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These are just a few of the stories we shared with you in 2015.

Kitchissippi’s year in review What made the cover of KT in 2015?

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What a year it has been in Kitchissippi! Just flipping through the covers of 2015, there are a number of stories about people in our community doing some incredible things.

We learned about some bright kids and residents who are fighting battles against disease. We dabbled

in the arts and took on our fair share of politics. The community came together to help fight both a global crisis, and personal crises here at home. Kitchissippi was a place of wonderful stories in 2015.

If you missed any of the stories from last year – or would like a second look – you can read them in full at Kitchissippi.com. As well, if you have a story in mind or a sug-

gestion for what you’d like to see more of in 2016, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at editor@ kitchissippi.com – we love feedback!

As we take this moment to reflect on some of the stories we’ve shared in 2015, we’re equally excited to see what 2016 has in store.

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Together with his wife Barbara, Glen McInnes has bought, sold and donated hundreds of pieces of art, always with the goal of giving exposure to great work that might otherwise go unseen. Photo by Ted Simpson

JANUARY 22 Five things to know about Glen McInnes The first issue of Kitchissippi Times in 2015 introduced us to Order of Ottawa recipient Glen McInnes.

The founder of the Ottawa Art Gallery, which is slated for a $25 million addition, has been instrumental in inspiring young artists in the National Capital Region.

“I’ve spent a lot of time trying to get young artists into public collections. I feel if they don’t get into those collections, they are going to be in garage sales in 15 or 20 years,” Glen told KT. For more of your art fix, that edition of Kitchissippi Times also featured a celebration of ten years of the CUBE gallery. Hear from owner Don Monet about “one of the biggest” shows

FEBRUARY 5 The makings of a mystery As February rolled around, Kitchissippi Times sat down for coffee with Westboro author Brenda Chapman to hear more about her new mystery novel, Butterfly Kills, including her story about traveling to Kingston with her husband in search of a murder scene.

Over the course of that cup of coffee, readers learned all about Brenda’s creative process and her passion for writing.

“Nothing gives me more pleasure in my professional life than writing,” she says.

“I like to think of people reading what I’ve written.”

FEBRUARY 19 Little rocks, big bonspiel We hit the ice at the Granite Club to learn about the long tradition of youth curling in Westboro. As the “Little Rocks” curlers were getting ready for a bonspiel

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Jennifer Hanna, a decades-long curler with the club whose children now play with her, says the family tradition has bred a great sense of competition and connection.

“It’s become, in my eyes, a sport that you can play right from this age to all the way up to when you’re 90 years old. You can play as competitively as you want and as recreationally as you want. I think that appeals to so many people.”

The Little Rocks program is an alternative to big hockey rinks on Saturday mornings, and even brings in celebrity coaches to inspire and work with kids.

MARCH 5 The future looks bright Did you know Westboro was home to a Loran Scholar?

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KT YEAR IN REVIEW Continued from page 3 devotion to art and community. She won the Loran Scholarship awarded to 30 students each year who demonstrate a strong moral character.

After an intensive interview process, Frannie earned the honour for her work as co-chair of the United Way’s pancake breakfast and her artistic contributions to her school and community (not to mention some pretty high grades).

In addition to the $100,000 scholarship, Loran Scholars receive mentorship from their selected university community and the opportunity to work internationally in public policy positions.

It is an outstanding recognition for a young girl with a full life still ahead of her – and a proud community behind her.

MARCH 19 The playful poetry of Pearl Pirie You can’t say you expected a radish to take the front page in 2015, did you? But in celebration of Pearl Pirie’s new poetry collection, the pet radish, shrunken, Kitchissippi Times did just that.

Pearl’s new book quickly took root in Ottawa’s poetry community and was one of the most anticipated collections of the spring. Her poems told tales inspired by her garden and the flora and fauna of everyday life.

The born-and-raised Ottawa Valley poet puts a bit of humour into her work too – secret agent squirrels and pet radishes abound.

“I think it’s meant to be a conversation for people to jump into. I think people are allowed to laugh,” says Pearl.

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the city’s residential zoning bylaws promised a new lease on life to Kitchissippi’s corner stores. In recognition of these community staples, we shone the spotlight on some of the ward’s surviving stores.

Historian Dave Allston took a trip down memory lane to some of Kitchissippi’s corner stores and wrote of the challenges and changes facing local shops. For over a hundred years, kids have

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APRIL 16 #Instaburg Hintonburg was a happening place to be this spring.

We talked to Summer Baird and Alisa Viner, the organizers of the Hintonburg Happening to find out what festival goers could expect from the second annual celebration of community art.

This year, the Hintonburg Happening leaned on social media to interact with its audience. It was bigger than just a hashtag, though: events included a live arts project created with ideas solicited from Twitter.

“Using social media to foster the community development that’s happening at that moment, it has a very instantaneous feel to it,” says Summer.

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APRIL 30 School of Rock Flip to the April 30th edition of the Kitchissippi Times and you’ll find a whole class of rockers tak-

stage to play instruments in those early years, and then just stepping back during the song to leave them out there, front and center, enjoying the moment, and playing their hearts out – those were the magic moments,” he says.

If you thought last year’s tenth anniversary was special, just imagine what they’ll do this year when they turn it up to 11.

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ing the stage at Churchill Alternative School. Last year marked the tenth anniversary of the Churchill School of Rock concert, a favourite tradition for students and alumni in Westboro.

School of Rock represents a departure from classic choral tunes (perhaps, those of your school years) to the popular rock of The Beatles, Neil Young, and more. This shift in genre was a massive success, growing the choir from a dozen to nearly a hundred young rockers.

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Kitchissippi Times caught up with Hey Buster to learn a little bit more about the rad dad band. The members of the group found common ground as fathers and songwriters, and the band’s music is a marriage between those two worlds.

Now having released their third CD, the boys are changing their tune just a bit. Having started with dad-rock songs like “Pee Dance” and “Boogers,” Hey Buster is bringing the environment and community to kids’ ears with their latest CD, I Like My Bike.

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The band is currently working on music videos for their “Halloween” song and “I Like My Bike” and are also planning a couple of shows in March.

MAY 28 Blending up something new Did you recognize the face on the cover of the May 28 issue of Kitchissippi Times?

It’s Donna Davis, a longtime champion of good health in the ward. Despite some of her shocking admissions (yes, she does have a weakness – potato chips!), with the launch of her new online venture, she’s showing that she’s more committed than ever to healthy eating.

The former owner of Elation Yoga and an instructor in the field for 15 years, Donna has been working on a website to help people with the transition to veganism.

“I want to demystify vegan cooking and demystify the vegan kitchen,” she says.

JUNE 11 A different kind of love story As summer rolled around, Kitchissippi Times decided to heat things up.

Specifically, we peeked in on Autoerotic, the latest theatrical creation from Hintonburg’s Sterling Lynch and Wayne Current.

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but it was too last minute to book an appointment and the one thing we both wanted most in a ceremony was to have it outside. So we found an officiant and picked a spot we both love, near water and trees.

We also wanted something small, low-key, personal and playful. I wore a dress off the rack—the one in my closet. Glenn and I threw open the doors and picked it out together. He wore a lavender shirt he’d bought a couple years before (and a suit; it wasn’t so lowkey that he went bottomless).

I had a flower crown, which I’d planned to ask my sisters to help make, but which my Glenn and Amanda mom kindly wound up buyPhoto by Margaret Jensen-Palmer ing for us from the wonderful Flowers Talk Tivoli in Westboro.

There were fewer than 20 people at the ceremony—a simple service that I wrote. After we made it official, one of my sisters and her partner played live music, a Springsteen song, and we ate delectable chocolate Swiss rolls from the Chelsea bakery and toasted with Submitted by sparkling apple cider. (Actually, I don’t Amanda Sage think we had a formal toast.)

Whenever Glenn and I talked about getOur wedding was a special moment ting married, the ceremony was never framed by draping trees and filled with the important part. So although the deci- loved ones. Friends took candid photosion to marry was made long before we graphs, and a few posed ones of the wedgot hitched, we only took about a week ding party wearing stick-on moustaches. to plan our wedding. It came together Guests went barefoot. Children blew last summer on a beautiful, sun-soaked bubbles—the soap-and-water kind. afternoon. We considered making it Glenn and I said we’d have a bigger, ultra small and just going to City Hall, informal gathering later in the year if we

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felt like we’d missed out on a big reception. But so far, no such feelings. We didn’t want a fuss; we wanted something fun filled and lovely, and we were lucky enough to have that. W

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Submitted by Amanda Crupi My husband and I met at Nepean High School and began dating in our senior year (class of 2000). After eight years together, studying and living in Kingston and Halifax and travelling to some pretty amazing corners of the world, we moved back to Ottawa in 2007 when I was offered a great career opportunity. One Friday afternoon in April 2008, an edible arrangement was delivered to my desk at work. The note attached was unsigned but asked me if I was ready for Ramsey Wright and Amanda Crupi another adventure. It also said Photo by Derrick Rice that my first clue would arrive by email before the end of the day. Sure enough, just before the end of my work day an the counter and asked me to sit tight email arrived with a word scramble that, while he shouted back to the kitchen to once decoded, led me to my car where I fire up an order of onion rings. That’s found an envelope tucked up in the sun when I clued in to what was happening. visor. The note read that I would find my My husband had always joked that — SPONSORED CONTENT —

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someday he would propose with an onion ring because they were delicious and affordable - and I loved them!

Through happy tears I accepted the onion rings from the kitchen and they wished me luck on my next clue. The final clue read: “meet me at your hotel.”

I had always joked that the ARC hotel was “mine” because it bore my initials. I made my way over and bashfully told the front desk that I thought I was supposed to be meeting someone but I wasn’t sure where. Thankfully he had been expecting me and handed me a glass of champagne and a key to a room on the eighth floor. I made my way up and found my now husband waiting with flowers, champagne and a real engagement ring! It was the most amazing proposal I could have ever imagined.

My husband has not stopped putting that same thought, effort and care into our life together ever since. We were married in August 2009 but we will be celebrating 16 years together this month –and our happy adventure continues! W

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A long-distance relationship burned through paper and stamps Submitted by John Rapp I first met my bride-to-be Annik Lepage at the Museum of Civilization. We had both been hired as guides at the then new facility. We worked together through that year, and I have to say, she quickly became my favourite exhibit at the museum! I remember working together in the theater as hosts, in our seats at the top of the theater, feeling an incredible magnetism and being a bit hesitant to act on it, as we were, after all, friends, and she was quite a bit younger than me. I also remember conversations about relationships and my advice to her to have nothing to do with men under 25, as their brains were not involved in many of their decisions. It would have served me well to stop there, but I continued on how I would have nothing to do with women under 25 as they really didn’t know what they want. I was at the time 32, and she was 21. Well, it would not

turn out to be the first thing I was wrong about, and we began to see each other more seriously after Christmas.

It was a bit complicated, as we were both graduating from University that spring, and I was off to Australia in May to take on a contract to run a new major recreation facility in Melbourne.

Off I went in early May, and Annik and I burned through a lot of paper and stamps keeping in touch. No Internet back then! I was buoyed up by the promise that she would be coming to visit that summer. I remember how beautiful she was even after a 30-hour trip to Australia, and how excited I was to see her. I was even more delighted when it was clear that she had come to stay, and would spend the two years in Australia with me.

I waited an entire three days before I asked her to marry me, and a bit later a phone call to her father back in Ottawa to ask if I could have her hand in marriage. If I had been more familiar with his sense of humor at that point I would have asked for more than her hand!

We had exactly two weeks back in Ottawa the next July to plan our entire wedding. We returned to Ottawa the following spring, having taken the long way home with a tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and California on the way back, arriving more or less broke and unemployed.

I applied for several jobs in my new field of communications, and only one in recreation at Dovercourt, as I had always admired that community-driven approach. I got that job, and in August I got that girl. After now over 23 years of marriage, and two beautiful children, Tristan and Amelie, I still always introduce her as my bride, and still see her as the beautiful young woman coming down the aisle. W

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by Peter Joynt It was the two-year anniversary of Marj and I dating. I had just finished writing and recording a song in secret. I called it The Proposal. When Marj got home from work that day, I invited her into our home office to hear a song I had written her for our anniversary. By the second line of the song, she was already in tears, so moved by what she was hearing. I knew by then that this was going to be perfect. She had no idea I had hidden microphones and cameras in the

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The song built up to the last line, which was evidently “will you marry me?” By this point, I had fished a ring out from under the sofa we were sitting on and was facing her on bended knee.

She was so overwhelmed with emotion, she couldn’t even answer my question.

But sure enough, after I asked a second time, she blurted out “of course I will!”

I took that audio sample of her voice and baked it into the final version of The Proposal. Likewise, footage of my proposal was used in the final version of the music video – The Proposal. [Editor’s note: You can watch it online at youtu. be/N7GHjLG65Ic] We got married at the GCTC – on stage, in front of all our friends and family. The show started with me performing The Proposal on stage alone. Marj walked onto the stage at the end of the song. It was even more beautiful than I had imagined. I will never forget that moment. W

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This was thought out – I’d already asked my Dad if there might be a family ring that I could use and so, tucked away in my backpack, was a ring that had been given to my grandmother by her mother. We were camping by a mountain hut and after dinner (I’d gallantly suggested that Crystal go inside to wash the dishes which gave me just enough time to make the call!) we went for a walk a little further up the valley along the edge of the Gurgler Furner glacier. My plans were very nearly scuppered by the low cloud. I wasn’t going to do this without the view, but then the atheist’s prayer was answered, the clouds parted, the question was asked, the right answer was given and we built an Inukshuk to celebrate.

I moved to Ottawa and four years later baby Felicity arrived. The following year her little brother Toby joined the party.

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by Jenna MacDonald One of our favourite winter pastimes is downhill skiing, ok well, snowboarding. We headed up to Tremblant with some friends for a weekend of ski, snow and drinks.

Little did I know that Steve had somehow managed to slip a little blue box in his right jacket pocket without me seeing, which for those of you who know me, is a tough task. After arriving late Friday evening, we settled into our room and took it easy. If there was to be an engagement, that would have been the night: a gorgeous view of the mountain, a romantic fire blazing and just the two of us. But, wouldn’t you know, no ring,

Submitted by Simon Ferguson First you need to know how we Jenna and met. My best friend, Ed, and my Steve Macdonald now wife Crystal, knew each other from leading youth adventure trips around Europe. Crystal is from Fitzroy Harbour and Ed, like me, is from a village just outside London, England.

In the summer of 2007, Ed and I planned a five day hiking trip through the wilderness of central Iceland. To make up numbers, we both sent a blanket invite to our friends. It happened that Crystal and another co-leader, Lorna, were ready and willing. So we met for the first time in the Reykjavík youth hostel. I’m English, so I put out my hand by way of saying “nice to nor suggestion thereof. meet you.” Crystal is Canadian-Italian Facing another weekend of engageso she said “friends hug” and we did. ment defeat, we woke up early Eight days later we had completed our Saturday and hit the slopes. On only the backpacking trip, climbed Iceland’s high- second run of the day, Steve says: “Hey est mountain and completed want to go over to the other side of the the Reykjavík 10K. We’d also fallen in mountain?” So we truck all the way love. We spent the next year on Skype across the top of the mountain. About and planned another hiking trip, this halfway down the run he stops, much to time in Austria’s Bernese Oberland. And my annoyance, and says: “there’s a cabin so a little over a year after meeting I with hot chocolate, let’s go in there.” It called her Dad from the side of a wind- was only the second run of the day for swept mountain and asked permission to God sakes!

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Then, all of a sudden, he stops, takes off a ski, steps in some soft snow and falls over into the bushes! Having fallen over laughing, he emerges, box in hand and says “you need to stand up for this…” Already on one knee from the fall, I’m pretty sure you can guess what happened next!

The sweetest engagement Submitted by Andrea Tomkins I always had a chocolate advent calendar when I was growing up, and the tradition was very special to me. My boyfriend Mark and I had one and we made a game of always racing to see who would get that day’s chocolate.

It was December 16th and we were

both coming in the door after work. We stepped in the door at the same moment and as my foot crossed the threshold I remembered: the chocolate! I made a dash for it, in fact, I may have even pushed him out of the way to get it. I remember it so clearly… running to the kitchen, finding the number, pushing my finger into the perforation and pulling at the little paper door and … … the chocolate was gone.

In its place was a shining circle of gold and a sparkling solitaire. I turned to see Mark standing behind me. His eyes were just as bright, and he was smiling. The next part is a bit of a blur. I do know this – I said yes.

We had dinner at Mekong to celebrate. I remember thinking how blindingly beautiful that diamond was, and how brightly it shone in the lights of the restaurant. I loved it, I did, I do. W

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KT YEAR IN REVIEW Continued from page 6 thing more intimate.

“If we can evoke hearts and minds and not just libido, everyone is going to have a great time,” he says.

JUNE 25 Clear cutting Kitchissippi’s trees have been under assault. Over 450 ash trees have been removed from the ward, victims of the Emerald Ash Borer infestation.

The response, urged Kitchissippi residents and tree activists like Deb Chapman, should be to diversify our urban canopy.

The high concentration of ash trees in the city made us vulnerable to species-wide attacks. So far, the city has included diversification in its replacement plan.

The other threat, of course, is development.

Trees are often removed from lots slated for infill, or their roots are left damaged by excavation. That’s a problem tree activists think we can solve.

“If people really want Kitchissippi to stay the glorious mature tree-filled neighbourhood that we enjoy now, more residents need to get involved,” says Deb.

Hintonburg artist Andrea Stokes had two recommendations for your summer reading list.

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JULY 9 Smoke shack National Access Cannabis (NAC) popped up in our ward this summer, aiming to provide education rather than controversy surrounding the potable plant.

Taking over the spot where Heavens to Betsy made its home for many years, NAC is interested in connecting patients in need with government programs for accessing marijuana.

They don’t, however, sell the drug or smoke it on-site – if you’ve got the traditional head shop idea in your mind, think again.

“NAC is in a position to help people deal with pain,” says CEO Gulwant Bajwa.

JULY 23 What’s Kitchissippi reading?

We had a lot of fun hearing about your “KT Reads” this summer. Our nowannual feature peeked over the shoulders of some of our notable residents and got a sense of what turns their pages.

Andrea Stokes, a

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Stokes says that you shouldn’t judge the book by its grim cover: Pearson is actually a hysterical writer and attacks death with a quick wit and sharp mind.

We spoke to a bevy of Kitchissippi notables in this issue. At the time, MPP Yasir Naqvi was taking on a book by Steve Paikin (while his son took on Thomas the Tank Engine); Councillor Jeff Leiper embraced his inner Abe Lincoln; local journalist and teacher Ashley Wright dug into Nellie McLung’s autobiography.

Check out these picks and more if you need some new reading material. (And if that wasn’t enough, we shared our reading lists too – we’re no slackers!)

AUGUST 6 A landmark with a past For over 50 years, the Richmond Plaza Motel has been a fixture in Kitchissippi. We dug into the past to uncover more about this local landmark, and found a couple of secrets and a lot of charm.

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Oh, but don’t expect a Bible in the nightstand. Just the Yellow Pages.

AUGUST 20 Ride on Kitchissippi Times sat down with a venerable veteran of the bike in August. Irwin Waldman has participated in the race against cancer in six RIDE fundraisers, raising over $12,000. It’s a race he’s won himself – having been cleared of bladder cancer in 2007.

He hasn’t slowed down since. At 86, Irwin is the oldest member in his cycling

club (and among the fastest). He says riding with his group and fundraising for the Ottawa Hospital Foundation is pure joy.

“It’s such a good time when I do this. I’m just having an absolute ball riding with a group like that,” he says.

Irwin says that a focus on senior care has become his motivation for supporting the hospital. He thinks of it as a little payback: it’s a good idea to support a hospital now while you’re healthy, just in case you ever need one.

SEPTEMBER 3 A juicy development in Hintonburg The Urban Juice Press picked up its roots and replanted in Hintonburg

this summer, giving Kitchissippi a taste of something fresh.

Founder Justin Gauthier originally got into making his organic juices for health reasons, but was inspired to open his own business when he saw a thriving juice bar scene in New York. The many varieties of juices all have their own health benefits, from boosting your immune system to anti-inflammatories.

One of the priorities of Urban Juice Press’ move was to offer a storefront for customers, and to that end, they’ve begun to offer smoothies as well. Swing by the shop on Parkdale and raise a glass to your new neighbours!

SEPTEMBER 17 Westboro Village BIA opts out of Westfest sponsorship Kitchissippi Times broke the news this year that Westfest would be leaving Westboro. The Westboro BIA made its controversial decision to opt out of sponsoring the popular summer festival to pursue more year-round initiatives that might more evenly benefit its members. Sponsoring

Westfest made up 65 per cent of the BIA’s annual marketing budget.

It came as a shock to Westfest founder Elaina Martin and many local business owners, who thought this past Westfest had been one of the best, ever.

“It’s a pretty big deal to a lot of the people on the street there,” says Elaina.

“I was so hot with frustration,” says Sheba Schmidt, owner of West End Kids, who organized a petition for the BIA to reconsider their position.

The BIA submitted a request for proposals for a “comparable” summer festival to be held in Westboro.

Westfest has since found a new home – Laroche Park – and a partnership with the Mechanicsville Community Association.

The show will still go on June 3-5, 2016; some folks just may need to walk a little further to get there.

OCTOBER 8 An expression of love After being struck with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at just 38 years old, Alan Gustafson found himself surrounded by a loving community. The “gentle giant,” as friends Continued on page 14

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His best friend, Peter Joynt, filmed a video of Alan discussing the struggles of his ALS, including being unable to lift his son.

The video was posted to a fundraising page that raised $50,000 in the first week.

The response from friends, loved ones, and the Kitchissippi community has been enormous. They reached the $100,000 mark on November 12.

In light of the KT article, Elmdale Public School also stepped up to help its fellow alumni. Elmdale held a bake sale on December 10 and raised close to $2,000 for Al and his family. Peter and Al are visiting Elmdale in January to accept a cheque and thank students in person. Peter will be performing and Al will be taking questions from the crowd.

“It’s going to be an amazing experience for everyone,” says Peter. “It’s going to be emotional for sure.”

OCTOBER 15 The beat goes on Kathy Armstrong doesn’t understand why she loves Ghanaian drumming – after all, she’s Scottish and should, by her own logic, be drawn to the bagpipes.

Yet, after her exposure to the rhythmic art in the 80s and a trip to Ghana in 1990, she fell inexplicably in love with it. That’s when she decided to bring it home.

The Baobab Community, a school of drumming she started with her husband Roy Magill, just turned 20.

It has become a place where kids get to learn rhythms with their whole bodies, and adults break the conceptions they’ve held about music for so long.

OCTOBER 29 When old is new again There’s magic in collaboration in Wellington West.

When thrift shop St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) reached out to upscale clothing store Twiss & Weber about partnering on a window display for the Tastes of Wellington West event, the #FabCollab was born.

The project was tagged with the line “Recycle, Up-cycle, Break the Cycle,” and focussed on shifting our dependence on big box stores to local options.

SVDP has been a lifesaver for local residents in need. Women have access to counselling, legal and nutritional services, and the Ottawa Police head to the store to find clothing for recently released prisoners hoping to reintegrate.

More collaborations might be down the line as SVDP and Twiss & Weber plan to hold a workshop on how to upcycle thrifty items. Keep an eye out when you walk by the next SVDP display.

NOVEMBER 12 Ramping up accessibility As crucial as accessibility is to the customers of small businesses in Kitchissippi, it’s not always a simple or affordable task to make stores convenient for everyone. Luckily, a local organization is helping to fill in the gap.

Stop Gap Ottawa provided accessibility ramps to multiple businesses in Wellington West this year, with the goal of a fully accessible city by 2025.

Zach Dayler, executive director of the Wellington West BIA, says this goal is about more than just those using wheelchairs. “Think about mothers, think about boomers; think about everyone who needs help just bridging that gap temporarily.”

Stop Gap Ottawa and the BIA hosted workshops and audits of the neighbourhood to identify problems in the community.

Whether they’re helping businesses or just guiding businesses to help themselves, Stop Gap is adding

NOVEMBER 26 Local response to a global issue The Syrian refugee crisis demanded the attention of the world this year, and Kitchissippi was no different. What arose from Louisa Taylor’s concern was Refugee 613, an organization that coordinates Ottawa’s response to the global refugee crisis.

As a former journalist, Louisa covered immigration extensively. Exposure to these issues throughout her career made her perfectly suited to head up Ottawa’s response team.

Refugee 613 is a nonpartisan, one-stop shop to collect and disseminate information about how Ottawa residents can help the refugee resettlement.

The inspiration behind the organization’s crusade is a simple one: create the heritage of the future. Refugees can enrich Ottawa’s diverse communities and positively impact our economy.

This issue is an ongoing one. Refugee613.ca is the place to go to learn more about how to help refugees as they enter the city. It is Louisa’s hope that her work inspires and energizes citizens to spread the word and find creative solutions to a crisis both around the world and right here at home.

December 10 Just add colour Our final issue of the year brought colour to Kitchissippi. Arpi, an artist who calls Hintonburg home, unveiled his latest work: a beautiful mural rooted in his new home.

The piece, displaying vibrant local birds and streetlamps, sits on a wall at the corner of Lowrey and Garland Street. Residents who attended the unveiling were given a chance to contribute and added the finishing touches on a border pattern Arpi had already started.

While bureaucratic hurdles proved difficult and painstaking to overcome, the desire to bring a new piece of art to a barren wall gave the project the momentum it needed to finish before the year was up.

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JANUARY 13 - HINTONBURG HAPPENING 2016 BRAINSTORMING SESSION Did you take part in last years Hintonburg Happening? Or went to an event and wished you had been involved? Have a cool art studio you would like to share with the hood? Now is your chance to chat & collaborate with the business owners and artists who participated last year and those who are thinking about participating this year. Join us at The Hintonburg Public House Wednesday January 13 between 5 p.m.-7 p.m. for the Hintonburg Happening 2016 Brainstorming Session. Please RSVP so we know how many to expect but if you can make it last minute please don’t hesitate to stop by. Snacks provided by The Hintonburg Public House. Email any questions about Happening Events to vb246@hotmail.com.

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JANUARY 22 - AWESOME AUTHORS SHORT STORY WORKSHOP Children 9-12 are invited to join local author and contest judge, Catherine Austen, for tips and tricks on how to write a winning short story. This 60-minute session will be taking place at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

Registration is required. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

JANUARY 25 – PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER The average time it takes for an unprotected computer to be compromised after connecting to the Internet is under 15 minutes.

Don’t let it be yours. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your computer from being hacked. This two-hour workshop will be taking place at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

Registration is required. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

JANUARY 30 – CHAMPLAIN PARK WINTER CARNIVAL The annual Champlain Park Winter Carnival is fun for all ages. Activities include horsedrawn carriage rides, skating, hockey skills competition, and free coffee and hot chocolate.

Don’t miss the chili cook-off and baked goodies for sale in the Fieldhouse! For more information go to champlainpark.org.

FEBRUARY 4 - HARRY POTTER DAY: A VERY POTTER MUSICAL SCREENING Come celebrate Harry Potter Book Night at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library! We’ll be making wands, sipping butterbeer, and watching the musical parody: A Very Potter Musical ! Ages 12+. Registration optional. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

FEBRUARY 6 - FAMILY DANCE WITH LIVE MUSIC Do you love to dance with your kids? Ottawa Contra Dance is hosting a Family Dance from

KITCHISSIPPI MARKET PLACE

3:30-5 p.m. on Saturday February 6 at the Churchill Recreation Centre. This is a community dance experience with live music and a caller. All dances are taught and family friendly.

Recommended for ages 3+. Free for all kids, $10 for everyone over 16. For more info go to ottawacontra.ca. Can’t make this date?

Family Dance will also be happening March 19 and April 16.

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

FEBRUARY 8 – FINANCE 101 WORKSHOP Participants will learn about the various types of financing including secured, unsecured, joint, secondary and short-term/ high interest credit. They will also learn about leasing versus buying a vehicle, mortgages and student loans. Presented in partnership with Gary Rusyn of the Credit Counselling Society. This 90-minute session will be taking place at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

Registration is required. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

Mechanicsville Community Association facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA Wellington Village Community Association wvca.ca Westboro Beach Community Association www.westborobeach.ca

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

Westboro Community Association lovewestboro.wordpress.com

Deadline for submissions:

January 13

editor@kitchissippi.com Please include “Community Calendar” in the subject line of your email.

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association chnaottawa.ca

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