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with her two young sons. “It draws not just from the area, but Ottawawide, and fits our mission of building a healthy, active, and engaged community.” “We come here a lot,” said Annie Bérubé, who was skating on the ice with her husband and two children. “It’s a great place.” Westboro Kiwanis Park was bustling even before the carnival offi-
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Two Westboro men are climbing Africa’s tallest mountain with two goals: to reach the summit and to bring clean water to people in some of Africa’s poorest regions. Jason Thomson and Simon Mead are joining a group of 16 international climbers who will tackle Mount Kilimanjaro in February to
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Barbara McInnes sparkles when she talks about her tenure as the President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Ottawa, an organization founded by her father, Alistair Gamble. CFO is a non-profit organization that turns the charitable gifts of many donors into funds that support a variety of
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Tony Award winning musical was co-created by former Python Eric Idle and made its Broadway debut in 2005. Hintonburg’s own theatre company, Orpheus, have spun together their own rendition with a cast of colourful characters and set designs. In rehearsal since December, the group are gearing up to bring their production to Centrepointe Theatre
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When the doorbell rings at 10 o’clock at night in Hintonburg it’s seldom a good thing, but for Natalie Hanson of Hamilton Avenue it may be another visit from her neighbourhood gifting fairy, leaving only a flamingo on the doorstep and then vanishing into the dark night. It all started during Christmas
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specific human rights topics. They’re unpaid, and serve for a three-year term, which is renewable once. As Special Rapporteur, Farha will look into the housing situation in countries at their request. She’ll also investigate specific incidents such as evictions, consult with citizens and governments and focus on a housing rights issue of her choosing. Continued on page 7
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“No one I can think of is more deserving of having this park named after them,” says Jim Clarkin, President of the Fisher Park Community Recreation Council. On June 24, over a hundred kids, fresh from their last soccer game of the season, gathered with their parents to commemorate the naming of Fisher
front retail podium and two levels of underground parking. There will also be surface parking on the site, and a seven-story office building. The residential component includes 126 rental apartment units. “People are going to live here, they’re going to work here, and they’re going to shop here,” Gorman said. “They’re going to make this a Continued on page 5
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to track and field – at Fisher, Highland Park, and with the Ottawa West Golden Knights. “It just goes to show what a difference one person can make in people’s lives. So often we hear how with kids, just that one adult can make such a difference,” says Councillor Katherine Hobbs of Kearns’ vast accomplishments. “Brian has made Continued on page 3
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feature young horse riders dealing with challenging circumstances. In Objects in Mirror, fifteen-year-old Grace looks after a malnourished horse while coming to grips with her own eating disorder. In Appaloosa Summer, sixteen-year-old Meg copes with the loss of a beloved horse by moving from the city to an island in the St. Lawrence where she meets Jared, whose father has recently died.
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Winston Square comes alive benches, and flagpoles. A living wall of plants and vines will also breathe new life into this grey space. Not only will the square be made more attractive, it will also offer programming and entertainment throughout the summer. “It is being designed as a gathering space in the heart of Westboro,” explains McKellar Park resident, Patti Church. The local marketing
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early as the 2015-16 school year. “We are thrilled. Honestly, this is a ground-breaking decision,” says Stephanie Craze, chair of the Broadview School Council. “We hope this leads the way for more aging schools that need funding.” The province made the announcement at the school on March 6. Education minister Liz Sandals confirmed that Broadview would be
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The West End Studio Tour (WEST) is a self-guided tour of 16 local artists’ homes and studios that spans two weekends: September 6-7, and 13-14. This issue contains KT’s second installment of artist profiles. Go to Kitchissippi.com to read the ones you may have missed and for two web-only profiles. Get inspired,
plan your route, and most importantly, meet the people behind the art. For the third year in a row, Venz Vesselinov will invite local art lovers into his Whitby Avenue studio to share the newest works as part of the West End Studio Tour (WEST). For the work that will be on display during WEST, Vesselinov has pushed his signature landscapes
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“What do you love about Ottawa?” That’s the question Hintonburg photographer Dwayne Brown has been asking people all across the city over the past year for a personal project he has created and simply titled, LoveOttawa. Brown appears, seemingly out of thin air, from the back of the
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The new Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) branch in Hintonburg celebrated its grand opening on September 18th. “Health care is a key part of a vibrant community,” says SWCHC board chair Marguarite Kelley. “We have no doubt that our new branch will quickly become a valued fixture
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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is slowly receding into the same fuzzy corner of our collective memory as the Livestrong bracelet and the Kony 2012 movement, but for Issie Rabinowitz and his family in their humble home on Robin Lane in Westboro, life goes on the same as it did before the disease they have been
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living with for six years suddenly made headlines across the globe. Much has been said about the merits of dumping cold water on yourself, where the money goes and what charities are most deserving of public funding. Rabinowitz has seen it all unfold from his living room on his computer screen. His own thoughts are much simpler and go straight to the heart of the issue.
“I think it’s very good because ALS is an awful disease, though there are not many people who have it,” says Rabinowitz. “So the big pharmaceutical companies do not have an incentive to invest a lot; so the fact that there is attention brought to it is very good.” Though his body is mostly paralyzed, Rabinowitz can still speak Continued on page 5
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October 30, 2014 Hintonburgers Daniel Martelock and Craig O’Brian are making Kitchissippi a prettier place to be, one bird at a time.
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Some of you might already be familiar with Humans of New York, or HONY for short. This ongoing street photography project by Brandon Stanton is part art, part social commentary, and a very compelling study of the people who live in New York City. HONY started as a photoblog
that grew into a popular Facebook page and a bestselling book, but it’s become so much more. HONY is its own community, and provides a touching and insightful look at the human race. It’s not just a collection of a bunch of photos of random strangers, it’s living, breathing, history. Whether or not readers can personally relate to their triumphs or
disappointments, they all have one thing in common: the stories are all inherently human, and because of that very basic element, they bind us all together. So what does this have to do with the Kitchissippi Times? We decided to launch our own version of this photo project. Our goal is to introduce readers to some of the people who live, work, Continued on page 11
box at Wellington and Fairmont. It’s a colourful flock of his signature bird designs that take on a nearly holographic look under the right kind of light. “I didn’t look like a Bell box cleaner, ripped jeans and spray cans, so I was kinda worried about bylaw officers and stuff when I started doing it,” says Martelock. “As I was Continued on page 3
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Libraries in Ottawa are being redefined; they’re no longer just about books. Westboro resident Bettina Vollmerhausen is launching the city’s first Tool Library. The idea of a Tool Library is quite simple, a small membership fee is paid and in return members can borrow any of the tools on hand for a
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week at a time. The concept is already in place in most major Canadian cities; Halifax, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver already have established Tool Libraries. “I’m a handy person for sure, I love fixing and doing my own things,” says Vollmerhausen. When her now business partner, Frederic Sune, brought up the idea over lunch one day, she immediately went into
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This year’s edition of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas in Canada includes stories from four Kitchissippi writers. Touching contributions from Mary Ellen Kot, Crystal Thieringer, Anita Grace, and James A. Gemmell, involve tales of tree whispering, curling, a famous red-nosed reindeer, and
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unexpected holiday visitors. What follows is a hint of what readers will find, as well as a brief look at each of the writers: I’ll be Home for Christmas, by Mary Ellen Kot As children graduate from arguments in the back seat of the family car to University, then careers, it can be difficult to maintain certain
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For many area residents, the shopping doesn’t end on December 25, it’s just the beginning. It’s easy to understand why. As retailers move stock to make room for 2015 products, it becomes the best time of year to find fabulous deals. However, the act of shopping locally means more than just buying discounted merchandise during Boxing Week, it has an impact
on our community. “The importance of supporting your neighbourhood merchants cannot be understated,” says Zachary Dayler, Executive Director, of the Wellington West Business Improvement Area. “Small business make up more than 90 per cent of employers in Canada, and by shopping local you are participating in the healthy growth of the local economy, which has positive impacts on
every aspect of a neighbourhood, from sponsorships of local teams and events, to providing valuable employment.” Mary Thorne, Executive Director of the Westboro Village BIA, agrees that it’s important to shop locally. “Local businesses are the lifeblood of the communities we live in, not only providing us, close at hand, the products and services we need, but also adding a variety
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What made the cover of KT in 2014? sippi.com) contains links to each archived article just in case you missed it the first time around. As always, we love to hear from our readers. What would you like to see more of in 2015? To this effect, we’ll be publishing a reader survey on our website soon, but in the meantime we encourage you to send comments and feedback to us at editor@kitchissippi.com. We love to
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and vibrancy to the lifestyles we enjoy,” says Thorne. “Here in Westboro, for example, we have a number of local shops, restaurants and services that are exclusive to Westboro only,” says Thorne. The owners have chosen to set up their business in this neighbourhood. We need to support that choice. Our local businesses are our neighbours too.” By supporting an independent
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New community art projects brighten grey spaces steadily on the rise around these parts. It’s art that doesn’t belong to anyone, wasn’t made to be bought or sold, and exists for anyone and everyone to simply enjoy; a splash of colour to cut through a landscape of whites and greys. The latest additions to the public’s collection are courtesy of Hintonburg painter Daniel Martelock. His work currently adorns the Bell telephone
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families, youth, and seniors. In addition to welcoming the public to their newly renovated building, SWCHC is also welcoming a new partner in the building. The Parkdale Food Centre (PFC) is getting ready to move into the building’s lower level. Story Neil McKinnon “I think it isby wonderful to have the Parkdale Food Centre as a Continued on page 3
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