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Five things you should know about Donna Davis

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“Do not give me a bag of potato chips. I will eat the whole bag,” says Donna Davis, who laughs heartily as she rhymes off a list of her favourite treats: chocolate, coffee (she has a cup every morning, without milk), the occasional glass of wine, and yes—even potato chips.

A long-time vegan and accomplished athlete, Davis has learned that healthy living does not mean sacrificing small pleasures.

“You need a joie de vivre, you need to do things that make you happy,” she says.

This Westboro resident has deep roots in the community as a yoga instructor, running coach, and purveyor of delicious smoothies.You’ll

see her running with her beloved dog Annie by her side, on Rogers TV in the series “Yoga for Runners” and teaching at Elation Yoga. Until recently, she owned the studio, but this January, she passed the torch to former student Dabrowka Farah.

Now she’s embarking on a new venture—a website to help people transition to a vegan diet. She’s still Continued on page 3

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A ‘Taste of Spring’ is coming to Kitchissippi Q&A with local foodie, Heather Heagney Q: We profiled you and your blog, After the Harvest, back in June 2013 after you launched your book. What have you been up to since then?

It was so great to feel the community support for the launch of my coffee table book. It is still for sale through Blurb.ca and I have links on my blog as well for anyone who would like to pick up a copy. The book has been a great way for me to meet more people who are also passionate about food and drink, and it inspired me to start other new projects stemming from my blog. I launched the After the Harvest Podcast in March of this year, and now I’m excited to be hosting this event with the West End Well.

Q: Tell us about the event and how it came about?

The event is called “A Taste of Spring” and it will be taking place on May 30. It features a vegetarian, tapasstyle menu paired with five Ontario wines. It will be a

Kitchissippi’s Heather Heagney is cooking up something delicious for food lovers.

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casual evening where people can gather at the West End Well to enjoy, and learn about food and wine pairings through the matches we’ve made. The delicious food will be prepared by Chefs Sam and Doug and their team in the kitchen, and will highlight the seasonal bounty provided by local farmers. The five wines we will taste are all on offer at the West End Well’s bar,

and a few are available at the LCBO, so people can continue to enjoy them even after the event.

I’ve wanted to branch out and host more events for a while now – I used to work full time as an event coordinator in the hospitality industry prior to moving to Ottawa, and I miss being involved in that world. I have developed a good amount of wine knowledge and I thought it might be fun to share some of that knowledge in an approachable way with other food and wine lovers. I don’t profess to be an expert yet, I still plan to take more sommelier courses, however, I am a wine enthusiast, and one of my strengths is pairing food and wine, so I thought others might want to learn about that and just enjoy a fun, casual evening at the West End Well.

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Five things about Donna Davis Continued from page 1 teaching yoga, but she’s excited to reach a wider audience.

“The reason I sold the studio was so that I could teach on a bigger plane, and that’s the online world,” explains Davis, who is a certified sports nutrition consultant. “I want to demystify vegan cooking and demystify the vegan kitchen.”

Ultimately, though, the change was motivated by the recent death of her best friend’s daughter to cancer.

“I realized how short life was, and in my heart, I said I’m going to let go of things that aren’t going to lift me up 100 per cent,” says Davis.

Here’s our list of five things you should know about Donna Davis: 1. She helped bring yoga to Westboro.

Davis has been teaching yoga here for 15 years, long before yoga studios were as common as coffee shops. She started by teaching yoga to runners, and then she offered “powerful women boot camp” classes in a shared space on Richmond Road. The classes were so popular that she opened up her own studio—one of the first in the neighbourhood—which she owned for seven years.

2. Her advice to achieving a healthier lifestyle is simple.

“Wherever you start, it’s going to be good…” says Davis. “If you embrace a little bit of exercise, get out and walk and notice your energy is increasing and you’re losing a little bit of weight, you won’t want to sabotage it by eating poorly.”

3. She says going vegan isn’t as hard as it looks.

Davis helped her 81-year-old mom go vegan, and now she is hoping to help others by offering online courses. “It’s a step-by-step process to energize your meals, your motivation and your mindset,” says Davis.

She’s also writing a cookbook.

4. Her perfect day?

“At the cottage, on my paddleboard with Annie, a glass of wine, and Keith Urban on my earphones.

How’s that?”

5. She’ll walk, run, bike to raise money for a good cause.

To date, she’s helped raise $50,000 for the Ottawa Hospital Foundation, and other local charities. This spring, she was part of the 200-member “Team Molly,” which raised over $50,000 for CHEO in honour of 12-year-old Molly Robillard, who passed away in October 2014 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

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Hannah’s vase Richly decorated, but what’s it worth?

Hi Shaun, I saw your article Collectable Treasures in the April 30, 2015 edition in the Kitchissippi Times. Attached is a photo of a vase which we would like to sell. Can you tell us how much it is worth. Thank you.

Hannah Feldman Halpern Hello Hannah!

Antique and vintage ceramics have been a traditional favourite of collectors and you’ve sent along a photo of a very nice example.

Doulton & Co. was a manufacturer of industrial ceramics, including water filters, drainage pipes and sanitary fittings but in the early 1860s, the British firm started to make decorative, salt glazed, stoneware.

This activity was strengthened when Doulton aligned with the Lambeth School of Art where the students provided designs for the pottery products, hence a change of name to Doulton Lambeth.

I should mention that “salt glazed” refers to a technique potters used to achieve a glassy yet slightly bumpy surface on ceramics. During the firing process, common salt was thrown into the kiln at high temperature where it reacted with the silica in the clay thereby producing the glassy, transparent coating on the exterior of the piece. You see this same effect on stoneware storage containers manufactured in Canada in the mid-tolate 1800s, which are also very popular with collectors.

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Size and condition are key factors with ceramics. Larger, vertical or upright pieces do command higher prices. Condition is absolutely critical. Unless a particular piece is extremely rare, a chip or crack in the body can dramatically reduce the price. The market prices for antique decorated stoneware, like prices for most antiques, have softened considerably since 2008. One can’t forget that pieces like yours were mass-produced and again this has an impact on value. That being said, your Dalton Lambeth piece has good age and is very colourful and decorative. If you had to replace it with a similar one, I expect you would have to pay something in the order of $175 to $250 perhaps more.

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Since its inception in 2002, Doors Open Ottawa has become a much anticipated part of Ottawa’s summer event schedule. It’s an event that gives residents an opportunity to view some of the city’s most interesting but perhaps rarely-seen building interiors. In its first year, 50,000 people visited 88 sites. By 2014, the attendance mark had risen over the 70,000 mark, and it promises to increase as the popularity of the event continues to swell.

The emphasis of the festival is on buildings which represent Ottawa’s built heritage, those rich with history, culture and architecture.

Kitchissippi is full of buildings like this, and on June 6 and 7, residents will have the opportunity to explore some hidden gems in the neighbourhood. (Do note, that some sites are open only one of the two days!)

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Following CJOH’s departure it became King Discount, Playford Electric, and had various other office uses over the years. Visitors to the OICC will be able to see where Ottawa television was born as well as the cutting-edge cancer research that is happening right here in Kitchissippi.

Enriched Bread Artists & Gladstone Clayworks (949-951 Gladstone Ave.) This address is home of two separate businesses, but both share one of Kitchissippi’s most unique and interesting vintage buildings, the Standard Bread Company building.

Built in 1924 by Cecil Morrison on isolated Oliver Street (now Gladstone) for its proximity to both the city and the growing west-end suburbs, Standard Bread was a tremendous success during an era when wheat was booming and the economy was strong. What is amazing about this building is how it has retained many elements of the original light industrial operations.

There is an endless maze of rooms and staircases which make the building a piece of art itself. Check out the second floor where the ovens were located, and bread baking took place. The dough was mixed on the third floor, and business operations were kept on the first floor. But the building is only a small part of the reason to visit.

Within its walls is a collective of local artists who will be displaying and discussing their projects.

Though EBA has been resident since 1992, and Clayworks since 2003, it is still easy to catch a whiff of Ottawa’s biggest loaf of bread (the “Mother Loaf” as it was called) and have the special museum-like experience of being inside an early 20th century industrial plant.

Stables Artists Studios (155 Loretta Ave. N.) This building was part of the Standard Bread property, and it had a marvellous original purpose: to house the company’s horses. The lower level, which now features artists studios and an art restoration service, was the stable area, and the hayloft was upstairs. (It is now the Aikikai Akido martial arts studio.)

In 1929, Standard Bread had 55 horse-drawn wagons delivering their product to Ottawa homes.

Residents in the burgeoning area complained about the early morning sounds of hundreds of horse hooves clopping down Gladstone Avenue. The company remedied the

issue with innovative rubber tires on their wagons and rubber shoes on all horses. By the 1940s, wagons were a thing of the past. The stable building has survived through various uses (taxi dispatch, electronics distribution) and we are fortunate to still be able to see such a neat piece of local history firsthand.

Ottawa Main Mosque (251 Northwestern Ave.) This is Ottawa’s first mosque, and the result of many years of effort by Ottawa’s growing Muslim population in the 1960s and 1970s. The Ottawa Muslim Association formed in 1962, and one of their first objectives was the creation of a place of worship. The Association had simple goals: to hold weekly prayers, teach religion to the growing Muslim population of Ottawa, and to foster better understanding between Muslims and other Canadians. The Association rented basement space from Northwestern Church for several years, before purchasing their half-acre lot. They used the existing house on the lot as a worship centre, and endeavoured to raise enough funds to build the mosque.

Contributions were received from many world-wide and local sources, and construction began in 1973, continuing as the group raised the funds. The first events were held in late 1976, but the mosque was finally completed in February of 1979 when the 20 ton enclosed platform was raised and placed on top of the minaret (the first in North America to be built of precast concrete segments).

This is a wonderful opportunity to visit a true landmark, and, as a bonus in past years, the mosque has made available various food samples during Open Doors, which is a highlight in and of itself.

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A story about neighbours

Portrait of an imperfect family places third in writing contest

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Kitchissippi resident and real estate agent James Palmer exposes the façade of idyllic family life with Birthday, which placed third in the Canadian Authors AssociationNational Capital Region’s 28th annual National Capital Writing Contest (NCWC).

Set in the 1980s, Birthday is told from the point of view of a father who becomes intrigued by a family across the street.

Palmer’s prose tackles several societal issues including gender roles and gossip.

“The narrator promises at the outset that this will not be an easy story, and this promise is kept,” Matthew Bin, National Chair for the Canadian Authors Association, says of Birthday. “At best we can come up with theories about others, the author seems to say, even those who live right across the street from us. Birthday is a suburban tale, and it deals with all the issues that exist among neighbours subtly and deftly.”

“It’s not that I want to tell you but there’s something about this that I need to tell,” Palmer explains. “It’s not just pleasant gossip. It’s a painful story.”

Recognition for his writing is something Palmer maintains he “isn’t that used to,” however he has placed in several Ottawa Public Library writing competitions.

Palmer read Birthday aloud at the awards ceremony, held May 12. The author enjoyed the evening, while adding jovial-

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“Birthday is a suburban tale, and it deals with all the issues that exist among neighbours subtly and deftly.” ly, “I thought I should have won first.”

Each year the NCWC offers prizes, ranging from $100 to $300, in the poetry and short story categories.

Contest coordinator Sherrill Wark says this year they received a “healthy number of entries,” adding that the organization made the decision to discontinue the youth category due to low submission rates.

Selling and leasing real estate in Ottawa for over three decades, Palmer says his professional interactions have informed his writing and Birthday is no exception. From ambassadors to politicians, Palmer has peeked into the private lives of high-profile

individuals and divulges that the placid front these families present usually masks chaos hidden under the surface.

“In the real estate business one of the fascinating things is you get to see what life is like behind the counter,” Palmer explains.

“If you have ever worked at a retail store you know how the customers are treated. Behind the counter you see how the staff treats itself. It’s different.

That was part of it, the idea of something being somewhat secret. You see people with their persona and then you see something in their life that is a bit unusual.”

A successful real estate agent who moonlights as a writer may seem unusual

to some, but the importance of writing was instilled in Palmer early on. His mother Elizabeth was a writer who ran in the same circles as Alice Munro and Margaret Lawrence, Palmer says, and she encouraged him to put pen to paper. Palmer won several writing awards as a youth and attended the Banff School during the summer of 1967.

Stopping short of citing them as influences, Palmer’s favourite authors include James Salter and Richard Ford, but as a youth a certain classic opened his eyes to what modern literature could be.

“I was probably 9 or 10 and I found a copy of Huckleberry Finn. I can understand why Hemingway said that was the beginning of all great American literature. It was an absolutely fascinating book. It’s really sad that it’s been quarantined in so many schools because of the racial thing. Huck’s revelation is that people are people.”

Palmer says he has a couple of novels completed, one being stuck at “175 pages for too long,” and will continue to shop his work around to agents and enter literary competitions, yet his career in real estate takes precedent.

“I don’t write that much. I’d love to do more if I had the time to do it.”

For information about the CAA, go to canauthors-ottawa.org.

To read Palmer’s story, please see the web version of this story online at Kitchissippi.com.

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Unhappy with undeveloped properties, Hintonburg resident Lorrie Marlow takes aim at developers’ ‘sexy’ website claims. Photo by Lorrie Marlow

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By Lorrie Marlow Hey, Richcraft, I’ve been on your sexy website and there is no mention of Hintonburg and the “homes” at Parkdale Avenue and Scott Street. The intersection of Parkdale and Scott is an extremely busy corner and one of the gateways to our community.

These homes have unique landscape features that include at least 3 grocery carts, broken furniture, bags of garbage, old suitcases and a broken toilet. The unique exterior of these homes appears to be grafitti brush-painted over with black paint to give a checkerboard appearance.

The stair railings that lead to the boarded up doors are broken and falling off. The garage is half-charred from a recent fire.

The windows that are not covered with plywood are broken and have become an attractive front door for birds, raccoons and squirrels. I imagine the rats and mice can enter through the various holes in the foundation. On your website you list your community initiatives and I didn’t see wildlife sanctuary mentioned anywhere.

On the City of Ottawa Development Application site, I see your application for a demolition permit for these properties. In the application you appeal to the City to allow you to demolish these homes on Parkdale Avenue and Scott Street as they are in a state of poor repair. These homes have fallen into disrepair since the tenants have been evicted. I have walked by these homes for 15 years, they were once filled with families and students. There were always toys in the yard and the

students hung out on the steps on hot nights catching a breeze.

These homes were obviously low-rent but they were affordable homes whose tenants were part of our community.

I also note you seek a demolition permit without an approved building permit. Of course, you don’t have a building permit as the same City website also contains an application from you for an amendment to the zoning bylaw so you can be allowed to ignore zoning restrictions.

The signage advising of the application for a zoning amendment is currently laying flat on the ground by the broken steps. In reviewing the online application, I see you want to build 2 monster towers at 28 and 32 stories. I spent many evenings attending meetings on the Scott Street Community Design Plan (CDP) and I understand these properties are near a transit hub and density is encouraged. I realize my community is evolving and the landscape will change. However it disturbs me that a developer allows property to fall into disrepair and then uses that to pressure the City to issue the demolition permit without approved building plans.

Those former members of our community could have resided in that affordable housing for a few more years until building plans were approved. I think there should be steep financial penalties for developers asking for special permissions from the City. They are time-consuming for the City employees and neighbourhoods suffer.

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By Alisa Viner Walking around Somerset Square a few weeks ago, the message was clear: Hintonburg is pulsing with a cool, artsy community spirit unlike anywhere else in Ottawa.

Where else can one find such an inclusive and diverse energy, focusedaround local businesses and local artists? The Hintonburg Happening has helped tofunnel this powerful community capacity into something truly special: an edgyurban neighbourhood where everyone feels welcome to dance “like no one is watching”, to live music in a public square.

In only its second year, the Hintonburg Happening (HH) has built up a substantialfollowing which has helped generate buzz around the many events offered throughout the week of the Happening.

There were also several fund raising concerts and activities through the year, leading up to the weeklong party in the first week of May. It is remarkable to see the way local businesses have gotten behind the HH. Many businesses and artists understood the concept immediately and planned great events to showcase the many talents, experiences and merchandise available in this thriving neighbourhood.

The objective of the HH is to showcase artists and the art behind local businesses in order to raise funds for art initiatives in the neighbourhood.

Did you see shirts with “I lost my virginity to ‘When Doves Cry’ by Prince” and “I smoke after yoga” around the neighbourhood? These are two standout pieces in Shawn McDonnell’s, ‘Air Your Dirty Laundry’ project. McDonnell, of Creativision, was the recipient of the HH 2014 Art Grant.

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According to McDonnell, this is just the beginning of his initiative. The pieces are on display at The Hintonburg Public House and make for an unusual and compelling installation. This year HH is offering three arts grants. Daniel Martelock was the winner of the HH Art Throw-Down, held as part of the closing party on May 9, and the call out for the HH 2015 Arts Grant and the Couch Assassin HH Music Grant will be released in a few weeks.

HH would not have been able to offer these grants without the amazing support of those who attended the events, fund raisers and the sponsors. Tamarack Wellington was again this year’s main sponsor. The Wellington West BIA, Beau’s Brewery and many other businesses stepped up to make this year’s week long events exciting and engaging for everyone.

The coordinators wish to publicly thank the many volunteers who showed up to make this series of events so successful. Thank you also to Councillor Jeff Leiper of Kitchissippi Ward for continued support and to Mayor Jim Watson for making it a priority to come to the opening party.

It’s not a party unless your elected officials show up to judge air-bands, enjoy a local craft beer in a park [City sanctioned of course] and come to an art show, featuring the work of local artists who contributed to the HH colouring book. That’s right Ottawa, Hintonburg is the weirdest part of town and that’s just what the HH wants you to know.

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I would like to thank our dedicated executive members who have served our community well over the past 18 months: Marg Hillier, Jen Stelzer, Dan Pascoli, Ken Hoffman, Grant McSheffrey, Judith Shane, Mira Svoboda, Joey Drouin and Stephanie Bolt.

On Tuesday, June 8 at 7:00 pm we will be holding our Annual General Meeting at St. George’s Parish Hall at 415 Piccadilly Avenue. I urge you to attend. Let us know, what is important to you! By working together and harnessing the considerable talents of Hampton Ionians we can insure that our community is a better place to live in.

While we encourage everyone to attend our AGM, we are pleased to welcome new volunteers regardless of whether you wish to join our board or volunteer for special events or tasks. From helping to organize our rink and winter carnival and all-candidate debates, to assisting in enhancing our parks to

development issues, there is a wide range of issues with which you can get involved. We are always looking for new ways to engage with the community from developing community gardens to reaching out to our new neighbours in the condos along Richmond Road. We can only address these issues and provide social programming if we have a strong core of engaged volunteers both on our executive and our committees.

If you are interested in running for an executive position (President, VicePresident, Treasurer or Secretary) we ask that you submit your name to Marg Hillier mhillier144@gmail.com by May 31 at 5 pm. Non-executive board members can sign up the night of the AGM. If more than one candidate is nominated we will have an election for that position. The candidates will be advised after May 31 so that they can plan their campaign. For general inquiries about the AGM, please go to hamptoniona.ca

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By Sharron Hanna There is something exquisite about hearing sacred music sung by a talented a capella choir in a church setting. Folks who attended the concert by the Stairwell Carollers held Saturday evening, May 30th at St Martin’s Anglican Church in Carlingwood area, got just such a musical uplift. Nor did you have to be a musicologist to relate to the joy of the heart-stirring renditions performed by the 30-voice choir over the two hour concert.

The program featured 25 selections.

Themed under “Jubilate Deo” the concert included work by composers ranging from the 13th century right up to the present. The audience was treated to selections by well known, timeless composers that included Bach’s Suscepit Israel featuring the female

voices, Lotti’s Missa Brevis, Mozart’s Ave verum corpus, Biebel’s Ave Maria, Fauré’s O Domine and Palestrina’s Alleluia.

Work by more recent composers included Pater noster by Stravinsky, O vos omnes by Casals, Salve Regina by Poulenc and Ubi caritas by Duruflé. A special highlight of the evening featured works by Pierre Massie, Director of the Stairwell Carollers, titled Christe redemptor omnium, Laudemus cum armonia.

The Stairwell Carollers is an award-winning choir and non-profit group founded in 1977 by Pierre Massie. Ranked among the best of Ottawa-based choirs, it placed first in the 2013 Provincial Finals competition by the Ontario Music Festivals Association.

Besides earning and maintaining a solid reputation as an accomplished musical entity,

the Carollers have also distinguished themselves through their fund raising efforts.

Dating back to 1987 upwards of $140,000 has been raised for scholarships and a variety of local charities thanks to concerts and CD sales of the choir’s offerings. Funds for this 2015 concert program are earmarked in part for special initiatives being undertaken by St. Martin’s parish and scholarships for two recipients.

In the context of Christian worship Jubilate Deo takes its cue from the sentiments found in Psalm 100 which is all about giving grateful praise. The Stairwell Carollers did just that and more. Their next concert is scheduled Friday, June 5 at St. Barnabas when the names of this year’s scholarship winners will be announced.

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The Public Servant is comic-tragedy about working in the public service; that is to say, it is a perfect play for Ottawa. Opening at the GCTC on June 2, The Public Servant is about a young and idealistic newcomer to the public service played by Haley McGee (right) who is excited just to be Canadian.

She meets a cynical veteran, (played by Amy Rutherford, left) who only wants to meet the deadline and stay within the guidelines, and the middleman (played by Sarah McVie, middle) who knows just enough about everyone to get things done.

Fast-paced and hilarious, the play provides a glimpse into the daily life of public servants, who on one hand are frustrated by bureaucratic processes and budgetary reductions, and on the other just want to serve the public interest.

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Neighbouring Rec Groups Unite and everybody wins

By Lorrie Marlow The Recreation Association of Hintonburg (RAH) has hooked up with the Plant Pool Recreation Association (PPRA) to create an awesome social animation team! As RAH and PPRA are both inner city neighborhoods facing the same challenges, it makes sense to work together.

Both associations have participated in a study on all City of Ottawa recreation policy and procedures. Neither group was surprised to discover there was no city-wide recreation policy though it was identified for development in the City Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2009.

Both groups will be pursuing this much-needed tool. Their first shared recreational event was the annual Plouffe Park Winter Classic, a recreation hockey tournament on the Plouffe Park rink. Another event on June 6th will be the Hoops 3-on-3 tournament at the basketball court at Plouffe Park -- another free event, this one with prizes.

Also on June 6th is the 10000 Steps event with registration and route map available at: PlantPool.org or at the Plant Community Center.

RAH and PPRA are just winding up two other free programs in Hintonburg: the Ottawa Cougers Soccer Program, and a Basketball

program both of which will finish at end of May. These programs were led by a professional soccer coach who is training new coaches, and both needed space and children. The programs filled up quickly with kids from Somerset and Kitchissippi Wards.

Continuing on these successful programs, RAH is running the Ottawa Cougers Soccer Program in Mechanicsville at Laroche Park on Saturdays from 10am to noon starting June 13th and running for 8 weeks until August 1.w Register by email at HintonburgRecreationAssociation@yahoo.ca or on our facebook page.

Next winter, both the soccer and basketball program will run on Friday nights at Connaught School.

RAH meets quarterly at the Hintonburg Community Center and works with staff to determine applicable programs for our neighborhood. Contact us at the address above if you are interested in becoming a volunteer or have ideas for programs. Other programs coordinated by RAH are: the School of Rock choir and the Hintonburg Hip Hop program. Watch for a fundraising event for RAH programming coming soon! When you find it, remember to support your community’s efforts to engage and encourage its youth.

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By Rosemount Expansion and Development Group “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” ~BB King When they visit a library, children are helping themselves through learning.

Andrew Carnegie, who funded 1,689 libraries across North America in the late 1800s and early 1900s, counted on that. In 1889 he said, “In bestowing charity the main consideration should be to help those who help themselves.”

Libraries are places where children and adults go to help themselves to adventure, discovery and education.

Carnegie contributed a great deal to our library on Rosemount, and now it’s time for the citizens who use and enjoy it, to help themselves by making it grow to meet the needs of this and future generations. One way to do this is to support the efforts of the Rosemount Expansionand Development Group (READ).

Look for READ’s bookmark at local vendors, Hintonburg’s Artspark, Prose in the Park and Westfest. Get one. Use it.

Then, join us on social media as the campaign to expand our beloved local library develops.

One day you may come to the Rosemount Library to learn about one of the greatest Blues players of all time. Once you gain that learning, no one can take it away from you.

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By Yasir Naqvi, MPP, Ottawa Centre‎ Here’s a snapshot of what’s in Ontario’s 2015 Budget for Ottawa: Funding Public Transit and Infrastructure: Ottawa can now benefit from $15 billion in dedicated transit, transportation, and infrastructure funding to help fund local priorities like Phase 2 of the LRT and Highway 417 improvements.

Better Health Care: The government is investing $2 million for a new PET-MRI at the Brain Imaging Centre at the Royal Hospital. A new five-floor expansion of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is part of the $11 billion the government is investing over the next decade. In addition, a new $20 million Health Technology Innovation Evaluation Fund will support homegrown, innovative health technologies.

Education: More than $11 billion over 10 years is being provided to build new schools, such as in Ottawa to accommodate 412 full-day kindergarten students. This funding will help build more schools in areas of high growth, and improve conditions of existing school facilities.

Increasing Access to Post-Secondary Education: OSAP reforms will support Ottawa students by indexing the maximum student aid levels available and the amount of loan forgiveness annually. Investments are also being made in business accelerators to encourage entrepreneurship in our universities and colleges.

Supporting Youth Employment: The government is helping 150,000 more youth find a good job through the renewed Ontario Youth Jobs Strategy, by adding $250 million in funding over the next two years. Ontario is also investing $20 million

to launch Experience Ontario, a program to provide guidance to graduating high school students.

More Money for Local Tourism: Ottawa will benefit from $5.9 million to promote the 400th anniversary of Francophone presence in Ontario and to “make Canada’s 150th birthday an occasion for pride and celebration.”

Creating Jobs: The government added an additional $200 million to its $2.5 billion Jobs and Prosperity Fund, to encourage innovation and create jobs. Our Eastern Ontario Development Fund will continue to provide support for small and medium-sized businesses.

Support for Seniors: Ontario is doubling the Seniors Community Grant Program to $2 million per year, which will help seniors stay active in our communities.

Affordable Housing: The City of Ottawa will benefit from the extension of the Investments in Affordable Housing program for an additional five years.

More Child Care: Ottawa child care providers will benefit from the additional $44.5 million being invested annually to stabilize fees, improve the reliability of child care, and meet the needs of child care.

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ArtsPark Celebrates Everything Hintonburg Party marks 12 years of art in parks

By Jenna Young Castro On Saturday May 30 from 10am – 5pm more than 30 artisans will take over the streets surrounding Parkdale Market Park near the bustling corner of Parkdale and Wellington West.

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MAY 29 - ARTS NIGHT Come and see three artists talk about, demonstrate or perform their art: Natalie Fraser, writer; Pamela & Oded Ravek, glass artists; and Les Zeilinski, mandolin. 7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian Church (30 Cleary Ave. off Richmond Rd.) Admission is $5.

For more information call 613-725-1066.

MAY 29 - TRIVIA CHALLENGE FOR CHARITY Get a team together and compete for cash donations to your favourite charity at the Westboro Legion, 389 Richmond Rd. The door and bar open at 6 p.m. and the tournament begins at 7:30. The cost is $10 per player (maximum team size six), and there’s a best team name contest, judged by Kitchissippi Times editor Andrea Tomkins. Information: WestboroLegionPR@ gmail.com.

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JUNE 1- IRISH RESOURCES ON FAMILYSEARCH Maximize your genealogy research by using the FamilySearch website and other resources provided by the Church of LatterDay Saints. The focus of this workshop will be on Irish genealogy resources. Presented by Shirley-Ann Pyefinch, Director of the Ottawa LDS Family History Centre. This free workshop will be taking place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 1 at the Carlingwood Library. For information and online registration go to biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program or call (613) 5802940.

MAY 30 - STAIRWELL CAROLLERS Jubilate Deo, a concert of sacred music performed by the Stairwell Carollers under Director Pierre Massie with music by Bach, Mozart, Lottie, Biebel, Fauré and Palestrini, will be taking place Saturday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Martins Anglican Church, 2120 Prince Charles Road at Lockhart Avenue just north of Carlingwood Shopping Centre. Tickets in advance: $15. $20 at the door. To reserve, please telephone 613-8209084 or 613-722-6077.

JUNE 6 - PROSE IN THE PARK Literary history will be made once again in Ottawa with the birth of Canada’s newest literary festival and book fair. With more than 180 panelists, moderators, publishers, bookstores and authors/vendors participating, Prose in the Park is shaping up to be Ottawa’s largest open-air literary event ever. It will be held on June 6, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Parkdale Park in Hintonburg. For the full Prose in the Park program, visit proseinthepark.com or find them on Twitter at @proseinthepark1 or via #proseinthepark.

MAY 30 - VOICES IN HARMONY Feel the Love in this Spring Concert to Raise You Up! 7:30 pm. at Woodroffe United Church (207 Woodroffe Avenue) $15 at the door, includes refreshments. Children under 12 are free. For more information call 613-836-9351.

JUNE 6 - READ ROSEMOUNT, AT PROSE IN THE PARK Are you a user of the Rosemount Library? Do you treasure it?

Visit the READRosemount table at the Prose in the Park at Parkdale Park, and learn why we want to ensure the Rosemount Library deserves to be expanded to serve our community better.

MAY 31 - A DIALOGUE WITH DEATH Residents are invited to participate in an evening of informal conversation with and about death and dying; bring your questions and your curiosity. The evening is facilitated by Tara Tucker (Palliative Care Physician), Mary-Anne Bourque (Palliative Care Spiritual Counsellor) and Pam Grassau (Palliative Care Researcher/Social Worker). 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at A Thing for Chocolate (1262 Wellington St. W.). For more information and to reserve your spot, please email dialoguewithdeath@gmail.com. Please note, space is limited, so please reserve early.

JUNE 6 - ISLAND PARK DRIVE GARAGE SALE Spring is here and it’s time to clean out the attic, meet your neighbours and have fun! Yes - it’s the whole street, from Carling to the Parkway - a “mile” of bargains. Rain date is Sunday.

MAY 31 - THE MCKELLAR PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AGM The McKellar Park Community Association will hold its annual general meeting on May 31 from 7:30 - 9:30 pm at the McKellar Park Field House (Wavell Avenue). Councillor Jeff Leiper will join as a special guest. McKellar Park residents interested in joining the executive in a volunteer role are asked to send an email to mpca.blog@gmail.com for more information. If you want to contribute to your community on issues such as traffic calming, western light rail, zoning, development, parks and recreation and event planning, please join us at the AGM to learn more.

MAY 31 - GLUTEN FREE UTOPIA Save the date! Gluten Free Utopia comes back to Ottawa on May 31 at the Ukrainian Banquet Hall (1000 Byron Ave.) Bringing together local businesses and specialists who know about living gluten-free, GFU 2015 strives to create a world without limitations. Tickets $10 at the door; children 12 and under are free. Buy tickets ahead of time at www.eventbrite.

JUNE 6 - WILD WILD WESTBORO GARAGE SALE In partnership with the Westboro Community Association, Dovercourt will host the annual Wild Wild WESTboro Garage sale on June 6, from 8 a.m.- 11 a.m. Tables are available to rent for $10 each and can be booked online at dovercourt.org. Sell your old or new items (but no baked goods, please). The Morris Home Team Bouncy house will be there for the kids (proceeds to the WCA). RightBike will be there offering $10 bike tuneups and accepting donations of old bikes. For more information go to westborovillage.ca.

George’s Parish hall, 415 Piccadilly Ave. At the AGM, elections will be held for all Executive positions (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer) on the HICG Board of Directors.

Nominations for these positions close on May 31, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. For inquiries regarding the election or to place your name in nomination, please contact: Marg Hillier at newsletter@ hamptoniona.ca. For general inquiries about the AGM, go to hamptoniona.ca.

JUNE 12 - TELLERS AT THE WELL SERIES OF THE OTTAWA STORYTELLERS This month Ottawa storytellers Marie Bilodeau & Nicole Lavigne will present Twisted Tales. Old tales become strange and modern in this fairy tale mash up! at the West End Well.

7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.. This is the final spring event by Ottawa StoryTellers. We’ll be back on the second Friday of September.

Free (pass the hat).

JUNE 13 - PLANT SALE Friends of Churchill Recreation Centre will be holding a plant sale on Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during Westfest on Richmond Road. Cash only please.

JUNE 13 TO AUGUST 1 (Saturdays 10:00 a.m. ‘til noon) Ottawa Cougars Recreational Soccer program (free). Laroche Park in Mechanicsville, sponsored by the Hintonburg Recreation Association JUNE 19 - SOLSTICE PARTY AND POTLUCK DINNER Summer Solstice Party at Carruthers-Stirling Park (195 Carruthers - just south of Scott St.). Hintonburg’s own Street of Rock Youth Choir perform at 7 p.m. Neighbours are holding a potluck in the park starting at 6 p.m. Come for the event at 7 p.m. or come and join the potluck and stay for the event.

Hintonburg t-shirts will be on sale ($15) as well as lemonade and popcorn. Please bring a donation of non-perishable food or money for the Parkdale Food Centre. Everyone is welcome.

Sponsored by the Neighbours of Carruthers-Stirling Park, Street of Rock, and the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee.

JUNE 23 - STRAWBERRY SOCIAL Join us for our Strawberry Social with bite sized sandwiches and mouth watering locally grown strawberries with cake and ice cream. St. George Parish (415 Piccadilly) Tuesday, June 23 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bring your family for dinner and you sure won’t be disappointed. Kids and Adults are welcome. Adults $10.00, children $5.00.

JUNE 6 - ART AND PLANT SALE Affordable artwork by Deborah Lyall, Barbara Carlson and John Benn plus handmade “lampwork” glass jewellery, plants, great used books, home baking and our friendly cafe.

Westminster Presbyterian (470 Roosevelt Ave., (two blocks south of Richmond Road) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

JULY 11 - QI-GONG WORKSHOP This free QI-Gong Workshop taught by Master James Foo will be taking place 9:30 a.m. to noon. Group Healing will follow from 1-3 pm at Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park Dr,). Space is limited. For more information go to jamesfoo.ca, call 613-762-8893 or email afung46@hotmail.com.

JUNE 7 - DAVE LEWIS MEMORIAL BINGO This special bingo begins at 1 p.m. at the Westboro Legion, 389 Richmond Rd. Proceeds to the Military Family Resource Centre, National Capital Region. Info: 613-725-2778.

JULY 11 - PARKDALE MARKET PARTY Come and celebrate the Parkdale Market Birthday Party on Saturday, July 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Parkdale Market parking lot with free birthday cake and food samples. There will also be wandering musicians and community information tables.

JUNE 8 - HAMPTON IONA COMMUNITY GROUP AGM The Hampton Iona Community Group will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday, June 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at St.

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JULY 20 - MECHANICSVILLE DAY Mechanicsville Day will be taking place from noon to 3:00 p.m. at Laroche Park. Drop by for free children’s games, bouncy castle, and food ($).

SOCIAL SENIORS Join in an afternoon of cards, bridge, euchre, board games and socializing every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Hall, 153 Woodroffe Ave. All seniors are welcome to attend this weekly non-denominational social gathering. For more information contact Ellena 613-728-4018 or Celine 613-234-0853.

FRIDAY OPEN MIC NIGHTS Show off your musical chops and bask in the applause at the Westboro Legion! We have the sound equipment so just bring your talent and instrument(s). For information, call the branch any afternoon: 613-725-2778.

YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS For up-to-date news on your neighbourhood, stay in touch with your community association. Information about events, traffic changes, development, neighbourhood clubs, volunteer opportunities and board meetings is available from the following Community Association websites.

Champlain Park Community Association champlainpark.org Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association chnaottawa.ca Hintonburg Community Association hintonburg.com Hampton-Iona Community Group hamptoniona.wordpress.com Island Park Community Association islandpark.wordpress.com McKellar Park Community Association mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com Mechanicsville Community Association facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA Wellington Village Community Association wvca.ca Westboro Beach Community Association www.westborobeach.ca Westboro Community Association lovewestboro.wordpress.com

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