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Vol. 43 No. 2
PHOTO: eric chernoff
February 13, 2015
Jamie Chernoff, the next “Great One,” races for the puck on the Glebe Memorial Rink on Glendale Avenue.
Glebe Memorial Rink on Glendale – 60 years of family ice time Glebe Memorial Rink is situated at the west end of Glendale Avenue just south of the 417. It has been the outdoor skating rink for many families in the Glebe for over 60 years. With no boards, it is the perfect place to play pick-up shinny or to learn to skate. In 1979, Glebe Memorial evolved into a communityrun skating rink. Since then, over 20 dads and moms have been volunteering every year as “Rink Rats,” flooding, shovelling and supervising the skating. As part of the City of Ottawa’s Parks and Recreation Outdoor Rinks initiative, the City supplies and
maintains the cozy shack and provides access to a subterranean water source so that the experienced Glebe Rink Rats can provide a state-of-the-art skating surface year after year. As always, new dads and moms are welcome to join the Rink Rat team. If you are interested and have some energy, please call Dudleigh Coyle at 613233-2500 or Randy Freda at 613-235-4450. The Glebe Memorial Rink is one of several outdoor rinks available to Glebites. The St. James Tennis Club / Glebe Community Centre rink located
MARK YOUR CALENDARS Feb. 9–Mar. 1 Feb. 14 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Mar. 5 Mar. 8 Mar. 14 Mar. 26–29
“Four Legs Good ... II” art exhibit, GCC Art Gallery Family Community Skating Party GNAG/St. James outdoor rink, 2–4 p.m. Citizens Academy Topical Talk by Judith Maxwell Abbotsford House, 10 a.m. GCA meeting, GCC, 7 p.m. “Hopewell School Bands Showcase” Southminster United Church, noon GCA community audit of Bronson Ave. GNAG registration for spring/summer programs www.gnag.ca, 7 p.m. GCA community consultation, GCC, 2–5 p.m. Great Bowls of Fire Ottawa Food Bank fundraiser GCC, 5–8 p.m. Oliver, the Musical, Main Hall, GCC
Real Estate is featured in the March issue of the Glebe Report
on top of the St. James tennis courts is operated by the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG) and the City. It is open for free skate, shinny, family skate and “learn to skate” programs. Check out the skaters on the live-action “rink cam” on the GNAG website at www.gnag.ca. We now also have the Lansdowne Skating Court, an outdoor refrigerated rink with boards, and of course, BeaverTails, as well as the unofficial skating pond on Brown’s Inlet, and one of the longest skating surfaces in the world, the Rideau Canal.
WHAT’S INSIDE Abbotsford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
GNAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 30
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–15
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–18
Memoirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 19
MPP’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Councillor’s Report . . . . . . . . . 32
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22–23
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 28–29
Romance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34–36
GCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Glebous & Comicus.. . . . . . . . . 24
Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20–21
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The Kilt Skate on the canal January 31 that marked Sir John A. MacDonald’s birthday attracted a number of tartan-sporting celebrants in spite of the -30 wind chill.
photo: john dance
photo: Fionn McKercher
Jamie (left) and Henry Chernoff pause in front of the net on the Glebe Memorial rink on Glendale Avenue.
Glebe hosted the 8th annual Capital Cup shinny tournament on January 31 at the St. James Tennis Club rink, but wasn’t able to keep the trophy won for the first time last year. New this year was the gender-balanced bench policy: two females and two males on the ice at all times. In the final, the Old Ottawa South Moose (in blue jerseys) triumphed over the Old Ottawa East Hosers (in green) in a hard-played nail-biter. The Heron Park Hackers manager kept score, and the Capital Ward Councillor officiated with Solomon-like wisdom. The Glebe GoalGetters were said to be gracious hosts.
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At Irene’s, where we almost didn’t meet I fell in love with Douglas McKercher’s face as soon as my Chardonnaysoaked eyes locked onto it. Irene’s Pub, Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Friday night, June 24, StJean-Baptiste Day, 1994. It was getting latish, maybe 10 or 11 p.m. When we get asked, “How did you meet?” I settle in comfortably to tell our tale: “Well,” I begin with relish, while Doug sits backs and beams (yes, after 20 years he still beams at me). “I picked him up in a bar. And I had to work at it, too.” Eyebrows rise and interest is piqued. They look at us, from one to the other. (Is it disbelief that that’s the way it happened? Or that I’m willing to admit I had to work at picking him up? No matter. His lips do curl into a smile at the thought, though. Or is that a smirk?) “I saw his face across the room,” I continue. “And my mind was jolted. Who is that man?” I had to know. Doug was standing beside “K,” an Irene’s regular; I’ll say “too regular” if you know what I mean. God bless him. He was short, all skin and bones and with hair down to his waist. He
PHOTO: DOUGLAS MCKERCHER
By Erin Scullion
Irene’s Pub, where it all began for Erin Scullion and her soon-to-be husband, Doug McKercher.
usually wore a wide smile that highlighted several gaps in his assorted yellowed teeth. Not quite Deliverance, but in the adjacent county. I had had a few drinks by then. I tend to be friendly when under the influence. I rose from my chair as if pulled by some magical force, and slid over to K. Of course I gave K a big hug hello and after a few minutes chatting, he grabbed my shoulders and planted me on his other side, next to Doug. “You couldn’t take your eyes off the guy, so I figured you might as well stand next to him,” K told me later. And stand I did. And talk. We talked. Doug was a publications offi-
cer with the federal government, and I a communications officer for a national farmers’ association. Words! We both loved words! And publishing! And design! But then it got late and I had to leave. “So,” I said, in my usual shy manner, “I have to leave soon. Would you like my phone number?” He ignored my question but kept talking. I listened quietly, thoughts flitting through my mind like caged butterflies: he didn’t say “No, thanks,” or “Sorry, I’m married.” Maybe he didn’t hear me. Should I just say goodbye, then? “I have to go now. I really enjoyed
talking with you. And, so, you don’t want my phone number. Is that right?” He paused, looked at me, then at K, and back to me. “Why would I want your phone number?” I didn’t miss a beat. “Well, I just thought it might be nice to grab a coffee together sometime, that’s all.” “But what about your friend over there? Don’t you think he’d mind?” I looked quizzically at K. “No, I don’t think so. Why would he mind?” And then it hit me. (Yes, as fast as I am at some things, I can be a bit slow at others.) “Oh. I’m not with him, he’s just a friend.” Doug later admitted he had indeed found me attractive, but was unsure about taking the phone number of someone he thought was with another man. He took my number and called the next day and asked if I would like to go for coffee. I would. Two weeks later, I “jokingly” asked when he wanted to get married. His response: “I’m so glad you brought it up first, I was afraid to.” I was startled, of course. He sounded serious. Was I? One year and two weeks later, we were married. And that is the story of how we met. Erin Scullion and Doug McKercher will be celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on July 8, 2015. This story is an excerpt from an anthology Scullion is putting together for her son, Fionn, to be published in November/December 2015.
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Remembering Borgny Pearson PHOTO: elaine marlin
left after three years to write copy for the Government of Canada’s travel bureau. Next, she worked for the Department of Secretary of State preparing literature on citizenship in Canada. In 1976 she was made editor of the Canada Year Book, guiding this useful reference book through several editions. She was president of the Ottawa Media Club in 1995.
Editor’s note: Borgny Pearson worked as a proofreader at and contributor to the Glebe Report for many years. Pearson was a noted journalist, editor and poet who had a long and varied career. She died at the age of 94 this past November. Following are reminisces from people who have worked with and known her over the years. Katherine Arnup, life coach and friend of Borgny Borgny had an amazing life; she maintained her curiosity, interest in and concern for others to the end. This is what I have learned of her early life. At the University of Saskatchewan, she wrote poems for the university paper, The Sheaf. After graduating with a BA in 1944, Borgny (Eileraas) Pearson worked in Saskatchewan as a reporter for the Regina Leader-Post, the Shaunavon Standard and the Swift Current Sun. She moved to Ottawa, and in 1956, became the editor of the Ottawa Citizen’s Home Page, a job she
Norman Dahl, friend My memories go back to the 1940s when my elder sister Bernice was at the University of Saskatchewan and knew Borgny. As members of immigrant Norwegian families that went to the same Lutheran church in Saskatoon, they knew each other well and my sister spoke often of Borgny Eileraas. The university had a small enrolment then, and Borgny stood out for her writing. Her poems, noted for their colour and lyricism, were published in the university newspaper, The Sheaf. Her poems caught the attention of the Saskatoon composer Marguerita Spencer, who set some of them to music. Years later in Ottawa, when I was once again in touch with Borgny, I had copies of the songs in manuscript. One, in particular, “Portrait of Irene,” was exquisite. I sang it, just for friends at home, but it was for a high voice and I couldn’t do it justice. So I apologized to Borgny and our projected meeting, when I intended to play and sing for her, never took place. I was always sorry about that.
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Borgny and I spoke often of editing on the phone – I was an editor, too – and I was quite set back on my heels by the magnificent (“magisterial,” the New York Times would say) special 1976–77 edition of the Canada Year Book, of which she was editor. I’m sure Borgny will be long remembered and revered for that splendid publication. Julie Houle Cezer, former Glebe Report editor As an editor of the Glebe Report, I had the pleasure of working with Borgny Pearson almost every month for several years. True to her cheerful disposition, she would arrive at the office with a warm greeting for everyone. Ever steadfast in her commitment to the Glebe Report, only the worst weather or unexpected health changes would keep her from wielding her ruler and red pencil. Even when walking to the Glebe Community Centre became impossible for her, Borgny worked on those final proofs from home. Eagle-eyed, Borgny brought decades of experience in journalism and editing to the task of maintaining a high standard in the community paper. While fully supportive of the inclusion of a diversity of writing styles in the paper, she was, for example, not one to spare those who might sprinkle their texts with exclamation points without good reason.
backgrounds. That is perhaps partly why she was such a good journalist and a pleasure to work with. Everyone who encountered her at the Glebe Report during the many years she was involved with the paper appreciated her keen eye and judgment, and also her gentle but firm manner in making corrections. She told me about her first job at a small prairie newspaper during the Second World War. Borgny asked her editor how to find good stories. “Go down to the railway station and see who is coming and going and why,” he said. The job launched Borgny on a long career in journalism. In Ottawa, she edited The Canada Yearbook for many years. The last time I visited her in April, Borgny reminisced about getting involved with federal initiatives such as the Company of Young Canadians and the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. When I was editor of the Glebe Report, I would often have trouble arranging her proofreading slot. She was in her mid-eighties then but was still busy with meetings about Arctic development, language classes and lunches at Abbotsford. Despite illness and increasingly frail health in recent years, Borgny remained alive to everything and everyone around her. She will be missed and remembered as someone who knew how to live with brio! (I hope Borgny will forgive me the use of an exclamation mark.)
Elaine Marlin, former Glebe Report editor I remember Borgny for her enthusiastic interest in people of all ages and
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PHOTO: ALAN DEAN
Glebe artist paints Elgin Street for Glebe patrons By MaryAnn Camps
PHOTO: ada brzeski
Anatomy of a Commission
A bowl by Ada Brzeski will be filled with delicious soup and can then be brought home.
Great Bowls of Fire raises funds for the Food Bank By Ada Brzeski and Jocelyn Jenkins
Great Bowls of Fire is a fundraising event for the Ottawa Food Bank. This local event will take place on Saturday, March 14 at the Glebe Community Centre from 5 to 8 p.m. Organized by the Ottawa Guild of Potters, it has raised over $120,000 for the food bank over the years. This year we are celebrating our 10th year. Guild members donate handmade bowls, which guests choose and take home at the end of the evening. The bowls are filled with delicious soups from some of the best restaurants in town. This year’s restaurants will include faithful supporters that have been with us from the beginning, such as Absinthe, Thyme and Again, and the Wellington Gastropub, as well as Il Primo Ristorante, Lazy Pickle, Joy of Gluten Free, StoneFace Dolly’s, Side Door Kitchen and Canvas. This 10th edition of Great Bowls will introduce Chez Edgar and Le Café @ the NAC and new bread purveyor: My Gluten Free Bakery. While guests socialize with friends they will be entertained by the music of Cossette and Company led by Max Cossette. Your host for the evening, Derick Fage, will present an auction of special ceramic pieces. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets are $45 and will be available at Il Primo Ristorante (371 Preston) and at the Life of Pie (1095 Bank) starting February 12. Many local businesses and people are involved in organizing this event. Glebe potters donating bowls are Debra Ducharme, Carolynne PynnTrudeau and Steve Sanger. Others donating bowls are Carol Badenoch, Carol Holmes, Sarah Hand, Sue-ann Blakely, Jane Snyder, Kim Lulashnyk, Debbie McLeod, Mahnaz Hazeghi and Marie Hennessey. For more information check out the Guild’s web site at www.ottawaguildofpotters.ca. We hope you will join us and support the Ottawa Food Bank. Ada Brzeski and Jocelyn Jenkins are event coordinators for Great Bowls of Fire.
The painting “Saturday Night” was commissioned by an Ottawa couple for a large, prominent wall in their newly built home in the Glebe. They liked my Street Light series but needed a much larger piece. With Don Monet, Cube Gallery owner/ curator, we worked out the best size and configuration for the piece: a triptych 60 x 120 inches. We discussed which Street Light pieces, and which aspects of those pieces they liked best and why, and generally homed in on what they were looking for in the commission. I chose to paint Elgin Street, with its lively, colourful streetscape and street life, and shot photographs to use as reference. I then worked out the composition, taking some artistic license with some storefronts to make it work with the triptych format. The next step was to paint a smallscale version of the piece, 8 x 24 inches, which allowed me to finalize the composition and work out the colour scheme. It also gave the patrons a clear sense of what the full-scale piece would look like. After some modifications to my space and easels to accommodate the three large pieces, it was finally time to paint the full-scale painting. A few solid weeks of focused and thoroughly engrossing painting and
“Saturday Night” original acrylic painting by MaryAnn Camps
the work was complete. After a challenging hang led by Don, the piece looks fabulous in its permanent home. The patrons, a delight to work with, were very happy with the work. To see a short time lapse video of me painting “Saturday Night,” go to glebereport.ca or www.maryanncamps.com/gallery-6.html A little about my work
After working for more than 20 years as a graphic designer in Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa, I returned to painting full time in 2005. I work with a palette knife to build up multiple layers of acrylic, emphasizing the energy and vibrancy of human activity. My influences include Edward Burtynsky, Gerhard Richter, Pierre Soulages, Tom Climent, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Paul Emile Borduas, Otto Donald Rogers and Janet Cardiff. My work is held in private collections in Canada, U.S., Europe and South America. I am represented by Cube Gallery in Ottawa. I am interested in urbanism: how cities work and how they feel. I am
currently immersed in Cities, a new series that explores our sense of space as defined by structures in urban environments. In my Cities at Night series, my focus is aerial views of the dazzling forms of cities at night. I explore the beautiful, varied organic structure of the world’s biggest cities and, by extension, how we organize ourselves as urban beings. At the same time, I invite the viewer to consider the tremendous amount of light cities emit and the implications of light pollution. My Street Light series continues my exploration of the city at night, now zooming in from outer space to street level. The city is a complex organism, with the streets its veins and arteries. Street level is where we interact with the city, how we move through it, where we take its pulse. At night, street level is defined by artificial light: warm and inviting, or harsh, glaring, too bright. How should we light our cities so that it feels good to be there? MaryAnn Camps is a visual artist who lives and works in the Glebe (maryanncamps.com).
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“Once Upon a Wintertime,” acrylic on canvas, 2013, by Bhat Boy. “This painting of a nun and a Mountie is representative of the marriage of Canadian values rather than a romantic assignation.”
What’s on the wall at Roast ’n Brew? By Bhat Boy Nuns Having Fun: paintings by Bhat Boy
My passion for nuns is drawn from their iconic habits and the preconceptions that people carry with them about what nuns should and should not be doing. This makes them ideal for contrasting in scenes and scenarios that challenge viewers’ ideas about religion and goodness. The modern conception of the nun is a cloistered and dogmatic creature. The nuns I paint are from the past, the wild women that chose education and career over marriage, women who boarded ships to go to a savage new
world to open schools, orphanages and hospitals at a time when no government was providing these services. My nuns skate, smile, laugh and sometimes look like they might have had too much to drink. Nuns Having Fun by Bhat Boy at Roast ’n Brew until February 26 North of 49 with Antlers: paintings by Sylvia Williams
Sylvia Williams exudes a lackadaisical confidence. Career woman, mother and artist, her work flows from her paintbrush in an unending stream from her creative interior. Imagination is never a limitation for Williams.
“Canol Road,” acrylic on canvas (16 x 20), 2014, by Sylvia Williams
Her first solo show, North of 49 with Antlers, is based on memories of colour-saturated summers in northern Canada, and the joy of finding the unexpected in the wild. “Moose and the caribou have always been the animals I crave seeing on canoeing and hiking trips. Well … really anything with antlers will make a trip exceptional. The biggest traffic jams in Algonquin Park happen when there is a moose spotting,” says artist Williams. Many of the paintings feature overgrown trucks and cars contrasting with the antlers of the North. Fields with abandoned cars crawling with red ants were a feature of my own childhood in the ’70s. “The trucks, they are really out there and have been
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since the end of World War II. In the North, and most particularly along the hastily build Canol Road, the U.S. Army left many behind where they got stuck, near or in lakes and bogs … It is now impassable by car, and considered one of the most difficult hikes in Canada. A moose or a caribou lazily grazes by one of them ... at least in the summer months. For them, these old trucks are part of their landscape, their north. I really hope that my paintings will warm up people in the cold winter months while they sip at their coffees,” says Williams. North of 49 with Antlers by Sylvia Williams, February 26 to March 26, Roast ’n Brew
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Adult Day Away Program at Abbotsford Before he retired, John Morton was a scientist at the National Research Council and in his spare time he’d sail, hike, bike and ski. Now, this once brilliant and active man has to be coaxed out of bed every morning and he can’t ever be left alone. Life with dementia is difficult and painful. “It really is difficult. Sometimes I look at him and tears just come to my eyes,” said John’s wife Margaret Morton. “I can’t believe it’s the same man.” But Morton said life has become much more manageable in the past 10 months, since her husband started attending The Glebe Centre’s Day Away Program at Abbotsford. “My husband goes to Abbotsford twice a week. It’s a great chance to get a break away from the routine of every day having to be there and look after someone with dementia. I can get out of the house to play bridge or just spend time on my own.” The Day Away Program runs Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday every week between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The participants get coffee and snacks along with lunch and lots of attention from staff and volunteers. “Five and a half hours is a nice long stretch for their caregivers to get out and do errands,” said Karen Anne Blakely, director of community programs at Abbotsford. “They know their loved ones are being looked after so it’s a good time for them to get some respite.” Right now the men and women in the program range in age between 55 and 95. All of the clients suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and have been assessed by the Community Care Access Centre. The program is funded by the province, the city and through donations, and participants pay $30 for each day away. It’s a high-demand program and there’s currently a waiting list of three to six months. Throughout the day, the clients take part in activities to stimulate their brain, including games and discussions about current events. They spend time as a large group doing light exercises or sometimes a few of them break away with volunteers to play pool or shuffleboard. “Program facilitators get to know people as individuals and try to find ways to engage them. That may mean talking about their former professions and their interests,” said Blakely. John Morton is 84 and has suffered from dementia for about seven years. His wife Margaret said he enjoys the social interaction he gets at every day away. Both Morton and Blakely said there’s a lot of trust involved in order for a caregiver to drop his or her loved one off for several hours at a time. But Morton said her husband always comes home with a smile on his face and he always wants
PHOTO: PAT GOYECHE
By Julie Ireton
Jen Dare works in The Glebe Centre’s Day Away Program.
to return the next week. “For him, it’s almost like a home away from home and the big thing for me is I have the confidence that he’s safe. It’s been a godsend for me.” For more information about The Glebe Centre’s Day Away Program at Abbotsford call Karen Anne Blakely at 613-230-5730 x 322. Abbotsford is your community support centre for Adults 55+. We are the community programs of The Glebe Centre Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization, which includes a 254-bed long-term care home. Find out more about our services by dropping by 950 Bank Street (the old stone house) Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., telephoning 613-230-5730 or by checking out all of The Glebe Centre facilities and community programs on our website www.glebecentre.ca. Julie Ireton is a journalist, teacher and long-time contributor to the Glebe Report.
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Game Power Systems (GPS) is still in business, even though its former location in Brittons is now closed. NEW TO THE GLEBE
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Burrito Shack will be opening a second location soon at 775 Bank (“the heart of the Glebe”). Their other location is on Sunnyside in Old Ottawa South.
The Glebe bubble I’m not sure whether we in the Glebe know quite how lucky we are. I have reminded my kids ad nauseum over the years of the “Glebe bubble” we live in. I was reminded of this again on the weekend, when my daughter and I went for a vigorous snowshoe in the Gatineau Hills. It was a lovely sunny-but-cold day. The snowshoes thunked and the poles squeaked on the hard-packed snow as we made our way mostly uphill through the trees, across gullies and over ridges until we emerged in a sunny clearing with a log shelter. The shelter was half-filled with snowshoers warming up in the cozy room, heated with a roaring fire in the woodstove. We all hung our scarves and mitts to dry on the strings running across the ceiling, took off our jackets and settled down to a lovely thermos of hot tea (us) or a good book (the couple across the room.) The group of three couples beside us had made themselves a fabulous lunch of what looked like raclette or cheese fondue with salads and goblets of wine. They were obviously old hands at this game, and knew exactly what to bring for maximum comfort and enjoyment. I did not mean to eavesdrop, but at a certain point, I realized that these were Glebeites, discussing the prices and merits of various cheeses bought in Glebe establishments. It struck me all over again what an opportunity we have to make a wonderful life for ourselves. And again, that old guilty question returns – why are we so lucky? Through sheer accident and good luck, we were born or arrived here in Canada, and somehow ended up in this prosperous city, in this comfortable, walkable, treed, safe and kindly community – the Glebe bubble. Let’s make the most of our good fortune!
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The parking lot between Second and Third avenues is closed. Site preparation for construction of the new parking garage has begun.
Introduction to Photography for Community Newspapers The Glebe Report and OSCAR are organizing a one-hour free workshop in March on taking photographs for community newspapers (maximum 15 people). If you are interested in attending, please contact the Editor of the Glebe Report at editor@glebereport.ca.
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Encino Taco Shop (Glebe Taqueria) is coming soon to 859 Bank Street, where Whole Foods had its temporary community location. From their Facebook page: “Why don’t you wanna taco ‘bout it? ’Cause I’m nacho friend anymore! … We’ll be your friend! Construction is going smoothly! Just a few more weeks until we open our doors to the public.”
COVER: “Morning Commute” by Sally Bender FRONT PAGE: “Breakaway” on the Glebe Memorial rink on Glendale Avenue by Eric Chernoff
The site of the former Yaghi’s corner store is under construction.
Contributors this issue Bob Acton Katherine Arnup Nicole Bayes-Fleming Sally Bender Bhat Boy Micheline Boyle Sarah Brickell Ada Brzeski Ben Bulmer Karen Cameron MaryAnn Camps Julie Houle Cezer Eric Chernoff David Chernushenko Norman Dahl Alan Dean Rob DiVito Rheal Doucet Dave Drapeau Kathi Elborn Jamie Erskin Adelle Farrelly Pat Goyeche Paul Green Teena Hendelman Andrew Hodgson Ella Hodgson-Pageau Wesley HodgsonPageau Sasha Hopkins Julie Ireton Jocelyn Jenkins Will Jessup Angela Keller-Herzog Erin Bender Kerbel Julie Le Gal
Elaine Marlin Eric Martin Pat Marshall Christine McAllister Diana McCarthy Douglas McKercher Fionn McKercher Ian McKercher Shawn Menard Isabella Mindak Brian Mitchell Jay Mithani Margret Brady Nankivell Yasir Naqvi Paul Pageau Ashley Kerr Photography
Jeanette Rive Bruce Rosove Robert Samuel Rebecca Sandiford Clyde Sanger Penny Sanger Erin Scullion Shandy Lois Siegel Kelly Sirett Robert Sims Jock Smith JC Sulzenko Ildiko Sumegi Zenah Surani Mary Tsai Sylvia Williams Zeus
Correction “Return of the Tea Party” (January Glebe Report): A sentence in the second last paragraph should read: “She joins another business owner from the hills, Eva Cooper of Delilah.” Views expressed in the Glebe Report are those of our contributors. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Articles selected for publication will be published in both a printed version and an online version on the Glebe Report’s website: www.glebereport.ca.
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Glebe Report February 13, 2015
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Airport Parkway versus O-Train Editor, Glebe Report,
in the Glebe in that it will encourage people commuting from the southern areas of the city to take it rather than their cars. This will be good for those affected by high traffic volumes on Bronson. It will also benefit all of us, as it will lower the pollution, noise, greenhouse gases etc. created by large volumes of cars. I strongly support the development of the O-Train project and feel that it could remove the need for the Airport Parkway expansion. The City is holding a series of open houses to describe these two projects. The decisions the City takes on them will have important impacts on our community as well as on the city as a whole.
The City is currently doing preparatory consultation on the expansion of the Airport Parkway and the expansion of the O-Train, two projects that will have profound impacts on the Glebe and Ottawa as a whole. The Airport Parkway expansion will lead to more cars pouring onto Bronson Avenue, a street that is already crowded with cars, often travelling at much higher speeds than allowed by the posted speed limit. It will also encourage more commuters from southern neighbourhoods to use their cars to get to work and other destinations. The other project that the City is studying is an extension and expansion of the O-Train. This project has potential positive benefits to people
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Walkies in the Glebe Editor, Glebe Report,
How best to pay tribute to Ted Britton?
What a wonderful walkie I had on Bank Street today. First we went into RBC and I ran behind to where the tellers hide the treats, but I’m not telling how many I got! Then we trotted down to Truffle Treasures and my human let me have only one (she says that we have to leave some for the other dogs). Tiggy Winkle’s was next. Oh they love me in there. I’m so glad that we have grandchildren! Over the road then to the Papery. Human said that I had to wait until she had chosen a card ... wait, wait, wait, be good ... then finally the reward! Lastly, we stopped to see Virginia, my special friend at Home Hardware, who always has treats. Home then to rest on the sofa after such a feast. I love living in the Glebe.
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We would like to enlarge on the single paragraph in Glebe Comings and Goings last issue, announcing that Brittons at Bank and Fifth (and its sister store on Richmond Road) were going out of business. “End of an era,” was the only comment then. Yes, indeed. Ted’s father Lionel Britton opened the store in 1966 to sell newspapers, magazines and a shoeshine service, and handed it over to Ted just before his death 12 years later. Even then, it also served as one of the Glebe’s informal meeting places, and Lionel offered it as the base for Little League Baseball. When the Glebe Report was started in 1973, Ted naturally acted as sports editor for Penny, the first editor. He’s done so many good things since. Early on, he twice sold a million-dollar lottery ticket, one of them to a young man on Third Avenue. But it was for his own qualities that we all went to Brittons: he was cheery with all ages, first names always, willing to hunt for any publication you wanted,
and well organized – he nearly always had it. And when he took five years off and went travelling, made a fortunate trip on a bus in Tasmania, and came back with his bride, Trish, she helped revive the store. It must have been hard going, facing the ‘digital revolution.’ They tried many innovations: reshaping the racks and counters, more books, including having local authors have book signing sessions, and lately turning the store over at weekends to local artisans. Always Ted was thinking of the community. How can we pay him proper tribute? With the Innis Pharmacy gone, the Book Bazaar shifting north, Lansdowne gobbling up liquor and beer stores, and now Brittons closing, the friendly, long-time meeting places are vanishing. How to remember one of the best? A small park, at Fifth and O’Connor, was named for his father Lionel. We must think of something else. Suggestions, please. Penny Sanger Clyde Sanger
Brittons – a social institution that will not be replaced Editor, Glebe Report, The first time I walked through the doors of Brittons Smoke Shop, in September 1974, I entered a sensory emporium of tobacco smells and long wooden shelves running the length of the store, loaded with a cornucopia of magazines and newspapers. At that time, it was located next to the Home Hardware at the northwest corner of Bank and Fifth. The last time I entered Britton’s came on Friday, January 9. This time I was being led by my four-legged canine companion – a sheltie by the name of Nala – who was leading me at the end of her leash in a determined manner to this most important canine destination, best known to her nose as a place where she would receive dog cookies. She had succeeded in training the entire staff and was unerring in her ability to
find Bruce, wherever he was, in order to be indulged in the consumption of dog cookies. My threats to reduce her dinner by the amount of dog biscuits she consumed had no effect and were never carried out. Brittons was a social institution in our neighbourhood, part of my social life, a destination in my morning walks with both Samantha (my previous collie) and Nala, a place to engage in conversations, meet my neighbours, peruse the magazines on the shelves and look at the headlines of newspapers. We are all the poorer for the loss of this institution and it will not be replaced. Thanks to the late Leonard Britton and Ted and Trish Britton for over 40 years of conversation, uncounted pleasures and service. My morning walks are just not the same. Robert Sims
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When is advance planning too advanced? This was the question that came to my mind as I asked Board members to think about succession planning for our June AGM. I know it’s only February, but now is the time to find next year’s group of residents who will take on leadership of the GCA through the Board, committees and area representation. Board members are elected each June for a one-year, renewable term and there is always place for new members. Why join? To meet neighbours, learn more about how our City operates, deepen your knowledge in an area of interest (e.g. heritage, environment), contribute your energy and passion to an issue you care about, or, simply, to build stronger connections with others in our neighbourhood. I have greatly enjoyed my participation in the GCA over the past 11 or so years. I’ve learned about some important issues (e.g. education, planning, traffic) and how City Hall works, and along the way I’ve made many new friends. In fact, the talented, knowledgeable and fun people are what keep me coming back! But, it is time for me to consider succession also and give someone else an opportunity to have this great experience. If you’ve thought about being a Board member or the president of the GCA, please send me an email so we can talk about it further. Traffic issues of local interest
GCA committees have been incredibly active in the first month of the year. The Traffic Committee has been following up on the Airport Parkway widening, Bronson Avenue reconstruction (now likely for 2018), the Glebe Neighbourhood Bikeway (see our website www.glebeca.ca for details) and, of course, monitoring traffic impacts from Lansdowne Park. While traffic surrounding major events has been managed exceedingly well, day-to-day traffic as a result of Lansdowne activities has been more challenging for the neighbourhood. Traffic on Bank Street has increased on a daily basis and parking on nearby streets has, as expected, become nearly impossible. A community information meeting on traffic and transportation issues related to Lansdowne (including traffic monitoring data collected by the City) will take place on Thursday, May 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Scotton Hall. Mark your calendars. Heritage study
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Glebe Report February 13, 2015
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By Brian Mitchell
Like death and taxes, traffic and transportation issues are an unavoidable reality. Here are some traffic and transportation issues for which the Glebe Community Association’s (GCA) Traffic Committee will be monitoring, seeking community input, and liaising with City and provincial officials over the course of 2015. Residents are encouraged to share their views on these and other issues via traffic@glebeca.ca. Second Avenue Parking Garage
Construction activity has begun for the City’s new three-storey garage behind McKeen Metro Glebe, which will open in October. In the meantime shoppers will need to find parking in private lots such as Fifth Avenue Court and Lansdowne. No doubt some shoppers will choose to use nearby residential streets as well. The GCA is following up with the City to ensure the garage will include features committed to a year ago to allow for some community use of the garage’s ground floor for special events. Bronson Avenue Reconstruction
The Traffic Committee is working with Ecology Ottawa to prepare a set of recommendations for the City on how to inject some “Complete Streets” principles into the reconstruction scheduled for 2017/18. On February 25 at 5 p.m. there will be a second “audit” of Bronson Avenue by a team of committee members, area residents and Ecology Ottawa
representatives. Please visit http:// www.ecologyottawa.org/bronson_ audit_2 if you are interested in participating. Residents who regularly use Bronson as pedestrian, cyclist or driver are encouraged to complete an online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ QMJLSQ5 with thoughts on how Bronson could be improved and your “stories” of challenges with the street as it is today. Airport Parkway Widening
The City has begun its Environmental Assessment for a widening of the Airport Parkway to four lanes from Brookfield to the airport, which City Council approved in 2013 as part of the Master Transportation Plan for the city. There are many concerns about what impact this will have on traffic volumes on Bronson in the Glebe and spillover effects throughout our community due to congestion. The Traffic Committee is monitoring this issue closely and asking the City for more analysis of expected “upstream” traffic impacts caused by this widening. Lansdowne
With most retail activities now underway, we are beginning to witness the true day-to-day impact of the redevelopment (although the full impact won’t be visible until March/ April when the Cineplex opens). One immediate concern is loss of parking on streets around the Glebe Centre. A survey conducted by residents in December and January shows that nearly all of the streets in a three-
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Second Avenue parking lot (behind McKeen’s Metro) is now closed, and site preparation has begun for construction of the Second Avenue parking garage.
block radius of Lansdowne west of Bank have near-zero parking availability at just about all times of the day, particularly on weekends and Thursday and Friday evenings. The challenge is finding a solution that the City and Lansdowne’s operators will accept and that ensures the viability of the Glebe Centre and Abbotsford House, while respecting residents’ need for parking on their streets, particularly since many are dependent on street parking. Other Lansdowne watch files include enforcement, especially on weekends, of the new one-hour parking restrictions on streets directly adjacent to Lansdowne (Holmwood, O’Connor, Adelaide) and the need for more frequent bus service (routes 1 and 7) on Bank Street to make transit a more attractive option for Lansdowne shoppers, diners, workers, event-goers and 67s fans. This spring the GCA will host a community information meeting on traffic and transportation issues related to Lansdowne, including traffic monitoring data collected by the City during the first year of activities at Lansdowne. That meeting will take place on Thursday, May 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Glebe Community Centre.
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In December the City provided the Traffic Committee with an update (posted on www.glebeca. ca) describing their latest proposals for the Glebe Neighbourhood Bikeway. For the most part, they incorporated suggestions made by the GCA earlier last year. There are some site-specific measures, though, that will require further community consultations (e.g. possible removal of parking on O’Connor and of some stop signs on O’Connor and Percy, plus a proposed partial closure of Craig at Fifth), which the City has promised to conduct sometime this winter or spring. Other files the committee will be watching include traffic issues related to the proposed Canderel developments on Bank Street between Holmwood and Fifth, street reconstructions this summer on First Avenue and Broadway, and pending Queensway construction projects such as the Kent Street overpass replacement. Brian Mitchell is chair of the Glebe Community Association’s Traffic Committee.
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With the start of another year, there are positive signs that our plan is working. Ontario now has 517,400 more jobs since the recessionary low in June 2009. Premier Kathleen Wynne’s first trade mission to China in October resulted in nearly $1 billion of new investments by Chinese companies, including $210 million in investments and 325 new jobs here in Ottawa. Our Youth Jobs Strategy is creating employment opportunities that are giving thousands of youth a foothold in the job market. Time and time again, companies are making Ontario – and Ottawa – their first choice for investment, creating more opportunities for the people of our province. As a result, we are also seeing positive results in Ottawa Centre. In January, I was pleased to announce increased funding for supports that will allow seniors in our community more opportunities to stay engaged, active and healthy. For example, the Jewish Youth Library received funding to hold a workshop series that will focus entirely on matters that are important to seniors, like making the best use of the health care system. Also this month, we invested in our children’s future by providing a wage increase (two dollars an hour over two years) to early childhood educators. This will help give parents in Ottawa peace of mind that their children have a nurturing home-away-from-home and help us also to recruit and retain valued caregivers. While I am encouraged by this progress, we are also working to address the real challenges facing our community and those across Ontario, such as retirement security. Fewer than 35 per cent of workers in Ontario enjoy the security of a workplace pension plan, and a significant portion of today’s workers are not able to save enough to live comfortably in retirement. Before the holiday break, our government put forward the first piece of legislation required to bring in the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), beginning in 2017. We are consulting on various features of ORPP. To learn more and to provide your views, please visit ontario.ca/orpp. I wish you a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2015. Should you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact me at my Community Office atynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org or 613-722-6414. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Believable characters and carefully crafted story make Unlit Spaces a gem By Jeanette Rive
Local author Caroline Shepard has written a gem of a novel. She has successfully incorporated all the elements of a good novel – strong characters, vivid imagery, lovely language and a good story. Set in Wood River and Winnipeg, Manitoba in the 1960s, Montreal in the 1970s and northern Ontario in the mid-1980s, Unlit Spaces tells the story of Cailey Donald as she gradually reveals to herself her hidden unlit spaces from her childhood and teenage years. Cailey leaves her home in Wood River to attend high school in Winnipeg and earns her room and board with a well-to-do family by looking after their young son and doing some housework. She goes on to study fine arts in Montreal and embarks on a career as a photographer and visual artist. The book opens during the summer of 1985, when we meet Cailey in cottage country in northern Ontario where she is working on an exhibit of paintings inspired by the early music of Hildegarde von Bingen, but finding her creativity stymied. A visit by her sister Beth, whom she has not seen since leaving Wood River fifteen years earlier, sets in motion her own gradual rediscovery of memories from her childhood that have been buried for many years. Cailey is a bright, independent, thoughtful, wise, artistic woman with a mature insight into many aspects of life. She is quite self-aware but reveals little of herself. Growing up in a family with an alcoholic mother, with its effect on her, her siblings and
her father, she has faced many forms of dysfunction and abuse from early on in life. She shows remarkable resilience when faced with situations of abuse of authority, with little apparent permanent effect, but these events shape her future and the direction of her art. Cailey evolves as we see her working on several life-changing projects – photography exhibits showing her passion for social issues, an artistic collaboration with her musician mentor, Jennifer, and a book collaboration with her closest friend, Wendy. She is surrounded by a strong and loyal cohort of friends who sometimes seem to know Cailey better than she knows herself. The love of her life, Steve, weaves in and out of the narrative as Cailey makes a life for herself in Montreal, and as we know from the beginning of the book, he becomes a permanent part of her life. One of the most moving chapters of the book describes Cailey’s solo trip to the Maritimes, encouraged by her friends who had felt she needed a jolt. Akin to a spiritual rite of passage, Cailey rediscovers her urge to draw and begins to face her personal truths. These truths are revealed through the story of the amber pin passed on by her grandmother in a letter full of stories and myths that Cailey is slowly absorbing. “Cailey has no idea why the amber’s energy is so reassuring to her; it is her Gran’s embrace, her magical way of knowing. It is Cailey’s own longing that now warms her palm, her own longing for ancient passageways to open once again. Taken by the river. A passageway to the unknown. Faith in mystery. Cailey closes her fingers over
the amber, picks up her charcoal and begins to draw.” The dialogue forms the characters in this book. It is beautifully created and brings the characters to life. The story is told from Cailey’s point of view and the scenes described through Cailey’s eyes are written with the right amount of introspection and some self-deprecating humour to make Cailey seem very down-to-earth. Cailey’s thoughts as she is walking in the winter in Montreal are thoughts we might have, the discussions among the students in the 1970s could have been taken from any lively discussions during that period; conversations while driving or sitting in a cafe are realistic and we can hear Gilles Vigneault singing in the background. The few love scenes in the book are tender without being sentimental.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Shepard and discussing with her various themes of the book. Shepard grew up in Winnipeg, spent summers in Lac du Bonnet and lived in Montreal during the ’70s, which inspired her detailed descriptions of Winnipeg, Montreal and northern Ontario. I commented that I felt that Cailey and her student friends were almost too mature for their age in their discussions about social and political issues, but Shepard stressed that students were caught up in the politics of the time and spent many hours in heated discussions. Shepard has carried out research into Celtic myth and magic to support the story of Cailey’s grandmother’s pin and the healing powers of amber. Unlit Spaces is a book to be savoured and appreciated. Read it slowly. In re-reading many passages to write this review, I was struck by how well crafted and thoughtfully written this novel is. Initially, I hadn’t been sure I was going to enjoy Unlit Spaces and I ended up loving it. Unlit Spaces is available at Octopus Books, Books on Beechwood and Perfect Books on Elgin. It can also be purchased online in both paper and digital formats from Chapters Indigo, Amazon, Google Books, Barnes and Noble and Friesen Press. Caroline Shepard will also be at a book reading and signing at Octopus Books, 116 Third Avenue, on February 25 at 7 p.m. Jeanette Rive is an avid reader and a long-time supporter and regular contributor to the Glebe Report.
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dren’s librarian, these books (along with many, many others) can be found in the children’s department of your local public library. One of the books I love reading and recommending for our very youngest readers is Little You. In this board book, author Richard Van Camp simply and beautifully describes the pure love and joy that babies bring to their families and to the world. Talented illustrator Julie Flett brings the words of this story to life with bright, contrasting images that are sure to captivate readers of any age. In the first book that he has both written and illustrated, Hug Machine, notable illustrator Scott Campbell tells the story of a boy who will stop at nothing to bring happiness to anyone (or anything) around him by, of
By Kelly Sirett
When you think of libraries, love might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, since I started working at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library about six months ago, I have witnessed expressions of love time and time again at our branch. Since it’s the month of February – a month so often associated with love – I’d like to share with you some books about love that I love. And, because I’m a chil-
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course, hugging them! Published in 2014, this silly, sweet and charming story of a silly, sweet and charming hero reads aloud beautifully and Campbell’s watercolour drawings also make this book lovely to look at. Another recently published book about love is Brigitta Sif’s Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance. Sif dedicates the book “to all those who live with all their heart” and tells the story of a girl who finds the courage to do just that. This is the story of a girl who loves to dance but is too shy to practice in front of anyone, which causes her to forget all of her dance moves. Until one day – with the help of a younger girl who loves to sing, and some caring birds – Frances Dean finds the courage to overcome her fears and share what she loves with the people around her. La Petite Truie, Le Vélo Et La Lune, written by Pierrette Dubé with illustrations by Orbie, is not your typical love story. But, this story reminded me of one of my first loves – my first bicycle, which I named Blue Angel. The bicycle in this story is red and it is love at first sight for a pig named Rosie. Rosie, who had been perfectly content with her life of mud bathing, finds the courage and strength to learn how to ride the bicycle – picking up tricks from several barnyard friends along the way. This daring pig shows readers that with enough
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determination anything can be accomplished, even a bike ride on the moon! Another book that features a bicycle is the wordless picture book The Girl and the Bicycle by “authorstrator” Mark Pett. Not unlike Rosie the pig, the girl in this story is immediately enamoured when she sees a bicycle in a shop window. When she can’t afford to buy the bicycle the girl works tirelessly for months to save up enough money, mostly helping and forming a friendship with an older woman from her neighbourhood. Pett’s touching story of fortitude, generosity and friendship is magnificently told – without a single word. Finally, a book that is now 10 years old and certainly well on its way to becoming a classic is the award-winning (and, in some places, banned) picture book And Tango Makes Three, written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell with illustrations by Henry Cole. This is the beautiful and true story of two male penguins named Roy and Silo who fall in love, but are saddened after much frustration with their inability to conceive a baby penguin on their own. However, with the help of another penguin couple and employees at the Central Park Zoo, Roy and Silo become the adoptive parents of Tango. This story is beyond heartwarming and is a must-read at any time of the year, but especially around Valentine’s Day. Kelly Sirett is a librarian at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, where she works primarily in the children’s department. She loves many things – but especially sunny days, first and last lines and doing the hokey-pokey.
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Winter tales by Ildiko Sumegi
Winter, though beautiful at times, can also drag its heels – bleak and cold and seemingly without end. When I find myself thinking about a never-ending winter, my thoughts turn to the land of Narnia where at one time it was said to be “always winter and never Christmas.” With The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis gave us the quintessential tale of an endless winter in which a cruel white witch ruled over a frozen land. If only the days were a little longer, if only the sun shone a little brighter, if only the cold-hearted witch would meet with a fitting end … then maybe spring would come – a dripping of melting things and a bit of green hope peeking up through the ground. Like C.S. Lewis’ well-known classic, there are many stories that offer a sense of hope in uncertain times, but here are a few that speak to that desolate feeling that seeps in when winter has outstayed its welcome. All of these books can be found at the Ottawa Public Library. Welcome Back Sun (Little, Brown and Company, 1993) by Michael Emberley. Winter can be cold and unforgiving, but to live out your winter days in darkness is especially harsh. Welcome Back Sun is the story of one particular winter told from the perspective of a little girl who lives in a village tucked between two mountains in northern Norway. Experience the murketiden – the murky time – through the eyes of a child who hungers for a bit of sunlight. There is an old folk tale about the first murketiden and a girl who, fed up with the darkness, went out to climb a moun-
tain and lead the sun back home. Like the girl in the folktale, our little Norwegian heroine dreams of climbing Mt. Gausta to see the sun and bring the light back down to her village. This is a touching and evocative picture book for children from ages five to eight. Lucia and the Light (Candlewick Press, 2006) by Phyllis Root and illustrated by Mary Grandpré. This story appears to be a version of the folk tale referred to in Welcome Back Sun. It is winter and the sun has disappeared. When the darkness becomes too much to bear, a little girl named Lucia ventures out to find the sun. With nothing but a crust of bread, a tinderbox and a loyal white cat, Lucia braves the elements and takes on a gang of trolls to save her family and the world from eternal winter. Phyllis Root retells this age-old folk tale, and Mary Grandpré brings it to life in hues of blue and gold. Like Welcome Back Sun, this book would make good reading for children from ages five to eight. Winterling (Harper, 2012) by Sarah Prineas. Orphaned as a baby and raised by her grandmother, Fer has always felt herself
to be out of place in this world. When she disobeys her grandmother one day to wander off along a stream and into the woods, she comes upon a strange pool of water and a black dog fleeing from three wolves. With a feat of strength and daring, she saves the dog’s life and discovers that he is not a dog at all but something far more curious. In doing so, she sets in motion an adventure that will lead her through the pool of water – a portal known as the Way – and into another realm where the change of seasons from winter to spring depends upon a terrible ritual performed by an evil huntress known as the Mór. It is up to Fer to see though the facade of appearances to the truth that lies beneath. With kindness and friendship, she must restore the natural balance of this magical realm to prevent winter from claiming the worlds on both sides of the Way. This book has all the elements of a traditional children’s fantasy: a parallel world of magic and charm, an evil pretender to the metaphorical throne and a humble vegetarian heroine unaware of her true place in the world. So break out the tofu snacks, and set off on a winter
journey that will end in a glorious spring. This book would make exciting reading for fantasy fans ages 10 and up. Winterling can stand as a complete story in its own right, but it may also inspire further reading as it is the first book in a trilogy featuring Fer and her adventures in the Summerlands. Ildiko Sumegi is a Glebe resident, mother of two boys and owner of a well-used library card. Clarification: Talk to Your Doc, The Patient’s Guide Mary F. Hawkins’ book, Talk to Your Doc, The Patient’s Guide (Self Counsel Press, $19.95) will be sold in Chapters/Indigo, Barnes and Noble and independent bookstores (Octopus Books) across Canada and the U.S. It will also be sold online from Amazon Books and the Self Counsel Press Facebook page.
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“We’re strictly one-on-one training – we are a customised and tailored approach,” says Ashley Lawrie, president of Free Form Fitness, which opened its doors at 787 Bank Street on January 5.
Fitness gets a boost in the Glebe By Ben Bulmer
If the extra pounds Christmas added to your waistline are still hanging around, and the gym membership you meant to get hasn’t quite happened, the Glebe has two brand new fitness centres for you – both promising a dramatic improvement from the current fitness landscape. Free Form Fitness opened its doors
January 5 and The Dailey Method opened up on January 22. These Bank Street businesses are not conventional gyms; Free Form Fitness (FFF) offers a one-on-one holistic fitness approach, and The Dailey Method (TDM) runs its own unique custom-made classes. Free Form Fitness
“We’re strictly one-on-one training – we are a customised and tailored
approach,” says Ashley Lawrie, president of Free Form Fitness. Lawrie’s brother and sister-in-law started FFF in Kanata in 2006, originally as a gym. The idea for a personalised individual approach came after seeing so many people not achieve much with their workouts. So one year after opening they changed their philosophy and started the oneon-one service. “We were seeing people coming in and they were looking exactly the same [as when they started] or they weren’t consistent,” says Lawrie. From this, the family realised if they really wanted to help people they needed to change from a gym to a personalised health and fitness solution. “Just going to the gym is great because you’re doing something, but if you have no plan, no direction, you’re not consistent – our clients come to us because they need help. We’re usually the last resort, when we should be the first resort,” says Lawrie. The Dailey Method
Husband and wife team Sarah Thompson and Jamie Rigby have opened The Dailey Method studio promising a “different way of training and a different way of staying fit.”
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Classes take place in the 750-squarefoot studio in Fifth Avenue Court and focus on using ballet bars, very light weights, exercise balls, straps and your own body weight. “It’s a full body work out, which is highly efficient, highly effective and uses a mix of yoga, pilates and overall core body strengthening,” says Thompson. Both Thompson and Rigby are very passionate about their studio and the methods they teach. One of the things that attracted Thompson to TDM was its sustainable workout approach. “Anyone can do it, from a teenager to a 70- or 80-year-old person,” says Thompson. “In a one hour class, you get your workout and your stretch all in the hour.” “There are a lot of corrections and we’re very alignment focused, which is unique,” says Thompson. “We’re uncommonly obsessed with alignment, so we really make sure you’re set up before you move.” Friendly gets results
Both businesses preach an open, friendly and supportive environment. An exclusive but non-intimidating atmosphere is FFF’s goal, with some clientele aiming for about three halfhour sessions a week and others once a month, depending on their situation. “We’re looking at their overall lifestyle,” says Lawrie, “their stress, their sleeping, their nutrition.” Lawrie’s original plan to go into nursing took a turn, but the desire to help always remained the same. “For us, we want our clients to live a healthier active lifestyle.” One thing Lawrie is quick to point out is the accountability of the business. “For us people are coming here for a solution. They’re coming to us because they need guidance, they need the accountability piece and they need the knowledge piece.” Both Thompson and Rigby also promise a solution and the results to go with it. “You 100 per cent get results [with TDM]. There’s no way you can’t get results. We say three times a week for six weeks and you will see and get results,” says Thompson. So why the Glebe?
The Bank Street studio is the fourth FFF to open, with the original Kanata studio as well as locations in the ByWard Market and Wellington area. “We originally wanted to come to the Glebe before our Wellington location but there was nothing available,” says Lawrie, adding “the sense of community is what drew the business
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Husband and wife team Sarah Thompson and Jamie Rigby opened The Dailey Method studio on January 22 at Fifth Avenue Court.
Sarah Thompson and Jamie Rigby reflect on their approach to fitness: “It’s a full body workout, which is highly efficient, highly effective and uses a mix of yoga, pilates and overall core body strenghening.”
to the Glebe. We love the community side of things, where it’s really tightknit – they care about local and we really care about local – so we thought it matched our values and what we believe in as a company.” With so many other gyms in the Glebe and with the close proximity to the YMCA, you’d be forgiven for thinking the market was a little saturated when it comes to fitness in the Glebe. But Lawrie dismisses this, pointing to FFF’s unique services. “We’re not a gym with trainers, we’re strictly one-on-one training,” says Lawrie. “What sets us apart is that we care more than anybody.” For TDM it’s a more personal reason to come to the Glebe. “We both grew up in the Glebe,” says Thomp-
Both businesses are drawn here by the strong sense of community and are not concerned about the other fitness options in the area. They both point to their own individual style and unique characteristics as well as their passion for helping people achieve their fitness goals. Carving a niche in a market is generally a key to business success and differentiating yourself from the competition with better services is often the way to go about it. Thompson is proud to point out that TDM has certified child care services on site for people taking their classes. “You do your workout, you leave your child in the child-care room, and you’re just in the room beside,” says Thompson. It’s a free service for
son – although technically a few streets over – but who’s counting. The Ottawa couple come from a sporting background, having both received scholarships to play tennis at university. After graduating, moving away and teaching high school, they spent three years in Vancouver before travelling around the world with what Thompson describes as “some pretty cool jobs.” “We realised Ottawa’s the place we want to be and the Glebe is the place we want to open our first business,” says Thompson. Again it comes down to community feel and a love for the neighbourhood. “We know all our clients names. It’s a community feel, that’s the biggest thing,” says Thompson.
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members and $5 for drop-ins. If you still need more incentives to lose those Christmas pounds, both studios have opening specials: Free Form Fitness is doing eight sessions for $96, and The Dailey Method offers unlimited classes for six weeks for $100. The Dailey Method 99 Fifth Avenue (Fifth Avenue Court) Free Form Fitness 787 Bank Street Ben Bulmer, a journalist, is a newcomer to the Glebe, a keen cyclist and a cheese-lover. He is a regular Business Buzz writer for the Glebe Report.
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By Nicole Bayes-Fleming
Ottawa’s most iconic treat makes its way into the Glebe community this winter, as the opening of the Lansdowne Park Skating Court brings with it a BeaverTails stand. Operated by Davey Wright and Adam Hendren, the stand is located next to the Court just behind Aberdeen Pavilion. It is open Friday nights and weekends, and throughout Winterlude. According to Wright, the new skating rink offers a great place for families with young children. “We’re hoping that Glebe residents are going to find out about it, and it will provide them a place to go with their kids,” he explains. “Since the ice here is really well maintained, it’s a great place for kids to learn to skate, with none of the hazards that the canal poses. And it’s open all the time – if the weather’s bad and they close the canal, the rink will still be open.” This isn’t the first time there’s been a BeaverTails stand at Lansdowne. There was one before the reconstruction, working alongside the Ottawa 67s. After the renovation occurred, the company was eager to be part of it and bring BeaverTails back into the Glebe. “I think it’s great,” Wright says of the new Lansdowne plaza, “I was really surprised at how quickly it went up. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t realize how big and expansive it would be. I was excited to hear that football was coming back to Ottawa, but I didn’t realize it was going to involve us at BeaverTails.”
This is the fourth stand for Wright and Hendren, who also operate at Fifth Avenue, Dow’s Lake and the Rink of Dreams. The stand at Lansdowne offers all the usual flavours, including Wright’s own favourite, the Killaloe Sunrise – a BeaverTail dusted with cinnamon sugar and served with a wedge of lemon. For Wright, who grew up in the Glebe, the connection with BeaverTails goes back to his childhood memories. “My dad was a schoolteacher at Elgin Street Public School and he would skate to work, and he would encourage my sister and I to do the same. We went to First Avenue, and there’s the little Patterson’s Creek that goes right off the canal and right up to the school, so we used to skate to school all the time.” Wright began working at a BeaverTails stand on the canal when he was 18, eventually becoming general manager at the ByWard Market location before operating his own. He says that for BeaverTails, hiring high school and university students is common practice. “For a lot of them it’s their first job, and it gives them a real good work experience. We really like to have great, outgoing personalities that will make the customers’ experience feel memorable.” Of course, Ottawa’s notoriously cold weather requires BeaverTails’ employees to become accustomed to toughing out shifts during freezing temperatures. Yet while the physical environment is frigid, the work environment is anything but. “We want people to have fun,” says
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Davey Wright welcomes pastry-lovers of all kinds, but especially children, to his BeaverTails stand at the Lansdowne Park Skating Court.
Wright. “We’re always having fun when we’re in there, even when it’s really cold out and we can’t feel our fingertips. We’re always playing music, dancing and laughing, trying to have a great time and we want that to reflect out to the customers.” While BeaverTails values all of its pastry-loving visitors, it’s the youngest demographic that captures its heart. “Children are a big part of our business,” Wright says. “We really want them to have a great time and remember it, so that when they grow up they’ll bring their kids.” Tradition plays a large role in the success of the BeaverTails business, as people have come to associate a skate on the Rideau Canal with the satisfying warmth and sweetness of the fried treat.
“Over the years, thousands if not millions of people have come to Ottawa during Winterlude and discovered BeaverTails, and they go back home to wherever they’re from and tell their friends and families, ‘When you’re on the canal, you have to have a BeaverTail,’” Wright explains. “We want to keep that going.” So what’s the secret to a perfect BeaverTail? “The secret to a perfect BeaverTail … it’s got to be stretched and cooked properly, but it’s the butter, in my opinion,” Wright laughs. “If it doesn’t have butter, it’s just not the same.” Nicole Bayes-Fleming is a second year journalism student at Carleton University and a regular contributor to the Glebe Report.
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A toque, part of Alison Doyle’s CURE(D)2 line of clothing, which is a fundraiser for mental health and addiction
CURE(D)2 – toques and tees that talk mental health By Erin Bender Kerbel
Alison Doyle’s apartment is small but lively. Spray paint cans line the shelves next to her bed. The walls are covered from floor to ceiling with bright canvases displaying her original paintings and graffiti art. Scattered across the room are a collection of toques and T-shirts, all showing off a simple logo that reads “CURE(D)2.” This downtown Ottawa apartment is more than just a place for the 20-yearold artist and business student to eat and sleep. The space doubles as an art studio and work space where Doyle runs an entrepreneurial charity project called CURE(D)2 . CURE(D)2 is a clothing collection that Doyle designed to bring awareness to addiction and mental illness. She makes and sells clothing items including hats, T-shirts and sweaters, and donates a significant portion of the proceeds to mental health camps and centres in the Ottawa area. “My main goal with this project is to get people talking about mental health,” said Doyle. “Mental illness is something that affects so many people, but is never really discussed openly. People need to know that it’s okay to talk about it. “My hope is that when people see other people wearing my clothing with the CURE(D)2 logo on it, they’ll ask about it. Hopefully this will open up conversation about mental health and addiction,” said Doyle. After struggling with mental illness and addiction herself over the last five years, Doyle has learned the importance of being open and sharing your experiences with others. “I’ve dealt with addiction and mental illness in the past, and when I started to open up about it I found so many people who were dealing with the same struggles, who I could relate to,” she said. “That really made it easier.” In terms of clothing, the toques have been Doyle’s best-seller so far. They sell for $12 each and come in a variety of sizes, colours and styles. Each one has her signature CURE(D)2 logo sewn onto it. The T-shirts, which are now sold out, went for $20 each. They were oversized white T-shirts that had the definition of the word “cure” printed on the bottom. In the future,
she will be releasing new T-shirts, sweaters and dresses. “I just started this project in December, so it’s still very new,” said Doyle. “I’m still figuring out which products are selling the best. The hats have been really successful so far, and now I am playing around with other types of clothing that I think will work, like the dresses and sweaters.” Doyle has been running monthly promotions on her clothing and donating portions of the proceeds to the Meadow Creek addictions centre at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. In December, Doyle donated half the proceeds from the hats she sold to Meadow Creek. In January, she donated $4 from each hat to the centre. For the month of February, Doyle will be introducing sweaters into the collection. They will cost around $40, and $5 from each sweater will be going to the centre. So far she has raised over $240 to donate to Meadow Creek, and will continue to put money towards the centre on a monthly basis. She is also planning to hold a fundraiser in April, to mark her second year of sobriety. She will be selling her artwork at the fundraiser and donating the proceeds to the Sunshine Day Camp, a summer camp for children between the ages of 7 to 12 who are living with learning disabilities and mental disorders. “Sunshine Day Camp is like the world’s most amazing camp. I actually got to work there over the summer,” she said. “Both these organizations, Meadow Creek and Sunshine Day Camp, would have been really helpful to me if I had access to them when I needed it.” While the project is still developing, Doyle is pleased with the progress that has been made so far. “I’m not sure how much these donations will help, but my intentions are good and I’m committed to this project. It’s starting off small, but I’m hoping it will progress into something big enough to make a change,” she said. “I’m learning as I go along.” Her clothing can be found online at alisondoylecured.com or on her Facebook page called CURE(D)2. Erin Bender Kerbel is a Ryerson University journalism student who enjoys the arts and culture vibe in her hometown, Ottawa.
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inter is a good time to dream. And maybe dreams can turn into plans come spring. Nice thought, you (the partially engaged reader) say. Everybody likes trees – not exactly controversial. I’m sure that Ottawa Forestry Services is taking care of that. Think again. Let’s open our eyes to the evidence. The majestic trees are disappearing – and not just the elm trees on Clemow Avenue, but everywhere – arterial streets, residential roadsides and backyards. Our good forester people are trying – and Forestry Services staff seems wellinformed, competent, eager – but they are losing the battle bit by bit, outflanked by other priorities, budget constraints and lack of serious tree bylaw enforcement. It is time to ask searching questions about our vision as a community and the steps it will take to get there.
Tall trees and boulevards:
Treed heritage takes work
A Glebe community vision
It turns out that many cities around the world have treed heritage, wellestablished stewardship institutions and fierce pride in their heritage trees, urban canopy and treed boulevards. When I mentioned to a houseguest (Marco from Turin in northern Italy) that the Glebe Report had invited me to write on this subject, he enthusiastically responded. “Oh yes, in my city, since the time of the Savoy kingdom, we have had a special office dedicated to the management of trees and this is taken extremely seriously by citizens. Two minutes later the link to the Torino office of Patrimonio e Verde lands in my inbox with a suggestion to call the Deputy Councillor responsible for heritage trees in Turin for some advice and suggestions. Well ... yes, thank you ... let me just brush up on my Italian ... and figure out why trees in the Glebe seem to be not keeping up with the Italians.
Why is it that the average lifespan of a City of Ottawa urban tree is seven years when trees can live 50, 100, even 200 years and more, depending on the species?
Bank Street
Now let us regard Bank Street – the proud “boulevard” running through the Glebe. There was intent to include trees in the urban design and plan for the Bank street reconstruction – both the BIA and the community association put this forward in consultations. Three years later, the evidence is disappointing and certainly not a point of civic pride. According to a survey undertaken by the Environment Committee of the Glebe Community Association in June 2014, of the 60 trees planned for the Glebe portion of Bank Street reconstruction, 41 per cent are dead, almost dead or missing (never planted as planned). The urban environment is pretty
Our neighbourhood streets
While the state of trees on Bank Street is a special eyesore (and heartsore for some), happenings on our residential side streets are also worrisome. Trees in our neighbourhood are aging and every storm seems to bring down one or two of the old fellows. This is a natural loss, but it follows the past devastation by Dutch elm disease and, more recently, the emerald ash borer. The ash borer alone has cost about 15 per cent of our canopy of mature trees in the Glebe. But surely these majestic trees are being replanted over time? Perhaps with more species diversity? The answer is mostly no – the succession plan is not replacing our canopy. Instead we are seeing a preponderance of short ornamental trees, and predominantly non-native. Serviceberry and Japanese Lilac – very popular with Forestry Services – grow to a height of three to four metres and will decidedly not turn into cathedral arches towering over our streets. Vision
Whose vision is it that we should replace tall and statuesque trees with dwarf trees and shrubs? Were we consulted on this preference for urban shrubbery? It is not in the interest of beautification. It is not maintaining the character of the neighbourhood. It is not investing in quality of life, health and social benefits of urban trees, which accrue more, the larger the trees. Tall leafy trees can be natural air-conditioners – reducing AC bills by 30 to 40 per cent, and lowering summer street temperatures by more than 5 degrees. And while we
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By Angela Keller-Herzog
hostile to trees. Trees need light, water and nutrients. They also need space above ground for the canopy, space on the roadside for a tree well and space underground for their extensive roots to collect water and nutrients. Trees also need protection: from casual damage to the bark (bike parking, vandalism, debris storage); from radical changes to their habitat (think First Avenue reconstruction where the grade of the street was lowered, with massive impact on tree roots); from doses of salt and dog urine; and even from highly confining Christmas tree lights. We can connect the needs of trees to the urban planning process and practice in Ottawa. There is probably more than one reason why so many of those trees on Bank Street are dead. We have a long way to go before Bank Street in the Glebe is a treed boulevard and a place of arboreal pride.
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Glebe - Bank Street Trees Planted 2012 Data June 2014 - Total of 60 trees inventory
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to develop a Glebe Community Vision that will act as a guide to the GCA in responding to development applications, reviews of zoning bylaws and other urban planning initiatives. It seems an excellent time to put forward considerations that give pride of place to tall, statuesque trees in our neighbourhood. Large old trees are as much part of our neighbourhood as large old houses or long-standing businesses. They need to be included as we articulate a vision for our community. In future editions of the Glebe Report we can pursue, discuss and learn the answers to these questions. My Italian visitor shared with me that his local newspaper, La Stampa, has a regular column dedicated to trees. Let’s keep up with the Italians, I say. Thank you to Suman Gupta (Tree Initiative of Ecology Ottawa) for research support. Angela Keller-Herzog is co-chair of the Environment Committee of the Glebe Community Association. You can contact her at akellerherzog@gmail.com.
Of the 60 trees planned for the Glebe portion of Bank Street reconstruction, 41 per cent are dead, almost dead or missing (never planted as planned).
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blished stewardship institutions and fierce pride in their heritage trees, urban canopy and treed boulevards.
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mits process, when existing trees are affected by new developments or when new spaces are developed, are arborists or urban foresters involved? Is there a tree component to the discussion on how to “fine-tune” the infill strategy? Or are the trees the last to get planned in? And then … well, there might not be space any longer for a tall majestic tree … so perhaps we will go with a Serviceberry, Japanese Lilac or at most a Hackberry. • Why is it that the average lifespan of a City of Ottawa urban tree is seven years when trees can live 50, 100, even 200 years and more, depending on the species? Does our city have technical specifications and standards on how contractors must plant trees and write these into its contracts? Are there guidelines to ensure that Ottawa is keeping up with best practices on how tall trees and buildings and other urban structures can coexist? • Why are the trees along one side of Bank Street all the same species? Why does the City give you a menu of only 10 trees to choose from when you access the Trees in Trust program – when it is clear that the resilience of our urban forest will only increase with species and genetic diversity? • Finally, what are the barriers and limitations to developing green boulevards for our main arteries? The stream of benefits (“eco-system services”) provided by trees increases with the size of trees. Is there not a cost benefit study that puts a value on the health, environmental, social and economic benefits that tall trees provide? Let’s think ahead too for the coming Bronson Avenue reconstruction project. Are we planning a bleak, grey transport corridor or a welcoming green one? The Glebe Community Association’s Planning Committee is looking
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are considering the economic perspective – mature and stately trees result in 10 to 15 per cent higher property values. It is only a short-sighted interest and limited cost-savings perspective that finds these small trees cheaper and easier to plant, prune and remove. There are more technical and nittygritty questions for the urban planners as well: • In the planning of the street reconstruction process, when is it decided how much underground space is given to tree roots? Or are trees always the residual claimants of underground space for root development (i.e. always the losers) in any such change? • In the planning of sidewalks, who decides how much rainwater catchment the urban tree well gets? We know that from a storm water management point of view we would like to have generous tree wells, and obviously trees need access to rainwater. So who, what, when and why is it decided that some trees in Ottawa get no tree well at all? (See photograph of Bank Street tree wells.) • When planting trees on street allowances, why is it that hydro and telephone wires have a dominant pride of place, and that where there are wires, there cannot be tall trees? Should there not be a cost benefit analysis of how tall, green infrastructure can coexist with other utilities? Why it may be worth it to prune or train a tree? A hydro pole does not afford much habitat for local biodiversity, squirrels notwithstanding. Would it be crazy to think about a planning requirement that, where we have wires (grey infrastructure) on one side of the street, we allocate space for tall trees (green infrastructure) on the other side? • We are very happy that the City Forestry Services has an emerald ash borer replacement program. Is it keeping up with the emerald ash borer? What proactive tall tree strategies exist to encourage residents to replace the many backyard ash trees that have fallen victim to the disease? • When street trees in our residential areas die of old age, disease or climate adversity (the ice storms or droughts that climate change presages), is there a succession planning policy that sees proactive replacement of these giants among us? Or better yet, a strategy of forward investment where we increase the canopy in the urban core of Ottawa? We have heard about Ecology Ottawa’s “Tree Ottawa” campaign to plant a million trees for Canada’s 150th birthday – is there an implementation plan with the City Forestry Services? • In the building planning and per-
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Caroline Leonardelli and Julie Nesrallah will perform Impressions de France at Southminster United Church on March 8 at 3 p.m., before performing the same program at Carnegie Hall later in the month.
Sneak preview of Julie Nesrallah and Caroline Léonardelli at Carnegie Hall By Robert Samuel
Mezzo soprano Julie Nesrallah and harpist Caroline Léonardelli will perform their program of French songs and solo harp pieces titled Impressions de France at Southminster United Church on Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m. The concert is the hometown recital before heading off to New York City for a performance of the same program at Carnegie Hall on March 21. The March 8 concert will be their first performance since the almost-sold-out Music and Beyond Christmas gala in December. Tickets are $20 and $10 for students and are available in
advance at Compact Music (Glebe), Leading Note (Elgin Street) and at the door. Léonardelli and Nesrallah have been performing together for almost 10 years and they have put together a program of solo harp pieces from Léonardelli’s latest critically acclaimed recording and their favourite French songs from the early 20th century. The duo will be busy performing the program throughout the summer at major music festivals including Festival Niagara, Leith Summer Music Festival, Indian River Festival (Prince Edward Island) and the American Harp Society. The program concept started with Léonardelli’s
latest recording project “Impressions de France”. Léonardelli says, “I wanted to make a recording of standards written for or by the first wave of master harpists from the Paris Conservatory”. Léonardelli and her mother are both graduates from the Paris Conservatory and the compositions have a special place in their hearts. The recording is Léonardelli’s first solo release since Juno Award nominated El Dorado. Since its release in June 2014, Impressions de France has received exceptional critical acclaim. For example, a review by the Harp Column Magazine notes Léonardelli as a “world class harpist” and the recording a “thoughtfully chosen and laid-out repertoire, filled with surprises and all masterfully presented.” After several solo recitals including one where reviewer Richard Todd referred to the performance as “brilliant,” Léonardelli felt that including French songs from the same period would make the program even more compelling. Léonardelli proposed the program to her longtime friend Julie Nesrallah and March 8 will be the premiere recital. Nesrallah will be adding the performances with Léonardelli to her already full schedule that include recent performances of Handel’s Messiah, concerts with the Gryphon Trio, and her successful Carmen on Tap show. Weekdays Nesrallah hosts the CBC Radio Two national program, Tempo. Léonardelli has several programs that she will be performing in 2015 including the Festival of the Sound as a soloist and with the Four Season’s Harp Quartet, and the Women’s Music Club of Toronto Series with the Alfira String Quartet. The program on March 8 has harp compositions by some major French composers including Albert Roussell, Jacques Ibert and Henri Busser. In addition French master harpists Marcel Grandjany, Felix Godefroid and Henriette Renie composed exceptional pieces that are on the program. The songs will include ones penned by Claude Debussy, Gabriel Faure, and their favourites by Reynaldo Hahn. Léonardelli and Nesrallah look forward to performing for both old and new friends, and having a great send-off to their Carnegie Hall debut performance. Robert Samuel is Caroline Leonardelli’s business manager.
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Peter James Haworth plays the title role in An Evening with Berlioz.
Seventeen Voyces presents An Evening with Berlioz By Margret Brady Nankivell
French composer Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) is likely best remembered for his Symphonie fantastique, composed early in his career. But as a virtuoso conductor, musician and acclaimed music critic, he was one of the most influential and intriguing musical figures of his day. On Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m., Glebe-based chamber choir Seventeen Voyces will present his life in a multimedia performance at Southminster United Church. Based on Berlioz’s Mémoires published in 1870, the production “truly gets into the head of one of the world’s great creative geniuses,” says Kevin Reeves, the choir’s founder and musical director. Reeves, also a
composer, will direct the production that interweaves film footage reenacting stories from Berlioz’s tumultuous life with music by composers who are mentioned by Berlioz in his memoirs. Actor Peter James Haworth, who plays the role of Berlioz, pulls the story together with a live narrative, reminiscing about his love interests, friends and enemies, struggles with Parisian authorities, and his music. Last fall, Haworth played a lead role in GCTC’s world premier of The Boy in the Moon. He is now acting in the NAC English Theatre’s production of Stuff Happens (Feb. 3-21). Reeves, who compiled the script from the English version of the memoirs, created the film component 12 years ago for the bicentenary of Berlioz’s birth. The film will be projected on a large screen behind the live actor who will interact with the filmed characters. The dozen or so screen actors include “friends, foes, family and colleagues,” says Reeves, who provides Berlioz’s stroppy relations with secondrate composer Luigi Cherubini as an example. The screen actors include several musicians living in the Ottawa area. The celebrated Italian violinist and guitarist Niccolò Paganini is played by Notre Dame Cathedral’s music director Michel Guimont and German composer Felix Mendelssohn is interpreted by Christ Church Cathedral’s music director Matthew Larkin. Other roles are played by Bruce Nicol, composer and owner-manager of Tartan Homes, who plays Franz Liszt, and Dr. Keith MacLellan, who plays a Belgian peasant farmer. Past and present choir members in the film include Julian Kolibaiev (bass) as a Russian Prince; Lise Maisonneuve (soprano) as
Adele Berlioz; and Lee Pierre Shirey (baritone) as Cherubini, the director of the Paris Conservatoire and Berlioz’s nemesis. The choral performances include excerpts from various works of Berlioz, Cherubini and Beethoven. A highlight will be Mendelssohn’s uplifting anthem “Hear my Prayer” for soprano and chorus. Matthew Larkin will accompany at the organ and piano. Margret Brady Nankivell is on the board of the Seventeen Voyces choir and is a regular contributor to the Glebe Report.
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Doors Open for Music at Southminster Winter 2015 The noon hour concerts in the Doors Open For Music at Southminster Winter 2015 series continue into April. Southminster United Church is located at 15 Aylmer Avenue (corner of Bank Street) in Old Ottawa South. The building is fully wheelchair accessible, and is served by OC Transpo routes 1 and 7. February 18 – Meditations for Ash Wednesday Reflective pipe organ music by J. S. Bach, Max Reger, Charles Tournemire and Herbert Howells for Lent with organist Thomas Annand. February 25 – Hopewell School Bands Showcase The talented children of Hopewell Elementary School share their music with the community. Marya Woyiwada, director.
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An Evening with Berlioz
March 13 & 14 Southminster United Church 15 Aylmer Avenue at Bank Street in Old Ottawa South ~ Tickets: Adults $25, Students $15. www.seventeenvoyces.ca Compact Music, 206 Bank or 785 Bank St.; Book Bazaar, 417 Bank St.; Leading Note, 370 Elgin St.; Herb & Spice, 1310 Wellington St. West or at the door.
March 4 – The Russian Soul Preludes and etudes by Sergei Rachmaninoff and the Third Sonata by Alexander Scriabin. John Dapaah, piano. March 11 – Doug Martin Trio Originals and jazz standards by Doug Martin for saxophone, bass and piano. Doug Martin, saxophone; Tom Denison, bass; Yves Laroche, piano. March 18 – Voyage à Paris Opera arias and cabaret songs by composers inspired by “la Ville Lumière.” Ghislaine Deschambault, mezzo-soprano; Pamela Reimer, piano. March 25 – Duo Rideau: Dances and Legends A delightful program of piano duets by Brahms, Dvorak and Piazzolla. Catherine Donkin & Amelie Langlois, piano duo. April 1 – Duo Arietis Showcase Duo Arietis performs the Third Gamba Sonata by J. S. Bach and the Sonata for Cello and Piano by César Franck. Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano and Julie Hereish, cello.
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The Glebe according to Zeus
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A guinea pig’s perspective on the Glebe
In The Language Garden A Confusion of Chocolate By Adelle Farrelly
Cupig to strike on Valentine’s Day! Cupig’s arrival is hotly anticipated this February as vegetarians and guinea pigs alike are hopeful they’ll be struck by the winged pig, rendering them eligible for one year of free carrots. Indeed, the guinea pigs are renting sleds in droves to ensure that they are out and about at Winterlude on February 14, the day Cupig strikes. “It’s important to be visible! Very visible!” squeak Albert, Puggy and Junebug, a trio of eleventh grade pigs who attend Glebe Guinea High School. Asked what they would do should they win, they proudly replied, “We will donate at least three carrots to the street pigs!” But danger lurks. “Glebe residents should be careful!” warned Roam Vronsky, Glebe pundit pigeon and longtime activist. “The vindictive guinea pigs have not forgotten last year when the Winterlude Ice Hog family won – while no one will ever know for sure, it is suspected that the bitter guinea pigs were responsible for several ‘items’ deposited in front of their home.” “Ridiculous! Those lying Ice Hogs! Off with their heads!” retorted Zeus, back from his sabbatical and enjoying his afternoon ritual, a Queen of Hearts High Tea at The Tea Party Café on Fourth Avenue. “Guinea pigs are too often blamed when of course it’s the squirrels. And there shall only be more of them now that their condos are nearly finished at Lansdowne! Tragedy, I say, tragedy!” The media savvy pig then smoothly changed the subject, querying softly with his cheshire grin: “Why is it that a tea-selling establishment is called a café? Perplexing, is it not?”
In honour of Valentine’s Day, please allow me to write about my favourite indulgence: chocolate. When I was in high school, my history teacher taught me that the word chocolate came from the Meso-American word xocolatl (pronounced something like chocolattle), meaning bitter and water. I accepted this as fact. When looking it up years later, however, I learned the important lesson that one should not pass on any old tidbit of information without verifying it first. It turns out that there is some controversy surrounding the etymological origins of everyone’s favourite sweet treat. Although it is true that many sources, including the Online Etymology Dictionary, pass on without comment that the word chocolate comes from the Aztec language Nahuatl’s words for bitter (xococ) and water (atl), a quick online search pulls up references to competing claims for the origins of
the “xocol-” half of the word. For example, it could refer to a wooden stick used to prepare chocolate, the Mayan word for hot or a confusion on the part of Spanish explorers with the word for cocoa. All of these possibilities are intriguing, but it turns out that the problem with authentication remains. Where do these competing claims come from? Where is the evidence that the xococ/bitter theory is right – or wrong? I invite you to look into it yourself, should you wish to indulge in a little etymological detective work. Remember, though, that there is always the possibility that we will never know. Sometimes, if things are not documented properly, knowledge is lost forever. But please, don’t let that sombre thought stop you from enjoying a bit of chocolate now and then with someone special.
Adelle Farrelly is a chocolate lover who also loves words and their origins.
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JC Sulzenko and Jim Bennett, OPL Trustee, with the English poetry prize winners from the 2014 Awesome Authors contest.
Young poets: swamp the poetry judge, please By JC Sulzenko
I really mean it! I’m calling on young poets in the Glebe and across the region to enter their best poems in the Ottawa Public Library’s 2015 Awesome Authors contest by February 16. I want to feel swamped by their words. I love that kind of mind-crawl! The contest, now in its 19th year, gives talented writers of poetry and
short stories in English and/or French in three age categories (9 to 11, 12 to 14 and 15 to 17) the opportunity to submit their work to judges who are professional writers. Michel Lavoie (French short stories and poems) and Caroline Pignat (English short stories) are two of this year’s panel of judges. Why call for more English poetry entries than ever before? Perhaps I’m
just greedy! It’s a privilege to read work of such quality; not only because of the issues and situations the poets dare to tackle but also because of the care they take in choosing words and in structuring poems. I love their humour and hope, and the clarity and honesty of their vision. In the cold of mid-winter, the contest energizes me as a writer. In preparation for the contest, the OPL hosts workshops in each genre and language. At the sessions I led, I had the pleasure of exploring with participants 9 to 12 what cereal boxes say about writing poetry, which offered surprise tips about making poetry snap, crackle … You get the picture! With students 13 to 17, I challenged them to come into the space where poetry works and highlighted features
and factors that gained poems a place in the winners’ circle in past contests. While saluting the courage of writers of any age who send their words out into the world, I always explain how subjective judging poetry is. What I mean is that a poem one judge would select might not appeal to a different judge. Plus, how a poem fares also depends upon the richness of the competition that year per age group. It’s always a real challenge to select the winning poems! Entering this contest offers talented young people a way to move forward with their work. If you are a writer who wants your work to be read, seen or heard, then this contest provides the valuable experience of sharing words and thoughts. Plus writers see their winning poems and stories in print, when the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library publishes Pot Pourri, the beautiful annual anthology. I’m confident my fellow judges join me in hoping for a great harvest of stories and poems this year. Young poets should submit only their best work, poetry which has not been published before and which is original – all theirs. Emerging poets and short story writers can go to OPL branches or to http://biblioottawalibrary.ca for guidelines and information on the Awesome Authors contest. The deadline for submitting entries online or in person is Monday, February 16, 2015. Winners are announced at the awards ceremony at the end of March. Pot Pourri is launched in the fall. JC Sulzenko is a local poet, adult and children’s author, playwright and longtime contributor to the Glebe Report.
Pot Pourri, published every year by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library, includes the winning poems and stories from the Awesome Authors contest.
Students from the Glebe and Old Ottawa South have won prizes in past Awesome Authors contests. Here’s Sasha Hopkins’ 2014 prize-winning entry:
The GIANT Cookie – To Lucy By Sasha Hopkins I’m sorry I ate your giant cookie. I don’t know what came over me. It was sitting in that bowl, not being eaten. It was still warm with the chocolate chips getting harder. It’s better when it’s warm and soft. I would have eaten mine, but I had it for lunch. I was just staring at the bowl, I had just finished dinner. It was right there so I decided to take one bite. The chocolate chips were silky, my teeth just glided through like I was biting into a cloud. And then, it became two bites three bites four and it was the last bite I didn’t know what to do… So I took the final bite. The soft cookie was warm. I looked at my hands covered with smooth chocolate, the feel of the few crumbs on my fingers. I had eaten your giant cookie and it was worth it
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I remember seeing a cartoon of a young boy practicing the piano. The caption read, “I wish my mom had taken piano lessons when she was a girl; then she wouldn’t make me take them.” I was not that child. I had been begging for piano lessons for several years when my mother finally enrolled me in after-school group piano classes at the Ottawa Board of Education. I received much encouragement from my teacher, Catharine Carter, and the Head of Music at the board, John Sutherland. In the last year of my three-year program, I was asked to play at the board’s Music Highlights Concert, which included many fine performers, including the Central Choir. Even renowned concert artist Angela Hewitt, then a precocious six-year old, was on the program. She represented the recorder classes and I the piano ones. In December of that year, my teacher asked who might be interested in performing in the Kiwanis Music Festival held annually in April. The Festival was newsworthy in those years. The Ottawa Citizen published the winners from each day’s classes and even posted pictures of winners from a few events. My hand shot up, as I loved to play and perform for others; my classmates were less than keen. A small number of my classmates did not enter of their own volition, but reluctantly signed up after their mothers got wind of the opportunity. A fellow student, John T., was one of those who begrudgingly entered. For a time, he thought he might be saved from the experience. He had broken his arm and could no longer attend piano classes. However, two weeks before the festival was to begin, his cast was removed and he was able to start playing again. My teacher asked me if I could help him master the set pieces, as he was far behind in his preparation. For several weeks I went to his house and taught him everything I knew about the pieces, correcting his wrong notes, rhythm and fingering, and encouraging a faithful and sensitive reading of the two pieces. Competition day came. About 20 girls in pretty pastel dresses, tights and black patent shoes and five boys in starched white shirts, lopsided bow
ties, dress pants and black leather laceup shoes were lined up on hard chairs in the front rows of a stuffy church hall. Some took last-minute peeks at their parents or teachers, looking for encouragement. Others stoically stared straight ahead. Still others swung their legs back and forth, trying to scrape the grey tiled floor. One by one we were summoned to the front. Some approached the bench timorously, others, like John, nonchalantly, and a few rushed on as if they wanted to get the whole thing over as quickly as possible. I remember the bows most of all; the boys would hold their tummies and bend over in imitation of old courtiers, while some of the girls curtseyed like ladies-in-waiting. We all played the same two pieces: a Leopold Mozart Polonaise and a Johann Hässler Allegro. After performing, some slipped off the bench before the last piece was even finished. Most fled to the safety of their seats, their worst fears allayed by a performance probably acceptable to their parents. I felt that I had not merely got through the pieces, but breathed life into them. To learn a piece is one thing, but to have actually taught it to someone else meant that I had developed a keen sense of what I wanted to project. At the end of the class, the adjudicator towered before us, dispersing general compliments on musical style to the group and hinting at some specific ideas for the improvement of each performance. The adjudicator noted all the fine details and musical shaping of John’s pieces. Finally she walked slowly to the secretary’s desk and returned with the certificates. The second-place and finally the first-place certificates were awarded. John, the student I had helped, won first prize. I failed to place. My face reddened and I shot a baleful look at John and an apologetic one at my mother. I suppose that this and other early teaching successes were signs that I was destined not to be a performer, but rather a teacher, a profession I have enjoyed for more than 40 years. Diana McCarthy has taught music to many award-winning students from the Glebe, Ottawa South and Alta Vista, and adjudicates at music festivals across Ontario.
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Navigating the protein supplementation maze By Zenah Surani
With a plethora of different protein supplements on the market, pharmacists get questions from clients about which one is right for them. People take them for different reasons such as supplementing for bodybuilding or strength training, or as a part of a particular diet regimen. There is a lot of conflicting information about whether increasing protein intake above the average recommended daily intake is beneficial. However, reputable studies have been done that confirm that in healthy, active individuals, this increased intake could be a good thing. Protein is a necessary macronutrient (in addition to fat and carbohydrates). It is an essential aspect of the proper functioning of many bodily systems; repairing muscle and tissue after injury or stress; and also for maintaining proper homeostatic balance of the body. The amount of protein required for maintaining bodily functions is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. The typical North American takes in about 1.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. The daily protein requirement for athletes ranges from 1.2 to 1.7 grams per kilogram per day (American College of Sports Medicine). It’s the position of the International Society of Sports Nutrition that exercising individuals need approximately 1.4 to 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight per day. To put it into perspective, lean beef provides about 36 grams of protein, fish (salmon) about 26 grams, an egg about 13 grams and a glass of milk about 6 grams (all per 100 grams of food). Depending on activity level and fitness goals, some athletes may require upwards of 60 grams of protein per meal, which could prove diffi-
cult to achieve through whole foods alone. It is important to remember that some whole foods such as beef contain certain “zoochemicals” that can contribute to muscle growth and recovery, such as creatine and c a r no si n e. Dietary protein supplements (protein powder, sha kes and bars) may not always contain these.
“Every effort should be made to obtain protein from whole foods; however, studies show that high quality protein supplementation is not unsafe in healthy, active individuals and can help with muscle growth and repair.” Whey protein, a milk-based protein that is produced in cheese manufacturing, is the most common type of protein supplement. It has a high concentration of amino acids and is rapidly absorbed. Whey protein comes in different forms – concentrate, isolate and hydrosylate – which differ in lactose and fat content. Because it is so rapidly absorbed, it is best consumed just before and just after exercise.
Casein is also a milk-based protein (the component of milk that becomes solid during curdling). Casein is slowly absorbed in the gastrointestinal system. It is best consumed before bedtime. Soy pro tein is a good opt ion for the lactosei nt ole r a nt . Soy b e a n s c ont a i n up to 50 per cent protein and soy protein also comes in different forms – f lour, concentrate and isolate, with the isolate form providing the highest amount of protein. Soy protein has medium absorption compared to whey and casein (slower than whey but faster than casein) and is best consumed before and after exercise and at meal times. For those with risk of kidney disease, such as people with diabetes or high blood pressure, or history of kidney disease or kidney stones, adopting a high protein diet should be done with extreme caution and definitely in consultation with a physician. Excess protein intake can put a lot of pressure on the kidneys. The link between high dietary protein intake and cardiovascular risk, bone health and cancer has not been well established. There is a lot of public interest in
the link between protein intake and weight loss. Studies suggest that the biggest weight loss benefits appear when people combine both increased protein intake and exercise. One study showed that those that combined both lost more weight than those who only increased protein intake. In the combination group, 96 per cent of the weight lost was fat. In the protein-only group, only 64 per cent of the weight lost was fat – the rest was lean muscle mass! The guidelines suggest that active, exercising individuals require more protein than sedentary individuals. Every effort should be made to obtain protein from whole foods; however, studies show that high quality protein supplementation is not unsafe in healthy, active individuals and can help with muscle growth and repair. Adequate hydration is essential for those supplementing with protein, as it can help with kidney elimination of extra bodily waste produced by the extra protein load. Coming up with a plan for protein intake timing and types of protein to be consumed can help in achieving one’s fitness goals. Sources
Canadian Pharmacists’ Letter. Protein Supplements. Volume 13, No. 102 Campbell et al. International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: protein and exercise. 2007, 4:8. Zenah Surani is a pharmacist and owner of The Glebe Apothecary on Bank Street.
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an interview with David Chernushenko By Angela Keller-Herzog
Angela Keller-Herzog asks David Chernushenko, Capital Ward Councillor and new chair of the city’s Environment Committee, to explain his call for a 100% Renewable Ottawa. David, you have put forward a big idea – uniting Ottawa in pursuit of a 100 per cent renewable local energy economy by 2050. In your Councillor’s Report in the January Glebe Report, you provided a thumbnail of what “100% Renewable” means: the region of Ottawa producing all of its net energy needs locally from renewable energy sources. You propose a comprehensive strategy encompassing conservation and efficiency (demand management), increased local supply of various forms of renewable energy, and renewable-friendly urban design practices and regulations. 1. So the first question must be – is this big idea technically feasible? Is 100% Renewable by 2050 a pie-in-the-sky target? Where are other cities on this? There is no reason that Ottawa cannot adopt such a target, and certainly no technical reason. We’re not talking about new technology. It’s about adopting better conservation practices and efficiency, shifting to more public transit and active transportation over private vehicle use, and shifting the vehicle fleet over several decades to a much cleaner and more electrified one. The technology will continue to improve, but it exists. Mostly we really need an attitude shift. More than 100 towns, municipalities and cities across Europe are part of a 100% Renewable Energy Network. North America is coming along – San Francisco and Vancouver are leaders. 2. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the president of the World Bank, Jim Yon Kim, said that 2015 is the year of climate action. It has also been said that cities and municipalities have an enormous opportunity to innovate and to move quickly with greater agility than national governments. Now, it is certainly true that Stephen Harper has not moved on climate change – at least not in a forward direction. How do you see the opportunity for Ottawa? Are we in the right time and place for this kind of initiative? Ottawa is very well positioned. While a geographically sprawling city poses challenges, it also has advantages: we’ve got rural spaces, agricultural land, flowing water and dense urban environments that will increasingly support transit. So we can draw on a very diverse set of resources to provide the energy. We can produce wind – appropriately sized and located in rural environments. We can produce solar in all parts of the city. We also have biofuels. Ottawa has innovative companies and is a generator of ideas through academic institutions, the National
Research Council and other federal bodies. An amazing number of residents have technical expertise in pure research, applied science, information technology and governance. We’ve got it all, but we have to focus it and bring it together. 3. So we need to get from idea to plan to implementation. In San Francisco, planning 100% Renewable by 2020, they set up a mayoral task force for a year. In Sydney, Australia, planning for 2030, a chief development officer has led the development of master plans with multi-stakeholder inputs. How do you think that leadership and the mandate on 100% Renewable can be structured in Ottawa? We can approach this from the top down or the bottom up. I think it should be both, ideally with strong leadership from City Council and the Mayor’s office. But I recognize that the Mayor and my fellow councillors, just like many citizens, need to be fully introduced to this idea and persuaded of its many benefits. As councillor and chair of the Environment Committee, I want to bring together a small group over the next two to four months to put forward a proposal that is persuasive, substantive and well thought through. Many might dismiss 100% Renewable by 2050 as a crazy, impossible idea. But when you see how much of the technology already exists, and where other cities are on this timeline, you might come to think that we can do it much sooner. 4. You have talked about uniting Ottawa behind this idea and outlined broadbased benefits for citizens and businesses. Who would be the key stakeholders in 100% Renewable Ottawa? Is there room for citizen participation? Everybody is a stakeholder, so absolutely, participation can come from everyone. It’s homeowners and Ottawa Community Housing retrofitting buildings, Hydro Ottawa investing in conservation and renewable energy generation. It’s the City streamlining the approvals process for people who want to put solar panels on their roofs or some other renewable generating system, so they don’t run into more hurdles and expenses than necessary. It’s the ongoing development of a so-called smart grid and getting more out of our smart meters. People will have that “aha” moment where they say, “Of course I’d like to have that cleaner air and the benefits of greenhouse gas reduction,” but this 100% Renewable is really an economic development strategy: we’re talking jobs, economic development, local ownership of power generation, and leadership in attracting leading-edge technology and people fresh out of school to Ottawa. This is wide
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open to participation and has benefits for everyone. This is why I think 100% Renewable is transformative, inspiring and unifying – it’s a big enough concept that it can be all of those things.
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5. What about the politics? What do you think is needed for you to carry your fellow councillors and the Mayor toward the political will to make this a go? Those, like me, who believe that 100% Renewable is exciting, achievable and necessary need to put together a compelling case that answers the questions “Why?” and “How?” I do not expect all councillors to immediately see the value in supporting this revolutionary way of approaching city business. We need to show them why it’s necessary and beneficial to everyone. 6. The money question. Clearly there are significant cost savings to be realized from energy efficiency. But we would be kidding ourselves if we imagined that implementation of such a transformative project would be free. Toronto has its Atmospheric fund with millions to invest. Others are talking about issuing green bonds. How can 100% Renewable Ottawa be financed? We need to be open to the whole array of financing tools. Ottawa as a city “corporation” is only one player in achieving 100% Renewable. Every sector will want to be involved, as will every level of government. This would be a partnership, a projet de societé as it is known in French. 7. So we are at the starting blocks. A fresh term of Council has just begun. What will be your first step on this transformative journey to 100% Renewable Ottawa? What should we be watching for? For those of us wanting to rally behind this idea, where is the trailhead? I am putting together a working group to help me flesh out this idea. At this point, I need technical experts more than passionate laypeople in order to build the business case. Ultimately, the project’s success will rely on the full involvement of civil society, and the passionate layperson will play a key role. Anyone who wants to offer support, be it technical or merely an expression of support, can contact me directly. Angela Keller-Herzog is active with the Community Network of Ecology Ottawa. You can contact her at akellerherzog@gmail.com.
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Vol. 13, No. 2, february 8, 1985 (28 pages) AVALON MEWS DEVELOPMENT
The west side of Bank Street between First and Second from U-Frame-It (current site of Glebe Emporium) to the Co-op Garage (current site of Home Hardware) had been purchased by the Kandes Group. It hoped to redevelop the block into a blend of residential and commercial space to be called Avalon Mews. Developer Mike Mulhall planned to extend ground floor retail space back westward onto the main floor of the Co-op Garage, former home of the Avalon Theatre. The rest of the theatre building would be converted into a three-storey apartment complex containing 38 rental units. Of these, 34 would be studio apartments designed for seniors looking for afford
A lengthy letter to the editor from Glebe resident Jim Watson outlined the price of democracy in the City of Ottawa. Mr. Watson drew attention to a slick expensive booklet recently distributed throughout Capital Ward containing Alderman Smith’s latest accomplishments. Watson felt this booklet was nothing more than a preelection brochure designed to assist the alderman in his quest for re-election. Watson had no problem with elected officials campaigning prior to an election, but strongly objected to the exercise being funded by the taxpayer. Watson was further disturbed by the cost of City Council salaries. He stated: “Based on 1983 figures, each city alderman received a whopping $33,943.46 in salary and expenses.” This made them the best paid of any municipal body of similar size in Canada. For comparison, he cited councillor salaries for Hamilton ($26,142), Calgary ($22,628) and Winnipeg ($18,437.87). His final concern was that a great number of city councillors accepted a full-time salary while simultaneously holding other jobs. He felt that such a practise was an insult to the taxpayers of the city.
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Children and their vision By Dr. Jay Mithani
“When should I have my child’s eyes examined?” is a common question posed by parents in the examination room. As a child does not have a basis of comparison for what their vision should look like, they are late to complain about poor vision; it typically takes until school age when they have difficulty seeing the board and are referred to an optometrist by their teacher and/or family physician. Get your children in to the office early as their development depends on healthy eyes right from the start! Infants – first visit at six months
The Canadian Association of Optometrists recommends infants undergo their first comprehensive eye examination at 6 months of age. Of course, if there are any gross abnormalities, this would certainly warrant a visit much earlier to the optometrist, family physician or pediatrician. At six months, a child should have good eye muscle control – this will allow for the two eyes to work together and allow for adequate alignment. Your optometrist will be able to diagnose whether an eye has difficulty aligning with the other, and may recommend a follow-up visit in addition to spectacles or surgery (see the article in the December 2014 Glebe Report on strabismus). Vision itself may be tested via a series of grating patterns on cards that catch an infant’s attention – the finer the grating pattern seen, the
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Children should return for annual visits until the age of 19 as their vision may seem stable and then fluctuate at any time. OHIP covers the cost of a comprehensive eye examination for a child annually, and any number of partial visits in between. Further tests will be added and/or modified as a child matures and is capable of more reliable responses. Around the age of six or seven, children will have their colour vision tested – the reliability of a child’s responses at this age is quite high. Certain more obscure misalignment disorders can slowly develop such as convergence insufficiency, whereby the eyes have a more difficult time staying aligned. Alignment issues can result in headaches, fatigue and inevitably a difficult time concentrating in school. Annual comprehensive ocular health examination by your optometrist can help keep your child seeing well and ensure they are on track for doing well in school!
better the infant’s visual acuity. Pupil testing ensures properly functioning neural reflexes. Finally, a careful (and often persistent) examination of the infant’s retina determines whether there is any risk of high-risk diseases such as retinoblastoma (cancer of the retina) (Doctors of Optometry Canada, 2013). Preschoolers – visit between one and two years
Children should return to the clinic a year after their first visit, or if it’s their first visit, sometime between the ages of one and two. At this age, more information about the child’s eyes including visual processing can be obtained directly from the child. Instead of traditionally reading letters, children identify images that help ascertain their visual acuity. From about two years of age onward, a child’s stereo-vision may be measured – 3D glasses and a 3D book are of use here; this simple test is very powerful as 3D vision (or stereo-vision) requires adequate alignment, relatively good visual acuity and relatively good retinal health – it’s also a fun test used as an ice-breaker! Furthermore, as opposed to the traditional technique of “do you prefer lens one or two” to determine a prescription, their prescription is taken by shining a light into the child’s eye and looking at the light reflex sent back – the child does not have to say a word! Often times, a drop may be instilled that relaxes their focusing muscles for a few hours to
Dr. Jay Mithani, Optometrist, is a current Glebe resident and is excited to share that Nuvo Eye Centre, the Glebe’s first independent physicianowned family optometry clinic, is opening April 2015 at the Fifth Avenue Court! References
obtain a more reliable result. At this age, there are still relatively quick changes, so your optometrist may not necessarily prescribe glasses if they feel the child is functioning well (Gerstenblith & Rabinowitz, 2013).
Doctors of Optometry Canada. (2013). The Eye Exam. Retrieved from Eye Health Library: http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/the-eye-exam/ Gerstenblith, A. T., & Rabinowitz, M. P. (2013). The Wills Eye Manual. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Gemma Bovery
Directed by Anne Fontaine, (France, 2014) By Paul Green
Chef
Directed by Jon Favreau, (U.S., 2014) By Lois Segal
Owners of restaurants (Dustin Hoffman) and their chefs (Jon Favreau) don’t always get along. Add a famous food critic to the mix (Oliver Platt), and you have good conflict to get the story going. The restaurant critic is coming to the restaurant, and the owner wants his chef to present a traditionally favourite menu. The chef doesn’t agree. He wants to prepare something new, but he does what he’s told. The critic pans the food and the story evolves. The film has a predictable storyline, but excellent actors, including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara, Bobby Cannavale and Gary Shandling, make it work. Our chef finds a solution. He opens a food truck business, and the adventure is on. What makes Chef unusual is a 10-year-old kid (Emjay Anthony) who plays Percy, the chef’s son. He doesn’t have cutesy lines like most kids in films. He’s sensitive, intelligent and sincere. His charm makes the film work, as do the terrific cameo scenes. One features Robert Downey Jr. wearing blue, disposable, polypropylene shoe covers, the kind you are given in your doctor’s office in winter to keep the floor clean. Downey’s performance is delightfully off-the-wall. And there’s a surprise sequence with comedian Russell Peters playing a Miami cop. Watch the credits at the end of the film. Favreau is coached by Roy Choi, Korean-American chef, on how to make a grilled cheese sandwich. Choi is one of the founders of the food truck movement, and he was named Food and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chef, 2010.
Felicity Jones (Jane Hawking), Stephen Hawking and Eddie Redmayne (Stephen Hawking)
The Theory of Everything Directed by James Marsh, (U.K., 2014)
The Theory of Everything is a romantic story revealing the relationship between Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane. It also shows the devastating effects of Lou Gehrig’s disease on a man who has become one of the most famous scientists in the world, despite his severe physical limitations. Science: Stephen Hawking is a theoretical physicist. He tries to mathematically explain how the universe works. Hawking is known for recognizing that radiation is released by black holes. The story starts in Cambridge, England, 1963. Hawking is a cosmology student, studying evolution. He meets Jane Wyatt, who is studying medieval Spanish poetry. He’s an atheist. She’s a member of the Church of England. Opposites attract. The story progresses quickly. Hawking begins to drop things. When his condition becomes worse, he’s diagnosed with motor neuron disease and given only two years to live. Depression sets in. It’s Wyatt who saves him. She refuses to abandon him. They marry, and she supports him in any way she can. The film is outstanding as a biographical portrait. Science is referred to but not developed to any extent. This is a film about people’s lives and how they cope with the unexpected. Wyatt and Hawking’s fortitude through these tenuous times is amazing – they persevere no matter what turns their relationship takes. The acting by Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones is superb. Available for pre-order – amazon.com
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The altered spelling of the original title ought to tell the viewer that Anne Fontaine’s film is a lighthearted and humorous reworking of Gustave Flaubert’s landmark 1857 novel Madame Bovary. Moreover, as it is adapted from Posy Simmonds’ eponymous graphic novel, Gemma Bovery could scarcely be anything else … particularly not with Britain’s most engaging female actor, Gemma Arterton, in the lead role. The publication of Madame Bovary was a signal literary event not so much because it offered us a brilliant portrait of a fallen woman à la Thomas Hardy, but rather because its heroine was an ambitious and self-possessed woman who sought to escape the confines of a dull provincial marriage by embarking on a series of loveless affairs. Flaubert’s unsurpassed prose and an unerring instinct for laying bare the hypocrisies of provincial life in mid-nineteenth century France did the rest. One might say Emma made her own destiny, but it was a destiny that closed in on her ineluctably. Working from the graphic novel, Fontaine has transposed Emma/ Gemma to an idyllic setting in present-day Normandy, where Flaubert once made his home. An English couple, Gemma and husband Charlie have moved into a dilapidated house next door to Martin Joubert and his wife, who run the local boulangerie. Martin, played by Fabrice Luchini (perhaps the other reason to see this film) is an unsuccessful editor from Paris who has decamped to the bucolic Normandy countryside in a bid to reinvent himself in his father’s bakery. Martin is also a great fan of Flaubert in general and Madame Bovary in particular. When he meets Gemma, he makes an immediate connection with her literary predecessor. Like Emma, Gemma is ravishing, restless and married to a man who is earnest, but somewhat dull and plodding. Fabrice Luchini’s character is the new wrinkle in this delightful retelling of the classic tale. His Martin has no direct counterpart in the original novel. He is like a Greek chorus, or modern-day observer; in short, he is
us. He alone among the characters senses where Gemma is heading. And although he is smitten with her – and who wouldn’t be – Martin is unable or unwilling to divert Gemma from the path she has chosen. The script, co-written by Fontaine and veteran Pascal Bonitzer, does not match Flaubert’s breathless prose, but it is witty and humorous. For while Gemma is a romantic comedy with a frisson of tragedy, it is also – dare I say it – a rom-com with a very literary provenance. Yes, tragedy is lurking somewhere – Martin’s inelegant warnings about poison remind us of this – but with characters as witty and engaging as these, and with Gemma’s machinations reminding us more of Feydeau than Flaubert, it is difficult to take it all too seriously. As Gemma’s French improves, so do her ambitions broaden. In an early scene, Martin and Gemma knead bread dough in his bakery; Gemma’s course seems set. And if Martin is convinced he knows her fate, he seems almost to collaborate in it. It matters little; Martin may be hapless, but he is also charming and very likeable. Watching Anne Fontaine’s nimble parsing of the differences between the French and the English is one of the pleasures this film affords; another is the way in which the two leads play off against each other. The thoughtful viewer of Gemma Bovery could do worse than to tackle the original novel, or at least the graphic version. Running time: 99 minutes. In French, with English subtitles. Scheduled for upcoming DVD release.
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By now, the City’s annual budget-setting and Councillor approval process is well underway. The 2015 David Chernushenko Draft Budget will have been released by the www.capitalward.ca time this is published, and Council will consider final budget recommendations on March 11. It’s later than most years – always the case following an election – but with all the debates, questionnaires and doorstep conversations, an election campaign is a fairly comprehensive budget consultation exercise in itself. So I feel I have a pretty good sense of what people are thinking and feeling. However, what I hear during an election tends to be very general: more funding for transit, hold the line on wages, support affordable housing, stop widening roads, etc. This is helpful as broad guidance, providing a general sense of your priorities, but really useful budget direction needs to be more specific, and it’s not too late to give me your feedback. For example, what programs or specific projects do you feel should be maintained or boosted, and by how much? Why are they important? Which programs should be decreased or eliminated, and why? Are they a luxury or counter-productive? I want to hear your arguments for and against budget items because I will have to weigh them against the arguments I hear from others. Ultimately, I must present a credible argument to Council in defence of any proposed cuts or increases. Some people wonder if it’s worth their time writing, coming to budget consultation meetings or speaking as a delegation at committee meetings. Will anything really change, or will the “draft” budget be passed with minimal tweaks? I get it. You see little value in participating if you feel the consultations are a sham and the budget is a done deal. Based on the few changes made to budgets during the last term of Council, I understand – and share – that conclusion. The 2011–2014 final budgets were but modestly amended versions of the draft put forward to the public. Why? I offer this commentary as useful context, but I’ll understand if it comes off sounding like an excuse: • A lot of the City’s spending is locked in through union agreements, long-term commitments, multi-year construction projects and other limitations. • There is no “gravy train” to be slashed in the quest to achieve a magical “zero” tax increase. If there were, successive councils prompted by engaged citizens would have found and eliminated it by now. • What you consider an unnecessary frill may be a core service to your neighbour. Every line item and program was created for a reason. Each is well intentioned, though not necessarily run as efficiently as it might, nor as relevant today as it was when first initiated. But each program, service, grant or subsidy has its staunch defenders. Eliminating or reducing services is messier than you or I would like it to be. • Increasing spending on any program, service or project involves a difficult choice. Either we offset increases with matching funding cuts to keep the impact budget-neutral, or we agree to raise taxes. With that in mind, I still want to ask: • What do you wish to see more, less or none of in the budget? • What projects do you think are unnecessary or could be delayed? • What services or programs merit more funding? • What projects should be funded or advanced? • If recommending new spending, how would you pay for it? Identify specific cost savings or tell me how much you’re prepared to pay in additional taxes. It’s useful for me to know these things not only as we finalize the 2015 budget, but also in general, because I’m already thinking ahead to future years’ budgets. Find out more about Budget 2015 at bit.ly/ottawabudget2015. City Builder Award
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High drama in the Glebe
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On January 22, GNAG hosted the 17th annual Taste in the Glebe, one of Ottawa’s favourite Mary Tsai wine and food shows hosting a range of expert www.gnag.ca winemakers, master chefs and culinary personalities. The $23,000 raised from this sold-out event will go towards our Community Development Fund that supports community projects, subsidizes program initiatives and aids families financially. On behalf of the community, we would like to recognize and thank you for your kindness and support, and most importantly, for your belief in our community through the celebration of food. Summer Camp 2015 Registration
Registration for Summer Camp 2015 is now on! Create fun memories for your child that will last forever! Visit www.gnag.ca for a full listing of amazing camps for all ages or you can pick up a copy of the summer camp guide at the Glebe Community Centre. There are over 250 summer camps that will keep your child active, inspired, educated and entertained! Bring your friends or make new ones. Summer Camp is GNAG’s specialty!
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We are currently accepting registration for our very popular March Break Camps March 16 – 20. We have a fantastic lineup that caters to all interests. Enjoy your spring break at the Glebe Community Centre and experience one of our specialties. • Super Odyssey Traditional Camp (Grades 1 – 6) • Little Tykes Half Day Camp (2.5 – 5 years) • Kinder Break Camp (3 – 6 years) • Art & Pottery Camp (8 years) • Dance Camp (6 – 8 years) • Computer Camps (8 – 10 & 11 – 14 years) • Foodie Frenzy Cooking Camp (8 – 12 years) • Musical Theatre Camp (8 – 14 years) How does GNAG build community? Through theatre!
GNAG’s theatre education program involves a multi-generational cast that includes children and teens from 10 to 18 years of age, and adults whose ages range well into their 70s. We try to accommodate as many interested individuals as possible through double casting and non-speaking “crowd” roles, to include some 40 cast members in Tams-Witmark’s beloved musical Oliver by Lionel Bart. Although each course revolves around the full production of a play or musical, our focus is on education. The aim is to help those with an interest in acting, singing and dancing to improve their skills by giving them an opportunity to perform. We emphasize the process rather than the product: “It is as much about learning how, as it is about the show.” At the same time, GNAG maintains high production standards by hiring professionals: director Eleanor Crowder, music director Rachel Eugster and accompanist Lauren Sainden. As choreographer, I find it a joy to help tell the story through dance. It is our belief that the higher the standards, the more the cast will learn. The end result is a show that is eagerly anticipated by a growing audience of family, friends and neighbours. We look forward to the result, but more importantly, recognize the hard work and dedication of all involved over months. It is events like these that build communities and help to make Glebe what it is, a community of friends. Please join us for Oliver, the Musical directed by Eleanor Crowder. Rehearsals for Oliver are underway. A cast of 35 is hard at work on choreography, songs and lines as they transform the Main Hall to 1830s London. Winsome orphan Oliver triumphs in a sordid world of slum dens and dives. A musical for the whole family, Oliver’s melodies are well-known, and the community centre often rings with “Food, Glorious Food” and exhortations to “Pick a Pocket or Two.” Our cast includes John Saar as Fagin, James Allan as the loveable Mr. Brownlow, and all five members of the Lunderqvist family! Oliver and the Artful Dodger are played by Mina Lunderqvuist and Jake Hamilton, Mia Kelly and Robert Furtuna. And 18 neighbourhood kids burn up the stage in the dance numbers! Angela Pelly stage-manages this threering circus. She’ll tell you the scheduling is crazy, but that the show will be a stunner. March 26 – 29, 7 p.m. shows; March 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets on sale now $22 (adults) / $17 (seniors and students) C
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This event celebrates all women – mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, grandmothers and friends. There will be 30 jewellers exhibiting and selling their beautiful, wearable works of art during this two-day show. Would you like to become a vendor? We are currently accepting applications. You can find out more about our jewellery show by visiting www.gnag.ca/events/jewelryshow and download your application, or contact us at 613-233-8713 or by email: clare@gnag.ca.
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Let me take this opportunity to say Happy New Year and to express my gratitude in representing this particular community on the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). I also wanted to take the chance to thank the former trustee, Rob Campbell, OCSB Trustee who represented the area well for eight years and Shawn Menard who has been gracious with his advice. shawn.menard@ocdsb.ca For many of you I will be a new face as I just started my term on December 1, 2014. Though that may be the case, I’ve worked with many residents in the Glebe on issues related to transportation, proper community consultation, public education and the environment. During the election several issues arose that have since developed: School start time changes – Beginning in 2015 many schools across the OCDSB and Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) will have different start times to maximize efficiency for school bus transportation. I’m happy to report that it appears none of the schools in the Glebe nor the rest of public Zone 9 will be affected. Province looking for “school efficiency” – Unfortunately, there has been pressure on some schools across Ontario to close in order to help reduce the provincial deficit. Most recently, trustees were presented with Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines that effectively suggest reducing consultation procedures during accommodation reviews. In a growing city such as Ottawa I don’t believe we should be shutting down schools and community space, but rather, we should be finding creative solutions to enhance enrolment and flexibility for parents. This will continue to be my position when it comes to a recent proposal to close Munster Elementary and any other school in Ottawa during my term. Mutchmor, First Avenue, Hopewell, Lady Evelyn and Glebe – I continue to follow the issues closely for these Zone 9 schools (near or in the Glebe). In particular, the switch coming in September 2015 for Mutchmor and First Avenue, the fantastic effort for trees and green space at Hopewell (http://bit.ly/HopewellYard), field use provisions at Mutchmor, pedestrian safety and active transportation in the Glebe, and quality educational support for our students. There are many other issues that exist and I would welcome working with you toward solutions. Please feel free to contact me at any time at Shawn.Menard@ ocdsb.ca, or visit my website at www.shawnmenard.ca. Every School Every Voice consultation – The OCDSB is working on the development of our next strategic plan. The strategic plan is the document that outlines our priorities for the next four years, 2015 to 2019. Parents, employees and community partners have been invited to share their thoughts on the things they appreciate about our schools, what challenges might exist and where we should focus our future priorities. There are three steps to this process that you can view at ocdsb.ca. Extended Day Program – Annually, staff review the fees for the Extended Day Program. The fees for the 2015/2016 school year will be recommended to the Board of Trustees on January 27. A $2 per day increase is being recommended (fees are currently $20 per day). I recognize the need to keep this program strong and flexible throughout the day; however, I am concerned by any increase in child care costs. EQAO Parent Forum, March 7 – The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is inviting parents and educators to a parent forum in Ottawa on March 7. The forum is composed of two sessions. During the first, the School Support and Outreach Team will deliver information about EQAO’s provincewide assessment program. The following topics will be covered during the session: an overview of EQAO elementary and secondary assessments, the process for developing and scoring the assessments and an explanation of how the results from these assessments contribute to student learning in Ontario’s schools. Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015 Location: Southway Hotel, 2431 Bank Street Continental breakfast: 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. First session: 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Second session: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. I look forward to connecting with you over the next four years. Please let me know any feedback you may have. Thank You Shawn
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Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool
New creative arts programs at GMCAPS
Since 1981, Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool (GMCAPS) on First Avenue near Bank has offered programs to nurture children’s creativity and imagination. In December, the staff asked parents what they wanted more of from the school. The two big requests were that children be able to attend the morning preschool up to five days per week, and more art! Good Morning’s teaching staff came up with some terrific ideas. They are excited to offer the following new options that are open to all kids in our community who like to create. Art Workshops – Once a month, seasonally inspired Saturday morning workshops for kids ages 4 to 10 result in a cool project your child can take home. Parents’ Night Out/Kid’s Pizza Night In! – On the last Friday of every month, GMCAPS throws a creative arts party for kids aged 3 to 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. While children are happily engaged with an art project, playing with their friends, and eating pizza and veggies, parents can get things done or just relax!
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By Sarah Brickell and Rebecca Sandiford
Making a special decoration at a Good Morning arts workshop
Birthday Parties (Sundays) – Choose a theme the birthday girl or
Glebe Cooperative Nursery School open house and registration Thinking about preschool for your two to four-year-old? Please come by our open house on Friday, February 27 from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. in the preschool room at the Glebe Community Centre and see what the GCNS is all about! Registration packages will be available at the school and on our website on February 27.
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boy will enjoy, and the GMCAPS staff will come up with a related art project
and activities to make sure everyone has a great time. To accommodate parents who want to increase their child’s time at GMCAPS, staff also introduced options for younger children to attend up to five days per week, including our Morning Preschool for ages 2 to 4. Taught by ECE-trained teachers, it’s a gentle, joyful introduction to school for little ones getting ready for kindergarten. Some parents were looking for more ways to ease the transition to fullday kindergarten, so the school also brought back its popular afternoon Storyscapes program. Every week a new book adventure inspires art projects and drama activities. It’s a great fit for preschoolers who are ready for more structured activities, and current JK or SK kids who would enjoy some creative class time with a lower teacher-to-student ratio. Finally, GMCAPS continues to offer its Creative Arts Afterschool for kids ages 4 to 10, up to five days a week, with optional pickup from local schools. It’s a cozy afternoon time that supports children’s development in the fine arts using different media as well as through creating with friends. Registration for Fall 2015 is starting now, and there are still some spaces in current programs. For details, please visit www.gmcaps.com or email Director, Karen Cameron: goodmorningpreschool@gmail.com. Sarah Brickell is on the Board of Directors of GMCAPS. Rebecca Sandiford is a Good Morning parent who appreciates the staff and loves this local art school for kids.
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Glashan Public School
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Glashan Public School Site Concept Plan (see Glashan Greening website for more detailed drawings)
Glashan schoolyard greening update By Kathi Elborn
In the bleakness of urban Ottawa in midwinter, it’s admittedly tough to visualize a thriving green yard at Glashan Public School. Good thing the Glashan Green Team has just that kind of imagination. Actual trees and plants may be lying dormant right now, but our plans are germinating and sprouting along nicely! OCDSB’s tender for Phase 1 of the Glashan Schoolyard Greening Project was sent to 11 pre-qualified contractors in December, and three bids were received. The contract was awarded to the lowest compliant, competitive bid, Rockcliffe Landscaping. We look forward to partnering with them as they transform our paper plans into reality. We are excited that with the spring thaw, work will get underway and the hard work of planning, organizing and fundraising gives rise to glorious greening come June!
Which brings us to … the $39 thousand dollar question! Will we undertake the full or partial scope of work this spring? The Rockcliffe bid is to complete the base contract of Areas A & B. Area A is the north side of the school along Arlington Avenue and Area B is the south side along Catherine Street. The full scope of Phase 1 groundwork includes these two base areas plus three more landscape areas (so-called “optional” components of the contract). Refer to http://glashangreening.ca/theplan/#Detailed for the specifics. With our successful fundraising to date, we have enough to complete Areas A and B and at least one more area. To complete the full scope of Phase 1 (all five areas of work), we have an estimated funding gap of $39,000 (assuming that we receive $25,000 from a pending grant application to OCDSB). Attention, creative fundraising types! We need our Glashan Green-
Artist Nicole Belanger and the 36 student artists gathered diverse materials from the environment to fashion a stunning tall tree and gorgeous garden scene complete with soaring birds.
ing supporters now more than ever. Our goal is to raise $39,000 by April to allow Rockcliffe Landscaping to move forward with the full scope of the groundwork. The Glashan Green Team meets the first Monday of each month. Join us and share ideas you have for events or initiatives that could help us raise this amount. If you know of, or have a connection with, any companies that may want to donate to our project, please let us know. We are also looking for a volunteer interested in pursuing the noise abatement issue. Information is available to share, including past noise studies and work done to date, to help get you started. Two More Murals Installed
Two additional murals depicting a tall tree and garden scene now grace
the east side exterior wall facing Bank Street, adding a splash of colour that contrasts sharply with the grey skies and slushy streets of winter. These murals were funded by community donations and a big contribution from an anonymous corporate donor through Evergreen. This generous company valued the artistic component of the overall schoolyard revitalization so much that they earmarked a part of their donation for art. Contact GlashanGreening@gmail. com to get involved. Keep up-to-date on our progress and plans by visiting our website (www.GlashanGreening. ca) or Facebook page (www.facebook. com/glashangreeningproject). real estate sales representatives Kathi Elborn is responsible for Glashan Green Team communications.
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Tanzania ‘crazily awesome’
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A cheetah hanging out on a termite mound in Tanzania
11-year-old Ella Hodgson-Pageau on a boat near Pangani in northern Tanzania
By Ella Hodgson-Pageau
In what country can you find cool wildlife, beautiful beaches, Maasai warriors and snow-capped mountains? I’ll give you a hint; it starts with a T, ends in an A, and has ‘anzani’ in the middle. In other words … Tanzania! I would say that the best place for Canadians to go in the winter is the Tanzanian beach. Although that’s just my opinion, I think it would be pretty hard to argue with me. I mean – who could turn down warm sun, sandy beaches, awesome snorkeling and a warm ocean breeze (especially if it’s –40 in Ottawa)? We stayed at a little cottage right on the beach. At dawn each morning, I could step out, and watch the fishermen’s boats cross in front of the giant, golden ball as it rose over the ocean. Another crazily awesome thing about the Tanzanian beach is the ocean itself. By around three in the afternoon, the ocean was like a hot tub. Literally. One day, we came back from snorkeling in the deeper water and boy, were we in for a surprise: the ocean must have been 30 degrees! Pretty crazy, right? Lets just say I wasn’t missing my very cold home much at the beach. I was missing my home when I was slogging through mud and rain
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take out the disks and their ears stay all stretched out forever. It’s sort of similar to what lots of teenagers are doing to their ears, back in Canada. Another thing you would see if you spent time in a Maasai village is very little boys herding cows. I saw some that looked as though they were only three or four years old! Living like the Maasai would be cool, but I think I’d rather stay in the Glebe. I think that Tanzania should be on everyone’s must-see list. From the tallest mountain in Africa to pristine beaches, to regal lions, Tanzania has got it all. It was pretty great and I hope to be back again someday. Ella Hodgson-Pageau is an 11-yearold Glebe resident and a writer who is on a 10-month trip around the world with her family. This is the fourth installment in her series for the Glebe Report.
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CALLING GLEBE ARTISTS! The GLEBE ART IN OUR GARDENS AND STUDIO TOUR 2015 will take place July 4–5. Applications from Glebe artists accepted until April 30. Please send an email to: glebearttour@hotmail.ca for info and an application form. COME SING WITH US AT ABBOTSFORD HOUSE, 950 Bank St. 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 Friday afternoons and spread some cheer with each other. Bill Robertson will be at the piano playing some old-time favourites and contemporary tunes and Doug Small will lead the singing. Fridays: 1:30– 2:30 p.m. February 13 & 27, March 13 & 27. Drop-in fee: $1. CONCERT AT ST. GILES CHURCH, 729 Bank St. at the corner of First Ave. on Mon., Mar. 16, 7:30 p.m. Seraphina presents “Return to the Isles: Folk meets Baroque”. Dawn Bailey (soprano and storyteller) with Susan Toman (celtic harp and harpsichord). The concert is a cross-over between traditional melodies, instrumental jigs and reels, and Baroque pieces by Purcell, Corelli and Playford. Tickets at the door $20 adults & $15 students/seniors. This all ages, Celtic/British Isles themed concert anticipates St. Patrick’s day. www. ensembleseraphina.com or St. Giles 613-235-2551. DOORS OPEN FOR MUSIC AT SOUTHMINSTER, Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave., Wed., Feb 18, 12 p.m.–1 p.m.: “Meditations for Ash Wednesday” Reflective pipe organ music by J. S. Bach, Reger, Tournemire and Howells; Thomas Annand, organist. – Wed., Feb 25, 12 p.m.–1 p.m.: “Hopewell School Bands Showcase” The talented children of Hopewell share their music with the community. – Mar. 4, 12 p.m.–1 p.m.: “The Russian Soul” Preludes and etudes by Rachmaninoff and the Third Sonata by Scriabin; John Dapaah, piano. – Mar. 11, 12 p.m.–1 p.m.: “Doug Martin Trio” Originals and jazz standards by Doug Martin for saxophone, bass and piano; Doug
Martin, saxophone, Tom Denison, bass, Yves Laroche, piano. Freewill offerings are gratefully accepted to support the series. Go to: http:// www.southminsterunitedchurch. com/#!wednesday-noon-concerts/ c1it7 for concert program. ENCORE FASHIONS – Consignment Quality Almost New Apparel. 109A Fourth Ave. at Bank St. Open Wed. 10–2, Thurs. 4–6:30, Sat. 10–1. Designer spring fashions now in the store. LEARN AND EXPLORE SPEAKERS’ SERIES AT ABBOTSFORD HOUSE (950 Bank St.) Feb. 18 – Michael Markov, instructor of dance, will be facilitating and demonstrating an innovative Latin influenced program combining aerobic workout, fitness and ballroom dancing routines in a group party atmosphere making each class a “fiesta.” No dance partners needed; just a willingness to try something new. Refreshments will reflect the party atmosphere, bring shoes...everyone can dance! Feb. 25 – Dr Laura Brandon is an Historian of Art and War at the Canadian War Museum. She will be presenting women war artists including Pegi Nicol, Mabel May and Molly Lamb Bobak to name a few. Dr. Brandon wrote the book: Pegi by Herself: The Life of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian Artist. Mar. 4 – Pamela Vezina is the marketing manager of Lifestyle Hearing, which specializes in hearing devices. She will present an educational information session on the different types of hearing loss and overall lifestyle impacts hearing loss can have on the individual. She will also demonstrate some of the newer hearing devices that are currently available on the market. Mar. 11 – Karim Gwaduri, Financial Advisor at Edward Jones will be presenting: Share Your Dreams, Build a Legacy. Join us to hear a fresh perspective on strategies to consider for preserving everything you have worked hard to build. LOG DRIVE CAFÉ AT ABBOTSFORD HOUSE (950 Bank St.) with artist Ellen MacIsaac and songs in honour of International Women’s Day... with the Irish flair…Fri., Mar. 27,
7:30–9 p.m. Admission: $7 at the door. (Doors open at 7 p.m.). Coffee/tea and beverages will be on sale courtesy of the Abbotsford Members Council. THE NEXT NEW OTTAWA DOLL SHOW AND SALE will take place on May 2 at the Ernst and Young Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring dolls, toys, teddy bears and miniatures. Admission: a cash donation to the Ottawa Food Bank (minimum $2 please). OLD OTTAWA SOUTH GARDEN CLUB meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at Ottawa South Community Centre (The Firehall), 260 Sunnyside Ave. Membership is $25 per year; $40 for a family and drop in fee $7 per meeting. March 9 meeting: The Rock Garden Featuring the use of variously sized rocks and plantings native to rocky or alpine environments, rock gardens are an interesting addition to the roster of garden styles. Judy Wall, of Rock Wall Gardens (www. rockwallgardens.com), will illustrate the elements of rock gardening – with special emphasis on the use of native and local plants. OTTAWA BRAHMS CHOIR, under new director Christopher Askwith and accompanists Ioulia Blinova and Jenna Richards, is preparing for its 35th anniversary during the season in 2015 and, starting in January, invites new and old choir members to rehearsals every Monday evening from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Southminster United Church, Parlour Room, at Aylmer/Bank. Tenors are particularly welcome! For more info: www. ottawabrahmschoir.ca; 613-749-2391. The OTTAWA NEWCOMERS CLUB is designed to help women new to Ottawa or who have experienced a significant life change to adjust by meeting women of similar interests and to develop friendships by participating in a variety of group activities. For more information, please visit our website at ottawanewcomersclub.ca or call Marilyn Porter at 613-8600548.
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“Sparkle and Shine” Nature Nocturne @ Canadian Museum of Nature, Fri., Feb. 27, 8 p.m. – Sat., Feb. 28, 12 a.m., 240 McLeod St. The popular Friday night party event at the Canadian Museum of Nature returns for its third season. Regular admission to Nature Nocturne is $25 (Yellow Lounge – $60). A Yellow Lounge ticket includes access to the entire Nature Nocturne event where visitors can enjoy dancing, galleries and programming. Visit nature.ca/ nocturne for tickets and details about the program. TOASTMASTERS – Need to make presentations at work or at social events? Have a fear of speaking in public? The Dawn Breaker Toastmasters Club can help you overcome these fears in a friendly, non-confrontational atmosphere. Meetings are at 7 a.m. on Wednesday mornings located at 269 Laurier Ave. West. Please contact Vicky at 613834-1562 for more information. TOPICAL TALKS AT ABBOTSFORD HOUSE, (950 Bank St.) on Mon., Feb. 23 – Judith Maxwell is a member of the Leadership Team of the Citizens Academy; she will be presenting: Citizens Academy, Fostering Civic Engagement in Ottawa. How do we, as citizens, influence the agenda of the new Council, how can we work together to make Ottawa the best it can be. Refreshments (a muffin, juice and a coffee) served at 9:45 a.m. Talk begins at 10 a.m sharp! Cost $3.
available SIMPLY THE BEST HOUSE SITTING / HOUSE CARE SERVICE Long term / short term – live in or out. We are 2 mature, employed professional females, non-smokers, quiet, experienced in house and property management. Will care for your home and property, care for pets and plants. Terms negotiable, however, willing to contribute to utilities if responsibilities are light. Contact: 613-294-6204 or 613-712-9642.
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In addition to free home delivery, you can find copies of the Glebe Report at Abbas Grocery, Acorn Nursery, Adishesha Yoga, Arrow & Loon, Bank of Montreal, B.G.G.O., Bloomfields Flowers, Booster Juice, Brewer Arena, Brewer Pool, Bridgehead, 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, 107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar, Francesco’s Coffee Company, 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., 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, ReadiSetGo, RBC/Royal Bank, Reflections, Roast’n Brew, 7-Eleven, Scotiabank, Second Avenue Sweets, Shafali Bazaar, Silver Scissors, Spa Royale, Subway, SushiGo, TD Bank, Third Avenue Spa, Von’s Bistro, Watson’s Pharmacy and Wellness Centre, Whole Foods, The Wild Oat, Yarn Forward & Sew-On, The Works, ZaZaZa Pizza.
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"Morning Commute" by Sally Bender (oil on canvas, 2015)
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