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“I think sunsets just bring out the best in people – making them feel good and positive – and bring a bit of beauty to a day that might not have been the best for them,” says Nancy Mooney. Photo by Ellen Bond

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Nancy Mooney went down to Westboro Beach the day that Corporal Nathan Cirillo died. She wasn’t alone.

“The beach was filled with people as the sky turned orange and then pink. People just stood around silently, no talking, no laughter just a pervasive sadness filled the

beach,” says Nancy. “I think that is when I saw the power of a sunset… people needed to be there, and with other people, to see a bit of beauty in a very sad day.”

An avid amateur photographer, Nancy captured the sunset with her camera. It’s a serene image, like a Monet painting with wispy white clouds floating on a pastel sky.

That photo sparked an idea to

document the sunset, and the people looking at the sunset, every day for a year.

Nancy started taking daily photos in January 2015, inspired by Christophe Ledent’s Ottawa Seen 365 Ways in 365 Days and James Peltzer’s daily photo project.

Day after day, she returned to Westboro Beach at sunset.

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Photography project documents a moment in time Continued from page 1 It’s close to home where she and her husband Len Fardella have lived for 15 years. Together, they own and operate Peter’s New Jobs, a job search service. Len is also a volunteer board member at the Parkdale Food Centre.

Over the course of the year, Nancy witnessed the ebb and flow of the seasons. While summer was a hive of activity, in winter she was often alone, save for a few brave souls ice fishing or skiing.

“Sometimes it’s just me, the sun, the moon and the tree I usually stand at watching what’s happening,” says Nancy.

A few months into her project, Nancy started sharing her photographs, with compelling captions, on social media. It didn’t take long for people to notice.

“I think people like the consistency of seeing what Mother Nature does each evening. People love the sunsets that are spectacularly bright and colourful, but sometimes even ones that are grey or cloudy appeal to people. I also find people like the little vignettes about the people I meet on the beach,” says Nancy.

She now has a loyal following on Twitter and Instagram, including CBC meteorologist Ian Black.

“She is one of my most popular retweets—and gets a great reaction on Twitter. One of my favourites was the young boy from Syria at sunset,” says Ian. That photo tells a poignant story.

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“This young teenager rode his bike down to the beach and watched the sunset. He had just come to Canada from Syria via Lebanon – sponsored through a church group. He spoke little English but we were able to converse and he told me it was cold here,” says Nancy Mooney. Photo by Nancy Mooney

“This young teenager rode his bike down to the beach and watched the sunset. He had just come to Canada from Syria via Lebanon sponsored through a church group.

He spoke little English but we were able to converse. He told me it was cold here,” recalls Nancy.

Come sunset, it’s hard not to think of Nancy.

“My phone pings and there is a message from someone on Twitter asking, ‘are you getting a photo tonight?’” she says.

Yes, she does take a photo every night, no matter the weather. And if she can’t make it, she has helpers.

“A few times when I’ve not been able to go my son or my neighbour

have gone for me,” she explains.

More than 365 days and 10,000 photos later, Nancy has achieved her goal. But she isn’t planning to stop anytime soon.

“I’ve met such nice people, and I try to cultivate a nice twitter feed. I want to send something pretty into the world.”

Back at the beach, on a warm spring night, Nancy’s eyes light up when she spots a couple wearing jaunty hats under a purple sky.

“Just a moment, I have to take a picture of these people!”And she’s off. Follow Nancy at twitter.com/ NancyFromCanada or on Instagram, instagram.com/ nancyfromottawa.

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Crowdsourcing a more vibrant Ottawa Community placemaking tools can help reimagine underused spaces

By Allegra Newman

The Wellington West neighbourhood North of Wellington is considered a highly walkable, liveable place. You can walk quickly to a multitude of restaurants, bakeries and specialty food shops, but the one thing this neighbourhood could use more of is community parks.

My children need to cross at least one busy major street to get to a playground. However, there is an underused green space at the corner of Island Park and Wellington that I walk by every day and have my eye on. I have visions of creating a small parkette here that my kids could walk to easily without having to battle dangerous traffic. There are similar pockets of land all over Ottawa that people wonder about every day.

Citizen’s Academy and architect initiative Atelier Ruderal are partnering to help Ottawans learn about community place-

making and how to transform underused public spaces across the city.

According to Laine Johnson of Citizen’s Academy, community placemaking can be a powerful tool. It is a collaborative way to transform underused spaces into community- and human-centered areas.

These are the places in our neighbourhoods that bring neighbours together and form the vibrant hearts of our communities. And the community is the expert when it comes to transforming public places. The transformative power of community-based participation to develop creative, vibrant public spaces needs to come from initiatives that are for the people and by the people.

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Citizen’s Academy is inviting local residents to attend the inaugural workshop on May 15 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Mostly Danish Furniture (1000 Wellington St. W.).

Participants will be introduced to placemaking tools and will be asked to identify underused public spaces in Ottawa that they want to reimagine.

According to Laine Johnson, this is the first of a series of workshops that will follow and assist citizen teams as they work through the process of engaging their local community and redesigning a local public space.

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“He’s the mayor,” rang out the words of a stranger who happened to be walking by Bob Morin’s house. Bob wasn’t there to hear, but maybe he will, if he’s released from the hospital.

“Bob was born and raised in Ottawa,” says his wife, Colleen.

“We moved to Westboro in 1984.

Bob is a people person. He loves to talk to people. There aren’t many people in this world who don’t love Bob. He takes the time to talk to them and in return they have a real conversation.

“Bob was always a salesman. He sold office equipment, office furniture, appliances, and such.

In 2002, Bob had a mishap that made him look at life differently.

When he was being transported by air ambulance after the accident, he made a pact with the powers that be. He said: if I ever walk again, I will pay it forward.

“At first Bob paid it forward at The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre. Then he started volunteering at the Shepherds

of Good Hope. The people there took to Bob because once you know him, you’ll love him forever.

“On Easter Sunday we went for our last long walk. As we paused at the corner, Bob noted that we hadn’t seen anyone we knew. The next people who went by, Bob says, ‘Hey do you want to talk to us?’ We had a twenty minute conversation. That is the essence of Bob.”

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A tale of treasure hunting Our resident antique expert checks out a local church bazaar

By Shaun Markey

It was a Friday evening in late April. A middle-aged guy with hands stuffed in his pockets and a toothpick protruding from the corner of his mouth lolls casually against the wall beside the back door of Kitchissippi United Church. A line of people stretches away from the door down the asphalt laneway and into the substantial parking lot.

All of us are here for one reason, it’s the church’s annual rummage sale.

More specifically, my wife and I are here at the suggestion of Kitchissippi Times editor, Andrea Tomkins.

Chances are I would have been in this line anyway so Andrea’s suggestion simply guaranteed my presence.

Like any event where an abundance of material is offered for sale, collectors know there is an opportunity to find something interesting and potentially valuable. That’s why the line up has formed a full hour before the doors open.

If there is something worthwhile, the only way you’ll know about it is if you’re the first one to get your hands on the item. Or, to put it another way – make sure you’re there early!

Scanning the line in the minutes leading up to the opening, I recognize at least

two dealers and an avid collector. They are all well ahead of me in the line. I am at a disadvantage. I comfort myself with the thought that the people closer to the entrance can’t be everywhere in the hall at once.

I also know that the chance of there being something truly special to be found here is remote.

However, there are all kinds of stories of valuable antiques being found at rummage sales, so why not this one. It’s happened for me in the past. Apparently, the other 75 people in line think the same as I do.

The half hour wait passes quickly as I chat with my companions, passing along a few instructions based on past experience. Joan is convinced the man standing in front of us is eavesdropping on our conversation. The anticipation grows.

A few minutes before 7 p.m., the single door swings open and the crowd funnels into the staircase leading up to the hall where the event is being staged. The three of us make for a long table at the front that stretches across the width of the room. A single row of customers has already formed in front of the table but we manage to find a spot where we can view the items directly in front of us.

It is the nature of sales of any kind that unless you have prior knowledge, you won’t know specifically what will be offered. Earlier in the line outside, Andrea had posed the question: “How will you know what to buy?”

“I’ll know it when I see it,”I replied.

The challenge for all collectors when looking at a table full of items is to focus on the antique and collectable items and to do so quickly. This is not easy, especially when there is noise and the distractions of other customers jostling you on either side.

A pair of small painted wood carvings first drew my attention. They depicted an elderly man and a woman sitting on rocking chairs. I knew at once they date to roughly the 1950’s, and were likely by the Bourgault family of carvers from the Saint Jean Port Jolie area of Quebec. I quickly picked them up, turned one over and noticed the name “L. Bourgault” signed faintly in pencil on the underside of the base.

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By this time, the room was full of people.

Everywhere I turned there were groups of people examining the items on all the tables. We couldn’t even get near the costume jewelry table. I know that collectors there would be looking closely for Sherman costume jewelry from the 1940’s and 50’s, among other things.

We continued to wander about the room. I bought two more inexpensive pieces of china from one table and a gooseneck 1940’s table lamp for $5, which will likely need $25 worth of rewiring and repairs. In retrospect, this was probably not a good buy.

We took one last scan of the textiles and linen on a table in the centre of the room and decided that we were finished with the sale and headed for the door.

When we emerged into the parking lot I turned and asked Andrea for the time: “It’s 7:29,” she said.

So, from start to finish our visit to the sale had lasted 29 minutes. Did we find valuable antiques and collectables – no. Did we have some fun and spend a few dollars that went to a

One of Shaun’s finds: a pair of carvings dating to roughly the 1950’s, likely by the Bourgault family of carvers from the Saint Jean Port Jolie area of Quebec. Photo by Andrea Tomkins

good cause – yes. Will we do it again? Of course, because you never know what you might find at the next rummage sale!

Shaun Markey is a Westboro resident and author of a memoir called Folk Art in the Attic. He also blogs about antiques and folk art at folkartintheattic.blogspot.ca. Have you

found something interesting at a local yard sale or church bazaar? Email a photo to shaunmarkey@rogers.com.

Please make sure it’s high enough resolution so that details are visible! Any extra information you can share about your treasure is helpful too. Your item – and its story – might just be published in the next column.

Read Andrea Tomkins’ own account of their treasure hunt at the Kitchissippi United Church bazaar on the web version of this column – plus some extra photos and rummage sale tips – at kitchissippi.com.

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THINKING ABOUT DOWNSIZING? TOP TIPS ABOUT: Hiring help, protecting yourself, deciding what to keep, AND MORE.

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

Downsizing can seem daunting without family support, but there are other options, like hiring a professional “downsizer”

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“We’ve never looked back a day,” says Betty Campbell of the move she and her husband Gordon made five years ago when they downsized from their Glabar Park bungalow into a spacious Westboro condominium. The decision to move from their family home of 53 years was age and health motivated.

Making the decision to move into a smaller space can be very difficult and anxiety inducing. Happily, the Campbells moved closer to their friends and recreation facilities, but they also now enjoy the convenience of neighbourhood shopping and a same-floor laundry room.

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purchase of the condo was facilitated by their daughter Joni, an area real estate agent.

Although the Campbells felt they could manage the downsizing themselves, their three daughters stepped in, and with their parents’ guidance, aided in the process of determining what to keep and what to donate.

Given the volume of work involved, the decision to downsize can seem daunting and insurmountable without the support of family. However, alternative options are available. Consider paying a trusted neighbour or friend to assist. If you don’t have trusted people who can help, another option is to hire a downsizer.

The downsizing business is unregulated and although there are affiliations, designations, police checks and insurance bonds, the nature of the downsizing business lends itself to the potential for theft and fraud.

For Betty and Gordon

Campbell, their daughters and their families provided the time and effort needed to “make sensible decisions” on what to do with a basement full of memories and family heirlooms. Their movers appreciated the condo furniture layout plan drawn by one of the daughters, and with the assistance of their grandchildren, the condo was fully set up by 7 p.m.

“It looked like we had lived here for a month,” says Betty with a smile, “We are so happy here.”

Doreen Jans lives in McKellar Park where she operated a downsizing business for seniors for three years. She is a professional accountant and advocates for seniors.

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Gold Club is Dovercourt’s fitness and wellness program for active older adults, from the daily Heart of Gold classes followed by the Gold Lounge with complementary coffee to the specialty classes and the newly launched Gold Club Active sponsored by Seniors On Site and a New Horizons Grant from the Federal government. Gold Club is a place where you can be active, be social, learn at the lunch-and-learns, join in on a free Nordic walking club, day trips or bridge and card games. Or, become a Gold Club Ambassador leading clubs, volunteering with rehab programs, assisting in special events,

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Three things to consider if hiring a downsizer 1 Downsizers are often offered kickbacks, referral fees, and incentives from movers, independent seniors living residences, antique dealers, storage facilities and anyone else involved in a downsize move. Ask about the full scope of the downsizer’s compensation.

2 Request three referrals and make a point of speaking with former clients. Ask whether the downsize and move were completed on time and on budget, and how conflicts were resolved.

3 Protect yourself by having a written contract that defines the scope of work, completion dates and the total cost of the project. a. Contracts signed in your home are bound by the Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002. b. Have the contract reviewed by a lawyer or by someone you trust. c. You are legally entitled up to a 10-day “cooling off” period, which allows you to back out of the contract without a penalty.

Cancellations should be done in writing.

d. The final bill cannot be more than 10% of the estimated dollar amount, per the Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002. A downsizer works with your most valuable and intimate household possessions. You should expect a downsizer to prove their trustworthiness every step of the way.

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4 By providing receipts for all cash transactions.

5 By providing itemized lists for items sold.

6 By presenting more than one quote for any work needed.

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Request that your contract includes a “No Gift” clause.

8 By keeping an up-to-date photo journal indicating where items have gone and leaving it with you at the end of the process.

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The current value of many heirlooms and treasures sell for only a fraction of the cost of their original purchase price. Yes, there are current trends in collectables, vintage, and antiques, but they are very specific. Some due diligence and research will show what collectables are trending. A quick visit to a local consignment shop on Richmond Road, or a search on Kijiji or eBay might shock you.

Most china, crystal, flatware, furniture, books, linens, and albums no longer have the value they once held.

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Carlington is excited to be moving ahead on a proposal that will see us partnering with Ottawa Community Housing to create a health and housing hub at our Merivale Road site. Funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the City of Ottawa is in place; and planning is well underway for a new building that will see a state-of-the-art medical clinic on the ground floor with 42 units of affordable housing for seniors on three floors above. This is a

Keep in mind: If you sell items at a consignment shop, you only get 50% of the selling price.

The consignment shop keeps the other 50% for their selling efforts.

List prices on Kijiji are the asking price, not necessarily the market value.

If an item has been viewed many times or the listing is old, the item is not priced to sell in today’s market.

Antique dealers pay 50% or less of the asking price for the items they sell.

Five reasons your treasures may not be as valuable as you think 1 Lifestyles have changed. Ours is a society of convenience. If you can’t pop something into a dishwasher or washing machine after using it, most people won’t buy it. People expect dishes and cookware to be microwave and oven safe.

2 Technology has transformed the way we enjoy music, watch a movie, and

unique model in Ontario and one that we hope will set the foundation for others across the province. The design will offer affordable housing literally next door to programs and services that will help the residents stay active and well. We hope to break ground in the summer of 2016, and open the new building in late 2017.

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read a book. Albums, tapes and CDs have been replaced by digital files that can fit on devices that might be smaller than a book of matches. These files are easy to buy online. The neighbourhood used book stores that once would have purchased your books have largely become extinct.

3 Today’s design trends lend themselves to a simpler and less busy look. The impact of a spare aesthetic means that china patterns with a lot of detail are no longer appreciated. The same is true for furniture, linens, and art. Many people are choosing to live with fewer ‘things’.

4 The market is becoming saturated with items that are purged due to downsizing. We are at the beginning of the demographic bubble of downsizing, and the market has already responded with lower values for collectables. What were once rare finds in the market are now significantly more plentiful as people sell their treasures to move into smaller spaces.

5 Personal values have changed with time. While there was once a sense of pride attached to enjoying dinner on fine china dishes or ensuring that the appropriate dish and serving spoon were used to serve a particular item, that value no longer resonates.

There are exceptions. Determine if gold or silver items are solid or plated.

Solid karat gold and sterling silver carry the value, by weight, reflected in the daily stock market. Precious and semiprecious stones also have value, but at a significant reduction to retail prices.

And check the market to see if you own any of the trending collectables.

While assisting with a house downsize in Westboro in January, we telephoned and invited a number of

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antique and vintage dealers to the home, which we felt held many items of value. To our surprise, only one dealer felt the trip was worth his time and he purchased only a handful of small oddities. He overlooked everything that would have been considered a collectable as recently as ten years ago.

Your things hold a value beyond a monetary one. Only you will understand the hard work and financial savings that went into purchasing your special things. Or perhaps you have heirlooms that hold family memories or heritage value. These memories and feelings are most valued by you.

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children and grandchildren.

So take those dishes out of the hutch or cabinet and put them in your kitchen cupboard. Serve breakfast on your finest china. Drink orange juice from your most expensive crystal. Use what you have. When you are faced with a downsizing decision, keep the things that only you will truly value and find daily joy in using them!

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And beautiful it is — discover for yourself the beauty of abundant blooms and more than 300 varieties of hostas in its gardens. Take a stroll along its woodland pathways. Explore Beechwood’s architecturally acclaimed multifunctional Memorial Centre, including its unique Sacred Space. Brochures for a selfguided tour of this National Historic Site are available at reception, 280 Beechwood Avenue — open to the public daily.

Due to a recent change in provincial legislation, Beechwood is a full service provider in the bereavement industry.

Together with the approximate 35 acres of undeveloped cemetery land and its on-site crematorium, Beechwood provides a broad choice of options from catered receptions, life celebrations, and memorials, to traditional funerals.

While you’re there, make an appointment to plan ahead. Clarifying your final wishes will provide comfort to your family at a time that will be difficult and overwhelming. Your loved ones will be grateful. But what if you’re not sure what you want or worried about the cost?

Beechwood’s Certified Pre-Planning Specialists can help you choose the options that are right for you. And locking in today’s prices in a way that fits your budget will give you peace of mind.

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A “haunting” rendition of a childhood classic Meet the winner of the OPL Teen Tech Video Awards

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Ian Randall Kemp, a grade 12 student from Nepean High School has just won Ottawa Public Library’s Teen Tech Video Award. The one-minute video put together by Ian and his friends, Max Sandler and Hannah Zhang (the actor and narrator respectively) won the first prize of an iPad Mini, a SAW Video t-shirt and a SAW Video workshop package.

OPL asked teens to make a short, movie-trailer-style video with an enticing take about any book. Entries were judged on video quality, audio quality, format, originality, creativity, artistic merit, connection with the book, and overall presentation.

The city-wide program attracted 31 entries, of which the top 10 were screened at the award ceremony at Centrepointe Theatre on April 28. The judging panel comprised of seven Teen Service librarians and four Teen Advisory Group members from OPL, and three guest expert judges: a youth facilitator with Youth Active Media, and two experts from SAW Video, including an award-winning 16-year-old filmmaker.

Ian’s video was “haunting and changed one’s perspective about the book,” says Courtney

Mellor, Teen Services Librarian, Carlingwood Branch, and a member of the judging panel.

That book is a childhood favorite: Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, and published in 1947. It features an anthropomorphic bunny saying “good night” to everything — “Goodnight room.

Goodnight moon.” The repetitions of “goodnight” and the cadence of the text has lulled many generations of children (and their parents!) to sleep.

A “huge fan” of Goodnight Moon as a kid, Ian’s views changed later. “There was something off about it, something darker underneath when you looked at it again as an adult,” says Ian. Ian’s video picks up on that “something dark” and infuses the book’s famous repetitions of “goodnight” with a menacing aura — now the book doesn’t seem that benign.

“I enjoy exploring people’s fears and unknowns, and love thinking and hearing about what they are afraid of,” says Ian. His subtle way of hinting at menace in the familiar has won him accolades before — he won OPL’s annual Awesome Authors contest in March with a short

Ian Randall Kemp at the Teen Tech Video Award ceremony at Centrepointe Theatre on April 28.

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story about people in the future who plug themselves directly into the Internet, with dire consequences.

He is of course an avid reader. His choice of books range from the usual childhood favorites to Brian Jacques and Gordon Korman, and now include more fantasy and science fiction by Michael Crichton and others. While he absorbs the story, a part of his mind is

also trying to decode the writing in terms of plotlines and characterization, and anticipating where the story might go.

Ian is interested in the “science” part of science fiction as a connection with the real world.

Aptly, his career choice – management engineering – leans toward the analytical and he is currently awaiting news about his university admission. He’s hoping for University of Ottawa

or Waterloo. (“Fingers crossed,” he says.)

Academic pressures will not stop him, says Ian. “It is important to explore the other side, and find hobbies that require you to be creative, or you lack a part of your life,” he says.

Ian’s video can be viewed on the web version of this article at kitchissippi.com

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After a successful charity dinner on April 25, Kristy’s Restaurant made a sizable donation to the residents of the Unitarian House of Ottawa. During the April 29 ceremony, Kristy’s owner, Walter Boyce, and manager, Steven Blake, presented a cheque for $5,608, which was then accepted by Unitarian House Executive Director, Christina O’Neil.

Kristy’s and Unitarian House have maintained a longstanding and supportive relationship, with Walter and Steve always being more than ready to help their neighbours reach their goals. While hosting a dinner of this size was a first, they certainly rose to the occasion.

“The guys in the kitchen were a little bit nervous,” Steve admits. “We’ve never done a thing where we’ve had that many people come through the door all at once. But we put 120 people through the first round, and the second was another 110 or so.”

While the rush certainly kept the kitchen staff on their toes, it was for a cause they could all get behind.

For the past 32 years, Unitarian House has been helping elderly folk who have been overlooked by the current social support systems. Through their financial assistance and rent-geared-to-income programs, they have made a crucial impact on the lives of many nonagenarians.

“What’s happening is... seniors are living longer,” Christina explains. “Some of them didn’t plan to be 96, 97, 98 years old and they’re running out of money. We financially subsidize their rents to live

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“People are getting older and their needs are changing,” says Christina O’Neil. “So every year I fundraise $100,000 just to meet the added needs of 130 seniors.” here.”

This is also done without any form of government assistance.

“The government doesn’t recognize that this is a problem,” Christina continues. “The people, we know how to keep them alive longer, but we don’t know what to do with them.”

With over one hundred seniors making use of their services, Unitarian House relies heavily on fundraising to ensure that the facility runs smoothly and remains an affordable refuge for those in need.

This year’s costs come to $26,000 for six people in need of financial assistance, and $75,000 to support the rent-geared-to-income program, but demands are

constantly in flux.

“People are getting older and their needs are changing,” says Christina.

“So every year I fundraise $100,000 just to meet the added needs of 130 seniors.”

While this goal may be large, she never worries.

“I’ve never had a problem raising the $100,000,” continues Christina.

“That’s just because of the community here, our neighbours like Kristy’s Restaurant, [and] the people, the families that support us.”

And it is support that Kristy’s offers readily.

“We see a lot of these people day in and day out,” Steve explains.

In fact, many of the Unitarian House residents

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What’s the secret to such a tight-knit community, you may ask? Well, location just might have something to do with it.

“If you go down through our backyard there’s actually a gate into Kristy’s Restaurant,” Christina confides. “You just walk through. You don’t need to drive, you can just walk over. It’s perfect!”

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In the last round of Art Tag, artist Stephen Frew tagged one of his favourite Kitchissippi artists, Jeff McIntyre.

Jeff and I met at Platform Gallery and Studios (51 Young St.) to talk about The Red Sticks Project, a large-scale piece he is working on for a sitespecific installation and as a touring exhibit.

Jeff is passionate about constructing this compelling and ambitious project. From Platform, Jeff takes me to a temporary workspace at the Enriched Bread Artists studios, where he’s assembled various components of this installation: a giant red stick tripod, red rocks, a red canoe paddle, and other materials that would be found in a traditional canoe camp.

His artist statement describes the installation this way: “The Red Sticks Project investigates the cartography of our being.

Red is important. Red is alarming … this installation strips away the excess” of material culture “to reveal the bones of shelter, food and water.”

Jeff has been a Kitchissippi resident for six and a half years but has been creating art his whole life. He began his career as a young muralist and his work was in high demand all across Canada.

Jeff grew up camping, exploring, and building forts in the woods in

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Northern Quebec and Ontario. Today, he owns land outside the city, from which he takes trees, rocks and other elements he is using in his installation.

Jeff exuberantly describes the satisfaction he gets from shaving and pulling the bark and experimenting with how it appears after a first or second coat of paint. All of these elements will eventually be dipped in a rubberized coating of matte red.

“The planning and fabrication of The Red Sticks Project is most enjoyable… it does not get better than this,” says Jeff.

“I am sculpting trees for shelter posts, and whittling saplings for a tripod. I’m using rocks for a fire pit circle that were carved by glaciers 10,000 years ago.”

Jeff is very thankful for the sponsorship and support of Langford Canoes who helped get this project off the ground.

He will be touring the exhibit in 2017 to coincide with Canada’s 150th birthday. He also plans to create a larger version of the project on his own land, where he will be able to “sleep inside his art, under the stars, beside a bending stream.”

Jeff is tagging local artist, Ryan Smeaton, because, in his words, he is a guy to watch.

“I admire his technical and traditional approach to creating contemporary art that teeters between reality and imagination,” says Jeff.

For more of Jeff’s art, go to jeffmcintyreart.com.

Art Tag is a special series by local artist Andrea Stokes. Each artist she profiles for KT “tags” their favourite artist to be profiled in the next issue.

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2. Railbender owner Alex Neron’s tattooed arm: “I like painting big hands,” says Arpi. “Like the hands of God. So I thought, it could be [Alex’s] hands.” One hand is holding a tattoo gun. The other will be holding a pencil eraser.

3. The giant face: This is one of Alex’s own original drawings. Railbender fans may have seen prints of this image hanging inside the studio. Or on his calf.

4. The train: “Arpi is obsessed with trains,” says Alex. The tracks will wrap around the building. He points out that this image fits with Railbender, graffiti culture, and even Ottawa culture as well. Arpi originally wanted to paint an O-train, but encountered roadblocks when dealing with the City of Ottawa.

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This spring, Nepean High School will be presenting a Tony awardwinning musical production that first made its debut in 1998. The Drowsy Chaperone will be performed in Nepean’s auditorium May 18, 19, and 20. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m.

This story focuses on an eccentric musical theatre fan. As the curtain rises, we find ourselves in the New York City apartment of Man in Chair, a man who finds comfort in his record collection of Broadway musicals. As he presents the audience with the overture of his all-time favourite, The Drowsy Chaperone, we are taken back to the Tottendale residence in 1928 – a time of excitement, passion and prohibition.

The scatterbrained Mrs. Tottendale appears with her loyal, but long-suffering butler, Underling, who informs her that the wedding is about to begin. As the guests gather,

we meet the various principals: the dashing bridegroom, his best man, the bride-to-be, her scheming producer with his latest ditzy showgirl on his heels, and finally, the bride’s chaperone herself, a diva of the highest order.

Described as a musical within a comedy, the story unfolds with hilarious complications and conflicts.

The wedding is on, then off, then on again, in a loving tribute to the golden age of Broadway.

Nepean High School presents major musicals every other year. This year’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone has been in development since the auditions began in September.

Rehearsals began February 1, 2016. In addition, the Nepean theatre production class has been building sets, making props, creating costumes, and supporting the many other facets of the production.

The actors and dancers in the show are accompanied by the awardwinning Nepean High School pit

Look for the annual Knightwatch edition of Kitchissippi Times on June 9 for more Nepean High School student writing and photography. band under the direction of Rocco Romeo. Teachers Caroline Coltman and Jeff Kanter have developed this show as directors and producers and the company has been working alongside a vocal coach, Lee Carter, in order to refine the musical numbers.

Tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone, are being sold for $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information in regards to tickets or the production, visit sites.google.com/site/ nhsthedrowsychaperone/ or i n s t a g r a m . c o m / n h s . thedrowsychaperone.

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Call for Community Representative Special Education Advisory Committee The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is seeking to appoint a community representative who has an interest in issues related to exceptional children to sit on the Board’s Special Education Advisory Committee. The Special Education Advisory Committee meets monthly to consider and make recommendations to the Board on special education programs and services to exceptional children. For more information about the Committee please visit: http://www.ocdsb.ca/programs/se/ Pages/SEAC.aspx.

If you are interested in serving on the Committee, please use this link to complete the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEAC_ Community_Representative_Application_2016. If you have any difficulties with the application or require an accessible version, please contact Committee Coordinator Kelly Sullivan at kelly.sullivan@ocdsb.ca Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016.

To be eligible for nomination you must be a public school supporter living within the city of Ottawa. Employees of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board are not eligible to apply. The appointment will be effective from September 2016 until November 30, 2018.

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Clothing designers Laura Twiss (right) and Tonia Weber (centre) are featuring works by Ottawa artist Greta Grip (left). Laura and Tonia are very excited to be participating for the third year, and happy to host Greta’s installation.

It features knitted QR codes, which, when scanned, will “relate what you are wearing to what wore it before you.” Laura and Tonia say they are both looking forward to attending other Happening events, including an exhibition of Eryn O’Neil’s paintings at Wheelhouse Cycle. Check out Greta Grip’s show at Twiss and Weber (1282 Wellington St.W.).

Celebrating community A peek at a Happening launch party

Story and photos by Andrea Stokes

Hintonburg Happening is a nine-day festival that celebrates local artists, business, and the community.

Festivities kicked off May 6 with a launch party at Tamarack Wellington. The evening featured local art for sale, music, food, and was attended by a large number of Kitchissippi residents, business owners, volunteers, and participating artists.

Alisa Viner is one of the main organizers of the Hintonburg Happening, and one of the many hardworking volunteers who have grown this event from the outset. Alisa is seen here with a Hintonburg Happening colouring book.

They’re available for sale at the Hintonburg Public House.

Don’t miss the closing party at Somerset Square on May 14!

For more information and the full schedule, go to hintonburghappening.ca.

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Artemis Riedmueller, 11, submitted two pieces of art for the children’s art component of the art sale.

She was delighted to have sold both pieces. This marked the first time she’s sold her artwork.

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MAY 14 - POETS’ PATHWAY PERENNIAL PLANT SALE This annual fundraiser is taking place at 649 Brierwood Ave. from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. Wide selection of perennials including phlox, cone flowers, shasta daisies, foam flower, black-eyed susans, fall asters, hostas, ferns, daylilies, Siberian and bearded iris, feverfew, coreopsis, lambs’ ear, yarrow, lilies, etc., plus some small shrubs and chives. Most plants $4.00 or less.

For information call 613-792-4288.

MAY 14 - SPRING FAIR This year’s Spring Fair is taking place Saturday May 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at All Saints’ Westboro/St. Matthias (347 Richmond Rd.) Perennials, flea market, books, and bake sale. Find new treasures, new authors and acclimatized perennials for your garden. Our popular bake table is back. Browse and enjoy a coffee and a muffin.

MAY 14 - HIGHLAND PARK LAWN BOWLING CLUB ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE Drop in, have fun, and try your hand at lawn bowling on Saturday May 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is Tuesday May 17, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Highland Park Lawn Bowling Club is located at the corner of Golden and Byron Avenue.

Please wear flat-soled shoes for tryouts. For more information please go to highlandparklawnbowling.ca.

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MAY 20 - CHURCHILL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PLANT SALE Churchill Alternative School will be hosting their annual plant sale on Friday, May 20. Annuals, perennials, herbs and veggies will be available at the sale. Sale hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

JUNE 3 - 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, bar and Café 480 open at 6 p.m. and the tournament begins at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10 per player (maximum team size six).

For information and registration: MAY 24 - PLANT AUCTION & SALE or Ottawa Horticultural Society’s rcl480.com/trivia.html WestboroLegionPR@gmail.com.

Annual Plant Auction & Sale is taking place Tuesday May 24 at Tom Brown Arena (141 Bayview Rd.) JUNE 4 - GREAT CANADIAN The auction begins at 7:30 p.m., the LEMONADE STANDEMONIUM plant sale at 8:45 p.m. For informa- On Saturday June 4, thousands of tion go to ottawahort.org or call local kids will be doing just that, all 613-841-4550. while raising funds and awareness for local cancer care. The Great Canadian Lemonade Standemonium MAY 27 – ARTS NIGHT Arts Night takes place at the First is a fun-filled fundraiser in which Unitarian Church (30 Cleary Ave., kids host stands in their neighbouroff Richmond Road) on May 27 at hood. Funds raised support the Regional Cancer 7:30 p.m. Come and see artists talk Ottawa Foundation.

For more information about, demonstrate or perform their art. This month’s guests include about how to get involved, go to Pearl Pirie, author; Dominique ottawacancer.ca/lemonade.

Dennery, sculptor; Tessa Bangs, multi instrumentalist. Admission: $5. For more information call 613725-1066.

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YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Westboro Community Association For up-to-date news on your neigh- lovewestboro.wordpress.com bourhood, stay in touch with your community association. Information about events, traffic changes, develMAY 28 – IN HARMONY: Deadline for submissions: opment, neighbourhood clubs, volA WOMEN’S CHORUS This 25th anniversary concert will unteer opportunities and board editor@kitchissippi.com be taking place at the First Unitarian meetings is available from the following Community Association MAY 14 - COMMUNITY Congregation of Ottawa, 30 Cleary Please include “Community Calendar” in websites.

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