with all who want to live, grow up and do business in the Glebe.

In the meantime, if the City’s Planning Branch doesn’t see a need for a Community Design Plan or growth plan for the Glebe, perhaps the City Council

“With the exceptions of the seniors and heath care facilities on Bank Street between Holmwood and Wilton Crescent, and the almost-completed “urban village” at Lansdowne Park, we have successfully maintained our village-like atmosphere on Bank Street.”

and its Planning Committee should respect existing zoning restrictions and consider exceptions only when the expressed needs of our local community are being addressed.

Long-time Glebe resident Neil Copeland is a volunteer on the GCA Planning Committee.

O’Connor Street Bikeway Functional Planning Study Notice of Study Commencement and Planning Workshop Thursday June 26, 2014 Colonel By Room Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Registration is required: Space is limited, so please register online at ottawa.ca/OConnorBikeway by June 23.

The City of Ottawa has initiated a study that will develop a functional plan for a cycling facility along the O’Connor Street corridor. The goal is to develop a Cross-town Bikeway that would link Confederation Boulevard (at Wellington Street), the Central Business District, Centretown and the Glebe. The O’Connor Street Bikeway is classified by the City’s Transportation Master Plan as a spine route and identified in the Ottawa Cycling Plan as a Phase 1 Cross-town Bikeway project to be completed between 2014 and 2019. The study focuses on the O’Connor Street rightof-way from Wellington Street to Glebe Avenue. Opportunities for cycling segments along Metcalfe Street will also be evaluated.

The study will review and evaluate alternative design options for the bikeway and will lead to a recommended functional design concept that has the highest likelihood of implementation based on technical feasibility, affordability and community input.

Planning Workshop Your participation will play a large part in the success of the project. The process will be open and collaborative involving area residents, building and land owners, businesses, corridor travellers, as well as various municipal and agency interests.

At this workshop participants will: • Learn more details about the project • Gain an understanding of existing conditions and challenges • Review draft conceptual options prepared by the study team • Share thoughts and ideas on alternative means to achieve the project goal and to address potential community concerns.

Registration: Space is limited, so please register online at ottawa.ca/OConnorBikeway

by June 23. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, please call or e-mail the project lead below before the event.

For more information about the project, please visit the project website at ottawa.ca/OConnorBikeway or contact the City’s project manager: Robert Grimwood, P.Eng. City of Ottawa Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Transportation Planning & Growth Management Department City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Ave. West, 4th Floor Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1 E-mail: robert.grimwood@ottawa.ca 613-580-2424 ext. 28757 Fax: 613-580-2578

Vac Shack – forty years of life on Bronson and now owner of Vac Shack, who told me many stories about the business. Laurier Lachapelle, the original owner, started training as a bench mechanic in vacuum repair, became a Hoover door-to-door salesman in 1955, and eventually became district sales manager. With years of experience in sales and service, Lachapelle decided to open his own shop on Cambridge Street. He also designed and built his own vacuum cleaner – the Hide-a-Vac – which was a great seller at one time. When the property at 686 Bronson Avenue came up for sale in 1974, Lachapelle bought it and

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Mission accomplished. “Right now, Brittons has over 18 artisan bookings for May with more than 10 different brands represented and even more merchants scheduled for June,” notes Brock Shillington, a social media strategist and marketing manager. He has been working with Britton to invigorate the store’s online presence, help with marketing ideas and execution and launch the new business model.

Award-winning nature and landscape photographer Jane Cass was the first of many local artisans to use Brittons as a temporary storefront to show her ready-to-frame, matted photographs and photo note cards.

“I would recommend it,” says Crass.

“I’m booked every Wednesday in May so I’m hoping that once people know I’m here, they’ll come.”

Where’s Ted? Brittons new space encourages patrons and owner, Ted Britton, to relax and stay a while.

Photos by Isabella Mindak

Photo: Martha Bowers

John Paravan, long-time employee and now owner of Vac Shack, is celebrating Vac Shack’s 40 years on Bronson Avenue.

Vac Shack has been there ever since.

He expanded the business and opened two other stores in 1980. Now there is only one other, in Stittsville, operated by his son.

Vac Shack’s clientele comes from all over the city as well as farther afield.

Customers from Barbados, Colombia and Nunavut have even brought their vacuum cleaners back to Ottawa for repairs! The company services old models and all makes, canisters and uprights, for both residential and commercial customers. Business is about half sales and half service, both onand offsite. Today central vacuums are the biggest sellers, but Glebe people like portables so they don’t have to break the walls in the old houses. Vac Shack also sells all kinds of cleaning products, including an exclusive laundry soap from Germany, and special mops for hardwood floors.

When asked if the Bronson location has helped or hindered the business, Lachapelle replied, “You couldn’t have a better spot. No need for expensive ads. We have attracted many customers from all that traffic going by. And it’s very central, just off the Queensway.”

Paravan, as a young boy growing up on Powell Avenue, had a paper route whose last stop was Vac Shack. There he got to know Lachapelle, who basically trained him in vacuum repair.

Although he obtained a licence as an automotive technician, he continued to come by the shop to help out off and on over the years. Fifteen years ago Lachapelle suffered a stroke and Paravan gave up his own garage to run Vac Shack, continuing to provide the same pleasant, knowledgeable service that he learned from his boss.

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Cass believes her presence at Brittons will trigger more sales when she keeps posting details about her shows on her own website and Facebook page. She also advises that while showing at Brittons, merchants like herself can give clients the option of picking up their pre-ordered items in the Glebe, if that location is more accessible. According to marketing analysis on hubspot.com, 61 per cent of global Internet users research products online, so resuscitating Brittons’ Internet presence was a critical step to spread the word. As Shillington points out, “At first, I went to all of Ted’s online platforms. I refreshed his Twitter and Facebook presence and I created a new profile for Brittons on Instagram and Google Plus.

In the future I’m hoping to create a Brittons YouTube channel for a video presence too.”

“I jumped on Twitter and engaged with people I didn’t know,” Shillington continues. “All of a sudden I started to chat with a variety of artists and I asked them if they’d ever been to Brittons before. They had come here for magazines, but they didn’t know they could showcase their work here.”

Once the spark was ignited, the fire spread. “After we got his online presence out there, his audience started

coming to him.”

“In the future, we’re also hoping to register with a company called thestorefront.com,” says Britton with a grin. “Ever hear of pop-up stores? You can see some of them in the Rideau Centre and other malls sometimes.”

They’re temporary retailers that pop up in a location for a short time and then disappear. Thestorefront.com is a website that connects artists, designers

and retailers with local retail spaces around the world. “These would be larger companies like Chanel who might be thinking, ‘we’re not in Ottawa now, but we’d like to see what the market is like in Ottawa,’” he adds.

“So when I’m registered on thestorefront.com, they would call me and talk about renting my space here.”

It’s an exciting time. But it wasn’t always this way. “Ted was facing the possibility of closure just a few months ago,” remarks Shillington. But with this 21st-century business model, Brittons’ future looks a lot brighter.

Brittons monthly guest schedule is in the Glebe Report. Interested merchants should contact Brittons at edwardbritton0@gmail.com or 613237-6116.

Visitors who appreciate the new experience can post their comments on Yelp: www.yelp.ca/biz/brittonsglebe-ottawa and/or Google+: google. com/+BrittonsGlebeIncOttawa and be entered in a Canada Day draw for a gift certificate at Brittons.

Glebe resident Isabella Mindak is a photojournalist who likes to keep her eye on the main street scene.

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You won’t find Punchline Communications on the front line of the Bank Street strip. You might, however, find entrepreneur Peter Christensen at a local coffee shop or café reading through texts, swapping commas for semicolons and searching for the perfect word on behalf of a writer. Editing is much more than correcting grammatical mistakes. Often compared to the art of sculpting, the editing that Christensen offers includes everything from the big picture substantive edit, to stylistic editing, right down to proofreading and indexing. “It’s challenging but it’s rewarding when you end up with an article that was kind of what the reporter had wanted originally,” said Glebe resident Christensen, who started operating Punchline Communications from his home last September.

His work includes copy editing one of Canada’s most popular digital fashion magazines – Fabio Magazine – as well as books for HarperCollins in subject matter ranging from superfoods to Gordie Howe’s hockey memoirs. He’s written profiles for the High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago and even helps students to optimize their essays. “It’s very dynamic in some ways,” Christensen explains of the various types of content he works with. “You never really know what your next project will be and it’s always something new. What I like most is trying to help the writer improve what they’ve already written – to keep the writer’s voice, style and tone of it – but making sure it comes across clear, concise and error free.”

Christensen has a knack for spotting errors and working with text. It might surprise you to know he does so with only about 25 per cent vision. “When people hear that I do editing and proofreading, they’re surprised because it’s detailed work, but thanks to technology, it’s possible for me to do it.”

Christensen had perfect vision up until the age of 18 when a routine trip to the doctor lead to a dozen surgeries to try to reattach his retinas. His vision has

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Peter Christensen operates Punchline Communications from his home in the Glebe. He enjoys the flexibility of working from coffee shops or even while travelling to visit family in Denmark.

been stable for almost 20 years and he is able to see strong light. Christensen concedes it was quite an adjustment in the beginning, but he has found ways to adapt. He has software that can zoom in on text, reverse colours and project on large monitors.

“It can be a bit slower because I have to move the text around a lot. I don’t see a full sentence at a time always. But I might spot some details because it’s all the way down to apostrophes facing the right way, so it might be an advantage of some sort,” he suggests, noting that a lot of proofreading is still done by hand, the old-fashioned way.

Originally from Denmark, Christensen immigrated to Canada eight or nine years ago because of a relationship. In Denmark he worked in human resources and payroll. In searching for a new career in Canada, he spent time trying to nail down what he wanted to do. Editor first came across his radar through an online skills test and with a bit of research, he decided it would be a good match, given his attention to detail and ear for languages.

He enrolled in the publishing program at Ryerson University and completed his degree last year. “I took a chance on it and it kind of worked out. As soon as I started the courses I felt comfortable and knew this was the right track to be on. So now I’m

taking it from there and seeing if I can grow a business from it.”

Christensen speaks Danish, English and German but he focuses on editing in English. He says the hardest part of starting his own business has been finding clients but he’s optimistic the local angle will give him an edge and he sees potential for working with Danish businesses operating internationally. In addition to his professional interests, Christensen is also involved with social issues and is a board member for the Society for International Development.

His other interests include music, reading, video games and travelling.

He has a daughter in Grade 2 at First Avenue Public School and his current line of work allows him to manage his work-life balance. “I have the flexibility working from home that I can take care of my daughter and I can do the business thing too.”

Working from home has become an increasingly popular trend according to a 2011 Statistics Canada study. Punchline Communications is just one example of a Glebe-based business that has a home office rather than a storefront. Christensen says whether you’re a resident, a store owner or a freelancer, there’s a distinctive community feel that makes the Glebe a vibrant place to live and work.

“I like that even though you are in almost downtown Ottawa you still feel like you’re in your own community,” states Christensen. “It’s a very good family area and there are a lot of young families in the neighbourhood. I just feel happy being here.”

Ian Miller has been a Business Buzz writer for the Glebe Report for several seasons. He is now moving on to new chllenges. Says Miller, “Over the past year and a half, it’s been my pleasure to share stories and profile some of the talent behind what makes the Glebe business community such a vibrant force in Ottawa. It has been a fascinating and inspiring experience to interview entrepreneurs in the midst of launching their dreams. Thanks to everyone who made this such a memorable volunteer experience.”

Do you operate a home-based business in the Glebe? The Glebe Report invites you to share your story idea. Email editor@glebereport.ca.

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BIA rolls out new Glebe brand and logo

By Christine Currie

“The Glebe is a great place to

Be Unique. Be Bold. Be Stylish.

Be Yourself.

spend a morning, afternoon or entire day. It really is about

Wherever you are, whoever you are, the Glebe is the place to be.

an experience versus just

On Saturday, May 24, the Glebe Business Improvement Area (BIA) unveiled its new brand during the ever popular Great Glebe Garage and Sidewalk Sale. It was a festival atmosphere as bargain hunters, foodies and shoppers alike strolled the streets of the Glebe.

Merchants lined Bank Street with sidewalk sale deals and local products.

They offered “be” specials and handed out reusable branded shopping bags to customers. McKeen’s Metro decked out their staff in crisp white T-shirts branded with the new logo and tag line “BE green.”

To add to the ambiance, colourful decals and posters sporting the new brand adorned shop windows. The BIA enlisted the assistance of The Ottawa Ice, a local ringette team that recently won the Canadian National championships, to hand out buttons, stamp passersby with new brand-themed hand stamps, and welcome them to the Glebe. The Ecology Ottawa Great Green Garage Sale team sported “BE green Glebe” shirts and gave early birds refillable water bottles branded with the new Glebe look.

Social media followers were quick to express their appreciation of the new brand and the free swag, including the

grabbing a coffee or attending

shopping. Strolling the streets, a theatre school, we have the perfect blend of history and what’s hot.”

–Greg Best, BIA chair.

water bottles. Other Twitter feeds began creating tag lines for stores in the Glebe such as “BE musical.”

“About a year ago we embarked on a journey to review our brand. Extensive research was done, with support from the City of Ottawa,” said BIA chair Greg Best. “From there we went out to a Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire an agency to help us develop a look and feel. The Board and Marketing Committee were all part of the process, and we had unanimous agreement. The new look, colour palette and tag lines are perfect for the Glebe!”

The brand exercise included development of a corporate logo as well as the public-facing brand. The BIA expects to continue the rollout over the next few months with banners, website updates and integration into BIA marketing materials. In addition, a merchant tool

kit has been developed so that businesses in the area can use the new look in their marketing.

“Our position is you can “be” whoever you want in the Glebe – everyone is welcome, and we have something for everyone,” said Best. “The Glebe is a great place to spend a morning, afternoon or entire day. It really is about an experience versus just shopping. Strolling the streets, grabbing a coffee or attending a theatre school, we have the perfect blend of history and what’s hot.

Now we have a real invitation out to people to come and see for themselves.”

Christine Currie works with Outside the Cube, the agency that created the new brand. It was also responsible for developing and launching the very successful Glebe Spree.

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Glebe Report provincial election coverage In anticipation of covering the June 12, 2014 provincial election, the Glebe Report sent a letter to each of the six candidates whose nomination was confirmed by the Ottawa Centre Returning Officer as of May 22.

The four questions posed to each of the candidates are reprinted along with their responses on pages 22-23. Responses subject to a word limit for each question were to be printed as received and to be returned by email to the Glebe Report no later than the deadline of Monday, May 26 at noon.

Kevin O’Donnell

Larry Wasslen

Candidate for the Liberal Party of Ontario

Candidate for the Green Party of Ontario

Candidate for the Communist Party of Ontario

1. What do you consider to be the single most significant challenge facing the voters of Ottawa Centre today?

If elected, what steps would you take to address that issue?

I am out talking to people every day and keep hearing concerns about the Conservative job cuts that will hurt the public services we all rely on. Ontario Liberals know building stronger communities means investing in our people and we have a plan to create jobs, invest in urban schools, build public transit, balance the budget, and help those who look after our loved ones – like ECEs and PSWs. That is why Ontario Liberals are focused on creating jobs and protecting public services to keep building a better Ottawa Centre.

1. What do you consider to be the single most significant challenge facing the voters of Ottawa Centre today?

If elected, what steps would you take to address that issue?

I view the environment as our top issue. Climate change is already happening – but what should we do about it? As MPP, one of many things I will do is lower the default speed limit on our local streets to 30 km/h. Why? Safer speeds will make cycling and walking more attractive to everyone and will help lower our dependence on cars within the urban core. It will make our local streets nicer today and fight climate change over the long term.

ECONOMY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC TRANSIT, HEALTH CARE, PENSIONS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DEBT AND DEFICIT, POVERTY, SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS, ENERGY

The Glebe Report did not receive responses to our questions from the following three candidates by the stated deadline. However, for readers seeking more information, we are including their contact coordinates.

3. For your top three or four categories, please describe the outstanding issues for people living in Ottawa Centre (and the Glebe in particular) and the policies or programs that you think will successfully address the challenges they face.

It has been a tremendous honour to serve as your MPP for the past seven years. I love knocking on doors every weekend because I get to see the positive difference we are making firsthand. Working together, we’ll build on these achievements to continue building a better Ottawa Centre.

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Bruce A. Faulkner

Candidate for the Progressive Conservitive Party of Ontario

Candidate for the Libertarian Party of Ontario info@libertarian.on.ca brucefaulknerbf@gmail.com 613-276-0846 www.libertarian.on.ca Twitter: @FaulknerBruce Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Ontario.Libertarian.Party

Education is the foundation of our kids’ success. Full-day kindergarten, smaller class sizes, and investing in our local schools – including a permanent addition at Mutchmor and completely rebuilding Broadview – give our kids more opportunities to succeed.

These projects highlight the continued investment needed in our urban schools.

Working with school boards and trustees, I have proposed expanding the use of the Education Development Charge so school boards have more flexibility to renovate and rebuild urban schools to give our kids the best start.

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Rob Dekker

Continuing to attract good jobs to Ottawa matters to local families. It matters to us too. Ontario Liberals have created over 477,000 new jobs since 2008, and have a strong plan to grow the economy and eliminate the deficit in a way that continues to invest in the things that matter to Glebe families.

We have beaten our deficit reduction targets every year and will balance the budget by 2017-2018 so we can continue improving local health care, increase wages for ECEs and PSWs, and build more affordable housing.

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Jennifer McKenzie Candidate for the New Democratic Party of Ontario jennifermckenzie@ontariondp.ca 613-236-3003 www.ottawacentre.nationbuilder.com Twitter:@JenMcKenzieNDP Facebook: www.facebook.com/VoteJenniferMckenzie

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Yasir Naqvi

2. Please rearrange the order of the following categories to reflect your priorities as a candidate in this riding (list the most important first and the least important last): AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE, PENSIONS, POVERTY, PUBLIC TRANSIT, REDUCTION OF ONTARIO’S DEBT AND DEFICIT, SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT

Protecting the Ottawa River matters to our community. We already completed Phase I of the work and committed $65 million in our budget for Phase II. The Conservatives and NDP did not include any funding for the Ottawa River in their platforms, but a Liberal government will get the job done to clean up and protect the river.

We’ve also broken ground on the Confederation LRT line – the largest transit investment in our city’s history – because our community wants clean, green, reliable public transit. We will work hard to secure funding for Phase II, including extending the O-Train south to reduce traffic on Bank Street and Bronson Avenue.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The Glebe is an incredibly vibrant community and we need to keep it that way.

Since 2007, I have been working together with local residents, community associations and local planners to ensure more community-inspired development.

Our community’s advocacy helped form the Liberals’ proposed land-use planning changes. They would enhance enforcement of local official plans, reduce the number of applications that go to the OMB, ensure citizens have more input into the planning process, and require parks plans to ensure green space is protected. Local development rules should help Ottawa Centre remain a vibrant, healthy and sustainable community by making sure the community’s voice is heard and the process is done right the first time.

4. What experience or expertise do you bring to the position of M.P.P. that makes you the best candidate?

We live in the most engaged and thoughtful community in our province. For the past seven years serving as your MPP, I have been working with our community, paying attention to the issues, listening to ideas, collaborating on solutions, and making the Glebe a better place to live. I understand the issues and how to bring people together to get things done, like renovating Mutchmor, cleaning up our river, expanding the Centretown Community Health Centre and building phase two of the LRT. I hope that with your support, we can continue building a better Ottawa Centre together. info@yasirnaqvi.ca.

613-680-6855 www.yasirnaqvi.ca Twitter: @Yasir_Naqvi, Facebook: yasirnaqvimpp

2. Please rearrange the order of the following categories to reflect your priorities as a candidate in this riding (list the most important first and the least important last): AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE, PENSIONS, OVERTY, PUBLIC TRANSIT, REDUCTION OF ONTARIO’S DEBT AND DEFICIT, SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, POVERTY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMY, SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS, PUBLIC TRANSIT, REDUCTION OF ONTARIO’S DEBT AND DEFICIT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, HEALTH CARE, ENERGY, PENSIONS 3. For your top three or four categories, please describe the outstanding issues for people living in Ottawa Centre (and the Glebe in particular) and the policies or programs that you think will successfully address the challenges they face.

Poverty is a hidden scourge. It exists in every community and we need to do more to alleviate the suffering it causes. The Greens will double the Ontario Child Benefit giving direct help to the one in seven children who live at or below the poverty line. We will pay for this by ending $2 billion of wasteful energy subsidies, most of which goes to the wealthiest among us.

I am lucky. I earn enough to support my family’s basic needs and still have something left over for extras: an afternoon of bowling, a new bicycle, ice cream from the corner store. My daughter lacks for nothing. As a parent this is a great relief. I don’t know how I would cope were I not able to provide her with the basics.

The one in seven children across Ontario whose families struggle at or below the poverty line are not so lucky, and my heart breaks for them. The Greens propose cutting the 10 per cent “Clean Energy Benefit” from hydro bills and using that money to double the Ontario Child Benefit. If you are lucky, like me, you can make do without the few dollars the Liberals have been giving you. The Liberals give me around $7 on each bill. The NDP propose an even bigger subsidy. They call this “helping working families.” I call it a waste – money I don’t need to support my family.

Everyone wants lower hydro bills. But if you asked a classroom of 21 children if they should all get $7, or if the three children without proper snowsuits for recess should be given $50, what do you think they would say? I think they would choose to help their friends. The Greens propose that all of Ontario pool together to do the same. I will gladly return my $7 knowing that a family that struggles to put good food on the table will get an additional $100 a month. What my family will barely notice will make a huge difference to another.

I am saddened the other parties plan to do the opposite. The hard math reveals most of their subsidies will go to the upper 50 per cent of Ontarians, people who have never sent a child to school hungry. That’s wrong. They know better, but they want to win votes, and they are shameless in how they will go about doing it. Our proposal fights inequality in Ontario and also helps the environment by discouraging wasteful energy practices. It is revenue neutral – we can afford it.

Our plan does everything government is supposed to do: put an end to suffering.

I am proud of our plan.

4. What experience or expertise do you bring to the position of M.P.P. that makes you the best candidate?

I have been working full-time for almost 20 years. An important lesson I learned from a customer was when one thanked me for saying it would take several days to fix a problem. They were not happy with the answer, but they appreciated the unvarnished truth. Even at 20 years old I knew the most important thing was my reputation – what I could deliver – not what I could promise.

I had earned my customer’s trust and on that day it was the difference between keeping them or losing them. I will always give you the unvarnished truth. kevin@kevino.ca 613-203-2620 www.kevino.ca Twitter: @ODonnell_K Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Kevin-ODonnell/152040151477583

1.What do you consider to be the single most significant challenge facing the voters of Ottawa Centre today?

If elected, what steps would you take to address that issue?

The single most significant challenge facing voters in Ottawa Centre is the ongoing economic crisis accompanied by the neo-liberal austerity agenda of the Tories, Grits, and Social Democrats. This agenda attacks workers and favours corporations. If elected, I would fight to change this agenda, puts the needs of the people of Ottawa Centre first, curb corporate power, expand democratic rights: the right to a job with a dignified wage, to organize, to affordable housing including firm rent controls, and to increase social assistance to pre-Mike Harris levels.

2. Please rearrange the order of the following categories to reflect your priorities as a candidate in this riding (list the most important first and the least important last): AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE, PENSIONS, POVERTY, PUBLIC TRANSIT, REDUCTION OF ONTARIO’S DEBT AND DEFICIT, SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMY, ELIMINATION OF POVERTY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, PENSIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, PUBLIC TRANSIT, ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS 3. For your top three or four categories, please describe the outstanding issues for people living in Ottawa Centre (and the Glebe in particular) and the policies or programs that you think will successfully address the challenges they face.

ECONOMY

The current economic crisis has been going on for eight years with no end in sight. We need to dramatically intervene in the economy to put people’s needs before corporate greed. A comprehensive strategy to rebuild our economy with a full employment strategy is urgently needed. Such a plan would directly benefit families in Ottawa Centre and the Glebe as their skills and abilities would be in demand.

POVERTY (ELIMINATION OF)

Poverty affects us all.

1. A full employment strategy is the first step in eliminating poverty.

2. Taxing the corporations and those with the ability to pay while eliminating taxes on those earning $40,000.00 or less.

3. Returning support for social assistance to pre-Mike Harris levels.

4. Public auto insurance reduces insurance costs for low-income families that need automobile transportation.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

A comprehensive program to build affordable housing (200,000 units) throughout Ontario over four years, plus firm rent controls, will benefit residents of Ottawa Centre.

4. What experience or expertise do you bring to the position of M.P.P. that makes you the best candidate?

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The mural inspired by Dante’s “Inferno” was painted on the ceiling of a basement classroom by GCI student Peter Ferk in 1977, giving rise to its name, the “Naked Room.”This composite photo was created from 28 sequential photos taken by Cattelan while lying supine.She then painstakingly put the picture puzzle together, blurring the edges in Photoshop. Slight differences in photo angle account for the appearance of the ceiling light fixtures.

light is emanating, the mural eclipses the entire ceiling overhead.

Peter Ferk, who has gone on to become a professional artist working mainly on animated series and movies, drew his inspiration from the 14th-century poem his class was reading at the time, Dante’s Divine Comedy. More specifically, the ceiling

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is modelled after Dante’s “Inferno.”

Working through the struggle of surviving high school with teenage angst and the added nervousness of being in senior year at the young age of 16, Ferk thought that on a deeper, more instinctual level, [he] felt the story spoke to [him]. The hands and faces of each person in the painting are undefined and, in the case of the latter, hollow.

This way, rather than attempting to portray the very specific figures Dante intended the reader to recognize in his work, Ferk left the interpretation of the characters to the viewers. Ferk originally left the hands undefined so as to avoid repeatedly painting a feature he found difficult, though afterwards he–quite accurately–rationalized that a human soul is most defined in one’s hands and face–therefore both should be left blank.

With minimal assistance – and even then, other students were only allowed to help with the border – Ferk devoted the majority of his year to the mural, even missing the prom to paint. He had to find time between the many classes held in the room (not to mention his own) to work for hours on stacked tables. Once finished, “exhausted and emotionally drained,” Ferk found himself needing to spend time outside before heading off to the Ontario College of Art. Around Ferk and his time-bubble, painting the mural day in and day out, other classes held in that room had to carry on. One class in particular, taught by English teacher Ian McKercher, in whose room Ferk was painting, had particular influence on the completion of the mural, as well as on the school as a whole. Influence … meaning class members provided funds for the paints and supplies.

Members of this class called themselves “The Voice of Glebe City” while the rest of the school referred to them as the Journalism class.

The room must have been a magnet for dedicated students because the journalism class – which put out NovaRes (Glebe Collegiate’s school paper) every two weeks – worked

well beyond school hours. When the paper began to cost too much to print, the principal organized a night-school course on printing (McKercher has yet to know quite how he did it) and the students attended that too. Then, instead of sending the paper to be printed professionally, the NovaRes crew became publishers themselves.

Says McKercher, the journalism class was “the most dynamic teaching and learning experience of my career.” He began teaching the class as head editor, running the newspaper, but as the semesters progressed, the students gradually voted in co-editors, and by the end of the year, there was a different student as chief editor for every issue. With 16 or 17 issues per year (with a thousand copies of each issue sold), combined with selling tickets from Journalism-organized film nights, McKercher estimates the class raised around $500 to fund Ferk and the mural.

The money certainly did not go to waste, as Ferk’s High-Renaissance– style painting remains in near-perfect condition in one of the only rooms Glebe has left with high, unpanelled ceilings.

Ferk and his wife recently revisited Glebe Collegiate to see the mural.

Thinking back to when the mural was originally going to be painted in a tiny adjacent room, he remembers having to transfer his concept sketch onto the enormity that was an entire ceiling. “As my wife and I were leaving Glebe, I thought how fortunate I was to have been at a school during a very creative period in its history, and to have been allowed the opportunity to do something out of the ordinary,” comments Ferk.

It is this extraordinary creation, painted so long ago, that makes Glebe Collegiate not simply a building but a place with personality.

A past contributor to the Glebe Report, Elsa Cattelan is a Grade 11 student at Glebe Collegiate Institute and an active member of the Art Club.

Mary Richardson Coastlines: an Exhibition of Lighthouses June 12 – August 28

“Clear Day at Cape Spear,” by Mary Richardson 14” X 48”

I am drawn to all things water. My grandfather was a commodore of a fleet of lake ships on the Great Lakes in the

1800s. My mother was from the Maritimes where I spent many a summer on the beach. But I lived at Hanlan’s Point on Toronto Island as a child, an idyllic place to explore. I vividly remember standing with my father on our porch watching the skies over Lake Ontario during Hurricane Hazel.

My lines and shapes are straightforward and truthful. I am trying to paint less to show more – earth colours for my natural environments and more vivid reds and blacks for architecture. Blue is sky and water, and I just love adding purple into the mix.

Lighthouses are all about weather and making our way through the storms. In that sense, they represent life and how we all work to make our own safe passage. They stand alone in storms and in the darkness of night and guide sailors to safety. During the day, they stand out against the backdrop of nature, dominating the scene as well as pulling our eye into the beauty that is around them.

I have painted the Cape Spear Lighthouse several times. An iconic Canadian lighthouse set against rock and sea and sky, it appears in the show as “Cape Spear Sunset” and “Clear Day at Cape Spear.” Soft greens and purples and oranges show off the sunset. This is in contrast to the clear day with crisp ultramarine blues in “No Diving at Grand Bend,” which harkens back to my teenage years and hearing stories of wild parties at Grand Bend, Ontario. The “No Diving” sign on the lighthouse makes me smile, thinking of how many times it has been ignored over the years.

Each lighthouse has a different story that may change with the day and with the weather. Coastlines, an Exhibition of Lighthouses will be at the Roast ’n Brew coffee shop at Bank and Fifth from June 12 until August 28. You can meet me on Thursday, June 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Roast ’n Brew or email me at mrichardson8@rogers.com.

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weekend! There was a concern about trampled gardens, but it was great to have such publicity and recognition.

In 2009, after 10 years, Schowalter decided to step down, and with no one to take over, the tour went into hiatus.

Then in 2011 a group of Glebe residents surfaced who were determined to revive the tour, much to the delight of artists, art lovers and gardeners.

Schowalter says, “I am so glad that Art in Our Gardens is ongoing and in good hands, since it is a great showcase for artists who live and work in the Glebe.”

We are looking forward to welcoming old friends and new to our neighbourhood to support our local artists and merchants. We are pleased to have several businesses as sponsors of the tour and hope visitors will patronize them by buying a coffee,

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having lunch or purchasing garden or art supplies during the weekend.

Brochures listing the artists’ names as well as a map showing the studio and garden locations for this year’s tour will be available in Glebe shops and at the community centre. In addition, on the tour weekend, signs at various street corners will indicate the locations of art sites. Information is also available on the website at www. glebearttour.ca.

Rain or shine, the Glebe art tour will go on!

Saturday & Sunday, July 5 & 6 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Martha Bowers is a long-time Glebe resident who is neither an artist nor a gardener, but greatly appreciates those who are.

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No school can go through the years without acquiring its own quirks and personality. Students will simply not allow it to happen; as every new generation arrives, the old lore is passed down. Glebe Collegiate Institute is no exception; whether it’s the building’s not-so-secret “secret passageway” on the third floor, or the door that leads to nowhere in the eyewash room, students know what makes Glebe unique.

Yet perhaps the most renowned landmark of all is student-made and gives every Grade 9er that sinking feeling – not only do they have to take the ever-awkward “sex ed” course … but in a room where painted naked people look down on them from the ceiling.

Yes, Glebe’s most famed trait is found in the one room all students must pass through – the Naked Room.

The room is justly named for its ceiling mural, painted in 1977 by student Peter Ferk, then in his senior year. Featuring naked (and carefully positioned) men and women tumbling toward the centre of the room where a

collage illustration by Elsa Cattelan

By Elsa Cattelan

Put on your walking shoes and sun hat and get out your bicycle. The Glebe Art in Our Gardens and Studio Tour is back! Mark the weekend of July 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on your calendars. Don’t miss this wonderful event, where Glebe artists – painters, photographers, jewellers – display their works in studio and garden settings throughout our neighbourhood. The talent that exists in the Glebe is amazing and artistic creativity continues to blossom along with the gardens. There will be much to discover during this summer celebration.

The objective of the tour has always been to provide an opportunity for established Glebe artists to exhibit and sell their work. However, it is also a chance to discover and promote upand-coming artists as well as guest artists from outside the Glebe. This year we are pleased to welcome several new artists to the tour. Visitors who come from far and wide to our

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corner of the city will be treated to a variety of artistic talent.

Glebe Art in Our Gardens was founded in 1998. A few local artists thought the Art in the Park festival had become too big and wanted a smaller, more intimate tour that would showcase Glebe artists. Well-known glass artist and macro-photographer Robert Moeller was the driving force behind the original tour, assisted by others including Ellen Schowalter, former Glebe Report editor, who was one of the main organizers for many years. Schowalter said that she loved the concept of linking gardens with art and that early July was a perfect time for this combination. Mid-summer gardens are blooming, and there are not too many other art tours. The idea of a limited geographic area was also important, allowing people to walk or bicycle from site to site. Over the years, the tour grew in popularity.

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Amy Brandon brings her music back to the Glebe

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By LAURA BRANDON

Amy Brandon has played guitar since the age of 16 and performed often at the Glebe Community Centre, where she ran an open mic for teenagers.

Brandon will make a stop in her old neighbourhood in June when she goes on her first tour with 2014 Junoaward-winning jazz guitarist Mike Rud of Montreal. They will be playing together on June 8 at 8 p.m. at St. Giles Church in the Glebe.

“Writing and performing music is important to me,” says the 34-year-old.

“I love the challenge of composing and improvising.” At 21, after working in a Toronto recording studio for two years, Brandon returned to Ottawa and obtained a music degree from Carleton University. Though now based in Truro, Nova Scotia, in September she will be back in Ottawa to begin a Master’s in composition at the University of Ottawa. Her Glebe-based family has often helped her out. Her father, Rob, built the stage for the open mic at the Glebe Community Centre, and her mother, Laura, still helps with promotion.

“We are immensely proud of her,” says Rob. “A musician’s life is hard work. She practises every day, teaches, performs, often back-to-back at week-

Amy Brandon settles in with her guitar to play the music she loves.

ends, and still finds time to compose and run her new venture, a recording studio in the Debert, Nova Scotia Diefenbunker.” Adds Laura, “And finds time to organize tours.” This one takes her to Montreal, Quebec, Kingston, Hamilton and Toronto as well as Ottawa. In July she tours the Maritimes with Ottawa jazz guitarist Roddy Ellias.

At St. Giles on June 8, Amy Brandon and Mike Rud will be playing a mixture of music, some well-known and some new and experimental, in both the jazz and classical genres.

Some pieces will be from Rud’s Juno-award-winning album, Notes on Montreal, and others from Brandon’s own soon-to-be-released album, Scavenger. Tickets are $20 and available at www.amybrandon.ca or at the door.

Laura Brandon is a family member who is undertaking some up close and personal promotion for former Glebe resident Amy Brandon.

After a wonderfully successful winter and spring series, the popular Doors Open For Music at Southminster concludes its season with several exciting concerts presented throughout the month of June. After just over a year’s worth of concerts, the church’s newest form of music ministry is in full stride, drawing fans from all over the area to hear exceptional artists each Wednesday at noon hour in the beautiful old sanctuary just south of the Glebe.

A highly anticipated weekly opportunity to take a break from the business of life and be refreshed by the power of music, the 45-minute time frame, low cost, and dependable weekly schedule have made the series easily accessible to a cross-section of people in the community. We have welcomed audiences of more than 100 – students, parents with young children, professionals on lunch break, seniors and the self-employed.

June’s concerts will encompass great variety, from French Impressionist music for clarinet, to classical and romantic works for cello, to virtuoso pieces for the romantic piano.

For something a little different, the lineup also includes a gifted folk trio presenting original songs along with covers of classic 60s-era social conscience songs by artists such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

Clarinetist Sarah Molnaar’s performance on June 4 will be followed on June 11 by acclaimed Canadian pianist Antoine Joubert ‘s program of 19th-century virtuoso piano pieces, including the Fantasy-Impromptu

by Chopin and works by Liszt, Schubert and Rachmaninoff. On June 18, the Robert Reynolds and Friends folk trio will present a program of original songs and covers, a stimulating alternative to the noon hour series’ more classical fare. Robert Reynolds is a multifaceted artist whose long and distinguished career includes acting roles in Hollywood films, appearances at Ottawa Bluesfest, recorded albums, song writing and live theatre. Joining Robert will be vocalist Carole Laprise and guitarist Xavier Sotelo. Their set list is sure to capture the timeless relevance of folk music, making it fresh and new for contemporary audiences.

Concluding the series on June 25, official Jeunesse Musicale artists Julie Hereish and Michel-Alexandre Broekaert will present music for cello and piano by Debussy and Shostakovich. This same acclaimed duo opened the 2014 season in January, and is back a second time by popular demand.

Weekly noon hour concerts in the series are offered to the public free of charge. Voluntary contributions are encouraged, with proceeds going to the artists and to defray production costs of the series.

Southminster United Church is located at 15 Aylmer Ave (corner of Bank Street and the Rideau Canal) in Old Ottawa South. The building is fully wheelchair accessible, and is served by OC Transpo routes 1 and 7. For more information about the series or the church, please call 613-730-6874.

Roland Graham is artistic director of the Doors Open For Music at Southminster concert series.

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Feel the summer heat – recording music!

Glebe musician shares recording expertise with teens

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Gareth Auden-Hole sings with his band Jack Pine and The Fire.

by Martha Cooper

Ottawa musician Gareth Auden-Hole grew up in the Glebe, playing music and making his own recordings.

Auden-Hole will be sharing his expertise and knowledge at the Ottawa Folklore Centre’s Summer Camp Program for teens that takes place July 28 – August 1 and August 25 – 29. This is a chance for budding musicians and young sound enthusiasts to learn to record their own musical masterpieces.

As a young musician, professional audio engineer/producer Auden-Hole began playing music only for himself, happily locked in his bedroom. It was learning to record that allowed him to finally come out of his shell and share his music with the world – now he helps others do the same! Not just for shy guys, this course will combine instruction, discussion and hands-on fun to provide a basic overview of the recording process. Students will learn to select and use microphones, computer recording equipment and sound effects to begin recording at home!

After messing around with digital

eight-track recorders, helping out at a small pro studio in Victoria, B.C. and trying to record friends at his own little recording room in Hull, Auden-Hole graduated in the top 10 per cent of his class at the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology in London, ON. He returned there the following year as an audio intern, teaching labs, administering tests and earning an associate degree equivalency.

He has since returned to his hometown of Ottawa, where he works as a full-time audio engineer and musician.

He also plays, writes and records with his band Jack Pine and The Fire, and offers recording and audio services at weeVOXsound. Auden-Hole now records in his custom-built home studio, on location around Ottawa, and at his solar-powered “off-the-grid recording retreat.” He hopes one day to open a community-oriented professional recording studio in Ottawa.

So … looking for some fun activities for the kids (and adults too!) this summer? The Ottawa Folklore Centre’s summer programming includes a wide variety of summer camps for children and teens (half days), and adult programs too, throughout July and August, featuring both our very own Glebe community members and talented teachers from across Ottawa.

Some other programs that will get you creating are Composition, Jazz Band, African Percussion, Songwriting, Fiddle Camp, and Rock School.

The Ottawa Folklore Centre at Bank and Sunnyside has been a fixture in the Ottawa music community for 37 years. Visit its website at www. ottawafolklore.com or call 613-7302887 for more information.

Martha Cooper is the school director of the Ottawa Folklore Centre and can be reached at 613-730-2887 or martha@ottawafolklore.com.

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Hitchcock

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By Lois Siegel

Hitchcock explores the development, production and first screening of Hitchcock’s most famous film, Psycho. If you love movies, especially those by Hitchcock, this film should engage you. Anthony Hopkins plays Hitch, and Helen Mirren plays his wife, Alma, with their acting embodying the real characters.

Hopkins has Hitchcock’s manner of speech down pat. And Mirren plays a strong but sensitive woman. They have an interesting, if confrontational, relationship, and we learn how much influence Alma had on Hitchcock’s films.

It becomes evident that the “master of suspense” doesn’t always have an easy time convincing the moneymen to back his films. We see the difficulties he faces and how he cunningly gets his way, for example, with the head of the censor board. We, along with Hitch, experience the negative attitudes of the moneymen and realize how much effort goes into just getting the film off the ground financially, let alone actually shooting the film. The behind-the-scenes revelations make Hitchcock a fascinating picture.

The film director’s peculiar fascination with Hitchcock’s leading ladies is hinted at but not explored. This is a more antiseptic approach to his filmmaking. But what really comes through is his love and dedication to making the best films he can. He raised fright to a new level of entertainment. His sense of horror is a lingering one – something you don’t forget. The best scene in Hitchcock is towards the end of the film when Hitchcock “conducts” the sound effects of the “shower scene” in Psycho, from the lobby of the theatre at the film’s premiere.

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Directed by Julian Jarrold (U.K./South Africa/U.S.A./Germany, 2012) The Girl makes other films about Hitchcock look like Mary Poppins.

It focuses on the seamier side of the film director and his obsession with actress Tippi Hedren (played by Sienna Miller). Alfred Hitchcock is played by Toby Jones, who portrays a very creepy Hitchcock. We follow Hitchcock’s compulsive fascination and sexual pursuit of Hedren.

Most of the film focuses on The Birds. There are scenes that resemble torture when live birds are let loose in close quarters, and Tippi Hedren is attacked. One scene was supposed to use controlled mechanical birds. That definitely did not happen. It becomes evident that Hitchcock will go to any extreme to get what he wants on screen. Hedren is trapped by gulls in a glass telephone booth at one point. “Here the human beings are in cages and the birds are on the outside,” Hitchcock explains. You definitely have the sense that he’s also a voyeur.

He refers to actors as “cattle,” not unlike Fellini who called his actors “puppets.” Hitchcock once said, “Blondes make the best victims. They’re like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.”

Hitchcock made films for six decades, worked on more than 60 films and has been called “the least understood figure in film history. ” For a more detailed and balanced view of the filmmaker, check out the book Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light by Patrick McGilligan, available from the Ottawa Public Library.

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Directed by Jonathan Hayes (Canada, 2013)

By Paul Green

The title of this film conveys a great deal – a state of mind, a state of place.

Jonathan Hayes’ film début, Algonquin, is a father-son story that deftly explores the geography of the human heart as well as that of the Canadian wilderness. The all-Canadian cast includes Mark Rendall as the young protagonist, Jake, veteran Sheila McCarthy (I Heard the Mermaids Singing and, perhaps more appropriately as it was also filmed in an idyllic setting in B.C.’s Gulf Islands, The Lotus Eaters) as Jake’s much-put-upon mother, and Nicholas Campbell of Da Vinci’s Inquest fame as his roguish, dissolute father, Leif, who has returned to North Bay after an absence of ... well, let us say after a rather long absence.

The prodigal father is not exactly welcomed back in the bosom of his family. Just how unwelcome he is we learn the following morning as we observe Sheila McCarthy alone in the kitchen, just barely holding it all in as she attempts to slice an orange with tears running down her cheeks – a brief but highly memorable scene.

Tossed out of the house, Leif sets out for the family cottage on the shores of pristine Trout Lake near North Bay with Jake in tow. We are given to understand that Leif’s sometime success as a travel writer has come at the expense of long years spent away from his wife and son. Hence the resentment that Jake feels towards his father and the sense he has of not really knowing his father at all.

I’ll skip a couple of plot points to introduce another important secondary character, that of Carmen (Victoria Sanchez), who had met Leif in the course of his travels and with whom she had a child, a boy named Iggy. Iggy (newcomer Michael Levinson) and his attractive young mother turn up at the Trout Lake property, where Jake learns to his astonishment that Iggy is in fact his half-brother.

Now I have said that Algonquin is a father-son story, but that is only partly true.

While the arrival and subsequent departure of Leif set the narrative in motion, the film is really about Jake as he seeks to resolve issues from his past, while charting a course for his future. In the latter portion of the film, Jake and Iggy embark on a canoe trip of several days. It turns into a quest in which Jake hopes to track down a talisman linked to an episode in the family’s past. Of course, it is also an opportunity to showcase the magnificent mid-north Ontario landscape – we are really in Group of Seven territory – so beautifully captured by cinematographer Catherine Lutes. Along the way, a park ranger provides some comic relief – his eagle-bedecked uniform makes him look oddly American!

I was privileged to attend the Ottawa première of Algonquin at the Mayfair Cinema on May 1st. Present in the audience, along with director Hayes, was Kevin Reeves, a stalwart on the Ottawa arts scene, and more recently known for his Seventeen Voyces choral productions. The two houses seen in the film are in fact adjoining properties in North Bay that have been in Reeves’ family for generations.

Ottawans will be in for a rare treat from Sunday, July 13 to Tuesday, July 15 as the city hosts its first-ever Jacques Ellul conference to commemorate his work and influence 20 years after his death.

In the spirit of Ellul, the three-day conference is meant to bring people closer together, to think, talk and most importantly, pose questions. With something for everyone, novice to expert, the event begins Sunday night at the Mayfair Theatre with a screening of Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass’ latest work, Visitors, a film that received rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival last September.

Reggio and Glass are very well-known for their Ellul-inspired films, in particular Koyaanisqatsi, which means “unbalanced life” in the Hopi language. That film looked at the varied aspects of the relationship between humans, nature, and technology, but solely through images and music composed

by Reggio and Glass, and stunning cinematography

by Ron Fricke. Director Reggio explains the absence of dialogue as a comment on language itself, and how it no longer describes our reality – we speak in myths. The new film Visitors is just as unique and intriguing, but also markedly different, “revealing humanity’s trance-like relationship with technology, which, when commandeered by extreme emotional states, produces massive effects far beyond the human species.”

But who is Ellul, that he inspires not just academics but filmmakers? A man of many titles – philosopher, sociologist, theologian, activist, even a former leader of the French Resistance – Ellul is best known for his

Jacques Elleul

groundbreaking work in questioning and critiquing propaganda, the role of technology in our lives, and the myth of progress. Ellul wrote no fewer than 58 books in his lifetime, the most influential of which are The Technological Society and Propaganda: the Formation of Men’s Attitudes. As technology pervades and shapes our lives more than ever, Ellul’s ideas remain not only relevant, but arguably of the utmost importance.

Ellul’s allure has never been restricted to academics – pub owners, activists and, as we’ve seen, filmmakers, feel his relevance. The owners of Irene’s Pub on Bank Street in the Glebe, for example, enjoy this work so much they donated to the conference.

And Ursula Franklin, lauded Canadian physicist and recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace, credits Ellul with influencing her views on the political and social effects of technology.

While critical of technology and its uses, Ellul was not a simple-headed luddite. What he called for was ongoing scrutiny of technology and society rather than unthinking acceptance. Has technology empowered or disempowered us? It may be hard to see the ills of technology in a world where we see so many benefits. The technologies of this century and their applications have not just changed the way we receive and process information, but augmented our access to it. The Internet, Facebook, Twitter, iPhones – few can argue that we now have more information

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But as Ellul drives home, information is useless if not harmful without a critical faculty of mind to assess it. Individuals are not the only ones using technology; propaganda is rampant but often invisible. It is just this point Isabelle Gusse from the University of Quebec in Montreal lays bare in her presentation on the use of propaganda by National Defence, in particular in videos, to recruit young men and women into the military. And what about parents who are trying to prepare their children to compete in a “knowledge-based economy”? We have seen modern education favour acquiring knowledge and computers, while de-emphasising the humanities, including the classics and history. Speed and efficiency are valued, but where did this come from?

David Gill, another conference organizer, will tackle this interesting topic and look at the trade-offs between technology and education in his presentation, “Educating and Being Educated.”

Two special guests will be introduced at the screening and will attend the conference: Gill, president of the International Jacques Ellul Society in the U.S.A., and Patrick Troude-Chastenet, president of the sister society in France. The two days following will be packed with presentations by prominent writers and academics from many fields.

Organizers Eduardo Andújar (Dominican University College), John Buschek (Carleton, technology, society, environment studies) and Randal Marlin (Carleton, philosophy) have grouped the talks thematically in both French and English. With its relaxed Q & A session, the new film Visitors and the talks are a great way to inspire your mind and to meet new people. Don’t forget to visit the complementary book and art display at MacOdrum Library at Carleton University where you will see “Techead”

by Merrickville artist Denis St. Louis.

More information is available online at ellul.org.

Among the many hats that Nadine Faulkner is known to wear, one of her favourites is as scribe for the magnificent Zeus, the opinionated Glebe guinea pig. Rumours are swirling that the philosophical pig, a former friend of Ellul’s in another life, may even attend the July event in propria persona.

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In The Language Garden Inspired by the agora

By Adelle Farrelly

The provincial election campaigns bring to mind, and rightly so, the ideals of democracy (whether you believe those ideals are being upheld is another thing entirely). Democracy’s origins are commonly associated with Classical Greece – the city-state, or “polis” (think both “politics” and “policy”), of Athens in particular. Although the truth about Athenian democracy is a bit more complicated than the ideals with which we associate it (after all, what truth isn’t?), Greece has held the reputation for centuries as the inventor of the democratic process.

One word that is often associated with the early stirrings of democracy in Greece is “agora.” The agora was an open gathering place, or market, and though it came from the word meaning “to gather” or “to assemble,” it is commonly associated not with the gathered crowds but the open space in which they gather – thus “agoraphobia,” the fear of open spaces.

Yet that gathered populace itself is what is important when thinking about the significance of the agora, or market, in Athens. We no longer have physical town squares in which to gather, but we still have the sense of how important it was, before television, Internet, or even the telephone, to have a place that functioned as an open meeting place in which to shop, gossip, learn and discuss ideas. The Athenians loved debate, no doubt about it, and it was this love of debate that fostered their, and perhaps ultimately our, reverence for hashing out ideas before heading to the voting booth. No matter where one finds oneself on the political spectrum, that respect for understanding opposing viewpoints is worth maintaining.

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For well over a year, writer, editor and medieval scholar Adelle Farrelly has been shining light on words unearthed in digging up the dirt on our language.

For the next little while, however, she will be taking a step back, hanging up her shovel and pen, and taking time to give all her attention to her baby boy.

With the encouragement and direction of cartoonist and teacher William E. Jessup, cartoon students submitted drawings to the Glebe Report, riffing on the subject of a monsterous spring. The submissions chosen by the editor were drawn by Teddy C., Sukie D., Luca H. and James M. Thanks to all of you who, as aspiring cartoonists, have been willing to share your work.

In the land of Glebe Zeus’s private helicopter is real cause of Ontario election!

“We quadrupeds need safe and reliable transportation, it’s as simple as that,” claimed Zeus as journalists, including one from the Glebe Report, caught up with the corpulent pig as he left Stephanotis Hair Salon on Bank Street. “Keep away from my fur! I’ve just had my orange stripe touched up!” asserted the petulant pig, entirely unperturbed by the new allegations that a backhanded deal for guinea pig transportation is the real cause of the failed Liberal 2014 budget, and the election.

Documents received through a large-scale Access to Information request in relation to the Liberals proposed budget revealed the shocking surprise. Apparently a number of guinea pigs and some squirrels, were promised personal helicopters after poor planning during the Glebe construction two summers ago resulted

in an absence of dedicated guinea pig lanes along the sidewalks.

“I had nothing to do with any backhanded deals. It is not our fault that fat bipeds don’t fit in the econo-copters, which are solar powered and can fit up to four (4) guinea pigs at a time.

We have no other safe way to travel to the canal for grass or to Nicastro’s for parsley!!” yelled Zeus as he left in what seemed to be his own personal helicopter with his name on the side.

Neither Liberal, NDP, nor Conservative representatives could be reached for comment. However, Joe, from the newly formed Squig Party, stated that they supported the econo-copters as long as squirrels had the same access as guinea pigs.

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Maple-sugar greed and a grandpa’s fall from grace

Connecting families, cultures and friends

By Jacqueline Stol The tame great horned owl aims to impart some gravitas to the young students and wayward grandpa.

and right, and the eyes themselves are very large for night hunting. These two features give owls their characteristic “wise” look.

The young woman also had a large snapping turtle, which I noticed she was very careful to hold by the shell and point away from her. Apparently, its beak is strong enough to do serious damage if it should bite. The third kind of animal she had were several large Canadian snakes, which weren’t poisonous and were quite happy to twirl around her arm.

Clea’s school outing was a citywide one, and there were hundreds of children everywhere as well as many things to see and do. Someone had brought Siberian huskies to be petted and they proved to be exceptionally gentle, which surprised me as I had always thought huskies were a little on the fierce side – but apparently not the Siberian variety. There was an aboriginal exhibit, a teepee, some ancient flintlocks and a good step band. The children learned a lot and so did I. Clearly a visit to the sugar bush had improved since I was a child.

It was more like a spring festival than a simple “let’s go get some taffy at the cabin,” which we eventually did.

The trees themselves were tall and magnificent, each one having several buckets hanging from the trunk and each bucket overflowing with sap, which they must, because it takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.

Clive Doucet and friends snack on maple sugar taffy pulls.

When I look back on my downfall, I can’t really blame anyone. Although I have tried hard. Clea had forgotten to bring my lunch (which her mother had kindly made for me) and I was quite hungry – but that excuse doesn’t really hold. The teacher, the tall and belle Madame Deschamps, made it crystal clear before we went to the cabin. The school had paid for one taffy stick, not two; that’s all we were entitled to – one.

I did have a special problem: the five children I was responsible for received very small taffy sticks, much smaller than the other groups of kids, and they all wanted a second – so it wasn’t just me. I was under considerable pressure to ask for a second, but that argument doesn’t really hold either. They were six and I was 66. I should have known better.

The moment of the crime remains vivid in my mind. One of the young women who was rolling up the syrup on the snow into taffy looked directly at me and said, “Have you had one already?”

I lied. There’s no way around it. I straight up, bald-faced lied and said “no,” and we all got a second taffy stick. This one was really much bigger than the first. It gets uglier.

We were caught walking down the path towards the community centre by Clea’s teacher, Madame Deschamps. Quick as a wink, she realized that she was dealing with a grandfather with criminal inclinations. There was no escaping.

Our faces and hands were covered with the guilty remains of the second stick.

Whereupon, I received a devastating Kantian rebuke from her along the lines of, “What would happen if everyone took a second stick of taffy? Then there wouldn’t be enough for some children even to have one.” She also made the point – again – that the school had only paid for one, not two. Therefore I had “just stolen a stick of taffy.”

I offered to go to the Prime Minister’s office to see if I could get anyone to refund the school for my misdemeanour, but Madame Deschamps was not about to be amused. She was absolutely right, of course. I had failed miserably to be a shining example of anything but maple-sugar greed. The only hope for redemption is that the children will remember the wise words of their teacher when they grow up, and want to be like her, and not like Clea’s grandfather.

Clive Doucet is a grandfather who lives in the Glebe.

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The City of Ottawa has initiated a planning and functional design study for the review and implementation of improved neighbourhood cycling routes within the Glebe community. This project is identified as a Phase 1 project in the recently approved Ottawa Cycling Plan and also builds upon consultation previously undertaken by the Glebe Community Association. The intent of this project is to review the cycling connections in the neighbourhood as a whole, as well as to review each of the proposed routes individually, considering different design alternatives in order to provide an improved cycling environment within the community.

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What gets you out on the weekend looking for ways to be involved? I started volunteering with the Catholic Centre for Immigrants because I knew I could give something back to the community, specifically to the newcomers of Ottawa. My mother immigrated on her own to Canada when she was about 30 years old and started a family in the capital. Growing up, I witnessed and experienced some of the challenges and barriers that immigrants who come to this country can face. But one thing that stuck with me over the years and that I have come to appreciate is the power of getting connected with the community. Getting connected to me means newcomers are supported in engaging with the community, overcoming challenges of language, communication or cultural understanding and feeling more at home.

In the summer of 2013, I was welcomed into the Community Cup, a daylong, free and family-friendly soccer tournament. I was excited by the idea of soccer breaking down cultural barriers and bringing friends and families together (plus a farmers’ market right next door for me to get my grub on!). I found out there were many choices in how to be involved: be a solo soccer player or put together a team, take a spot in the Community Tent with an organization, volunteer, or show up the-day-of to soak up the sun, learn about cultures and just relax in the park. For me, this seemed like a win-win-win-win situation.

I biked over to Brewer Park the morning of the Community Cup to see the sun shining over fields of friendly faces of all ages. Colourful clothing from diverse cultural backgrounds, people creating tie-dye T-shirts, funky music to jive to and soccer games in full force made an impression. My friends and I held a spot in the Community Tent with our youth-run organization and cheered each other on as soccer teammates.

We also had the pleasure of welcoming a newcomer onto our team, who showed us his awesome soccer skills and good spirit. I left that day feeling so connected to the community,

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My granddaughter Clea phoned and asked me if I would accompany her on the school outing to the sugar bush. Needless to say, I was thrilled to accept. In retrospect though, she might have chosen more wisely. (I am sure her parents would have been more responsible than I.) It all started out innocently enough.

I got on the school bus with Clea and 40 other school children, teachers and assorted “helpers.” I was a helper. I had four children besides Clea to shepherd around the Vanier sugar bush. I felt entirely competent to do so, having visited it many times, and was very proud of it. Ottawa is the only city in Canada to have a working sugar bush within its boundaries.

At the time I had no idea that I would wilfully commit a criminal act. In my defence, I can say it was not premeditated. There was no careful, advance planning on my part to steal maple sugar. It was a simple crime of opportunity. The good news is, except for the grandfather with criminal inclinations, I must report that the day was quite splendid. The school board had done an excellent job organizing it.

There was a young woman from Parks Canada with a great horned owl that sat very tranquilly on her arm while she explained to the children that it was raised in captivity and was quite tame. It looked like a magnificent but very strange-looking parrot.

She explained that owls cannot move their eyes from side to side in their heads so they have to swivel their entire head to see objects to the left

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Community Cup soccer on June 28

Photos: Gregoire Jodouin

By Clive Doucet

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Play, volunteer, share or just show up! It’s the Community Cup.

“I was excited by the idea of soccer breaking down cultural barriers and bringing friends and families together (plus a farmers’ market right next door for me to get my grub on!)” knowing that we took down some of those barriers. I told myself that next year I would be right in the middle of the action.

I couldn’t be more excited this summer to be a volunteer on the Planning Committee where I’ll see this event come to life from the inside out. On June 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Brewer Park, 60 soccer teams will take part in friendly competition,

food trucks will share local and exotic food, sport demonstrations and activities will surround the field, the FIFA World Cup will be live-streamed and a Kids Zone will be in full swing with its very own soccer challenge. One thing I’m really anticipating, though, is the Canadian Citizenship ceremony at 1 p.m., when we as a community will welcome and celebrate our new Canadian citizens.

In its 10th year, the Community Cup will once again be an event where families, cultures and friends get connected and have a blast doing it. I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer’s day in the park, heading into Canada Day celebrations.

Find out how you can get connected now! Play, volunteer, share or just show up!

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What does it take for a sport team to succeed?

by Glen Hodgson and Mario Lefebvre This book attempts to define what it takes to be financially successful in professional sports. Although it mentions European football (soccer), it focuses on the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL), with less attention to the North American Soccer League (NASL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA).

I found it interesting for two reasons. First, I was curious to know if the new professional football and soccer teams at Lansdowne Park could be successful. Second, as part owner of a professional soccer team, Kingston FC, I wondered about our chances of financial success.

Hodgson and Lefebvre list four pillars for financial success: market size, income levels, a strong corporate presence and a “level playing field.”

They add that these conditions can be undermined without adequate playing facilities, ownership and management strength, and fan support. They say that teams are more successful in larger communities, where people have good incomes, where there are corporate headquarters and where the sport wants all teams to be successful. The “socialist” (their term) NFL is the most successful because owners share equally more than 80 per cent of revenue (including TV revenue) and there is a salary cap. Even ticket revenues are shared. The result is that

every team has a chance to win every season. They contrast the NFL with major league baseball where wealthy teams like the New York Yankees continually out-spend others; Toronto Blue Jays compete with teams with more financial resources. The chance of another Blue Jay appearance in the World Series is slim.

The criterion most relevant to Ottawa is market size. The authors produce precise numbers and say there is an additive effect: if a community needs a population of 250,000 to support a CFL team and 350,000 to support a NASL team, it needs 600,000 to support both. For example, Toronto needs 770,490 people to support the Maple Leafs, 234,410 to support the Argonauts and 339,530 to support Toronto FC. That totals 1,344,430. That still leaves enough for the Raptors. In 2010, OttawaGatineau had a population of 1.239 million, close to the minimum to support hockey, football and soccer. By 2035, the authors predict, the population will have risen to 1.704 million.

Ottawa, in short, is heading towards having a population base that can support three teams, but not enough to add major league baseball or NBA basketball. This should make anyone considering a baseball or basketball franchise cautious.

While this part of their model is supported by examples and numbers, the other three criteria are less so. It is easy to grasp the need for adequate playing facilities: if you need 15,000

fans per game and your capacity is 10,000, obviously you have a problem. But while the authors give examples of good and bad management, they do not really define what that means. In fact, in my opinion, the weakness in the book is that they don’t shed light on what makes good and bad management. They might have found it useful to examine the Harvard Business School study of the success of Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United.

(Elberse, Anita, and Thomas Dye. “Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Manchester United.” Harvard Business School Case 513-051, September 2012).

But the fan-support element is the most ambiguous; the authors spend some time discussing the Toronto Maple Leafs and their continuing fan support despite a lack of success on the ice, and the collapse of the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Expos.

There were undoubtedly real problems with management in Ottawa, but the Expos suffered from some devastating blows unrelated to management, such as a players’ strike that destroyed their best season.

When I applied the criteria to Kingston FC, I found the analysis interesting. There is a fan base for soccer in Kingston, but there are five teams in the Toronto area – too many to develop a fan base there. My team does have adequate and improving playing facilities as well as strong

Public education issues are again highlighted during a provincial election period. I provide my personal perspective below on just a few of these for your consideration.

management. But the league does little to share revenues, and there is no salary cap. I suspect (and hope) Kingston FC is a little like the New York Yankees: it looks as if we will be able to continually out-spend and out-do the other teams, especially if – as seems to be happening – our fan base grows.

That may be good for Kingston but not necessarily good for the league.

Power Play: The Business Economics of Pro Sport, by Glen Hodgson and Mario Lefebvre. Ottawa: The Conference Board of Canada, 2014.

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One issue is the matter of class sizes. It seems clear that a class size cap of say 20 is not that much different from one of 22. If class sizes were allowed to rise slightly, I simply don’t think that education would suffer greatly. Even the government admits that the current class size caps are in place because parents and teachers “told us they wanted this” and not because the literature demonstrates the need. (Much lower class sizes (15 or less) would be needed, and even then, any non-trivial effect is seen mostly with disadvantaged students.) On the other hand, allowing class sizes to rise, and taking all those freed-up staff out of the system, makes no sense either.

We suffer from a dearth of arts and other specialist teachers as well as supports for special education, English as a second language, programs for socioeconomically marginalized school populations and others. We also suffer from a lack of local flexibility, which school boards used to enjoy and which allowed planning staff and senior educators to wisely allocate staffing to schools. To my knowledge, no party proposes allowing class sizes to increase in tandem with a substantial redirection of these resources to help students. And no party proposes reintroducing a measure of local school board flexibility in staffing allocations.

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Another issue is “one school system,” advanced currently only by the Greens.

Everyone knows that one school system makes sense – helps build community and avoid silos, is cheaper, involves less busing past local schools and other duplication, allows for threshold student numbers to run more programs and provide more supports at more schools. There is no legitimate constitutional bar here: Quebec long ago folded together its religious and secular public schools. Further, the U.N. Human Rights Commission has twice cited Canada for Ontario’s continued state preference for a single religion. It really is altogether unconscionable in this day and age when we have such a diverse Ontario of so many faiths and perspectives. All three main parties simply lack the bravery and conscience to change this. They are all tied up with interest groups internally and wish not to disaffect any lobbies: their false hope is that maybe the two systems can be made to grow together over time and some braver government of the future (not them) might then pull the plug on it. I understand this cynical calculus but it is also immoral, and really does not help students.

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Public education and the provincial election

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Our board and others used to have much more control over how things ran and how resources were allocated. However, over the years, across all three major party governments, public education resource allocation has become centralized and little freedom is afforded to local decision-making: it has become highly state-centrally directed. Many small school boards may not have the staff capacity to do a lot of planning, researching of student needs and the like, and may require some central guidance, though most larger ones can and do make a decent job of it. One-size-fits-all provincial control does not really make a lot of sense in any domain. To my knowledge, no party proposes a change to the current rigid control framework.

PRESSING STUDENT NEEDS

The idea of stripping thousands of needed support workers out of the public education system is entirely ridiculous. If the system were examined judiciously, and with some bravery, real savings indeed might be achievable. However, it would be foolish to rationalize resource allocation and then also take those freed-up funds away from the system. There are simply far too many pressing student needs for that.

From my perspective, the parties have largely imprisoned themselves through ideology, fears of lobbying, past position face-saving, branding concerns, concern for their perceived short-term political fortunes and not for long-term, good public policy, not to mention simply shoddy policy thinking. On election day – pick your poison.

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In honour of Nelson

Time for a change

The best in children’s reading

by Ildiko Sumegi

Madeline and Isabel, Grade 4 students at First Avenue Public School, are members of the school’s Philanthropy Club and proud supporters of the Children’s Hospital for Eastern Ontario.

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By Madeline and Isabel

Our names are Isabel and Madeline and we are two Grade 4 students at First Avenue Public School. This is our second year as members of the school’s Philanthropy Club. At the Philanthropy Club, we talk about ways to help others in our school, our community and in the world. We are encouraged to research topics that interest us and to find ways to make a difference.

We are proud supporters of Nelson Clark. Nelson Clark was not breathing at birth and, in spite of all their efforts, the doctors were not able to save him. Nelson’s parents were the first to offer the only working organ that Nelson had, his kidney. We wrote a book about him.

We would like to encourage you to make a donation at www.cheo.org in honour of Nelson Clark and to help

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Benji collects his diploma from Vicky, as fellow graduates look on.

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at the Glebe Co-operative Nursery School

By Sheri Segal Glick

If you were worried that you missed your chance to sign up for our fabulous programs for the 2014/2015 school year, you can relax (but don’t get too relaxed!) as we still have a few spaces left. Applications are available online and at the Glebe Community Centre. Don’t miss your chance to be part of our wonderful Glebe Co-operative Nursery School (GCNS) family!

SPRING FLING

Thank you to all of those who came out to our annual street party!

We lucked into spectacular weather, making the event that much more wonderful. While the adults enjoyed the baked goods and fresh tulip sale (and schmoozing with neighbours and friends!), the kids loved the face painting and crafts, beanbag tossing, barbecue and of course, the candynecklace-making (my kids didn’t even need lunch after that – please don’t judge me). I don’t think that I am overstating things when I say that fun was had by all.

END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

June is always bittersweet as it marks the end of the school year and

forces us to say goodbye to many families that have become good friends.

Also, if you are a big sap like me, it brings to mind that your baby is one year older (the fact that I tear up at my kids’ preschool graduation ceremonies does make me worry about the mess I will be when they graduate from university – and grade six).

Graduation and moving-up ceremonies will be taking place the last week of June. To those parents who plan to attend, I suggest waterproof mascara and a lot of memory on your camera.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all of our GCNS families who have helped to make this year so successful and so much fun.

Also, huge thanks to our amazing teachers, Vicky, Deanna and Briana, for consistently going beyond the call of duty, for their caring approach, for the wonderful experience they’ve given each child and for the memories that they have helped to create.

For many of us, and especially for children, June is a month of transition. Goodbyes are said, the comfort of the old and familiar is left behind, and we have to confront (with excitement or trepidation) something new.

Here are a few books for different ages featuring strong, witty and insightful female protagonists who find themselves experiencing change or facing a novel situation.

The Hello, Goodbye Window (Michael Di Capua Books, 2005) by Norton Juster, illustrated by Chris Raschka Summer is a wonderful opportunity to spend some extended time with grandparents, and that is exactly what this book is about. Written by Norton Juster (of Phantom Tollbooth fame), The Hello, Goodbye Window is a picture book for ages three to six. The

story is told from the perspective of a little girl visiting her grandparents’ home. She details all of the important happenings of the visit such as the breakfast Poppy makes for her, the tiger she believes to be living in the garden, and the sticks and acorns she collects. The Hello, Goodbye Window of the title is actually her grandparents’ kitchen window. It is through this window that she and her grandparents witness the changes in the world outside: they greet the new day, see the stars at night and catch the neighbour’s dog “doing stuff” in Nana’s garden. It is also the window through which one can see visitors before they knock at the door or blow kisses to guests after they have left. When her parents finally come to pick her up and it is time for her to say hello to them and goodbye to her grandparents, the little girl wisely remarks, “You can be happy and sad at the same time, you know. It just happens that way sometimes.”

Sheri Segal Glick is the communications chair of the Glebe Co-operative Nursery School board. She plans to bring a lot of Kleenex to her daughter’s pre-preschool graduation ceremony.

Just Grace and the Super Sleepover (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012) by Charise Mericle Harper New experiences are often anticipated with some concern. In Just Grace and the Super Sleepover, Just Grace realizes that a birthday party sleepover will actually be a campout in her friend’s backyard, and as she’s never been camping before, she is plagued with worry. Observant and witty, Charise Mericle Harper has a knack for picking up on those seemingly small events that loom large in the lives of children. She writes from the perspective of Just Grace, an elementary student who harbours the superpower of all superpowers ... empathy power! Over the course of the story, Just Grace gradually overcomes her fear of camping and contends with a lie that snowballs out of control. This is a fun read for ages seven to nine. The text is broken up into short sections interspersed with funny drawings, giving young readers time to pause and take a breath.

rose finds herself living first with her elderly babysitter, Miss Perfidy, then with her Uncle Jack, and briefly with foster parents, Bert and Evie, she seeks advice, a friendly ear and cooking tips from Miss Bowzer, owner of a restaurant called The Girl on the Red Swing, where everything – everything – is served on a waffle! And while the entire town has given up hope of ever finding her parents, Primrose remains confident that they will return one day.

In the meantime, life carries on and Primrose finds some focus in collecting recipes, which she records on her mother’s little notepad; in fact, every chapter ends with one such recipe. This book would make great summer reading for ages 10 and up.

Glebe resident and attentive reader Ildiko Sumegi shares her love and insights into children’s stories with adults and children alike.

Everything on a Waffle (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001) by Polly Horvath Change is not always for the best, and if you think that your summer is off to a poor start, I invite you to meet Primrose Squarp, whose parents have recently been lost at sea. Set in Coal Harbour, British Columbia, this book is a Canadian gem and well deserves the Newbery Honor it was awarded in 2002.

There is a thoughtful, philosophical bent to the narrative offered up with a good dose of humour. Memorable chapter titles include, “I am almost incarcerated,” “ I lose a toe” and “I set fire to a guinea pig.” As Prim-

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Denise Chong, author of Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate & Circumstance, relaxes in the vibrant surroundings of her Glebe home.

Denise Chong – a lifestyle informed by a creative life

By David Casey

Denise Chong had the sense, at a very young age, that she wanted to create.

The bestselling author, with several books to her name, now realizes that her successful journey began before she had ever picked up a pen or even knew how to read. In early childhood the idea of writing as a career was too abstract, but being both practical and creative certainly helped in the formation of the person she is today.

As with many artistic souls, work on her novels was a lifelong process.

In her childhood – dreaming of creating a play, sitting by a cedar chest in the family living room browsing through old family photos – the seeds of her success were germinating. Born in Vancouver and raised in the British Columbia frontier town of Prince George, she earned an undergradu-

est 2002

ate degree in economics at U.B.C., where she regularly contributed to the Ubyssey, the student newspaper. Her creative impulses were given an outlet and the groundwork for her most applauded work, The Concubine’s Children, began to take root.

In the mid 1970s, she found herself working in Ottawa for Pierre Trudeau on the strength of her economics education and her writing, which was at that time nothing more than an outlet for her curiosity and creativity. By the early 1980s, she was writing freelance for various notable newspapers and living a bit of a nomadic lifestyle as a result of her husband, Roger Smith’s, career as a journalist. Having earned her masters degree in Toronto, and then moving around the world with her husband to London, Beijing and Vancouver, she finally settled back in Ottawa, knowing that the Glebe was

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A driving force in her life has been the need to push, to learn and to grow her writing. In 1988 she took what seemed like a small step that ultimately catapulted her writing career into the spotlight. Writing a piece for a magazine was a bit different and something worth pursuing. She sent the editor a one-page letter describing what she intended to explore in her article. Her piece was so well received, it became the feature article and they put it on the cover of the magazine! Book deals ensued and that seminal magazine piece was the first major step towards publishing The Concubine’s Children and her subsequent novels.

Her stories often depict the hardworking immigrants of the early to mid 20th century – their modest accommodations, lifestyles, triumphs and sacrifices, with great respect for their struggle and ability to adapt. The lessons she has learned from plumbing the depths of family archives, photo albums and stories are not lost on her, as this spoken and now written history is imprinted on her being.

Upon moving to Ottawa, she became enamoured of Ontario farmhouse furniture. Shedding the West Coast style in favour of her new surroundings, she has yet remained enraptured by sights, sounds and styles encountered during her time abroad. Through collecting works from all over the world, her tastes have become more cosmopolitan and her home today reflects these experiences. Her sturdy oak farmhouse dining table stands with a nobility bestowed by the hard work and sweat of craftsmen from yesteryear. Like the many histories of toiling families, it is grounded, understated and honourable, complemented by a long Chinese table and desk sitting comfortably on either side. A large gilded French mirror adorns one of the dining room walls, kept company by pastoral paintings, one of which was a gift by a Dutchman to her husband’s father, who was a soldier during the liberation of Holland in the Second World War. Lying almost in the shadow of Blessed Sacrament Church, their home, built by the prolific Mr. Younghusband in the late 1930s, is a traditional centre-hall plan with elegant oak wain-

books Chinese immigrants in Ottawa Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate & Circumstance,

by Denise Chong REVIEWED BY Wendy Robbins

Denise Chong’s home reflects cosmopolitan tastes and an appreciation of an eclectic variety of styles.

scotting throughout the main floor and stairwell. When Chong and her husband moved in, they were determined to maintain the old-world character of the home. A large bay window that felt too suburban was redesigned using features that blended more effectively with the rest of the house. They also built a second floor studio whose big mullioned windows provide a calming perspective on the weathered branches of an ancient oak that stretches gracefully across her view.

For a writer, there is nothing more calming than watching the setting sun cast its warm glow on the spire of the church through the branches. Chong’s desk usually displays artefacts that help her inhabit her characters. The floors are covered with carpets from all over the world – China, Mongolia, Pakistan – varying in colour, size and style. Her writing displays an appreciation for the hard-working past, and for the old architecture of her home – delicate, refined and eclectic pieces are a welcome contrast to the sturdy ones. With a serene intelligence and poise, she weaves these styles together, forming a tapestry representing her personality, history and stylistic voice.

Born and raised in the Glebe and immersed in the world of real estate, David Casey particularly enjoys writing about living spaces, creative people and their neighbourhoods.

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The process of immigration is like passing through a sieve, writes Denise Chong. “The family begins with the weight of yearning for a better life, and hopes to be left with the essential attributes of success.” Chong’s new book, Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate & Circumstance, takes us through that complicated passage.

The “essential attributes of success” become clear though the 12 linked chapters. They tell the stories of Chinese immigrants who settled in and around Ottawa, newcomers whose perseverance, hard work, and loyalty to family were the ingredients that enabled them to start new lives and over time, to help change the face of this community.

Lives of the Family presents vivid depictions of hardship and loneliness, and celebrates the pleasures and strengths of community ties. It also holds surprises, illuminating hidden aspects of Ottawa’s mid-20th-century history, which come to life through the eyes of individuals whose voices we don’t often hear when the stories of this city are told. Among a handful of Ottawa families of Chinese origin, we meet two young women living in the shadow of the Colonial Furniture store on Bank Street in Centretown (remember that?). Landing in Ottawa in the 1950s, both have been sponsored, one as a bride, the other as a “paper family” member (explained below), a teen living as a domestic with the family that had financed her immigration. Their individual stories encompass many of the typical experiences of the other Chinese immigrants we meet in this book: long hours working in a Chinese restaurant; marriages arranged by far-away family; isolation in a cold, English-speaking country, and a sad history left behind in China, encompassing rural poverty and the brutality of the Communist Land

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Reform. But their eventual friendship clearly sustains them. A description of the two, pushing baby carriages down Bank Street, across the brand new (in 1961) Sparks Street pedestrian mall, and down to the Byward Market, lingers in the mind.

Chong’s book reveals details of the newcomers’ life in Ottawa, from crushingly long working hours, to friendships created around the mahjong table, to the challenge of finding authentic Chinese food ingredients.

Although Albert Street hosted a two-block stretch of Chinese-run businesses, including two grocers, ordering foodstuff from the larger Montreal or Toronto Chinatowns was common. The Chinatown we know now came with the arrival of Hong Kong immigrants in the late 1960s.

These are also the stories of isolated Chinese families in small towns throughout the region, from Perth to Pembroke to Brockville, places where it was possible for families “to go months on end without seeing another Chinese face.” Imagine the loneliness of a sixteen-year-old sponsored bride who arrives from Hong Kong to meet

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And the owners of Harry’s Café in Perth, who take a rare break to drive around the Ottawa Valley to visit the sole Chinese families in other eastern Ontario towns.

There are commonalities in all immigrant stories: from dislocation to adaptation. But as Chong makes clear, Chinese immigrants in Canada faced very specific challenges in the form of racist legislation. The “head tax,” meant to discourage Chi-

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nese immigration after the building of the CPR, was replaced in 1923 by the “Exclusion Act,” which banned most Chinese immigration. Chinese men who had come earlier to work could not bring their families, nor could they become naturalized Canadians. Canada loosened its rules later, allowing some sponsorship of wives and children; this led, Chong writes, to “a brisk illegal trade” in ‘paper families,’” where the real offspring were either still in China or had died. The possibility of a new life in Canada meant a chance to escape miserable poverty and brutal war and its aftermath in China. But the cost was often the strain of ongoing deception, and the suppression of secret personal histories.

Lives of the Family is actually an offshoot of an earlier online project of the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre (OCCSC), an education website called LivesOfTheFamily. com. Denise Chong worked on that project, and her research led her to pursue the stories of families and individuals for this book. It actually feels a bit like a website, one story linking to another, through time and across the country and the region. This can lead to some confusion for the reader, given the similarity and repetition of names and unfamiliar kinship descriptions. But the rewards of untangling the threads are very real for readers interested in the cultural makeup of Ottawa. The website is beautiful, and well worth visiting on its own or as a companion experience to Chong’s book.

Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate & Circumstance, by Denise Chong.

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In Cold Mourning, local author Brenda Chapman has created a gripping, nicely paced and at times edgy murder mystery. Set against the backdrop of a cold and wintry Ottawa, Cold Mourning is the first book in Chapman’s Stonechild and Rouleau mystery series. Chapman has paired the taciturn Officer Kala Stonechild with the more engaging Staff Sergeant Jacques Rouleau. New to the Ottawa Police Force, Stonechild is assigned to the special division of the Major Crimes Unit geared to preventing crimes and solving tough cases. Rouleau, in charge of this division, is facing much internal opposition to his group. He needs his team to solve some cases and fast.

When local businessman Tom Underwood disappears, it’s Stonechild’s job to track him down. After he is found murdered, Stonechild and her team are under pressure to solve the crime before the Major Crimes Unit takes over. The resulting mystery takes the reader all over the Ottawa region, from the Glebe to Kanata, from Westboro to Gatineau Park.

Chapman’s descriptions of the area are great – and for those of us who know Ottawa well, it is always a pleasure to read a story based here.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this mystery. The main story is well crafted with lots of action and interesting twists and turns. My only criticism of the novel is in Chapman’s use of coincidence. It does play a significant part in influencing several turns the story takes, and while her use of it is not over-the-top, it does make the story slightly less believable in its resolution. This is a minor issue, however, and should in no way discourage anyone from reading the book.

What I like most about the novel are Chapman’s characters – all sorts of interesting people, many of whom have good motives for wishing Tom Underwood dead. Although the focus may have been on telling a compelling mystery story, the author has also provided enough background for many of the characters to give them their own history.

I find Officer Kala Stonechild the most interesting character, although she is not an immediately likeable person. She has had harrowing personal experiences that make her seem detached from the people around her.

Slightly off-putting at first, Stonechild grows on the reader. As we get to know her, we see that she has more depth than many one-dimensional murder-mystery protagonists.

For example, the opening scene of the novel is intense and disturbing, and does not seem to relate to the mur-

der in the story. At first, I questioned why Chapman would include such a disturbing incident (I nearly stopped reading the book!), but as I delved further into the main story I understood that this initial incident helps us have a better understanding of Stonechild.

I think it is this depth that makes Cold Mourning stand apart from the average murder mystery.

I also like the way Chapman gives Stonechild substance by filling in details of her personal life. Part of the reason that Stonechild, an aboriginal woman, takes the job in Ottawa is to track down a long-lost friend from childhood, Rose. The girls had shared the horrible incident described at the beginning of the book, and Stonechild has spent much of her life wanting to find her friend. When they parted as children, they made a solemn vow to find each other once grown up, no matter what. Taking this vow seriously, Stonechild spends every spare minute looking for Rose.

What I found poignant is that when she does find her friend, Stonechild realises that her quest has been onesided. Their lives have taken different paths, and while Rose lives strongly in Stonechild’s mind, at the end of the novel she realises, “she’d invented a relationship… She’d been crazy to believe the bond between her and Rose was real. Rose was only a childish fantasy that kept her going through years of having nobody.” Although only a subplot to the main story line, I found it a thoughtful observation about the nature of human relationships.

At the end of the story, the two plots work together as a whole, and the result is a great read – and the book’s cold setting would make it a refreshing read by the beach on a hot summer’s day!

You can buy Cold Mourning at Brittons Glebe, at many Chapters locations, and through Amazon.ca, as a print or e-book.

Brenda Chapman, who lives in Ottawa, is also the author of many children’s books and of another mystery for adults, In Winter’s Grip. She is an active member in many writers’ groups and has a website at: http:// brendachapman.ca.

Cold Mourning,

by Brenda Chapman. Toronto, Dundurn Press, 2014.

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Full disclosure: I am not a raw foodist, vegetarian or vegan but I am interested in healthy eating. Glebe resident Natasha Kyssa’s book is for people like me who are not yet ready to go fully raw, but are willing to try out a few recipes. All the recipes in this book are vegan – no animal products at all – and only gluten-free grains.

To start my research, my husband and I had a meal at Natasha’s restaurant, Simply Raw Express, 989 Wellington Street West (613-234-0806). I ordered a cooked dahl (lentil stew) with quinoa and a power smoothie; my husband, a vegetable soup. Each dish was tasty and filling, but we both had room for dessert: mine a date square, deliciously sweet and nutty, and his, a scrumptious vanilla macaroon.

Later Natasha and I talked in her tiny restaurant; four tables inside, a couple more outside for sunnier weather and lots of dishes for take-out. It’s a family-run restaurant. Her mother, Ilse Kyssa, who contributed to the book and is well known in the Glebe – she started The Pantry – at age 86 still works at the restaurant two days a week. Natasha’s first book, The Simply

Natasha Kyssa in her restaurant, Simply Raw Express, at 989 Wellington Street West.

Raw Living Foods Detox Manual, was too extreme for many, she said. This second book is for those who want to transition to more raw, healthy foods.

Even in transitioning slowly, your body will cleanse, she claims.

How satisfying are these recipes?

Since I liked the date square at the restaurant, I tried Date-Me Squares.

It took a long time to make, starting with blending shredded coconut to make flour. The result was delicious and very sweet; I served it in small pieces. My shopping list included hemp, chia and flax seeds, goji berries, gluten-free low-sodium tamari, all new to me and all enjoyable. My family didn’t like polenta squares with kale and sun-dried tomatoes, but I’ll try again with less spice. For breakfast they loved smoothies with hemp, fruit and almond milk, and for dinner, quinoa-based Incan Pilaf was a hit.

The Simply Raw Kitchen starts with a rationale for a plant-based diet and with Natasha’s story: from her moth-

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tor and juicer would be useful but not necessary. Is it more expensive to eat this way? If you cut out meat – a large part of the grocery budget – and replace it with the more expensive organic fruits and vegetables, along with nuts, seeds, berries, it probably comes out even.

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The Simply Raw Kitchen: Plant-Powered, GlutenFree, and Mostly Raw Recipes for Healthy Living,

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IS IT REALLY HEALTHier?

er’s wholesome, freshly prepared food at home, through her modelling career and slide into an eating disorder, to her discovery of plant-based eating and return to health. Natasha is small, very lean and healthy looking, though perhaps a little tired. She is taking a breather from giving courses and events while she reorganizes the restaurant, but will soon resume teaching two courses, one about detox/cleansing using lots of greens, the other about the raw food kitchen.

Natasha is also planning to write two new books, a detox recipe book with photographs, and an autobiography recounting her personal journey. For Natasha, this is a way of life. She is committed to teaching others about healthier living. She has created a community around her with her classes and potluck dinners. Calories? She doesn’t believe in counting them. If you eat this way, without dessert every day, you don’t need to worry about calories.

IS IT MORE EXPENSIVE TO EAT THIS WAY?

To take full advantage of this book, you need a food processor and a blender or stick mixer. A dehydra-

I expect the answer to that is a definite yes. Based on evidence, many others have said that fruits and vegetables are key to better health. Are these recipes too high in sodium? I’ve been trying to keep to the medically recommended 1,500 mg sodium/day.

One full day’s menu from the book came in slightly high at 1,947 mg.

When I asked about that, Natasha said she is trying to reach an audience that is used to salt, so it had to be somewhat salty to be flavourful. Of course, the salt amounts in her recipes are always optional.

IS IT A DIFFICULT TRANSITION TO SIMPLY RAW?

For some it is, but this book gives ideas of how to put together healthy, tasty meals without going fully raw.

If raw, fresh food can taste this good, it’s worth the effort of learning and experimenting. Watch Natasha’s website for details and new offerings: www.simplyraw.ca.

The Simply Raw Kitchen: PlantPowered, Gluten-Free, and Mostly Raw Recipes for Healthy Living, by Natasha Kyssa. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2013 Glebe resident Dorothy Phillips pursues healthy eating with persistence, lots of research and experimentation.

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Glebe Report June 6, 2014

GRAPEVINE

This space acts as a free community bulletin board for Glebe residents. Drop off your GRAPEVINE message or COMMUNITY NOTICE at the Glebe Report office, 175 Third Avenue, including your name, address and phone number or email grapevine@glebereport.ca. FOR SALE items must be less than $1,000.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THE A L ZHEIMER SOCIE T Y OF OTTAWA The CEO of Alzheimer UK, Jeremy Hughes, will be the guest speaker at the Alzheimer Society’s Annual Saroj Lal Lecture Series.

He will speak on the topic: “Getting Dementia to the Top of the Agenda: Winning the Support of UK Prime Minister David Cameron.” Mon., June 16, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ottawa Convention Centre, Trillium Ballroom, 5 Colonel By Dr. Tickets: $55 per person, or $400 for a table of 8. Online registration at http://tinyurl.com/ p16eq2u by 4 p.m. on June 13. Info: info@asorc.org or 613-523-4004.

ART ON THE FARM, Sat., Aug. 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arboretum, around building 72. Artists working in various mediums will sell their original works under the trees of the Central Experimental Farm. Free admission and parking. Info: info@friendsofthefarm.ca or 613-230-3276.

CANADIAN GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE will host an Open House on June 7 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Centre is at 4120 Rideau Valley Dr. North in Manotick. Admission and parking are free, but donations would be appreciated. Pet dogs are not permitted. To learn more about the organization, visit www.guidedogs.ca or phone 613692-7777.

COME SING WITH US! at Abbotsford at The Glebe Centre, 950 Bank St. (the old stone house). Are you hankering to sing? Well we have the time and the space for you! This is not a choir: this is a chance for folks to get together on a Friday afternoon and spread some cheer with each other. Bill Robertson will be at the piano playing Old-time Favourites and Contemporary Tunes Fridays: June 6 and 20, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Drop-in fee: $1.

COOKING WORKSHOP. Join my friend, Katerina Tsarouchas and me for a delicious workshop at CA Paradis, where we will prepare Mediterranean recipes with some locally grown spring produce. Wed., June 18, 6 - 8:30 p.m. $45. To register, email Lucette Ouellette at lucette@viatanutriton or call 613-261-1609.

FREE QIGONG SEMINAR, July 20, 9 a.m. to noon at Best Western Macies Hotel, 1274 Carling Ave. Qigong Master Sifu James from Toronto will give a talk on how to activate your Qi (universal energy) using it for self-healing or to help others. Sifu James was born with ability to see energy and a scientific mind. He has helped people get to the real cause of their challenges, and professionals to reach their higher potential. Information and registration: Angela Fung at afung46@ hotmail.com or call 613-762-8893.

GLEBE ART IN OUR GARDENS AND STUDIO TOUR 2014: July 5-6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy a summer weekend in the Glebe and support local artists. Visit www.glebearttour.ca or obtain site maps and brochures in Bank St. shops.

JAZZ CONCERT. Renowned Montreal jazz guitarist Mike Rud plays at 8 p.m. on June 8 at St. Giles Church, First and Bank. Rud recently won the 2014 Juno for Best Vocal Jazz Album for his CD Notes on Montreal. Rud is accompanied by Nova Scotia jazz guitarist and former Glebe resident Amy Brandon. Brandon’s first solo CD, Scavenger, will be released in June. Tickets at $20 each are available online at www.amybrandon.ca or at the door.

Join MUSIC & BEYOND as it celebrates its 5th anniversary. The festival takes place July 5 – 17. Thirteen days filled with world-class artists, great concerts, fascinating events, and much more.

Visit www.musicandbeyond.ca for festival details and tickets. Early bird passes at $125 available until June 15.

THE OTTAWA SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR, Sat., June 7, noon to 5 p.m. (with the usual pre-fair reading happening the night before at The Carleton Tavern, Parkdale Market, 7 p.m.) at our usual location: Jack Purcell Community Centre, Gilmour at Elgin St. Info: smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com or contact rob mclennan via email at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com or by phone at 613-239-0337.

PRESTON LILAC TOUR, Sat., June 7, 2 p.m., near the ‘Friends’ shed at the Ornamental Gardens, southwest of the

Prince of Wales roundabout. Take part in a guided tour of the Isabel Preston Lilac collection on the Central Experimental farm with the Friends of the Farm Lilac Team. Discover the many varieties of these heritage lilacs that the C.E.F. has to offer. No registration required. Donations are gratefully accepted. Info: info@friendsofthefarm.ca or 613-230-3276.

PEONY TOURS, Sat., June 7, 9 a.m. to noon, Peony Beds, Ornamental Gardens, southwest of the Prince of Wales roundabout. Guided tours will be offered of the Peony Beds on the Central Experimental Farm. Get tips on what would work best in your garden and ways to keep your peonies happy.

Donations are gratefully accepted.

Info: info@friendsofthefarm.ca or 613-230-3276.

ROSE WORKSHOP, Sun., June 15, 1 to 3 p.m., Ornamental Gardens, southwest of the Prince of Wales roundabout. Workshop on roses, rose pests and diseases at the Heritage Rose Garden. Information on the collection will be available to help with a self-guided tour of the roses. Bring a folding chair. Donations are gratefully accepted. No registration required.

Info: info@friendsofthefarm.ca or 613-230-3276.

STUDIO SIXTY SIX PRESENTS PUSH: THE NEW PRINTMAKERS. Runs May 15 - June 26, 2014. Located in the Glebe between Holmwood and 5th Ave., the Gallery is devoted to showcasing the best in emerging and rarely seen artists work. Curator: Guillermo Trejo. Artists: Delphine Sullivan, Melissa Blackman, Tegan Alston, Claudia Gutierrez, Kimberly Edgar, Stephanie St-Jean Aubre, Dante Penman. Contact: 613-355-0359, info@ studiosixtysix.ca or visit www.studiosixtysix.ca STUDIES OF A BOVINE NATURE an exhibition by Andrew Berks at the Koyman Galleries (www.koymangalleries.com), 1771 St. Laurent Blvd. until June 23.

USED BOOK SALE, Sat. /Sun., June 14 & 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Building 72, Arboretum, C.E.F., east exit

of the Prince of Wales roundabout.

Thousands of books available. Free admission and parking. Info: info@ friendsofthefarm.ca or 613-230-3276.

VICTORIAN TEA, Sun., July 13, 2 to 4 p.m., Building 72,C.E.F., east exit of the Prince of Wales roundabout. Classic tea will be served under the trees of the Central Experimental Farm Arboretum. Bring a patio chair and listen to the live music. Enter the best hat contest and don period costume (optional). Formal Tea $8. Plenty of free parking. Info: info@friendsofthefarm.ca or 613-230-3276.

10th ANNIVERSARY COSMIC PATHWAYS HEALING FAIR! Sun., June 22, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Glebe Community Centre. $8 admission fee and $10 mini-sessions offered for energy healings, readings and consultations. Info: karen@ascensionhealing.ca or 613-7982828. Visit www.cosmicpathways.ca.

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GLEBE YARD WORKS High school students with experience and references Mowing and other yard work Aidan and Alexander glebeyards@gmail.com 613-791-5561

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HOME RENOS AND REPAIR - interior/exterior painting; all types of flooring; drywall repair and installation; plumbing repairs and much more.

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Where to find us In addition to free home delivery, you can find copies of the Glebe Report at Abbas Grocery, Acorn Nursery, Adishesha Yoga, The Arrow & the Loon, B.G.G.O., Bloomfields Flowers, Booster Juice, Brewer Arena, Brewer Pool, Bridgehead, Brittons, Brown’s Cleaners, Corner Bar and Grill, Douvris Martial Arts, Ernesto’s Barber Shop, Escape, Farm Team Cookhouse and Bar, Feleena’s, The Flag Shop, Flight Centre Travel, Forno Antico, 107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar, Francesco’s Coffee Company, The Flour Shoppe, The French Baker, Glebe Apothecary, Glebe Community Centre, Glebe Fashion Cleaners, Glebe Meat Market, Glebe Pet Hospital, Glebe Smoke Shop, Glebe Tailoring, Glebe Trotters, Glebe Video, Hillary Cleaners, Hogan’s Food Store, Il Negozio Nicastro, Irene’s Pub, Isabella Pizza, Jericho Café, Kardish Foods, Kettleman’s Bagel Co., Kumon Centre, Kunstadt Sports, Marble Slab, Mayfair Theatre, McKeen Metro Glebe, Mister Muffler, Morala’s Café, Naji’s Lebanese Restaurant, Olga’s Deli and Catering, Pints & Quarts, The Palisades, The Pantry, Pet Valu, Queen Mother Maternity, ReadiSetGo, RBC/Royal Bank, Reflections, Roast’n Brew, 7-Eleven, Scotiabank, Second Avenue Sweets, Shafali Bazaar, Silver Scissors, Spa Royale, Subway, SushiGo, Third Avenue Spa, Von’s Bistro, Watson’s Pharmacy and Wellness Centre, The Wild Oat and Yarn Forward & Sew-On, The Works, ZaZaZa Pizza.

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Kitchen, bathroom projects, plaster repair.

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MUSIC LESSONS. We are a couple of experienced classical musicians offering private music lessons in the Glebe for piano or violin. All ages are welcome! Info: piano.teacher.nic@gmail. com or Violin.Reiko@gmail.com.

LOVE SEAT AND MATCHING CHAIR

by Simmons in velvet rust colour, almost new: $325. Sofa L60” x D33” x H25”, chair L32” x D33” x H25”.

ARMOIRE by Broyhill: $275. Brand new solid pine, beautiful green stain; multi-purpose for den, kitchen, cottage, dining room. W42” x D21” x H82”. Top doors open out and slide out of sight; bottom opens to 3 shelves and drawer; fits 32” TV, has swivel stand. Must sell - moving. Call 613232-2225.

handyman Will do plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, painting, ceramic work. Bathroom, kitchen, and basement renovations. Warranted, insured, bonded. Peter: 613.797.9905.

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1TB eSATA SEAGATE SHOWCASE CABLE PVR EXTENDER. Adds up to 200 hours HD or 1000 hours SD storage capacity. $100. Also Scientific American Explorer 3200 cable box (non HD, non PVR), JVC (AV14F704) 14 in. flat screen CRT analog TV, Panasonic (PF-V4521) hi-fi stereo VCR. 613-236-5967.

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Glebe House Tour Sunday, Sept 15 1 - 4 pm Sponsorship opportunities available, call 613-233-8713 or info@gnag.ca

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Mark your calendars for this amazing tour. Get a glimpse of some modern, newly renovated, eco/green friendly and classic homes in the Glebe.

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