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September 1, 2016 Don Laflamme is the owner of a modern infill home at 1125 Gladstone Ave. It’s been a work in progress since 2011. Photo by Andrea Tomkins

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Hintonburg has a long and rich history in Ottawa. It was first settled in 1826 and incorporated as a village in 1893. It became part of the City of Ottawa in 1907.

The architecture in Hintonburg strongly favours traditional bricks and mortar, but that is slowly changing. Ask Don Laflamme, the

owner of a modern infill at 1125 Gladstone Avenue. His “big tiny house,” is an apt description of a home that is only 1100 sq. ft., including the basement.

Don is a third generation Hintonburger and lives in a renovated home next door. He severed the lot and had the new place designed and built on the original home’s side yard.

The architectural firm behind this project is Colizza Bruni Architecture. The company designed many homes in the area, including the Parkdale Park Fieldhouse. In this case, Don acted as the contractor (or in proper legal terms, the “Constructor”), and contributed interior design elements and some hard labour. It was a full time Continued on page 6

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25 years of Thyme

Thyme & Again celebrates a special milestone Story and photo by Alyson Queen

“Time does go by very quickly,” says Sheila Whyte, owner of Thyme & Again.

They started in 1991 as three people in a 400-square-foot space on Fairmont. Now they employ nearly 100 part-time and full-time staff at their 7000 square-foot location on Wellington.

Included in their current location, home since 2003, is a recently revamped, beautiful community space upstairs, called Exposure Gallery. “There are lots of different things happening here and it’s fun to share,” says Sheila.

After 25 years, you gain perspective and Ottawa’s culinary industry has certainly evolved in that time.

“John Taylor, from Domas, was the catalyst who stood up and said I’m going to support local. He paved the way for a lot of other people,” says Sheila.

“We feel that’s part of who we are as well, supporting local farms and having really good food made from scratch.”

She opened during the recession. People were looking for quality and a business that they could depend on and trust.

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Thyme & Again is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. “The place wouldn’t be what it is if it wasn’t for the people that work here,” says owner Sheila Whyte.

“you may never cook again” and that’s why she makes sure that even after 25 years, she sticks to her mission of providing good, real food.

“We want this to be the food

that you would cook if you had the time to cook it.”

She recounts that before starting the business, she was her own best target client. Busy lives, not enough time to cook, and

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perhaps ordering pizza and takeout a bit too often.

With a take-home shop, retail merchandise, a gallery space, a catering business and a bustling café, she says that all aspects of the business have an important role. It’s continuing to grow, too.

“There is so much new life with the people that are working here, that are young and vibrant and have ideas. It’s growing based on the fact that it has so many elements,” says Sheila.

Looking back over 25 years, consumers’ needs have changed and Sheila and her team are always finding ways to embrace clean, healthy food that people can enjoy.

“We’ve been the go-to in the world of catering for special needs or allergies. But people are still asking ‘what can I get?’ so we’re always broadening our repertoire.”

A quarter century in the restaurant and catering business is indeed cause for celebration.

As for the future, a new website will be soon be launching. And although she was coy with details, Sheila says to stay tuned for some exciting new partnerships that are in the works.

For now though, it’s about looking back on 25 years and thanking the many people who have been on the journey. On that original team of three it was Sheila, her husband, Clayton Kennedy, and her now general manager Rose Goyette. The circle has certainly widened and Sheila is very clear on one thing: her team is second to none and their collective energy makes Thyme and Again what it is.

“The place wouldn’t be what it is if it wasn’t for the people that work here. Every one of them. They are ambassadors and the life and soul.”

For a small business, and most importantly its success, it really comes down to the people.

It’s the customers who continue to walk through the door or order catering. It’s the staff who show up every day, eager to try something new. And in this case, it’s also Sheila, who with vision and passion to spare, shows no sign of stopping.

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Local dig reveals important link to rail history

By Dave Allston

A planned excavation of an old railway site has begun to yield some exciting results. The archaeology firm working next to the City Centre building

by Bayview Station set off on a dig not knowing what to expect from their efforts. However, they have discovered the wellpreserved foundation ruins of the original 1871 turntable and engine house, which is a marvel to see. A window into the 1870s, this stone, brick, wood and iron discovery dates back to the birth of the neighbourhoods surrounding the site. Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, Bayswater and the Preston areas owe their early development to the establishment of the railroads in the area. The rail workers purchased small builder lots, built modest wood homes nearby, and toiled in difficult and often harsh working conditions at the rail yard.

You can almost picture these Kitchissippi pioneers working on this site, in what was then strictly an industrial area.

The excavations have been performed at two different sites. One is the original 1871 turntable, which was used to move train engines into service or storage bays, or to simply turn them around for their return journey. The turntable was located next to a small rectangular engine house, which was

destroyed by fire in 1883.

A new, larger turntable and roundhouse was constructed in late 1883 slightly to the west, and part of this roundhouse, too, has been exposed by the archaeologists. The stone circumference surrounds a number of individual bays, constructed of neatly laid brick, where the engines could be serviced from underneath.

What is most impressive is how well both sites are preserved. It is not just a pile of old rubble in the formation of an old industrial structure. Many features are still as evident as the day they were covered up. The researchers did not have to dig far either – the structures were located only a foot or two down.

The 1883 roundhouse was destroyed by fire in 1910. This is significant because a new roundhouse had to be built. The CP Railway decided to build a much larger roundhouse and expand their yard to the west so they purchased all the houses in the neighbouring subdivision off of Bayview Road (on what was called Alonzo Street), tore them down, and built the new roundhouse which opened in the Spring of 1911. This is on the location of what is now the Tom Brown Arena. (The 1911 roundhouse was demolished in 1968, and Tom Brown was built in 1977). Had it not been for

the fire of the 1883 roundhouse, it is likely that Alonzo Street and its houses would still stand today on this spot!

The future of this archaeological find of local history is cloudy. At present, there are no plans to preserve the unearthed turntable and there is no requirement on the part of the developer, Trinity, to do so. It would be wonderful if this important piece of local railway history could be preserved in some way – either as a feature of the new condo building itself or in its courtyard.

Steam railroads and their importance have become a thing of the deep past; having an authentic exhibit such as this would be an incredible educational piece. It would be an ideal monument, especially for those of us with deep family ties to the workers who spent their hard-working days on this site and helped build Hintonburg and Mechanicsville so many years ago.

Dave Allston is a local history buff who researches and writes house histories and publishes a blog called The Kitchissippi Museum (kitchissippimuseum.blogspot.ca). His family has lived in Kitchissippi for six generations. Do you have stories to share about the area?

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Continued from page 1 job, with a steep learning curve. “I’ve renovated a lot of houses,” says Don. “I learned 80 per cent more doing this new one… It was like a roller coaster.”

Don wears several hats, but if you had to narrow it down to one, he prefers to refer to himself as an “artist and creator” as opposed to renovator or contractor. Don is well known in local theatre circles and is the author of “Mechanicsville Monologues,” which was staged at the Carleton Tavern.

Theatre work may seem to be the very opposite of building a house, but Don sees it as a similar process.

“There’s a beginning, middle, and end of the job.

A cycle of creation,” says Don. “You start off, you wonder if you can do it, you get into it, you do the work, and then you come out saying ‘Yeah, I did it.’”

The concept of the “big tiny house” first came to Don in January 2011.

He describes his Gladstone infill as “a major undertaking.”

Approvals happened that summer and construction

began in the fall. Building was interrupted when Don returned to focus on his theatrical work.

The idea was to echo a style found in Venice Beach, where, as he puts it, “living is about what you do outside.”

“I like a walking lifestyle,” says Don. “If I drive to work I like to park my car, get home, and that’s it for the car. When you live here you can walk to get groceries, walk and have a beer if you are so inclined.”

The home is an illusion of sorts. Approaching from the sidewalk, one might naturally expect it to be larger than it is. Inside, it’s compact, with little wasted space.

The entry foyer is bright, and leads past stairs to a potential informal seating area or small home office. A furnace and washer/dryer are hidden behind closed doors on this floor.

Next level up, a generously spaced Ikea kitchen with a movable island face a massive window that looks right onto Gladstone.

According to Don, it’s the largest that is allowed within the building code.

On the opposite end, divid-

ed by the stairway, is a living area.

There’s a bedroom in a bright basement, and a larger one on the third floor that features a balcony. Don calls it the birdhouse. “It’s a great view from here,” says Don. The view encompasses the tops of trees, birds on telephone wires, and the street below.

It creates a welcome connection to the community.

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Don hopes it’ll appeal to couples who are downsizing or want to live on a smaller footprint in a very walkable neighbourhood.

What has been the community response so far?

“Most people look at it and love it,” says Don. “In 50 years, 100 years, I think there will be a lot of these.”

“Who lives here” is a new mini series that takes a closer look at some unique homes and the people who live there.

Which Kitchissippi-area homes are you most curious about? It could be an old home, a new one, a big one, or a small one. Email a street address and a photo to us at editor@ kitchissippi.com and we’ll do the rest.

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Sophie Cardinal’s garden is busier than a Kitchissippi coffee shop but her patrons are so small you can barely see them. Look closely: hundreds of insects buzz around the flowering plants and specially designed bee houses in her pollinator-friendly yard.

This Westboro resident and bug expert has rolled out the welcome mat to these insects for a reason— to create habitat for the hard-working bees, butterflies and beetles that pollinate plants and help us put food on our tables. That includes apples, berries, tomatoes, pumpkins, and the list goes on.

“If we didn’t have insects our diet would be very different,” says Sophie. “Honey bees alone provide more than two billion dollars in pollination services every year in Canada.”

Sophie knows what she’s talking about: she has a doctorate in entomology from Cornell University, and is a research scientist at Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.

“I curate the bee collection, research bees, looking at different factors that affect bee health and create tools to identify bees and recognize species,” she explains.

Sophie also organizes Ottawa Bug Day, an annual event co-sponsored by the Entomological Society of Ontario and the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club.

This year, the event will be held on Saturday, September 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ottawa Research and Development Centre at 960 Carling Ave. (at the Central Experimental Farm), in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Admittance and on-site parking is free.

Now in its fourth year, Ottawa’s biggest bug fest draws close to two thousand bug lovers of all ages to watch cockroach races, see live bugs, and yes, taste some too.

“We will have roasted crickets on hand, but also some baked goods where we use cricket flour,” says Sophie, who has no qualms about insect cuisine.

“Mealworms are pretty tasty,” she says convincingly.

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Westboro’s Sophie Cardinal is one of the organizers behind Ottawa Bug Day, which is taking place September 10. Sophie uses wood block bee houses to create habitat for solitary bees in her backyard.

Tweet your bug questions to @bugdayOttawa and entomologists will answer them on Bug Day (September 10)!

More than 30 Ottawa entomologists are volunteering their time at the event. They’ll be available to answer all your bug related questions. Here’s your chance to find out if that huge hairy spider lurking in the attic is a friend or foe.

“You can bring in an insect picture or a specimen and we can identify it for you,” says Sophie.

Entomologists will be guiding insect expeditions to show you how to find and identify the bugs that live around us, but often go unseen. It’s a skill that might just change how you see the world.

“You walk down the street and you probably don’t see the hundreds of insects you are walking right by. Once you become aware of them you’ll find yourself walking very differently through any kind of habitat,” says Sophie.

For those interested in

attracting pollinators to their yard, you can get information and advice about how to make and maintain the bee houses found in Sophie’s yard.

“Bee houses are a way to increase nesting habitat,” she says, adding, “you do have to manage them and clean them every year or you could actually have a negative impact.”

If you’re a bit squeamish about inviting bees into your backyard, don’t be. These houses are for solitary-nesting bees, and unlike bumble bees they don’t sting and they don’t make honey.

Event organizers are also asking for your help.

The Canadian National Collection of Insects, which contains more than 17 million specimens, is currently being digitized.

You can help scientists reach this ambitious goal by entering specimen information into the growing database—considered to be one of the largest in the world.

Not a bug lover? You’re invited too.

“Once people learn about bugs, they realize how cool they are. We try

to help people get past the ‘ew icky bugs’ reaction and realize how important they are, and all the different things they do for us in terms of recycling waste, pollinating and agriculture,” says Sophie. “Bug people are really enthusiastic about what we do, and we like to share that with other people.”

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We’re introducing KT readers to a few new artists on the West End Studio Tour, which takes place September 17 & 18 and 24 & 25.

Look for more profiles in the September 15 issue of Kitchissippi Times.

Miriam Vanderhoff-Silburt’s interest in glasswork first began when she restored and framed two panels of stained glass. She spent the next ten years perfecting her skills, teaching others the art of stain glass, and also undertook a number of commissions.

But it was when she took an introductory course at Northern Art Glass in Ottawa in fused glass that she found her true passion.

Her basement studio on Kenilworth Street has shelves with containers of powdered glass in many different colours and textures, used to ‘paint’ landscapes. Three different kilns support the various techniques she has learned over the years from experts in the relatively narrow group of artists experimenting with these kinds of techniques.

What began with the making of jewelry, platters, bowls and plates from fused glass has expanded to include work resembling that of Venetian Millefiori Murano glass,

Miriam Vanderhoff-Silburt in her studio.

landscapes ‘painted’ using powdered glass, multi-layered, gradually heated over days so as not to stress the layers of glass, fused into beautiful, glass landscapes of sky, water, trees.

“I’m always inspired by the landscape,” says Miriam. She used to accompany her father-in-law, Josh Silbert, an accomplished landscape painter, on his sketching trips. He would ask her – what colour is that rock? Grey, she would say. Then he would teach her to ‘see’ the many other colours – the pinks, greens, purples – in the ‘grey’ rock. Her father-in-law’s landscapes adorn the walls of her home and she regards him as the source of her inspiration.

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really opened my eyes to nature and the wonderful colours [in nature]. He was an amazing teacher.”

Miriam’s work in glass is a multistep process. Her most recent work, using the vitrograph kiln, stacks glass in clay pots and places them in the kiln. Heated to a certain temperature, the glass starts to flow. She then pulls a strand, which makes the different patterns. Afterwards the pieces are cut and she fuses them together, putting a dam around them, using a full fuse method.

“It’s how the glass flows through the hole at the bottom of the clay pot that creates the pattern.”

These works are then often incorporated into other pieces of art. She is working on a series where the frame is chosen first – in this case, a series of old wash boards. She also embeds photographs into layers of glass. And she continues to teach others what she has learned.

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Tree Fest Ottawa 2016 A Celebration of Trees

By Debra Huron Although Christine Earnshaw lives in the Wellington Village part of Kitchissippi, she envisions the entire city of Ottawa as a canvas for celebrating trees.

Along with husband Chris Osler and friend Kathleen Gotts, Earnshaw has embarked on year two of a labour of love (also known as intense volunteer activity), in support of Tree Fest Ottawa 2016, an outdoor photo exhibit and website the trio launched in the fall of 2015. The tagline for Tree Fest Ottawa describes the organizers’ approach: Promote. Protect. Celebrate.

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September 10, and promises to be bigger and better than the inaugural event. After two weeks at Lansdowne Park—the site of last year’s festival -- Tree Fest will move the outdoor photo exhibit and expanded programming to its main location in the area around Brewer Pond in Brewer Park, at Bronson Avenue near Sunnyside. The City of Ottawa continues to support this art and activism venture.

“We’re trying to prompt people to understand why trees are important in so many ways: for health, for food security, for good neighbourhoods, for their heritage value and for the central role they play in our environment,”

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For the 40-something Earnshaw, being a volunteer tree planter with a local ecology group in 2013 held value -- but not quite enough relevance. She also saw the need and the potential to try to engage more people in some of the critical issues facing the forest, questioning the need to plant more trees, asking what is happening to the current trees as they are and, why are trees so important?

In Kitchissippi, where intense small-scale development has had an adverse impact on the urban forest canopy, Earnshaw believes the focus for tree conservation needs to be on enforcing the tree

protection by-law, or reviewing it. She describes the big trees that line residential streets and add shade to backyards as “communal assets,” and although many are on personal property, they are neighbours to all of us. Earnshaw is concerned that when a tree can just be taken down, all trees are threatened.

Yet, Earnshaw is not keen to be known as a tree hugger.

Instead, Tree Fest Ottawa’s website uses the term “tree enthusiast”, and coming from an arts

perspective, the organizers seem inspired to create social change through a particular artistic medium: photography.

As they did last year, the Tree Fest crew will be installing original 4 ft X 8 ft photographs in outdoor spaces, to celebrate trees.

Earnshaw noted the story telling potential with images that were used in 2015. Many different people with a keen interest in trees were interviewed and put their stories out there. Tree Fest’s website currently features 18 such stories and more will be added in the coming weeks. She explained that many of the people interviewed for the website are also those who are leading workshops and doing tours at the Brewer Park site.

On Wednesdays, school groups will be welcome at the Brewer Park site. Each Saturday will feature a unique theme, such as Family Day on Sept. 17, Ecology Day on Oct. 1, and Health Day (in partnership with Ottawa Public Health) on Oct. 8.

This year’s Ottawa Tree Fest will end with a Day of Action on Oct. 15. There will be special events on National Tree Day on Sept.

21. Visit www.treefestottawa.org for a full schedule.

Earnshaw’s goal with Tree Fest is to create an outdoor gallery space that is experiential and fun. Did we mention there are food vendors, too?

At the root of this venture sits Earnshaw’s desire to celebrate one of Ottawa’s most important natural resources. “We need more of a culture of appreciation for trees,” she says. “We need more people to stand up for trees.

To make their voices heard. To take action, to actually nurture the ones that are here and, to plant new trees.”

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By Sarah Doiron, OWCS Staff Seniors in Hintonburg, Carlington and Westboro who need assistance with grocery shopping are in luck: for only $6 Ottawa West Community Support (OWCS) provides door to door transportation and help with bagging and carrying of purchases.

The OWCS Grocery Bus, a central focus for the community, has been running for 30 years. Each Tuesday and Wednesday, the bus departs OWCS at 9 a.m., picks up seniors from their homes and takes them shopping at local supermarkets.

Bunny Mangione, a client of Ottawa West Community Support has been using this service since 2011.

“I’m so glad to be on it,” says Bunny. “It’s just the best for my sister and me.”

“I regularly hear that seniors don’t know what they would do without this service.” says Mona Moorhouse, who began volunteering with OWCS earlier this year.

“In addition to the practicalities of grocery shopping, it is a fun way for people to connect. We’ve had some very interesting and humorous conversations in the van.”

For over 35 years, OWCS has been providing services in the west end of Ottawa aimed at keeping seniors living independently in their

Boarding the OWCS Grocery Bus, Erika Trommerhausen, volunteer Debbie Dannehl, and Bunny Mangione enjoy the convenience and camaraderie of an outing to a local mall. Photo by Sarah Doiron

own homes. OWCS offers a number of services including various shopping excursions, a Day Program (4 days per week); Medical Transportation; Friday Social Lunches; Respite Care and Personal

WEST END STUDIO TOUR September 17-18 and 24-25

Sat. and Sun., 11am - 5pm Make these two weekends the perfect Fall outing by biking, driving or walking around the local neighbourhoods and exploring the studios of local artists to get a firsthand look at their creative processes and their latest artworks.

Extended hours or private viewings happily arranged with individual Artists.

Brochure-map available at businesses throughout the West End and on our website. Please return the generous support of our Sponsors.

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Support Work; Homemaking and Housecleaning; and Yard Work.

For more information about the Grocery Bus and other OWCS programs, please contact the office at 613-728-6016.

Samba 2016

Interactive Concert

By (HEDC) Come and Play With Us. That is what Samba Ottawa asked for this year, an interactive session with the community.

Every August for the last 15 years, Samba Ottawa has come to Hintonburg to play in McCormick Park. This year they wanted participation from us – people were happy to join in and what fun it was.

HEDC members made lots of shakers before the event on August 17th and handed them out to every person who came – from the very, very young to the oldest. Just before 7:30 pm the sounds of Samba could be heard, playing and marching down Rosemount Avenue towards McCormick Park.

The crowd automatically moved towards Wellington and greeted Samba as they crossed the street and then marched behind them back into the park.

Samba continued play-

ing and after a short water break they invited people in the park to get up and play with them. Adults and children eagerly obliged and chose an instrument from the assortment of extra instruments that Samba had dropped off earlier. Some Samba members turned their own instruments over to the first time musicians.

The leader and other members of Samba, provided a short lesson and then had everyone play together with them. What a wonderful sound they created – with lots of enthusiasm and good rhythm. Maybe all of us could be Samba players with some training – especially some of the children.

It was a great evening – rather than just sitting and being entertained, everyone participated. We are looking forward to playing with them again in August, 2017.

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Real Estate Report

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Feelin’ Hot, Hot, Hot – Summer 2016

By Doug Herbert, Royal Lepage Realty A hot Ottawa summer has coincided with hot real estate sales.

In July, members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,491 residential properties through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® System (MLS). This is well above the five-year average, and 4.3 per cent above July 2015 sales of 1,430.

“Sales continue to outpace 2015 numbers both in monthly and year-to-date comparisons,” says Shane Silva, President of the Ottawa Real Estate Board. “However, we are seeing the typical summer slowdown in July compared to June’s record-breaking numbers. Units listed in both residential and condominium property classes have declined throughout the year, which has affected overall inventory levels. The number of active listings at the end of July 2016 is down about 15 per cent compared to July 2015.”

Ottawa’s sales of residential properties consisted of 277 condominiums, and 1214 residential properties. As we reached the half way point in 2016, year-to-date sales volumes are up by 5.3 per cent over last year. Overall prices

have remained very steady when compared to last year.

The average sale price of a residential-class property sold in July in the Ottawa area was $398,608, an increase of 1.1 per cent over July 2015. The average sale price for a condominium-class property was $259,794, an increase of 1.2 per cent over July 2015.

The Board cautions that average sale price information can be useful in establishing trends over time, but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value.

The average sale price is calculated based on the total dollar volume of all properties sold.

“The hottest segments in our market for July were twostorey and bungalow residential homes in the $300,000 to $400,000 price range, followed by one-level and twostorey condos in the $200,000 to $300,000 price range,” says Silva. “In addition to residential and condominium sales, OREB Members have assisted clients with renting over 1,800 properties since the beginning of the year.”

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tion was not an option until recent years. Buyers, when hunting for a home, reach a point when they need to decide whether to use their own real estate agent to represent them, or to deal directly with the listing agent. There are important factors to consider when deciding how to proceed. In the not-so-distant past, buyers had to navigate this important financial decision without having a real estate representative working on their side.

Technically, all agents were “working for the seller”, and buyers did not have a defined relationship with a real estate agent who was working solely for them. Today, buyers can choose to be represented by a “Buyer’s Agent” who, as your advocate, is responsible for protecting buyer interests and can provide essential information for an informed decision.

In addition to pinpointing homes that fit the buyers’ needs, the buyer’s agent can provide information about specific neighbourhoods, local real estate values, taxes, utilities, services and house showings.

See the Newswest Real Estate Chart to accompany this report at Newswest.org.

By Blaine Marchand, R.E.A.D. September is a critical month for the Rosemount Expansion and Development (READ) group.

READ will present its recommendations for the future of the Rosemount Library to the Ottawa Library Board. Kitchissippi Ward Councillor Jeff Leiper provided financial assistance for these sessions, attended by over 150 Rosemount Library users.

They expressed a deep commitment to ensuring the library remains a vital presence in our area.

Since 1918, Rosemount Library has become deeply loved by its loyal users. Despite its small footprint, the library serves thousands of local citizens. Its key location in the heart of Hintonburg, close to schools, social services and community centres, has fostered strong and vibrant partnerships with these educational institutions, as well as with the diverse community organizations and families who use the library on a regular basis.

What was heard in the consultations, then, is no surprise. It confirmed what was long suspected: additional space is the priority. Rosemount Library has the second highest first time item circulation per square foot of all

the urban and suburban branches in the OPL system.

Overcrowding, due to its limited floor space, has meant that some branch programming, which is offered at other branches across the Ottawa Library system, cannot be offered at Rosemount.

While the highest praise was given to the branch staff, it was emphasized that services to library users remain a challenge.

Looking long term and with the expected population growth in the catchment area over the next 25 years, this means that delivery of services will become even more difficult. A solution must be found so that Rosemount Library can provide full services to its users, as a branch library in the 21st century should.

For a century, citizens in this area have raised their voices and played an important role in the creation and evolution of the Rosemount Library. September will be a critical time for the venerable institution. It is time, once again, to ensure a way forward is found.

The report on the community consultations Rosemount Library: The Next Chapter can be viewed on the READ website, www.readrosemount.ca and on Councillor Jeff Leiper’s website, www.kitichissippi.ca.

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“Abandoned” or “Active”?

By Tim Thibeault The Prince of Wales train bridge is actually two bridges - one from Ottawa to Lemieux Island, the other from the island to Quebec. Most Ottawans who are aware of its existence see the bridge only from the Parkway, as they creep slowly past during morning and evening rush hours.

From that vantage point, it is an apparently derelict, rust and graffiti-covered hulk that stretches above a bikepath, leading the eye northward to an off-leash dog park and, in odd juxtaposition, a leafy arboretum on the island, popular with bridal parties and wedding photographers. This is a place where beautiful people watch their step every time they visit.

Most don’t see it from eyelevel on the bike path, nor from the walkway that parallels the tracks on the bridge itself. But it is at this level that the bridge has traditionally had its most significant impact on our neighbourhoods and our neighbours. The Prince of Wales train bridge not only carries people over the river, it connects us to the river.

The railroad workers and mechanics who populated the original Mechanicsville, worked on the trains and in the yards served by this bridge. It provided a reason for their jobs and livelihoods. It helped feed their families.

For generations as trains crossed daily, the Prince of Wales Bridge served as a pedestrian crossing to “Hull”, a diving platform for swimmers and daredevils, and as a route to one of the area’s best spots for viewing the Canada Day fireworks display just down river. When train traffic stopped about 10 years ago, it became a secluded spot for fishing too.

Today it serves artists and photographers, adventuresome kids on mountain bikes, wildlife watchers, and wayward truants, and sometimes, people just seeking a little solitude where they can see and watch the city without hearing its horns, sirens and the disquieting noises generated by the city.

The bridge has been fenced before, more than once, always at some expense. This current controversy then begs the question, “And how did that work out for you?” Attempts to block public access to the bridge have consistently turned into challenges to adolescent creativity and vandalism, with added expenses for repairs.

To the best of our knowledge, no one has been hit by a train on the bridge and, during

Projected on the Prince of Wales train bridge, according to community activist Dennis van Staalduinen, a simple railing could improve safety on a bridge simultaneously considered “abandoned” and “active” by City Hall.

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the sixties and seventies, local kids stayed on it, hiding under the trestles on the pilings where the spans meet, while trains rumbled mere feet overhead.

A mid-August spate of letters to the Ottawa Citizen suggests greater support for public access to this public property than might have been imagined. (http://tinyurl.com/gwzf6kx) Recent Twitter interest in this question has suggested that in Toronto, the public is kept off a much busier railroad with a small sign showing a hiker with a red circle and diagonal bar indicating, “Don’t walk here.” This appears to be enough to absolve the city of responsibility for its citizens’ potential foolishness.

Among suggested solutions to this perceived problem, is the idea of a fence along the board walk already in place beside the tracks. But the city claims that this is an “active railway” and therefore a fence is impossible. “Active” or “Abandoned”? There is room for clarification here. In any

“The railroad workers and mechanics who populated the original Mechanicsville, worked on the trains and in the yards served by this bridge.” case, $250,000 for a gate seems awfully steep compared to what it might cost to change the wording on some out-ofdate official documents.

We have seen city laws posted elsewhere in Hintonburg/ Mechanicsville. Behind the

Tom Brown Arena, citizens were spared fractures and litigation by signs that forbade climbing a hill as a short cut to the O-Train. And how did that work out? The signs became a graffiti covered parody of what they were intended to be, and people continued to risk life and limb with a little morning exercise on the way to work.

Although law makers may well believe they are protecting their citizens with signs and fences and gates, it can be argued that they are in fact guarding their taxpayers. But a quarter million dollars is a lot to invest in a policy based on what is essentially, fear of litigation.

Ottawa doesn’t need fearbased pubic policy. It needs engaged, consultative discourse that results in service to the taxpayers, based on active listening and attentive consideration of what the community has enjoyed for generations, and what it apparently seems determined to enjoy for generations to come. Let’s not try to block that bridge. Let’s open it!

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Issues Merit More Than Blithe Dismissal

Letter to the Editor

By Cheryl Parrott, Hintonburg resident Concerns within the Police Department in the public media this year have been increasing. This past week has seen this boil over into a public battle between the Chief of Police, the Mayor, the Police Union and some of the police officers at several rank levels.

I have worked closely with many police officers at all levels over the last 25 years on community security issues in Hintonburg. This public airing of concerns within the police structure – the non-confidence in the Chief and concerns with the oversight of Police Services Board,

is unprecedented. This is the 5th Chief of Police over the last 25 years. Previously, any discontent was kept within the police force, so this is clearly very different and at a completely different level.

The public airing of concerns should not be dismissed as a few officers who are just discontented.

This is continuing to grow and from media reports, it takes in all ranks. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to bring forward these concerns by officers at all levels knowing they can be sanctioned and targeted for it. Clearly they are doing it because they feel important issues have not been resolved and that this is their only option in a job and pro-

Cst Neilly’s Neighbourhood September Safety Tips

By Cst Dawn Neilly The fall, for most of us, means vacation time is behind us and the work year gets serious again.

As drivers, we have to be on the watch for more kids out and about and not always careful about traffic.

On many streets, flexible vertical posts have been set up in the middle of the road as a reminder to go slow in certain areas.

As you may have noticed, over the summer the city has installed a

number of pedestrian crossings that might take some getting used to by both motorists and pedestrians.

Don’t be in too much of a hurry to get through them.

Many kids will be getting to and from school on the big yellow school buses. These are hard to miss but it is still important to remember that the flashing red lights and STOP sign on these buses are the crucial components. Again, don’t be in too much of a hurry to get by them.

fession they care about and feel strongly about. The Mayor’s statement that if they are not happy they are free to quit their job and go elsewhere, dismisses their serious concerns and is not helpful.

Clearly there is a serious problem within the Ottawa Police, and the Police Chief and Police Services Board need to pro-actively find solutions and improve morale and that does not include sanctioning those who have the courage to speak out about their unresolved concerns. If morale continues to plummet as it has, the entire City will suffer.

Find the solution.

Okay, you’ve read all that and are congratulating yourself on what a responsible driver you are because you already know and obey the rules. But what about distracted driving? How is your record there?

Even a slow moving vehicle can kill and all it takes is an instant’s distraction to miss that kid running into the middle of the road to chase a ball.

Leave the Phone Alone (http:// www.ottawapolice.ca/en/safetyandcrime-prevention/leave-the-phonealone.asp) and keep your eyes on the road.

Have a cool, safe September!

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By Anna Borris During the summer holidays back in the sixties, no one suffered from a lack of fresh air. My mom was home during the day and was delighted to have us out of her hair.

Sometimes, particularly on a rainy day, we could be found lying around reading a library book or squabbling over Monopoly or Clue, but otherwise we couldn’t get out the door fast enough.

We loved skipping with a single rope or doubleDutch to a myriad of cryptic chants and songs passed down from the older kids. Sometimes there were enough of us to create a lineup and if only two of us were playing, we tied one end of the rope to the telephone pole.

When we got tired of skipping, we climbed a few steps up the pole. One curious variation was called “yogi” where a long piece of elastic was stretched between two kids who held it at ground, ankle, knee and increasingly higher levels while the others had to jump over, all the while chanting our version of a Japanese rhyme.

Lots of other games kept us busy and some worked out better than others. Hopscotch could be drawn on someone’s laneway and markers ranged from pebbles to fancy tokens. Playing school usually ended in bitter arguments due to the overly strict teachers.

“What Time is it Mister

Wolf?” was all fun and games until one of the boys wore a Halloween wolf mask when it was his turn and sent a little kid screaming home.

Neighbours’ yards were common property. We thought nothing of going to a nearby laneway and throwing an India rubber ball up against the brick wall at the side of their house. No one ever came out and yelled at us.

Injuries were common.

Gymnastics on someone’s lawn was popular and resulted in the odd sprain.

was played in late summer when darkness came early. We crept through backyards, behind garages, in doghouses (with the dog) and through bushes trying to stifle our giggles.

Our fun ended with our parents calling us in.

Some whistled, some yelled and others sent the older siblings out to find us.

When we were bored we could knock on someone’s door and ask if we could walk their dog.

They always said yes.

Then there was the corner

“Now and then someone would fall out of a tree.”

Those who were learning to ride a two-wheeler usually sported some degree of road rash and now and then someone would fall out of a tree.

We rounded up as many parents as possible to be spectators at our backyard plays, circuses and concerts. They sat with forced grins and cheered with wild applause when the show was over. We really thought the applause was because they appreciated our talent.

Hide and Seek in the dark, our favourite game,

store which was good for some red wax lips, Bazooka gum or maybe a Sweet Marie bar if we had ten cents. Or we could always run through the sprinkler.

Then, before we knew it, the goldenrod would appear in the vacant lots and fields. We all knew that meant that the new school year was closing in on us. We were sad only until the first day of school, when we could see all our friends once again, and begin a whole new season.

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Web Extras This Month

By Various Authors Neighbours or Social Profiteers?

Despite arguments offered when developers want to establish a new high rise, the lack of desire, or inability, to interact successfully with existing neighbours is one negative aspect of a group of owners who want to enjoy the parks, markets and public benefits of an area without truly engaging the neighbours whose lives and activities their vertical towers disrupt.

The Mechanicsville

Mural in Laroche Park is one example of a community project that relocated and rebounded when neighbourly overtures were unexpectedly rejected by the board of a just such a condo. Read about it in our Newswest Web Extras at Newswest. org.

Sit With Me Picnic - rescue dogs have their day.

Check out our online photo gallery.

Political Reports - the summer’s political activities, in detail.

Contra Dance - a fun and inexpensive way to meet and socialize in the west end.

Fire Fundraiser - read how real neighbours respond in an emergency.

You will find these stories and more at Newswest.org in our Web Extra articles.

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SEPTEMBER 9 – OCTOBER 14 - AGING BY THE BOOK Whether we are aging in a new country or in our home town, growing older brings new challenges and perspectives. Be part of a reading and discussion group that meets weekly for six weeks to explore the older adult experience as portrayed in a wide range of written work.

We will discuss poems, short stories, essays, and excerpts from novels and memoirs.

Readings will be provided. This is a repeat of programs that ran in 2013 and 2014.

Registration is limited to 10 participants; no new registrants after the second session.

Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Fridays from September 9 to October 14 at 2 p.m. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

SEPTEMBER 10 - UNITARIAN HOUSE FALL FAIR This year’s Fall Fair will be taking place Saturday, September 10 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the courtyard at 20 Cleary Ave. behind Kristy’s Restaurant. Drop by for some homemade baking, clothing, jewelry, treasures and trinkets, silent auction, beverages & barbecue lunch, and fun activities for families.

SEPTEMBER 10 - VOICES FROM PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS What is life like for a Palestinian refugee today? In a live Skype panel session, three Palestinian refugees: one in Gaza, one in Bethlehem, and one in Lebanon, will talk about their lives and hopes. Q&A session to follow. Saturday, September 10, 10 a.m. to noon, Hintonburg Community Centre, 1024 Wellington St. W. Admission is free – voluntary donations gratefully accepted. Organized by Canada Talks Israel Palestine (CTIP).

SEPTEMBER 13 - ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP Practice your English language conversation skills and meet new friends in a relaxed and friendly environment. / Améliorez votre anglais parlé et rencontrez des gens dans un milieu décontracté. This group runs from September to the end of June and the first one is happening at the Carlingwood Library on Tuesday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. Drop-in. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

SEPTEMBER 17 - TASTES OF WELLINGTON WEST Mark your calendars! “Tastes” is a one day celebration of everything wonderful that happens along Wellington West, in Hintonburg and Wellington Village. This year’s edition will

include Giant Tiger KidZone, a Brewery Market in Hintonburg Park, live art demonstrations, performing artists, and more. For more information go to wellingtonwest.ca.

Centre at 345 Richmond Rd. Free, but donations will be welcome. Light refreshments will be provided by Amica Westboro. For more information, please call 613-798-8927.

SEPTEMBER 17 & 18 AND SEPTEMBER 24 & 25 WEST END STUDIO TOUR (WEST) The West End Studio Tour takes place over two weekends. It’s a free walking, biking or driving, tour of artist homes and studios in the Wellington West and Westboro area, and a great opportunity for art lovers to see the places where art is actually made. For details, go to westendstudiotour.ca or email westendstudiotour@outlook.com.

SEPTEMBER 21 - FALL LUNCHEON RWTO/OERO (Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/ Organisation des enseignantes retraitées de l’Ontario), Ottawa-Carleton Branch, invites retired women teachers to our monthly “Caring and Sharing” activities, starting with the Fall Luncheon, September 21 at Kitchissippi United Church. To register for this event or for more information about our activities, contact Barb Edwards, 613-731-3331 or angelbunny@ live.ca.

SEPTEMBER 18 - BATTLE OF BRITAIN PARADE, CEREMONY, AND POTLUCK SOCIAL Parade forms in front of the Westboro Legion at 1:30 p.m., ceremony at the Westboro Cenotaph begins at 2 p.m. and a potluck social follows in the upstairs lounge at the Westboro Legion after the ceremony with live music performed by Flynn Ward. All are welcome. For more information visit rcl480.com or call 613725-3475.

SEPTEMBER 19 - STARTING A BUSINESS Learn what you need to consider when starting your business and what you need to do so that you can determine if your business idea is feasible. Whatever kind of business you are starting—online, home-based, local, product sales or service--the steps and procedures in preparing your business are the same. In addition, you will learn specifics on regulations and things to consider for certain types of business.

Invest Ottawa business advisors present this information-packed workshop to get you started in the right direction. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Monday, September 19th at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

SEPTEMBER 21 - WESTBORO BEACH CLOSING BONFIRE Westboro Beach Community Association ever popular Beach Closing Bonfire is on Saturday September 10, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Westboro Beach. The Lumiére Maze is back, the pathway will be lit, Russell Levia is back to entertain and there is the bonfire and roasting of marshmallows. There will be hot chocolate and games for children. It will be a fun-filled evening. Please bring something to sit on, a mug, and plenty of small change for the donation jar. For more information email infowestborobeach@gmail.com.

SEPTEMBER 21 - TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Friends of Churchill Seniors Centre Event Series invites you to a presentation by Maria Giovannitti, an experienced brain trainer on research-based strategies and practical tips for memory improvements. Wednesday September 21, 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m, at the Churchill Seniors

SEPTEMBER 22 & 26 - PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AND FUNDRAISER This fundraiser is for Ottawa Salus, which provides “housing and hope” for adults with mental illness. Four Ottawa photographers are holding an exhibition and sale. “Points of View” will be a chance to buy stunning photographs—all affordably priced—while helping to provide shelter for people in need. Framed photographs, photocards and unframed prints will be sold. Where: the Salus Ottawa building at 2000 Scott Street (corner of Athlone). When: Thursday, September 22 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and continues on Sunday September 25, 2016, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 24 - PARKDALE UNITED CHURCH FALL RUMMAGE SALE The fall rummage sale will be taking place Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to noon.

There will be clothing, household items, toys, books, electronics, furniture, linen, plants, sports items, oodles of items for sale. Shoppers are asked to please use Gladstone Avenue door.

Donations are welcome but must be delivered before Sept. 22. For information call 613-7289686 or go to parkdaleunitedchurch.ca.

SEPTEMBER 24 & 25 - OPEN ART STUDIO Kitchissippi artist Margaret Chwialkowska invites you to her studio at 195 Woodroffe Ave., to view her award-winning, vibrant and textured oil paintings rendered with palette knives, inspired by nature and local landscape.

September 24 & 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information go to artistsincanada.com/ margaret or call 613-729-9351.

SEPTEMBER 24 – “BAYSWATER BAZAAR” 2ND ANNUAL STREET SALE Head over to Bayswater Avenue on Sunday September 24 to find treasures old and new to admire and acquire. The street will be open, so walk, cycle or drive up and load your wagon, basket or car. Goods, gifts and gadgets galore will be available from Somerset Street to Carling Avenue. The fun starts at 7 a.m. For more information, check the Liveable

Bayswater Facebook page.

SEPTEMBER 24 - HINTONBURG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CELEBRATION

Join the HCA for a 10th Anniversary Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Hintonburg Park (behind Hintonburg Community Centre).

SEPTEMBER 26 - BUENOS AIRES TO SANTIAGO BY SHIP

Join Alex Bissett on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Santiago, with visits to the Falkland Islands, Antarctica, and Chilean fjords.

Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Monday, September 26 at 7 p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

OCTOBER 15 - CITIZEN ADVOCACY BOTTLE DRIVE

Bring your empties to the Beer Store Parking Lot (1546 Scott St.) on October 15 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and help the Citizen Advocacy Consumers Advisory Committee raise funds to support the Everyday Champions program.

For information go to.citizenadvocacy.org/ bottle-drive.

OCTOBER 22 - WOODROFFE UNITED CHURCH FALL BAZAAR

Items available include china, books, bake table, silent auction, toys, jewellery, used furniture and much more. 207 Woodroffe Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments and lunch available. For more information, please contact Woodroffe United Church at 613-7229250.

BINGO

Bingo every Wednesday night at the Westboro Legion. Doors open at 4 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit rcl480.com or call 613-725-3475.

THIRD FRIDAY SONG CIRCLE

Drop-in Folk Song Circle at the Churchill Seniors Centre (345 Richmond Rd.), every third Friday of every month starting from September 16, 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. All ages and levels of experience welcome. We will sing songs from the songbook “Rise up Singing” and include music from the 50s to the 80s, Celtic and other folk music. Cost: $2.75. For more information, please call 613-798-8927.

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September 8

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