Everyone remembers the first winter that they had to shovel their own driveway. After years of watch ing from the window as Dad trudged through a bliz zard with a shovel or a blower, the torch was finally passed on. Oscar Gorall was handed that torch five years ago, at the age of 10, and this winter it’ll burn brighter than ever. Fifteen-year-old Oscar is launching a snow-shovelling business called Glebe Snow Gener als – “the next generation of snow removal.”
Fifteen-year-old Oscar Gorall is launching his second entrepreneurial venture, the Glebe Snow Generals, a snowshovelling company whose aim is “helping our neighbours and friends through the tough winter season.”
Being local is one of Gorall’s biggest advantages, as his previous years of shovelling made him well known in the area. “A couple of clients that I had last year would just wave at the driveway when I got there – it’s nice knowing that you have their confidence like that.”
something to do in the winter as well.”
Both Gorall and Crichton have lived in the Glebe their whole lives, and Gorall is known around the neighbourhood as a budding entrepreneur. “This is actually the second company I’ve started – the first one, Powerplay Washing, was a power-washing business I ran during the summer, so the shovelling business really came to be because I wanted to have
While he is the head of the shovelling company, Gorall is not alone in this endeavour, having recruited his neighbour and best friend Nicholas Crichton and two other school friends to ensure every driveway is shovelled. “Basically, we’ll all be assigned two or three driveways that we’re responsible for, that way every client gets a personal service.”
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service, things like walkways and porches could easily be cleared off as well. “With those big compan ies and the big trucks and the big client lists, they end up missing the little things, so that’s how we’re trying to set ourselves apart.”
By Bobby Eros
While summer has yet to officially end, Gorall is already busy digging up business for the upcom ing season. “We’ve already locked down two clients and are speaking with two more, so hopefully by first snowfall we’ll be fully booked.”
Bobby Eros is a fourth-year journalism student at Carleton University with a passion for writing about his hometown.
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Gorall has created a website (ogorall498.wixsite. com/theglebesnowgenerals) for the business, adding legitimacy that may be doubted in a 15-year-old with a shovel. Winter may be months away, but at the drop of a hat, or a snowflake, Gorall and the Glebe Snow Generals will be at your doorstep with a shovel and a smile.
In terms of pricing against the competition, Gorall reckons he’s offering a good deal. “It depends on the driveway of course, but we’re pricing at around $500 for the whole season, which is a couple hundred less than the guys in the truck would charge you, plus you’re giving business to a local Glebe kid which is alwaysGorallnice.”also mentioned that with personalized
Gorall says that in winters past, he would walk around his neighbourhood with a shovel on his shoul der, hoping for clients. This year, he has decided to step it up a notch, offering full-season packages to around a dozen clients in the Glebe. “Every big snow fall we have, we’ll be there, early in the morning, or late at night, whenever you need us,” he says. “Just not during school hours.”
For the first time since 2019, the Glebe Annex Community Association (GACA) hosted a “Party in the Park” at Dal housie South Park on Saturday, August 13. Residents were enthusiastic to pick up where we last left off – people came out, many with families and friends, to share food and drinks and to get to know their neighbours. We saw some familiar faces, met some new ones and got to know some canine family mem bers. After years of meeting over Zoom, some GACA board members actually met each other for the first time in person.Inasummer marked by heat, humid ity and a number of storms, we were very fortunate with the weather – it was sunny and warm but not humid or sweltering. It was also the week end when the 417 was closed for the replacement of the Booth Street bridge, so other than music and conversa tion, the day was unusually quiet in the Glebe Annex, without the normal background hum of highway traffic. We could not have asked for a better day.
materials, took photos and was the DJ for the day. Her enthusiasm was infec tious! It was truly a community occa sion, with help from board members, their spouses, community members and local businesses in everything from providing food, power and barbe cuing to ensuring everyone was having a good time and was well stocked-up on ice cream and other snacks.
Neil (left) Gabrielle,andone of the chief organizers, making crepes. (below)
Sue Stefko is president of the Glebe Annex Community Association.
The Party in the Park is back!
By Sue Stefko
We took the opportunity to ask residents what they loved most about living in the Glebe Annex. Not surpris ingly, the top mention was appreciation of one our corner stores, Abbas. The store has always been a centre of our community and the family has always generously supported local events. This party was no exception – they pro vided treats and bubble wands which proved to be great fun! In addition to Abbas, people were grateful for a whole host of things in our neighbourhood –its people and animals, park space and the proximity to the Arboretum, walk ability and sense of community. It was a day that truly made us all feel appre ciative to be part of such a warm and vibrant neighbourhood.
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GACA’s secretary Joanne was the driv ing force behind the event – picking the date, booking the park, planning the menu, obtaining many generous donations from local grocery stores and ensuring we had items on hand to keep children occupied and interested. Gabrielle, former vice president and current board member at large, was also integral to the event. Gabrielle and her husband Neil treated partygoers to freshly made lemon crepes, bringing a little bit of fancy to the event! She also designed the artwork and promotional
Not surprisingly, the first question on everyone’s mind was when are we going to do this again? Buoyed by the success of this event, we’re already scheming our next one – stay tuned for an upcoming event as we make up for lost time and help our community get re-acquainted after spending most of the last two years in some form of isolation.
Joanne ensuring that everyone was keeping cool by eating lots of ice cream! Part of the day’s barbecue crew, happily hard at work. PHOTOS: GABRIELLE DALLAPORTA
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The annual Walk for the Centre is a family-friendly event. Thanks to sup port from local grocery stores and several other local businesses, there will be prizes again this year for win ning photos taken by participants on theComewalk.join the festivities on October 2 and support the need for better food
By Stan Currie
This year’s walk will be the first in-person event since the pandemic began. While many pandemic restric tions have been lifted, some people remain cautious. Masks and sanitizer will be available at the registration desk at Jean Pigott Place.
security for central Ottawa. Activities begin at 1:30 p.m. with live music from a barbershop quartet, followed by the official opening at 2 p.m. As in the past, a piper will lead walkers out the doors of City Hall with the energizing skirl of the bagpipes. The walk will be along the Queen Elizabeth Pathway and the Rideau Canal.
Once again, residents of the Glebe are invited to turn out to walk in sup port of improved food security in cen tral Ottawa by raising money for the Centretown Emergency Food Centre. This year’s Walk for the Centre will be held on Sunday, October 2, starting and finishing at Jean Pigott Place at City Hall. This annual event is organized by the 22-member Centretown Churches Social Action Committee (CCSAC), with six members located in the Glebe.
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Your support will go to a good cause, helping low-income residents in cen tral Ottawa put food on the table. Despite diminished COVID concerns, inflation has risen dramatically this year and food prices have been going up. The Centretown Emergency Food Centre is open three days a week, serv ing up to 650 clients in central Ottawa who receive a five-day supply of food once a month. No one is turned away.
Stan Currie is the CCSAC representative for St. Giles Presbyterian and a long-time supporter of the Centretown Emergency Food Centre.
Join the Walk for the Centre on October 2
Registration is now open at Alternatively,Onlinecentretownchurches.org/walkathonwww.donationsareagainencouragedatwww.centretownchurches.orgdonationscanbemadebychequeattheregistrationdeskonOctober2ormaileddirectlytotheCentretownChurchesSocialActionCommitteeat507BankStreet,OttawaK2P1Z5.GeneroussupportforthevirtualwalkathonsduringthepasttwoyearsofCOVIDrestrictionshelpedtheFoodCentrekeepgoingthroughthisdifficulttime,sowewouldliketoexpressourrecognitionandgratitudeforthegenerosityofourindividualandbusinessdonorsaswellasmanyneighboursintheGlebeandtherestofourbroadcatchmentarea.
Eyes in the Glebe at 831 Bank Street has closed for renovations. “All servi ces resume, by appointment, on Sep tember 12.” (www.eitg.ca)
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Flags fly at half mast at schools and federal buildings to honour the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. She reigned for 70 of the 100 years of Glebe Collegiate.
Anthony’s Pizza at 753 Bank Street has closed.
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province? I tend to put it down to a personal hobbyhorse of the current premier, originating from watching his brother Rob flounder as mayor of Toronto. Maybe someone has a betterWellanswer.then,what effect will it likely have? Again, it’s difficult to say. It will likely change the dynamic at City Hall, where until now the mayor has had a single vote just like everyone else. If he, she or they can now over rule Council by vetoing bylaws, does that mean the temperament, beliefs and biases of the individual who sits in the mayor’s chair at any given time will become paramount? More import ant than sound policy and progressive action? Where does consulting the public fit in this scenario (I suspect nowhere)?Andgiven the many unanswered questions raised by this act, where was the fire? Why the undue haste to make a change that no one really understands and no one asked for?
The bill is titled “Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022,” but I think some will agree that the build ing-homes part is merely a trans parent attempt to link the bill with an incontrovertible good. The bill actually has nothing to do with housing.Whatthen is it for? I have to admit, it’s a puzzle. What is the motive for such a move on the part of the
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Heads Up Barber Shop opening a location soon at 837 Bank Street beside Mickle Macks Haberdashery.
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The Ontario government has passed legislation giving increased powers to the mayor of Ottawa (and Toronto, of course). They are given the power to veto bylaws if they conflict with prov incial priorities and the ability to hire and fire senior staff and to write the city’s budget. Strong mayors indeed!
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Morala Café at 734 Bank Street is now part of the Happy Goat Coffee
Hillary’s Dry Cleaner & Laundro mat Laundry Life at 779 Bank Street closed at the end of August.
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Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth (far right) and her crew of volunteers held a Jabapalooza COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children five to 11 years old on September 5 on Fourth Avenue just west of Bank Street.
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While the mayor of Toronto is all in favour of increased powers for him self, the same is not true in Ottawa, where both the incumbent mayor and two of the front-runner candidates in the upcoming election have said they are against the bill. And yet it passed in the Ontario legislature with record speed and, need I point out, with no public consultation.
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Sylvan Learning closed its doors at 796 Bank Street in mid-August.
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I hope you will look into this so that it does not happen again at Mutchmor or at other schools.
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I don’t know if any of you have walked along Bank Street lately, but it is starting to look like a slum! The corner of Bank and Fourth across from Starbucks is abso lutely a disgrace! I don’t understand why other store owners are not concerned. The Glebe is supposed to be a great place to be! What do you think the tourist on the double decker tour bus might be thinking?
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I was very interested to read Scott Healey’s reflections. Although I do not support the PC Party, I recognize their right to hold views that are differ ent from mine. With municipal elec tions coming up, his article is a timely reminder that all candidates and cam paign workers are fulfilling roles that are part of our democratic process. We need to respect the process and behave in a civil manner toward those who are willing to put themselves for ward. What kinds of candidates will we attract otherwise? Also, we need to vote. I share Scott’s disappointment at the low voter turnout in June.
Re: “After the election – a candidate reflects,” by Scott Healey, Glebe Report, August 2022
We are trying to teach our children about protecting the environment, so it is tragic that someone made the thoughtless decision to cut down all the plants.
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Evans’s response, in part: [A worker] got “carried away” clearing out the underbrush in prep aration for the return of school in Sep tember. They’ve been spoken with about the importance of green spaces and gardens, and this shouldn’t happen again. The silver lining is the plants are perennials and will be back next year.
I was glad to read that the NCC will “consult” on car-free parkways, spe cifically Queen Elizabeth Drive (QED), because as far as I am concerned there has been no consultation of any significance. Neither have there been any studies done on traffic impacts, traffic counts on affected streets and increased pollution caused by cars having to stop at numerous stop signs. Has the impact from slowing emer gency services been considered? We also need to know the number of cyc lists using the QED on daily basis over a period of at least a month.
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Because you are the trustee for our area, I want to ask you why the garden at the front of Mutchmor school was destroyed? It was full of beautiful flowering plants that volunteers had looked after all summer. As I under stand it, the children helped plant the garden in the spring and were prob ably looking forward to seeing it when they returned in September.
I rode my bike to work and recrea tionally on weekends from 1970 until recently, so I am not averse to cycling, but rather believe Ottawa has abun dant bike lanes that do not require closures of roads built for motor vehicle traffic.
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Neither has there been, import antly I believe, any consultation with residents living along the QED and feeder streets, who use the QED in all weathers to drive downtown or to cross at the Pretoria Bridge. The clos ures have also discouraged me from supporting some shops in the Byward Market hard-hit by COVID.
Re: “NCC to consult on car-free park ways,” by John Dance, Glebe Report, August 2022
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The garden at the front of Mutchmor school
An exchange with Lyra Evans, Trustee, Zone 9, Ottawa Carleton District School Board
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Policing might be a place to start. In recent years, we have seen the relationship between the police and the people they serve deteriorate. Maybe the solution begins with getting more police out of their cars and onto the streets where they can inter act and re-connect with the communities they serve. This may also go some distance in alleviat ing some of the issues outlined above.
Rebecca Bromwich
3) Ensure the proposal is not solely financially tied to corporate development interests with financing arrangements that box us in on possibilities.
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Capital Ward Deserves Better
More recently, I have spent the past three years as a small business owner in the Glebe.
I am a moderate, independent candidate not affili ated with any particular political party or “club” at the municipal level. I am also not connected with any par ticular mayoral candidate, and I will work construct ively and collegially with whomever wins. I do not endorse the new “strong mayor” regime that is being brought in by the provincial government, but I will strive to work as productively as possible within what ever system is set out. This “strong mayor” concept does make it imperative for councillors to build solid working relationships with the mayor. I will work con structively within the jurisdiction and systems set out to achieve the best possible outcomes for Capital Ward.
2) Ensure that a new council fully consults city wide with options available.
Daniel Rogers
During those emergencies, we took action on the ground and communicated regularly and honestly with residents about important information and how to access resources.
Transportation and transit issues, Lansdowne redevelopment, intensification, climate change, affordable housing, access to public washrooms, mental health, drug addiction and homelessness, policing…not necessarily in that order, of course.
I have worked as the director of government rela tions for the Canadian Bankers Association and for the Railway Association of Canada.
down Bank Street will have wit nessed in recent years the increase in homeless ness, substance addiction and people grappling with mental health issues on the street. I don’t claim to have the solutions to these problems, but I’m ready to work with anyone who wants to try and address this conundrum.
My career has been spent in public affairs. I have served the Government of Canada as a press sec retary and legislative assistant to the Government House Leader, senior advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, chief of staff to the Minister of Transport and chief of staff to the Government House Leader.
As a small business person in the Glebe, I believe we can be better served by City Hall. For instance, why is the Glebe one of the few spots in the city where people are required to pay for parking on Saturday?Thereare bigger issues to be sure.
I am a long-term Ottawa resident, solo mom of four teenagers, a mediator, a Carleton law prof (teaching in the Sprott School of Business) and a lawyer with a twenty year career in private practice as well as aca demia. I have an MBA and a PhD (from Carleton) as well as my law degrees. The fact I completed these cre dentials while caring for my four kids and practicing law tells you something about my work ethic. I have served as a volunteer in a number of roles, with my kids’ preschool, school councils, and also with Planned Parenthood and now COSA (Circles of Support and Accountability Ottawa). I am past-Chair of the Carle ton County Law Association Diversity Committee, and serve on the Equality Committee of the Ontario Bar Association as well as its governing Council. I have sat at many tables – from my kitchen table, to boardroom tables, to the Counsel table in courtrooms – that equip me to represent you well on Council.
I am running to represent Capital Ward on City Coun cil because Capital Ward deserves better. Our com munities deserve representation that is effective, with a City Council that functions collaboratively without unnecessary combativeness or dysfunction.
There have been recent musings of building an LRT link from Billings Bridge under Bank Street to Queen Street, with four stops in between. If afford able, this would go a long way to alleviating much of the congestion we now see on Bank Street, and I would be very Intensificationsupportive.anddevelopment are good. It increases the income the city needs while limiting urban and suburban sprawl. That said, develop ment and intensification should not drastically change the face of a neighbourhood. Development should benefit the City and its communities as much as it does the developers. Affordable hous ing and transparency measures should be required of every development proposal before being considered.Anyonewalking
I have lived in the Capital Ward for 48 of the past 50Iyears.went to school here. My kids went to school here – First Avenue, Mutchmor, Hopewell and Glebe Collegiate.
The Glebe needs more affordable housing. We have new affordable units being built on Carling and have secured affordable housing for a number of developments in the ward, including a new ward fund dedicated to this objective. The corner parking lot at Bank and Chamberlain has now been reserved for affordable housing through the new Bank Street height and character study. City council must make this a larger priority.
Transit infrastructure needs to be improved. Any redevelopment of Lansdowne must be done in a con sultative way that involves all community stake holders meaningfully and contemplates transit and parking on Bank Street. I am interested in investigat ing a Bank Street O-Train, as well as expanding train services through Capital Ward out to the airport.
These are just a few of the issues that I would like to tackle. I hope to meet many members of our community on your doorsteps in the coming weeks to discuss other issues that are important to me,x but also to hear about the issues that are import ant to you.
Saving and Spending Responsibly
We have made progress on street safety by lowering the speed limit on all residential streets in Capital Ward to 30km/h and added new traffic calm ing. We have redesigned the Bank Street Bridge with improved sidewalks and segregated bicycle lanes. In the next term of council, we will push for needed improvements along Bronson, Bank, Glebe, Pre toria, Chamberlain and Isabella.
We were also determined, despite the unpreced ented events, to work hard for residents and be responsive to constituents on the day-to-day issues you raised and to deliver on local priorities
Shawn Menard
Ottawa has developed a Climate Change Master Plan, and we need to work together to implement the current plan as well as improve upon and renew it when it comes up for renewal in 2025. We need to undertake smart and sustainable investments for a greener and cleaner city, infrastructure and services. This means that investments in housing in the Glebe as well as any work on Lansdowne need to be looked at with a sustainability lens. Parks need to be pre served and the tree canopy should be enhanced. Cyc ling and bike infrastructure need to be bolstered so that bike lanes are accessible and genuinely safe. Improving Community Safety
The way the city has conducted itself on Lansdowne has been to allow for private sole-source proposals to take precedence over good public planning and proper consultation. That must end. We1)will:Ensure the “park side” of Lansdowne is made a priority for improvement.
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Protecting and investing in Ottawa’s green en vironment and green spaces
Between these various undertakings, I also ran a public affairs consultancy.
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We need to spend strategically to improve first responder response times and services. Road safety requires planning as well as enforcement. Improving All Transit Services
It has been a tremendous honour to serve as your City Councillor for the past four years. Thank you for your ideas, advocacy and support. We’ve all been through a lot together, with multiple climate emer gencies, a pandemic and an occupation which tested our resolve.
There is a crisis in affordability of property taxes as well as user fees for municipal services that is com pounded by the inflationary economy we are facing. Many Glebe residents, particularly elderly persons, are in jeopardy of losing their homes if costs con tinue to skyrocket. I am committed to keeping prop erty taxes as low as possible.
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We’ve secured new investments in our parks, pri oritized street safety for all modes of transportation, ensured new community buildings would get fund ing in Capital Ward, pushed for LRT accountabil ity and transparency and worked collaboratively to pass motions that have set the city up to finally take meaningful action on climate change and affordable housing.Inthecoming years we need to focus on tax fair ness for residents in the core, reining in wasteful spending and the developer influence which is at the heart of much of it. We need to stop sprawl in Ottawa, which costs $465/year/person, and fix the 6,000 km of roads and pathways we already have instead of widening and expanding new roads. We must retrofit our buildings – which will both lower emissions and save residents money. Our motion for a new tree bylaw passed which puts emphasis on preserving our tree canopy, with much more needed to be done with strict targets for tree cover in theOttawacore. is a winter city and active all year round. We have collaborated with volunteers, city staff and the NCC to expand the Rideau Winter Trail in Cap ital Ward for skiing, snowshoeing and winter biking. We’d like to connect it to the new pedestrian bridge, just installed at Carleton University over the river.
• This summer I’ve done well in the Yuk Yuk’s and Absolute Comedy contests. Stand-up comedy requires looking at the world in new ways, and I’ll bring a fresh perspective to the school board.
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• Diversity should be celebrated and supported. No student should face discrimination on the basis of culture, religion, language, gender iden tity, sexuality, physical disability, learning dis ability or neurodiversity.
• Address overcrowding at schools. The Prov ince dictates class sizes, yet there are still cre ative solutions we can apply at the Board and school levels.
• I’m open to hearing all sides of issues. I invite all comments so I can learn from you and work with you. Email josh@joshrachlis.com
Ottawa’s municipal election is October 24.
Who is running?
• As an advertising copywriter, I’ve built bil lion-dollar brands and won the top awards. Since school board funding is based on number of students, I’ll use my ad skills to help promote the board so it can be well-funded.
• I attended Greenbank P.S. for French Immersion and Merivale H.S. for the Gifted Program. And I was a camp counsellor and teacher’s aide for special needs kids. So I know every student is different and that we should offer programs to help everyone achieve their potential.
Josh Rachlis
• Every student should enjoy access to enrichment opportunities in science, the humanities, the arts, music and sports.
Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth, MD, FCFP, PhD
Candidates for School Trustee, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Zone 9
My hometown is Ottawa. I live with my family in the Glebe Annexe. I have a 15-year track record of community development and currently serve chil dren and youth as a director in a city-wide char ity. I am passionate and committed and have time to devote to this critical public service position. I have significant experience managing complex budgets, large teams, committees, and multiple relationships for positive community outcomes.
• In my copywriting career, I use my various skills in unique ways. I acted as the Mini Man for NutriGrain bars in commercials I wrote, was the voice of Zeller’s radio, wrote songs for commercials and did stand-up comedy for brands. I’ll think outside-the-box to come up with new solutions for our schools.
Here are a few of my platform areas:
The Ontario Human Right Commission released a report after ten years of study earlier this year. The report clearly showed that we are failing our young people. Before the pandemic, 26% of Grade 3 students were not meeting literacy standards, and 19% of Grade 6 students. Over half of students with special needs were not meeting the provincial average. Similar results were also found in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Due to the pandemic, anecdotal results and out comes are far worse for literacy, math skills, and social and emotional skills. If elected, I will be hyper-focused on helping close the learning gap for all children and youth in Ottawa, especially in Capital and Alta Vista Wards. We can create schools as safer spaces where all students thrive, especially 2SLGBTQ+ and racialized youth, but we need to do so together. To learn more, please visit: linktr.ee/jessieleewallace
What am I voting for?
Ward 17 Capital Ward Councillor: (alphabetically) Rebecca Bronwich, Shawn Menard (incumbent) and Daniel OttawaRogers.Carleton District School Board Zone 9 Trustee: Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Josh Rachlis, Jessie-Lee Wallace.
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• Champion the #righttoread, and interventions like structured literacy programs to get chil dren back on track after a tough two years.
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• People recognize me from my Facebook Neighbourhoods posts about my adventures. I’ll continue being open with you. Follow me on Facebook.
Jessie-Lee Wallace
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Contact: info@nilikm.ca
2. Safety should not be a privilege.
• I love that Canterbury H.S. is there for arts-loving students. Could we use another arts school? What about other fields?
It is an honour to put forward my name as a candi date for OCDSB Trustee in Zone 9 (Capital and Alta Vista wards). I am doing this not as a career polit ician, but as a family physician, anthropologist and mother of three who has spent her life advocating for equitable access to health care and education, Indigenous self-determination, rights for people with disabilities, LGBTQ rights, mental-health care and for the voices of all marginalized and vulnerable popula tions to be heard.
• Every child should have the opportunity and supports to thrive in school.
In this election, you are voting for mayor, ward councillor and the school trustee for the school board you pay taxes for. In the Glebe, you can vote for mayor, councillor of Capital Ward 17 and school trustee for Zone 9.
Ottawa Catholic School Board Zone 9
Trustee: Guillermo Fernandez, Shelley
When I reflect on the last two-plus years – they have been an incredibly challenging time for every one, but especially families. As a parent to a child in public school I saw this first-hand. Children and youth are still trying to catch up socially, emotion ally, and scholastically. As part of my platform, I focus on getting students back to learning and thriving.
I have held other leadership roles in Ottawa: Chair of the Board of the Glebe Parents’ Day Care, Secretary of Glashan Parent Council, Secretary of the Board of Jewish Family Services Ottawa.
Nili Kaplan-Myrth
I am not afraid to speak. Politicians and Boards of Education have paused to listen. I was chosen as “Change-Maker of 2021” by the Ottawa Citizen for my advocacy.RuthBader Ginsberg famously said, “Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” Where there are problems in our community, I identify them and find collabora tive solutions. This is my commitment to you if I am elected as Trustee.
• I care about the environment. I was in the Green Party of Ontario’s Shadow Cabinet. I was trained by Al Gore as a Climate Reality presenter. My love song for Green Party leader Elizabeth May went viral in the 2011 election. When I walk along the Canal, I pick up litter. And I carry treats for the dogs I meet. I want our schools to be green, from green roofs to food gardens, because green space is key for learning, espe cially after the pandemic’s online learning and masking has been so hard on kids.
• Connect with staff, community partners, and the City to help make school streets safer, espe cially for drop-off and pick-up times.
To volunteer or request a sign, visit my election page:Follownilikm.cameon Twitter: @nilikm
• I’ve drawn cartoons for The Ottawa Citizen, hosted Rogers TV shows, told stories on CBC Radio and hosted talk radio on Toronto’s CFRB, all because I love engaging with the public. On my podcast I interview locals, and I’d love to chat with you on my show to come up with ideas together. I’ll do a regular show about school board issues to keep you informed.
1. Education should not be a privilege.
• Schools must be safe, accessible and supportive to every student and family.
• abased learning resources and Covid safety protocols, including masking, improved venti lation, and vaccines per Ottawa Public Health guidelines.
• OCDSB should lead, should go above and beyond, to ensure everyone’s health and safety. Just as we take care to prevent anaphylaxis by keeping peanuts and nuts out of elemen tary schools and ask students to be up to date with meningitis and other vaccines, we should use all of our tools to prevent COVID-19: Masks (N95s accessible to all students), ventilation, HEPA, testing, reporting, isolation and COVID-19 vaccines.
Lawrence (incumbent), Jenny Rivera. Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, secteur 9, conseiller scolaire: Mahdi Djama Aouled, Joel Beddows, Marielle Godbout. Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, secteur 9, conseiller scolaire: Johanne Lacombe (élue par acclamation)
• Reinstate extracurricular programs that build school communities and student development.
In my medical work, I advocate for patients. Over the last two years, I stepped into a public role, stand ing up for the health and well-being of the com munity. In August 2021, I put together a panel of healthcare workers, educators and politicians at City Hall in Ottawa and at Queen’s Park in Toronto to talk about safety in schools. I also acted as a delegate to the OCDSB and other school boards. As Trustee, I will advocate for ALL children and families, guided by the following fundamental principles:
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I believe that by adopting policies that promote such environment, will benefit, and help everyone involve in living their lives in accordance with God’s will. By having such an environment, we will be able to achieve and maintain a society, a nation that is glorious and truly free because we heeded God’s voice in how we should help ourselves and the future generation live a purpose-driven life. May God’s blessings and guidance be with us all.
I am dedicated to building a community that posi tively impacts how our kids grow up. I value cooper ation, the opportunity to succeed for all our children, open communication between the schools, par ents, students and the community, but most of all I value trust and integrity. As a community worker and mentor, I have made a difference and want the oppor tunity to continue my work as an advocate for educa tion and to make a difference in our catholic school district. We are in the 21st Century and our educa tional system has to move forward to reflect the new changes. I want to ensure that all catholic students in Ottawa get the support, resources, guidance and care that they need to be outstanding catholic members of society and ready for the world of tomorrow and as such, my top priorities for this campaign are:
I want to bring back prayer and Catechisms in schools. I seek to promote a way of making students know and understand Jesus and His teachings. I want the students to gain self-mastery and develop sound judgement.
Not Everyone Learns the Same Way
There is a strong correlation between mental health and student and staff well-being. With that in mind, I supported the hiring of four Mental Health Workers and a Wellness Officer, a $50,000 increase to the Wellness Fund Initiative (doubling the pre vious allocation) and a $108,000 Resource budget for wellness resources. As we prepare to return to a more traditional school year, I support continu ing working with Ottawa Public Health to ensure the health and safety of all school community members.
My election platform and policies seek to give parents, teachers and the Church a bridge that will facilitate in bringing about a generation of productive individ uals that observe adherence to God’s teachings and commandments. I want to bring about a learning environment that teaches Catholic values, a learning environment that is based on Truth and Faith. A safe environment wherein communication is free flowing, an environment that will help all stakeholders gain an integrated understanding of the histories of the world, Canada and of the Church. I want to help students suc ceed in their academic learnings by helping them to have resources that will develop and strengthen their math and technical skills, scientific knowledge and personal financial education. An improved physical education program that will aim to impart learnings on how to take care of their bodies, mental health, that must be aligned to Christian values and character edu cation. Moreover, I want to promote our schools to be an environment of tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity and disinterested service.
My Vision Statement: Returning to high standards by promoting academic achievement, improving mental health and strengthening communication between schools, parents, teachers, students and the commun ity through public dialogue at meetings and advocacy.
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Shelley Lawrence
Priorities Matter
Candidates for School Trustee, Ottawa Catholic School Board, Zone
I supported a $7.5M multi-year investment in Out door Learning Spaces and Wifi to allow school com munities to incorporate innovative ideas into their outdoor learning spaces.
I am envisioning a learning environment wherein there will be more collaborative activities among par ents, teachers and the Church.
Not everyone learns the same way, nor should they. I supported hiring an additional Consultant for the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program and an addi tional $185,000 for technological program equip ment and maintenance. Both these programs allow students to investigate or jump-start their careers in technology and the skilled trades.
1. Academic success among all our students.
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Our educators and educational assistants collab orate to provide students with safe, caring learning environments. I supported hiring 25 Permanent Edu cational Assistants (EAs) and $1.4 M in Temporary and Casual EA Support.
Educational Priorities
2. Support the mental health and social/emotional wellness of our students and teachers in the OCSB district.3.Create a long-term plan that addresses the needs of our schools and teachers prioritizing quality of education, moral and religious values.
I advocated for equity, inclusion and purpose ful change throughout my education career. I sup ported hiring an additional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Support Officer and increased our budget by $20,000 for student-centered initiatives for Black Student Forum and GSA Day. I also approved hiring an additional Indigenous and Family Sup port Worker and an Indigenous Consultant. I aim to ensure students feel listened to and respected in OCSB classrooms.
I am Jenny Rivera, your candidate for OCSB Trustee for Zone 9, Wards 16 and 17. I am very thrilled and honored to be running for the 2022 elections and be the voice and representative of the River and Capital community. I am running for the OCSB Trustee pos ition because I am passionate about catholic edu cation and it is my belief that our students, families and community as a whole, deserve a world class school system which is rooted in moral and religious principles.Sadlyinthe wake of a pandemic, we have seen many challenges facing our schools, including teacher shortage, cuts to extracurricular activ ities, mental health issues among our students and increased violence. In addition, particularly in our catholic schools, we have seen a decline in communi cation between the schools, parents and the parishes. Like many of you, I value education and it is for this reason that I feel that by working collaboratively and in a transparent culture of excellence, we as a com munity will be better able to address these issues and find feasible solutions to overcome them.
Equity and Inclusion
My educational priorities align with the Ottawa Catholic School Board’s Strategic Commitments –Be Community, Be Well, Be Innovative. I am proud to advocate for funding that promotes academic excellence, well-being and innovative faith-filled programming every year.
So, in conclusion, my educational priorities are practical, faith-based and student-focused, embra cing Be Community, Be Well, and Be Innovative.
Guillermo Fernandez
Some students learn best online. For this reason, I supported two permanent virtual schools – St. Carlo Elementary Virtual School and St. Josephine Virtual High School. Providing student options promotes well-being, academic success and mental health.
Classroom Assistance
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Communicating is key to ensuring a collaborative relationship between home and school. I supported hiring an additional English Second Language (ESL) teacher and one Early Years Consultant and commit ted $17,000 for language translation services.
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Jenny Rivera
Committed to Communicating With Our Students and Families
Together we can make a great difference in the edu cational success of our children.
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As more parents and guardians head back to work, we are getting more requests for before-and afterschool programming. We are here to support your families with fun, enter taining, safe and educational activ ities every day before and after school. For more information, please contact Ali@gnag.ca
A Fall to remember at GNAG! PATIENTS Pierre Isabelle Peter Kim
We will be hosting the Annual Gen eral Meeting this year on site and in person at the Glebe Community Centre, Wednesday, September 21 at 7 p.m. We will be reviewing and cele brating making it through another year of the pandemic, paying tribute to the 2021-22 board members, and electing our new board of directors for 2022-23.Areyou interested in getting involved? Have a program idea or an initiative that you would like to share? Please email us at info@gnag.ca give us all the details!
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New parent and pregnancy pro gramming will be back this fall, including certified doula Maggie Armstrong, to offer support with postpartum preparations, birthing techniques and breastfeeding basics.
All fall programming is open for registration and the fall program guide is available online. In addition, we’ve brought back printed copies which are available at the Glebe Com munity Centre for those who like to flip through and circle the programs they are interested in.
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What I have learned from my first summer camp season at GNAG:
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• The staff, and I mean all the staff in the building, go above and beyond every single day to ensure the best possible experience for every child in camp.
We have provided over $6,500 of financial assistance for Summer Camp this year and are thrilled to con tinue to provide this service to the community. All subsidies are drawn directly from GNAG’s Community Development Fund and we have more to give out. We provide separate sub sidies for childcare, camps and pro gramming for both adults and youth. All applications are confidential and we can answer any questions on site or via email at info@gnag.ca. Please see our Financial Assistance page on www.gnag.ca to see if you or your family qualifies. We strive for access ible recreation for all participants at GNAG.
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coach Aaron Rados. Aaron has been coaching children’s and adult basket ball in Toronto for the past 10 years and is bringing his skills to the Glebe. I have seen first-hand how fun and engaging he is as a coach and how much confidence his teaching pro vides to children and teens in all levels of basketball training.
I want to thank everyone in the community who has supported GNAG by sending their children and teens to our amazing camps. Not only does your support help our organization, it also means creating local summer job opportunities for youth and young adults within the neighbourhood. Most of the amazing and engaging staff that I have had the pleasure of meeting this summer once attended GNAG camps or leadership program ming as children. Seeing these indi viduals come back years later for summer jobs truly highlights the full circle effect of community recreation.
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I love summer and I am always sad to see it go, but I’m feeling excited that fall is around the corner. And no, I’m not just talking about fall fashion, I’m looking forward to the new pro gramming at GNAG. With the return of more in-person programming and new activities for the whole family, this is going to be a fall to remember! There are several new specialty pro grams that we are excited to be host ing and can’t wait to tell you about!
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Capital Ward Councillor Debate – Thursday, September 22 at the Glebe Community Centre, 7–9 p.m.
A consortium of community asso ciations has invited all 14 candidates for mayor to take part in a debate. The questions will focus on major issues relating to living in the central core of the city. Due to the number of can didates, it will not be possible to pose all the questions that need to be asked, but you can be sure that Lansdowne redevelopment will be on the list. The latest plans for Lansdowne, their cost, the lack of consultation to date and long-term implications for an import ant piece of public property are an election issue for the whole city since it will be one of the biggest and most expensive projects that the new coun cil will have to consider. It’s a key elec tion issue and not just in Capital Ward. Encourage your friends in other wards to talk about it because it affects every one in Ottawa.
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are interested in learning more about what is going on in and around the Glebe and perhaps want to vol unteer some time on one of the GCA’s many committees, you are welcome to join the next GCA board meeting on Tuesday, September 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. The plan is to hold this meeting in person at the Glebe Community Centre.
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Keep an eye on the GCA web site (www.glebeca.ca) for further details.
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The GCA and other community asso ciations are working together to pro vide opportunities for local residents to hear from and speak directly to can didates for council and mayor.
Another important topic on the GCA fall agenda is the potential return of the boarded ice rink on Mutchmor field, a community institution since at least the 1930s which was shut down during the pandemic. The GCA is looking to restart discussions with the Mutchmor school about the return of the rink this
The event is being co-organized by the Glebe Community Association, Old Ottawa East Community Associ ation, Old Ottawa South Commun ity Association, Dow’s Lake Residents Association, Glebe Annex Community Association, Heron Park Community Association and Riverview Park Com munityQuestionsAssociation.willbeposed by the asso ciations. We will also take questions in advance and on the spot from the public. You can send your questions to electiondebate@glebec.ca. Please note that since there are always more ques tions than time available, not all can be asked. A committee from the commun ity associations will curate the ques tions. For those not able to attend in person, the session will be posted on YouTube.There are also multiple candi dates running for the school boards which are important parts of our local democratic system. You can find more information about them and the candi dates for council and mayor at ca/en/city-hall/elections/2022-muottawa.
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Mayoral Debate – Monday, October 17 at the Horticulture Building, 7–9 p.m.
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The GCA is collaborating with other community associations in the cen tral core to stage this debate, includ ing Old Ottawa East, Old Ottawa South and Centretown. In order to avoid rep etition and cover new areas, topics that have been the focus of other debates, such as the environment and home lessness, will not be included.
Finally, an election quiz: What Ottawa city ward had the high est turnout in the 2018 election? If you guessed Capital Ward, you would be right. The turnout was just over 52 per cent.
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Three candidates are vying to become councillor for Capital Ward –Shawn Menard, Rebecca Bromwich and Daniel Rogers. You can meet them in person at the Glebe Community Centre at a debate moderated by David Reevely, an Ottawa correspondent for The Logic. David has also worked as Ottawa bureau chief for the Canadian Press, where he supervised coverage of all aspects of federal politics for the national wire service and as a political reporter and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen.
As I write this, the days are getting shorter and the nights cooler. Summer programming has ended, children are starting a new school year and the municipal election campaign is in fullAcrossswing.the city, there are more than 200 candidates running for mayor, councillor and school board trustee. Fourteen people are campaigning for mayor and there are wide-open con tests in many wards where incumbents are not running. Despite the rampant cynicism about politics and the dis information sloshing through social media platforms, the number of con tests and the variety of candidates at the municipal level is a good sign of a healthy interest in and commitment to local democracy. The election takes place on Monday, October 24.
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An hour later, without book or cell phone to divert me, I sit. I find entertainment and solace looking out the window at a parking lot. Cars come and go. I notice the beginnings of the gloaming.
I’ve known a few – quite a few actually. It’s axiomatic: the older you get, the more docs you know. Not that you want to, any more than you want to participate in competitive axe throwing, sign up for clog dancing lessons or shop at Costco on a Saturday afternoon. But most times you have no choice. Your body establishes the rules and, like Putin, it’s an autocrat.
Thirty minutes into my appointment, nothing has happened although things seem to be happening out side the closed door. I hear a gaggle of voices; some one speaking on the phone, male and female voices, some laughing, a bit of jollity, the sound of a few feet shuffling by. It’s a clinic after all. The place seems busy. A good sign, I think. I know I can be a patient patient; I can wait. After all, it’s important that I’m here.
are. I’ve had this experience too. Maybe he doesn’t look at me because he’s busy looking at his com puter screen typing something or other, even though I haven’t said much. Always looking on the bright side, I assume this doc is busy studying my chart. Maybe I wonder why this doc couldn’t have done his home work, taken five minutes to find out about me before I sit there wondering if he’s playing an updated ver sion of Donkey-Kong or Pac Man.
AndMoxie.then there’s the doctor who won’t refill a pre scription you’ve been on since time immemorial until he or she sees you. And the other type who only allows you to raise one health issue per appointment. It’s either your nagging cough or that dreadful pain in your right knee. Not both; you choose. Man is con demned to freedom, as the existentialists claim.
I need to say right off that my GP is great. Above rubies, as Proverbs says; top drawer, the ne plus ultra of doctors. He listens, he’s never late, he actually looks at me – as a primary care doc, he works to take care of me. I couldn’t ask for more.
Some doctors I have known
A long hour later, the crepuscular has ceded ground to a dark sky. The parking lot has disappeared, swal lowed by the dark. It’s now five o’clock. I’ve been sit ting behind this closed door for two hours waiting for
During these past two years and more, doctors and other health care workers have played a vital and leading part in our surviving the pandemic. They have been heroic in their efforts to keep us safe and healthy in trying times. They are exhausted and frustrated as they persevere. But they are not infallible, and as humans ourselves, we cannot help venting our own frustrations. Read on.
Let’s start with waiting. In my experience, waiting to see a doctor can be a challenge – in the waiting room amidst a passel of old magazines and people with ailments, a choir of bodily atonal suppliants hoping to be seen and heard in a timely fashion by knowledgeable professionals who can help them return to a state of comforting homeostasis. That’s the ideal; that’s what you want to happen. But when you sit endlessly waiting, you understand why they call it a waiting room. It requires patience; maybe that’s why those compelled to sit there are called patients.
And finally there’s the doctor who seems to think you’re not there, even though you’re pretty certain you
Douglas Parker is a 30-year Glebe resident with an interest in English Reformation literature, history and theology, and a penchant for wry commentary on life in the here and now.
The Hippocratic oath requires doctors to “do no harm.” It doesn’t require them to be nice or consider ate, but it also doesn’t enjoin them not to be nice or considerate. Some behave as if it does. A patient is more than ailment attached to a life form. Patients are people and deserve to be treated as such, especially when they might be at their most vulnerable.
I saw a specialist a while ago. A nurse leads me to the doctor’s office, takes my particulars plus blood pressure, smiles and says “the doctor will be with you soon.” She leaves and closes the door. I look around the office, noticing various medical things that I can’t identify. There’s also a bed.
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the doctor. I’m beginning to feel concerned. However, because I am a suppliant, I don’t want to make waves. Nothing worse than annoying the doctor by being too demanding, by wondering where the hell he is. I know I don’t hold any cards.
He asks me how I am. I begin to tell him. He con tinues to watch his computer screen. Rather than interrupting him, I stop talking. He says “I’m listen ing,” still watching the screen, and so I continue. And he still doesn’t look my way. Have I got something between my teeth, something hanging from my nose, a snaggle tooth that displeases him? Should I tempt fate and ask this guy, “why aren’t you looking at me when I’m talking to you?” Common sense kicks in, and I resist the temptation to be what he might regard as impertinent. After all, I’m the suppliant, pulling my forelock, needing his help. The last thing I want to do is piss off this doctor, risking an obsidian stare orDespiteworse. the above, I know there are wonderful doc tors in Ottawa, and they far outnumber the very few who sometimes seem to treat the patient but not the person. If you’re pleased with your doctor and wonder how you might show it, consider making a donation in his or her name to the Ottawa Hospital’s Guardian Angel Program. It’s a tangible way of saying thank you to your doctor for the care she or he provides.
We should never take our doctors for granted. They need our attention as we need theirs.
And what about the doctor who rushes you through your appointment as if the building’s on fire or he is hurrying to catch a bus?
As time passes, I no longer hear any voices. Disturb ing. Taking Lady Macbeth’s advice, I screw my cour age to the sticking place and dare to open the door, bravery sired by fear. Some lights have been shut off, rendering the reception area subfusc. I see no one but a man with a broom sweeping up. “They’ve forgotten about me,” I think, panic-stricken, not angry yet but alarmed. As I’m about to make a perplexed departure, the doctor I’m supposed to see walks by, getting ready to call it a day. He seems surprised, asks what I want and when I tell him, he tells me to go back into his office. I obey, a bit hangdog. He arrives; he offers no by-your-leave, no apology, no “I’m sorry.” Strangely, it is I who feels guilty.
I have a friend who had a similar experience with her doctor, even worse than mine. She shows up for her appointment and is left sitting for two hours with out seeing the doc. Fed up, she goes home. A few days later, she receives a bill in the mail from her doctor for a missed appointment! I think of this caregiver as Dr.
In keeping with the theme of “hello, farewell,” this month Poetry Quarter contributors sent us poems that illuminate arrivals or departures, either physical or metaphorical, or that explore new beginnings or close chapters. They have shared their private or public moments of coming and going, starting and ending. Enjoy!
In naming the car, as our mother did, there was a member of the family nearby. When my mother, at midnight, pushed me outside, her arms needing to push something into submission. I fought her of course, so she could still feel her strength. Then curled up on the faux leather of the back seat. Perhaps an old blanket from the beach still warm. Morning would be, in summer, the coming of light to the sky in the chestnut tree. Opening the front door to the scent of coffee and toast. And a world that had somehow been cleansed overnight.
And onto the past, we can still hold But we should let the next chapter be told A brand new day, a great new start And another chance to heal my heart
bicycle tracks, one new print someone’s been by. . . Was it you . . ?
no other message left today
I hope when I go, Through death or distance, My loved ones remember me. Not in the sense of time immemorial, Not in the way of history books, But in the way of park benches; Small Detailingplaquesoneof my peculiarities, OfOnemy multitudes.
Awaiting his arrival I muse on lotus blossoms in still pools. In dreams
We arrived in Ottawa at night in ‘73 The airport tarmac was wide, white, wind-driven, winter cold. We laughed. Where the hell were we! I clutched a wide, straw sunhat, too big for my bag. Oh well, your Fellowship was only two years.
The dead crow rested its wing on the curb like a regular at the local tavern. He had sung his last tale and now awaited the rebuttal. His iridescent jacket torn and frayed, His eyes still fixed on the last image he saw.
Soon this funeral home apparel will be cleaned. The white scissor dinosaur frame remains to tell a story.
Betty Warrington-Kearsley
And when we remember that we were only staying for two years, we laugh.
The painful change, the changing pain Where nothing will ever stay the same Every day of my life, every moment I share Every person I like will not always be there
Park Bench
By Summer, I had a job, too.
I watch herons stalk at the pond’s reedy edge. A kingfisher spears a frog.
The Glebe Report’s Poetry Quarter is curated by poet, author and educator JC Sulzenko.
Change
Next morning, we hit the January sidewalk sales. Our winter Aussie gear just didn’t cut the weather here. A sheepskin coat for me, down for you. Then we filled a small apartment with second-hands and sale goods. A Sears rug riot got us a thin, five-dollar 9x12 rug. Oh well, we were only staying for two years.
Helen Johansen
Emma Schuster
Naming the Car
“The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark When neither is attended…” The Merchant of Venice Act 5, scene 1.
Must Time separate us from year to year? Create yet another turning point in life? As oceans now distance my near and dear, cleave my heart with its well-whet knife? How long before these midnight waves will rise to cool this blood Arabian night? My tortuous mind so very nearly breaks in clutched attempts to save the fading sight. But Time, sure as truth, draws also nearer what has been severed, with reasons clearer. Though stormy waters toss, part and close beyond the stern, and cresting waves nose and surf the ocean shelf, their fathomed sand at depth lies unperturbed, linking land to land.
Then I won a position with the Feds. New winters came and went… and came and went again. Before one knew it …We had a house. The Sears’ rug became an underlay. Our son was born Canadian.
What did we agree?
Michelle Desbarats
Corvus
Hello, welcome. farewell, adieu.
David Leduc
En route–New Year’s Eve at Sea
Meditation
Maureen Korp
But then I think, and I see the good The good in change, that should be understood In with the new and out with the old I see now that change can also be gold
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Backtracking
Stay in touch, call it a night empty the glass, once lovers, still friends. . . or, so we said we’d be.
Adrienne Stevenson
Mila Fleming-Pijuan, Grade 7
Two Years
My heart strives for freedom. Others insist it remain chained.
I fear the change, inevitable change The evolution and the frequent exchange I live through the memories of the recent past I dread the future since nothing will last
SEPTEMBER QUARTERPOETRY2022
Today I kiss the sinking cheeks of the insane, the sick and dying.
• Original and unpublished in any medium (no poems submitted elsewhere, please);
It’s a new day. It’s a new door. The one you are choosing to walk through every moment of every day. Keep reminding yourself. “I’m going to be more than OK”.
My next incarnation
In my next incarnation will justice prevail, Poverty ended, and tyrants in jail.
The Goodbye I Never Forgot Louise Chivers
Stop scorching the Earth! There isn’t much time. Start nurturing Life on this planet sublime.
Then the door closed, gently but definitively for the rest of our lives, leaving us nothing to hold onto but that wisp of an instant, that glimpse of all that could have been but never was.
dropped dregs left for foragers’ pickings, stalk stubble long gleaned of their gold.
awhile, this lonely ebb of dwindled kith and kin. Stay our deep fears of what we dare not speak—
For we never know when rosy fullness will fade From age or ill, and skin crawls closer to bone.
Roy Culpeper
Say, don’t leave, don’t leave us, but stay. Sit and hold us close as our mothers did
In my next incarnation all war will be rare, Peace would be normal: this dream would you dare?
My next incarnation must come to be. I’ve a date with my sweetheart; she’s counting on me.
The thinning skin, the yield of youth long harvested, their fields lie fallow,
The Gift
Demolish those nukes! none must be deployed, Else civilization be surely destroyed.
As usual, poems should be:
The only way to heal our wounds is to move through our emotions. Emotions that are not expressed remain stuck within our bodies wreaking havoc until we acknowledge them.
Yes, cynics will jest at dreams such as these. They opt for the path of the Earth’s decease.
But my next incarnation will not come to be Unless from our foibles we can truly be free:
And rise up, you poor, let justice be done, Let privilege perish, and the world will be won.
The dance between the old and the new Lyla Chenal
Hold us; no need to speak, fold us into you. Fatten our shrunken beings, thicken our blood
It’s Ok to not always be Ok. Showing how you truly feel in a kind and compassionate manner is you being authentic and keeping it real.
It’s Ok to be outraged at unfairness and injustice. All the while reminding ourselves that eventually justice, balance, transparency & accountability are restored.
And the link between us was just blood, no fairy-tale endings for us, each destined to meld with the goodbye that stretched between us, in memories unlived, and a vast canyon of yesterdays and tomorrows.
It’s Ok that those you care about don’t always agree with your choices or views. As long as they respect you and you can agree to disagree in a kind way.
It’s Ok to forgive and let go when you are ready. It doesn’t mean you are ok with what happened. It just means that the hurt & pain someone caused is no longer living rent free in your head.
• On any aspect of the theme within the bounds of public discourse; and
• Submitted on or before November 21, 2022.
Thirty-six years later, our lives rearranged and separate, she opened her door to me to see what I had become. Over uncomfortable tea to sweeten the regret of an anguished moment, she offered little.
DECEMBER
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.
Those are the laws of the universe though we may not always see it.
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To my full lips they all feel the same in their soft, sallow withering,
It’s more than Ok to be rejected at times. Rejection is often protection & redirection to something that is more aligned with whom you are becoming and were meant to be. Into something amazing that you can’t yet see.
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.
Deadline: Monday, November 21, 2022 QUARTERPOETRY2022
In my next incarnation, the nukes will be gone, The climate will mellow, pollution undone.
In my next incarnation the planet will thrive, All creatures will flourish, not fail to survive.
Halting the planet’s untimely demise, bold actions are needed: this is no surprise!
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The Gentle Ward of Journeys Onward Betty Warrington-Kearsley
when we were small, and their heartbeats rocked us to and fro to a faceless clock.
It’s Ok to speak & share your truth. How you found ways to heal yourself when all seemed lost. In doing so you may give hope and help others who have gone through similar ordeals.
No matter how difficult it may get. Never give up as you don’t know what tomorrow may bring.
It’s more than Ok to speak your truth. You are the owner of your story. You know every corner of how it It’sunfolded.Oktoset healthy boundaries with the people we feel the closest to in our lives. There is a sense of safety in being able to share & communicate our needs to one another with openness.
I was her newborn, barely a month old, from a window she watched as the social worker handed me over for life, while I lay unknowing in stranger arms.
It’s Ok to let go of that which no longer serves your highest good. At times we keep staring at the doors that have closed not seeing the doors that are opening before us. Doors that will lead us to new possibilities and new ways of being.
Even those who care about the environment don’t always remember to
PHOTO: PAULINA PISAREK
By Jennifer Humphries
The convoy that occupied downtown Ottawa last February brought to light serious gaps in city policy and practice.
After the convoy: advocating for cleaner air
Safe to say that before the occupa tion, Ottawans rarely thought of motor vehicle idling as a problem. But last winter, trucks and vans ran for hours on end during a three-week period, spewing massive amounts of carbon dioxide and other noxious gases into the air we breathe. Councillors Cather ine McKenney and Shawn Menard
successfully pushed for an immediate increase in the fine for idling infrac tions in Centretown and area from $125 to $1,000, and bylaw officers were given the authority to enforce no-idling rules at minus 15°C and above in the occupied zone.
14 Glebe Report September 16, 2022 IDLING
The convoy that occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks last February called to attention the problem of vehicle idling, as trucks and vans ran for hours spewing massive amounts of carbon dioxide and other noxious gases into the air.
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An egregious situation, but thought less idling occurs frequently every day across this city.
Time thresholds: Current bylaw: Idling not allowed for more than 3 minutes over a 60-minute period. Rec ommendation: Do not include a time threshold, or reduce the time threshold to one-minute maximum of idling in a 60-minute period.
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Fine: Current bylaw: Fine amount not specified. Recommendations: Specify the fine amount and set it high enough to deter people from idling. Separate amounts for personal and commercial vehicles.
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That’s the message that the Glebe Community Association (GCA) Environment Committee has been sending to city administration. We’ve also been sharing it in the Glebe Report and with teachers and students at local schools. We’ve gotten support from the GCA Transportation Committee and from the parents’ traffic committees at Mutchmor and Corpus Christi schools.
Temperature thresholds: Current bylaw: Idling not allowed when out door temperatures are between 5° and 27°C. Recommendations: Remove tem perature thresholds entirely, or at least widen the threshold so that idling is prohibited for the vast majority of the year. Prohibit idling during all extreme heat or cold events when pollution can
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Public education: Current bylaw: No mention of public education. Rec ommendations: Launch an anti-idling campaign. Develop and install sign age/reminders. Leverage social media. Incorporate anti-idling considerations in events and contracts.
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Clearer definitions: Current bylaw: six definitions provided. Recommen dations: Add definitions to help differ entiate between parking and standing/ stopping, layover and stopover, etc. Clarify and expand existing definitions.
Enforcement: Current bylaw: Enforcement not detailed, except to note that the Director of Bylaw and Regulatory Services is responsible for administration. Recommendations: Incorporate citizen enforcement, sim ilarly to New York City. Improve report ing mechanisms/options. Apply fines when required.
On June 21, the City's Environment Committee accepted a motion from Menard for the new council to conduct a comprehensive review of the idling bylaw after the October 24 election.
While it may not seem like much of a win, it’s a big step forward. Coun cil and staff are at last linking the cli mate emergency with a daily practice injurious to our air and health, one that we have the power to reduce or even eliminate.JoanFreeman of the GCA and Paulina Pisarek of the Centretown Community Association made two particular points that caught councillors’ attention. The first is that Ottawa’s anti-idling bylaw is less stringent than that of most large cities in Canada. The second is that fuel costs are high. Stopping or reducing idling saves fuel and money for vehicle owners and the City. When Edmonton brought in and enforced anti-idling policies for its municipal fleet (city vehicles, police and transportation vehicles), it saved the city millions of dollars in fuel costs, to say nothing of the savings in wasted GHG emissions.
turn the key when parked, even when they don’t need the AC or heating. The reflex isn’t built in. Yet for the good of us all, especially kids today and the next generation, we need to turn that mental switch to “off when not moving.”
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Recently our advocacy at City Hall has led to progress. The GCA banded together with community associ ations in Centretown, Hintonburg and Vanier to press for an updated antiidling bylaw including strengthened enforcement. We also urged promo tion focused on the health and environ mental impacts of thoughtless and unlawful idling. We got support from partner associations in Old Ottawa South and Old Ottawa East and from councillors Menard and McKenney.
Exemptions: Current bylaw: 12 exemptions. Recommendations: Reduce the list of exemptions, such as medical/emergency purposes. Clarify what is not an exemption.
City vehicles/oc transpo: Current bylaw: “vehicles engaged in providing City services which vehicles shall be subject to the City’s Vehicle and Equip ment Idling Policy dated June 2002, Number FS01.” Recommendations: Either update the policy or incorpor ate city vehicles and OC Transpo into the Idling Control bylaw. Ensure that enforcement of the anti-idling bylaw or policy is happening for city vehicles and OC Transpo. Include anti-idling training for all employees. Coordinate with STO.
Drive-thrus: Current bylaw: No refer ence to drive-thrus. Recommendations: Do not approve drive-thru services for new fast food/coffee/food retail estab lishments. Encourage people not to use drive-thrus as part of campaign. Require restaurants with drive-thrus to have a surcharge.
Jennifer Humphries is an active member of the Environment Committee of the Glebe Community Association (environment@glebeca. ca) and co-chair of the Glebe Report Association.
Our nine recommendations to the City are here. If you’d like to see our full report as sent to councillors, visit the glebeca.ca/environment.
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“Mum’s world was shrinking with us.”
Carbon emissions are inextricably linked to both consumption and invest ments. Those with the highest incomes typically consume the most. A 2021 Oxfam International report calculated that if nothing changes, by 2030 the richest one per cent will be emitting 30 times more than the emission level needed to limit the world’s average temperature increase to 1.5°C degrees above pre-industrial times. Meanwhile,
to look after themselves and their fam ilies. A transition that develops green technologies in a socially responsible manner without irreparably damaging local environments and puts people ahead of extravagant profits.
The impact of investment capital is even greater. The world’s 60 largest commercial and investment banks, including Canada’s Big Five, have together invested US$3.8 trillion into fossil fuels between 2016 and 2020. This favouritism towards fossil fuels is reflected in personal investment
Where do the emissions of the one per cent come from? Transportation is a huge contributor. The Oxfam report refers to a 2020 study which found that about one per cent of the world’s population is probably responsible for half of all aviation emissions. Another study calculated that the annual green house gas emissions of a single supery acht is 7,000 tonnes!
Why focus on climate justice? It’s simple. Carbon emissions cause a rise in temperature. A rise in temperature destabilizes global weather systems, which leads to an increased likelihood of extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, heat waves and more frequent and severe storms. Everyone around the world is vulnerable to cli mate disasters, but despite contrib uting the least to climate chaos, the poorest people have the fewest resour ces to cope with it.
The wealthy one to 10 per cent have more and better resources to protect themselves and their families from extreme weather. They are also the ones who bear the greatest responsib ility for creating climate breakdown.
The emissions gap
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In Ottawa-Gatineau, the Fridays For Future’s Global Climate Strike will be take place at noon on Friday, Sep tember 23. The themes of the march are Together For Climate Justice and People Not Profit.
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portfolios as well. A 2021 paper con cluded that capital investments con tributed up to 70 per cent of the emissions attributed to the world’s top emitters.Evenfor those of us who are far from being members of the one-per-cent club, our investments are likely respon sible for the majority of our greenhouse gas emissions. The Canada Pension Plan, the Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan and Canada’s major banks are all heavily invested in fossil fuel projects. As most of us recognize, burning fossil fuels for transportation, heating and electricity is the main driver of climate breakdown.
Even if we move quickly to cut carbon emissions, we will still experi ence negative climate effects. After all, the temperature has already risen 1.1° C. It’s time for the highest emitting nations, like Canada, to make finan cial reparations to the nations who are suffering the consequences of our high emissions.Scientists say we have the technolo gies right now to drastically reduce our emissions. What we need is the social momentum to build a just and compas sionate transition that doesn’t continue the same practices of exploitation that have led us to this humanitarian and ecological crisis.
The wealth divide
Some argue that the problem is sys temic, and we shouldn’t be looking at individual carbon footprints. That is a valid point. However, corporations are managed by individuals. It also hap pens that many of those individuals are richly rewarded for their management and belong to the top emitters. They are in positions to show leadership and to change the direction of their firms away from financing climate catastrophe and towards a just transition. A transition that ensures everyone has the ability
Climate strike, climate justice and a just transition
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Corporate and social responsibility
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emissions from the poorest half of the world’s population are set to remain well below that level.
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Please don’t feed the boxes!newspaper
But they are delicate creatures of the urban landscape, easily disturbed, and crave han dling with the proverbial kid gloves. They don’t respond well to being mistaken for a garbage can. An unfortunate collision on Bank Street at Lansdowne destroyed one of the boxes, but happily it has been replaced. Treat the boxes with loving kindness, and they will reward you with months, even years of the latest in neighbourhood news. Here’s where you can spot them: Clemow Avenue beside Banditos Glebe Avenue beside Shoppers Drug Mart Bank at Fourth Avenue in front of Scotia Bankbank at Lansdowne in front of Sporting Life
You can find the Glebe Report in newspaper boxes tucked into corners on Bank Street in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South – they are shared with Old Ottawa South’s The OSCAR The boxes are readily recognized by their beautiful and colourful designs created by young Indigenous artists Claire and Mairi Brascoupé and by Kate Solar.
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The Glebe Report’s newspaper boxes can be spotted here and there on Bank Street. They respond well to loving kindness – try it!
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theWhite-breastednuthatch“upside-downbird”
Nuthatches have a unique ability to travel both up and down a tree trunk. You’ll often see them creeping down a trunk headfirst, which is why they’ve been nicknamed the “upside down bird.” Most birds, including wood peckers, only go in one direction, upward. Nuthatches don’t use their tails for support but have a very strong rear-facing claw, called a hallux, with which they hold on to the tree while moving downwards. It also means they can forage for insects and spiders in both directions, doubling their chance for success!
If you were a bird, how would you protect the entrance to your nest from predators? If you are a Red-breasted nuthatch, your nest is in a tree cavity with a small hole for an entrance. You’d collect some sticky pine or spruce sap and paint it around the edge, either using your bill or a small piece of bark as a paint brush. Larger birds, squirrels and other small predatory mammals such as weasels are deterred by the sticky resin and keep away, allowing the little nuthatch to slip into and out of its nest. The White-breasted nuthatch, a common yearround resident in our urban gardens, wipes strips of bark, leaves or crushed insects around the mouth of its nest – perhaps predators are deterred by the smell of deadThebugs!White-breasted nuthatch is one of the most common birds of North America. It’s a little larger than the chickadee, about 15 cm long and weighing some 20 grams. Nuthatches do not migrate; in winter, you can often see them with flocks of chickadees – there is safety in numbers. Birds recognize each other’s warning sig nals when there is danger, and they also help each other to find food. Like the chickadee, White-breasted nut hatches cache their food, but they aren’t as efficient as chickadees in remembering where they cache it! Nut hatches take a seed from the feeder, fly up into a tree, jam the seed into a crevice and hammer at it with its
Nuthatches are monogamous and will often be seen in pairs. They are quite territorial and protect the area where they find food.
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strong bill to crack the seed open. This is referred to as “hacking.” This may be how the nuthatch got its name, though some birders believe it comes from the bird “hatching” the seed from its coat. The male and female look quite similar, but the male is quite aggressive and will shove the female aside at a feeder to get at the food. When foraging in pairs, the male often scans the area for food while the female looks out for predators.
Jeanette Rive is a Glebe bird enthusiast and Glebe Report proofreader.
The White-breasted nuthatch, one of the most common birds in North America, is a year-round urban resident. They are readily recognized by their ability to walk both up and down a tree trunk. PHOTO: JEANETTE RIVE
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During the non-breeding season, lone nuthatches will roost in tree cavities at night or take shelter behind some loose bark. They like to keep their roosting area clean by removing their feces in the mornings.
Courtship displays start at the end of winter – the male raises his head high, drops his wings, sways back and forth and bows deeply. To impress his prospective mate even more, he brings her gifts of food. The nest is often an abandoned woodpecker tree cavity which the female lines with grasses and twigs. Between five and nine eggs are laid, then incubated by the female for about 12 to 14 days. When hatched, both parents feed their young. If the parents feel threatened by a preda tor, they spread their wings wide to make themselves look bigger to intimidate a predator. Only one brood a year is hatched.
As for other birds that don’t spend the winter here, the migratory season has now started again, and birds that have spent the summer breeding in the north will be starting their trip south. Keep an eye out for unusual birds in the garden and at the feeders!
By Jeanette Rive
After 50 years, Madame
PHOTO: MARGARET BOTT
I tried many of her recipes – the baked beans (my husband’s favourite) and the tourtière, for example – but the one that has endured to this day is Madame Benoit’s Chili Sauce. I have made it every year for 50 years. I used to grow many tomato bushes at the side of my house, just so I would have the pick of the 12 largest and most succu lent tomatoes to go into the making.
My children all have the recipe, but of course they don’t make it because they know I will and will give them jars of it every summer. Whenever I served sausages, hamburgers or meat pies, the chili sauce would always be on the table. And the chili sauce accompanies us to the cottage to go with whatever is being cooked on the BBQ. I also give the chili sauce to my friends. It makes a great Christmas gift or hostess gift or any other sort of gift.
I came to Canada in 1966. Within months, I was married to a man who already had two children, and in quick succession we produced three more. I had to learn to cook. I was in a new country, so I naturally thought I should be cooking Canadian style. I set out to explore what was true Canadian food and soon discovered the queen of Que becois cooking – Madame Benoit.
By Margaret Bott
through the Eastern Townships.
I wasn’t much of a cook when I was young. I was too busy travelling, but I always loved to eat and try new dishes. That is one of the joys of travelling, to discover new places, meet new people and try the local food.
But I have a confession to make, and I hope Jehane Benoit is not turning in her grave. The chili sauce is no longer Madame Benoit’s Chili Sauce, it is now Mum’s Chili Sauce. When I’m gone, the children will still have the recipe and part of me.
Margaret Bott is an emerging Ottawa writer who is currently working on a memoir of her life and travels for her children and grandchildren. Benoit’s
chili sauce has somehow become “Mum’s” chili sauce.
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Jehane Benoit (1904-1987) was famous in the sixties and seventies. She was born in Westmount, Quebec and studied at the Sorbonne and Le Cordon Bleu Cooking School in Paris. On returning to Canada, she opened the first vegetarian restaurant in Mont real. She was often interviewed on CBC radio and on TV. It was on the pro gramme Take 30 that I first saw her. I loved her French-Canadian accent, fol lowed her every word, then went out and bought her books. She was the Canadian culinary expert. How could I go wrong? I became a Madame Benoit groupie; I even went out of my way to see her farm when we were driving
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I found cucamelons at the Old Ottawa East community-run farm ers’ market. They were piled up in small boxes, looking like cute grapesize watermelons with the character istic markings on their semi-soft rind. They are actually small cucumbers and not hybrids as their name and
2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed Salt to taste
Green salad with apple and cucamelons
With their crunchy skin and fresh cucumber flavour enhanced with a squeeze of lime zest, cucamelons – or Mexican Sour Gherkins as they are also known – are a bright addition to summer salads. They are ready for harvest in August and September and are a lucky find at farmers’ markets; this is the time to give them a try.
1 cup cucamelons
Directions Cut tomatoes and cucamelons in half, add olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix gently and top with fresh basil leaves and crumbs of feta cheese. So simple, so fresh!
¼ cup olive oil
It has been a while since some of us met the younger Weddle working in the produce section at Glebe Metro. Now we find him at the Old Ottawa East market on Saturdays and have a chat about the planned market reloca tion, relish his enthusiasm for every thing natural, and maybe subscribe to his new Community Sustained Agri culture fall program.
You may not need all the dressing for this fragrant crunchy salad with a hint of sweetness.
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups heirloom tomatoes
½ cup feta cheese
A few small community-run farmers’ markets have recently opened around us. Alongside the well-established and larger public farmers’ markets, they connect producers with their local community and support the local economy; they also offer small businesses the opportunity to grow. Small and cozy with the hint of a country fair, they set up in “parkettes” and empty parking lots, each market with its own personality and flair, the face of the neighbourhood it serves. On stalls alongside the usual fresh produce are little known vegetables and new horticultural varieties of classic staples with interesting fla vours and colours to brighten up our plates.
By Marisa Romano
For other recipes with cucamelons, check com/2015/what-to-make-with-mexican-sour-gherkins/ediblebrooklyn.
Heirloom tomatoes and cucamelon make a bright, fresh salad.
Heirloom tomatoes come in all dif ferent colours, shapes, sizes and fla vours. Choose a variety of these seasonal gems to add interest to your salad.
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farmers’ market located on Main Street in the parking lot beside Sing ing Pebbles Books. Founded in 2009, it is one of the oldest community-run markets in Ottawa. Weddle has been the force behind it since he took the job four years ago.
Dressing:
Cucamelon apple salad is fragrant and crunchy with a hint of sweet.
Marisa Romano is a foodie and scientist with a sense of adventure who appreciates interesting and nutritious foods.
7-8 mint leaves, cut in small pieces
Good also with a chopped avocado drizzled with lemon juice.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Heirloom tomatoes and cucamelon salad with basil and feta cheese
look suggest. Although new to us, cucamelons have been cultivated in their native Central America for hun dreds of years, known there as sandii tas (little watermelons).
½ apple with good sweetness, cut in quarters, sliced thin and splashed with lemon juice
Cucamelons: a bright addition to summer salads
But farming and managing the market are not Weddle’s only occu pations. As an educator, he opens his farm to young people who want to improve their skills, and he gives them the experience they need to enter the workforce. He also teaches part-time at Earth Path, the Ottawabased, non-profit organization that provides year-round nature education programs for children and adults who are seeking a meaningful connection with Mother Nature.
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Ingredients:
¼ cup olive oil
4 cups green leaf lettuce cut in small pieces
Fresh basil leaves
As well as supplementing summer salads, they are also excellent for pickling, says Brett Weddle of his signature vegetable. When pre served in brine, their firm rind retains the crunchiness better than sliced cucumbers.Weddlediscovered cucamelons while networking at a farmer’s con ference and added them to the 40 or so vegetables that he grows in his Cadence Ecological Farm located within the Just Food property on Innis Road. That was in 2017 when, after getting a degree in environmental sci ence (ecology), a brief stint as a geo graphic information systems analyst and eventually an internship with Rainbow Heritage Gardens, he started his career as a farmer and educator to satisfy his yearning for soil and plants. That first year, the seedlings for his initial crop were sprouted in trays in the attic of his grandparents’ house. The following year, he was offered the opportunity to manage the small
½ cup cucamelons, cut in half lengthwise
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Shantanu’s recipe for Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani
By Tim O’Connor
Green cardamom – 4 Bayleaf – 2
Marinate chicken with ingredients in same order as on list. Massage chicken with marinade and put in fridge over night or for at least 1 to 2 hours.
Canola oil – 1/4 cup
Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
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Fourth, make sure the meat covers the bottom of the pot so the rice doesn’t burn. Think of the chicken as a forcefield protecting the rice from a Klingon attack.
Tim O’Connor was born and raised in the Glebe and is head chef at Flora Hall Brewing.
Lift biryani from bottom of pot to top with serving spoon or spatula and transfer to a dish. Do not over mix rice as it breaks the grain.
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Ghee – 2 tbsp
In a heavy bottom pot, add chicken with oil, half of the herbs and half of brishta. Chicken must completely cover bottom of pot.
He’s taught me how to make biryani, which is steaming your rice and finish ing it over meat. The recipe with this column is his. He lines a clay pot with beef, chicken legs, goat or other meat and pours the rice over top. (You can use an enamelled cast iron pot or pres sureShantanucooker.)revealed to me a few things he learned in his mother’s kitchen.
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Ginger paste – 1/2 tbsp Garlic paste – 1/2 tbsp
Marinade: Salt – 3 tsp
Lime juice – 1/2 Lime
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Star anise –Peppercorns2– 1/2 tsp
steam in. Shantanu’s traditional method uses a cover of simple dough, but tinfoil works as long as it’s snug around the pot when you put on the lid.
Ingredients: Basmati Rice – 500 gm
Shahi Jeera (black cumin) – 2 tsp Javitri (mace) – 2
Method:
Add saffron to 2 tbsp milk and pour on rice. (Optional)
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
as they make it in Hyderabad
Flour (Dough): Make a dough ball with flour and water. This contains the steam and seals flavour in the pot.
An hour before cooking, wash and soak basmati in water.
Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
Seal pot with dough (or foil) and cook on medium high for 5 min. Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 min. Turn off heat and let it rest, covered, for 10 min. Care fully remove lid and seal.
Chicken (skinless/bone–in) – 500 gm
Yogurt – 1/2 cup
Mint leaves – 1/2 cup
This is one of those great recipes where you can add items to your taste –but don’t put fruit in around Shantanu. I put in strawberries, and I got scolded.
Third, seal the pot tightly to keep
Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
Saffron – 1 pinch (optional)
Milk – 2 tbsp (optional)
First, buy quality basmati. I use Tilda – not to promote one brand over the other, but if Tilda wants to give us sponsorship, Tilda!
Shantanu (left) showed chef Tim O’Connor how to make biryani the way his mother made it.
When you take off the lid, the rice looks white, but scoop everything up and the rice turns that beautiful yellow colour. With those bold flavours in such a simple dish, no wonder it’s one of India’s favourite meals.
We talked a while ago about Derrick, my friend from Togo, and his love for black-eyed peas cooked in a peanut-to mato broth with a grilled fish on top. I want to tell you this time about my friend Shantanu, whom I once chased down the street because I love his food soShantanumuch. loves talking about Indian food and showing what his food is. He comes from Hyderabad in Telangana in India, which he hails as the land of biryani.Helearned by watching his mother make Hyderabadi Dum Biryani, which is cooked with raw meat and parboiled rice in a sealed pot. This is his comfort food, his happy place.
Garam masala (whole) for rice: Cloves –Cinnamon4 – 1 stick
Second, run water over the rice until it runs clear, which allows you to cook a flaky rice. Don’t oversoak or rice will get too soft and break apart.
Biryani
Additional ingredients:
Green chillies (chopped) – 2 Flour (dough) – 250–500 gm, depending on pot size (or use tinfoil)
In another pot, add water to boil rice (1:3 or 1:4 water to rice) and set on medium high. Add salt until water tastes quite salty. Add garam masala (whole). Cook rice until al dente, soft on outside but still a bite. Drain and spread on chicken. Add ghee, remain ing herbs and brishta.
Brishta (onions thinly sliced and fried in oil until golden crisp) – 1 cup
Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup
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Thereconverge.arenoclear winners in the bat tles of good and evil that Willow’s Run chronicles, but there is redemption, loyalty between friends and a sense of optimism at its conclusion. It’s a story that leaves you wanting more.
The fictional Fall River is placed south of the border, just “across the lake from Canada.” Its depiction as a small town that caters to the whims of seasonal tourists rings true, and the public library (“A hulking Victor ian brick structure . . .”), Ravi the mil lion-dollar RV, the local diner and a remote island house provide the back drop for most of the action. It’s easy to place yourself in Fall River, and the set ting lends itself to the novel’s mood of isolation, eccentricity and desperation.
Willow’s Run is Robert Bockstael’s debut novel and hopefully not his last.
The immediate surprise of wellcrafted dialogue and solid storytell ing draws the reader into the opening pages, but it was with chapter two’s introduction of Alcima “The Willow” Willoughby that the real fun began. The female protagonist of Willow’s Run is a retired professional volley ball player who also happens to be 194 pounds of dense muscle and six-anda-half feet tall. When we meet her, she has escaped from an abusive husband in an RV bus she’s named Ravi. She’s broke, detoxing and in search of a safe place to hide. Alcima’s arrival in the small town of Fall River is the catalyst for the surfacing of old and new secrets, all spiralling towards a violent end for those involved, including Alcima.
Review by Lisa MacDonald
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Be prepared for Willow’s Run to get a bit gritty. The author doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to the morals, or lack thereof, of his charac ters. Sexual deviance, greed, black mail and jealousy drive the plot and make this book more of a suspenseful “thriller” than your typical murder mys tery. There is humour too. Don’t expect laugh-out-loud giggles but rather a lightness that is written into the resili ence of the main characters who’ve been through too much.
Willow’s Run, by Robert Bockstael. Pender Lake Press, c2021
I’ll admit that the back-cover blurb for Willow’s Run didn’t sell me on the book. In fact, I would now say it did a disservice to both the main charac ter and a twisty storyline that includes a decades-old murder, repugnant vil lains and an ensemble of engaging characters that kept me entertained through all 415 pages. But that isn’t how I felt at the outset. As I started the prologue, with no context other than the blurb, my enthusiasm was muted.
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Lisa MacDonald is a non-fiction book editor who teaches a creative writing class at GNAG. She is now on the lookout for an amazon woman driving a Winnebago down the 401.
in terms of emotional damage. Booker has his secrets too, closely guarded by his friend Sam, an enigmatic “hunter” who locates things – properties, cars, even a qualified chef – for a commis sion. There is a host of other smalltown personalities including: Petite Lieutenant Terry, who is captivated by the larger-than-life Alcima; Lieuten ant Terry’s shady twin brother Law rence; Jimmy, who works in the theatre box office but has a vicious secret; and Harold of Harold Baker Real Estate, whose sin of gluttony is only the tip of the iceberg. Every character has a role to play in this percolating thriller where character loyalties are suspect and the threat of violence simmers close at hand.
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Bockstael gets full marks for creating vivid characters that bring his story to life. Booker Thompson, another major character, is the town librarian whose tragic past equals that of the Willow
Short chapters help to keep the pace snappy as three stories unfold around Alcima, Booker and Jimmy. The author succeeds in weaving a layered plot that keeps the reader guessing. Bock stael takes his time revealing all the secrets, but it makes for a satisfying read when characters collide and plot lines
picture book biographies
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border, by Stephen Briseño, illustrated by Magdalena Mora
You’ll have to read the book to find out. Written in a fun comic strip format, this story will be sure to appeal to young graphic-novel fans and can be used as an effective first introduction to behavioural sciences.
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Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston, by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
I was so excited to get my hands on a picture book about Zora Neale Hurston, one of the larger-than-life charac ters of the Harlem Renaissance and among America’s greatest storytellers. Author Alicia D. Williams tells Hur ston’s story with beautifully flowing prose, highlighting her passion and determination to live an adventurous life. Throughout the book, the reader is introduced to
many of the folk tales Hurston collected and compiled during her time as an anthropologist, making it an excel lent choice for those interested in the art of storytelling.
Kids are fascinated with dinosaurs, and books about these extinct creatures are always a hit. Dragon Bones introduces the life of Mary Anning, a fossil hunter who discovered the Icthyosaur and Plesiosaur. Considered the mother of paleontology, Anning was often denied recognition of her discoveries because of her gender.
At the San Ysidro border checkpoint in Tijuana, Mexico, a refugee in the crowd was chosen to keep a notebook with a list of people waiting for their chance to enter the United States. When the notebook keeper’s time came to cross the border, they would choose another waiting for asylum to take their place. This tradition is the basis of Stephen Briseño’s The Notebook Keeper, a tender story that tackles the reality of refugees at the American border with grace and dignity.
Simple text and big cartoonish illustrations will appeal to the smallest paleontologists out there, and a wonder ful appendix provides detailed information about all of Anning’s fantastic fossil finds.
At the Sunnyside library, we love picture books! Meant to be shared, our collection boasts big, beautiful illus trations and accessible text that appeal to a wide range of ages. Biographical picture books are a trend in chil dren’s literature that continues to pick up speed, and it’s no surprise why. They are a wonderful way to spark a child’s interest in true stories and real people and to introduce complex social and historical issues, all while sharing a great story. Here are a few I’ve read recently and really enjoyed. Happy reading!
You can find these titles and many more at the Ottawa Public Library.
Clever Hans: The True Story of the Counting, Adding and Time-Telling Horse, by Kerri Kokias, illustrated by Mike Lowery
Caitlin Giffin is a children’s programs and public service assistant at the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library.
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Animal lovers will swoon over Clever Hans, the story of an amazing horse who appeared to accomplish extra ordinary mathematical feats in front of German audi ences in the early 20th century. But could Hans really count and tell time, or was it all just an elaborate hoax?
On every conceivable level, Eraser head is an unmatched tour de force in the field of indie filmmaking. An unusual premise, a slow descent into insanity, an oppressive and
The film’s horrifying world isn’t so much a dive into some bleak apoca lyptic future as it is a personification of the darkest patches of the psyche. It’s where your mind wanders when everything loses colour, when the world stops being inviting and begins
to alienate, when there’s no one left in the world to help or understand you or your responsibilities, when hope and joy has rotted away and there’s noth ing left but pain, fear and alienation. That is the world of Eraserhead – it’s a reflection of ourselves and our struggle to relate to or understand the pain and suffering that everyone experiences. While I’m not going to go into detail about what the film means, as it would spoil important details, I believe the spirit of the film reflects the bleak real ity of someone who has lost all hope in the world. Lynch’s first low-budget fea ture is astonishing and unpretentious, meticulous and timeless. Eraserhead is so compelling that it makes you wish all first features were this great.
Eraserhead is a 1977 American hor ror-fantasy film directed by David Lynch. It follows Henry (Jack Nance), a man with an indescribably warped vision of the world, as he accidentally gets in a relationship and has a child with Mary (Charlotte Stewart). When the child is born deformed and disfig ured, Mary swiftly hands the respons ibility solely to Henry. As Henry’s world falls apart while taking care of the child, the film goes off the rails and getsLynchbizarre.creates an entirely differ ent kind of horror in Eraserhead. The film is slow paced but at no point is it boring or stale. The world that Lynch creates has a tangible, real atmos phere, yet it is fantastical and isolat ing at the same time. There’s nothing quite like the experience of watching Eraserhead. Lynch is known for bizarre and surreal quirks in his films, and those subtle, strange details alienate
Running time: 1 hour, 29 minutes Available on the Criterion Channel.
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Angus Luff is a student at Glebe Collegiate. He grew up in the Glebe and is obsessed with movies.
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and confuse the viewer just as much as Henry does. The mysterious aura of Eraserhead works perfectly, as it keeps conversation and interpretation open as to what really is happening under the surface. It rewards rewatches and speculation, as at the end of the day, it’s a subjective film.
In the wrong hands, this film could be a disaster, but Henry is the per fect protagonist and just as alienated, confused and scared of this desolate wasteland as the viewer is. The rela tively short runtime also helps justify the content of the film and keeps it on track. The film is never incomprehen sible or nonsensical, it’s just not very clear-cut or normal. I want to make it clear that this movie is not nonsensical arthouse drivel; there’s method to the madness here.
Review by Angus Luff
horrifyingly bleak world that comes alive through the film’s innovative vis uals and sound design, all thanks to the creativity and limited resources of a young David Lynch. He would raise money for the film, shoot for a few weeks, run out of money, raise money again, going through that routine for five years until its completion.
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The visual and auditory spec tacle that is Eraserhead should be applauded for both its ingenious, palp able product and its cast and crew who stood by the project for years before their hard work and commit ment finally paid off. When you read about what a nightmare the film was to put together, its endlessly madden ing world makes more sense.
(US, 1965) Directed
Keaton wanted to do but which Potterton thought were too dangerous. (Keaton invariably won these arguments.) Keaton also tells wonderful anecdotes, and there are snippets from some of his other, famous, silent-era films. During the filming of The Railrodder, Keaton celebrated his 69th birthday.
What happens next is priceless. While Keaton is admiring the view, a Japanese gentleman walks out of the Pacific, hops onto the speeder and takes off towards the east. Keaton does a double take, shrugs, and begins his long walk back to the Atlantic Ocean.
Buster Keaton approaching the Chateau Laurier and the central train station (now the Senate of Canada building) on a railway line which used to run along the Rideau Canal (it’s now Colonel By Drive).
The story is simple and whimsical. Buster Keaton is a British gentleman reading a newspaper on a bridge near Big Ben in London. He sees a full-page ad – “SEE CANADA NOW!” Well, that decides it! He jumps from the bridge into the Thames; in the next scene, he is walking out of the Atlantic Ocean onto a deserted Nova Scotia beach, his clothes spotless. He sees a sign next to a railway track: “PACIFIC OCEAN - WEST - 3982 1/2 MILES.” He starts walking, determined to reach the Pacific. What a hard journey this is going to be! But then he comes upon an unattended, one-man, opentop, CN Rail maintenance vehicle, commonly known as a speeder, parked on the track. He sits in the driv er’s seat and accidentally puts the vehicle in gear; it speeds off down the track.
been an avid filmgoer since the early 1970s. In her twice-monthly column “Magic in the Dark” in Apt613.ca, she recommends upcoming films at the ByTowne and the Mayfair. by Gerald Potterton
He never leaves the speeder. It has everything he needs in its little storage compartment which seems to have an infinite capacity. From it, Keaton pulls a huge map, a fancy tea service, a blanket and pillow, a frying pan and some eggs, a wash basin, a mop and dustpan, a big box camera, even a huge buffalo coat. And so he speeds across the Maritimes, past Quebec City, into and out of Montreal, through Ottawa. You’ll love the footage of him approaching the Chateau Lau rier and the central train station (now the Senate of Canada building) on a railway line that used to run along the Rideau Canal (it’s now Colonel By Drive).
Then ever westward through magnificent Canadian Shield and Prairie scenery (and even into a buffalo herd!) and finally into the Rockies several more moun tain ranges beyond. He finally arrives in the Port of Vancouver. Soon after, Keaton reaches the Pacific
Here’s a bonus! While filming The Railrodder, the NFB filmed a “making of” documentary called Buster Keaton Rides Again It has some priceless footage, including Keaton arguing with Potterton about gags
Did you know that the great Buster Keaton’s last silent film was about Canada? And that the director also directed Heavy Metal and was an animator on Yellow Submarine? The film was The Railrodder, a 25-minute, tourist-promo film made by the National Film Board in 1965. The director was Gerald Potterton. The Rail rodder is vintage Keaton, which means it’s full of oneof-a-kind stunts and gentle humour.
Running time: The Railrodder, 25 minutes; Buster Keaton Rides Again, 55 minutes
Both films are “must sees” for any Buster Keaton fan.
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Ocean. Ah, success!
Technically, the film couldn’t be better. The dir ection, camerawork and editing are all what you’d expect from an NFB production – flawless. The sound track is great – evocative train noises interspersed with music by Canadian composer Eldon Rathburn. But it’s the charming, innovative script written by Keaton and his wonderful acting that place this film in the pantheon of great silent comedies.
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diminished or been lost, enhanced self-es teem, ability to focus and a social con text to relate to others. There is no right or wrong nor any expectations. All inter ested residents are invited to participate.
The art program at The Glebe Centre cor dially invites you to its first show and sale in two years!
Ellen Schowalter is a Glebe artist and long-time volunteer with The Glebe Centre art program.
In 2004, Patricia Doyle, noted local artist and program facilitator for art at The Glebe Centre, was asked to set up an art program for the residents. The result has been extremely encouraging, excit ing and therapeutic. People who have never painted before and insist they are not artists find a new language to com municate and express their inner feelings and the creative force which is innate in everyBenefitsperson.include a chance for accom plishment when other abilities may have
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All proceeds will benefit resident programming.Admissionis free, and donations are gratefully accepted. Everyone is welcome. Masks will be provided to all attendees.
The show and sale will take place at Abbotsford House, 950 Bank Street across from Lansdowne Park, on Saturday, Sep tember 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Now, here’s the pitch. Choirs all over the city are starting back up. After the loneliness of lockdown, people are itching to have the cama raderie of singing together. But many choirs – ours amongst them – have lost voices, especially in the lower ranges. It seems that people who can sing tenor or bass might be a little extra self-conscious! But that shouldn’t be. Remember that there is safety in numbers. Our community choir, Musica Viva Singers (MVS), is starting its fall term – in person – and searching for voices. We continue to welcome sopranos and altos, but we especially need voices in the lower range of tenor and bass.
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And what are the benefits of singing in a choir? Your section of the choir soon becomes a group of friends. Singing together helps people work better together, which is why there are many choirs in Europe that are based in factories or other places of employment – it’s team building! You
can choose a choir that sings only one style of music, or you can find a choir with a wide repertoire. And who knows? You might really like singing Vivaldi one week and Gordon Light foot the next.
By Eleanor Abra and Walter Hendelman
This is a non-auditioned choir, which means you are not expected to know how to read music, sight read/ sing nor arrive at rehearsals fully pre pared musically- though practising what you learned at choir rehearsal is expected. Efforts continue to pro vide online assistance to learn your part, and sight reading/singing is not expected. The introductory fee for newcomers to the choir is $100 for the first term, which will end with a live concert on December 5.
Hope to see you soon!
A few of the Glebeites in Musica Viva Singers. From left: Janet Smith, Walter Hendelman and Janet Still.
Don’t read music easily? Not many people do, unless they practise it! So here is your chance to let your fellow singers help you learn more about music. And with technology, most choirs are putting up practice record ings to sing along with at home, where no one can hear you until you know your part. You don’t have to sing solo, unless you really want to. The glory of a choir is that many voices blend, so no one voice sticks out.
Choir singing is also beneficial for your physical health. The additional advantage for Glebeites joining MVS is the possibility of walking to practi ces. For those who must drive, park ing is available at Glashan Public School at 28 Arlington Avenue.
Why everyone should join a choir!
Health & Safety : At this time, masks are optional, unless Public Health requirements change. Many of us are accustomed to singing with masks, either the special choir N95s or the regular surgical or cloth ones. We will be seated and well-spaced in the sanctuary pews of the church. To date, all participating choir members have been vaccinated.
But wait a minute! Let’s look at all those excuses. It doesn’t matter if you never spent a penny on singing les sons – if you like to sing in the shower (cliché, I know), you would probably do just fine in a choir.
Anyone who wants to sing in a com munity choir, to reap all the benefits of choral singing and has Monday evenings free for rehearsals should get in touch with Marjorie at VivaMembership@gmail.comMusica.Pleasecheckoutourwebsite:www.musica-viva.ca.Thefallprogrammepreviewisunderthe“Singwithus”tab.OurweeklyrehearsalsresumeonMonday,September12,from7:15-9:30p.m.atCentretownUnitedChurch,507BankStreetjustnorthoftheQueensway.Musicscoresareprovidedtothechoirmemberstobereturnedattheendoftheterm.
We know what happens. You see a person coming toward you with a determined look, and you just know that person is going to ask you to join their choir. So you think up all the rea sons to not join that choir: You are not trained, you don’t sight read music well, you don’t have a solo voice, etc. And your friend leaves, disappointed, because they thought that you might be a really good fit.
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Eleanor Abra has sung with Musica Viva Singers for many years and is a member of the choir board. Walter Hendelman has been singing with MVS for several years and is an active participant in the affairs of the Glebe, presently with the GCA Parks Committee.
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movement which is incorrect. The eyes try to rectify the problem and flick in one direction, known as nystagmus. When the debris settles, commonly around 30 seconds, the feeling of motion goes away until the next time the move ment occurs. This commonly occurs when looking up or lying down in bed especially on one side. Maneuvers such as the Epley maneuver can guide the debris back where it belongs.Thereare many other causes of dizziness and vertigo. A medical doctor can help you with spinning and vertigo diag nosis and treatment. If appropriate, the next step would be a vestibular physiotherapist. A detailed evaluation will review the many possible causes and outline a good treat ment plan. If the symptoms have been present for weeks or months, evaluation should include the use of infrared gog gles. Putting these goggles on eliminates room light, so that only the inner ear and not the eyes can detect the movement. The infrared camera allows the physiotherapist to see what the eyes are doing.
Marjolein Groenevelt is a physiotherapist at Glebe Physiotherapy and Sport Medicine at Lansdowne who, along with her colleague Michael Seto, has worked with vestibular clients of all ages. for
The Vestibular Disorder Association (VeDA) is an extremely informative and helpful organization for people with balance issues. Every year, they promote Balance Awareness Week this year, it runs from September 18 to 24.
Dizziness and vertigo are extremely common, affecting 15 to 20 per cent of adults each year. These feelings can range from severe but short episodes lasting hours or days to longer lasting but milder feelings of unsteadiness. There may be a spinning sensation.
Dizziness and vertigo are common conditions that can be helped with therapy. Balance Awareness Week is September 18 to 24.
Mark on Oct. 24th I will make your life more affordable by keeping taxes and fees as low as possible. I will make our communities safer by properly funding emergency and social services. I will restore confidence in services that matter to you, by making public transit more reliable. I will improve our quality of life by protecting Ottawa’s natural beauty. I will make sure City Hall is focused less on politics, and more on results for all of Ottawa. “ I’m running for Mayor to make life more affordable, safer, and more reliable for all citizens. It’s time for a fresh perspective that delivers results for all of Ottawa. Sutcliffe A MAYOR FOR ALL OF OTTAWA Mark marksutcliffe.ca
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If you are living with balance issues, spend some time on the VeDA website. Learn about your own symptoms and talk to a doctor and a vestibular physiotherapist.
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The vestibular system is mainly defined as the inner ear and the vestibular nerve. The other main contributors to balance are our eyes and our proprioceptive system, mean ing our muscles and joints telling our brain where we are in space. There are other lesser contributors, but these are the three main ones that should all agree. When there is mis matching input from one or both inner ears, the brain will try to reconcile the input from the eyes and the body.
There are many causes of vestibular problems. Inner ear infections and Ménière’s disease will cause significant mismatch and spinning. Another condition called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is becoming more well-known. BPPV occurs when debris, sometimes called rocks or crystals, leaves its home base and gets stuck in one of the inner ear semi-circular canals. When the head moves in a particular direction, the heavy debris signals
Even I was provoked when Health Minister Sylvia Jones replied to my
As I took Ottawa Centre’s seat in the Ontario Legislature in August, the scene was intense. Ontario’s 43rd Par liament has no shortage of drama. The sitting began with the election of the Speaker, a process that had already taken an odd turn.
question about the Montfort Hospi tal. I asked about its emergency room closing for 24 hours the previous week end and how we can ensure people get access to health care in French during staff shortages.
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This summer, we also launched the Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force. Following the last two years of pandemic hardship, downtown Ottawa has changed significantly. Downtown office workers from across the region have changed their commuting habits. A business community that once relied on daily foot traffic in the tens of thou sands is struggling to get by. Ottawa’s transit system, once envisioned to bring workers from the suburbs to downtown, has yet to regain its pre-pandemic rider ship. Recognizing this, it became clear that now is the time to bring together community and business represent atives to propose creative ideas for Ottawa’s downtown core, post-pan demic. The Downtown Ottawa Revital ization Task Force includes affordable/
We were not alone in that assessment. At least 20 Conservative MPPs voted with the opposition MPPs to re-elect Arnott as Speaker of the House. I saw the shock on the government front bench as the news broke, and we are hearing reports that reprisals are afoot within the Tory caucus.
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I pressed on, but I knew I’d crossed a line. Ontario has two official lan guages, and MPPs have the right to choose which one to use in debate. I rose later in the afternoon on a point of order, apologized to the Minister for my comments and pledged to do better. As Michael Brooks (a talented organizer) often said, “be hard on the systems, but soft on the people.”
I think we can do politics differently and be passionate without belittling others. Let’s set that example now and not settle for anything less.
It’s been an incredible summer full of community events, festivals, local markets and more. Where did the time go? I hope you all enjoyed spend ing time with family and friends and got a chance to participate in one of many summer activities offered in our community!Iwasthrilled to host my first annual Ottawa Centre Cup event at St. Luke’s Park in Centretown. This community event provided an opportunity to pro mote sports, youth and inclusion with basketball games and a community barbecue. The event opened with an Indigenous drumming ceremony by Theland Kicknosway, an impressive young man, an educator and a leader, sharing Indigenous history and cul ture in all that he does. This was fol lowed by two basketball games. First, the Christie Lake Kids Team went headto-head with the St. Luke’s youth team, winning by a final score of 62-41. This was followed by a spectacular game between the St. Luke’s Bulls and the OC Express, with a final score of 72-43, the Bulls winning the cup! A huge thank you to everyone involved. This event means a lot to the St. Luke’s commun ity and to me as well, and it was a huge success. Until next year!
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Paul Calandra, the government’s House Leader, had declared that Pre mier Ford preferred MPP Nina Tangri to be Speaker. Tangri would be the first woman of colour in the role, breaking newButground.itwas not to be. Many on the opposition benches felt Tangri had played a harsh role in the previous Par liament from 2018 to 2022 and that the Speaker during that period, Ted Arnott, had done a solid job.
I didn’t like the response and took issue with the fact that it came in Eng lish. I said as much in my reply to the Minister, and that evoked howls from the government side.
“Staythat?human” is my reply to that ques tion, inspired by the great Michael Franti, a musician I had the pleasure to see at Ottawa Bluesfest this summer. How we do politics matters – when we dehumanize others, we are lost.
As I took all this in, I couldn’t help but feel a bit dismayed. The Throne Speech the day after the Speaker’s election talked about “rejecting partisanship” and “finding ways to work together for the good of Ontario.” Not much of that in the first week.
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HMS Crusader was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy on June 15, 1938, and re-named HMCS Ottawa as a River-class destroyer, alongside the St. Laurent, Fraser and Restigouche The Ottawa was dispatched to Can ada’s west coast but was ordered back
Sketch of HMCS Ottawa torpedoed and sinking, September 1942. Artist: L.B. Jenson, c 1986.
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By the end of the Second World War, Canada possessed the fourth largest navy in the world. From six ships and fewer than 4,000 personnel in 1939, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) expanded exponentially in just six years to 95,000 members and 434 commissioned ves sels. These ships ranged from auxiliar ies to cruisers and included more than 120 corvettes, which sailed mostly on trans-Atlantic convoy duty. There were also six River-class destroyers, all named after the majestic rivers of
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The tragedy that struck one of those Ottawa, was one of Can ada’s worst-ever naval losses. On Sep tember 13, 1942, 80 years ago this month, the destroyer was torpedoed by a German submarine in the North Atlantic with the loss of 114 brave young sailors as well as 20 merchant-marine sailors who had been rescued from tanker after it was tor pedoed just days before. In total, 134 souls were lost on that fateful night, 930 kilometres due east of St. John’s, Newfoundland.Amongthecasualties: a Glebe resi dent, 22-year-old Sub-lieutenant Keith Wright; the ship’s commanding offi cer, 28-year-old C.A (Larry) Rutherford of Halifax; and the ship’s doctor, Sur geon Lt(N) George Hendry of Toronto. Amazingly, 69 fortunate survivors were plucked out of the frigid waters by nearby ships, 65 from the Ottawa and four from the Empire Oil.
Convoy ON127 was departing Lon donderry on September 5. The newest form of surface radar was to have been installed on the Ottawa prior to departure; however, late arrival of the equipment and the need to depart on time meant the ship sailed without upgraded protection.
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the Empire Oil was sunk. The convoy fought hard to avoid being scattered and tried to keep the German subs from surfacing as it raced towards the area where air cover from Newfoundland would resume. On September 11 and 12, this ferocious battle continued, and more ships were lost. On the afternoon of September 13, spirits must have risen as the first airplane from Newfound land arrived briefly, forcing a surfaced U-boat to submerge.
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That night, HMCS Ottawa was get ting dangerously low on fuel and sup plies but had taken the lead position as two new escorts, HMS Witch and HMCS Annapolis, arrived to beef up convoy defences and to relieve Ottawa from duty so she could return immediately to port for refueling along with HMCS St. Croix. Unfortunately, Ottawa’s older radar failed to pick up the low profile of U-91, captained by Heinz Walker ling, which was on the surface – it was a typical strategy to come up after dark because they were faster on the surface. At 23:03, U-91 fired one torpedo which hit the Ottawa two minutes later, effect ively destroying her front end, though she remained afloat.
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As it was, it took more nearly five hours to pluck them all from the water. They were taken aboard the St. Croix as well as HMCS Arvida and HMS Celan dine, then transported to St. John’s for medical care and recuperation.
As documented in the inquiry held weeks later, if the upgraded radar had been installed prior to departure, HMCS Ottawa likely would have picked up the surfaced U-boat. As a result, the RCN made it a priority to outfit all ships with this new radar as soon as possible.
HMCS Ottawa was commissioned in May 1932 at the famed dockyards in Portsmouth, England as HMS Cru sader of the Royal Navy. Six years later, she and three similar destroyers were sold to the Royal Canadian Navy as the ominous clouds of war gathered on the horizon. The Crescent-class destroyer was 100 meters long with a beam of just over 10 meters. With a range of 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 kms), her cruis ing speed was 28 km/h with an initial crew of 145 officers and sailors, but she could reach maximum speed of 67 km/ hr in battle conditions.
to Halifax when war broke out in Sep tember 1939. These River-class ships were the critical backbone of Canada’s destroyer fleet, leading the Mid-Ocean Escort Force throughout the Battle of the Atlantic. The Ottawa escorted con voys of supply ships to England and back for re-supply for six long years, usually crewed now by 10 officers and 171Hersailors.first trans-Atlantic crossing was in December 1939 when she escorted the convoy carrying half of the 1st Can adian Infantry Division to England (including Private Arthur Campbell Wilkinson, a Glebe resident). Heav ily armed, she carried torpedo tubes, depth charges and various forms of gunnery, including both anti-aircraft and a main 4.7-inch gun. In August 1940, the Ottawa began serving princi pally in the North Atlantic 10th Escort Group based out of Greenock on the Clyde in Scotland and was involved in multiple rescues of survivors from tor pedoed merchant-marine ships. On November 8, 1940, alongside HMS Harvester, she was credited with sink ing the Italian submarine Command ante Faa di Bruno, which was attacking a convoy.TheOttawa was ordered back to Canada in June 1941 as part of the RCN Newfoundland Escort Force, and it escorted six separate convoys to and from Iceland into January 1942. That May, she was transferred to the MidOcean Escort Force Group C 4, escorting convoys to and from Londonderry on the perilous journey between New foundland and Northern Ireland. That route including crossing the dangerous “Black Pit” in the mid-Atlantic, an area which was out of range of protective air patrols and where most ships were tar geted by enemy submarines.
The St. Croix, 4,000 meters away, spotted the attack and immediately raced to assist the Ottawa, stopping along the way to try to pick up sur vivors. U-91 waited for this and fired another torpedo at the St. Croix at 23:18. Amazingly, the torpedo went under the St. Croix, but hit the Ottawa, breaking her in two, causing her to sink within minutes.The69 survivors were rescued by escort ships as the convoy sailed by. Fortunately, they were in the gulf stream, so the water temperature was a relatively warm 15 degrees Celsius; had it been less than 100 kilometres north, the frigid waters of the North Atlantic would have made it difficult to survive more than a few minutes.
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With HMCS St. Croix acting as lead escort, the convoy was discovered by a “wolfpack” of 13 German U-boat subma rines five days into the dangerous twoweek crossing. Two tankers were sunk that afternoon and several more mer chant ships were lost that night, with Ottawa rescuing 24 survivors when
In 1933, the Wrights moved to Jasper, Alberta where Athol worked as superintendent of Jasper National Park. Keith com pleted high school in Jasper, graduating in 1938, when the family returned to Ottawa, residing at 85 Grove Avenue in Old Ottawa South.
Ottawa lives on in today’s Royal Canadian Navy. There have now been three more ships named Ottawa. H31, a G-class destroyer was named in April 1943, and DDH 229, a new destroyer, served from 1956 to 1992. The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa 341, commissioned in 1996 in Cornwall as the 12th and final ship of Canadian Patrol Frigate Project, continues to sail the world, serving Canada proudly. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific with her home port in Esquimalt, B.C.
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Wright is remembered at Halifax’s Naval War Memorial –his name is engraved alongside those of the other 2,851 Can adian Navy sailors and merchant mariners who lost their lives at sea during the Battle of the Atlantic. He is also remem bered at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Glebe Collegiate and McGill University.
The lost souls of HMCS Ottawa and all others lost at sea (2,852 in total, both naval and merchant marine) during the Battle of the Atlantic are remembered at the Halifax Memorial in Point Pleas ant Park overlooking the approach to theHMCSharbour.
On September 13 that year, HMCS Ottawa was escorting a westbound convoy across the North Atlantic when it was hit by two torpedoes fired two minutes apart by German sub marine U-19. The Ottawa sank. One hundred and fourteen men died, almost two thirds of the crew. Keith Wright was among the victims. He was last seen by the ship’s captain in the wardroom when the destroyer was first attacked. The family was advised four days later that Keith was lost at sea; a month later, it was confirmed he was killed in action. His body was never recovered. He was just 22.
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Keith Francis Wright, Glebe resident and St Matthew’s choir member, killed on September 13, 1942, in the sinking of HMCS Ottawa.
Photo: Courtesy of Government of Canada HMCS OttawaCanada.ca
Keith Wright was born March 8, 1920, the son of Captain Athol Wright, a veteran of the First World War, and Olive Wright. The family lived at 160 Third Avenue. Keith had three older brothers and attended both Mutchmor Public School and Glebe Collegiate. The family attended St. Matthew’s Angli can Church where Keith sang in the choir.
Kevan Pipe is a Glebe resident and member of St Matthew’s Anglican Church communications committee.
(Interestingly, the U-91 captain Heinz Walkerling survived three separate tours of U-boat duty in 1942-43, sinking five ships in total, and was then assigned to torpedo school as an instructor for the balance of the war. He lived until Septem ber 16, 2001.)
HMCS Ottawa ship’s company in June 1942 Photo: Courtesy of Naval Museum of Manitoba
Present day HMCS Ottawa sails the world assigned to Maritime Forces Pacific, with her home port in Esquimalt, B.C.
Kevan Pipe is a Glebe resident and member of St Matthew’s Anglican Church communications committee.
For additional information, St. Mat thew’s Anglican Church has a copy of the 2007 book, Our Gallant Doctor –Enigma and Tragedy: Surgeon Lieuten ant George Hendry and HMCS Ottawa, 1942, by James Goodwin. It tells the story of the Ottawa in detail as well as the personal misfortune of Dr. Hendry. It is available for reading.
He entered McGill University in Montreal that fall and joined the Canadian Officers Training Corps on Dec. 17, 1940. He also joined Kappa Rho Tau fraternity on campus. He was enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering (mechanical) Class of ’42 and after writing his third-year exams, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve as a naval engin eer on March 5, 1941, just two months after his father passed away. Keith passed his training courses at Kings College, Hali fax and was designated as a probationary Sub. Lt., RCNVR in December 1941. He sailed on HMS Mauritius to Singapore and South Africa before being assigned to HMCS Ottawa in 1942.
In June 1943, in a service presided over by the Bishop of Ottawa, a brass, processional cross was dedicated in memory of chorister Keith Francis Wright and donated to the church by his mother. She told the Ottawa Journal, “My feeling of pride in his service and sacrifice overshadows my sorrow. I am so proud of my boy because he has not lost his life but has given it, and in giving it, he has saved others.”
In anticipation of the October 14, 1992 Regional Council vote on Market Value Assessment (MVA), the Septem ber 18,1992 Glebe Report was domin ated by nine submissions. In favour of MVA: 0, against MVO: 9.
Doug McKeen of the Glebe Business Group wrote that MVA was an unfair, unjust tax, and small, independ ently owned family business in the Glebe would experience tax increases
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The front-page article by Inez Berg carried the headline “MVA – Get the facts, figures and fight it!” Readers were encouraged to attend upcoming public meetings to voice their opinions, and directions were given on effect ively lobbying regional councillors.
Lengthy letters-to-the-editor denounced MVA. Ilsa Kyssa argued that MVA would have a devastating effect on pensioners and low-income earners whose house values may have gone up, but the ability to pay increased taxes could only be realized if owners sold their homes.
aspects of MVA had earlier dominated the June 1992 Glebe Report
Watson outlined how MVA could have a negative impact on the Glebe. He explained that current (1992) prop erty taxes were based on 1980 assess ments. The proposed changes would see taxes calculated based on the current market value of each prop erty. Mr. Watson stated that “market value assessment was an unfair tax system, particularly for people on fixedJimincomes.”McCarthy’s front-page article went into more detail on “the evils of MVA in older neighbourhoods.” He wrote that 88.6 per cent of residen tial properties in Capital Ward would experience tax increases. He felt MVA was particularly unfair to long-term residents, lower income property owners, the elderly and tenants. It penalizes owners for improving their properties, contrary to the best inter ests of the community. It taxes poten tial but unrealized capital gains and bears no relationship to the municipal services consumed. He felt MVA was expensive, flawed and required much subjective judgement on the part of
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Her editorial advocated postponing the vote on MVA until after the Ontario Fair Tax Commission submitted its final report in 1993.
Volume 21, Number 8, September 18, 1992 (36 pages)
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Judy and Dick Peacocke pointed out that assessing a $200,000 house in Kanata the same as a $200,000 house in the Glebe seemed fair but was not. The Kanata house was almost assuredly on a larger lot, would con sume more and newer services (roads, lighting, garbage collection, sewer and water lines, etc.) which Glebe residents had been paying taxes to cover for years.
GCA President Beatrice Raffoul pro posed that MVA should be combatted relentlessly. Councillor Jim Watson stated that if MVA was approved, 88 per cent of the people in Capital Ward would see their taxes go up.
Ian Lee and David Webber stated that “the proposed MVA is unjust, inequitable and unfair, for it penalizes homeowners, young people with large mortgages and people who improve their homes and take pride in their
Henry Drystek insisted that MVAs were inflated. The home he purchased in 1988 was assessed for $50,000 more than he actually paid for it because the assessment office averaged sales prices in an area and disregarded particular sales they considered unusually low.
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Charlotte's son, Noel left Ottawa after graduating from Glebe, and his chil dren went to high schools elsewhere.
Ivo Krupka is a long-time Glebe resident and Glebe Collegiate graduate. Charlotte Ogilvie was his mother-in-law.
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Although she lived in Centretown for her first few years, Charlotte’s home was in the Glebe. She and her four sib lings lived in an imposing, three-storey house at 96 Carling Avenue (now Glebe Avenue) that burned down many years ago. It was east of Bank Street, just down from St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, her spiritual home, where she married Warren Buskard in 1933 and from which she was laid to rest in 1984. Charlotte’s father, Noel Ogil vie, an alderman in Capital Ward for most of the 1950s, was a benefactor of St.Charlotte’sMatthew’s. two sisters, Jane and Louise, were Glebe students, as was brother Noel “Buzz”, who was later a Spitfire pilot in the Second World
When we weren’t yet in our teens, Ruth and I met at Ruth’s house in Old Ottawa South, just down the street from mine. We often walked together to Glebe. A few years after our marriage in 1964, Ruth and I moved to our home on Powell Avenue, a couple of hundred
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Family tree of Charlotte Ogilvie, matriarch of three Glebe generations
All university graduates, one with a PhD and several others with advanced degrees, Charlotte’s Glebeite descend ants and in-laws distinguished them selves in careers in medicine, nursing, psychotherapy, teaching, the private and public sectors, diplomacy and the military. All were active in student affairs or athletics at Glebe, or both.
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In 1958, Janet married Joe Scanlon, a journalist, political staffer and direc tor of Carleton University’s School of Journalism. Eventually, they moved to Ottawa South, and their three children, David, Lucy and Leslie, attended Glebe.
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Charlotte Ogilvie’s descendants not only followed her as Glebeites, but one daughter and a son-in-law have made the Glebe home for more than half a
Charlotte Ogilvie was the matriarch of three generations of Glebeites. She was 13 years old in September 1922 when she entered Grade 9 at the “Glebe campus” of the Ottawa Collegiate Insti tute (OCI). When she died early in her 76th year, three of her four siblings, her three children, five of her grandchil dren and a son-in-law had all attended Glebe Collegiate. Janet, her eldest, also briefly taught at Glebe.
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After Charlotte married Warren in 1933, they moved to Old Ottawa South. Their children, Janet, Noel and Ruth, attended Hopewell Avenue Public School and then Glebe Collegiate.
By Ivo Krupka
War. Her other brother, Jim, did not attend Glebe.
century. We and Charlotte’s other Gle beite descendants living in Canada will be celebrating Glebe Collegiate’s 100th anniversary October 14 to 16.
Charlotte Ogilvie: matriarch of three generations of Glebeites
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metres from Glebe Collegiate. We have lived there ever since, except for some years in Montreal and Australia. Our two daughters, Lisa and Krista, were Glebeites like their parents.
Even with the exciting new facility, the club is most proud to offer leagues for all ages and skill levels. The club, active since 1957, offers day and even ing leagues, fixed and draw curl ing, four-person and doubles leagues, 10-week Learn-To-Curl programs, a development league for those seeking help to refine their technique and strat egy and a weekend youth program. The membership ranges from novice to rec reational to competitive. This year’s season begins on Tuesday, October 11.
By Margaret MacLeod
If you are new to the area or to curl ing, the club’s volunteer convenors and committee members will help you locate a team to play on.
Margaret MacLeod is a member of the executive committee of the RA Curling Club.
instruction for new members, great ice and friendly competition. It is also a terrific way to keep active whether you are eight or 88 and to make new lasting friendships.Formoreinformation or to register, please contact the RA’s Member Ser vice staff by phone at (613) 733-5100 or come by in person to the Member Servi ces desk located near the east entrance of the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive. You may also visit the curling page on the RA’s website at racentre.com/ curling.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF RA CURLING CLUB
The new home of the RA Curling Club is in the new Curling Centre of Excel lence at the RA Centre. The Curl ing Centre of Excellence provides the club’s members the opportunity to play on ice installed to exacting standards set by Curl ON for their high-perform ance tournaments. Combined with the club’s new rocks, the conditions are perfect for exciting games.
Members of the RA Curling Club at play
If you have no or little curling experi ence, that is not a problem as the RA Curling Club offers programs for all skill levels and provides support to new, experienced and advanced curl ers. New to the sport? Our Learn-ToCurl programs will get you playing. Our trained instructors are ready to help you. Want to give curling a quick try? Drop-in to one of our short Try Curling sessions coming early in the fall.
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Over the summer, the RA Centre also improved the off-ice experience by renovating the old hockey changing rooms area into a welcoming, inclu sive space for everyone, with lock ers, changing areas, washrooms and
showers that meet the new guidelines of the Ontario Accessibility Act. The facilities both on and off the ice can be enjoyed by individuals who have physical mobility challenges.
For members of the RA Curling Club, there are numerous benefits, a great social atmosphere, competitive fees,
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A GUINEA PIG’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE GLEBE
The Glebe has outdoor public art hidden away in secret places, if only you knew where to look. Do you have a favourite piece of sculpture or a secret mural that you want to share with the world? Let us in on the secret – send your photo of lesser-known public art in the Glebe or Glebe Annex to editor@glebereport.ca
(inspired by the poet’s time at the cot tage and sung to the tune of “As Time Goes By” from the movie Casablanca)
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• You have unopened boxes of stuff (from a previous move, etc.)
Blue heron in Brown’s Inlet PHOTO: LORRIE LOEWEN
• Piles of items are starting to accumulate on surfaces or in corners.
PHOTO: MARTHA TOBIN
GPTV charged with “glassism” after firing anchor LaPlume in favour of fluffier Floof!
plump face at the helm, Regional Ruse was the top-running show at GPTV for 10 years straight.
Winds pry your shingles loose And fell a giant spruce And make you want to cry. These trials us country folks endure As time goes by.
Bob Irvine is a retired public servant, long-time Glebe resident and satiric raconteur.
By Bob Irvine
In a two-minute video posted on Pigger last Monday, Lola LaPlume announced she had been ousted as anchor of GPTV Regional Ruse, one of the Glebe’s most-watched evening rodent-gossip shows. In the clip, which has since been viewed more than four times, LaPlume said she was “blindsided” by the decision to end her contract.
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By Martha Tobin
Martha Tobin is the owner of a local Glebe business, Declutter4Good (declutter4good.ca).
How do you know if you have too much stuff?
You have too much stuff when….
Many Glebe residents are accusing GPTV of being “glassist,” alleging LaPlume was fired just because as she aged, her shortsightedness worsened, and she required eyewear. Indeed, results from recent focus groups showed that LaPlume’s new bespectacled look made her seem “somewhat serious” and even “mildly intellec tual”, features known to cause mass alienation among sensitive, younger audiences who prefer cute, fluffier guinea pigs to deliver their import antZeus’sgossip.lawyer, who also defended Joey Dipp in a recent defamation case, retorted that “look ing somewhat intellectual had nothing to do with it” and that “GPTV was perfectly within its rights to hire or fire whomever they pleased.” She also argued that Zeus himself wears glasses, and therefore he could not possibly be glassist.
Deer ticks and duck itch And fishing that’s the pits, Septic-tank backups And weather that’s the s’s. Our country life we love But there’s also much to hate. This truth we can’t deny.
• Infrequently used items are taking up “prime real estate” on countertops and at key entrances and exits.
As Time Goes By (for Country Folks)
Art for all of us
• You don’t know what’s in the back of your closets, in your storage areas or in your bathroom and kitchen cupboards.
Decluttering 101
Owned by the notorious (and handsome) Zeus, GPTV is a subsidiary of GiddyPigs.com, a multi-neighbourhood corporation that is no stranger to scandal. Indeed, in a successful class action suit last year, 12 squirrels accused the cor poration of squirrelism, exemplified through severe labour exploitation, including refusal to pay the squirrels (in some cases for up to five years) as well as myriad micro-aggressions.
The difference – and shock – in the LaPlume case, however, is that the notorious anchor is one of their own, a popular guinea-pig anchor beloved for her gossip analysis, rumour rhet oric and general judgy-ness. With her furry and
• You’re buying duplicates of items because you can’t find the original or you’re not sure if you still have it.
The stink beneath the shed From some critter that is dead Will make you almost die. These trials us country folks endure As time goes by.
The crows will wake you up When they should bloody well shut up And away most quickly fly. These trials us country folks endure As time goes by.
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GCNS is very excited to welcome par ents back into the classroom this year. Parents contribute in the classroom on a rotating basis. This cooperative structure engages parents and teach ers to work together to create a positive early educational experience for the children. Duty parents act as teacher assistants in the classroom, preparing snacks, helping to guide activities and
Glebe Cooperative Nursery School welcomes parents back for “duty day”!
A dedicated team of current and alumni parents is working to secure the new location and ensure that it is appropriate for our needs. How ever, the space requires renovations to make it suitable for a preschool.
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Welcome to this new toddler who came by to check out his new school before starting in the nursery school program this year! Spaces are available for toddlers aged 18 months – 3 years in our morning nursery school program, which runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
As a non-profit cooperative organiza tion, the cost of these renovations is
36 Glebe Report September 16, 2022 SCHOOLS
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 (ages 2.5–4.5 years).
These Good Morning alumni are also experiencing a “last first day” – they are starting their last year of high school this September!
These artists are enjoying another first as they enter first year university this year.
New and returning children are already busy playing and learning together at Glebe Cooperative Nursery School (GCNS). They are meeting friends, interacting with their teachers, explor ing their classroom, practising new routines and soaking up the last days of summer outside on the playground.
Glebe Cooperative Nursery School welcomes parents back into the classroom
GCNS accepts new registrations throughout the school year.
Every September for the last 41 years, preschoolers have arrived at the doors of Good Morning Creative Arts and Pre school for their very first day of school. They come ready to learn, make new friends and play. They enter through the heavy wooden doors, and they stream down the stairs into the hallway where they hang their bags on their very own hooks. They say goodbye to their parents and enter their first-ever classroom, filled with art supplies, sen sory tables, books, play structures and more. Good Morning has been so for tunate to have been a part of so many first days of school, and while we are excited as ever to welcome this year’s incoming students, the season is bitter sweet as it will be our last September at 174 First Avenue. The building has been sold, and we are moving next summer. Fortunately, we have found a space close by in the Glebe and are in the process of finalizing details. We are very excited about our future, but we still have a lot of work to do.
Our last “back to school” at 174 First Avenue
By Katherine Liston
Julie LeBlanc is a Glebe Cooperative Nursery School parent and is responsible for GCNS communications.
difficult for us to manage alone. We are reaching out to our community with a request for assistance, either financial or in-kind. If you are interested in help ing with the relocation, please contact our director, Karen Cameron, at you’dFirstbepainting,raising,morningpreschool@gmail.comgood.Wearelookingforspecifichelpwithfundstrategicplanningandlightconstructionincludingcabinetryandbutwewouldwelcomeanyassistance!Ifyouhaveaskillthatcoulduseful,wanttohelpmovefurnitureorjustwanttobeinvolved,pleaseletusknow.FinancialdonationscanbemadeonlineonourGoFundMepageatgofund.me/5c1c9a7eorbyreachingouttoKarendirectlyattheemailaddressabove.Inthemeantime,wewantedtosharesomephotosandfondmemoriesfromourtimeatLogan-VenctaHallat174Avenue.Ifyouhaveamemoryliketosharewithus,we’dlovetohearit!Orifyouthinkplay-basedlearningwithanemphasisoncreativityandartswouldbetherightfitforyourchild,reachouttous.Wehavespacesinournurseryschool,preschoolandafter-schoolprograms.Wetrulyfeelourprogramisspecial,andwehopeyoufeelthesame.Ourpreschoolwasfoundedbyagroupofparentswhocametogethertocreatesomethingamazing,andwebelieveourcommunitycancometogetheragaintoensurethatGoodMorningPreschoolcontinuestoserveOttawafamiliesforgenerationstocome.
participating in play. Parents have the opportunity to see and share as the chil dren play, learn, grow and form rela tionships with others. And of course, the children are quite eager and proud to show and share their school experi ence with their parents!
By Julie LeBlanc
In 1977, the children in Mrs. Marjorie Leach’s class in Mutchmor Public School planted a flowering tree in celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s silver jubilee.
Vintage Glebe
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PHOTOS: COURTESY OF M. LEACH
STRAW HAT, Eddie Bauer, found on Fourth Ave. east of Bank St. around Aug. 10. The hat has a name and phone number in marker on the head band, but the number is not in service. A date marked on the headband is May 31, 1984. If this is your hat, please ca.editor@glebereport.contact
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ABBOTSFORD SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTRE (950 Bank St.) Sat., Oct. 1, 2-5 p.m. FIND FINDS AT ABBOTSFORD, an afternoon sale and gath ering in support of Abbotsford House programs. Find the perfect jewel, piece of art or elegant treasure. $20 tickets available on-line includes a glass of wine and delicious canopies. – Wed, Oct. 19, 6-10 p.m. ABBOTSFORD HOUSE GALA: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Lansdowne Horticul ture Bldg., 1525 Princess Patricia Way. Cock tails, dinner, 15-piece swing band and live and silent auctions in support of Abbotsford House programs - Business casual. - Tickets: $125 can be purchased at Abbotsford House online at GlebeCentre.ca or by calling 343-998-6826.
ABBOTSFORD SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTRE (950 Bank St., Tel.: 613-230-5730) LEARN & EXPLORE SPEAKER’S SERIES: Sept. 21, 1-2:30 p.m. THE AGING BRAIN presented by Melissa Snyder, PhD, of the Ottawa Memory Clinic. Melissa will tackle how aging impacts our brain and what kind of prevention we can do now. –Sept. 28, 1-2:30 p.m. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: RESEARCH, RISK AND PREVENTION presented by Melissa Snyder, PhD, of the Ottawa Memory Clinic. Melissa will cover the topics of the preva lence of disease and its early symptoms. She will touch on pathophysiology and brain function, risk factors and disease progression. – Oct. 5, 1-2:30 p.m. Geoff Stevens, a journalist, author and educator who co-authored with Flora MacDon ald the recently published memoire of Flora’s life in Flora! A Woman In A Man’s World will be presenting this book over Zoom into our dining room from Cambridge, Ont. He will have audio visual clips to help bring to life the words, life and times of Flora from her childhood to her time in Parliament and the Glebe! – Oct. 12, 1-2:30 p.m. Paul Hannon is the Executive Director of Mines Action Canada (MAC). He will be presenting some of the interesting work done by MAC, a humani tarian disarmament organization. It works to end the suffering caused by weapons such as land mines, cluster munitions and autonomous and killer robots. Paul will help shine a light on the shadows of modern weaponry. – These live and Zoom lectures are 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.
HERITAGE OTTAWA WALKING TOUR, Sun., Sept. 25, 2-3p.m. Brown’s Inlet and South-Western Glebe. – With guide Lynn Armstrong, this tour explores the south-west quadrant of the Glebe and will highlight the evolution of the area west of Bank Street, from the time of the building of the Rideau Canal through the area known as ‘Mutch
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ALPHA FILM EXPERIENCE, via Zoom video, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 4-Dec. 13 – From the comfort of your home, you are invited to explore the big questions of life, meaning and faith through the free Alpha Film Experience. For more details and to register, please visit stmarysottawa.ca/alpha
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ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE OTTAWA PUB NIGHT IN FRENCH, Sept. 30, 6 p.m., The Gilmour, 313 Bank Street. Join us for a good drink and a good atmosphere to chat in French and have a good time. Registration on our website www.af.ca/
WALK FOR THE CENTRE, Centretown Emergency Food Centre, Oct. 2, 1:30-4 p.m. We are back in person meeting in Jean Pigott Place, City Hall, for barbershop music and launching our Walk with the Sons of Scotland piper band at 2:20 p.m. Join a team, take a photo for prizes. We are walking the scenic Queen Elizabeth pathway to Pretoria Bridge. We will have sanitizer and masks available. Join the fun! Donate online at: www.centretown churches.org/walkathon
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FRIENDS OF THE FARM NEED YOU! The Friends of the Farm has been a non-profit charitable organization for over 30 years and has been fortunate to garner the support of many members and donors. To serve those who support us as well as to continue the practices and events we have specialised in over the many years of our existence, we currently require a different kind of support. We need you! Over the last two and a half years, COVID has reduced our volunteer pool in many ways. Perhaps you are not aware that we need more than just gardeners. Gaining support in these areas is critical to the continued success of the Friends of the Farm and is an urgent need. - These “unseen” positions are in great need of filling include: Operations Director, Event Director, event coordinators, tech coordinators, fund raising, promotions and marketing, tour leaders, garden and other volunteers, directors. If you are interested in more information or if you just want to let us know you’re interested, please email board@friendsofthefarm.ca and cc volunteer@ friendsofthefarm.ca. We would love to chat with you.
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OLD OTTAWA SOUTH (OOS) GARDEN CLUB MEETINGS Old Ottawa South Community Centre (The Firehall), 260 Sunnyside Ave. – Tues., Oct. 11, 7 p.m.: Selecting Trees for Your Prop erty – Starting with municipal programs and requirements related to trees, this presentation encourages people to look at their property’s environment, as well as their own needs and values in order to select trees to enhance their property for years to come. – Tues., Nov. 8, 7 p.m.: Culinary and other Delights with Herbs and Edible Flowers – Herbs are great starter-plants for food gardeners, and some of the edible flowers Master Gardener Nancy McDonald will present may already be in your garden. Join Nancy to learn what she grows and ways she uses both herbs and edible flowers. – Membership: $25 per year, $40 for a family, drop-in fee $7 per meeting –Info: 613-247-4946.
INFLATABLE STANDUP PADDLE BOARD, great invention, 10 ½ ft., capacity 250 lbs, includes backpack, pump, ankle leash. Used only once. $220. Call 613-261-4505.
GLASS CURIO CABINET, hand-crafted in walnut, beautiful curved glass on front and sides, 47” high x 27” wide x 13” deep. Perfect entrance piece. $395. Call 613-261-4505.
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PAIR OF ANTIQUE ENGLISH PARLOUR CHAIRS, walnut/rosewood with inlay, new upholstery. Must be seen to be appreciated. $675. Call 613-261-4505.
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FRIENDS OF THE FARM ANNUAL NON-DINNER 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 Decem ber 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 fundraising event that will never take place, you will help the Friends sponsor numerous activities in support of the Ornamental Gardens and Dominion Arbor etum on the Central Experimental Farm. Individ ual seats $25, couples $50, family $100, table of six $250, community $500. Your support is greatly appreciated, and your generous donation is tax deductible. You can contribute by using our online fillable form for cheques or by using PayPal at Annual Non-dinner.
mor’s Cut’ to the creation by the Ottawa Improve ment Commission of the magnificent “Driveway” in the early 1900’s. - Heritage Ottawa Members: $10 | Non-Members: $25. – To register or for more information, go to org/events/browns-inlet-south-western-glebehttps://heritageottawa.
FRIENDS OF THE FARM USED BOOK SALE, Sept. 24, 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Bldg. 72 in the Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm, east of the Prince of Wales roundabout. – Thousands of the best used books in Ottawa, all fiction is alpha betized, 18 categories of non-fiction plus many vintage books, special collections of books on art and music, CDs and DVDs. - Prices: $1 for pocketbooks, $2 for trade paperback and hard covers, $3 for new releases, deluxe editions and special publications. - Free admission – Info: email info@friendsofthefarm.ca
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