The Glebe Report November 2022 Issue

Beloved

By Ali Adwan

As the age-old saying goes, the only constant in life is change. For Café Morala, that means a new name –Happy Goat Coffee Company – and the wider choice of coffees and drinks offered by the company it has joined.

But some things will remain constant. Miriam Rangel will continue to own and operate the café and serve her famous empanadas and Mayan chocolate cookies. She says the new affiliation is an effort to boost her business after a slump that started during COVID-19 lockdowns.

“This is sort of an infusion,” she said in an interview. “After 20 years of doing this, I just needed to rebrand myself.”

Happy Goat will lend Rangel its higher profile, give her a social media presence she didn’t have on her own and help expand and improve the drinks she offers, which she admits “were never great.”

“It’s incredible,” she said, “it’s a whole differ ent world of coffee. With their support, we’re being trained to make better coffee.”

The café opened 20 years ago when Rangel and her husband at the time, Henry Assad, bought the loca tion from Morala Trading, a coffee machine supplier. Prior to purchasing, the couple used to go to the café as a treat every weekend when it only served coffee and waffles. It inspired Assad to want to run his own café.

“What’s great is that the café is probably the first speciality coffee shop in all of Ottawa,” Assad said. Rangel, who has Mexican roots, decided to keep the Spanish name Morala.

After running the café for more than a decade, Rangel and Assad split up, and she became sole pro prietor of Morala. Assad got into the coffee business as well and is now co-owner of Happy Goat, which has 13 locations in Ottawa and one in Kelowna, B.C. The couple remained friends, and that was crucial when it came to rebranding Morala by joining Assad’s Happy Goat chain, an idea they’d been discussing for

several years.

“I was actually the one who asked Henry for support and so far, he’s been really great,” says Rangel. “I feel very happy and more supported.”

The final impetus for change was the pandemic. Morala could only do takeout. Staff left. The lifting of restrictions brought a brief boom, then business slumped again.

“I couldn’t do much,” says Rangel. “I had no work ers, and I didn’t know what to do. I needed someone

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to be there as a support system.”

Assad says the key to growing a business these days is social media, something that Rangel couldn’t do well on her own but is a priority at Happy Goat. “Stay ing up-to-date with the community and letting people know what we’re up to is crucial,” he says.

Amid hopes the new branding will draw new cus tomers, Rangel aims to keep them with the food she

Miriam Rangel’s beloved Morala Café in the Glebe has transitioned to Happy Goat for greater support and stability, but it’s still serving great coffee and fantastic Mexican-inspired foods. PHOTOS: ALI ADWAN

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does so well – her empanadas, wraps and desserts are all a product of her creative mind, with a distinct Spanish taste because of her Mexican background.

“I really wanted to create,” she says. “I started with my own mix of hot chocolate and from there I started creating mixes for items I wanted to sell. The empanadas, for example, were a collaboration between myself and my chef who’s Bolivian.”

Rangel is confident that Glebites will keep coming, no matter what name is hanging out front. “I am very thankful for this community. They’re very supportive.”

Moving forward, all parties are excited and optimistic for the future and the success that this new partnership will bring. “At the end of the day, what’s most important is the well-being of the café,” said Assad. “Whether it’s called Café Morala or Happy Goat. . .people will still love it.”

Ali Adwan is a third-year journalism student at Carleton University

By Serena Lemieux

The winner of last year’s Glebe Spree, Joy Kardish, submitted her winning ballot while buying cupcakes for her grandchildren. Lucky grandkids, lucky Joy! Asked why she participates in Glebe Spree, she says “I love shopping in the Glebe because the shop owners are so friendly, and I like to support local businesses.”

Kardish spent her $10,000 winnings at Glebe Trotters, Magpie, Phi Beauty Bar, McKeen Metro, JD Adam, Third Avenue Spa, Stomping Ground, Von’s Bistro, Cantina Gia, Davidson’s Jewel lers and Bloomfields.

The Glebe Spree, which runs from November 15 to December 31, has been a community favourite since it started in 2011. It gets people talking and excited during the holiday season. As an added bonus, it gets shoppers out to support small businesses.

Shoppers can enter the contest by filling out a Glebe Spree “passport” with ten $15 stickers which are earned by shopping in the Glebe and entering the complete passport into a Glebe Spree ballot box at a local shop.

It’s a big community-building project, according to long-time participants. “Locals now know about it and look forward to it,” said Ian Boyd, owner of the record store Compact Music. “As merchants, we think it’s of great value to us and certainly hope everybody in the whole world does their Christmas shopping in the Glebe.

“This Christmas, forget the internet and shop local. The local stores will do a much better job, get you the right stuff, and you’ll see a little bit of char acter from all the same people every day. Name a big brand, and you’ll see different people in the store every time. Not at Compact, you get the old man in the record store.”

The contest is also a good reminder of the great community shops you can find just off Bank Street. ORESTA Organics, at Isabella and O’Connor Street, is well-known in Ottawa for specializing in organic beauty prod ucts. Owner Oresta Korbutiak has had a busy and challenging year. In April she helped organize “Pysanka: To

Ukraine with Love,” a fundraiser for Canada-Ukraine Foundation and the victims of war in Ukraine.

Korbutiak is ready for the joy the holiday season brings. “Our customers really look forward to the Glebe Spree every year,” she said. “It encourages them to visit the shop in person rather than shopping online. We’re excited to be able to welcome customers into the store and offer our holistic facials again.”

Several newcomers to the Glebe are also eager for their first holiday season here and for their first Glebe Spree. Darnell Kennedy of Ramen Isshin, a Japanese ramen establishment, said, “We had heard great things [about Glebe Spree] through the grapevine, but this will be our first year participat ing, and we are very excited.

“We believe that holiday contests are a fantastic way to get more people from around the city to visit our Glebe shops. We can’t wait to see the streets filled with holiday shoppers.”

McKeen Metro, a family-run business that’s been open in the Glebe since 1910, supports the Glebe Spree by spon soring the Early Bird Prize. The website GlebeSpree.ca has more details about the contest.

The Glebe is Getting Gussied Up for the Holidays

The Glebe is getting ready to dazzle this holiday season. Keep an eye out for our festive new green banners and our lit-up, tree-lined streets. It will excite even the biggest Grinch in your life.

The Santa Toy parade will be making its way down Bank Street to Lansdowne on November 19 starting at 11 a.m. Bring a toy of your choice or donate online.

Don’t miss the Christmas tree light ing on November 25 at 6 p.m. in Aber deen Square, kicking off the official Ottawa Christmas Market season at Lansdowne.

The Glebe is a magical spot during the holidays, and we can’t wait to enjoy it with our community.

Serena Lemieux is responsible for communications and marketing at the Glebe BIA (Business Improvement Area).

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From left: Rebecca McKeen, owner of McKeen Metro, Joy Kardish, last year’s grand prize Glebe Spree winner and Patrick Burke, executive director of the Glebe BIA. PHOTO: SERENA LEMIEUX

The park with no name

The new little park beside the fire station at O’Connor and Fifth needs a name.

Names are important clues to how we see the world. Names can celebrate or denigrate. Place names, like statues, say a lot about who and what we value.

The Glebe Community Association’s Parks Committee put their heads together and collectively had a brilliant thought – an Indigenous name would put some weight behind the notion of acknowledging Indigenous lands and would be a gesture of reconciliation. The group even gathered at the park with a local Indigenous elder to reflect

on how the park could bring aware ness of Indigenous traditions and also serve the community, especially sen iors. There was talk of planting trad itional Indigenous medicine gardens or a healing forest.

From these conversations, the idea for a name emerged: an Algonquin Anishinaabe word or phrase that gets across some of the notions of moving forward together, respecting elders and healing.

But it appears the City has other plans for the name of the park. It seems the name “Firehall Park” has gained favour in the corridors of City

Hall – to the extent that the corridors of power ring with hot debate about the naming of a tiny park in a small (but spirited) residential neighbourhood. And arriving at an Indigenous name would require research and language expertise and formal consultation with Indigenous partners.

The story is not over. The park, at time of writing, is as yet unnamed.

Naming is a powerful thing. Let’s not allow it to slip from our grasp in a need lessly wasted opportunity.

—Liz McKeen

Glebe Comings & Goings �

Removery “The world’s tattoo removal experts” at 900 Bank Street, Suite 140, is now open. removery.com.

Le Poké Station at 151B Second Avenue is now open. “Poké bowls prepared with finesse and diligence… with unique, harmonious ingredi ents.” lepokestation.com.

Oueis Dentistry at 645 Lyon Street South has new owners: Dr. Shailendra Singhal and Dr. Neha Chopra

Tracy Arnett Realty has merged with Paul Rushforth Real Estate.

Rag and Carbon now open at 796 Bank Street. (613) 858-7776. “Hand made prints and frames for your wall, made and expertly framed in Ottawa, Ontario.”

Contributors this month

Ali Adwan

Iva Apostolova

Eve Beauchamp

Candice Blackwood

Karen Blakely

Linda Bordage

Cathy Bourguignon

Karen Cameron

Anthony Carricato

Don Cochrane

John Crump

Wendy Davies

Pam Fitch

Paul Giacomin

Bruce Hill

Bob Irvine

Karen Irvine

Alexander Joubert

Nili Kaplan-Myrth

Christiane Kingsley

Julie LeBlanc

Serena Lemieux

Katherine Liston

Angus Luff

Pamela MacKenzie

Janice Manchee

Ian McKercher

Shawn Menard

Margret B. Nankivell

Yasir Naqvi

T. Nelligan

Michael Kofi Ngongi

Tim O’Connor

Emilie Paradis

Rafal Pomian

Barbara Popel

David Rain

Mary Richardson

Jeanette Rive

Peter Simpson

Sue Stefko

Ruth Stewart-Verger

Scott Stilborn

Brian Tansey

Caren Von Merveldt

G. L. Watson

Jim Watson

Lauren Weber

Cecile Wilson

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Anishinaabe people, comprised of the Ojibwe, Chippewa, Odawa, Potawatomi, Algonquin, Saulteaux, Nipissing and Mississauga First Nations

The Glebe Report strives to be inclusive and to represent the full diversity of the community we serve.

Foolish decision will haunt Ottawa

Editor, Glebe Report

Re: “New Civic Hospital location – the story behind the story,” Greg Roger, Glebe Report, October 2022

Thank you, Greg Roger, for the excellent and insightful article, “New Civic Hospital location – the story behind the story.”

It is hard for those of us who care about climate change and the environment to understand this illthought-through decision which can only be described as vandalism.

Yes, it’s good to have a “state of the art” hospital and Tunney’s Pasture, with its easy access to the LRT, would have been the perfect site for it.

Apart from the cost to taxpayers, the decision to build on this beauti ful green space is going to affect the whole of the surrounding area i.e. the Arboretum, the Experimental Farm, Dow’s Lake, Preston Street, Carling Avenue, Prince of Wales Drive, the Driveway and on and on.

Traffic congestion will be a night mare, not just for cars but for ambu lances and emergency vehicles. Also, the cutting down of 700 trees seems to me like sacrilege, as every healthy tree makes a valuable contribution to the planet.

I find it heartbreaking to pass by this site now, knowing what is coming.

Having read the inspiring article on John Leaning, I can’t help wonder ing what he would have made of this environmental disaster!

Mr Roger is right, this is a “colossal blunder,” and the foolishness of this decision will haunt these decision makers and, sadly, Ottawa for all the years to come.

Wendy M.T. Davies

Sad episode of political interference

Editor, Glebe Report

Re: “New Civic Hospital location – the story behind the story,” Greg Roger, Glebe Report, October 2022

Greg Roger, in telling “the story behind the story” of choosing the site for the new Ottawa Hospital, omits to tell the whole story of this sad episode of political interference.

Just to remind the readers, the ori ginal proposal for the new site for the Ottawa Hospital (TOH) was made by the board of directors of TOH and its CEO Dr. Jack Kitts and was for the land adjacent to the Civic on the other side of Carling Avenue. This land was and still is part of extensive crop fields of the Experimental Farm. By all accounts it was the most logical, con venient and importantly the cheapest option for building the new facilities next to the existing buildings. Subse quently, this proposal was supported jointly by John Baird, the then cabinet minister in the Harper government, and John Manley, a cabinet minister in the previous Liberal government, rare bipartisan support for a city pro ject. Their opinion piece appeared in the Ottawa Citizen giving unequivocal support for this site.

As to be expected, the Friends of the Farm objected, arguing that the land in question was very useful for crop research. This seemed to me a weak argument because the site wouldn’t be needed for another five to 10 years so existing crop research wouldn’t be affected and could be carried out sub sequently elsewhere.

Politics interfered. The Harper gov ernment was just then defeated by the Liberals under Trudeau whose mantra throughout the election was to lead a very open government. Under pres sure from a strong Friends of the Farm lobby, Trudeau’s cabinet directed the NCC to form a wide-ranging commit tee to study and make a proposal for a new site. The committee made up of many diverse interests came up with a compromise proposal of a Tunney’s Pasture site and a secondary choice of another site on the Experimental Farm. The TOH as the major stake holder of this project rejected Tun ney’s Pasture as too far from the Civic facilities so, after much bickering, the new Experimental Farm site was agreed upon.

The resulting challenges are all too evident as Roger rightly points out. However, it was Trudeau’s deci sion to go against the wishes of TOH board and Harper’s minister, John Baird, in the first place that landed us in this sorry state. Partly true stories can be misleading. Full stories even if painful need to be told if we want an informed public.

Rafal Pomian

What’s the real story? You decide

Editor, Glebe Report

Re: “New Civic Hospital location – the story behind the story,” Greg Roger, Glebe Report, October 2022

I was deflated when I realized that this article’s headline didn’t match its content. I was hoping to, finally, get some better explanation as to why and how politicians and The Ottawa Hospital Board decided not to accept the NCC’s well-thought-out recom mendation to place the new hospital at Tunney’s.

Instead, all the reader got was a well-detailed recounting of facts that everyone already knows. So, there is no story behind this story, unfortu nately; not even an implication as to the role played by our present MP.

Can we have more please? Perhaps even a Glebe Report contest: read ers could offer hypotheses as to what could explain this otherwise hard to understand reversal by the TOH Board. In the absence of good reasons for their decision, I can only assume they don’t have any (i.e., good ones). That leaves us plebes to assume it was “something else.” But what? And who benefits?

Brian Tansey Old Ottawa South

Editor’s note: Although there’s no prize, we’d be happy to receive your cogent thoughts on this issue.

Driveway traffic enforcement absurd

Editor, Glebe Report

Re: “Accident Waiting to Happen?” Barb Grisdale, Letters, Glebe Report, October 2022

Like Ms. Grisdale, I am frustrated with the complete lack of enforcement of the directional signs on the Queen Eliza beth Driveway which prohibit turns onto the avenues between the Pretoria Bridge and Fifth Avenue. I was also told that the enforcement of these signs is an NCC issue and that the RCMP is respon sible for patrolling federal roadways in Ottawa. If the current situation is not working, then an alternate solution needs to be found.

On September 15, the speed limit on the Driveway (as well as on Colonel By) was reduced to 40 km/h. In the days that followed, I saw RCMP vehicles ostensibly enforcing the new limit (I do not know if any actual penalties were assessed). Since that week, I have not seen any RCMP presence on the Drive way, even though the new limit is com pletely ignored by many motorists.

It is an anomaly for enforcement to be under the jurisdiction of two separate police forces when the roadway in ques tion intersects with so many Ottawa city streets and several bridges. Ottawa police direct traffic when events at Lansdowne require it, yet they suppos edly have no jurisdiction to deal with infractions on the same stretch of road.

The absurd result is that motorists using the Driveway can effectively break the laws with impunity if the RCMP are not present, even if the Ottawa police are on the scene. Sadly, anyone who lives in the area will attest to the fact that the sight of an RCMP cruiser on the Driveway is a rare one indeed and is unlikely to be involved in traffic management in any event.

Rather than the RCMP being solely responsible for enforcement along various isolated strands of Ottawa’s roadways, would it not be possible to have an agreement between the City of Ottawa and the NCC for the Ottawa Police Service to take on this additional responsibility?

With such an agreement in place, we could then eliminate a senseless anomaly while improving the safety of residents and commuters alike.

Don Cochrane Third Avenue

Parking ticket cash cow?

Editor, Glebe Report

The Atlético soccer game at Lansdowne on October 9 (Thanksgiv ing weekend) started at 6 p.m. Park ing enforcement officers were running around after 6 p.m. marking tires and ticketing on Fifth Avenue and on side streets that have one-hour parking restrictions – in the dark!

Do you think that this is necessary on Thanksgiving Sunday? Are we [Glebe businesses] the cash cow for the city?

Caren Von Merveldt Owner, Von’s

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VACANT BUILDINGS A FIRE HAZARD IN THE GLEBE ANNEX

By Sue Stefko

While the buildings at 269 and 271 Bell Street South were slated to be demol ished eventually to make way for a new project, we didn’t expect them to be destroyed so soon or in such a dra matic fashion.

At about 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, Ottawa Fire Services

began to receive multiple calls from motorists who saw smoke and flames coming from a building just off the Queensway. Nicholas DeFazio, a spokesman for the Ottawa Fire Ser vices, says the calls came in quickly because the buildings were in such a visible location to start with and were even easier to see because noise bar riers had been removed from the 417 as

Fire and police crews on site to battle the fire. Houses in this area are close together, adding to the fire hazard. PHOTOS: © SCOTT STILBORN/OFS

part of work on the Bronson offramp. This quick detection helped prevent a greater spread of the fire.

The fire crew arrived within four min utes of the first call. The first building, 269 Bell Street South, had flames in the basement as well as on both the first and second floors. The fire then spread to the attic of 271 Bell Street South. Both buildings were unoccupied, although there were signs of vagrancy in both. The site quickly grew dangerous for the fire crew – one firefighter was injured and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There was still power to the buildings and a live hydro wire started to arc in one of the backyards. In addition, 269 Bell was so badly damaged that there was a risk it could cave in on the fire crew.

Some residents have complained about feeling unsafe living near the buildings and bylaw complaints have been filed about the unmown grass and general lack of maintenance. Gar bage and debris were strewn across the properties and entrances were not boarded up, enabling unauthor ized entry. Some speculated that the fire could have been deliberately set, although the investigation was not able to determine a cause due to the exten sive damage in the building where the fire started.

The site is owned by Bell Street Ottawa Incorporated and sits next to the company’s proposed development at 273 to 281 Bell Street South where four vacant homes are be demolished to build two apartment buildings – a six-storey and a four-storey, totalling 49 units. The developer also has pre liminary plans to build two four-storey buildings on the site of 269 and 271, although it is in talks with the Ministry of Transportation to see if something can be built so close to a 417 off-ramp.

While the cause of the fire is unknown, unoccupied buildings are at an increased risk of fire due to sev eral factors. When power is left con nected as it was in this case, pests can damage wiring and cause electrical shorts. Illicit activities can result in accidental fires, and there is also an increased risk of arson.

Securing vacant buildings to pre vent unauthorized access – usually by boarding up all entrances – is one important way to prevent fires and illicit activities and to help protect them against further deterioration. The Glebe Annex Community Association has reached out to the development team to discuss management of the site, including maintenance and preventing access, for general safety as well as to prevent future fires.

Another way to protect vacant build ings is the installation of a fire mon itoring system, which connects the building’s fire alarm systems to the fire department. While the highly vis ible placement of these Bell Street buildings allowed flames to be spot ted quickly, fires in less travelled areas could burn undetected for longer, caus ing more damage to the buildings and putting neighbouring houses in danger of catching fire or being damaged by smoke, swirling debris and hazardous materials.

Despite all the ways to keep vacant buildings safer –including intrusion alarms, remote video monitoring, patrols and fire suppression systems – owners/developers may not wish to invest the money in these costly sys tems when buildings are slated for demolition. However, in such a dense neighbourhood, where a fire can easily impact neighbouring homes, we would like to see more maintenance and pre ventive measures to reduce the risk of illicit activity, pest infestations and fires, for the safety of the community and for our firefighters.

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Sue Stefko is president of the Glebe Annex Community Association.

Crowds gathered to watch the fire. PHOTO: SUE STEFKO

The charred skeleton of the building at 269 Bell Street South from the rear of the property.

PHOTO: SUE STEFKO

The site quickly grew dangerous for the fire crew

That was ‘A Night to Remember’

By Karen Anne Blakely

The Abbotsford House Gala certainly was “A Night to Remem ber!” On the rainy evening of October 19, 225 supporters gath ered at the Horticultural Building to honour and celebrate the 150th anniversary of Abbotsford House. The striking, goth ic-revival home built for Alexander and Dorinda Mutchmor and their family in 1872 still displays its remarkable ginger bread gables and solid grey stones, a gem of a historic build ing on Bank Street.

Attendees of the gala enjoyed gourmet tapas by Dave Smith Catering. The Glebops and Peter Liu and the Pollcats played live music. The Fred Astaire Dance Studio gave dance demon strations. Meredith Lyman, a watercolour artist and student, skillfully painted a breathtaking image of Abbotsford House for the auction. For theatrical amusement, Pat Goyeche and Ross Imrie dressed in period costumes to portray the char acters of Mr. and Mrs. Mutchmor. Local businesses and art ists donated numerous gift certificates and art for the silent auction.

All proceeds will go to support Abbotsford House programs and services to seniors and adults with disabilities.

While the final revenue results are still being tallied, we are pleased to report that sponsorships totalled $32,000. Plat inum sponsors were Judy Faulkner Real Estate, offering bou tique and personalized realty services, and Amica the Glebe, a state-of-the-art retirement home that opened its doors to residents in July. Gold-level sponsors were Minto Commun ities, Whole Health Compounding Pharmacy Glebe and the Jack Uppal Real Estate Team. Adding their corporate support were silver sponsors McKeen Metro Glebe, Carmichael Engin eering and Hulse, Playfair & McGarry. Bronze sponsors were Randy Douglas Echelon Wealth Partners, Stinson & Sons, BMO and Capcorp.

Among the many highlights of the evening was the announcement by MC Joseph Cull that an anonymous Abbotsford House member had agreed to match all dona tions secured that night to a maximum of $5,000. The result? An amazing gift of $5,000 from the Jack Uppal Real Estate Team, a second generous anonymous donor of $5000 and many others who gave for a total over $15,900.

The gala was a grand and hugely successful evening in sup port of a worthy cause, Abbotsford House!

FINE FINDS Fundraiser

This grand affair will be held on the ground floor of Abbotsford House on Saturday, November 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. We will be featuring art, jewellery and elegant, one-of-akind treasures that are “new” to Abbotsford. Every item is individually priced and can be purchased by a ticket holder on a first-come, first-serve basis. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with a limited number of other attendees over a glass of wine and canapés. Your $20 ticket can be purchased by calling Abbotsford Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at 613-2305730. The items on offer have never before been displayed at

any of our other sales; they are unique and new to you. Find your FINE FINDS and support your local seniors’ centre.

Abbotsford Holiday Craft Fair

Saturday, November 26

10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Abbotsford House, 950 Bank Street

• Homemade crafts, ornaments, baby clothes, knit wear and other clever and creative gift ideas

• Handmade teddy bears and other delightful comfort creatures. Home baked goodies including frozen apple pies to go.

• Tea room to restore, chat and enjoy the comfort of food and friends.

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 ser vices by dropping by 950 Bank Street (the old stone house) Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., telephoning 613-2305730 or by checking out The Glebe Centre facilities and com munity programs on our website www.glebecentre.ca.

Karen Anne Blakely is director of community programs at The Glebe Centre

Meredith Lyman worked all evening on the portrait of Abbotsford House, which was auctioned off. PHOTOS: BRUCE HILL

Sumptuous delights at Abbotsford’s gala “A Night to Remember” October 19

Ross Imrie and Pat Goyeche as Alexander and Dorinda Mutchmor, for whom Abbotsford House was built in 1872

The Abbotsford House gala was a successful fundraiser supporting seniors’ programs.

Routliffe GNAG Executive Director

What makes a community centre the heart of a neighbourhood? Everyone might have a different answer based on how they use the centre and its ser vices. In the last few months, I have seen and heard many ways in which GNAG embodies the beating heart of the Glebe. Parents have told me the Glebe Community Centre is the safe place they always tell their children to go to in the event of an emergency; it’s a place for meetings, programming, crea tivity, gathering and, most of all, it is a place where people feel at home.

Creating that atmosphere is not an easy task, but we want anyone who walks through the doors to feel safe, relaxed and at home. Among those who feel most at home in our building are our preschool children. The pre school playground is used by many dif ferent organizations and community members daily, but it is close to the end of its lifecycle and if it is not replaced, it will eventually not meet early years licensing standards. To that end, GNAG applied for a minor capital grant with the City of Ottawa to redevelop the playground to provide users with the best possible facility.

The grant was approved and many different stakeholders have donated to this cause. We have a collaboration of funds with the City of Ottawa, Council lor Shawn Menard, Glebe Cooperative Nursery School (GCNS) and Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG). We are so excited to have a gorgeous natural playground plan for our fenced yard. The design has been drafted and we’ll give you a peek prior to its final iteration. Due to high costs of construction, we are still lacking the last $15,000 for the project.

To help raise this final amount, we are throwing a Trivia Night on Decem ber 1st at 7:30 p.m. This night will be filled with trivia and fun and all the pro ceeds will go to the playground redevel opment! Each table can comfortably fit six to eight players, so bring some friends and prove you’re the smartest crew in the Glebe. There will be snacks at each table; charcuterie boards as well as bottles of wine and pitchers of beer available for purchase. The Glebe Cooperative Nursery School will be there to host a silent auction. GNAG is donating priority registration for one family for the 2023 Summer Camp Pro gram – imagine not having to log on and try to get a spot! See our website for more details!

Holiday shopping at the Glebe CC

The annual Glebe Craft & Artisan Fair is back for two weekends, featuring 40-plus vendors each weekend. Leave Jeff Bezos off your gift list and start your holiday shopping by supporting local artisans. Check out the list of vendors at GNAG.ca.

Saturdays, November 19:

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Sunday, November 20: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday, November 26: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday, November 27: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Taste in the Glebe is back!

We are thrilled to announce Taste in the Glebe will be back on January 26. Tickets for the traditional cocktailparty-style, food-and-wine show will go on sale online on November 21 at 7 p.m. Last time, the tickets sold out in seven minutes so get ready to type fast.

We will also be hosting the premier event, a seated tutored tasting, on March 7, 2023. This offers us an oppor tunity to seat our guests in the Main Hall and give everyone a little more breathing space. Premier tickets will go on sale January 12 at 7 p.m., just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Don’t forget

Winter Program registration!

Beat the winter blahs with GNAG. Registration begins Tuesday, December 6 at 7 p.m. The Winter program guide will be available at GNAG.ca on Nov ember 21.

Halloween event

On behalf of myself and the team, I want to thank all the part-time staff, volunteers and the crowd – about 250 people –for coming out and partici pating in our Halloween event. Many hours were spent planning, building and creating our Enchanted/Forbid den Forest. It is so nice to be able to celebrate the holidays again and have so many families attend an in-person event. A special shout-out goes to First Quality Sound for illuminating and adding to the Halloween atmosphere. Finally, thank you to the full-time team – this event would not have been pos sible without your wild imaginations, creativity and passion for community programming.

Glebe Central Pub recognition

A big thank you to the Glebe Central Pub which ran a charity golf tourna ment and 50/50 draw in support of GNAG. I had a great time attending the postgolf dinner where we raised $1,480 for our Community Development Fund. We will be using these funds for sub sidized spots for children wanting to attend camp including Winter Break, March Break etc.

Sarah

Paul O’Donnell, Jason Irvine, Sarah Routliffe and Lauren Kirk celebrating Halloween

Wishing You Happy Holidays from the

Glebe Christmas Tree Lot

We are pleased to announce that The Glebe Tree Lot will be returning to the Kunstadt Sports’ parking lot, located at 680 Bank St., the weekend of November 26th We understand that this year is not normal. As a result, due to the daily challenges we are all facing, we will be offering a new service for those required or choosing to self-isolate.

Free of charge, this service will allow you to place a simple phone call to our staff with your tree requirements. Our staff will pick a tree of your choice and deliver it right to your front door.

If you are interested, please CALL or TEXT Richard or Judy at 613-266-8979 to arrange for your delivery.

We wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.

The Glebe Tree Lot

John Crump

President, Glebe Community Association

T @glebeca E gca@glebeca.ca www.glebeca.ca

GCA meets – in the same room

We are still living in the shadow of the pandemic. Over the last two and a half years, we have become used to seeing one another on a screen. This has been the story for the GCA since March 2020 – monthly meetings, Annual General Meetings and federal and provincial all-candidates debates viewed from the comfort of our living rooms.

We broke the pattern on October 25 when the board got together in person at the Glebe Community Centre. We had to figure out where the tables were and how to arrange the chairs, but it all came back. The meeting followed a survey of members that confirmed a majority wanted to meet in person but only every other month. So in Novem ber, the GCA will again meet on Zoom. We’ll reassess in the New Year.

Visit from Community Police

Two community police officers –Constables Sylvie Lemieux and Meg Arbuthnot – were invited to speak after reports over the summer and fall of break-and-enters, car vandalism, an assault, a fire and bike thefts in the community.

The officers explained the concept of “intelligence-led policing” – when people report, the information goes into a database that identifies “hot spots” which in turn help drive where police resources are deployed. The Glebe is not a hotspot, we were told. They also explained important steps bike owners can take to increase the chances a found bike will be returned if located by the police or abandoned in the neighbourhood. These include keeping a record of the serial number and registering the bike at project529. com/garage.

The bottom line: community policing is driven by statistics. We were told that the more incidents are reported, the more accurate the statistics and the better able police will be to put the right number of people in the right places. We will be looking to help promote the many ways to report to police over the coming months.

Mutchmor Rink Update

As reported last month, the Mutchmor rink will return this winter. It will be operated by the Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group (GNAG). Director of recreation Paul O’Donnell said the goal is to maximize programming and get as many people as possible on the ice. To help make this happen, the GCA was asked for financial support to purchase a new snowblower, set up a storage pod and buy shovels and other equipment. GNAG is approaching businesses and other potential supporters, Paul said, given that the organization has a defi cit caused by the long shutdown during the pandemic.

Budget Motions

The request from GNAG came as the board passed its 2022-23 budget with

a “placeholder” for support for the Mutchmor Rink. We also approved a motion to extend the current contract to maintain the GCA website for the next three years (and thereby secured a discount) and to hold a half-day gather ing of board members to discuss issues on the horizon. That meeting will be facilitated (for free) and further details will follow.

What’s in a name?

After many years of discussion, a new park was created this summer next to the fire hall on O’Connor at Fifth Avenue. In June 2021, the GCA Parks Committee’s recommended to the City that it initiate a consultation process to choose a name for this park. The committee recommended that the park and that the process be consistent with the City of Ottawa Reconciliation Action Plan with Indigenous Peoples as well as focusing on honouring hon ouring our senior citizens. Some work was done to bring this about, includ ing meeting with an Algonquin know ledge holder to discuss possible names and meaning.

On October 21, the Parks Committee learned that the City was planning to go ahead with a name – Fire Hall Park – and that a decision needed to be made immediately due to contract require ments. The GCA discussed the issue and passed a motion recommending “that the city does not proceed with naming and signage at the new park at 625 O’Connor until it has completed a process that adheres with the City of Ottawa Action Reconciliation Plan.”

Municipal election vote of thanks

The municipal election is over. We have a new mayor and many rookie councillors along with some veter ans – Shawn Menard, councillor for our ward, was re-elected. Congratula tions to all. Here’s hoping the work of the new council will be noteworthy for its openness and willingness to wel come the voices of the many commun ities that make up Ottawa.

While voter turnout was less than stellar, just over 51 per cent of Glebe residents cast their vote for councillor, mayor and school trustees. Interest in elections and the democratic process is always high in the Glebe. This was demonstrated once again at a mayoral debate at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne organized by the GCA as part of a consortium of 20 community associations.

A special thanks is owed to GCA board members June Creelman and Bob Brocklebank who were the driving forces behind this event and who, with many other volunteers, worked many hours to bring it about.

The next GCA board meeting will be held online Tuesday, 22 November from 7–9 p.m. Email secretary@glebeca.ca for the Zoom link to attend the meeting.

Everyone loves a good story

By Ruth Stewart-Verger

Most children love a good story, and at the Ottawa Children's Storytelling Fes tival they'll be able to hear some good ones in person, from November 21 to 26.

The 18th annual edition of the fes tival will include stories in English at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre and stories in French at the Centre Jules Léger.

One of the highlights will be the final day. Racquel Sutherland will entrance listeners with Anansi stories from Jamaica and Kathy Jessup will travel from Alberta with stories to make her audience laugh. In the French session, Bethany Ellis’ extraordinary tales will launch listeners on a bizarre journey and Bernard Paquet will share his stor ies of Timoon.

Following each in-person storytell ing performance, audience members are encouraged to create an artistic response to the stories and the tellers at our crafts table. The artwork will be photographed, so the artists can take it home and we can share the story com mentaries on social media.

In English, long-time favourite tell ers will share traditional and non-trad itional tales over two evenings at Odawa. There will be some new voices as Indigenous and settler voices share the story circle.

In French, tellers at Centre Jules Léger will be interpreted in the Langue des signes du Québec (LSQ). Denise Read

will tell her story using her hands and gestures (LSQ) rather than her voice. Denise’s stories will be interpreted into French.

Daniel Richer will tell stories from his Abenakis and Dakota roots in French at Centre Jules Léger and in English at Odawa.

The online performances for kids two years old and up through the young-atheart of any age can be on the Ottawa Public Library’s YouTube site on all days of the festival.

For more information about the fes tival, please visit Children’s Storytell ing Festival at ottawastorytellers.ca or call (613) 322-8336.

Ruth Stewart-Verger is a youth coordinator for the 28th Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival.

Daniel Richer will tell stories from his Abenakis and Dakota roots.

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Mayor: Mark Sutcliffe, with 161,679 votes or 51.37 per cent

Turnout in the City of Ottawa: 43.79 per cent

Councillor, Ward 17: (Capital Ward): Shawn Menard (incum bent) with 11,358 votes or 78.81 per cent

Turnout in Capital Ward: 51.27 per cent

School Board Trustees

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Zone 9: Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth with 9501 votes or 50.74 per cent

Ottawa Catholic School Board, Zone 9: Shelley Lawrence (incum bent) with 1562 votes or 55.33 per cent

Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, secteur 9: Joël Beddows with 1230 votes or 48.43 per cent

Conseil des écoles cath oliques du Centre-Est, secteur 9: Johanne Lacombe (acclamée)

(Source: ottawa.ca/en/cityhall/elections/2022-munici pal-elections)

Bethany Ellis will tell stories at the 28th Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival November 21 to 26.

Shawn Menard

Our priorities for the new Term of Council

The new term of City Council offi cially begins this month, and I am incredibly honoured to continue to rep resent the residents of Capital Ward for the next four years.

I’m looking forward to advancing the interests of our community. In the Glebe, there are a number of issues we will continue working on to main tain the livability and vibrancy of the neighbourhood.

Housing affordability is a significant challenge in the city and in our ward. This term, we will push to advance new affordable housing at the corner of Chamberlain and Bank Street – a property that is currently a parking lot. We have reserved funding in our Cap ital Ward Affordable Housing Fund for this exciting potential housing, and we will work with city planning staff, Ottawa Community Housing, the Glebe Community Association and other community partners to make this a reality.

In the coming years, Bronson Avenue will be rebuilt. This past year,

this and ensure more consultation on the new design so that it improves safety for our community and chil dren. We will push to get this re-design right and get construction under way.

We will keep making improvements to street safety and work directly with small businesses to enhance the street scape, including more patio options and better walking and bicycling access to shops and amenities.

This term, Council must continue its work on climate change. This includes less urban sprawl, retrofitting both city and residential buildings and new enhanced performance standards for new home construction.

We need to protect our tree canopy. It provides much needed shade, com bats the “heat-island” effect and helps improve air quality. Some import ant projects will be coming to Bank Street in the Glebe and Lansdowne in that regard.

We also want to see improvements in everyday livability in the ward. Simply extending bus route 10 along Bronson to the Rideau Centre will make tran sit much more useful for many of our

Lansdowne

There’s also Lansdowne. Early in the last term of Council, we released a public vision for Lansdowne Park –a vision that was affordable and that focused on improving the public spaces in the park. We want to see more winter activities for people of all ages, an improved playground and a proper splash pad.

With better walking and bicycling connections, canal access and limited car through-traffic, we can better facili tate a smaller urban-village atmos phere, with smaller shops, expanded greenspace, healthier trees and a revived Aberdeen Square – turning empty space into a proper public place.

Near the end of the last term, there was a proposal rushed through Coun cil to build three skyscrapers on the site, move the Civic Centre to the cur rent greenspace and rebuild the north side stands. The total cost for this pro posal would be at least $330 million.

When this proposal came to Council, we were able to achieve some conces sions. Consideration would be given to proper urban realm development and

would occur.

There will be a lot of work to make sure the city gets any revitalization plan right – first and foremost, that means we need a public-driven process that incorporates a public vision as the top priority for the park.

The new Council will need to hold city-wide consultations on the best path forward, offering various options for the site.

Finally, we must make sure that the financial aspect of this proposal is not solely tied to corporate development interests. We cannot enter into a finan cing agreement that forces one type of development on the city, and afford able housing should be a big part of any residential construction. The financial model from Lansdowne 1.0 should be updated to better reflect public senti ment and benefit the public good, as was originally promised.

Lansdowne is a special place that deserves investment and comprehen sive public feedback to improve the site.

There’s a lot to be done this term, but we’re a motivated community, and I know that together, we can make our

Blessed Sacrament Church sanctuary, as it was from 1960 until June 2022

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ment celeb ears

By Cathy Bourguignon and Paul Giacomin

F or the past 90 years, Blessed Sacra ment Church has stood majestically in the Glebe at the corner of Percy and Fourth. The edifice of faith, with its rich architectural history, has been the spirit ual house of worship for a multitude of Catholic parishioners and a source of the fullness of their faith, rich in Cath olic tradition.

From the old clapboard church that was originally built in 1912 for the Sisters of the Precious Blood, who lived nearby, their then convent chapel of the Blessed Sacrament became the parish church of the Blessed Sacrament in April 1913. The founding pastor was Reverend Father John Joseph O’Gorman.

In 1931-32, the current church was built, a vision that took shape shortly after Father O’Gorman’s installation as pastor. With the boundaries being formed by the southern portion of St Patrick’s Church downtown and the suburbs called the Glebe, the parish was set to begin making its mark in Ottawa.

The parish, having grown out of St. Patrick’s parish, inherited three lots as a dowry for the tidy sum of $3,050.00 from St. Patrick’s on the location where it stands today. However, two more lots were needed on Fourth Avenue, and

Plans to build this model parish were put on hold at the out break of the First World War while Father O’Gorman served as military chaplain with the Canadian Forces. He was wounded at the Battle of Somme, received the Order of the British Empire from King George V and came home to convalesce.

During that time, he bought the property and built the first rec tory called “The Glebe House” at 193 Fourth Avenue. During the war, 117 parishioners from the Glebe neighbourhood volunteered, like their pastor, for overseas duty. Sadly, seven were killed.

On March 25, 1931, the new church’s cornerstone was blessed and laid by the Archbishop of Ottawa, Guillaume Forbes. The cost to complete the beautiful edifice was $219,525.

For its time, Blessed Sacrament was not like any other Catholic church in Ottawa. It was built in the “Neo-Gothic Revival Style,” a style that combines the bulwark strength of the Romanesque with the refined, lofty luminosity of the Gothic. And although these two styles had been successfully brought together with aus tere yet classic beauty, many people thought it did not look like a Catholic Church when compared to the stunning churches of St Patrick’s Basilica or Notre Dame Cathedral.

From the beginning of the Second World War until the present, Blessed Sacrament Parish has continued to be at the hub of life in the Glebe community. The parish currently assists the Ottawa Food Bank and the Centretown Churches organization, and it provides space for the Ottawa Choral Society, The Irish Society, DEFT Learning and other organizations, including film crews who utilize the church and its hall for many events and activities.

Today the Reverend Father Timothy P. V. Nelligan, the great, great nephew of Father O’Gorman, is the pastor of Blessed Sac rament Parish. Upon arrival on December 1, 2017, he inherited

a church building which needed much repair and restoration. In January 2018, the process for renovations began.

In addition to the physical changes, other changes were happening as well. St Margaret Mary’s Parish in Old Ottawa South was re-amalgamated with Blessed Sacrament in June 2019. In June and July this year, with all structural damage repaired, the interior of the church was repainted, lighting upgraded to LED, heaters replaced with modern effi cient units, windows cleaned, statues repaired and painted, and the original 1912 altar was restored and placed in the sanctuary.

On November 20, the Solemnity of Christ the King, at 10 a.m., we will cele brate a special holy mass with Arch bishop Marcel Damphousse, during which the parish will be re-blessed, the 1912 altar re-consecrated and the newly donated pipe organ dedicated to our veterans. All former pastors and priests, former and current parishioners and neighbours from the Glebe and Old Ottawa South are most heartily invited to be with us to celebrate being “Refreshed, Renewed, Rejoicing in Christ, Our King!”

Hope to see you there!

PHOTO: T. NELLIGAN

The sanctuary now (July 2022)

PHOTO: G. L. WATSON

The interior of Blessed Sacrament church, repaired, repainted, restored PHOTO: G. L. WATSON

they were purchased for the considerable sum of $5000.00 in April 1913. The archbishop at that time, Charles Hughes Gauth ier, decided that Blessed Sacrament would become a model Eng lish-speaking parish.

Glebe-St� James’s new organ and musical plans

By Pam Fitch

The new addition at Glebe-St. James United Church made a successful musical debut. On October 15, a record crowd attended the official dedication of the church’s new organ and enjoyed the inaugural recital offered by wellknown concert organist, Matthew Larkin.

It’s another sign that as we return to in-person activities following the isola tion of the pandemic, Glebe-St. James is continuing its long tradition of musical offerings and community engagement.

In 2019, the congregation was pre sented with a hard reality: the beloved 1929 Casavant Frères organ was fail ing and needed to be replaced. Follow ing a successful fundraising campaign, Glebe-St. James purchased a new Phoe nix Digital organ and final voicing of the organ was completed last April.

The organ features a four-manual console with 82 stops. There are two sample sets installed: the main sample set is that of the world-famous “Father” Willis organ of Hereford Cath edral (Hereford, UK); the secondary one is that of the Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint Etienne (Caen, France). The console is mechanical/digital and is outfitted with MIDI technology. It also includes an orchestral module that can be played from any of the four key board manuals and the pedalboard. The audio system drives 27 speaker cabinets which are installed in the pipe chamber of the original organ, located behind the wall of the choir loft.

The recital program featured works from the French, Dutch-German and

English schools, amply demonstrat ing the sound capabilities and colours of the new organ. Larkin engaged lis teners with personal stories and notes about each work. Featured favour ites included the familiar Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 by J.S. Bach, a work often associated with Halloween, and “Nimrod” from Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Op. 39, arranged by Larkin. Another exciting fundraising event for the music program of Glebe-St. James happens on November 19 at 1 p.m. – join us for a Sing-along Sound

of Music at the Mayfair Theatre. The classic Julie Andrews musical will be presented on the large screen with lyric subtitles so the whole audience can sing along. This is a perfect way for everyone from grandmothers to grandkids who love this film to dress up as one of their favourite things (fancy dress encouraged but not obliga tory!) and sing along with all the songs. Tickets are $20 (adults/youth) and $10 (12 and under). Tickets are available online: livefromtheglebe.yapsody.com/ It is a blessing to be able to gather and to sing together again. Glebe-St.

James strongly encourages the use of masks and vaccinations so we can all remain healthy. The choir is back to full strength and enthusiastically prepar ing for the music of Advent. If you are interested in attending Glebe-St. James, you are most welcome any Sunday at 10:30 a.m. If you cannot attend in person, each worship service is livestreamed, and you can find infor mation on how to connect from the website: www.glebestjames.ca/

Pam Fitch is a long-time member of Glebe-St. James United Church.

Reverend Teresa Burnett-Cole (left) and Matthew Larkin (right) stand in front of the new Phoenix, which was dedicated on October 15. PHOTO: PAM FITCH

As Sharon and her siblings watched as their mother settled into life at Chartwell Lord Lansdowne Retirement Community, they knew she had made the right choice to move.

“Our mother [moved] to the residence in June 2021, and we knew beforehand that the staff and caregivers were dedicated and caring,” she shares. “Our mother immediately felt well cared for during a trying time. My siblings and I were very grateful for this.”

There is no denying that for many, the pros pect of less time and energy spent on home and property maintenance and more oppor tunities to socialize, pursue interests, or try something new have endured, if not increased because of the past two years.

A key benefit of life in a retirement residence is having consistent access to staff who are devoted to helping seniors live worry-free, as well as optional care support.

“Lord Lansdowne is a wonderful establishment with caring and accommo dating staff,” tells Ebian.

Within close walking distance are restaurants, farmers’ markets, arts and culture venues, Lansdowne Park, and the city’s most active sports stadium.

Featuring an aesthetic that’s described as timeless and traditional, the retirement resi dence offers both independent living and assisted living lifestyles, with services person alized to the individual. This empowers seniors to comfortably age in place without the need for multiple moves due to the ability to add care services as needs evolve over time.

As society gradually shifts back to pre-pan demic norms, older adults who have delayed a decision to downsize or seek a living arrangement that provides more freedom from the responsibilities of home ownership have begun to consider their options again.

“From the food to the activ ities and events to the engaging staff, [the resi dence] has everything needed to make a place feel like home. The staff and management are able to accommodate all residents and provide them with the best care and attention.”

Adult child Spice couldn’t agree more: “The staff at Lord Lansdowne have been very supportive and make sure that my mother can live independently. Their kindness and care has ensured that my mom is happy and healthy. I’m grateful for all that they do every day.”

Chartwell Lord Lansdowne is an elegant retirement community in heart of The Glebe, a beloved Ottawa neighbourhood where lovely natural surroundings like ponds and the historic canal meet convenient services.

In addition to conveniences like delicious dining, weekly housekeeping, and optional care, residents have access to tasteful on-site amenities and recreational experiences like cocktail socials, speakers’ series featuring prominent authors and politicians, and outings to Gatineau.

“I can say Lord Lansdowne is a friendly, caring home for residents. The many helpful activi ties and delicious meals keep us satisfied. Our green surroundings make for pleasant walks, and we return to a cozy rest,” describes Ruth.

“There are several reasons for recommend ing Lord Lansdowne. Its central location, its attractive, clean, well-maintained buildings, its attractive, spacious rooms,” residents Beverly concludes. “In my opinion though, the factor that makes the [residence] special is the quality of the staff: kind, attentive and helpful. There’s nothing like a little pat on the shoulder when you’re feeling blue or overwhelmed.”

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In my opinion though, the factor that makes the [residence] special is the quality of the staff: kind, attentive and helpful.

Gloria!

By Janice Manchee

Local composer David Rain was out for a run when he got the inspiration for his Rideau Carol, one of the major works to be performed by the Rideau Chorale at its December concert, with some new tenor and bass voices enrich ing the sound.

This year’s concert, Gloria, includes a potpourri of lesser-known seasonal works and features a major work by John Rutter along with Rain’s Rideau Carol which premiered in 2016.

“It was inspired by a marathon train ing run,” says Rain. He stopped for a rest in Vincent Massey Park near a sign for “Chutes Rideau Falls.”

“Suddenly, I heard a whole Christ mas carol,” he says. “It was bilingual, French and English, and would play on the word ‘chutes.’ It can have a double meaning because ‘chut’ also means ‘hush’ in French.”

His intention was that the score would cascade over that word, taking listeners on a musical tour of the nation’s capital. The piece travels through Parliament Hill, the National Gallery and the Byward Market, where Rain lives.

Rain is a self-described “late in life” choral composer, having taken up this artistry in his mid-60s. With a back ground in law and English, he spent most of his professional career in inter national development and refugee and immigrant support. This took him abroad for studies and led to a 10-year stay in Tanzania.

He’s also a long-time performer, singing with choirs in Vancouver and as a tenor with Ottawa’s The Stairwell Carollers for 28 years.

Rain donates half of his income as a composer to the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization and OrKidstra, a program for kids in underserved communities based on the “El Sistema” program.

The concert includes Rutter’s Gloria. Rutter is not local, having grown up above the Globe pub in London. He’s mainly known as a composer of carols; Gloria, composed in 1974, is among his larger-scale works. It is scored for choir, brass, percussion and organ and was his first major overseas commission.

Rutter has noted the influence of

Gregorian chant throughout the piece. Reviewer John Quinn noted that Rutter is successful because he writes music people want to perform and hear. As well, although the music sounds easy, it is actually challenging for performers.

The shorter works include the sooth ing In the Stillness by Sally Beamish, the haunting O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen, the mesmerizing I Wonder as I Wander as arranged by Andrew Balfour and the healing Lully, Lulla, Lullay by Philip Stopford.

While Rideau Chorale will per form these and other pieces, the audience is welcome to join in on bet ter-known carols.

Once again, the very busy Matthew Larkin is directing Rideau Chorale. He places John Rutter at the forefront of classical choral composition. Newer works by the other composers, he says, provide a more contemporary idiom.

“Celebrations of Christmas inevitably blend the old and the new,” he says. “Our concert carries on this tradition.”

The concert will be performed December 3 at Southminster Church in Old Ottawa South. Tickets are available at Eventbrite.ca.

Janice Manchee sings tenor with Rideau Chorale. Information about Rideau Chorale and its virtual and upcoming performances can be found at rideauchorale.com.

Rideau Chorale at rehearsal for its upcoming concert December 3 at Southminster United Church. PHOTO: ALEXANDER JOUBERT)

David Rain, a member of Rideau Chorale and a composer, will have his work Rideau Carol performed at the concert.

PHOTO: DAVID RAIN

The Glebe according to Zeus

A GUINEA PIG’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE GLEBE

BREAKING NEWS: Chubbs named new OPP

Police Chief

Rick Chubbs, an assistant commissioner with the Rodent Canine Mounted Police (RCMP) in Hinton burg, was named the new chief of the Organic Pars ley Police Service on Friday afternoon, as a local inquiry drags on into the televised fiefdom pigtest that resulted in the former chief’s resignation.

Chubbs boasts significant experience, having served for two months in Hintonburg on the spe cial anti-hamster trafficking unit with the RCMP. Chubbs earned the nickname “wiener-dog whis perer” due to his soft-spoken nature and ability to ride even the most raucous RCMP Dachshund. Floofy, a member of the hiring committee, stated, “We expect Chubbs to really gain the trust of both the OPP and the Glebe guinea pig community. Offi cers will see he’s just one of the pigs, and the com munity will see he is committed to maintaining order to keep up the flow of organic veggies into the community.”

Syntax and Master Yoda

By Michael Kofi Ngongi

We are each born with an innate abil ity to use language and an insatiable yearning to do so. Language allows us to express ourselves and share our thoughts, our ideas, our opinions, our feelings and our emotions. Like many other things in life, language comes with rules. These rules are known as syntax.

Syntax governs how we arrange words and phrases to create wellformed sentences, and every language has its syntax, even coding languages used to program machines. Speaking or writing properly requires using the right syntax. And that’s what makes learning a foreign language so tricky at times, because it’s not just the words you say that matter but also the order in which you say them. For example, whereas in English we generally place adjectives before nouns, adjectives in Spanish appear after nouns. So, “the red Lamborghini” becomes “el Lam borghini rojo.”

English sentences, and Spanish ones for that matter, typically follow a “subject-verb-object (SVO)” structure.

However, renowned pigtestolo gist Michelle Empath from the University of Ottawa is less optimis tic. “Chubbs has a massive dysfunction to deal with inside the OPP. The inquiry into the response to last year’s fief dom pigtest shows an inability to focus, with many officers becoming distracted, chatting and eating with pigtesters.” In fairness, others have responded that chatting was required, given that even the pig testers were not clear on what they were pigtesting, and some, when pressed, did not know the meaning of “fiefdom” and argued over how to spell it.

Chubbs himself seemed unconcerned. “Almost all pigtests can be averted when everyone in the com munity has access to ample food and a cozy hutch,” smiled Chubbs as he and his wiener dog stepped into his large suite in The Rideau at Lansdowne carrying several bags of assorted organic vegetables from Il Negozio Nicastro.

But here’s where Master Yoda comes in. Though his diction (his choice and use of words) is perfect, his syntax veers liltingly from that of standard Eng lish to an “object-subject-verb (OSV)” structure, as in “The lightsaber Yoda grasped.” That’s a problem if you’re in a classroom, but perfectly fine if you’re in a galaxy far, far away. Because ultim ately, good syntax, though important, is not the main purpose of language.

So, go right ahead and start learning a new language. Don’t be afraid to mess

up its syntax, and heed Yoda’s advice (which applies just as well to life as to language): “the greatest teacher, failure is…if no mistake you have made, losing you are.”

Michael Kofi Ngongi is a new Canadian originally from Cameroon. He has experience in international development and is a freelance writer interested in language and how it can unite or divide people.

Meaning that the person doing the action (the subject) comes first, fol lowed by the word describing the action (the verb) and then the thing the action is done to (the object). Some lan guages, such as Hindi, typically follow a “subject-object-verb (SOV)” struc ture. And still others, like Gaelic, use a “verb-subject-object (VSO)” struc ture. So that “I love this article” (SVO) becomes “I this article love” (SOV) or “love I this article” (VSO).

A sentence is grammatically correct if it abides by the rules of the language’s syntax and grammatically incorrect if it doesn’t. And you can generally tell if someone is not a native speaker of a language if their syntax is a bit faulty. Knowing this can create some anx iety when we’re trying to learn a new language.

birds of the glebe

The noisiest bird in

By Jeanette Rive

Flashy, colourful, noisy, raucous, annoying, bullying and super-smart –all adjectives that apply to the Blue Jay. They are members of the Corvid family which includes ravens, crows and mag pies, all known to be highly intelligent birds. They are great mimics and are especially good at imitating the call of a hawk, especially the Red-shoul dered Hawk, either to warn other jays of danger or to trick other birds into thinking a hawk is nearby so that they can have sole access to a feeder!

The Blue Jay was one of the first American birds identified by early col onists. “They are abundantly more beautiful and finer featured than those in Europe,” noted one adventurer in 1709. It is the outstanding colouration that makes it so noticeable: the flash

of white feathers as it flies off may star tle a predator and give it a few extra moments to escape, but it’s the blue that is the most noticeable. However, their feathers are not actually blue! If you crush a Cardinal’s feather, for an example, it will be red because of the pigmentation. If you crush a Blue Jay’s feather, it will be brown from the brown pigment melanin. Their wings contain tiny pockets of air and keratin, the same protein found in human hair and nails. When light hits these pockets, all colours are absorbed except the blue which is refracted back to us. Indigo Bunting and Eastern Bluebird feathers have the same properties. If you find a feather from one of these birds and look at it under normal light conditions, it will appear blue; if you backlight the feather, it will appear brown.

Blue Jays are loud, especially in the

fall, when they are flocking together and greeting other jays and exchan ging information about food sources. If a Blue Jay squawked right in your ear, it would be deafening, so why isn’t it deaf ening to a bird when its bill is so close to its ear? As its jaw opens to make a sound, the external ear closes to shut out sound. In addition, birds can restore some dam aged hearing by growing new hair cells inside their ears, which humans are not able to do, unfortunately.

Blue Jays engage in a behaviour unique to certain songbirds – it is called “anting.” A bird takes an ant and smears it along its feathers; some birds will take an ant “bath” to cover themselves with ants. Some believe the practice produces formic acid that provides some antiseptic protection for the birds, but many researchers now think that it’s done to make ants taste better! When ants detect danger, they release a noxious form of formic acid which tastes foul. When a jay rubs the insect on its feathers, it removes the bitter taste, and the ant becomes a better dinner.

Blue Jays are omnivorous: fruit, seeds, insects, mice and frogs can all be part of their diet, but their favour ite food is the acorn. Their fondness for acorns goes back millenia, and Blue Jays are credited with helping to spread the growth of oak trees after the last glacial period. They engage in caching, just like the chickadee, hiding food on

the ground and covering it with leaves or small rocks.

However, if they see that another bird is watching where it is being cached, they go back and move it. They can keep track of thousands of items –insects are retrieved within days, seeds and nuts can be cached for months.

Blue Jays are monogamous; the bond can last until one of the pair dies. They usually live for about seven years in the wild although one banded bird in New foundland lived well into its 20s. Both birds build the nest – a rather untidy cup high in a tree, made of twigs and bark, often decorated with bits of rags, string, even paper. They take parent ing seriously, harassing and chasing away any predators, even though they themselves are known to rob the nests of smaller songbirds. The female lays three to six eggs that are light blue, light green or yellowish brown. Incu bation, mostly the female’s task while the male supplies her with food, lasts about 18 days. The babies are ready to fledge about three weeks later though they will stay around the parents for about two months.

The Blue Jay is among the urban birds that spend the winter here instead of migrating south. The sight of its vivid blue against the snow is one of the delights of winter.

Jeanette Rive is a Glebe bird enthusiast and regular Glebe Report contributor.

The Blue Jay, colourful, noisy and smart, keeps us company all winter long. PHOTO: JEANETTE RIVE

COP27 climate change conference looks at climate justice

By Cecile Wilson

By the time this issue of the Glebe Report is out, we will be in the midst of the 27th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Frame work Convention on Climate Change, which is mercifully abbreviated to COP 27. Scheduled from November 6 to 18, it has been referred to as “the Afri can COP.”

The location of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, a remote resort town in Egypt, is the most obvious reason for this moniker. But there are other more substantial reasons that have impli cations for both Africa and the world at large.

Climate justice advocates worldwide hope that holding COP27 in Africa will serve to highlight two things: first, the inequities between countries who con tribute the most greenhouse gases (GHGs) and those who produce the least but are likely to suffer the most severe consequences of climate change; and second, the parallel between control of the power grid and suppression of social activism and environmental jus tice initiatives by authoritarian regimes.

Emissions versus consequences

Climate scientists have identified carbon dioxide (CO2) as the “primary driver” of GHG emissions. There are many different ways to measure these emissions. They can be measured as total current tonnes of CO2 output, historic output (that is, averaged over a period of time) or per capita (total of tonnes divided by the number of people in the population).

Wealthier countries tend to have higher emissions over time because they have exploited fossil fuels for longer. Long-term fossil fuel use has helped to create wealth and decrease poverty, but those results have come at a cost to climate stability and human and environmental health. And the costs are rising.

Comparing the per capita output of CO2 gives us a better understanding of how wealth and lifestyle contrib ute to outputs. Let’s compare the per capita output of CO2 by Canada and the four African countries that have hosted a COP: South Africa, Kenya, Morocco and now Egypt. Let’s use numbers from 2020, keeping in mind that those figures are lower due to the global economic slowdown caused by the pandemic.

So, South Africa has the highest CO2 output of the four African countries

at 7.62 tonnes per person per year. Egypt is in second place at 2.09 tonnes. Morocco follows with 1.75 tonnes, and Kenya has the lowest CO2 output at a mere 0.3 tonnes per capita. The aver age Canadian, by contrast, is respon sible for 14.2 tonnes per year – almost double the output of South Africa and almost triple the global average of approximately 5 tonnes per capita. CO2 emissions need to fall drastically to prevent even more damaging climate effects than the ones we are already witnessing.

Greenhouse gases do not respect international boundaries. They func tion in a global weather system that pummels the very countries that have contributed the least to climate break down. That is why countries from the global south are hoping at this COP to get a commitment from the wealth ier countries to contribute to a fund to pay compensation for the loss of lives,

species and cultures and the damages to infrastructure that result from storms, droughts and fires made more frequent and more severe by climate change.

The Bloomberg Quicktake on Loss and Damage states that nations from the global north are concerned about a misuse of funds meant to support a recovery from climate disasters. While these richer nations are certainly not immune to the misuse of funds them selves, this notion is not unfounded.

Democratic (electrical) power

In his essay “Before the COP: Sus tainable power,” Egyptian journalist, filmmaker and activist Omar Robert Hamilton raises the question of “how to design a system of reparations that does not entrench authoritarian state powers.” He tantalizingly asks whether the energy transition to wind, solar and renewable power “could be the basis for a new type of political power,” one that is truly democratic.

In order to get beyond state green washing and achieve real sustaina bility, Hamilton recommends ending fossil-fuel subsidies, outlawing fos sil-fuel financing and writing off “odious” debts that cripple progress toward achieving fossil-fuel independ ence. These strategies sound familiar to climate campaigners in Ottawa and throughout Canada.

We still have the freedom to demon strate on these issues here. In Egypt, they do not.

Cecile Wilson has lived in the Glebe for 21 years and is interested in climate change, politics and discourse.

The average

Canadian … is responsible for 14.2 tonnes [of CO2] per year – almost double the output of South Africa and almost triple the global average of approximately 5 tonnes per capita.

By Anthony Carricato

Heather Bradley, a long-time resident of the Glebe, recently retired from the House of Commons after serving as director of communications and spokesperson for five Speakers over 10 parliaments dating back to 1993.

Politicians and staffers come and go on Parliament Hill; Bradley is one of those who stay and leave their mark on an institution vital to our democ racy. She will forever be remembered in the heart of everyone who worked with her during her 29-year career. It is difficult to imagine the House of Com mons without her leadership, kindness and love of Parliament.

After growing up in Navan, Bradley did an undergraduate degree in com munications and Canadian studies at Carleton University, then started work ing at the National Capital Commis sion in 1982 on Winterlude and other events. In 1986, she went to work at Expo ’86 in Vancouver, supervising visitor services at the Canada Pavilion. After Expo, Heather returned to Ottawa, where she met and married Michael Scrivens. They have lived for almost 30 years in the Glebe, where they’ve raised their three boys, Nick, Jake, and Sam. More than anything, Heather is proudest of her boys and the family that she and Mike have created in their beloved Glebe.

In January 1994, just months after Jean Chretien’s Liberals won their first majority, Robert Marleau, then clerk of

the House of Commons, asked Bradley to “help out for a few days” after Gilbert Parent was elected as Speaker, and the rest is history. As well as Parent, Brad ley worked for Peter Milliken, Andrew Scheer, Geoff Regan and the current Speaker, Anthony Rota.

She served the longest-serving Speaker (Milliken) and the youngest (Scheer). She has seen a lot: a House with five political parties; the separatist Bloc Quebecois as the Official Oppos ition; online Question Periods during COVID; and the move out of Centre Block to allow restorations to begin. She led the communications strategy during every security breach over the past three decades, including the hor rific events in October 2014 when a gunman was taken down outside the Library of Parliament after killing a sol dier at the National War Memorial.

Importantly, Bradley’s efforts to increase transparency and to help jour nalists get the information they need to keep Canadians informed about the work of the House of Commons is among her most lasting contributions.

“It has been an honour to serve the last five Speakers and to have been able to observe Parliament from this unique perch,” says Bradley.

On October 5, MPs paid tribute to Bradley in the House of Commons before Question Period. “Heather was an absolute joy to work with,” said Scheer, as Bradley and her family lis tened from the visitors’ gallery. “Her extensive knowledge of the precinct,

members and historical precedence was invaluable. Her ability to interact with journalists and the trust she had built with all parties over the years was essential in assisting the Speaker as part of a non-partisan office in the backdrop of a highly partisan environment.”

“Our success as parliamentarians depends on the quality of the staff who support us,” added Ottawa-Centre MP Yasir Naqvi. “Ms. Bradley was one of the best.” Rota said he was “privileged to receive advice from Heather, a con summate professional with the gift of wisdom, intelligence and tact. We hope that retirement brings her time to enjoy her beautiful family and many friends, as well as time to reflect on the legacy of excellence, kindness and everything else that she brought to this place.”

As her colleague for the past 15 years,

I had the privilege of learning from one of the best communications pro fessionals that our city and country will ever know. Heather literally paved the way with elegance and grace for so many of us who look up to her and con sider her a role model. We were lucky to have her as a colleague and count her as a friend.

Heather and her husband Mike are often out for a walk or shopping in our neighbourhood. If you happen to see them, I encourage you to stop Heather and thank her for her years of service to us all.

Anthony Carricato is the director of outreach and events in the Office of the Speaker of the House of Commons and a board member of the Glebe Community Association who is active in municipal public affairs.

From 1993 to 2002, Glebe resident Heather Bradley worked for speakers of the House of Commons Gilbert Parent, Peter Milliken, Andrew Scheer, Geoff Regan and current Speaker Anthony Rota.

Jazz up your charcuterie board

By Tim O’Connor

A mate came up to me the other day, said what a wonderful charcuterie board his mother had made for Thanks giving and asked if I like charcuterie.

Who doesn’t like charcuterie? All those cheeses and cold meats, crackers or cros tini are classic and irresistible. While you’ll probably buy those ingredients – if you’re making your own cheeses and cold cuts, I salute you – you can be the star of the board by making your own sides.

I’m sharing recipes for four sides with you – pickled onions, blueberry com pote, apple chutney, and lemon curd. These provide a variety of flavours to

complement the cheese and meat, and they visually jazz up your board with bright colours.

It’s the perfect time of year for this kind of thing, because we’re near the glorious point where Nicastro’s in the Glebe stuffs its massive fridge up to your chin with cheeses from around the world. That fridge bursting with cheeses is the best part of the season in my world. I go weekly to get as much cheese in me as possible.

Nicastro’s also has exquisite arti san meats, so ask for my friend Mickey and he’ll fill your board with delicious things. Try not to eat them all before you’ve made your sides.

Pickled Red Onion

1 red onion

2 tbsp pickling spice

(find at any grocery store)

2 cups white vinegar 11/2 cups white sugar 1 cup water

Julienne red onion and place in container.

Boil other ingredients. Strain liquid and pour over onions. Cover with plastic wrap, cool.

Blueberry Port Compote

2 cups blueberries

3 tbsp port

1/4 cup sugar Sprig of thyme Zest of one lemon

Place blueberries and sugar in pot over medium heat, stir. When sugar dissolves, add port, cook while stirring until liquid thickens and coats back of spoon. Add lemon zest and cool.

Apple Chutney

4 apples

1 cup raisins

11/2 cups cider vinegar

1 jalapeno

1 tbsp mustard seed 1 cup sugar 1 cinnamon stick

In a pot boil vinegar and sugar. Add mustard seed, cinna mon and apples, simmer for 10 minutes.

Add raisins and jalapeños. Simmer for 15 minutes until apples have started to break down and it looks like a thick chutney.

Lemon Curd

1/2 cup butter

3 lemons, juiced and zested 3 egg yolks

1 egg 1 cup sugar Dash of salt

Boil a pot of water, place butter, lemon juice, zest and sugar in a bowl, place bowl over pot and stir until butter melts and mixture thickens a little.

In a separate bowl beat egg yolks and egg. Slowly add thick ened liquid to eggs while continu ously stirring, to ensure eggs don’t scramble.

Place egg solution over the pot of boiling water, cook around 10 minutes until it becomes thick and glossy, like honey.

Tim O’Connor grew up in the Glebe and is head chef at Flora Hall Brewing.

Amica The Glebe is pleased to invite you to an art show in support of The Glebe Centre, a not-for-profit long-term care home. See the work of local artists like Ellen Showalter, Gerd Schneider, and Pat Doyle as you enjoy refreshments and chat with the artists themselves. Take a tour of our brand-new senior lifestyles residence and join us in supporting The Glebe community.

JOIN US AT THE EVENT

Saturday, November 19 | 10:00am-2:00pm 33 Monk St, Ottawa

RSVP to Sarah or LA at 613-233-6363 by November 17

One of the many cheeses at Nicastro’s (as shown by Keith) to grace your charcuterie board PHOTO: PETER SIMPSON

Arthurian fantasy reads

By Candice Blackwood

A branch of fantasy that I love to escape to is an Arthurian retelling. So, what makes an Arthurian retelling worthwhile?

You might find that Arthur is just a little too perfect, a little boring, and his knights are usually similarly dull. It is the female characters like Elaine, Guin evere, Morgana and Nimue that really make good Arthurian fiction. They’re dynamic, flawed, interesting charac ters. One of the great things about the Arthur legends is that they’ve been adapted for every age group. In the library’s collection and in the books featured here, you’ll find titles for the young and young-at-heart readers in your life.

Half Sick of Shadows, by Laura Sebastian

“…everything comes down to a choice that hasn’t been made yet, a choice the future of our world hangs on. One choice, from one girl.” (e-book, p 22).

Half Sick of Shadows is Laura Sebas tian’s stunning adult debut. Elaine, the Lady of Shalott, is an oracle. What does she see in her visions of the future?

Her best friend, Morgana, mixing a poison that will kill Arthur. Guinevere betraying Arthur with Lancelot. Mor dred delivering the final wound that will kill Arthur. In so many different ways, Elaine sees how none of them survive.

Having lived in Avalon for the past 10 years with Lancelot, Arthur, Morgana and Guinevere, Elaine and her friends

are returning to Camelot to help Arthur claim the throne. Of course, claiming the throne will not be an easy task; Mordred has the support of the people, and Merlin does not seem as support ive of Arthur as they would have hoped.

This was the first novel I read that really explored the Lady of Shalott, and it completely changed my opinion of her. No longer the sad character who dies of unrequited love, this Elaine pos sesses an inner strength that motivates her to continue to support her friends against all odds, against her visions of the future.

Half Sick of Shadows is available through Ottawa Public Library in print and digitally through our partner libraries on OverDrive.

Sword Stone Table:

Old Legends, New Voices, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Nothington

If you’re looking for shorter reads and a wider variety of stories, you should place a hold on the short story collec tion, Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices . This collection spans genres and time, reintroduces our favourite characters and, most import antly, brings diversity and queerness to the Arthurian legends.

Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices is available in print.

The Guinevere Deception, by Kiersten White

The Guinevere Deception begins as Guinevere arrives at Camelot to marry

King Arthur. But what the world doesn’t know is that this is a false marriage. Merlin and all magic have been banned from Camelot, but someone still needs to protect Arthur from a mysterious threat. Guinevere has magic, a secret that she must keep hidden if she’s to fulfill her mission of protecting King Arthur and discovering what or who this new threat is.

This was a refreshing young adult book. I enjoyed the dynamic between Arthur and Guinevere – especially because they spoke to each other, which is an element that I find frustrat ing in other books.

The Guinevere Deception and its sequels are available in print, eBook and eAudiobook.

Cursed, by Thomas Wheeler Cursed doesn’t align with the fam iliar Arthurian narratives. Instead, it pits Nimue, the future Lady of the Lake, against Uther and the Red Pal adin. Wielding the legendary sword, Excalibur, Nimue defends the Fey through gruesome battle scenes until the bitter end. I enjoyed this imagining

What

of how Nimue came into her power and became the Lady of the Lake. Readers will enjoy illustrations throughout Cursed by legendary comic-book illus trator Frank Millar. Cursed is available in print and e-book.

Knight Owl, by Christopher Denise

For the youngest readers in your life, who only care about knights and drag ons, why not try Knight Owl by Chris topher Denise?

A young owl achieves his dream of becoming a knight. While many of a knight’s tasks are challenging for this young owl, he finds that he excels at night-watch duty. Armed with cunning and bravery, this small owl of the Night Knight Watch will have to save the day after a fierce dragon begins taking the other knights. Available in print.

Candice Blackwood works at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. She enjoys reading fantasy novels for any age that are full of magic, dangerous creatures and the women who fight them.

In a World… where the script is witty

In a World… (US, 2013)

Directed by Lake Bell

Review by Barbara Popel

Don LaFontaine’s nicknames included “The Voice of God” and “The King of Movie Trailers.” As a voice actor, he recorded more than 5,000 trailers from 1964 to 2008, spanning every genre from every major Hollywood film studio, as well as thousands of TV ads. His mellifluous bass voice was instantly recognizable to mil lions of viewers. He became identi fied with the phrase “In a world…”, such as “In a world where justice came from the barrel of a gun…” and “In a world where machines ruled…” And as he said in a Fox TV interview shortly before he died, “There’s hundreds of people doing voice work but only five of them get the money.” After he died in 2008, Hollywood’s voice actors saw an opportunity to become the next Don LaFontaine. And that’s where the delightful comedy In a World… begins. Actually, the film starts by introdu cing us to Carol Solomon (Lake Bell, who also wrote and directed the film).

Carol is a 31-year-old voice coach who is struggling to get her career off the ground. She announces, “This Wed nesday, one woman will teach another woman to sound a little less retarded.” A lot of Carol’s work is teaching women – usually actresses – to sound better, not like “a sexy baby” or “a squeaky Minnie Mouse.” Her current client is Eva Longoria (played by Longoria her self), who needs to sound like a British mob boss’s wife. Carol also does occa sional voice work on kids’ animated TV shows and TV ads. Small stuff.

She’s overshadowed by her very suc cessful father, Sam Sotto (his profes sional moniker). Sam (played by Fred Melamed) is famous in the industry for his voice-over work and his deep bass voice. Sam is about to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Trailer Awards. He puts Carol in her place by telling her that “the (movie) industry does not crave a female sound,” and she should stick with what she’s best at – doing foreign accents. And he wants Carol to move out of his spare bedroom because his 30-year-old girlfriend Jamie (played by Alexandra Holden) is about to move in with him. So Carol moves in with her

sister Dani (Michaela Watkins) and Dani’s husband Moe (Rob Corddry). All is not well in Dani and Moe’s mar riage, and having Carol sleeping on their couch isn’t going to help things.

Carol heads to a recording studio. She’s oblivious that Louis, the shy sound engineer (Demetri Martin), is head over heels in love with her.

We find out that the sound producer of an upcoming four-part super-hero ine epic, Amazon Games , plans to bring back the LaFontaine phrase “In a world” in the trailer. What an amaz ing opportunity for voice-over special ists! Initially, Sam decides to go to bat for a younger guy he’s been mentoring, Gustav Warner (Ken Marino). Then the competition for the job gets cutthroat. Moreover, there are tangled romantic complications with the three couples: Carol and Louis, Dani and Moe, Jamie and Sam.

In a World… is both a sophisticated

rom com and a great window into the movie business.

And I haven’t even told you about how terrific the actors are. I expect you’ve never heard of any of them, which is a great shame because each and every one of them is witty, charm ing and totally believable. In a world where real Hollywood talent is recog nized, you would get to spend more time with these wonderful folks.

Running time: 93 minutes

Rated: PG

Available: CTV streaming, Google Play, Cineplex, YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, Microsoft.

Barb Popel has been an avid filmgoer since the early 1970s. In her twicemonthly column Magic in the Dark in Apt613.ca, Barb recommends upcoming films at the ByTowne and the Mayfair.

1978 ZOMBIE FILM A CLASSIC

Dawn of the Dead (US, 1978)

Directed by George A. Romero Review by Angus Luff

Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 horror zombie film directed by George A. Romero. The film follows four unlikely yet quick-thinking survivors of a zombie outbreak – Peter (Ken Foree), Stephen (David Emge), Fran (Gaylen Ross) and Roger (Scott H. Reiniger) –as they hide out in a shopping mall, waiting for the onslaught to stop. But it becomes evident they must work together to protect themselves, keep the dead out of their way and survive on the resources of the mall.

As the second part of Romero’s “Dead” trilogy, Dawn is different in tone, story and character from the first and third entries, as it takes a wilder

and more spontaneous approach to confronting a zombie epidemic. The film revolves around just four people, each simple and easy to understand, yet each thrives and falls in his own way. The dialogue and character writ ing are far from the main focus of the film, yet they still solidify Romero as an extremely effective writer, as the characters mix well together and shine when alone. The themes of commercialism and its effect on soci ety are there if you look for them, but they aren’t shoved down your throat, which feels appropriate for this film.

Romero clearly understood that his film couldn’t be mindless schlock, yet it also couldn’t be pretentious drivel, which is something more modern horror filmmakers need to understand as well as Romero did.

Dawn of the Dead is a piece of film making that is so wholly and abso lutely itself, and nothing can compare to Romero’s radical, wild vision of a

zombie feature from a time and place long forgotten. Watching it today can’t really remind you of any modern works with the same chaotic, spontaneous tone and feeling that Romero and his companions captured. In that way, the film acts as a wonderful time capsule and creates a surreal, almost dream like atmosphere in how detached it is from the films we know today. The atmospheric tracks by the band Goblin are sometimes fast and exciting, some times meticulous and otherworldly – both sounds contribute to the cap tivating sensation you feel that can’t help but glue your eyes and ears to the screen.

This film on paper seems brutally dark and nihilistic, yet the execution is very fantastical and almost com ic-book-like. The score by Goblin, the neon red blood, the excellent dia logue and performances tread a fine line that doesn’t fall into either hor rific or goofy. It almost transforms into

an entirely new genre that combines these opposite emotions into one tone that encapsulates both child and adult sensibilities of how fun or terrifying this situation would be.

That’s what Dawn of the Dead is to me, the ultimate zombie film – it takes all the tones or perspectives imagin able from a zombie story and runs with them to encapsulate the true zombie experience. Some might find it too bizarre, unfocused or unconven tional in its tone or presentation, but all its quirks and mistakes make me love it more. Dawn of the Dead isn’t just Romero’s uncompromising master piece, it’s the crowning achievement of the entire zombie genre. Long live George A. Romero.

Running time: 2 hours 7 minutes Available on YouTube

Angus Luff is a student at Glebe Collegiate. He grew up in the Glebe and is obsessed with movies.

Marilyn Monroe film challenging to watch

Blonde (U.S., 2022)

Directed by Andrew Dominik

Review by Iva Apostolova

Blonde was one of this fall’s most anticipated movies. Based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, who also co-wrote the screenplay with New Zealand dir ector Andrew Dominik (Killing Them Softly and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), the movie is advertised as a fictional biopic of Marilyn Monroe. Along with rising Cuban-American star Ana de Armas in the title role, it features some heavy hit ters like Adrian Brody as Arthur Miller, Bobby Cannavale as Joe DiMaggio, and Xavier Samuel as Cass Chaplin.

However, despite the hype, it did not last more than a couple of weeks in theatres, and it drew the ire of the LA social elite. Both critics and view ers condemned it as another example of Hollywood’s sick obsessions with victimhood, particularly that of women working in the industry. Critics called it exploitative and slanderous, especially given that neither Marilyn Monroe nor her (nonexistent) descendants can defend her or set the record straight. Even socialites like Emily Ratajkowski (mostly known for her skimpy outfits and hangouts with the Kardashians) felt outraged that a movie like Blonde is being produced in the post #MeToo era. The negative buzz grew so loud that Oates had to step in and pub licly defend Dominik’s adaptation of her book.

Given the reputation that preceded

it, I tried to watch the movie with as unbiased an eye as I could muster. Here are my two cents. First, the movie is almost three hours long, and I am not sure I could’ve managed it in one sitting in a movie theatre. I watched it in three installments, giving myself room to breathe in between. Let’s just say that it’s not an easy movie to watch. As Oates herself puts it, Blonde is defin itely not for the faint of heart.

But in my books, when a movie chal lenges a viewer from the get-go, it’s a sign that it is perhaps worth consid ering on its own merit. Ana de Armas, who in real life has a noticeable Cuban accent, is not only breathtakingly beautiful but also sounds remarkably like Marilyn Monroe. I could’ve prob ably done without her being half naked

for most of the second half of the movie, but she truly delivers.

I can certainly understand the crit ics’ complaints about the movie’s fix ation on Marilyn’s vulnerability at the expense of her business savvy. The latter is the focal point of recent docu mentaries and books – Marilyn Monroe: Living Blonde is just one example. Instead, Blonde presents the Holly wood bombshell as a fractured, deeply traumatized and troubled woman who was manhandled, literally, for most of her life – in the movie, Norma Jean and Marilyn talk to one another with Norma often trying to get away from Marilyn. The nudity, the close-ups of Marilyn’s cervix and uterus, the con versations that Norma/Marilyn has with her subsequently aborted fetus

may all prove too much for some or be considered unnecessarily disturbing. But the viewer will do well to remem ber that the movie is, above all, an artis tic interpretation of Monroe’s inner life, not a biopic per se.

The first clue is the directorial deci sion to alternate black and white with colour in the construction of the indi vidual scenes. It’s not that the movie is not concerned with the facts; rather, it has chosen to treat them symbolic ally in weaving the storyline around the inner life of Marilyn Monroe, the actress, the entertainer, the woman, the little girl. Norma/Marilyn appears to the viewer as the ultimate victim, naked and helpless not because she was necessarily a victim in real life but because it is, after all, a story about childhood trauma, untreated and unre paired. As I see it, Blonde is a symbolic psychological interpretation of the life of a little girl who grows up without a father for whom she seems never to stop searching (in the movie, Marilyn calls her husband “daddy”) and who is eventually abandoned by her abusive and mentally ill mother, then failed by everyone else in her life. All the con versations of grown up Norma/Mari lyn and all the decisions she makes are interpreted and re-interpreted through the lens of this trauma, hence the brutal ity of some of the scenes. In that sense, the movie neither glorifies nor vilifies Marilyn Monroe; it just peeks behind the curtains of her public persona.

I find that Blonde is as exploitative as Blue Velvet, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Piano Teacher or Spencer And while art has always been and will most likely continue to be politi cized, perhaps it is time to remind our selves that, at the end of the day, art has its own standards of interpreta tion, which most certainly include the artist’s intention for it.

Running time: 2h 47m Available on Netflix and in select theatres

Iva Apostolova is a professor of philosophy at Dominican University College.

Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.

odyssey Theatre launches podcast

By Eve Beauchamp

Odyssey Theatre has launched a new podcast series, The Other Path, a folktale-inspired audio drama for adults, the first created by a theatre company in Canada.

You might know Odyssey Theatre for its under-the-stars performances in Strathcona Park and Central Park in the Glebe. The company has a hist ory of adapting folk tales for adult audi ences to tackle modern issues.

Said Odyssey Theatre’s artistic direc tor Laurie Steven, “When the pandemic prevented live performances, we began work to develop this online series so Ottawa area residents could enjoy the magic of the theatre in the comfort of their own home.”

Season one of The Other Path trans ports listeners to contemporary worlds where magic lurks in the shadows. The audio plays come to life with state-ofthe-art sound and music, high-impact performances and thought-provoking storylines.

“These haunting and sometimes darkly comic tales, where witches, shapeshifters and trickster spirits are found among us in parks, garage sales and dive bars, casts a new light on themes such as poverty, cultural div ision, land conflict and body image,” said Stevens.

To create the series, five Canadian writers were invited to reinvent a clas sic folktale and set it in today’s modern world. Among the writers are Jo Walton,

winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards in 2012, and Marty Chan, creator of The Dim Sum Diaries that

“Storytelling is one of the greatest tools we have to ask hard questions and discover truths about ourselves,” said Stevens. “Our goal at Odyssey Theatre is to delight and provoke audi ences with the best Canadian artists and talent, and we will continue creat ing both live and digital performances to reach new and diverse audiences across the country.”

Each audio play is 30 to 40 min utes with new episodes released every two weeks from October 5 to Novem ber 30. You can listen on your favour ite podcast platform or at theotherpath. ca, where you can also find out more about this unique local initiative.

aired on CBC Radio from 1994 to 2000.

Eve Beauchamp is the marketing director for Odyssey Theatre.

Odyssey Theatre, well known for its performances in the park, are branching out with a new podcast, The Other Path.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF ODYSSEY THEATRE

Roslyn, age 5, bids farewell to the tree on Powell that is slated for removal. Other neighbours have left farewell notes of appreciation for “Majestic Grandmother Tree.”

PHOTO: LAUREN REID

By Christiane Kingsley

Art Lending of Ottawa (ALO) will be holding its Holi day Show and Sale on December 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the RA Centre. This will be our fourth and last show for 2022, and we will focus on gift giving with some smaller artworks available and a special “Rent Artwork for a Friend” program.

Since its beginning in 1970 as a not-for-profit art ists’ cooperative, ALO has been offering high-quality art for either purchase or rental. For a small fee based on the price of the artwork, our patrons may rent an artwork for a minimum of three months. At the end of this period, if they decide to buy the piece, the rental fee is applied to the purchase price.

For the holiday season, ALO has the following cre ative gift suggestion: Rent an artwork for a friend. At the end of the rental period, the artwork may be returned, rented for another three months or pur chased by you or your friend. For those months, your thoughtfulness will undoubtedly add beauty and warmth to the heart and home of someone spe cial to you.

With ALO, you can always choose from a wide var iety of artworks such as oil paintings, watercolours, acrylics, photography, batik, fine-art woodworking and mosaics. We have carefully selected all our art ists through a jurying process so that you can be con fident regarding the quality of our artwork.

Renate Hulley is one of our long-time artists who has used various media including oil crayons, oil paint, acrylic, silk-screening printing and more recently watercolour. Hulley first studied design in Germany where she was born; she later earned her B.A. in arts at Carleton University and taught oil paint ing at the University of Alberta. Since 1968, Hulley has received several prestigious awards and has partici pated in many group and solo shows. Her still-life florals have always been a favourite, and several are displayed in the online gallery on our website. If one really interests you, you could request to have this

artwork available for viewing at our December show.

John Hugh Craig also adds to the quality and the diversity of ALO. Craig has been a photographer for 30 years. He specializes in wildlife and nature fineart photography. When you view one of his wildlife photographs, remember that he spends hours observ ing the animals he photographs and has to slowly gain their trust to get the close-up photos he wants. It is not just a photo, it is a rich experience! Craig feels he has been successful if his photographs bring the outdoors into the indoors while bringing happiness and warmth to your home. Until you can see his work in person at our next show, visit our online gallery that features several examples of his work. If you love nature, you will not be disappointed.

We invite you to visit our show on December 10 to view the original and exciting artworks created by

more than 30 excellent local artists. At the same time, think how art may enrich a friend’s life.

Art Lending of Ottawa December Show

Saturday, December 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

RA Centre, Outaouais Room 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa

Free admission, free parking, door prizes Website: artlendingofottawa.ca Facebook: /artlending613 Instagram: /artlending613

Christiane Kingsley is an award-winning Ottawa artist who has been showing with Art Lending of Ottawa for over five years.

Art Lending of Ottawa’s next show and sale will take place December 10 at the RA Centre, offering a rent-to-own program for art. Try their “Rent Artwork for a Friend” for an original holiday gift idea. PHOTO: LINDA BORDAGE

St� Matthew’s online auction offers extraordinary treasures

By Margret B. Nankivell

St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in the Glebe is holding another extraordinary online auction that will open for bidding on Saturday, November 12, and run for a week. Items range from art to apple pie.

Ottawa artist Donna Lynd has contributed a delight ful painting that is being used for posters and the web site. The work of other local artists, such as John Archer, Margo Blackell, Patti Davis, Mary Richardson and Mal colm Zander will also be available.

The church has received works by significant French-Canadian artists such as Liliane Clément, Charles Daudelin, his children Éric and Katia, Eliane Saheurs, Lucie Jolicoeur-Côté and Marc Séguin and by other noted Canadian artists such as Alfred Cyril Pat stone, Robert Hyndman and Richard Vaskelis. Look for the wonderful watercolour by important English artist David Muirhead (1867-1930) and superb pottery from artisans such as Kjeld and Erica Deichmann, whose work has been collected by Toronto’s prestigious Gar diner Museum and the Canadian Museum of History.

Also included are fashion items such as designer purses, jewellery and Hermes scarves. For the spor tif, there’s a handsome cruiser bicycle. The auction includes antique silver, collectible books and toy sol diers. Like last year, we will offer certificates for accom modation at resorts in Antigua, Bermuda and Panama.

Last year’s offerings of Christmas baked goods and meals were hot-ticket items so several home-cooked items will be offered again.

St. Matthew’s is grateful for the support and assist ance of several local businesses including Amica the Glebe, Capital Home Hardware, Davidson’s Jewellers, McKeen Metro Glebe and Tracy Arnett Realty Ltd.

This year’s outreach partners are the Black Canadian Scholarship Fund, which recently presented univer sity tuition scholarships for five local students, and the FACES refugee group, which is arranging a family sponsorship.

The catalogue will be available for preliminary view ing in early November.

Margret B. Nankivell is a long-time St. Matthew’s parishioner and regular contributor on music to the Glebe Report

“Heart’s Content.” by Mary Richardson, acrylic on canvas, one of the items at auction

PHOTO: MARY RICHARDSON

This carpet will be offered as part of the St Matthew’s online treasures auction.

PHOTO: MARGRET NANKIVELL

A Murano glass bird is one of the treasures to be auctioned starting November 12.

PHOTO: MARGRET NANKIVELL

What if you lost your home?

That’s the question facing Graham and Louis, low-income seniors who’ve shared a two-bedroom apartment on Elgin Street for 42 years. Their build ing had a fire on June 19, and the land lord asked tenants to move out while repairs were being done.

But as people moved back in, Graham and Louis were told to stay out. As the days and weeks passed, their suspi cions grew.

Their apartment had no direct damage from the fire. Insurance adjust ers had looked the place over, giving it a thumbs up. Meanwhile, insurance money for temporary housing was run ning out – by November 1, Graham and Louis would be homeless.

In mid-September, the landlord con tacted Graham and Louis, offering $6,000 if they agreed to move out. It sounded like a bribe, and that’s exactly what it was.

Graham and Louis had been pro tected by rent control for decades. Aver age rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Ottawa now is $2,047, and that’s twice the amount Graham and Louis pay. A lot of money could be made if new tenants moved in.

Graham and Louis drew a reasonable conclusion: the landlord was attempt ing an eviction. Six thousand dollars sounds great, but not when you factor in where one can move. This was an attempt to leverage financial insecur ity for private gain.

To make matters worse, when Graham re-entered the apartment to get a few possessions and paint a wall in need of repair, the superintendent escalated. The power was cut, and the locks were later changed. This landlord was playing hardball.

So, Graham and Louis contacted Community Legal Services of Ottawa and met with a lawyer who advised them on next steps. The lawyer sent a stern letter to the landlord, citing a litany of infractions and insisting they cease. Barring access to the home was not acceptable.

Bad landlords know they can wait out such appeals. Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board has collapsed under provincial neglect, and delays for hearings have grown to eight months. Facing the prospect of homelessness within weeks, this was little help to Graham and Louis.

So, Graham reached out to me and ACORN Ottawa. Thanks to ACORN’s organizing efforts, dozens rallied out side Graham and Louis’ building.

The rally worked. Locks were changed, and the power was restored. At Graham and Louis’ invitation, we joined them for a tour of their home. We saw no evidence of water damage, and no indication that the apartment was unsafe.

What we did see was a commun ity that came together. It’s the same Ottawa spirit that helped us survive the “freedom convoy,” the COVID-19 pandemic and recent bouts of extreme weather.

Standing up for what’s right matters, and direct action gets the goods. I want to thank Graham, Louis, Community Legal Services of Ottawa and Ottawa ACORN for reminding us of that.

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We will help Canadians impacted by the rising cost of living

Over the past few months, I have had several opportunities to hear from residents in our community about the immense pressure they are under. The cost of living has risen, and some are more impacted than the others. Whether it has had an impact on your grocery bill, utilities, rent or medica tions, the cost of living has made it diffi cult to make ends meet. I hear you, and I continue to advocate at every oppor tunity to ensure that the federal gov ernment is taking action to take some of the pressure off and make life more affordable for everyone.

As announced in Canada’s Afford ability Plan, our federal government is here to help Canadians get through this difficult time.

To help offset some of the costs Ottawa Centre residents may be facing, we are doubling the GST credit for six months for eligible residents in our community. This would mean an extra $234 in the pockets of single Can adians without children, up to $467 for couples with two children and an average of an extra $225 for seniors this year.

We know that access to good dental care is essential to our health. Our gov ernment has committed to making dental care more affordable, and we are making progress on this commit ment. We are ensuring that children under 12 years old will have access to quality dental care. We are currently debating legislation that, if passed, would provide up to $1,300 over two years through a Canada Dental Benefit to children under 12, starting this year.

Affordable housing and reducing chronic homelessness continue to be top priorities for our community. I am pleased that the federal government

will be launching the third round of the Rapid Housing Strategy which aims to make funding available to not-forprofit housing organizations and muni cipalities, so that they can build more social and affordable housing quickly for those who need it most. Addition ally, Canada’s Affordability Plan allows for a $500 one-time supplement to be delivered to nearly two million low-in come renters across Canada who are struggling with the cost of housing, including seniors.

Lastly, we are supporting Can adians struggling with the rising cost of living through the Climate Action Incentive payment. As of October 14, Ottawa residents will have received the second installment of the quarterly Climate Action Incentive payment. An average family of four in Ontario will receive $186.25 per quarter. The Cli mate Action Incentive payment pro gram keeps affordability and fairness in mind — eight out of ten households get more money back than they pay in, with low- and middle-income house holds benefiting the most. The Climate Action Incentive payment will ensure that Canadians receive much-needed relief on a more regular basis, while fighting climate change.

This suite of concrete and targeted actions aims to address inflation and make life more affordable for millions of Canadians.

As your MP, I remain committed to help build an economy that works for everyone. As always, I want you to know that my team and I are here to help. If you have any questions on these measures, or need assistance accessing benefits, please contact my office at 613-946-8682, or email me at Yasir.Naqvi@parl.gc.ca

Honouring our veterans

By Jim Watson

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of my late father, Beverley Watson, who served with the Royal Regiment of Canada and helped liberate the Nether lands during the Second World War.

This month, I think of him and all those who have served and continue to serve our great nation – some giving the ultimate sacrifice.

As mayor, I recognized the importance of helping veterans, appointing Deputy Mayor Matthew Luloff as City Council’s Liaison for Veteran and Military Issues in 2019.

A former member of the Canadian Forces who served in Afghanistan in 2008 with the 2nd Battalion Prin cess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Councillor Luloff is the perfect repre sentative to solidify the City’s important relationship with the 23,000 active ser vice members and more than 53,000 vet erans living in Ottawa, as well as their families.

Councillor Luloff co-chairs the Veter ans Task Force responsible for develop ing a culture of supporting our veterans and their families in our community. This includes helping veterans who are experiencing challenges with their transition to civilian life, advocating for our veterans and their families, particu larly those not supported by entities (i.e., VAC) to receive complete and appropri ate health care, making housing more affordable and easier to secure, as well

as enhancing second career opportunities.

One of the accomplish ments that I’d like to highlight from this term of Council was opening the Veterans House supportive housing complex for homeless veterans located at the former CFB Rockcliffe.

I trust that Councillor Luloff, the task force and our strategic partners will continue to deliver projects, facilitate access to resources and promote oppor tunities for those who have served and continue to serve our great country in the years ahead.

This year marks the 77th anniver sary of Armistice Day, and the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign continues to run from October 30 to Nov ember 11.

Visit www.legion.ca/contact-us/ find-a-branch to find poppies near you.

P.S. This is my final column as mayor of the City of Ottawa. I want to thank all those who participated in the democratic process by volunteering, donating and, most importantly, voting. While the makeup of City Council looks a lot different for the upcoming term, I am confident that our representatives will work hard to build on the momen tum of the last 12 years. We have many important projects underway that will continue to transform our nation’s cap ital for years to come, and I can’t wait to see it all come to fruition.

St. Matthew’s Scarf and Jewellery Sale

St Matthew’s Anglican Church in the Glebe is excited to announce its first “in-person” Scarf and Jewellery Sale since the lockdown on Sunday, December 4 from 9 a m to 2 p m

The sale will be held in the church hall which is accessed through the entrance at 217 First Avenue, just west of Bank Twenty-five per cent of the sales will go to the Ottawa Food Bank, and all proceeds are for charity Our sale features beautiful Christmas presents at very low prices Browse through our fine collection of new and lightly used scarves, ties, accessories, costume jewellery, silver jewellery, seasonal items and new housewares Our premium table includes brands such as Hermes, Aquascutum, Brooks Brothers and Coach

Jim Watson is the outgoing mayor of Ottawa.

Mayor Jim Watson’s late father, Beverley Watson, with members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Thirty Years Ago in the Glebe Report

M.V.A. PASSED

Capital Ward Councillor Jim Watson opened his column with: “Despite the tremendous efforts of our community, Market Value Assessment has become a sad reality. Region wide reassess ment was approved at Regional Coun cil on October 14 by a vote of 18-15.”

Watson stated that going into the meeting, there were 17 votes con firmed to defeat MVA. Part way through the meeting, a motion was brought forward to spend 4.6 million tax dollars to soften the blow to busi nesses and homeowners in Glouces ter, Nepean, Cumberland and Kanata. This persuaded Gloucester representatives Claudette Cain and Richard Cantin to switch their votes. Watson expressed “a real sense of

betrayal and disappointment.” He encouraged people to appeal their assessment if they felt it was unfair. He was looking at legal options to overturn the decision and would push the City of Ottawa to phase in MVA over four years to help cushion the blow for those adversely affected.

CORPUS CHRISTI WINS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

A $1,000 prize was awarded to Corpus Christi School for its involve ment in the Rough Rider/Laidlaw Environmental Challenge Paper Drive. Students at the school col lected an average of 28.8 pounds of paper each over a three-week period in October. “The project was useful in terms of raising environmental

awareness” said Principal John Shaughnessy, “but we did not expect to win. Rather we believed the pro ject was worthwhile on its own, the prize was a real bonus.”

GLEBE HOMES FOR SALE

A Royal LePage real estate ad high lighted the following listings: 235 Powell Avenue for $297,000, 47 Patterson Avenue for $289,900, 143 Third Avenue for $213,900 and 14 Adelaide Street for $159,900. The ad went on to state that Glebe home sales increased 42 per cent over the previous year and Glebe home sales in excess of $250,000 were up by 43 per cent.

Vintage Glebe Fire Station #9

This retrospective is filed bi-monthly by Ian McKercher of the Glebe Historical Society The society welcomes the donation or loan (for copying) of any item documenting Glebe history (photographs, maps, surveys, news articles, posters, programs, memorabilia, etc ) Contact Ian at 613-235-4863 or ian s mckercher@gmail com

Note: All back issues of the Glebe Report to June 1973 can be viewed on the Glebe Report website at www glebereport ca under the PAST ISSUES menu

by Ian McKercher

Captain Thomas Cluff of the Ottawa Fire Department No. 9 Station, ca 1901

Horse-drawn hose wagon at No. 9 Fire station, 140-142 Pretoria Avenue, ca 1901. This type of wagon came into use in 1898. The fire station was built in 1898 and closed in 1966.

No. 9 Fire station in 1941

PHOTOS COURTESY OF IAN MCKERCHER, GLEBE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

We the North get a little SAD

By Emilie Paradis

Has fall got you singing the blues? Fall has honoured us with her colour ful foliage, crisp fresh air and crunchy apples. But to some of us, despite the beauty bestowed upon us by Mother Nature, fall can bring a feeling of leth argy and sadness. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression triggered by a change of season and the colder, darker, shorter days. About two to six per cent of Canadians will experience SAD in their lifetime while another 15 per cent experience a milder form of it. The exact causes of SAD are unclear, but theories attribute the dis order to the reduction of daylight hours in winter.

SAD can influence our quality of life and relationships, it can and leave us unable to perform at our best. Know ing the symptoms of SAD and tools for coping can help reduce them.

What are the symptoms? They include low mood, lack of interest and pleasure, decreased energy, change in weight and appetite, craving for more comfort food, trouble focusing and sleeping, social isolation, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness.

What causes it? A main factor is where you live – northern regions, like Canada, have less sunlight which can cause a vitamin D deficiency. Genetic predisposition may play a role, and so could dealing with other illnesses or neurological issues.

How can we combat the symptoms?

1. Supplement with vitamin D (liquid gel caps taken with food). Eat

more EPA fatty acids found in foods rich in Omega 3 (wild salmon, small fish, oyster, seaweed) or take supplements.

2. Get more light Clinical research shows potential for red light therapy to treat SAD and other forms of major depression. Depending on the size of the infrared light, you can expose a part of your body or the whole body. A search online will show where you can buy affordable red light therapy units. You need to get at least a 10,000 Lux lamp. Light therapy is best used in the morning for 10 to 20 minutes; using the lamp too late in the day may impact your sleep. However, there is nothing better than real sunlight, so find time to go outside and soak up the natural light and some Vitamin D.

3. Exercise! It’s not always some thing that we the have energy for, espe cially when feeling the blues – even those who are regularly active some times find it difficult to get up and go. But movement produces energy. Focus on how good you will feel after and how proud you will be.

4. Socialize. When our mood is low, we tend to isolate ourselves when we should do exactly the opposite. Get out with friends, find group activities that you can join for the season, meet new people.

5. Nutrition. What we eat absolutely impacts our wellbeing. Processed, sugary foods and too much alcohol can decrease our energy and vitality. Why not take a cooking class to learn how to prepare a great healthy meal at home to share with your loved ones?

If symptoms are severe or difficult to

The Gift

A gift is a thing given freely – a present. Or it can be an act of generosity itself, the gesture of giving. That giving can be tangible or it can be in the form of love or attention or care. And, yet again, a gift might be a talent or natural ability.

Poets, please send us your poems on a gift you gave or received that meant the most. Or the gift or gifts you bring to the world.

As usual, poems should be:

• Original and unpublished in any medium (no poems submitted elsewhere, please);

• No more than 30 lines each;

• On any aspect of the theme within the bounds of public discourse; and

• Submitted on or before November 21, 2022.

Poets in the National Capital Region of all ages welcome (school-age poets, please indicate your grade and school). Please send your entries (up to 5 poems that meet the criteria) to editor@ gle bereport.ca. Remember to send us your contact information and your grade and school if you are in school.

Deadline: Monday, November 21, 2022

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manage, check with a doctor, a psych iatrist or another mental health profes sional to seek help. And make sure to talk to your doctor before taking any supplements.

Emilie Paradis is a holistic nutritionist, personal trainer and mobility coach and is co-owner of InStep.

A word of introduction

Dearest neighbours,

It is an honour and a delight to write to you as trust ee-elect for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) in Zone 9 (Capital and Alta Vista wards). On November 15, the newly elected school board trustees across Ottawa will be sworn in. Throughout Novem ber, leading up to the OCDSB meeting on December 6, I am joining my colleagues in orientation sessions to learn more about our roles and responsibilities. I am excited to get to know the other rookie trustees and to be mentored by those with years of experience under their belts.

You may wonder what a trustee does. Much of what goes on in schools is determined at a provincial level (class sizes, funding equations, curriculum). School board trustees are community advocates for public education. We make decisions about policies, pro cedures, strategic plans. We balance budgets. Trust ees ensure that boards of education fulfil their duties under the Education Act, and we ensure that the Dir ector of Education carries out its responsibilities.

Trustees are called upon for “accommodation reviews” to determine school boundaries and decide

which specialized programs should be offered at what schools. Trustees identify the needs and priorities of children, youth and families, and they also address systemic inequalities within schools and across the board, from discrimination against students with dis abilities, to racism, to transphobia, to sexist school policies. Trustees are part of a team; we work collab oratively on the board. We are accountable to the prov ince (the Ontario Ministry of Education) and to you (our electorate).

During the election campaign, I met with a local stu dent who transferred out of her high school last year because students were chanting antisemitic slogans. I’ve spoken with students who experienced Islamo phobic, anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and anti-trans hate and violence outside and inside schools. We’ve seen reports of children with physical and develop mental disabilities who have been neglected, physic ally restrained and abused by educators. I’ve met with non-binary and neuro-diverse students who have told me about the discrimination they face in school. I’ve met with parents of children with learning disabil ities who are falling through the cracks. I’ve met with families who cannot afford private psychoeducational assessments to determine whether their child is eli gible for a gifted program or to identify other complex exceptionalities and establish an Individual Educa tion Plan (IEP). I’ve met with library technicians who do not have the funds to order books. I’ve met with parents who are worried about traffic safety as their children try to walk, cycle or scoot to school. I’ve met with parents and educators who are worried about their family’s health and safety as COVID-19 and other airborne viruses surge in our city.

There are many issues to address, but there is also a great deal to celebrate. I love to walk by schools in the

mornings as parents chat with each other and with teachers as children greet their teachers and friends. There are so many happy events, extracurricular activities, incredible book fairs, science fairs, concerts, sports events, fun fairs. There is passion and commit ment at parent council meetings. Education is about so much more than what happens in a classroom; schools help to make neighbourhoods into communities. They inspire civic responsibility, empathy, connection.

I begin my tenure as trustee by reiterating my com mitment to you: I am here to listen to you and to advo cate for you. Capital Ward includes First Avenue PS, Mutchmor PS, Hopewell PS, Lady Evelyn Alternative School and Glebe Collegiate Institute. I want to know about your concerns. I also want to know what’s work ing well, what you’re celebrating. I am here to ensure that your voices are heard around the board’s deci sion-making table.

I will be available via monthly virtual meetings, on a drop-in basis. The link to those meetings will be on my web site (nilikm.ca). I am also setting aside weekly “office hours” (by appointment) for one-onone virtual or in-person meetings with community members. I’ve also reached out to parent councils and community organizations. My contact informa tion will be updated on the OCDSB web site and on my own web site.

As you are aware, I am also a family doctor. Please do not phone my medical office unless you are a patient phoning about a medical issue, and do not show up at my clinic uninvited. Our practice is full, we are not accepting any new patients.

I can’t wait to get to work as a trustee.

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, zone 9

Yours truly, Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth, OCDSB Trustee-elect

Glebe Collegiate Institute welcomed its first students in the fall of 1922. It cele brated its 100th anniversary in October, with a parade of alums, a barbecue, a gala performance in the auditorium, the official opening of the new “outdoor classroom,” sports and decade rooms of memorabilia. More photos at glebe100.ca.

PHOTOS: JAYNE TAGGART, BRIAN HAMPSON AND LIZ MCKEEN

Fostering children’s independence at Glebe Cooperative Nursery School

By Julie LeBlanc

Toddlers and preschoolers at Glebe Cooperative Nursery School (GCNS) have been busy exploring, learning and settling into the new routines that come with a new school year. The GCNS programs are set up to support and foster independence by giving oppor tunities for new experiences, teaching new skills and organizing open-ended activities.

The children love starting the school day with outdoor play time. The mor ning bustle of activity in and around the playground provides for many nat ural teachable moments, from the schoolyard filled with children at play to school buses dropping off more eager students. Children listen to and identify the sounds around them, like laughing children, the school bell chiming, dogs barking, birds chirp ing, horns honking and the roar of air planes. They also watch people walk dogs, push strollers, pull wagons, ride bicycles and drive cars. Identifying these observations and sharing new experiences help increase the chil dren’s understanding of the world around them and begin to shape the feeling of being part of a community.

Young children learn quickly and are keen to exert their independence. As GCNS children get into the swing

PHOTO: JULIE LEBLANC

of school life, the teachers are provid ing guidance, reminders and support.

Children have been practising how to carry their backpacks, change between outdoor and indoor shoes, zip jackets on and off, wash their hands, tidy up after snacks, put toys away after play time and navigate the different areas of the community centre. Learning to complete these tasks independently is building confidence and a sense of responsibility in each child. The sweet est moments to witness are watching these little ones help each other!

The Glebe Cooperative Nursery School classroom is set up so children can choose where they would like to

play. Play time is when teachers sit and engage with the children and extend their learning through open-ended questions and scaffolding. The teach ers listen and observe during both indi vidual and cooperative play and plan activities based on children’s inter ests and developmental needs. These children have enjoyed role playing in their play kitchen, building roads and bridges to drive their toy cars, splash ing in the water table, experimenting with flashlights, arts and crafts, readaloud stories and so much more. Giving the children choice in these types of open-ended activities is supporting child engagement, imagination and

creativity. The children are being set up to feel empowered, independent and, most importantly, happy to be at school!

Glebe Cooperative Nursery School is a non-profit, licensed, childcare centre, offering both a Toddler Program (ages 1.5– 2.5 years) and a Preschool Program (2.5–4.5 years).

GCNS accepts new registrations throughout the school year. Visit glebepreschool.com for more information.

Julie LeBlanc is responsible for communications at Glebe Cooperative Nursery School.

Toddlers and preschoolers learn what to do with hats and coats, an important life skill!

‘Independence Day’ at Good Morning preschool

By Katherine Liston

This month, preschoolers at Good Mor ning Preschool celebrated an important milestone: Preschool Independence Day! Before Independence Day, par ents came into the school at drop-off and pick-up times to help their children hang up their coats and backpacks, unpack their belongings at the start of the day and pack up again at the end. A few weeks before Independence Day, preschoolers were encouraged to start finding their own hooks and taking the lead in completing these routines. Finally, just after Thanksgiving, the big day arrived! Now, preschoolers are greeted at the door by their teachers in the morning, then meet their par ents at the door when it’s time to go home, having dressed themselves and packed up their belongings (mostly!) independently.

This is a significant milestone for preschoolers because it’s an import ant step in preparing for kindergarten, and it helps to build confidence and a sense of being capable. At this age, young children love to do things for themselves, but it’s often easier and faster for parents to intervene. This is especially the case in winter when there are snowsuits, boots and mit tens to contend with! Here are some tips to help build your preschooler’s independence while keeping frustra tion to a minimum.

1. Build routines: Learning to follow routines helps young children to become more independent. Start by

implementing a routine. Coming home from an outing might involve taking off boots, hats, mittens and coat; put ting mittens and hats away; hanging up the coat; and washing hands. Once the routine is familiar, let your child do parts of it themselves, like unzipping their coat. Eventually, they’ll be able to do the whole routine on their own.

2. Use backwards chaining: When a child is learning a new skill, instead of helping them finish a task, help them to start it and let them complete the last step. When they’re ready, have them complete the last two steps, and so on. For example, instead of zipping up your child’s coat, help them to thread the zipper and then allow them to zip it up the rest of the way. Or if tying their shoes, allow them to complete the final step of pulling the knot tight. This way, your child gets to experience the grati fication of successfully completing a task. This increases their motivation to learn the rest of the steps and prevents them from feeling discouraged when they can’t finish a task on their own.

3. Give choices: Providing choices can help little kids to feel empowered and safe. This can be especially help ful when children insist on doing some thing their way! For example, children might want to run down the stairs. Rather than telling them to slow down, it can help to give a choice: do you want to hold onto the railing on the left or on the right?

4. Build in extra time: Young kids can take a long time to get ready. The temptation to step in and help can be

strongest when we’re running late! Build in extra time to allow kids to get ready on their own and to solve prob lems that crop up. Instead of correcting children putting their shoes on the wrong feet, wait until they ask for help or notice that something isn’t right. This helps children learn to deal with frustration and persevere through chal lenges. It also helps them to know that you trust them to attempt challenging tasks, but that you are also available if they need help.

5. Make it fun! At Good Morning, kids are taught to put on their coats using the “coat flip” method: they place their coat on the floor in front of them with the hood at their feet, place their hands in the sleeves and flip the coat over their heads. It can help to use a rhyme

Will explains his tip for getting his boots off, as he and Bryce put on their indoor shoes: “I just wriggle them off!”

PHOTO: LAUREN WEBER

or a fun phrase: we like “1-2-fliparoo!” Other educators may use the phrase, “tag to the toes, hands in the holes, and FLIP!” Whatever you choose, adding a bit of silliness can help get kids excited about a task!

While it can be frustrating to watch little kids struggle to get ready, giving them the time to explore and develop their capabilities fosters their confi dence, builds their communication skills and helps them become prob lem-solvers and resilient explorers.

Congratulations to this year’s pre schoolers on their hard work getting ready for Independence Day!

Katherine Liston is a parent volunteer with Good Morning Creative Arts and Preschool.

A Journey into history

Cruising the Seine

By Bob Irvine

In September, my wife Karen and I took a cruise down the Seine from Paris. With many stops along the way, our ship, the Amadante, spent a week plying the Seine before reaching Le Havre on France’s Normandy coast. We then left our ship and travelled by bus for a four-day tour of Saint-Malo in Brittany. Here are just a few highlights of our trip.

Rouen

Dominating the cobblestoned centre of Normandy’s capital is the immense Notre Dame Cathedral. Built and rebuilt over eight hundred years, the church has three towers, each with its own distinctive architectural style. Across the square and facing the cathedral for many decades was a department store. In 1892, Claude Monet asked if he could paint the cathedral from there. The manager of the ladies’ lingerie depart ment cleared out a storage closet with a window to make space for him. The result was some 30 exquisite paintings of the cathedral, exploring the play of light on its columns and sculptures in Monet’s Impressionist style.

Strolling under the Great Clock of Rouen (originally crafted in 1389 and housed in a Renaissance arch), we reach the Old Market. Here we learn the stories of two women. The first is immensely sad: a small garden on the north side of the market marks the exact spot where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. Her crimes? In addition to declaring her a heretic, the judge admonished the 19-year-old for leading French troops into battle while garbed in men’s clothing!

On the south side of the market is

a much happier story. It involves La Couronne, the oldest inn in France, founded in 1345. It was here in 1948 that Julia Child ate what she later described as “the most exciting meal of my life” (oysters, sole meunière and a green salad). Julia then enrolled in the famous Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, traditionally a male bastion. In 1961, after nine years of recipe testing and research with Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck, Julia published Mas tering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1. Coming later were Volume 2 and TV programs in which Julia invited Amer icans to venture with her into a world beyond mashed potatoes and meatloaf. And it all started in Rouen!

The D-Day Beaches

A trip to the Normandy beaches where Allied soldiers landed – and the nearby cemeteries where the fallen were laid to rest – is a moving and mel ancholy experience. The scale of this largest amphibious attack in history defies comprehension: on June 6, 1944, over 6,000 Allied vessels transported more than 130,000 soldiers across the English Channel. (Some 20,000 Allied soldiers were dropped by parachute and gliders inland behind the enemy’s beachhead positions.)

The Juno Beach Centre pays homage to the 45,000 Canadians who lost their lives during the Second World War. While at the centre, we explored the remains of a Nazi gun emplacement. We were disturbed by the command ing view that the gunners there would have had of Allied soldiers advancing on the beach before them. Of the 14,000 Canadians who landed on Juno Beach on D-Day, 340 were killed.

Streetscapes of Rouen

Saint-Malo

After passing through the massive walls of Saint-Malo at its Saint-Vin cent gate, one is instantly transported back to medieval times. (Aromas from nearby restaurants serving steaming galettes bretonnes keep you firmly rooted in the 21st century.) It was from here that corsairs – pirates appointed by the King of France – pillaged for eign ships in the English Channel. It was also from here on April 20, 1534, that Jacques Cartier began his first of three voyages to explore what would become Canada. And Chateaubriand –not the roast beef tenderloin but rather François-René de Chateaubriand, the influential historian, writer, politician, and diplomat – was born here in 1768.

Because of its fortifications, SaintMalo housed a major Nazi garrison and served as an important communi cations hub linked to Berlin. For this reason, on August 6, 1944, Allied planes bombed Saint-Malo. At the same time, 10 battalions of American artillery fired on the town. In the end, Saint-Malo was liberated but severely damaged. A major program of rebuild ing after the war returned Saint-Malo to its former splendour. The town

The author, a big Julia Child fan, visits La Couronne where Child’s love affair with French cooking began.

served as the setting for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. (Net flix is currently making a series based on the novel.) Karen read the book voraciously whenever we had a free moment on our trip.

The Seine: Heart of Many Stories

These are just a few examples of sights that we saw on our Seine cruise. There are many others. On a rainy day, Karen and I explored Mont SaintMichel, first established as a monastery in the eighth century. At his beautiful home and gardens at Giverny, Claude Monet painted his beloved waterlilies. In the town of Bayeux, the Bayeux Tap estry depicts – on embroidered cloth almost 70 metres long – the events leading up to the conquest of England by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Interested in exploring these and other spots, in person or as an armchair traveller? Here is a good starting point: en.normandie-tourisme.fr/discover/.

Bob Irvine is a long-time Glebite and frequent contributor to the Glebe Report.

Bob discovers a delectable dish of Normandy.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

ABBOTSFORD SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTRE (950 Bank) is once again looking for books, flea market items and your treasures to sell in house Accepted at Abbotsford House Mon – Fri , 9 a m to 4 p m , your donations will be supporting the Centre’s Programming and Services

ABBOTSFORD SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTRE

EVENTS: FINE FINDS FUNDRAISER This grand affair will be held on the ground floor of Abbotsford House (950 Bank St ) on Sat, Nov 12 from 2 to 5 p m and will feature art, jewelry and elegant one-of-a-kind treasures that are ‘new’ to Abbotsford Every individually priced item will be available for purchase by ticket holders on a first come first serve basis Enjoy a relaxing after noon with a limited number of other attendees over a glass of wine and canapés $20 tickets can be purchased by calling Abbotsford Mon – Fri 8:30 a m – 4:30 p m at 613-230-5730 HOLI

DAY CRAFT FAIR The fair will be open to the general public on the ground floor of Abbotsford House (950 Bank St ) on Sat , Nov 26 from 10 a m to 2 p m It will offer for purchase hand made Teddy Bears and other delightful comfort creatures; home made crafts, ornaments, baby clothes, knit wear and other creative gift ideas; and home baked goodies including frozen apple pies to go And the Tea Room to restore, chat and enjoy the comfort of food and friends will also be open!

ABBOTSFORD

LEARN & EXPLORE SPEAKER’S

SERIES, Wed , Nov 23, 1 – 2:30 p m Beverlee McIntosh is a member of Funeral Co-operative Ottawa which is a full-service funeral home but it is a not-for-profit co-operative based on values of social justice McIntosh will be presenting new trends such as green burials and aquama tion Come find out what that is! This live and Zoom lecture is free, but one must register in advance for a seat or Zoom link Tea/coffee and treats available for purchase in the dining room courtesy of the Abbotsford Members Council

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE EXHIBIT: URAMADO AR (www af ca/ottawa/en/event-details/#/), until Apr 30, 2023 Which Tanuki are you? Visit the Alliance Française Ottawa, where an augmented reality exhibition awaits you! Inspired by Japanese folklore, Uramado reveals the story of the Tanukis, nature spirits who live hidden among us and can transform into anything they wish

CANADIAN CENTENNIAL CHOIR CONCERT Sunday, November 13 at 3 p m “Remem brance / Souvenir,” St Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, 2345 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa Tickets $15 at Brown Paper Tickets: https://bpt me/5589741

CAPITAL REGION MODEL RAILWAY TOUR

2022 A free virtual tour of some of the Area’s best model railways will run until January 2023, 11p m with the videos available on our website www capitaltrains ca We hope that you will join us to see the excellent model railways our region has to offer

FRIENDS OF THE FARM USED BOOK SALE

CANCELLED We hope to hold it in spring 2023 We are not able to accept book donations due to space constraints For information: info@friend softhefarm ca

FRIENDS OF THE

FARM ANNUAL NON-DIN

NER IS BACK FOR 2022 Participate from the comfort of your home A picnic? Barbecue dinner? Garden party? Gala evening? Supper for two? It’s up to you! That’s our annual non-dinner fundraising event, and it’s back and happening until December 31 Not a single person will show up, and we will be delighted! You can help the Friends of the Farm just by staying in the comfort of your home By purchasing tickets to this fund raising event that will never take place, you will help the Friends sponsor numerous activities in support of the Ornamental Gardens and Domin ion Arboretum on the Central Experimental Farm Individual seats $25, couples $50, family $100, table of Six $250, community $500 Your support is greatly appreciated and your gener ous donation is tax deductible You can contrib ute by using our online fillable form for cheques or by using PayPal at Annual Non-dinner

GLEBE-ST. JAMES UNITED CHURCH BAZAAR Nov 26, 10 a m to 2 p m Come join us at 650 Lyon St South Collectables, children’s table,

craft tables, Christmas decorations, Odds and Sods, baking, silent auction and a lunch cafe Goodness prevails

OLD OTTAWA SOUTH GARDEN CLUB MEET INGS (Old Ottawa South Community Centre [The Firehall], 260 Sunnyside Ave ) Sun , Nov 27, 1:30 to 3:30 p m : Seasonal Decorating Work shop Join Amber Tiede of Riverwood Gardens (www riverwoodgardens ca) for a hands-on workshop for gardeners wanting to transform their containers into festive, seasonal decora tions and those seeking hands-on experience of creating wreath or urn inserts using fresh greenery, cones, berries, and other selections To register call the Firehall at 613-247-4946

Membership: $25 per year, $40 for a family, drop-in fee $7 per meeting

The OTTAWA MEMORY CLINIC (cliniquemem oire ca/en) PRESENTS: “A Movie for Memories” Join us for a brief lecture on Alzheimer’s Disease followed by a screening of “The Notebook.” Nov 13, 2 p m , Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St Refreshments provided Space is limited Reserve your seat in advance Info: 613-7021000 or info@thememoryclinic ca

ST. GILES CHURCH, FOOD + BOOK SALE Sat, Dec 3, 10 a m to 2 p m ,181 First Ave, corner of Bank Fruit pies, tourtières, muffins, cookies, Christmas baking, jams etc Coffee and snack bar, books of all kinds, Christmas gifts with a food theme

ST. PAT’S HS CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR (www facebook com/StPatCraftFair/) Over 100 vendors of fine crafts, 2525 Alta Vista Dr , Nov 26, 10 a m to 3 p m Adults $2 00, children free

PRINTS by Ashley Newall will be on display

at Irene’s Pub from December 5 to 31, 2022 Ashley Newall is a

WHERE TO FIND THE Glebe Report

In addition to free home delivery and at newspaper boxes on Bank Street, you can find copies of the Glebe Report at:

Abbas Grocery

Black Squirrel

Bloomfield Flowers

Capital Home Hardware

Chickpeas

Clocktower Pub

Douvris Martial Arts

Ernesto’s Barber Shop

Escape Clothing

Feleena’s Mexican Café

Fourth Avenue Wine Bar

Glebe Apothecary

Glebe Central Pub

Glebe Meat Market

Glebe Tailoring

Goldart Jewellery Studio

Happy Goat Coffee

Hillary's Cleaners

Hogan’s Food Store

Ichiban Bakery

Irene’s Pub

Isabella Pizza

Kettleman’s

Kunstadt Sports

Lansdowne Dental

Last Train to Delhi

LCBO Lansdowne

Little Victories Coffee

Loblaws

Marble Slab Creamery

Mayfair Theatre

McKeen Metro Glebe Nicastro

Octopus Books

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who has colourized high-resolution scans obtained from Library and Archives Canada and printed and framed them At a launch party on December 1, he’ll be getting on the mic and going in depth on each of the pieces at 6 p m and 8 p m

HOUSESITTING! Are you leaving town for an extended period of time to the cottage, vacation abroad or down south for the winter and need a HOUSE SITTER to water plants, pick up mail and maintain the home/garden/cut grass etc? I am a young lady who studies Theology/Bible at home with several years of recent housesitting experi ence in the Glebe I have excellent references from many homes in the Glebe I have lived in and cared for over the years I enjoy taking care of animals, especially puppies!!! Sarah (mayyou hope@gmail com) / 613-263-0590

PUPPYSITTING! Do you need someone to stay overnight with your little/ big babe?? I am avail able for overnight puppy sitting 24/7 as I study the bible from home full time I have excellent references Sarah (mayyouhope@gmail com) 613-263-0590

WANTED

BOOK CLUB MEMBERS Looking for a book club? We are 6 women in our sixties Having lost a couple of members, we would like to increase our numbers We read fiction and non-fiction, meeting monthly in our homes in the Glebe, OOS and Alta Vista Meetings are on weekday evenings If you’re interested in knowing more, please contact Delia at delia otr@gmail com

Olga’s

RBC/Royal Bank Studio Sixty Six Subway Sunset Grill

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The Works

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