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Dave Allston is starting a history group for the Kitchissippi area.

It’s not just about swapping old photos either. There is some work that needs to be done. Photo by Andrea Tomkins

The chronicles of Kitchissippi Resident historian forming new group for history buffs

By Andrea Tomkins

Many Kitchissippi Times’ readers may have already met local history expert Dave Allston at Westfest or Taste of Wellington West. He is often spotted chatting with neighbours about the history of their homes from behind a table loaded with historical photos and documents. Dave is also the author of KT’s Early Days

column, and has written about the history of the oldest shopping mall in Ottawa (hint: it’s Westgate!), the Carleton Tavern, and Laroche Park.

His latest installment marks the 100th anniversary of prohibition in Ottawa and starts on page 5.

This month he’s starting something brand new, a historical society he hopes will bring together local history buffs, no matter their age or

experience in the field.

Dave comes by his interest in “old stuff” naturally. His family has deep roots in this community and can be traced back to the 1870s. His greatgreat-great grandfather was one of the first settlers in Mechanicsville.

That’s on his mom’s side. When the Allston’s arrived from England they settled on Sims Avenue around 1913.

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Buy a bowl, sample some soup School fundraiser brings local artists into classroom

By Daphne Guerrero

Three hundred and forty bowls.

That’s approximately how many bowls Connaught School students will have hand-painted by the end of February in support of their annual

Stone Soup fundraiser.

The Stone Soup fundraiser has been a popular community event for over ten years, featuring bowls hand-painted by students and a variety of soups and breads donated by local restaurants and bakeries including Thyme

and Again, East India Company and the Hintonburg Public House.

Each year, the school welcomes parents, grandparents, friends and neighbours who come to purchase the bowls, sample some of the excellent soups on offer, and enjoy a fun evening in support of Connaught.

This year, Stone Soup organizers added another dimension to the event, inviting local artists (like Miriam Bloom with students from Anne Sherman’s grade three/four class, pictured here) to help classes paint their bowls.

“It’s a great opportunity for our kids to learn different artistic techniques and styles and, more broadly, explore the roles artists can play in our community and our life,” says Danica Rogers, one of the parent volunteers organizing the event.

A sampling of bowls from different classes reveals indigenous Australian dot art, watercolour pastel washes in pinks and greens, bold geometric shapes.

Artists were as varied in their approaches with the kids as their approaches to art: Pat Hendry, a former teacher and principal, told grade three students the

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original Stone Soup folktale and gave the class one of her oil paintings.

Jay Anderson, another former teacher, drew and explained the colour wheel to a rapt audience of fourth-graders. Miriam Bloom spoke of the importance of planning and reflecting on the image before starting to paint.

Rosie Cusson sang a song about colours to an engaging group of kindergartners.

Julie McIsaac, a parent volunteer who helped out with the classroom painting sessions, says the artists left a strong impression on the students, with many students eager to share their own experiences creating and enjoying art.

“Having working artists in the classroom brought the process to life for the students,” she says. “Art is clearly valued at Connaught, and students took great pride in calling themselves artists too.”

As for the artists, Julie feels they benefitted from a closer connection to the community they call home.

Miriam Bloom, for example, has already made plans with teacher Anne Sherman for another visit.

Connaught School’s fundraiser gets underway on Wednesday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m. Bowls will be available for purchase at the event. The evening will feature musical entertainment, a bake sale (for dessert!), and a raffle featuring some fantastic items donated by Kitchissippi businesses like Twiss&Weber, Victoire, Holland’s Cake and Shake and Terra20.

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Daphne Guerrero is a parent at Connaught PS and a member of the organizing committee for the Stone Soup fundraiser.

Continued from page 1 Despite a family connection bound by geography, he can’t easily pinpoint where his interest in history began. There are, however, some clues regarding when it first started to take shape.

When he was in elementary school, his class would take an annual trip to the public library downtown.

But he didn’t exactly have the same interests as his classmates.

“The librarians would read to us and we’d get to pick out books in the kid’s section,” Dave recalls.

“But I would ask the librarian to take me up to the microfilm area to read newspapers from 1915.

Which is bizarre right? I was nine! It must be in my blood somehow,” he laughs.

That might just be the case. Dave explains that his grandfather had a “colourful” history in the area. He grew up in Mechanicsville and worked at the train yard.

“He was a railway man, a real train guy. I got to drive the train when I was six or seven. We talked a lot about the local history.

My dad was always pointing things out too – this used to be that – he had a lot of stories.”

It seems there’s no end to the historical mysteries to be unraveled in Kitchissippi. When Dave isn’t researching and writing for KT, he’s busy with his blog, The Kitchissippi Museum, which can be found at kitchissippimuseum. blogspot.ca.

He calls Bruce Elliott’s book – The City Beyond – his “Bible” and describes it as meticulously researched; a treasure trove of local history. Anything that goes beyond that book is “a

true discovery” says Dave.

“I remember talking to someone who found all sorts of horse teeth in their yard and then you find out there was an abattoir on the land. So bizarre. Things like that are so shocking.”

Dave has been thinking about starting a history and heritage group for years. It seemed like the right time to give it a shot, especially given the resurgence of interest in local history (he cites the popularity of Facebook pages like Lost Ottawa, for example).

The inaugural meeting for the group will be held February 28 from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at Thyme & Again.

Interested participants are asked to RSVP to daveallston@rogers.com.

He’s hoping for a good turnout of independent history buffs and community groups that may already be doing research on their own neighbourhoods.

“My goal is that it becomes a regular thing, that we create the kind of community that becomes an authority on local history,” says Dave. “I hope it becomes a formal group that recognizes and promotes our local history from within. One obvious project is to help the City of Ottawa update their out-of-date Heritage Reference List. Simply identifying the many important homes and buildings that are absent from this list would be a great start.”

It seems silly to ask Dave why it’s important for people to know about their local history. His answer is simple: “It’s important to connect to the past and see where we’ve come from,” says Dave. We couldn’t agree more.

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Malenka Originals owner Katrina Barclay with employee Christina Maal.

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A bright addition to Hintonburg

Popular furniture upcycling biz coming to Wellington West

By Joseph Hutt

Soon to join Hintonburg’s already impressive collection of storefronts, Malenka Originals will be moving to a new location on March 1 at 1098B Somerset West. Owned and operated by Katrina Barclay, Malenka Originals is

part upcycled furniture store, part paint shop, and part learning centre, with a special focus on a brand of paint developed by UK-based expert Annie Sloan.

On top of being much more central than its current location in Britannia Village, Katrina hopes to take part in the unique trends of the area’s local

business community.

Katrina has always seen Hintonburg as “an edgy and interesting place,” and comments that “what we’re starting to see take hold is that businesses are really starting to focus on making and sharing and learning.”

According to Katrina, this is what Malenka Originals has always been about: sharing a passion and providing people with a creative outlet. Katrina’s painting workshops are quick to fill up.

She has also made time to organize workshops in partnership with other local maker-style businesses, such as the Maker House Co. and has lent her expertise to the Ottawa Tool Library as one of their volunteer Tool Educators.

While hoping to take advantage of the opportunities that Hintonburg will afford, Katrina is also looking forward to getting a second chance at establishing her space, something she felt was rushed in its current incarnation.

“When I set that shop up, I had little time to do it and I didn’t have a lot of resources,” Katrina says.

Now, with about four years of success and experience behind her, Katrina can plan this shift “with more insight and less pressure.”

Integral to this planning is Christina Maal, a passionate designer and employee at Malenka Originals.

“Christina walked into my shop three years ago, and she wasn’t looking for a job,” Katrina reminisces. “She wanted to talk about what I was doing and about reusing furniture. By the end of our conversation, I asked her to come and work for me.”

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“You have no idea how many people come into this store and say, ‘I can’t do this, I’m not creative,’” Katrina adds.

“And then they come back in a few weeks, showing me pictures of these beautiful things that they’ve painted.”

It’s this attitude that makes Katrina such a great fit for the small business scene in Kitchissippi; she is already on board with a philosophy that, as she says, “doesn’t rely on people coming into a store and just buying stuff and leaving.”

This alternative approach to business pairs well, in Katrina’s eyes, with Malenka’s.

“That’s the thing about a lot of these businesses [in Hintonburg],” Katrina says. “They’re a lot about making, but they’re also about reusing, upcycling.

We’re tired of the old model of just buying, buying, buying.”

“Everybody has a piece of furniture in their house that is very functional... but they don’t like the look of it,” says Katrina. Instead of tossing it to the curb, she really hopes that people will come into her shop and consider the possibilities.

“It’s about having customers taking on a more active role and having the chance to be hands on and creative,” Katrina says. “I want them to see how happy it can make you to rediscover your creative side, which this really does.”

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“I grew up in North Glengarry, and moved to Ottawa in 2011 to attend Algonquin College. I moved to Westboro last year.

When I was 13, I was riding my bike home along a straight country road and I was hit by a truck doing 98 km/h. I spent one and a half months in a coma, and had damage to all four lobes of my brain. When I awoke, and realized I was in a hospital bed, I worked up all of my energy, and opened my eyes.

I saw a woman I did not at first recognize. When I finally realized it was my mother, I heard someone by my bedside say ‘Let’s go for lunch.’ I didn’t want them to leave, so I dug down deep into my soul and

used all of my remaining energy to say a garbled form of ‘Hi Mom.’ My stepfather describes that moment as better than 100 Christmases, and 100 birthdays.

I was like a computer who had lost his internal hard drive, and had to relearn everything again. During physiotherapy one day, I asked when I was going to begin to learn how to walk again. The people around me said ‘Oh, you’ll never walk again.’ I replied, ‘That is not happening.’ I started working on walking the next day. The day I walked by myself down the hall, all the nurses stopped what they were doing and applauded. I set a goal of attending and graduating from College.

I was right hand dominant before the accident, but a shake in my arm after the accident has forced me to learn to write with my left hand. I started out in graphic design, but I was unable to draw anymore, so I focused on photography, and switched to that program. I graduated last year. Now I spend my time speaking to various groups of people with my doctor, and my parents in a group called Think First. We educate people on brain trauma, and share my story with others. I’m a really stubborn person, and I believe that is one of the main reasons I’m here today.”

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Temperance and taverns

Prohibition, and the role of alcohol in Kitchissippi

By Dave Allston

This year marks the 100th anniversary of prohibition in Ontario, a significant era in the perennial saga of liquor and its control.

Prohibition did not happen suddenly; it was the result of a long-running temperance movement culminating with evolving social and economic factors of the time and most importantly, the onset of World War I. The temperance push was long fought by wellintentioned individuals who believed a better society could be achieved.

The first temperance society in Upper Canada was formed in 1828, and legislation in 1865 and 1878 empowered municipalities to ban alcohol locally. The first national referendum on prohibition was held in 1898, and passed with 51%.

The Laurier government did not feel the voter turnout (44%) was strong enough to merit changing the law but it was evident that the mood towards alcohol was changing.

Alcohol played an important role in the early days of Kitchissippi.

Throughout the 19th century, liquor purveyors operated out of log farmhouses, general stores, and small inns and taverns which catered to farmers and travellers.

The licensing of these sellers was managed by provincial commissioners.

In 1820, ten of Nepean Township’s first 40 pioneer families operated taverns,

along Richmond Road.

In Kitchissippi, the first tavern was opened by Joseph McGaw in 1864 in his rustic wood-frame home on Wellington near Carruthers (where the OWCS now stands). The next one opened in William Taylor’s new hotel at the south-east corner of Parkdale Avenue in 1868.

In Westboro, Joseph Birch opened a hotel on the north-east corner of Richmond and Churchill in 1873.

Mechanicsville’s tavern was operated by Hyacinthe Latreille, who ran a hotel and grocery store on Hinchey. Latreille was licensed from 1889 until selling to Jean Bte. Rousson in 1901, who kept the hotel going until 1908.

While prohibition was not legislated until 1916, alcohol’s presence was diminishing. The number of licenses issued fell (Ontario had 4,794 taverns in 1875, only 1,371 by 1914), and the number of municipalities voting for local prohibition were increasing (by 1916, 575 of 851 were dry). This included Nepean Township, who narrowly met the 60% requirement (by one vote) for local option in 1907, forcing the closure of the classic Richmond Road taverns (Westboro voted 126-43 for local option, Mechanicsville 85-20 against).

The Ontario government legislated prohibition without a public vote through the Ontario Temperance Act (OTA), which took effect

September 16, 1916. It was seen as necessary to Canada’s success in the war. All bars and liquor shops were closed for the duration of the war. No person could sell liquor without government authorization, nor could liquor be kept, given or consumed anywhere except in a private home. It could only be sold for sacramental, industrial, artistic, mechanical, scientific or medicinal purposes. Production of alcohol could continue, but all sales had to be outside of Ontario. Heavy fines were established for those breaking the law.

In October 1919, Ontarians were given a referendum to decide whether the OTA should be continued during peacetime. It was wildly contentious.

Those who supported prohibition argued that it improved home life, led to better education, improved public health and safety, increased the regularity, punctuality and efficiency of workers, improved commerce, reduced crime and resulted in a moral community. Those against argued for the democratic traditions of personal liberty, and less interference by the state.

Across Ontario, 68% of electors voted to maintain prohibition. Ottawa was 53% in favour. The two sides of Wellington Street in Hintonburg had vastly different opinions: north of Wellington residents voted 686 -386 to get rid of prohibition; south of Continued on page 6

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Big turnout for local winter carnival Story and photo by Molly Gatt

Walking under the bridge to get to Westboro Beach for the annual carnival on Feb. 6 was like entering a winter wonderland. The weather was a mild -1°C with a sprinkle of snow.

Over 150 people attended this event from all over the city.

Children were painting snow with spray bottles, filled with pink, blue and green dyes, drinking hot Kitchissippi residents Patty Mosher and her daughter chocolate by the fire and Kayleigh Mosher, 6, spent some time decorating an igloo sliding down the hill on with coloured water. Patty has been to the carnival before toboggans they brought and reading about it online served as a timely reminder. “I from home. Parents and was looking online for Winterlude events and I found this.” other adults joined the fun or spent time enjoying each known about it. others company with friendly chitPeter also said the snow was very chat. icy around the hill an hour before the The annual event is hosted by the carnival started and was afraid it Westboro Beach Community wouldn’t be safe for the kids to tobogAssociation. Organizer Peter Bruton gan or anyone to even walk around said what made this year different, without slipping and hurting themwas how heavily advertised the event selves. Luckily everything fell into was on social media. Facebook and place, as the hill melted just in time for Twitter posts brought in a lot more when the carnival opened at 1:30 p.m. people from outside the neighborhood Kids were running up the hill almost that otherwise would never have as fast as they were sliding down.

Continued from page 5 Wellington they voted 1064-718 to keep it.

Prohibition proved successful for many reasons: women, first enfranchised in Ontario in 1917, were nearly unanimous in their push; temperance leaders were well organized and politically strong; most churches were spiritedly supportive; promotion was extensive; the emotions of WWI were still vivid; the US and other neighbours were already going dry (proponents argued that Ontario would become the “saloon of the continent” and the “beer-garden of America” if it remained wet), and generally, disapproval and prohibition was de rigueur for the era.

Ontario residents could still acquire alcohol by prescription. In 1920, Ontario doctors wrote more than 650,000 such prescriptions. Other ways to obtain it included home brewing, private social clubs, secret “blind pigs” and speakeasies, or the local neighbourhood bootlegger, for whom avoiding police detection was part of the game. One bootlegger was known to run his supply over the Champlain Bridge in the back of a hearse. Another, who lived on Ladouceur Street, survived raids by keeping his product and records under the floorboards of his stable, upon which stood a 1800 lb., mean-tempered Percheron horse. Only the owner was able to move the horse out of the way.

In 1924, a new referendum was held, asking to maintain prohibition or allow sales through government control.

Provincially, 52% voted to keep prohibition, but in Ottawa, 63% voted to allow government control.

Individual neighbourhood opinions varied: McKellar

(71-19 for prohibition), Highland Park (125-48 for), Westboro (563-515 for), Hampton-Hilson (170-93 against), Wellington Village north of Wellington (150-108 against), Wellington Village south of Wellington (151-125 for), Mechanicsville (360-37 against), Hintonburg north of Wellington (973-290 against), and Hintonburg south of Wellington (1000-932 against).

In the 1926 provincial election, the Conservatives won on a platform to re-introduce the sale of liquor. Public opinion had softened and the government had become increasingly unable to control illegal consumption and importation.

The Liquor Control Act of 1927 brought an end to prohibition, and established the LCBO, which allowed the government to manage stores and distribution.

Kitchissippi’s first LCBO opened in May 1929 at 1008 Wellington (now the Wellington Eatery) where it remained until 1978.

In 1934, the LCBO allowed by-the-glass sale of alcohol in hotels and taverns. The Elmdale Hotel was one of the first to take advantage of this renewed freedom.

From 1927 to 1962, the LCBO required citizens to apply for permits in order to make a purchase. Permits had to be presented at point of purchase. If a clerk felt the buyer had exceeded a reasonable quantity for the week, the sale could be denied.

Nepean Township was one of last to repeal the ban in 1965. Until annexation to Ottawa in 1950, Westboro remained dry.

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Today’s liveable spaces sacrificed to future development

By Lorrie Marlow At the gateway to Hintonburg and West Wellington, on Scott Street and Parkdale Avenue sit three hideous, abandoned buildings. The residents of these homes have long since been evicted and the buildings allowed to deteriorate. The windows are boarded up and the exterior has been randomly painted to cover graffitti. It looks like a warzone.

What a surprise then, that the developer/owner has filed an application for demolition stating these buildings are beyond repair! The City of Ottawa has now negotiated a deal with the developer to allow demolition in return for some concessions.

The biggest concession is that the developer will give the City a much needed strip of land along the west side of Parkdale and along Scott Street to accommodate the increased traffic.

They will also give the City, a 5-by-5-metre sight triangle at the corner of Scott and Parkdale. With at least 12 pedestrian/vehicular accidents last year, these lands are obviously a necessity at this intersection. The developer must also pay the legal fees for this land transfer.

Amid myriad colourful blooms, this raised garden at Parkdale and Scott once displayed a quote from D. F. Gurney, “...One is The developer pays $5000 nearer God’s heart in a garden Than anywhere else on earth.” Neglectful deterioration of this and neighbouring properties, has for each of the three houses at caused developers to apply for a demolition permit. Photo by Lorrie Marlow 250, 252 and 254 Parkdale to be demolished, and submit demolition applications for 266 Parkdale (a single family

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All these properties must be maintained by the developer according to the Property Standards Bylaw and it appears to be for a parking surface and grass for other areas.

Farther south on Parkdale, the Alfa Diner and the Layali Eshark café appear to have been saved from demolition so far.

Around the corner on Bullman Street, the two homes at 9 and 11 Bullman and the cycle/furniture restoration business at 13 Bullman Street will also remain.

Also excluded from demolition, is a two-story, brick building at 1518 Scott Street, a former architectural firm. This building must be retained at the request of the Hintonburg Community Association.

The developer must submit proof of efforts to find suitable tenants for all buildings that will not be demolished. The developer has also promised to develop the property, a 32 and 28-story monster condo with retail, within six years.

So what is the deal here?

The developer pays $15000 to the City for demolition of three residential homes. 266 and 268 Parkdale may or may not be demolished. The City loses 5 residential units and a muchneeded rooming house.

Tunneys will get more parking.

The tenants on Bullman will Continued on page 15

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Rosemount Library

Consultation Process Planned

By Blaine Marchand R.E.A.D. The past month has been a busy time for members of the Rosemount Expansion and Development (READ) group.

The citizens’ group is working to ensure that the City and the Ottawa Library Board honour their longstanding commitment for the renewal and expansion of the Rosemount Library.

“READ is particularly delighted that our Councillor, Jeff Leiper, is committed to working closely with us,” said Richard Van Loon, chair of READ. “His active support is the key to success in working with the Library Board. We strongly believe community consultations are an essential part of the renewal process as the planning for Rosemount moves forward towards the Board’s 2017 budget.”

A consultation process with the communities and groups that are served by the Rosemount library is to be launched in the coming months. The information gathered during this process will be drafted into a report and presented to the Library Board. The intent is that the report will assist the Board

with its planning.

READ and Councillor Leiper will work with a professional consultant and facilitator, who will be engaged by the Councillor, to ensure that the consultations and ensuing report will be useful.

READ hopes the Library Board and staff will participate in the consultations. It recognizes that this is a busy time for the Board and its staff with the new central library, but wants to see an enhanced Rosemount branch as part of the exciting future being planned for the library system in Ottawa.

“We are extremely grateful for the generosity and support of the Councillor in our efforts,” Van Loon continued.

“The consultation process will consider all options for Rosemount, including whether the current location and the building itself can continue to meet the needs of our area.

Rosemount serves a very large and densely populated area in the west centre of Ottawa. Its circulation per square foot is the third highest in the Ottawa Public Library, which shows it is actively used by people in its neighbourhoods.”

Meanwhile, as planning for

the consultation gets underway, READ will continue to raise community awareness and support for the Rosemount branch. Forthcoming articles will provide details about the consultations and how those interested can participate.

At its February 8th meeting, the READ group learned that the OPL Board plans to use the $1 million allocated to Rosemount Library for renovations, and that Wesley Petite, hired through the auspices of Council Leiper, will facilitate two community consultations in mid-March. A report will be submitted to the Library Board in June. READ will push forward with public consultations, believing input from the community remains critical.

To learn more about READ, or the planned consultation, please visit the website: http:// www.readrosemount.ca, its Facebook page, Twitter account, or send an e-mail to: readrosemount@gmail.com.

READ’s next monthly meeting will be held on Monday March 14th from 7 to 9 pm in the Parkdale Food Centre, 30 Rosemount, Unit 2. Anyone interested in its work is invited to attend. All are welcome.

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2015 Real Estate Review

By Doug Herbert, Royal Lepage Team Realty, Brokerage After a sluggish first quarter, Ottawa’s year in real estate ended on a high note according to the Ottawa Real Estate Board.

Looking at year-end statistics, unit sale numbers along with residential market values, were up on average over the last year in Ottawa.

Extreme cold temperatures in the first few months of the year had sellers and buyers frozen in their boots. The welcomed spring thaw increased local appetites to buy and sell homes. This trend continued in a modest upward direction, with the usual summer dip in market activity.

Record-breaking sale numbers occurred in September and, most unusually, the month of December.

This past December broke the record for highest number of units sold of both residential and condo properties for that month. The balmy weather that extended well past fall, the settling of the federal election, high inventory selection, and continued low interest rates all contributed to a strong finish for 2015.

The total number of residential and condo units sold through the Board’s MLS® System throughout all of 2015 was 14,658, an increase of 5.3 per cent compared with

13,919 in 2014.

Separately, residential and condo unit sales each outperformed the 2014 numbers.

“The listing inventory for both residential and condos trended higher all year, showing signs of tapering off in October,” says the new President of the Ottawa Real Estate Board, Shane Silva.

“Increased inventory levels contributed to the market favouring buyers for much of the year; however as the inventory levelled out in the fall, we moved into more balanced conditions.

Cumulative days on market increased to 109 days in December, while the average for the year comes in at 86 days.

Average residential sale prices are up slightly over last year, which is great for the Ottawa market. All combined, these indicators point to a stable real estate market.”

The average sale price of a residential-class property sold in December in the Ottawa area was $386,961, an increase of 5.5 per cent over December 2014.

The average sale price for a condominium-class property was $250,393, a decrease of 7.5 per cent over December 2014.

The year-to-date numbers for the average residential sale price in 2015 was $391,940, an increase of

1.9 per cent over 2014. While the average condominium sale price was $259,691, a decrease of 1.5 per cent over 2014.

On another note, Santa was extra kind to consumers, and just in time for Christmas. The Government of Ontario had been making plans to introduce to its municipalities the power to implement a new land transfer tax, similar to what already exists in Toronto.

If successful, this would have added almost five thousand dollars to the cost of an average home in Ontario, making the dream of home ownership somewhat harder to reach. Anticipating this last fall, the Ontario Real Estate Association launched a massive campaign calling upon its 60,000 strong membership to rally the public and help stop this tax.

A five-week campaign called “Don’t Tax My Dream” (donttaxmydream.ca) saw its Realtors and 32,000 members of the public voice their opposition to the spread of the municipal land transfer tax province-wide. In early December, the Hon. Ted McMeekin, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced that the government would not be extending the Municipal Land Transfer Tax power to Ontario municipalities. It was a Merry Christmas, indeed!

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continue to live in their homes. Alfa and Layali Eshark cafes’ will continue to operate. 1518 Scott Street and 13 Bullman will continue as commercial use properties.

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Of course, the developer must execute the agreement with the City to actually promise to undertake all this in order to demolish. If the developer does not execute this agreement by May 26, 2016 then all these negotiated concessions are off the table. Everyone who walks, drives or takes a bus past this gateway corner to our neighborhood

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By Tim Thibeault Imagine all of the people who contributed to the Ottawa music scene over the past half century, and ask yourself how many you could name. Chances are, most of those you could name were at the Carleton Tavern recently for a trip down memory lane instigated by Councillor Jeff Leiper.

According to Councillor Leiper, “everyone wants knowledge workers” and one way to attract and keep young up-andcomers, is to offer culture and music - two ingredients of a vital and exciting lifestyle. The Megaphono Music Festival is such an endeavour. So is LeagueofRock.com. The evening provided as many suggestions for Ottawa’s continued muscial growth as it did examples of how deep the roots of music have penetrated our town.

Hosted by Ken Rockburn, with some fine reminiscences of his own, the packed house was treated to Dick Cooper’s tale of how some Rock-and-RollCowboys stole a bomb from Cartier Square Drill Hall during a musicians’ union meeting back in the day. Ultimately returned via an anonymous phone call after much pleading, the bomb was retrieved from a phone booth not far from the police station.

Gary Comeau of the Esquires told of going to L.A. and meeting B.B. King in whose presence all he could think to say was, “You’re B.B. King.”

King’s reply was a succinct, “Last time I looked.” But Comeau did loosen up and even got to play Lucille at that encounter. Among many other career adventures, he would later spend a whole afternoon “... doodling on pedal steel with John Lennon.”

The goal of the night was to foster the growth of Ottawa’s

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music scene. This city needs “...a House of Blues type of venue” according to Eugene Haslem, most recently of Zaphod’s fame but a long standing pillar of Ottawa’s music scene. According to him, there are too many “...business-minded beer sellers” and too few “... artist-oriented venues.”

Sandy Sharkey of BOOM radio, remembered jumping into a hot tub in her street clothes at the invitation of “The Boss”, and then declining an invitation to accompany him to a sound check prior to his concert.

Harvey Glatt, certainly one of the deepest-set foundation stones of the Ottawa music scene remembered getting a banjo lesson from one of his first big acts, Pete Seeger. He

“The goal of the night was to foster the growth of Ottawa’s music scene.” found Joni Mitchell to be “... gifted and special.” Asked by Eugene Haslem, how long it would take him to recognize someone of talent, Glatt cited quirkiness and originality as two traits that tell almost immediately. He mentioned Jane Siberry as someone whose talent was evident right from the start. Today he is influenced by his grandkids and can easily rhyme off the names of contemporary bands across many genres of music.

Appeal to the energy level you wish to promote seems to have been the message of the evening. And the energy level was surprisingly high and enduring considering the accumulated years of experience, exasperation, joy and dreams assembled in the Carleton Tavern that night. But as the whole world knows by now, “The dream never dies...”

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By P. MacLeod A passerby happened to catch this pic of Pat MacLeod from the Hintonburg Economic Development Committee, recently handing a cheque to Amy Hannah, Principal of Connaught Public School.

What was that about....a bribe, a payoff? It’s well known around town that Ms. MacLeod has been looking for a site to build a 45 story casino/hotel with a helipad on the roof.

If the school has sold out, what will happen to the 250 primary students who go there?

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an education on the mean streets and back alleys of Hintonburg and Mechanicsville!

This reporter called the school today to find out the story and was told that the cheque was for $550. to purchase gym equipment, specifically Skiffle Ball kits useful for developing both fine and gross motor skills. Hmmm, I guess we’ll see what happens there.

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By Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa-Centre Land-use planning and sustainable development have been important issues to our community. Through numerous consultations Ottawa Centre residents were able to give true expression to “community-inspired development.” The new Smart Growth for Our Communities Act includes many of the proposals and recommendations that came out of those sessions, including: · Help municipalities recover more money to pay for transit services and waste diversion; · Give residents a meaningful say in how their communities grow by requiring municipalities to look at opportunities to better involve residents in the planning process for new developments and enhancing a planning tool that will be developed with resident and stakeholder input; · Promote and protect green spaces; · Help municipalities resolve potential planning disputes earlier at the local level, such as through

“The Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015 will improve how condo corporations are run and ensure that condo boards are governed professionally.” alternative dispute resolution, to reduce the involvement of the Ontario Municipal Board in local disputes; · Make the planning and appeals process more predictable by extending the review of new municipal official plans from 5 to 10 years ; · Make the development charges system more predictable, transparent and accountable; and · Make the collection and use of money paid by developers for higher and denser developments more transparent and accountable.

The Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015 will improve how condo corporations are run and ensure that condo boards are governed professionally.

The new law contains many changes, such as: · Clearer, more comprehensive rules to prevent owners from being surprised by unexpected costs after purchasing a newly built condo; · A new Condominium Authority to provide quicker, lower-cost dispute resolution and help prevent common disputes; · Strong financial management rules for condo corporations to help prevent financial and organizational mismanagement; · Better governance requirements for condo boards, including training for condo directors; and · Mandatory licensing and education requirements for condominium managers.

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New rules affecting pedestrian crossings took effect on January 1 of this year. Drivers – you, too, cyclists! – must stop and yield the whole roadway at pedestrian crossovers and school crossings where there is a crossing guard displaying a school crossing stop sign.

It’s important to note that crossovers are not crosswalks. Crossovers, identified with specific signs, road markings and lights, may appear at any point along the road, while crosswalks are found at intersections with stop signs or traffic signals. The exception at crosswalks is the presence of a school crossing guard, which means drivers must stop until the roadway is clear of pedestrians.

The new rules are aimed primarily at drivers, but pedestrians don’t get a free ride. You, too, have a responsibility to be

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Drivers, though, have their hands on the wheel of a deadly weapon, and so bear a greater responsibility. Thus, drivers will now be fined $150 to $500 and 3 demerit points for offences at pedestrian crossings, school crossings and at crosswalks where there are traffic signals.

The fine for running a red light – a practice that puts pedestrians at risk – ranges from $200 to $1000. Fines are doubled in Community Safety Zones, near schools and public areas. These areas are clearly marked with signs.

Parents, you need to ensure that your kids learn road safety rules as soon as they can understand them. Stay to the side of the road, stop and look both ways before crossing, watch out for blind corners. A few simple rules that can keep you alive.

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Federal Report

Changes in the wind

By Catherine McKenna, MP, Ottawa Centre Happy new year! It has been an incredibly busy time since the election - the climate change conference, my first federal, provincial and territorial environment ministers meeting and getting set up as your Member of Parliament.

Responsibilities have taken me out of Ottawa several times, but I’ve relished the days at home in Ottawa serving constituents.

New Community Office We have opened our office at 107 Catherine Street (between Metcalfe and O’Connor). You can reach us from 9 to 5 weekdays at 613-946-8682 or Catherine.

McKenna@parl.gc.ca. I have hired Suzanne Charest as the constituency coordinator and Bridget Nardi as the director. We are conveniently located next to the office of M.P.P. Yasir Naqvi at the Beaver Barracks - a sustainable, mixed housing development.

National Memorial to the Victims of Communism During the campaign, many residents of Ottawa Centre were concerned over the

“Now the hard work starts at home — and Canada’s provinces and territories are stepping up.”

lack of transparency and consultation about the location and the design of the National Memorial to Victims of Communism. That is why I pledged to work for a more appropriate location for the Memorial and for reform of the governance of the NCC. Our government listened to these concerns. My colleague, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, an-

nounced that the NCC has decided that the Memorial should not be built on the space in front of the Supreme Court. She has asked the NCC to consider a more appropriate location - the Garden of Provinces and Territories - and the NCC will meet this spring to decide on this new location.

Environment and Climate Change I was proud to join the Prime Minister and a diverse Canadian delegation of premiers, Indigenous leaders, environmental NGOs, business and youth at the Climate Change Conference in Paris. It was an honour to be a facilitator in the negotiations and play a part in arriving at an ambitious international agreement to

tackle climate change.

Now the hard work starts at home — and Canada’s provinces and territories are stepping up. On January 28 and 29, I hosted a meeting of provincial and territorial ministers of the environment that came together for the first time ever to work towards the establishment of a panCanadian framework to address climate change and grow our economy.

I know that sustainability is an important issue for the residents of Ottawa Centre, and that’s why I am hosting a public forum this spring on how to make Ottawa a greener city. Stay tuned for more details!

Pre-Budget Consultation Our government is moving towards our first budget. I provided residents of Ottawa Centre with an opportunity on February 1 to present their views on this budget. Some 80 residents of Ottawa Centre attended our pre-budget consultation and advanced a number of ideas.

Feedback on the budget can also be provided at www.budget.gc.ca.

Our government has a significant agenda and I look forward to working hard for you in Ottawa Centre.

My Friend Myrtle

Young companion to an old friend

By Anna Borris On my street, in the early sixties, kids were always out playing on someone’s lawn or driveway. We would be skipping or playing marbles, when suddenly someone would yell “Here comes Myrtle!”and a black shiny 1952 Buick would come trundling down the street .

Myrtle was an ancient little lady, so small she could hardly see over the steering wheel. As she drove past, the car looked as though it were guided by an invisible chauffeur. All we could see was a little hat jutting above the edge of the window.

A few years later Myrtle asked my dad if I would be interested in a part-time job. She lived in an enormous house near

Hampton Park and being a widow for some time, was now nervous about being alone at night. The “work” involved going to her house after supper and staying overnight. The pay was more than generous, and I would have my own room and bathroom.

Naturally I accepted right away and started the next day. I was dazzled by her house with its Iranian rugs, mahogany furniture, marble fireplace and a highly polished grandmother clock. As we became better acquainted, I was even more impressed by her zany sense of humour and youthful outlook.

She didn’t seem like an old lady at all.

Myrtle was a heavy smoker

and, being a cool and ‘with it’ teen, I smoked occasionally as well. We would watch TV together in the evening, and every so often a Craven A would fly across the room and hit me on the head. “Here kid, have a cigarette” she would cackle, and I would light up.

We stayed up to watch the late news every night, and when that was over, just past midnight, the broadcast day ended.

Then, we’d switch on the radio.

Myrtle was particularly taken with one of the overnight radio hosts, and one night decided to send him a pizza. We had a large pepperoni delivered to us, paid for the pizza, tipped the driver well, and sent it on to the radio station with a note.

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Shortly after, we heard “Thanks Auntie Myrtle for the pizza!” on the radio show. This became a regular event, and the old lady would laugh with delight to hear her name mentioned on the air.

Myrtle was very kind and generous. She loved to have my friends visit in the evening. One of the boys dropped in during the winter and she noticed that his jacket was rather thin.

“Get yourself down to the haberdashers on Wellington Street tomorrow, pick out a winter jacket and tell them to send me the bill,” she ordered. She made one phone call and sure enough, the next day he came by to show her the warm winter jacket she had given him.

Myrtle loved an audience,

and told us stories of her earlier life with her husband and son, in their previous house on Aylmer Avenue. They often travelled by train in the days of porters and shoeshine service, and she enjoyed going back in time to tell us all the details of the fun vacations they shared.

Eventually Myrtle’s declining health required that she have a full time nurse/companion.

The lady who was hired was very surprised at the number of young people who continued dropping in to visit. Myrtle entertained her many friends all her life. To this day, there must be quite a few of us who drive by her house and smile at thoughts of the lovely old lady who used to live there, and continues to live in fond memories.

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FEBRUARY 21 - WINTER CARNIVAL The Hampton Iona Community Group invites you to its annual winter carnival on Sunday, February 21 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The carnival will be held at Iona Park (Iona Street at Hilson Avenue). It will feature lots of fun stuff including: games, family skating, pick up hockey, free hot chocolate and coffee, marshmallow roasting at the bonfire, pizza. For more information, please email newsletter@hamptoniona. ca.

FEBRUARY 21 - WINTER CARNIVAL Carlingwood and Woodroffe North Community Associations invite residents to join their neighbours for some winter fun at Woodroffe Park (Lockhart Avenue) on Sunday, February 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Take part in horse-drawn trolley rides, skating games, ice castle building, snow art, community tug of war.

Enjoy roasting marshmallows over a toasty fire pit. Additional food will be available for purchase. All funds raised will go towards the Woodroffe Park Renewal Project.

art. This month’s guests include Louise Dallaire, author and travel organiser; Langis Sirois, birdwatcher; and Catherine Jaccottet-Tissot, violinist.

Admission: $5. For more information call 613-725-1066.

FEBRUARY 26 - TRIVIA CHALLENGE FOR CHARITY Get a team together and compete for cash donations to your favourite charity at the Westboro Legion, 389 Richmond Rd. Door and bar open at 6 p.m. and the tournament begins at 7:30 p.m.. Cost: $10 per player (maximum team size six) and there is complimentary popcorn and door prizes.

Register a week in advance to be eligible for “Best Team Name” contest prizes. For more information go to rcl480.com/trivia.html or email WestboroLegionPR@gmail.com.

FEBRUARY 27- SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE Saturday Night Dance at the Westboro Legion with Marlene Fawcett and Mountain Breeze at 7 p.m. For more information visit rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778.

FEBRUARY 22 - MEDIA STREAMING 101 Broadband internet has significantly transformed the delivery of media content to our households. With more content readily available, a growing number of Canadians are cutting the traditional cable and satellite umbilical cord and opting for online alternatives.

Jeff Dubois, Program Coordinator, Ottawa PC Users’ Group, examines some of the alternatives, restrictions and solutions used to maximize your streaming experience. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Monday, February 22 at 6 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, go to biblioottawalibrary.ca.

MARCH 4- WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2016 The World Day of Prayer service will be held at Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park Drive, Ottawa behind the ROH) at 7 p.m. followed by a reception. World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of many traditions who come together on the first Friday of March to observe a common prayer. It is an ecumenical service coordinated by the Women’s Interchurch Council of Canada. This year’s theme is “Receive children. Receive me” – written by the World Day of Prayer committee of CUBA. For more information contact Janice Borroughs at 613 729-6204. All are welcome!

FEBRUARY 26 - ARTS NIGHT Arts Night takes place at the First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave. (off Richmond Rd.) on February 26 at 7:30 p.m. Come and see artists talk about, demonstrate or perform their

MARCH 6 - THE WESTFEST “ALL-STAR” FUNDRAISER Hosted by Councillor Jeff Leiper, 100% of the proceeds from this event will go towards Westfest’s 2016 Artistic Programming. Drop by the Orange

KITCHISSIPPI MARKET PLACE

Art Gallery (290 City Centre) between 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday March 6 for live music, art, spoken word, craft beer, craft wine, food, fun & friends!

Tickets are $100 and include food and drink. Live entertainment includes Juno Award Winners Lynn Miles & Holly McNarland + John Allaire, Lynne Hanson, Cody Coyote, Andrew Vincent, Maria Hawkins, Thomas Starwalker Clair, River City Junction, DJ Lakes Distrikt, and Ross & Denis The Bagpipe Djembe Heroes & an amazing performance from the Spoken Word Guru John Akpata. Guests will also have the opportunity to view, bid on and purchase some freshly made original artworks by award-winning local visual artists including Andrea Campbell, Barry Ace, Cara Tierney, Caroline Gomersall, Drew Mandigo, Greg Hill, Jaime Koebel, Kalkidan Assefa, Maggie Glossop, Thomas Clair and Oo Aqpik. For more information, and to buy your tickets, go to eventbrite.com and search for “Westfest.”

MARCH 6 - FUN WITH FACEBOOK Want to learn how to use Facebook so you can stay in touch with family and friends across Canada or around the world? Attend a free, informal and interactive information session from 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m. at the Westboro Legion (391 Richmond Rd.) All are welcome. For information go to rcl480.com or email WestboroLegionPR@gmail.com.

PAINTER’S CIRCLE Do you want to paint, but just don’t do it at home? Join a friendly group on Tuesday mornings at the Unitarian Church on Cleary Ave. All levels of ability are welcome, although there is no teaching, so participants are expected to know how to paint already. $10 fee goes entirely to the church. For full details contact Clea Derwent 613-6950505; clderwent@gmail.com.

YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS For up-to-date news on your neighbourhood, stay in touch with your

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community association. Information about events, traffic changes, development, neighbourhood clubs, volunteer opportunities and board meetings is available from the following Community Association websites.

Champlain Park Community Association champlainpark.org Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association chnaottawa.ca Hintonburg Community Association hintonburg.com Hampton-Iona Community Group hamptoniona.wordpress.com Island Park Community Association islandpark.wordpress.com McKellar Park Community Association mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress. com Mechanicsville Community Association facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA Wellington Village Community Association wvca.ca Westboro Beach Community Association www.westborobeach.ca Westboro Community Association lovewestboro.wordpress.com

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February 24 editor@kitchissippi.com Please include “Community Calendar” in the subject line of your email.

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