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Thirty Years Ago in the Glebe Report

This retrospective is filed bi-monthly by Ian McKercher of the Glebe Historical Society� The society welcomes the donation or loan (for copying) of any item documenting Glebe history (photographs, maps, surveys, news articles, posters, programs, memorabilia, etc�)� Contact Ian at 613-235-4863 or ian�s�mckercher@gmail�com� Note: All back issues of the Glebe Report to June 1973 can be viewed on the Glebe Report website at www�glebereport�ca under the PAST ISSUES menu�

by Ian McKercher

Flowers and nudes

Seventy-eight-year-old Glebe artist and award-winning poet Sheila Gilmour was profiled by Barb Coyle. Gilmour, a long-time Third Avenue resident, was a prolific water-colour painter of flowers and nudes. At an age when most people were long retired, she remained very much a working woman, disciplined in a daily routine of painting and writing. A mother of four grown children, Gilmour advised women to “get past all those dishes and meals. Even today,” she claimed, “if I can just get free of the kitchen, I can do almost anything. It’s what holds me back!”

Men’s discussion group

Former Capital Ward Alderman Howard Smith detailed a new men’s discussion group, A Gathering of Men, concentrating on personal growth, that had begun meeting regularly at the Glebe Community Centre. The group wanted to get beyond the social construct of “getting together with the boys for a beer to watch the game.” There were ground rules for the discussions. No criticism was allowed of another man’s experience, particularly the verbal put-downs often typical of male socialization. Discussion themes included mentoring, mid-life revision, and how men can better connect with their bodies and their feelings.

Lansdowne proposal

GCA President Beatrice Raffoul outlined the Historical Ottawa Development Inc. proposal for the adaptive re-use of the Horticulture Building as an antique market and Aberdeen Pavilion as a food market. The GCA had concerns but refrained from adopting specific motions for or against the proposal until city council committees had reviewed it. Raffoul counselled, “Remember that this is (just) a proposal and is still in a very fluid state.”

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Volume 21, Number 4,

April 10, 1992 (40 pages)

Canadian Women’s Army Corps drivers at Lansdowne, May 1944 PHOTO: GLEBE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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