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Kitchissippi’s Scott Irving and Claude Marouis are two members of The Peptides. Photos by Ted Simpson
Enter a ‘psychedelic’ dimension The PepTides are ready to ignite Westboro
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Introducing, your musical headliners of the first night of the first ever, Westboro Fuse festival. Coming to you direct from a psychedelic dimension that may, or may not, exist outside of your own time, space or even reality. They are, The PepTides. Their sound is a mad blend of
R&B, jazz, funk, soul and pop hits with a modern electronic edge and delivered with a flair for the dramatic and a sense of impending doom. Their look is a Technicolor 1950’s cocktail party in celebration of a fast approaching apocalypse, as seen through LSD goggles. All together, The PepTides total nine members, five vocalists and four instrumentalists. After five
years together and three albums, they have been universally praised as one of the best live bands that Ottawa has to offer. Vocalist and band founder, Claude Marouis, gives some insight into the group’s performance mantra: “The songs lend to something more dramatic, I think we have to come up with stuff to do if we’re not Continued on page 2
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Get up and dance with The PepTides Continued from page 1 instruments,” he says. “And it’s more fun for us to come up with that crazy stuff, and I assume it’s more interesting for the audience too.” While describing anything about The PepTides in words is a challenge, putting them into a single genre is nearly impossible, and yet it all comes together in the end product. “Our musical DNA is very diverse, we have a lot of stuff to draw on,” says keyboardist, Scott Irving. Writing sessions at The PepTides’ camp take on a similar, chaotic yet natural genesis. “It’s like an oral tradition, we sit around in a circle and build the chords, it comes into existence when we sing it and it’s never written down, it’s very much internalized,” explains Scott. “It’s so organic, when we get the five singers together,” adds Claude. And they’re bringing all that to the streets of Westboro on a Friday night. It’s not their first time playing the ‘boro, and they’re big fans of the neighbourhood.
Kitchissippi’s Scott Irving and Claude Marouis are two members of The Peptides. They will be performing at Westboro Fuse on June 10 at 8 p.m. Photo by Ted Simpson
“I like the friendly aspect of the whole area,” adds Claude. Westboro Fuse crowds will be getting a live sampling of The PepTides’ newest recorded material, a six song EP being released this fall. They might even throw out surprise covers of an old favourite or two. “We love music, and paying tribute to the musi-
cians you love is always fun for us,” says Claude. The PepTides will be bringing their show to the Fuse Street Party Stage on June 10 outside Avenues Garage near the corner of Richmond Road and Winona Avenue. The madness begins at 8 p.m. Expect to be inundated with colours, funky beats that will drive you to dance and lyrics that delve
into love, sex and death all delivered with a level of vocal virtuosity that begs to be seen to be believed. If by some chance you’re not convinced yet, let Claude sum up: “If you’re gonna have five people up there, they better dance, they better have fun, put them in a costume of some sort, make it cohesive... and show time!”
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KT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Local daycare may be forced to close Dear Editor, A non-profit daycare that has been serving the Ottawa community for almost 30 years should not be forced to close because the federal government insists on doubling the rent. The rent increase to the “market value” – to the tune of about $150,000 per year, equivalent to what a family may pay for the mortgage of a small home – is going to cripple Garderie Tunney’s Daycare to the point that it faces closure. The Board appealed repeatedly to the government. All it got was a measly 3-month rent freeze, so that, as one government official put it, “the daycare management and parents can make suitable arrangements.” In other words, they would need to find care for their children
Cecilia Lei, parent and Vice President, Board of Directors of Garderie Tunney’s Daycare. Photo by Andrea Tomkins
somewhere else. What is the legacy of the federal government getting about $70,000 more annually? The daycare would likely close. 18 people would lose their jobs. 49 kids would not have childcare. I understand that people may legitimately question why taxpayers should subsidize childcare. But you know what? Just as healthy people pay into our universal health care system to support people with chronic illness, just as people without kids
pay into an education system, taxpayers should support daycare because it allows parents to go to work, which in turn contributes to our country’s productivity. Minister Jean-Yves Duclos understands this well. But closing a daycare would not be consistent with his childcare initiative. The daycare is not asking for a handout. But increasing revenue is not feasible right away. What we need is an immediate rent freeze. This will give us time to retrofit the space,
increase programming, and go through the lengthy licensing approvals process with the Province. Please support this critical social infrastructure in your community by signing the e-petition at: https:// petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/ Petition/ Details?Petition=e-362. In less than a month, on Canada Day, the full rent increase will kick in. There is a narrow window of opportunity to make this right. Cecilia Lei Parent and Vice-President, Board of Directors Garderie Tunney’s Daycare [Update: Public Services and Procurement Canada, the landlord of the building, has stated publicly that it is negotiating with the daycare. But despite a number of attempts by the Board of Directors to sit down with department officials, a meeting has yet to take place.]
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and still think I weigh over 300 pounds. I don’t recognize my face now in the mirror, and I think that is a bad thing. It’s been a hard road. People ask me if I would do it again, and I say ‘No I would not’. “I do some travelling with my job. It’s a lot easier than it was before. People treat me differently now than they did then. I have also made a lot of inroads in the food security industry in Ottawa as a smaller person. I don’t like it when people say I look better, because I was exactly the same person as before… just as charming and wonderful!
“I am adamant that we need to give people in poverty better and more healthy food choices. It is immoral for us to do anything different. If you look at areas of poverty, people have access to unhealthy food more than they do healthy food. We have sold out to big corporations. Why does the City of Ottawa have pop machines in every recreation centre? We don’t offer that unhealthy option at the food bank. “A lot of my life, people have told me ‘Don’t do that,’ or ‘Don’t do this,’ but I’m a colourful character and live by the words ‘Be yourself.”
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Hi Shaun, I always enjoy your articles. I hope you might be able to tell me something about the child’s knife and fork shown in the attached photos. They have been passed down in my family and I used them as a child. I will be 70 this summer. Can you tell me anything about the set – where made, age, etc. I do not see any marks on them other than the name. Bonnie Hello Bonnie, How well I remember as a child at the dinner table being mildly and repeatedly scolded by my mother: “Don’t eat with your fingers Shaun! Use your knife and fork!” With six children at the table it’s a wonder Mum could keep track of who was using what, but she did! I am happy to report that my Mum’s admonishments paid dividends and I now only rarely resort to using my fingers at the table. That was roughly 60 years ago and I imagine that a century ago, in the late Victorian period, mothers were saying the same things to their children (although perhaps with more vigour). Table etiquette has likely been a priority around the world for centuries. Dining in the appropriate manner was important to families and the proper ways of doing so was transferred to children at an early age, especially in Victorian times when touching food with anything but a utensil was a serious breach of etiquette. The name “Bonsa” on your utensils was the trademark of Bontgen & Sabins of Solingen, Germany, also known as the “city of blades” because of the many manufacturers there that produced knives, swords and other products. Bontgen & Sabins was active from 1867-1983. The company made many products including pocketknives, spring knives, camping knives, straight razors, scissors, as well as edged weapons. Your little knife and fork was likely made by the company in the 1920’s, possibly earlier, and sold through a fashionable retailer of such items. Since the set lacks any other markings, we may assume that it is made from silver plate. Sterling silver items will feature stamped hallmark symbols that identify its purity as solid silver. Knives and forks have been in regular use at dining tables since the 16th century. People often carried their knives with them to use with meals. By the early 1700’s people were acquiring sets of silverware to be used in homes, which by that time frequently had dedicated rooms for dining. Silversmiths turned their attention to designing cutlery for this expanding market. Smaller hands required smaller utensils and silversmiths created cutlery that was smaller in scale but still functional. Sometimes various characters or symbols were included in the design to encourage children to use the cutlery. Through the course of human history, silver has played second fiddle to gold but it still occupied an important place in society. Owning a case of sterling silver or
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Community meeting draws a crowd “I’ve been heavily involved in consultations like these for the past 18 years and this is actually one of the most impressive that I’ve seen. I have never seen a consultation that tries to put so many related but separate studies together.” There was also discussion of the proposed new rental towers at 809 Richmond Road, commonly known as the “Kristy’s development,” on the site of Kristy’s Restaurant. Owner, Walter Boyce, has submitted a Zoning By-Law Amendment application to develop two 16-storey residential rental towers with a total of 257 units, connected by a three-storey retail space and underground parking. Some residents expressed concern about the proposed height of the towers and the impact to the streetscape. The heights requested differ significantly from the limits in the existing Community Development Plan, approved in 2007. But, as is argued in the application, the community will be very different once LRT has been completed and the tower heights will conform to similar highrises in the area. “We are very keen to see the ridership numbers for LRT as high as they can be. So the thinking about the kind of density we want around transit stations has evolved. Squaring that circle is going to be a challenge,” said Councillor Leiper when asked about the development.
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By noon on Saturday, approximately 200 people had turned up at Our Lady of Fatima Parish on Woodroffe Avenue to hear from City officials and voice their opinions on the community’s future planning and development. “I’m here to represent myself, my wife and my family and I’m here with a whole bunch of neighbours to hear and be heard,” said resident André Baril, who will be following up with a formal letter about his concerns. Participants brainstormed at tables and offered their opinions on anything from traffic congestion and parking to parks, green space and pedestrian paths to the design for the Cleary station and LRT in general. “We collected our issues together, like how people park in our neighbourhood, cut across the main artery from Carling to Richmond Road, or zoom down the street. It’s the same for most of our streets,” said André. The agenda, split between a morning and afternoon session, covered the Cleary and New Orchard Planning Study, the Richmond Road “Complete Street” neighbourhood plan which includes the Byron corridor, an overview on LRT Stage 2 and the Byron Traffic Calming study. Kitchissippi Ward Councillor, Jeff Leiper, was pleased with the turnout and the level of engagement.
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The original LRT plan had the building expropriated to make way for the line. With that blueprint now tunneling under Richmond Road, Walter is hoping to accelerate the construction plan. Kristy’s Restaurant manager, Steve Blake, says it is “business as usual” at Kristy’s, as things won’t be getting underway for at least another 18 months. “We’re not going anywhere anytime soon. My intention is to keep Kristy’s going until the last day,” confirms Steve, who adds that should the development proceed, Kristy’s new home will hopefully be in the retail space that joins the two towers. The widely anticipated consultation fell on the heels of Friday’s announcement that the province will be committing $1 billion toward Stage 2 of the LRT expansion project. Stage 2 will add 30
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Reimagining local spaces
Placemaking initiative picks up steam with residents By Allegra Newman
Sitting shoulder to shoulder the citizens of Ottawa had their hands busy folding construction paper and molding plasticine on May 15. Using little wooden blocks, drink umbrellas and pompoms, the beautiful tables of Mostly Danish in Hintonburg provided the surface for residents to gather and construct models reimagining their local public spaces. In this, the first part of the Citizen City Workshop series, developed by Citizen Academy, community is the expert. Empowered to use “on the ground knowledge,” participants discussed the qualities of the places they love and the places that they feel need some extra attention. They discussed how the aspects of hope, prosperity, pride, culture, justice, play, safety, beauty and environment are missing in many public spaces and dreamed about what we can do to change these local spaces for
the better. According to Citizen Academy’s Laine Johnson, residents have the power to use their knowledge of the spaces around them to plan and design interactive and usable spaces. Councillor Jeff Leiper applauded the energy in the room and emboldened Kitchissippi residents to “go out and do something to make things better.” As part of the event, two groups of citizens worked together to create models reimagining Somerset Square: an underused parkette at the junction of Wellington West and Somerset West streets. In both proposals, the participants brainstormed how to change the isolated and underused feel of the square. Creating shade, increasing the seating, introducing art and programing for multiple ages were just some of the suggestions. One group also suggested expanding the park into the adjacent Wellington West Street dead end.
Milieu.io was on hand to share their interactive mobile app and explain how people get involved in local planning and development. One of the projects they are currently working on is the proposed senior residential development behind the Superstore at 190 Richmond. Through their app they are sharing information and collecting feedback about this project. Alongside learning and dreaming about placemaking, the West Wellington BIA launched TacticalWest, a $500 local placemaking grant program to inspire local creativity of the public corners and spaces along Wellington West. By the beginning of June residents will be seeing a number of interesting temporary installations and creative spaces popping up along the streetscape. For more information about Citizen City please see Citizencity.ca.
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NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Highway 417 Carling Avenue E-E Ramp Closure (WP 4255-15-01) Detail Design and Environmental Assessment Study THE STUDY The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained MMM Group Limited, a WSP company, to complete the detail design for the permanent closure of the Highway 417 Carling Avenue E-E Ramp (WP 4255-15-01) (on-ramp from Carling Avenue Westbound to Highway 417 Eastbound, located on the west side of the Westgate Shopping Centre), in the City of Ottawa. The permanent closure of the ramp is proposed to address operational and safety issues at the ramp and the adjacent Highway 417 Carling Avenue W-E Ramp (on-ramp from Carling Avenue Westbound to Highway 417 Eastbound, located east of Kirkwood Avenue).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Highway 417 Carling Avenue E-E Ramp carries one lane of traffic onto Highway 417. The project involves the following components: • Permanent closure of the Highway 417 Carling Avenue E-E Ramp; and • Construction of related works, including retaining walls, illumination modifications / ATMS, and landscaping. Traffic management during construction will be coordinated with the City of Ottawa. THE PROCESS This study is being carried out in accordance with the approved planning process for Group ‘B’ projects under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000), with the opportunity for public input throughout the project. A Public Information Centre (PIC) will be held to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed ramp closure and related works, alternatives considered, potential impacts and proposed mitigation. Members of the Project Team will be available at the PIC to discuss the project and answer any questions you may have. The PIC will be held as follows:
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In the last edition of Art Tag, local artist Jeff McIntyre chose Kitchissippi resident and painter Ryan Smeeton as one of his favourite artists from our area. I met up with Ryan in the large Platform Gallery and Studios space on Young Street, which houses several small but bright studios. Jeff and Ryan have open spaces that back on to each other. This has allowed them to watch each other’s process and progress and to share and talk art with each other. Ryan is a young painter who came to Ottawa from Ajax to do his BFA at the University of Ottawa. He finished in 2011, but has remained here because he “loves his studio community,” the city as a whole, and what he feels is a burgeoning Ottawa art scene. During my visit to his studio, it was immediately clear that Ryan is a very skilled and prolific painter who is exploring the
traditions of both formalist portraiture and abstraction. The walls are filled with portrait studies, still lifes, and finished paintings, which explore the tension between revealing and concealing
supports (smaller scale canvas or wood) is evident, Ryan says he needed to push beyond the purely conventional. He became more and more enamoured by large-scale mural painting. After graduation,
“I see increasing opportunities in Ottawa, we are getting there I think,” says Ryan. “But we are still catching up to cities like Montreal.” the subject. It’s abundantly clear there’s a simple passion for painting, and the struggle for Ryan is truly knowing when to stop, or when to push a painting. Although his love of painting on traditional
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get preoccupied with the small details, the way I might fuss over a small canvas.” Ryan is working on a large-scale commission on the side of the Museum of Science and Technology. He says he would “love” to be a full-time muralist. “I see increasing opportunities in Ottawa, we are getting there I think,” says Ryan. “But we are still catching up to cities like Montreal.” fun mexican food Ryan has tagged artist 1079 Wellington Street West Tomas Pajdlhauser as one of his favourite local artists. Ryan tells me that Tomas works full-time as an animator but paints beautiful plein air watercolour landscapes that sometimes form his PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION backgrounds. I can’t wait BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS to meet him and discover his work. FAMILY • REAL ESTATE • CIVIL LITIGATION In the meantime, you CORPORATE / COMMERCIAL can see more of Ryan’s ESTATE • WILLS & POWERS OF ATTORNEY work by visiting his website at ryansmeeton.com. Art Tag is a special series by local artist Andrea Stokes. Each artist she profiles for KT “tags” their favourite local artist to be MONDAY profiled in the next issue. As the collection grows 111 Sherwood Drive, Suite B you’ll be able to find them Ottawa, On K1Y 3V1 TUESDAY all online at kitchissippi. Tel: (613) 722-7788 Fax:(613)722-8909 com/tag/art-tag/.
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Many people in the area – especially those of a certain age – might already be familiar with Bill Luxton. He’s been entertaining audiences nearly his entire life, and at 89 years-of-age he’s still involved in many aspects of the Ottawa arts and culture scene. A broadcaster, actor, singer, volunteer reader at Broadview Public School, Bill Luxton graduated from the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto in 1950, but his broadcasting career started much earlier than that. His father was a builder, a carpenter, who brought his family to Canada from England after World War I because there was no work for him there. Later, they returned to England and stayed throughout World War II. When he was enlisted in the army at the age of 18 there was a call for volunteers for the Forces Broadcasting Service. Officials were setting up small stations all over the world to entertain the troops. “I volunteered and got accepted,” explains Bill. “I ended up in North Africa, in Libya for two years – my introduction to radio. My parents moved back to Canada in the meantime and when I got back, with
all my radio experience, I tried all the stations in Toronto with no luck.” But as luck would have it, Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) needed a junior announcer. “I got hired and that’s where I started in 1948,” says Bill. “One of the staff, Bruce Marsh, who later became a very well-known
company in 1961 and got a license for CJOH-TV, Bill got a call for an audition. “I took the bus to Ottawa. They were opening the station the following Sunday,” recalls Bill. “I had a wife and two kids. But this was a golden opportunity to start with a brand new station. My wife said, ‘Let’s go for it’.
He’s been entertaining audiences nearly his entire life and at 89 years-of-age, he’s still involved in many aspects of the Ottawa arts and culture scene. CBC announcer, had been to Lorne Greene’s Academy of Radio Arts. The academy was established after the war for veterans who wanted to be in radio. With my army credits and an allowance, I was accepted and moved to Toronto for a six-month course.” Bill’s job in Kingston with CKWS was his real beginning and he was with the station for six years. When Canadian broadcaster, Ernie Bushnell, formed his own
Because the two children were still in school, I worked for six months going back and forth to Kingston, then we found this house, the kids went to Broadview Public School and I started in TV here.” Bill was part of the local scene at CJOH-TV – now CTV Ottawa – for 27 years as an host and actor. He started in 1961, when the station operated out of a small building at 29 Bayswater Ave. Six months later operations shifted to Continued on page 19
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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS By Cindy Lam As of this moment, graduation is five weeks away. I find it funny that just three years ago, I entered the building of Nepean High School counting down the days until I could graduate and “start life” – now, I wish I had more time to absorb the final days of what high school has left to offer and figure out what exactly I plan to do with my life. Although I have been dreaming of life in university since high school started, I am now suddenly filled with both anxiety and excitement at what will come in a few months from now. I used to roll my eyes when seniors I knew would tell me how high school flew by really fast, and how university was on a whole other level, but now I’m at the point in life where I truly understand what they meant. Nepean offered me many things, and if there was any big, neon lesson I learned at Nepean, it is to take opportunities when they come. I had chances to play sports, organize events and activities, and participate in productions and fundraisers – I truly had a great run in high school because of the level of involvement I had, which is something I will definitely carry
Nepean offered me many things, and if there was any big, neon lesson I learned at Nepean, it is to take opportunities when they come. on in the future. One of the great pleasures I had this year was co-editing Nepean’s online newspaper, Knightwatch, with Julia Simioni. The benefit of having two people having creative control over the newspaper was that we both had similar and different perspectives of what we wanted, and we fused both
our visions together to create something we are both proud of. We could not have had much success with the website had it not been for Dara Saravi, our website designer, who helped us with the visual aspect of the newspaper. We also have to thank Ms. Smid, for allowing us to have creative control over the newspaper and letting us – and
the students of Nepean – express ourselves through articles on sports, fashion, opinion, poetry, and fiction. I never would have thought that I would be one to quote clichés, but I think that sometimes, in certain cases, it is necessary. High school did fly by really fast, university will be on another level, and you really
should be as involved as much as you can. High school definitely wasn’t always sugar and roses, but as long as I was involved in doing things I love, it wasn’t so bad. Thanks for being a friend, Nepean, Cindy Lam
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“WHAT ARE YOUR LIFE GOALS?” “My main life goal is to live in a couple other coun tries for at least a year. Not just to travel, but to actually live there. I’m from Vancouver, but I want to live somewhere new. Not Ottawa. Maybe England, Japan or Morocco. Just not Ottawa.” - Audrey Schmidt
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Sabrina McTaggart: I am a longtime Westboro resident, wife and mother of two boys who are completing university. I work as a career coach for young adults. I help young people begin to navigate the pathway from education to employment. KT: Most people are probably familiar with career coaching, but how do you apply this to young people? SM: While some may know from a very young age exactly what they want their career path to look like, others find it difficult to know what might be satisfying work for them. “How am I supposed to know?” they often ask me. Instead of tackling important questions of college/university and careers in a random, haphazard way, I work with students in a more systematic, organized manner. No one likes to be confused and without a plan for their future!
KT: At what age should young people start considering a career choice? What can parents do to get their kids talking and thinking about it? SM: Students begin to make choices about possible career paths when they are asked in Grade 10 to make their Grade 11 course selections. Should I take chemistry and physics? Do I really
Good career planning begins with fostering selfawareness, so parents can also help by observing their children’s natural strengths and aptitudes. For example, “You seem to really enjoy chatting with the neighbours as you offer to walk their dog” or “I notice you have a real gift for choosing paint colours for your bedroom.” I suggest that Grade 9 is a good time to have an open conversation about
“While some may know from a very young age exactly what they want their career path to look like, others find it difficult to know what might be satisfying work for them.” need to continue with advanced math? It’s difficult to make those decisions with confidence if you don’t know where you are headed. It can take a long time to navigate all of the schooling choices as well as research possible career paths, so starting early provides a distinct advantage. Parents play a very important role in helping their teens to begin thinking about their careers. I suggest that dinner table conversations about their work are a good start, as this will give children their first insights into the world of work.
the costs of college or university: How much will it cost and who will be paying these fees? This often gives teens a clearer picture of the magnitude of these decisions and what role they will play in financing their education. KT: As you say, some people have always known what they want to do when they grow up and others have trouble figuring it out. Can you give some specific advice to young people who are struggling to pin down a career path?
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KT: Finding summer employment can be challenging for young people. Can you share some tips or ideas?
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SM: I suggest students use their volunteer hours as a way to explore different areas of the work world that might be of interest to them. Could you help out at a retirement home, at the hospital, or in a non-profit office for a few hours a week? This is often an invaluable glimpse into what it is really like. I once worked with a young woman who had long held the dream of being a veterinarian. After volunteering in a vet’s office for six weeks one summer, she became aware that she didn’t want to be surrounded by sick and injured animals all day! Most teenagers say to me: “I want a really cool job. I don’t want to have a boring job.” The truth is, there are a lot of boring jobs out there, but there is lots of interesting work out there too. What is a great job for one person, is a terrible job for someone else. And no one will come hunting you down to offer you that really cool job – you have to begin to understand what would be a good fit career for you and go after it! For more information about Sabrina McTaggart, check out her website at sabrinamctaggart.com.
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to the hiring manager. Networking is often the best way to find a job, especially as you get older, so start developing those critical skills now. Ask your parents if they know anybody who might hire a keen, hard-working teen. Let everyone you can know that you are eager to find work and then be as clear
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The trauma of genocide threads through Aram Adjemian’s life: he grew up in the shadow of the Armenian genocide, he pursued the topic academically, he met his wife at a genocide conference, and it is the subject of his first book, The Call from Armenia: Canada’s Response to the Armenian Genocide. It documents Canadians’ interest in the Armenian people through missionary involvement, the consequent fundraising for Armenian relief, governmental action, and Armenian immigration and support in Canada. Aram has been studying genocide for several years. Back in 2002, he attended the first seminar on Genocide and Human Rights hosted by the Zoryan Institute. In 2003, he started his master’s in history at Concordia University, where renowned genocide scholar, Frank Chalk, became his thesis advisor. His 2007 thesis was entitled Canada’s Moral Mandate for Armenia: Sparking Humanitarian and Political Interest, 1880 to 1923. The 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide was commemorated on April 24, 2015. As part of several cultural and educational initiatives to mark the event, the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) commissioned Aram to write about Canada and Armenia. He took this opportunity to expand upon his thesis research. The resultant The Call from Armenia contains original research and information in the form of hundreds of archival photographs, parliamentary and governmental documentation, and illustrations. Aram has presented his book across Canada and in Ottawa to parliamentarians and the Armenian community. On May 27, Aram made a presentation at a reception organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Canada. H.E. Mr. Armen Yeganian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Canada presided, and presented Aram with a certificate for service to the nation. Canada’s response to the crisis in
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Armenia was one of the defining events of Canadian history in the aftermath of World War I. It was a young country’s demonstration of its responsibility, influence, and humanitarian outlook. Aram points out that this is a typical Canadian reaction — Canada continues to provide aid to many displaced peoples even to the present day. Aram is originally from Montreal. During his childhood, his Armenian grandparents and parents rarely talked about the genocide; while he was aware that his grandparents had been affected and traumatized, he doesn’t recall his grandmother talking much about it. However, he grew up immersed in Armenian culture, and sensed the lingering trauma of the genocide that his Armenian friends and relatives endured even after decades. “It is a hard thing to live with,” says Aram. He came to understand that the emotional scars from genocide can be trans-generational. In 2007, the year Aram completed his thesis, the journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated. Hrant was the chief editor of a bilingual (Armenian and Turkish) Istanbul-based newspaper and a proponent of stronger ties between Turks and Armenians. That incident, Aram says, was a “rude awakening,” with the realization that the issues he addressed in academia still prevailed in real life. In the aftermath of that assassination,
Aram has been involved with Armenian and Turkish dialogue groups that formed with the aim of fostering greater understanding. Aram hopes that conversations between ordinary Turks and Armenians will help bring about some degree of amity between the two nations. Aram met his wife Hoori Hamboyan, a lawyer with the Department of Justice, at Zoryan Institute’s Genocide conference. He describes Hoori as a “very compassionate” person who has always been interested in social justice and helping the vulnerable. Their backgrounds make them both deeply mindful about how genociderelated trauma can transmit through generations so they try to provide a balanced perspective when educating their three children about their heritage. Talking about the genocide and understanding the other person’s perspective is a necessary step to healing, and for the trauma of genocide to taper off for future generations. While more study is needed, he hopes that his book can provide some information and understanding to that end. The ANCC is providing copies of the book to those who are interested. It will also soon be available at Octopus Books, and Ottawa Public Library will add it to its catalogue shortly.
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The many faces of Bill Luxton Continued from page 10 a $2 million complex at 1500 Merivale Road. Bill Luxton worked with many people over the years, including two famous women. Margaret Trudeau auditioned in 1981 and was Bill’s co-host for the next two years. “Everyone said it wouldn’t last, but it did,” says Bill. Bill also worked with Charlotte Whitton, the City of Ottawa’s first female mayor from 1951 to 1956. After she lost the election, they worked together on a 15-minute show in which Bill would ask a political question and she’d spend the next 15 minutes answering it. “[CJOH was] a production house for 10 years. Our first big show was The Galloping Gourmet [with Graham Kerr],” recalls Bill. “We taped 500 shows which went worldwide. We had a reputation for being a producer. I was the announcer for the [The Amazing Kreskin]. He was a mentalist who could read minds. He would sit down and sense something in the audience and start to tell
the person things only that person could have known. I don’t know how he did it. I worked with him for three years. We spent five weeks in England taping 13 shows in the 1970s.” When he retired, Bill read to children at Broadview Public School for ten years. He visited different classes every week. One day, he was asked to read Hans Christian Anderson’s stories to three different classes in the library. “I came dressed up like him,” recalls Bill. “As the children were going back to class, a boy came up to me, ‘You’re not Hans Christian Anderson,’ he said. ‘Why would you say that,’ I asked. ‘You’re wearing Adidas shoes,’ he said. So much for my disguise! “They dropped the library program, and I never did get back to it. I’d like to read in the new school.” On stage, Bill has performed with the Ottawa Little Theatre, Orpheus, Just for Kids theatre, the Perth Academy of Musical Theatre and Upper Canada
Playhouse in Morrisburg. He has played leading roles in The Sound of Music, The Music Man, The King and I, Gigi, Oliver, Annie and My Fair Lady. One of his favourite roles was Alfred Dolittle in My Fair Lady. How is this well-known radio and TV announcer keeping busy today? He is the male vocalist with the Grey Jazz Big Band, a 16-person band who performed at the Canadian War Museum just after it opened in 1995, singing wartime favourites by Vera Lynn, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin amid surrounding tanks. They perform in retirement homes for seniors. Bill and his wife, Toots, as he fondly calls her, have been married for 66 years. They have lived in their house in Westboro for 55 years. It’s one of those lovely old homes that Westboro is so famous for, with gardens all around and lots of space between neighbours. A cozy home where two children grew up and now have children of their own.
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Byron Avenue Traffic Calming Project (Sherbourne Road to Island Park Drive) Public Meeting Thursday June 16, 2016 6 to 9 p.m. (presentation at 7 p.m.) Our Lady of Fatima Parish 153 Woodroffe Avenue The City will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the Byron Avenue Traffic Calming project. Feedback received through the survey between March and May has been reviewed and a draft design prepared. Come join the discussion and tell us what you think! There will be display boards, a presentation, break-out tables and City staff present to answer questions. Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. If you require special accommodation, email the project coordinator below before the event. If you cannot attend this meeting, comments/questions can be mailed or emailed to the contact provided below. Information from the meeting will be provided on the project website at ottawa.ca/byronatm.
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However, an opportunity like this is not easily passed up by an emerging director. “It’s a really challenging project,” says Geoff. “The only other place you’d get to work with a cast this size is the larger houses, like Stratford or Shaw.” While some of his actors did require some extra attention, Geoff admitted that there are “a lot of veteran’s in the company who are actually quite accomplished,” including Janice Payne (Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP) and Dan Moore (Justice Canada). Each of the four performances also included special guest cameos, which added their own twist to the performance. Special guests included Kitchissippi Councillor Jeff Leiper, Regional Senior
Justice Hugh Fraser, Senior Litigator Mary Jane Binks, CBC Personalities David Gerow and Laurence Wall, and MPP Yasir Naqvi. “People really enjoy it,” says Geoff. “There’s sort of this excited ripple that goes through the audience as they recognize the person stepping on stage. It’s a fun little moment.” Which is just one of the many reasons why the Lawyer Play remains a successful communitybuilding exercise. As it has continued to grow in popularity, according to Geoff, the GCTC has been able to “put more resources behind it, to the point where it’s almost an extra production in the year, where the production values are as high as they would be for another show in the season.” As can be expected, a
portion of the funds raised by The Lawyer Play directly supports the GCTC, but the CCLA always chooses a charity partner from the community to benefit from the generosity of their sponsors. This year, the CCLA has decided to support SALUS, a Kitchissippi-based charity that is devoted to creating homes and programming for those who live with mental illness. For Salus, this funding could not have come at a more opportune time as they have just begun construction on their fourteenth housing complex. Dubbed the Clementine Project, this structure will provide 42 people with homes and the support they need to better live with their mental Continued on page 21
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On Saturday, May 28, the Hintonburg Arts Committee (a sub-committee of the Hintonburg Community Association) hosted its 13th annual celebration of local art, music, craft, and food at Parkdale Park. It was a beautiful, sunny day with a jampacked schedule full of art and fun activities for everyone to enjoy.
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Continued from page 20 illnesses. According to Lisa Kerr, Executive Director of Salus, the 42 individuals who will be moving into these residences also “have at least five years of experience” with homelessness. “The idea behind our model,” Lisa says, “is that people can live very stable and healthy lives in affordable and wellmaintained quality housing, as long as they have support to go along with that home.”
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JUNE 10 - COMMUNITY KITCHEN PARTY An evening of local music and homemade cookies will be held to honour Stroke Awareness Month: June 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island park Dr.) Admission by donation with all funds collected donated to The Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa. Performers include Tony Turner, The Poach Cotatoes and Sonia Gee. For more info contact Robert Bigras at 819-770-5853 or email rowbear@ hotmail.ca. JUNE 11 - OTTAWA GRACE MANOR FUNDRAISING CRAFT SALE & BAZAAR Come support recreation activities for the Salvation Army Ottawa Grace Manor’s senior residents with your purchases at our Craft Sale & Bazaar on Saturday June 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1156 Wellington St. W. Craft vendors will have a variety of wares (e.g. baked goods, fidget blanket, jewelry, knitwear, gifts etc.). The residents will also be hosting a bazaar of plants and gently used books and household items. For more information please call Marcia at 613-722-8025 ext 112. JUNE 11 - MERI SQUARES AT WESTBORO FUSE Meri Squares, a local modern square dancing club which meets twice a week at Westminster Presbyterian Church, will be performing at the Westboro Fuse event on Saturday June 11 at noon. We encourage readers to join us in some demonstration dancing. Modern Square dancing is fun and fast paced and our callers use modern music. No special footwear, clothing or experience required. If you cannot make the demonstration dance June 11, mark your calendars now to give square dancing a try in September when Meri Squares hosts two open houses on Tuesday September 13 and 20 from 7:30 to 9:30. If you can walk, you can dance. For more information go to merisquares.ca. JUNE 11 – OC REFUGEE FUNDRAISER AT CYCLELOGIK IN HINTONBURG Please come out and help Ottawa Centre Refugee Sponsorship Group raise funds to support two Syrian families to come to Ottawa! Join us at Cyclelogik (1111A Wellington St.). Doors open at 8 p.m. and we’ll be there until late; featuring live music from Ottawa’s own Moonfruits, Toronto’s Ken Dirschl with his guest, Juno and Polaris award-winning producer Michael Wojewoda on drums. Hosted by David Gerow of CBC Radio Morning and Dave Brown of
Accessible Media, the evening will feature appetizers from Thyme & Again, a cash bar and a silent auction with great prizes, on-site and online! Start bidding now at 32auctions. com/OCRefugee. Tickets are only $30 and include one free drink (courtesy of Broadhead Brewery and Chemchamp) and appetizers. Available at goo.gl/RFvfvY. For more information about OC Refugee or to donate, visit ocrefugee.wordpress.com. JUNE 11 - ISLAND PARK DRIVE GARAGE SALE Yes, it’s the whole street - a “mile” of bargains! After visiting the FUSE festival, stroll by and see what treasures you might find! JUNE 13 - CONTAINER GARDENING WITH LANA DOSS Learn how to select the right soil, plants, and containers for successful container gardening, as well as how to water and feed your plants to keep them healthy. Offered in partnership with Just Food as part of the OPL/ BPO à la carte food literacy project. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Monday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. Registration required. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca. JUNE 17 - SUMMER SOLSTICE PARTY The annual Summer Solstice Party will be taking place Friday June 17 in CarruthersStirling Park at 195 Carruthers (near Scott). Rain date is Friday June 24. There’ll be a neighbourhood potluck at 5:30 p.m. Please bring a dish you can share with others and your own plates/cutlery. Street of Rock will perform at 6:30 p.m. For more information email hedc@sympatico.ca. JUNE 17 - ‘FUN-RAISING’ EVENT FOR “OUR SYRIAN FAMILY OTTAWA” Come to Our Syrian Family Ottawa’s FunRaising event on June 17 and have your chance to bid on these and many other live and silent auction items. Our Syrian Family Ottawa is a local group of over 75 people who are privately sponsoring three Syrian families displaced by the conflict in the Middle East. The June 17th Fun-Raising event - at $25 per person - will include a live band (The Shirt Tearing Boys), a comedian (Felice Miranda) and a silent and live auction with Charity Auctioneer Kent Browne. Each ticket also entitles you to one drink. All monies raised will be going directly to the three families. Many great auction items are available! If you are unable to attend, silent bids
will be accepted by auctioneer Kent Browne via email: kent@royallepage.ca. The FunRaiser will be held at the Ukrainian Banquet Hall at 1000 Byron Avenue, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at EventBrite.ca or by contacting Vicky Assad at vassad@rogers. com. JUNE 18 - WESTBORO BEACH BONFIRE The Westboro Beach Community Association will host a barbeque and bonfire to welcome the summer beach season. The fun starts at 4 p.m. with games for the children followed by a barbeque and then a bonfire with marshmallows. For more information, please contact infowestborobeach@gmail.com. JUNE 21 - FUNDRAISER AT THE ROH This “seniors entertaining seniors” performance is a fundraiser for senior’s mental health initiatives. It will be taking place on the 2nd floor at the Royal Ottawa Hospital (1145 Carling Ave). Drop by and enjoy some music of Cole Porter between 1:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. For information call 613-7092374 or email gersamcgee1@gmail.com. JUNE 25 – ARTS NIGHT Arts Night takes place at the First Unitarian Church (30 Cleary Ave., off Richmond Road) on May 27 at 7:30 p.m. Come and see artists talk about, demonstrate or perform their art. This month’s guests include Joel Harden, writer; Daphne Spencer, fashion designer; and Dan Soucy, pianist. Admission: $5. For more information call 613-7251066. JULY 25 TO JULY 29 - CAMP AWESOME Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park Dr. behind the Royal Ottawa across from Westgate Mall). This week-long day camp offers a fun-filled program for children 4 to 12. Program includes outdoor play, stories, songs and crafts. Camp runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Before and after hour care also available. For more information, cost and registration forms contact Kirsten Gracequist at 613-722-7254 or go to www.kitchissippiuc. com. ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP Practice your English language conversation skills and meet new friends in a relaxed and friendly environment at the Carlingwood Branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Tuesdays at 6:30-7:30 p.m. No registration is required for this drop-in class. For more
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