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“This is where I hope to be cutting hair when I’m eighty-five,” says Devon Hayter, the man behind the chair at The Brooke. “I hope to pass this on to someone else who will keep this as a barber shop.” Photos by Ellen Bond

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Kitchissippi is a place where small businesses have learned they can thrive through the support of a loyal community, and it’s here that the classic barbershop has seen a revival over the last two years. With the Feb. 1 opening of Westboro Barbers, owned and operated by Fikri Riyata, there are now seven barbershops

from Wellington and Sherbrooke to Richmond and Churchill, not including hair salons. In March 2016, an eighth will be opening up just off Wellington, on Somerset West and Spadina. While the increasing popularity of facial hair does seem to align with the rise of the barber shop—devoted to that Mad Men style of hair care, specializing in beard service and

straight razor shaves—Phil Ireland, manager of House of Barons on Wellington, is not so quick to put his faith in facial fads alone. “I think beards came into factor but everything is only cool and in style for so long,” he explains. Beards are just another style in the shifting realm of personal taste, a style that he strongly believes Continued on page 2

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Barbershop boom Continued from page 1 barbershops will outlive. Rather, Phil believes this simply shows that more men are caring about what they look like, to the point where they’re putting that extra effort—and money—into personal grooming. “We have guys coming in here whose wives are complaining that they spend more money on their beards and products than they do,” says Phil Gray Winchell, co-owner of The Gray Whale, another Kitchissippi barbershop set to open in March 2016, feels that these shops have also offered their clients the opportunity to learn and expect a new quality of personal care. “Every time someone sits in my chair, I desire for them to understand the standard that they deserve and can expect,” Gray explains. “If they have a great experience, wherever they go in the world, they’ll always remember that standard [of service] they had.” However, these services are only part of what clients seem to look for. If expert barbers are all able to give you an impressive hairstyle, it comes down to how well you click with the person who’s hovering around your head with scissors in hand. It may not seem like a big

deal, but in this tech-savvy climate, where 140 characters are often the limit and texting is often easier than talking, choosing to give someone an hour of face-time—and then pay them for it!—can actually be a big investment. A good barber understands this and treats it as such. It should almost be a “therapeutic” experience, according to Gray. According to his personal philosophy, Devon Hayter, the man behind the chair at The Brooke, explains,“A barber has to be one part social worker, one part bartender, and one part stylist. It’s that mix, and you have to be a good speaker and you have to be a good listener.” It comes down to being aware of a client’s needs, to ensure they leave the shop feeling as good as they look. Otherwise, why would they come back? Of course, some people don’t like to talk, cautions Natalie Facette, manager at The Hair Fellas. “You have to gauge. You can’t just be a bubbly person, because if they’re going to be annoyed, it’s not going to be a good experience for them.” Despite these exceptions, a social atmosphere is expected, and many of these barbers develop their own ways to build on it. “I never have the chairs fac-

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ing the mirror,” says Devon. “I have the chairs facing out because if I have someone in my chair and we’re talking, you’re a part of the conversation too if you’re in the shop.” It’s this “open” and masculine social connection that Devon and Fikri suggest men are seeking, unique as it is to the barbershop. “That’s something we want to promote [for our clients],

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condo development, and you have a scenario that makes running a small business feasible for a group of men and women who are incredibly passionate about their profession. And they have to be passionate. “We don’t have a pension plan. We don’t have a retirement home for retired barbers,” says Devon. “That’s why you see barbers who are doing this into their old age.” “You don’t get into barbering to get rich. Who here owns a Ferrari? Or a home?” Phil jokes with his colleagues. But still, according to Devon: “This is where I hope to be cutting hair when I’m eighty-five. And... I hope to pass this on to someone else who will keep this as a barber shop.” As they take care of their community, whether on weekends or wedding days, the barbering community feels their community takes care of them as well. “I take my hat off to the people of this neighbourhood,” says Grey, having known the community through his time at House of Barons. “They are really just some of the most beautiful and receptive people I’ve ever met.” While this degree of passion may seem purely idealistic, you need only step into one of these shops, take a seat and listen, to know the truth of it.

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The Chair of a Kitchissipiarea NGO that helps small-scale African farmers broadcast practical and relevant information over the radio has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. Doug Ward was one of 69 Canadians from all sectors of society recognized for their outstanding achievement, dedication and service to the nation. Doug was recognized for his devotion to Farm Radio International (FRI) for over 15 years, as well as his contributions to publicservice radio during his 30-year career with the CBC. Doug says he is humbled and honoured to be presented with this prestigious award. The flood of support he received upon hearing the news was overwhelming. “It was a very pleasant surprise,” he says. “And it got me thinking of all the creative people in CBC and later in Africa who I have worked with to stretch radio, and to experiment with radio, to make it a great tool for positive social communication.” Doug’s notable career began in 1967 as part of the team that created the popular radio show As It Happens. He also the CBC grow its audience through a co-authored report that set up separate networks

for information and performance, eliminated commercials, and strengthened local programming. As director of the CBC Northern Service, he helped boost the hiring and training of native journalists to get more northern native voices and perspectives on air. Shortly after his retirement in 1996, Doug was recruited by a former colleague to sit on the board of FRI. Doug helped transform the organization into a successful NGO with multiple field offices in sub-Saharan Africa and a reputation for development and innovation to enhance the effectiveness of radio. Today, FRI operates out of its head office on Scott Street in Kitchissippi Ward. The organization now works with 600 African radio stations in 39 countries to share knowledge and amplify the voices of small-scale farmers, their families and their communities. “Finding ways to give people a voice is so important,” says Doug. “Radio is amazing because it penetrates like no other medium.” At 77-years-of-age, with an array of remarkable achievements under his belt, Doug is showing no signs of slowing down. FRI’s latest project is the inaugural World Radio Day Webcast, in which he

will take part in a panel discussion. Moderated by CBC’s Piya Chattopadhyay, the panel will also feature Nora Young, the host of CBC’s Spark, and Katie Jensen, producer of CANADALAND. The event is a celebration of the impact of radio as a changing medium in North America and in Africa and will be take place on February 13. The webcast will also feature contributions from podcast hosts Nick van der Kolk and Jesse Brown, as well as several African radio broadcasters who will share their stories and pose questions to the panel. For more information about FRI and to register for World Radio Day, visit farmradio.org/boom-box.

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My last column about the stunning auction price of an amber fruit jar that brought $14,500 at a Canadian Internet auction likely caused some KT readers to take a second look at the old bottles stashed in their basements, attics and garages. Like all antiques and collectibles, bottles provide a material link with the past, a connection to the time and places of history. Bottles, as a category of collecting, meet many important criteria. First and foremost, it is a wide and deep field so the opportunities for collecting are numerous and varied. The variety of bottles, their uses, design, colour and the packaging that often accompany them is endless. Some collectors go after specific types of antique bottles: perfume, medicine, liquor, ginger

beer, pop bottles, fruit jars, milk bottles – the list goes on. Early bottles were mouth blown, a process whereby a solid piece of glass is heated and attached to a long tube into which the maker exhales his or her breath to expand the glass into the desired shape. Later, bottles were made from moulds, a much simpler process. While colour attracts many individuals because they like the way daylight shines through them, the majority of collectors seek antique bottles because of their age, manufacturer or store and brand names that appear on them. A collector can focus on mouth-blown bottles or define their search geographically, to bottles from their hometown, for example, or from one region or province. You could even get as specific as collectible bottles from Westboro! Stoneware, redware and the other products of Canadian potteries are cousins to bottles and are also highly sought after by collectors. One of the attractive aspects of bottle and stoneware collecting is that these objects turn up in a variety of places including garage sales, flea markets, consignment stores, antique shops and auctions. Some collectors even dig for bottles in old dumpsites. Others dive for them underwater. The creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway resulted in Eastern Ontario communities being flooded by the river and enthusiastic collectors continue to find bottles, stoneware and redware during underwater dives to those now submerged villages. Of course, collectors place a value on items based on a number of factors.

An object that is more difficult to find typically has a higher value to collectors. One can also focus collecting efforts on visually interesting but low cost antique bottles. Or, collecting items at the top of the chain, the hard-to-find and rare bottles, which command top dollar – the aforementioned amber fruit jar being a prime example. Most collectors start slowly with inexpensive bottles and stoneware and gradually move up to more highly sought after items with higher prices. Stoneware is prized by collectors for the graphics and the merchant stores noted on the front of them. Potteries in Eastern Ontario produced these containers in many shapes and sizes. For a fee, the potter would impress the name of the business and location on the front of the crock. For a higher fee, the potter could include a cobalt blue decoration such as a bird, flowers or, on extremely rare occasions, a fish, horse or a locomotive. In 35 years of collecting, I have seen one small Ottawa merchant crock with a fish decoration and one with the image of a horse. The names and type of decoration on stoneware have a direct relation to its value. The more interesting the decoration, the higher the value becomes. Age and condition are also important factors. One example is a salt glazed three gallon open storage crock with the words Duffy & Campbell, Dealers in Groceries, Wines and Liquors, Sussex Street, Ottawa inscribed on the front. Collectors seek stoneware made and marked “Canada West” or CW. This indicates that the piece was manufactured before Confederation in 1867. In good condition, because of the rare merchant name, the Duffy & Campbell crock would likely be worth about $500 and perhaps more. The second example is Continued on page 12

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If you see small, colourful creatures popping up in different businesses in the Hintonburg area, do not be alarmed. They are friendly - for the most part - and will not harm you. Shawn MacDonell and Brenda Dunn are the creative force behind Hintonbeasts. These little monsters are being placed in stores and restaurants to act as guardians of the businesses they will soon inhabit. “The idea of the beasts all being [in] a particular place and protecting that place and protecting that atmosphere, there was something really simple and fun about that,” says Brenda adding that the beasts will become “the guardians of the burg.” Brenda is a visual artist and has a website called Art in Jest and Shawn runs a creative agency called Creativision. Shawn and Brenda are bubbly, fun, imaginative and goofy and they try to live life to the fullest. They want to encourage others to have more fun and they try to help people do so by sharing their creative visions, of which there are many. Air Your Dirty Laundry, for example, was a collaborative art installation in which Shawn hung underwear and T-shirts in store windows around the neighbourhood and encouraged people to write their dirty little secrets inside. He then collected all of the clothes and photographed them. “My whole life has just been about getting people to not be so serious,” says Shawn. “Life is so crazy that we stress ourselves out

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over all kinds of things that don’t really matter.” Shawn won the art grant for Air Your Dirty Laundry last year through Hintonburg Happening, a festival showcasing music, art, food and local businesses. When he saw Brenda’s little monsters, he thought it would be a perfect project to enter for another art grant from Hintonburg Happening. They didn’t win but Shawn and Brenda chose to pursue it and see where it led. “We thought, ‘well let’s go get dollars elsewhere’ so that’s when we applied to Awesome Ottawa,” says Shawn. According to the website, Awesome Ottawa is “An ever-growing worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesome in the universe.” Ten trustees each donate $100 every month, totaling $1,000. Every month that money is awarded to different projects. There are Awesome Foundation chapters all around the world. “People can apply for anything,” says Shawn. “That’s the whole point is that anybody can apply to do any project with literally zero strings attached … they’re really trying to build culture, community and fun things going on in the city.” “Awesome Ottawa is the definition of awesome,” adds Brenda. “They’re not looking for

any specific criteria or structures and they really do just want to find something they think is fun and would make the city better. It’s amazing.” Brenda makes the Hintonbeasts while Shawn photographs and videotapes them. They even have their own Instagram account: instagram.com/ hintonbeasts. Each monster has a story and a personality. Shawn and Brenda admit there have been several heated debates over what types of things a monster might like or what they would or would not say for example. “They all have a little personality, they love and they hate and they’re just meant to be silly and funny,” says Brenda. “And it helps to think like a sixyear-old when you’re coming up with stuff like that. We both kind of think like six-year-olds.” So far, Brenda has eight monsters made but plans to create many more. The eight finished ones have already travelled through Hintonburg, with Shawn photographing them as they went. The two artists say local businesses have been great about allowing the beasts to come inside and carry on with their adventures and shenanigans. Some businesses have even requested a Hintonbeast of their own. The idea is that these little critters will act as guardians of the businesses

they are placed in to protect it and hopefully brighten someone’s day. Shawn and Brenda also want the monsters to help draw people into stores. “The people in this neighbourhood are really, really fun so if you approach them and you say, ‘want to do a fun thing for the community?’ The vast majority of the business owners here will be so receptive and so on board,” says Brenda. “It’s an incredibly supportive neighbourhood.” Brenda has an upcoming workshop at Loam Clay Studio where she will be teaching others how to make the clay figures. “I love doing stuff like this and I love making them but it’s also about… having people come out and find them and a part of that is also letting people participate,” says Brenda. Shawn and Brenda have several ideas for the Hintonbeasts including a bingo card so people can go on a scavenger hunt to find the different monsters and take photos with them, as well as a reunion where all of the monsters will meet again after having been separated. “The idea of having something that encourages people to come out and interact with the community and be a part of an art project... I really want people to feel encouraged to participate in the project and feel a part of the project,” says Shawn.

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How do we measure a life welllived? What makes a man great? So often success is measured in monetary terms, by what we’ve earned and what we have. But surely the measure of the value of a man or woman uses different criteria – community participation, helping the less fortunate, knowing your neighbours, loyalty, compassion – isn’t that a more authentic way of measuring a life? What is admirable about Robert Cook is the sense he has that he’s not exceptional. He lives in Kitchissippi with his second wife, Ann, whom he married in 1988. They can be seen walking their little dog together after he comes back from driving the school bus in the mornings. He represents the hard-working, welltravelled, self-built 20th century middle class man. At 74, he rises early each morning, Monday to Friday, to drive school children to and from school. As a volunteer with the Legion – where he has earned his 50-year medal – he calls bingo once a week, and once a month at the Perley Veterans Hospital. He transports three individuals who are visually impaired to and from a sponsored meal. Monday evenings, he plays board games and bingo at the Legion and has a lifetime membership with the NDHQ Warrant Officers’ & Sergeants’ Mess because of his volunteer work on the Hospital Committee, visiting people twice a week, mostly at NDMC. He’s busier than most people his age. Robert was born in England during WWII. His father was Canadian and his mother died when he was 13, leaving his father with three children to look after in Halifax, NS. He went to live with an aunt in London, Ontario for two years after her death; his siblings were placed in an orphanage. A house-sharing situation in Halifax two years later enabled his father to remarry and reunite the family. Robert speaks to a different past than most of us have had. At 15, Robert was taken out of school to become the primary breadwinner of the family. His father had suffered a severe car accident, requiring him to be hospitalized for one year. Robert worked for CPR Telegraph for 55 cents an hour. A year later, he worked in the Springhill coalmine, hitchhiking 80 km to get to work. When the mine collapsed in 1958, killing 74 men, Robert had just started his shift in the other pit. They managed to get them all out before it collapsed. He never went back to mining. At 17, Robert joined the army. His 37-year career in the army began with basic training in Camp Borden, two years in Gagetown and then four years in Germany and Amsterdam. In Cyprus in 1970 (and again in 1974), when he was scheduled to go to Vietnam, he discovered he wasn’t

Meet Robert Cook and his dog Baily. Robert is an active volunteer and drives a school bus.

When the mine collapsed in 1958, killing 74 men, Robert had just started his shift in the other pit. a Canadian citizen. A judge signed his papers and he became a Canadian citizen overnight, leaving for Vietnam the next morning. Robert’s father served in the army for 25 years before discovering he wasn’t a Canadian citizen either. He had been one of the “Home Children” shipped from the UK to different colonies – in his case to Canada – to work on farms as part of the British Child Emigration Movement (1869-1939). Many of these children were never classified as Canadian citizens. Retired from the army in 1996, Robert received a two-year extension and worked as an administrative clerk before joining the Commissionaires for eight years, and later taking on a job share with External Affairs for three years, which he describes as a great job, bringing around the mail to everyone. In between, Robert worked as a ‘runner’ for the Surgeon General’s office, docking 7.5 miles a day, running up and down the canal and

over to Hull. One day he wasn’t able to make the hill at Metcalfe and went to see his doctor the next morning. An ambulance took him to the Heart Institute where they treated him with angioplasties to open up his blocked arteries. He had a double bypass and a valve replacement in 2005. Robert has been a bus driver for 14 years. He quickly gets to know the children on his bus by name. He hands out candy canes at Christmas and other treats on Valentine’s Day. When his bus stops to pick up a group of children he greets the parents as well. He knows these families. After all, he’s watched their children grow up. When you meet Robert and his wife, Ann, walking their dog Bailey, they are friendly and kind. They know their neighbours and always stop to chat. They give the impression they have all the time in the world for you and are genuinely interested in the world around them. They give freely of themselves with no expectation of return.

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Building good global citizens, locally Community comes together for the 10th anniversary of Mitzvah Day By Joseph Hutt

For the tenth year running, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa (JFO) is bringing their annual Mitzvah Day celebration to the Soloway Jewish Community Centre (JCC). Simply put, Mitzvah Day is a chance for the greater community to come together and participate in various acts of charity meant to benefit those in need. This year, however, the JFO is hoping to do just a little bit more. “We also wanted to focus a little more on the Jewish aspect,” says Tamara Scarowsky, chair of the event. “Some of the activities this year focus on mitzvot, which

technically means ‘commandment from the Torah.’” Colloquially, mitzvot is used to refer to good deeds, of which there will be plenty on this Mitzvah Day. There will also be a workshop about honouring parents to “help build good citizens of the world, by emphasizing these intergenerational relationships,” explains Tamara. A number of favourite events will still be around. “Many of these events have been very successful in the past and people would miss them if they weren’t there,” says Tamara. “Like doing birthday kits for children who unfortunately have to spend their

Tamara Scarowsky, chair of Mitzvah Day

birthdays in a shelter [or] making sandwiches for the homeless which get delivered to the Shepherds of Good Hope.” One of the staple events of Mitzvah Day is cutting hair for cancer, which will be done in

Family enjoying celebrations and good will at Mitzvah Day, 2015. Photos by Ivanette Hargreaves

collaboration with Hair Donation Ottawa, a group that works closely with children experiencing hair loss for various medical reasons. In fact, Kitchissippi Councillor Jeff Leiper and Mayor Jim Watson will be on hand to cut the hair of a few willing volunteers. Charity collections will be accepted for various local groups, such as non-perishable, kosher food items for the Kosher Food Bank, gently used board games for the Crossroads Children’s Centre, and jewelry and purses for Dress For Success, a group which helps support economically disadvantaged but businessready women. Andrea Freedman, CEO of the JFO, is thrilled to see “the complete range of people who come out and lend a hand, from the smallest of kids to senior citizens.” Andrea likes to see this range

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Gentrification is slowly creeping into every Kitchissippi neighbourhood. Hintonburg is not immune to modernization and one photographer has taken to Instagram to archive the “grittiness” of the neighbourhood before it disappears. David’s Segaert’s Houses of Hintonburg Instagram account – which can be found at instagram.com/houses.of.hintonburg – chronicles “one of Ottawa’s greatest neighbourhoods” with the help of a Samsung Galaxy S5. As an operations manager for the Causeway Work Center’s groundskeeping company, he finds himself in Hintonburg every day. “When it comes to the houses, there’s a lot of variety. Some are brick, some are stucco, some have interesting siding that you don’t really see anymore. There’s so many textures, colours and styles that I think that’s what keeps it interesting,” David says. “Hintonburg offers a lot.” David says the project isn’t completely about the unique architecture found on any given Hintonburg street, but rather the neighbourhood’s character as “one of the only gritty spots left in town,” adding that houses in “rough shape” make for the most interesting snapshots. “Hintonburg has an interesting style,” David reiterates. “There’s no real rhyme or reason to it especially now that houses are getting torn down and then getting replaced with those infill, super modern houses. Hintonburg Community Association (HCA) board member, Linda Hoad, prefers the term “eclectic” over “gritty,” and acknowledges gentrification is happening in Hintonburg. She explains that Hintonburg’s “nonconforming” buildings are part of what makes the neighbourhood so unique. Many were built as early as the 19th century, before zoning guidelines existed. The HCA’s primary concern with the changing architectural

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landscape is affordability. “It has been in the past an affordable neighbourhood and it’s very quickly becoming unaffordable to the kinds of people who have long lived here. Even though we do infill and we replace one house with two we still get houses that are very expensive to buy,” says Linda, who has been a resident of Hintonburg for over three decades. While the development of vacant lots is beneficial, the HCA works with the City and goes before the Committee of Adjustment to ensure new buildings are compatible with their surroundings in terms of mass and height. The height of infill homes continues to be a contentious issue. “We have been fairly fortunate that we don’t have too many monster homes,” she continues. “That has happened a lot in Westboro.” These monster homes or “McMansions” are not possible

in Hintonburg, says architect Paul Kariouk of Kariouk Associates. Lots are smaller. Instead, “McBoxes” or tall infill homes are erected. He fears if these homeowners don’t maintain their homes, Hintonburg could one day look like a slum. As he watches Hintonburg’s evolution, David suggests gentrification is a dichotomy. “The tear-downs that get replaced with modern infill homes scare me. I don’t dislike that style necessarily, but it certainly takes away from the character of Hintonburg. Hintonburg just wouldn’t be Hintonburg without all those ramshackle homes that are representative of the working class nature of the neighbourhood.” Do you have a favourite local Instagrammer? Someone who shares a new perspective on the community? Send a link to us at editor@kitchissippi.com. You can find us on Instagram at instagram.com/kitchissippitimes.

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Dealing with dragons proves fruitful for Split Tree Cocktail Company Story and photo by Paula Roy

To say 2015 was Steve Morrier’s year is a bit of an understatement. His newly founded company, Split Tree Cocktail Co., burst onto the local market amid a surge of interest in artisanal cocktails. His tonics, syrups and cordials quickly made their way onto the shelves of over a dozen eager retailers, including several right here in Kitchissippi, where Steve and his family have lived for many years. To sweeten things even further, Steve participated in the popular CBC television series Dragon’s Den, where he successfully struck a deal with Manjit Minhas, co-founder and co-owner of Minhas Breweries and Distilleries. His yearold company has since quintupled its sales and production and things are looking very rosy for 2016 and beyond. Steve, who goes by the title of Chief Alchemist, says the Dragon’s Den experience was unbelievable. “It’s no magic bullet but it does open a ton of doors and serves as a great icebreaker. I can show people the video footage and explain that now I have financing and the product supply is stable. Since the episode aired in October, I’ve had a lot more people contacting me, looking to collaborate, as opposed to me having to knock on doors. Dragon’s Den definitely gave me national exposure which I could never have achieved on my own.” He notes that his online sales went from zero to 100 in a matter of weeks and his product is now being

Steve Morrier of Split Tree Cocktail Co.

shipped to his regular outlets in Ottawa and Toronto as well as to Banff and Vancouver. He’s also in talks with distributors who are interested in bringing the product to new markets across Canada. Did he worry he was selling his soul by accepting the Dragon’s offer? “Thankfully not,” says Steve. “I got some good legal advice and in the end, I did not have to give up any equity. Instead I pay Manjit a royalty from sales; she is my cash flow and pays for all my production costs. She’s also helped with aspects of graphic design and our website. It’s a very positive relationship.”

He plans to expand his product line in 2016 with two flavours – lavenderlemon and apple-peargunpowder green tea – that are getting great reviews in testing. “I’d like to get into a few new products like cocktail-related accessories and I’m also planning to explore shrubs (vinegar-based cocktails) and fermentation,” says Steve. Steve is convinced that cocktails are not a trend that will soon wane. “Particularly if made carefully with quality ingredients, a delicious cocktail can really enhance the experience when entertaining. Our products make it possible for everyone to make great cocktails at home, with ease.” Now that his Split Tree products are finding their way into stores and homes across Canada, in part due to his success on Dragon’s Den, Steve admits that he’s working twice as hard as before. “The only difference now is that almost everything is now coming to fruition.” Split Tree products are available at splittree.ca. In Kitchissippi you can pick them up at Maker House Co. (987 Wellington St. W.)

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Cococo takes over from Truffle Treasures in Westboro Story and photo by Heather Heagney

Westboro residents do not need to venture out of the neighbourhood to continue to get their chocolate fix. Formerly Truffle Treasures, Cococo Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut (Cococo) is now a permanent fixture at 314 Richmond Rd. Owner Céline Levo is excited about being a part of such a welcoming, tightknit community. “This neighbourhood is so warm and friendly,” says Céline. “I feel people see this shop as a home away from home, and I want to keep that atmosphere. I want this to be a place people come to hang out with family and friends.” After the untimely passing of Truffle Treasures’ much-loved owner, Lara Vaarré, Céline

Retail associate Chelsea Chapman (L) and Cococo store owner Céline Levo with a cup of the house-made hot chocolate.

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After years of providing free entertainment in the On March 6, a taste of neighbourhood, Elaina Westfest will come a litfelt people would tle early. Some of the understand if she asked annual festival’s favoufor some support. rite acts are returning – “There’s a time when alongside a new crop of you need to ask for help. performers for 2016 – And the time is now.” for the Westfest “AllArtists and sponsors Star” Fundraiser, an evehave stepped up as well to ning of live-music, art, give back to Westfest. All craft beer and more. of the artists are donating The party, hosted by their time, and in the case Kitchissippi councillor of the art auction, their Jeff Leiper at the Orange File photo of Elaina Martin at the livelihoods. Every aspect Art Gallery, features launch of the 2014 edition of of the fundraiser has been performances by artists Westfest. Photo by Andrea Tomkins sponsored and twenty including Juno awardvolunteers will staff the winners Lynn Miles and event. Holly McNarland. Throughout the five“It really shows the community is hour extravaganza will be spoken word super behind supporting us and wants to performances, a drag show, a live art see Westfest continue,” says Elaina. “It’s auction, and plenty of grub. very heartwarming for me.” This is the first time Westfest, the So far, around three-quarters of the notoriously free festival, has held a tickets to the fundraiser have been sold. fundraiser. Elaina Martin, producer and Martin says that they’re on track to reach founder of Westfest, says it became her goal of raising $20,000. She necessary to reach out to the community emphasizes that when people give to for funds when they lost sponsorship Westfest, Westfest always gives back. from the Westboro Village BIA in 2015. “People are going to experience things “This is one of the many ways we’re at Westfest that they’ve never experienced moving forward with trying to make up before, says Elaina. “People are really for that shortfall of cash. Also, I didn’t going to get the bang for their buck.” feel like waiting until June to throw a party,” she says. By Craig Lord

Continued from page 5 an amber-coloured McLaren whiskey bottle. John A. McLaren distilled whiskey in Perth, 50 miles west of Ottawa in the 1880’s and his products became very popular in hotels in that town and neighbouring communities. The amber colour of this bottle makes it a rare find and valued at $300. Both the stoneware crock and the McLaren whiskey were part of the “show and tell” feature at a recent meeting of the Bytown Antique and Bottle Collectors Club. Shaw’s was one of several independent Ottawa breweries and soda water manufacturers that operated locally. John R. Shaw operated his business from 1905 to 1919. Transfer printed stoneware bottles from these companies are sought after by collectors. The Shaw example shown in the accompanying photograph, a later one is worth, in good condition, about $200 to $300. Other highly desirable Ottawa bottles are the E. (Edmund) Miles Hair Bottle valued in the $400 to $500 range. Mr. Miles ran a high-end barbershop on Sparks Street in the late 19th century. The Proderick Soda Bottle is from the Proderick confectionary. It is the oldest glass bottle known from Ottawa and dates to the 1850’s. It has a value in the $2,500 to $3,500. As you can tell from these prices, higher end bottle collecting is not for the faint of heart! It’s worth noting that while many areas of collecting have been impacted by the sluggish economy of the last several years, prices for antique bottles and stoneware have remained strong. It’s a comforting

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What a different kind of meeting! These Elmdale kids really have put the fun back into fundraising. Instead of the usual grim stare of the over-burdened adult, this gathering is filled with the enthusiasm of young voices and the fresh ideas of students who are keener than keen to volunteer their time and energy. BookFest 2016, Elmdale school’s annual used-book sale is here again, but this year with a bit of a kick from its newly formed BookFest Club. Last year, festival organizer Peter Laughton and other dedicated parentvolunteers brought well-known authors into the school to read (including Giller Prize nominee Francis Itani), highlighting the festival’s renewed emphasis on literacy. “This year we decided Bookfest should be more about the kids, so we asked them what they wanted to do,” says Peter. It turns out they want to do a lot. Alongside the usual mammoth sale of used books, the kids will create a bulletin board devoted to word play which they hope will result in a wall covered with jokes, stories and more. The Ottawa Storytellers have also been invited to engage with Elmdale classes throughout the week. Further, a read-a-thon, led by both kids and adults, will be going on throughout the second day of the sale.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Elmdale’s BookFest 2016 takes place at 49 Iona St., in the school gymnasium, from Friday, February 19 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday February 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit elmdalecouncil.com or email Peter Laughton at elmdalebookfest@gmail. com. Book donations are gladly picked up and can be volunteered by emailing kathclaus@ sympatico.ca. Proceeds from the sale go toward Elmdale Public School and local charities chosen by our student-led Elmdale Cares Committee.

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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 3:30 p.m. to 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 yrs. For more info go to ottawacontra.ca/view/?familydance. Can’t make this date? Family Dance will also be happening March 19 and April 16. FEBRUARY 6 - WINTER CARNIVAL The Westboro Beach Community Association invites you to its annual winter carnival to be held on Saturday February 6 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The carnival at Westboro Beach will feature a bonfire, tobogganing and snow building and colouring. Hot chocolate and cookies will be available. For more information, please call 613-798-0880. FEBRUARY 6 - FAREWELL TO DOWNTON ABBEY TEA Worried about Downton Abbey withdrawal, about losing contact with Anna and Bates, with Lady Mary, with Daisy? Fear not! Join us as we bid farewell to Downton with afternoon tea at Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave., on Saturday, February 6. There will be two sittings: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Enjoy live music as you sip tea and savour fancy sandwiches, scones and sweets. Door prizes and prizes for the best upstairs and downstairs costumes will be awarded. Have your photo taken with the Dowager Countess of Grantham. Proceeds will help support a newly arrived Syrian family. Tickets are $20 and are available through joanconrod@bell.net or woodroffeunited.org. Advance ticket sales only. For more information, call 613-722-9250. FEBRUARY 7 - MECHANICSVILLE WINTER FESTIVAL Come join us at Laroche Park in Mechanicsville on Sunday February 7 from noon until 4 p.m. for our winter festival. Pancake breakfast, games for kids, skating, tobogganing and sleigh rides. Bring your

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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.

FEBRUARY 26 - TRIVIA CHALLENGE FOR CHARITY Get a team together and compete for cash donations to your favourite charity at the Westboro Legion, 389 Richmond Rd. Door and bar open at 6 p.m. and the tournament begins at 7:30 p.m.. Cost: $10 per player (maximum team size six) and there is complimentary popcorn and door prizes. Register a week in advance to be eligible for “Best Team Name” contest prizes. For more information go to rcl480.com/trivia. html or email WestboroLegionPR@gmail. com.

FEBRUARY 9 - MECHANICSVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Mechanicsville Community Association AGM will be taking place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday February 9 at the Laroche Park fieldhouse. Come find out what your community association has been up to the last year. General election of Board members. Come volunteer and find out what committee position you can volunteer for. We look forward to seeing you there. FEBRUARY 13 - GOGOS PARTY FOR AFRICA Join your neighbours at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (30 Cleary Ave.) for a celebratory evening with fabulous finger food, a cash bar, live music, dancing and a silent auction. Bring your friends! The Unitarian GoGos will be asking everyone attending to make a donation to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Saturday, February 13, 2016, 6:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m. (Silent auction opens at 6:15 p.m.) Cheques or cash please. Please reserve at unitariangogos@gmail.com or call Wendy Doyle, 613-824-7462. FEBRUARY 14 - VALENTINE’S TEA Valentine’s Day Tea at the Westboro Legion between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the downstairs main hall. For more information visit rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778. FEBRUARY 22 - MEDIA STREAMING 101 Broadband internet has significantly transformed the delivery of media content to our households. With more content readily available, a growing number of Canadians are cutting the traditional cable and satellite umbilical cord and opting for online alternatives. Jeff Dubois, Program Coordinator, Ottawa PC Users’ Group, examines some of the alternatives, restrictions and solutions used to maximize your streaming experience. Happening at the Carlingwood

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MARCH 4- WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2016 The World Day of Prayer service will be held at Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park Drive, Ottawa behind the ROH) at 7 p.m. followed by a reception. World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of many traditions who come together on the first Friday of March to observe a common prayer. It is an ecumenical service coordinated by the Women’s Interchurch Council of Canada. This year’s theme is “Receive children. Receive me” – written by the World Day of Prayer committee of CUBA. For more information contact Janice Borroughs at 613-729-6204. All are welcome! MARCH 6 - THE WESTFEST “ALL-STAR” FUNDRAISER Hosted by Councillor Jeff Leiper, 100% of the proceeds from this event will go towards Westfest’s 2016 Artistic Programming. Drop by the Orange Art Gallery (290 City Centre) between 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday March 6 for live music, art, spoken word, craft beer, craft wine, food, fun & friends! Tickets are $100 and include food and drink. Live entertainment includes Juno Award Winners Lynn Miles & Holly McNarland + John Allaire, Lynne Hanson, Cody Coyote, Andrew Vincent, Maria Hawkins, Thomas Starwalker Clair, River City Junction, DJ Lakes Distrikt, and Ross & Denis The Bagpipe Djembe Heroes & an amazing performance from the Spoken Word Guru John Akpata. Guests will also have the opportunity to view, bid on and purchase some freshly made original artworks by award-winning local visual artists including Andrea Campbell, Barry Ace, Cara Tierney, Caroline Gomersall, Drew Mandigo, Greg Hill, Jaime Koebel, Kalkidan Assefa, Maggie Glossop, Thomas Clair and Oo Aqpik. For more information, and to buy your tickets, go to eventbrite.com and

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search for “Westfest.” See page 12 for more information. PAINTER’S CIRCLE Do you want to paint, but just don’t do it at home? Join a friendly group on Tuesday mornings at the Unitarian Church on Cleary Ave. All levels of ability are welcome, although there is no teaching, so participants are expected to know how to paint already. $10 fee goes entirely to the church. For full details contact Clea Derwent at 613-695-0505 or via email at clderwent@ gmail.com. 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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